" I see you have been kind enough to join me and wormtail here for a little chat, Ms. Weasly, or is it Mrs. Potter now." A high cold voice said. Cold red slits of eyes looked over at an 18 year old Ginny Weasley standing next to a slightly large whimpering cloaked figure in a small dark room.
"Voldemort!" muttered Ginny, obvious hatred in her voice, " I will never bend to your wishes! You will be brought down for good by Harry Potter and all will rejoice!" a high cold laugh echoed throughout the dark room.
" Little Harry Potter, defeat me?" yelled Voldemort, " I think not. Now Ginny, you posses a power that can help me rule all. For it I will make you my right hand servant and you will be honored beyond all others. What do you say?"
" I say no, of course Harry is the one I stand beside not you!" Ginny proclaimed in a tone that would have been casual if not for the current circumstances.
" Very well," Voldemort said, " then you must suffer! Crucio!"
Screaming terrible screaming rang through out the small room.
In a small bedroom in the house at number 4 privet drive the boy by the name of Harry Potter woke with a start. Frowning and taking several deep breaths Harry tried to remember hat the dream had been about. He knew it involved Voldemort. He had haunted Harry's dreams since his return to the Dursleys.
" Ginny" whispered Harry, " something about Ginny…. a power…. What power does Ginny have?"
Ginny Weasly was the youngest of the Weaslys after Ron, Harry's very best friend besides Hermione Granger. He had never been that close to Ginny but had been thinking about her almost every day. He wondered why but something about her smile and cheerful exterior made Harry instantly happy.
Still frowning about his latest nightmare Harry sat up and felt for his glasses. He put them on and glanced at the alarm clock next to his small lumpy bed. The glowing green numbers told him that it was 2:00 in the morning. Harry's eyes widened at the thought that he had been fifteen for a whole two hours. He looked at the empty cage on the black trunk that held all is Hogwarts things. Harry frowned again. Hedwig, his white snowy owl, had been gone for the past week delivering a letter to Sirius Harry's godfather. Harry lay back down and stared at the ceiling thinking about all that had happened in the past year. Voldemort's return, Cedric's death, and where every one was and what they were doing. At that moment five owls swooped into Harry's room and perched right at the foot of the bed. Harry recognized the snowy white owl as his own Hedwig, the little gray fuzz ball darting around as Ron's owl Pigwidgeon. The other three he didn't know but thought one of them had to be from Hermione, and he saw the Hogwarts crest on the other, but what was the last owl for Harry wondered. He took the letter from Hedwig first and opened it up to find a letter from Sirius.
Harry,
How are you doing? I hope those good for nothing muggles aren't giving you a hard time.
Harry smiled at this. Sirius had sent a letter two weeks into summer vacation telling the Dursleys to allow Harry some free reign and to let him have his school stuff with him instead of locked in the cubard under the stairs. Since then the Dursleys had been terrified of even so much as a frown from Harry, they obviously thought they were going to wake up as bats very soon. If only he knew, Harry thought.
Hope you've been working hard on your homework; no doubt that slimy git Snape gave you a load this year! One of these days I'm going to get him good for every thing he has done to you at Hogwarts.
Harry smiled again. He honestly didn't know who hated Snape more, Sirius or himself.
Now look at the box Hedwig is holding.
Harry picked up a small package and ripped off the brown paper. Inside were a red leather bracelet and two gold rings one with an emerald on it.
The bracelet belonged to your father and the rings are your parent's engagement rings. James wanted these to go to you on your fifteenth birthday. The ring is to be given to the one you love most it has a magical purpose that you are need to find out. If you need anything send Hedwig. I will see you very soon.
Sirius
Harry looked at the rings. They had belonged to his parents. Tears formed in Harry's eye's as he looked at them. He picked up the leather bracelet and slipped it on his wrist. It magically adjusted to fit his wrist. He smiled as a feeling of warmth and love washed over him. He missed his parents even though he had barley known them. He took one last look at the rings before closing the box and turning to the rest of his letters. He snatched pig out of the air and started to read the letter from Ron.
Harry,
How are you doing? Hope you are having a good summer. Mum, well actually I, have been begging and begging for you to come stay with us. Dumbledore finally agreed we are coming to get you next week. That's august 7th don't forget we are going to hook up your fireplace for a day so you can floo over. There is a packet of floo powder in your present. Which you need to open if you haven't already, and of course you haven't because you always read the card first and may I be the first to say for the billionth time, what is up with that!!
Harry laughed out loud. Ron always had been the one to open all his gifts without reading any of the cards. Harry looked at the package. He tore open the brown wrapping paper and found that it contained a miniature model of a Quidditch field complete with balls and players.
