Chapter 3: Hedwig
The car landed in front of The Burrow at about 2 o' clock that afternoon. They all helped unload Harry's trunk and carried it into the living room. But when they got inside with the trunk, Harry dropped his end. Sitting on the dinner table was Hedwig. Harry ran over to Hedwig.
"She arrived just before we set off to get you." Said Mr. Weasley, coming in to the house. "She had a letter for you, Harry, it's over there." He said, and Harry ran over to get the letter. He had hoped that Arthur or anyone else hadn't read his letter, even Ron. He wanted to tell Ron about the whole Voldemort in his dreams situation after he'd read the letter. He was about to open it, and noticed everyone staring at him. No one moved for a minute. Fred came out and said, "Well, who's it from?" He sounded extremely eager to know who it was from, though Harry had no idea why. Harry was glad when Mr. Weasley stepped in.
"I, uh, think Harry wants to read his letter in private." So everyone walked off in different directions. Harry nodded to Mr. Weasley, thanking him, and opened his letter.
Harry,
Thanks for writing me. I think you're right about this, looks like Voldemort could be behind this. You need to be extra careful this year. I'm sure Voldemort knows that you have only 2 more years at Hogwarts. He will be trying extra hard these last two years to get you. After you graduate, it will be much harder for him to find you; however, Dumbledore will not be around after you graduate. So, I want you to promise me that you'll be careful this next year. Keep me posted on everything that goes on.
Sirius
Harry stuffed the letter in his pants pocket, and headed upstairs to Ron's room. Fred and George were in there too.
"Hey, Harry." Ron said, making Fred and George look up. They were all sitting on their beds, talking about the show tommorow. Harry had forgotten about the show, worrying about Hedwig.
"Harry who was that letter from?" Ron blurted out quickly. Harry motioned with his eyes that he wanted to talk outside. Ron nodded.
"Er, uh, we'll be right back." Ron started out the door after Harry.
"So what is it? Is it...about, uh"
"Yeah. I've been having dreams about Voldemort. Which has happened before, however, in this one, he swore that it would be this year that he would get me." Harry decided to leave the part out with the burning heads; he figured it wouldn't do any good to tell him.
"Well, Harry, I don't know what to say. You've beaten him 6 times already. However, this might be the one time he gets the best of you..." They didn't want to think about what would happen. If Harry lost, not only would he let down his parents, and Cedric, as well as everyone else Voldemort had killed, but the wizard community as well. The whole wizard world would be in chaos. They also seemed to be depending on Harry to rid them of Voldemort. All his wizard life, Voldemort had been chasing him, and had fallen just short every time. Harry didn't notice, but Ron had gone back into his room. Harry decided he shouldn't worry about it, and to enjoy himself. He would soon be heading back to Hogwarts, and he wanted to enjoy to the show. He went inside and began discussing the animals at the show.
"Dinner!" Came Mrs. Weasley's voice from the kitchen, and everyone raised downstairs to dig in to Mrs. Weasley's cooking. The conversation in Ron's room seemed to pick up where they left off. They were talking about whether a dragon would be there, or if any "muggle animals" would be there.
"Ron, the animals aren't muggles." Harry blurted out loudly.
"They have to be, they don't have any magic blood in them, so they have to be muggle animals." Harry was about to respond when a thought struck him.
"Mr. Weasley, how come Hedwig knew to come here instead of my house?" Harry asked curiously.
"Oh, yes, I forgot to tell you. Sirius sent me a letter too, regarding the show. When Hedwig arrived earlier today, and we saw she had your letter, we decided to let her stay until you came."
"What did he ask you about?" Harry said, wondering why Mr. Weasley was in contact with Sirius. Was he one of Sirius' correspondents, too, like Dumbledore.
"Oh, it's nothing really." He said, looking down at his plate, as if he was disgusted with the food. "I guess he figured since I was in charge of the show, he needed to talk to me." Harry thought for a moment he may have been lying, but was too shocked about Mr. Weasley being head of the show to look into it further.
"Wow, that's great. I didn't know. How did you come up with the idea?" Harry sounded very excited, more than he had been up in Ron's room.
"Well, you know I'm interested in muggle life, and what they do. I was reading a book a while ago about a muggle place called the zoo. It was a place they went to see all sorts of animals. I thought, this would be a really great thing for the wizarding world. So, instead of showing muggle animals as Ron says, which I think most people would find quite boring, so we could have our own zoo with magical animals. Most regular witches and wizards don't normally see dragons and unicorns everyday, so this would be a yearly event that is strictly for having fun, like the muggle's zoo. I think everyone could use some fun in their lives, especially now of all times." Mr. Weasley took a big bite of roasted turkey. They all finished the rest of the meal, in silence, and headed upstairs.
That night, Harry was attempting to go the first night in a while without dreaming of Voldemort. He was about to fall asleep when Hermione popped into his mind. He was about to ask Ron about her, and where he was, when he decided she would just ask him in the morning.
Well, another chapter finished. The chapters are a little longer than I thought, but that's okay. In the next chapter you'll find about Hermione, and they'll go to the show. That's when everything starts to happen. I know it's kind of a slow beginning, but it's about to get better. The main plot starts to begin in the next chapter or two. As usual, please R/R, I need a lot of feedback. Thanks.
