Another Person With A Scar Like Harry's?
Harry Potter woke up to a tapping on his window. There were five owls. One, was his own, Hedwig, another was Pig. Harry opened the window to let the owls in. he untied the packages. The other three flew off, after taking a sip of water. Harry opened the one from Ron first.
Harry,
Guess what? My dad got a promotion and I finally get something new, not just ratty old hand-me downs that have been passed down from brother to brother. Anyway, my parents said you could spend the rest of the summer here. Send your response with Pig and we will pick you up tomorrow at 4 pm. We're coming to get you even if the Dursleys say no, and we're still coming even if u don't want to come! Happy Birthday! I hope you like your present!
Ron
P.S. You don't have to worry about Ginny chasing you any more. She has a boyfriend, Colin Creevey! I've got a girlfriend too! But I'm not telling who, yet. You'll find out soon.
Harry gasped in surprise. He was really happy for the Weasleys. But as long as he had known Ginny she had a crush on him! Now she liked that Creevey boy. He couldn't believe that Ron had a girlfriend either. Last year it seemed he had liked Hermione...Harry hoped that she wasn't Ron's new girlfriend...Harry shook himself. 'Hermione is one of your best friends!' he told himself 'Don't think about stuff like that.'
Harry looked at the clock, it was midnight on July 31, he had just turned 15. He opened the present from Ron. It was five chocolate frogs and a mini Firebolt that really flew. Harry squinted at the figure riding it as it flew around catching a mini golden snitch. The figure wore red robes...and looked like him! There was a note attached.
We had this custom made for you
Ron
As Harry was busy with that, Pig flew around nosily, annoyed Harry grabbed a piece of parchment. He really wanted to leave the Dursleys (A/N: DUH!)
Ron, I'd love to come! See you tomorrow!
Harry
P.S. Why is Pig always so hyper? You don't feed him sugar, do you?
Harry tied the letter to Pig's leg (after spending 10 minutes chasing him around the room, which meant jumping up and down, and off furniture and running around to catch that hyper fuzz ball) After finally catching Pig, Harry tied the letter to Pig's leg and threw the owl out the window. Pig flew off.
Harry moved on to the next letter. It was from Sirius. Harry moved on to the next letter. It was from Sirius.
Dear Harry,
Happy Birthday! I have great news. Dumbledore it working on getting me free! He is doing a mighty good job of it. By next summer, you will be able to move in with me.
Love from,
Snuffles
Harry jumped for joy. Sirius would be free and he would leave the Dursley's forever! This was his best birthday yet! Harry opened the package. It was a double layer chocolate cake. It read 'Happy 15th birthday Harry!' Harry took a bite. It was delicious.
He moved on to the next letter.
Dearest Harry,
Happy Birthday! Ron has invited me over for the summer. I'll be there tomorrow. When you come, I have to tell you something. Something that I have wanted to say for four years. See you then. Love with all my heart, Hermione
Harry stared at the letter for a long time he wondered what she meant by 'dearest' and 'love' he hoped ...Harry shock himself...he didn't know why he had been thinking about her differently lately...he had been thinking about her a whole lot this summer. He missed her more than anything about the wizarding world...more than Quidditch. Harry opened the present from her. It was a carrying case for his Firebolt. The case was made from fine leather. Stamped across neatly in gold lettering was 'Harry Potter's Broomstick' "WOW!' he thought. There was another present from her. It was a Quidditch magazine called The Golden Snitch. Harry flipped through it, he loved it. Attached was a note.
Harry,
I got you a subscription, it has a spell, so If you like it, it will renew automatically.
Harry grinned. The next letter was from Hagrid.
Harry,
Happee Birthdae!
Hagrid
Harry laughed at the horrid spelling. The present, to Harry's dismay, was rock cakes, made by Hagrid of course. Harry picked one up. To test how hard it was, Harry banged it against the wall. The rock cake had no damage, but the wall now had a huge dent where the cake had hit it. 'Opps!' Harry thought grinning. 'What are these made of? Real rocks?'
The last letter of course was from Hogwarts. Harry lay down on his bed happily and dreamt about Hermione. The next morning when Harry got up he went downstairs to get breakfast started. He wanted to get a good impression on the Dursley's so they would let him go to Ron's. Guess what breakfast was. Grapefruit. That's what Harry always had to eat at home. Dudley was still on his diet. Harry hated being put through it, but at least they were trying to get Dudley less fat. He seemed to be at the point where he couldn't get any fatter. Lately Dudley had been so fat, it was...well.disgusting! It made Harry want to throw up just by looking at him.
When the Dursley's came down, they were glad that they didn't have to prepare breakfast. as usual, They ignored the fact that it was Harry's birthday. As usual, Dudley got the biggest piece of grapefruit, and Harry got the smallest.
