Later he walked to the headmaster's office and said the password (Pomfrey had given in to him) "Sugar quill" to the gargoyle, which promptly jumped aside.

Dumbledore was sitting at his office, looking as wise as usual. He smiled as Harry came in. "Good day Harry, I assume you want to know where you will be staying?" Harry nodded, and Dumbledore continued "We are going to let you stay here, however it may not be permanent."

"Why not?" he asked.

"Voldemort may figure out that you are staying here, which is why I also must ask that you not leave the castle."

No Quidditch then. "Can I owl my friends?"

The Headmaster looked as if he expected the question. "Yes, but use school owls, and just to let them know that you are safe." Harry realized that the attack would probably show up in the daily prophet and give his friends a panic attack.

"Alright -Professor, where is Fawkes?" He couldn't help but notice that the bird was missing.

Dumbledore smiled again, "Every once in a while he leaves to go where I know not -don't worry though, he will most likely be back." He peered at Harry, "Pomfrey mentioned that you had several cracked ribs and a broken arm. She also said that you apparently haven't been eating much"

Harry looked at Dumbledore for a moment in indecision -he didn't want to tell him about the Dursleys abuse. He didn't want Dumbledore to feel guilty; Dumbledore had made him go back out of necessity. And Harry had agreed to go back, knowing that he would be less trouble if he did.

Harry decided. "I have been having nightmares, and visions. I told you about the first couple, but I quit because they are often the same, and I get too many of them."

"The same?" he asked curiously.

"Basically Deatheaters. having fun." He cringed, remembering. He looking around the office, not at the Headmaster

Dumbledore sighed and nodded in understanding. A weary look passed over his face.

"I will tell you if I see anything important," Harry added.

Dumbledore looked straight at Harry. "Harry, I'm sorry, but can I ask that you write them down, in a journal perhaps? You may miss something otherwise."

Harry grimaced, but nodded. Maybe Dumbledore would find something useful. He decided not dwell on it. So he asked about Ms. Figg.

"She agreed to watch over you for her own reasons. She was part of the Order of the Phoenix -a group dedicated to fighting evil, opposing dark lords. After Voldemort fell she decided that she wanted some time to herself."

So, she had been watching over him for all those years. He was a bit angry. He knew their reasons for not telling him, but wasn't sure that he fully appreciated them.

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Harry made his way to the Gryffindor tower, and up to the familiar red and gold, albeit empty, dorms. His trunk was already there, of course, no doubt do to the house elves. He lay down on his four poster bed and fell asleep, still in his cloths.

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He woke up yelling. He took a while to calm himself down before getting up and going down to breakfast. As usual, some teachers were there -Hagrid, Snape, and Trelawney (thank Merlin) were not though. They hadn't been since he got here.

There was also someone he didn't know talking to McGonagall. He looked like an Indian (not American Indian), and talked with an accent. Harry didn't pay to much attention to him though, as Sirius and Remus were sitting by each other arguing.

"Coming from a overgrown puppy!" Said Remus as Harry sat across from them. Sirius still did not look completely well, and Remus was still in shabby robes.

Sirius grinned at Harry, "That was just wrong. Tell him harry."

Harry snickered, "I donno, you are kinda cute." -Referring to his animagus form.

Sirius growled and pointed his wand at the cup Harry was drinking out of. Harry ended up spitting out a mouth full of vinegar. He gave Sirius a horrified look. "That's just evil!!"

Dumbledore was chuckling at their antics. McGonagall said, "I'd watch it Sirius, or I'll have to give you a detention with Filch cleaning all the bathrooms." She sounded stern, but was smiling.

Now Sirius was the one with the horrified look. Remus spoke up, eyes his friend, "just give him a detention in which he has a bath."

"Moony!"

And the rest of breakfast proceeded nicely. Harry then wandered around, the familiar castle, eventually ending up back in the Gryffindor tower doing homework. He spent most of this time doing such, or visiting Sirius and Remus. It was nice to be able too see his godfather -to just talk with him. It was a little awkward at first, but smoothed out.

He did start writing about his visions.

Several days later Sirius and Remus left. Before they left Sirius hugged Harry and demanded that her take care of himself. Harry rolled his eyes; Remus muttered about whether Sirius might in fact be a godmother, rescuing Harry, who grinned.

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The headmaster had told him that he couldn't have visitors on his birthday, because Voldemort might be watching them, and figure out where he was. He was disappointed, but swallowed it as he always did. However, this didn't stop everyone sending him gifts. So, after waking up on his birthday, he faced a pile of gifts.

He got a watch from Remus, which was waterproof and doubled as a compass. He must have remembered that Harry had lost his in the Second Task. He opened Sirius's next, which turned out to be a book on dueling.

Hagrid still wasn't back yet, but remembered to send him something -accompanied by rock cakes. Dumbledore, who had been absent for the last several days, also sent something. When Harry saw the Marauders Map he grinned. He truly didn't think he was ever going to see it again.

On the Weasly's gifts. Ron sent him a bunch of sweets, aptly knowing that Harry wouldn't have had a chance to get any recently. He tore into them and smiled at Ron's letter. He wrote in disbelief that his brothers had gotten him new dress robes. Harry was surprised to see that Ginny had sent him something too. She gave him a shirt with an elegant drawing of a phoenix on it, and he wondered if Hermione tipped her off to his need of clothes. The twins, apparently, had made him a co-partner, and sent him all the free samples this entitled him to. He began thinking about 'testing' the products on Sirius.

Hermione sent him a book of curses and hexes, with an admonishment not to sit around wasting him time like Ron would. He rolled his eyes at the paper. She also wrote him that the only thing in the Daily Prophet about it was that his house had been attacked. It didn't day that it was Death Eaters, and they didn't know where he had gone. Fudge said that it was 'Burglar's.'

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One night he was moping about the castle when he heard a noise behind him. He spun around and recognized Professor Vector. He hadn't been at any of the meals -and Harry had thought that he was gone on vacation. His heart stopped for a moment, until he recognized the arithmancy professor.

"Professor," he said frowning. Something didn't feel right.

"Harry Potter. You are at Hogwarts."

"Yesss..."

The man lifted his wand, and Harry, who was now feeling paranoid, responded quickly. "Expelliarmus."

Vectors wand flew into his hand, and he flew backwards. This didn't phase him, though. The professor got up and he ran at Harry.

Harry realized with horror that the professor was under the Imperius. Vector hit him and he stumbled away.

"Professor, it's the Imperious!"

The professor hit him again. "Fight it!"

Unfortunately, it looked like this wasn't going to happen.

"Stupefy!" But Vector only ducked and knocked his wand away.

Harry desperately tried to think of what he could do without harming the man, but it was hard to think when you were getting beaten up.

By some instinct he ducked under an oncoming blow and grabbed the professor's head. He felt a link. Fight it! If anyone had been looking they would have seen a glow where Harry's hands met the Professor's head

"Harry Potter?" the Vector asked confused. Then his eyes widened in horror.

Harry sighed in relief and passed out.