Declaration: I do not own Harry Potter
A/N: hi I now that this has been done before but I hope you will enjoy his version.
Preface
When lily woke up on the 24th December she got showered then dressed as usual but as she came out of the bathroom she saw a note on top of a book called 'Harry Potter and the philosopher stone' maybe one of James's relatives' she thought.
The note said to go to the room of requirements at 5o'clock that night and bring along Alice Prewett, Frank Longbottom, Severus Snape, Regulus Black, Sirius Black, James Potter and Remus Lupin. But make shore wormtail does not come.
After she managed to find them all they settled down. Alice and Frank on the left side on a red couch, Severus on a green chair to the right of them, Regulus on a silver chair next to him. On the right side of the room was James and Sirius on a gold couch and in the middle was Remus and Lily on a dark crimson couch.
After they were all settled a note fell on lily's lap.
Thank you for agreeing to come here. Read this book and then there will be 6 more. We want you to read them so you will be able to change the future but bewared most of it has to happen this way but it is your juice.. Thank you and good luck.
P.S no hexing each other and no hitting.
"Okay, so who wants to go first?" Lily asked
"I will"
"Okay so you go first Alice"
"Okay ...
Harry potter and the Philosopher Stone ... chapter 1 The Boy Who Lived"
The boy who lived
Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number 4 privet drive were proud to say that they were perfectly normal thank you very much.
"well its doesn't make you normal to say your normal does it ?" Sirius said.
they were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious because they just didn't hold with such nonsense ... Mr Dursley was the director of a firm called Grunning's, which made drills ...
"What are drills?" asked Sirius
"Muggle thing ... carry on and stop interrupting"
"Sorry"
he was a big beefy man with hardly any neck, although he did have a very large moustache
"Attractive"Regulus snorted
Mrs Dursley was thin and blonde and had nearly twice the neck, which came in useful as she spent so much of her time craning over garden fences spying on the neighbours. The Dursley's had a small son called Dudley and in their opinion there was no finer boy anywhere.
"Yeah right, I bet he's horrible. " Said Remus. They all looked at Lily as she suddenly gasped.
"What is it lily"
"The way Mrs Dursley was described it sounded like Petunia"
"Your sister?" Snape suddenly asked. All she did was nodded.
"Carry on Alice"
the Dursley's had everything they wanted, but they also had a secret and their greatest fear was that someone would discover it.
"Ooooohh these boring people have suddenly become interesting, wonder what the secret could be" Sirius said.
"Well if you will shut up you will find out, all of us will ..."
They didn't think they could bear it if anyone found out about the potters.
"Hey, what's wrong with the Potters?" James asked
"Nothing" Said Sirius "They are weirdo's anyway"
"Sirius" Scolded Lily
"Mrs. Potter was Mrs. Dursley's sister but they hadn't met in several years, in fact Mrs Dursley pretended she didn't have a sister because her sister and her good for nothing husband were as UnDursleyish as it was possible to be
"Come on lily, your way better then your sister anyway. Don't listen to what she says. But on the plus side, we get married. Yes!" Jams grinned at her.
"Yes because that makes me feel better James" Lily said and James pouted.
"the Dursley's shuddered to think what the neighbours would say if the potters arrived in the street.
At this Sirius growled
The Dursley's knew that the potters had a small son too, but they had never seen him.
"Like I would want my child hanging around with yours tunie" Lily suddenly snapped.
"This was another good reason for keeping the Potters away. They didn't want Dudley mixing with a child like that"
"HEY there is nothing wrong with my child!" Lilly exclaimed.
"Exactly!" shouted James in agreement.
"When Mr and Mrs Dursley woke up on a dull grey Tuesday our story starts, there was nothing about the cloudy sky outside to suggest that strange and mysterious things would soon be happening all over the country. Mr. Dursley hummed as he picked out his most boring tie for work and Mrs Dursley gossiped away happily as she wrestled a screaming Dudley into his highchair.
"God he seems like an awful child" Remus stated.
"Yep"
"None of them noticed a large tawny owl flutter past the window"
"Why would there be an owl in a muggle neighbourhood?" Sirius asked.
