Chapter 2

The next day Harry came to Isis' house.

"Morning Harry, ready?"

"Yup"

"Do you have your wand?"

"I can't do magic outside of school" he said pulling it out.

Isis just stared, "Really?"

"Yup"

"Can I see your wand?"

"Sure," he said handing her the wand.

She took it and looked at it, spun it, and fittled with it, "an easy fix just a tweak," she walked over to a box and searched through it. She went through three boxes. "Ah ha," she exclaimed and pulled out a book, "we're going to remove the tracers from your wand so you can do magic out of school."

"Ok," he said uncertainly and handed her his wand.

She put the tip of her wand against the tip of his and said, "aufero vestigium (remove tracers)." The wand's glowed a bright green color then dimmed out. "Ok now that should work," she said, "I could teach you stuff too. How old are you?"

"Fifteen. Sixteen next week. How old are you?"

"Sixteen. Seventeen October thirty-first."

"You can do magic?"

"Yup. Do you want to learn? I can teach you apparating, animegus, wandless, wordless, and other stuff. We should get you in shape too. We can go running every morning."

"Ok"

"Great but first let's get this place livable."

At the end of the day everything was sorted into each room and they were finishing dinner.

"Do you have the letters for your friends?"

"Yup," he said handing six letters to Isis.

"I'll send them tonight."

"Thanks," he said.

"No prob," she said, "see you tomorrow."

Harry walked home, hoping to avoid Vernon. No such luck.

"Where have you been boy," Vernon snarled.

"Miss Dark asked for some help," he said.

"She ought to pay you then you can pay for your keep."

"Yes uncle Vernon," he said going to his room. Harry tried to practice his occlumency but as always nothing really happened.

Isis took her falcon out. "All right Sky you need to find the Borrow, Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, and Remus Lupin. All right?" The black bird bobbed its head, took the letters in her beak and flew out and open window.

At dawn Sky arrived at the Burrow. She went through the kitchen window and waited on the back of the chair at the head of the table. Sky looked around the room just taking in her surroundings she bobbed her head at Errol when he hooted at her. Molly came down the stairs a while later and stared at the bird.

"Hello there," Molly said, "Do you have letters for us?" 'Odd bird for a delivery, wonder who they're from'

Sky looked at her and dropped the letters picked up three and left out the window.

"That's an odd bird, didn't even stay for a treat. Who are they for?" she said to no one.

They were for Ron, Hermione and Ginny. "It looks like Harry's writing," she thought, "They'll be happy."

Everyone came down to breakfast a while later. When the three came down molly gave them their letters. After breakfast they went sown to the pond in back of the house.

They opened their letters.

Hermione,

How are you? I hope you are feeling better. I'm sorry I dragged you into that mess and you got hurt. I have all my homework done, just so you know. There really is nothing to do now. We got new neighbors. They're a bit off though. They moved from America. One is a woman named Rosaline Dark and her second cousin Isis Black. I hope you can forgive me for last year, especially the end of it. For getting you hurt and snapping at every one.

Harry

Ron,

Hey mate. Hope you're feeling better. I'm sorry you got hurt when I dragged you to the Ministry. Have you finished your homework yet, I have, and now I'm board. How are the Cannon's doing? We got new neighbors. Rose Dark and Isis Black. Isis is pretty and a little off she calls it eccentric. I hope I can come for a visit soon, this place is depressing. At least there is some excitement at your house even if it is something blowing up. See you later mate.

Harry

Ginny,

I'm sorry that you got hurt because of me. I'd like to talk to you some time. We have a lot more in common than I thought, and not just our obsession with quidditch. I hope you are feeling better and that your ankle is healing well. I can't wait to see you. I'll see you if I get to visit this summer, which is highly unlikely. New people moved in down the street Isis Black and Rosaline Dark. I think Isis is Sirius' daughter. She acts like him a little she's a bit of a nutter. I'd really like to be friends if that's ok with you and get to know you better. See you soon hopefully.

Love,

Harry

PS. My letters will be coming by falcon from now on. Her name is Sky.

PPS. Please don't tell Dumbledore, he doesn't want me writing to anyone. I think he's trying to cut me off from the wizarding world again.

"Wow," said Hermione.

"No kidding," said Ron.

"Mmm," said Ginny.

Neville and Luna's letters were pretty much the same as Ron and Hermione.

Sky flew to the middle of the woods to deliver her last letter. Flying inside the small house she sat on the back of a chair. After ten minutes she started to look around, it was a dark and old cottage. After half an hour Remus came in looking tired he had just came from and order meeting. I took him a while, but he finally noticed Sky.

"Oh, hello," he said.

Sky dropped the letter on the table and looked at him as if to make sure that he would read it.

"Thank you," said Remus picking up the letter. The bird flew up to his shoulder and nudged the side of his head and looked at the letter that he was holding.

"You are a very odd bird."

He opened the letter,

Remus,

I'm sorry I broke into the Ministry and killed Sirius and lead everyone into danger for no reason. It was stupid of me and I should have known better. I hope you can forgive me. I would also like to ask you, if you forgive me, would you be my godfather. I'd like to get to know you better. You ate my father's last remaining friend and I'd like it if you would be my friend too. I would like it if you would come visit some time even if the Dursley's won't like it. We got new neighbors as well Rosaline Dark and Isis Black. You'd like them.

Harry

PS. Dumbledore doesn't want me writing so could you please not tell him.

PPS. The Falcon that delivered this letter is named Sky.

"Perhaps I shall pop in some time; he could use some company from our world."

Sky bobbed her head nudged Remus' face with her head and flew off.