A/n: Bold means the memory they are watching. * means additional to book.
Disclaimer : I only own the plot.
They all landed at some muggle Place. And then they heard a voice saying.
Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.
"Who are these and why are we seeing Muggles anyway ? " asked Marlene.
" I think we should wait for it Ms. McKinnon. " said Albus.
They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense. Mr. Dursley was the director of a firm called Grunnings, which made drills. He was a big, beefy man with hardly any neck, although he did have a very large mustache. Mrs. Dursley was thin and blonde and had nearly twice the usual amount of neck, which came in very useful as she spent so much of her time craning over garden fences, spying on the neighbors.
Lily froze on hearing the description. She did not like where the story was going.
The Dursleys had a small son called Dudley and in their opinion there was no finer boy anywhere. The Dursleys had everything they wanted, but they also had a secret, and their greatest fear was that somebody would discover it. They didn't think they could bear it if anyone found out about the Potters. Mrs. Potter was Mrs. Dursley's sister, but they hadn't met for several years; in fact, Mrs. Dursley pretended she didn't have a sister, because her sister and her good-for-nothing husband were as unDursleyish as it was possible to be. The Dursleys shuddered to think what the neighbors would say if the Potters arrived in the street.
" Why are they saying Potters, there aren't any other Potters in Wizarding World, right ?" Asked James.
" By any chance you may have - "
" Married Evans and made the Potters in plural. " Said the Prewett Twins.
James and Lily turned red upon hearing this while the others laughed. However it was a nice thought .
The Dursleys knew that the Potters had a small son, too, but they had never even seen him. This boy was another good reason for keeping the Potters away; they didn't want Dudley mixing with a child like that.
" It doesn't seem right ? " Said Molly.
When Mr. and Mrs. Dursley woke up on the dull, gray Tuesday our story starts, there was nothing about the cloudy sky outside to suggest that strange and mysterious things would soon be happening all over the country.
Now as the Dursleys were visible, Lily gasped earning the attention.
" She's my sister. " she said horrified.
" You mean she married that Walrus ? " Asked James.
" Seems so . " Said Tonks.
Dudley's Tantrum.
" That kid needs to be disciplined. " suggested Molly, as if suggesting the Dursleys.
" Certainly, but why are we watching them ." Asked Remus confused.
Then they watched a tabby cat reading a map.
" Is that Minnie? " Asked Sirius amused.
" She seems so . " Said Remus looking at the cat.
" Who's Minnie?" Asked Tonks.
" Oh she's a teacher at Hogwarts. " Replied Molly.
Then they watched Vernon's day at work and strange behavior of wizards.
" Isn't it strange that the wizards are behaving like this? " Asked Fabian.
" CONSTANT VIGILENCE!! Whatever the reason is we should not expose ourselves. " Growled Moody. Many agreed.
Then Memory shifted to another scene where, Dursleys were asleep but the cat wasn't.
" I bet it's Minnie. " Said James confidently.
" Yeah but why is she here ? " Asked Lily concerned.
" I think we will be answered shortly . " Said Dumbledore.
" Why - oh ! " Said James . As they looked Dumbledore approaching in the memory.
Albus Dumbledore didn't seem to realize that he had just arrived in a street where everything from his name to his boots was unwelcome. He was busy rummaging in his cloak, looking for something. But he did seem to realize he was being watched, because he looked up suddenly at the cat, which was still staring at him from the other end of the street. For some reason, the sight of the cat seemed to amuse him. He chuckled and muttered, "I should have known."
" See I think he identified her. It's Minnie. " Said Sirius.
" No one is denying that. " Said Moody.
They watched Dumbledore's Deluminator.
" Oh that's great, do have that at the moment headmaster. ??" Asked Fabian
" Not at present but my future self certainly has. " replied Dumbledore which set the excitement downright.
