The sound of crickets drifted the open window. A boy who barely turned seventeen was thrashing about in his sleep. One would think he was having nightmares, but for this boy, they were memories. The boy refrained from crying out, he knew subconsciously that his relatives would be most displeased and punish him.
Finally the nightmare ended and the boy lay still. His frantic breathing subsided. An owl hooted and brought the boy from his sleep.
He sat up and looked at the bird. "Hedwig, what is it girl?"
The snow white owl Hedwig looked at Harry Potter with wide golden eyes and hooted again, this time in the direction of the window.
Harry looked at the window and noticed an owl perched on the windowsill. Excitement tore through his body. This was the first owl that he had received all summer.
Harry pushed the blankets down and crawled to the window. He hefted the window up and let the owl in. Harry examined the owl and noticed that it was just a barn owl.
The owl moved up to Harry and extended its leg. Harry sighed and took the letter from the owl's leg. He patted the owl's head and watched it leave. After the owl disappeared into the distance, Harry turned his attention back the letter in his hand.
He didn't recognize the seal on the rolled up parchment. 'Maybe I should owl Dumbledore.' Pain hit Harry's heart as he realized that Dumbledore was dead. Harry sighed and decided to open the letter. He knew that he should owl someone, but they were all busy with the Order.
With a leap of faith, so to speak, Harry opened the letter and began to read.
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Short chapter I know. But it's where I want to begin. The chapters may get longer than this, I'm not totally sure yet. Left ya on a cliffhanger didn't I? Well stayed tuned for another episode of Friends Betrayal.