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The Lost Marauder

Chapter 8 - The Missing Letter

"You could at least help a bit more!" Harry scowled at his brother

"No I like watching you suffer" Sirius smirked

"Urgh" Harry moaned "It was your idea anyway! You should be scrubbing all the cauldrons!"

"You helped me carry the plan out!" Sirius laughed "I've never seen anyone catch so many gnomes in such a short space of time!" Harry scowled at him again

"it's the Seeker side of me!" Harry winked "Your just a dumb beater!"

"Hey!" Sirius protested "Remind me not to protect you if a bludger is coming at your head!" he added with a laugh "Talking of Quidditch we need to Hurry up so we can play Quidditch with the Twins!" he added picking up his next cauldron.

"I'm glad you finally realised that" Harry rolled his eyes. "Why do you think I'm scrubbing so quickly?"

"Lets get going!" Sirius grinned

The boys scrubbed quickly and where outside in the paddock within an hour.

"Finally decided to join us?" Fabien asked throwing Harry the quaffle

"We had to scrub mums cauldrons didn't we?" Sirius pointed out

"You two are going to cause way too much trouble at Hogwarts!" Gideon laughed

"Are we going to play or what?" Harry asked kicking off from the ground

"Of course!" Fabien laughed catching the quaffle Harry threw towards him "Looking forwards to turning eleven tomorrow?"

"Er… Yeah! Of course! Duh!" Harry smiled turning to face Gideon who had just thrown the quaffle to Sirius "Hogwarts awaits!"

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"Happy Birthday!" Sirius yelled bouncing up and down on the end of Harry's bed

"Good morning to you too!" Harry yawned sitting up and running his hand though his hair

"Come on your finally eleven, the big one one!" Sirius grinned

"I know! Its just… its eight in the morning! I wanted a birthday lie in!" Harry complained

"Screw lie in's!" Sirius dragged Harry out of bed "Presents!"

"When you put it that way…" Harry smiled "Lets go!"

The boys hurried down the stairs where the rest of the family had already started breakfast.

"Happy Birthday Harry!" Molly beamed pulling him into a hug as they entered

"Happy Birthday son!" Rupert smiled putting down the Daily Prophet

"Happy Birthday sweetie!" Amelia said hugging Harry "I've made pancakes!"

"Yum!" Sirius said sitting down

"Happy Birthday!" The Twins chorused as the Harry sat down next to Sirius who was always eating his way through his own plate of pancakes.

Once the pancakes had vanished Amelia handed Harry his first present which turned out to be a beautiful special quill for once he started Hogwarts. He continued to open a set of robes, a couple of muggle t-shirts and a new pair of jeans, a set of standard quills each in a different colour, a few books on Quidditch and a Potions set from his parents, a hamper of chocolates from the twins with some Zonkos jokes products hidden under the them ('Don't show mum and dad!'), a new pair of Quidditch gloves from Sirius and a broom care kit from Molly.

"Your Hogwarts letter hasn't arrived yet" Sirius pointed out as Harry opened a warm looking sweater from his grandparents.

"You don't think I'm not getting one…" Harry said worriedly

Rupert and Amelia looked between themselves, the post had already arrived and there hadn't been a letter for Harry.

"I doubt it I bet its delayed don't worry" Rupert smiled nervously "Why Don't you boys go and find something to do with yourselves?" He suggested

Sirius and Harry agreed and scampered off upstairs.

"I'm going to get in touch with Dumbledore, he is Magical enough so I'm sure there is something he can do." Rupert told Amelia and the older children.

He threw some floo powered into the fire and stuck his head in.

"Oh Mr Prewett! You scared me!" Dumbledore smiled from his desk he stood up and came over to the fireplace "How can I help?"

"Its about my adoptive son Harry" Rupert told Dumbledore through the fireplace "He's just turned eleven but hasn't received a Hogwarts letter, his brother Sirius was sent one on his birthday but there's been no sign of Harry's today and we wondered if it had been delayed."

"No the post was sent as usual this morning it should have arrived at about ten" Dumbledore explained "Have you considered he might be a squib?" Dumbledore asked reasonably "I know a lot of parents don't like to consider it but…"

"Oh no he clearly had magical skills!" Rupert informed Dumbledore "Infact some of his skills when he arrived with us were so advanced he was stronger magically than Molly and even the Twins."

"I see" Dumbledore said pondering "Do you know anything about his past? He could be down to attend another magic school that sends the letters out later."

"All we know is that he somehow appeared at Sirius's house when he was six, we believe he was Portkey'd over from his abusive relatives and that his parents are dead although no one had ever found any trace of his parents or his aunt and uncle." Rupert informed Dumbledore "He'd be heartbroken if he had to go do a different school, Harry and Sirius are like twins they are extremely close."

