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What followed Dumbledore's arrival at the Dursley's resulted in the worst argument that had ever happened in the house. Mr Dursley had yelled himself hoarse at Harry and had banned him from sending any owls to any of his friends, although Harry had used Sirius as an excuse Mr Dursley had told Harry he didn't care if Sirius did come to the house any more.
The Dursley however did agree to come with Harry to Diagon Alley on Thursday because Dudley needed his schoolbooks. So when Thursday came about Uncle Vernon drove Harry and Dudley in the new company car to London. Harry led the Dursley's to the road where the Leaky Cauldron was situated. As Harry had expected Uncle Vernon couldn't see the Leaky Cauldron so Dudley had to lead him into it. As they entered the Leaky Cauldron Harry noticed Uncle Vernons eyes narrow glance suspiciously round at the witches and wizards. Harry led the two of them out to the backyard and did the customary tapping on bricks thing. Harry saw both Uncle Vernon and Dudley's jaws drop as they both looked gormlessly at the doorway that appeared before them. Harry after five minutes ended up pushing the two in the door and into Diagon Alley. Uncle Vernon looked murderously at the hundreds of witches and wizards in the street who when seeing his face edged nervously away from him.
As they approached the snowy white building known to the wizarding world as Gringotts the Wizard Bank Harry spotted a group of very familiar people all sporting exactly the same shade of red hair.
"Harry you're here. what the bloody hell!" Ron said his jaw dropping even more than the Dursleys had at the sight of the doorway.
"Er Dudley's a wizard he only just showed his powers he's er coming to Hogwarts with us" Harry explained.
"You are bloody joking?" Fred and George said in unison also breaking out into identical evil grins.
"Er no."
"Why didn't you tell me." Ron said angrily
"They kind of banned me from sending any owls to any one." Harry explained " Fred, George I wouldn't kill him the Dursleys would kill me."
"So he's going to be in our year?" Ron asked still looking gobsmacked.
"Yeah he's going to have a load of extra classes to catch up." Harry answered. Any further conversation was stopped when Mrs Weasley came over and sent them over to Gringotts.
Mr Weasley was left the job of explaining to Uncle Vernon that Dudley would need wizard money and he would have to change some of his muggle money, while the other's all headed down to there vaults. They visited the Weasley vault first, which was as usual nearly empty before heading off to Harry's vault. Harry's vault was almost completely full; it had been his parents vault. As he shoved handfuls of gold galleons, silver sickles and bronze knuts into a money bag he suddenly thought of something.
Harry suddenly thought of something that made his heart sink. "Ron, the Dursley's don't know I have this money, if they find out they'll have it off me before you can say Quidditch!"
"Er tell them it's Dumbledore's."
"Why would Dumbledore give me money. The Dursley's would then expect him to pay for Dudley's stuff." Harry said miserably.
"I know tell them it's Sirius's." Ron said suddenly
"What good will that do, wait of course they still think he's a murderer they wouldn't dare do anything to the money plus his my Godfather so he has an excuse to buy me things, Ron your brilliant. " Feeling a lot happier Harry followed Ron back out into the snowy white entrance hall of Gringotts. Harry could see Mr Dursley looking murderously at the goblin and then when he saw Harry his gaze turned to him.
Mrs Weasley saw Uncle Vernon's face and decided it might be best if they all went off to get their stuff. She took Uncle Vernon and Dudley off because she told them she had done it so many times before with her children, they didn't look altogether to happy about that but reluctantly they followed. Harry and Ron went the other way.
They had gone a short distance when Ron pulled out his supplies list. "Okay we need new books, some new odd ingredients, some odd orb thing, no idea what that is for no one else has had to buy one in the family and some OWL revision guides looks like were off to Flourish and Blotts." They carried on towards the large bookstore and entered the building.
"What books do we actually need?" Harry said as he and Ron halted next to a large display of cookery books.
