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Chapter 1-The Unusual Gift
To say that Harry Potter is normal would depend on what your definition of normal is. If your definition of normal included a pet owl, spell books, and the ability to perform magic, then you could say that Harry is normal. Unfortunately to young Harry's family these things were not included in their definition of normal. To Harry's family, the Dursleys, Harry was nothing more than a freak to be ignored, and punished when he did something wrong. The Dursleys hated Harry and he returned the sentiment.
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The summer passed much as Harry had thought it would. Being treated like a house elf by his relatives, avoiding Dudley, who was feeling extremely nasty towards Harry due to his continued diet, and trying to avoid thinking about Cedric Diggory's death, which had occurred not even a month before. All in all nothing extremely strange happened until Harry's birthday on July 31st.
Harry looked at the clock next to his bed that he had fixed with a screwdriver after Dudley had thrown it out the window. The time read 11:58 p.m. 2 minutes until his birthday and he would be 15. 15 and he had already seen a friend killed simply because they had been in the wrong place at the wrong time. A tapping on the window brought Harry out of his thoughts and he moved to open the window. In flew Hedwig, Pig, a golden eagle owl, and a tawny owl. Harry took the packages from each owl in turn and then fed him or her some of the food from Hedwig's cage. The eagle owl, and the tawny owl left, while Hedwig and Pig settled down in Hedwig's case. Harry took the package that Hedwig had brought and opened the letter that accompanied it.
*Harry,
Sorry I haven't written much lately, I've been busy with the task Dumbledore has given me. I'm staying with a friend right now and I'm safe. I hope you enjoy your present, and if those muggle relatives of yours give you any trouble, send a note with Hedwig and let me know.
I'll write again soon, and have a happy birthday,
Sirius
PS.-Don't let anyone but Ron and Hermonie see my present. I figure if you know more about them you will know how to defend against them. *
Harry took the rectangular package and looked at it strangely, wondering what his godfather could have sent him. He pulled the paper off of the package and stared at the title of the book that lay in his hands. It read: *The Dark Arts ~ Charms, Curses, and Hexes-An In Depth Study of Them and How to Break Them, By: Anastasia Cosmos.*
"Why would Sirius send me this," he asked as he turned to look at Hedwig and Pig. Hedwig just hooted and gave the owl equivalent of a shrug. Harry turned back to the pile of presents on his bed. He picked up the present he had taken from Pig. Opening the letter on top of the package he read:
*Hey Harry,
Guess what, Dumbledore sent a letter to my parents last week saying that you could spend the rest of the summer with us. He sent a team out to our house to put up protection charms and everything around the house. We'll be there on Saturday to pick you up at noon. Dad will be using a portkey made by Dumbledore himself to come get you, so no one will know that you've left your relatives house or were you went.
I'll see you on Saturday, Have a Happy Birthday,
Ron
PS.- The envelope inside the package is from the twins, they wouldn't let anyone see what was in it, but gave their word that it wasn't charmed and that it won't do anything to you.*
Harry set down the letter, and grabbed a piece of parchment, a quill, and his ink. He quickly wrote a note to Ron telling him that he would be ready and waiting when his father arrived on Saturday. Placing the note to the side to send with Pig in the morning Harry quickly grabbed the package and opened it. Inside was a tin of fudge, the envelope from the twins, and a small box. Picking up the box and opening it he discovered a small stone. Picking up the note under the stone and reading it he learned it was from both Ron and Ginny. They had picked up the stone from a traveling wizardry carnival. The stone was a green pendant, suspended on a silver chain. Engraved on the stone in silver was a lightning bold.
*The person who sold it to us said it had protection charms on it, but for ten sickles they can't be very good charms.*
Harry placed the chain over his head and tucked it under his shirt. He would never take it off. Harry took a piece of fudge from the tin before picking up the envelope that Fred and George had sent him. Carefully pulling out the sheets of paper found within. Unfolding the sheets, the top piece was a letter.
*Dear Mr. Potter, (Harry's eyebrows rose in disbelief)
In thanks for your generous donation to Weasley's Wizards Wheezes (WWW) we are proud to present to you the first of many shares that we hope to sell. With this share you will be entitled to a piece of the profits of WWW. We thank you for your support and bid you good day.
Messrs. Fred and George Weasley
Inventors and Creators of WWW*
Harry looked at the letter in shock. The twins' being serious was to weird to see. Shuffling the letter to the back of the pile he held in his hands he looked at the next sheet of parchment. It basically said that for every product sold he would receive 1% of the profits. The last sheet of parchment was another letter, however this one was not like the first.
