1 Ch4 A Very Happy Birthday
"Great job Harry," said Blackstaff. "Now if you'll sign here, you can get your permit. Happy Birthday by the way."
"Thank you sir," Harry replied as he signed the form. He'd been working hard for four hours a day for over a month and now he could legally drive. 'Finally,' he thought, 'I can get away for a while and see the world.'
Blackstaff shifted uncomfortably. "I, ah, trust my secret is safe?"
Harry smiled warmly. "Of course. Besides, what would I gain from telling the secret? Nothing but trouble."
After Blackstaff thanked him profusely Harry smiled and left. He contemplated that smile for a moment. Even though Voldemort was loose again, Harry seemed to be smiling more often. Maybe it was thoughts of driving that made him smile. 'Oh well,' he thought walking away from his last day at the DMV.
Pulling his Z3 from his pocket he pushed the transport button and after it finished growing, drove back to Privet Drive.
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It had been a while since Harry had a chance to do some homework so it was almost the midnight of his birthday, with Hedwig out scaring the neighbor's new cat, and the time finding him trying to explain in five-hundred words or more why a niffler was hard to keep as a house pet and if you did have one as such, how would you make it easier to live with, for his Care for Magical Creatures class with his favorite teacher Hagrid. Hagrid was a half- giant who had a tendency to make pets of the most vicious of creatures. It would be a long while before he forgot the three headed dog he had dubbed 'Fluffy' or his baby dragon Norbert or even his Blast-ended Screwarts.
Finishing his swish of ink on the page he read what he had just put in.
Due to the niffler's tendency to destroy homes, they are not commonly used as house pets. However, that does not mean that they are unable to be pets. It merely means they are difficult to handle as such. There are a few ways to have them in your home and some are easy. One would be to train it not to search for shiny things indoors. Another would be to keep it in a garden or small paddock solely devoted to him or her.
Deciding that that would do for the night, Harry wrapped up his parchment, corked his ink pulled out Quidditch Through the Ages and watched as a chaser lauched the red quaffle through a hope in a flipping through making the silent crowd go wild.
So immersed in his reading he hardly registered the sound of tapping on his window. Outside was quite a gathering of owls with packages and letter's spread between them.
Jumping up, Harry closed his book and opened the window letting the owls in. Pig tried to hoot madly but Harry quickly silenced him with a silence charm that Hermione had taught him to prepare him for the Triwizard Tournament but he had never needed to use.
After reliving the owls of their burdens they fought their way to the window and flew off into the night with a rustle of feathers leaving Harry shaking his head in amusement.
Turning to the packages and letters he sorted them.
"Hermione, Ron, Hagrid, School…" he mumbled as he sorted. He opened the school letter first.
He read the usual letter for a few moments and then flipped open his school list
FIFTH YEARS WILL REQUIRE:
The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 5
By Miranda Goshawk
A Timid Book of Time
By Mistopy Watchinga
An Advanced Guide to Transfiguration
By Emeric Switch
One Million Magical Herbs and Fungi
By Phyllida Spore
Active Defense Against Dark Arts
By Imisha Fright
Creatures of the Light and Dark
By Wandering Scribe
STUDENTS WILL ALSO NEED:
Study By Day and Night
By Organized Minds
Spell it Out
By OWL and NEWT
Harry wondered bewildered what those were about and closed the letter and went to Hagrid's letter.
Happy Birthday Harry!
Here is something I think you'll enjoy!
Hagrid
Harry picked up the package and opened it to find a beautiful handmade dragon sculpture that moved to follow the light. He smiled and set it down to open Ron's letter.
Happy Birthday Harry,
Hey guess what?! You can come stay now that Charlie is better and I can't wait to show you my new broom! I got it from Bill because he knew my old one broke. It's a Nimbus 2002! Nowhere near as good as the Firebolt but it's better than Malfoy's 2001 and it looks fantastic!
Anyway, tell me when you can come and we'll hook up your fireplace and come and get you!
Ron
Harry winced at the memory of last year's attempt at Floo powder and hurriedly scribbled a note to Ron telling him he could come and could provide his own transportation. He rolled it up and set it on his desk for Hedwig when she came back.
He then went over to his bed and opened the Ron's gift. Inside was a brand- new spy-scope. Reading the label Harry found that the scope gave him the ability to see through walls. Thinking of how much trouble it would save him when roaming the halls at night, he smiled knowingly.
Hermione wrote him a short letter too that read:
Harry,
Happy birthday! I hope you did your homework! I've already done our Care for Magical Creatures essay with all the information I got in Bulgaria and it's one thousand words. I do hope its not too long. Anyway, I'll be at Ron's house in two days. My aunt had her teeth knocked out again and she doesn't trust anyone but my mom and dad to fix them so I hope to see you then!
Lots of love,
Hermione Granger
Harry quickly opened the package and found a Automatic Note taking quill and a large book on wizard careers. He also found a box of chocolate frogs with a note saying that she wanted him to have something not school related. Grinning like a fiend, Harry grabbed a frog and ate it while he set everything into his trunk and got ready for bed.
Suddenly Hedwig appeared and she wasn't alone. With her was a golden owl carrying a book and a letter. Wondering who these were from Harry slowly walked over and relieved the owl of it's cargo and it silently flew out the window.
After Hedwig got a little rest Harry tied the letter onto her leg and she flew out the window hooting softly. He then picked up the letter and read.
Dear Harry,
Your father wanted you to have this and trusted it with me. Use it at your own risk and if you do use it, please ask Hermione and Sirius to help. Its quite dangerous to the untrained. Happy Birthday.
Reamus Lupin
Harry picked up the book and read from the cover.
