A/N: this is my first attempt to have strangers read my stories...but I love to write so I hope you like!

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the original HP characters

Harry woke to the pleasant sound of an owl tapping at his window. Generally he would have assumed it was Hedwig, but this morning he knew it was not. Two days earlier and had sent in an application to receive the Daily Profit at number four Privet Drive, he knew that although the Daily Profit wasn't always accurate it would keep him somewhat up to date on the whereabouts of Voldemort. Thinking this had brought back memories from the year before; he had almost completely gotten over the death of his Godfather, but no quite.

Harry excitedly jumped out of bed and hurried to the window, he was thrilled with the idea that he would in a matter of seconds have some form of news from the wizard world. Throwing the window up, Harry paid the large Barn Owl and took the newspaper from its leg.

As he scanned the front paid a wide smile spread across his face. Apparently two days ago Ministry Officials had caught Lucius Malfoy in a dark ally suited in his Death Eater apparel, mask and all. The trail had come to an end early that morning; Malfoy was sentenced to life in Azkaban. Harry could feel joy spreading through his body, Draco Malfoy, son of Lucius Malfoy, was officially defeated in his mind. As Harry continued to read, he was once again swept over with joy.

The profit stated,

"In addition to Lucius Malfoy being caught, another Death Eater by the name of Peter Pettigrew was also captured and sentenced to life in Azkaban. Pettigrew, who was long believed murdered by the now deceased Sirius Black, came clean, but after being forced a heavy truth potion, that in fact it was not Black who was to blame for the death of Lilly and James Potter but that it was he who had betrayed them. Black, although deceased, now has a clean record.

It has been brought to the attention of the Profit that all of Black's belongings, excluding a large sum of money, is to be moved into the possession of Harry Potter; Black's godson. Now I'm sure most are wondering where the money will go, the money will be divided in thirds. Miss Hermione Granger, Mister Ronald Weasley, and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Weasley will each receive a third. If it has been calculated properly, then each person will receive well over 10,000 galleons!"

By the time the young Potter was done reading, his mouth was hanging farther than any mouth should hang open. He was amazed, shocked, and relieved by the news. He was glad Sirius had not given the money to him; after all he didn't need it. Sirius knew this and that was more than likely the reason he had left the money to people who did need it. All of the sudden Harry realized there were three owls at his window, which he had shut soon after retrieving the newspaper from the Barn Owl due to the cold wind of that morning. Instantly he recognized one of the owls as Pig, Ron's owl. Suddenly it occurred to Harry that Ron as well as Hermione and The Weasley's would have just read the article in the paper.

Harry opened the window, allowing the three owls to swoop inside, much to the discomfort of Hedwig who had come back early in the morning from her hunting trip. Harry opened the first letter, it was from Ron, and read,

"MERLIN HARRY! HAVE YOU HEARD?!?!?!?!?!?!? WELL IF YOU HAVEN'T, SIRIUS LEFT OVER TEN THOUSAND GALEONS TO ME, MUM AND DAD, AND HERMIONE! EACH! I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M RICH! DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH QUIDITCH STUFF I COULD BUY WITH THAT MUCH MONEY??? HECK I COULD BUY A WHOLE BLOODY STORE! GEEZ! SIRUS IS THE BEST MAN EVER TO LIVE!!! I ALWAYS KNEW I LIKED HIM!!! WELL I'M GOING TO LIST WAYS TO SPEND MY MONEY! WRITE BACK SOON!

-RON"

Harry expected this from Ron and he decided to read the others before he responded. Next he opened a letter that was tied to the leg of a beautiful black owl with what resembled a white star on its chest. The letter was from Hermione and read,

"Wow! Is it true? Did Sirius really leave all that money to me? By the way the owl's name is Starlight, I got her yesterday from a wizard pet store near my home. Isn't she beautiful? Anyway, I was so shocked to find out about the money. Do you realize I could buy an entire library full of books? Gee, what a surprise! Well I think I'm going to check over my summer homework again, you better have finished yours already. You and Ron both better have. Well hope to hear from you soon,

-Hermione"

Harry wasn't shocked by the calmness of Hermione's letter; she was always the most levelheaded of the three best friends. Harry looked towards his desk where the last owl had left his letter; the owl had departed soon after entering. He walked over to his desk and picked up the last letter, to his surprise it was sealed with an emblem that could only belong to one person, Professor Snape.

A/N: so sorry to leave yall with a cliffy but I just couldn't resist...again I'm sorry. Please review!