"Well its not like we don't have space, how about you bring him over in about an hour and I will test his magical abilities and if he proves himself able enough I will arrange for him to be allowed to attend Hogwarts." Dumbledore agreed

"That would be great thank you Professor." Rupert sighed with relief, he was glad Dumbledore was agreeable as Harry wouldn't have been please if he had to be separated from Sirius.

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"So your parents probably had you down for a different magic school or you were automatically put down at a different magic school so Dumbledore's agreed to test your abilities and if you prove that your able enough you will be allowed to attend with Sirius." Rupert explained as he sat down next to Harry on his bed

"What if I'm not good enough?" Harry asked worriedly

"Oh don't worry you've proved yourself more than good enough, your accidental magic over the past few years has been much stronger than any of the other children's." Rupert explained "Dumbledore will see that."

"This is all I have wanted since I was six!" Harry told Rupert sadly

"And you will get in Harry, I have every faith in you." Rupert told him "Come on, put your dress robes lets have you looking your best."

Rupert left the room and Harry slipped into his new robes as Sirius came in nervously.

"Dad told me your going to be tested so I thought I'd say good luck" Sirius said leaning on the door frame

"Thanks, Sorry Siri." Harry sighed

"Hey why are you apologising?" Sirius came into the room

"I was obviously never meant to go to Hogwarts…" Harry held back the tears that threatened to overflow "It looks like you'll be going alone"

"Give over Harry, you're the one that ended up on the school roof, if that wasn't magic I don't know what is" Sirius smiled grabbing Harry in a one armed hug

"But…" Harry started

"Give up with the buts, you'll get in you idiot or I'll bring you in my trunk!" Sirius smiled "I'm not going without you!"

"Harry are you ready?" Rupert asked sticking his head around the door.

"I hope so" Harry nodded

"Magic the pants off him bro!" Sirius winked as Harry headed towards Rupert

"Will do!" Harry beamed nervously

Five minutes later Harry was stepping out of the fireplace in Dumbledore's office.

"Nice to meet you Harry!" Dumbledore smiled his blue eyes twinkling

"Nice to meet you sir" Harry replied nervously

"Please call me Albus" Dumbledore told the young boy "that is until you've passed the test then you will have to call me Professor Dumbledore."

"What do I have to do Albus?" Harry asked nervously

"Its quite simple really, I will teach you a spell and we'll see if you are able to perform it. I will judge you on your ability to learn and perform the spell which by what your dad says you should be able to do easily." Dumbledore explained

"Ok" Harry nodded

"Here you can use my wand son" Rupert told Harry handing him the wand

"Thanks Dad" Harry grinned nervously

"Ok Harry I'm going to attempt to teach you the disarming charm, Expelliarmus" Dumbledore explained "Its quite simple really, you need to point your wand and me and with a simple twist of the wrist just like this" Dumbledore said demonstrating the movement "You need to say the word Expelliarmus and be determined to rid me of my wand!"

"Ok" Harry nodded

"Have a go" Dumbledore smiled encouragingly pulling out his own wand and move a few feet away

"Expelliarmus?" Harry said nervously his voice shaking a little bit

"Be determined Harry!" Dumbledore told him

"I've got to get in, I've got to get in." Harry muttered pointing the wand at Dumbledore and holding his arm much steadier "Expelliarmus!" Harry yelled much more determinedly flicking his wrist as Dumbledore had shown him.

Dumbledore's wand flew up in the air, he caught it as it dropped back down.

"Excellent Harry!" Dumbledore smiled "it takes many wizards longer than that to be able to perform their first spell, I was expecting you to take about three goes!"

"Is that a good thing?" Harry asked

"Yes, you are as talented magically as your father explained" Dumbledore nodded "Here" he handed Harry an envelope "Welcome to Hogwarts Harry!"

"Thank you Al-Professor Dumbledore!" Harry smiled

"No Problem Harry, I'm personally surprised you weren't on the list to begin with but I'm sure there is a logical reason just like there is for everything." Dumbledore nodded

"Thank you very much Professor." Rupert said shaking Dumbledore's hand.

"No Problem I look forward to seeing the boys in September when term starts." Dumbledore smiled

Rupert nodded as he ushered Harry into the fire before stepping back through himself.

"Sooooo?" Sirius asked immediately as Harry stepped out the fire

"I'm in!" Harry Beamed

"Wahhhooooo!" Sirius screeched running round the room "We're going to Hogwarts!" Harry laughed as he watched Sirius bouncing about.

"I think Hogwarts should be worried!" Fabien laughed from the sofa as Sirius bumped into the coffee table and swore loudly.

"I agree!" Gideon added "Hogwarts should be very worried!"

A/n I'm sorry this took so long to get up! I just haven't had a lot of time or inspiration recently! Next chapter will be up asap! I'll probably end up working on it instead of the assignment I have to complete by Friday lol!!!