Harry Potter was a highly unusual boy in many ways. As a matter of fact, he was not normal as it possibly could be. He hated summer holidays for one thing and he also happened to be a wizard. And, hewas the boy who had made Lord Voldmort disappear.
At the age of one, Harry had somehow survived a curse from the greatest dark sorcerer of all time-Lord Voldmort, whose name most witches and wizards are feared to speak. Harry's parents Lily and James Potter had died in his attack, but Harry had escaped with nothing but a lightning scar, and somehow-nobody knows why Voldmort's power had been destroyed the instant he failed to kill Harry. Harry is famous from that very moment.
However, ever since he turned eleven and started attending Hogwarts, it seemed that every year e had some sort of encounter with Lord Voldmort, or his remains, so to speak. Until, in Harry's fifth year, he had managed to turn the Triwizard Cup into a portkey and that is when Lord Voldemort regained his full powers and Harry Potter had once again escaped death. But it's all over now. It's summer holidays and Harry is back at the Dursleys being treated like a dog that had just rolled in something smelly. The Dursleys are his only living relatives.
Today was Harry's birthday that the Dursleys completely ignored, but every year his best friends Ron and Hermione would like to send him a birthday card and a birthday present. He looked out of the window to the sky, it was midnight and he was able to see six birds coming towards number four, Private Drive from the moon. Harry quickly run to the window and opened it. And surely, they are carrying Harry's birthday card greetings. He untied Errol's package. Inside were a letter and a newspaper cutting. The cutting is clearly come out from the 'Daily Prophet', because those people in the black and white picture were moving.
Azkaban's big difference
Cornelius Fudge, the Ministry of Magic, had removed the Dementers from Azkaban yesterday.
"We beg the magical community to remain calm," said terrified Fudge, "we did it for the best, you know." Meanwhile, Mr. Fudge will control the Dementers use the Imperius Curse. Mr. Fudge will use one hundred people in Azkaban to look after the prisoners instead of Dementers.
These Dementers will only appear on the magical land for safety of these muggles, Mr. Fudge want to warn people not to walk too close to the Dementers just incase of real problems.
Harry remembered too well when he saw Mr. Fudge, and the argument. He picked up Ron's letter and unfolded it; it was a hasty scribbled note:
Dear Harry:
Happy Birthday!
I do hope the you are all right with the muggles and I will say no more here, I'll send you another letter soon enough. You and I are invited to Hermione's house, so how about it? I 'm a bit of nervous. As if, Ha! Don't let the muggles let you down!
RonHarry laughed a little, but he was a bit startled that Hermione is going to invite him and Ron to her house. After all, she didn't mention a word about it when they said good-bye to each other at the station. But after he finished laughing, Harry began to feel a little nervous too. Anyway, it's a girl's house, not a boy's plus he don't know whether they like plain wizard or not, Hermione was of the muggle lineage. There was a huge fruitcake tied to Errol's leg, it taste very good. Then he picked up his own owl, Hedwig, there was a package tied to it and a card and a letter. Hedwig looked very proud of herself. These are from Hermione.
Dear Harry,
Happy Birthday!
I do hope you are all right.
I bought your present from Diagon Alley last time Mrs. Wesley got there.
I'm going to invite you, Ginny, Ron, Fred, Geroge and Mrs. Wesley and Mr. Wesley over to my house this summer, I will write toyour uncleto askhis permission firstly of-course. And then we will go and get our school stuff in Dagon Alley, O.K.? If the muggles says yes, sent your answer back pronto, if they say no, sent Hedwig's answer back pronto. Mr. Wesley, Fred, Ron Ginny and Geroge will get to your house by Floo Powder. You will move in next Monday!
Hope you are all right with the muggles!
Love From,
Hermione
Harry simply sat there, stunned. He would be of-course love to be in a muggle-witch's house. But he doesn't understand what made Hermione think to invite him and especially some of the Wesley over. After all, they usually speant summer at the Burrow. Decide not to worry about it, he unwrapped her present, it was a sleek brown leather case and gold word stamped acosse it "Restriction Potion Kit"
Dear Harry,
I bought this in the Restriction Store of Madame Walky's, special note from Dumbledore so that I can buy it. Don't waste the potion, because Professor Dumbledore reckons you might find this useful in next year.
Love From,
Hermione
Harry looked into the kit; there are Polyjuice Potion, Controlling Potion, and Energy Potion… Harry looked happily at his two presents, cake, letter and birthday cards. There was a letter, a card, and a present from Hagrid left. Harry took out Hagrid's letter, smooth it out and read:
Dear Harry,
Happy Birthday!
Thought you might find this useful next year. Tell you when I saw you.
Don't let the muggles let you down!
Hagrid
Harry look down at Hagrid's present, it was a book. Harry hope it was not another "Monster Book" sin he had got it from Hagrid on his second year. And the answer is NO, the book's name is called "The book of Invisibility''. After about five seconds, the book, however, vanished. And Harry had to stroke the cover to see it, 'it must be a special book.' Harry thought. But still, he put it on his bedside table beside his other presents. Now there was two letters left, one from Hogwarts as usual, it seemed and one from ---The Order? It surely wasn't normal for The Order to Address him before the school year started? Harry opened the envelope with thousands of questions.
Dear Harry Potter,
Even though you will not be coming back to Hogwarts to study, we, that is, members of the order must implore you to come to Hogwarts to prepare for what you may want to do.
We know that in the end, the decision is yours, however, we are simply looking out for your best interest.
Sincerely,
Order of the Phoenix
Harry stared at the pieces of parchment. He suddenly had a very funny feeling about it, is this why Hermione wants to invite him to her house? So she can convince him to come back to Hogwarts? After all, her and Ron are bothin the Order.Deciding that he'd worry about it tomorrow or the next day behind it, he opened his last letter, which, however, were clearly from Hogworts. However, it did not contain the usual booklist for seventh-years.
It, in fact, contained is schedule. Not just a normal schedule, mind you. It seemed like is Harry Potter returned to Hogwarts, almost his every awaking momment would be filled with tutoring from the various professors. 'We know that in te end, the decisions is yours'. His indeed. It seemed to Harry that his life this year was already mapped out for him. Feeling a tiny spurt of anger in him, he read the list.
And came to the biggest shock so far.
Gasp What could it be?
On the piece of parchment, below Wednesday, 1:00 pm, said, in tiny print, Professor Snape.
A/N Did you like it? I originally wrote this even before the fourth book came out, so I had to revise quite a bit. Such as killing off sirius and dumbledore etc. sniff so sad.
So..Please reviewas this is my first ever story. So.just.review. Press that little button. ;)
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