Harry Potter and the Superlative Ability

By FrighteningShadow

Hi guys! Thanks for telling me what betaing is. Anyone want to offer to take on the job:) Oh, and the glow thing will be explained. -evil cackle-

Anyway, TOMORROW IS MY BIRTHDAY!I'm turning 12! Woot! AND, my sister and mom are coming back.

Give a review for a birthday present! Heh.

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As he had promised, Remus was standing right in front of the doorway when Harry came out of it. His amber eyes lit up upon seeing him and he dragged Harry up to the master bedroom, shoving his yearbooks roughly into Harry's face. He laughed, and gingerly took the books, selecting the one from first grade and laying the rest to his left.

"Show me your friends," Remus insisted. Harry's face clouded over-he hadn't had a friend before Ron. Dudley had taken care of that.

"Um. I-I...didn't...have any...,"Harry said awkwardly. Remus looked stricken and quickly changed tactics.

"Then show me how much older you'd gotten," he quipped, his voice cracking. Harry flipped through the book, past the cheery faces of his peers to his unhappy face in the midst of other kids that were too scared of Dudley to even try to befriend him.

"That's me," he pointed out needlessly. He hadn't changed that much- his hair was still messy and his glasses broken, but he had matured a little, and grown a couple inches. Plus, his bruises were replaced with a frown and pink, healthy skin. His eyes were dull and cloudy from years of unhappiness, and if you looked close enough, you could see how worn and overly large his clothing was, how it hung loosely around his frame and the way the neckline overlapped his shoulders.

Remus looked like he wanted to hug the little boy in the picture, but instead grabbed the present version and clung to him tightly, as if trying to squeeze out the abuse of his relatives.

"They were wrong," he said in a hoarse whisper. "They were wrong. You're worth more than all of them."

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Miles away in Little Hangleton, Voldemort was having a meeting with his most loyal followers, Bellatrix Lestrange, Lucius Malfoy, Agustus Rookwood, Terrence Higgins, Rodolphus Lestrange, McNair, Wormtail and Antonin Dolohov.

"Is the plan ready?" he hissed.

Lucius stepped forward. "Yes, my lord. All is prepared. Goyle and I saw to it."

"Thank you, Lucius. You shall be rewarded. Potter won't expect a thing."

Harry Potter sat up in bed, drenched in cold sweat and scared out of his mind.

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Review, please! Yes, it's short, but I need to eat and clean my house.