Harry woke up the next morning before the sun had even risen.
Wondering what woke him, he began searching around the room. He heard
movement and coughing coming from the closet. When he got up to look at it,
he only found Loke, his new pet Phoenix. He decided that it had to have
been Loke he heard, so he tried to go back to bed, but he couldn't get to
sleep. So, Harry just went down and waited for Sirius to wake up.
When Sirius woke up, dawn was just starting to break outside, and he made Harry an enormous breakfast. "You ready to go?" he asked when they had finished eating.
"Yeah."
"Do you have Loke?"
"I'll get her. Why do I have to take her everywhere?"
"You'll learn when you need to." They left ant headed over to the Burrow. When they got there, everyone was waiting, but Ginny looked very sad.
"What's, wrong, Ginny?" Harry asked when he saw her.
Ginny blushed at being spoken to by Harry. "Mum is making me stay with her today, because she thinks I'd be a burden on you guys," she said.
"You would not. Listen, I'll talk to your mum about it and see if you can come." She smiled, and Harry went off to find Mr. and Mrs. Weasley.
"Good morning, Harry," Mr. Weasley said as he walked into the kitchen.
Hello, Harry," Mrs. Weasley added.
"Hello. Mrs. Weasley, would it be alright if Ginny came with me, Ron, and Hermione today while we're in the Alley?"
"Sure, honey, I guess she can. Round 'em all up, 'cause we're gonna be leavin' soon," Mrs. Weasley replied. Harry went off and got everyone together. They all met at the fireplace since they were travelling by floo powder.
"Right. Well, Fred, you go first. Then Harry and Loke, Sirius, Molly, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, and myself," Mr. Weasley said. It seemed to take forever for all of them to get there. Finally, they were all in the Leaky Cauldron.
"Okay, well, everyone back here at half past eight tonight," Mrs. Weasley said as she handed each of her own kids a small sack of money that barely jingled when you shook it. They all set off in their separate groups: Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, and Sirius; Fred and George; and Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. Harry felt rather odd walking around with a phoenix perched upon his shoulder.
"Harry, let's go to Gringotts first, I wanna go to my vault, and I'm sure you need to as well," Sirius said. So, they set off for Gringotts. When they got there, they all got on one cart and went to Hermione's vault. After they were done at her vault, they went to Sirius's, and Sirius pulled Harry into it with him.
"Harry, when I came to this vault a few days ago, I found this," Sirius said, handing a note to Harry. Harry read it:
Dear Sirius,
When you get this letter, it means that we are no longer with you, dear friend. Lily and I have put half of out money into Harry's vault, while the other half lies in another vault. The key to it is enclosed in this envelope. Please feel free to do whatever you feel is necessary with this money. Give Harry our love. Thank you, Padfoot, old friend.
James (Prongs) Potter
"Another vault.half the money," Harry said as he looked over the letter again. He was amazed at the fact that only half of their money was in his vault. It seemed like a fortune.
"Yes, Harry, and I give it to you to do as you wish."
"But, what would I-"
"Perhaps you know of a few people that could use it," Sirius replied in a Dumbledoreish sort of way. He smiled, knowing that Harry understood. They then went to Harry's vault and, there, Harry gathered a large sack full of coins; it held at least two thousand galleons. With their new sacks of money, they set off into Diagon Alley. They got all of their supplies for school except for their robes since; they had grown a great deal since last year. It was going on six when they were headed for Madam Malkim's Robes for all Occasions when they saw a bright flashing sign.
"Zonko's-London Branch-Grand Opening," it read.
"A Zonko's here," Ron said ecstatically. They went inside and saw Fred and George selling a new stock of homemade jokes to the sales clerk, who, Ron pointed out, was Zonko, himself.
"No way we'll sell for thirty galleons!" Fred yelled. "There are forty wands here."
"Okay, okay. I tell you what, throw in a hundred of them there Ton- Tongue Toffees, and I'll pay a hundred galleons," the sales clerk said.
"You've got yourself a deal," George said almost immediately.
"Thanks. You boys are ruddy brilliant. You'll make some fine shop owners some day."
"Thank you, Mr. Zonko." Fred and George then turned and almost ran right into the others.
"Oh, hello," George said.
"Hi. Where'd you two get those? Mum'd have a conniption if she knew you were still making them," Ron said.
"That's why she won't know," Fred said, smiling.
"By the way," George whispered to Harry, "thanks for the money. We couldn't've done it without ya." The two of them left the shop with Ron staring at them jealously and Ginny giving them a look of deep reproach.
"Wow, our own Zonko's," Ron said again, forgetting his jealousy for a few seconds.
"It's getting late," Sirius said, "and we should get your robes." They left the shop, trying to ignore Ron's bickering about having to leave. They got their robes, and were headed back to the Leaky Cauldron, when they heard screams behind them. They turned around and saw people clearing the streets, and Harry soon understood why.
Coming towards them, were death eaters, about eight of them, holding garbage cans in the air with their wands, and throwing them at anyone that got in their way. Harry and the others turned to run away when Harry was hit in the back with a can. He fell straight to the ground and his glasses broke. Judging by the lighter feeling he had, Loke had left him. He looked up just in time to see a blurry phoenix transfiguring into a person. 'Loke's an animagus?' he thought to himself. He was going to call to her, but he was hit right in the back of the head with a garbage can. His face flew forward and he hit the hard street once more, blacking out.
When he woke up, he was back inside Zonko's Joke Shop, and Sirius was standing over him, holding his glasses, which had been magically repaired. He reached up to his face and felt dried up blood under his nose. "You've been out for about fifteen minutes, Harry," Sirius said, looking concerned. Harry didn't say anything. He just grabbed his glasses and put them on to look outside. All around, phoenixes were flying in and transfiguring into humans. Harry then located the lady that was standing where he had last seen Loke. He couldn't believe his eyes. The animagus that was his pet phoenix was also his old babysitter, Miss Figg.