"Erm" Ron said consulting the list" OWL revision guides for all subjects, the Standard book of spells Grade Four, Higher Intermediate Transfiguration, the Rise and fall of Dark Arts, hasn't Hermione already got that? And finally Apparation for Beginners."
"Were starting Apparation but we can't get a licence for that for years can we?" Harry asked Ron
"I didn't think we started that 'til next year" Ron replied equally baffled. They wandered round the shop picking up the various books they needed, paid and left the shop. "Harry" Ron said suddenly " Did Hermione tell you she was going to stay with Krum?"
"Yes why?"
"Well he's years older than her and well."
"Ron why don't you just ask Hermione out?"
"What you think, I don't fancy Hermione not that she's ugly but." Ron said turning his customary shade of red. Harry just laughed and carried on walking. Everyone except for Ron and Hermione knew the fact that they were perfect for each other. Ron decided it was probably time to change the subject. "So where do you reckon were going to find this orb of Hermes?"
"No idea, wait there's a shop I remember from third year that's called 'Unusual and rare magical objects' perhaps that would be a good place to start, it's just around the corner"
They reached the front of the shop which was black and very small, the name of the shop was written in peeling gold letters and the windows had shutters pulled across them. Apprehensively Ron pushed open the door and walked in, Harry followed him. Piles of what looked like junk lay in every corner, strange glowing objects and oddly shaped boxes lay all over the floor. Ron picked his way over to the back of the shop where the till appeared to be. "Hello, excuse me is any one there?" He asked nervously, Harry walked over to join him. "Looks like theres no one here mate lets try somewhere else."
"Why what is it you're after?" Said a voice from behind them, Harry and Ron both jumped and spun around. A man who looked as though he was in his mid forties was standing in front of them. " I'm Mundungus Fletcher, how may I help you?"
"Er right we need two orbs of Hermes please?" Harry said, why the mans name sound so familiar? The man looked at him quickly.
"Two orbs of Hermes you say, now what would you want. unless he has chosen. which means." The man was muttering under his breath and Harry could only make out odd words. He finally stopped muttering and said, " You wouldn't happen to be Harry Potter would you?"
"How do you know who I am?" Harry asked before realising it was a stupid question because most the wizard world knew who he was.
"I recognise your face from the paper." His eyes did the customary glance up to Harry's forehead before he brought them back down to Harry's eyes. " So it's two orbs then right?"
"Yeah" Ron said, "What do they actually do?"
"They are used for communication between others with the same family of orbs." Was the mans answer as he went into the back of the shop.
"What do you mean the same family?" Ron asked
" Eleven are made at a time only communication between those ten is possible. What's your name boy?" The man said suddenly addressing Ron.
"Ron Weasley, why?" He got no answer.
The man re-entered muttering "That's nine who are the final two then." He raised his voice "Yours are in the Phoenix family there both second hand so be careful with them. Goodbye" He went into the back of the shop.
"Wait we need to pay hello excuse me." Ron yelled after the man he got no reply. "Shall we just go?" He asked Harry.
"I'd feel guilty but what else can we do" Harry said and after calling one final time to make sure they went back into the sunlight blinking furiously as there eyes grew accustomed to the sunlight. They went to buy some new parchment, ink and quills.
"That man was sure weird the one in the junk shop place I mean" Ron said as they headed back towards Gringotts having bought every thing that they needed.
" Tell me about it."
"Oh my god Harry look at that broom." Ron's attention suddenly spun onto something else and he rushed over to the window of Quality Quidditch Supplies. Harry followed, his jaw dropping at the broom in the window. He read the piece of paper next to the most magnificent looking broom in the existence of brooms.
"The Lightening Bolt. This magnificent broom runs rings round the old Firebolt. It's twice as fast and twice as safe. Price on request."
