Disclaimer 1: Most characters and places belong to JKR. I am merely borrowing them- her tune, my words as it were!

Spoilers: PS, COS, POA, GOF- I planned this before OOTP, so any similarities are coincidence. My original plans have not been added to, just parts taken away to make it more concise (losing 15 chapters along the way- it will be 28 chapters).

A/n: This chapter is starting to get into the story, but there is a little more scene building. Its a lot faster now than before.

Harry Potter And The Korgei

By Vulpine Vixi

Chapter two- Harry's First Birthday Party

Harry and Bill were nearing the Weasleys house. The motorbike had made excellent time, as Harry, Ron and Fred and George had snuck away from the Dursleys nearly three years ago, and it had taken them the best part of the night on an illegal-flying car. Harry and Bill had been flying for maybe three hours at the most, over the rooftops, flying towards the Burrow.

When Harry and Bill flew near to the Burrow, Harry felt the happiest that he had felt in a long time. The flying motorbike that Bill had acquired was just coming down towards the house, when Harry saw that a large dog was sitting on the front lawn, next to Ron and the rest of his family.

Bill landed the motorbike as he had done in Privet Drive, but here everyone smiled when the bike landed. Ron came running over and broadened his smile to a grin, and quickly hugged Harry, whispering to him "Happy birthday". Everyone except for Bill and Arthur Weasley had led Harry inside. Bill and Arthur grabbed Harry's belongings to take inside the house.

Inside the Burrow, Harry could see that everything had been moved away from, where it usually stood. Harry assumed that the furniture was in a bedroom. Once inside, he greeted the Weasleys, "Harry love," Mrs. Weasley started, "we're going to have to go into the garden for the party later, because there will be too many people. I expect you want to sleep, so you can sleep in Ron's room and we'll wake you later. Guests are due to arrive at midday." Harry thought he saw the large dog bounding up the stairs towards Ron's room. He glanced around the room quickly and noticed that Hedwig was here, sitting in Pigwidgeon's cage, and looking distressed, at having to sit with "Pig", as Ron so un-affectionately called his owl. Harry opened the cage and let Hedwig land on his shoulder, whilst he slammed the door of the cage before Pig got out, and put Hedwig in her own cage that Harry had brought with his luggage.

Mrs. Weasley urged Harry to go up to Ron's room. Sirius was in the room, and quietly told Harry that he wasn't fooled by his letter. the negative things would be hard to let go of, but they were there to remind him that he did have some fears. His fears would make him stronger.

Harry smiled at Sirius, and he smiled back. Sirius handed Harry a rather large parcel and a card, and whispered to Harry "Open the present later, you don't want anyone else to see it" Harry opened the card, and as most cards from Sirius were, it was a piece of card, with a large muddy footprint on the front, however inside he had written a small message. It read, "Be brave Harry. I will always answer your call. Happy birthday. All my love, your godfather." Harry accepted the parcel and card, and hugged Sirius again.

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Harry awoke almost 6 hours after falling asleep on Ron's bed, and according to Ron's watch that was attached to the beds headrest; it was 9 in the morning as Harry saw, with a squint. Harry lay with his glasses off, on Ron's bed, and after he had laid there for a second or two like that he sensed that he was not the only person in the room. Harry jumped as far backwards as he could, ending up in a sitting up position. Harry looked ahead. He could see, even without his glasses on who this person was. Harry smiled and pulled his glasses on. The man opposite Harry on the small chair in the corner of Ron's room laughed at Harry.

Harry smiled. Professor Dumbledore sat on the small rickety chair, with a smile showing through his beard. Harry looked at his headmaster a moment longer before speaking. The long shining white hair and beard, that were long enough to tuck into the professors belt, were gleaming from the sun shining in from the window and reflected many colours across the bright orange of Ron's bedroom.

Dumbledore had arrived to wish Harry a happy birthday and to check that he was alright after the things Harry had seen the previous year.

