Harry was jointed awake as a loud sound penetrated his dream; his alarm clock had gone off. Quickly he hit the snooze button and listened for any sounds. The house remained silent and still, they are all fast asleep. Harry quickly pulled open his loose floorboard and received the parchment. Slowly he unrolled it, the words are faded and hard to make out, Harry tilted the parchment towards the morning sunlight and started to read the first line.

And three was their number, three to protect, three to destroy, mercy upon the wielder of their power, mercy upon our soul for he shall unleash the heavenly fires upon our world.

Harry struggled to read the next few lines but blood and dirt made it difficult to make out the words, guardians were selected…keep the crystal save…hidden…that was all Harry could make out. He continued to scan down the parchment until he reached the final paragraph.

For those to seek the crystals must be strong in spirit, in strength and in mind. A riddle I give you, and in it you will find what you look for.

What force and strength cannot get through,

I with a gentle touch can do.
And many in the street would stand, were I not a friend at hand.

So come seek me, in the ancient unblinking eye.

Harry finished reading the parchment and stared out the window, what "force and strength cannot get through but a gentle touch can"? Harry read the riddle again; "seek me in the ancient unblinking eye..." where in the world is that? Normal he would turn to Hermione for help, but not this time. He knew what Hermione would say to Harry, "You must report this to professor McGonagall and the ministry."

This time he must do this alone, he cannot trust anyone with this parchment. Carefully, Harry rolled up the parchment and returned it to its hiding place. Harry spent the next few weeks in front of his computer hoping to be contacted again by the stranger but the wait was in vain. Mean while, the horrific dreams of Dumbledore's death continued to plague him during the night, such vivid visions…Harry was afraid of falling asleep again; he spends most of his night at his desk, just staring blankly into space.

Harry was suddenly snapped back to reality when Hedwig flew in, her claws gripping an unmistakeable letter from Hogwarts. Hedwig genteelly dropped the letter on Harry's desk and swooped off for a night time feed.

Harry quickly opened his letter with a knife and just as he thought it was a list for the new school term. The summer break will soon be over; perhaps the school library may be of help in solving the riddle.

As Harry turned off his lights and rested his head on his desk, an unmistakable sound of footsteps descended down the stairs and into the kitchen.

"Its 1 am in the morning, who could be up this late." Harry muttered to himself and carefully moved down the stairs to investigate. There were no lights downstairs but a tiny voice echoed through the air. Harry tip toed his way to the kitchen to find the kitchen door closed. No light emitted from inside, just the small trembling voice of Dudley.

"His been in his room all weeks, please I have done what you asked me to do all summer, let me go please…" Dudley said between small sobs.

Harry pressed his ear harder on the door as Dudley lowered his voice.

"What? I can't do that, his room its… it's cursed, it's too dangerous, I can't steal it and I won't." Dudley whispered, fear clearly showing in his voice. There was a long silence until Dudley suddenly yelped in pain. "I… I am sorry master; I will do as you wish." Dudley said in a weak and trembling voice.

Harry quickly tip toed up the stairs and dashed into his room, moments later he heard Dudley walk up the stairs. The footsteps stopped outside of Harry's room briefly and disappeared down the hall way.

Who ever was on the other line wants Dudley to steal something from Harry's room, and he has a strong feeling it's the parchment. Just one more week till he goes back to school, Harry must find out who is the caller and fast, if not, then Dudley may not live to see Christmas…

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