Authors notes: Well this is my second chapter, I hope you will like it.

Helen who is described in the title will come later on in the story give it 8 more pages or something. The real action is starting after this chapter. Sorry if these beginning chapters are a bit boring but they are needed to support the story.

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter otherwise I wouldn't write this fanfiction would I?

Have fun in this chapter

Chapter 2: Harry's awesome birthday

That morning in 4 privet drive in Little whinging, Surrey.

The sun was shining through the curtains of Harry's room and rested on Harry's face it was promised to be a hot day.

"Wake up, Harry!"Petunia shouted banging her fist against the door.

Harry slowly woke up, wondering what time it was. He rubbed his eyes with his fists and looked at the clock above his desk.

"6.30 am, why did she wake me so early?" Harry stretched and slowly came out of his bed.

"Hurry up, you got chores to do. Today is a big day!" Petunia said impatiently.

"Coming right away." Harry shouted back, he sauntered to his calendar and looked at the date, he brightened up almost immediately.

"Today is the 31st of July, at last its my birthday." He almost jumped for joy.

"Did the Dursleys say today is a big day, maybe they haven't forgotten."Harry smiled at that thought.

"But today I am getting the surprise birthday present by Dumbledore, how shall I get it, by owl?"

Harry got his oversized clothes from a chair off his room, these clothes were from Dirk he always needed to wear them, the Dursleys didn't want to spent any money on Harry, actually they never wanted to do anything for Harry.

He got dressed and opened the window, a little owl and a big forest owl flew in.

"Hey Pigwidgeon and you are probably Hagrids owl. He said smiling, while pigwidgeon was flying hyperactively across the room.

Hagrids owl landed on Harry's arm. "Ok now to calm down the little one." Harry said sighing , he walked to Hedwig's cage and picked some rat skins and used it to lure Pig and also gave some to Hagrids owl.

Pig flew to Harry's hand and started eating the skin and calmed down after giving a few squeaks.

"There you go, now what do you got for me." Harry said curiously while taking the packages from the owls legs.

Harry first opened the card of Hagrid.

Inside he saw a letter written in his scrawling handwriting.

Dear Harry

Happy birthday, lad

Do you're supervisors treat you right?

Otherwise I could pay them a visit and give all of the family some pigtails.

I heard Dumbledore is going to pay you a visit soon for your birthday.

I hope i didn't spoil anything.

Inside the package I send you is one of my self made cakes, I know you like em

Hopefully they'll taste alright.

If you see buckbeak tell him I miss him.

Also is everything alright there. I know it must be hard with you with what happened to Sirius.

If there is something just write me back okeey?

Have a nice birthday

Hagrid

He opened the box, he found, like the card said a self made cake with pink glazing and at the top decorated in green letters: Happy 16th birthday Harry!

"Ahh Hagrid he always gives me the same cake, I'll save this one for last" Harry shaked his head chuckling.

He looked at the large package that was bound on Pigwidgeons leg.

"How can such a small bird carry that large package?" Harry thought while looking at the card.

From the Weasley family, Hermione and the order of the Feniks.

"Wow all of them in one letter they didn't think of sending multiple owls."

He opened the letter and started reading.

Ron:

Hey buddy

You alright from all what happened, before the summertime begun many things happened.

Luckily that toad Umbridge isn't going to teach on Hogwarts anytime soon when we were done with her.

Now the ministry also needs to acknowledge that you know who returned.

They are already writing much different things about you.

But anyway happy birthday and I hope you will be here soon with us .

Hermione is also here, she will be writing later in this letter.

I hope your family will notice you're birthday this time.

Later Harry

Ron

"Ohh they must probably be in Sirius old place." Harry got sad when he thought back.

The memory from his godfathers fall was still fresh in his mind and the house reminded him some more.

And I wonder what the prophet must be writing about me at the moment maybe I should get myself a subscription again hopefully they won't write anything bad about me. Harry wondered while looking out of the window at the perfectly neat lawns and the sprinklers even this early in the morning.

"It really is beautiful with the dawn and the like it looks like magic." He chuckled at the thought, knowing that if he said that to the Dursleys they would be enormously mad.

"Aah I hope everyone is enjoying themselves why I endure the hell of the Dursleys."Harry looked back at the letter.

Hermione:

Hey Harry

I wish i could see you at the moment, you must feel horrible, if you want I could recommend you a potion to help sleeping and let you dream well.

I worked hard with Ron's mother, I mean Molly I always forget I can refer to her by her name how many times has she told me that already on the cake you will find in the box if you haven't already opened it.

