Chapter One: Happy Birthday!

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It was late in the evening when 14-year-old Harry Potter was watching the dark sky with the light of the stars and the silver moon flickering in the distance. He sighed as he looked for his snowy owl Hedwig to come back from her nightly hunt.

He turned back to his bed and looked at the clock. In an hour, he would be turning 15. "I don't deserve to live!" he told himself, staring into the mirror. "Don't feel too bad about the Cedric Diggory boy. It's not your fault," his reflection said. Harry looked at his scar that he received when he was only a year old.

All he remembered about the night it happened was seeing a blast of green light and the cries of his mom, pleading to spare little baby Harry.

He stared into the night one last time before he went to bed, hoping to see a little speck flying close and closer to the house.

Since nothing was in the sky but the stars and the moon, he jumped into bed and quickly drifted into sleep.

' A blazing fire was being tended to as a warm and sweet but scared voice was singing to a little baby in her arms.

"Lily, I just got an owl from Professor Dumbledore. He said that we have to be careful. He said that Voldemort might come here tonight. He said that we shouldn't ask him why and how he knows." James Potter told his wife, a note in his hands.

Just as he was about to sit down beside his wife, the door blasted open and a tall, shadowy figure walked into the house. His bloodthirsty eyes looked around the room, spotting the little family with their faces now facing him.

"Well, well, well. The Potter family all together in the same room. You've just made it all too easy for me to rid of you all. It's a pity you don't want to join the Dark Side. You still have one last chance to reconsider." The figure said his voice the sound of piercing pain.

"For the last time Voldemort, the answer is no. We will not join your side!" James said, standing up.

"We're not afraid of you. Not now, not ever!" Lily said, her voice strained by Harry's cries.

"Then, we leave you no choice but…" the figure then took out his wand and pointed it to James. "Say your last words now, for this will be your last chance to speak before you die."

"LILY! RUN! TAKE HARRY WITH YOU! FORGET ABOUT ME! JUST RUN!" James shouted.

Lily stood there. "NO! I won't leave you here! Apparate right now!" Lily screamed.

"Touchy family you make Potter. Too bad I don't give mercy. Especially for you lot! And it's Lord Voldemort to you!" Voldemort barked. "Good-bye James Potter!" he said, then shouted, "AVADA KEDAVRA!"

Green light flashed and James Potter could no longer breathe. Baby Harry stayed quiet, innocently watching his father drop to the ground without knowing that he was dead.

Voldemort now turned to Lily and Harry. "Now it's his turn." Growled Voldemort, a smile curling upon his face.

"Leave Harry alone! Kill me instead!" Lily cried, blocking Harry in her arms.

"I'll deal with you later mudblood. But I want him!" he pointed at Harry.

"NO!" Lily turned her back at Voldemort.

Voldemort cried out the same two words he used on James. Instantly Lily Potter fell to the ground, her heart beat stopping suddenly.

Baby Harry fell on the ground, he started crying, crawling to his mom and nudging her.

"AVADA KEDAVRA!" Voldemort cried. He laughed as the bright green flash shot out from his wand.

"Master! LOOK OUT!" a weak and feeble voice cried from behind.

Voldemort stopped laughing when he looked at the baby, the green flash bounded off as if there was an invisible barrier surround the boy. "What?!?!? NO!" Voldemort cried!

Voldemort vanished, his piercing scream echoing in the room.

"MASTER!" the weak and feeble voiced shouted.

"Come on! Dumbledore said that we better protect the Potters." A voice said, followed by the sound of rocks crunching from under his walking feet. The man then vanished with a pop.

The man walked in the house with a group of men who looked armed and not in a good mood to laugh.

"The door is blasted open! SEARCH FOR ANY OF THE POTTERS!" the man, shouted. But when he walked in, he saw a baby with a lightning bolt scar on his forehead.

"We're too late," he said with a somber tone in his voice. "Lily and James Potter are dead."'

Harry sat up. 'Was I dreaming about my past?' he asked himself. He felt beads of sweat roll down his back.

He got up from bed and looked at the clock. '12:00am' it read. He just turned 15 years old.

He stared at his trunk that was at the foot of his bed. It was filled with all his school supplies. His Firebolt was leaning against the wall, (Harry was worried that the broom might get ruined with all of his books and his cauldron) with his calendar that marked the days he had left with the Dursleys'.

Suddenly the sounds of flapping wings were headed straight for Harry's bed.