He didn't look at it, but after a moment he spoke to it. "Fancy seeing you here, Professor McGonagall. "He turned to smile at the tabby, but it had gone. Instead he was smiling at a rather severe-looking woman who was wearing square glasses exactly the shape of the markings the cat had had around its eyes. She, too, was wearing a cloak, an emerald one. Her black hair was drawn into a tight bun.
" Yeah , I knew it. " shouted Sirius triumphantly.
Many rolled their eyes.
She looked distinctly ruffled. "How did you know it was me?" she asked. "My dear Professor, I've never seen a cat sit so stiffly." "You'd be stiff if you'd been sitting on a brick wall all day," said Professor McGonagall.
" Why was she there all day? " Marlene wondered.
"All day? When you could have been celebrating? I must have passed a dozen feasts and parties on my way here. "Professor McGonagall sniffed angrily. "Oh yes, everyone's celebrating, all right," she said impatiently. "You'd think they'd be a bit more careful, but no — even the Muggles have noticed something's going on. It was on their news." She jerked her head back at the Dursleys' dark living-room window. "I heard it. Flocks of owls . . . shooting stars. . . . Well, they're not completely stupid. They were bound to notice something. Shooting stars down in Kent — I'll bet that was Dedalus Diggle. He never had much sense."
" What the hell happened that we are celebrating so badly ? " asked Glidon.
" And why Minnie is angry at celebrating? " Asked Fabian.
" Because, Whatever it is we should not behave like that. " said Dumbledore. However, future Dumbledore had something different to say.
"You can't blame them," said Dumbledore gently. "We've had precious little to celebrate for eleven years." "I know that," said Professor McGonagall irritably. "But that's no reason to lose our heads. People are being downright careless, out on the streets in broad daylight, not even dressed in Muggle clothes, swapping rumors."She threw a sharp, sideways glance at Dumbledore here, as though hoping he was going to tell her something, but he didn't, so she went on.
" Well it seems like it's three years from now. " Said Molly calculating.
" Eleven years means , terror of Voldemort? " asked Marlene
" It seems so. " Said Arthur.
"A fine thing it would be if, on the very day You-Know-Who seems to have disappeared at last, the Muggles found out about us all. I suppose he really has gone, Dumbledore?"
"It certainly seems so," said Dumbledore.
" What you mean ... Voldemort's dead ? " Asked Marlene.
" I don't think so . " Said Tonks.
" What do you mean girl ? " asked Moody.
" I mean if it was , then why there are six more Vials left to be watched ! " she answered. This impressed Moody. .
Dumbledore sighed, " However good it feels , but I think Ms. Tonks is right. "
"We have much to be thankful for. Would you care for a lemon drop?" "A what?" "A lemon drop. They're a kind of Muggle sweet I'm rather fond of."
" It is quite delicious, I might add on ." said Dumbledore. Some laughed.
"No, thank you," said Professor McGonagall coldly, as though she didn't think this was the moment for lemon drops. "As I say, even if You-Know Who has gone —""My dear Professor, surely a sensible person like yourself can call him by his name? All this 'You-Know-Who' nonsense — for eleven years I have been trying to persuade people to call him by his proper name: Voldemort."
" And I still agree. " said Dumbledore.
" We too. " all except the Weasleys agreed.
"But you're different. Everyone knows you're the only one You-Know- oh, all right, Voldemort, was frightened of." "You flatter me," said Dumbledore calmly. "Voldemort had powers I will never have." "Only because you're too — well — noble to use them."
" Exactly." Said Molly and Lily at the same time.
"It's lucky it's dark. I haven't blushed so much since Madam Pomfrey told me she liked my new earmuffs."
Everyone laughed at this while Dumbledore to everyone's surprise blushed again.
Professor McGonagall shot a sharp look at Dumbledore and said, "The owls are nothing next to the rumors that are flying around. You know what everyone's saying? About why he's disappeared? About what finally stopped him?"It seemed that Professor McGonagall had reached the point she was most anxious to discuss, the real reason she had been waiting on a cold, hard wall all day, for neither as a cat nor as a woman had she fixed Dumbledore with such a piercing stare as she did now.