"I dunno maybe there is some muggle born there or something ... that would be the only explanation ... right?" Lily said with a slight frown.
"I dunno ... carry on Alice" Remus said.
At half past 8, Mr Dursley picked up his briefcase, kissed Mrs Dursley on the cheek and tried to kiss Dudley goodbye but missed because Dudley was now having a tantrum and throwing his cereal at the walls "little tyke" chortled Mr Dursley….
"That's all he did – bloody hell" Sirius exclaimed.
as he left the house. He got in his car and backed out of number 4 privet drive.
"It was on the corner of the street that he noticed the 1st sign of something peculiar. A cat reading a map.
"What? Cats can't read maps"
"Has to be an animagus"
"How much you betting its Minnie" Said Sirius
"Minnie?" Asked Alice
"McGonagall"
"Oh. Sirius you do know its disrespectful don't you?"
"So Alice much for Minnie?"
"5 galleons?"
"Done"
for a second Mr Dursley didn't realise what he had seen then he jerked his head around to look again. There was a tabby cat standing on the corner of privet drive. But no map. What could he have been thinking of? It must have been a trick of the light. Mr Dursley blinked and stared at the cat. It stared back. As Mr Dursley drove around the corner and up the road he watched the cat in the mirror. It was reading the sign that said privet drive. No looking at the sign because cats can't read. Mr Dursley gave himself a little shake and put the cat out of his mind. As he drove towards town he thought of nothing except a large order of drills he was hoping to get that's day.
"I'm sorry but I really am confused"
"What about Sirius?"
"The cat and the owl Lily-Flower"
"Well you will find out soon enough by the end of this chapter, probable, You will just have to bear with your confusion for now and don't call me Lily-Flower"
"But on the edge of town, drills were driven out of his mind by something else. As he sat in the usual morning traffic jam, he couldn't help notice that there seemed to be a lot of strangely dressed people. People in cloaks
" Eh? What's so strange about that?"
"That's normal for us Sirius not them," James said.
"Oh right"
Mr Dursley couldn't bear people who dressed in funny clothes – the get ups you saw on young people. He supposed this was some stupid new fashion. He drummed his fingers on the steering wheel and his eyes fell on a huddle of these weirdo's standing quite close by. They were whispering excitedly together. Mr Dursley noticed a couple of them weren't young at all, why, that man had to be older than he was. And he was wearing an emerald green cloak. The nerve of him! But then it struck Mr Dursley that they were probably pulling some stunt – these people were obviously collecting for something ... yes that would be it. The traffic moved on. A few minutes later Mr Dursley arrived in the Grunning's car park his mind back on drills.
Mr Dursley always sat with his back to the window in his office on the 9th floor. If he hadn't he might have Found it harder to concentrate on drills, that morning. He didn't see the owls swooping past in broad daylight though people down in the street did.
"What's going on? Why are all these owls coming out? Since when were we so careless and to walk around in cloaks in front of Muggles" Severus pointed out
"I was thinking that too ... carry on Alice maybe we'll find out soon enough" Lily replied
they gazed open mouthed and pointed at the owls sped overhead. Most of them had never seen an owl even at night time. Mr Dursley however had an owl free morning. He yelled at 5 different people. He made several important phone calls and shouted a bit more.
"Well what a lovely man he is" Said Sirius
"I was just thinking the same" James nodded
"She sounds a bit like mum, Reg, don't you think" Sirius asked.
Regulus beamed a little for being called this as he hadn't been called this from his brother for years.
He was in a very good mood until lunch time when he thought he'd stretch his legs
"What." Sirius exclaimed.
and walk across the road to buy a bun from the bakers opposite.
"Ah. The worlds right once again."
