Authors note: I've broken this chapter up into sections to make it easier to read. I've also decided to say where each section takes place to make things less confusing since there is a lot happening in this chapter. I still do not own Harry Potter or anything mentioned in this story. I am not nor will I ever be making money off of this story. Please review and let me know if you like the new style! Oh and I will probably update again in a few days. My muse is being a pain.
(Dursleys-Early Morning)
When morning broke a week before Hogwarts started the school year, Harry was found finishing up his summer homework. Lying on his bed surrounded by his books and parchment, he looked up suddenly realizing what day it was. Today two members of the Order would be coming and escorting him to Diagon Alley where he would meet up with Hermione and the Weasley family. "Finally, I'll get to spend some time with my friends again." He muttered to himself. Dumbledore had kept him at Privet Drive with his awful relatives for most of the summer. He remembered the letter that he had received from Dumbledore a few weeks earlier.
I hope this letter finds you well. I'm afraid that you cannot leave the Dursleys until members of the Order come to take you to Diagon Alley. There have been reports of Death Eater attacks recently and we cannot have you in harms way. See you September first.
Dumbledore
(Dursleys-late afternoon)
Later that afternoon, just as Harry was finishing up his Potions homework, he heard a tapping sound at his window. He jumped off his bed, sending parchment flying everywhere. He quickly opened the window letting a great horned owl into his room. He took a letter off of it's leg and it flew over to Hedwigs cage. The note informed him that Nymphadora Tonks and Remus Lupin would be at his house in approximately two minutes time. The letter also said to bring all of his stuff with him and to use any means necessary to get out. He picked up his parchment and books from his bed and threw them into his trunk along with all the odds and ends that were under his bed. He used Alohamora on the three locks that were on his door. He glanced out his window. The Dursleys car was gone. "Well that explains why they haven't fed me yet." He said sarcastically and grabbed his wand. He used minor minor shrinking and lightening charms on his trunk and put it in his pocket.
As he came down the stairs he noticed that the front door was standing wide open. He quickly checked his surroundings making sure that nothing was out of place. He didn't see anything out of the ordinary so he walked out of the door. Tonks was sitting on the front stoop and jumped when he said hello to her. She looked beautiful today her hair being long and blonde with strawberry streaks in it. "Wotcher Harry!" She stood up and huged him taking his arm and quickly leading him down the block. "We must hurry, theres word that some Death Eaters are on their way here any minute now." They ran to a nearby alleyway where Lupin was waiting for them. "Let's go. We're going to Number 12 Grimmauld place and we'll decide what to do from there." He shouted to them. He grabbed Harry's arm and side-apparated to the house.
(Number 12 Grimmauld Place)
They arrived on the walkway to the house. In front of them stood a grimy looking home with a black door. They walked up to the door and went into the front hall which wasnt much better. They then walked down the stairs to the kitchen where they found Dumbledore and Mr. and Mrs. Weasley waiting for them. "Harry, please sit down until the rest of the Order members arrive." He sat down and a plate full of food appeared in front of him. He took a small bite and decided he couldn't eat anymore until he had some more information. "What's going on? Why aren't we going to Diagon Alley?" He asked them in a accusing tone of voice. "Well Harry," Tonks said, "Theres been a small complication..." she trailed off. Dumbledore stepped foreward just as someone knocked at the front door. Everyone ran into the front hall as Mrs. Black started screeching again. Lupin ran to open the door while Tonks and Dumbledore tried to get the dreadful painting to shut up. In all the excitement Harry stood back watching to see who came in. First came some of the Hogwarts professors and then some people Harry didn't recognize. Finally came a bedraggled looking Snape, still in his Death Eater robes. Harry snarled at the sight of him until he noticed that Snape had a long bleeding gash on his face and more blood on his robes. Harry caught his eye and Snape motioned for him to join everyone as they made their way to the kitchen. Harry followed behind Lupin and sat down in his usual place. Dumbledore stood up. "Today there was a horrible attack on Little Whinging. Thats why we had to get Harry out as soon as possible. Severus can you enlighten us any?" Dumbledore looked to Snape who was getting his facial wound attended to by Mrs. Weasley and a house elf that Harry did not recognize. "Today the Dark Lord asked us to go to Little Whinging and find Potter. He did not know exactly which house he was in so he told us to destroy all of the village. We killed a number of muggle families and someone we believed to be a Squib. They were lucky to get Potter out of there in time." He stopped speaking for a moment and a look of what appeared to be almost sadness came over his face. "Unfortunatly without knowing it we also killed the Dursleys. They had been over at a neighbors house when we attacked." He bowed his head slightly. Dumbledore noticed the sadness in his face and continued. "This has been a hard day on all of us." Mrs. Weasley came to Harrys side at that moment and nodded for him to follow her. They went to the sitting room and floo'd over to The Burrow without saying a word to one another.
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