Chapter One
The Last Straw
Harry sat in his room, it was the summer holidays and as usual he was bored. Hedwig was in her cage eating a dead mouse and Harry wished he were back at Hogwarts with his friends.
"I will write to Ron and Hermione" Harry thought, so he got his quill and a piece of parchment and began to write.
Dear Hermione What have you been up to these holidays? I am bored as usual and so decided to write. I wish Sirius were here he would know what to do. Harry
Harry sealed the letter and wrote his one to Ron
Dear Ron How are you and your family?, been anywhere interesting this summer?. I am as usual I am bored and so decided to write to you and Hermione. If only Sirius were here he would have an interesting idea to keep me occupied, I have been thinking about him lately. Harry
He sealed that one and tied the two letters to Hedwigs led "Go find Ron and Hermione" said Harry "and be careful". As Hedwig flew out the window Harry sighed and lay back on his bed and fell asleep. Harry woke the next morning to Hedwig nibbling his ear, he sat up and untied the letters she had brought to him "I will read Ron's first" he thought and untied the tie on the letter.
Dear Harry Done nothing much this summer, Fred and George are doing great with the joke shop and tell me to say hi. Hermione is over and we are arranging for you to come and stay for the rest of the holidays if you would like to? Percy and my parents are still not talking. Ron
Harry smiled and quickly wrote back with a confirmation that indeed he would love to stay with the Weasley's, he next read Hermione's letter
Dear Harry I am currently at Ron's house, I know you miss Sirius, we all do but I can understand why you miss him more, he was like the father you hadn't met so of course you miss him. See you soon. Hermione
Harry smiled again, she had been right; Sirius had been like the father he never met, he had always given Harry advice when he needed it. "why was Hermione always right?" he asked himself, knowing he had no idea to the answer, Hedwig flew back to her cage and finished off the mouse.
At dinner that night Dudley who after the Dementor incident no longer wished to pick on his cousin, was throwing food at his father "Don't do that Dudders" was all uncle Vernon said, Dudley did stop and ate all his dinner. "Aunt Marge is coming to stay again" said uncle Vernon "and so after last time" he said looking right at Harry "you will be sleeping and eating in your room with only supervised bathroom visits", Harry didn't care at least he wouldn't have to listen to Aunt Marge picking on his parents again.
Harry went to bed that night remembering he hadn't asked uncle Vernon if he could go stay with the Weasley's "Oh well there is always tomorrow" he said as he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
The next morning Harry woke and after doing some quick homework he went downstairs and found uncle Vernon "Ah Uncle Vernon, I was wondering if instead of me being here for aunt Marge, I was hoping you would let me go stay with my friend Ron for the rest of the holidays" he said. Uncle Vernon looked over the paper he was reading "Oh no" he said "after last time, you will stay here and feel guilty about what you did", Harry sighed it was no use.
Back in his room he decided that was the last straw and writing to tell Ron that he wasn't allowed to come until probably after aunt Marge's visit and maybe not at all, he wished Sirius was there even more then usual.
Harry sat in his room, it was the summer holidays and as usual he was bored. Hedwig was in her cage eating a dead mouse and Harry wished he were back at Hogwarts with his friends.
"I will write to Ron and Hermione" Harry thought, so he got his quill and a piece of parchment and began to write.
Dear Hermione What have you been up to these holidays? I am bored as usual and so decided to write. I wish Sirius were here he would know what to do. Harry
Harry sealed the letter and wrote his one to Ron
Dear Ron How are you and your family?, been anywhere interesting this summer?. I am as usual I am bored and so decided to write to you and Hermione. If only Sirius were here he would have an interesting idea to keep me occupied, I have been thinking about him lately. Harry
He sealed that one and tied the two letters to Hedwigs led "Go find Ron and Hermione" said Harry "and be careful". As Hedwig flew out the window Harry sighed and lay back on his bed and fell asleep. Harry woke the next morning to Hedwig nibbling his ear, he sat up and untied the letters she had brought to him "I will read Ron's first" he thought and untied the tie on the letter.
Dear Harry Done nothing much this summer, Fred and George are doing great with the joke shop and tell me to say hi. Hermione is over and we are arranging for you to come and stay for the rest of the holidays if you would like to? Percy and my parents are still not talking. Ron
Harry smiled and quickly wrote back with a confirmation that indeed he would love to stay with the Weasley's, he next read Hermione's letter
Dear Harry I am currently at Ron's house, I know you miss Sirius, we all do but I can understand why you miss him more, he was like the father you hadn't met so of course you miss him. See you soon. Hermione
Harry smiled again, she had been right; Sirius had been like the father he never met, he had always given Harry advice when he needed it. "why was Hermione always right?" he asked himself, knowing he had no idea to the answer, Hedwig flew back to her cage and finished off the mouse.
At dinner that night Dudley who after the Dementor incident no longer wished to pick on his cousin, was throwing food at his father "Don't do that Dudders" was all uncle Vernon said, Dudley did stop and ate all his dinner. "Aunt Marge is coming to stay again" said uncle Vernon "and so after last time" he said looking right at Harry "you will be sleeping and eating in your room with only supervised bathroom visits", Harry didn't care at least he wouldn't have to listen to Aunt Marge picking on his parents again.
Harry went to bed that night remembering he hadn't asked uncle Vernon if he could go stay with the Weasley's "Oh well there is always tomorrow" he said as he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
The next morning Harry woke and after doing some quick homework he went downstairs and found uncle Vernon "Ah Uncle Vernon, I was wondering if instead of me being here for aunt Marge, I was hoping you would let me go stay with my friend Ron for the rest of the holidays" he said. Uncle Vernon looked over the paper he was reading "Oh no" he said "after last time, you will stay here and feel guilty about what you did", Harry sighed it was no use.
Back in his room he decided that was the last straw and writing to tell Ron that he wasn't allowed to come until probably after aunt Marge's visit and maybe not at all, he wished Sirius was there even more then usual.