Finding Friends-In this fic, well, i dont want to give too much away, but sum1s kidnapped, and they have to go find him. Its a journey across the entire magical world, and it leads to a reltionship wanted for a long time.
Chapter 1-Goin' to the Alley
It was a cool, bright morning, as the boy named Harry Potter got out of bed. He awoke to alot of comotion, from what he heard. Harry had been living with his best friend Ron Weasley since July 28th, which was about half of the summer. It was currently August 4th, and Harry was supposed to go to Diagon Alley today, to get all of his new school supplies.
~~Begin Summary of Harry's Life~~~
Harry lived with his friend at the moment, because he had no real family that he could stay with. The Dursleys was were Harry stayed during most of his life, but because he was a wizard, they hated him. His feelings for them were mutual, so he jumped at the 1st chance he got to get away from them.
Harry's parents were murdered by the evil wizard Lord Voldemort. Harry was only just a boy, and yet Voldemort couldn't kill him, and in turn, was deeply weakened by his hopeless attempt to end Harry's life. In result Harry was praised by the entire magical world, for stopping this evil wizard's reign.
Harry's life was good since then, because he attended the finest school for Witchcraft and Wizardry in the world, and had 2 of the best friends anyone could ask for.
One of them was Ron Weasley. A red haired boy, who lived a somewhat poor life, always shadowed by his 4 brother's achivements. He also had 1 sister, who apparently had a crush on Harry. Ron was Harry's best friend since he started Hogwarts, and could always count on Ron.
His second most reliable friend, was Hermione Granger, the smartest person Harry knew, and yet the most kind person Harry could want to know. Since the second half of Harry's first year at school, they were friends, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione were great friends ever since.
Now Harry faces his worst fear in life. Voldemort, the evil wizard who tried to kill him, back in full power. Harry fears that Voldemort will try to kill him since, well, thats what Voldemort wanted ever since Harry defeated him.
~~End Summary of Harry's Life~~~
As Harry dragged himself down the stairs of The Burrow, Ron's house, he arrived in the kitchen. He could smell the bacon and eggs being made by themselves on the stove, and was suddenly hit with a huge hunger pain.
"When does breakfast start Mrs. Weasley?" He asked in a monotonous voice.
"Bacon, Eggs, Pancakes, and my specialty, a nice big omlet for you HArry." was Mrs. Weasley's response. She had always loved Harry like a mother loved her kid, and Harry knew this. He truly appreciated this, but thought it a little overdone on her part at times.
"THANK GOD! I'm starving, the sooner we eat, the sooner we can go get our supplies for next year."
"Oh Yes, I almost forgot, well, heres breakfast, eat up so we can get going. I'll go get the floo powder." She said rather hastily.
Until now, Harry hand't noticed that nobody else was awake yet. Right after he had that thought however, he saw Ron, looking his usual messy self, stumbling down the stairs.
"Hey Harry, I didn't know we were eating yet, why didn't you call me, I will go get the others. HERMIONE, FRED, GEORGE, GINNY, COME DOWN TO EAT! Whew, they sure are tough to get out of bed eh? Too bad you couldn't be here before Percy left. Hes getting kind of shady. Always working late, very quite after what happened to his boss."
"OH, well I'm sorry to have missed him. I assume Charlie is still in Africa wrestling down those Flame Wallopers?"
"Yea, amazing how he discovered a new breed of dragons there." Ron replied while stuffing his mouth with pancakes, and dripping some of the home made syrup down his shirt.
As Ron stuffed himself with food, Hermione walked down the steps to the kitchen.
"Hi guys, I see you have made no attempt to wait before you guys dug into the meal. Well, hand me a plate Ron, im starved."
"Well, it not my faul' you 'in't wake up 'or the 'ood her'mione." Ron contested, as he past Hermione the plate, and also managing to spit out half of the food in his mouth as he talked.
After everyone had eaten and showered, they got into their clothes, and headed for the chimney.
"All right, you guys ready. Everyone grab some floo powder. Ron you'll go first. Then Harry, Hermione, Fred, Geore, Ginny, and I'll be last 1 to arrive." Mrs. Weasley said, passing around the pot of grey floo powder so everone could take a pinch.
1 by 1, in the order Mrs. Weasley dictated, they all stepped into the fire, and yelled "Diagon Alley" being careful not to stutter, and to stand perfectly still.
AS each stepped into the fireplace at The Burrow, they stepped out of the fireplace in Diagon Alley. In about 2 minutes, they were all filed in Diagon Alley, and heading to Gringotts, to get money to spend.
After Harry went to his vault, to get some money out of the fortune he had waiting in the vault, he met up with the gang outside Gringots. They went to the apothacary to but potion ingredients, to the Book store to pick up Standard Book of Spells-Grade 5, and all of the other books they needed. Then after all school supplies had been bought, Harry, Ron, and Hermione went off on their own to do some personal shopping.
