Life
Harry's P.O.V
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I looked at the letter. Most of the writing I couldn't understand. I skimmed through 'til I found what I was looking for. Miss. Hermione Granger - Witch. My eyes went wide, I was right I won the bet. But then I looked at the next line and disappointment flowed through me. Mr. Mike Cook - Muggle. So I would be leaving him behind when I went to a wizard school. I suddenly wondered what school I was going to. Sirius told me that I would most likely be going to Hogwarts, but nothing was certain. I still had three years 'til that would happen anyway.
"Well Sirius, looks like I won," I said smiling up at him.
"Only five though," he said handing harry the money, "you were wrong about Mike."
"Thanks," I replied taking the money, "I'm goin' to the park."
"You going to tell her?" asked Sirius.
"No," I replied with a smile, "not yet."
Sirius' P.O.V
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I read the letter my friend had sent. It said.
Sirius-
I am writing to inform you about the children you asked about. It took me a long time and a lot of work, or as you would call it sucking up, to get this information. You owe me one, there is this nice knew restaurant I would like to go to. Anyway the results are as follows. Miss. Hermione Granger - Witch. She is muggle born isn't she, rare. The other kid though, well here. Mr. Mike Cook - Muggle. Sorry if that's bad news but life goes on right.
With Love, Meg
I looked down at harry to see a slight look of disappointment in his eyes. He then smiled and said "Well Sirius, looks like I won."
"Only five though" I said handing him the money "you were wrong about Mike."
"Thanks" he replied taking the money "I'm goin' to the park."
"You going to tell her?" I asked.
"No" he answered with a smile "not yet."
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Harry was walking into the park when he saw the one thing that he could not stand, Dudley, doing the one thing Harry hoped he would never do. He and two other kids from school had surrounded Hermione. She was glaring at them as they were throwing her books around like they were pieces of trash.
"Hey! Boneheads, pick on someone your own size," Harry yelled.
"What do you mean, she is the same age as us," said one of Dudley's friends.
"Well, lets see moron," replied Harry, "you're all about fifty pounds heavier than her, and your brains are all ten sizes smaller."
"Why I oughta," started Dudley. "Get him." Then they all started 'running' at him.
Harry easily outran them and circled back to Hermione. When he saw her, she was picking up books and putting them in her bag.
"Need any help," he said and started helping her.
"Jerks," she muttered.
"Yeah," said Harry smiling, "really heavy, dumb, jerks."
They both stated lightly laughing. Then Mike came running up to them. He fell down gasping for air.
"What happened?" Asked Harry.
"Are you Okay?" Asked Hermione.
When he got his breath back he said, "I'm fine Dudley was outside my house when I came out and he was lookin' REALLY mad." Harry and Hermione glanced at each other and smiled as Mike continued. "He saw me and demanded that I be beaten to a pulp. He left his two 'goons' to do the job and he went home."
"So, I started running and now I'm here." Mike finished.
"Are they still after you?" Asked Hermione looking around.
"No, I was out of breath and unless they got in shape somehow they'd be dead going this far," Mike said and they all started laughing. The rest of the day they just played around the park and the whole time Harry wanted to tell her. He kept on telling himself, "Remus would be able to explain it better, wait for him." It worked too because he couldn't think of anyway to tell her. He didn't really want to be blunt; but then again he didn't what to take hours trying to get to the point either, so he just let it be.
"Hey, Harry's thinking," teased Mike.
"What you thinkin' about Harry," asked Hermione.
They both sat on either side of him. He looked at Hermione and smiled. "Magic," he simply said. "I'm thinking about magic."
They had a short laugh and went back to swinging trying to see who could get the highest. Hermione won, Mike flew off and landed ten feet away, and Harry fell off laughing as Mike got back up covered in dirt. Hermione was trying not to laugh and asked in a concerned voice, "are you okay?"
Mike just started laughing and said, "never been dirtier, well except for the time I fell into that mud puddle."
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An hour later they all went their separate ways. Harry was in deep thought and forgot there was a door and he walked into it. He sat there for a second thinking. Thought one: should I tell her? Thought two: What happened? Why am I sitting here? Thought three: I'm home! Then he got up and went inside. To his surprise Remus was sitting on the couch in deep conversation with Sirius.
