Harry's POV
I stared at the clock, 4 minutes till he was finally of age. I'd be moving into the Black House with Ron and Hermione. Professor Mcgonagall had told him the other day that Dumbledore had left a will. I was going to the meeting tomorrow, my birthday. 2 minutes left… I checked around me, making sure everything was packed. Ron and Hermione would be meeting me at the Black House. 1 minute left… I picked up my trunk and made my way downstairs, my wand in hand. I went into the kitchen and left the note I had written when I was bored yesterday. It read:
Aunt and Uncle Dursley,
I'm officially of age and I have moved out. If you ever need to contact me in case of emergency go up to my room and grab the old boot in the corner. It will transport you to where I will be living. Do not touch the boot before hand. Good-bye.
Harry
10 seconds left…I walked to the door. 5 seconds left…I took out my invisibility cloak and put it on. 12:00am. Finally, I'm a free man! I shrank my trunk and put it in my pocket. I opened the door and an owl flew in. It dropped a letter at my feet and flew away. I bent down and opened the letter. It's from the Ministry of Magic. I could taste a foul taste in my mouth at the thought of them. I quickly scanned the letter. It was the basic of age letter. It basically said, you're of age and can use magic outside of school but be careful of muggles. I exited the house and walked to the sidewalk. When I reached the sidewalk I stopped and turned around to stare at the house. Part of him told him it would be better if he stayed, they need his protection but the other part said who cares? They never treated you like family. I whispered softly "Protegean" and with a flick of my wand a white light flowed from my wand and surrounded the house for a quick second before it disappeared. I sighed with relief, at least they'll have some protection now that I've gone. I turned back around and signaled down the Knight Bus. I cast a quick look at the normal house behind me before I boarded the bus.
As I sat on the bus I remembered last year. Bloody hell I'm gonna miss school, I thought. Abruptly an image of Ginny appeared in my head. I was shocked to find the monster in me was gone. It seems I don't think of Ginny that way anymore. I looked at the blood red sky and my thoughts turned to Hedwig. I had sent her with a letter to Ron an hour before I had left. I was pulled out of my thoughts as Stan shouted "Grimmauld Place!"