The time at Hogwarts flew by. Harry, Ron, and Hermione continued to practice DADAs. One day Dumbledore stopped by the Room of Requirement.
"Happy birthday Harry! I have your school letters here. If you all disguise yourself I believe you can go into Diagon Alley today. I believe you know the spells from your concealment unit? Good go and get ready."
At this statement Dumbledore left the three with their Hogwarts letters. All of them opened them up and there was a different expression on each face.
"Ron! Hermione! I've been made quidditch captain!" Harry shouted this out as he read the short note includes.
When the excitement died down Harry took out his wand. Soon he was a blue-eyed blond and had covered up his scar. He then gave Ron black hair and brown eyes along with darkening his skin tone. For Hermione he straightened her hair and died it blond. He gave her green-eyes as well. They went down to the front hall where Dumbledore was waiting with a portkey. Everyone grabbed on and landed in Gringotts.
"I will meet you guys back here in two hours. I think that that will be all the time you need Marsh, Donald, and Billy." With these parting words Dumbledore was gone.
The three got in a cart and waited to be taken down. "After this I'll meet you guys back here."
"Why aren't we shopping together?"
"You and Ron are. Its much to dangerous for either of you to hang out around me."
"That's ridiculous mate!"
"We aren't leaveing you Harry!"
"I DON'T CARE! You are not going to come with me. It is much too dangerous and I would rather not put you guys in any serious harm. I felt bad enough putting you in the hospital. No more people are going to die because of me." Harry then got off the cart that had now returned them to Gringotts.
He quickly lost himself in a crowd and managed to change his appearance. Ron mad to go after him but Hermione stopped him.
The last thing Harry heard his friends say before he entered the book shop was, "Donald let him go. He will calm down and we can talk to him then."
Ron seemed to think this over and headed with Hermione over to the robe store. It was when they headed into the bookstore that Ron noticed something weird. "Marsha, how come I'm taking Muggle Studies instead of Divination?"
Hermione blushed slightly thinking of how she had talked to Dumbledore. "I thought, and Dumbledore agreed, that you should learn how to use basic muggle things. Such as a telephone. You need to understand me and Billy's home lives. It will be easier for all of us to relate."
Sighing Ron took his books and paid for them.
All to soon they met back at Gringotts. Dumbledore quickly took them back before they could even say hello to each other. Once they reached Gryffindor common room Harry turned to his friends.
"I am really sorry for the way I acted. I still believe that you shouldn't go in public with me but I also know that I could of phrased it a bit nicer. I got you both presents."
"Harry its your birthday! We got you presents too."
Harry nodded and handed something to Ron and Hermione. They in turn handed something to him. Upon opening hers Hermione squeaked with delight.
"An Owl! Thank you so much Harry!" She then gave him a big hug before petting her new gray owl.
Ron had gotten a bag full of pranks from Fred and George's new shop. Hermione had gotten Harry a book on Occulumecy and Ron gave him a bag of chocolates.
"So Hermione, what are you going to name him?" Harry asked Hermione this referring to her owl.
"I think I'll name him Gandalf the Gray, just Gandalf for short though. I got it out of one of my favorite muggle books Lord of the Rings."
Ron then sat across from Harry and looked him in the eye. "Harry, I know your under a lot of pressure but just because you care about us doesn't mean we shouldn't fight." Ron spoke this in a grave tone and Hermione nodded.
"Everyone who gets close to me will just die though!"
"How would you feel if Dumbledore took away your wand and locked you in a room because you were to important to fight? That's what your doing to us. It's not fair for anyone Harry. We aren't going to let you do this alone." As Ron finished is speech Harry started to cry quietly. "You guys are the best."
Authors Note: I have some news. That was it. Wow, I'm haveing fun! Took you guys long enough to reveiw. Here I thought I would go into a state of depression. Good thing thats not happening. Well I daresay you have had enough of my rambleings so here is my reveiwer responses!
Trumpet-geek: Ah a faithful reveiwer. We are kind of sad debateing about Artemis well none of us goes to look it up. Your reveiws are getting longer!! Yay! We should probaly shift our focus off mythology and on to the current stories that we are reading/reveiwing. Do you really play the trumpet? I am a percussionist. I hope your good because the trumpets at my old school really sucked.
Midgee Dumbledore: Thank you for reveiwing but next time please reveiw about my story. If you want to respond to the comments I sent you that is what author's notes are for. I have already explained everything in a reveiw I sent you so no need to worry. Odd name you have there.
Desipoplover13: You weird. I admire that in a person. I think that teaching Ron the telephone is just an excuse for you to get close to Rupert Grint! I see right through you. I don't have an inner Hermione, I have an outer one. Shes my best friend my sometimes I get so fed up with her its crazyness. Glad you enjoyed the flying scene.
SiriusRulz14: I can tell that you are the type of person who got really emontional when I killed off the Dursleys. Probaly sat in your room and criend. Just kidding! Thats my ever-so-loved sarcastic side. Glad your loveing the story.