Chapter 4: In Remembrance
A/N: One of the final chapters slated for the monthly release (see previous chapter's author note for details). And we now get the meeting between Harry his godbrothers. Gonna have to brush up on my Garlic Jr knowledge for the upcoming showdown (I sense multiple viewings of the Dead Zone movie Garlic Jr saga in my future).
Let the fun games begin.
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The Sunday after Harry's meeting with Chi-Chi he went to dinner with her at a Chinese place on the outskirts of London in celebration of Harry's upcoming OWL results, which were expected to arrive that night.
The food was great and the company was pretty good too, and Harry, out of curiosity had wanted to meet his God brothers so he recommended Chi-Chi bring Gohan and Goten, Gohan was interesting, he was what could only be described as a warrior and a scholar rolled into one, with hints of the childhood innocence that his younger brother emitted in waves.
The food was good as Chi-Chi told stories about the pranks she and Harry's mother had helped plan, by the end of the night Harry thought his sides were going to split, literally.
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As they left the restaurant Harry looked towards Gohan and said "Your birthday's comin' up isn't it Gohan?"
"Yeah" Gohan replied in flawless English.
"Well if I can get out of the country by then how about I arrange for us to go to the finals of the Asian Quidditch league?" Harry asked with a smile
"How'll you get tickets?" Gohan asked "The Asian papers say the Serpents-Tigers match is nearly sold out"
"I can arrange it when I go to Grignotts on Tuesday" Harry said "Within the next week I will be worth almost sixty billion -gold Galleons to the Goblins, I'm their best customer. And like the saying goes 'money talks'"
Gohan raised his eyebrow slightly before he said "I'll see you on Tuesday, I'm going to the meeting with mom, in case Dumbledore tries something"
"I don't think he'll trick you like your past opponents" Harry said "But it's best to be careful, he'll look inside your head and discover the existence of the Dragonballs"
"Then isn't it lucky I've been studying telepathy and mental defence with Piccolo for the last three years" Gohan grinned
Harry smiled as he walked towards the alleyway to call Silver "I'll see you Tuesday"
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That night at midnight Harry looked up to see Hedwig sitting at his windowsill with Ron's owl Pig and another owl, this one a rather stuck up looking owl with an official letter in its beak. Dumbledore had sent him a letter that day saying the wards would be lowered so he could receive his OWL results and letters from his friends.
After catching Pig and relieving Hedwig and the last owl of its burden Harry sat down and took a deep breath, then he broke the wax seal and opened the letter.
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Dear Mr Potter
This letter contains your Ordinary Wizarding Level Examination Results, along with comments from the professors of each subject.
Overall Subject Score Definitions
O- Outstanding- 2 OWLs
EE- Exceeds Expectations- 1 OWL
A- Acceptable- 1 OWL
P- Poor- 0 OWLs
T- Troll- 0 OWLs
Good Luck in the coming year
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Ordinary Wizarding Level Results
Harry James Potter
Gryffindor Fifth Year
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Core Subjects
Subject: Astronomy
Professor: Serena Sinstra
Written Result: EE
Practical Result: A (Note that the disturbances during this examination have been taken into account)
Overall: EE
Professors Comment: An attentive student. Harry would go far if he chose to take Astronomy up as a profession.
Subject: Charms
Professor: Filius Flitwick
Written Result: EE
Practical Result: O
Overall: O
Professors Comment: Harry Potter is one of the most gifted Charms students I have had the pleasure of teaching since his mother's passing. His abilities in advanced charms such as the Patronus are impeccable.
Subject: Defence Against the Dark Arts
Professor: Delores Umbridge
Written Result: O
Practical Result: O (Extra credit for a Corporeal Patronus)
Overall: OO (Highest score recorded in 500 years, note that this score counts as Double Outstanding and is worth 4 OWLs and 1 NEWT in Defence Against the Dark Arts)
Professors Comment: Potter is a disruptive student with no work ethic. I believe that his aspirations to become an Auror will go unfulfilled due to this, as well as his criminal record and his disregard for Ministry officials.
