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Chapter One (A Lifetime)

It was almost 6 am when Harry had finally awoken from his

dreamless sleep. He woke up to find himself looking out the window

at a beautiful sunrise. He slowly got out of bed and walked out into

the hall to go to the bathroom to quickly take a shower. He was out

and dressed in 10 minutes. He got on some of his muggle clothes

(hand me downs from Dudley) and quietly walked outside to get

some fresh air.

He was glad he only had to spend a couple more weeks here until he

would be able to see his friends Ron and Hermione. He hated living

with his Aunt and Uncle on Privet Drive, especially since he was and

only living relative (that he actually liked) had died the year before.

He was depressed all the time since the death of his godfather, Sirius.

He was always treated like garbage. Not to mention he wasn't allowed

to have any contact with any of his friends that year due to a little

incident where he accidentally set Dudley on fire. Which killed him

deep down inside, because he really needed to talk to someone.

He was lying down underneath the apple tree to make sure he had

some shade. He had been passing out lately and he thought it was

from the heat. It had been dreadfully hot in London that summer, and

he wasn't used to it. However his moment of peace had left him when

Dudley came over to him and started kicking him telling him to get

up and come inside do the dishes from the breakfast that they had

"accidentally" left him out of. He slowly got up and as soon as he did

Dudley had kicked him back down. This summer for Harry wasn't

going too well, and he couldn't get mad and accidentally do any more

magic or else he would be expelled from Hogwarts, his one and only

home. So Harry ignored this and got up again and walked in the house

to do the dishes.

The next few days went by a little easier for Harry, yet he spent most

of his time in his room, trying to do some of his homework without

the Dursley's finding out. A couple hours later Harry noticed a small

owl fly up to his window, without hesitation he opened it and untied

a letter from the owl, which he thought had come from Hogwarts, the

letter had emerald green ink and the wax seal was purple. He opened

it quickly and it read:

Mr. Harry James Potter

We are pleased to inform you that your O.W.L(Ordinary Wizarding Level examinations) marks were one of the highest in your house, along with Ms. Granger of course. You will be expected to do just as well on your N.E.W.T. exams in the years to come. Enclosed in this letter is a list of all the supplies you will need for the upcoming year.

Uniform

1)One set of dress robes (any colour)

2)One pair of protective gloves (preferably dragon hide)

3)One winter cloak

Books

1)Monster Book of Monsters Volume 3.

2)Advanced Dueling

3)The Art of Potions Volume 2

4)Divination Through The Ages

5)Defence Against the Dark Arts Revised Edition

6)Herbology The Truth Behind the Seedling

7)Wizard and Witch History

Other Equipment

Three durable Quills

Two sets of crystal phials

One telescope (powerful lens)

The Hogwarts Express will be leaving at exactly 11 am on September the 1st. DON'T be late.

Harry was thrilled to see this letter; this meant that he only had a few

days left with the Dursley's. But how was he going to get to Diagon

Alley? Only a minute after he had thought of this another owl had

come through his window, it was Pig, Ron's owl that Sirius had given

him the previous year. It had a letter attached to its leg as well. It read:

Hey Harry, I bet you were just wondering how you were going to get to Diagon Alley, Right?? Well anyways my dad said that we could be there to pick you up on August the 29. We will be there around 10 am, see you soon.

Ron

Harry was baffled, how did Ron know he was just wondering how he

was getting to Diagon Alley. Oh well it didn't matter as long as he got

there.