CHAPTER 3
Harry opened the letter just delivered by Hedwig, by looking at the neat letters he came to the conclusion that it had to be from Hermione.
'Harry'
'This is the list of supplies I had to get for Durmstrang.' 'I was so shocked when I read some of the books, I immediately decided' 'that you also had to see it. I've also send a letter to Ron today about' 'me going to Durmstrang so expect a lot of yelling today.'
'Love Hermione'
Books required for fifth years Durmstrang students:
*Standard book of spells grade 5.
*Advanced Dark Arts grade 5.
*Cursing made easy.
*Basic Necromancy, a beginners guide to raising the dead.
*Most Potente Potions.
He shook his head as he read the book list, Hermione was going to learn the subjects? Malfoy better watches his step the year she returns from Durmstrang. Still smiling he decided to get breakfast as it was ea,..
Harry never got to finish his thoughts as a huge roar came from the top bedroom. "Well now," Harry chuckled to himself: "It seems like Ron has gotten Hermione's letter."
"HARRY!!" Ron bellowed as he stormed into the room: "That girl, she's she's staying with Krum for the rest of the year." Seeing no surprise on Harry's face he calmed down a bit: "You already knew didn't you?"
Harry merely nodded.
"Why didn't see tell me earlier?" Ron was sounding a bit desperate now.
"Why? What difference would it have made? Flying of to Bulgaria to save her? I don't think see had appreciated it. And do you even know where Krum lives are where Durmstrang lies?"
Harry spoke in calming tones as if trying to calm down an enraged child. It must have been working because Ron was starting to calm down. "But why would she want to stay at Durmstrang a whole year?" Ron asked his friend still looking a bit sad.
Then it suddenly hit Harry: Ron fancied Hermione, he was afraid she had fallen for Krum. "You know Hermione, Ron. She probably saw this as a great way of learning more about the wizarding world and the black arts. She probably will also read all our school books and make both the Durmstrang and the Hogwart OWL's."
His words seem to be working because Ron was visibly cheering up: "Yeah you're right. She is a know-it-all after all." He said with a weak smile. Know let's get some breakfast I'm smelling bacon and eggs."
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When they entered the kitchen they saw Mrs. Weasley, Fred, George, still glowing bright red, and Ginny where already there. They seemed to be ducking every once in a while for something. Taking a better look he noticed that two blurs shot in circles trough the kitchen. A closer inspection and almost collision made it clear that the two blurs where Lily and Pig who appeared to be holding a race, who could make the most laps trough the kitchen in the shortest possible time.
After several minutes and a pleading look he decided to end the race: "Alright Lily, enough. Time for breakfast." "WooHoo, Breakfast. See quickly shot down and landed in the fruit bowl and started devouring a pear. All the Weasley's looked rather surprised at the rate the pear was being devoured with.
The first to respond was Mrs. Weasley: "Well now. You're a pretty fast eater for such a little thing. Well Take as much as you want, we can always get more."
The fairy grinned and threw herself on a orange and started eating that too.
Harry shaking his head, fetched himself some bread and started making breakfast for himself.
Harry spend the next weeks at the Burrow and as usual where great. They played a lot of Quidditch, wizard chess and exploding snap. After a weak they finally managed to undo the curse Lily had put on the twins. Who after this simply begged for her assistance in helping them make more jokes. So the next week three new products came into existence:
-Glowing Red Chewing Gum; these basicly did the same as Lily's spell only last when you chew the gum.
-Chewer Shrinking Jelly Beans; these look like every-flavour beans but as long as they are in your mouth you shrink to the size of an ant, fun and good for escapes too.
-Fairy Fire Fireworks; releases 10 small spheres that give of coloured light, they float around and will pop after 30 minutes, however, if you pop them before the time is up four new spheres will appear and for these the countdown will start all over again.
All three where great and Harry actually bought some so that he could take them too school, he actually got a discount because the twins decided that he was a stockholder in their no yet existing company.
As the time flew by it was suddenly the 28 of August. Harry saying goodbye to the Weasley's, being to tell them the trough about that he was going to meet his godfather was very comforting. Just yesterday a big headline had appeared in the Daily Prophet: 'SIRIUS BLACK INNOCENT' Harry hadn't been able to restrain himself from cheering and had at the same time awoken the rest of the sleeping household. So now he was off to see his godfather without the chance that Sirius would get arrested.
