Hi there! Thanks for reading...please review! Note that this ~*~*~ line divides the story from my comments. This is Chapter One, the perfect cloak.
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Harry Potter looked out his window and sighed. It was a rainy day.
"Perfect" He muttered. It was his birthday and he wanted nothing better than to get out of the Dursley home.
He was seventeen now, which meant a lot to him. It wasn't just his last year as an underage child, but it was his last year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Hedwig, his owl, flew at the window from outside.
Harry opened the window right away and let the soaked bird come in.
Hedwig shook of the water and dropped five letters and four packages on his bed.
He took the first letter and opened it. It read:
"Dear Harry,
How is your summer going? Mine is going great! Mom and Dad said I could invite you and Ron over for the summer...you've never been here. And wouldn't it be nice to get away from those rude people you live with? I'm studying hard as possible, but I'm getting concerned. We have to take NEWTs this year! They're going to be so difficult! I'm terribly frightened. I've never failed a test before, so what if I fail the most important wizarding test there is? Oh, the pain."
Harry chuckled in amusement at Hermione Granger's worry. She was the smartest witch in their year and aced every test. She was like a walking textbook. But Harry knew she was more than just that. She was a wonderful friend as well. He continued reading:
"So anyway, would you please ask your folks if you can come? Can't wait to hear from you. A big happy 17th birthday!
Love From,
Hermione"
Harry smiled at the letter. He was surprised it wasn't longer, but he realized in her fright of failing, she'd left out many things.
He set the letter on his bedside table and found a quill, ink, and parchement. He wrote:
"Dear Hermione,
I'm so glad to hear from you! I know you're going to pass, because you're smarter than anyone I know! Except perhaps Dumbledore...but that's questionable!"
He paused and re-read it, making sure it sounded just right.
"This is our last summer as students of Hogwarts. It's pretty important. I'm sure the Dursley's will be glad to have me out of their hair! So I'll ask...but I'll bet the answer is 'Whatever' because I kind of forgot to tell them Sirius was dead and they think he's after them!"
Harry stopped again, feeling upset. Sirus Black was accused of killing people when he hadn't and had ended up dying. He was very quiet about the topic, so he decided to change the subject.
"What have you been doing, besides studying? I've been hating every day in this old dump. Well, I have to go now. See what horrible breakfast Aunt Petunia cooks up for me!
Your Friend,
Harry"
Harry smiled happily at the letter. He set it in a new pile of mail he'd give to Hedwig.
He opened the next letter.
"Hey Harry,
It's me--Ron! Happy Birthday! Did Hermione invite you to her place, too? It's too bad she ended up inviting Ginny, too. But luckily she's leaving before me! She's spending some of her summer at LUNA LOVEGOOD's house! Isn't that funny? Loony Lovegood, friend's with Crazy Ginny? Ha! Well, I see Hedwig tapping her toe for me, so I better go. Write back ASAP!
-Ron"
Harry grinned at the small letter and quickly wrote back saying that indeed he was invited and that it was weird about Luna.
Even though he didn't think it was.
He put that in his pile and opened his next letter.
"Hi 'Arry,
It's me, Hagrid...I just wanted to wish ye happy birthday! I got ye a present...hope ye like it!
Love,
Hagrid"
Harry smiled, feeling very sad. He would never see Hagrid again after this year.
Before he wrote back, he opened a package. It said "From Hagrid" on it.
It was a cloak. It had a tag on it that said "The Perfect Cloak" and it still had a small price tag on it.
Harry gaped at the price.
Nine thousand galleons?
That was insane!
He knew that Hagrid could never afford that, so he curiously slipped on the cloak.
"What do you want?" The cloak asked.
Harry jumped.
"You're...talking" Harry whispered in shock.
"Of course, you stupid boy" The cloak cried. "What power do you want me to put on you?!"
"Err...turn me invisible?" Harry asked.
"Fine" The cloak sighed.
Harry was invisible!
He almost choked.
"What else can you do?" He wondered aloud.
"I can turn you into an animal, I can give you super strength, I can do ANYTHING" The cloak announced proudly.
"HARRY! YOU COME DOWN THIS SECOND!" Aunt Petunia screamed in her high pitched voice.
Harry smiled, forming a plan in his mind.
"Coming, Aunt Petunia!" He called.
He then turned back to the cloak.
"Can you turn me into a...dementor?" Harry asked.
The cloak snickered.
"Certainly"
So Harry felt an odd feeling. He felt his clammy skin and he grinned.
He went down the steps and stopped at Aunt Petunia's feet.
She screamed.
He whispered to the cloak, "Turn me back to Harry!"
And the cloak did.
'What's all this screaming about?" Uncle Vernon asked, entering the room.
Not daring to look, Aunt Petunia sniffled into her husband's arms.
"A horrible creature...it...it..."
"We know Harry is horrible, but that's no need to be scared of him"
Aunt Petunia looked up.
There stood Harry.
Harry grinned happily as she announced he'd have no breakfast.
He hurried up the steps, laughing.
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There! I finished the first chapter. Sorry if it was too short...ack. I'm new to this fanfiction thing. Soo, please review! I'm eager to hear opinions!!!!
