Part One, The Foreign Exchange Student

It was about to be Harry, Ron, and Hermione's 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but it was Harry's worst summer yet. He couldn't wait until the begging of August when he'd spend the rest of the holidays at Ron's house. The Dursleys barely talked to him as it is, but they hardly mentioned him. Pretty much, Harry just spent all of the month of July in his room doing his homework. He knew that if the Dursleys interfered, he just had to write to his godfather, Sirius Black. Who, at the time was at Harry's 3rd year Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Reamus Lupin. The biggest surprise of the summer was when Ron had sent him an owl saying that his dad found out that the school would start an exchange system with magical students from all over the world. Harry was worried for a minute, thinking that he might be transferred to Canada or Norway, but as he read on in Ron's letter he found out that Seamus Finnegan, their fellow 6th year, would go to Japan in exchange for a boy named Sinya. How Ron's father knew this was beyond Harry, but maybe, because he works at the Ministry of Magic, he heard it through the grapevine. Harry found out from Hermione that the Japanese school was called Lianova, and it was in the foothills of Mt. Fuji.

Ron had also told Harry that his brothers, Fred and George, would open their joke shop on August 11th. Everybody, except Mrs. Weasly, would be there. She couldn't make it because she didn't want to see her boys make fools of themselves.

It was Harry's birthday, and, of course, the Dursleys didn't get him anything, and the Weaslys would give him his present when he arrived at The Burrow, as would Hermione. Earlier that day he received two packages, one from Hagrid and the other from Sirius. Hagrid sent hi a bag of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, and Sirius sent a book called The Newest Curses by: Sam Takamuku. It had a picture of samurai knight on the cover. He started to flip through as he bit down on an every flavor bean and immediately spit it out into his hand a chucked it into his trash can, "Bleck, pea. I thought it'd be watermelon" he said, "Better write a thank you note to Sirius" and started to write.

Dear Sirius,

I got your package today, the book looks really interesting. I'll be at the Weasly's house the rest of the summer if you need to reach me. I took your advice and told Cho that I really liked her, and guess what, she likes me too. Well, that's pretty much it

From:

Harry Potter

He attached the letter to Hedwig and she flew out the window. Harry watched her soar off into the distance. He had survived the summer, pretty much, thinking about his girlfriend, Cho Chang. Harry had never felt so close to someone in all his life. All he had were admirers such as Ron's little sister, Ginny. She liked him for Harry Potter the human, not Harry Potter the boy who foiled Lord Voldermort on multiple occasions, but, as she said, it was an added plus

Later that night, Hedwig came back with a letter from Hogwarts and it read

Dear Mr. Potter,

Please note that the new school year will begin on September 1st. The Hogwarts Express will leave from King's Cross station, platform 9 ¾, at 11:00

Also, as captain of your house Quidditch team, you will need special supplies listed below along with your books.

Harry read his list of books and Quidditch supplies

Standard Book of Spells, Grade Six by: Miranda Goshawk

An Advanced Guide to Transfiguration

An Advanced History of Magic by: Balinda Bagshot

The Newest Curses by: Sam Takamuku

One set of magic chalk

One pointer

One magically magnified whistle

Harry thought it was strange that Sirius had sent him a book that was required, Harry figured that he had just sent it for information, but before he could think about this any more, his uncle Vernon's voice came booming up the stairs at him, "Hey! Boy! Your weirdo friends are here to pick you up, get your stuff ready, smart-like, I don't want those people in my house!"

Harry almost yelled out, he was so happy, he quickly packed all of his books and valued possessions in to his trunk and wrote a letter to Cho, telling her where he'd be and drug his trunk down the stairs. He said good-bye to Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia, and Dudley before he rushed outside holding Hedwig's empty cage. Once he managed to get his trunk out of the door, he saw Mr. Weasly and Ron waiting for him.

"Harry!" yelled Ron coming over to help him heave his trunk into the taxicab, "Great to see you"

"You too" said Harry

"'Lo Harry" said Mr. Weasly as they climbed into the cab, "How've you been?"

"Oh, okay" Harry said as the cab driver started the ignition, "If it weren't for home work and writing letters to Cho, I'd go crazy"

Ron rolled his eyes as Mr. Weasly asked, "Who's Cho?"

Ron answered for Harry. "His girlfriend. Honestly Harry, I didn't think you'd go girl crazy on me"

"At least I won't be one of the four boys in the 6th year that doesn't have a girl"

"Who are the other three?"

"Neville, Crabbe, and Goyle" Harry winced as Ron slapped upside the head, "Maybe you and Hermione could get together, You already act like you're married" he ducked as Ron tried to slap him again

"He makes a good point," said Mr. Weasly, "People are going to make fun of you because you don't have a girlfriend"

"Dad" moaned Ron, "Please"

Harry changed the subject, "I can't wait 'til Fred and George open their joke shop"

"It's not gonna be just them, ya know" said Ron still sulking after the last conversation, "Lee Jordan's in on it too"

"I can imagine," said Harry, "Everything one does, the others do the same"

Harry and Ron talked about Quidditch the rest of the way until they got to the Burrow. Then Harry had to help Mr. Weasly pay the cab driver and lugged his trunk out of the cab.

"Once you get in" said Ron, "I'll have to introduce you to Sinya"

"That's the foreign exchange student, right?"

"Yup, that's him. He's all up to meet you for some reason or another"

"How's Ginny"

"Not good. She's doesn't want to speak to either of us because I told her about you and Cho"

"Some girls just don't know when to give up"

"Here comes Sinya"

"Greetings" said Sinya, a short boy with black hair and the same color eyes, "You must be Harry Potter" he said bowing, "My father and yourself have many things in common"

"What d'you mean by that?"

"Come, let's go to Ron's room to discuss this further"

"Okay"