Hey guys, I haven't written a HP fic before, only SOR ones so I don't know how this will be, but please check it out and review along the way. This fic is the equivalent to the 7th book, or at least some of it - enjoy xx

Harry Potter

The Finding

Chapter 1 – Night-time thoughts

It was that time of year again. The time of year that Harry Potter unwillingly spent hot summers with his aunt and uncle, and lets not forget his cousin, Dudley.

Harry was having one of his uncommon sleepless nights. He was sat at the window of his room staring down onto Privet Drive. Hedwig was out delivering a letter to Ron and Hermione. Harry wished she'd hurry back; she was what kept him sane in this place. Well, this is the last time, Harry thought to himself.

Since Dumbledore's death, the wizarding world had gone into some sort of mass upheaval. There was nowhere anyone felt safe anymore. Everyone was constantly on edge, and there were more deaths than ever before. Of course the muggle world had no clue about what was going on. How Harry wished more than ever, that he were not himself. He'd been trapped ever since he was one year old. What kind of life had he leaded since then? He'd made friends he could rely on, yes, but he'd also tried to be killed several times, and lost two of the closest people to him, other than his parents. He hated being himself, and now he had to go after the person that had caused his life to become such a mess.

Harry tore his eyes away from the window and looked down at the Daily Prophet he had in his hand. He sighed as he read the headline of the article on the front page.

Harry Potter: The Chosen One

The wizarding community is now fully aware that Mr Harry Potter is 'The Chosen One.' Every eye is upon Mr Potter, waiting with baited breath as to what his next move shall be. The Ministry of Magic declares that they are behind Potter in ever step he takes towards defeating He Who Must Not Be Named…

The article continues on for several pages in this manner, and is accompanied by a picture of Harry and Rufus Scrimgeour in conversation at Dumbledore's funeral.

Harry remembered the conversation distinctly, Scrimgeour was asking him yet again, whether he would be the Ministry's new poster boy. Harry had refused point blank for the second time, and Scrimgeour had left looking rather taken aback, but never the less, very angry. This was something that Harry was at least slightly pleased about. He hated the way the Ministry had started sucking up to him ever since they found out Harry was telling the truth. They were useless. Well, Scrimgeour at least seemed a little more on task than Fudge ever did, he'd give him that.

Harry folded the paper over and dropped it onto the floor. He glanced back out of the window and saw the familiar silhouette of a large barn owl, heading his way. He could see Ron and Hermione had written back quickly to his letter, as Hedwig was carrying some envelopes. As Hedwig got closer, Harry could see a third envelope. Who else was writing to him? He undid the latch on the window and pushed it open as this thought past through his mind.

Hedwig fluttered in through the window and landed neatly on Harry's lap. Harry shut the window, then turned to Hedwig. She hooted loudly at him as he stroked her feathers. His eyes then moved down to the letters attached to her legs. He untied all three. Lifting his hand back up, she gave him a small nip on the forefinger before fluttering over to her cage for a snooze.

Harry glanced at all three envelopes. One had the familiar scrawl of Ron's writing on the front, and another had the neat swirling writing of Hermione's. The third however, Harry did not recognise. His eyes flickered n a small black mark in the top right hand corner. He pulled the letter into the pool of moonlight on the windowsill to take a closer look.

There, inky black and familiar as ever, was the Hogwart's Crest.

End Chapter

Ok, so there's chapter one, hope you enjoyed it, please review it's much appreciated. By the way, for any of you that don't know, my previous pen name was MetallicaMad, as you can see it's changed now. So if anyone has read my SOR fics then it's me again! Catch you guys xxx