A/N: Okay, here's a fanfic that hopefully you will all like. It's my
version of Harry Potter's sixth year. Yeah, I know it's been done like a
million times, but please read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Disclaimer: I do not own anything that has to do with Harry Potter. The only thing I own is the plot. Everything else belongs to one of the best authors of the world: J.K. Rowling.
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It was midnight on July 31, a day like any other day. Everything appeared calm on the warm street in Surrey. Street lamps were glowing their soft pale yellow glow, houses were gradually getting dark due to tiredness, and an occasional car drove swiftly down the street. It was just and ordinary night.
For most people, that is. One boy who had turned 16 just moments before was up opening letters from his friends that had indeed not come from the mail man but from living, breathing owls that varied in colors.
Currently, the boy was giving a small smile as he read the first letter he had received that night, which was from a certain smart, bushy- haired friend of his.
*Dear Harry, (the letter read)
Happy Birthday! Wow, are you sixteen already? Anyways, I got your present when we were visiting Niagara Falls in Canada. I learned so much from their! There is actually a small group of people that live their that are dedicated to the welfare of half breeds, muggleborns, and magical creatures- including house elves! I bought your present right from the leader of the group, Yelawan. He was really nice and of course knew about you. Hope you like the gift!
Did you get you O.W.L. results back yet? I did, all Os! Hope you get great results. Ron's in a bad mood because he got all As for everything except DADA and Divination where he got an E in DADA and a D is Divination. Poor Ron, I thought he could do better than that!
Will you be in Diagon Ally anytime soon? If you are, please respond and tell me when so we can get together with Ron and go.
Until then and best wishes,
Hermione Granger*
Harry smiled. Just like Hermione to get all Os on her exams and do go to a historical place for vacation.
Harry carefully opened the present that was attached with the letter and was surprised to find a stone about the size of his hand with a note and small book attached to it. He read the note first, which seemed to be written by Yelawan:
*This is a Phoenix Stone. If stone is kept with somebody at all times, it will bring him good luck in the face of danger.*
Harry finished reading the note and took a look at the book, which ended up being a book that held every spell, potion, charm, jinx, and magical item. The introduction stated that when you picked up the book, it would instantly open to the page with the information it.
"Wow," Harry whispered to himself. "And it's so small, too."
The next owl was the small owl he recognized to Ron's. It held a letter and a small package. Like always, Harry read the letter first.
*Dear Harry,
Happy Birthday! Are the Dursley's treating you like crap? If they are, I'm sorry to say you can't come over here to the Burrow. Wish you could though. The only company I have here with me is Percy's (Yeah, he finally apologized. Stupid Git) because Bill and Charlie are obviously at work along with dad, Ginny's staying with Luna for the summer, the twins are renting an apartment over their shop in Diagon Ally, and mom's staying at Grimmauld Place to cook.
Anyways, how did you do with your O.W.Ls? I did awful. I bet Hermione told you already what I got. Bet's she's told you her results too.
I got the idea for your birthday present from Fred a couple of months before. Enjoy!
Hope I will see you in Diagon Ally and if not, I'll see you in September.
Your friend,
Ron*
Harry went to open the package where he found a clear plastic box with little holes that seemed to hold some sort of small animal. He looked closer and found it to be a miniature tree baby duck. A note was attached to the box that read:
*Harry, this is a Duckylitte. It's basically the wizard version of a baby chick. Her name is Ducky.*
Harry snorted at the name. Through the holes in the box, 'Ducky' heard him. She looked up and peered into his emerald green eyes.
Hello," Harry mumbled at the duck, even though he knew she couldn't hear him. "I'm Harry."
The duck finally looked down so he turned to the next owl that had a Hogwarts seal on it. It was a lot thicker than usual.
"Guess my exam results are in," Harry muttered as he opened the letter franticly.
*Dear Mr. Potter,
We are pleased to announce that your O.W.L. results are in and are attached to the letter. Once reading them, please make a decision on what courses you will wish to take for the following school year. Hopefully you'll be able to continue working to the career you wish.
Sincerely,
Minerva McGonnagall, Deputy Headmistress.*
Harry nervously gripped the paper under the letter as he read his results:
*Charms: O
Transfiguration: O
Herbology: E
Astronomy: E
Care of Magical Creatures: O
Potions: O
Divination: E
Defense Against the Dark Arts: O+
Number of OWLs received: 9 (+=Extra OWL)
Possible Amount You Can Receive: 8*
Harry gaped at his results. 9 OWLs!!!!!! And how the heck did he get a passing grade in Divination?