Also I have heard from Lupin (he will also write something later in the letter) that there are going to be much transfer students' coming to Hogwarts isn't that great we can learn spells we don't use in Britain and we can learn their cultures.

I hope we get good ones in Gryffindor, let slytherin have the bad ones.

Of course I am already studying hard for the upcoming year.

Anyway happy birthday.

I need to let the others who want to write something to you some place too.

Goodbye and till soon Harry!

Hermione xxx

"Huh, why is Hermione studying already its summer?" Harry said sighing

"Well, i guess only Hermione is like that, but why would so many people come to Hogwarts even from other countries where voldemort isn't active." Harry said seriously in thought.

"And Hermione isn't a dumb witch why is she only thinking about cultural exchange."

Maybe Lupin or someone else will clear something out later in the letter.

He looked back at the letter.

Tonks:

Heya Harry

I just wanted to tell you some things.

The next time you come in Diagon Alley go to the bookstore and go to the clerk and ask for the book Nymphadora reserved it will surely help you.

I started some fortune telling and it says you will get some luck very soon; I bought that to help you.

But watch out your fortune also tells some misery and a surprise although I don't know what kind or if it will be good or bad.

Now have fun for the rest of your birthday Harry and take care.

Tonks.

"What kind of book could help me maybe a special kind of curse that can help me with voldemort."Harry thought out loud.

"I'm curious what I will get of luck."

"2 more notes and a very little one to go, its very friendly so many people write something."

Moody:

Harry I'm not going to say I'm worried for you cause everybody probably said that.

Ok on to the fact for Black I know your godfather was a very important part of your life but by sulking you won't get far.

You must always arm yourself against evil even when you think you are safe.

Always have your wand by your side, also practice wandless magic maybe you'll need it but only a very small amount of people can do it even "you know who" can't.

But don't put the wand into you're pocket, you know what I told you last year.

Don't trust anyone not even your housemates.

And never forget BE CAUTIOUS.

Lupin is going to write you something else, take care son.

"Well that wasn't helpful." Harry said silently while rereading the bit Moody wrote.

"He always says the same, well anyway lets read what Lupin wrote Moody didn't even wish me a happy birthday."

Lupin:

Hello Harry

I'm going to try to keep it short.

Firstly let me wish you a happy birthday and I hope you will live many more years.

I hope the Dursleys won't ruin your whole birthday with stupid chores or bully you.

Everyone is here waiting impatiently till they see you again and give you some birthday presents especially Molly she is sulking how thin you probably have become by starvation of the Dursleys.

Secondly the fact of you're godfather don't think you are the only one suffering from his disappearance we all do, as you know Sirius was one of my best friends and helped me out quite some times.

That doesn't change the fact you can't mourn by his death but you can't live in the past you got to live in the present and think of the future.

You are the one we all count on against our battle against voldemort.

I must say Harry you have grown so much since the first time I saw you in that train and you couldn't defend against a dementor.

You have suffered enormous losses, had much pain, learned quite some stuff and even got heartbroken (yes I heard it from Cho I'm sure you will find some other girl).

But now back to the point, if you ever want to talk about Sirius or anyone else, you can always come to me I will gladly listen to your problems and offer my advice.

You will probably get the 'surprise' off Dumbledore very soon. I'm sure you will not have to suffer very long anymore.

Thirdly you won't see me when you arrive (you will see what I mean) I got to go undercover with the other werewolves to let them help us in the war against you know w... I mean voldemort we always got to say people by their name to take the fear away.

I'm going to end this letter now Molly wants to write something but I guess I haven't given her very much space.

Take care Harry

Lupin

Harry was now a bit in tears, he knew at that exact moment that he could always count on Lupin and that he surely must not forget to write him something soon.

He thought back to Sirius and all the memories they had made together in that short amount of time.

Everyone supported Harry and he was really glad about that fact.

"Lupin is like a second Sirius to me." Harry thought while sobbing a little.

"He always knows what to say at what moment."

"But isn't it dangerous to live together with a bunch of werewolves." Harry though getting concerned.

"Well, we could always count on Lupin so why not now, but I don't want him to die like my godfather."

And I think Tonks is a bit in love with Lupin and if he dies she has never told him, what she feels about him.

Harry looked back at the Letter and in a footnote there was written Molly and a very small amount of text below it.

Harry started reading the last part of the letter

Molly:

I'm sorry Harry they didn't save me many place.

You probably must be so meager now, I wish I could give you the best food in the world.

I learned some amazing recepies for you.

You will probably see us sooner than you will realise.

Molly

"Mrs Weasley hasn't changed at all." Harry thought.

"She always wants to feed me and continuously says I'm too thin and that the Dursleys don't treat me right."