Now the atmosphere of the room was now filled with tension and excitement to know how the dark lord disappeared.
It was plain that whatever "everyone" was saying, she was not going to believe it until Dumbledore told her it was true. Dumbledore, however, was choosing another lemon drop and did not answer.
" Typical Dumbledore. " Said Moody.
"What they're saying," she pressed on, "is that last night Voldemort turned up in Godric's Hollow. He went to find the Potters. The rumor is that Lily and James Potter are — are — that they're — dead."Dumbledore bowed his head.
The effect was immediate, Lily and James froze on hearing their own death . Sirius and Remus could not believe it. Marlene hugged her best friend. Many were now in tears.
However James looked firm. " We agreed to this and knew that something like this could happen. Look at the bright side , atleast I got to get marry with Lily flower. "
Lily smiled encouragingly. " We should move on. " Molly came and hugged her leaving both of them in tears. While Sirius and Remus were also in similar state.
Professor McGonagall gasped." Lily and James . . . I can't believe it . . . I didn't want to believe it . . . Oh, Albus . . ."Dumbledore reached out and patted her on the shoulder. "I know . . . I know . . ." he said heavily. Professor McGonagall's voice trembled as she went on.
" I always knew she loved us. " James said smiling.
" Every teacher loves their students Mr.Potter. It's just the fact they don't express. " said Dumbledore.
"That's not all. They're saying he tried to kill the Potters' son, Harry. But — he couldn't. He couldn't kill that little boy. No one knows why, or how, but they're saying that when he couldn't kill Harry Potter, Voldemort's power somehow broke —and that's why he's gone." Dumbledore nodded glumly.
" What !!" gasped Molly.
" We have a son !" James said excitedly.
" Yes , Harry Potter. " Lily replied with equal enthusiasm. But then she remembered," Oh no he is an orphan now. " she said dejectedly.
" Don't worry , Remus , Peter , Sirius , Marlene , Weasleys there are so many people who would take him in , in a second. " James said .
" Obviously." They all answered, however Remus said , " I don't think so that , I would be able to do that. I mean I would be dangerous to him . "
" Don't worry , there still plenty of them. " said Lily.
" But the real question is how he ,vanished Voldemort. " said Moody.
And room again became tensed.
"It's — it's true?" faltered Professor McGonagall. "After all he's done . . .all the people he's killed . . . he couldn't kill a little boy? It's just astounding . . . of all the things to stop him . . . but how in the name of heaven did Harry survive?" "We can only guess," said Dumbledore. "We may never know."
" Again Typical Dumbledore. " said Moody. However, this time the others didn't understand why he said this , except Dumbledore.
Moody seemed to analyze their faces and answered the unanswered question, " Because Dumbledore probably knows the answer but do not want to tell her . "
" But why ?" asked James instinctly.
" Because, I think I have a guess, which are usually accurate but I refrain to tell anyone until I am sure if it. And I think , since it's just the next day after the incident, I may not have gotten the time to think over. "
Though not satisfied, James nodded and so did everyone in understanding.
"Hagrid's late. I suppose it was he who told you I'd be here, by the way?" "Yes," said Professor McGonagall. "And I don't suppose you're going to tell me why you're here, of all places?" "I've come to bring Harry to his aunt and uncle. They're the only family he has left now."
"What !!! No, you can't !!!" Exclaimed Lily and as did Mcgonagall in the memory.
"You don't mean — you can't mean the people who live here?" cried Professor McGonagall, jumping to her feet and pointing at number four." Dumbledore — you can't. I've been watching them all day. You couldn't find two people who are less like us. And they've got this son — I saw him kicking his mother all the way up the street, screaming for sweets. Harry Potter come and live here!"
" Why do you have to do that ...???" asked James perplexed.