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"Psychotic bitch" Harry muttered before he continued to read.
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Subject: Herbology
Professor: Amelia Sprout
Written Result: EE
Practical Result: O
Overall: EE
Professors Comment: Harry's attention to the care of the plants he works with is matched by only one student in his entire year. He will do well if he reaches NEWT level.
Subject: History of Magic
Professor: Robert Binns
Written Result: A
Overall: A
Professors Comment: NA
Subject: Potions
Professor: Severus Snape
Written Result: EE
Practical Result: O
Overall: O
Professors Comment: Potter's abilities in potion making, amazingly are superior to his attitude. I believe that if he WORKS, he may make it into the NEWT class.
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"I don't believe it" Harry thought "The greasy bastard actually gave me something resembling a compliment"
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Subject: Transfiguration
Professor: Minerva McGonagall
Written Result: EE
Practical Result: EE
Overall: EE
Professors Comment: Potter is an attentive student, who will do well in class if he remains undisrupted by his friend's foolishness.
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"Thanks a lot Ron" Harry muttered
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Elective Subjects
Subject: Divination
Professor: Sybil Trelawney
Written Result: A
Practical Result: P
Overall: P
Professors Comment: Mister Potter has very little ability for the sights.
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Subject: Care of Magical Creatures
Professor: Ruberus Hagrid
Written Result: EE
Practical Result: O
Overall: O
Professors Comment: Harry has already has his fair share of run-ins with Magical Creatures over the years, he's good with animals, and I think if he were to choose it as a career Harry could go far.
Total OWLs 14/18
1 NEWT (DADA)
Rank in Class: 4th
Rank in House: 2nd
Congratulations
You are now eligible for NEWT level classes in
Care of Magical Creatures
Charms
Defence Against the Dark Arts
Herbology
History of Magic
Potions
Transfiguration
Electives
Practical Duelling
Healing
Apparation
Please fill out the form in this letter and send it to your Deputy Head Mistress immediately.
Good Luck in the coming years
Miranda Goshanks
Department of Magical Education
Ministry of Magic
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14 OWLs, that was a hell of a score, and one NEWT in DADA, his best subject. Harry smiled as he looked towards the letters from Pig, and Hedwig.
The two letters with Ron's owl Pig were from him and Hermione, both probably at Grimmauld Place right now, and the one with Hedwig was from Neville.
Smiling Harry opened the letter from Hermione, inside was a quick copy of her OWL results and a letter
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Ancient Runes: EE
Arithmancy: O
Astronomy: EE
Care of Magical Creatures: A
Charms: O
Defence Against the Dark Arts: EE
Herbology: O
History of Magic: OO
Potions: O
Transfiguration: EE
Total: 19/22
1 NEWT (History of Magic)
Rank in Year: 3rd
Rank in House 1st
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That wasn't bad in Harry's opinion, the Exceeds Expectations in Runes, Transfiguration, and Defence were a surprise, but an Acceptable in Hagrid's class? How the hell could that happen?
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Harry her letter began
Can you believe it? Nineteen OWLs NINETEEN. I make one mistake in Runes and I get penalised for it, and it wasn't my fault the Auror's interrupted the Astronomy exam, and what about all the work we did in the DA? Oh, if I could make a Howler I would flood Goshanks' office with them, I always knew Hagrid was a bad teacher, we should have stuck with Professor Grubby-Plank
Anyway, I have to go, my parents are taking me to Italy for the next few weeks on Wednesday, I'll see you on the Hogwarts Express.
