Disclaimer: If I wrote the Harry Potter series, why on earth would I be
writing fan fiction??
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Ch. 1 Home at Long Last
Harry Potter always hated summer vacation. He sat and thought longingly about the life he could have had with his godfather Sirius Black. If he lived with Sirius, he wouldn't have to worry about what the Dursleys were going to say or do to him the next day. He also knew that Sirius would help him through the nightmares he had been having since the third task. He knew that Cedric Diggory's death had not been his fault, but he still couldn't help blaming himself. He wished that Sirius would come take him away from the Dursleys so he could at least be happy. As daylight broke on the horizon, Harry fell into a restless sleep.
"Harry Potter, get your lazy self out of bed! Come on, boy get up," Aunt Petunia shrieked at Harry's door at 8:00 the next morning. "Your Uncle has to go into the office, and he wants to tell you something before he leaves. So hurry up!" And with that she turned and strode away.
Harry sat up quickly, grabbed his glasses, and pulled on some clothes. He rushed down the stairs and met up with Uncle Vernon at the breakfast table. Uncle Vernon just glared at him for a few moments before he started on the lecture.
"Boy, your Aunt and I are having a dinner party tomorrow night, and we need to make a few things clear. You are to stay out of the way, unless called downstairs by someone. Got it?" Harry acknowledged that with a shake of his head. "You have quite a few chores to get done today, and, you won't eat until you're through. You best be done by the time I get home!" And with that Uncle Vernon stood up and left #4 Privet Drive for work.
Harry walked over to the refrigerator and pulled his list of chores off. He about burst out laughing when he saw all of the chores that were on the sheet.
Weed the garden
Turn the topsoil
Plant the new flowers
Water the garden
Wash all the windows inside and out
Wash the siding
Repaint the fence
Dust all the furniture
Change all the bed sheets
Polish all the silverware
Wash all the fine china
Clean the bathrooms
Mop the floors
Take out the trash
Make sure the house is spotless
Harry realized that this wasn't a joke, and went to work immediately, knowing how angry Uncle Vernon would be if he didn't get everything done. He quickly finished with the garden, as he had just weeded and turned the topsoil yesterday. He then painted the fence very quickly on both sides of it. By then it was about 10:45. Harry knew he had until 5:30, when Uncle Vernon got home, to finish everything. As soon as the windows and siding were done Harry went inside to find that Aunt Petunia and Dudley had gone out to lunch. Harry grabbed an apple out of the fridge and started on the inside work. By the time his aunt and cousin got home at 4:30, he was almost done with washing the china. He then moved on to the bathrooms. By the Uncle Vernon got home he was halfway done mopping the floors.
His face swelled up with rage as he screamed, "Boy I thought I told you to have all these chores done by the time I got home!"
Harry had already decided that 6 days into his summer holiday, it was the worst one yet. "I'm really sorry Uncle Vernon. I'll get the rest of them now."
"I don't think so!' Uncle Vernon bellowed and threw Harry up against the wall. "You'll learn to do what your told!" And with that he smacked Harry across the face and banged his head against the wall. He punched him in the stomach, and then let him drop to the ground where he started kicking him. He then took Dudley's Smelting's stick, and hit him with that.
Harry nearly blacked out when he heard a familiar voice yell, "Dursley what the hell are you doing to my godson?"
"Sirius," Harry raised his head weakly.
"Shhh.Harry you're coming home with me." Sirius put his arm around him, and helped him to his feet. "Moony get his stuff. We'll meet you outside," Sirius called to his friend. Once they were all together they climbed on to Sirius's motorbike and Harry fell asleep. He didn't wake up until they stopped at a huge home. His breath caught in his chest as Sirius said:
"Welcome home, Harry."
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Well What do you think so far? Please Review and let me know.
I want seven reviews before I update again, so please help me out!!
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Ch. 1 Home at Long Last
Harry Potter always hated summer vacation. He sat and thought longingly about the life he could have had with his godfather Sirius Black. If he lived with Sirius, he wouldn't have to worry about what the Dursleys were going to say or do to him the next day. He also knew that Sirius would help him through the nightmares he had been having since the third task. He knew that Cedric Diggory's death had not been his fault, but he still couldn't help blaming himself. He wished that Sirius would come take him away from the Dursleys so he could at least be happy. As daylight broke on the horizon, Harry fell into a restless sleep.
"Harry Potter, get your lazy self out of bed! Come on, boy get up," Aunt Petunia shrieked at Harry's door at 8:00 the next morning. "Your Uncle has to go into the office, and he wants to tell you something before he leaves. So hurry up!" And with that she turned and strode away.
Harry sat up quickly, grabbed his glasses, and pulled on some clothes. He rushed down the stairs and met up with Uncle Vernon at the breakfast table. Uncle Vernon just glared at him for a few moments before he started on the lecture.
"Boy, your Aunt and I are having a dinner party tomorrow night, and we need to make a few things clear. You are to stay out of the way, unless called downstairs by someone. Got it?" Harry acknowledged that with a shake of his head. "You have quite a few chores to get done today, and, you won't eat until you're through. You best be done by the time I get home!" And with that Uncle Vernon stood up and left #4 Privet Drive for work.
Harry walked over to the refrigerator and pulled his list of chores off. He about burst out laughing when he saw all of the chores that were on the sheet.
Weed the garden
Turn the topsoil
Plant the new flowers
Water the garden
Wash all the windows inside and out
Wash the siding
Repaint the fence
Dust all the furniture
Change all the bed sheets
Polish all the silverware
Wash all the fine china
Clean the bathrooms
Mop the floors
Take out the trash
Make sure the house is spotless
Harry realized that this wasn't a joke, and went to work immediately, knowing how angry Uncle Vernon would be if he didn't get everything done. He quickly finished with the garden, as he had just weeded and turned the topsoil yesterday. He then painted the fence very quickly on both sides of it. By then it was about 10:45. Harry knew he had until 5:30, when Uncle Vernon got home, to finish everything. As soon as the windows and siding were done Harry went inside to find that Aunt Petunia and Dudley had gone out to lunch. Harry grabbed an apple out of the fridge and started on the inside work. By the time his aunt and cousin got home at 4:30, he was almost done with washing the china. He then moved on to the bathrooms. By the Uncle Vernon got home he was halfway done mopping the floors.
His face swelled up with rage as he screamed, "Boy I thought I told you to have all these chores done by the time I got home!"
Harry had already decided that 6 days into his summer holiday, it was the worst one yet. "I'm really sorry Uncle Vernon. I'll get the rest of them now."
"I don't think so!' Uncle Vernon bellowed and threw Harry up against the wall. "You'll learn to do what your told!" And with that he smacked Harry across the face and banged his head against the wall. He punched him in the stomach, and then let him drop to the ground where he started kicking him. He then took Dudley's Smelting's stick, and hit him with that.
Harry nearly blacked out when he heard a familiar voice yell, "Dursley what the hell are you doing to my godson?"
"Sirius," Harry raised his head weakly.
"Shhh.Harry you're coming home with me." Sirius put his arm around him, and helped him to his feet. "Moony get his stuff. We'll meet you outside," Sirius called to his friend. Once they were all together they climbed on to Sirius's motorbike and Harry fell asleep. He didn't wake up until they stopped at a huge home. His breath caught in his chest as Sirius said:
"Welcome home, Harry."
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Well What do you think so far? Please Review and let me know.
I want seven reviews before I update again, so please help me out!!