"Here he is now," Sirius said as he looked at Harry.
"My, you have grown," said Remus looking Harry up and down, " was it just last year he was four inches shorter?"
"No, that was a year and a half ago," said Harry. "I thought you weren't coming 'til next week."
"Change of plans," said Remus, "anyway how have you been, make any new friends, getting good marks at school I hope."
"Yeah," replied Harry sitting down next to Remus. "I've been good, I helped a boy named Mike out of a tough spot and he is now my friend." Harry went on to explain how he and Hermione had saved Mike from Dudley. After a late dinner they all headed to their rooms to sleep.
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Harry woke up the next morning to the smell of French Toast. Remus loved it and always made it when he stayed. Harry got dressed and headed down to breakfast. When he got downstairs to his surprise Hermione and Mike were there, already eating.
"Mornin' Harry," said Mike.
"Good morning," said Harry. He noted that Hermione's mouth was full so she wouldn't be saying anything. Harry sat down and started eating. He asked why they were here between bites and Hermione and Mike started laughing.
"What's so funny?" He asked. They just started laughing harder. Remus was even amused.
"Harry," said Remus calmly, "it's your birthday." At this Mike fell out of his chair and was rolling on the ground. In between laughs he managed to say something about the expression on Harry's face. Harry was sitting there in shock. It was his birthday he had totally forgot about it. Remus started chuckling to himself.
Trying to get off that topic he asked where Sirius went. "Oh, he went out back to send a letter to the ministry. He is taking the day off you know," said Remus still chuckling. As if on cue, through the back sliding door, Sirius came inside.
"Happy birthday Harry," said Sirius smiling.
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Harry, lying down on his bed, thought about that day. That was one of the best birthdays he had ever had, next to the one after Hogwarts graduation. He glanced over at his now sleeping wife. She still had the book in her hands though it was facing down. He gently removed the book and marked the spot she was at. He put it on the small stand beside her and kissed her forehead before returning to his memories.
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Thank you Clavel and ponder my first two reviewers.
Harry's P.O.V
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I looked at the letter. Most of the writing I couldn't understand. I skimmed through 'til I found what I was looking for. Miss. Hermione Granger - Witch. My eyes went wide, I was right I won the bet. But then I looked at the next line and disappointment flowed through me. Mr. Mike Cook - Muggle. So I would be leaving him behind when I went to a wizard school. I suddenly wondered what school I was going to. Sirius told me that I would most likely be going to Hogwarts, but nothing was certain. I still had three years 'til that would happen anyway.
"Well Sirius, looks like I won," I said smiling up at him.
"Only five though," he said handing harry the money, "you were wrong about Mike."
"Thanks," I replied taking the money, "I'm goin' to the park."
"You going to tell her?" asked Sirius.
"No," I replied with a smile, "not yet."
Sirius' P.O.V
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I read the letter my friend had sent. It said.
Sirius-
I am writing to inform you about the children you asked about. It took me a long time and a lot of work, or as you would call it sucking up, to get this information. You owe me one, there is this nice knew restaurant I would like to go to. Anyway the results are as follows. Miss. Hermione Granger - Witch. She is muggle born isn't she, rare. The other kid though, well here. Mr. Mike Cook - Muggle. Sorry if that's bad news but life goes on right.
With Love, Meg
I looked down at harry to see a slight look of disappointment in his eyes. He then smiled and said "Well Sirius, looks like I won."
"Only five though" I said handing him the money "you were wrong about Mike."
"Thanks" he replied taking the money "I'm goin' to the park."
"You going to tell her?" I asked.
"No" he answered with a smile "not yet."
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Harry was walking into the park when he saw the one thing that he could not stand, Dudley, doing the one thing Harry hoped he would never do. He and two other kids from school had surrounded Hermione. She was glaring at them as they were throwing her books around like they were pieces of trash.
"Hey! Boneheads, pick on someone your own size," Harry yelled.
"What do you mean, she is the same age as us," said one of Dudley's friends.
"Well, lets see moron," replied Harry, "you're all about fifty pounds heavier than her, and your brains are all ten sizes smaller."
