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He was going to make them all see that he was not as naive as they thought. Harry had seen how they were looking at him either with jealousy, pity, or something in between. He had enough! As Dumbledore was not going to help him, he was going to go away to train. Why he wouldn't, Harry did not know. If asked, Dumbledore would properly say that it was because he wanted Harry to have some childhood (not that Harry had had much of that with the Dursleys which Dumbledore already knew).

What with the wards over the house, he didn't trust Dumbledore anymore. Especially not with what had happened to Cedric. So he decided he was going to train… somewhere. Where? He did not know yet but he was leaving in two days.

He was sending Hedwig with a letter for Ron explaining as to why he was leaving. Hedwig was to deliver the letter and then leave, so he had some form of communication. Timing the delivery was important though: they could not get the letter just as he was leaving. It would make it harder for him to get away if they got it to soon, so he had to find somewhere for her to stay till, at the wary least, a week after he left. First, though, he had to get the spells lifted from his wand and have a spell put on Hedwig so no one could put tracking spells on her. It would not do to have someone see her and put some spell on her. Most of the magical world knew he had a snowy owl… so he would also have to put some kind of protection or disguising charm on her.

One month later

Potter was gone and no one knew where he was. He had been gone for almost a month and it was a mess at headquarters what with everyone trying to find him. The only clue they had was the letter the Weasley boy had gotten. It had been two weeks since it was delivered and all there was written on the note was

Hey everyone

Don't worry about me, I'm fine. I've gone training as I can't get the proper training at Hogwarts, and Dumbledore is unlikely going to help me. Not only that, but Hogwarts is not safe. There was the stone and Quirrell, then there was Tom Marvolo Riddle and the basilisk were I would have died had it not been for Fawkes, and Ginny almost lost her life, and then there was the dementors, where I almost lost my life again, and then there was the Triwizard Tournament, and lets not forget the Quidditch World Cup! Of course, that's not your mistake.

But none the less, I almost lost my life there as well. Then there is the Tournaments where I should not have competed at all. Granted, the dragon got loss and even if it had not gotten loss, it would still have been dangerous.

And the lake? I'm not going to bother telling you about that as I'm sure you know what could happen if you lost you're breath down there. Then the maze; not only was Krum under the imperio curse and attacked Delacour, lets not forget all the other dangers in there! Finally, there was the portkey. But you all know what happened with that. So, as you can see, it's not safe there at all, so I'm leaving. By the time you get this, I will already be gone so don't bother try find me.

Not yours,

Harry Potter

Ps Do try to keep this quiet, it would not do to have Voldemort find out.

It gave no clue as to where Potter was, but he was right; it was not safe for him at Hogwarts, nor would he be getting any training. Upon reading Potter's letter, most Order members had realized what was said was true so they were not trying very hard to find the boy.

Harry had been gone for a good month now and he was heading towards Denmark, as no one would think he would go there. Luckily, he found a ship in need of a cook, and as he had always had to cooked at the Dursleys, he was a good cook. He just had to prove his worth for the captain then he got the job. He had been delayed in leaving because he had some things to get done first which had taken some time, but now he was on the way.

It had been a long week what with Harry being gone and everyone trying to find him. It was not fair that he got all the attention, not with how spoiled he already was. Ron did not care if they never found Harry again; the only reason he had befriended him in the first place was because he was told to do so by Dumbledore and if he become one of his close friends, then Dumbledore would pay for his whole education. Therefore, he had befriended Harry Potter.

He knew that Hermione had been approached by Dumbledore also. He just didn't know what she got out of it and he really did not care.

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