CHAPTER 1 : THE LETTER
Privet Drive was a very normal street, thank you very much. Well, it was normal from September to June, but during the summer something extraordinary came to Privet Drive and made the vacations insupportable to the habitants of Number Four.
What's this something that makes the Dursleys so mad you may ask. Well this something's name is Harry James Potter. For the neighbors of Privet Drive he was a freaky, creepy, violent teen. For those who knew better he was a hero. But for his relatives, he was a curse. Not because of who he was, no, but because of what he was.
Harry Potter was a wizard. And he just had finished his fifth year at Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, fought for his live and friend's at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and watched as his godfather was murdered by his cousin. Bellatrix. Just the name made him filled with hate. He hated her almost as much as Voldemort. And, of course, thinking of Voldemort made him think of something that made him as desesperate and miserable as Sirius's death: The Prophecy. But before he could get more depressed two official looking owls entered his window followed by Hedwig (his owl) and Pig (Ron's owl).
One of the owls had two letters, one with de MOM crest and the other with Hogwart's crest. Knowing this were his OWL results he opened the one of the Ministry first. It read:
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O. W. L. Results
Approved Results:
Outstanding (O) (90%-100%)
Exceed the expectative (E) (80% - 89%)
Acceptable (A) (70%-79%)
Failing Results:
Poor (P) (60%-69%)
Disastrous (D) (50%-59%)
Troll (T) (0%- 49%)
Note: The + signs mean that the student had an over 100% and each + counts as another OWL.
The total grade is the one that defines the OWL.
RESULTS OF HARRY JAMES POTTER
Astronomy:
Written: E (87%)
Practical: E (85%)*
Total: E (86%)
Care of Magical Creatures:
Written: O (94%)
Practical: O (92%)
Total: O (93%)
Charms:
Written: O (98%)
Practical: E (89%)
Total: O (94 %)
Defense Against the Dark Arts:
Written: O+ (178%)*
Practical: O++ (200%)*
Total: O+++ (190%)*
Divination:
Practical \ Total: P (65%)
Herbology:
Written: O (90%)
Practical: E (85 %)
Total: E (88 %)
History of Magic:
Written\Total: D (55%)
Potions:
Written: O+ (112%)*
Practical: O (96%)
Total: O+ (105%)
Transfiguration:
Written: O (96%)
Practical: O+ (105%)
Total: O+ (101%)
Total Grade: O (98.5%)
Total of OWLS: 12
*Because of an accident out of the control of the examiners' all the students have an extra 10% on this OWL.
* Highest Grade on Defense Against the Dark Arts in the last three centuries.
*Highest Potion Grade since Lily Evans-Potter (110 %)
Congratulations Mr. Potter!
Sincerely,
Amanda G…
M.O.M.
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Harry was dazed. 12 OWLS! And 10 of them were O's! Highest mark on three centuries? Highest Potion Mark since his mother? WOW! The firs coherent though he had was: Im so writing a gloat letter to Snape!
It was then that he remembered the Hogwarts letter that he had on his other hand and opened it. It read:
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Dear Mr. Potter
We are pleased to inform you that you are the second best student on your year (Miss Granger's final grade was 99%). Congratulations! Please send an OWL with the NEWT classes you will be taking. Your book list is below.
On other note, you have been chosen by your Head of House and the Headmaster as Gryffindor's new Quidditch Captain. Again, congratulations.
Sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall.
Deputy Headmistress
PS: I was very pleased to learn your OWL results Harry. Congratulations!
PPS: Professor Dumbledore asked me to tell you that you have permission to continue with your D.A.D.A. club.
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Quidditch Captain. WOW. After reading the letter Harry Potter smiled for the first time since he arrived at Privet Drive.
Then he looked at the other strange owl and realized that it had a letter with the Gringotts crest, so he put it aside to open his friends' ones that had come with Hedwig and Pig.
He opened Hermione's first it read:
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Dear Harry,
I just got my OWLs result. I got 11 O's and a E on D.A.D.A. I'm so Excited! How did you do? How's everything going? How are you feeling? You know I'm here if you want to talk. Well reply soon.
Love from,
Hermione
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Harry laughed. The letter was so Hermione. She was always trying to make him talk. But he was slowly going over Sirius' death. It still hurt al lot but he was getting better. He then read the letter from Ron. it said:
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Hey mate,
How's it going? We just got the OWLs results. Hermione is barking mad. Seriously. I need someone to talk with. And the worst part is that Ginny is spending the weekend with Luna so I can't leave her with 'Mione. And the worst is that Dumbledore said that you have to stay with the muggles for another month. I'm rambling. Well I got seven OWLs. Always knew I would fail divination and History. Oh well. At least I gon an E on Potions. Mum's ecstatic 'cause I got more OWLs than Gred and Forge together. Well I gotta go, mum's calling. Write soon.
Your best mate,
Ron
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Typical Ron. Harry hoped he and Hermione sorted their feelings for each other. They were perfect together and everyone knew it but them.
He shook his head to clear it. Then he opened the Gringotts' letter. There it said:
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Dear Mr. Potter
We're sorry to hear about your godfathers death. Please receive our condolences.
The reason for this letter is to inform you that Mr. Black placed you as his heir. Your presence is required tomorrow at our office at any hour for the reading of his will.
Sincerely,
Ragnok
Gringotts manager
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He blinked several times to dissipate the tears that formed in his eyes at the mention of his godfathers death. He knew he needed to go to Gringotts the next day but at the same time he knew that Dumbledore wouldn't let him and he wasn't on the mood to fight with the headmaster again. He knew Dumbledore was doing what he thought was better but he needed to understand that Harry had a right to know when something affected his life. So until Dumbledore understood this he wasn't going to try to repair his relationship with the headmaster.
He shook himself from these thoughts and tried to think a way to go to Diagon Alley without the Order and the Death Eaters knowing. That was hard. He sat there for a while before he suddenly jumped as the answer came to him. He needed someone that would take him and wouldn't tell anybody where he was. Someone that would protect him and bring him to Privet Drive if something went wrong. He stood and prayed it would work. Then he called:
- Dobby?-