After breakfast, Uncle Vernon went into the living room. Harry followed.
"Uh...Uncle Vernon?" Harry asked.
"What?" Uncle Vernon asked gruffly.
"Well, my friend Ron invited me to stay for the rest of the summer. If I go, I will be out of your way."
That did it. The fact Harry would be gone until next year.
"You can go. What time will they be here?"
"4 pm, today"
"The sooner you leave, the better." Uncle Vernon muttered under his breath. Then he said "You can go. But, they better not arrive the same what they did last time..."
"I don't think they will"
Harry went to his room to pack. He hoped that they wouldn't arrive like they did last time. The Dursley's were so mad...especially when Dudley ate some tongue-ton-toffee... Harry laughed remembering what had happened.
At 3:58 Harry went downstairs to wait 4 the Weasleys. At 4 'o' clock a Honda mini van pulled up to the house.
"Hi Ron!" Harry said cheerfully. "Cool car."
"We got a new one. Fred and George wanted a Ferrari, but my mom said no. Come on, let's go." Ron said, the last part impatiently.
Harry lugged his trunk and Hedwig's cage out to the car. "Hello Mr. Weasley." Harry said.
"Hello Harry! Ready to go?"
"Yes!"
Mr. Weasley started driving. After an hour, Harry asked, "How long will it take?"
"we are going back the same way we came." responded Mr. Weasley.
"What way was that?"
"You'll see."
A half hour later, they pulled up to a forest, where no one could see them. Mr. Weasley pressed the invisibility button then flew off. When they arrived at the burrow, Mrs. Weasley greeted them.
"Hello Harry!" she said while hugging him.
"Hello, dear Harry!" said Fred in a fake voice, shaking Harry's hand. George shoved Fred out of the way, shook Harry's hand vigorously "How nice to meet you." he said.
"Enough, both of you!" excalimed Mrs. Weasley.
As they we walking too the burrow, Fred whispered in to Harry's ear "We are continuing Weasley Wizard Wheezes. We have a new product."
"What?"
"Not telling. Thanks for the money though, it helps us with starting our joke shop and making new products, you know, experimenting..."responded George, with an evil grin
"Yeah." responded Ron. "They almost blew up the house. Their room had to be repainted, and deodorized."
"hey, that would happen to you too if you we doing what we were." exclaimed Fred.
"What was that?" asked Harry and Ron.
"Uh...making dung bomb bombs and fire works that go off if the slightest thing touches them" said George.
Harry and Ron burst out laughing.
When they arrived in the Burrow, Mrs.Weasley noticed how thin Harry was. "Oh my!" she exclaimed hugging him" they are not feeding you enough."
"Come on, let's put your stuff in my room." said Ron, trying to pull Harry away from Mrs. Weasley's strong grip.
Harry and Ron ran up the stairs to his room.
"Is Hermione here yet?" Harry asked.
"No, she is coming in two hours," responded Ron.
On the way up the stairs, they bumped in to lavender, who was coming out of Ginny's room. "What is she doing here?" Harry asked.
"Ron invited me." She said,
"Why, it isn't like we hang out together or anything."
"We're boyfriend and." She responded
Ron.
"Since when?" Harry asked.
"The end of 4th year." Lavender responded. "He asked me as we got off of the train."
"How long have u been here?"
"5 days." She responded.
"Done with the interview?' Ron asked sourly, Harry was hogging Lavender's attention, he hated that.
Harry nodded.
Harry and Ron continued on their way. Harry said, "So that's who your new girlfriend is. You must really like her, she came over five days before your best friend...I hate to think what you guys were doing..."
"Shut up!" yelled Ron, throwing a pillow at him.
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Hermione arrived two hours later, just on time.
"Hello!" she shouted, running up to them. She looked different, in a good way. Harry noticed. She was a lot prettier. She ran over and hugged Ron, then she hugged Harry and gave him a kiss on the cheek, Harry went red. As she hugged him, she whispered in his ear "Tonight, at 11, meet me in the garden."
Harry nodded to show he understood.
"Hello Lavender. What are you doing here?" Hermione asked.
"Ron invited me." She responded. "He is my boyfriend."
"WOW!" Hermione screeched. The two girls jumped up and down excitedly.
"Who is she, PIG?!" George whispered to Fred.
Fred tried to hide his laughter.
That night, Mrs.Weasley had prepared a huge feast in honor of harry's B- day. It was wonderful.
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That night, at 10:55, harry threw his invisibility cloak on and snuck out of Ron's room. He carefully mad his way down the stairs so they wouldn't creek. Harry opened the back door, and made his way out to the garden. He saw Hermione there, sitting under a tree, he ran to her.
"Hello," he said, sitting down.
"Hi...uh, H arry?"
"Yes?"