He'd forgotten all about the people in cloaks until he passed a group of them near the bakers. He eyed them angrily as he passed. He didn't know why but they made him feel uneasy. This lot were whispering excitedly too and he couldn't see a single collecting tin. It was on the way back past them clutching a large doughnut in a bag that he caught a few words of what they were saying. "the Potters that's right that's what I heard – " "yes their son Harry"
"What about my son" James and Lily shouted at the same time
"What are they on about? He's ok isn't he?." Said Sirius
"How am I meant to know but I hope he's ok - well have to wait." Said Alice
Mr Dursley stopped dead. Fear flooded him. He looked back at the whisperers as if he wanted to say something to them but thought better of it. He dashed back across the road hurried up to his office snapped at his secretary not to disturb him and seized the telephone and had almost finished dialling his home number when he changed his mind. He put the receiver back down, and stroked his moustache thinking ... no he was being stupid. Potter wasn't such an unusual name. He was sure there was lots of people called Potter who had a son called Harry.
"Your son is famous prongs, he has books about him ... 7 infect ... wow ... anyway carrying on" Sirius said.
Come to think of it he wasn't even sure his nephew was called Harry. He'd never even seen the boy. It might have been Harvey.
"James if you call your son that and I will kill you" Sirius said
"Don't worry I would never allow him to anyway" Lilly replied and at this everyone laughed.
Or Harold
"What a horrid name" James came out with looking at Lily who smiled up at him.
There was no point in worrying Mrs Dursley she always got upset at any mention of her sister. He didn't blame her – if he'd had a sister like that
"There is nothing wrong with Lily" Remus Sirius, James and Severus shouted at the same time while lily smiled shyly at them all and told Alice to carry on reading the book
But all the same – those people in cloaks. He found it a lot harder to concentrate on drills that afternoon. When he left the building at 5 o clock he was still so worried that he walked into someone outside. "Sorry" he grunted as the tiny man stumbled and nearly fell. It was a few seconds before Mr. Dursley realised that the man was wearing a violet cloak. He didn't seem upset at all at being almost knocked to the ground. On the contrary his face split into a wide grin
"Is he mental? He nearly gets killed by a whale and smiles about it. What a weird dude" Sirius said, shaking his head.
"Would you just shut up so we could read the book" Snape snapped.
"Ooooohh sorry Snivilles"
And he said in a squeaky voice that made passer bys stare " Don't be sorry my dear sir for nothing could upset me today! Rejoice for you-know-who has gone at last even Muggles likes yourself should be celebrating this happy, happy day"
Silence followed then suddenly cheers from everyone except Severus and Regulus who just smiled.
"He's gone" Sirius yelled
"Yes finally he's gone" James yelled at the same time while lily said
"But how though"
"Well he shouldn't really be saying that to Muggles should he" Remus mused then told Alice to carry on reading which she did.
And the old man hugged Mr Dursley around the middle and walked off.
"God a bet he didn't reach his hands together" Sirius laughed and was joined in by Frank and James
Mr Dursley stood rooted to the spot. He had been hugged by a complete stranger. He also thought he had been called a muggle. Whatever that was. He was rattled. He hurried to his car and set off home, hoping he was imaging things, which he had never hoped before because he did not approve of imagination.
"No imagination!" Sirius and James looked appalled.
As he pulled into the drive way of number 4 the 1st thing he saw – and it did not improve his mood – the tabby cat from this morning. It was now sitting on his garden wall. He was sure it was the same one, it had the same markings around his eyes. "Shoo" said Mr Dursley loudly.
