A/N at end of chapter
Chapter Four
To the parents or guardians of Harry Potter :
Due to certain events that have occured only over
the two month period of our summer break, this
letter will explain our actions to prevent any accidents.
A train will arrive at King's Cross station at platform
9 3/4 at twelve o'clock pm tomorrow to take your child
to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. We
apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
"Go get ready." Uncle Vernon grumbled after Harry finished reading the letter. Harry folded the letter and tucked it into the back pocket of his overlarge jeans and turned to the stairway. The sound of the front door closing made him look back quickly
to see Mr. Dursley's slick hair dissapearing down the front walk.
Harry frowned, really concerned on what was happening. This was to strange, to abnormal for the Dursley's. After he had gone downstairs from breakfast, he heard Mr. and Mrs. Dursley arguing in the kitchen. He didn't get to hear anything, though, because it ended abruptly when Mr. Dursley yelled something. Aunt Petunia had kept quiet around Harry after the argument, and rarely complained about anything he did wrong at all.
As he gathered his school things in his room, his mind wandered back to Ron. According to the letter, Ron and Hermione should be back in the school. His heart lightened at the thought, they'd be safe there with Albus Dumbledore watching over them. As he locked up his belongings he remembered the train ride. He'd be alone on the train.
"Ugh, Hedwig, things seem to be going wrong in a right way." Harry moaned sitting down on his trunk. Hedwig didn't answer, just stretched out her neck and peered at Harry in her simple way.
Harry glanced around his near bare room. Practically everything he owned (which wasn't much) was packed in his trunk, except for what he just noticed, was the parchment and quill he'd left out earlier that morning.
He approached it, meaning to take them and pack them with the rest of his things, but paused at a sudden thought. It had been a long while since he'd sent a letter to Sirius.
"Up to a delivery?" he said to Hedwig and sat down at his desk. Writing a quick note on the peculiarity of being called into school so early and asked if he knew much about it, and ending on Ron and Hermione's situation and his own. Hedwig literally jumped out of her cage and extended her leg eagerly as Harry approached. Harry grinned and tied the letter to her leg, she perched on his arm for a moment, gave a gentle nip at his hand, then soared out of his open bedroom window. Harry watched her slowly dissapear into the distance and with shaking hands, closed the window.
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"That makes four." another melodic voice(yet slightly deeper) came from behind Diana.
Diana didn't turn, she continued facing the portal where Korona had just slipped through.
"She doesn't know much." Diana said.
"Ah, as you said of the others." the voice said again, a humorous tone to it.
"Any word on Clio?" Diana asked.
"You switch the point so quickly, Diana, but no, there is no word."
"She has gone to him." Diana sighed, closing her eyes.
"There is a chance she hasn't." the voice said, close to her now.
Diana turned and faced the speaker. He was no more diminutive as she was, perhaps a few inches taller, his angular features perfectly sculpted and his hair a rich brown seemed to shine even in the dim light; his eyes a deep sapphire blue, bright with childlike innocense, yet deep with wisdom.
She has, Diana thought, but did not say those words. She looked back at the portal, the surface of it still chaotic. "What else would explain such a disturbance."
Now it was the others turn to sit and think a moment. His face turned serious as he studied the portal.
"There is always a chance." He repeated, this time his voice much lower, and the confidence.
"You know better than to rely on chance." Diana said scathingly.
"I do." He said again amusement reaching his voice again. He chuckled and added, "Since when do you or myself follow the rules, Diana?"
"Never." Diana finally managed a laugh. She looked back at him, a crooked grin on her face. "Why did you come looking for me Aeolus?"
Aeolus looked back to the misty forest cautiously. "The council is beginning to reconsider the alliance." He said in a low voice.
"What?" Diana cried, she lowered her voice when he narrowed his eyes. "How'd you find this out?"
A wide grin broke out across Aeolus' sunkissed face, "I overheard some of them talking."
"Ah, overheard." Diana snorted.
"I called a meeting that should be starting soon. We can bring it out in the open there." Aeolus said.
"Let's hurry then, they can't break the alliance now." Diana said grimly, and without a sound, the two elves dissapeared into the forest.
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