Harry awoke drenched in sweat. His scar pricked painfully at his forehead. Harry heard scratching at his window. There was Hedwig already back from the burrow. Harry got up and took the parchment off of Hedwig's leg. Quickly tossing her a treat. She hooted happily and settled on her cage.

~ Harry ~

Great news! We're going to Diagon ally soon; I think mad eye is coming
to pick you up. Even better Fred and George are gunna buy Ginny and I
new robes. Hermione is staying with us for the last of the summer. Her
parents are off traveling the world again. Oh, she says "hi" well I
guess I'll be seeing you soon. Be ready for mad eye's arrival!

~ Ron ~

Harry Smiled and put the parchment in his nightstand with the rest.

Mad eye's coming eh? Harry thought THAT should be interesting.

This summer had been by far Harry's best summer yet, the Dursleys basically kept their distance from him. He was also able to keep in touch with his friends.

As Harry stood, he pulled out his school trunk and began packing his clothes. As he stacked his books in the trunk a photo album fell open and a picture fluttered out. Harry swiftly caught it before it touched the ground. The picture blinked up at him with smiles on their faces.

His happiness slowly faded as his smile slipped from his face. He examined the picture of the old Order of the Phoenix for the first time since he had received the photo from Moody. The people in the front of the picture slowly moved to the side to reveal those in back. His parents stepped proudly forward, but then Harry saw two people he didn't recognize. Two people that moody did not describe to him the time before. He studied them, the man was tall with dark brown hair and brown eyes. The woman holding his hand was much shorter, mabey only 5'3'', she only came to the man's shoulder. Her light brown shoulder length hair blew behind her as her blue eyes danced with happiness. He watched as his mother hooked her arm in the other woman's as the mysterious woman flashed a peace sign.

Who are they? Harry scrutinized as he stared intently down at the photo. I've got to ask Moody next time. Harry carefully placed the photo in the book and then placed it in his trunk. He then shut the trunk with a thud and dropped onto his bed. As he gazed up at the ceiling he slowly fell into a dreamless sleep.

Harry awoke the next day around 10:00, as he got up and went downstairs he saw a note lying on the table.

-Potter

Gone to market.

TOUCH NOTHING!!

It was a note from his Uncle Vernon. Harry sighed and looked around. He thought he heard a knocking. There it was again, looking out the window he saw pink and purple. He quickly opened the front door to reveal Tonks, Moody and Lupin. Tonks smiled at him her hair pink with light and dark purple streaks in it, it was cut shorter the it had been the previous year. But her baggy pants and shirt were the same.

"Hallo harry!" she greeted cheerfully

"hallo" he greeted back stepping aside to allow them in.

" ready to leave then harry?" Lupin asked as he walked in the door. Harry nodded in affirmation.

"Well hurry up then potter! We haven't got all day to chat"

good old moody harry thought

"Tsk Tsk still the same in this house is it?" came Tonks' voice from the kitchen "as clean as ever"

Lupin walked upstairs and levitated Harry's school items and Hedwig downstairs.

"Well lets go then Harry, leave a note for your Aunt and Uncle, and then we'll be off" Lupin said as he walked to the door. Harry wrote that he has been picked up for school and that he would see them next summer. Signing his name he walked across the room and realized something

"moody" harry called

"what is it potter?" came his gruff voice.

"How are we getting there? Wherever there is? He inserted realizing that he didn't know where they were going.

"Were going to Diagon ally number one and two were taking Muggle transportation. We don't want anyone getting suspicious"

Muggle transportation? As in a taxi? Harry ran back inside and grabbed some money for the fare. As he walked back outside harry saw the yellow taxicab parked in front of the house. | |