"Was that really necessary to yell that portion out?" asked Professor Snape
"well it was capitalized and in Bold, I felt like I was keeping with the feel of the book. if you dislike how I am reading the book, perhaps you should read the next chapter. then maybe it would be to your liking?"
"I think not, even though these readings have already been illumination, I have no desire to read out Potter's thoughts myself." replied Snape
"there is no need to be mean Sev" said lily " you should read now before I make you read one you would rather not."
" I already rather not" mumbled Snape, but he got up and reached for the book.
"The Keeper of the Keys""Harry He brought a rifle? How did he get one so quickly?" Hermione cried.
Harry shrugged, "I have no idea, never said that he was a smart person"
"Wait what is a rifle?" asked several people looking confused at Hermione's reaction.
"It is a tool muggles use to kill each other; it sends a piece of metal very quickly at a target. It is both deadly and very painful." Replied Amelia
(Well that was anticlimactic) thought Neville."(All that arguing and back and forth with the Dursley's, Hagrid making an impression that only he could make, breaking down a door then asking for a cup of tea to "you're a wizard harry" He looked over at Ron and saw that he was trying not to laugh at Harry's reaction and his luck.)
Draco was confused. (Potter really didn't know anything about being a wizard. His relatives were deliberately keeping information from him. They were trying to Stamp it out! Draco was horrified. It was so dangerous to do that.) Draco looked over at Snape, hoping that he would be able to give him some answers as to why anyone would do that.
He noticed that Snape had gone pale.
Snape stopped reading for a moment. He looked over at Lily apologetically and said "Just so no one yells at me for this.
I would like to remind you all that that Petunia Dursleys is a Shill Harpy and I in no way agree with her" He then continues Petunia's rant
The adults in the room gasped in amazement and tried not look at Harry. The words coming from his Aunt must have been devastating to hear. Arthur was deep in thought ( How did no one notice that Harry needed more that we gave him. He was realizing that while the whole wizarding word had been celebrating the demise of You-Know-Who, there was a small child that was left with relatives that didn't care for him at all. Even Hagrid saw the difference between Harry and Dudley, to feed Harry and not Dudley. Though Mad Eye is likely fuming at the idea that Harry just accepted the sausages from Hagrid no questions asked. How that boy has turned out the way he did is a miracle alone. He chuckled softly to himself. Arthur had stopped Molly from commenting about Harry's lack of Manners to Hagrid. ( No, what harry had said wasn't polite, but he was an eleven year old boy, he was still better than many children older than him, and he certainly didn't learn it from his relatives. Also, the situation he was in and lots of information, I think he is handling the whole thing rather well.)
Flitwick winced (Hagrid was probably not the best choice to get Harry. He is far too hot headed especially about those people; he is protecting and loyal too. Not that the man doesn't mean well However, the Muggles are clearly not in their right mind and Hagrid though a sweet man has quite the temper. Oh, goody the Uncle has decided to threaten Harry with a beating and now he insults Dumbledore. That isn't going to go well.)
The Younger members of the Audience Cheered. Dudley finally got something he deserved for being a bully and a pig. The girls looked a little concerned at the thought that there may be dormice in the coat and that it wiggled while Harry was trying to sleep.
"There I am done reading this chapter; someone else can read about Potter's life now." He put the Book down in the middle of the room so that someone else could read.
Sirius leapt up "Mine!" and he snatched the book up and started to flip through the book looking for the right page. Remus just looked at his friend in amusement, laughing at the childish behavior that he was showing.
DIAGON ALLEY"Excellent a good one"
Ginny sighed, (Only Harry would think and hope that the night before had been a dream) She looked over and glared at the twins at the mention of a balloon, they held up their hands in surrender.
No matter what people might think, they weren't going to make fun of Harry and his insecurity. He had enough going on, they would try to lighten the mood later what it would work better. They smirked to each other about Ginny's defensiveness on Harry's behalf. If only harry knew, the twins had already decided that if He was inclined towards their little sister, they weren't going to do anything. First because he was the only one that could probably keep her grounded and second because the suspense was almost as good as actually pulling the prank.
Percy was frowning He had looked over at the Headmaster when Hagrid was mentioning the minster asking for Dumbledore's advise all the time. He saw the headmaster nodding his head at Hagrid's words. (Was Hagrid right? That the minster was constantly asking him for advice. That he had turned down the thought of being Minister. Why Dumbledore would be plotting to take over the ministry now if he had the change before. That didn't make sense.) Percy was confused.
Alastor Moody just shook his head, (no wonder they had such a hard time keeping everything secret when some of the population don't even take simple precautions. Though there wasn't much that Hagrid could do about his size but not talking in amazement about muggles have would be a good place to start)
Mad Eye looked thoughtful. (Oh Hargid, that man doesn't understand how to be subtle at all.
Bringing all that attention to you with the "boy who lived" all those people could find Potter? I wonder how that was possible. We are very lucky that none of those people were death Eaters. I doubt that Dursley woman would have blinked an eye if Harry had just disappeared while out with her. hmmm I wonder why Potter is looking annoyed at the mention of that professor.)