When Dumbledore had left, Harry went and freshened up and felt more relaxed than he had in a while. There was something wonderful about having a cool shower on a hot sticky morning.

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Harry gently tore the brown paper off of the peculiarly shaped bundle. When Harry had completely removed the paper, he looked at the item with confusion. It looked like an ordinary globe, like you saw in junior schools except it had a few more islands on it. Harry's globe had what looked like hinges; cutting along the Atlantic Ocean and Greenland, and along the other side appeared to be a clasp half way down the Pacific Ocean. Harry checked that no one was watching, remembering what Sirius had said, and he gently pulled the clasp to undo. The clasp opened with a gentle click and dropped something onto Harry's lap. There were two things that looked like thin pieces of plastic, and a note, written on a piece of yellow parchment.

According to the parchment, the globe was called a "spying-dome". It was used to locate anyone on the planet either muggle or wizard, and no one could stop the owner spying. The pieces of plastic were adjustments that would attach to Harry's glasses, which could magnify very closely. There was a little bag that was still in the spying-dome. Harry pulled this out, and looked in the little bag. Inside, there was a silver badge, which had the Hogwarts crest on it- the snake, lion, badger and eagle, around a large H.

Harry put this on his faded, oversized t-shirt, and thought it a very nice present, that was probably worth quite a lot, considering it looked as though it had been crafted many years ago. With this, Harry carefully wrapped up his spying dome again, and he put the lenses in the little bag, in which the badge had been, and put this in his pocket. Harry put his parcel in his cauldron, which was now standing in the corner of Ron's room, and Harry opened Ron's door, and headed downstairs.

In the hall, Harry stopped. He felt as though someone was watching him. Harry remembered the first time that he had come to the house, and he looked into the bedroom nearest him. It was Ginny's bedroom. Ginny was the youngest Weasley, and the only girl. She had had a crush on Harry, and seeing him looking at her made her jump. Ginny squealed when she saw Harry, and she hurriedly said "Happy Birthd'y" and slammed the door. Harry carried on walking downstairs, thinking that he had scared Ginny, when someone jumped out at him. Fred and George were standing there grinning. "Happy birthday to you." Fred and George started, and when Harry realised what was coming, grinned and started to walk fast away from them. Harry noticed that Fred had his hands behind his back. "Happy Birthday to you." Fred and George said pursuing Harry as he was trying to get past them. "Happy birthday dear Ha-a-r-r-r-y-y-y!" sang George at the top of his lungs, whilst Fred was preparing to do something, and Harry wasn't sure what. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!" Fred and George both screamed, as a huge chocolate cake came pelting towards Harry's face, at which Harry ducked, and Ginny, walking behind, got the cake all in her face, and all over her hair.

Ginny screamed, and Mrs. Weasley came running towards the top of the stairs. Fred and George tried to look as innocent as possible, and Harry was as shocked as Ginny. Mrs. Weasley took Ginny into the bathroom, and sent Fred and George downstairs to sit- doing nothing- saying nothing- until she came back down.

Harry felt sorry for Ginny, but couldn't help laughing, when he saw that Fred and George did exactly what their mother had told them to do. Harry sat downstairs at the kitchen table with Ron, talking casually as though nothing had happened recently. Ron and Harry talked as though no one had died recently, as though no one was trying to find Harry to kill him, let alone the most evil Dark wizard that had roamed the planet in hundreds of years.

Ron was waiting until the party started before he would give Harry his present. Harry had the best birthday that he ever had done; despite the fact that he was worried that Voldemort would burst in at any moment any kill everyone. Harry knew that this would never happen at the Weasleys, as Professor Dumbledore was there. Dumbledore was the only wizard that Voldemort had ever been afraid of.

The guests that turned up included Hagrid, who Harry was very pleased to see, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom, Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan. Harry knew that both Professor Dumbledore and Hagrid had no objections to rule breaking, as both had encouraged Harry at some point to break rules, so they did not object to the boys messing around during the party.