The car landed in front of The Burrow at about 2 o' clock that afternoon. They all helped unload Harry's trunk and carried it into the living room. But when they got inside with the trunk, Harry dropped his end. Sitting on the dinner table was Hedwig. Harry ran over to Hedwig.
"She arrived just before we set off to get you." Said Mr. Weasley, coming in to the house. "She had a letter for you, Harry, it's over there." He said, and Harry ran over to get the letter. He had hoped that Arthur or anyone else hadn't read his letter, even Ron. He wanted to tell Ron about the whole Voldemort in his dreams situation after he'd read the letter. He was about to open it, and noticed everyone staring at him. No one moved for a minute. Fred came out and said, "Well, who's it from?" He sounded extremely eager to know who it was from, though Harry had no idea why. Harry was glad when Mr. Weasley stepped in.
"I, uh, think Harry wants to read his letter in private." So everyone walked off in different directions. Harry nodded to Mr. Weasley, thanking him, and opened his letter.
Harry,
Thanks for writing me. I think you're right about this, looks like Voldemort could be behind this. You need to be extra careful this year. I'm sure Voldemort knows that you have only 2 more years at Hogwarts. He will be trying extra hard these last two years to get you. After you graduate, it will be much harder for him to find you; however, Dumbledore will not be around after you graduate. So, I want you to promise me that you'll be careful this next year. Keep me posted on everything that goes on.
Sirius
Harry stuffed the letter in his pants pocket, and headed upstairs to Ron's room. Fred and George were in there too.
"Hey, Harry." Ron said, making Fred and George look up. They were all sitting on their beds, talking about the show tommorow. Harry had forgotten about the show, worrying about Hedwig.
"Harry who was that letter from?" Ron blurted out quickly. Harry motioned with his eyes that he wanted to talk outside. Ron nodded.
"Er, uh, we'll be right back." Ron started out the door after Harry.
"So what is it? Is it...about, uh"
"Yeah. I've been having dreams about Voldemort. Which has happened before, however, in this one, he swore that it would be this year that he would get me." Harry decided to leave the part out with the burning heads; he figured it wouldn't do any good to tell him.
"Well, Harry, I don't know what to say. You've beaten him 6 times already. However, this might be the one time he gets the best of you..." They didn't want to think about what would happen. If Harry lost, not only would he let down his parents, and Cedric, as well as everyone else Voldemort had killed, but the wizard community as well. The whole wizard world would be in chaos. They also seemed to be depending on Harry to rid them of Voldemort. All his wizard life, Voldemort had been chasing him, and had fallen just short every time. Harry didn't notice, but Ron had gone back into his room. Harry decided he shouldn't worry about it, and to enjoy himself. He would soon be heading back to Hogwarts, and he wanted to enjoy to the show. He went inside and began discussing the animals at the show.
"Dinner!" Came Mrs. Weasley's voice from the kitchen, and everyone raised downstairs to dig in to Mrs. Weasley's cooking. The conversation in Ron's room seemed to pick up where they left off. They were talking about whether a dragon would be there, or if any "muggle animals" would be there.
"Ron, the animals aren't muggles." Harry blurted out loudly.
"They have to be, they don't have any magic blood in them, so they have to be muggle animals." Harry was about to respond when a thought struck him.
"Mr. Weasley, how come Hedwig knew to come here instead of my house?" Harry asked curiously.
"Oh, yes, I forgot to tell you. Sirius sent me a letter too, regarding the show. When Hedwig arrived earlier today, and we saw she had your letter, we decided to let her stay until you came."
"What did he ask you about?" Harry said, wondering why Mr. Weasley was in contact with Sirius. Was he one of Sirius' correspondents, too, like Dumbledore.
"Oh, it's nothing really." He said, looking down at his plate, as if he was disgusted with the food. "I guess he figured since I was in charge of the show, he needed to talk to me." Harry thought for a moment he may have been lying, but was too shocked about Mr. Weasley being head of the show to look into it further.
"Wow, that's great. I didn't know. How did you come up with the idea?" Harry sounded very excited, more than he had been up in Ron's room.
"Well, you know I'm interested in muggle life, and what they do. I was reading a book a while ago about a muggle place called the zoo. It was a place they went to see all sorts of animals. I thought, this would be a really great thing for the wizarding world. So, instead of showing muggle animals as Ron says, which I think most people would find quite boring, so we could have our own zoo with magical animals. Most regular witches and wizards don't normally see dragons and unicorns everyday, so this would be a yearly event that is strictly for having fun, like the muggle's zoo. I think everyone could use some fun in their lives, especially now of all times." Mr. Weasley took a big bite of roasted turkey. They all finished the rest of the meal, in silence, and headed upstairs.
That night, Harry was attempting to go the first night in a while without dreaming of Voldemort. He was about to fall asleep when Hermione popped into his mind. He was about to ask Ron about her, and where he was, when he decided she would just ask him in the morning.
Well, another chapter finished. The chapters are a little longer than I thought, but that's okay. In the next chapter you'll find about Hermione, and they'll go to the show. That's when everything starts to happen. I know it's kind of a slow beginning, but it's about to get better. The main plot starts to begin in the next chapter or two. As usual, please R/R, I need a lot of feedback. Thanks.
