ok, I know that i said that i would put a new chappie up in a few days, but things happened and i couldn't get around to writing... so plz don't shoot me, I'm doing what I can. And you can pretty much consider this AU now that HBP is out now, but I am still going to sorta follow that storyline if I can.

As Harry read his way through the Occlumency books, he still felt angry, but was slowly developing a new respect for Dumbledore. It was going to be a long road on the way to trusting him again, but he was slowly gaining more respect for him, his knowledge, and his power.

As the night faded into daylight, Harry had read through the Occlumency books and was now flipping through to find the key ways to clear his mind, as he knew that was the thing he had trouble doing.

"Clearing your mind is not any harder to do than simple breathing exercises and meditation. To start, find a secluded area where there is very little noise. From there, sit or lie in a comfortable position and take slow, deep breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth. Focus only on breathing and you will feel yourself slip into a semi-conscious state. Congratulations, you have just cleared your mind. As you practice this you will find that it is easier to clear your mind, even when there is a lot of noise and activity going on around you."

Before the sun had completely risen, he heard the car door slam and the engine start. Harry had forgotten that Vernon was going on a business trip and would be gone for two weeks. Seeing as Vernon was the abusive guardian, Harry could not have had better luck.

'Only having to scrounge for food for two weeks?' thought Harry. 'Awesome!'

He decided to try meditating to start learning Occlumency. He sat on his bed against the wall and started breathing. At first, he could compare it to Divination, thinking, 'Oh, my God, this is so stupid.' But, Harry knew that he had to stay focused or he would never be able to Occlude his mind. At that thought, he could have sworn he heard a little voice in head that sounded just like Professor Snape in his head saying, "You will fail at this, Potter. Just like you always have. Pathetic!"

As soon as he heard that, Harry said out loud, "I'll prove you wrong, Professor. Just wait and see," and went back to meditating.

Harry was shaken from his reverie by his aunt screeching through the door. "Boy! Get up and make breakfast, you worthless freak!"

Harry replied by defiantly saying, "NO! I'm not going to be your slave anymore!"

The direct response to that was, "WHAT! How dare you disobey me? After feeding you and clothing you… Boy, just you wait until Vernon gets home! You will get the beating of a lifetime!"

At this point, Harry was feeling quite confident. "Oh, yeah," he yelled. "He's gone and your wittle Diddydums is at boxing camp for a month! I have at least two weeks before there will be anyone around to give me 'the beating of a lifetime'. So just leave me alone and I'm not doing any of your damn chores!"

Aunt Petunia just huffed and stormed down the stairs. Harry smirked at the door and felt the rush of power he felt at finally telling off his guardian. Now that he had an idea of what a cleared mind felt like, he decided to read through his other books. He picked up the duelling book and started reading.

A few days later, Harry had been reading and practicing wand movements of all the duelling spells that caught his eye. Not only was he studying hard, but he was also getting extremely hungry. Aunt Petunia had pulled out the old keys for all the locks on his door and they were doing they're job. He was unable to get out of his room, not to eat, not for anything. The smell was really starting to get bad. Harry was starting to have second thoughts about how "great" this summer was turning out to be. He had also noticed some changes in his appearance, that he wasn't so sure was just puberty. His hair grew at an alarming rate until it went just past his shoulders, his voice deepened greatly and he was starting to get some real muscle definition. To pass the time, he had been doing basic fitness routines with push-ups, but he thought that it was way too easy. Aunt Petunia had already gone to bed and Harry was just considering doing something about the state of his room when an unfamiliar, important looking owl perched on his windowsill. He crossed the room and let in the bird, who immediately flew off, dropping the letter at Harry's feet. The first thing he noticed about this letter was that it was from the ministry. Inwardly, he groaned, thinking that he was in some sort of made up trouble again. He opened the letter and gasped at what he read.

'Dear Mr. Potter,

Due to circumstances beyond our control, it has been decided that the age of under-aged wizardry will be lowered. You are free to use any spell, just don't let any muggles see you.

Dept. of Under-Aged Wizardry

Glenda Tufkins.'

'OH MY GOD! This is just too great!' thought Harry. 'I can finally really practice these damn spells.' He did an almost victory dance around the room and immediately got out his wand. The first thing he did was clean up his room and got rid of the stink. 'Ah, that is SO much better,' he thought. 'Time to try this conjuring thing.' Harry raised his wand and thought about what he wanted to eat. Without warning, a burger and fries just appeared out of thin air, still hot. Harry gasped and thought, 'oh my God, what just happened? I didn't even move my wand and exactly what I wanted was conjured… is that normal for wizards in their teens?' He decided to try another test. He looked across the room and saw a little ball. Without raising his wand, he thought, 'Accio ball,' and it came zooming towards him faster than anything he had ever summoned before. "WOW!" he said out loud. He ate what he conjured and continued conjuring and eating until he was fully sated. After that he practiced the spells he had read about until he was too tired to keep his eyes open, and collapsed on his bed.

Ok… I think that this would be a good time to stop for this chapter and it should tide you ppl over lol… until next time!

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