Hermione gave Harry his present first. She said that it might seem melancholy, but there is always a need to be prepared. It was a book, entitled "Protecting Spells against Charms and Curses", and it was written by someone who Harry knew personally, as did Hermione- Remus Lupin. Professor Lupin had been their Defence against the Dark Arts teacher two years ago. Harry was very grateful for this, as he knew that some day he would be against Lord Voldemort again, and he would have to protect himself, possibly without his wand. Harry knew that he would not have the benefits that he had had the three times that Harry had met some form of him.

Ron gave Harry a type of a trunk that had three times the amount of space than it seemed- it had three keyholes, and for each key in the keyhole; there was a different space inside. Harry had seen one like this before, but it had seven compartments, and the seventh was like an underground room. Harry remembered this, and his intrigue at when he had seen Professor Dumbledore opening Mad-eye Moody's trunk, and finding the real Mad-Eye Moody in the trunk, and an impostor lay on the outside, unconscious on the floor. Harry realised the potential of this, with only one thing to carry around, and all of his secrets staying out of the way, in his trunk. It seemed a very expensive gift from Ron, then Harry realised that Ron had made it himself- he was even more touched that Ron would spend so long making it for him.

Neville Longbottom had brought Harry a few boxes of Bertie Botts every-flavour-beans and a huge chocolate birthday cake (and when Ginny saw this, she moved as fast as possible away from the cake, and Fred and George grinned at each other). Dean Thomas brought Harry three t-shirts and two pairs of trousers. Harry thanked Dean. It had been a very thoughtful present as Harry did not own any muggle clothes in his size having never gone shopping in muggle clothing shops, and never having had muggle money to buy them. They were not expensive but it was a very thoughtful and useful present. Harry was sure that Dean had spent a long time in muggle shops, trying to figure out Harry's size. Seamus gave Harry a book called "The Standard Book of spells (Grade 5)"- by Miranda Goshawk. Harry thought that this was thoughtful, as these books had been on the book list every year, and so this book was definitely coming on the list this year, although none of the students had had the book lists yet.

Hagrid's present was given to Harry, when most people had left, and Mrs. Weasley was sitting with Bill, Charlie and Percy in the kitchen, leaving Harry and Hagrid in the living room, with Hermione asleep on the armchair, awaiting Mrs. Weasley to move some of the furniture out from Ginny's room so that Hermione could sleep in there with her. Hagrid approached Harry, and signalled for Harry to be silent, as Hagrid handed Harry a messily wrapped package. Harry carefully opened it, and looking at it noticed that this book was surely illegal. It was called "Apparating and Disapparating made easy". You were not allowed to apparate without passing a test at the age of seventeen, but Hagrid obviously felt that Harry couldn't wait that long. Harry silently thanked Hagrid, and carefully wrapped it back up,

Harry had the best birthday he had ever had, 'and probably the best I'm going to have for a long time' thought Harry.

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Arthur Weasley dropped Harry back at the Dursleys house, using side-along apparation, and dropping Harry in his bedroom in Privet Drive. Before disapparating, Arthur told Harry that Dumbledore had said that Harry could stay with the Weasleys for the final 2 weeks of the holidays, and that Harry would be picked up at night, as they couldn't use floo powder to get Harry. Harry smiled, said "thank you", and took his surprisingly light trunk up to his room.

Vernon Dursley was not happy to see Harry back, and showed it. Vernon had planned for Dudley to go to a restaurant with himself and Petunia, but there was not enough time to arrange for someone to take Harry at this short notice, so Vernon yelled at Harry for coming back too early, making himself later for their reservation.

Harry had to go along, but wearing a new beige t-shirt, and black trousers that Dean had bought him that fit him, he looked respectable enough to be admitted to the restaurant.

Harry thought that his birthday was even better, despite the fact that Vernon had yelled at Harry as he had come home, until the Dursleys and Harry pulled up outside the restaurant. Harry thought, "This is definitely the best birthday ever!"

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