Harry woke suddenly to the sound of tapping on his window. He got up and fumbled with the unfamiliar latch until it opened with a satisfying click. Harry had to duck quickly as a large barn owl swooped in the window, dropped one of the seven letters it was carrying on to his bed, and swooped out again. Harry slid the window shut and turned on his bedside lamp. He picked up the letter and tore it open.
Department of Magical Games and Sports
Ministry of Magic
6th floor
Mr Potter,
The quidditch training season will commence tomorrow. There is a 5-week training camp held in Germany and France. You will have very few occasions to return home during this time and will only do so if absolutely necessary.
Please be at the Ministry of Magic, 6th floor, by no later then 6pm. We will be leaving promptly at 6:15pm.
Yours Sincerely,
Coach Dray.
Harry dropped the letter, he was leaving tomorrow and he still had not told anyone. Harry began to feel anxious and have second thoughts about taking this job; he was also very interested in becoming part of the Magical Defence Squad.
Still fretting he got up and started packing his bag, cursing himself for unpacking it. Before long he had all the things he needed leaving a few things behind. Sirius and Chantal had been stuck with all the brooms he had had over his schooling years, though many of his brooms had not survived there were still quite a few.
He heard the sound of Neville getting up and turning the kettle on and attempting to find the teabags, all of them were still dead set against tealeaves.
Harry pulled out some cloths and got dressed and went out.
"Morning," he said. Neville merely grunted. It wasn't until Neville had drained his mug of tea that he said,
"A letter cam last night inviting us all the Molly and Arthur's, it's a big party sort of thing heaps of people are going to be there."
"What time?" asked Harry.
"4:00pm till late," said Neville through a mouthful of toast. There was a sharp knocking on the door and Harry went and got it, It was Hermione, Anita, Hannah and Sophie.
"Morning," Yawned Neville as Harry stepped aside to let them in.
They settled themselves down in the armchairs and sipped the mugs of tea Neville offered them.
'Wasn't the movie great last night," said Hannah, all the girls nodded in agreement.
"It was pretty good," said Harry.
It wasn't too long until everyone was up and dressed and preparing food to take to the Weasly's. It was not a strange thing to hear someone cursing as the thing they were attempting to cook went wrong or had some sort of disaster.
"It's really sad," said Blair, "When 8 people only manage to produce one eatable thing, and I mean that in the nicest way possible.
"Shivers were running late!" cursed Ron as he jumped to his feet. They all got up and ran around getting their coats and other things. Harry walked into his room and saw his ready packed bag sitting on his bed. He would have to take it with him. It was quite a small bag and not heavy at all and when he walked out with it nobody even noticed.
"Well apperate," said Hermione getting her wand out. All of them had only just passed their apperating tests and were still enjoying doing it. There was only a quick out of body sensation before they found themselves in the Weasly's front yard. The Weasly's had come across some money and had rebuilt there house but it still had the same cosy and lived in feeling. Harry dumped his bag by the door and followed the others into the noisy already crowded kitchen.
It certainly was big there was heaps of people there, Friends of the Weasly's, Friends of the friends of the Weasly's and so on.
Harry went over and thanked Mrs. Weasly kissing her on the cheek and went a shook hands with Arthur.
Harry and Blair were soon pulled over by some people who worked with Bill, Bill had forfeited his job at Gringotts, not to mention his ponytail and earring, and now worked in the improper use of magic office.
"Harry looked nervously at the clock, it was half past five and he still had not told anyone.
"Anita could I talk to you," he said pulling her out of the crowd. He pulled her into the backyard and around the side of the house were nobody was.
"What is it?" she asked hugging him. Harry pushed her off and looked at her seriously.
"You know I will always love you," he started off, "but I've got some bad news."
"What your married?" laughed Anita.
"Well yes," he joked, "And I am now on the English quidditch team and will be touring and have a five-week training camp in Germany and France starting tonight." He said the last bit very fast. Her smile vanished and she started walking backwards.
"What did you say?" she asked quietly.
They were now standing in the middle of the backyard and everyone was out there for dinner.
"I said," Harry started but Anita cut him.
"How could you," she yelled, "Why are you being so selfish as to do that. And why didn't you tell me, have you told anyone."
"No," said Harry evenly, he would not yell at her, or at anyone.
"Hey trouble in Paradise," joked Blair trying to cool things down.
"Anita turned to face Blair and said.
"He hasn't told you either. Tell him Harry." Harry couldn't speak.
"He's gone off and accepted an offer to be on the English quidditch team, which means he will tour and hardly ever be home, and he has to leave for a five-week camp in France and Germany tonight."
"Why didn't you tell me?" asked Blair.
"Why are you being selfish?" asked Anita.
Harry found himself getting annoyed and shouted while retreating.