"Yeah that's not gonna work with Minnie mate" Said Sirius
"You don't know that's Professor McGonagall Sirius" Lily said
"Yes I do" he replied
That cat didn't move. It just gave him a stern look. Was this normal cat behaviour? Trying to pull himself together he let himself into the house. He was determined not to say anything to his wife. Mrs Dursley had a nice day, a normal day. She told him over dinner all about Mrs next doors problems with her daughter and how Dudley had learnt a new word(Shan't). Mr Dursley tried to act normally. When Dudley had been put to bed, he went into the living room, in time to catch the last report on the evening news. "And finally bird watchers everywhere, have reported that the nations owls have been behaving oddly today. Although owls normally hunt at night and are rarely seen in the daylight there have been hundreds of sightings of these birds flying in every direction sine sunrise. Experts are unable to explain why the owls have suddenly changed their sleeping patterns" the news reader allowed himself a grin. " Most mysterious. And now over to Jim McGufin with the weather. Going to be any more showers of owls tonight Jim?" "Well ted" said the weatherman I don't know about that but its not only the owls that have been acting oddly today. Viewers as far apart as Kent, Yorkshire and Dundee have been phoning in to tell me that instead of the rain that i promised yesterday there have been a downpour of shooting stars perhaps people are celebrating bonfire night early – its not until next week folks but I can promise wet night tonight"
"Well that was strange" Lily mused
"Yeah, how can we be so careless" James said and Remus replied with
"I know you-know-who has gone but we should be more careful with what we are doing or we could be found out and that's not gonna be good is it"
"Well you have to admit it's going to be pretty hard to not celebrate now he's gone but "I agree with you Lupin – weirdly enough for once but I think we should carry on reading" Severus complied
Mr Dursley sat frozen in his armchair. Shooting stars all over Britain? Owls flying by daylight ? Mysterious people in cloaks all over the place? And a whisper a whisper about the potters ... Mrs Dursley came in to the living room carrying 2 cups of tea. It was no good. He'd have to say something to her. He cleared his throat nervously. " Er – petunia dear – you haven't heard anything from your sister lately have you?" as he expected Mrs Dursley looked shocked and angry. After all they normally pretended she didn't have a sister.
Lily looked upset at what Alice had read out so James rubbed her arm soothingly and told her not to worry about it and for Alice to keep reading the book
"No" she said sharply "Why?"
"Funny stuff on the news" Mr Dursley mumbled "Owls ... shooting stars ... and there were a lot of funny looking people in town today"
"So?" snapped Mrs Dursley.
"Well I just thought ... maybe ... it was something to do with ... you know ... her lot"
At this statement James and Sirius growled and James said sharply
"What does he mean her lot anyway?"
"You know wizards and witches James" She replied
He looked at her with shock
"What?"
"You called me James!" She blushed a little and hastily told Alice to read on with the book
Mrs Dursley sipped her tea through pursed lips, Mr Dursley wondered whether he dared tell her he'd heard the name Potter. He decided he didn't dare. Instead he said as casually as he could "Their son – he'd be about Dudley's age now wouldn't he?"
" I suppose so" said Mrs Dursley stiffly " What's his name again? Howard isn't it?"
"Harry. Nasty common name if you ask me"
"Yes because Dudley is sooooo much better than Harry" Alice said sarcastically
"Oh yes" said Mr Dursley his heart sinking horribly "I quite agree" he didn't say another word on the subject as they went upstairs to bed.
"Do you think they're gonna?" Sirius raised his eyebrows and smiled a huge grin.
"Sirius that is absolutely horrible I don't even want to think about it, I mean how can you just imagine them doing that?" Regulus scolded
Everyone shuddered at the image and Alice quickly read on
While Mrs Dursley was in the bathroom, Mr Dursley crept to the bedroom window and peer down. The cat was still there, it was staring down privet drive as though waiting for something. Was he imaging things? Could any of this have anything to do with the potters? If it did ... if it got out that he was related to a pair of – well he didn't think he could bear it.
"It's not that bad" James cried
"James forget it. Tunie was always jealous that I was a witch and not her, wasn't she Sev?" Lily said
" Yeah I still remember the letter" he said with a sheepish grin
"What letter? Remus asked
"No matter just continue reading Prewett?" Severus said.
The Dursley's got into bed.
"Here we go" Sirius laughed
"SIRIUS" everyone shouted and he laughed again and motioned for Alice to continue reading
Mrs Dursley fell asleep quickly but Mr Dursley lay awake turning it all over in his mind. His last comforting thought was that even if the potters were involved there was no reason of them to come near him and Mrs Dursley. The potters knew very well what he and petunia thought about their kind ... he couldn't see how he and petunia could get mixed up in anything that might be going on. He yawned and turned over. It couldn't affect them.
How very wrong he was.
"of course."
Mr Dursley might be drifting off into an uneasy sleep, but the Cat on the wall outside was showing no sign of sleepiness. It was sitting as still as a statue, its eyes fixed unblinkingly on the far corner of privet drive.
"It's definitely Minnie. Get ready to lose some money Prewett" Sirius gloated
"Well we will soon see Sirius"
It didn't so much as quiver when a car door slammed in the next street, nor when 2 owls swooped overhead. In fact it was nearly midnight before the cat moved at all. A man appeared on the corner that the cat was staring at. He appeared so suddenly and quietly you'd have thought he'd just popped out of the ground.
