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Chapter Three

Training and Wills

Harry woke in his room in the Leaky Cauldron bright and early, ready to start his training. He only had two more weeks before he had to go back to Hogwarts, and he would have lessons and homework to work around. He got out a book he had bought in Knockturn Alley. It was a very rare make; the ministry of Magic stoped them from making it after they heard about it. But Harry had found it, 'A guide to ground Apparation.' This book taught you a simple way of appertaining and also ground apparation enabled you to be able to Apprate into Hogwarts. Hogwarts was only protected against air apparation, that's why you could hear it because the air had to fill the space where you disappeared and also empty the space where you appeared. Ground apparation is much simpler; you just travel though the ground. It's silent and there are no spells against it. That is why the ministry banished all the books.

He practiced all morning and he had got the hang of it by lunch. He could now Apprate where ever he wanted: even inside Hogwarts. He then decided to take a break. He took Alida out for a walk in his arms around Diagon Alley, he went a different way today, and he hadn't been on a particular area. Harry walked through the unfamiliar streets until he saw a bright orange building. (A/N: I am keeping Fred and Gorge's shop the same as it is in the 6th book, I like it the way it is.) He walked through the door.

"Harry, mate!" yelled Fred

"Ooooh, our friend!" yelled Gorge.

"Yeah, hey guys,"

"We heard from our little brother that you were staying in the alley and that you refused to come to our house this year" They said together

"Yeah, but I can do magic here and not get caught and also I'm training, I can Apprate now."

"Ooooh show, show."

He silently Apparated behind them and then scared them

"Silent? Is that even possible?"

"I just showed you, does it look possible?"

"Okay mate, we are a bit busy, you can take what ever you want of the shelves, we owe you big time!"

"I couldn't do that!"

"You can and you will, seeya Harry, business is calling our names"

Harry browsed around the shop, grudgingly taking a few skiving snackboxes and quite a few defensive potions also some darkness power and a couple of other things he thought he might need. He also took something that Ron might like, just as a present hopefully that would mend their friendship after the holidays. Since he had learnt to Apprate sooner that he expected he decided to go to Ron's now, just for the afternoon for a visit. He thanked Fred and Gorge and told them where he was going, then he and Alida quietly apparated out of the shop and into his room at the leaky cauldron dumped his stuff then apparated with Alida over to the Weasleys house.

"Knock, Knock?" said Harry as he poked his head around the door.

"Just a min… Harry!" said Mrs Weasley gripping him in a bone crunching hug.

"How are we Mrs Weasley?"

"Great, Harry, Great. How did you get here?"

"Umm… I can Apprate now… Don't tell anyone."

"Yes okay, but Ron said you weren't coming these Holidays."

"Only for visits, I'm in a room at Diagon Alley at the moment,'

"Great, well Ron is upstairs in his bedroom; Hermione is up there as well."

"I'll go right up."

He met Ginny on the way up and gave her a hug that lasted longer than it should have; he had taken a fancy to this red headed girl.

"Take to ya later." He said as he broke away and kept going up the stairs.

"Mhmmm," She said in reply, smiling.

He finally reached Ron's room and knocked,

"Just a sec…"

"Come on slowpoke," Harry said as the door opened and Ron pulled him in,

"Harry!" Shrieked Hermione

(A/N: my fingers are sore, I sprained one playing netball, and I'll have to stop soon.)

"Hey 'Mione, Ron," said Harry as he sat on the bed

"I thought you said you weren't coming?" said Ron

"Who said I can visit?"

"But you didn't wanna come…"

"I've got a room at Diagon Alley so I can practice my Magic. Oh, this is for you…"

"Awesome! We haven't been able to go to the Alley yet,"

"How did you get here?" said Hermione

"Apparated," said Harry,

"Awesome!" they said together

"Ron, Hermione and Harry, downstairs now, we have urgent business to discuss." said Mrs Weasley through the door.

"Be right down." said Ron

"What that in you arm, Harry?"

Harry held out Alida to Hermione, "It's my new Kitten,"

"Oooooooo, it's so cute! A friend for Crookshanks!"

"Come on you lot!"

A/N: Thank you to all my great reviewers! Thanks for all you comments

Question: Should Harry be a Metamorphous? Because I have some ideas about some interesting things that could happen to him if he is but I only want to do it if you want him to be. Please tell me!

Patrick: Thanks for the comments; I also prefer stories with longer chapters (Its hard writing them though) but I appreciate you reviewing every chapter, I won't brush you aside

Misspriss224: Harry is rich! And you will find out more in the next chapter

Jabarber69: I agree, stories with a weak Harry that doesn't want to live anymore are kind of annoying less they are done really well.