I don't own Harry Potter. Some lines come right from CoS, chapter two

Chapter five

0801 (8:01 am)

The house elf jumped off the bed when he saw that Harry entered the room. Harry's first thoughts were that this elf wasn't the same as the one he left. Dobby was fidgety and afraid like he was before he was freed from the Malfoys. This was going to be a hard year. Harry spoke first.

"Er... hello." Well that was intelligent.

"Harry Potter." Harry winced at the high pitched voice. "So long has Dobby wanted to meet you, sir... Such an honor it is..."

"Thanks." He sat down at his desk. "Who are you?" Harry felt stupid asking something he already knew. But he had to do it.

"Dobby, sir. Just Dobby, Dobby the House Elf." He may be nervous but he's still as overexcited as ever, thought Harry smiling inwardly.

"I don't want to be rude or anything but I'm awfully tired and this isn't a great time for me to have a house elf in my bedroom." And there's the ear droop. I will always fall for that. "Not that I'm not pleased to meet you. Is there a particular reason you're here." This is going strangely similar the first time.

"Start where you can. I know a lot of wizards aren't very nice to house elves." The ears drooped again. "By that look I'd say that your master is one of them." Harry was trying to keep the poor elf from hurting himself. Dobby then grabbed a book and began to beat his head with. Apparently, he wasn't doing a good job of it. "Don't do that. You did nothing wrong. You had a thought and you can't punish yourself for thinking. I wish I could help you now.

"Harry Potter asks if he can help Dobby... Dobby has heard of your greatness, sir, but your goodness, Dobby never knew..."

Harry decided to play along with Dobby. "Whatever you heard about my greatness is a lie. I'm only third in my year. Hermione is the top."

"Harry Potter is humble and modest. Harry Potter speaks not of his triumph over He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named—"

"You sound like my friend Ron."

"Dobby heard tell that Harry Potter met the Dark Lord for a second time, just weeks ago... that Harry Potter escaped yet again."

"It wasn't a big deal."

"Ah, sir, Harry Potter is valiant and bold! He has braved so many dangers already! But Dobby has come to protect Harry Potter, to warn him, even if he does have to shut his ears in the oven door later... Harry Potter must not go back to Hogwarts."

And there it was.

"Dobby, I have to go back. They expect me to go back. I have to go back."

"No, no, no. Harry Potter must stay where he is safe. He is too great, too good, to lose. If Harry Potter goes back to Hogwarts, he will be in mortal danger.

Harry remained quiet but Dobby didn't notice.

"There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make terrible things happen at Hogwarts..."

"But what if I'm the only one who can stop them. I know you can't tell me so I won't ask. I have to go back to Hogwarts. I have to go back to my friends."

"Friends who don't even write to Harry Potter?"

Once again, Harry was quiet. He couldn't reveal he already knew the plot. He couldn't reveal that he knew what Dobby was planning on doing.

"Please, don't be angry Harry Potter. Dobby has the letters right here. Dobby hoped... if Harry Potter thought his friends had forgotten him... Harry Potter might not want to go back to school, sir..."

"Give me those letters Dobby."

"Dobby will if Harry Potter agrees not to go back to Hogwarts."

"I can't do that. My family won't let me. I want those letters but not at the price you are asking. It's nearing 0900. I have to be downstairs for my birthday. I'm sorry Dobby. I promise to be careful but that's all I can do."

Dobby left with a crack. Harry knew that this wouldn't be the last time he'd see Dobby. It was just a matter of time before Dobby tried to prevent Harry from going to Hogwarts. And if it was going to be like last time, he needed to plan on an alternate route to Hogwarts that didn't include flying cars.

0904 (9:04 am)

Harry was a few minutes late but when he explained about Dobby's warning, Remus and Sirius were more than understanding. They both knew that Dobby was going to come and excepted Harry's bizarre life.

Remus chose the ninth gift Harry opened. The package was very small and very light. When Harry opened it, he gasped in delight. It was four tickets to the Puddlemere United game verses the Appleby Arrows that started at 1030 (10:30 am).

1000 (10:00 am)

Tonks arrived at Grimmauld Place with a bang. Literally. She landed on the kitchen floor and something behind her exploded. Harry let out a chuckle know Sirius was behind the explosion. She pulled herself up and acted as though nothing had happened.

She knew of the twenty-four gifts and settled down close to Remus to watch Harry open Sirius and Remus' gift before given Harry her own. Remus already told her what Harry had opened by now.

This box was also small but was on the heavier side. It was his mother set of journals that she kept until she died. They were charmed to that only she and those of her blood (with magic in it of course) could open it. He decided to read it later when he had more time.