"Apparated" Regulus announced
The Cats tail twitched and its eyes narrowed. Nothing like this man had been seen in privet drive. He was tall, thin and very old, judging by the silver of his hair and beard, which were both long enough to fit in to his belt. He was wearing long robes, a purple cloak which swept the ground and high heeled buckled boots. His blue eyes were light, bright and sparkling behind half moon spectacles. His nose long and crooked as though it had been broken twice. This man's name was Albus Dumbledore.
"Woo! Dumbledore's in the story now" Sirius yelled. Some laughed while Severus and Regulus just shook their heads and stared.
Albus Dumbledore didn't seem to realise that he had just arrived where everything from his name to his boots were unwelcome. He was busy rummaging in his cloak. He did seem to realise he was been watched, as he looked up suddenly at the cat. For some reason the sight of the cat seemed to amuse him. He chuckled and muttered "I should have known". He found what he was looking for in an inside pocket. It seemed to be a silver cigarette lighter. He flicked it open, held it up in the air and clicked it. The nearest street light went out with a little pop.
"I have got to get me one" Sirius muttered
"I was thinking the same thing" James replied
"Don't you two ever shut up" Lily complained
"Sorry Lily-flower it won't happen again"
"Of course it won't" she said sarcastically "And stop calling me lily-lower my name is lily"
"No can do lily flower" she sighed and everyone laughed except Severus who glared.
12 times he did this with the put-outer. If anyone looked out of their window now, even beady eyed Mrs Dursley, they wouldn't be able to see anything that was happening down on the pavement. Dumbledore slipped the put-outer back into his robes and set off down the street to number 4 where he sat on the wall next to the cat. He didn't look at it but after a moment he spoke to it. "Fancy seeing you her professor McGonagall"
"Yes, yes, YES, sorry Prewett you lose now hand the money over" Sirius roared.
Sirius sat down with a smug look and waited for Alice to read on.
He turned to smile at the tabby but it had gone. Instead he was smiling at a rather severe looking woman who was wearing square glasses exactly the shape of the markings the cat had around its eyes. She too was wearing a cloak an emerald one. Her black hair drawn into a tight bun. She looked distinctly ruffled.
"How did you know it was me?" she asked
"My dear professor I've never seen a cat sit so stiffly"
"You'd be too if you'd been sitting on a brick wall all day" said professor McGonagall.
"All day? When you could have been celebrating? I must have passed a dozen feasts and parties on my way here"
She sniffed angrily. "Oh yes everyone's celebrating alright" she said impatiently
"Why she so upset when he is gone? And why has she been waiting there all day why not come like an hour before?" Regulus asked
"Don't know Regulus maybe she didn't know when he was going to come? And we'll probably find out anyway – soon is my guess so come on Alice start reading again" Lily ordered after she answered his question
"Yes miss" she mocked
"You'd think they'd be a bit more careful but no – even the Muggles have noticed something's going on. It was on their news." She jerked her head to the Dursley's dark living room. "I heard it. Flocks o owls ... shooting stars ... well there not completely stupid. They were bound to notice something. Shooting starts down in Kent. I'll bet that was Dedalus Diggle. He never had much sense"
"You can't blame them" he said gently " we've had plenty little to celebrate for 11 years"
"11 years?" Severus blurted out
"Well it will soon be over with" Lily soothed "4 years."
"I know that" she said irritably "But that's no reason to lose our heads, people are being downright careless. Out on the streets in broad daylight. Not even dressed in muggle clothes. Swapping rumours" she drew a sharp breath, sideways glance at Dumbledore as though hoping he was going to tell her something and when he didn't she went on "a fine thing it would be that on the same day as you know who has gone we get found out by the Muggles. I suppose he really has gone Dumbledore?"
"It certainly seems so" he said "we have much to be thankful for would you care for a sherbet lemon?"
"A what ?" James asked
"There a kind of muggle sweet" Lily answered
"A what?"
"A sherbet lemon. There a kind of muggle sweet. I'm rather fond of them."
