CHAPTER 3
"HAPPY 15th BIRTHDAY HARRY!", everyone shouted. Harry stood gaping not
knowing what to do. Before Sirius had given him his birthday present, Harry
had completely forgotten his birthday, in all the night's events. As he
looked out the kitchen window, Harry saw the first rays of sunlight and for
the first time in weeks, he felt happy. Mrs Weasley came, over gave him a
huge hug which he appreciated and a kiss on the cheek.. This made Harry
turn very red.
Next Hermione came over and gave him a hug too. "I heard about what
happened. Are you ok?, she asked.
"Yeah I'm fine", Harry answered. "Lets talk about this later on". Fred
and George pushed him into the middle of the room and placed a massive cake
on Harry's hands. It read in gold lettering, Happy !5th Birthday Harry and
underneath the writing was a golden snitch made of icing.
"Thank you very much", Harry said amazed. Harry jumped with a start and
nearly dropped the cake, when Fred and George let of some Filibusters
Fireworks. This prompted Mrs Weasley to scowl at Fred and George, but they
looked away. Harry put the cake down and just in time as Ron came and gave
him a rather unusual looking present. Harry ripped open the wrapping and
inside was a very old book, containing none other than The Best Curses and
Hexes To Pull On Your Friends Or Enemies. This prompted Mrs Weasley to
scowl even more. After about an hour of celebrating and trying out the
curses and hexes, Harry pulled Hermione and Ron upstairs to Ron's room and
slammed the door.
"Harry exactly what happened last night?", Hermione asked worried. Ron
nodded in agreement. So with that Harry started telling the story from when
he had the nightmare, stopping occasionally to let Ron and Hermione take in
the news. When Harry was finished, Ron looked scared and Hermione very
concerned. Harry smiled as he saw their faces and remembered how they
always looked like that.
"Oh Harry, are you ok?", Hermione asked concerned. Harry could see that
Ron was looking very strange indeed, almost like he was jealous, but he
thought to himself that he was just seeing things and shook the thought out
of his head.
"So Dumbledore let you stay with us. Mum and Dad tried to convince him
all summer but he said you were safer with the Dursley's. Good thing you
left or you would have had to spend the whole summer there", Ron said
smiling.
Hermione looked very shocked and angry at Ron's statement and told him,
"Ron, Harry could have been killed, you don't joke about things like that.
Harry promise you will NEVER do anything like that again". Harry looked at
her in a very reassuring way and she relaxed.
"Look what Sirius gave me for my birthday", Harry said as he showed Ron
and Hermione the amulet. "He said it had belonged to my father and that it
gave him energy and strength".
"I have never seen anything like this before. When we get back to
Hogwarts I can look it up", Hermione exclaimed, taking the amulet of him.
I'm afraid we do not know", Sirius replied. He was leaning against the
door frame. Harry could see that Sirius was looking much better than last
year. His face was brighter and he had lees lines around his face.
"Erm Sirius?", Harry asked, "Why did I see Voldemort wish me Happy
Birthday?"
"I'm afraid I not know, it could be a dream controlling spell or just a
normal dream. You would have to ask Professor Dumbledore. Now to bed with
you all". He held the door open for Hermione to leave and closed the door.
"Wow, I wonder what that amulet will do?", Ron asked getting undressed.
"I have no idea", Harry replied sleepily. Both boys cuddled up in their
beds, Ron in his and Harry on the camping bed. Harry had a good look around
Ron's room. Hardly anything had changed, the walls were still bright orange
and he still had Chudley Canons posters on the walls that moved. Harry
relaxed and let himself fall asleep.
