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The Son and Nephew of the Maurders: The Sorcerer's Stone
The Son and Nephew of the Maurders: The Chamber of Secrets

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James Receives Bad News

If it wasn't for the desert heat, Harry would love Egypt. The tombs were fascinating and the shopping district that Bill called the Bizarre always had something interesting.

The Weasley and Potters even celebrated Harry's birthday in Egypt by exploring a tomb that Bill had recently cleared for Gringotts. Most of his presents ended up being something each member of the Weasley family got at the Bizarre but Harry did get a few gifts from his friends back in England too.

Hermione had send Harry a black lether case with silver words stamped across it reading Broomstick Service kit. Sirius had send Harry some practical joke stuff—which Harry didn't have much time to enjoy as Fred and George kept borrowing them to prank Percy.

Andromeda send Harry come candy that wouldn't melt in the desert heat. Tonks send Harry a new sneakascope, unaware that Harry and Ron bought themselves ones in Egypt. Neville even send Harry some new Seeker gloves. He also got a prescribe magazine from the Quibber, which Harry guess was from Luna Lovegood—a Ravenclaw from Ginny's year that they befriended last year.

The most interesting gift had to be from Hagrid, which was a book called Monster Books of Monsters. Unfortunately for the whole Weasley and Potter families, the book turned out to be an actual monster that the moment Harry opened started attacking them until James stunned it long enough for Harry to tied up. It didn't help that Harry's and Ron's pocket sneakascopes as well as the sneakascope Harry got from Tonks kept going off and spinning the whole time.

Remus for some reason send Harry a brand new book called: The Essential Defense Against the Dark Art. Although Harry wouldn't say it was new as it look like Remus got it from the second hand shop.

Harry didn't complained though since he actually prefer to have something second hand as in the past he always felt bad of having so much stuff brand new while he watch Ron and his family having to get second hand school supplies with an exception of when a Weasley child becomes Prefect or Headboy. Then they are awarded with new school supplies.

But James wouldn't normally give Harry something from the second hand shops as they're normally for those who comes from poor families or orphanages. But since Remus normally has a hard time maintaining a good job because the moment his bosses find out he's a werewolf he was fired, or he been let go because he kept taking a week off every month whenever full moon is due, James don't complain about his best friend buying Harry second-hand stuff.

The same day Hogwarts letters came in along with Percy's brand new Headboy Badge. So the party ended up a double celebration for Harry turning thirteen and Percy becoming headboy.

Ron and Harry also got permission slips for Ron's parents and James to sign for Hogsmeade trips as well as a list of new spellbooks for their third year of Hogwarts including a new book for Defense Against the Dark Arts, which just so happens to be what Remus send him, Intermediate Transfiguration, Standard Book of Spells Grade Three, Monster Book of Monsters (which explain why Hagrid send Harry a copy), for Ron's Divination class Defogging the Future, and for Harry's Muggles Studies Class: Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles.

"You actually signed up for Muggles studies?" Bill asked Harry.

"Yeah, I thought I might get a better understanding of my Muggle Heritage if I take the class than I would normally get from staying with the Dursleys," Harry explained.

"Well, that's the class to help you there," Bill said. "I signed up for the class myself when I was in Hogwarts."

Things were pretty much normal until one day an owl flew into the tent and drop a letter at James' lap.

"Was that a Ministry," Percy said.

"Who is it from dad?" Harry asked.

"From Sirius," James said.

James opened the letter and read it. When he finished his eyes widened.

"Molly, Arthur, may I speak to you two—in private," James said.

James Molly and Arthur headed out leaving the kids in the tent.

"I wonder what that was about?" Ron asked.

"It must be something serious if Dad doesn't share what Uncle Padfoot wrote," Harry explained.

…

"Okay, James, what was in your letter?" Arthur asked once they were out of hearing range from their kid.

James sighed. "Wormtail has escaped."

Molly gasped as Arthur's eyes widened. They knew Wormtail from the same order James and Lilly worked in with Molly's brothers.

"But—wasn't he heavily guarded?" Molly asked.

"He was! They don't know what happened," James said.

"Do they want us to come home early?" Arthur asked.

"No. According to Sirius, Fudge thinks it might be safer for Harry stay on vacation out of country until you are scheduled to come back in case Wormtail is still in the country, which I hate to admit but I agree," James said.

"So what's the problem?" Molly asked.

"The problem is that Fudge also assigned Dementors to head toward the school to guard from Wormtail," James said. "And he's sending them to guard the Hogwarts Express during it's journey to Hogwarts."

"You got to be kidding me," Arthur said. "Surely he knows Harry would be extra vulnerable to those things because of his history, right?"

"That's what Padfoot told him, but Fudge insist that this was necessary," James said.

"Maybe you can ask Dumbledore to have some professors return to the school with the students to help keep an eye on the Dementors," Molly said.

James thought about it and had to agree that was a good idea. "Good idea, Molly. And I think I know just the person to request to have on the train. I'll send Dumbledore an owl tonight, when the kids are asleep."

"Speaking of the kids, how should we break the news to them," Arthur said. "We can't keep the fact Wormtail has escaped a secret from them, especially once the news is in the Daily Prophet."

"We'll tell them just that. That Sirius has alerted us that the death eater and former spy for the Dark Lord known as Peter Petegrew has escaped from Azkaban," James said. "That should be enough to keep them from asking questions—at least for now."

"James, are you sure you don't want to go ahead and tell Harry the full truth," Arthur said. "Harry is very curious and smart for his age. He's going to eventually find out Wormtail's connection to you and Lilly and his responsibility for his mother's death."

"I know, Arthur, and I promise though—if Harry ever does start digging further into the story," James said. "but I really don't think now is a good time for it Harry just turned thirteen, and we're still on Holiday. I think the best we can do is make sure he enjoy it with his friends while he still can."

Molly and Arthur nodded to the idea.

A/N: Sorry about the slowdown on the updates. Yesterday I been busy to where I was only able to update once, and today was my birthday and I been spending it with my family. I hope you guy enjoy.