It was midnight. Nothing in the house moved; a small 14-year old Harry
Potter was making the slightest sound--the noise of a quill scratching on a
piece of parchment.
The thing was that Harry was not like any normal boy of his age. Harry, of
course, was a wizard. He had raven black hair, green eyes and glasses, but
the thing that made Harry special was a thin lighting bolt scar on his
forehead.
Harry had gotten this scar when he was one. Voldemort,a wizard who was
greatly feared, attacked his house. First the Dark Lord killed Harry's
father, James Potter. Lily Potter had saved Harry's life by giving her own
away.
"Horrible potions essay…can you put wormwood into Pepper-Up potion without
making it explode? Should I--nah the Dursleys would kill me…" Harry mumbled
to himself.
Then the clock struck midnight.
"Great, I am now officially 15 and not one of my friends has sent me a
present. They send me one every year… Why not now?" Harry looked out the
window and saw a baby barn owl holding a package and a letter coming his
way. Harry quickly opened the window and the owl dropped the package and
letter onto his bed.
The letter was in a fancy envelope that had roses and lilies, plus a few red
tulips on the sides.
Harry opened the letter in curiosity. It said:
Bonjour Harry!
How is it? I hope that everything is fine. I heard that today is your
birthday so I got you a present from the nearest wizarding shop. (Don't
worry; it's not dress robes, even though I saw a nice pair that would look
good on you.)Happy Birthday!!!!!!! I think you will see me sooner then you
think!
With love,
Fleur
Harry smiled. At least somebody remembered his birthday. Quickly and quietly
Harry started to open the present. Inside was a beautiful bracelet that had
different stones on it with symbols. With the bracelet was a note:
I thought you might like this because it would give you good luck, and keep
you from danger. Here is a list of what your stones mean:
Red: Life
Blue: Love
Green: Safety
Black: Power
Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!
Fleur
"Wow…" Harry murmured as he put the bracelet on and fell asleep.
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"Good morning Aunt Petunia," Harry said as he walked into the kitchen. But
once again,(that summer) Dudley and Mrs. Dursley were having argument. This
argument was about Dudley going to the gym.
"Mum! I am not going!" Dudley roared.
"Yes, you are! The nurse at your school said so!" Mrs. Dursley barked.
"I'll go if Harry goes with me!"
"Boy," she said as she turned to Harry. "You're going to the gym with Dudley
every day this summer. No exceptions!"
"Yes Aunt Petunia," Harry said while looking at his feet.
This was going to be a long summer.
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*After gym*
"Harry, are you exhausted?" Dudley asked.
"No,"
"I hope the summer will be over soon…"
"I hate to agree with you, but I also hope that summer will end soon."
"Yeah, Harry can I ask you a question about your school?"
"Um…yeah"
"Aretherenicelookinggirlsthere?"
"Say that again."
"Are-there-nice-looking-girls-there?"
"Well… I do like this one girl… I think she's pretty…but I never really look
at girls the way you do Dudley. Sorry."
"What's the freak's name who you like?"
"Dudley, she's not a freak. And I'm not telling you anything!"
"Come on, tell me. Or I'll tell mum that you're gay."
"I'm NOT gay; Dudley and you know that as well as I do!"
"What ever…"
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"How was it at the gym?" Mrs. Dursley asked.
"Fine,"
"I found out that Harry has a girlfriend." Dudley smiled evilly.
"Is that true boy?" Mr. Dursley said as he walked in to the living room.
"Er…"
"Yes, of course dad!"
"As a part of your family Harry, we should know about this girlfriend of
yours."
'God, what did I get myself into?' Harry thought to himself.
"Um… she and I competed against each other in a tri-wizard thing... And one
of the tasks was to go under water and save a friend. And she never came to
get her sister so um… I got her sister and my friend Ron…" Harry felt
himself go red.
"Well maybe you could invite her over. NOW!" Mr. Dursley barked.
"Of course Uncle Vernon." Harry ran up the stairs quickly.
Then he quickly started to write a letter to Fleur:
Hi Fluer,
Thank you a bunch for the present! It was great!! Uncle Vernon some how got
an idea that I'm your boyfriend and he wants to meet you. He'll get probably
get really mad if you don't come. I know you're probably busy so if you
don't have the time… I'll just tell Uncle Vernon. Can't wait to hear from
you!
Harry
Harry gave the letter to Hedwig.
"You and that small owl go give this to Fleur Delacour. Got that?" Harry
asked Hedwig.
"Hoot…" was all Hedwig said as she and the owl left.
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The next morning there was a owl tapping on his window.
"Hedwig!" Harry said as he scrambled out of bed to open the window. In came
Hedwig. As she swooped down she dropped the letter and went to her cage.
"Thanks Hedwig!"
Harry noticed that one again the letter was in a flowery envelope.
Dear Harry,
Of course! Besides being your girlfriend wouldn't be that bad. Mother just
laughed as she read the letter. (She put a translator spell on it)Oh, mother
wants to write something: (again it has the translator spell on it) Harry,
when Fleur comes to your house, make sure that you treat her like a lady!
~Madame Delacour~
Do mind her, she seems excited that I have found a boyfriend…(sort of) I
will come on the 20th of August. Only 19 more days! See you then!!
Love,
Fleur