A/N: this chatper contains information about the belief in Wiccan magic as well as references to the television show Charmed. Please note any references to Charmed will make some sense even if you do not watch the show or haven't watched the show. Any questions e-mail me at leo(underscore)james(underscore)rp (at) yahoo (dot) com or PM me!

The fading night soon turned to light Harry was up before dawn running around the city in his new shorts and tank, and a pair of athletic running shoes. He personally felt bad for Moody, who was sent to tail him today, Harry managed to keep his laugh away at the clunk-thud he heard with Moody's running behind him. Harry returned home to see Hedwig sitting on his windowsill a fresh letter in her beak.

Harry,

Dumbledore told us not to right, It's me and Ginny writing at the moment, Ron was all 'We can't break the rules' odd of him eh? Anyway, Gin is going to be spending the summer at my family home in Italy, along with Luna, Seamus and Neville and you're invited, ask your relatives, and owl back the answer immediately, if you can come mom and dad will pick you up around three tomorrow after work. Hope to see you soon.

All our love,

Hermione Jane and Ginerva (yea she just hit me) Michelle

P.S. seeing we're going out of country Tonks and Fred are being sent with us, George and Ron are going on vacation with the Weasley's too Romania to visit Charlie.

Harry frowned lightly at the part where Ron was reluctant to break rules and smiled lightly at the fact that Luna, Hermione, Neville, Seamus, and Ginny would want him to spend his summer with them. Harry grinned, "Tonks has to know about this already." Harry grabbed an old piece of notebook paper from his bag and wrote in blue pen.

Hermione and Ginny,

Can't wait to see you, the relatives are leaving for their own vacation tonight, except Dudley he's going to be staying at Malcolm's house. If Luna, Seamus, or Neville are there this part is for them as well. I have something very important to tell the lot of you, if you can prove yourselves, you'll see what I mean! See you tomorrow afternoon.

H.J.

"Here you go girl," Harry whispered allowing the owl to take paper in her beak and fly off to Hermione's, he grinned as the snowy white owl flew out of sight. Harry clucked his tongue happily and picked up a book for light reading. "This ought to be interesting," Harry whispered reading the title Witches in the muggle perspective By: Pratibha Olofsson. Harry thumbed his way to the table of contents and read the chapter titles, and then thumbing open to the chapter titled Wiccan Beliefs.

I Magic

II Wiccan Beliefs

III Paganism

IV Amulets and Talismans

V Esbat and Sabbat

VI Spells

VII Witchcraft

VII Setting up your own altar

IX About the author

Males and females who follow the religion of Wicca are known as witches. Wicca is a nature-based religion based on pre-Christian beliefs that honors the earth as sacred and sees deity as both male and female, God and Goddess. Wicca was founded by Gerald Gardner in the 1950's. A Pentacle is a five pointed star in a circle, while a Pentagram is a five pointed star alone. Although sometimes thought to be a Satanic symbol, this is simply not true. The point of the Pentacle and Pentagram is always oriented upward, while the symbol often related to Satanism is an upside-down star. Historically, the Catholic Church used to label every practice which smacked of magic as Satanism or Black Magic. The Wiccans believe in Polytheism, which is the worship or belief in multiple gods or deities. The word is Greek in origin and literally means "many gods". Another symbol of the Wiccans is the Triquetra Witchcraft The art of performing rituals, casting spells and doing other magical work. Often part of various Pagan beliefs, it is not a particular belief or religion in itself. Witchcraft does not involve the summoning of demons or worshiping Satan.

Throughout the rest of the chapter and the others Harry read about the belief muggles and wizards alike believed in the Wicca religion. "Interesting?" a nasally female voice said from the door, Harry looked up to see his aunt, Petunia standing in the door.

"Kind of," he answered with a shrug wondering what in the blazes the woman could possibly want.

"May I come in?" she asked shifting from foot to foot uncomfortably.

"Do I have a choice?" Harry asked with a raise of his eyebrow.

"No…not really," his aunt answered snappishly.

"Then by all means, come in," Harry said setting his book down after sticking a piece of paper in his book and closing it with a quick snap. He allowed his aunt to sit on his bed and stood on the other side of the room.

"Harry," she whispered so lightly Harry was sure he hadn't heard it at all, "I have some things for you…from your mother, I inherited them, but one…is a letter to you, on the envelope it says for me to give it to you when you're sixteen…yesterday you turned sixteen," she said.

