Letters To Harry

by Labony

When Lily and James Potter realised that their only son was to be attacked and chosen by Voldemort, the young couple set about writing letters to their son to read on important events of his life. Years later, Harry finds letters addressed to him with different events marked on each envelope. Minor swearing.

2. Chapter 2

Chapter 2:

Harry sat there on the floor of his godfathers room sobbing at the letter in his hand. It really was his mother and father writing to him, wishing him luck. They couldn't have known what he went through at Hogwarts but he wouldn't have had it any other way.

He carefully tucked the parchment back into the envelope and sealed it the best he could and put it to one side. The envelope beside it had his mothers curved handwriting on the front which said 'To Harry on his OWLs'. Turning the envelope in his hand he was greeted to the Potter family seal set in red wax. Bracing himself for the tears, he peeled the envelope open and began reading.

'My brilliant boy'

Harry smiled at the first three words that Lily had wrote. He couldn't help but wonder if she knew about the ordeals he had gone through by the time his OWLs were done. He carried on reading nonetheless.

'I have no shadow of a doubt that you haven't passed your exams. Even at a young age you were clever, you took your dad by surprise. I remember your first words: Paddy. We couldn't tell if you were trying to say Daddy or Padfoot. It got very confusing to say the least.'

A smile spread across Harry's face. Even at a young age he often needed a male figure and now he had to be the male figure for James, Albus, Lily and even Teddy. He looked around the room and spotted a picture of his father, his godfather, Remus and even Peter all smiling in their robes. They must have been fifteen, like the age his mother was writing about. His smiled a little more before returning back to the letter.

'Anyway, back to your OWLs. If you have an ounce of your father in you I know you'll have got in to some sort of trouble.'

He thought back, she was right. By then he had defeated Voldemort at least 3 times, discovered his godfather was imprisoned for a crime he hadn't committed and found out the real reason for his parents murder. He had gotten into trouble, lots of it.

'No matter what you got, whether its an O or a T we love you. I know you'll have worked hard and that's all we can ask for. Well done sweetheart.

Lots of love,
Mum x'

Harry finished reading and gently folded the parchment up and placed it back in the envelope. The Potter family crest stared back at him in the red wax it was set in. He imagined his mother setting the seal with tears leaking from her almond shaped, emerald eyes as his matching pair did exactly the same.