WARNING: OOTP SPOILERS AHEAD…… YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!
A/N: Right I have finally got some reviews 13 I think? ….. Yay! And thank you for all those who reviewed…. Comments at bottom. And thanks to my beta tester, loucat101, I changed the mistakes you pointed out to me.
Chapter: Thoughts
Disclaimer: I do not own anything to do with Harry Potter. If you see any characters that you don't recognise, just think that it is
One of my characters.
*Italics and asterisk equal thoughts and memories…*
Bold equals prophecies, letters or notes
Thoughts
The sound of a car starting up jolted Harry from one of his night time trances. He routinely tucked a stray lock of hair behind his ear and straightened himself up.
*I really should stop doing this* He thought as the new silver Porsche drove out of sight. *I should be thinking about my O.W.L results or something, or when I'm going to Sir'……No, to Ron's* A flash of pain flitted across his handsome features as he rose from his position by the window and he dragged himself across the room. *It really is a pathetic room* He thought as he studied the half collapsed bed covered in moth-eaten rags at the side of the room and the wood worm riddled cupboard by the door. It was hard to think that it had been 4 years since he had hurled Dobby the house elf into that cupboard. He could remember it as if it was yesterday.
*Dobby was standing on his bed telling him he could not go back to Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry that year. And how he had continually banged his head against the wall causing his uncle Vernon to come stomping up the stairs and leaving Harry just enough time to throw Dobby in the cupboard and jump back on his bed before he came crashing into the room*
As he recounted these events he thought *Why can't my life still be exciting as it was then, with strange but friendly creatures warning me about things. Why has it gone from that to……To this: Blood, resurrection, torture and de'……death!*
He let out a pained sigh as he gazed into the broken mirror to his right. He really had changed a lot since his first year at Hogwarts. No longer was there a short, weedy 11 year old boy with unruly hair that never lay flat. Wearing round crooked glasses, dressed in rags that were at least ten times his size, staring back at him. But a tall 16 year old man, whose hair (which he had grown out) finally lay reasonably tidy, falling in silky locks around his face. His emerald eyes shone with a newly acquired emotion, making his eyes seem even more bright and enchanting. This was also helped by the fact that he no longer wore glasses; he had given them up when he had broken them for the 5th time that summer and instead invested in clear contact lenses. His face now took a more mature look, with his well defined bone structure shining through.
He had to admit, he had turned out pretty well over-all, considering the circumstances. Also to thank for his newly found body was his daily work outs which had started the first week back for the holidays (if you can call them that). This idea had come to him on the ride back to number 4 from Kings cross station. He had been staring at the passing countryside and recounting the events that had taken place earlier that year. He was thinking about how that year had gone so very badly.
*He had been desperate for any sign of action from Voldemort and even took to lying in flower bushes to listen to the news. He had supposed to have been watched for anything unusual that might happen to him around Privet drive.
Later on in the holiday Harry and his delightful cousin Dudley 'yeah rite' had been attacked by Dementors, (creatures that guard the wizard prison of Azkaban) and when near them, they make you relive your worst memories. They are lethal for their kiss which sucks out your soul and leaves you in a position worse than death. Thus causing Harry to use his wand and warrant in his expulsion from Hogwarts. That little predicament had soon been sorted out by Dumbledore, but not before he had had been thrown out of his house by his Uncle, who did not want his wife and child in danger from those 'freaks' of Harry's world. But Harry did not go completely unpunished for that little endeavour. He had to go to a disciplinary hearing at the ministry of magic, to prove if he was innocent or guilty of performing magic in front of a muggle with no good intentions. But before he could do that he went to stay at the headquarters of 'The Order of the Phoenix'. Which in fact belonged to his Godfather Sirius Black, it was passed down to him through the Black family. He could not forget his first encounter with Ron and Hermione that summer.
His Hearing went pretty well, despite the fact that he was almost late and that he got questioned on everything he said, but he did get off in the end.
On his journey to Hogwarts he met a new person by the name of Luna Lovegood, also known as Loopy Lovegood which suited her personality very nicely. He also saw for the first time, exactly what was pulling those 'Horseless' carriages to get from Hogsmeade to Hogwarts for all those years. They were called Thestrals and only those who have witnessed death (and let it sink in) can see them, including Loony Lovegood.
Anyway getting to the point of his bad year…… His new defence teacher turned out to be a real witch… (Excuse the pun) her name was Professor Umbridge. And Harry, who after many of his detentions with her, came out with a raw and bleeding hand from writing with a razor sharp quill, that used your blood, instead of ink. She later became Hogwarts high inquisitor much to everyone's horror. Including Professor McGonagall (who seemed to particularly despise her).
Her lack of teaching the students ... Well… anything caused Hermione, Harry and Ron to form a group. Who were later named the 'DA', short for Dumbledore's army. They were taught by Harry because of his profound experience in defence and learnt how to do spell's properly. The group kept working in secret because professor Umbridge had set a new rule saying that organisations could not be formed without permission.
The year went on with Harry regularly getting his hand sliced open and the usual fall outs and encounters with Malfoy.
One day though, Malfoy had gone too far causing Harry and George to both pounce on him, thus causing Harry, George and Fred to have a life long ban from the quidditch team, much to the distress of the captain.