After a short ride trough the floo network he arrived at the leaky Cauldron. Sirius was not there yet. But Harry was early so it was logical that he wasn't there yet. After greeting Tom and getting a butterbeer he sad himself down in of the more shadier corners of the Pub and looked at all the unusual folks coming trough to Diagon Alley or staying at the pub.
At 12 O'clock exact, Sirius Black once a convicted murderer now a free man stepped into the Leaky Cauldron. After a quick scan of the inn he noticed Harry in a corner he walked over smiling because Harry hadn't seen him yet, his attention was spend to two veela who had a table at the other side of the pub. Sirius smiled and positioned himself behind the boy: "They very pretty those Veela aren't they?"
"Yeah they sure are." Harry said dreamingly, after a few seconds Harry conscious snapped into action and realized whose voice it was: "SIRIUS!" the boy yelled and threw himself with the same style as Ginny had done when the Weasley's had picked him up.
Sirius hugged the boy back. "It took you long enough to realize." He told Harry. "Uhmmm, well, I was a bit distracted. He said blushing furiously. Sirius grinned: "I understand Harry."
"Well were here, who did you want me to meet?" Harry asked Sirius not able to contain his curiosity anymore.
To his surprise Sirius his mood darkened immediately. "Come Harry," handing him some floo powder: "just say St. Mungo's" And with that Sirius stepped into the fireplace shouting St. Mungo's and he disappeared.
From the table came a soft voice: "How rude. He didn't even ask my name."
"Hush Lily, something isn't right. His expression became very sad suddenly. I wonder what it is" He said to the fairy while handing her a pinch of his floo powder. He stepped into the fireplace and shouted St. Mungo's and vanished.
Well another chapter done. It is a bit shorter then the previous ones but I'll try to make the next one longer again. Oh before I forget, I have to agree that my writing is a bit stiff, if anybody knows a way to loosen it up please note it in a review. Another thing I can't get lists right every time I make one, the site puts them after each other as you might have noticed in this chapter. Anybody know a cure for that???
Harry opened the letter just delivered by Hedwig, by looking at the neat letters he came to the conclusion that it had to be from Hermione.
'Harry'
'This is the list of supplies I had to get for Durmstrang.' 'I was so shocked when I read some of the books, I immediately decided' 'that you also had to see it. I've also send a letter to Ron today about' 'me going to Durmstrang so expect a lot of yelling today.'
'Love Hermione'
Books required for fifth years Durmstrang students:
*Standard book of spells grade 5.
*Advanced Dark Arts grade 5.
*Cursing made easy.
*Basic Necromancy, a beginners guide to raising the dead.
*Most Potente Potions.
He shook his head as he read the book list, Hermione was going to learn the subjects? Malfoy better watches his step the year she returns from Durmstrang. Still smiling he decided to get breakfast as it was ea,..
Harry never got to finish his thoughts as a huge roar came from the top bedroom. "Well now," Harry chuckled to himself: "It seems like Ron has gotten Hermione's letter."
"HARRY!!" Ron bellowed as he stormed into the room: "That girl, she's she's staying with Krum for the rest of the year." Seeing no surprise on Harry's face he calmed down a bit: "You already knew didn't you?"
Harry merely nodded.
"Why didn't see tell me earlier?" Ron was sounding a bit desperate now.
"Why? What difference would it have made? Flying of to Bulgaria to save her? I don't think see had appreciated it. And do you even know where Krum lives are where Durmstrang lies?"
Harry spoke in calming tones as if trying to calm down an enraged child. It must have been working because Ron was starting to calm down. "But why would she want to stay at Durmstrang a whole year?" Ron asked his friend still looking a bit sad.
Then it suddenly hit Harry: Ron fancied Hermione, he was afraid she had fallen for Krum. "You know Hermione, Ron. She probably saw this as a great way of learning more about the wizarding world and the black arts. She probably will also read all our school books and make both the Durmstrang and the Hogwart OWL's."
His words seem to be working because Ron was visibly cheering up: "Yeah you're right. She is a know-it-all after all." He said with a weak smile. Know let's get some breakfast I'm smelling bacon and eggs."