" I think there must be a very big reason , Mr. Potter. " Dumbledore spoke after a thought. He had started to speculate a theory of what might have happed that night, but obviously he needs some more proof to confirm his suspicions.
" But , she hates magic . She hates me !!" said Lily , tears dwelling in her eyes.
" But my question is , where am I , or Peter or Marlene or Remus ? Why not us ?"
"That is certainly a thing to think over. " replied Arthur , frowning.
"It's the best place for him," said Dumbledore firmly. "His aunt and uncle will be able to explain everything to him when he's older. I've written them a letter." "A letter?" repeated Professor McGonagall faintly, sitting back down on the wall. "Really, Dumbledore, you think you can explain all this in a letter? These people will never understand him! He'll be famous — a legend — I wouldn't be surprised if today was known as Harry Potter Day in the future— there will be books written about Harry — every child in our world will know his name!"
" I don't think so it's the best option..! " said Marlene concerned.
" But seriously a letter ?" asked James.
" I don't think so , they would have accepted him if , Dumbledore visits them in person. " said Lily.
It was a surprise that Lily agreed with letter.
" It's not like I agree about it , but I understand why Dumbledore doesn't visit them . And I definitely don't want my son there. " she tried to explained.
Professor McGonagall opened her mouth, changed her mind, swallowed, and then said, "Yes — yes, you're right, of course. But how is the boy getting here, Dumbledore?" She eyed his cloak suddenly as though she thought he might be hiding Harry underneath it.
Everyone laughed at it and Dumbledore chuckled saying, " I can't believe Minerva even thought that. " which only increased the laughter.
"I would trust Hagrid with my life,"
" Well , Hagrid can be trusted . " said Lily.
" But , how will he come ? He can't apparate nor use portkey with an year old. " commented Molly.
Then the scene shifts to arrival of Hagrid in Flying motorcycle.
" Woah!!" Exclaimed Arthur.
" But is it safe for Harry ? " asked Molly concernly. Although he is yet to be born or seen in the memory, everyone have already grown quite affectionate towards the boy.
At last. And where did you get that motorcycle?" "Borrowed it, Professor Dumbledore, sir," said the giant, climbing carefully off the motorcycle as he spoke. "Young Sirius Black lent it to me. I've got him, sir.""
" Oh that's mine ?!!" said Sirius amazed by the dazzling bike. " But why would I lend the bike , instead of coming with Harry ? Even if there is some reason for Harry to live in that place , why am I not there ?"
The number of questions were increasing while the answers were still zero.
"No problems, were there?" "No, sir — house was almost destroyed, but I got him out all right before the Muggles started swarmin' around. He fell asleep as we was flyin' over Bristol." Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall bent forward over the bundle of blankets. Inside, just visible, was a baby boy, fast asleep. Under a tuft of jet black hair over his forehead they could see a curiously shaped cut, like a bolt of lightning.
" Aww!! " exclaimed the ladies.
" He is so cute. " said James. " Look Moony , Padfoot my son, my boy. " exclaimed James excitedly in half joy but half sorrow for not being there for him.
Lily was in tears , just looking at her baby boy. Molly tried to comfort her.
" Is that where — ?" whispered Professor McGonagall. "Yes," said Dumbledore. "He'll have that scar forever." "Couldn't you do something about it, Dumbledore?"
" What do you think , Voldemort has used on our Harry ? " asked Arthur.
" Well, his signature spell is killing curse , but "
" That can't be it , because how can Harry survive then ?" said Prewett Twins.
" I think we would get to know soon. " said Moody , suspiciously looking at the scar.
"Even if I could, I wouldn't. Scars can come in handy. I have one myself above my left knee that is a perfect map of the London Underground. Well —give him here, Hagrid — we'd better get this over with."
" Uh! That's too much information. " said Tonks .
Then they watch , Hagrid bidding farewell to little Harry. And Dumbledore leaving Harry at the doorstep.
