A/N Here is the next chapter. I think it is pretty long. It took me a long time to write and I think I am happy with it! Please review but remember no flames! I don't like flames! ~**~

Harry's Arrival

Harry sat up in his room waiting for his sour aunt to rap on his door and scream for him to make breakfast or take out the trash. Harry just laid in his bed looking up at the ceiling thinking of one thing and one thing only, Sirius.

'Why does it have to be people I love? It happened to my parents and now Sirius. Whose next? Ron? Hermione? Remus?' Harry thought gloomily to himself.

So far this summer Harry had managed to get beat up by Dudley daily, blamed for Dudley's stash of cigarettes found in a couch cushion and yelled at for no good reason.

'Another summer, another year'

Harry wasn't himself and he knew this. He had taken it very hard about the death of his godfather. Sometimes to Harry he was more like a father.

'It's all because of me,' Harry thought looking at the window.

A golden phoenix was pecking at it lightly but just loud enough for Harry to hear. Harry got up and made his way slowly to see what Fawkes wanted.

Fawkes gave Harry a note and started to sing in his ear.

Harry felt peaceful as he opened the note.

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Harry,

As a birthday gift to you I will escort you to stay at Hogwarts for the remainder of the summer. I know how much you dislike being where you are so you may stay in the Gryffindor dormitories. I will be coming by floo powder at 5:00 this evening so make sure you have all your things ready. Remus Lupin is staying at the castle and I know how much you get along with him. You will be going to get your things in Diagon Alley with your friends if you wish on the date that they are going. We can talk more this evening. I do hope you are doing well, Harry. You are very strong.

Albus Dumbledore

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"That's funny, me strong?" Harry said with tears coming down his cheek.

Harry threw the note in his trunk along with a lot of his other things including his robes and his school books that were open because of homework. Harry soon heard his wretched aunt Petunia rapping at his door.

"Get up boy,"

Harry moaned and got dressed. He ran downstairs and found his grumpy looking uncle mumbling something to himself about an article in the paper.

"Make breakfast and don't burn anything!" the mean man screamed not looking up at Harry.

Harry did as he was told while having an argument in his head.

'Should I tell them I am leaving?'

'No they would be happy and I don't want to make them happy.'

'Oh it doesn't matter anyways.'

'But maybe I should? It might get them mad knowing a wizard is coming.'

Thinking about having Dumbledore come while grinning widely he forgot what he was doing and burned the bacon.

Uncle Vernon saw Harry and the burnt bacon.

"Boy! The bacon is burned! No breakfast or lunch today, now get out of my sight!" Uncle Vernon yelled throwing the pot of burnt bacon against the wall.

Harry ran out of the room to go and pack some more and he thought he could hear his uncle saying he should clean up the bacon.

Harry just laughed.

Hours went by with Harry sitting in his room thinking about the past year waiting for Dumbledore to arrive.

Sirius was the best thing that happened to Harry since the beginning of Hogwarts. He remembered meeting Sirius and thinking he was a murderer and he remembered the feeling Harry felt when Sirius asked if he wanted to move in with him. A tear fell down Harry's cheek and he dug his face under the pillow. He heard a scream from downstairs but he knew it was just Dumbledore coming. Harry tried to wipe away the tears but more just came. Harry really didn't want the headmaster to see him cry. He felt like such a child. He was crying and he would be 16 tomorrow.

Harry heard a knock at his door but didn't say anything. He just kept crying knowing that he couldn't help it.

The headmaster walked in and looked at Harry.

"Harry," whispered a gentle voice. "Are you ready to go?"

Harry wanted to go but he couldn't stop crying. He didn't want the old man to see him this way even though he had many times before.

Harry rolled over and looked up at the blue eyed good natured old man. Harry couldn't help but like Dumbledore even after everything that he kept from him. He felt safe around the Headmaster and even though he tried to stay mad at him, he couldn't.

"I am ready," muttered Harry getting up and putting on his robe.

"You don't have to wear your robe until the start of term if you don't want to."

Harry nodded not looking up at the Headmaster.

"Harry, are you okay? Have you been crying?"

Harry didn't answer but picked up his trunk with everything in it.

"No Harry, let me," said Dumbledore and he levitated his trunk down the stairs and to the fireplace.

The fireplace was never closed up since the Weasleys flooed into it. The Dursleys didn't want the same thing to happen again so they left it as is after cleaning it up a bit.

The Dursleys looked shocked as they watched Harry and professor Dumbledore disappear into the fire with the owl in Harry's hand but soon got over it and began to celebrate the fact that they wouldn't be having Harry around for the next month.

Harry landed in the fire in Professor Dumbledore's office and dusted himself of. He put the owl on the desk and waited for the Headmaster to come. Seconds later Dumbledore was getting out of the fire in the same way Harry had.

"Have a seat Harry," said he professor while motioning the almost 16 year old boy to the same comfortable couch that Lupin sat in they day before.

"How are you feeling?"

"Fine," Harry lied.

Sensing that Harry was not telling the truth Dumbledore spoke.

"I know that you might be still mad at me from last June's event and the secrets I kept from you but-" Harry cut his Professor off.

"No offense Professor but I don't want to get into this now or ever again. Lets just forget about you keeping my so many secrets from me about my life!" Harry practically screamed.

Harry looked at the headmaster's expression to what he had said and Harry soon felt a pang of guilt seeing that the headmaster looked guilty as well.

"I am sorry Professor," he said. I realized over the summer that you did what you thought was best. Even though I don't agree with your decision I shouldn't disrespect you like that."

Dumbledore smirked and nodded.

"Once again I am sorry."

Quickly changing the subject Dumbledore continued.

"Harry you are to stay in the 6th year dormitory. You are allowed to do magic since you are at school and the password is snuffles.

Harry blushed as he heard the password. His stomach lurched while he remembered the big black dog form Sirius could turn into.

"You will eat in the great Hall with the other Professors. Remus Lupin is now teaching as I have mentioned."

"Are all the teachers here?" Harry asked apprehensively. "Even Snape?"

Dumbledore chortled. "Yes, even Professor Snape," he said emphasizing the word professor.

"You may go now. Dinner starts in 15 minutes."

Harry hustled out of the headmaster's office levitating his owl and his trunk. He found the empty common room to be curiously inviting. Harry started to unpack when he realized he had to get to the Great Hall. He didn't know what it would be like being the only student there with all the teachers

When Harry arrived at the great hall he saw all the teachers were already there. There was only one chair left and it was between Snape and Moony. Harry scurried over to the open seat. Snape glared at Harry and Lupin smiled widely. After Harry glared back at Snape he smiled back at Remus.

"Hi Moony!"

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A/N- What will Lupin/James say to Harry? How will Harry handle Snape? Find out in the next chapter!