"Harry I don't suppose there's any chance a certain Godfather of yours might be persuaded to buy that for you is there and if there is, do you think theres any possibility he might be willing to adopt a new Godson?" Ron said gaping at the broom. Harry was stopped from answering by the sound of someone calling their names they turned round and saw Mrs Weasley beckoning them over, Uncle Vernon looked far from happy and Dudley looked extremely nervous whenever a witch or wizard walked past. They reluctantly walked over to Mrs Weasley.
"We've finished all of Dudley's shopping," She said indicating the large pile of bags on the ground near the Dursley's feet. "I hope you're all finished boys"
"Yes Mum" Ron answered
"Good now I'm guessing Mr Dursley will want to be heading home so we'll see you on September the first."
"See you Harry." Ron said as the Dursley's started to walk off.
"Yeah see you on the train." Harry yelled back as he ran to catch up with the Dursley's. No one said anything until they had driven out of London. Uncle Vernon had bought Dudley an eagle owl and a Nimbus 2001.
"I hope you've noticed boy Dudley's owl and broom far superior to anything you have at school I suppose. If Dudley's got to go to the school of yours his going to have superior stuff." Uncle Vernon said suddenly.
"I did use to have a Nimbus 2000 until my third year" Harry said.
"Well Dudley's got a Nimbus 2001 I'm guessing that's better."
"Well yeah but I haven't got my broom any more."
"What happened to it?"
"It crashed into a tree and smashed so Sirius sent me a Firebolt for Christmas."
"A what?"
"Oh it's a different make of broom"
"What's better then."
"The Firebolt" At this Uncle Vernon breathed in very suddenly as though he was going to start yelling at Harry.
"Wait a second boy who buy's you all your school stuff I haven't given you any money?"
"Oh that would be Sirius."
At this Uncle Vernon again fell silent and not another word was spoken until they reached Privet Drive.
That chapter has taken me ages to write because I kept doing it in little bits. That was actually the longest chapter I have ever written in any of my stories reaching two thousand words. For that please be nice and review because the more people who review the quicker the next chapter comes out. Plus it's my fifteenth birthday today (Well it should be if this chapter is posted on Sunday.)
What followed Dumbledore's arrival at the Dursley's resulted in the worst argument that had ever happened in the house. Mr Dursley had yelled himself hoarse at Harry and had banned him from sending any owls to any of his friends, although Harry had used Sirius as an excuse Mr Dursley had told Harry he didn't care if Sirius did come to the house any more.
The Dursley however did agree to come with Harry to Diagon Alley on Thursday because Dudley needed his schoolbooks. So when Thursday came about Uncle Vernon drove Harry and Dudley in the new company car to London. Harry led the Dursley's to the road where the Leaky Cauldron was situated. As Harry had expected Uncle Vernon couldn't see the Leaky Cauldron so Dudley had to lead him into it. As they entered the Leaky Cauldron Harry noticed Uncle Vernons eyes narrow glance suspiciously round at the witches and wizards. Harry led the two of them out to the backyard and did the customary tapping on bricks thing. Harry saw both Uncle Vernon and Dudley's jaws drop as they both looked gormlessly at the doorway that appeared before them. Harry after five minutes ended up pushing the two in the door and into Diagon Alley. Uncle Vernon looked murderously at the hundreds of witches and wizards in the street who when seeing his face edged nervously away from him.
As they approached the snowy white building known to the wizarding world as Gringotts the Wizard Bank Harry spotted a group of very familiar people all sporting exactly the same shade of red hair.
"Harry you're here. what the bloody hell!" Ron said his jaw dropping even more than the Dursleys had at the sight of the doorway.
"Er Dudley's a wizard he only just showed his powers he's er coming to Hogwarts with us" Harry explained.
"You are bloody joking?" Fred and George said in unison also breaking out into identical evil grins.
"Er no."
"Why didn't you tell me." Ron said angrily
"They kind of banned me from sending any owls to any one." Harry explained " Fred, George I wouldn't kill him the Dursleys would kill me."
"So he's going to be in our year?" Ron asked still looking gobsmacked.