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When they entered the kitchen they saw Mrs. Weasley, Fred, George, still glowing bright red, and Ginny where already there. They seemed to be ducking every once in a while for something. Taking a better look he noticed that two blurs shot in circles trough the kitchen. A closer inspection and almost collision made it clear that the two blurs where Lily and Pig who appeared to be holding a race, who could make the most laps trough the kitchen in the shortest possible time.
After several minutes and a pleading look he decided to end the race: "Alright Lily, enough. Time for breakfast." "WooHoo, Breakfast. See quickly shot down and landed in the fruit bowl and started devouring a pear. All the Weasley's looked rather surprised at the rate the pear was being devoured with.
The first to respond was Mrs. Weasley: "Well now. You're a pretty fast eater for such a little thing. Well Take as much as you want, we can always get more."
The fairy grinned and threw herself on a orange and started eating that too.
Harry shaking his head, fetched himself some bread and started making breakfast for himself.
Harry spend the next weeks at the Burrow and as usual where great. They played a lot of Quidditch, wizard chess and exploding snap. After a weak they finally managed to undo the curse Lily had put on the twins. Who after this simply begged for her assistance in helping them make more jokes. So the next week three new products came into existence:
-Glowing Red Chewing Gum; these basicly did the same as Lily's spell only last when you chew the gum.
-Chewer Shrinking Jelly Beans; these look like every-flavour beans but as long as they are in your mouth you shrink to the size of an ant, fun and good for escapes too.
-Fairy Fire Fireworks; releases 10 small spheres that give of coloured light, they float around and will pop after 30 minutes, however, if you pop them before the time is up four new spheres will appear and for these the countdown will start all over again.
All three where great and Harry actually bought some so that he could take them too school, he actually got a discount because the twins decided that he was a stockholder in their no yet existing company.
As the time flew by it was suddenly the 28 of August. Harry saying goodbye to the Weasley's, being to tell them the trough about that he was going to meet his godfather was very comforting. Just yesterday a big headline had appeared in the Daily Prophet: 'SIRIUS BLACK INNOCENT' Harry hadn't been able to restrain himself from cheering and had at the same time awoken the rest of the sleeping household. So now he was off to see his godfather without the chance that Sirius would get arrested.
After a short ride trough the floo network he arrived at the leaky Cauldron. Sirius was not there yet. But Harry was early so it was logical that he wasn't there yet. After greeting Tom and getting a butterbeer he sad himself down in of the more shadier corners of the Pub and looked at all the unusual folks coming trough to Diagon Alley or staying at the pub.
At 12 O'clock exact, Sirius Black once a convicted murderer now a free man stepped into the Leaky Cauldron. After a quick scan of the inn he noticed Harry in a corner he walked over smiling because Harry hadn't seen him yet, his attention was spend to two veela who had a table at the other side of the pub. Sirius smiled and positioned himself behind the boy: "They very pretty those Veela aren't they?"
"Yeah they sure are." Harry said dreamingly, after a few seconds Harry conscious snapped into action and realized whose voice it was: "SIRIUS!" the boy yelled and threw himself with the same style as Ginny had done when the Weasley's had picked him up.
Sirius hugged the boy back. "It took you long enough to realize." He told Harry. "Uhmmm, well, I was a bit distracted. He said blushing furiously. Sirius grinned: "I understand Harry."
"Well were here, who did you want me to meet?" Harry asked Sirius not able to contain his curiosity anymore.
To his surprise Sirius his mood darkened immediately. "Come Harry," handing him some floo powder: "just say St. Mungo's" And with that Sirius stepped into the fireplace shouting St. Mungo's and he disappeared.
From the table came a soft voice: "How rude. He didn't even ask my name."
"Hush Lily, something isn't right. His expression became very sad suddenly. I wonder what it is" He said to the fairy while handing her a pinch of his floo powder. He stepped into the fireplace and shouted St. Mungo's and vanished.
Well another chapter done. It is a bit shorter then the previous ones but I'll try to make the next one longer again. Oh before I forget, I have to agree that my writing is a bit stiff, if anybody knows a way to loosen it up please note it in a review. Another thing I can't get lists right every time I make one, the site puts them after each other as you might have noticed in this chapter. Anybody know a cure for that???