BIRTHDAY PRESENT
The next few days passed by in a blur. Everyday Fred, George, Hermione, Ron, and Harry climbed the hill that lead to the Weasley isolated land to play Quiditch ("You have to practice!"). They also had picnics by a small stream where they finished their homework. ("You could join in the fun if you had at least started" Hermione would say to Ron). On July 30th the day went by very quickly. Soon they were climbing the stairs for bed when from behind them came Mrs. Weasley's voice, " We'll be going to Diagon Alley tomorrow to pick up your things for school."
Harry was lost in his thoughts of buying chocolate frogs, Bertie Botts Every flavor Beans, and other magical items that he didn't see Ginny picking up a book on the floor in front of him. Harry tripped over her and went flying to the floor he caught himself right before his face hit the ground. "Ahhhhhh...........Harry are you ok?" squealed Ginny. Ron was also on the floor but not because he tripped. No, he was on the floor rolling with laughter. Hermione went and helped Harry up, "Are you ok? Didn't you see her? I guess not! What were you thinking of that made you suddenly go blind?"
This is the girl he thought he might like? Harry thought. ButI am friends with her so I must like her personality.
"Hello, anyone home?"asked Hermione waving her hand in front of his face. Harry came out of his thoughts and said, " What? Oh sorry. Hey Ginny you ok?" But when he turned around she was gone. "Where'd she go?" he asked. "She ran to get Mrs. Weasley because you weren't responding to me and she thought you might have a concussion. Well you never answered me are you ok?" Hermione said this all very fast.
Mrs. Weasley appeared seconds later," Are you ok, are you hurt,........" and other questions. After five minutes of saying he was fine he was allowed to go to bed. He climbed into bed and again thought, I can't wait to chocolate buy frogs, wait I mean buy chocolate frogs. He laughed silently over his jumbled thought and fell asleep quickly.
Harry woke with a start. Dawn was approaching and he no longer felt tired. Ron was still asleep and Hedwig was still out on the hunt for her prey. Harry looked around to find out what could of possibly woken him up. Next to Harry laid a small piece of pipe. So this is what woke me up. No doubt the mean guoal in the attic dropped it. Thought Harry. Harry got out of bed and pulled on his robe. Queitly so as not to wake up Ron, Harry left the room. Where to? He thought to himself. A light was coming from the downstairs, Was anyone up at this hour? Harry went down the stairs very slowly and just before he steped on the fifth one from the bottom, it had a tendency to sqeak, he remembered to jump it. He saw that the light was coming from the livingroom.
Harry peered into the room and saw that someone was sitting near a roaring fire. "Hermione?" wispered Harry. She turned her head towards him. She was crying. "Oh hi, Harry," she wimpered in a small wisper. "What's wrong?" asked Harry. "Nothing," she said looking away. "I know somethings wrong, you can tell me," he said. She looked into Harry's beautiful green eyes and broke down, " Oh Harry I don't know! I got this letter from Krum a little while ago and he said that he doesn't want to be friends." she wimpered.
"Ummmmm..........I'm sorry. Why doesn't he?" He asked, " Oh something about Me leading him on while I was dating him. And something about liking someone else." "Who," he asked.
"You," she wimpered. "What I thought Krum and I settled that last year."exclaimed Harry in a somewhat loud wisper. "What? What are you talking about?" she said a little more composed. "Ok, ummmm..........last year he kinda asked if I liked you." he said kinda embarassed. "What'd you say?" she said trying to sound offhanded. "I said you and I were just friends," Harry said slowly. "Oh," she said somewhat disappointed.
Harry couldn't look at her so his eyes strayed around the room. They landed on the small table by the fireplace. It was bare except for a book. This book intrigued Harry only because he needed to think about something other than Hermione at that moment. The book was brown and had a worn cover. Harry reached out to grab it but was stopped by Hermione.
"Oh, today's your birthday," she said suddenly. "What?" said Harry rather loudly. "Your birthday silly, hold on I'll go get your Birthday present." and with that she was off with out a sound up stairs and returned a few seconds later. She carried a medium sized box that was wrapped in a red paper with a quiditch field on it and large blue bows.
He egeraly opened it and was amazed at what he found. A golden box laid surrounded by a vast amount of chocolate frogs and Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans. Harry reached for a frog and asked Hermione if she wanted one, she accepted.
Harry's eye caught ahold of the small, golden box. He reached for it and opened it. There laid a small, golden ball. It was the golden snitch and on it's side was a small inscription......
PORPERTY OF:
HARRY POTTER
from your friend,
Hermione Granger
"Whoa," exclaimed Harry. " this must have cost you a fortune." He looked at Hermione at these words. She giggled and said, "So you like it right?"
"Like it I love it!," said Harry as he hugged her, "thank you so much." the hug lasted rather long. niether one seemed to want to let go. But they soon relized this and pulled away. "Your welcome, do you want my card? It's Merlin." she said a little emabarassed.
Harry and Hermione sat by the fire eating their way through the sweets until sunlight shown brightly through the far window.
