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and the Order all belong to J.K. Rowling. The city of London belongs to
England. Translated from legalize to English, this means I don't own jack
squat.
A/N: Alright, here's my attempt at a Harry Potter 6th year fic. I think it'll end up pretty good...but the first chapter here's rather boring. Just bear with me, k?
A/N: Oh, btw, Happy birthday to the Phelps twins!(The actors that play Fred and George Weasley FYI).
Chapter 1
O.W.L. Post
Harry's summer had been surprisingly good. The Dursleys had been rather lenient after Moody's threat on them(or at least, lenient for the Durlseys). Harry, however, was still frustrated in the lack of information from the Order. However, he was glad that at least they were staying in contact with him. It was rather interesting though, since the Weasleys and Hermione had been at Number 12, Grimmauld Place the majority of the summer, rather than getting several letters from each of his friends, when Hedwig brought him mail, he would have one long letter, containing messages from several people.
Harry was sitting on the end of his bed, reading over one of these letters at the time. Hedwig had recently delivered it, and was now outside, hunting. Harry unrolled the letter to see it was as long as ever.
Harry,
Have you gotten the results of your O.W.L.s yet? (Harry could tell immediately it was from Hermione). Ours just came this morning. I only got "Exceeds Expectations" in Ancient Runes, so I've been studying all morning. I feel kind of bad for Ron, he didn't do too great, and he's been acting rather different all of today. I've been studying Ancient Runes all morning. I could have been perfect on my O.W.L.s if I hadn't confused "ehwaz" with "eihwaz"! I've got get back to studying now. I'll talk to you later!
Love from Hermione.
Dear Harry,
Hermione's really starting to irritate me. She acts like 9 Os is nothing.(Our OWLs came this morning, as I imagine she told you). She keeps telling me I should get studying. I got 2 Os, I think that's good enough, but apparently not for her. It's really hard to avoid her, here, too. I'd like to get outside and play quidditch, but that would be quite a site in the middle of muggle London. There's been some nifty stuff going on with you-know-what, I can't talk about it though, I'll tell you whenever I talk to you.
~Ron
Harry!
Hope your summer's been wonderful! Ours has. Zonko's ought to be out of business within a year thanks to us, which is rather sad, because that's the place we grew up buying all our stuff from, I'd hate to put them out of business. Lee's now joined up with the business, and Mundungus got us some...well, better not snitch on Mundungus, in case the letter gets intercepted, but we've been working on Earache Éclairs, and it's coming along pretty nicely. Feel a bit bad for Ginny, though, she accidentally ate an experimental one earlier this summer, her ears were bleeding like crazy, and her hearing hasn't been too good since.
Hope to talk to you soon!
Fred & George
Dear Harry,
How has you're summer been? I hope the muggles haven't been too much trouble. Business is going great here. We've gotten quite a few new erm...employees. I heard you're going to be an auror. I think that's great! I always wanted to be an auror, didn't have quite the grades, though.
Best of luck!
Remus
Dear Harry,
So this has been what everyone's been writing all day? I keep finding people sitting somewhere, writing something, I guess this is it. I found it lying on the kitchen table, so I thought I write some myself. How have you been? I hope the muggles haven't been too cruel to you. My stupid brothers made me their guinea pig earlier this summer, and my ears have been ringing since. We got our books list this morning, and whoever the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher is, they must be a bit of oddball.
Hope your well,
Ginny
Harry,
I heard you're birthday's coming up. Happy birthday! I've gotten you quite the present for you. I can't wait to give it to you whenever I speak to you. Remus said you're going to be an auror, that's awesome! It makes me feel like a good influence. Well, I hope the muggles treat you well. Well, I'm dead tired, and you're owl just showed up at the window, so I'm going to send this, then go to bed.
G'night,
Tonks
After finishing reading quite possibly the longest letter he ever received, Harry sighed. He still had a month before he went back to school, and he didn't know if he could take the wait.