"Yeah he's going to have a load of extra classes to catch up." Harry answered. Any further conversation was stopped when Mrs Weasley came over and sent them over to Gringotts.
Mr Weasley was left the job of explaining to Uncle Vernon that Dudley would need wizard money and he would have to change some of his muggle money, while the other's all headed down to there vaults. They visited the Weasley vault first, which was as usual nearly empty before heading off to Harry's vault. Harry's vault was almost completely full; it had been his parents vault. As he shoved handfuls of gold galleons, silver sickles and bronze knuts into a money bag he suddenly thought of something.
Harry suddenly thought of something that made his heart sink. "Ron, the Dursley's don't know I have this money, if they find out they'll have it off me before you can say Quidditch!"
"Er tell them it's Dumbledore's."
"Why would Dumbledore give me money. The Dursley's would then expect him to pay for Dudley's stuff." Harry said miserably.
"I know tell them it's Sirius's." Ron said suddenly
"What good will that do, wait of course they still think he's a murderer they wouldn't dare do anything to the money plus his my Godfather so he has an excuse to buy me things, Ron your brilliant. " Feeling a lot happier Harry followed Ron back out into the snowy white entrance hall of Gringotts. Harry could see Mr Dursley looking murderously at the goblin and then when he saw Harry his gaze turned to him.
Mrs Weasley saw Uncle Vernon's face and decided it might be best if they all went off to get their stuff. She took Uncle Vernon and Dudley off because she told them she had done it so many times before with her children, they didn't look altogether to happy about that but reluctantly they followed. Harry and Ron went the other way.
They had gone a short distance when Ron pulled out his supplies list. "Okay we need new books, some new odd ingredients, some odd orb thing, no idea what that is for no one else has had to buy one in the family and some OWL revision guides looks like were off to Flourish and Blotts." They carried on towards the large bookstore and entered the building.
"What books do we actually need?" Harry said as he and Ron halted next to a large display of cookery books.
"Erm" Ron said consulting the list" OWL revision guides for all subjects, the Standard book of spells Grade Four, Higher Intermediate Transfiguration, the Rise and fall of Dark Arts, hasn't Hermione already got that? And finally Apparation for Beginners."
"Were starting Apparation but we can't get a licence for that for years can we?" Harry asked Ron
"I didn't think we started that 'til next year" Ron replied equally baffled. They wandered round the shop picking up the various books they needed, paid and left the shop. "Harry" Ron said suddenly " Did Hermione tell you she was going to stay with Krum?"
"Yes why?"
"Well he's years older than her and well."
"Ron why don't you just ask Hermione out?"
"What you think, I don't fancy Hermione not that she's ugly but." Ron said turning his customary shade of red. Harry just laughed and carried on walking. Everyone except for Ron and Hermione knew the fact that they were perfect for each other. Ron decided it was probably time to change the subject. "So where do you reckon were going to find this orb of Hermes?"
"No idea, wait there's a shop I remember from third year that's called 'Unusual and rare magical objects' perhaps that would be a good place to start, it's just around the corner"
They reached the front of the shop which was black and very small, the name of the shop was written in peeling gold letters and the windows had shutters pulled across them. Apprehensively Ron pushed open the door and walked in, Harry followed him. Piles of what looked like junk lay in every corner, strange glowing objects and oddly shaped boxes lay all over the floor. Ron picked his way over to the back of the shop where the till appeared to be. "Hello, excuse me is any one there?" He asked nervously, Harry walked over to join him. "Looks like theres no one here mate lets try somewhere else."
"Why what is it you're after?" Said a voice from behind them, Harry and Ron both jumped and spun around. A man who looked as though he was in his mid forties was standing in front of them. " I'm Mundungus Fletcher, how may I help you?"
"Er right we need two orbs of Hermes please?" Harry said, why the mans name sound so familiar? The man looked at him quickly.
