You wanted me to update...so, I did. Here's the second chapter of my fanfic.

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Harry squinted as the bright sunlight slanted acriss his face over his eyes at 9:00 AM.

What's going on, Harry thought curiously to himself. Harry's resting time usually didn't last past 6:00 AM having woken up to either the sound of Dudley's abnormally large feet pounding outside of his doorway or Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon barking orders at him.

Harry groggily rose out of bed and slumped over to the window, peering out of it. Something was wrong...something was missing. It was the Dursley's car; it was gone. But, something else was missing. There seemed to be a giant hole in his room, he thought to himself as he stretched out an arm to lean on the small table beside him. Something...something...was drastically different, but how? Everything was in the same order...the same position...that same, exact, place. His books were casually thrown aside from a night of homework, his robe was hanging over the doorknob of his closet, Hedwig's owl treats were lying across the top of his desk...wait..Hedwig!

Harry realized with a shock just what was wrong. He was leaning on this table...Hedwig's table...the table that normally had no room whatsoever for him to lean on since the space was always occupied with Hegwigs cage. And she was gone. Cage and all!

He jumped and began throwing things around the room, searching for Hedwig or her cage, knowing he wouldn't find either. If either of them were there, it wouldn't be that hard to spot. With a heavy sigh, Harry sprinted towards the bedroom door, only to find it, naturally, locked.

"Open, open, open," Harry mumbled to himself as he desperately tried to twist the doorknob. His voice rose as he became more frustrated. "Open...come on, OPEN!" Harry stumbled forward as the door flung itself ajar. He flew down the stairs and rushed out the front door. As soon as the warm summer breeze hit his face, he slowed to a stop and haulted. He knew what he was trying to do, but he didn't know how to do it. He was alone and Hedwig was gone, which made it impossible to contact anyone. The Dursleys had taken her...he just knew it. Hedwig must have been squaking and Uncle Vernon finally lost it. But, where could he possibly have taken her? He didn't want to think of the possibilities. There was only one thing he could think of to do; go to Mrs. Figg. She probably wouldn't have any clue how to help, but at least talking to someone else magical would release his tension.

He shook his head once, then started for her house up the road until something grabbed his arm and jerked him backwards. Harry gasped and spun around, coming face to face with his obese cousin, Dudley. Harry wrenched his arm out of Dudley's grip.

"Going somewhere, Potter?" asked an icy voice, accusingly. At first, Harry thought it was another voice coming from Dudley's mouth, but no. It was coming from around the corner of the house. No, it couldn't be. Harry would be able to identify that drawl anywhere. But, he wouldn't be here...he couldn't be here!

The screetch of an owl resounded in his ears as a white-blonde head protruded from the corner. While Harry was distracted, Dudley spun him around, just before he caught a glimse of the blonde-haired person's face. Dudley seized Harry's arms and locked them behind his back with his own. "Let go of me!" Harry shouted as Dudley tightened his grasp.

The blonde-haired boy loomed up in front of Harry, the pointed features of his face clearly visible. He was carrying a large metal cage with a snow-white owl in it. "I'd like to introduce you to my new friend," came the familiar voice from behind Harry's ear.

Harry narrowed his eyes. "What are you doing here, Malfoy?" he demanded sharply.

Draco Malfoy laughed ruthlessly and chucked Hedwig's cage at Harry's feet. "Looking for this?" Hedwig let out a particularly loud cry as the bottom of the cage impacted the ground.

Harry struggled in Dudley's clutch. If his arms hadn't been stuck behind his back, he would have socked both Dudley and Malfoy. Harry wondered just how weak Malfoy would be without his magic. As long as they were out of school, no underage wizard was allowed to use any magic. He also wondered how much trouble he'd get in for making his door unlock itself, although that wasn't entirely his fault.

"School starts soon, huh?" Malfoy said lightly. "It's a pity you won't be attending this year. I'm sure the rest of the students will...miss you." Malfoy pretended to cough while he spoke the last two words. "You see, Potter, I've made a new friend over the summer. A friend that would be quite glad to see you."

Harry could feel Dudley's grip slightly loosen as Harry stopped struggling. "His name is..." Malfoy continued. "Well, you already know his name, don't you? I shouldn't speak it aloud." His voice dropped to a whisper so low that is was barely audible. "Someone might hear." The laughter that Harry heard next rang through his ears. He felt a searing pain instantly run through the lighting bolt-shaped scar on his forehead and forced himself not to wince with the pain it caused. He wouldn't let himself show any kind of weakness in front of Malfoy.

