Sitting in his room at 4 Privet Drive Harry Potter looked out the window at the strange sight coming toward him. He didn't really find it strange seeing a half dozen owls flying towards his window, but his muggle neighbors might. He opened the window and stepped aside letting them soar in one by one, recognizing the last two. One was his snowy owl Hedwig, the other was his best friend Ron's owl Pigwidgeon. All the owls had letters attached to their legs, and once Harry untied them, the four owls he didn't know turned and flew away.
The first letter he saw had the Hogwarts crest upon it, so he picked that one up first. Inside were the usual items; A ticket for the Hogwarts express for September 1st, and the list of all the school books he would need for the following year. He put those aside and turned to the next letter. Harry knew who it was from before he opened it because of the handwriting on the front.
Harry-
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! How's your summer going? If the Dursley's aren't treatin' ya right you let me know and I'll take care of 'em. See ya soon!
-Hagrid
Harry had to laugh. The last time Hagrid "took care" of the Dursley's, Dudley ended up with a pig's tail. Harry still laughed when he thought about it. With four letters left to read Harry picked one up. Again he knew who it was from before he opened it.
Harry-
First off, happy birthday! How's you holiday so far? Mine's been good. I've done all of my homework already, and some of those essays were really difficult! I'll take a guess and say you haven't started yours. Well next week when I see you and Ron I'll help you both, because I'm sure he hasn't done any of his homework yet either. I hope your aunt and uncle are treating you well. Well, see you tomorrow.
Love from,
Hermione
Finally it was only a day away! Harry had been waiting for over a month to leave the Dursley's and go to the Burrow. He had been invited to come right after school finished, but Dumbledore said he had to come here first. He thought everyone had forgotten about him until Ron sent him a letter saying they would be coming to get him soon. He couldn't have had anything better to look forward to. Smiling, he turned once more to he remaining letters. The next one that caught his eye was the one with Ron's writing on it.
Harry-
Happy birthday mate! How's the holiday going for you? Well however it's going dad's coming to get you tomorrow. He wants me to tell you to be ready by lunch time. See you tomorrow!
-Ron
Harry was already packed and ready to go. He had packed a week ago when he got Ron's first letter, and had repacked almost everyday since. Harry told the Dursley's and they decided they would conveniently be out of the house when Mr. Weasley came. The next letter was from Lupin saying the same as the others. Happy birthday, how's the holiday, how are you being treated, see you soon. After he read Lupin's letter he put it with the others and looked at the last one. He didn't recognize the handwriting on this one, so he opened it curiously. It was short, but for some reason, this one became his favorite. He wasn't sure what made it happen, but he would find himself reading and rereading this letter over the next few weeks.
Harry-
Happy birthday.
Love,
Ginny
Ginny was Ron's little sister. Harry had known her since his second year when he saved her from the basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets. After all the summers he had spent at The Burrow, they had become friends. They laughed at Ron when he made a fool of himself, and when Fred and George tested their joke shop ideas on him. Harry didn't know why every time he read "love, Ginny" his heart did back flips. But he knew what he was feeling couldn't be good. Harry couldn't have feelings for Ginny because she was Ron's sister, and Ron was his best friend. He could just see Ron's face when he told him he fancied Ginny. Well he couldn't picture his face. He could, however, picture Ron's fist coming into contact with his head. His friendship with Ron was to important to him to let his feelings mess it up. "No." he told himself, "you can't have feelings for Ginny." He put it in the back of his mind so he wouldn't have to think about it, but that's all he did.
With Ginny running through his mind all day no matter what he did, he decided to go to sleep. He dreamed of being with Ginny, and Ron being happy for them. Then he dreamed of being cursed by Ron as he walked in on Harry and Ginny doing something you shouldn't be doing with your best friends sister. His dreams varied back and forth between Ron being happy for them, and Ron cursing Harry into oblivion. After about a dozen different dreams, Harry decided to get out of bed. He looked at the clock on his bedside table and saw it was 7:30; Mr. Weasley would be here in about five hours. Rather than go back to dealing with the dreams, Harry got up and got ready. By the time he was done the clock read 8:30. There was nothing to do now except wait for Mr. Weasley's arrival.