A/N: hey everyone. thanx for the reviews! here's the next chapter!!

disclaimer: i do not own Harry Potter, JK Rowling, or any characters!!

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Harry couldn't believe it. Hermione and Ron? No. He felt as if everything was spinning. He couldn't hear anything. Harry felt as if he had just been punched hard in the stomach. This couldn't be happening. Not now. Harry was pulled out of his thoughts by Hermione.

"Harry? Harry?!?! Are you ok?" she asked.

"What? Oh yeah. I'm fine. That's- that's great you two," Harry told them.

"Harry, are you ok?" Hermione asked eyeing him curiously.

"Oh, yeah. I'm fine," Harry replied trying to sound convincing.

"Ok," Hermione said giving in.

"So what do you guys wanna talk about now?" Ron asked changing the subject.

"Actually, I'm pretty tired right now. So I'm gonna go to bed," Harry said. Before waiting for a response, Harry got up and crawled under the blankets of the guest bed in Ron's room leaving Ron and Hermione staring at him with questioning looks on their faces.

"I'm going to bed too. Good night," Hermione said getting up.

"'Night," Ron told her. Harry heard Hermione walk to the door and leave. He heard the door close and knew she was gone.

"Harry, I know you are not asleep. What is wrong with you?" Ron asked. Harry didn't respond. "Ok. Fine. I'll talk to you in the morning then." The light went off and Harry heard Ron get into his bed. A few hours of thinking about Ron and Hermione went by and Harry finally got to sleep. It seemed as if he had just gotten to sleep when he was awaken by Ron and Hermione jumping on his bed exclaiming: "Surprise!" Harry jerked awake and sat up. He reached for his glasses and saw Ron and Hermione sitting on the end of his bed with a birthday cake, presents, and cards.

"Happy birthday Harry," Hermione told him.

"Thanks," Harry said.

"Happy birthday, mate," Ron said.

"Thanks, Ron," Harry replied. "So is this why Hermione came over early?"

"Yep," Ron replied.

"We had to get it done somehow and we wouldn't have been able to if I hadn't come early," Hermione explained.

"Well, thanks you guys," Harry told them.

"Open your presents," Ron said.

"This one's from Ron. I have mine here. Us two got you something together. And also, everyone else sent their presents here because we told them you'd be here. The other Weasleys also each got you something," Hermione told him.

"Ok," Harry said grabbing a present. It was from Ron. Harry opened it to find a game. It was sort of like what a muggle video game looks like but it was a game of Quidditch. And when you turned it on, instead of playing a game on the screen, the holographic players would be in the air instead of on the screen. (the players were still small) (A/N: i know that sounds confusing but i know what im talking abt and i dont know how to explain it that well)

"Thanks Ron," Harry said.

"You're welcome," Ron replied. Harry opened Hermione's next. It was a book titled "The Quidditch World Hall Of Fame". Inside were pictures of famous Quidditch players and a column about each of them saying why they are in the hall of fame.

"Whoa! Thanks Hermione," Harry said.

"No problem. In a few years, you'll definitely be in that hall of fame," Hermione told him. Harry smiled. He grabbed another present. This one was from Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. They got him new dress robes and Mrs. Weaslry had baked a batch of cookies.

"Trust mum and dad to get you robes for your birthday," Ron muttered. Harry opened Fred and George's next. They gave him samples of some things in their joke shop. Hagrid got him a book on dragons and a birthday cake which Harry knew not to eat. Sirius sent him a photo album. Inside were pictures Harry had never seen before. Pictures that were not in the album that Hagrid had given him. There was a letter with Sirius's. Harry decided to read it when he was alone.

"Well, I guess that's it. Thanks for the presents, guys," Harry said when he had opened them all.

"There is one more," Hermione told him.

"It's from me and Hermione. Here you go," Ron said giving Harry a large package. Harry opened it to find a Firebolt 3000 broom stick.

"Thank you guys!" Harry told them. He guessed that Hermione paid for most of it.

"Well, we figured that, this being your last year playing Quidditch at Hogwarts, you should have the best broom. So here you go," Ron told him.

"Thanks," Harry said.

"Well, I'd better go help de-gnome the garden," Ron said leaving the room.

"Yeah, and I'm gonna go finish my summer homework," Hermione said getting up to leave.

"Ok," Harry said. As soon as the door closed, Harry picked up Sirius's letter and opened it.

Dear Harry,

Happy birthday! Hopefully you are reading this after you opened your present. In the photo album there are pictures. Some of the pictures are of your mom and dad when they were at Hogwarts. I am in some of them with your dad along with the others of our group. Others are pictures of your parents wedding. There are some of when your mum was pregnant with you. Some are when you were a baby. There are pictures in that book from the time your parents were kids to the time you were born. This album belonged to your parents. They would want you to have it. Take good care of it. There are still many open places for you to add photos of your times at Hogwarts. Then you can pass it on to your kids. Keep it in the family, Harry. Happy birthday.

Sirius

Harry closed the letter. This had belonged to his parents? That is what his parents looked like when they were his age and younger? Whoa. Harry spent hours looking at that photo album, unaware of what dangers lay ahead for him this year.

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A/N: well theres that chapter. what did u think of it? please RR!!