"I-I- I real-I really li- I really like you."
Harry Potter woke up to a tapping on his window. There were five owls. One, was his own, Hedwig, another was Pig. Harry opened the window to let the owls in. he untied the packages. The other three flew off, after taking a sip of water. Harry opened the one from Ron first.
Harry,
Guess what? My dad got a promotion and I finally get something new, not just ratty old hand-me downs that have been passed down from brother to brother. Anyway, my parents said you could spend the rest of the summer here. Send your response with Pig and we will pick you up tomorrow at 4 pm. We're coming to get you even if the Dursleys say no, and we're still coming even if u don't want to come! Happy Birthday! I hope you like your present!
Ron
P.S. You don't have to worry about Ginny chasing you any more. She has a boyfriend, Colin Creevey! I've got a girlfriend too! But I'm not telling who, yet. You'll find out soon.
Harry gasped in surprise. He was really happy for the Weasleys. But as long as he had known Ginny she had a crush on him! Now she liked that Creevey boy. He couldn't believe that Ron had a girlfriend either. Last year it seemed he had liked Hermione...Harry hoped that she wasn't Ron's new girlfriend...Harry shook himself. 'Hermione is one of your best friends!' he told himself 'Don't think about stuff like that.'
Harry looked at the clock, it was midnight on July 31, he had just turned 15. He opened the present from Ron. It was five chocolate frogs and a mini Firebolt that really flew. Harry squinted at the figure riding it as it flew around catching a mini golden snitch. The figure wore red robes...and looked like him! There was a note attached.
We had this custom made for you
Ron
As Harry was busy with that, Pig flew around nosily, annoyed Harry grabbed a piece of parchment. He really wanted to leave the Dursleys (A/N: DUH!)
Ron, I'd love to come! See you tomorrow!
Harry
P.S. Why is Pig always so hyper? You don't feed him sugar, do you?
Harry tied the letter to Pig's leg (after spending 10 minutes chasing him around the room, which meant jumping up and down, and off furniture and running around to catch that hyper fuzz ball) After finally catching Pig, Harry tied the letter to Pig's leg and threw the owl out the window. Pig flew off.
Harry moved on to the next letter. It was from Sirius. Harry moved on to the next letter. It was from Sirius.
Dear Harry,
Happy Birthday! I have great news. Dumbledore it working on getting me free! He is doing a mighty good job of it. By next summer, you will be able to move in with me.
Love from,
Snuffles
Harry jumped for joy. Sirius would be free and he would leave the Dursley's forever! This was his best birthday yet! Harry opened the package. It was a double layer chocolate cake. It read 'Happy 15th birthday Harry!' Harry took a bite. It was delicious.
He moved on to the next letter.
Dearest Harry,
Happy Birthday! Ron has invited me over for the summer. I'll be there tomorrow. When you come, I have to tell you something. Something that I have wanted to say for four years. See you then. Love with all my heart, Hermione
Harry stared at the letter for a long time he wondered what she meant by 'dearest' and 'love' he hoped ...Harry shock himself...he didn't know why he had been thinking about her differently lately...he had been thinking about her a whole lot this summer. He missed her more than anything about the wizarding world...more than Quidditch. Harry opened the present from her. It was a carrying case for his Firebolt. The case was made from fine leather. Stamped across neatly in gold lettering was 'Harry Potter's Broomstick' "WOW!' he thought. There was another present from her. It was a Quidditch magazine called The Golden Snitch. Harry flipped through it, he loved it. Attached was a note.
Harry,
I got you a subscription, it has a spell, so If you like it, it will renew automatically.
Harry grinned. The next letter was from Hagrid.
Harry,
Happee Birthdae!
Hagrid
Harry laughed at the horrid spelling. The present, to Harry's dismay, was rock cakes, made by Hagrid of course. Harry picked one up. To test how hard it was, Harry banged it against the wall. The rock cake had no damage, but the wall now had a huge dent where the cake had hit it. 'Opps!' Harry thought grinning. 'What are these made of? Real rocks?'
The last letter of course was from Hogwarts. Harry lay down on his bed happily and dreamt about Hermione. The next morning when Harry got up he went downstairs to get breakfast started. He wanted to get a good impression on the Dursley's so they would let him go to Ron's. Guess what breakfast was. Grapefruit. That's what Harry always had to eat at home. Dudley was still on his diet. Harry hated being put through it, but at least they were trying to get Dudley less fat. He seemed to be at the point where he couldn't get any fatter. Lately Dudley had been so fat, it was...well.disgusting! It made Harry want to throw up just by looking at him.
When the Dursley's came down, they were glad that they didn't have to prepare breakfast. as usual, They ignored the fact that it was Harry's birthday. As usual, Dudley got the biggest piece of grapefruit, and Harry got the smallest.