Tonks had gotten him a set of books on charms. Some one them had very weird title like 'When and How to Charm Your Very Annoying Neighbor Who Can't get the Hint You Don't Like Them" and some had very practical titles such as 'Charms: 101'. He put those aside to see that he had yet another gift from Tonks...

It was a hat. One that covered his scar.

The air in Puddlemere Pitch was cool and crisp, perfect conditions for Quidditch. The only other time Harry had been at professional Quidditch game was the 1994 World cup.

They went to their seats and waited for the game to begin.

It was obvious that the Arrows were the better team this year. The Puddlemere Chasers Amy Lavik, Mitch Switch, and Chelsea Warrington kept dropping the Quaffle. They did have a decent Keeper, Lacey Watermark, but that was that was going for them; well and their Beaters, Stephan Hawkman and Pat Adders. Ed Ward, the Seeker, was high in the sky; tailing the Arrows Seeker, Jesi Moore. Jesi was the better flyer of the two.

Arrows Chaser, Jacoby Moore, swooped around Amy taking the Quaffle out of her hands as she tried to pass to Chelsea. Stephan and Pat retaliated when the used their Dopplebeater Defense to knock out Risika Catterson, an opposing Beater, but she flew out of the way just in time. Her boyfriend and fellow Beater, Gerard Clay, shot the other Bludger at Ed and successfully de-broomed him. This left Jesi free reign to find the Snitch as Ed was out cold.

Jacoby passed to Coral Reed who dived to avoid another attack from Gerard. Fortunately, she kept a tight grip on the Quaffle. She sped down the field toward the post passed it back to Jacoby and he scored against Lacey. Mitch grabbed the Quaffle as it exited the left most goal. He threw it to Amy but she was once again intercepted. Risika shot a Bludger at her from no where. She dived, allowing Coral to once again to catch the Quaffle. She shot the Quaffle at the goal and yet again Lacey was unable to protect the goals. This time Chelsea grabbed the Quaffle and raced towards the goal. Just as she scored, a Bludger came at her and knocked her to the ground. She scored but she had a broken leg and couldn't play anymore. This left Puddlemere two players short. .

All this time, Arrows Chaser, Nilo Wright, hadn't once touched the Quaffle. Nilo was only nineteen and very nervous about playing professionally. She played on the Hufflepuff team for six years before she graduated. Nilo flew past everyone and the Arrows scored their third goal.

The score was thirty to ten, Puddlemere lagging behind. The Snitch was no where to be seen...at least to the Seeker on the pitch. Harry had seen the Snitch five times in the first hour of play. He knew this was going to be a long game. Ten minutes after he saw the Snitch for the sixth time, Puddlemere called for a time out. That's when he heard the announcer, Carl Misvant.

"While the teams are taking a break, I would like to say that the Appleby Arrows and Puddlemere United want to wish the Harry Potter a happy birthday." Carl sounded very much like Lee Jordan when he announced. Harry let out a groan.

"Since when did my name have a 'the' in front of it?" he asked himself more than those around him.

"Since the day that you defeated Voldemort, Harry. You should know that by now." Remus responded after a moment of thought. He didn't even pay attention to Tonks when she shuddered at the name. The game continued as though nothing was said.

Mitch was able to score for Puddlemere against Adam Kessler, the Arrows Keeper, but not before the Arrows scored three more times. And as the time passed, the Puddlemere Beaters grew more aggressive. Nilo was coming more out of her shell and scored twice in a row. But she was shot down by Stephan and was taken out of the game. Risika red with anger shot both of the Bludgers at Stephan. The first one missed but the second hit him square in the nose. It was obviously broken and he was out. But Ris wasn't done yet. She followed the Bludger and shot it towards Lacey, Puddlemere's Keeper. She too was now out of the game. Four down three to go.

For some reason the Beaters ignored Jesi. She flew around the pitch. Finally, she saw the Snitch five feet from the ground. Since Ed was out of the game, she had no trouble catching the golden ball. The Arrows won 340-20.

1446 (2:46 pm)

That was one of the longest games Harry had seen lasting for over four hours.

1754 (5:54 pm)

The four for them didn't make it back home until nearly 1800 because Tonks wanted to go out for dinner. They could have birthday cake when they got home... or later because of all that Sirius ate. Harry and Remus now knew how Sirius gained all the weight. He was a pig that would put Ron Weasley to shame.

1800-2400 (6:00 pm- 12:00 am)

They spent the rest of the night at home talking about how brutal they game was. Harry also opened the remaining presents being allowed to open eight presents at once because they didn't bring them along to the game and dinner. These gifts included various types of chocolate (Muggle and Magic) and a wand holster.

Harry happily crawled into bed.

A/N What do think of my Quidditch game? It was my first detailed game so don't be too brutal (lol).