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Doesn't everyone hate finals? I'm thankful I passed mine with A's and B's. Chemistry wasn't very good though. You don't want to know what I got.... ***************************************
~SOMETIMES THE BEST MEDICINE IS TELLING THE TRUTH~
Chapter 6 The Letter of Truth
Harry sat at the window sill of number 12 Grimmauld Place, staring out the window. It was rainy out side which was perfect because it was reflecting the mood that he was in. Harry took in a deep breath as the black speck in the sky came closer and closer. He knew what it was. It was an owl delivering his OWL results. He opened the window quickly and stepped aside as it flew closer.
"It's now or never." He took the offered letter and tore it open.
Dear Mr. Potter,
Here are the results of your OWL exams fifth years have taken at the end of last semester.
Charms--O
Care of Magical Creatures--A
Transfiguration--O
Divination--D
Potions--A
Astronomy--A
Defense Against Dark Arts--O
Classes Accepted To:
Transfiguration
Potions
Astronomy
DADA
Charms
CoMC
P.S. --I hope you do well this year, Mr. Potter. I have talked to Professor Snape and asked him to let you in his Potions class. I have made you a promise to make an Auror out of you and mark my word I will. If I hear you are having problems I will help, but if Prof. Snape complains that you have been ignoring this special privilage I will be the person to pull you out from Adv. Potions.
P.P.S.--You have been accepted back onto the Gryffindor Quidditch Team. I hope to receive another Cup... Good Luck! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Harry stared at the letter in his trembling hands.
"Potions. God I was dreading potions. Just when I thought I got rid of Snape, he comes back to haunt me again."
He looked back out the window and noticed the owl still watching him.
"What do you want?"
In answer the owl raised the other claw and with it a letter so small it was hard to notice. Harry reached out and grabbed the letter from it.
"Thanks." The Hogwarts owl hooted in response and flew out into the rain. Harry watched it until it was only just another speck again.
He brought his attention back to the letter.
Harry,
I am writing to you because I cannot talk to you. I know that there are so many things to be said that I do not know where to start. Let me explain one thing. I know that you have found out about the plan I have been forming in order to bring Mr. Black back to the living. Remus Lupin has been telling me to tell you of the plans sooner, but I did not think you were ready or I was just afraid to hurt you again. I am sorry for the long wait, but I write to you because I would like to ask you to not come between. I want to make it up to you for all my mistakes in the past by trying to bring Sirius back to you. This will be a long experiment and I am not guaranteeing it will work. But with all the help I'm getting, we might have a chance.
I know you have asked me for a long time now why Voldemort was after you. Now it is time to tell you. Voldemort is after you Harry because you are the heir of Godric Gryffindor. (if you don't believe me, look at all the clues in the books.) I know that it might come as a shock to you. Your father had a fit when he found out, almost blew up my office in order to get his emotions in check. Harry, I have something here with me that belongs to you. You might know what I'm talking about.
There are special things about you Harry that you don't know about. You might notice all the things that have been going on with you all summer. The changes you are going through. It is not the end, your true potential will show its self soon enough, be on your guard your powers will strike when you least expect it. I have arranged a special training class for you and your friends. You will need to train the power you have or it will become too much. I have heard from Alastor Moody that you have been teaching yourself. Wandless magic is easy to learn if you have the skill, but elemental magic is one of the hardest, that is what you will need help with. You will need to get ready before you face Voldemort, so if you have not guessed weapons will be used as well. Harry I'm sorry but whether you like it or not you must take this extra class.
Ron, Hermione and Ginny will receive same letters informing them of the training. If you need help clearing some things out I will be happy to help. If you want to talk about your parentage then come to me as soon as school begins. You must understand what is to come.
Albus Dumbledore
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Harry stared at the letter for the second time.
"Godric Gryffindor." He said slowly as if tasting the name. He had said it many times before but now it felt somehow different. He knew that there was something familiar in all the paintings he had seen of the Hogwarts Four, but he could never put his finger on it. Now it was all clear.
\It's not really a surprise. Voldemort's the heir of Slytherin, he wanted to be the only heir and when he tried to kill me my mother protected me which gained me some years./
"Mum, I will defeat him, for you and for Dad." Lightning flashed as he made his way across the room and out the door.