"But what does she mean with: You will probably see us sooner than you will realise. Is someone coming to pick me up early? Harry started to get his hopes up.

Suddenly there came a yelling from downstairs. "Harry, if you don't come downstairs right this instant you will know what a punishment means from the whole upcoming month."

"I'm coming right away aunt Petunia, I got to put something away first." Harry shouted back while he picked up the big box from Pig.

The boy started to unwrap the papers of the box and afterwards opened it.

Inside he found a big bag of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans from Lupin,.

There also was a huge package with many chocolate frogs, Harry had already collected many wizard cards already, but he still needed some more, so he wondered which ones were in it, maybe he could eat them with Ron together at Hogwarts.

And lastly in the box was an enormous cake with at the top decorated Harry with Ron and Hermione and behind them a laughing Sirius.

Harry found it so beautiful, he bursted out in tears everything on the decorations of the cake was so lifelike himself, Ron, Hermione and especially Sirius.

He would have wanted to look at the decorations of the cake hours and hours but he really needed to go downstairs to do the chores and feel the anger of the Dursleys and the bullying of Dudley.

Harry descended the neatly tidied stairs while thinking. "This house is really to clean I like the old dusty style of the castle better or the Burrow or Sirius's house everything is better than this house."

Petunia stood on the bottom of the stairs, tapping her foot against the ground.

"Do you want some tea while we are waiting or do you plan on coming here?" She said furiously with her thin horselike face pale of anger.

"No sorry, aunt Petunia." Harry said apologizing while bending his head downwards, in the meantime he thought how he could get this over with as quickly as possible so he could go outside for a walk.

"Ok, now go to the kitchen and make me and Vernon some Bacon and an egg Didlykins is with one of his friends he is so popular in contrast with you." Petunia sneered.

"Right away, aunt Petunia." Harry said while walking to the kitchen as quickly as possible.

"As if Dudley needs some bacon, he is already as fat as a pig." Harry murmured.

Vernon and Petunia had both heard that and came walking fast at Harry.

"Don't call our own son fat Potter if you want to stay in this house any longer." Vernon yelled, spit flying everywhere.

Our Didlykins isn't fat he is just big boned, the teachers are all lying. They just hate our son because he is better than them. Petunia said snivelling.

It was a fact Dudly Dursley was a very big and fat guy who always bullied people weaker than him in his gang of at least 10 men, everything he does is always talked good by his parents , he is the most spoiled kid you will ever see.

His gang are his sweet friends, his fatness is his big bone structure, his bad grades are bad teachers.

He can never do something wrong if you add the fact that he started kickboxing not that long ago, he can be quite a pest.

And it appears he also is very talented in it, his second passion has been and will always be bully Harry although he is drawn back lately due him being a wizard.

Vernon took Harry by his ear and dragged Harry in the perfectly shining clean kitchen.

"You will listen to what we say whenever we say it!" Vernon yelled.

Vernon let go of Harry's ears by the frying pan.

"Now you will cook us what Petunia said you would cook!" He walked back slowly to a chair besides the table and took the newspaper and folded it open.

"And don't burn anything, or you will experience what punishment really is!" Vernon added.

Harry picked the frying pan and the ingredients for the breakfast of the Dursleys and started preparing it.

Harry thought by himself." Everyone is probably having fun together and look at me now preparing breakfast and doing chores."

"Last year I could play out Sirius, the Dursleys are afraid of him, but I just don't got the courage to use him because he is not here with us anymore although they don't know that."

Harry finished making breakfast and brought the frying pan to Petunia and Vernon.

"Here you are uncle Vernon." Harry said while scooping up an egg on Vernon's plate and adding the bacon afterwards.

He had just laid the bacon on his plate and he already started guzzling the food leaving leftovers all across his gigantic moustache, Harry thought to himself Vernon looked exactly like a walrus.

He repeated the process with Petunia, they didn't even thank him.

Something he did receive was an order to mow the garden.

The grass didn't even need to be mown it was already done by Harry a couple of days before.

He exploded of anger and yelled. "What do you all have against me, I never did anything against you its always Dudly here and Dudly there and you treat me like a piece of garbage."

"I need to do these stultifying tasks over and over again, just so you can annoy me."

"I'm sick of it I am going out."

"You're not going anywhere, boy!" Vernon yelled but Harry was too fast and he was already outside and walked fast street in street out till he reached a park.

Authors notes:

Well this is the end of the second chapter, the real action will commence next chapter don't worry.

Reviews are gladly accepted and if you want to criticize a part or give ideas you can leave it in a review but do it in a respecting way please.

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