When Sirius woke up, dawn was just starting to break outside, and he made Harry an enormous breakfast. "You ready to go?" he asked when they had finished eating.
"Yeah."
"Do you have Loke?"
"I'll get her. Why do I have to take her everywhere?"
"You'll learn when you need to." They left ant headed over to the Burrow. When they got there, everyone was waiting, but Ginny looked very sad.
"What's, wrong, Ginny?" Harry asked when he saw her.
Ginny blushed at being spoken to by Harry. "Mum is making me stay with her today, because she thinks I'd be a burden on you guys," she said.
"You would not. Listen, I'll talk to your mum about it and see if you can come." She smiled, and Harry went off to find Mr. and Mrs. Weasley.
"Good morning, Harry," Mr. Weasley said as he walked into the kitchen.
Hello, Harry," Mrs. Weasley added.
"Hello. Mrs. Weasley, would it be alright if Ginny came with me, Ron, and Hermione today while we're in the Alley?"
"Sure, honey, I guess she can. Round 'em all up, 'cause we're gonna be leavin' soon," Mrs. Weasley replied. Harry went off and got everyone together. They all met at the fireplace since they were travelling by floo powder.
"Right. Well, Fred, you go first. Then Harry and Loke, Sirius, Molly, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, and myself," Mr. Weasley said. It seemed to take forever for all of them to get there. Finally, they were all in the Leaky Cauldron.
"Okay, well, everyone back here at half past eight tonight," Mrs. Weasley said as she handed each of her own kids a small sack of money that barely jingled when you shook it. They all set off in their separate groups: Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, and Sirius; Fred and George; and Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. Harry felt rather odd walking around with a phoenix perched upon his shoulder.
"Harry, let's go to Gringotts first, I wanna go to my vault, and I'm sure you need to as well," Sirius said. So, they set off for Gringotts. When they got there, they all got on one cart and went to Hermione's vault. After they were done at her vault, they went to Sirius's, and Sirius pulled Harry into it with him.
"Harry, when I came to this vault a few days ago, I found this," Sirius said, handing a note to Harry. Harry read it:
Dear Sirius,
When you get this letter, it means that we are no longer with you, dear friend. Lily and I have put half of out money into Harry's vault, while the other half lies in another vault. The key to it is enclosed in this envelope. Please feel free to do whatever you feel is necessary with this money. Give Harry our love. Thank you, Padfoot, old friend.
James (Prongs) Potter
"Another vault.half the money," Harry said as he looked over the letter again. He was amazed at the fact that only half of their money was in his vault. It seemed like a fortune.
"Yes, Harry, and I give it to you to do as you wish."
"But, what would I-"
"Perhaps you know of a few people that could use it," Sirius replied in a Dumbledoreish sort of way. He smiled, knowing that Harry understood. They then went to Harry's vault and, there, Harry gathered a large sack full of coins; it held at least two thousand galleons. With their new sacks of money, they set off into Diagon Alley. They got all of their supplies for school except for their robes since; they had grown a great deal since last year. It was going on six when they were headed for Madam Malkim's Robes for all Occasions when they saw a bright flashing sign.
"Zonko's-London Branch-Grand Opening," it read.
"A Zonko's here," Ron said ecstatically. They went inside and saw Fred and George selling a new stock of homemade jokes to the sales clerk, who, Ron pointed out, was Zonko, himself.
"No way we'll sell for thirty galleons!" Fred yelled. "There are forty wands here."
"Okay, okay. I tell you what, throw in a hundred of them there Ton- Tongue Toffees, and I'll pay a hundred galleons," the sales clerk said.
"You've got yourself a deal," George said almost immediately.
"Thanks. You boys are ruddy brilliant. You'll make some fine shop owners some day."
"Thank you, Mr. Zonko." Fred and George then turned and almost ran right into the others.
"Oh, hello," George said.
"Hi. Where'd you two get those? Mum'd have a conniption if she knew you were still making them," Ron said.
"That's why she won't know," Fred said, smiling.
"By the way," George whispered to Harry, "thanks for the money. We couldn't've done it without ya." The two of them left the shop with Ron staring at them jealously and Ginny giving them a look of deep reproach.
"Wow, our own Zonko's," Ron said again, forgetting his jealousy for a few seconds.
"It's getting late," Sirius said, "and we should get your robes." They left the shop, trying to ignore Ron's bickering about having to leave. They got their robes, and were headed back to the Leaky Cauldron, when they heard screams behind them. They turned around and saw people clearing the streets, and Harry soon understood why.
Coming towards them, were death eaters, about eight of them, holding garbage cans in the air with their wands, and throwing them at anyone that got in their way. Harry and the others turned to run away when Harry was hit in the back with a can. He fell straight to the ground and his glasses broke. Judging by the lighter feeling he had, Loke had left him. He looked up just in time to see a blurry phoenix transfiguring into a person. 'Loke's an animagus?' he thought to himself. He was going to call to her, but he was hit right in the back of the head with a garbage can. His face flew forward and he hit the hard street once more, blacking out.
When he woke up, he was back inside Zonko's Joke Shop, and Sirius was standing over him, holding his glasses, which had been magically repaired. He reached up to his face and felt dried up blood under his nose. "You've been out for about fifteen minutes, Harry," Sirius said, looking concerned. Harry didn't say anything. He just grabbed his glasses and put them on to look outside. All around, phoenixes were flying in and transfiguring into humans. Harry then located the lady that was standing where he had last seen Loke. He couldn't believe his eyes. The animagus that was his pet phoenix was also his old babysitter, Miss Figg.