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Harry Potter woke up suddenly. He had been having a dream again about his mother and father being killed by Lord Voldemort. But this time, he had seen something else… his mother was shouting "please don't kill Harry! Kill me instead! " Saying that, she was fumbling for something in the neck of her robe. And… he strained his memory to remember, but couldn't. He looked at the luminous hands of his broken clock. It said 2:00. His stomach did a sort of wiggle, realizing that he was fifteen for two hours.
Suddenly, five owls swooped in. Harry quickly got out of his bed, he didn't have place for so many owls. Four landed on his bed, an important looking owl Harry recognised as a Hogwarts owl, just dropped a letter with a Hogwarts crest on it on his bed and flew out.
Harry turned his attention to the other owls. One was his own snowy owl, Hedwig. The other was Pig, Ron's owl. It was holding a small package tied to his leg. Hedwig, too, was carrying a package with a neat handwriting on it. He guessed it was Hermione's. And the third he didn't recognise. He opened the letter on its leg and nearly shouted out loud in joy.
Dear Harry,
The Aurors have managed to capture Peter Petiggrew. The Ministry used Veritaserum on Petiggrew and the whole story was told. The Dementor's Kiss was administered on him.
Harry shuddered. He thought Petiggrew deserved it. After all, he did betray his parents. He continued.
My name has now been cleared and I am free. Remember in your third year, I asked if you would like to stay with me? The offer still stands. Reply soon, I would like to know.
Sirius
Harry reread it three times and kept it aside. Next, he opened the Hogwarts letter. Everything was usual, except a piece of parchment fell out of the envelope.
Dear Mr. Potter,
Please note that you have been appointed Prefect. The password to the Griffindor tower this year is 'Pickled Snout'. And please go through the instructions given. Have a good summer.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
Harry put the parchment down and found the instructions mentioned in the letter. It said that if any students got into a fight, you have to take points off their houses and must keep them away from forbidden places, prevent commotion, no favoritism, and it went on and on. He noticed a package that was tied to fourth owl's leg and immediately recognized Hagrid's handwriting on it. He opened it and saw Hagrid's famous rock cake in it with HAPPY BIRTHDAY HARRY written on it in green icing. Harry knew better than to eat those. He put them under the loose floorboard. He looked in the covers of Hagrid's present and saw a letter.
Dear Harry,
Happy Birthday! And anyway, I heard about Peter Petiggrew, and I'm very happy that Sirius is now free. I heard a rumor that you were going to stay with him. I hope it's true. I'll be very happy with you staying with your Godfather and your parents' best friend rather than the Dursleys.
Hagrid
He put it aside and opened Hermione's letter.
Harry-
Happy Birthday! I have been chosen as a Prefect! I'm so excited! I now know the instructions by heart. Ron wrote to me. He is not a Prefect though. I heard about Sirius, and I am very happy he is free now. You had told me he had asked you to stay with him. You are going to, aren't you? And Harry, you have to be extra careful with what you do now, with You-Know-Who risen, who knows what will happen?
Hermione
He put the letter down and opened the present. At first glance, he wasn't surprised that it was a book. But when he examined it more closely, he was surprised. It was a book on how to become an animagi! Deciding he would read it later, he put it under the loose floorboard. He opened Pig's parcel. He read the letter from Ron.
Harry-
Happy Birthday! Hope my present comes in some use. Anyway, dad said that the Ministry has captured Peter Petiggrew and that Sirius is free! Good for him, he can't hide forever.
Ron
PS: Hermione says she is a Prefect now.
Harry put it way and looked at the package. It was wiggling. He opened it quickly and saw that it was a snake! The snake looked about slowly in confusion and saw Harry. "Hello," it said. Harry jumped, as he was deep in thought as to why Ron would send him a snake and that too of a very good breed. "What is your name?" he asked in Parseltongue. "My name isss Ssspitty" it said. "Hi, my name is Harry, your new owner." Spitty looked him up and down. "OK" was all it said. Harry said "Don't worry; you'll not be staying here for long. You can sleep on my bedside table for now. Are you hungry?" Spitty shook its head. "Good." The pretty snake curled itself around the clock and said, "I like to hug something when I'm sleeping. Good night." With that Spitty went to sleep.
Harry replied to Hagrid, Hermione and Ron saying that he will be staying at Sirius' next time they wanted to owl him and saying that he was a Prefect. He wrote to Sirius saying that he would indeed stay with him. He also wrote to Dumbledore:
Professor,
I had the same dream about my parents murder but this time my mother was searching for some sort of chain.
And he remembered something else… she had tried to put it on his AND her neck. She couldn't reach his neck and she screamed at the same time Voldemort had shouted, "Avada Kedavra!" He wrote this all and tied it to the remaining owl which had brought Hagrid's present.
He turned off the light and had a dreamless sleep for the rest of the night.