*Harry,
Sorry about the other letter, we thought it would be good to sound professional to any potential investors. We've been putting the money to good use and mom has given up on getting us interested in anything else, so with dad's help they created a shed in the backyard for us to invent in. Of course we had to promise not to use the family members as test subjects for our inventions. We bought Ron his dress robes like you asked and we gave them to him for his birthday. We look forward to seeing you when you arrive and will give you samples of all our inventions when you arrive.
See you soon,
Forge and Gred*
Harry smiled as he placed the sheets down on his bed. He was really looking to seeing his friends again. Picking up the letter and package from the tawny owl, he read his letter from Hermonie.
*Harry,
I hope you're all right and that those muggle relatives of yours aren't being to mean. I just got back from Bulgaria with my parents and I had a blast. It was interesting to see the differences in culture between our countries and Victor's parents even let my family stay at their house. I hope you don't mind but Victor helped me to pick out your gift. I had no idea what to get you this year. Victor said that every seeker needs one and that if you were half as good at Quidditch as I made you out to be, you would enjoy this gift. I'm going to Diagon Alley on August 29, maybe we can meet up and do our shopping together.
Write me back with your answer,
Hermonie*
Harry added the letter to the growing pile of parchment on his bed and picked up the small box, which was no bigger than the palm of his hand. Unwrapping it and opening the box, his jaw dropped open in shock. Nestled within a notch made especially for it, was a golden snitch. Pulling out the instruction booklet he discovered that it was a practice snitch that would work exactly like a real snitch, with the exception that it could be summoned if lost. Harry wrote immediately to Hermonie to thank her for the snitch and to tell her that he would be at the Weasley's for the rest of the summer. Harry then turned to Hagrid's present. Opening it he discovered not only Hagrid's rock cakes but also a note telling him that the rest of his present would be waiting for him at Hogwarts and that he should come down to visit him as soon as it was possible. Taking his school letter and opening it, Harry skimmed through the sheets until he came across his supply list.
*Books:
Standard Book of Spells (Grade 5) ~ By: Miranda Goshawk
The Dark Arts: Charms, Curses, and Hexes-An In Depth Study of Them and How to Break Them ~ By: Anastasia Cosmos.
Reading the Cards: A Beginners Guide to Tarot Cards ~ By: Ramla Payton
Seeing the Signs: A Beginners Guide to Runes ~ By: Nitika Ansley
Study Guide for 5th Year O.W.L.S.
Advanced Transfiguration ~ By: Geary Takara
Advanced Potions ~ By: Rudra Briony
Ancient Prophecies and What They Mean for Us ~ By: Rosaline Kou
Other Equipment:
1 set of tarot cards
1 set of runes
3 sets of muggle exercise clothing (available at Madam Malkin's)
2 pairs comfortable running shoes (also available at Madam Malkin's)*
Harry stared at his schoolbook list. The book Sirius had sent him was on the school curriculum for this year, only for what class. As Harry was pondering this question he did not notice the fireball that had begun to grow in the middle of his room. Only when he realized how bright his room was getting did he begin to look for the source. When he caught sight of the fireball he froze. The ball began to move, circling around him until it finally stopped in front of his face. Not knowing what he was doing, Harry raised his hand, palm up, from his lap. The fireball sank until it rested in his hand. The minute the fireball came in contact with his skin, it burst into a bright flash of light and Harry felt a warm sensation flow through his body. When the light was gone and the feeling had vanished, Harry looked down at his hand. There sitting on the palm of his hand was a silver and gold chain attached to which was a red stone pendant. The pendant seemed to contain the fireball that had existed just minutes before. But what stuck Harry the most, was that on the surface of the stone was a rune done in silver and gold. Drawn by instinct Harry placed the chain around his neck and experienced another round of the warm sensation. When it had finally passed Harry gathered up his gifts and placed them in the secret compartment under his floorboards and the letters to his friends on his dresser to send in the morning. Looking at the clock he saw that it was 1 am just before his eyes drifted closed and he fell to sleep.
It wouldn't be until after school started that Harry would remember what had just happened to him and would learn that similar things had happened to 5 of his classmates. The only difference being that instead of a fireball, they had another one of the elements.
[AN. Though the story doesn't seem to be going any were I do have a point to this, as well as a plot. As I said before this is my first time posting/publishing anything I have written. Please review and let me know what you think
Silver Tenshi]
[Edited on June 20, 2002]