"No thank you " She said coldly "as I say even if you know who has gone -"
"My dear professor surely a sensible person like yourself can call him by his name? All this you know who business nonsense – for 11 years I have been trying to persuade people to call him by his proper name Voldemort" she flinched but he seemed not to notice. "it's gets all confusing if we say you know who. I have never seen any reason to be frighten to say Voldemort name"
Everyone flinch both times his name was mentioned.
"I know you haven't" she said sounding half-exasperated half-admiring "but your different, everyone know you're the only one you know – oh alright Voldemort was frightened of"
Everyone flinched again(as they will do every time his name is mentioned).
"You flatter me" Dumbledore said calmly "Voldemort has powers I will never have"
"Only because you're too noble to use them"
"it's luck its dark. I haven't blushed this much since madam pomfrey told me she liked my new earmuffs"
"Nice image there like in it" Black joked
"Yeah I can just see the scene playing out now" James mused
"Hurry and read the book" Lily said
Professor McGonagall shot a sharp look at Albus and said " The owls are nothing to the rumours that's flying around. You know what everyone's saying. About why he's disappeared? About what finally stopped him?"
"Finally we get to know and maybe we can do it sooner or something" James said
It seemed that professor McGonagall had reached that point she was most anxious to discuss, the real reason she had been waiting on a cold hard wall all day. As neither a cat nor a woman had pierced Dumbledore with such a piercing stare as she did now. It was clear that was 'everyone' was saying she was not going to believe it until Dumbledore told her it was true. Dumbledore was however was choosing another sherbet lemon and did not answer " what they're saying" she pressed on "is that last night Voldemort turned up in Godrics hollow. He went to find the potters.
"What? Why would he try and find us?" James enquired
"The rumour is that Lily and James Potter are – are –that there –dead"
At this point Alice didn't continue and there was silence and nobody moved until James got up and wrapped his arm around Lily who had silent tears running down her face. Severus didn't look too happy about this but kept quiet. James and Remus swapped seats so James could comfort her properly.
"Lily it's ok" James soothed her "I mean, now we know we can change the future and we won't die"
"Yeah. Carry on Alice please"
"Dumbledore bowed his head. Professor McGonagall gasped. "Lily and James ... I can't believe it ... I didn't want to believe it ... oh Albus"
"At least you know she cares" Remus stated
Dumbledore reached out and patted her on the shoulder. "I know ... I know" he said heavily. Her voice trembled as she went on "That's not all. They're saying they tried to kill the potters son Harry –"
"WHAT he tried to kill my son" Lily and James shouted at the same time
"Calm down remember he said tried that doesn't mean he did" Remus told them
" – but – he couldn't. He couldn't kill that little boy. No one knows why. Or how, but they are saying that when he couldn't kill Harry Potter Voldemort's powers broke – and that's why he's gone"
Dumbledore nodded glumly
"Woo prongs your kids the best – I am godfather right" Sirius said
"Probably pads"
"It's – its true?" she faltered "after all he's done ... all the people he's killed... he couldn't kill a little boy? It's just astounding ... of all the things to stop him ... but how in the name did Harry survive?"
"We can only guess, we may never know"
"Which means he knows" Sirius said
She pulled out her lace handkerchief and dabbed at her eyes beneath her spectacles.
Dumbledore gave a great sniff as he took a golden watch from his pocket and examined it. It was a very odd watch. It had twelve hands but no numbers; instead little planets were moving around the edge. It must have made sense to Dumbledore though, because he put it back in his pocket and said "Hagrid's late. I suppose it was he who told you I'd be here by the way?"
"Ah yes, Hagrid is coming in to the storyline" Sirius Said
"Yes" said McGonagall "And I don't suppose you are going to tell me why you are here of all places?"
"I've come to bring Harry to his aunt and uncle. They're the only family he has left now"
"WHAT! No he can't do that. They will be horrible to him. Petunia hates everything to do with magic" Lily ranted
"Where are you two" James said looking at Remus and Sirius
"I don't know mate"
"There must be a good reason James" Remus said to James looking a little confused.