Harry Potter woke up suddenly. He had been having a dream again about his mother and father being killed by Lord Voldemort. But this time, he had seen something else… his mother was shouting "please don't kill Harry! Kill me instead! " Saying that, she was fumbling for something in the neck of her robe. And… he strained his memory to remember, but couldn't. He looked at the luminous hands of his broken clock. It said 2:00. His stomach did a sort of wiggle, realizing that he was fifteen for two hours.
Suddenly, five owls swooped in. Harry quickly got out of his bed, he didn't have place for so many owls. Four landed on his bed, an important looking owl Harry recognised as a Hogwarts owl, just dropped a letter with a Hogwarts crest on it on his bed and flew out.
Harry turned his attention to the other owls. One was his own snowy owl, Hedwig. The other was Pig, Ron's owl. It was holding a small package tied to his leg. Hedwig, too, was carrying a package with a neat handwriting on it. He guessed it was Hermione's. And the third he didn't recognise. He opened the letter on its leg and nearly shouted out loud in joy.
Dear Harry,
The Aurors have managed to capture Peter Petiggrew. The Ministry used Veritaserum on Petiggrew and the whole story was told. The Dementor's Kiss was administered on him.
Harry shuddered. He thought Petiggrew deserved it. After all, he did betray his parents. He continued.
My name has now been cleared and I am free. Remember in your third year, I asked if you would like to stay with me? The offer still stands. Reply soon, I would like to know.
Sirius
Harry reread it three times and kept it aside. Next, he opened the Hogwarts letter. Everything was usual, except a piece of parchment fell out of the envelope.
Dear Mr. Potter,
Please note that you have been appointed Prefect. The password to the Griffindor tower this year is 'Pickled Snout'. And please go through the instructions given. Have a good summer.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
Harry put the parchment down and found the instructions mentioned in the letter. It said that if any students got into a fight, you have to take points off their houses and must keep them away from forbidden places, prevent commotion, no favoritism, and it went on and on. He noticed a package that was tied to fourth owl's leg and immediately recognized Hagrid's handwriting on it. He opened it and saw Hagrid's famous rock cake in it with HAPPY BIRTHDAY HARRY written on it in green icing. Harry knew better than to eat those. He put them under the loose floorboard. He looked in the covers of Hagrid's present and saw a letter.
Dear Harry,
Happy Birthday! And anyway, I heard about Peter Petiggrew, and I'm very happy that Sirius is now free. I heard a rumor that you were going to stay with him. I hope it's true. I'll be very happy with you staying with your Godfather and your parents' best friend rather than the Dursleys.
Hagrid
He put it aside and opened Hermione's letter.
Harry-
Happy Birthday! I have been chosen as a Prefect! I'm so excited! I now know the instructions by heart. Ron wrote to me. He is not a Prefect though. I heard about Sirius, and I am very happy he is free now. You had told me he had asked you to stay with him. You are going to, aren't you? And Harry, you have to be extra careful with what you do now, with You-Know-Who risen, who knows what will happen?
Hermione
He put the letter down and opened the present. At first glance, he wasn't surprised that it was a book. But when he examined it more closely, he was surprised. It was a book on how to become an animagi! Deciding he would read it later, he put it under the loose floorboard. He opened Pig's parcel. He read the letter from Ron.
Harry-
Happy Birthday! Hope my present comes in some use. Anyway, dad said that the Ministry has captured Peter Petiggrew and that Sirius is free! Good for him, he can't hide forever.
Ron
PS: Hermione says she is a Prefect now.
Harry put it way and looked at the package. It was wiggling. He opened it quickly and saw that it was a snake! The snake looked about slowly in confusion and saw Harry. "Hello," it said. Harry jumped, as he was deep in thought as to why Ron would send him a snake and that too of a very good breed. "What is your name?" he asked in Parseltongue. "My name isss Ssspitty" it said. "Hi, my name is Harry, your new owner." Spitty looked him up and down. "OK" was all it said. Harry said "Don't worry; you'll not be staying here for long. You can sleep on my bedside table for now. Are you hungry?" Spitty shook its head. "Good." The pretty snake curled itself around the clock and said, "I like to hug something when I'm sleeping. Good night." With that Spitty went to sleep.
Harry replied to Hagrid, Hermione and Ron saying that he will be staying at Sirius' next time they wanted to owl him and saying that he was a Prefect. He wrote to Sirius saying that he would indeed stay with him. He also wrote to Dumbledore:
Professor,
I had the same dream about my parents murder but this time my mother was searching for some sort of chain.
And he remembered something else… she had tried to put it on his AND her neck. She couldn't reach his neck and she screamed at the same time Voldemort had shouted, "Avada Kedavra!" He wrote this all and tied it to the remaining owl which had brought Hagrid's present.
He turned off the light and had a dreamless sleep for the rest of the night.