Chapter Seven: Meeting Goldilocks:

Harry was enjoying his summer very much. He was allowed to fly at the Weasley's nearly every day and he found that Ginny enjoyed playing Quidditch almost as much as he and the other boys did. At first the boys did not want to let Ginny play but when Cedric Diggory, the seeker for the Hufflepuff team came over to play with them he sided with Ginny. The other boys grudgingly let her play and she was not half bad. Harry worked on his homework, both his school work and the defense work Moody set for him as he did not much like the lack of defense work at the school. Harry did not mind as he knew this was to train him how to protect himself.

All too soon it was time for him to get his books for school. He headed to Diagon Alley with the Weasleys and felt bad when he went with them to their Gringotts vault as he needed more money from his. He saw Mrs. Weasley scoop up all that was in the vault and he tried to hurry getting what he needed wishing the Weasleys had more as they deserved it. He went and got more potions supplies then headed to Flourish and Blots to get his school books. He saw a group of mid-age witches lined up and he saw the reason why. It was the book signing of one Gilroy Lockhart and Harry hoped to get in and out quickly as possible as he found this very silly. Unfortunately he was jostled and pushed and found himself at the front of the line and Lockhart saw him.

"Ah I was coming to sign copies of my book Magical Me and was not expecting to see the famous Harry Potter!" Lockhart said grabbing Harry by the hand and dragging him up to where he stood. "Now I can say I met the great Harry Potter!"

Harry wanted to sink into the floor, he hated the fame, after all who wanted to be famous for not dying by the killing curse? His parents were dead and he did not like being famous for the fact he lived and they did not. Harry found himself with all the copies of Lockhart's books which he tipped into Ginny's cauldron, he could buy his own. Unfortunately Draco Malfoy had seen that and he confronted Harry right away.

"Bet you liked that Potter." Draco snarled at him. "Famous Harry Potter…"

"Leave him alone!" Hermione said coming to Harry's rescue.

"What will you do about it?" Draco snapped at her.

"Now, now Draco play nicely." A tall man with long white blond hair, cold gray eyes and pale clean shaven face walking into the shop said. He was clad as Draco in rich robes and he had a cane with a snake head on the top of it. He extended his hand to Harry and Harry reluctantly took it as he was raised to be polite. "Lucius Malfoy, forgive me your scar." Malfoy said as he used his cane to brush aside Harry's hair to take a look at it. "Your scar is legendary, as is the wizard who gave it to you."

"Voldemort is nothing more than a murderer, he killed my parents." At this Malfoy let go of his hand and stepped back in shock.

"So brave to mention his name, or are you foolish?" Malfoy said.

"Fear of a name only increases fear." Hermione said stepping up to Harry's defense again.

"Ah would agree w' ye their lass." Moody said slumping up. "Alright Harry?"

"Yes uncle Al, fine, Mr. Malfoy was just talking to me sir." Harry said seeing all color drain from the Malfoy head's face.

"Hmm, you are doing well for yourself are you not Mr. Malfoy?" Moody said.

"Quite, come Draco, we have other shops to go to." Malfoy said leading his son out.

Moody smiled grimly, he loved scaring death eaters like Malfoy. Oh old Malfoy had not killed or harmed in years but he had, under Voldemort and would again if he came back. Harry wrapped up his shopping and headed home to start packing for school. As he was packing he heard the crack of an elf Apparating into his room and turned expecting to see either Kreacher or Abby there. Instead he saw a strange elf clad in a filthy pillowcase for clothing. Clearly he was not well taken care of as he was a bit too thin and looked tired, it was as if his family worked the poor thing far harder than was needed. Harry believed house elves should be treated with respect and dignity, not worked to death and scorned and treated badly.

"Who are you and what are you doing in my room?" Harry asked the small elf.

"Dobby, Dobby knows all about Harry Potter sir." Dobby said.

"Okay but why are you here?" Harry said.

"Harry Potter is in grave danger and must not go back to Hogwarts." Dobby said looking around fearfully.

"Why is that?" Harry said and the elf looked fearful as if he could not really answer. "Look I will get my guardians if you do not tell me!"

"Master bad wicked dark wizard!" Dobby said and Harry caught him before he could punish himself. "Thank you sir."

"You have to tell me." Harry said. "If you know anything you have to tell me!"

He found himself speaking to thin air and he swore in frustration and went directly to Moody who was reading a muggle book on cars. He looked up as Harry came in looking flustered and worried. He put the book aside just as Remus with Fred and George Weasley came into the room laughing at a joke that Remus had been telling them. They loved to come here to see uncle Moony and wondered if he was a marauder but had not asked him as of yet. They saw Harry looking worried and at once they wanted to know what was up.

"I just had an elf visit my room." Harry said. "Not one of ours sir."

"Oh?" Moody said looking thoughtful. "What was it's name?"

"Dobby sir." Harry said as Kreacher came into the room and froze at the name.

"You know something Kreacher?" Moody asked him.

"Yes sir, Dobby is a Malfoy elf." Kreacher said. "If he was here, master Harry may I go and teach this elf to stay away from master Harry?"

"No, if he is a Malfoy elf that could get him killed. That would be just the thing Mr. Malfoy would want." Harry said.

"What did he want?" Remus asked.

"Said I was in danger and not to go to Hogwarts. Bet Draco sent him to try and scare me." Harry said shrugging. "Sounds like something he would do."

"Hmm, don't like the sound of that." Moody said.

One week later Harry went to the Weasleys and stayed there the night before he was to head back on the train. He was happy to go back to school and he loved the large comfortable ramshackle home of the Weasleys. It was an amazing home filled with family chaos, good cooking and love and at the center of the family was the short plump form of the red headed matron Mrs. Weasley. The next morning after the Weasleys car was loaded up with trunks owls and family Mr. Weasley drove them to Kings Cross. Moody had been sick, so much so he had been admitted to St. Mungos and so he was not here to see them off, still Remus was and that was a help.

"Should be a good year." Harry said waiting with Ron to get on the train.

"Yea wonder who the defense teacher will be this year?" Harry asked.

"Cannot be as bad as that git last year." Ron said.

"Yea I know, he was pathetic, I had to actually study extra this summer as uncle Al said I had not learn enough defense!"

"He would, he should come teach, we all would become wicked good." Ron said.

"Yea our turn." Harry said checking the time.

They had to go though now, there was no more time to waste and they ran for the barrier. Harry hit the wall stunned and looked around puzzled. Commuters were laughing at the two boys and Harry knew he had to get somewhere safe to figure out what to do. He looked up in shock as the time hit eleven and he knew the train was gone. They had to find another way to the school and an idea hit them, they would take the car!...

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Yea I had to add the stupid git Gilroy "Goldilocks" Lockhart to this. I wonder what we could do with him? Any ideas?