"What time is it?" asked Harry. Hermione looked at her watch, "Oh dear, it's nearly 7:00." Harry and Hermione cleaned up their mess of sweets and again Harry's eye caught the small, brown book. He walked over and opened it. The writing was very faded at the title almost gone but Harry could just make out what it said............
MUGGLES AND WIZARDS MISCONCEPTIONS
Harry laughed this must be Mr. Weasley's he thought. Harry closed the book and turned to Hermione. She was burning Krum's letter. She then put out the fire and stood up. Harry picked up his present and with Hermione at his side went up stairs. They parted at the top of the steps. Hermione went to the right as Harry went straight. As Harry put his present away it the already packed trunk he found clothes to wear. His mind strayed to the great time he just had with Hermione. Ron awoke as Harry was smiling about it. "What are you smiling about?" Ron asked suspiciously. "You sound like a lawnmower when you snore," Harry lied. Ron picked up his pillow and threw it at Harry and started to laugh as it hit him. After they had both dressed they met the rest of the family in the kitchen. They wished Harry a happy birthday and after a small Breakfast they gave him presents ("you didn't have to"). Harry recieved a new sweater, some joke items, a book of curses, and a new watch from Ron. After thanking everyone Harry took his old, broken watch off and put on his new one. He took the rest of his presents upstairs. "So what did Hermione get you?" said a voice from the door. Harry turned to look at Ron. Ron came and stood next to Harry and looked into his packed tunk. He spied the golden box and grabbed it. As he opened it his mouth fell and a sound penitrated his lips that sounded like," Gibblioppers," he then looked at at Harry and then to his watch. Harry knew that Ron felt bad about such a cheap gift compared to Hermione's but Harry said quickly, " Hey Ron, really thank-you for the watch. I really needed a new one. It's just what I wanted." at this Ron smiled and quickly put away the golden box. After they made their way downstairs they found the rest of the family standing by the fireplace. Hermione stood a little far off to the side. She's never used floo powder before, thought Harry. Harry walked over to her and asked her if she was ok. She trembled a little. Harry knew she was scared and explained what to do. She smiled a little as he finish. "Ok Harry, Your turn," spoke a concerened voice from Mrs. Weasley," Now remember to get off at the right grate." Ron laughed at this. He took a pinch of Floo Powder and threw it into the flames and then stepped in them, "Diagon Alley," he said quite clearly. And off he went, Harry disliked to travel by Floo powder. His stomach churned and turned with violent motions. Soon he slowed and saw Mr. Weasley,Fred, and George standing in a grate. He walked into it. He was followed by Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and then Mrs. Weasley.Harry now looked around and realized where he was. THE LEAKY CAULDRON.
The next few days passed by in a blur. Everyday Fred, George, Hermione, Ron, and Harry climbed the hill that lead to the Weasley isolated land to play Quiditch ("You have to practice!"). They also had picnics by a small stream where they finished their homework. ("You could join in the fun if you had at least started" Hermione would say to Ron). On July 30th the day went by very quickly. Soon they were climbing the stairs for bed when from behind them came Mrs. Weasley's voice, " We'll be going to Diagon Alley tomorrow to pick up your things for school."
Harry was lost in his thoughts of buying chocolate frogs, Bertie Botts Every flavor Beans, and other magical items that he didn't see Ginny picking up a book on the floor in front of him. Harry tripped over her and went flying to the floor he caught himself right before his face hit the ground. "Ahhhhhh...........Harry are you ok?" squealed Ginny. Ron was also on the floor but not because he tripped. No, he was on the floor rolling with laughter. Hermione went and helped Harry up, "Are you ok? Didn't you see her? I guess not! What were you thinking of that made you suddenly go blind?"
This is the girl he thought he might like? Harry thought. ButI am friends with her so I must like her personality.
"Hello, anyone home?"asked Hermione waving her hand in front of his face. Harry came out of his thoughts and said, " What? Oh sorry. Hey Ginny you ok?" But when he turned around she was gone. "Where'd she go?" he asked. "She ran to get Mrs. Weasley because you weren't responding to me and she thought you might have a concussion. Well you never answered me are you ok?" Hermione said this all very fast.
Mrs. Weasley appeared seconds later," Are you ok, are you hurt,........" and other questions. After five minutes of saying he was fine he was allowed to go to bed. He climbed into bed and again thought, I can't wait to chocolate buy frogs, wait I mean buy chocolate frogs. He laughed silently over his jumbled thought and fell asleep quickly.
Harry woke with a start. Dawn was approaching and he no longer felt tired. Ron was still asleep and Hedwig was still out on the hunt for her prey. Harry looked around to find out what could of possibly woken him up. Next to Harry laid a small piece of pipe. So this is what woke me up. No doubt the mean guoal in the attic dropped it. Thought Harry. Harry got out of bed and pulled on his robe. Queitly so as not to wake up Ron, Harry left the room. Where to? He thought to himself. A light was coming from the downstairs, Was anyone up at this hour? Harry went down the stairs very slowly and just before he steped on the fifth one from the bottom, it had a tendency to sqeak, he remembered to jump it. He saw that the light was coming from the livingroom.
