Disclaimer: I can safely say Harry Potter is not mine. (Nor are O.W.Ls or
rings or anything else. Except maybe the insignia but even that is Latin)
Thanks to HyperCaz and Christie Chang for giving me my first reviews.
I'd also like to thank my dad for editing the second chapter.
Sorry about the delay. I didn't have inspiration
I put more speech in this chapter because I thought that I had let you all down because I hadn't put enough in the first chapter.
This chapter is shorter because there are no O.W.L. results in it!! ~~~
Chapter 2: The Ring
~~~
Harry was roused from a deep sleep by Lupin shaking him and telling him to get ready to go to Diagon Alley to get the next year's Hogwarts equipment. Lupin grabbed the book list and glanced at it. "I trust that you need some things other than what's on this list." Harry's nod was enough for Lupin before he swept out the room, still holding the booklist.
Harry got up out of bed and dressed in sufficient muggle clothes, gave the room one last glance and sleepily climbed down the stairs to the kitchen. There he was surprised to see a red-haired, freckled boy and a girl with bushy-brown hair. But before Harry could speak to Ron and Hermione, Molly Weasly started fussing over him and asking if he had had a good sleep. After he had answered all her questions he managed to break free of her grip to join Ron and Hermione in eating breakfast.
"Thanks for the presents. They were great," said Harry.
"It's OK," answered Hermione,
"Are you going to come with us to Diagon Alley?" said Ron.
"Yeh"
"Great."
It seemed that that was the end of the conversation.
* * *
Later on, after taking floo powder, Mrs Weasly, Ginny, Ron, Hermione and Harry arrived at the Leaky Cauldron. Things were a bit more cheerful. They stepped out into the courtyard and faced the wall. Hermione pulled out her wand and tapped the brick three up and two across and waited for the archway to appear before them. Nothing happened. Hermione tried again. Same effect. Then Ron pulled out his wand. Magically it worked for him. Hermione slapped her wand into her hand. "I'm going to get this checked out today," she announced. "After we've been to Gringotts," replied Mrs Weasly.
The journey to Gringotts was unusually bumpy. It seemed as if there was something stuck between the wheels. After a while they got down to the Weasly's vault. Molly gasped in wonder when she saw all the gold coins inside. Ron tugged at his mother's sleeve and reminded her that Mr Weasly had got a promotion. Mrs Weasly recovered and lovingly put handfuls of the money into a bag. Next they travelled down to Harry's vault. Harry was just as amazed at the contents of his vault. Suddenly he saw a package lying at the front of all his money. It looked the same as the package that the philosopher's stone had come in except it was smaller and newer. He put it in his coat pocket and grabbed some money.
Once they were back outside in the sunshine, the family split up into two groups. Molly and Ginny were going to get Ginny's stuff and look around. Harry, Ron and Hermione were going to get their Hogwarts stuff and get Hermione's wand checked out. They agreed to meet at Fred and George's joke shop in an hour.
Harry and the others took out their booklists and decided that Hermione would go and get her wand checked out; Ron would get new robes while Harry got the books.
Harry swept into Flourish and Blotts and ordered 3 sets of the next year's books and the special books that they needed. While he was waiting for the books, he spied a thick, old, weather-beaten book lying on the counter of the shop. On the front was a picture of a golden ring. Avery old ring with an engraving on the outside. For some reason it reminded him of the package in his pocket, waiting to be opened. He quickly told himself that he would open it in the privacy of his bedroom at Sirius' house. After collecting the books he went off to get a refill of his potions kit at Apothecary and swept off to meet the others at Fred and George's joke shop.
* * *
Back in his room at Sirius' house he reached inside his pocket to get out the package. He weighed it in his hands and began to carefully peel off the sticky-tape. Once he had the wrapping off he found he was looking at an exact copy of the ring on the cover of the book at Flourish and Blotts. The only thing that was different was that this one was bigger so he could read the insignia. It read: Credi In Te. Harry was greatly puzzled by this but went to join Ron and Hermione downstairs in the kitchen. He showed them the ring but they were as puzzled as he was. Suddenly Hermione's face lit up.
"Wait here," she said with great enthusiasm. She ran up the stairs and came back down holding the thick book that Harry had seen in Flourish and Blotts.
"I bought this today when I entered the bookshop to see if Harry was there. She opened it to find it was a spell book. It was not like all their other books. It was handwritten on thick parchment and had the most wonderful pictures. Each picture meant something to do with the spell. The writing was hard to read for it was written in calligraphy. Hermione turned to the first page and showed them it. There was no contents page but it started with the spells on page one.
Harry flipped through the book and found that it had the most wonderful and complex spells. Spells that you wouldn't normally get taught by the teachers. It seemed that the book was from thousands of years ago for it had spells for talking to Merlin, how to get rid of warts and other spells like that. It was no use in the modern world but would have been the delight of the ages back then. Harry decided that he would show it to Dumbledore when he got back to school.
* * *
The next morning was the usual bustle of activity to get to the train station on time. There were the bags that needed to be packed into the boot of the car, Crookshanks that needed to be found, the owls to be put in their cages and all sorts of other jobs. Once they had finally got all of the trunks, broomsticks, cages and bits and bobs in the car that Mr Weasly had borrowed from the Ministry of Magic they set off to platform 9¾.
When they arrived there they saw Seamus Finnegan blushing. His little rascal cousin and her best friend had come to the school for their first year. They had already managed to blast off one of the doors of the train and smash a window but luckily Seamus had been able to fix them.
When the whistle blasted, Harry got on the train and found an empty compartment for him, Ron and Hermione. He looked out the window just as the train was pulling out of the station, settled down on the seat and started to relax.