Harry's dreams (One which he kept having repeatedly, involving a door in the department of mysteries) came to an all time low, when a snake (which Harry somehow seemed to be inside) attacked Mr Weasley, causing him to be hurt very badly, Leaving Harry feeling guilty. Because of these dreams Harry had to learn Occlumency, a magical defence of the mind against external penetration. The lessons which were taught by Harry's least favourite teacher professor Snape did not go to well with Harry letting him to far into his mind. The lessons were cut off when Snape found Harry inside his pensieve reliving an embarrassing encounter with Harry's father.
Harry's O.W.L's went rather badly, considering he didn't finish his astronomy exam and that his potions master had always had a grudge against him in his potions classes, and the fact that his divination teacher was a complete fraud.
His year ended even worse when he had a dream in his final exam, history of magic, and was convinced that Sirius was in trouble. With constant nagging from Hermione he checked to see whether Sirius was home before running off after him. Harry found himself and his friends in the ministry and before long they found a prophecy which they knew the Deatheaters were after, as if was being well protected by the ministry members. The prophecy was smashed when it fell out of Neville's pocket, and no one heard what it said. Sirius and the other members of the 'Order Of The Phoenix' were called to help the children out of peril, causing Sirius to be hit with a curse from his own cousin and resulted in him falling through the black veil hanging over the entrance to the land of the dead. There was also a visit from Voldemort himself, and that evening Harry was finally told why Voldemort had tried to kill him as a baby. It was to do with a prophecy;
The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches…
Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies…
And the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not…
And either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives…
The one with the power to vanquish the Dark lord will be born as the seventh month dies.
Either Harry has to kill Lord Voldemort, or vice versa.*
(A/N: okaaaaaaaay….. That was a long-ish recount of his fifth year, I have made it shorter by about 10 or more lines when my beta tester type person, ideala2 said that it was to long….. And I really hope that no one got bored of that …. And I'm sorry if anyone missed my warning signs who have not read the book yet and now know what happened….. Please do not flame me telling me this!! Ok on with the story)
Harry sighed tiredly …. It was because of his last year that he thought he had to be able to defend himself against the unexpected. And getting in shape seemed his only option. His loss of Sirius had really hit him hard. He knew he shouldn't feel guilty about it, after all he didn't kill Sirius, Sirius's cousin did. But that nagging in the back of his head kept reminding him that it was his fault, because he had not bothered in learning Occlumency when he should and that caused Sirius to come and rescue him.
*Why do I have to be so stubborn and stupid all the time? Why can't I ever listen to Hermione when she's obviously right? * He thought as he banged a fist against his already paint cracked wall.
He turned and stalked over to his nasty excuse of a bed cradling his hand gingerly, and slowly lay down. *I wonder what Ron and Hermione are doing?* He thought *I bet their having fun. Their probably with each other again, all lovey dovey while I'm in this hell hole…* He yawned widely and turned over in an attempt to get more comfortable. A cold draft was coming from the gap in his window ledge from where Ron, Fred and George had ripped out the bars guarding it, in his second year. (His relatives thought it served him right for letting those 'freaks' vandalise his home.) Shivering slightly he let himself be taken by the oncoming darkness, praying that it would not bring one of his regular nightmares…
A/N: So what do you think???? I hope you like it …. I know the fifth year recount is abit long …. What do you think about Harry? *wink wink* I know a lot of you probably think that he's changed abit to much, but I think he was well in need of a growth spurt and being Harry potter he decided to have it all at once!!
Well that chap took a while because I kept changing things …. The next few chaps' may be abit shorter than this one, is it ok if the chaps are about this length though … about 4 A4 pages ? …. Well please please PLEASE!! R/R!! I would really appreciate it!
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*Phew well… I was told that I cannot put Challenges up as a 'story' so I'm going to put them down the bottom of my chapters….. So if you wouldn't mind writing a story that I have given you the basic ideas for, then read on …. *
Challenge 1: When Harry was taken to his aunt and Uncles, they did not want him….. This has been done before I know … BUT …. Instead of sending him to an orphanage …. Or just throwing him out, they decide to try and kill him …. Bit harsh? Nope … Their the Dursleys and they've gone through a bad time …. You can think of how they try and kill him …. If they use a weapon, or just beating? Well, before he dies … he decides to run away … bear in mind they didn't try and kill him as soon as he arrived they waited a few years. But he kind of collapses or something where he has to be found ….. When he is found, he is taken to the hospital for treatment of his injuries … whatever they may be? And he is taken somewhere you choose, where a family picks him … and is taken to another country to live! America? Spain? Australia? He lives there until he is 15 …. Back home they think he's either died or is still missing …. When his 15th birthday comes around *please bear in mind that Harry has to be good looking in this J*… something happens to give those in the wizarding world hope … what is it? You decide … will Harry be spotted? *If that's his name? He does not tell people his real name …* Will he go back to England and be seen? He could get kidnapped …. Or find out about his world? What will happen … you decide … and from then on … you write what happens to Harry!
Hope you like ….. Next challenge will be a chapter on its own. ! Somewhere in the future??
Next chapter: Life on privet Drive
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