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WARNING: RATING SUBJECT TO CHANGE


Harry Potter and the Return of the Riders

It was a gloomy train ride home for Harry. He and his friends, Hermione, Ron, and Ginny sat in a compartment in the train staring out at the rain saying nothing to each other. They were all mulling over the death of the late Albus Dumbledore, the greatest wizard known to the wizarding world. The ride seemed to take forever for the 4 friends. Harry was torn about his actions earlier that day, but he knew it was for the best. He did not want Ginny to get hurt so he broke up with her. Ginny was thinking about why Harry had broken up with her. She knew that he didn't want her to get hurt, but she still wanted him, and she knew he still wanted her.

When they arrived at platform 9 ¾, they said goodbye to each other an Mrs. Weasley picked up Ron and Ginny while Hermione was pick up by her parents. The Dursleys picked up Harry with reluctance and said that he could only stay until his birthday and then he had to leave. They drove back to Surrey and Harry just sat in the back of the car oblivious to his surroundings. Only his aunt and uncle picked him up because Dudley was hanging out with his friends.


At Number 4 Privet Drive, he was left in the driveway by himself to pick is things out of the trunk. He dragged his things upstairs and put them in front of his bed in his small excuse of a room. He jumped onto his small bed and started thinking about the past week and what had happened. He had let Albus die without avenging his death, he almost let his friends die, and he had broken up with his now ex-girlfriend.

"Why am I so stupid? I shouldn't have let those things happen." he yelled. With that he fell asleep.


Draco Malfoy stood along side Severus Snape in front of his master, Lord Voldemort. He was cowering in the presence of such a powerful person, if you could call him a person. He had completed his task with the help of one of his former teachers and now friend.

"You have failed Draco. And Severus, you disobeyed my orders. You were not supposed to help Draco in his mission. He was supposed to do it alone. You shall pay for your treachery to me and you, Draco, swore you would do your mission without any help. You shall die for breaking the oath you had made to me." Voldemort took out his wand. "AVADA KEDAVRE!" With a green flash, Draco fell to the ground lifeless. The Dark Lord move his wand over to face Snape. "CRUCIO!" Snape yelled, screeching and writhing in pain because of the curse.

"Let that be a warning to the ret of you. Never defy me or you will suffer." He took the crucio off Snape after 5 minutes of the great pain. "Never defy me again Snape, never again."


Harry Potter woke up with a start, his scar hurting very badly. He had seen what Voldemort had done to Draco and Snape. He could not help but feel bad for them. He looked over at his clock. It read 5:30 A.M. "Looks like that all the sleep I'm getting tonight." He walked over to his small desk by the window. "I need to get this out of the way right now." He picked up a spare quill and a scrap piece of parchment. He started his letter to Ginny.

Dear Ginny,
I'm very sorry for my actions over the last week of school. I know that you love me, and I love you too. I just couldn't let you die at the hands of Voldemort. As much as it pains me too, I think we should not get back together until you either finish school or I get much stronger in the magical arts. I hope you understand where I'm coming from and think that it's a good idea for us to wait 'til one of those things comes to pass. Again I'm very sorry for having to break up with you. I just cant let Voldemort target you to be his next victim cause then if you died I would have nothing to live for.
Love,
Harry

He reread the letter a few times and decided it was good. He wrote brief letters of thanks to Ron and Hermione and wished them good luck on their relationship over the summer.

"Hedwig. Come here, girl. Can you take these letters to Ron, Hermione, and Ginny." Hedwig stick out her talon so that Harry could tie the letters onto her leg.

As Hedwig left, Harry said, "Be safe, Hedwig." He watched her fly away until she was a spot in the sky. At that moment Harry saw an owl quickly flying to where he was sitting. It dropped a letter into his outstretched hand and flew away. Harry saw the Hogwarts insignia on the back.

Dear Harry,
Due to certain circumstances, the school board has decided to close the school for this year to put up added wards and other enchantments and protections onto the school and grounds. The board has decided to reopen the school next semester in January, permitting the wards are up in time. The train will leave on December 31 at 10 o'clock in the morning if the school's wards are put up in time. Please be aware that you will be able to take your Apparition test starting on July 31.

Sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall

Headmistress of Hogwarts School or Witchcraft and Wizardry

P.S. I'm very sorry that Professor Dumbledore died. You need not mourn long. He wants you to finish your job you two talked about.

"This is a load of bullshit. No school to go to. No where to live in a month. No girlfriend"


Ginny awoke when she heard a sharp rap on her window at the Burrow. She got up hurriedly and opened the window. She jumped startled when she saw Hedwig pop through.

"What are you doing here? Do you have a letter for me?" Hedwig stuck her leg out and Ginny took off the letter and started reading it. By the end she was crying.

"Why cant we still be together? You're strong enough to keep me safe." She started to write a letter back to Harry when the Daily Prophet came. She read the headlines and let out a blood curdling scream, waking up all the occupants of the house, and then fainted. All the Weasley bunch gathered in her room to see what her problem was and they saw the Prophet clutched in her hand. Ron picked up the paper and looked at it and paled almost immediately.

Harry Potter Dead

According to anonymous reports, Harry Potter, the 'Chosen One', has died in his house in Surrey. He supposedly died at 6 o'clock this morning at his desk while reading a letter from Hogwarts. The murderer, the sources say it was the Dark Lord but it is not known for sure, put a sword through the back of an un-expecting Harry Potter. The Dark Mark is in the air above his house. And doctors for St. Mungo's Hospital are doing an autopsy of his body now…

None of the Weasley's could read any more. Mrs. Weasley had already also fainted, and the rest of them looked perilously close to fainting. At that moment Minerva McGonagall chose that second took Apparate into the Burrow.

"This is horrible news," she said. "but I'm afraid the reports are true. They are holding him a private funeral later today. You all are one of the few invited to attend, but be aware that if you go, you will become overly emotional and it may be bad."

"Thank you for the warning Minerva," Mr. Weasley said.


Lord Voldemort was very happy. Tonight he had killed his worst enemy; or so he thought.


Harry awoke on a pile of hay on a dirt floor.

"Nice sleeping quarters for the dead," he said to himself.

"You're not dead, Harry. You have been teleported to another dimension away from harm, though we had to leave an illusion at your home. I have all your stuff here."

Harry got up and saw a hooded figure sitting in a chair behind him. "Who are you and what do you want with me?" Harry demanded pulling out his wand. "Answer me."

"Hey, it's not my fault that you were being attacked just as I was getting you. I'm the last good person of the ancient clan of Riders. Soon to be 2nd to last of an ancient race of good Riders hopefully. There are 2 other Riders; one you know as Voldemort, and the resurrected Rider known as Galbatorix. We are in a city called Ellesmera in the forest of Du Weldenvarden, where the fair people, also known as elves, live. You have been given the chance for this egg to hatch for you." The man hands a green, smooth looking stone to Harry. "If it hatches, it is impediment that you touch the animal inside with your left hand, since you're right handed. Also, you need to feed it right away if it hatches."

Harry put the egg right next to where he would sleep.


The whole Weasley family, Remus Lupin, Tonks, Fleur Delacour, Rufus Scrimgeour, and most the Hogwarts staff were the only people at the funeral. It was a very emotional occasion. All the attendees were crying when they passed Harry before his coffin was shut.
They left an hour after his funeral was over leaving a bunch of flowers by his coffin and said a few departing words.


At 3 o'clock in the morning, Harry heard some screeching right next to his ears. He rolled to see what was all the racket, but then he realized that there was nothing that could be making noise other than..

The egg… the egg's doing something, Harry thought to himself. Then the egg got a crack in it. It opened and out came a………