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Harry Potter and the Return to the Chamber
Ch. 1--The Summer
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It was the middle of the summer, and of course the day was hot. Everyone on Privet Drive was inside, and enjoying the cool air of their air conditioners or fans. Well, almost everyone. A teenage boy was outside mowing the lawn of Number 4. This boy was Harry Potter and he was not your normal teen who mowed lawns for money. In fact, Harry was not a normal teen in any way. Harry Potter was a wizard. A wizard who would soon be going back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his sixth year there. As Harry stopped the mower, took of his glasses, and wiped his sweaty face, he looked absentmindedly down the street, and wondered what his two best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, were doing right now. 'Probably not mowing any lawns on this extremely hot day,' he thought to himself. 'Especially not Ron, because he doesn't even know what a lawnmower is. Maybe Hermione, but I doubt it.'
"Harry Potter!" came Uncle Vernon's voice from inside the house. "Why did you stop mowing? I want that lawn to be perfect!"
'Then why don't you do it yourself?' Harry thought angrily. He finished a little after lunchtime, extremely hungry. He stepped inside the cool house, feeling the air upon his face. He went into the bathroom and washed his face off and thought to himself. 'Man, even after that talk from Moody at the end of last year, Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia still treat me like dirt. Oh, that reminds me, after lunch I have to write to the Order.' He then ate a quick lunch, and raced upstairs. He looked over at Hedwig's cage to see if she was back from delivering his other letter to Ron, which she wasn't. Just as he pulled out some parchment and a quill, Hedwig returned with a letter and a package from Ron, which he opened eagerly right when she got into his room.
Hey Harry,
When Hedwig arrived with your letter, she had just noticed Pig
and how he was zooming around my room. She almost forgot to give me
your letter because she wanted to show Pig how to behave. Sorry it
took so long for this letter, but I've been really busy lately. But
anyway, Mum said that you could come and stay here for the rest of the
summer. Send Hedwig back with your answer. I already asked Hermione
to come, and she told me that she could come in a week or so. Fred
and George are doing really well at the shop, and they gave Mum and
Dad some extra money to fix up the house with. My room is much bigger
now. You'll see it when you come here. Hope to see you soon,
Ron
P.S. Sorry that I forgot to write to you on your birthday, I've just
been so busy that I couldn't. So--Happy Birthday Harry!
Harry opened the package, and inside was a cake with sixteen magic candles on it. He then quickly wrote a note to Ron saying thanks for the cake and that he would be glad to come, as long as Ron's parents could come and get him. He then got out more parchment, dipped his quill in some ink, and began to write.
Professor Dumbledore, Head of the Order of the Phoenix;
Hello, I'm again writing for my weekly checkup. Aunt Petunia
is getting a little better at being nice to me, but it taking Uncle
Vernon a lot longer. Dudley is too terrified if of Moody to say
anything to me. Ron invited me to go to the Burrow in a few days. I
hope this is all right, and if it is not, please owl Ron and myself as
soon as possible. Hope you are all well,
Harry
He thought it looked good, and tied both the letters to Hedwig's legs. "Now this one goes to Number 12 Grimmauld Place in London, OK? It's for the Order. This other one goes to Ron. Deliver the one to the Order first," he told Hedwig. She hooted happily, then went off.
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A few days later, Hedwig returned with a letter from each the Order and Ron. He opened the one from the Order first.
Harry,
It is good to hear that your Aunt and Uncle are making an
effort to be nicer to you, but we knew they wouldn't warm up to you
too fast. We think that it is perfectly all right if you want to got
to the Weasley's house. We still expect to receive letters from you
while you are there, but you don't have to write so often.
Sincerely,
The Order of the Phoenix
Harry was glad that he was able to go to Ron's house, and he was about to write to Ron telling him that he could come, but then he remembered that he still had Ron's letter to open.
Harry,
Mum and Dad told me that you wrote to the Order for permission
to come to our house. Did you forget that they are in the Order or
something? You could have just asked them to ask Dumbledore, you
know. I know you did that for your own safety (and also because
Moody told you to), but you still could have come anyway. Mum and I
are coming by Floo powder to pick you up on Saturday. Then we're
going to pick up Hermione on Sunday. See you then,
Ron
Tomorrow was Saturday, so Harry packed up his Hogwarts things, then went downstairs to tell Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia that he was going.
"What do you want?" Uncle Vernon growled at Harry.
"My friend Ron and his Mum are coming tomorrow to pick me up and bring me to their house." Harry replied.
"How are they getting here?" asked Aunt Petunia.
"By Floo Powder." Harry told her.
"Floo Powder?" said Uncle Vernon, puzzled.
"The stuff when the come out of the chimney." said Harry. "You know, they have come here that way before."
"Oh, right. What time are they coming?"
"I'm not exactly sure, but probably sometime in the afternoon," Harry told Uncle Vernon.
"Fine, whatever gets you out of here." replied Aunt Petunia.