In the darkness a lone figure stood watching the youngest Gryffindor heir close the door behind him.
"You will be great Harry Jame Potter Gryffindor. Long ago it was predicted that a Child of Prohecy would come to defeat the evil that lurks in this world and that is you, Harry. Believe in yourself and you will succeed. Trust in your friends or they will be your undoing."
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"Harry!" Ron yelled when he saw his best friend running down the stairs towards him.
"Harry did you get a letter?" Ron asked waiting for Harry to catch his breath.
"Yeah I got a letter from the school and Dumbledore, what about you?" Harry said breathlessly.
"Yeah the same, Hermione got two letters too. Hers says the same thing as mine does, what about yours?"
"It just says that we have an extra class that we need to attend, I wonder if this is just for us or for others too."
"I don't know, I was too excited about learning wandless magic and how to fight." Ron said almost jumping up in excitement.
"Ron I swear sometimes you act like a five year old." A feminine voice said behind him, almost making Ron fall from shock.
"Hermione! What gives?"
"Certainly not you Weasley." Hermione said smiling. "Hey Harry, nice to see you out of that room."
"Umm yeah." Harry said nervously.
He felt embarrased, he had not gotten out of that room for two weeks since they left the Dursleys. He asked for his lunch and dinner to be brought up to his room and everyday at least someone would come up and bring his food to him. It was mostly Ron or Hermione.
"Ron don't be such a dunder head!" Hermione screeched bringing Harry back from his thoughts.
"Aw come on Hermione what do you see in him?" Ron whined making Hermione huff in anger.
"Ronald Weasley, what do you care what I see in him? I can be friends with anyone I want!"
"But its Viktor Krum!" Harry looked confused, how did he get into the conversation?
"Yes so! You didn't have a problem with him at the end of fifth year!" Hermione yelled. Harry sighed.
"Can't you two give it a rest already and proclaim your love for each other?" He said suddenly.
"I don't like him Hermione, he's bad news!"
"I've been writing to him for two years! He hasn't done anything yet what makes you sure he'll mess up?!" Hermione was getting red in the face and both of them had ignored Harry's outburst.
"I know he's bad news, just stay away from him." Ron said, to Harry he sounded really worried.
Harry intervened before it got a bit too personal.
"So I guess this isn't the time to tell you that I'm the heir of Godric Gryffindor."
"Harry sta-what?!" the two shouted, Harry instinctly ducked.
"What. Did. You. Say?" Ron said slowly, Hermione nodding.
"Oh umm... here." Harry took the letter out and gave it to them. Ron and Hermione grabbed it from him and scanned it quickly before flinging themselves on him.
"Get off I can't breathe!" The two jumped away from him and bombarded him with questions.
"Harry I knew there was something going on! I never thought you'd be the last Gryffindor, but there were clues." Hermione said professionally. Ron was gaping at him.
"Ron, are you okay?" Harry asked, he was afraid Ron's jealousy would surface again.
"Harry, bloody hell this is awesome! I guess that's why Voldemort is after you."
Harry goggled at him.
"Ron, you just figured something out."
"What?" Hermione said, for the first time she was confused.
"Ron is right, the reason Voldemort's after me is because I'm Gryffindor's heir. I can't believe Ron figured it out before Hermione!" Harry laughed.
"You know, walls have ears too." The trio swivled around to find Ginny watching them with a smile on her face and the Weasley's hearing plugs in her hand.
"Ginny, how are you?" Harry smiled.
"Fine. Nice to see you out of the room." She smirked. Harry looked at her and then at Hermione.
"Sometimes I think you two are like twins." He said shaking his head.
"Aw thanks Harry." Ginny laughed.
"Oh and Mum's calling you to dinner, she'll be surprised to see you down here. Welcome back to the world of the living, Harry." She said with a smile and a wave. She grabbed Hermione's arm and walked past the boys, and through the kitchen doors.
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A/N: Sorry its so short. I didn't have time with all the finals to write a really good chapter. This one was meant to be longer and finally to get into the plot, but I seem to have gotten there only half way. Man do I have a long way to go. I noticed that this ficcy is kind of off to a slow start. I promise it gets better later. I'm all stressed out from finals! God I hate those things!
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO REVIEWED!