After breakfast, Uncle Vernon went into the living room. Harry followed.
"Uh...Uncle Vernon?" Harry asked.
"What?" Uncle Vernon asked gruffly.
"Well, my friend Ron invited me to stay for the rest of the summer. If I go, I will be out of your way."
That did it. The fact Harry would be gone until next year.
"You can go. What time will they be here?"
"4 pm, today"
"The sooner you leave, the better." Uncle Vernon muttered under his breath. Then he said "You can go. But, they better not arrive the same what they did last time..."
"I don't think they will"
Harry went to his room to pack. He hoped that they wouldn't arrive like they did last time. The Dursley's were so mad...especially when Dudley ate some tongue-ton-toffee... Harry laughed remembering what had happened.
At 3:58 Harry went downstairs to wait 4 the Weasleys. At 4 'o' clock a Honda mini van pulled up to the house.
"Hi Ron!" Harry said cheerfully. "Cool car."
"We got a new one. Fred and George wanted a Ferrari, but my mom said no. Come on, let's go." Ron said, the last part impatiently.
Harry lugged his trunk and Hedwig's cage out to the car. "Hello Mr. Weasley." Harry said.
"Hello Harry! Ready to go?"
"Yes!"
Mr. Weasley started driving. After an hour, Harry asked, "How long will it take?"
"we are going back the same way we came." responded Mr. Weasley.
"What way was that?"
"You'll see."
A half hour later, they pulled up to a forest, where no one could see them. Mr. Weasley pressed the invisibility button then flew off. When they arrived at the burrow, Mrs. Weasley greeted them.
"Hello Harry!" she said while hugging him.
"Hello, dear Harry!" said Fred in a fake voice, shaking Harry's hand. George shoved Fred out of the way, shook Harry's hand vigorously "How nice to meet you." he said.
"Enough, both of you!" excalimed Mrs. Weasley.
As they we walking too the burrow, Fred whispered in to Harry's ear "We are continuing Weasley Wizard Wheezes. We have a new product."
"What?"
"Not telling. Thanks for the money though, it helps us with starting our joke shop and making new products, you know, experimenting..."responded George, with an evil grin
"Yeah." responded Ron. "They almost blew up the house. Their room had to be repainted, and deodorized."
"hey, that would happen to you too if you we doing what we were." exclaimed Fred.
"What was that?" asked Harry and Ron.
"Uh...making dung bomb bombs and fire works that go off if the slightest thing touches them" said George.
Harry and Ron burst out laughing.
When they arrived in the Burrow, Mrs.Weasley noticed how thin Harry was. "Oh my!" she exclaimed hugging him" they are not feeding you enough."
"Come on, let's put your stuff in my room." said Ron, trying to pull Harry away from Mrs. Weasley's strong grip.
Harry and Ron ran up the stairs to his room.
"Is Hermione here yet?" Harry asked.
"No, she is coming in two hours," responded Ron.
On the way up the stairs, they bumped in to lavender, who was coming out of Ginny's room. "What is she doing here?" Harry asked.
"Ron invited me." She said,
"Why, it isn't like we hang out together or anything."
"We're boyfriend and." She responded
Ron.
"Since when?" Harry asked.
"The end of 4th year." Lavender responded. "He asked me as we got off of the train."
"How long have u been here?"
"5 days." She responded.
"Done with the interview?' Ron asked sourly, Harry was hogging Lavender's attention, he hated that.
Harry nodded.
Harry and Ron continued on their way. Harry said, "So that's who your new girlfriend is. You must really like her, she came over five days before your best friend...I hate to think what you guys were doing..."
"Shut up!" yelled Ron, throwing a pillow at him.
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Hermione arrived two hours later, just on time.
"Hello!" she shouted, running up to them. She looked different, in a good way. Harry noticed. She was a lot prettier. She ran over and hugged Ron, then she hugged Harry and gave him a kiss on the cheek, Harry went red. As she hugged him, she whispered in his ear "Tonight, at 11, meet me in the garden."
Harry nodded to show he understood.
"Hello Lavender. What are you doing here?" Hermione asked.
"Ron invited me." She responded. "He is my boyfriend."
"WOW!" Hermione screeched. The two girls jumped up and down excitedly.
"Who is she, PIG?!" George whispered to Fred.
Fred tried to hide his laughter.
That night, Mrs.Weasley had prepared a huge feast in honor of harry's B- day. It was wonderful.
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That night, at 10:55, harry threw his invisibility cloak on and snuck out of Ron's room. He carefully mad his way down the stairs so they wouldn't creek. Harry opened the back door, and made his way out to the garden. He saw Hermione there, sitting under a tree, he ran to her.
"Hello," he said, sitting down.
"Hi...uh, H arry?"
"Yes?"
"I-I- I real-I really li- I really like you."