"Why I oughta," started Dudley. "Get him." Then they all started 'running' at him.
Harry easily outran them and circled back to Hermione. When he saw her, she was picking up books and putting them in her bag.
"Need any help," he said and started helping her.
"Jerks," she muttered.
"Yeah," said Harry smiling, "really heavy, dumb, jerks."
They both stated lightly laughing. Then Mike came running up to them. He fell down gasping for air.
"What happened?" Asked Harry.
"Are you Okay?" Asked Hermione.
When he got his breath back he said, "I'm fine Dudley was outside my house when I came out and he was lookin' REALLY mad." Harry and Hermione glanced at each other and smiled as Mike continued. "He saw me and demanded that I be beaten to a pulp. He left his two 'goons' to do the job and he went home."
"So, I started running and now I'm here." Mike finished.
"Are they still after you?" Asked Hermione looking around.
"No, I was out of breath and unless they got in shape somehow they'd be dead going this far," Mike said and they all started laughing. The rest of the day they just played around the park and the whole time Harry wanted to tell her. He kept on telling himself, "Remus would be able to explain it better, wait for him." It worked too because he couldn't think of anyway to tell her. He didn't really want to be blunt; but then again he didn't what to take hours trying to get to the point either, so he just let it be.
"Hey, Harry's thinking," teased Mike.
"What you thinkin' about Harry," asked Hermione.
They both sat on either side of him. He looked at Hermione and smiled. "Magic," he simply said. "I'm thinking about magic."
They had a short laugh and went back to swinging trying to see who could get the highest. Hermione won, Mike flew off and landed ten feet away, and Harry fell off laughing as Mike got back up covered in dirt. Hermione was trying not to laugh and asked in a concerned voice, "are you okay?"
Mike just started laughing and said, "never been dirtier, well except for the time I fell into that mud puddle."
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An hour later they all went their separate ways. Harry was in deep thought and forgot there was a door and he walked into it. He sat there for a second thinking. Thought one: should I tell her? Thought two: What happened? Why am I sitting here? Thought three: I'm home! Then he got up and went inside. To his surprise Remus was sitting on the couch in deep conversation with Sirius.
"Here he is now," Sirius said as he looked at Harry.
"My, you have grown," said Remus looking Harry up and down, " was it just last year he was four inches shorter?"
"No, that was a year and a half ago," said Harry. "I thought you weren't coming 'til next week."
"Change of plans," said Remus, "anyway how have you been, make any new friends, getting good marks at school I hope."
"Yeah," replied Harry sitting down next to Remus. "I've been good, I helped a boy named Mike out of a tough spot and he is now my friend." Harry went on to explain how he and Hermione had saved Mike from Dudley. After a late dinner they all headed to their rooms to sleep.
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Harry woke up the next morning to the smell of French Toast. Remus loved it and always made it when he stayed. Harry got dressed and headed down to breakfast. When he got downstairs to his surprise Hermione and Mike were there, already eating.
"Mornin' Harry," said Mike.
"Good morning," said Harry. He noted that Hermione's mouth was full so she wouldn't be saying anything. Harry sat down and started eating. He asked why they were here between bites and Hermione and Mike started laughing.
"What's so funny?" He asked. They just started laughing harder. Remus was even amused.
"Harry," said Remus calmly, "it's your birthday." At this Mike fell out of his chair and was rolling on the ground. In between laughs he managed to say something about the expression on Harry's face. Harry was sitting there in shock. It was his birthday he had totally forgot about it. Remus started chuckling to himself.
Trying to get off that topic he asked where Sirius went. "Oh, he went out back to send a letter to the ministry. He is taking the day off you know," said Remus still chuckling. As if on cue, through the back sliding door, Sirius came inside.
"Happy birthday Harry," said Sirius smiling.
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Harry, lying down on his bed, thought about that day. That was one of the best birthdays he had ever had, next to the one after Hogwarts graduation. He glanced over at his now sleeping wife. She still had the book in her hands though it was facing down. He gently removed the book and marked the spot she was at. He put it on the small stand beside her and kissed her forehead before returning to his memories.
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Thank you Clavel and ponder my first two reviewers.