Disclaimer: OK class, let's have a lesson. DIS means NOT, therefore, I am NOT claiming the characters that you recognize. I, however, may own some characters with very small parts later on, so if you don't recognize them, they're mine and please ask if you want to borrow them (although you probably won't want to, as they'll say like two lines).

Dedication: I decided I'm going to dedicate this chapter to the person who has reviewed the most, unless otherwise specified. This chapter is dedicated to my best reviewer, hermionecaz! She (you are a she, right? Just making sure, LOL) reviewed my story *three* times! Thankies!

A/N: I'm *really* sorry about the last chapter, it was soooooooo short. I'll try not to have that happen again. I'm also really really sorry about the huge wait. As you probably read, I've been busy with homework, also I'm in a citywide orchestra and that has practices every Thursday, and I'm doing indoor synchronized swimming and that has practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays. So I really don't have a lot of time to write. I wrote a chapter of my other story in school, but that was a long time ago and teachers are giving out detentions now if you aren't paying attention and I want to keep my record clean ;) Oh, and in the Author's Note of the last chapter (well it was the whole chapter but anyway…), you might have noticed that there were a lot of J's in weird places. I type in Microsoft Word and those are smilies like : ) without the spaces, but they get screwed up in ff.net. So yeah, that's why I've been busy. Oh, and I've been working on a Beatles website (well OK, I just started today) and that's been keeping me busy.

As I'm typing this, I am banned from the Internet for swearing at my parents (I was really ticked off, OK?). I'm (hopefully) getting it back tomorrow, although it depends if I behave. Well, in the future while you are waiting for me to update, would you please read my friend's story? It's called Switching Sides, by Sallymander. As soon as I get my Internet back, I'll add it to my favorites list. It's a *really* great story, and she's a really talented author, much better than me, although she won't admit it. She already has five reviews and it's been out for only a day! It took me like 2 weeks to get that many reviews! So please go and read and review it! And tell her that I told you about it. Please? For me? If nobody reviews her story, I don't update! There, how's that? I may relent if I'm in a writing mood, though. Alright, I know you're all waiting to actually start reading the story, so here we go!

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But his thoughts were interrupted by another large barn owl swooping through the open window.

Harry wondered what it could be. He didn't recognize it, although he thought it looked like a Hogwarts owl. He slowly walked towards the owl, reached out when he was close enough, and took off the letter from the owl's leg. The barn owl hooted softly and flew off to Hedwig's cage for a drink before spreading its wings and taking off silently into the dark night. Harry opened up the letter and read.

Dear Mr. Potter,

We are pleased to inform you that we have made a mistake on your O.W.L. marks. It has been argued on your behalf that your potion was satisfactory compared to others who scored much higher. On that evidence, we have decided to raise your Potions section of your O.W.L. tests from an Acceptable to Outstanding. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Professor Marchbanks,

Head of O.W.L. Testing

Harry's thoughts were going around in circles, always coming back to one thought: I'm going to be an Auror! (A/N: One track mind, I guess… And yes, I will be doing this throughout the story, I can't help it, I have to have my comments in!)

He dug though his trunk that he actually had in his room this summer, thanks to the Order, for a piece of parchment, a quill, and ink. He finally found them at the bottom of the trunk, and tried to close the top of the trunk without much sound. Unfortunately, the trunk slammed shut despite his efforts. He froze, then relaxed as he realized that the Dursleys couldn't do anything horrible to him, they'd be too scared of the wrath of the Order if they did. He relaxed further when the only noise he heard was Uncle Vernon snoring, apparently the loud noise hadn't woken up anybody.

He hastily scribbled a note back to Hogwarts, detailing the courses he wanted to take: Transfiguration, Charms, Potions, Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Astronomy (A/N: They only mentioned the first four subjects [Transfiguration, Charms, Potions, DADA] in the book, I re-read that chapter many times, I can't find the fifth subject, but McGonagall said that they require at least 5 N.E.W.T.s, nothing under Exceeds Expectations, so I just put in Astronomy. If anybody knows what the fifth subject is, can you please tell me? Thanks!).

"Hedwig," he called softly. She flew from her cage over to him, lighting on his arm. "Can you please take this to Hogwarts? I know you just got back from a long trip, but the school owls already left and I can't use him, can I?" gesturing towards Errol. She hooted what Harry thought was a "No" and flew off into the night. He watched her go, getting steadily smaller. He turned in from the window and looked over his presents. He picked up the diary Ron had given him, vowing to try and figure out how to do it in the morning, as he had all day. In fact, he had all summer. He went back to bed and went to sleep, brainstorming ideas on how he could get Ron's diary to work. That night, or morning as it was past midnight, was the first time the whole summer he had slept without having terrible nightmares.

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A/N: *sigh* Another horrible, short chapter. I really am trying, school just dulls my creativity. I wouldn't blame you if you stopped reading right now. I really want to get this up soon though, since I have at least one person who really seems to like it (hermionecaz). And, please read my friend's story. She's under my favorite author's list, Sallymander. And also, please read and review my other story. It's not a songfic, it's just based on a song. But anyway, read and review and I'll update soon, I hope, with a longer chapter!

Oh, and I'm handing out small cameo parts. If you want one, just tell me you want one, what name you want your character to have (I don't know if I'll use it, it's just in case), what house you want your character to be in, and a short physical description (hair color, tall, short, etc.). I know that sounds like a lot, but I need it for the cameos.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot. I need your guy's opinions on two things. One, a new story. I was thinking of writing a MWPP story based on something that me and my friend did at the beginning of school. Each day, we would make up a dare (I.E. Say hi to this many people in this class and this many in this class… it was *so* funny, we went up and down rows of desks and said "hi" to everybody… nobody could figure out why) and then do it. Well, I was thinking of doing that in MWPP's time. What do you guys think? Would you read it? The second: could you guys please tell me what level writing you think this is? Like, tell me if it looks like a second grader wrote it, or a high schooler, or an adult out of college, or whatever. I really need to know how my writing is, and you guys are the best to say, as you've never met me and probably never will. Thanks in advance!

And in my last real chapter, I made a comment about my "once-best friend". Please ignore that, I was in a fight with one of my best friends and was really ticked off at her. I'd redo the chapter and take that out, but I don't know if I would lose all the lovely reviews for that chapter, so I don't want to risk it. Alright, this Author's Note is like ¾ of a page long, so I'll end it now. Bye 'till next time!