Chapter VII: Fridwulfa

Harry was still puzzled by the weird letters from Snape, with the probable identity of the Death Eater going from one unlikely person to the other. Harry only yesterday had received a letter containing 'N&D, ' (The only ones that Harry could think of was 'Neville & Dean').  Worst of all, Dumbledore was still having no luck with Fletcher and Figg.  Lessons were still going smoothly, and Professor Weasley had informed them that they would still be able to play Quidditch, and they would be under close supervision.

This brightened Harry's mood significantly, and news from Hagrid seemed promising.  He and Olympe had achieved part of what they set out to do, and Professor Weasley had constructed a secret door to the outer grounds of the school and a huge hall and common room for the Giants when they came.

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'We have stopped receiving letters from the Death eater.  Snape!  Do you know of any secret prison in Hogsmeade?'

            'No Master,' this was the truth, after all, Hogwarts was several miles away from the actual village.

            'Very well, do you know of any secret passages into the school?'

            'No.' the passage from the Shrieking Shack was boarded up, and it wouldn't allow Dumbledore into the castle anyway.

            'That is all.  Go now, Snape.'

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One month had passed when Dumbledore finally came to Harry when he told them that they could return to Gryffindor Tower.  That night, Harry felt very uncomfortable when he was going to sleep in the same room with three possible Death Eaters,

Next day, McGonagall called Harry to her office to talk Quidditch.  'Right, Potter, we've accepted your vote of Finnigan as a Chaser and Ron Weasley as a Keeper.  Dennis Creevey will be good as a Beater.  Colin Creevey looks promising as a Beater as well.'  Harry slumped, Colin Creevey was always gazing at Harry's Scar, and Taking pictures.

            'Sounds good, so we need to order two Thunderflashes (The budget edition of the Firebolt) and a Nimbus Two thousand and Three's?'

            'Good choice of brooms, I'm assuming that Weasley gets the Nimbus?'

            'Yes, It's an excellent broom for small turns and quick acceleration and would suit a Keeper no-end.'

            'We'll send an order today, Parvati Patil and Lavender Brown as chasers?'

            'Yes, they've been doing really well in flying.  Fastest in the class, you know.  I think a Thunderflash will do them nicely.'

            'Well I'm glad that we're not buying six Nimbuses.'

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At Quidditch Training, Harry managed to catch the Golden Snitch no less than sixty times in ten minutes.  The Creevey Brothers had ninety-percent accuracy with their moving targets. The chasers managed to take the quaffle from one end of the pitch to the other in less than thirty seconds. Ron was by far the best selection in the entire team, catching the quaffle every time it was thrown.  It seemed like the team was just as good as that of three years ago.  'Okay, team, next practice tomorrow at seven!' and the Gryffindor team ran straight to the common room.

In Gryffindor Tower, Harry was hounded by questions about where he was for the first month of the year, or why He, Ron and Hermione weren't in regular lessons that day, Harry could find no answers to these, so he went straight back to bed.

Harry had slept the easiest he had in two weeks, and he was still wondering who the death eater was, and he had a strange feeling that it was Figg, after all, she was the person who hated Harry for ten years.   When he woke up, it was night, but he could tell that he was not in Gryffindor Tower.  He was back in the lavishly decorated Phoenix Dormitory, and Dumbledore was standing in front of him.  'Harry!  Wake up!  Hagrid's back!'  Harry quickly put on the Phoenix Robe that was on the end of his bed, and went through the door that led to the magically enchanted room that Professor Weasley had constructed and was greeted by Hagrid and a twenty-foot tall Woman that Harry had never met before.'

            'Harry, I'd like yeh ter meet me mum.'  So this was the legendary Fridwulfa.

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A/N: So, is the Death Eater Dean Thomas or Neville Longbottom?  Keep reading this story to find out.  Same Potty time, Same Potty website!

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