Harry rolled up the letter, and set it on top of his books beside his bed. He lay back on his bed, and took off his glasses. He had a month until he got to Hogwarts, and, he had finished all his summer homework, and summer had been pretty dull. Harry sighed again, than slowly fell asleep
Harry's vision was very blurry. He saw a man in front of him, wearing all red robes (or, at least he assumed). The man was speaking, but it was very faint to Harry. He heard him say something about equality, and then he pulled something from his pocket.
A large owl tapping on his window awaked Harry. He rubbed his eyes and sat up. It was very early, and the sun was just rising. "Why can't the stupid owl wait until a decent time?" Harry muttered as he got up and opened the window.
The owl flew in and hooting lightly, landing on Harry's bed. Hedwig followed the brown owl and landed on her cage. The brown owl stuck out its leg, holding a letter containing the Hogwarts seal.
Harry suddenly looked over. His O.W.L. results had come. He reached down, removed the letter from its leg, and ripped it open quickly. The owl hooted again, and took off outside the open window. Hedwig looked on interestedly as Harry pulled the paper out of the envelope.
Attention Mr. Potter,
As you may recall, you took the Ordinary Wizarding Level exams last June. You results have been checked and processed. They are as followed
Class Professor Tester Grade
Astronomy: Sinistra Marchbanks Average
C.o.M.C. Hagrid Ripken Outstanding
Charms: Flitwick Tofty Exceeds Expectations
D.A.D.A.: Umbridge Tofty Outstanding
Divination: Trelawney Marchbanks Dreadful
Herbology: Sprout Rodriguez Exceeds
Expectations
History of Magic: Binns N/A Dreadful
Potions: Snape Houston Outstanding
Transfiguration: McGonagall Marchbanks Exceeds Expectations
"Three Os, three Es, that's pretty good, I suppose," Harry said out
loud.
Dear Mr. Potter, Please note that the new school year will begin on September the first. The Hogwarts Express will leave from King's Cross station, platform nine and three-quarters, at eleven o'clock.
Book List Sixth-Year Students Will Require The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 6 by Miranda Goshawk An Advanced Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
Latest Revenges: Hair Loss, Jelly-Legs, Tongue-Tying, and Much, Much
More by Professor Vindictus Viridian.
Great Wizarding Events of the Twentieth Century by Aaron Nixon
Quidditch Through The Ages by Rocky Dallas
Harry now knew what Ginny had meant. The new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher was an oddball, either that or Professor Binns had suddenly become awesome. "What kind of teacher would make Quidditch Through The Ages a required book?"
The rest of the day creeped along slowly. Harry spent most of the day flipping through his copy of Quidditch Through the Ages. He imagined that at the very least, having read the book several times, he'd do well in the class for whatever teacher had assigned it.
After dinner, the Dursleys went into the living room to watch television, and Harry took this opportunity to write a response to the letter he had received the day before.
Harry walked up into his room where Hedwig was asleep in her cage, and pulled out a piece of parchment and a quill. He lay down on his stomach on top of his bed, dipped the quill in some ink, and began to write to Hermione first.
Dear Hermione,
O.W.L. results just came today. I got 3 Os and 3 Es. I actually got an O in potions! Got a D in Divination, though, not surprising.
Harry paused for a moment, waving his quill back and forth in thought.
You really should try to lay off Ron. Some people just aren't as bright as you.(Just joking Ron!). Besides, Ron's lucky. He won't have to take potions this year. I imagine Snape'll be even worse when he's found out that I got into his N.E.W.T. class. Did Dumbledore tell you who the new Defense-
Harry stopped suddenly, hearing a knock on the door downstairs. He could hear Uncle Vernon's footsteps down the hall downstairs towards the front door. He could hear the door open.
"What the bloody hell are you doing here?" Uncle Vernon boomed. He heard a few other people say something. "Get out of my house!!"
More voices he couldn't hear. "What are you doing?" He heard pounding footsteps run up the steps. Harry dropped his quill.
Harry turned around and his jaw dropped. Standing the doorway of his bedroom was Tonks, grinning widely, Uncle Vernon's yells still audible from downstairs. "Happy birthday, Harry!" Tonks said, "Pack up, we're leaving."
A/N: Well, there's your first chapter. Like I said, it gets better. Comments? Questions? Complaints? Marriage Proposals? REVIEWWWW!!
