Chapter 1- Arabella Figg
"HARRY!! WAKE UP!! CHORES ARE WAITING!!" screamed Petunia Dursley. Harry Potter awoke to the shrill of her voice. He dressed in some clothes that weren't Dudley's hand-me-downs. He had a growth spurt that summer. Dudley's clothes were to short. Harry started wearing his robes around the house until Vernon Dursley took him somewhere to buy cheap clothes. They were still too big. Harry went downstairs to breakfast. He wanted to go to The Burrow this summer, but Dumbledore insisted that he stay at the Dursleys for part of the summer. Petunia shoved a mop and bucket into Harry's hand almost immediately.
"Today is Dudley's birthday party, you mop the kitchen, then it's off with you to Mrs. Figg's." Harry scowled at what his aunt said. He began mopping and finished in half an hour. He walked across the street to Mrs. Figg's house. He noticed that there was an unfamiliar car in the drive-way. He knocked on the door and a young woman opened the door.
"Mother you have a visitor" she called from behind her. Mrs. Figg walked into the doorway and smiled.
"Harry, dear, come in. I want you to meet my daughter, Arabella." Mrs. Figg said. Then something rang a bell in Harry's head. He remembered back to the night of the third task of the Triwizardy Tournament. Dumbledore had ordered Sirius to find some people.
"Wasn't one of them Arabella Figg?" Harry thought.
"Harry? Harry Potter?" Arabella said. She looked at his forehead. "Oh my, it is him! Last time I saw you, you were so small! No wonder Dumbledore wanted me to move back here!"
"Your a wizard?" Harry asked. "Your the one Sirius was sent to find!" She nodded.
"Voldemort is going to attack in the Weasley's neighbor hood. That is why Dumbledore wanted you here." Harry became very worried. It must have shown because of what Arabella said next. "Don't worry, Dumbledore put spells around the whole community."
The rest of the day went by fast. Arabella and Harry talked for a long time. He didn't notice it was after dark. Then Arabella said something that made Harry look outside.
"It's a full moon tonight, I hope Remus, and Sirius are alright."
"I have to go home, I think the party is over now." Harry said goodbye to both of the Figg women and crossed the street.
"Harry, where have you been?!" screamed Petunia. "Go outside and clean up after the party!"
It was almost midnight before Harry was given permission to go to bed. Harry went to his room and found 3 owls awaiting inside. One was Pig, one was Hedwig, and the other was a large screech owl.
Ron's letter told Harry about the spells Dumbledore performed, and how they were all hiding. Hedwig brought a letter from Hermione, telling about how her summer was. The screech owl brought a letter from Sirius. Sirius told him that he was staying at Lupin's house. Harry went to bed.
The next morning Harry walked downstairs. Petunia didn't wake him up that morning. The Dursleys were sitting in front of the TV in the kitchen. It was turned to the news. The screen showed a community that was burnt down. Only a few houses were intact. Then Harry recognized where that was.
"That's Ron's house!" he said. Vernon Dursley turned to him.
"Be quiet!" he screamed. The news reporter was talking.
"This whole community was burnt to ashes, except a for few houses. We tried to talk to some of the residents, but no one answered their door bells. Everyone that was killed seemed to die of fright. They were frozen stiff. No doctors seemed to find the reason of the deaths." Dudley then turned the channel to some cartoons. Harry raced upstairs and sent a letter to Ron asking what happened.
That evening Harry received Ron's response. The letter read-
'Harry,
It was so weird. The only houses with wizards inside survived. For some reason, You-Know-Who only attacked muggle houses. We saw the muggle newspaper. We didn't answer the door because we didn't know if it would be one of the Death Eaters. Mum said that you can come here anytime you want. We got a car, so we don't need to burst through your electric fireplace again. Dumbledore said you can come here next week. Can't wait until then. Hermione seems to be having fun. Her parents wouldn't let her go see Viktor Krum over summer. I have to go. Another explosion came from Fred and George's room.
Goodbye, Ron.'
A week later, Harry was standing outside of the house when a red corvette pulled into the driveway. Vernon, and Petunia stood there flabbergasted. Ron, Fred, George, and Mr. Weasley came outside.
"Hey Harry! Look what Fred, and George bought!" Ron said.
"HOW?!" screamed Harry and Vernon.
"Weasley Wizard Wheezes. Mum got a letter from the school last year around the middle of it saying we got more O.W.L.S than she thought." Fred said. "So she let us make more of them."
"Neat, well bye." Harry said. He waved to the Dursleys and hopped into the corvette.
The weeks at The Burrow went by fast. Harry couldn't remember the last time he had a dull moment. Fred and George kept slipping pranks everywhere. When Harry's birthday came, Fred and George had to go to a joke shop to check something. Mr. Weasley and Percy were also away. Hermione came by for the party. To Harry's surprise, Sirius and Lupin also came by. They went to Diagon Alley the day after Harry's birthday. Hermione stayed with them for the rest of the summer.
