Harry sat back in his chair thinking over the last year and the first month of summer. So much had
happened. His godfather almost died (a/n: the fifth book happen, but at the last minute Sirius was
rescued so he didn't die.), he found out that he had an aunt. That was the most baffling news. During
his fifth year there was an exchange student by the name of Octavia Roarke, or Rory, as she was
most commonly known. Even though she was the same year as them, she had become good friends
with Ginny which in turn meant that she had become good friends with the Golden Trio. However at
the end of the school year he had found out that she was in fact Roarke Octavia Potter, his father's
younger sister. She was a auror, who used a very complex disguising charm to make her appear to
be a student so that she could be near him and protect him. It was even more of a shock to find out
that she and his godfather were in love. They had not planned on getting married until Sirius had been
proven innocent, however after the Department of Mysteries fiasco, they decided that life is too
short to wait for the Ministry to quit being dense and see the truth. So, a couple of weeks later, they
got married with only himself, Dumbledore, Remus and the Weasleys as witnesses, and they were
currently on their honeymoon. While Harry was happy for them he still missed them and hadn't
talked to them in forever and with Voldemort being on the loose he was a little worried. His scar had
been twinging lately, but he had not had any more visions.
It was July 30th with about another minute until his birthday when a cadre of owls showed up. The
first was Hedwig with Hermione's present that was surprise, surprise, a book. The book had spells
on defense and the note attached said:
Dear Harry,
How are your relatives treating you? If your cousin is still on his diet, just write and we'll send you food. Hope you like the present, I found it in an obscure books shop in a village and thought that you might find it useful for the DA next year, which I hope you continue next year. Have you heard? This year there were a record number of Os on the OWLs, just about everyone in the DA got an O, the ones that didn't have OWLs or NEWTs all passed their exams.
Well I hope you have a great summer, see you in a couple of weeks.
Love,
Hermione
Harry leafed through the book and found a couple of interesting curses and hexes he wouldn't mind
trying out later. He then looked at the little ball of fluff zooming around the room. He caught Pig and
relieved him of his package before Pig flew out of the room. He opened the package and saw some
pies and cakes from Mrs. Weasley as well as some chocolate frogs and Bertie Botts Every Flavored
Beans from Ron. He also saw a small rectangle box that was roughly the size of a walnut. Putting the
food in the loose floor board so the Dursleys wouldn't find it, he turned to Ron's letter.
Dear Harry,
How's it going mate? Hope the muggles are treating you alright. We are trying to get Dumbledore to let you come to the place we were staying at last year, but for some reason he says that there is some sort of protection or what not while you are there. Mum has yelled at him saying that if they starve you to death then it isn't much protection. Well we will keep trying on our end and don't let the muggles get you down. Also the small box is a present from the entire order. If you push the button it will enlarge to a several compartment truck, you push the button again and it reshrinks itself. Well have a great day see you later.
Love,
Ron
Next came the School owl, who left as soon as Harry had taken the letter.
Dear Mr. Potter,
I am pleased to inform you of your OWLs. Each subject is one "O" level. If you pass (grade D or above) then you have one "O" level. (AN: taken from the Harry Potter Lexicon website) Transfiguration- O
Defense Against the Dark Arts- O
History of Magic- A
Astronomy- O
Potions- O
Divination- T
Charms- O
You have a total of seven OWLs and are in the top ten of your school, and received the highest grade in Defense the school has every seen shattering the record previously made by the headmaster himself, Albus Dumbledore. Congratulations again Mr. Potter.
An extra OWL was rewarded for going above and beyond what was expected.
Due to unforseen circumstances we have taken the results before the interruption.
Yours Sincerely,
Griselda Marchbanks
Wizarding Examinations Authority
Ministry of Magic
Harry just looked at his results with numb shock. Not only did he do extremely well he even beat
Dumbledore's score in DADA. And he managed to get an O in potions. Harry just shook his head
and barely glanced at the second part of the letter which told him when he would need to make the
train and what books he would need when a large black raven swooped through his window.Harry
glanced warily at the bird having a bad feeling. The raven glared at Harry before releasing the letter
onto Harry's bed. Being unburdened from the letter the raven flew back out the window. Before
Harry could even think about what to do about the letter it magically opened and the familiar cold
voice emitted from it not as loud as a howler, but low and menacing.
Potter,
Whether or not you have realized it I have you precious godfather and aunt.
Harry's eyes widened in surprise, he was about to rush off when all of a sudden he realized that it
might be another trick like last month during his exam.
You probably do not believe me right now but let me offer you proof, I caught the newly weds while they were on their little honeymoon. I also have presented you with your godfather's wedding band if you want to save your godfather you will touch the ring which I have transformed into a portkey. I will await your arrival.
Harry stepped forward to gaze at the wedding ring. All hopes that it was another trick was wiped
away when he saw the ring. He saw the unique designs that decorated Sirius's ring and could make
out the inscription they had put on the inside of the ring. There was no way Voldemort could have
faked it. Making up his mind Harry unshrank the trunk transferring all of his things into it, reshrunk it,
grabbed his wand, and then with a deep breath he grabbed the portkey. He felt the familiar tug
behind the navel. He fell to the ground and was standing up when he heard the familiar voice say,
"Well Potter it is very good to see you again."