They walked down the crowded alley, and even met Seamus Finnagan(sp?), and Neville Longbottom, friends who also attend Hogwarts. Then, at the end of the alley, the reached the store they were looking for.
Roselima's Store of Neat Wizarding Gadgets. Harry had seen a Firebolt booster kit in a catalog, which referred him to this store. The booster kit, would increase the speed of the Firebolt by 15%, which didn't seem like much, but Harry knew was what could make a difference when he needed it.
AS they walked into the store, they were amazed at what they saw. Tons and tons of crafts, gadgets, and equipment. It was all so amazing that they just stood there for 5 minutes taking in the environment.
"May I help you?" interrupted a voice, snapping the 3 out of there daze.
"Oh, oh yes you can, I'm looking for the Firebolt Booster Kit, do you have any in stock?" Harry inquired.
"As a matter of fact we do. Lucky boy you are, this is our last 1. It will be 25 Galleons. A bit hefty, but its your choice."
"Harry, are you sure you want to buy that, I don't think its worth it. It might just be a waste of money if you ask me." Hermione said, trying to discourage Harry from spending so much on something she didn't deem useful.
"Yes, I'm sure Hermione, this is what might change whether I win or lose a Quiditch match." Thats how Harry justified his spending so much. He opened his satchel, and took out the money, which left him with exactly 12 Galleons, 19 sickles, and 12 knuts.
Harry paid the lady, and asked if she had anything useful for under 7 Galleons, wanting something for the train ride to Hogwarts, he decided 5 Galleons would suffice.
"As a matter of fact we do. Look here, ever wanted to talk to your friends without getting caught in class? Well, this here communicandy is exactly what will do the trick. Take a piece of candy, and you can talk to your friends without speaking. You can read their minds with it, and its very rare. You must be within a 20 foot radius of who you want to talk to for this to work however. It will be 3 Galleons a piece, and you need 2 for it to work."
Harry was blown away by this, and bought 1 for him, and 1 for Ron, feeling bad, he also bought 1 for Hermione, leaving him with only 2 Galleons for the train ride to Hogwarts.
"Now, just swallow the candy, and for about 1 month, you can talk to your friends without having to actually speak. However this isn't something I am supposed to sell to children still in school, but for Harry Potter, I will make an exception. Here you go, 3 pieces of communicandy coming right up."
Harry paid the lady, and they all swallowed their candy to test it out. It worked like a charm, literally, and they were all very satisfied, when they could make fun of Fred and George, with nobody knowing it.
After eating lunch, they all went home, and went to sleep, thinking that the next week would be as normal as any. How wrong they were...
Chapter 1-Goin' to the Alley
It was a cool, bright morning, as the boy named Harry Potter got out of bed. He awoke to alot of comotion, from what he heard. Harry had been living with his best friend Ron Weasley since July 28th, which was about half of the summer. It was currently August 4th, and Harry was supposed to go to Diagon Alley today, to get all of his new school supplies.
~~Begin Summary of Harry's Life~~~
Harry lived with his friend at the moment, because he had no real family that he could stay with. The Dursleys was were Harry stayed during most of his life, but because he was a wizard, they hated him. His feelings for them were mutual, so he jumped at the 1st chance he got to get away from them.
Harry's parents were murdered by the evil wizard Lord Voldemort. Harry was only just a boy, and yet Voldemort couldn't kill him, and in turn, was deeply weakened by his hopeless attempt to end Harry's life. In result Harry was praised by the entire magical world, for stopping this evil wizard's reign.
Harry's life was good since then, because he attended the finest school for Witchcraft and Wizardry in the world, and had 2 of the best friends anyone could ask for.
One of them was Ron Weasley. A red haired boy, who lived a somewhat poor life, always shadowed by his 4 brother's achivements. He also had 1 sister, who apparently had a crush on Harry. Ron was Harry's best friend since he started Hogwarts, and could always count on Ron.
His second most reliable friend, was Hermione Granger, the smartest person Harry knew, and yet the most kind person Harry could want to know. Since the second half of Harry's first year at school, they were friends, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione were great friends ever since.
Now Harry faces his worst fear in life. Voldemort, the evil wizard who tried to kill him, back in full power. Harry fears that Voldemort will try to kill him since, well, thats what Voldemort wanted ever since Harry defeated him.
~~End Summary of Harry's Life~~~
As Harry dragged himself down the stairs of The Burrow, Ron's house, he arrived in the kitchen. He could smell the bacon and eggs being made by themselves on the stove, and was suddenly hit with a huge hunger pain.
"When does breakfast start Mrs. Weasley?" He asked in a monotonous voice.
"Bacon, Eggs, Pancakes, and my specialty, a nice big omlet for you HArry." was Mrs. Weasley's response. She had always loved Harry like a mother loved her kid, and Harry knew this. He truly appreciated this, but thought it a little overdone on her part at times.
"THANK GOD! I'm starving, the sooner we eat, the sooner we can go get our supplies for next year."