"HARRY!! WAKE UP!! CHORES ARE WAITING!!" screamed Petunia Dursley. Harry Potter awoke to the shrill of her voice. He dressed in some clothes that weren't Dudley's hand-me-downs. He had a growth spurt that summer. Dudley's clothes were to short. Harry started wearing his robes around the house until Vernon Dursley took him somewhere to buy cheap clothes. They were still too big. Harry went downstairs to breakfast. He wanted to go to The Burrow this summer, but Dumbledore insisted that he stay at the Dursleys for part of the summer. Petunia shoved a mop and bucket into Harry's hand almost immediately.
"Today is Dudley's birthday party, you mop the kitchen, then it's off with you to Mrs. Figg's." Harry scowled at what his aunt said. He began mopping and finished in half an hour. He walked across the street to Mrs. Figg's house. He noticed that there was an unfamiliar car in the drive-way. He knocked on the door and a young woman opened the door.
"Mother you have a visitor" she called from behind her. Mrs. Figg walked into the doorway and smiled.
"Harry, dear, come in. I want you to meet my daughter, Arabella." Mrs. Figg said. Then something rang a bell in Harry's head. He remembered back to the night of the third task of the Triwizardy Tournament. Dumbledore had ordered Sirius to find some people.
"Wasn't one of them Arabella Figg?" Harry thought.
"Harry? Harry Potter?" Arabella said. She looked at his forehead. "Oh my, it is him! Last time I saw you, you were so small! No wonder Dumbledore wanted me to move back here!"
"Your a wizard?" Harry asked. "Your the one Sirius was sent to find!" She nodded.
"Voldemort is going to attack in the Weasley's neighbor hood. That is why Dumbledore wanted you here." Harry became very worried. It must have shown because of what Arabella said next. "Don't worry, Dumbledore put spells around the whole community."
The rest of the day went by fast. Arabella and Harry talked for a long time. He didn't notice it was after dark. Then Arabella said something that made Harry look outside.
"It's a full moon tonight, I hope Remus, and Sirius are alright."
"I have to go home, I think the party is over now." Harry said goodbye to both of the Figg women and crossed the street.
"Harry, where have you been?!" screamed Petunia. "Go outside and clean up after the party!"
It was almost midnight before Harry was given permission to go to bed. Harry went to his room and found 3 owls awaiting inside. One was Pig, one was Hedwig, and the other was a large screech owl.
Ron's letter told Harry about the spells Dumbledore performed, and how they were all hiding. Hedwig brought a letter from Hermione, telling about how her summer was. The screech owl brought a letter from Sirius. Sirius told him that he was staying at Lupin's house. Harry went to bed.
The next morning Harry walked downstairs. Petunia didn't wake him up that morning. The Dursleys were sitting in front of the TV in the kitchen. It was turned to the news. The screen showed a community that was burnt down. Only a few houses were intact. Then Harry recognized where that was.
"That's Ron's house!" he said. Vernon Dursley turned to him.
"Be quiet!" he screamed. The news reporter was talking.
"This whole community was burnt to ashes, except a for few houses. We tried to talk to some of the residents, but no one answered their door bells. Everyone that was killed seemed to die of fright. They were frozen stiff. No doctors seemed to find the reason of the deaths." Dudley then turned the channel to some cartoons. Harry raced upstairs and sent a letter to Ron asking what happened.
That evening Harry received Ron's response. The letter read-
'Harry,
It was so weird. The only houses with wizards inside survived. For some reason, You-Know-Who only attacked muggle houses. We saw the muggle newspaper. We didn't answer the door because we didn't know if it would be one of the Death Eaters. Mum said that you can come here anytime you want. We got a car, so we don't need to burst through your electric fireplace again. Dumbledore said you can come here next week. Can't wait until then. Hermione seems to be having fun. Her parents wouldn't let her go see Viktor Krum over summer. I have to go. Another explosion came from Fred and George's room.
Goodbye, Ron.'
A week later, Harry was standing outside of the house when a red corvette pulled into the driveway. Vernon, and Petunia stood there flabbergasted. Ron, Fred, George, and Mr. Weasley came outside.
"Hey Harry! Look what Fred, and George bought!" Ron said.
"HOW?!" screamed Harry and Vernon.
"Weasley Wizard Wheezes. Mum got a letter from the school last year around the middle of it saying we got more O.W.L.S than she thought." Fred said. "So she let us make more of them."
"Neat, well bye." Harry said. He waved to the Dursleys and hopped into the corvette.
The weeks at The Burrow went by fast. Harry couldn't remember the last time he had a dull moment. Fred and George kept slipping pranks everywhere. When Harry's birthday came, Fred and George had to go to a joke shop to check something. Mr. Weasley and Percy were also away. Hermione came by for the party. To Harry's surprise, Sirius and Lupin also came by. They went to Diagon Alley the day after Harry's birthday. Hermione stayed with them for the rest of the summer.
