Josh Waters

Harry Potter Fan Fic

The Return of Lord Voldemort



Chapter 1:

Harry was awoken by a rapping at the window. It was a large tawny owl. It was a warm summer morning and he could hear the Dursley's down in the kitchen. Harry removed the parchment and the owl went on its way. He examined the letter; it bore the Hogwarts seal. He tore it open and it was his list of new schoolbooks and items. It had been one month since the end of the Tri-wizard tournament. It had been one month since the death of Cedric Diggory. It had been one month since Lord Voldemort had risen once again.

Harry had been in touch with Professor Dumbledore since he had left school. Dumbledore had told him that Sirius is with Lupin and they are planning to come to Hogwarts next year for extra protection. Harry had wondered how Sirius was going to come to school yet he was a fugitive. Dumbledore had told him that Fudge was taking all of his advice and that clearing Sirius' name would help the cause.

Harry thought that this was great. Just the thought of getting out of the Dursley's home was great. "Boy!" Roared Mr.Dursley. Harry rushed down stairs to see what Mr.Dursley was yelling for. " This just came for you," said Mr. Dursley. It was another letter from Mrs.Weasley, covered in stamps once again. Harry tried hard not to laugh, but couldn't help it. " I told her not to use so many stamps" snickered Harry. Mr.Dursley gave him the letter, which was unusual; Harry proceeded to open it. It read,

Dear Harry,

I am writing to you to tell you that it is not safe at the Dursley house anymore. We are coming to pick you up immediately. Tell your Uncle that we will be arriving tomorrow night by means of Floo powder. Will see you soon.

Molly Weasley

Harry wondered why she just hadn't used the owl post. Then he thought best not to attract attention to the house by sending an owl. Harry went downstairs to see that the Dursley's were already awake. The Dursley's hated Harry because he was a wizard. They despised the word " Magic" and despised Harry even more. " What was that owl in your room for boy?" asked Uncle Dursley. Harry wondered if he should even tell them that he was leaving. It wasn't like they would care anyway. " That was Mrs. Weasley's owl. The Weasley's are coming to pick me up tomorrow night" It seemed that Uncle Vernon was thinking about what happened last year when they came to pick him up. "Why are they picking you up so early into the summer?" " It is not safe here anymore" replied Harry. Harry handed him the letter from Mrs. Weasley. " Rubbish, absolute rubbish" roared Uncle Vernon. " Why is it not safe?" Harry thought about this and then with a grin said, " A very dark and powerful wizard is coming to kill me and my entire family." At that Dudley screamed and ran to his mother, Petunia. Harry went to his room while the Dursley's stared in horror.

Harry was pleased with himself and decided to write to Sirius. He hadn't talked with Sirius since right before the third task of the Tri- Wizard tournament. He grabbed some parchment and a quill and some ink and began to write:

Sirius

I will be going to stay with the Weasley's for the rest of the summer. Mrs. Weasley wrote to me today that they would be picking me up tomorrow night. They said it is not safe here anymore. Why is that Sirius? I don't understand I thought that Professor Dumbledoor said he had safety precautions around the Dursley home. Nevertheless I would prefer to be at the Burrow with Ron, Ginny, Fred, and George anyway. I just wanted to let you know. Hope to see you soon.

Harry

As Harry wrote he thought about Ginny. He thought about her crush on him since she was 11. He had to admit that she was rather pretty since he last saw here. He heard a ruffle of feathers and rush of wind and looked up and saw a great eagle owl that looked remarkably like Draco Malfoys. He read the letter it had attached to its leg:

THE DARK LORD IS COMING FOR YOU HARRY. YOU MUST LEAVE AT ONCE. I KNOW I HAVE BEEN A GREAT BIG PRAT TO YOU HARRY AND I AM SORRY. LEAVE YOUR HOUSE AT ONCE AND I WILL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING ON THE HOGWARTS EXPRESS.

Draco

This was the weirdest thing. Draco Malfoy is being nice? This must be a trick Harry thought. As Harry thought more and more about this his head began to hurt. He finally decided Draco had gone crazy and laid down to sleep.

Harry Potter you cannot escape me I am coming for you Harry Potter.

You will not die the death your parents did, quick and painless

but you will die slow and agonizing.

Harry jumped up and his scar was on fire. He reached up and put a hand over it instinctively. As the pain began to subside he looked at his hand. Blood. Blood was on his hand. He ran to look in his mirror and saw that his scar was open and bleeding. He grabbed for anything he could get and put it on his scar. He looked into the mirror once again and for one small second he thought he could see the Dark Lord looking back at him with and evil grin.