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Chapter 2: Hogwarts letters
Harry & Ginny, Ron & Hermione
"Wake up boys!" Hermione yelled as she opened the door to the room Harry and Ron were in. They didn't move so she went over to Harry's bed and shook him awake. She then went over to Ron's and used her wand to tip the mattress so that Ron ended up on the floor. "I said get up," she explained smugly at Ron's death glare and then left.
"I swear, sometimes she is the meanest witch I know," Ron complained while he replaced his mattress.
Harry laughed at that.
"It's not funny," Ron shouted at Harry.
"It is," Harry replied. "I've seen how you two look at each other and I know how you feel about each other. You don't hate her at all and you never could. You love her too much."
Ron didn't say anything. He was lost in memories about Hermione as he got dressed. Harry had to guide him down the stairs but once he got to the bottom, still in his trance, Ron let his nose guide him to the kitchen.
Hermione was sitting at the table. When Ron saw her he came out of his trance and went over to her. He kissed her quickly and sat down next to her, whispering something in her ear. Harry didn't catch it but Hermione smiled up at Ron.
Suddenly, there were two hands covering Harry's eyes. "Guess who," Ginny whispered. Harry considered answering but he decided against it. Instead, he turned round and scooped her up into his arms while kissing her.
"Harry put my daughter down and have some breakfast," Molly said with a smile on her face. She loved the fact that Ron was going out with Hermione and Ginny was going out with Harry.
Harry sat down opposite Ron and tucked into his bacon and eggs. Hermione kept shooting him pointed looks but he didn't know what she wanted. Then she started kicking him under the table. He was about to ask her just what it was that she wanted and why she felt the need to kick him when an owl flew through the open window holding four letters.
"Yes!" Hermione exclaimed. She would always be excited about the prospect of school.
The owl flew over the table and dropped the letters at the appropriate people before leaving again.
Harry's letter said,
Dear Mr Potter,
As I am sure you are aware, the ministry has requested that all pupils must complete their seventh year of school. Even if they did last year because not enough was learnt. It is only a request would I think it would be a good idea for you if you are wanting to be an auror.
The first thing that surprised him was that the letters weren't usually as personal as that. There were more surprises to come as he continued to read the letter.
I have decided that you should be quiditch captain again this year. You will find a badge enclosed.
Due to their being two seventh year classes this year, there are some complications that need to be discussed with you. Instead of getting the train on the usual 1st September, I would like you to get the train at 11 O' clock in the morning on the 31st August.
Your book list is on the reverse.
Yours sincerely,
Professor McGonagall
Headmistress
The strange thing was that he was to be in school a day early.
Harry turned his letter over to find the usual book list.
"Are those your Hogwarts letters?" Molly asked when she came back into the kitchen. "Do you want to go to Diagon Alley tomorrow?"
"Well actually…," Harry started.
"Emm…," Ginny said.
"I…," Ron said.
"Well you see…," Hermione concluded.
"Is there something you're not telling me?" Mrs Weasley asked.
"We need to be at school a day earlier," They all said at the same time and then looked around in shock.
"Professor McGonagall wants to talk to us," Hermione said.
Molly looked surprised but she didn't say anything. She simply walked into the living room and gestured for the others to follow her. She handed out floo powder and everyone landed in Flourish and Blott's.
"Right, since we're here," Mrs Weasley began, taking charge. "We should start with books."
Hermione instantly pulled out her purse and counted her money. She than ran into the shelves of books to see what wonders there were this year.
"I have to go to Gringot's first," Harry said, heading for the door.
"No Harry. I'll buy you your books and you can go afterwards," Mrs Wesley said.
Harry tried to argue with her. He didn't want her to spend money on him when she needed it for Ginny and Ron and Harry already had a lot of money sitting in his vault.
Eventually, Harry just walked out of the door and headed for the bank.
The goblins in Gringot's gave Harry strange looks but none of them said anything. Harry guessed that Kingsley had already spoken to them to explain why Harry, Ron and Hermione had broken in the year before.
"My name is Harry James Potter. I would like to make a withdrawal from my vault," he said when he got to the counter.
The goblin checked some paperwork and asked Harry "Can you confirm your age?"
"Eighteen," Harry replied, very confused. He had turned eighteen the week before.
The goblin checked the papers again and told Harry to follow the blue signs to a room marked 'inheritance'. Harry followed the signs, wondering what he could possibly be about to receive. He opened the door to find an old goblin sitting at a desk.
"Do you want something?" he asked. He then looked up and saw who was standing in front of him. "Oh, yes. Mr Potter. I have something here for you," he said. Harry had already worked that much out but he allowed the goblin to continue without interrupting. "As you are aware, the age of adulthood for wizards is seventeen. You should also be aware that, where inheritance is concerned, it is eighteen for muggles.
Harry nodded, not knowing why he was being told this.
The goblin lifted up an official looking piece of paper. He then read from it. "We would also like to give our home in Godric's Hollow, to our son, Harry. We would like him to receive it when he as at the muggle age of adulthood as it is higher than the wizarding one and we would like Harry to be mature before we give him the house. We understand that it may need some work to be done on it but he will have enough money to sort it. We would also like for this document to be given to him along with the keys to the house."
