Chapter 1

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"talking."

'thinking.'

Parseltongue

Letters/ writing

Flashback

Dream sequence

#4 PRIVET DRIVE

Harry got out of the car and got his trunk out of the boot of the car. He walked in after the Dursleys and closed the front door.

"BOY!" yelled Uncle Vernon; a fat man with barley any neck, the little bit he does is covered in body fat.

Harry mentally sighed, "yes Uncle Vernon?"

"Go up to your room, I don't want to hear or see you until tomorrow morning."

"Yes, Uncle Vernon," He drags his feet all the way to his room and puts his trunk on his bed. He starts cleaning his trunk out, when he reaches the bottom of it something cuts his hand. He pulls it out, 'It's the communication mirror Sirius gave me so we could stay in touch while I was at Hogwarts.' When he looks in the mirror saying Sirius' name. Not seeing anything, throwing the mirror onto his bed Harry finishes unpacking the main part of his trunk. Opening a secret side compartment of his trunk (that has an undetectable extension charm) he pulls out a small black single compartment suitcase. He puts it on his bed and picks up the mirror. He hangs it on the wall opposite the wall his bed is against. Opening the black suitcase, he pulls out a book called, Occlumency for Dummies. Putting the book down Harry zips up the suitcase and puts it on the floor. Laying down on his bed he starts to skim through the book.

A FEW HOURS LATER

Harry puts the book on the desk next to his bed and takes off his glasses. Laying down and getting comfortable Harry drifts off to sleep…

Harry finds himself in the Death Chamber, watching Sirius falling through the veil over and over again. He makes himself look away and spots Ron, he has a smirk on his face as he watches Sirius fall through the veil. 'maybe he just beat Rockwood and what was happening hadn't sunk in quite yet?'

Harry wakes up in a cold sweat, "Sirius!" he exclaims. 'it was just a dream; it was just a dream' Harry reminds himself. He lays back down an drifts off into a dreamless slumber. Unknown to everyone a pair of eyes were silently watching and listening.

The Next Day

Harry's alarm went off startling him awake. Getting up Harry gets ready for the day, checking himself in the mirror. "Siri, you have no idea how much I miss you and wish you were here," he mutters. Walking out of his room and heading downstairs Harry starts breakfast. Thinking back to his dream Harry considers the triumphant look on Ron's face as he watched Sirius fall through the veil. Hearing footsteps Harry snaps out of his thoughts and starts to put the food on the three plated on the table. Once the Dursleys are sitting at the table Vernon gestures with his hand, "FREAK! For taking so long you don't getany food today. Go up to your room and don't make a sound."

"Yes Uncle," Harry walks up to his room and shuts the door behind him. Picking up the occlumency book Harry reads through the first chapter,

"The first step to mastering occlumency is meditation. To be an Occlumens one needs to master their mind. Meditation helps give a person control over their state of mind…"

Harry finishes the chapter and sits Criss- Cross- Applesauce folding his hands and putting them in his lap. Focusing on calming his breathing Harry slips into a Meditative trance in an almost practiced fashion.

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A/N: What do y'all think? Please tell me. I can't figure out what to do about Hermione, I need you guys and gals to tell me if you want a Dark!Hermione, Hermione!Bashing, Manipulated!Hermione, or Neutral!Hermione. R&R