"Wow" said Harry, an ecsastic smile spreading over his face, " geez Ron you shouldn't have"
You can run plays and strategies on it will really help the quidditch team. Just to let you know though, Ginny payed for half of it. She's really excited about it too. I hope it doesn't freak you out but I think my sister's crush on you has intensified in the last month or so. Stay positive
Ron
P.S. Hermione's not going to Krum's she's coming to the burrow, I could sing! But I won't because it will cause our house to fall down.
Harry smiled at that, he knew that Ron and Hermione has the biggest crushes on each other, unfortunately they refuse to notice it. Harry looked at the other owls took the letter from the large barn owl. He instantly recognized Hermione's neat writhing and began reading.
Harry,
I do hope you have had a good summer. I ended up not going to Victors because of the recent events. Ron seems so happy about it, the nerve him to tell me not to go, well I didn't go to Krum's, I'm going to visit him instead. I do hope you join us soon. I bought you a book for your birthday. And no it is nothing like the one I gave you at the beginning of summer.
Harry had received a book of advanced magic spells from Hermione to help him if he ever needed to defend himself. Dumbledore had placed an undetectable charm on the Dursley's house so Harry could practice defense spells. Harry had indeed put this book to good use. He turned to open Hermione's gift and found that it was a book on quiddich strategies and plays. " Oh cool Mione!" Harry said excitedly.
It is to be used with Ron's gift. I knew you'd like it much better than the other book. Happy birthday again and watch out for yourself
Extra love from
Hermione
Harry sighed at how much he missed his friends and turned to the owl from Hogwarts. It was the usual course list and a letter from Hagrid.
Harry,
Sorry but this letter's gonna be sort of short. Don' have much time now. I'm doin' something for Dumbledore but I wanted to tell ya happy birthday. Sorry I couldn't send anythin'. Hope the muggles are doin' ye justice. Be careful Harry.
Hagrid
Harry wondered what Hagrid was doing for Dumbledore but then remembered he was probably trying to convince the giants to join their side before it was too late.
Harry looked at the last owl and wondered who I could possibley be from. He looked over at the tawny owl as it stretched out its leg for Harry to get the letter. It read..
Harry,
I know you are wondering who is sending you this letter, so I will tell you. I am Cindy Potter your fathers sister and your godmother and aunt. If you want to know more turn around,
That was the end of the letter. Harry sighed was this some sort of joke. Somehow he felt that it wasn't and turned around. Where the owl had been was a tall woman with a reassuring sort of smile on her face. She had long black hair and light blue eyes that were dancing with excitement at the sight of Harry.
"Oh my gosh" she breathed, " You look exactly like James." Tears started to form in the woman's eyes. Harry stared up at her confused.
"Er…. Who are you."? Harry said cautiously. The woman sighed. Wiping tears from her eyes she said,
" I'm Cindy potter. Sorry I know I have startled you but I couldn't think of a better way of reaching you. Sorry about the crying thing, but I have been living on this street protecting you for fifteen years and this is the first time in a long time for me to see you. You know me better as Mrs. Figg. She is my disguised identity. But now you know who I really am." Cindy smiled at Harry and walked over to his side of the room. To Harry all this was really fishy but he couldn't help trusting her.
" Wait " Harry said his voice a little shaky, " if you are really my fathers sister then you should be able to answer this question."
"Okay " Cindy said " ask away"
Harry raked his brain for a good hard question and then it came to him.
" What were my father and his friends nicknames and why were they called that," Harry said hoping that this person really was who they said. Cindy walked over to Harry new drops of tears in her eyes and sat on his bed startling Harry a little.
" Sorry" she mumbled. " Please don't be afraid I just really miss him. Prongs the stag, padfoot the dog, moony the werewolf and that evil wormtail rat that he is. There. Now do you believe me?'" she looked at Harry with hope in her eyes.
" Yes " Harry said, relieved that she had been telling the truth. " Sorry but with Voldemort back I wasn't sure to trust you" Harry looked at his feet.
"It's okay," said Cindy and she reached over and scooped Harry up into the biggest hug. This startled Harry but he enjoyed it all the same. He had found true family and was very excited about it.
" I see Sirius sent you James bracelet, " she said.
" Yes" replied Harry " the rings too. "
" I know you miss them but we have more pressing issues right now" Harry looked up at her confused. "You'll see now take my hand so I can apparate you out of here to my house, don't worry" she said reading the worried look on Harry's face," those Dursleys won't notice I have them under a spell."
" Oh" said Harry " well if you tell me were we are going I can apparate on my own." Cindy looked down at him surprised but very impressed. " My friend Hermione got me an advanced magic book for reading up on defense spells if Voldemort ever shows up and I got bored and used it, the undetectable charm that Dumbledore put up could allow me to do magic undectected, that way the ministry wouldn't bother me or get involved in any way."
" Hmm" Cindy sighed still amazed at Harry's accomplishment " just to my house down the street"
"Ok " Harry said relieved he wasn't in trouble " bye then see you there" with that he disaperated.
He really is his fathers son thought Cindy before going after him; I wonder what else he can do. Then she was gone.