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Harry's head swam with
voices. "But, really, Albus, how could that have happened?" Harry thought
vaguely, ah! That's McGonnagall. "But he would have to be wearing an…" A deeper
voice now, must have been Sirius. "All I can tell you is we have to the time
when Harry wakes up." Another voice, a kind, gentle one. Dumbledore, thought
Harry. Then slowly, the scene swam into view. Harry could make out three dark
shapes, and he was in a yellowish, orange-red sort of room. Everything was
blurry. Harry groped for his glasses. "He's waking up!" said someone excitedly.
It seemed to come from the dark shape right next to him. He put his glasses on
and saw Dumbledore, smiling at the sight of him. Professor McGonagall, looking
very nervous. And Sirius, hovering over Harry, looking relieved. "Hello,
Harry," said Dumbledore. "Can please tell all of us, what happened a week ago?"
A week? Harry bolted upright. "A week! Have I been out for a whole week?" "Yes,
and alas, now that you mention it, your birthday is in 8 days." Harry looked
past Dumbledore to see that he was in Dumbledores office. Fawkes the Phoenix
was sleeping. "Well," said Harry, looking at Dumbledore again. "I had gone to
Diagon Alley, to get my new sc-" "Why, exactly, were you in Diagon Alley? Why
didn't you wait for the Weaslys to come pick you up?" "Well, because…my cousin,
Dudley, is on a diet, and I ate sweets and stuff because I had asked Ron and
Hermione to send me some food, and then Dudley saw me, and Uncle Vernon locked
me in my cupboard. Three days later, he said I wouldn't be able to go to
Hogwarts. I used some magic to get out of the cupboard, and I put the
invisibility cloak on me and my trunk and flew on my broomstick to Diagon
Alley."
"But
Harry, you could be expelled for something like" "Now now, Sirius. Even
underage wizards can use magic, in an emergency. Please continue, Harry."
"Well, I had gotten my stuff, and then Hermione called me. She looked
different. She told me Voldemort" Sirius and Professor McGonagall flinched.
"Was going to put one of the three Unforgivable Curses on me. Then I heard
Hermione shout 'Crucio!' and I ducked. I stunned her and banished her to
the lobby of the Leaky Cauldron. When I ran in the mediwizard revived her. She
was struggling against the mediwaizards clutches, and then she performed the
full-body bind on the mediwizard. The rest of the witches and wizards gathered
around her, to block me, but she performed a spell-" "What spell, did she
perform, Harry?" "She said, 'Wadi Wasi!' and then I heard clunks and
bangs, and next thing I knew she was advancing toward me. I was slowly
fainting, and then I went out." "Well, Harry," said Dumbledore, getting up to
see Fawkes. "Hermione is under the Imperius Curse. I sensed you in mortal
danger, and I performed the Wing Charm-" "What's the Wing Charm?" "It's kind of
like Apparition, but less accurate. It's used for places like Hogwarts, in
which you can't Apparate. I appeared at the Leaky Cauldron, and stunned
Hermione, but all her curses also had you stunned, too." "Well thank you
Dumbledore, but I have to go." Said Harry, getting up from his chair. "I'm
okay, everyone. I'd like to get back to my Common Room so I can sleep." Harry
exited quickly. He was just around the corner from the Pink Lady when he heard
voices near the stairway. Quickly, Harry jumped around the corner and caught a
few words of what the voices were saying. "But, Headmaster…why are you accusing
us?" "We didn't do anything-" Another voice chimed in. "I just think that, you
two shouldn't be around this year at Hogwarts." An expulsion? Harry thought. I
have to see who it is! Harry took a quick peak and his mouth dropped open in
surprise in who he saw talking to Dumbledore. There, right before Harrys eyes,
were Professor Snape, and Professor Twealny (sorry if that's a typo). Yessss!
Now I won't have to have Potions with evil Snape. But who will take his
place? And Professor Twealny, I won't have to deal with her saying I'll die in
a week everytime she looks at me. But who will take her place? Harry
turned around the corner and went to the Pink Lady. "Password?" she asked, as
he approached. "Er…" Harry didn't know this years password yet, as school
didn't start. Harry ran back down the staircase, in search of Dumbledore. He
saw Dumbledore disappear into a wall. Harry approached the wall at a run,
hoping this (fake) wall operated exactly like Kings Cross. Harry shut his eyes
tight…he was about to crash, and, amazingly, he didn't. He opened his eyes, and
suddenly wished he hadn't. (scary music here)