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Chapter 3
Harry took the package upstairs to his room and carefully removed the diary from it. It was rather worn and had James Potter written on the front of it. Harry opened it and began to read.
July 24th
Dear Diary,
I got my Hogwarts acceptance letter today I'm so excited and I can't wait to go. I've heard so much about the school- there are some exceptional wizards that have graduated from there. My parents are so pleased for me- they went to Hogwarts too and they were both in Gryffindor so I hope I get placed there and not in Slytherin- rumour has it that Voldemort and most of the Deatheaters were in that house. Going to Diagon Alley next week to get my school supplies and a new broomstick so I'm eagerly anticipating that.
Speak Soon
James
Before Harry could turn the page he heard Remus call up to him "Dumbledore's here, he wants to speak to you" "Coming" said Harry. What's he doing here thought Harry. He really didn't want to see Dumbledore because he was still angry with him for not telling about the Prophecy at the earliest opportunity rather than waiting until someone had died.
Harry went down the stairs and was greeted by Dumbledore. "Good afternoon Harry" "Good Afternoon Professor Dumbledore" responded Harry. There was a long silence before Dumbledore said "I'm sorry that I didn't tell you about the Prophecy before, I just couldn't find the words to say- How are you supposed to tell a 15 year old boy that he's either going to die or be killed"
"I understand that", said Harry "but I'd rather know the truth than be lied to- and I'm sorry that I smashed up your office last year"
"I don't blame you- you had just seen your Godfather die and then you heard the details of the prophecy- I guess all your grief and anger had to go somewhere" said Dumbledore
There was a burning question that Harry wanted to ask Dumbledore, he hesitated for the moment and than decided to ask it. "Professor Dumbledore, will I have to resume Occulemency with Snape?"
"Professor Snape Harry," said Dumbledore softly but firmly. "I personally think that resuming Occulemency will be beneficial to you. However I think it will be counter-productive to resume it with Professor Snape- there's too much water under the bridge- so I will try and get someone that is willing to teach you instead but you will need to speak to Professor Snape and apologise for looking into his pensieve".
Harry didn't look too impressed by this. He bid farewell to Dumbledore and went up to his room to read another diary entry before he went to bed. This entry was about going to Hogwarts.
September 1st
Dear Diary
Well this is the day I go to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and I have just arrived at Platform 9 ¾ at Kings Cross Station, London. After saying goodbye to my parents I board the train with my owl. All the compartments are full apart from One. I enter the compartment and ask the boy sitting there if I can join him. He sneers at me and says "If you really have to". I take a dislike to him almost immediately. I find out that his name is Severus Snape and that he is very much into the Dark Arts- no surprises for guessing what house he'll be in. After about 10 minutes another boy comes in. He introduces himself as Sirius Black and we hit it off almost immediately and it turns out that we both have a passion for playing tricks and Quidditch.2 boys called Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew come into our compartment too. Remus was very quiet but he seemed nice enough. I was somewhat wary of Peter but I couldn't put my finger on why at the time. After it had seemed like we had travelled for hours I got my first glimpse of the school- it was amazing I had never seen such a beautiful sight.
James Potter
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any other characters in the story
Chapter 3
Harry took the package upstairs to his room and carefully removed the diary from it. It was rather worn and had James Potter written on the front of it. Harry opened it and began to read.
July 24th
Dear Diary,
I got my Hogwarts acceptance letter today I'm so excited and I can't wait to go. I've heard so much about the school- there are some exceptional wizards that have graduated from there. My parents are so pleased for me- they went to Hogwarts too and they were both in Gryffindor so I hope I get placed there and not in Slytherin- rumour has it that Voldemort and most of the Deatheaters were in that house. Going to Diagon Alley next week to get my school supplies and a new broomstick so I'm eagerly anticipating that.
Speak Soon
James
Before Harry could turn the page he heard Remus call up to him "Dumbledore's here, he wants to speak to you" "Coming" said Harry. What's he doing here thought Harry. He really didn't want to see Dumbledore because he was still angry with him for not telling about the Prophecy at the earliest opportunity rather than waiting until someone had died.
Harry went down the stairs and was greeted by Dumbledore. "Good afternoon Harry" "Good Afternoon Professor Dumbledore" responded Harry. There was a long silence before Dumbledore said "I'm sorry that I didn't tell you about the Prophecy before, I just couldn't find the words to say- How are you supposed to tell a 15 year old boy that he's either going to die or be killed"
"I understand that", said Harry "but I'd rather know the truth than be lied to- and I'm sorry that I smashed up your office last year"
"I don't blame you- you had just seen your Godfather die and then you heard the details of the prophecy- I guess all your grief and anger had to go somewhere" said Dumbledore
There was a burning question that Harry wanted to ask Dumbledore, he hesitated for the moment and than decided to ask it. "Professor Dumbledore, will I have to resume Occulemency with Snape?"
"Professor Snape Harry," said Dumbledore softly but firmly. "I personally think that resuming Occulemency will be beneficial to you. However I think it will be counter-productive to resume it with Professor Snape- there's too much water under the bridge- so I will try and get someone that is willing to teach you instead but you will need to speak to Professor Snape and apologise for looking into his pensieve".
Harry didn't look too impressed by this. He bid farewell to Dumbledore and went up to his room to read another diary entry before he went to bed. This entry was about going to Hogwarts.
September 1st
Dear Diary
Well this is the day I go to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and I have just arrived at Platform 9 ¾ at Kings Cross Station, London. After saying goodbye to my parents I board the train with my owl. All the compartments are full apart from One. I enter the compartment and ask the boy sitting there if I can join him. He sneers at me and says "If you really have to". I take a dislike to him almost immediately. I find out that his name is Severus Snape and that he is very much into the Dark Arts- no surprises for guessing what house he'll be in. After about 10 minutes another boy comes in. He introduces himself as Sirius Black and we hit it off almost immediately and it turns out that we both have a passion for playing tricks and Quidditch.2 boys called Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew come into our compartment too. Remus was very quiet but he seemed nice enough. I was somewhat wary of Peter but I couldn't put my finger on why at the time. After it had seemed like we had travelled for hours I got my first glimpse of the school- it was amazing I had never seen such a beautiful sight.
James Potter