Harry turned around to find… "Six owls?" he whispered to himself. 'Why would there be six owls?' he wondered as he opened the first package that Hedwig had delivered. She hooted in delight and headed for her cage.

'To Harry: Happy Birthday!' it said in neat handwriting.

"This must be from Hermione." Harry said as he opened her present. A letter fell out from the wrappings and Harry then picked it up to read.

'Dear Harry:

Happy birthday! Hedwig came by to probably remind me to give you a birthday present again. I've been so busy this summer because I just found out that I will be a big sister to a little brother or sister! Isn't that exciting! My mom said that the baby will be born by the time I'm in Hogwarts. So I'm kind of disappointed by that…But at least they'll owl me with pictures!

Don't feel to bad about what happened to Cedric Diggory at the final task. It's not your fault that he…um…left.

Here's a little present that I got for you. It's not much, but I found it in a shop in Diagon Alley. I had a feeling that its destiny's for you. Hope you like it!

Lots of Love,

Hermione

PS: Mom and dad said that both you and Ron could stay here at our place for the rest of the summer if you like. Ron's coming in a few days and I was hoping that you could, owing to the fact that you act like your summer's with the Dursleys' aren't really enjoyable. So just ask them first then owl me back! And dad will come and pick you up if you could come!'

Harry smiled, hoping to gain the courage to ask the Dursleys' if he could go to Hermione's house for the rest of the summer. How? He had no idea.

He opened Hermione's present to find a small wooden box with a golden lion carved on the top and the base carved with a black badger on one side, a blue (I think it's blue) raven, a green serpent, and a red phoenix. When he shook the box, he heard something inside move around.

When he tried to open the box, the top wouldn't budge. He carefully examined the box. After a few minutes, he found out that there was a keyhole where a key is supposed to open it.

"Great, a really mysterious box and I can't even open it!" he said to himself.

All of the animals on the box were the representatives for the four Hogwarts Houses and also surrounds the H for the Hogwarts seal. But the Phoenix wasn't part of the seal. Harry thought about the phoenix until a small, squeaky hoot interrupted his thoughts.

"Oh yeah. Thanks Pig!" Harry said, laying down the box on the bed stand where the clock was sitting.

He took Pig's parcel and opened it. He knew for sure that this was from Ron, looking at Pig who was happily zooming around in circles in Hedwig's cage.

Harry read Ron's messy note:

'Dear Harry:

Happy Birthday! I can't wait until I get to Hermione's house! She said that she would show me all of that muggle stuff that she has since she's a muggle!

Don't feel bad about what happened to that pretty-boy Cedric Diggory. He's the one who tried to be all that and take al the victory and glory! But he did cheer for us instead of Slytherin…

Dad said that he's real jealous of me since I'm going to see all of that neat stuff. She said that she will write to you and ask if you could be able to come also. Please beg the Dursleys' to come! It's won't be as fun without you! Well, hope you like your present!

Ron

PS: COME! Oh and this is kind of really from Fred and George since they made this. But…'

Harry smiled as he opened Ron's present. It was in a package that said, "WEASLEY'S WIZARD WHEEZES: THE BEST OF LAUGHS!" In the pack was a fake wand, a small box filled with Canary Creams, and loads of other things that Harry had never seen yet.

Harry looked at the next owl. It was a brown barn owl, just like the other one. Harry figured that they were both from Hogwarts. He opened the parcel that was the closest to him.

It was from Hagrid. It was a medium sized box that felt like there were more that a few boxes inside.

He opened the biggest box and found that there were small boxes with labels that read: 'Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans, Chocolate Frogs, Liquorice Wands, Cauldron Cakes, Fizzing Whizzbees, and Droobles Best Blowing Gum.

There was a note attached to one of the boxes saying, 'Happy Birthday Harry! I'm just sending you all these sweets from Honeydukes sweet shop just incase those muggles you stay with aren't treating you well. And if they do, here are some sweets to help you feel better in the summer!

Hagrid'

Harry took all the boxes and packed them neatly with all of his school things. He was hoping that the Dursleys' will let him go and stay with Hermione since her parents are muggles.

Harry looked at the next owl. It was a snowy owl just like Hedwig (Hedwig was giving the other owl a nasty look) and its' parcel was from Sirius. Harry read the letter that came with the package.