Doesn't everyone hate finals? I'm thankful I passed mine with A's and B's. Chemistry wasn't very good though. You don't want to know what I got.... ***************************************
~SOMETIMES THE BEST MEDICINE IS TELLING THE TRUTH~
Chapter 6 The Letter of Truth
Harry sat at the window sill of number 12 Grimmauld Place, staring out the window. It was rainy out side which was perfect because it was reflecting the mood that he was in. Harry took in a deep breath as the black speck in the sky came closer and closer. He knew what it was. It was an owl delivering his OWL results. He opened the window quickly and stepped aside as it flew closer.
"It's now or never." He took the offered letter and tore it open.
Dear Mr. Potter,
Here are the results of your OWL exams fifth years have taken at the end of last semester.
Charms--O
Care of Magical Creatures--A
Transfiguration--O
Divination--D
Potions--A
Astronomy--A
Defense Against Dark Arts--O
Classes Accepted To:
Transfiguration
Potions
Astronomy
DADA
Charms
CoMC
P.S. --I hope you do well this year, Mr. Potter. I have talked to Professor Snape and asked him to let you in his Potions class. I have made you a promise to make an Auror out of you and mark my word I will. If I hear you are having problems I will help, but if Prof. Snape complains that you have been ignoring this special privilage I will be the person to pull you out from Adv. Potions.
P.P.S.--You have been accepted back onto the Gryffindor Quidditch Team. I hope to receive another Cup... Good Luck! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Harry stared at the letter in his trembling hands.
"Potions. God I was dreading potions. Just when I thought I got rid of Snape, he comes back to haunt me again."
He looked back out the window and noticed the owl still watching him.
"What do you want?"
In answer the owl raised the other claw and with it a letter so small it was hard to notice. Harry reached out and grabbed the letter from it.
"Thanks." The Hogwarts owl hooted in response and flew out into the rain. Harry watched it until it was only just another speck again.
He brought his attention back to the letter.
Harry,
I am writing to you because I cannot talk to you. I know that there are so many things to be said that I do not know where to start. Let me explain one thing. I know that you have found out about the plan I have been forming in order to bring Mr. Black back to the living. Remus Lupin has been telling me to tell you of the plans sooner, but I did not think you were ready or I was just afraid to hurt you again. I am sorry for the long wait, but I write to you because I would like to ask you to not come between. I want to make it up to you for all my mistakes in the past by trying to bring Sirius back to you. This will be a long experiment and I am not guaranteeing it will work. But with all the help I'm getting, we might have a chance.
I know you have asked me for a long time now why Voldemort was after you. Now it is time to tell you. Voldemort is after you Harry because you are the heir of Godric Gryffindor. (if you don't believe me, look at all the clues in the books.) I know that it might come as a shock to you. Your father had a fit when he found out, almost blew up my office in order to get his emotions in check. Harry, I have something here with me that belongs to you. You might know what I'm talking about.
There are special things about you Harry that you don't know about. You might notice all the things that have been going on with you all summer. The changes you are going through. It is not the end, your true potential will show its self soon enough, be on your guard your powers will strike when you least expect it. I have arranged a special training class for you and your friends. You will need to train the power you have or it will become too much. I have heard from Alastor Moody that you have been teaching yourself. Wandless magic is easy to learn if you have the skill, but elemental magic is one of the hardest, that is what you will need help with. You will need to get ready before you face Voldemort, so if you have not guessed weapons will be used as well. Harry I'm sorry but whether you like it or not you must take this extra class.
Ron, Hermione and Ginny will receive same letters informing them of the training. If you need help clearing some things out I will be happy to help. If you want to talk about your parentage then come to me as soon as school begins. You must understand what is to come.
Albus Dumbledore
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Harry stared at the letter for the second time.
"Godric Gryffindor." He said slowly as if tasting the name. He had said it many times before but now it felt somehow different. He knew that there was something familiar in all the paintings he had seen of the Hogwarts Four, but he could never put his finger on it. Now it was all clear.
\It's not really a surprise. Voldemort's the heir of Slytherin, he wanted to be the only heir and when he tried to kill me my mother protected me which gained me some years./
"Mum, I will defeat him, for you and for Dad." Lightning flashed as he made his way across the room and out the door.
