Harry Potter and the Voldemort Resistance
By Bado
Disclaimer: I own none of the Harry Potter franchise.
Chapter 3 Hogwarts Letters
Harry woke up with to a slight tap on his window. The sun was gleaming in through his window. He sat up and turned around to see the cause of his early awakening, two large screech owls. He opened his window and let them in. The two owls hopped in onto his bed. One was a Daily Prophet owl; the other owl was carrying an official looking envelope as well as the usual Hogwarts letter. He relieved the owls of their burden, but only the Daily Prophet owl left. Harry decided that he would first look through the Daily Prophet, leaving the excitement of his O.W.L. results for last.
Harry gasped as he unrolled the copy of the paper. The front page showed a very shocking revelation.
Cornelius Fudge Fired, New Acting Minister
Yesterday in a surprise ruling, the Wizengamot ruled Cornelius Fudge's conduct in office irresponsible. The Wizengamot stated that Fudge, as well as his cabinet, kept information about He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named away from the public. Fudge and his closest employees were taken from their positions. The minister's Senior Undersecretary, Dolores Umbridge, was not only fired but sent to Azkaban prison for a lifetime sentence for the use of an Unforgivable Curse on a student during her brief reign as headmistress at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She took to using the Cruciatus Curse on one student when he refused to tell what he knew of Albus Dumbledore's whereabouts.
The temporary Minister of Magic, Amelia Bones, was asked to take the position after being nominated by Albus Dumbledore, who was a victim of Fudge's antics in office. Taking Amelia's place as head of the Magical Law Enforcement Department is Arthur Weasley, a loyal Ministry worker who has been working in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Department for the past twenty years.
Many changes are anticipated now that Fudge is out of office. Amelia Bones is currently working with Arthur Weasley to come up with new ways the magical community is to deal with the new rise of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named as well as his followers, the Death Eaters. More news is pending.
Harry read and reread this article several times. He couldn't believe it. But then again, if anyone deserved a promotion, it was Mr. Weasley. The Weasleys were the nicest family Harry had ever known. Though they had little, they were quick to share it with anyone in need.
More and more surprising news came all summer. First there were disappearances in the prophet. Then they published stories about deaths of ministry workers. Voldemort had defiantly made his presence known.
Harry thought about it for a while, before finally picking up and looking through the rest of the prophet. There was nothing else really interesting, except an article on the current progress of Azkaban. They were looking for alternative guards for the prison as the Dementors had finally abandoned the prison. This had comes as a surprise to many people, many except of course, Dumbledore and the Order. Dumbledore had been predicting this since Voldemort's rise to power about one year ago. There were also some new charms mentioned in the article used to make the prison walls completely unbreakable.
Harry then turned to his other letter. He picked it up like it was a Howler, ready to explode at any minute. Harry finally ripped it open. He first pulled out his booklist, then quickly put it to the back, not wanting it to reveal his results. Harry took in a deep breath of air as he carefully unfolded his O.W.L. results. He held the future of his whole wizarding career right there in the palm of his hand.
Dear Mr. Harry James Potter,
Below are the results of the your O.W.L. examinations that you took this past school year. The grading scale is as follows:
O-Outstanding, two O.W.L.s
E-Exceeds Expectations, one O.W.L
A-Average, one O.W.L.
D-Dreadful, no O.W.L.
T-Troll, no O.W.L..
Charms
Theory-E
Practical-E
Overall-E
Transfiguration
Theory-A
Practical-E
Overall-E
Herbology
Theory-A
Practical-A
Overall-A
Defense Against the Dark Arts
Theory-O
Practical-O 1
Overall-O with Honors
Potions
Theory-O
Practical-E
Overall-O
Care of Magical Creatures
Theory-O
Practical-O
Overall-O
Astronomy
Theory-D
Practical-D
Overall-D
Divination
Practical-T
History of Magic
Theory-D
Overall-D
Total Score: 10 O.W.L.s
Congratulations on your ten O.W.L.s Mr. Potter. Enclosed on the next piece of parchment is the list of classes available to you as well as your booklist for your sixth year.
Harry folded the letter back up. He was speechless. He was the happiest he'd been in a long time; the revelation of new family, Ron's families' new found wealth, and now he had achieved grades good enough on his examination to start on the path to becoming an Auror, his dream career. Harry's heart was beating almost so hard that it came out of his throat. Harry then picked up his booklist and unfolded it.
Dear Mr. Potter,
Below is the list of N.E.W.T. level classes available to you along with electives. Also note the two new classes available to fifth, sixth, and seventh years only. Professor Dumbledore also asked me to inform you that you will be continuing with your studies in Occlumency. To choose which classes you wish to take, tap the classes on the list with your wand, then below that, the books needed will appear for each class you choose. Please tear off the book list then send the class list back with the owl that should be waiting there for your reply (He looked over to see that the big screech owl was indeed waiting patiently for him to finish.) Once again the Hogwarts Express will leave from Platform 9 and ¾ at eleven o'clock A.M. on September 1st. Hope you have a great summer holiday.