Harry Potter and the Return to the Chamber
Ch. 1--The Summer
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It was the middle of the summer, and of course the day was hot. Everyone on Privet Drive was inside, and enjoying the cool air of their air conditioners or fans. Well, almost everyone. A teenage boy was outside mowing the lawn of Number 4. This boy was Harry Potter and he was not your normal teen who mowed lawns for money. In fact, Harry was not a normal teen in any way. Harry Potter was a wizard. A wizard who would soon be going back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his sixth year there. As Harry stopped the mower, took of his glasses, and wiped his sweaty face, he looked absentmindedly down the street, and wondered what his two best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, were doing right now. 'Probably not mowing any lawns on this extremely hot day,' he thought to himself. 'Especially not Ron, because he doesn't even know what a lawnmower is. Maybe Hermione, but I doubt it.'
"Harry Potter!" came Uncle Vernon's voice from inside the house. "Why did you stop mowing? I want that lawn to be perfect!"
'Then why don't you do it yourself?' Harry thought angrily. He finished a little after lunchtime, extremely hungry. He stepped inside the cool house, feeling the air upon his face. He went into the bathroom and washed his face off and thought to himself. 'Man, even after that talk from Moody at the end of last year, Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia still treat me like dirt. Oh, that reminds me, after lunch I have to write to the Order.' He then ate a quick lunch, and raced upstairs. He looked over at Hedwig's cage to see if she was back from delivering his other letter to Ron, which she wasn't. Just as he pulled out some parchment and a quill, Hedwig returned with a letter and a package from Ron, which he opened eagerly right when she got into his room.
Hey Harry,
When Hedwig arrived with your letter, she had just noticed Pig
and how he was zooming around my room. She almost forgot to give me
your letter because she wanted to show Pig how to behave. Sorry it
took so long for this letter, but I've been really busy lately. But
anyway, Mum said that you could come and stay here for the rest of the
summer. Send Hedwig back with your answer. I already asked Hermione
to come, and she told me that she could come in a week or so. Fred
and George are doing really well at the shop, and they gave Mum and
Dad some extra money to fix up the house with. My room is much bigger
now. You'll see it when you come here. Hope to see you soon,
Ron
P.S. Sorry that I forgot to write to you on your birthday, I've just
been so busy that I couldn't. So--Happy Birthday Harry!
Harry opened the package, and inside was a cake with sixteen magic candles on it. He then quickly wrote a note to Ron saying thanks for the cake and that he would be glad to come, as long as Ron's parents could come and get him. He then got out more parchment, dipped his quill in some ink, and began to write.
Professor Dumbledore, Head of the Order of the Phoenix;
Hello, I'm again writing for my weekly checkup. Aunt Petunia
is getting a little better at being nice to me, but it taking Uncle
Vernon a lot longer. Dudley is too terrified if of Moody to say
anything to me. Ron invited me to go to the Burrow in a few days. I
hope this is all right, and if it is not, please owl Ron and myself as
soon as possible. Hope you are all well,
Harry
He thought it looked good, and tied both the letters to Hedwig's legs. "Now this one goes to Number 12 Grimmauld Place in London, OK? It's for the Order. This other one goes to Ron. Deliver the one to the Order first," he told Hedwig. She hooted happily, then went off.
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A few days later, Hedwig returned with a letter from each the Order and Ron. He opened the one from the Order first.
Harry,
It is good to hear that your Aunt and Uncle are making an
effort to be nicer to you, but we knew they wouldn't warm up to you
too fast. We think that it is perfectly all right if you want to got
to the Weasley's house. We still expect to receive letters from you
while you are there, but you don't have to write so often.
Sincerely,
The Order of the Phoenix
Harry was glad that he was able to go to Ron's house, and he was about to write to Ron telling him that he could come, but then he remembered that he still had Ron's letter to open.
Harry,
Mum and Dad told me that you wrote to the Order for permission
to come to our house. Did you forget that they are in the Order or
something? You could have just asked them to ask Dumbledore, you
know. I know you did that for your own safety (and also because
Moody told you to), but you still could have come anyway. Mum and I
are coming by Floo powder to pick you up on Saturday. Then we're
going to pick up Hermione on Sunday. See you then,
Ron
Tomorrow was Saturday, so Harry packed up his Hogwarts things, then went downstairs to tell Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia that he was going.
"What do you want?" Uncle Vernon growled at Harry.
"My friend Ron and his Mum are coming tomorrow to pick me up and bring me to their house." Harry replied.
"How are they getting here?" asked Aunt Petunia.
"By Floo Powder." Harry told her.
"Floo Powder?" said Uncle Vernon, puzzled.
"The stuff when the come out of the chimney." said Harry. "You know, they have come here that way before."
"Oh, right. What time are they coming?"
"I'm not exactly sure, but probably sometime in the afternoon," Harry told Uncle Vernon.
"Fine, whatever gets you out of here." replied Aunt Petunia.