Thanks to HyperCaz and Christie Chang for giving me my first reviews.
I'd also like to thank my dad for editing the second chapter.
Sorry about the delay. I didn't have inspiration
I put more speech in this chapter because I thought that I had let you all down because I hadn't put enough in the first chapter.
This chapter is shorter because there are no O.W.L. results in it!! ~~~
Chapter 2: The Ring
~~~
Harry was roused from a deep sleep by Lupin shaking him and telling him to get ready to go to Diagon Alley to get the next year's Hogwarts equipment. Lupin grabbed the book list and glanced at it. "I trust that you need some things other than what's on this list." Harry's nod was enough for Lupin before he swept out the room, still holding the booklist.
Harry got up out of bed and dressed in sufficient muggle clothes, gave the room one last glance and sleepily climbed down the stairs to the kitchen. There he was surprised to see a red-haired, freckled boy and a girl with bushy-brown hair. But before Harry could speak to Ron and Hermione, Molly Weasly started fussing over him and asking if he had had a good sleep. After he had answered all her questions he managed to break free of her grip to join Ron and Hermione in eating breakfast.
"Thanks for the presents. They were great," said Harry.
"It's OK," answered Hermione,
"Are you going to come with us to Diagon Alley?" said Ron.
"Yeh"
"Great."
It seemed that that was the end of the conversation.
* * *
Later on, after taking floo powder, Mrs Weasly, Ginny, Ron, Hermione and Harry arrived at the Leaky Cauldron. Things were a bit more cheerful. They stepped out into the courtyard and faced the wall. Hermione pulled out her wand and tapped the brick three up and two across and waited for the archway to appear before them. Nothing happened. Hermione tried again. Same effect. Then Ron pulled out his wand. Magically it worked for him. Hermione slapped her wand into her hand. "I'm going to get this checked out today," she announced. "After we've been to Gringotts," replied Mrs Weasly.
The journey to Gringotts was unusually bumpy. It seemed as if there was something stuck between the wheels. After a while they got down to the Weasly's vault. Molly gasped in wonder when she saw all the gold coins inside. Ron tugged at his mother's sleeve and reminded her that Mr Weasly had got a promotion. Mrs Weasly recovered and lovingly put handfuls of the money into a bag. Next they travelled down to Harry's vault. Harry was just as amazed at the contents of his vault. Suddenly he saw a package lying at the front of all his money. It looked the same as the package that the philosopher's stone had come in except it was smaller and newer. He put it in his coat pocket and grabbed some money.
Once they were back outside in the sunshine, the family split up into two groups. Molly and Ginny were going to get Ginny's stuff and look around. Harry, Ron and Hermione were going to get their Hogwarts stuff and get Hermione's wand checked out. They agreed to meet at Fred and George's joke shop in an hour.
Harry and the others took out their booklists and decided that Hermione would go and get her wand checked out; Ron would get new robes while Harry got the books.
Harry swept into Flourish and Blotts and ordered 3 sets of the next year's books and the special books that they needed. While he was waiting for the books, he spied a thick, old, weather-beaten book lying on the counter of the shop. On the front was a picture of a golden ring. Avery old ring with an engraving on the outside. For some reason it reminded him of the package in his pocket, waiting to be opened. He quickly told himself that he would open it in the privacy of his bedroom at Sirius' house. After collecting the books he went off to get a refill of his potions kit at Apothecary and swept off to meet the others at Fred and George's joke shop.
* * *
Back in his room at Sirius' house he reached inside his pocket to get out the package. He weighed it in his hands and began to carefully peel off the sticky-tape. Once he had the wrapping off he found he was looking at an exact copy of the ring on the cover of the book at Flourish and Blotts. The only thing that was different was that this one was bigger so he could read the insignia. It read: Credi In Te. Harry was greatly puzzled by this but went to join Ron and Hermione downstairs in the kitchen. He showed them the ring but they were as puzzled as he was. Suddenly Hermione's face lit up.
"Wait here," she said with great enthusiasm. She ran up the stairs and came back down holding the thick book that Harry had seen in Flourish and Blotts.
"I bought this today when I entered the bookshop to see if Harry was there. She opened it to find it was a spell book. It was not like all their other books. It was handwritten on thick parchment and had the most wonderful pictures. Each picture meant something to do with the spell. The writing was hard to read for it was written in calligraphy. Hermione turned to the first page and showed them it. There was no contents page but it started with the spells on page one.
Harry flipped through the book and found that it had the most wonderful and complex spells. Spells that you wouldn't normally get taught by the teachers. It seemed that the book was from thousands of years ago for it had spells for talking to Merlin, how to get rid of warts and other spells like that. It was no use in the modern world but would have been the delight of the ages back then. Harry decided that he would show it to Dumbledore when he got back to school.
* * *
The next morning was the usual bustle of activity to get to the train station on time. There were the bags that needed to be packed into the boot of the car, Crookshanks that needed to be found, the owls to be put in their cages and all sorts of other jobs. Once they had finally got all of the trunks, broomsticks, cages and bits and bobs in the car that Mr Weasly had borrowed from the Ministry of Magic they set off to platform 9¾.
When they arrived there they saw Seamus Finnegan blushing. His little rascal cousin and her best friend had come to the school for their first year. They had already managed to blast off one of the doors of the train and smash a window but luckily Seamus had been able to fix them.
When the whistle blasted, Harry got on the train and found an empty compartment for him, Ron and Hermione. He looked out the window just as the train was pulling out of the station, settled down on the seat and started to relax.