Mad eye looked over at Kingsley and Amelia, both had also noticed the golden trio grumbling at the mention of the stuttering teacher. They shook their heads at Mad Eye indicating!that they(didn't Know what the problem was
Amelia did remember something about the professor from her niece but nothing beyond him disappearing at the end of the year. But that was not unusual for DADA professors at Hogwarts
Charlie looked over at his brother to see if he knew anything about Dragons' in Gringotts, but Bill had not been looking in his direction.
Charlie was looking at Bill, who was determined not to make eye contact with his younger brother. Bill knew that the Goblins had at least one Dragon at the London branch of Gringotts. But there was nothing what he could do about despite his brothers love of the animal. He was too low of in the organization and Human at that. The goblin nation was
a force unto themselves and should never be taken lightly.
Charlie was grumbling about the burst of flames that Harry saw. "Dragons should not be kept in caves or bound! They need to be able to fly! I don't care that there is the belief that Dragons hoard treasure and will defend it with their lives. I do not trust the Goblins to treat them properly." he looked back at Bill scowling at the thought that his favorite creatures being mistreated by his brother's bosses.
Professor McGonagall was wondering if she should have let Dumbledore pick who was sent to Harry in the end. She had mentioned it to him when the number of letters being sent to the Dursleys had gotten out of hand. Dumbledore said that he would take care of it. Hagrid had already mentioned things he shouldn't in front of Harry. No wonder Harry found out about the stone he essentially saw it on his first day in the wizarding world. (Oh well can't be helped now. Really! Hagrid! Announcing that Harry was in the bar. Even if wasn't any danger, not everyone needs to know that he is there. I cannot imagine what Harry was thinking at that moment. ...Oh NO he should know better than to even mention that something was a secret in front of Lily and James' son. They were two of the smartest and curious students Hogwarts has ever seen.) She looked over fondly to the small family and noticed that Lily and James were smirking. Looking far too proud of their son.
All the professors accept Dumbledore were shaking their heads in disbelief. (How could Hargid be so careless about secret information. He basically told Harry that Dumbledore was doing something that no one should know about. "you know what" in vault 713. Harry shouldn't even know which vault they were visiting. He also now knew more about it than he should) Flitwick was thinking (oh Hagrid, your heart and actions are in |the right place but sometimes the follow through isn't quite there. I really do wonder what would have happened to that man if he had been allowed to finish his schooling, would he be quiet this monster oriented or would he be a little more thoughtful about the consequences"
Sprout was thinking about how wonderful that man was, making sure that Harry was taken care of as much as he could. (Oh he go Harry his beautiful owl.) She looked over and saw harry smiling at the memory.. she had seen Harry interact with his owl. It was fascination to see him take a scolding from an owl.
(That's it my boy, noticing everything around you. Not just letting anyone know what you are thinking.) He swung an arm over Harry's shoulders and squeezed. Harry looked at him confused. He whispered back to Harry "Always keep your eyes open and keep that head of your sharp, you never know when something small will make sense at another time I am so proud of how well you coped with being dropped into a new world."
Harry could describe how he felt to hear that his dad was proud of him for something as small as watching. It was amazing that he gets to spend any time with them at all. It was going to be so hard to let them go at the end of the books. He just leaned his head on to his dad's shoulder and went back to listing to the book. He looked over at Draco and smirked. The Blond hadn't said much but Harry was sure, when everyone heard about their first conversation that it would be interesting for him.
Draco hunched down in his seat, trying to make himself less obvious to those around him... He had the feeling that there would be
people here that would not appreciate his comments about mud... muggleborns.
Draco started to shrink into his seat. He remembered this conversation, he knew that there were several people around him that will not appreciate some of the things he said
"You would leave if you were placed in Hufflepuff?! How dare you degrade other members of the community there are just as many powerful and important people from Hufflepuff as from other Houses. And really what does your house have to with anything other than where you sleep and the people you spend your time with. For the son of someone like Malfoy and a notorious Slytherin you are not very subtle about your thoughts! You didn't know who you were talking too, even if it hadn't been Harry it could have easily been anyone that your father would have not wanted you to offend!" Tonks yelled at her little cousin.
Draco looked over at his Godfather, Snape looked quickly at Draco. It was a look that spoke of disapproval and a promise to have a discussion about his behavior.
Harry smiled when Hedwig was mentioned. His first friend and companion.
"Oooo we get to read about how Harry gets his wand... Such an important moment in a person's magical life." Sirius said happily. Everyone nodded.
Dumbledore straightened in his chair, he was looking forward to this part. Ollivander told him of Harry's visit when he wrote that the brother wand had been sold. It had confirmed some parts of his theory about Harry and Voldemort's end. (He felt the magic when he entered the shop! He is truly an amazing boy.) Dumbledore chuckled (Gerrick does have a way of captivating the young. Although in Harry's case perhaps he went a little to far into creepy.)
Lily leaned over and whispered at Harry " Your connected wands mean only that you have to be smart about how you fight HIM nothing more. It means very little about the type of person you are." Harry looked up at here and smiled. He leaned in and just enjoyed being near his mom.
Harry realized that no one was speaking anymore. He looked around at everyone, they were staring at him again " What! It is not like many of you didn't know that there was a connection between me and Voldemort, this is just one of the more obvious ways."
Molly cried at the very end of the Chapter "you forgot to tell him how to get on to the Platform!"