Chapter 25 – The Dursley's.
"Well then!" Dumbledore's voice boomed across the Great Hall. "Another year gone! And another very eventful year at that! The years go by very quickly for me in my old age! When I was writing this speech I nearly starting writing one for Christmas because my mind is still back there! Anyway I realise that I'm babbling so I'll get to the point. Enjoy your holidays and come back ready to work!" Dumbledore took a sip from his Goblet and put it back on the table.
"Now then, as you can tell from the wonderful decorations… Slytherin seem to have won the house cup once again!" Malfoy gave a quick, but evil, glare over towards Harry, while the rest of the Slytherin Table were cheering. "But, however, I believe Mr Harry Potter deserves a few extra points, due to the recent events which he has experienced. So I award one hundred points to Gryffindor.
And so the 'countdown' if you will, for the house cup… In forth place is Ravenclaw with two hundred and fifty points… And in third place is Hufflepuff with two hundred and ninety five points… And in joint first place are Gryffindor and Slytherin both with four hundred points each."
The Slytherin Table went silent, whilst the Gryffindor Table were jumping up and down and cheering. Harry and Ron gave Malfoy a glare of victory. But he just looked down at his empty plate in shame. Dumbledore pulled out his wands and made the decorations with the Slytherin and Gryffindor colours. He then tapped his goblet with his spoon in order for silence.
"Now then, settle down and we shall begin our feast!" He waved his wand and the Hall was filled with food. Roast chicken, potatoes, Yorkshire puddings, vegetables and gravy.
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"Mr Potter." Dumbledore called to Harry from across the corridor. "A word if you please."
Harry walked over to the entrance of his Head-teacher's Office. "What is it Professor?"
"Please, come inside." He gestured for Harry to pass him into the Office. "Sit down. Would you like a drink?"
"No thank-you. I had enough at the feast." Harry explained, sitting down in the chair opposite Dumbledore's.
"First I would like to congratulate you based on the recent events of your 'meeting' with Voldemort. I hear that you fought well, and had good tactics at hand."
"Thank-you Professor." Harry replied graciously.
"Anyway that brings me onto my second point. You may have won the battle then, but the battle against Voldemort may never end. And you should remember this now more than ever. Which is why I think it best that you stay in the Muggle world over the summer. And try and keep the mail to a bare minimum." Dumbledore tapped his wand on a Goblet that was on his desk, and it filled up with Butter beer. "You understand why, I'm sure."
"Yes professor." Harry sighed, not looking forward to a summer with the Dursley's, especially if he wasn't allowed any post to cheer him up.
"Anyway, you best be getting back, after all, you have a train to catch." Dumbledore stood up and smiled as Harry walked out of his office gloomily.
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"Aren't you changed yet?" Hermione walked through the train doors into the small compartment where Harry and Ron sat, still in their robes.
"We've still got another hour till we arrive." Ron pointed out.
"Yeah, give us a chance." Harry picked out some money from his pocket as he noticed a lady with the food trolley on the other side of the door.
"Anything from the trolley?" She asked, smiling.
"Can I have a chocolate frog please?" Harry asked, politely.
Ron nudged him slightly and looked eagerly at the chocolate frogs, clearly noticing that there were two left.
"Make that two chocolate frogs." He said, giving her the money, and the other chocolate frog to Ron, who unwrapped it very quickly and swallowed it in one bite.
As the train approached Kings Cross Station, Ron sprinted into the bathroom and hurriedly got changed into a red top and blue jeans, and came out just in time to see Harry and Hermione get off the train. He grabbed his trunk and jumped off to join them.
Mrs Weasley was standing with Ginny and a large trolley with only one trunk placed at the bottom of it. She saw Ron, Hermione and Harry, and gestured for them to come over. "Have you seen Fred and George?" she asked worriedly.
"No, haven't seen them on the train journey at all." Ron explained, dumping his trunk on the trolley.
"Oh, why can't you boys stay together?" She said, before seeing them come over with their trunks hovering behind them.
"Hey mum!" They said together. Moving their wands so their trunks would fall onto the trolley.
Mrs Weasley sighed and then looked at Harry. "Will you be joining us over the summer, Harry?"
"No, I have to stay with the Dursleys." He sighed.
"Well then best get you, home." She said, pulling over another trolley for Harry and Hermione, and watching the young students run through the brick wall to the muggle world.
Once Harry was on the other side, he noticed Mr and Mrs Dursley waiting for him, looking very angry that they had to be in King's Cross Station on such a nice day. Harry sighed once more as he waved good-bye to his friends and walked over to where the Dursley's were standing.
THE END
Hi readers!
This is jona, (angie potter's beloved big sister!!! hehehe, she doesn't know I'm posting this), I think she forgot about it coz she's been working on a new story, it's a great story, it certainly has me both captivated and gasping for breath after too much laughter. Anywhooze, she has decided not to post it until she's finished it, I certainly think that she's learnt A LOT from writing this fic, and her new fic will reflect that. I'd urge you all to bookmark her author page ready for the posting of her new fic coz you're gonna want to read it I guarantee it! – Okay I'd better shut up now, when nge reads this she'll have my guts for garters! Hehehe, but I don't care, it serves her right for leaving you all waiting for the last 2 chapters for so long!
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jona