Next Chapter Chapter 2: A 16th Birthday
A/N: Alright, here's my attempt at a Harry Potter 6th year fic. I think it'll end up pretty good...but the first chapter here's rather boring. Just bear with me, k?
A/N: Oh, btw, Happy birthday to the Phelps twins!(The actors that play Fred and George Weasley FYI).
Chapter 1
O.W.L. Post
Harry's summer had been surprisingly good. The Dursleys had been rather lenient after Moody's threat on them(or at least, lenient for the Durlseys). Harry, however, was still frustrated in the lack of information from the Order. However, he was glad that at least they were staying in contact with him. It was rather interesting though, since the Weasleys and Hermione had been at Number 12, Grimmauld Place the majority of the summer, rather than getting several letters from each of his friends, when Hedwig brought him mail, he would have one long letter, containing messages from several people.
Harry was sitting on the end of his bed, reading over one of these letters at the time. Hedwig had recently delivered it, and was now outside, hunting. Harry unrolled the letter to see it was as long as ever.
Harry,
Have you gotten the results of your O.W.L.s yet? (Harry could tell immediately it was from Hermione). Ours just came this morning. I only got "Exceeds Expectations" in Ancient Runes, so I've been studying all morning. I feel kind of bad for Ron, he didn't do too great, and he's been acting rather different all of today. I've been studying Ancient Runes all morning. I could have been perfect on my O.W.L.s if I hadn't confused "ehwaz" with "eihwaz"! I've got get back to studying now. I'll talk to you later!
Love from Hermione.
Dear Harry,
Hermione's really starting to irritate me. She acts like 9 Os is nothing.(Our OWLs came this morning, as I imagine she told you). She keeps telling me I should get studying. I got 2 Os, I think that's good enough, but apparently not for her. It's really hard to avoid her, here, too. I'd like to get outside and play quidditch, but that would be quite a site in the middle of muggle London. There's been some nifty stuff going on with you-know-what, I can't talk about it though, I'll tell you whenever I talk to you.
~Ron
Harry!
Hope your summer's been wonderful! Ours has. Zonko's ought to be out of business within a year thanks to us, which is rather sad, because that's the place we grew up buying all our stuff from, I'd hate to put them out of business. Lee's now joined up with the business, and Mundungus got us some...well, better not snitch on Mundungus, in case the letter gets intercepted, but we've been working on Earache Éclairs, and it's coming along pretty nicely. Feel a bit bad for Ginny, though, she accidentally ate an experimental one earlier this summer, her ears were bleeding like crazy, and her hearing hasn't been too good since.
Hope to talk to you soon!
Fred & George
Dear Harry,
How has you're summer been? I hope the muggles haven't been too much trouble. Business is going great here. We've gotten quite a few new erm...employees. I heard you're going to be an auror. I think that's great! I always wanted to be an auror, didn't have quite the grades, though.
Best of luck!
Remus
Dear Harry,
So this has been what everyone's been writing all day? I keep finding people sitting somewhere, writing something, I guess this is it. I found it lying on the kitchen table, so I thought I write some myself. How have you been? I hope the muggles haven't been too cruel to you. My stupid brothers made me their guinea pig earlier this summer, and my ears have been ringing since. We got our books list this morning, and whoever the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher is, they must be a bit of oddball.
Hope your well,
Ginny
Harry,
I heard you're birthday's coming up. Happy birthday! I've gotten you quite the present for you. I can't wait to give it to you whenever I speak to you. Remus said you're going to be an auror, that's awesome! It makes me feel like a good influence. Well, I hope the muggles treat you well. Well, I'm dead tired, and you're owl just showed up at the window, so I'm going to send this, then go to bed.
G'night,
Tonks
After finishing reading quite possibly the longest letter he ever received, Harry sighed. He still had a month before he went back to school, and he didn't know if he could take the wait.
Harry rolled up the letter, and set it on top of his books beside his bed. He lay back on his bed, and took off his glasses. He had a month until he got to Hogwarts, and, he had finished all his summer homework, and summer had been pretty dull. Harry sighed again, than slowly fell asleep
Harry's vision was very blurry. He saw a man in front of him, wearing all red robes (or, at least he assumed). The man was speaking, but it was very faint to Harry. He heard him say something about equality, and then he pulled something from his pocket.