In the darkness a lone figure stood watching the youngest Gryffindor heir close the door behind him.
"You will be great Harry Jame Potter Gryffindor. Long ago it was predicted that a Child of Prohecy would come to defeat the evil that lurks in this world and that is you, Harry. Believe in yourself and you will succeed. Trust in your friends or they will be your undoing."
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"Harry!" Ron yelled when he saw his best friend running down the stairs towards him.
"Harry did you get a letter?" Ron asked waiting for Harry to catch his breath.
"Yeah I got a letter from the school and Dumbledore, what about you?" Harry said breathlessly.
"Yeah the same, Hermione got two letters too. Hers says the same thing as mine does, what about yours?"
"It just says that we have an extra class that we need to attend, I wonder if this is just for us or for others too."
"I don't know, I was too excited about learning wandless magic and how to fight." Ron said almost jumping up in excitement.
"Ron I swear sometimes you act like a five year old." A feminine voice said behind him, almost making Ron fall from shock.
"Hermione! What gives?"
"Certainly not you Weasley." Hermione said smiling. "Hey Harry, nice to see you out of that room."
"Umm yeah." Harry said nervously.
He felt embarrased, he had not gotten out of that room for two weeks since they left the Dursleys. He asked for his lunch and dinner to be brought up to his room and everyday at least someone would come up and bring his food to him. It was mostly Ron or Hermione.
"Ron don't be such a dunder head!" Hermione screeched bringing Harry back from his thoughts.
"Aw come on Hermione what do you see in him?" Ron whined making Hermione huff in anger.
"Ronald Weasley, what do you care what I see in him? I can be friends with anyone I want!"
"But its Viktor Krum!" Harry looked confused, how did he get into the conversation?
"Yes so! You didn't have a problem with him at the end of fifth year!" Hermione yelled. Harry sighed.
"Can't you two give it a rest already and proclaim your love for each other?" He said suddenly.
"I don't like him Hermione, he's bad news!"
"I've been writing to him for two years! He hasn't done anything yet what makes you sure he'll mess up?!" Hermione was getting red in the face and both of them had ignored Harry's outburst.
"I know he's bad news, just stay away from him." Ron said, to Harry he sounded really worried.
Harry intervened before it got a bit too personal.
"So I guess this isn't the time to tell you that I'm the heir of Godric Gryffindor."
"Harry sta-what?!" the two shouted, Harry instinctly ducked.
"What. Did. You. Say?" Ron said slowly, Hermione nodding.
"Oh umm... here." Harry took the letter out and gave it to them. Ron and Hermione grabbed it from him and scanned it quickly before flinging themselves on him.
"Get off I can't breathe!" The two jumped away from him and bombarded him with questions.
"Harry I knew there was something going on! I never thought you'd be the last Gryffindor, but there were clues." Hermione said professionally. Ron was gaping at him.
"Ron, are you okay?" Harry asked, he was afraid Ron's jealousy would surface again.
"Harry, bloody hell this is awesome! I guess that's why Voldemort is after you."
Harry goggled at him.
"Ron, you just figured something out."
"What?" Hermione said, for the first time she was confused.
"Ron is right, the reason Voldemort's after me is because I'm Gryffindor's heir. I can't believe Ron figured it out before Hermione!" Harry laughed.
"You know, walls have ears too." The trio swivled around to find Ginny watching them with a smile on her face and the Weasley's hearing plugs in her hand.
"Ginny, how are you?" Harry smiled.
"Fine. Nice to see you out of the room." She smirked. Harry looked at her and then at Hermione.
"Sometimes I think you two are like twins." He said shaking his head.
"Aw thanks Harry." Ginny laughed.
"Oh and Mum's calling you to dinner, she'll be surprised to see you down here. Welcome back to the world of the living, Harry." She said with a smile and a wave. She grabbed Hermione's arm and walked past the boys, and through the kitchen doors.
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A/N: Sorry its so short. I didn't have time with all the finals to write a really good chapter. This one was meant to be longer and finally to get into the plot, but I seem to have gotten there only half way. Man do I have a long way to go. I noticed that this ficcy is kind of off to a slow start. I promise it gets better later. I'm all stressed out from finals! God I hate those things!
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO REVIEWED!