" Oh !! We should meet Hagrid more often . He really cares for our boy. " said Lily, mentally making the note to do the same.
" You left him on doorstep!!!" exclaimed Molly.
"I must have used protection and warming spells."
Dumbledore defended himself..
Harry Potter rolled over inside his blankets without waking up. One small hand closed on the letter beside him and he slept on, not knowing he was special, not knowing he was famous, not knowing he would be woken in a few hours' time by Mrs. Dursley's scream as she opened the front door to put out the milk bottles, nor that he would spend the next few weeks being prodded and pinched by his cousin Dudley. . . . He couldn't know that at this very moment, people meeting in secret all over the country were holding up their glasses and saying in hushed voices: "To Harry Potter — the boy who lived!
Everyone smiled sadly at the infant.
Now the scene changes and everything went black. Then they heard a voice , same voice which they heard in the starting of the memory. They assumed it to be the narrator.
Nearly ten years had passed since the Dursleys had woken up to find their nephew on the front step, but Privet Drive had hardly changed at Vall. The sun rose on the same tidy front gardens and lit up the brass number four on the Dursleys' front door; it crept into their living room, which was almost exactly the same as it had been on the night when Mr. Dursley had seen that fateful news report about the owls. Only the photographs on the mantelpiece really showed how much time had passed. Ten years ago, there had been lots of pictures of what looked like a large pink beach ball wearing different-colored bonnets — but Dudley Dursley was no longer a baby, and now the photographs showed a large blond boy riding his first bicycle, on a carousel at the fair, playing a computer game with his father, being hugged and kissed by his mother. The room held no sign at all that another boy lived in the house, too.
" That boy definitely needs diet. " claimed Molly.
" Some parents they are , aren't they ? " said Glidon.
However everyone frowned , when no sign of Harry being there was mentioned, except Lily who expected something like that.
" May be one is came and took Harry with us."
exclaimed Sirius.
" It must be some temporary need to make Harry stay there, because of the chaos in our world. " Marlene tried to reason it.
" I don't think so. " muttered Lily.
Yet Harry Potter was still there, asleep at the moment, but not for long. His Aunt Petunia was awake and it was her shrill voice that made the first noise of the day. "Up! Get up! Now! "Harry woke with a start. His aunt rapped on the door again." Up!" she screeched. Harry heard her walking toward the kitchen and then the sound of the frying pan being put on the stove. He rolled onto his back and tried to remember the dream he had been having. It had been a good one. There had been a flying motorcycle in it. He had a funny feeling he'd had the same dream before.
" I knew it. They won't treat Harry as their own . " Lily almost growled at Dumbledore, who just looked at the memory. While James couldn't believe it.
Then they see how Petunia , wakes him up and Harry groans at Dudley's birthday.
" That isn't a way to wake up a child. " Frowned Molly.
" Why to start with birthday of that fat lump!!" complained Fabian, however no body reacted as they were busy seeing Harry.
"Well its interesting that he remembers that Motorcycle. " said Arthur.
Harry sleeps in the cupboard.
" WHAT THE ..!" exclaimed almost everyone. Even Molly didn't tried to reprimand anyone for the language. Dumbledore sighed.
" This isn't good. She is grudging against Harry due to me. " said Lily as in it was her fault .
Dudley's presents and Harry's description.
" That git !! How dare he touch my son!. " said James angrily.
" Oh God!! He wears broken glasses. That isn't good for health. " said Marlene, the training Healer.
Everyone frowned that why Harry likes his scar.
Car Crash.
" That's outrageous !!!!" Lupin swore surprising everyone.
" How could they die in car crash. !!" said Tonks. " They don't even have a car. "
Everyone were busy cursing the Dursleys, however Lily was crying heavily.
" What happened Lils ? " asked James.
" Now , Harry must hate us. He would think us as drunkards who died and left him there. " Lily spit out her concern.
This changed the atmosphere of the room.
