Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER, no matter how much I wish I did.
Harry woke up one morning in late September. The dormitory was empty ,so he climbed out of bed and went down to the common room. Ron was sitting in Hermione's usual chair, leaning over a piece of parchment.
"Morning," he said, without looking up.
"Homework?" asked Harry, who was a little surprised to see Ron doing homework so early on a Saturday morning.
"No. Just something Sirius sent."
"What?! Why didn't you give it to me?" Harry said. Who was Ron to think he could open someone else's mail?
"Hold on! Sirius sent it to me, not you. I don't know why, though. I just started reading it. Hold on… Buckbeak's fine… the Ministry isn't actively searching for him anymore, that's good… he had some trouble with a hag in Venice, but he left Italy two week ago, won't say where to… he wants me to tell you this and look after you. I wonder why. He doesn't say. Why me? I'm your age and all that, it's not like you can't look after yourself. I guess he's just worried. Hold on, this came with it. What do you think it is, Harry?" Ron held out a small package, "I hope it isn't another Sorcerer's Stone."
Harry took the package from Ron and unwrapped it. What he found was a small glass sphere made of dark blue glass. Looking into it's depths, he saw more than just blue, however. Colors swirled around his core and, as Harry looked at it, he lost all consciousness of the world around him. The only thing he could see was the sphere. He could see images forming from the colors… a snake? Or maybe a person….
"Harry!" Ron pulled him out from the trance-like state he had been sinking into. "Earth to Harry. What is it?"
"I don't know. Did Sirius say anything about it?"
"Hold on…" Ron scanned the letter again, "…no. No, there's nothing. Maybe I could write my dad and ask. Hold on, there's a P.S. on the back… 'Tell no one about this letter, nor of the "garden". I'll explain everything.' Wow. Well, that eliminates asking my dad."
"Or anyone else for that matter."
They looked at each other.
"Hermione!"
Author's note: This is my first fanfic, and there are SO many about Harry Potter, but I love it, nonetheless. If I get positive feedback, there is more, and I'll upload it if you want me to. Please review.
