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brilliant J.K. Rowling.
A/N: This chapter I'd like to thank Rachy for being there and making me feel confident enough to continue! Thanks Hun!
Dies Diem Docet
Chapter Two: Parcels, Packages, Post And Presents.
The next morning, Harry realised that there were three very impatient owls waiting at the end of his bed. The first was Hedwig, who had a very displeased look on her face. Sat next to her was Errol, who seemed to have almost recovered enough to fly home. The other was Pigwidgeon, who was bobbing up and down and hooting. Harry realised that this hooting was what had woken him up.
Harry quickly relieved Hedwig of her many packages and letters, and offered her an owl treat as a way of saying sorry. She accepted it, but clicked her beak at him as if to say, "About time too!" before flying over to her cage and having a drink. He put her presents on the bed, and then turned to Pigwidgeon, who was by now bobbing up and down while hovering in mid-air. Harry first had to catch him before he could untie the parcel that he was sure was from Ron. Having finally gotten the parcel off Pigwidgeon, the tiny owl flew out of the window with Errol, on their way back to The Burrow. Harry then opened Ron's parcel. The first thing he saw was the letter. He opened it and read,
Dear Harry,
Happy Birthday! I hope you like the present I got you! Fred & George sent Errol with a strange package today, I don't know what it was, but I expect it was for you! Guess what?! They actually bought me new dress robes! I asked them where they got the money from but they wouldn't tell me. Oh well, they're an improvement on the old ones! Mum wrote to Dumbledore asking if you could come and stay with us, but he said that it would not be appropriate this year. Did you get a sort of badge thing with your letter from Hogwarts? I'm not sure what it is, Dumbledore said he'd explain on the first day of term. Do you know what the Latin means? I asked Hermione but she didn't know! That must be the first time she hasn't known something!
Hope the Muggles are treating you OK,
Ron.
Harry found the news that he knew something that Hermione didn't very pleasant indeed. However, he was disappointed that he was unable to go to The Burrow this summer. How would he survive a whole summer with the Dursleys?! He then turned to the present Ron had sent him. It turned out to be a book entitled 'How to train and select a Quidditch team'. Harry thought this extremely strange, he wasn't the Quidditch Captain! But he thought that it would at least make for interesting reading, and might also teach him how to perform the Wronskei Feint, a move Oliver Wood had never taught him. He then decided to look at Hedwig's packages before going down for breakfast.
The first was from Hermione. It seemed that she too had received a Phoenix badge, and was just as confused as Harry and Ron ("That's a first", thought Harry). As usual, her present to him was practical, Hermione's always was. She had sent him a Golden Snitch Recaller, just in case he hadn't caught the Snitch before the end of practice. Harry hoped that this would never happen, but thought it was a good idea anyway.
The next package Harry found extremely strange. He opened it and found a small tin. Upon opening it he saw some green polish. Wondering what it was for, he read the letter it came with. The letter turned out to be from his Godfather, Sirius Black.
Dear Harry,
I hope the Dursleys are treating you well (if they aren't then I'll come and hex them!). Beakie and I are now slightly closer to home than usual! The tin contains Badge Polish. I know this sounds boring but you'll find out why when I give you the rest of your present! (Coming soon!) Don't worry, I'm not putting Beakie or myself in any danger.
See you soon,
Sirius.
Harry was very pleased to receive a letter and present from Sirius, but wondered why he said that he would be seeing him soon. Putting this out of his mind, he went to open the next parcel, having no idea who it was from. Harry was immensely surprised to read:
Dear Harry,
This is a Mini Foe Glass, I do not want to make you paranoid but I have a feeling you will find it reassuring, if not useful.
See you soon,
Remus Lupin.
Remus?! Why had Remus sent Harry a present? Why had he said he would see him soon? Harry knew that there was something Sirius and Remus were not telling him. He turned and looked at the Foe Glass. In it he could see shadows moving about, similar to those that he had seen in the fake 'Mad Eye' Moody's glass last year. He was unable to make them out, but was certain that one of them was Voldemort. He then put all his presents in his trunk, and went downstairs for breakfast.
To Harry's immense surprise, there was a PRESENT on the table for him! Was there something wrong with his eyes? He looked at the table in astonishment. Just then Uncle Vernon spoke, "Happy Birthday Boy". Harry's face must have been a picture of shock because Uncle Vernon repeated himself.
"Thanks", Harry muttered, he opened the present and found himself looking at a Muggle picture frame, which had wands on it and the phrase, "Happy Memories". It showed a picture that must have been taken when he was about two, Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia, Dudley and himself were in the picture. He was not just surprised that he was in the picture, but that he had a present from the Dursleys! Quietly, he sat down and ate his breakfast thoughtfully. After breakfast Harry went upstairs and led on his bed, and started thinking of how long it would seem before he would be in Diagon Alley buying supplies for the new school year.
