After cleaning up the mess downstairs Harry returned to his room. He wasn't sure whether to be sad or happy that Prue wasn't there. On one hand, he found it terribly awkward to talk to her but on the other hand, he was glad for the company. He just hoped that she wouldn't ask too many questions he couldn't answer when she got back. And he had a feeling she would come back.

He painfully sat down at his desk and wrote a quick note to Hermione.

Dear Hermione!

God, Hermione, I couldn't believe that Ron could have done anything like that when I first read your letter but then I remembered several events where Ron was not exactly a good friend. It makes me sad but thankfully, I have you. Thank you so much for telling me everything. I'm so glad that I can count on you to always tell me the truth.

As for the charm that Dumbledore put on you, are you sure it's my house it's based on? If it is, maybe I can sneak out later this summer and we can meet up somewhere else. I also have something to tell you but not in a letter since it can so easily be intercepted. I'll send this with Pig when he comes here again. I'll also try to send a fake message with Hedwig and we'll see if she's also blocked. I just hope they won't try to intercept her. I don't want her to get injured and we both know that she won't just let someone take the letter from her.

I've kinda made a new friend who can come and go as she wants so I'll see if she can get me a cellphone. That way we'll be able to communicate freely, especially since I'm not sure that most of the Wizarding World even knows what a cellphone is let alone how to stop us from talking through it.

I'll write you again if I manage to get a cellphone or if I think of a plan to sneak out. I'm really tired now so I'll just stop here.

Your friend,

Harry Potter

Harry put down the pen he used to write Hermione the message. Since it was Hermione, he didn't see the need to use a quill and parchment since pen and paper were so much easier to use. However, he did write a fake note on a scrap piece of parchment.

Dear Hermione,

what's our summer homework in History of Magic?

Harry

He sent out the fake message out with Hedwig, telling her to be very careful and to not put up much of a fight if someone tried to take it from her since it wasn't important. He put the real letter in his hiding place to keep it safe. By then, he was exhausted so he just plopped down on the bed and fell asleep the minute his head hit the bed.

Prue orbed in to see Harry sleeping on the bed. Seeing that he had fallen asleep before covering himself, Prue walked over and drew the thin blanket over his slumbering body. She tenderly kissed his forehead and then orbed back out, going to talk to her youngest sister again.

xxxxxXXXXXxxxxx

The next morning Harry woke up feeling even worse than when he went to bed. He was extremely sore and he felt like his bruises had bruises. He just hoped that he could go through the day with no more beatings.

"BOY! GET UP AND MAKE US BREAKFAST!" came the surprising yell of his Uncle. Usually his Aunt came upstairs to tell him to get up while Uncle Vernon got ready for work. Then he remembered that Vernon had lost his job and groaned. He hoped that Uncle Vernon wouldn't be home the whole day from now on. He put on some clothes as fast as he could with his injuries and went downstairs. Thankfully, the breakfast passed with no further incidents and an hour later Harry found himself back in his room.

He was resting on his bed when Hedwig flew through the window, followed by Pig. Hedwig looked displeased but she went straight into her cage with no protests. Pig, on the other hand, flew around crazily, barely slowing down enough for Harry to take the letter he carried. Harry fetched the letter he had hidden the previous night, tied it to Pig and sent him out with instructions to take it to Hermione. He hope this would work for him just as well as it did for Hermione. He then went back to his bed and sat down to read the letter.

Dear Harry,

How's your summer going? Mine's great. But I'm sorry to say you won't be able to stay with us this summer. Dumbledore say's it's too dangerous. He also said that after Pig returns we won't be able to write to you for the same reason. Hermione won't be able too either. I hope your summer won't be too terrible and I'll see you on the train in September.

Ron

Harry threw the letter down with disgust. He had a feeling that someone had intercepted the fake letter he had sent to Hermione and that this was the reason for Ron writing to him. It made more sense if none of his friends wrote to him rather than just Hermione. At least Hermione should be able to get his letter if this would go into effect after Pig returned to the Burrow. He locked Hedwig's cage just in time because Uncle Vernon came to his room just five minutes later. It seemed his prayer for an uneventful morning would go unanswered.

Uncle Vernon didn't say anything, he just started beating him again. This went on for about twenty minutes, although it seemed like an eternity to Harry, when his Uncle stopped. A few minutes later Harry heard the front door slam shut and gave a sigh of relief before falling into unconsciousness.

He briefly came to about an hour later when he heard the doorbell but he was still pretty much out of it. Some time later, a good-looking lady came to his room and made him more comfortable. He tried to smile at her but wasn't sure if he succeed. After that, he fell back into oblivion.


A/N: Sorry for the delay. I went to University about two weeks ago but I forgot to bring my laptop. I wrote about half of the chapter on paper but had to wait to get access to the previous chapters to write some of it. I got back home yesterday and got right into writing it. I've just finished and I haven't even reread it so I'm sorry for any mistakes. Feel free to point them out in a review. Also, I'm sorry this chapter is so short. It's just over a 1000 words long but I felt that this was the best place to stop. This brings this chapter and the last one to the same stopping point. The next chapter will have the Hospital in it.

I really need a beta. Actually, I could use a couple of those. One to check the grammar in the end but before that I could use someone who knows both Harry Potter and Charmed and could check if the events I reference to are correct. I haven't seen Charmed for a few years now so I probably forgot some things. That brings me to the next chapter. Chapter 7 won't be out for some three or four months because I will be watching Charmed again before writing it. However, I don't need that knowledge for Chapter 6 so I could publish it whenever. Do you want me to publish it next weekend or in about two months as a midpoint before Chapter 7? It's up to you!

I also need you to vote on Harry's full name. His nickname will still be Harry but what should his full name be. I'm offering Harrison, Hadrian, Hariel, Halifax, Harald, Harford or Hartwell. If you don't like this, feel free to offer something else. Also, you can suggest a middle name for him and I'll put it to a vote in chapter 7!