"It's my life and I can do what I want with it! And if you're trying to stop me just shut up now because it's not worth it."
He walked out the door and picked up his bag and apperated to the Ministry of Magic.
Department of Magical Games and Sports
Ministry of Magic
6th floor
Mr Potter,
The quidditch training season will commence tomorrow. There is a 5-week training camp held in Germany and France. You will have very few occasions to return home during this time and will only do so if absolutely necessary.
Please be at the Ministry of Magic, 6th floor, by no later then 6pm. We will be leaving promptly at 6:15pm.
Yours Sincerely,
Coach Dray.
Harry dropped the letter, he was leaving tomorrow and he still had not told anyone. Harry began to feel anxious and have second thoughts about taking this job; he was also very interested in becoming part of the Magical Defence Squad.
Still fretting he got up and started packing his bag, cursing himself for unpacking it. Before long he had all the things he needed leaving a few things behind. Sirius and Chantal had been stuck with all the brooms he had had over his schooling years, though many of his brooms had not survived there were still quite a few.
He heard the sound of Neville getting up and turning the kettle on and attempting to find the teabags, all of them were still dead set against tealeaves.
Harry pulled out some cloths and got dressed and went out.
"Morning," he said. Neville merely grunted. It wasn't until Neville had drained his mug of tea that he said,
"A letter cam last night inviting us all the Molly and Arthur's, it's a big party sort of thing heaps of people are going to be there."
"What time?" asked Harry.
"4:00pm till late," said Neville through a mouthful of toast. There was a sharp knocking on the door and Harry went and got it, It was Hermione, Anita, Hannah and Sophie.
"Morning," Yawned Neville as Harry stepped aside to let them in.
They settled themselves down in the armchairs and sipped the mugs of tea Neville offered them.
'Wasn't the movie great last night," said Hannah, all the girls nodded in agreement.
"It was pretty good," said Harry.
It wasn't too long until everyone was up and dressed and preparing food to take to the Weasly's. It was not a strange thing to hear someone cursing as the thing they were attempting to cook went wrong or had some sort of disaster.
"It's really sad," said Blair, "When 8 people only manage to produce one eatable thing, and I mean that in the nicest way possible.
"Shivers were running late!" cursed Ron as he jumped to his feet. They all got up and ran around getting their coats and other things. Harry walked into his room and saw his ready packed bag sitting on his bed. He would have to take it with him. It was quite a small bag and not heavy at all and when he walked out with it nobody even noticed.
"Well apperate," said Hermione getting her wand out. All of them had only just passed their apperating tests and were still enjoying doing it. There was only a quick out of body sensation before they found themselves in the Weasly's front yard. The Weasly's had come across some money and had rebuilt there house but it still had the same cosy and lived in feeling. Harry dumped his bag by the door and followed the others into the noisy already crowded kitchen.
It certainly was big there was heaps of people there, Friends of the Weasly's, Friends of the friends of the Weasly's and so on.
Harry went over and thanked Mrs. Weasly kissing her on the cheek and went a shook hands with Arthur.
Harry and Blair were soon pulled over by some people who worked with Bill, Bill had forfeited his job at Gringotts, not to mention his ponytail and earring, and now worked in the improper use of magic office.
"Harry looked nervously at the clock, it was half past five and he still had not told anyone.
"Anita could I talk to you," he said pulling her out of the crowd. He pulled her into the backyard and around the side of the house were nobody was.
"What is it?" she asked hugging him. Harry pushed her off and looked at her seriously.
"You know I will always love you," he started off, "but I've got some bad news."
"What your married?" laughed Anita.
"Well yes," he joked, "And I am now on the English quidditch team and will be touring and have a five-week training camp in Germany and France starting tonight." He said the last bit very fast. Her smile vanished and she started walking backwards.
"What did you say?" she asked quietly.
They were now standing in the middle of the backyard and everyone was out there for dinner.
"I said," Harry started but Anita cut him.
"How could you," she yelled, "Why are you being so selfish as to do that. And why didn't you tell me, have you told anyone."
"No," said Harry evenly, he would not yell at her, or at anyone.
"Hey trouble in Paradise," joked Blair trying to cool things down.
"Anita turned to face Blair and said.
"He hasn't told you either. Tell him Harry." Harry couldn't speak.
"He's gone off and accepted an offer to be on the English quidditch team, which means he will tour and hardly ever be home, and he has to leave for a five-week camp in France and Germany tonight."
"Why didn't you tell me?" asked Blair.
"Why are you being selfish?" asked Anita.
Harry found himself getting annoyed and shouted while retreating.
"It's my life and I can do what I want with it! And if you're trying to stop me just shut up now because it's not worth it."
He walked out the door and picked up his bag and apperated to the Ministry of Magic.