A/N: This chapter I'd like to thank Rachy for being there and making me feel confident enough to continue! Thanks Hun!
Dies Diem Docet
Chapter Two: Parcels, Packages, Post And Presents.
The next morning, Harry realised that there were three very impatient owls waiting at the end of his bed. The first was Hedwig, who had a very displeased look on her face. Sat next to her was Errol, who seemed to have almost recovered enough to fly home. The other was Pigwidgeon, who was bobbing up and down and hooting. Harry realised that this hooting was what had woken him up.
Harry quickly relieved Hedwig of her many packages and letters, and offered her an owl treat as a way of saying sorry. She accepted it, but clicked her beak at him as if to say, "About time too!" before flying over to her cage and having a drink. He put her presents on the bed, and then turned to Pigwidgeon, who was by now bobbing up and down while hovering in mid-air. Harry first had to catch him before he could untie the parcel that he was sure was from Ron. Having finally gotten the parcel off Pigwidgeon, the tiny owl flew out of the window with Errol, on their way back to The Burrow. Harry then opened Ron's parcel. The first thing he saw was the letter. He opened it and read,
Dear Harry,
Happy Birthday! I hope you like the present I got you! Fred & George sent Errol with a strange package today, I don't know what it was, but I expect it was for you! Guess what?! They actually bought me new dress robes! I asked them where they got the money from but they wouldn't tell me. Oh well, they're an improvement on the old ones! Mum wrote to Dumbledore asking if you could come and stay with us, but he said that it would not be appropriate this year. Did you get a sort of badge thing with your letter from Hogwarts? I'm not sure what it is, Dumbledore said he'd explain on the first day of term. Do you know what the Latin means? I asked Hermione but she didn't know! That must be the first time she hasn't known something!
Hope the Muggles are treating you OK,
Ron.
Harry found the news that he knew something that Hermione didn't very pleasant indeed. However, he was disappointed that he was unable to go to The Burrow this summer. How would he survive a whole summer with the Dursleys?! He then turned to the present Ron had sent him. It turned out to be a book entitled 'How to train and select a Quidditch team'. Harry thought this extremely strange, he wasn't the Quidditch Captain! But he thought that it would at least make for interesting reading, and might also teach him how to perform the Wronskei Feint, a move Oliver Wood had never taught him. He then decided to look at Hedwig's packages before going down for breakfast.
The first was from Hermione. It seemed that she too had received a Phoenix badge, and was just as confused as Harry and Ron ("That's a first", thought Harry). As usual, her present to him was practical, Hermione's always was. She had sent him a Golden Snitch Recaller, just in case he hadn't caught the Snitch before the end of practice. Harry hoped that this would never happen, but thought it was a good idea anyway.
The next package Harry found extremely strange. He opened it and found a small tin. Upon opening it he saw some green polish. Wondering what it was for, he read the letter it came with. The letter turned out to be from his Godfather, Sirius Black.
Dear Harry,
I hope the Dursleys are treating you well (if they aren't then I'll come and hex them!). Beakie and I are now slightly closer to home than usual! The tin contains Badge Polish. I know this sounds boring but you'll find out why when I give you the rest of your present! (Coming soon!) Don't worry, I'm not putting Beakie or myself in any danger.
See you soon,
Sirius.
Harry was very pleased to receive a letter and present from Sirius, but wondered why he said that he would be seeing him soon. Putting this out of his mind, he went to open the next parcel, having no idea who it was from. Harry was immensely surprised to read:
Dear Harry,
This is a Mini Foe Glass, I do not want to make you paranoid but I have a feeling you will find it reassuring, if not useful.
See you soon,
Remus Lupin.
Remus?! Why had Remus sent Harry a present? Why had he said he would see him soon? Harry knew that there was something Sirius and Remus were not telling him. He turned and looked at the Foe Glass. In it he could see shadows moving about, similar to those that he had seen in the fake 'Mad Eye' Moody's glass last year. He was unable to make them out, but was certain that one of them was Voldemort. He then put all his presents in his trunk, and went downstairs for breakfast.
To Harry's immense surprise, there was a PRESENT on the table for him! Was there something wrong with his eyes? He looked at the table in astonishment. Just then Uncle Vernon spoke, "Happy Birthday Boy". Harry's face must have been a picture of shock because Uncle Vernon repeated himself.
"Thanks", Harry muttered, he opened the present and found himself looking at a Muggle picture frame, which had wands on it and the phrase, "Happy Memories". It showed a picture that must have been taken when he was about two, Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia, Dudley and himself were in the picture. He was not just surprised that he was in the picture, but that he had a present from the Dursleys! Quietly, he sat down and ate his breakfast thoughtfully. After breakfast Harry went upstairs and led on his bed, and started thinking of how long it would seem before he would be in Diagon Alley buying supplies for the new school year.