The goblin handed Harry the keys to the house and his parent's will. Harry wondered how his parents had known that the house would need work done to it. And that Harry should wait until he got it. It was as if they knew something was going to happen to them.
There was a goblin waiting outside the room for Harry to take him to his vault. He filled three bags with money to last him the year.
He got back to Flourish and Blott's to find the Weasleys and Hermione waiting at the door with a pile of book for him. He took them to the counter and bought them.
The party continued to do their shopping. They had been into Madame Malkin's and were just coming out the door when Ron started to complain. "I'm hungry, Mum," he said. Mrs Weasley went to get some food while Harry, Ron Hermione and Ginny waited outside with their parcels. They still had to get potions stuff and some new parchment and quills.
Harry suddenly remembered that Hermione had been kicking him under the table that morning. He was about to question her when Ginny exclaimed "Harry, you forgot about Teddy!"
A look of remembrance flashed over Hermione's face. That was what she was going to say earlier.
"Shit!" Harry yelled as he dropped his parcels and apparated to the Burrow. He, Ron and Ginny had got their apparition licenses at the beginning of the summer.
When he arrived he sprinted into the house to find George standing in the kitchen with his back to him.
George turned round when he heard the noise of Harry banging the door open. He was holding Teddy in his arms. Teddy was seven months old and he was able to recognize people that he saw often. Harry being one of those people, Teddy made some sort of excited squeal and held his arms out to Harry.
Harry, glad that Teddy was safe, took him smiling at how stupid he had been.
"So why did I find Teddy on his own upstairs after everyone else had left?" George asked.
"Why were you the only person in the house?" Harry asked, ignoring George's question.
"Percy and Dad went out to work. Charlie got a call concerning a dragon somewhere near here and he went to investigate it. Bill and Fleur went with him. And of course, you lot went off to Diagon Alley."
Harry and George laughed at the fact that Harry had forgotten that he was looking after his godson.
"Don't…tell…Andromeda," Harry said between laughs.
George nodded and took Teddy again. "Shouldn't you be getting back to Diagon Alley?"
Harry turned and apparated.
Mrs Weasley was just coming out the door when Harry realised that Teddy was still at the Burrow. "Watch your language, Harry," she scolded to be greeted by a pop. He hadn't heard her. "Where did he go?" she asked.
Hermione thought that it would be best if Mrs Weasley didn't know that Harry had forgotten about Teddy.
"He went to check that George was okay with Teddy," she said, thinking quickly.
"Then why was he using that language?" Mrs Weasley asked.
Hermione didn't have an answer to this so Ron answered instead. "He forgot to warn George about how long we were going to be and Ginny just reminded him."
Hermione smiled sideways at Ron for his quick thinking.
"Well I suppose we should keep going and Harry can find us. Ginny dear, pick up his stuff," Mrs Weasley said.
Just then Harry appeared in front of them. He took his parcels from Ginny and took hers as well. He mumbled something about them being too heavy for her and gave her a quick kiss.
"Look at what a gentleman does, Ron," Hermione hinted.
Ron just shrugged and got whacked on the head by Harry, Ginny and Hermione.
Mrs Weasley had already started on so the four followed her laughing at Ron's lack of manners.
They got done quickly and apparated back to the Burrow. Harry whispered to George not to tell Mrs Weasley about Teddy, or anyone else when they got home. It would be a secret. He then proceeded upstairs to dump his parcels on his bed, to pack later that evening, and check on Teddy. Since Harry was supposed to be going to Hogwarts the next day he sent Andromeda a patronus asking her to pick Teddy up that evening.
Andromeda arrived after dinner and took Teddy, thanking Harry for looking after him. Hermione then dragged Harry and Ron upstairs to pack. Ginny had already started.
Harry and Ron decided that they didn't want to pack properly and they sent all their stuff flying around the room and into the wrong trunks. When Hermione came up to see what was taking them so long she disarmed them and sorted all their belongings into the correct places. She then started to yell at Ron so Harry took his leave and found Ginny sitting on her bed.
"School tomorrow," he sighed, sitting down beside her.
She nodded solemnly.
"At least there'll be no parents," Harry laughed, leaning in for a kiss.
He saw the look on Ginny's face and said "I'm only joking, Gin."
Ginny knew this. But she suddenly came up with a plan for Harry to say what she'd been imagining him saying for seven years.
"Tell me, Harry," she whispered. "Tell me exactly why you're joking. Why you took my parcels from me this afternoon." She paused, trying to get the words past the block in her throat. "Why you had to leave me last year."
Harry knew what she wanted. "Because, Ginerva Weasley. I love you."
"I love you too, Harry. I've loved you since the first time I ever saw you seven years ago," Ginny said tears running down her cheeks.
Harry usually hated to see women cry but Ginny was different. For one, he got to comfort her when she was upset and also because she was crying at the moment because she was happy. He scooped her onto his lap and whispered loving things into her ear. She fell asleep there and Harry laid her on her bed with a blanket over her and went upstairs to get some sleep before going back to Hogwarts.
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