"Chapter one" Leah started

"' Mr. And Mrs. Dursley, of number ... thank you very much.-

"Why would you want to be normal" Tonks scrunched her nose in distaste.

They were the last ... hold with such nonsense. -

"Man, they must be great at parties" commented Adrian.

Mr. Dursley was the director ...spying on the neighbors. -

The rude, but accurate, descriptions had most of the teenagers and some of the adults cracking up.

The Dursleys had a small ...no finer boy anywhere.-

"To be fair that is most parents opinions of their children." pointed out .

The Dursleys had everything ...out about the Potters.-

"What's wrong with the Potters?" asked Eddie glancing at Harry.

"Nothing at all." Ginny snapped.

Mrs. Potter was Mrs. Dursley's sister, ...Potters arrived in the street.-

"Maybe, 'look the Dursleys have company.'." suggested Rose dryly.

The Dursleys knew that ...with a child like that.-

"A child like what?" demanded Sirius hotly.

When Mr. And Mrs. Dursley woke ...Tuesday our story starts,-

"I thought our story already started." joked George

there was nothing about the ...all over the country.-

"Why do I get the feeling that 'strange and mysterious things' happen around most, if not, all of the people in this room?" questioned Christian.

Mr. Dursley hummed as he ...owl flutter past the window.-

"that's a bit late for a nocturnal animal, isn't it?" wondered Bella.

"Well, they did say 'strange and mysterious things' would happen" shrugged Emmett

At half past eight, Mr. Dursley ...a cat reading a map.-

"A what?" snorted Jacob.

Leah reread the last sentence.

For a second, Mr. Dursley ...head around to look again.-

"Promptly crashing into a lightpost and dying." Emmett as though he were reading from the book.

There was a tabby cat ...cat in his mirror.-

"Promptly crashing into a lightpost and dying." Emmett repeated.

Leah gave him a sharp glare for interrupting her.

It was now reading ...read maps or signs.-

"That's what you think." Fred snickered, leaving those who weren't witches and wizards to look at him strangely.

gave himself a ... getups you saw on young people!-

Very few people managed not to outright laugh, and even of those that did, most didn't keep a straight face.

He supposed this was some stupid new fashion.-

"I'm pretty sure cloaks are a very old fashion trend," disagreed Seth "like middle ages old."

He drummed his fingers ...cloak! The nerve of him!-

"How dare he! He should be hanged!" Tonks exclaimed in mock outrage.

But then it struck ... after owl sped overhead.-

"I don't know about you," mused George "but I would keep my mouth closed if a large number of birds were flying over me."

Most of them had never ...shouted a bit more.

"Productive" commented Remus distastefully.

He was in a very good mood ... No, he was being stupid.-

" Well, at least he can admit that he makes no sense." huffed a frustrated Rose.

Potter wasn't such an unusual ... this happy, happy day!"

There was a moment of silence as everybody tried to process what was just read. Charlie W. opened and closed his mouth several times giving him the appearance of a goldfish; both Snape and McGonagall dropped their heads in their hands, rubbing their temples, and Jacob was concentrating so hard he looked constipated. None of that, however, compared to Madeyes reaction.

"Did everyone go batshit crazy that day!? Out in broad daylight, not even dressed as muggles, owls flying this way and that, rumors flying even worse, and now THIS!? Have they all lost respect for the statute of secrecy?"

"I think most people took leave of their senses that day." Kingsley agreed. Leah unsure as to the proper response to that continued reading.

And the old man hugged ...was. He was rattled.

"I think most people would be." snorted Adrian

He hurried to his car ... didn't improve his mood -

"What does?" asked Alice dryly

was the tabby cat ...on his garden wall.

"That cat is stalking them!" Emmett laughed.

He was sure it ... him a stern look.

Most of the wizards laughed having been given that same look at some point.

Was this normal cat behavior?

"Only for this cat." grinned Sirius

Mr. Dursley wondered. Trying to ... tonight, Jim?"

"Well, Ted, "

"that's my dad!" Tonks realised

said the weatherman, "I ... if you ask me. "

"Well no one did." McGonagall snapped.

"Oh, yes, " said Mr. Dursley, ... related to a pair of -

Leah paused.

"A pair of what?" Lissa asked eagerly.

"It doesn't say."

well, he didn't think ... cat moved at all.

"That cat is kind of creepy." pointed out Rose.

A man appeared on ...popped out of the ground.

"I think the story is about to get a whole lot weirder." Seth said shaking his head.

The cat's tail twitched ...broken at least twice.

By this time everyone was looking at Dumbledore.

This man's name was ... his boots was unwelcome.