Deputy Headmistress,
Minerva McGonagall
Standard N.E.W.T. Classes:
Sixth Year N.E.W.T. Level Charms
Sixth Year N.E.W.T. Level Transfiguration
Sixth Year N.E.W.T. Level DADA
Sixth Year N.E.W.T. Level Herbology
Sixth Year N.E.W.T. Level Potions
Electives:
Sixth Year N.E.W.T. Level Care of Magical Creatures
Advanced DADA Training Period
Study Hall
Harry reached over to his bedside table to pick up his wand. At first, he was only going to choose the four required N.E.W.T. level classes and the Advanced DADA Training, then he began to think about the positive aspects of the other extra classes. Harry figured that knowledge of Herbology will more than likely come in handy somewhere down the road. This was also true for Care of Magical Creatures. Then he figured Study Hall would be useful as it would give him one whole period to do all his homework. The classes he chose glowed blue on the parchment. He then looked down to see the booklist that had appeared.
The Occlumency Theory
By Jeffery Silo
The Standard Book of Spells, Grade Six
by Miranda Goshawk
The Advanced Guide to Transfiguration
by Emeric Switch
Advanced Spells, Enchantments, Charms, and Curses Used In Defense Against the Dark Arts by Backell Amold
Herbology: An Advanced Field Handbook
by Algie Longbottom
Advanced Potion Brewing
by Geldew Galion
Magical Creatures Native To Great Britain and Surrounding
By Bob Atoll
You may also want to purchase extra books on DADA due to the fact that you have chosen to take the Advanced Defense Against the Dark Arts Training class. I highly recommend some of the Auror pre-training manuals as well as a couple books on advanced Defense.
Harry tore off the book list and set it on the bedside table along with his wand. Harry realized it was already eleven fifteen. He had been going over the Daily Prophet and his letters for two hours already. He gave the owl that had been waiting his class list with all the classes still glowing blue. He stuffed his results and his booklist back into the envelope. Harry then jumped off his small twin bed and bounded down the stairs, still clad in his pajamas. He walked into the kitchen to see his Aunt Petunia at the table eating a sandwich.
"Good morning Aunt Petunia." Harry said gleefully as he filled up a glass with orange juice.
"You mean good afternoon. I would offer you some breakfast but it's already lunch. Would you like a sandwich and some chips." Petunia asked.
"That would be great. Thank you." Harry said, thankful he didn't have to make his own lunch.
"Here you go." She said as she put the big sub sandwich down in front of him. "You seem very happy this morning Harry." Harry looked up and forcefully choked down the enormous bite he had just taken.
"I just received my examination results. I did pretty well." He said with smile.
"That's wonderful Harry. Do you mind me taking a look at them?" Aunt Petunia asked.
"Not at all Aunt Petunia. Let me run up to my room and grab them." Harry set down the large sandwich and left the kitchen to run back up the stairs. He was back within a minute with the envelope in his hands.
"Here you go." He said as he handed the letter over to his aunt.
"Wow these are very good Harry. Better than I could have ever expected for Dudley. But what exactly is are theses subjects." She pointed out to Harry Transfiguration, Herbology, Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Divination.
"Well you see, Transfiguration is the magic used to transform one object into another. Herbology is the study of magical plants. Defense Against the Dark Arts is a class that teaches how to defend yourself against dark wizards and creatures And Divination is the branch of magic that deals with predicting the future. Though the head of Gryffindor, Professor McGonagall, says it's a very imprecise branch. That one is also probably my least favorite class." Harry finished. It was quite strange talking to his aunt when before, he was grounded if he even mentioned the name of his school.
"Wow. There really is so much I don't know about your world Harry. I wish I wouldn't have gotten so jealous of your mother. She really was a great woman, or, err, witch. I hope she still isn't holding a grudge like I did for so many years."
"Its ok Aunt Petunia. I'm sure she understands. Don't worry yourself over it." For the first time ever Harry was pulled into a tight embrace by his aunt. The hug lasted at least a minute before she released him.
"Harry this morning after I dropped off Vernon and Dudley at the mall, I went over the department store and bought you some brand new clothes. I got you some new jeans, shorts, and t-shirts." She pulled out a bag from underneath the table, and passed it over to Harry. "I know its not much and it can't make up for the years of neglect, but I hope this gift can start that process." Harry reached up and grabbed the gigantic bag from Aunt Petunia. "I also threw out all Dudley's old clothes."
"Thanks you so much Aunt Petunia. There great." Harry said as he peeked into the bag. Some new clothes was an understatement. She had bought him an entire new wardrobe.
"Well, I think I should get going. I'm supposed to pick Vernon and Dudley up from the mall at noon. I'll see you this afternoon Harry." So she picked up her small purse and walked out of the kitchen, then out the front door. Seconds later, Harry heard the roar of the engine starting up.
