With day disappearing faster than night, I tend to make myself stay up through night still afraid of my dreams and visions. The haunting reenactment of my godfather slipping behind a veil, prolonged my suffering of a dreamless sleep. Through out the day, if not being a slave to my Uncle and Aunt, or being bugged constantly by my cousin to be punching bag, I would sit on my roof over looking the town in my invisibility cloak, waiting for my owl, Hedwig.
"Why are you taking so long?" Harry muttered to himself, sitting on the hot steaming roof of Number Four Privet Drive. He looked towards the sky, with no sign of his owl.
"Where are you Hedwig?"
I placed a cooling charm on me before I came up on the roof, so I wouldn't burn myself or get too hot, sitting for Hedwig. Boredom inflicted upon me, as I would do my summer homework, flip through a Quidditch Magazine, or read the Daily Prophet. I constantly missed my friends so I brought my picture album to entertain me. I flipped through the pages of my parents and friends; Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. I added a few pictures from the past year, the most that I treasure are the ones Professor Lupin gave me of my parents, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, and him self. Delicately touching the picture with my finger tips, my mind drew back.
"I want you to take this," Sirius said quietly, thrusting a badly wrapped package roughly the size of a paperback book in to Harry's hands.
"What is it?" Harry asked.
"A way of letting me know if Snape's giving you a hard time. No, don't open it in here!" said Sirius, with a wary look at Mrs. Weasley, who was trying to persuade the twins to wear hand-knitted mittens. "I doubt Molly would approve—but I want you to use it if you need me, all right?"
"Okay," said Harry, stowing the package away in the inside of his pocket of his jacket, but he knew he would never use whatever it was. It would not be he, Harry, who lured Sirius from his place of safety, no matter how foully Snape treated him in their forthcoming Occlumency classes.
If I only opened that package once I got it, Sirius could be alive, talking to me right now. But I feared for his safety, which drew him to me. If I opened it earlier, I would have forewarned him of Voldemort's plans, and I would be here. I wiped a single tear away, as my attention drew to another picture.
"Impedimenta!" Ginny Weasley cried out pointing her wand at Luna Lovegood, who froze standing staring blankly around the room.
"Good job Ginny," said Harry walking up to them, he muttered a counter curse to free Luna from being paralyzed. "Now you turn Luna,"
She gave a slight nod, a little nervous, "Impedimenta!" she shouted with her wand pointing towards Ginny, who froze slightly on the spot, but seemed to snap out in a few seconds.
She looked slightly disappointed in her self, but Harry reassured her, "it's all right, I see your problem," he walking to the right side of her lifting her hand as she clutched her wand.
He gently moved her hand to correct the motion of the jinx as she began to feel slightly uncomfortable, "you want to have another go at it," he said taking a step back to watch her display the jinx.
She cleared her throat and cried, "Impedimenta!" Ginny froze on the spot with blankly wandering eyes clutching her wand.
"Good job Luna," he said giving her a pat on the shoulder, "you may say the counter curse," as she did so, letting Ginny free.
"Thanks Harry," she said dreamily.
"Your Welcome," he said to her then changing his attention to everyone else, "ten more minutes on this jinx and then will start the stunning spell,"
I remember Colin Creevey taking that picture of me watching everyone practice that jinx, just so happen my attention was on Ginny and Luna. Hedwig landed next to me as I took the letters from her leg and gave her a treat, trying not to let my cloak slip off me.
"About time Hedwig, I thought you went off course," he said giving the owl a pat on the head. "Great a letter from Ron," opening the letter and started to read:
Harry
Hope you not bored out of your mind. Thanks for writing back, Mum was a bit worried about the last post, but I guess Hedwig needed a rest. Dad, Lupin and Tonks, will pick you up in two days, by muggle transportation. Dad said he's getting the hang of muggle contraptions, Mum thinks he's gone mental. Oh and the family sends their love, and Ginny wanted me to tell you she misses you and can't wait to see you when you come. Well see you in two days mate.
Ron
Great I'll be leaving in two days, from this rotten low life of a place. Folding up his letter another letter was behind it. I opened it up and began reading:
Harry
I hope this letter finds you well. I'm with my parents at a local convention; since I became bored I thought I write to you. I hope your holiday is going well, and that your Aunt and Uncle are treating you well. I also hope that you've been getting enough sleep lately; your last letter seemed to trouble me that you're afraid of falling asleep. I know when you get back to Hogwarts; Professor Dumbledore could help you out with our sleeping. Feel better and don't over work yourself, and try to get some schoolwork done. See you at the Weasley's house before the term.
Hermione
"For your information, I did start on my homework," he said mumbling to himself, acting as though someone was in front of him.
"Hedwig, you ready to go in, "standing up with his album and letters in hand, as Hedwig flew off the roof and into the window.
