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The Visit to the Burrow

The next day Harry was awaken by a loud, high pitch screeching in his ear. When Harry got up, he saw a very small owl, no bigger then a bludger, sitting on his lap holding a letter. Harry opened the letter. It was from Ron.

Dear, Harry

I hope your summer is going good. Sorry for not writing to you in a while, but my family and I were wondering if you would like to stay at the Burrow with us for the remainder of summer. We hope you can come and if you can send me an owl by Thursday at latest.

From,

Ron Weasley

Harry was really glad that his friends were writing to him and couldn't what to see Ron again. During breakfast, Harry asked his uncle if he could go to his friends for the rest of the summer. Vernon seemed very happy at the idea and instantly said yes. After Harry was finished eating, he raced upstairs and sent an owl to Ron at once. He was so excited and couldn't what to see the Weasley family again.

Finally Saturday had come. Harry was going to be picked up by the Weasley's any minute. Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon were a little nervous at what these people were going to look like or acted like. On the other hand, Harry was more interested on how they were going to arrive at the house. They couldn't come in the flying car because it was still in the dark forest at Hogwarts and they couldn't us their brooms because muggles would see them. So how could they... but before Harry could think of another thought, the fire place started to rumble. Aunt Petunia and Dudley began to tremble and uncle Vernon was about to yell at Harry when the fire place blow up. The 4 of them saw 3 boys walk through the big hole in the wall. One was tall with a very pointy hat. He had red hair and so did the other 2 boys. Harry recognized the 3 wizards and saw that it was Mr. Weasley and the twins, Fred and George.

"Wow, muggles have very unstable fire places." said Fred.

Harry was very glad to see them. As he looked over he could see that aunt Petunia, uncle Vernon and Dudley were very scared. Harry couldn't help but giggle.

"It's so good to see you Harry! How are you?" asked Mr. Weasley.

"I'm fine." said Harry

His relatives on the other hand, were very nervous and couldn't move.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Aurther Weasley." said Mr. Weasley, putting his hand out to shake uncle Vernon's hand.

Uncle Vernon was very hesitant and it took him a minute to shake Mr. Weasley's hand.

"Well we better get going. George will you get Harry's things please." said Mr. Weasley. "You go first Harry. We'll follow behind. It was nice meeting you all, oh and the fire place will fix itself once we leave."

As the 4 of them stepped into the hole Mr. Weasley yelled out 'the burrow' and they were gone in a blink of an eye. The Dursleys couldn't believe what had happened and then the fireplace repaired itself. It was as good as new. Finally Harry had made it to the Weasley's house. He stepped out of the fireplace and instantly felt a blow to the head. Ron's owl was flying around the house like a lunatic and Harry could just see Ron running after it. He stopped to say hi to Harry and was off again trying to catch his owl. Harry started to laugh.

"Hello Harry dear, how are you." asked Mrs. Weasley

"I'm fine." said Harry

"HARRY." yelled a voice, from the kitchen.

He looked to see that it was Hermione, running up to him. She gave him a very big hug.

"Hi Hermione," said Harry trying not to suffocate in her hair "Have a good summer?"

"It was okay, I guess. How was yours?" asked Hermione.

"Oh it was okay too." said Harry.

After everyone said their hello's to Harry, the 3 friends went up stairs to help Harry unpack his things, until dinner was ready. While Hermione was putting his things away, Harry pulled Ron aside to tell him what Dobby had said to him.

"So he thinks that 'You Now Who' is going to be at Hogwarts and Dumbledore knows?" ask Ron

"That's what it sounded like." replied Harry "I know Dobby can be a little weird at times, but he sounded like he really meant it."

"Meant what?" asked Hermione.

"Oh, Harry was just telling me that Dobby had come to his house, just a week ago, and told him that there will be a very powerful force at school this year." said Ron

"But every year there's always some kind of powerful force at Hogwarts." said Hermione

"That's what I don't understand." replied Harry.

"So I guess we'll have to wait and see." said Ron.

Just as the 3 of them had finished their conversation, they were called down for dinner. As they headed down the stairs Harry, Ron and Hermione could see Mrs. Weasley cooking the food and the twins getting the dishes and setting up some pranks to play on her.

"Boys, Have you seen my wand?" asked Mrs. Weasley.

"Yeah, it's on the kitchen table mum." said Fred trying not to laugh.

As the 3 friends walked into the kitchen, they took some plates to take out side and saw Bill and Mr. Weasley trying to set up the picnic table. while the table was being set up, they all heard a scream coming from the kitchen.

"Mrs. Weasley, are you alright?" asked Hermione ranning into the house.

"How many times do I have to tell you boys...puu... NOT to play pranks while I'm cooking or any other time!" yelled Mrs. Weasley.

Mrs. Weasley looked very angry and had black soot all over her face and confetti all over her head. Harry could see Fred and George laughing over by the kitchen table.

After she got cleaned up, they all sat down to eat. Once dinner was over, Harry, Ron and Hermione played some games and the adults talked. Once it became to dark to see anything they all went to bed. 2 weeks went by very fast for Harry and was excited to go to Diagon Alley to pick up his new school supplies. As Harry, Ron and Hermione got the supplies they needed, they met up with Neville Longbottom and Seamus Finnigan.

"Hello you two. How was your summer?" asked Hermione.

"It was good, thanks for asking." replied Neville.

Once the 5 of them got the rest of their supplies, they headed off to the train station. They were all happy to be going back to Hogwarts.