"Oh Yes, I almost forgot, well, heres breakfast, eat up so we can get going. I'll go get the floo powder." She said rather hastily.
Until now, Harry hand't noticed that nobody else was awake yet. Right after he had that thought however, he saw Ron, looking his usual messy self, stumbling down the stairs.
"Hey Harry, I didn't know we were eating yet, why didn't you call me, I will go get the others. HERMIONE, FRED, GEORGE, GINNY, COME DOWN TO EAT! Whew, they sure are tough to get out of bed eh? Too bad you couldn't be here before Percy left. Hes getting kind of shady. Always working late, very quite after what happened to his boss."
"OH, well I'm sorry to have missed him. I assume Charlie is still in Africa wrestling down those Flame Wallopers?"
"Yea, amazing how he discovered a new breed of dragons there." Ron replied while stuffing his mouth with pancakes, and dripping some of the home made syrup down his shirt.
As Ron stuffed himself with food, Hermione walked down the steps to the kitchen.
"Hi guys, I see you have made no attempt to wait before you guys dug into the meal. Well, hand me a plate Ron, im starved."
"Well, it not my faul' you 'in't wake up 'or the 'ood her'mione." Ron contested, as he past Hermione the plate, and also managing to spit out half of the food in his mouth as he talked.
After everyone had eaten and showered, they got into their clothes, and headed for the chimney.
"All right, you guys ready. Everyone grab some floo powder. Ron you'll go first. Then Harry, Hermione, Fred, Geore, Ginny, and I'll be last 1 to arrive." Mrs. Weasley said, passing around the pot of grey floo powder so everone could take a pinch.
1 by 1, in the order Mrs. Weasley dictated, they all stepped into the fire, and yelled "Diagon Alley" being careful not to stutter, and to stand perfectly still.
AS each stepped into the fireplace at The Burrow, they stepped out of the fireplace in Diagon Alley. In about 2 minutes, they were all filed in Diagon Alley, and heading to Gringotts, to get money to spend.
After Harry went to his vault, to get some money out of the fortune he had waiting in the vault, he met up with the gang outside Gringots. They went to the apothacary to but potion ingredients, to the Book store to pick up Standard Book of Spells-Grade 5, and all of the other books they needed. Then after all school supplies had been bought, Harry, Ron, and Hermione went off on their own to do some personal shopping.
They walked down the crowded alley, and even met Seamus Finnagan(sp?), and Neville Longbottom, friends who also attend Hogwarts. Then, at the end of the alley, the reached the store they were looking for.
Roselima's Store of Neat Wizarding Gadgets. Harry had seen a Firebolt booster kit in a catalog, which referred him to this store. The booster kit, would increase the speed of the Firebolt by 15%, which didn't seem like much, but Harry knew was what could make a difference when he needed it.
AS they walked into the store, they were amazed at what they saw. Tons and tons of crafts, gadgets, and equipment. It was all so amazing that they just stood there for 5 minutes taking in the environment.
"May I help you?" interrupted a voice, snapping the 3 out of there daze.
"Oh, oh yes you can, I'm looking for the Firebolt Booster Kit, do you have any in stock?" Harry inquired.
"As a matter of fact we do. Lucky boy you are, this is our last 1. It will be 25 Galleons. A bit hefty, but its your choice."
"Harry, are you sure you want to buy that, I don't think its worth it. It might just be a waste of money if you ask me." Hermione said, trying to discourage Harry from spending so much on something she didn't deem useful.
"Yes, I'm sure Hermione, this is what might change whether I win or lose a Quiditch match." Thats how Harry justified his spending so much. He opened his satchel, and took out the money, which left him with exactly 12 Galleons, 19 sickles, and 12 knuts.
Harry paid the lady, and asked if she had anything useful for under 7 Galleons, wanting something for the train ride to Hogwarts, he decided 5 Galleons would suffice.
"As a matter of fact we do. Look here, ever wanted to talk to your friends without getting caught in class? Well, this here communicandy is exactly what will do the trick. Take a piece of candy, and you can talk to your friends without speaking. You can read their minds with it, and its very rare. You must be within a 20 foot radius of who you want to talk to for this to work however. It will be 3 Galleons a piece, and you need 2 for it to work."
Harry was blown away by this, and bought 1 for him, and 1 for Ron, feeling bad, he also bought 1 for Hermione, leaving him with only 2 Galleons for the train ride to Hogwarts.
"Now, just swallow the candy, and for about 1 month, you can talk to your friends without having to actually speak. However this isn't something I am supposed to sell to children still in school, but for Harry Potter, I will make an exception. Here you go, 3 pieces of communicandy coming right up."
Harry paid the lady, and they all swallowed their candy to test it out. It worked like a charm, literally, and they were all very satisfied, when they could make fun of Fred and George, with nobody knowing it.
After eating lunch, they all went home, and went to sleep, thinking that the next week would be as normal as any. How wrong they were...