A large owl tapping on his window awaked Harry. He rubbed his eyes and sat up. It was very early, and the sun was just rising. "Why can't the stupid owl wait until a decent time?" Harry muttered as he got up and opened the window.
The owl flew in and hooting lightly, landing on Harry's bed. Hedwig followed the brown owl and landed on her cage. The brown owl stuck out its leg, holding a letter containing the Hogwarts seal.
Harry suddenly looked over. His O.W.L. results had come. He reached down, removed the letter from its leg, and ripped it open quickly. The owl hooted again, and took off outside the open window. Hedwig looked on interestedly as Harry pulled the paper out of the envelope.
Attention Mr. Potter,
As you may recall, you took the Ordinary Wizarding Level exams last June. You results have been checked and processed. They are as followed
Class Professor Tester Grade
Astronomy: Sinistra Marchbanks Average
C.o.M.C. Hagrid Ripken Outstanding
Charms: Flitwick Tofty Exceeds Expectations
D.A.D.A.: Umbridge Tofty Outstanding
Divination: Trelawney Marchbanks Dreadful
Herbology: Sprout Rodriguez Exceeds
Expectations
History of Magic: Binns N/A Dreadful
Potions: Snape Houston Outstanding
Transfiguration: McGonagall Marchbanks Exceeds Expectations
"Three Os, three Es, that's pretty good, I suppose," Harry said out
loud.
Dear Mr. Potter, Please note that the new school year will begin on September the first. The Hogwarts Express will leave from King's Cross station, platform nine and three-quarters, at eleven o'clock.
Book List Sixth-Year Students Will Require The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 6 by Miranda Goshawk An Advanced Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
Latest Revenges: Hair Loss, Jelly-Legs, Tongue-Tying, and Much, Much
More by Professor Vindictus Viridian.
Great Wizarding Events of the Twentieth Century by Aaron Nixon
Quidditch Through The Ages by Rocky Dallas
Harry now knew what Ginny had meant. The new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher was an oddball, either that or Professor Binns had suddenly become awesome. "What kind of teacher would make Quidditch Through The Ages a required book?"
The rest of the day creeped along slowly. Harry spent most of the day flipping through his copy of Quidditch Through the Ages. He imagined that at the very least, having read the book several times, he'd do well in the class for whatever teacher had assigned it.
After dinner, the Dursleys went into the living room to watch television, and Harry took this opportunity to write a response to the letter he had received the day before.
Harry walked up into his room where Hedwig was asleep in her cage, and pulled out a piece of parchment and a quill. He lay down on his stomach on top of his bed, dipped the quill in some ink, and began to write to Hermione first.
Dear Hermione,
O.W.L. results just came today. I got 3 Os and 3 Es. I actually got an O in potions! Got a D in Divination, though, not surprising.
Harry paused for a moment, waving his quill back and forth in thought.
You really should try to lay off Ron. Some people just aren't as bright as you.(Just joking Ron!). Besides, Ron's lucky. He won't have to take potions this year. I imagine Snape'll be even worse when he's found out that I got into his N.E.W.T. class. Did Dumbledore tell you who the new Defense-
Harry stopped suddenly, hearing a knock on the door downstairs. He could hear Uncle Vernon's footsteps down the hall downstairs towards the front door. He could hear the door open.
"What the bloody hell are you doing here?" Uncle Vernon boomed. He heard a few other people say something. "Get out of my house!!"
More voices he couldn't hear. "What are you doing?" He heard pounding footsteps run up the steps. Harry dropped his quill.
Harry turned around and his jaw dropped. Standing the doorway of his bedroom was Tonks, grinning widely, Uncle Vernon's yells still audible from downstairs. "Happy birthday, Harry!" Tonks said, "Pack up, we're leaving."
A/N: Well, there's your first chapter. Like I said, it gets better. Comments? Questions? Complaints? Marriage Proposals? REVIEWWWW!!
Next Chapter Chapter 2: A 16th Birthday