" What do you mean by don't ask questions? " Claimed Molly.
" This would affect him mentally. He would never be able to ask questions, easily in school too. " Marlene concerned.
Lily shook her head sadly.
Harry even cooks.
" That bitch makes him cook at this age. " Growled Molly surprising everyone.
Pig in a wig. Dudley's Tantrum.
" At least your son has a good sense of humor. " said Glidon lightening the mood.
" That would be the gifts given to children combined in all these years. " said Arthur.
" And he still wants more. They are spoiling him. "
said Marlene.
Mrs. Figg.
" Well doesn't she seemed familiar?" asked Sirius. Dumbledore had an idea but he suppressed it.
"I'm warning you," he had said, putting his large purple face right up close to Harry's, "I'm warning you now, boy — any funny business, anything at all— and you'll be in that cupboard from now until Christmas." "I'm not going to do anything," said Harry, "honestly . . ."But Uncle Vernon didn't believe him. No one ever did.
" Look how is he warning him. Poor Harry. " said Tonks.
"No one believes him, what is he a criminal? " growled Molly.
Once, Aunt Petunia, tired of Harry coming back from the barbers looking as though he hadn't been at all, had taken a pair of kitchen scissors and cut his hair so short he was almost bald except for his bangs, which she left "to hide that horrible scar." Dudley had laughed himself silly at Harry, who spent a sleepless night imagining school the next day, where he was already laughed at for his baggy clothes and taped glasses. Next morning, however, he had gotten up to find his hair exactly as it had been before Aunt Petunia had sheared it off. He had been given a week in his cupboard for this, even though he had tried to explain that he couldn't explain how it had grown back so quickly.
" That's Potter Genes. They are meant to be grown back." said Sirius.
"They are locking him in that bloody cupboard." snarled Lupin.
Another time, Aunt Petunia had been trying to force him into a revolting old sweater of Dudley's (brown with orange puff balls). The harder she tried to pull it over his head, the smaller it seemed to become, until finally it might have fitted a hand puppet, but certainly wouldn't fit Harry. Aunt Petunia had decided it must have shrunk in the wash and, to his great relief, Harry wasn't punished
" Accidental Magic. " said Marlene.
"Thank God, he was not punished." said Lily in relief.
On the other hand, he'd gotten into terrible trouble for being found on the roof of the school kitchens. Dudley's gang had been chasing him as usual when, as much to Harry's surprise as anyone else's, there he was sitting on the chimney.
" That's some pretty advanced accidental magic." said Moody.
" But what was the terrible trouble." said Lily and Molly together.
"I had a dream about a motorcycle," said Harry, remembering suddenly. "It was flying."
" Your son has some guts Prongs." said Sirius.
"Guts maybe but not much brains I guess. " said Marlene. James however looked offended.
Day at zoo.
" Everything seems overly nice. " said James.
"Don't Jinx it." said Molly.
Boa Constrictor.
" Your son's a Parseltongue ? " exclaimed Sirius.
" But How , no one in Potter clan is parseltongue. " explained James.
" What's Parseltongue ?" asked young Tonks.
" Its the ability to speak with snakes." answered Glidon.
" So, what's wrong in it ?" asked Tonks.
" It is usually attached to Dark Wizards . Voldemort for instance." explained Moody.
"My son isn't a dark wizard " growled Lily.
" That's it Ms. Evans. Its because of Voldemort. He may have accidentally given him some of his abilities." Claimed Dumbledore.
The Vanishing Glass.
" Again Powerful accidental magic." said Glidon.
" I hope he didn't get into much trouble for it. " said Molly.
Harry lay in his dark cupboard much later, wishing he had a watch. He didn't know what time it was and he couldn't be sure the Dursleys were asleep yet. Until they were, he couldn't risk sneaking to the kitchen for some food.
" They are even starving him !!!" exclaimed Marlene.