'Dear Harry:

Happy birthday! Since you are turning fifteen this year, I thought that this would be the right time to give this to you. It used to be long to your father. It is a priceless heirloom that the Potter family has been passing down, generation to generation for centuries. When it first started is when…I don't think I should be the one who should be telling you that story right now. You will find out whom it started with somewhere around the school year. And don't worry, someone will tell you before the beginning of the next summer holidays. Please take really good care of this present as your father did because he told me that if ever something happened to him or your mother, I would give this to you in his absence when the right time comes. Happy birthday and remember to tell me everything that has happened okay?

Take care,

Sirius

PS: please take really good care of it and DON'T LOOSE IT.'

Harry looked at the carefully wrapped object that was sitting on his bed. He unwrapped it slowly and carefully since Sirius said in his letter that he had to take really good care of it.

It was a small, red and gold key. Engraved on one side of the key were the letters: G.G. On the other side of the key was 'Key to the Heart'.

Harry remembered that he wasn't supposed to loose it. He looked around his room for a long piece of string to tie around his neck. He searched in his drawers and found one. He tied it around his neck and looked at the next barn owl.

He took the envelope and opened it. It was a letter from Hogwarts with the usual list of supplies they'll need for this year.

Harry looked at the last owl. He didn't know whom it was from. He already got owls from Hermione, Ron, Hagrid, Sirius, and the school.

He took the parcel and opened it. The owl that delivered it flew out the window and into the night.

There was a letter that was attached to it. Harry thought about opening it right now…but maybe it's dangerous. It could be from an enemy. "Just wait to open it if you get to stay at Hermione's house. Just go to bed," his reflection said, yawning.

Harry stuffed the parcel in his trunk and went back to sleep.

'Harry looked around the room. It was dark except for the light from the fireplace.

"Harry, we are so happy that you are finally with us again after fifteen years," a lady with emerald-green eyes and red hair said to Harry.

"Me too son! Now I have someone to coach for Quidditch! Your mother isn't the sporty type," A man with jet-black untidy hair said. He looked a lot like Harry.

Just then, a red phoenix flew into the house through an open window. Harry turned around to watch the phoenix sing a song then vanish.

"Mom, where did the phoenix go?" Harry asked, getting up and walking over to the place where the phoenix landed.

"I don't know. Strange things happens when the Blue Moon is shining," the lady said, looking out the window to see a blue moon shining. The reflection of the blue light shimmered in the pond, casting a beautiful scene of the night sky.

"People said that you could see strange things when the 'Blue Moon' is in the sky," the man said, reading the 'Daily Prophet'.

"Harry, look at the pond and tell me what you see dear," the lady said, calling Harry to look out the window.

Harry walked over to the window then stared out the window to see a pond.

"I don't see anything," Harry said disappointed.

"Look harder honey. Don't you see anything?" the lady asked again.

Harry concentrated harder on the pond. He closed his eyes. When he opened them he looked into the pond again to see…

"MOM! MOM! I see something!" Harry shouted with glee.

The lady smiled and turned around to look at her husband's reaction. "Finally!" she mouthed at him. He chuckled and went back to his paper.

"What do you see dear?" she asked Harry, walking back to the window.

Harry looked at the pond again. "I see the night sky with the Blue Moon except there's a phoenix flying in the night and I also see…see…see," Harry hesitated for a while.

"See what son?" the man asked, setting down the newspaper.

"I also see a crystal star. The four points are different colors though. One point is blue, the other is gold, and the other point is green, the other point yellow and the other one is red. But what does that means?" Harry asked.

"You'll find out soon honey," the lady said, kissing his forehead. "But only when the time comes. I don't think you are ready yet. But don't worry, we'll tell you soon enough for you to find out," she said, backing away from him until she was beside the man with the hair.

"But it's time for you to wake up soon. You should not tell anyone about this dream for it will make in you great danger. The phoenix is a mysterious creature that you must trust," the lady said, smiling.

"Will I ever see you again?" Harry asked the lady. "I don't want to stay with the Dursley's anymore. I want to stay here. I feel happy here," Harry said.

"If faith makes it that way, then you will see us again. Now go back to sleep," the lady said, clapping her hands together.

Harry slept for the rest of the morning dreamless, hoping that he will remember his dream.

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A/N: This is my first time doing this. Please R/R and if there's enough reviews, then I will write up the next chapter. Don't worry though, enough reviews is about…maybe more that 5 reviews cause I don't really know about this stuff yet.