"Two orbs of Hermes you say, now what would you want. unless he has chosen. which means." The man was muttering under his breath and Harry could only make out odd words. He finally stopped muttering and said, " You wouldn't happen to be Harry Potter would you?"
"How do you know who I am?" Harry asked before realising it was a stupid question because most the wizard world knew who he was.
"I recognise your face from the paper." His eyes did the customary glance up to Harry's forehead before he brought them back down to Harry's eyes. " So it's two orbs then right?"
"Yeah" Ron said, "What do they actually do?"
"They are used for communication between others with the same family of orbs." Was the mans answer as he went into the back of the shop.
"What do you mean the same family?" Ron asked
" Eleven are made at a time only communication between those ten is possible. What's your name boy?" The man said suddenly addressing Ron.
"Ron Weasley, why?" He got no answer.
The man re-entered muttering "That's nine who are the final two then." He raised his voice "Yours are in the Phoenix family there both second hand so be careful with them. Goodbye" He went into the back of the shop.
"Wait we need to pay hello excuse me." Ron yelled after the man he got no reply. "Shall we just go?" He asked Harry.
"I'd feel guilty but what else can we do" Harry said and after calling one final time to make sure they went back into the sunlight blinking furiously as there eyes grew accustomed to the sunlight. They went to buy some new parchment, ink and quills.
"That man was sure weird the one in the junk shop place I mean" Ron said as they headed back towards Gringotts having bought every thing that they needed.
" Tell me about it."
"Oh my god Harry look at that broom." Ron's attention suddenly spun onto something else and he rushed over to the window of Quality Quidditch Supplies. Harry followed, his jaw dropping at the broom in the window. He read the piece of paper next to the most magnificent looking broom in the existence of brooms.
"The Lightening Bolt. This magnificent broom runs rings round the old Firebolt. It's twice as fast and twice as safe. Price on request."
"Harry I don't suppose there's any chance a certain Godfather of yours might be persuaded to buy that for you is there and if there is, do you think theres any possibility he might be willing to adopt a new Godson?" Ron said gaping at the broom. Harry was stopped from answering by the sound of someone calling their names they turned round and saw Mrs Weasley beckoning them over, Uncle Vernon looked far from happy and Dudley looked extremely nervous whenever a witch or wizard walked past. They reluctantly walked over to Mrs Weasley.
"We've finished all of Dudley's shopping," She said indicating the large pile of bags on the ground near the Dursley's feet. "I hope you're all finished boys"
"Yes Mum" Ron answered
"Good now I'm guessing Mr Dursley will want to be heading home so we'll see you on September the first."
"See you Harry." Ron said as the Dursley's started to walk off.
"Yeah see you on the train." Harry yelled back as he ran to catch up with the Dursley's. No one said anything until they had driven out of London. Uncle Vernon had bought Dudley an eagle owl and a Nimbus 2001.
"I hope you've noticed boy Dudley's owl and broom far superior to anything you have at school I suppose. If Dudley's got to go to the school of yours his going to have superior stuff." Uncle Vernon said suddenly.
"I did use to have a Nimbus 2000 until my third year" Harry said.
"Well Dudley's got a Nimbus 2001 I'm guessing that's better."
"Well yeah but I haven't got my broom any more."
"What happened to it?"
"It crashed into a tree and smashed so Sirius sent me a Firebolt for Christmas."
"A what?"
"Oh it's a different make of broom"
"What's better then."
"The Firebolt" At this Uncle Vernon breathed in very suddenly as though he was going to start yelling at Harry.
"Wait a second boy who buy's you all your school stuff I haven't given you any money?"
"Oh that would be Sirius."
At this Uncle Vernon again fell silent and not another word was spoken until they reached Privet Drive.
That chapter has taken me ages to write because I kept doing it in little bits. That was actually the longest chapter I have ever written in any of my stories reaching two thousand words. For that please be nice and review because the more people who review the quicker the next chapter comes out. Plus it's my fifteenth birthday today (Well it should be if this chapter is posted on Sunday.)