"Oh, I did, I just didn't care."

He was busy rummaging ... "I should have known. "

"Should have known what?" Adrian asked exasperated.

He found what he ...with a little pop.

"Cool! What is that professor?" asked Charlie W.

"It's called a deluminator." Dumbledore smiled, "I'll have to shown it to you sometime." Everyone from the other two groups could only stare at them.

He clicked it again - ... you here, Professor McGonagall. "

Everyone who didn't already know turned to stare at McGonagall.

He turned to smile ...had around its eyes.

Billy looked at McGonagall curiously, wondering if her ability could be related to the packs.

She, too, was wearing ... on my way here."

"Celebrating what?" asked Esme

Professor McGonagall sniffed angrily ... noticed something's going on.

"And what the hell is a muggle?" Jacob snorted.

It was on their news. ...they're not completely stupid.

"That came out wrong." grimaced McGonagall.

They were bound to ... celebrate for eleven years. "

"Did it really last that long?" asked Harry quietly. His stomach turned at the grim nods he received.

"I know that, " said ...really has gone, Dumbledore?"

The wizards shared a grim look.

"It certainly seems so, " ... his proper name: Voldemort. "

Most of the witches and wizards flinched , causing those around them to stare.

Professor McGonagall flinched, but ...frightened of saying Voldemort's

Flinch

name."

"I know you ...You-Know-oh, all right, Voldemort,

Flinch

was frightened of. "

"You ...said Dumbledore calmly. "Voldemort

Flinch

had powers I will ... are - that they're - dead. "

Sirius put a comforting arm around Harry, as those that didn't know shot him sympathetic looks that he tried to ignore.

Dumbledore bowed his head. ... kill the Potter's son, Harry.

The expressions around the room ranged from horrified, to disgusted, from sad, to furius

"Who would want to kill a baby?" Esme asked tearfully.

But - he couldn't. He ...that's why he's gone."

Everyone was looking at Harry now. He was red in the face, not meeting anyone's gaze.

Dumbledore nodded glumly.

"It's - ...heaven did Harry survive?"

"How did he try to kill him?" blurted out Rose without thinking.

"Rose!" Lissa looked pointedly at Harry, who clearly wished to be anywhere else right now.

"Sorry, never mind." she grimaced.

"We can only guess, " ...moving around the edge.

"What's weird about that?" asked Ron.

"Muggle watches have numbers that tell you the time." Hermione explained.

It Must have made ... written them a letter."

"You left a letter to tell her 'your sister died so here's her baby'" Rosalie asked looking at him as if he were crazy.

"I did what had to be done." he replied firmly.

"A letter?" repeated Professor ...Potter day in the future -

"It's not, is it?" he asked startled.

"The ministry was to busy trying to round up those still on the loose. By the time anyone thought about it again the paperwork had been lost." Kingsley grinned.

there will be books ... ready to take it?"

"A pity it didn't work." sneered Snape.

"A pity you still don't know how to operate a shampoo bottle." snapped Sirius. Leah, trying to avoid a fight kept reading.

Professor McGonagall opened her ... as important as this?"

McGonagall grimaced at the angry looks shot her way.

"I would trust Hagrid ... in front of them.

Many exclamations of 'cool' or 'i want one' echoed around the room.

If the motorcycle was huge, ... Black lent it to me.

"I never did get that back." frowned Sirius.

"Why?" asked Seth

"I was busy for awhile after that night." he replied darkly.

I've got him, sir. " ... house was almost destroyed,

"Damn!" gasped Rose "He blow up your house?" Nobody responded.

but I got him ...like a bolt of lightning.

People shot glances at Harry trying to see his scar.

"Is that where -?" whispered ... of the London Underground.

"How did you get a scar in the exact shape of the London Underground?" asked a bewildered Charlie W.

Dumbledore chuckled "That is a story for another day."

Well - give him here, ... very scratchy, whiskery kiss.

"Awww" cooed Tonks "Hagrid is so sweet."

Then, suddenly, Hagrid let ... came back to the other two.

"YOU LEFT HIM ON A DOORSTEP!?" shouted an outraged Sirius

"It was November, and it was suppose to rain!" agreed , for once united with Sirius.

"I did what I had to do." said Dumbledore firmly, hoping they would drop it.

"You could have rang the doorbell before you left at least." pointed out Esme "That pore baby will most likely have to wait in the cold till morning."

Dumbledore sat silently looking at Leah. When she saw that no one was going to say anything else she started reading again.

For a full minute ... the boy who lived!"

There was a moment of silence as everyone drank in the information. Leah passed the book to Charlie S. saying he was next. Charlie S. opened the book and read.