Harry peered into the room and saw that someone was sitting near a roaring fire. "Hermione?" wispered Harry. She turned her head towards him. She was crying. "Oh hi, Harry," she wimpered in a small wisper. "What's wrong?" asked Harry. "Nothing," she said looking away. "I know somethings wrong, you can tell me," he said. She looked into Harry's beautiful green eyes and broke down, " Oh Harry I don't know! I got this letter from Krum a little while ago and he said that he doesn't want to be friends." she wimpered.
"Ummmmm..........I'm sorry. Why doesn't he?" He asked, " Oh something about Me leading him on while I was dating him. And something about liking someone else." "Who," he asked.
"You," she wimpered. "What I thought Krum and I settled that last year."exclaimed Harry in a somewhat loud wisper. "What? What are you talking about?" she said a little more composed. "Ok, ummmm..........last year he kinda asked if I liked you." he said kinda embarassed. "What'd you say?" she said trying to sound offhanded. "I said you and I were just friends," Harry said slowly. "Oh," she said somewhat disappointed.
Harry couldn't look at her so his eyes strayed around the room. They landed on the small table by the fireplace. It was bare except for a book. This book intrigued Harry only because he needed to think about something other than Hermione at that moment. The book was brown and had a worn cover. Harry reached out to grab it but was stopped by Hermione.
"Oh, today's your birthday," she said suddenly. "What?" said Harry rather loudly. "Your birthday silly, hold on I'll go get your Birthday present." and with that she was off with out a sound up stairs and returned a few seconds later. She carried a medium sized box that was wrapped in a red paper with a quiditch field on it and large blue bows.
He egeraly opened it and was amazed at what he found. A golden box laid surrounded by a vast amount of chocolate frogs and Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans. Harry reached for a frog and asked Hermione if she wanted one, she accepted.
Harry's eye caught ahold of the small, golden box. He reached for it and opened it. There laid a small, golden ball. It was the golden snitch and on it's side was a small inscription......
PORPERTY OF:
HARRY POTTER
from your friend,
Hermione Granger
"Whoa," exclaimed Harry. " this must have cost you a fortune." He looked at Hermione at these words. She giggled and said, "So you like it right?"
"Like it I love it!," said Harry as he hugged her, "thank you so much." the hug lasted rather long. niether one seemed to want to let go. But they soon relized this and pulled away. "Your welcome, do you want my card? It's Merlin." she said a little emabarassed.
Harry and Hermione sat by the fire eating their way through the sweets until sunlight shown brightly through the far window.
"What time is it?" asked Harry. Hermione looked at her watch, "Oh dear, it's nearly 7:00." Harry and Hermione cleaned up their mess of sweets and again Harry's eye caught the small, brown book. He walked over and opened it. The writing was very faded at the title almost gone but Harry could just make out what it said............
MUGGLES AND WIZARDS MISCONCEPTIONS
Harry laughed this must be Mr. Weasley's he thought. Harry closed the book and turned to Hermione. She was burning Krum's letter. She then put out the fire and stood up. Harry picked up his present and with Hermione at his side went up stairs. They parted at the top of the steps. Hermione went to the right as Harry went straight. As Harry put his present away it the already packed trunk he found clothes to wear. His mind strayed to the great time he just had with Hermione. Ron awoke as Harry was smiling about it. "What are you smiling about?" Ron asked suspiciously. "You sound like a lawnmower when you snore," Harry lied. Ron picked up his pillow and threw it at Harry and started to laugh as it hit him. After they had both dressed they met the rest of the family in the kitchen. They wished Harry a happy birthday and after a small Breakfast they gave him presents ("you didn't have to"). Harry recieved a new sweater, some joke items, a book of curses, and a new watch from Ron. After thanking everyone Harry took his old, broken watch off and put on his new one. He took the rest of his presents upstairs. "So what did Hermione get you?" said a voice from the door. Harry turned to look at Ron. Ron came and stood next to Harry and looked into his packed tunk. He spied the golden box and grabbed it. As he opened it his mouth fell and a sound penitrated his lips that sounded like," Gibblioppers," he then looked at at Harry and then to his watch. Harry knew that Ron felt bad about such a cheap gift compared to Hermione's but Harry said quickly, " Hey Ron, really thank-you for the watch. I really needed a new one. It's just what I wanted." at this Ron smiled and quickly put away the golden box. After they made their way downstairs they found the rest of the family standing by the fireplace. Hermione stood a little far off to the side. She's never used floo powder before, thought Harry. Harry walked over to her and asked her if she was ok. She trembled a little. Harry knew she was scared and explained what to do. She smiled a little as he finish. "Ok Harry, Your turn," spoke a concerened voice from Mrs. Weasley," Now remember to get off at the right grate." Ron laughed at this. He took a pinch of Floo Powder and threw it into the flames and then stepped in them, "Diagon Alley," he said quite clearly. And off he went, Harry disliked to travel by Floo powder. His stomach churned and turned with violent motions. Soon he slowed and saw Mr. Weasley,Fred, and George standing in a grate. He walked into it. He was followed by Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and then Mrs. Weasley.Harry now looked around and realized where he was. THE LEAKY CAULDRON.