Harry finished up his sandwich and orange juice and walked out of the kitchen with his letter and new clothes swinging from his arm. He went up the stairs and into his small bedroom. He pulled out one of his new t-shirts and a pair of shorts. He then went across the hall and took a shower. When he came back into his bedroom, after he was all clean and dressed, he dumped the rest of the contents of the big bag onto his bed. He put lots of new shirts away in his closet and all the new shorts and jeans into his small dresser. He looked over at his clock. It was already five till noon. Harry hustled over and snatched up his wand and put it in his waistband. He hustled out of the house and ran all the way to the Evans' house.
Harry arrived slightly out of breath. He rang the doorbell. Mark opened the door.
"Hey Harry. Come on in!" Mark opened the door wide and invited Harry in. "Mom just about has lunch ready out back." Mark led Harry through the living room, the kitchen, and out the back door.
"Hello Harry dear. Nice to see you again." Anna said as she flipped the hamburgers that were on the grill. "They should be just about done. Mark will you run in and get a plate for me to put these burgers on?" Mark ran into the house and came back about two seconds later.
"Burger Harry?" Anna asked as she set the plate down on the patio table.
"Sure." Harry said. And they all sat down on at the table. Anna served Harry and Mark hamburgers and asked them what condiments they wanted on their burgers. They were quite good. As Harry finished his, he heard Mark pipe up to his right.
"Hey Harry guess what!" Mark seemed very excited.
"What's that Mark?" Harry asked as he swallowed his second bite.
"This morning I got a letter, it said that I was accepted to a school called Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It said that a real wizard will be coming to explain things a bit more to us this afternoon. Mom reckons its just a joke though." Mark added the last bit with a frown. He said all this very fast. It took time for it all to sink in. Anna looked as if Mark had just said something quite embarrassing.
"Mark are you serious?" Mark nodded his head vigorously. "Well you got your wish Mark. You were accepted to the same school as me." At this, Anna's jaw dropped.
"Let's go inside, you'll be more comfortable while me and Mark throw questions at you." The three went back inside. Mark and Anna sat on the fairly large sofa while Harry retreated to the recliner. So back to our conversation. This school, Hogwarts, is real!?"
"Of course it's real. Next year I will be going into my sixth year there." Said Harry. Mark once again piped up.
"If you've been going to a school like this, how come you haven't told us yet?"
"Well you see, we have a whole other world, other than the non-magical one you see around you everyday. In our world, there are whole communities hidden from muggles. Wizards have their own hospitals, zoos, and we even have a Ministry. That's why so many secrets have been kept from you about your husband's family. Nick's parents, my grandparents, were killed by an evil dark wizard, looking for my parents. This was probably the same with Nick too."
"What else can you tell us about the magical world Harry? What's this ministry like? And what about Hogwarts. What are the classes like? And…" Mark seemed to be full of questions.
"Hold on a minute. I know lots about the magical world, but I am still an underage wizard. Every time I go into the magical world, I learn something new. I will be able to answer your simplest questions, but I really think you should wait until the Hogwarts official comes and talks to you to ask the ones that really confuse you." Harry said knowingly. "I think I should explain something to you right now though. Right now in the magical world, a war is being fought." Harry continued on, in a grave tone, after the loud gasp from the mother and her son. "Lord Voldemort, the same one who was after my parents about 15 years ago, is now back to power. He has now begun to pick up his battle against the rest of the world. His main goal is and has always been to purify the blood of all wizards. He and his many followers have fun in torturing and killing all who are muggle, muggle-born, and half blood. He also is quick to destroy anyone who stands in his way. But we are working against him. The headmaster of Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore, started the movement against Voldemort; a group called the Order of the Phoenix. The members of this group have been working restlessly to protect everyone from Voldemort." Harry was interrupted by Anna.
"But if this Lord Voldy guy kills muggle-born wizards then, I don't know if sending Mark to this school is such a good idea."
"Yes, I figured that would come up. The way I see it, Voldemort goes after all including helpless non-magical people like yourself. Having Mark go to Hogwarts and learning all the spells, charms, and other things would be a relief. This would mean if Voldemort ever did come after you, Mark would be able to defend the two of you." Harry stopped seeing Anna was very lost in thought. After several minutes Anna replied.
"Well Harry, I see your point. I am now positive where Mark will be attending next semester. But where will we buy all these supplies. I've never seen anywhere in London that sells spell books or wands." Anna asked very interested.
"There's actually a wizard shopping alley known as Diagon Alley. It's hidden in the heart of London. There are so many shops there, when I first went I felt like I needed several extra pairs of eyes so I could try and see everything at once." Harry was about to explain all the shops when there was a knock at the door. Mark jumped up at once.
"They're here, they're here!" Mark nearly fell out of his chair trying in his excitement. He ran to the door as fast as he could. The three were all surprised to see an elderly witch with black hair wrapped in a bun, hidden underneath a large pointed hat.
A/N: Thanks guys.