Authors note:I do not own Harry Potter or anything related to him. I am not making any money off of this story nor will I ever be.
Sorry this story is so short but I wanted to get this important scene done before the next portion. I decided that i'm going to try and get a chapter posted every Tuesday. It might be a little late next week though since i'm spending the weekend at a convention. I will take my story with though and get some ideas on it! Oh! Please Read and Review!!! I need constructive criticism.. do you like it, hate it, or think its great! And one more thing. Sorry if the birthday scene doesnt make sense to the rest of the story. The idea came to me in a dream and I did it just to give Harry a well needed surprise.
(Evening-The Burrow)
As soon as Harry arrived at the Burrow, he was surrounded by the Weasley children. Seated around the kitchen table were Ginny, Ron, the twins, and someone he thought was probably Charlie. They all started talking at once and they were starting to give Harry a headache. Harry noticed two more people sitting at the table. One was Hermione which was to be expected and the other was Draco Malfoy. Harry gave Malfoy a wierd look but he just stared right back and Harry was the first to look away, a look of confusion spread across his face. He shrugged knowing that it would all be explained later to him. Hermione got up from her seat to hug him and led him to a seat between her and Ginny. Harry started to protest but shut up when Hermione demanded that he sit down for the surprise that they had for him. Hermione spoke gibberish to him for a few minutes until the lights suddenly dimmed and Mrs. Weasley came out holding a large cake. They started singing a belated birthday song that he had never heard before. "Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy belated birthday Harry!" He smiled when he saw that there were candles on the cake. He blew them out and sighed. "Thanks guys. After a day like today, cake and ice cream sound really good." They all laughed.
The rest of the night was spent laughing and enjoying eachothers company. Harry never once questioned Malfoy's presence until he and Ron were getting ready for bed. There were now three beds in Rons room. His trunk already stood at the end of one. Harry gave Ron a quizzical look to which Ron shrugged. "After you sent 'Mione that letter about Malfoy being in trouble, Dumbledore rescued him and brought him here. He's been living here ever since." Harry nodded slowly and walked to his trunk to get something suitable to wear to bed. "I'm going to the bathroom to change and wash up." Harry said quietly to Ron.
He quickly made his way down all the flights of stairs till he came to the main floor where the bathroom was. He overheard voices coming from the kitchen. Listening carefully he heard Malfoy and Mr. and Mrs. Weasley arguing about something. "Listen, you have to tell him the truth sooner or later. You can't keep it from him the rest of his life." He heard Mrs. Weasley mutter something and then he heard a loud bang which sounded like someone had thrown something against something metal. Harry wasn't sure what happened. Then he heard footsteps approaching where he was hiding. He quickly backtracked and ran into the bathroom. He watched from the crack of the doorway as Draco made his way upstairs.
Harry quickly washed his face and looked at himself in the mirror. His scar appeared to have faded a little bit. It wasn't quite as noticeable as it used to be. His hair had also gotten a little bit lighter. "I wonder if it has to do with what Malfoy was saying." He thought to himself. He finished up and headed back to Rons room. When he got there both Malfoy and Ron appeared to be asleep. He got into bed deciding that questions could wait till morning.
Scorpiopheonix -thanks for the wonderful review. I'd love to have you as a Beta