Hermione
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"Merlin" Harry muttered "What a pain, Ron was right in first year, it's no wonder nobody likes her, she always has to be right"
Shaking his head Harry moved to Ron's letter
Just as with Hermione's the OWL result's were first
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Astronomy: A
Care of Magical Creatures: A
Charms: A
Defence Against the Dark Arts: O
Divination: O
Herbology: P
History of Magic: T
Potions: A
Transfiguration: EE
Total: OWLs 9/18
Rank in Year: 12th
Rank in House: 7th
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Hey Mate the letter began
I didn't do as badly as I thought I would huh? I figured I'd fail Herbology and History, but getting Divination? I guess I do have a gift for the "Inner eye" Thanks tons for the help in Defence. Mum was dead chuffed that I beat the twins. Pity I didn't beat Percy though, but you can't have everything. I gotta go see you in September.
Ron
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"No" Harry said "It'll be much sooner than that" then Harry turned to Neville's letter.
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Hey Harry
I've been trying to reach you all week what's goin on? Never mind, my gran saw my OWL results and she's really pleased, said my dad would have been proud of me, I wanted to thank you Harry, you helped me go gain a lot of confidence in myself, you helped me to come face to face with the bitch who tortured my parents, to look at her face. I want to thank you for that.
Even though she was angry for me breaking my dad's wand, Gran's taking me to get a new one when the Hogwarts letters arrive after my birthday, so maybe I'll see you in Diagon Alley then.
I put a copy of my OWL results in the letter, see you soon.
Neville
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With a smile Harry set the letter aside and read the OWL results
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Astronomy: EE
Care of Magical Creatures: O
Charms: EE
Defence Against the Dark Arts: O
Herbology: OO
History of Magic: A
Muggle Studies: EE
Potions: EE
Transfiguration: A
Total OWLs 14/18
1 NEWT (Herbology)
Rank in Year: 5th
Rank in House: 4th
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"Damn that's pretty good" Harry thought "Especially considering the rocky start Neville's had the last few years"
Smiling Harry sat down to write some letters
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Ron
Congrats on the OWL results at least you beat the twins, and on the plus side, no more Snape, where as I have to endure him for two more years if I want to be an Auror.
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Harry had decided a few days before that he would keep up the pretence that he intended to go back to Hogwarts until it was convenient for him not to.
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I put my OWL results inside too so you can take a look and get back to me later.
See you in September.
Harry
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After copying his OWL results onto the page Harry folded the letter to be sent before he set to Hermione's letter
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Hey 'Mione
Congratulations on the OWLs, but I don't know what the problem is, you got 19 OWLs and a NEWT, and you broke the current record for the History of Magic OWL. And as for Hagrid, cut him some slack will you? He did his best to teach us and if you couldn't keep up with the pace it's your own fault, you can't be perfect all the time.
Look I gotta go, I've got to help Dudley with his boxing training before his next title match. I've put a copy of my results in the letter.
I'll see you in September.
Harry
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"There, that should give her some food for thought" Harry decided "Just hope she doesn't send me a Howler"
Sighing Harry began on Neville's letter, over the last weeks Harry had done some thinking about Hermione Granger, despite the fact that Hermione was willing to break the occasional rule for the good of the school, Harry had to wonder whether or not she was completely trustworthy, now or ever, it seemed to Harry, that Dumbledore knew everything that was going on involving Harry, and had done for some time, and Harry had to wonder where the old man was getting his information. From Ron?Or Hermione?Or both?
The chances were that it was Hermione. She seemed to think Dumbledore was Merlin incarnate, that he could do no wrong, so Harry wondered, if Dumbledore were to ask Hermione what Harry had been doing, for his own good of course, would she answer partially? Or sing like a Tweetie Bird?
Sighing Harry read over the letter to Neville
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Hey Neville
Great work on the OWLs, I agree with your Gran, your dad would be proud. Both of your exams, and how you handled yourself at the Ministry. You held your own even when the others were incapacitated.
I'd meet you in Diagon Alley after our birthday but Dumbledore has me under house arrest for my 'Safety' so I'm stuck here until September.
I'll see you on the train.
OWL results inside
Harry
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Smiling Harry put the letters together and called Hedwig to him "The first two go to Ron and Hermione" he said as he placed the first two letters together in her beak "And the last one goes to Neville" Hedwig hooted softly before she took off into the night sky. Then Harry sat down to write to Chi-Chi.