I walked over to the end of the roof and laid down on the edge tossing my stuff in my room on top of my bed, which I shifted, towards the window, hoping not to make to much noise. I quickly took off my cloak and tossed it in, and then swung my feet over the edge and swung my legs back and forth with my hands clutching the roof. Then when I felt I got far enough I would swing through the window and land on my bed unharmed. Good thing I grew over the summer. I walked over to my floorboard and drew the loose board to put my letters inside and decided to take out parchment, a quill and ink, to write back to everyone. I sat at my desk thinking about what to write:
Ron
Tell Ginny that I miss her too and I can't wait to see her also. Tell your parents thank you for having me over. I can't wait to get out of this house, its so boring and dull that I think I've finished all my summer homework, I know Hermione will be happy when I tell which I plan on not doing. I wouldn't want to give her a big head. Well see you there!
Harry
I placed my quill down and looked at the letter again, pleased. I placed the letter down in front of me. A picture frame of Ginny and me came into my view as I picked it up. Ginny and I were talking on my favorite armchair staring into the fire with her on my lap. I'm so happy that she decided to be my girlfriend.
Harry ran down the hall when he spotted someone coming out of a classroom surrounded by her friends, "Ginny could I ask you something?" he said pulling Ginny on this side of the hallway.
"Okay," she said motioning her friends to walk on with out her as they started giggling at them. "See you at class, Luna can you save me a seat,"
Luna nodded and continued to walk with another girl giggling.
"Thanks," he said taking in a deep breath.
"What do you want?" she said readjusting her bag on her shoulder, while giving him a confused look.
"I know its sort of last minute though, being that the Hogsmeade trip is tomorrow, but I was sort of wondering if you would like to go with me? That's if no one's asked you yet," he said holding his breath waiting anxiously for an answer, nervously.
Ginny placed a smile on her face as she said, "No one's asked me, but sure Harry I wouldn't mind going with you," as a ting of redness appeared on her face.
"Really," he said, as she gave him a nod smiling, he gave a relief sigh "well I'll see you tomorrow,"
He took a few steps away happily but stopped suddenly and turned around still surprised to see Ginny still standing there smiling to herself happily, so he walked back to her.
Harry gave Ginny a kiss on the cheek, "thank you," he said with a smile appearing on his face and walked down the hall.
I loved that picture; it was after we came back from Hogsmeade.
"Ginny you want to talk some more," said Harry holding Ginny's hand motioning to the arm chair by the fireplace.
"Sure Harry," she said following him towards the fireplace. Ginny let go of Harry's hand and sat on the couch while Harry sat on his favorite chair.
"What are you doing sitting there?" he said with smile looking at her sitting comfortably on the couch.
"There's no room on your chair," she said with a puzzled look.
He shook his head at her, "what do you mean there's no room," he said tapping his lap, as she got the hint and walked over to him and sat on his lap.
She leaned her head on his shoulder as he wrapped his arms around her.
They saw a small flash reflect off the bricks of the fireplace, as their gaze still stared at the dancing flames.
"This is nice," she said with a soft sigh, adjusting herself slightly on his lap.
"Yeah, I like this, you know what would make it better," he said in a sort of pleading tone, but she read his mind. She leaned forward then looked back at him with a pleading smile, as licked her lips slightly leaning in to kiss him lightly on the lips.
"That was nice," she said with a smile, with their foreheads touching each other, he smiled back at her as he lifted his chin to kiss her again, this time a little intimate lifting his hand up her arm. She cupped his face gently as to keep his steady as their kiss grew intensely.
Hedwig's cage started to rattle, as she hooted loudly. His attention jumped back to the letter.
"Okay Hedwig, I'm writing a fast as I can," he said grabbing another parchment to write to Hermione.
Hermione
Thanks for writing back; I've been getting a little more sleep than before. I found a pattern; I would just sleep for three hours at a time, so I don't fall into a deep sleep. I know it sounds weird but I've been a lot better about my dreams. And don't worry that much about me, my Aunt, Uncle and Cousins have been giving me a lot of space since this is my last year and then they'll kick me out for sure, but I don't care. Well see you at the Weasley's in a day or so.
Harry
I closed the letters and stamped the letter shut, writing the names on the outside of both letters then stood up walking to Hedwig's cage.
"Here you go," he said wrapping the letters to her leg. "One goes to Hermione and the other goes to Ron, okay."
Hedwig gave a soft hoot, and shook her wings. Harry opened a bag next to her cage and pulled out two treats, handing it to her.
"Now, this should last you tonight, find some food on the way there," he said, while the owl ate the pellets of food, and then he patted her lightly on the head.
Hedwig took off out of her cage and out of my window, flying off into the sky. I hope she comes back before I leave. I closed the window before Uncle Vernon saw that it was open, and jumped on my bed lying down staring at a blank ceiling. I reached over to grab my watch on my lamp table and set the alarm to set off in three hours. I cleared my mind placing a hand behind my head and fell asleep blankly.