"Glad you noticed," Harry said bitterly earning a sigh from his aunt.

"Here," she said handing him the paper she was holding tightly in her fist, "and the attic…has a large trunk with a piece of tape on the top…I wrote your name on it," she said turning to leave.

"Wait," Harry said as she reached the doorway.

"What is it?" she asked a tinge of hurt in her voice.

"I just want to know…why you didn't just treat me the same as you did Dudley?" he asked letting his own hurt show through.

"I would try to pin this on Vernon normally…but the fault is all mine…I was too lost in your eyes Harry…they're your mother's eyes. Every time I looked at you…I felt the same hate I had with Lily…I was jealous Harry, so I started studying Witchcraft on my own, it didn't last long…Lily was Wiccan as well…I passed it off as a phase," she whispered, "but the hate for Lily remained…I'm sorry," she whispered before turning and walking briskly out of the room before Harry could stop her. Harry sighed and made his way to the attic for some research. Upon reaching the attic he stopped seeing an emerald green trunk in the center of the room, a white piece of masking tape with his name written in small script on it.

"Here goes nothing," he whispered placing his hand on the top, a warm breeze passed through the room and an eerie green glow followed, a loud click was heard and the trunk's top opened on its own. Harry first decided to read the letter from his mother.

Dearest Harry,

It is I your mother, Lillian Penelope Evans-Halliwell-Potter, in case you didn't know already you have relatives other than my sister and her son and husband, they're the Hallowell's and my first cousin's, making them your second cousin's. Don't worry too much about them, they'll show up if necessary, Notice I didn't change my last name either, I did quick to escape from the Evans name, but changed it back when I found my Aunt, Patty Halliwell and her mother Penelope Halliwell, they're a different type of magic practitioners, they are Wiccan. Many things will change after you read this letter Harry, even if I am alive you will have to meet your cousin's at least once, and my aunt if she's alive, my cousins will teach you the Wiccan way which I believe will help you in your quest to destroy the dark lord. The day you turn seventeen you will travel to San Francisco in the United States to meet them don't worry they'll be expecting you. This letter arrived a year in advance for a reason, please know that before the Dark Lord showed up at our house your father and I found something very unnerving about the Weasley's and Dumbledore, please be aware of his manipulations and their blind devotion.

Much Love,

Mom

P.S. There's a note in the trunk explaining everything about the craft before you visit your cousins.

Harry reached into the trunk and first found a set of plain white candles with a note attached. Everlasting ritual candles. Harry smiled lightly and pulled out a very old and heavy book with Triquetra engraved in the front, the leather cover of the book was a deep green color and covered with a layer of solid dust. Attached to the book was a simple note. Book of Shadows. Harry dug through the trunk and found quite a few numbers of interesting items including several pendants, one a carved silver Triquetra symbol on a silver chain, a golden dragon claw on a chain, and an amethyst gem on a separate chain connected to the bag of three pendants was another note. The Triquetra symbolizes power, the dragon claw health and the amethyst peace and spiritual healing, wear them well.

Harry finished emptying the trunk and was surrounded by several items, the book, ritual candles, the three pendants, a bag of ritual gemstones, and a cedar box with things labeled as hearts, feet, and other random body parts of animals, and an assortment of other Wiccan tools, mostly to build his own altar.

In his altar building 'kit' his mother included an Athame (a double sided, ritual knife; often black handled) these knives have many purposes, but never used to cut. A bowl of and a bag of salt, representing the earth's element, Incense representing the air element two candles representing the God and Goddess, a bowl and a container of water to put in it representing the water element, a bell to describe sections of the ritual, a pentacle, a goblet used for drinking and in many rituals. A cauldron, for herb mixing, a wand (which he later found out was his mothers, four candles to place in four places at the outside of the altar, and the directions to set up his own altar with these items.

When Harry finished looking through the trunk and putting the items back and carried the trunk to his room it was already half way through the night, the clock blazed in bright red numbers, 3:49 a.m. Harry yawned and stashed the new trunk inside of his new trunk after shrinking it vowing that tomorrow he would read the rest of that Witch book and maybe set up his altar before Hermione's parents showed up.

a/n: Hope this chapter was good! All reviews are welcomed and much appreciated.