Part 2: The gift
Harry woke up the following morning with about 10 owls at the end of his bed. Harry stared at them for a minute frowning. He shrugged and started opening them. The first one was a large package from Ron.
To Harry,
We're going to pick you up from Privet Drive at 5 in the afternoon. The Ministry told us to. No time to explain why. I'll tell you later.
Ginny's been in her room for nearly all the holiday. Once she came down for lunch. Dad started talking about how the Malfoys are all crazy nutters, then Ginny ran out of the kitchen in tears. She hardly ever eats now. She just grabs something from the table and eats it in her room. It's weird.
Fred and George opened a new joke shop in Diagon Alley. They're making a fortune. Even mum's happy about it.
I'll see you soon.
From Ron.
Harry grinned and looked at the package. It contained about 20 bags of Ton Tongue Toffees and a birthday card. Harry had forgotten that today was his birthday. A huge owl looked completely weighed down by its huge package so Harry opened its package.
Dear Harry,
I don't have a lot of time to write at the moment. Loads of Aurors are chasing me. I'm having a hard time getting away from them. I hope you like the present. You're dad and me made it in 2nd year. It was my idea. Please keep this a secret as you could get expelled for owning it. If your dad was still alive and people had found out about the stuff he made, he'd be on the run with me! Have fun!
Sirius
The package contained a book. A hand mark was on it. Harry put his hand on it. Then writing appeared on it. "I knew it! James would marry Lily and then he'd give this to his son! La la la la la la la! He he! Ho ho! Ha ha! Told ya so! Wait, I didn't tell u so, I told Lily so. HA! Anyway, this is the best book ever. It tells u how to get away with anything." Harry started chuckling. He closed the book deciding to read it a bit later. All the other letters contained 1 present. They were normal until he came to the last one. It was written in unfamiliar writing. It just said this:
Your mum gave this to me about 2 minutes before her death. She told me not to open it. I haven't. She told me that you may find uses for this.
It contained a well-polished stick with a squiggled wire through it. Harry raised his eyebrow suspiciously. Why would Harry's mother want him to have a tangled wire? Harry tried to untangle the wire. It wouldn't. Harry stared at the wire, then the clock. It was nearly 11:00. Harry ran down to the kitchen for breakfast very gleefully.
A/N: A little clue. There are 2 reasons why someone would cry. When Ginny cried it was NOT out of sadness! Disclaimer: Rowling owns all the people so far. I own the plot so far!