Happily, Harry grabbed the rest of the contents out of the envelope to reveal three badges and two more letters; one that explained about the badges and the other to tell him the basic information about his sixth year at Hogwarts, including a sign up sheet for classes.
Harry looked at the badge. The first one was a Prefect Badge. How could that be? Weren't their only two? He read the letter, though, and found out there was going to be an extra one for each house.
The second badge ended up being a Quidditch Captain's badge.
"Wow," Harry said for the second time that night. HE, Harry Potter, was Quidditch Captain of the Gryffindor House team!
The third badge was the most peculiar, it was a bright gold badge with thin, curly bluish silver handwriting that said: Junior Member of the Order of the Phoenix.
The letter that came with this badge stated that he was the first member out of three that had been asked to join the Junior Order of Phoenix, which was a smaller order for people ages 13-17 where a little less than normal information would be given out about Voldemort. So far, the other two members were Hermione and Ron, who were being given the badges and letters within the next month.
"This has been a great birthday," Harry said to himself with pride as he put all of the letter, badges, and birthday presents on his desk for now and slipped into his bed
There was one thing missing though: Sirius Black. There would be no more letters to him, no more talking to him, no more anything about him because he was gone for good. All because of Harry.
Harry blinked back tears as he though about his godfather. He would not cry when the Dursley's were so close. Actually, he didn't want to cry at all.
As Harry slowly drifted off to sleep, he had this weird dream. He was walking through Hogwarts when he suddenly bumped into Hermione. Hermione was holding a billion books like usual, but she also had a combination of hope and sadness on her face. Then, Dumbledore walked up to the two friends and asked them to come to his office. They did so, and soon found themselves in the familiar room. Though, something was different. Dumbledore had just said something to this owl statue on the banister, which moved aside to reveal a passage way. They walked through it and found themselves in a room full of swirls of mist, a dragon, and two animals. Harry was just about to touch one of the unicorns, when everything vanished and he found himself in his room at the Dursley's.
That was an interesting dream," Harry mumbled.
Little did he know that it was anything but a dream and that a lot more interesting things were going to happen in the next year.
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A/N: Whatcha think? Do you like this beginning. Please review and tell me so and if you do, I'll promise to update ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks!:)
Disclaimer: I do not own anything that has to do with Harry Potter. The only thing I own is the plot. Everything else belongs to one of the best authors of the world: J.K. Rowling.
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It was midnight on July 31, a day like any other day. Everything appeared calm on the warm street in Surrey. Street lamps were glowing their soft pale yellow glow, houses were gradually getting dark due to tiredness, and an occasional car drove swiftly down the street. It was just and ordinary night.
For most people, that is. One boy who had turned 16 just moments before was up opening letters from his friends that had indeed not come from the mail man but from living, breathing owls that varied in colors.
Currently, the boy was giving a small smile as he read the first letter he had received that night, which was from a certain smart, bushy- haired friend of his.
*Dear Harry, (the letter read)
Happy Birthday! Wow, are you sixteen already? Anyways, I got your present when we were visiting Niagara Falls in Canada. I learned so much from their! There is actually a small group of people that live their that are dedicated to the welfare of half breeds, muggleborns, and magical creatures- including house elves! I bought your present right from the leader of the group, Yelawan. He was really nice and of course knew about you. Hope you like the gift!
Did you get you O.W.L. results back yet? I did, all Os! Hope you get great results. Ron's in a bad mood because he got all As for everything except DADA and Divination where he got an E in DADA and a D is Divination. Poor Ron, I thought he could do better than that!
Will you be in Diagon Ally anytime soon? If you are, please respond and tell me when so we can get together with Ron and go.
Until then and best wishes,
Hermione Granger*
Harry smiled. Just like Hermione to get all Os on her exams and do go to a historical place for vacation.
Harry carefully opened the present that was attached with the letter and was surprised to find a stone about the size of his hand with a note and small book attached to it. He read the note first, which seemed to be written by Yelawan:
*This is a Phoenix Stone. If stone is kept with somebody at all times, it will bring him good luck in the face of danger.*
Harry finished reading the note and took a look at the book, which ended up being a book that held every spell, potion, charm, jinx, and magical item. The introduction stated that when you picked up the book, it would instantly open to the page with the information it.
"Wow," Harry whispered to himself. "And it's so small, too."
