Surrender
~Chapter 1 - Dare To Come?~
Harry Potter, the infamous 'boy who lived' was very down, indeed. He was17, and had nowhere to go. One of his best friends, Ron, was going to America for the summer holidays. Harry usually went there for his holidays. Now he had nowhere. Harry got up to look in the mirror. He, Hermione, and Ron had just finished their seventh year at Hogwarts School. He stared hard at his reflection. He didn't see the scrawny boy he used to see, no. He saw a rather attractive man of round 17. His disheveled jet black hair as messy as ever and his vibrant green eyes just as bright and alarming as ever. His arms and abdomen were no longer flat and without muscle. He had a rather prominent six-pack on his stomach, and muscles on his arms. He looked over all this and smiled, thinking of his best friends and how they might've changed. Especially Hermione. 'Nahw,' he pushed the thoughts of her from his mind as Hedwig, his snowy owl descended into his room at Number 4 Privet Drive. "Hey Hedwig! Got a letter for me?" Harry called to her as she cooed softly. She fluttered down beside Harry and held out her leg in which a letter was tied onto. It read…
Dear Harry,
Hello. This is Hermione. How is your summer going? Mine is going very well, and, hopefully, will get better with your response. I got an owl from Ron explaining that he is to stay in America and I know you usually spent your summers with him. My parents and I are going to Charleville Castle in Ireland and were wondering if you would like to come with us. It is supposed to be very haunted and I really hope you can come. Respond as soon as you can. We need your response soon. If you come, we will pick you up at 10am. Tomorrow.
Dare To Come?
Love, from, Hermione.
"Ok," Harry muttered aloud. "A scary castle. Very cool. Sure…Parchment…Quill…Hedwig…G'bye" Harry did this all in a hurry. He knew that Hedwig needed a little flying time, as Harry didn't know where Hermione lived or how long it would take Hedwig to fly there. "Off you go, Hedwig." And off Hedwig DID go. Off to Hermione's. Off to a dare Harry had accepted. Boy, he sure didn't know what he was getting himself into.