"You don't mean – you can't mean the people who live here?" cried professor McGonagall jumping to her feet and pointing to number four. "Dumbledore – you can't. I've been watching them all day. You couldn't find two people who are less like us. And they've got this son – I saw him, kicking his mother all the way up the street, screaming for sweets. Harry potter come and live here!"
"At least she knows it's not the right thing to do and she doesn't even know them" Lily cried "that's how bad they are"
"It's the best place for him" said Dumbledore firmly " His aunt and Uncle will be able to explain everything to him when he's older. I've written them a letter"
"Really. A letter?" Said Severus
"A letter?" repeated McGonagall faintly sitting back down on the wall " Really Dumbledore, you think you can explain all this in a letter? These people will never understand him. He'll be famous – a legend – I wouldn't be surprised if today was known as Harry Potter day in the future, there will be books written about Harry, every child in our world will know his name"
"Mint prongs, your son is famous before he is even like two years old"
"Sirius that's not a good thing I mean it is but for something like this I don't know"
"Lily's right I think" Frank said
"Exactly" said Dumbledore looking very seriously over the top of his half-moon glasses. "it would be enough to turn any boys head. Famous before he can walk and talk. Famous for something he won't remember. Can't you see how much better off he'll be growing up away from all of that until he's ready to take it?"
"He is right of course" said Alice
"When isn't he?" Said Regulus
"Yes. I wouldn't want him growing a big head like his father" mocked lily.
"Hey! I do not have a big head"
"Whatever James – hopefully Harry's ego isn't that big"
Professor McGonagall opened her mouth, changed her mind, swallowed and then said " yes – yes, you're right of course. But how is the boy getting here, Dumbledore?" she eyed his cloak suddenly as though she thought he might be hiding Harry underneath it.
"He better not" scolded Lily
"Of course he won't" laughed Remus
Hagrid's bringing him"
"Woo, Hagrid"
"Shut up black and just let me read"
" You think it – wise – to trust Hagrid with something as important as this?"
"I would trust Hagrid with my Life" said Dumbledore
"I'm not saying his heart isn't in the right place" said Professor McGonagall grudgingly "But you can't pretend he's not careless. He does tend to – what's that?"
"What do you mean what's that? I can't hear anything Alice" said Sirius
"Idiot I'm reading from the book"
"Oh" he said embarrassedly
Everyone laughed before she could carry on reading
A low rumbling sound had broken the silence around them. It grew steadily louder as they looked up and down as they looked up and down for some sign of a headlight. It swelled to a roar as they both looked up at the sky – and a huge motorbike fell out of the air and landed on the road in front of them.
"Awesome – I have to have one. It seems so cool" Sirius yelled
"Don't worry padfoot I'll get you one"
"Ah, prongs I knew I loved you" he said with a big grin on his face
If the motorbike was huge then it was nothing to the man sitting astride it.
"Hagrid" roared Sirius
"I love him. He's amazing and so kind" mused Lily
"Yeah I know what you mean" said Alice
He was almost twice as tall as a normal man and at least five times as wide. He looked simply too big to be allowed, and so wild – long tangles of bushy black hair and beard hid most of his face, he had hands the size of dustbin lids and his feet in their leather boots were like baby dolphins. In his vast muscular arms he was holding a bundle of blankets.
"That's Harry then" said Regulus
"Yep. My amazing godson" announced Sirius
"You don't know that padfoot" said James
"Yes." he grinded out
"Carry on Alice before they start arguing about it please"
"Sure thing Lily"
"Hagrid" Dumbledore said sounding relieved "At last. And where did you get the motorbike?" "Borrowed it professor Dumbledore sir" said the giant climbing carefully off the motorbike ad he spoke "young Sirius Black lent it me. I've got him here sir"
"Yes. Yes. Yes. If you really did get me it I love you so much" Sirius screamed.