The next owl was the small owl he recognized to Ron's. It held a letter and a small package. Like always, Harry read the letter first.
*Dear Harry,
Happy Birthday! Are the Dursley's treating you like crap? If they are, I'm sorry to say you can't come over here to the Burrow. Wish you could though. The only company I have here with me is Percy's (Yeah, he finally apologized. Stupid Git) because Bill and Charlie are obviously at work along with dad, Ginny's staying with Luna for the summer, the twins are renting an apartment over their shop in Diagon Ally, and mom's staying at Grimmauld Place to cook.
Anyways, how did you do with your O.W.Ls? I did awful. I bet Hermione told you already what I got. Bet's she's told you her results too.
I got the idea for your birthday present from Fred a couple of months before. Enjoy!
Hope I will see you in Diagon Ally and if not, I'll see you in September.
Your friend,
Ron*
Harry went to open the package where he found a clear plastic box with little holes that seemed to hold some sort of small animal. He looked closer and found it to be a miniature tree baby duck. A note was attached to the box that read:
*Harry, this is a Duckylitte. It's basically the wizard version of a baby chick. Her name is Ducky.*
Harry snorted at the name. Through the holes in the box, 'Ducky' heard him. She looked up and peered into his emerald green eyes.
Hello," Harry mumbled at the duck, even though he knew she couldn't hear him. "I'm Harry."
The duck finally looked down so he turned to the next owl that had a Hogwarts seal on it. It was a lot thicker than usual.
"Guess my exam results are in," Harry muttered as he opened the letter franticly.
*Dear Mr. Potter,
We are pleased to announce that your O.W.L. results are in and are attached to the letter. Once reading them, please make a decision on what courses you will wish to take for the following school year. Hopefully you'll be able to continue working to the career you wish.
Sincerely,
Minerva McGonnagall, Deputy Headmistress.*
Harry nervously gripped the paper under the letter as he read his results:
*Charms: O
Transfiguration: O
Herbology: E
Astronomy: E
Care of Magical Creatures: O
Potions: O
Divination: E
Defense Against the Dark Arts: O+
Number of OWLs received: 9 (+=Extra OWL)
Possible Amount You Can Receive: 8*
Harry gaped at his results. 9 OWLs!!!!!! And how the heck did he get a passing grade in Divination?
Happily, Harry grabbed the rest of the contents out of the envelope to reveal three badges and two more letters; one that explained about the badges and the other to tell him the basic information about his sixth year at Hogwarts, including a sign up sheet for classes.
Harry looked at the badge. The first one was a Prefect Badge. How could that be? Weren't their only two? He read the letter, though, and found out there was going to be an extra one for each house.
The second badge ended up being a Quidditch Captain's badge.
"Wow," Harry said for the second time that night. HE, Harry Potter, was Quidditch Captain of the Gryffindor House team!
The third badge was the most peculiar, it was a bright gold badge with thin, curly bluish silver handwriting that said: Junior Member of the Order of the Phoenix.
The letter that came with this badge stated that he was the first member out of three that had been asked to join the Junior Order of Phoenix, which was a smaller order for people ages 13-17 where a little less than normal information would be given out about Voldemort. So far, the other two members were Hermione and Ron, who were being given the badges and letters within the next month.
"This has been a great birthday," Harry said to himself with pride as he put all of the letter, badges, and birthday presents on his desk for now and slipped into his bed
There was one thing missing though: Sirius Black. There would be no more letters to him, no more talking to him, no more anything about him because he was gone for good. All because of Harry.
Harry blinked back tears as he though about his godfather. He would not cry when the Dursley's were so close. Actually, he didn't want to cry at all.
As Harry slowly drifted off to sleep, he had this weird dream. He was walking through Hogwarts when he suddenly bumped into Hermione. Hermione was holding a billion books like usual, but she also had a combination of hope and sadness on her face. Then, Dumbledore walked up to the two friends and asked them to come to his office. They did so, and soon found themselves in the familiar room. Though, something was different. Dumbledore had just said something to this owl statue on the banister, which moved aside to reveal a passage way. They walked through it and found themselves in a room full of swirls of mist, a dragon, and two animals. Harry was just about to touch one of the unicorns, when everything vanished and he found himself in his room at the Dursley's.
That was an interesting dream," Harry mumbled.
Little did he know that it was anything but a dream and that a lot more interesting things were going to happen in the next year.
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A/N: Whatcha think? Do you like this beginning. Please review and tell me so and if you do, I'll promise to update ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks!:)