"Instructions on becoming an…Animagus, by Changing Winds." 'Wow. How cool is this?' he thought. How to begin though? How to begin…
"Great job Harry," said Blackstaff. "Now if you'll sign here, you can get your permit. Happy Birthday by the way."
"Thank you sir," Harry replied as he signed the form. He'd been working hard for four hours a day for over a month and now he could legally drive. 'Finally,' he thought, 'I can get away for a while and see the world.'
Blackstaff shifted uncomfortably. "I, ah, trust my secret is safe?"
Harry smiled warmly. "Of course. Besides, what would I gain from telling the secret? Nothing but trouble."
After Blackstaff thanked him profusely Harry smiled and left. He contemplated that smile for a moment. Even though Voldemort was loose again, Harry seemed to be smiling more often. Maybe it was thoughts of driving that made him smile. 'Oh well,' he thought walking away from his last day at the DMV.
Pulling his Z3 from his pocket he pushed the transport button and after it finished growing, drove back to Privet Drive.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It had been a while since Harry had a chance to do some homework so it was almost the midnight of his birthday, with Hedwig out scaring the neighbor's new cat, and the time finding him trying to explain in five-hundred words or more why a niffler was hard to keep as a house pet and if you did have one as such, how would you make it easier to live with, for his Care for Magical Creatures class with his favorite teacher Hagrid. Hagrid was a half- giant who had a tendency to make pets of the most vicious of creatures. It would be a long while before he forgot the three headed dog he had dubbed 'Fluffy' or his baby dragon Norbert or even his Blast-ended Screwarts.
Finishing his swish of ink on the page he read what he had just put in.
Due to the niffler's tendency to destroy homes, they are not commonly used as house pets. However, that does not mean that they are unable to be pets. It merely means they are difficult to handle as such. There are a few ways to have them in your home and some are easy. One would be to train it not to search for shiny things indoors. Another would be to keep it in a garden or small paddock solely devoted to him or her.
Deciding that that would do for the night, Harry wrapped up his parchment, corked his ink pulled out Quidditch Through the Ages and watched as a chaser lauched the red quaffle through a hope in a flipping through making the silent crowd go wild.
So immersed in his reading he hardly registered the sound of tapping on his window. Outside was quite a gathering of owls with packages and letter's spread between them.
Jumping up, Harry closed his book and opened the window letting the owls in. Pig tried to hoot madly but Harry quickly silenced him with a silence charm that Hermione had taught him to prepare him for the Triwizard Tournament but he had never needed to use.
After reliving the owls of their burdens they fought their way to the window and flew off into the night with a rustle of feathers leaving Harry shaking his head in amusement.
Turning to the packages and letters he sorted them.
"Hermione, Ron, Hagrid, School…" he mumbled as he sorted. He opened the school letter first.
He read the usual letter for a few moments and then flipped open his school list
FIFTH YEARS WILL REQUIRE:
The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 5
By Miranda Goshawk
A Timid Book of Time
By Mistopy Watchinga
An Advanced Guide to Transfiguration
By Emeric Switch
One Million Magical Herbs and Fungi
By Phyllida Spore
Active Defense Against Dark Arts
By Imisha Fright
Creatures of the Light and Dark
By Wandering Scribe
STUDENTS WILL ALSO NEED:
Study By Day and Night
By Organized Minds
Spell it Out
By OWL and NEWT
Harry wondered bewildered what those were about and closed the letter and went to Hagrid's letter.
Happy Birthday Harry!
Here is something I think you'll enjoy!
Hagrid
Harry picked up the package and opened it to find a beautiful handmade dragon sculpture that moved to follow the light. He smiled and set it down to open Ron's letter.
Happy Birthday Harry,
Hey guess what?! You can come stay now that Charlie is better and I can't wait to show you my new broom! I got it from Bill because he knew my old one broke. It's a Nimbus 2002! Nowhere near as good as the Firebolt but it's better than Malfoy's 2001 and it looks fantastic!
Anyway, tell me when you can come and we'll hook up your fireplace and come and get you!
Ron
Harry winced at the memory of last year's attempt at Floo powder and hurriedly scribbled a note to Ron telling him he could come and could provide his own transportation. He rolled it up and set it on his desk for Hedwig when she came back.
He then went over to his bed and opened the Ron's gift. Inside was a brand- new spy-scope. Reading the label Harry found that the scope gave him the ability to see through walls. Thinking of how much trouble it would save him when roaming the halls at night, he smiled knowingly.
Hermione wrote him a short letter too that read:
Harry,
Happy birthday! I hope you did your homework! I've already done our Care for Magical Creatures essay with all the information I got in Bulgaria and it's one thousand words. I do hope its not too long. Anyway, I'll be at Ron's house in two days. My aunt had her teeth knocked out again and she doesn't trust anyone but my mom and dad to fix them so I hope to see you then!
Lots of love,
Hermione Granger
Harry quickly opened the package and found a Automatic Note taking quill and a large book on wizard careers. He also found a box of chocolate frogs with a note saying that she wanted him to have something not school related. Grinning like a fiend, Harry grabbed a frog and ate it while he set everything into his trunk and got ready for bed.
Suddenly Hedwig appeared and she wasn't alone. With her was a golden owl carrying a book and a letter. Wondering who these were from Harry slowly walked over and relieved the owl of it's cargo and it silently flew out the window.
After Hedwig got a little rest Harry tied the letter onto her leg and she flew out the window hooting softly. He then picked up the letter and read.
Dear Harry,
Your father wanted you to have this and trusted it with me. Use it at your own risk and if you do use it, please ask Hermione and Sirius to help. Its quite dangerous to the untrained. Happy Birthday.
Reamus Lupin
Harry picked up the book and read from the cover.
"Instructions on becoming an…Animagus, by Changing Winds." 'Wow. How cool is this?' he thought. How to begin though? How to begin…