Hermione's Pen Pal

Chapter 2:

Presents

Disclaimer:  I don't the Harry Potter Characters only the things I made up.

A/N:  This story takes place during Harry's fifth year, and Harry just had a nightmare in the last chapter.  On with the story!

            Harry looked over at his at trunk where he had set up an alarm clock.  It read 12:01 a.m., he had been 15 for a whole minute and he didn't even know.  He stopped suddenly realizing the reason he was up at 12:01 in the morning, He had just had a nightmare.  It wasn't his usual one either (the one about Cedric in the cemetery); the one he just had was totally different.  It had the usual people who haunted Harry's nights: Voldemort and Wormtail, but there were two new people in it this time.  One was a very tall and intimidating black girl, who by the name Chilla, she seemed to be a new recruit, the other one was a pretty women who looked like she was in her late thirties, with dark brown hair and the most radiant sky blue eyes.  Her name was something Star.  She seemed very familiar, but that wasn't possible.

 There was a tapping at Harry's window and it jerked him out of his thoughts, there were 5 owls waiting outside his window.  He opened the window and they all flew in, Harry recognized all but two, one he guessed was from Hogwarts, but the other one must have been a rental or something.  Harry took the package from the rental owl first, it hooted and then flew out the open window, next he took his letter from the Hogwarts owl next, and it to flew out the window.  Harry then turned to the three owls he recognized they were Errol, the Weasley's ancient owl, Pig, Ron's hyperactive miniature owl (that was zooming around Harry's head), and his own snowy owl, Hedwig.  Errol had collapsed on Harry's bed so he decided to take him and put him in Hedwig's cage, Errol hooted his thanks.  He untied all the owls from their packages and things Hedwig nipped his finger affectionatly.  He opened the closest one first which happened to be his Hogwarts letter it read:

Dear Mr. Potter-

            Congratulations!   You have been named a prefect by the Sorting hat!  Enclosed is your badge.  You will be in charge of escorting the first years, making up passwords, among other things.  The first prefect meeting will be held Sept. 4, at 7:00 p.m.  See that you are present.

Professor   M.  Mc Gonnagal

(Deputy Headmistress)

            Harry couldn't believe his eyes, him, Harry Potter, the kid that breaks all the rules was made a prefect.  The sorting hat must have gone insane.  He tipped the envelope and there it was a shiny gold prefect badge that read Harry Potter.  There were two more pieces of parchment in the envelope.  He pulled them out one was his usual letter that said how to catch the Hogwart's express and mentioned something about a ball and the other was his book and item list.  He set them aside and picked up the package from Hermione.  The card in Hermione's beautiful, perfect handwriting:

Harry,

      Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!  I hope your aunt and uncle are treating you well.  I am going to be staying at the Burrow next week and I am bringing my pen pal from America with me.  She's transferring to Hogwarts.  I am so exited, I was made prefect!!  I hope to see you at Ron's. 

With Love,

Hermione Granger

Harry put the card next to his alarm clock, and ripped open the present.  It was a book about quidditch and a gift certificate for Quality Quidditch Supplies in the amount of 5 galleons.  It also contained some sugar free sweets from Hermione's parents.  (They are dentists)  Then Harry opened the package from Ron next.  The in Ron's untidy scrawl it read:

Harry,

      Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!  Hope the muggles aren't getting you down.  Do you wanna come and stay over at the Burrow for the rest of the summer?  Dumbledore already said it was okay!  Hermione is coming and she is bringing a friend, wonder what she looks like.  If you so want to stay the summer we will be at your Uncle's house at 4 on Sat.  Don't worry we won't be coming through your chimney, Dad's rented some ministry limos, what will your aunt and uncle think of that!   Send your answer with pig and Errol as soon as possible!  Hope you like your presents, Fred and George sent some things from the Weasley Wizard Wheezes. (sp)

Bye-

Ron

P.s. Hermione said she made prefect (big surprise)!

Harry opened the present next, it contained a Chudley Cannons poster and hat, a bunch of cookies and fudge and other good food like that, then there was a separate box in there it had three red W's.  Harry opened it and it had a note right on top, it read:

Harry-

        Happy Birthday!  How's it goin'?  Can't wait to see you at the Burrow.  We used the money, from the tournament to buy Ron some really cool dress robes, plus we used it for some ingredients we have been wanting.  We decided since you gave us the money, we would give some of the products for free.  Plus, we thought they would make a smashing good birthday presents.  We enclosed 1 dozen ton tongue toffees, 1 dozen canary creams, 9 fake wands, and 11 multicolored quills (they're new they turn your hair whatever color the feather is).  Thought you might enjoy them when you get back to Hogwarts.

        Bye,

 Gred and Forge Weasley

P.s. When you go to Zonko's look for our products we made a deal with them so we could sell our stuff there if they got a fraction of the profits.

Harry opened the box with the W's on it.  There were 12 toffees in colorful wrappers, 12 little containers that had a yellow canary on them, then there were these really neat looking quills that were all bright colored, there was lime green, neon pink, bright purple, yellow, and then there was on that had the Gryfindor colors on it, Harry guessed it changed your hair to the house colors.  Harry couldn't wait to get to Hogwart's and try these pranks out.  Next Harry turned and looked there was one more package, it looked like, and it was wrapped in old issues of the Daily Prophet.  It had a card attached to it, the card read:

Harry-

      How's it going, sorry I haven't written you for a couple weeks been traveling.  (At this point Harry knew who this present was from, it was from Sirius, his godfather)   Thought you might like this as a birthday gift, I don't reckon you have anything from your life before the Dursleys.  I found these things at your house the day Voldemort came.  Thought you would like these, anyway hope to see you soon; I'll be staying on the Hogwarts grounds this year.  Happy Birthday!!!!

Your Godfather,

Sirius Black

Harry couldn't believe it Sirius was going to be so near him, but what was Sirius thinking he could blow his cover, wait Dumbledore wouldn't let that happen.  Harry grabbed the wrapped parcel and tore off the newspapers. 

A/n what did you think?  I hope you liked it!!!! I know I haven't posted in a long time!! I messed up in the first chapter I meant to say Avada Kedavra, but accidentally wrote crucio.  Oops!!!!!! Anyway lame cliff though huh you will just have to wait and find out what Sirius got him!! Please review it would be appreciated! Oh and read Nimbuschick's fic and tauntaun23's also they are great writers!!!!!!