Chapter 30b

"Harry!" Petunia cried out as he got of the car. "It's feels so good to be home!" Harry said as his aunt wrapped her arms around him. "We have been visited by all manner of reporters, I had to tell them to not pester you. The Daily Prophet want an exclusive interview."

"I'm not interested, Auntie, they reported nothing but lies about me last year."

"At least, think about it Harry, this could get them off your back for good."

"Okay, I'll think about it, it's not like I have anything better to do."

"Did we get any replies from my chosen universities?"

"Oxford, Cambridge, Leeds, Bradford"

"Oh yeah, interesting." Harry smirked

"Life with you Harry is always more interesting" his aunt chuckled

"Let's have Luncheon, shall we?"

The next few hours were spent narrowing down the replies and the closest university to surrey which turned out to be Oxford University was chosen. Harry filled in the submission forms and Vernon had an errand to run so he posted off the rejections and the acceptance forms.

"Harry, Dumbledore won't escape from Azkaban Prison will he?" Dudley asked nervously

"I doubt it, cousin, they have magic dampening wards all the way round the prison and human guards now, not those awful dementors."

"I hope so, for your sake cousin, I'm going to go for a run in the park, want to join me, Harry?"

"Yeah, why not."

"Don't go too far Harry, Dudley, Severus is coming to tutor Harry in Chemistry and Physics, it is preparation for his degree course."

"He's agreed!"

"Yes, he did agree and I expect you to apply yourself young man" Petunia narrowed her eyes with a smile on her lips. Harry gulped as they made their way towards the front door.

"Was she always this scary?"

"Yeah, be afraid, my man, be very afraid, this is the time to prove that you are more than Dumbledore's puppet on a string, it's time for you to be just Harry." Dudley smiled as he ran off

"Beat you to the Park!"

"In your dreams!" Harry shouted back as he ran after him.

Little did they know they were being watched by a very irate and enraged Ronald Bilious No-Name.

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Flashback: "Mum" Molly Weasley was fussing over her youngest of her brood. "I get to meet the boy who lived and be his best pal, then he will marry Ginny and when he dies, we get our share" Molly fluffed up his hair and made his clothes look like hand-me-downs with a simple glamour charm. "Now my favourite boy, I want you to deliberately pull your corned beef sandwiches and then the spoilt brat will have no choice but to treat you!"

"Honestly, that boy has been brought up in the lap of luxury and his middle-class relatives treat him like their own son. But remember your manners and if that inbred Malfoy approaches Harry, drive him away immediately!"

"Will do mum." They had no idea they were heard by Percy Ignatius Weasley, the goody two shoes of the family but firmly on the side of the light and the good.

"I have to tell Bill" Percy questioned his own motives and decided to do this for the good of one little boy who was going to be manipulated not just by Albus Dumbledore but by his own mother and brother.

Percy apparated to the Gringotts Foyer and asked for his brother immediately.

Bill was sent for and was shocked to see his fourth-year brother standing nervously in the foyer.

"Percy, are you alright, you look as white as a ghost?"

"Bill, I have something to tell you…"