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Harry Potter looked out his window and sighed. It was a rainy day.
"Perfect" He muttered. It was his birthday and he wanted nothing better than to get out of the Dursley home.
He was seventeen now, which meant a lot to him. It wasn't just his last year as an underage child, but it was his last year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Hedwig, his owl, flew at the window from outside.
Harry opened the window right away and let the soaked bird come in.
Hedwig shook of the water and dropped five letters and four packages on his bed.
He took the first letter and opened it. It read:
"Dear Harry,
How is your summer going? Mine is going great! Mom and Dad said I could invite you and Ron over for the summer...you've never been here. And wouldn't it be nice to get away from those rude people you live with? I'm studying hard as possible, but I'm getting concerned. We have to take NEWTs this year! They're going to be so difficult! I'm terribly frightened. I've never failed a test before, so what if I fail the most important wizarding test there is? Oh, the pain."
Harry chuckled in amusement at Hermione Granger's worry. She was the smartest witch in their year and aced every test. She was like a walking textbook. But Harry knew she was more than just that. She was a wonderful friend as well. He continued reading:
"So anyway, would you please ask your folks if you can come? Can't wait to hear from you. A big happy 17th birthday!
Love From,
Hermione"
Harry smiled at the letter. He was surprised it wasn't longer, but he realized in her fright of failing, she'd left out many things.
He set the letter on his bedside table and found a quill, ink, and parchement. He wrote:
"Dear Hermione,
I'm so glad to hear from you! I know you're going to pass, because you're smarter than anyone I know! Except perhaps Dumbledore...but that's questionable!"
He paused and re-read it, making sure it sounded just right.
"This is our last summer as students of Hogwarts. It's pretty important. I'm sure the Dursley's will be glad to have me out of their hair! So I'll ask...but I'll bet the answer is 'Whatever' because I kind of forgot to tell them Sirius was dead and they think he's after them!"
Harry stopped again, feeling upset. Sirus Black was accused of killing people when he hadn't and had ended up dying. He was very quiet about the topic, so he decided to change the subject.
"What have you been doing, besides studying? I've been hating every day in this old dump. Well, I have to go now. See what horrible breakfast Aunt Petunia cooks up for me!
Your Friend,
Harry"
Harry smiled happily at the letter. He set it in a new pile of mail he'd give to Hedwig.
He opened the next letter.
"Hey Harry,
It's me--Ron! Happy Birthday! Did Hermione invite you to her place, too? It's too bad she ended up inviting Ginny, too. But luckily she's leaving before me! She's spending some of her summer at LUNA LOVEGOOD's house! Isn't that funny? Loony Lovegood, friend's with Crazy Ginny? Ha! Well, I see Hedwig tapping her toe for me, so I better go. Write back ASAP!
-Ron"
Harry grinned at the small letter and quickly wrote back saying that indeed he was invited and that it was weird about Luna.
Even though he didn't think it was.
He put that in his pile and opened his next letter.
"Hi 'Arry,
It's me, Hagrid...I just wanted to wish ye happy birthday! I got ye a present...hope ye like it!
Love,
Hagrid"
Harry smiled, feeling very sad. He would never see Hagrid again after this year.
Before he wrote back, he opened a package. It said "From Hagrid" on it.
It was a cloak. It had a tag on it that said "The Perfect Cloak" and it still had a small price tag on it.
Harry gaped at the price.
Nine thousand galleons?
That was insane!
He knew that Hagrid could never afford that, so he curiously slipped on the cloak.
"What do you want?" The cloak asked.
Harry jumped.
"You're...talking" Harry whispered in shock.
"Of course, you stupid boy" The cloak cried. "What power do you want me to put on you?!"
"Err...turn me invisible?" Harry asked.
"Fine" The cloak sighed.
Harry was invisible!
He almost choked.
"What else can you do?" He wondered aloud.
"I can turn you into an animal, I can give you super strength, I can do ANYTHING" The cloak announced proudly.
"HARRY! YOU COME DOWN THIS SECOND!" Aunt Petunia screamed in her high pitched voice.
Harry smiled, forming a plan in his mind.
"Coming, Aunt Petunia!" He called.
He then turned back to the cloak.
"Can you turn me into a...dementor?" Harry asked.
The cloak snickered.
"Certainly"
So Harry felt an odd feeling. He felt his clammy skin and he grinned.
He went down the steps and stopped at Aunt Petunia's feet.
She screamed.
He whispered to the cloak, "Turn me back to Harry!"
And the cloak did.
'What's all this screaming about?" Uncle Vernon asked, entering the room.
Not daring to look, Aunt Petunia sniffled into her husband's arms.
"A horrible creature...it...it..."
"We know Harry is horrible, but that's no need to be scared of him"
Aunt Petunia looked up.
There stood Harry.
Harry grinned happily as she announced he'd have no breakfast.
He hurried up the steps, laughing.
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There! I finished the first chapter. Sorry if it was too short...ack. I'm new to this fanfiction thing. Soo, please review! I'm eager to hear opinions!!!!