Harry Potter
and the
War To End All Wars
By double0ducky
Chapter 2
The Package
Harry awoke at 8 in the morning feeling well rested because even though he only had five hours sleep the image of Sirius did not come all night. Harry reckoned this was because he had something to do now.
He got out of bed grabbed some jeans and a shirt from his dresser on the far side of his room. Once he was dressed he ran downstairs earning him some looks from the Dursleys.
"What are you so excited about boy?" growled Uncle Vernon giving Harry a dirty look, " Get some letters form those freaky friends of yours?
"No. I got one from the Headmaster though," Harry answered.
"Get expelled?" Aunt Petunia asked with a hopeful glance at Harry
"No, I just got permission to practice magic outside of school.
All three Dursleys stood up quickly. "Stop lying boy" snarled Uncle Vernon.
"I'm not lying," said Harry who was thoroughly enjoying this. "And just to prove itÉ" He pulled out his wand.
"Put that away now!
"Wingardium Leviosa," Harry said and all three Dursleys turned to watch the last piece of toast float off the plate. "Ta-ta" Harry said in a mock polite voice "Locomotor toast." Holding his wand like a conductor's stick he marched out of the room with the toast in the lead leaving a stunned silence in his wake.
By the time Harry got to his room he could barely walk he was laughing so hard. He sat down on his bed and ate this toast still savoring the memory of the fear on Uncle Vernon's face when he levitated the toast.
When he was finished he walked over to the closet, opened it up and trembling with anticipation grabbed the parcel. When he had set it down on the bed he took out his wand. "Diffindo," he muttered. The rope fell off and he pulled open the box. Once the box was open he took out McGonagall's letter.
It read:
Potter,
As a member of the Order naturally I know about the Prophecy and I think it would be a great deal of help for you to become and Animangus. I have sent along some instructions on how to start the process of becoming one. I know that your father and Sirius did it while they were in school. It should be much faster with these instructions and my help later this summer. You must choose an animal to concentrate on. Magical animals are extremely hard to do. Any wizard who can do this is very powerful but if you want to try go ahead.
Good Luck,
Minevera McGonagall
"I can't wait to get started" Harry said aloud. He looked into the box and saw another piece of parchment. He picked it up and saw the instructions McGonagall talked about. Underneath was: A Compendium of Common Curses and Their Counter-Actions, Achievements in Charming, The Dark Arts Outsmarted, Practical Defense Magic and Its Use Against the Dark Arts, Self Defensive Spellworks, and on the very bottom of the pile was a lime green book called Muggle Self Defense.
Harry had no idea what it meant by Muggle Self Defense because as far as he knew they used guns. So he opened it up and found diagrams on how to swordfight and later in the book how to swordfight with wands.
"That sounds fun," thought Harry, "but first I need a place to practice." And so he sat and thought for a while. Finally a thought came "Attic! Do we even have an attic?
So Harry decided to find out. He opened the door and walked downstairs. Without introduction he demanded, "Do we have an attic?
"Why?" asked Uncle Vernon
"Just answer.
"No.
"No we don't or no you won't answer?" Harry asked getting annoyed.
"I won't answer.
"Maybe I'll just write to Mad-Eye then.
"NO!" screamed Uncle Vernon, looking up for the first time.
"Answer then.
"Fine, yes we do.
"Do you use it?
"No.
"I'm going to then.
"No.
"Yes.
"No.
"How are you going to stop me?
Uncle Vernon opened and closed his mouth as if gasping for air.
"At al loss for words? I'll give you one: fine
"Fine," Uncle Vernon mumbled.
Harry turned and walked away. He walked around the house until he finally found the attic. He magiked the door open and walked up.
The attic was dingy but big enough to practice in. "Accio books. The books flew through the door and stopped in front o him. "Accio trunk." His trunk flew up and landed next to the books.
"First thing I need to do is make this room practicable," Harry said to himself. He stooped down and opened his trunk. When he found Intermediate Transfiguration he went to the table of contents. Down towards the bottom he found what he was looking for: Conjuring Objects Out of Thin Air. He read the chapter quickly, picking out the key points.
"All righty. Conjurus cushion. A big cushion like the ones he had once see in a muggle gym appeared. He looked into his charm book and found the chapter on sticking charms. He used about five of these to stick the cushion on one of the walls. He repeated the process until the whole room including the ceiling was covered in pads.
"Now I need something to practice on," he said, " Conjurus Malfoy manikin. Out of thin air came an exact likeness of Malfoy.
"There now I have good reason to use spells on something non-living. But now I need some rest. This has taken longer than I thought.
So Harry walked to his room and before going to bed he decided to write Dumbledore a letter. He took out a quill, ink and a piece of parchment and wrote:
Professor Dumbledore,
Thank you very much for the permission. I do request however that you make a practice room at Head quarters with an obstacle course etc.
Harry
When he was done he took off his glasses and clothes and jumped into bed.
End Chapter 2
A/N Hi I know the chapters are short but the beginning is always the hardest. Okay please review. Bye