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A short time later Chi-Chi smiled widely as she read the letter Silver had delivered from Harry
"Letter from Harry, Mom?" Gohan asked as he entered the house
"He just got his OWL results" Chi-Chi replied "fourteen out of eighteen and one NEWT in Defence Against the Dark Arts"
"That sounds pretty good" Gohan said
"It is" Chi-Chi replied "Although why he took Divination I will never know"
"Sounds kinda stupid to me" Gohan said as he sat down "Reading tea leaves, looking into crystal balls and reading Taro Cards"
"But that didn't stop James from torturing the teacher at the time" Chi-Chi said with a smile
Gohan smiled as he read the letter
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Hey Chi-Chi
You wanted to know my OWL results when I got them so here they are.
Astronomy: EE
Care of Magical Creatures: O
Charms: O
Defence Against the Dark Arts: OO (Highest score recorded in 500 years' worth 4 OWLs and 1 NEWT in Defence Against the Dark Arts)
Divination: P
Herbology: EE
History of Magic: A
Potions: O
Transfiguration: EE
Total OWLs 14/18
1 NEWT
Rank in Class: 4th
Rank in House: 2nd
Not bad huh? Unfortunately it would mean that if I intended to go to Hogwarts in September I would be stuck with that crooked nosed greasy slime ball if I wanted to be an Auror.
I'll see you Tuesday
Harry
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"He must really not like his potions professor" Goten said
"Nobody likes him" Chi-Chi said "He's a wizard version of Vegeta, without the power to back it up"
"That's bad" Gohan said with a smile.
"Yes it is" Chi-Chi laughed as she stood up "What do you boys want for lunch?"
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Harry sighed wearily as he buttoned the top button of his shirt, today was the day of the will reading, and in five minutes Harry was leaving to summon the Knight Bus
For some reason Remus hadn't sent his copy of the Prophet today, which worried him, either Dumbledore had found out, or something was wrong.
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And he had also yet to hear from Ron and Hermione about the OWL results, even though he had instructed Hedwig to wait for a response. Something was defiantly up.
Sighing again Harry put on his denim jacket and started down the stairs, he knew he would need a robe for the will reading so Chi-Chi was bringing one with her for him.
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Harry had decided that rather than arrive on time with Silver and annoy the Blue Phoenix again, he would arrive just around the same time as the meeting was to begin.
"Aunt Petunia" He called as he descended the stairs "I'm headed into London, I'll be back in a few hours"
"Be careful Harry" Petunia called
"I will" Harry said as he opened the door.
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Harry was just reaching the end of Privet drive when someone grabbed his shoulder and spun him around.
"Where the hell do you think you're going Harry?" he heard Tonks demand from beneath her invisibility cloak
"Where does it look like I'm going?" Harry snapped "I'm going to the reading of my Godfather's will"
"But Dumbledore said…" Tonks began
"You think I give a fuck what he said" Harry nearly hissed "He has no right to tell me what to do outside of Hogwarts, and unless you're charging me with something Auror, neither do you, so either try and risk arresting me on some trumped up charge and I'll have your shield within forty-eight hours, or get out of my way"
"I can't let you leave Harry" Tonks said "Dumbledore would skin me ali…" but before she could finish Harry was pushing her out of the way.
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She ended up on her back just as an emerald green sphere of magic raced over her and struck Harry dead to the chest, blowing him off his feet.
"HARRY" Tonks screamed as she ripped off the invisibility cloak and ran towards the fallen teen, laying down suppressive fire on the Deatheaters with her wand as she ran.
But just a she reached him, Harry opened his eyes and shot up growling "That wasn't very nice" and slowly stood up as a crimson aura swirled around him.
And the approaching Deatheaters stopped in their tracks and they knew at once "We are so fucked"
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A/N: Someone's not happy. Guess it's time for a confrontation with a certain lemon drop-sucking loony and his merry band of misfits. Stay tuned for the next chapter, as Harry butts heads with Dumbledore about the will reading.