As the anguish in his head reduced, he began to devise a plan...it wasn't a very good plan, but a plan nonetheless.

Harry began to scream, feigning to suffer an intolerable, burning pain in his scar. He let his knees give out. So far, so good. Dudley had released him. Malfoy, on the other other hand, kicked him and crouched down next to Harry. "Aw, what's the matter? Do you have a boo boo on your forehead?" Once again, he cackled, but this time, Dudley joined in. He reminded Harry of the two enormous goons Malfoy usually had hanging around him, Crabbe and Goyle. Looks like Dudley's found a new summer job.

Harry willed his eyes to tear, but he could still see as he squinted to see around him. He could see faces peering out behind the curtains of their windows. Everything was going to plan; he was attracting what seemed to be everyone's attention. Not that anyone cared, of course.

A huge CRACK drew everyone's attention away from Harry, but the screaming never ceased. Tonks came running towards the trio from inside Harry's house. "GET AWAY FROM HIM!" She had to practically scream to be heard above Harry's wails. Harry hated having to call for rescue, but he didn't know what would happen if he got into a fight with Malfoy here in the middle of Privet Drive. And with his "friend". Harry knew exactly who he had been talking about and it was no surprise to him. He suspected Malfoy to be somehow connected with Voldemort ever since their first year at Hogwarts.

Malfoy's head snapped up at the shouting of Tonks. Harry abruptly stopped screaming to see the look of astonishment on his face. The expression he wore next made Harry glow. When Malfoy realized Harry had been faking it, even the look in his eyes was priceless. Malfoy jumped up and backed away slightly. Harry also rose and turned around. He had never before seen Tonks like this. She didn't seem like the normally fun-loving woman she was; she looked dangerous. She had her wand pointed out straight in front of her as she stepped towards Malfoy. Her eyes seemed to be on fire.

"Is there a problem here?" She asked, her voice shaking slightly with anger.

Malfoy opened his mouth to reply, but couldn't seem to make the sound come out. Instead, he shook his head rapidly and took another step away.

"Right. And you'll be leaving now, won't you?" It wasn't an inquirey, it was a command. This time, Malfoy nodded his head fiercely and strode away down the street. Dudley was hyperventalating.

"G-g-get that th-thing away!" He squeaked to Tonks. He didn't sound as confident as he would have if he was talking to Harry. Tonks could hear the pleading tone in his voice. Tonks paused for a moment, staring Dudley square in the eye, then pointed the wand at the center of his head. "W-what are you d-d-doing?!" Dudley shouted.

"Obliviate!" Tonks stuffed her wand into her back pocket and pulled the back of her shirt down over it.

Dudley stood, perplexed. His expression was completely blank for a few moments, then blinked twice and looked at Harry, then to Tonks, back to Harry, and back to Tonks. "Who are you?" he said bravely. Of course, he had no idea who she was or what had gone on the past few minutes; his short-term memory had been erased.

Tonks pulled her arm out in front of her, producing a black leather jacket, which obviously hadn't been there a moment ago. "I saw you drop this on your way home from the park. Thought you might want it back," she answered cheerfully. "See ya, mate!" She swiftly turn and left the scene. Dudley gave her a disgusted look as soon as her back was turned, shot a hateful glance at Harry, then stepped inside the house, closing the door and locking Harry out.

Harry was left standing in the middle of the front yard, alone. He sighed and looked around. Only a few faces were still looking out their windows. She immediately disappeared as soon as Harry made eye contact with them. "Thanks, Tonks!" he yelled out. He knew Tonks wasn't gone and he knew Malfoy wasn't either. But, Harry had the feeling Tonks will have found Malfoy before he did.

He picked up Hedwig's cage and lugged it to the back of the house where there would be less staring. He pulled out the contents of his pockets and dumped it on the perfect green grass of the Dursley's lawn. As he fingered around the pack of gum, seventy-five cents, a few bronze knuts, a left-over dungbomb and, of course, pocket lint, he found what he was looking for: a pen and a small scrap of ripped paper. On it, he scribbled five words, rolled it up into a neat little tube and tied it to Hedwig's leg with the stem of one of the larger flowers growing behind him. "Take this note to whoever you think will care the most."

Harry leaned back and watched as Hedwig took flight and disappeared from sight.

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