"You are welcome pads" he replied but in a undertone to Remus he whispered "Get him of me. please"
"No problems were there?" "No sir. House was almost ruined but I got him out all right before the Muggles started swarm in' around. He fell asleep as we were flying over Bristol"
"Aw" Lily and Alice said at the same time
"That's so adorable" said Lily looking at James
Dumbledore and professor McGonagall bent forward over the bundle of blankets. Inside, just visible was a baby boy, fast asleep. Under a tuft of jet black hair –
"That's you that is James" accused Lily
"Hey! What's my fault"
"The hair" she said and they all laughed before Alice continued to read
Over his forehead they could see a curiously shaped cut, like a bolt of lightning. "Is that we're - ?" whispered professor McGonagall. "Yes" said Dumbledore "He'll have that scar for life" "couldn't you do something about it Dumbledore?" "Even if I could I wouldn't. Scars can come in useful. I have one myself above my left knee which is a perfect map of the underground. Well – give him here Hagrid – We'd better get this over with."
Dumbledore took Harry in his arms and turned to the Dursley's house. "Could I – could I say goodbye to him sir?" asked Hagrid. He bent his great, shaggy head over Harry and gave him what must have been a very whiskery kiss. Then, suddenly, Hagrid let out a howl like a wounded dog.
"Hey!" shouted Sirius
"What?" asked Lily, Alice and Frank at the same time.
"oh, nothing ... carry on my gorgeous Alice"
"Shhh!" hissed professor McGonagall "You'll wake the Muggles" "S-s-sorry" sobbed Hagrid, taking out a large spotted handkerchief and burying his face in it. But I c-c-cant stand it - Lily an' James dead - an' poor little Harry off ter live Muggles -" "yes, yes, its all very sad, but get a grip on yourself Hagrid or we'll be found" Professor McGonagall whispered, patting Hagrid gingerly on the elbow as Dumbledore stepped over the low garden wall and walked to the front door. He laid Harry gently on the doorstep, took a letter out of his cloak, tucked it inside Harry's blankets and then came back to the other two. For a full minute the three of them stood there and looked at the little bundle; Hagrid's shoulders shook, professor McGonagall blinked furiously and the twinkling light that usually shone in Dumbledores eyes seemed to have gone out.
"Its all getting weird" said Sirius
"What is?"
"Well Lily-Flower, 1. why wouldn't Harry be staying with me or Remus? 2. the scar and 3. everything like how you're son managed to kill him?"
"Padfoot its because my son is awesome but the rest I have no clue" said James
"Well" said Dumbledore finally "that's that. we've no business staying here. We may as well go and join in the celebrations" "yeah" said Hagrid in a muffled voice "I'd best get this bike away. G'night professor McGonagall - professor Dumbledore sir" Wiping his streaming eyes on his jacket sleeve, Hagrid swung himself on to the motorbike and kicked the engine into life; with a roar it rose into the air and off into the night. "I shall see you soon i expect, professor McGonagall" said Dumbledore nodding to her. Professor McGonagall blew her nose in reply.
"well that's kind of rude" said Lily
"she's upset though Lily" said Severus
Dumbledore turned and walked back down the street. On the corner he stopped and took out the silver put-outer. He clicked it once and 12 balls of light sped back to their street lamps so that Privet Drive glowed suddenly orange and he could make out a tabby cat slinking around the corner at the other end of the street. He could just see the bundle o blankets on the step of number four.
"He left my child on a doorstep on a October night what is her thinking" Yelled Lily
"Don't worry Lily he'll be fine" soothed Frank
"Well for his sake he better be"
"Good luck Harry" he murmured
"good luck with what?" asked Regulus
"don't know" Sirius replied
He turned on his heel and with a swish of his cloak he was gone. A breeze ruffled the neat hedges, which lay silent and tidy under the inky sky. Harry potter rolled over inside his blankets without waking up. One small hand closed on the envelope and he slept on, not knowing he was special, not knowing he was famous, not knowing he would be woken in a few hours' time by Mrs Dursley scream as she opened the front door to put out the milk bottles, nor that he would spend the next few weeks been prodded and pinched by his cousin Dudley ... he couldn't know at this very moment, people meeting up in secret were holding up their glasses and saying in hushed voices: "to Harry Potter – the boy-who-lived".
"there that's the first chapter done" said Alice
"well it was a very confusing first chapter" said Sirius
"Sirius i'm sure they will explain more as the book goes along" said Lily
"who wants to read next" asked Alice
"I will" offered Frank