He'd lived with the Dursleys almost ten years, ten miserable years, as longas he could remember, ever since he'd been a baby and his parents had died in that car crash. He couldn't remember being in the car when his parents had died. Sometimes, when he strained his memory during long hours in his cupboard, he came up with a strange vision: a blinding flash of green light and a burning pain on his forehead. This, he supposed, was the crash, though he couldn't imagine where all the green light came from. He couldn't remember his parents at all. His aunt and uncle never spoke about them, and of course he was forbidden to ask questions. There were no photographs of them in the house.
Lily was on the verge of tears. And others were deeply shaken.
" He shouldn't remember such thing." said James, very sad.
When he had been younger, Harry had dreamed and dreamed of some unknown relation coming to take him away, but it had never happened; the Dursleys were his only family.
Now almost everyone had their eyes wet.
" Where are we ?" asked Sirius.
The escape of the Brazilian boa constrictor earned Harry his longest-ever punishment. By the time he was allowed out of his cupboard again, the summer holidays had started and Dudley had already broken his new video camera, crashed his remote control airplane, and, first time out on his racing bike, knocked down old Mrs. Figg as she crossed Privet Drive on her crutches.
" Oh my god, they are horrible. " said Marlene.
"They stuff people's heads down the toilet the first day at Stonewall," he told Harry. "Want to come upstairs and practice?" "No, thanks," said Harry. "The poor toilet's never had anything as horrible as your head down it — it might be sick." Then he ran, before Dudley could work out what he'd said.
" Your son gives some really good one liners." said Sirius.
" That's Lily's Genes. She always had a way with her words." said James.
"Oh," he said, "I didn't realize it had to be so wet."
" Here we go again." laughed Remus. The mood was slowly lightening.
Harry dodged the Smelting stick and went to get the mail. Three things lay on the doormat: a postcard from Uncle Vernon's sister Marge, who was vacationing on the Isle of Wight, a brown envelope that looked like a bill, and— a letter for Harry.
" May be its from Me or Sirius. " said Remus.
" Its the Hogwarts letter." claimed Marlene. Tonks looked at the letter very interestingly.
"I WANT MY LETTER!" he shouted.
" Ooh!! He got Lily's temper too. " teased James. Lily smacked his head with a pillow.
" Seriously!! Your son is not getting his letter. " scolded Remus.
Harry sighed and stretched out on the bed. Yesterday he'd have given anything to be up here. Today he'd rather be back in his cupboard with that letter than up here without it
" Poor Harry!!" exclaimed many.
Harry walked round and round his new room. Someone knew he had moved out of his cupboard and they seemed to know he hadn't received his first letter. Surely that meant they'd try again? And this time he'd make sure they didn't fail. He had a plan. The repaired alarm clock rang at six o'clock the next morning. Harry turned it off quickly and dressed silently. He mustn't wake the Dursleys. He stole downstairs without turning on any of the lights.
" The plan seems nice." commented Tonks.
" But will it work." asked Molly.
" I knew it , the plan won't work." said Glidon.
Then they watch Dursley's attempts to confiscates Harry's letters. Then they go to Cokeworth and now Vernon out locking others in the car.
" Whatever they try, they won't succeed." said Arthur smirking.
Monday. This reminded Harry of something. If it was Monday — and you could usually count on Dudley to know the days of the week, because of television — then tomorrow, Tuesday, was Harry's eleventh birthday. Of course, his birthdays were never exactly fun — last year, the Dursleys had given him a coat hanger and a pair of Uncle Vernon's old socks. Still, you weren't eleven every day.
" Our poor son." said James.
" But where are we ? " Sirius again asked the question , who no one can answer.
One minute to go and he'd be eleven. Thirty seconds . . . twenty . . . ten . . .nine — maybe he'd wake Dudley up, just to annoy him — three . . . two . . .one . . .BOOM. The whole shack shivered and Harry sat bolt upright, staring at the door. Someone was outside, knocking to come in.
" Happy Birthday Harry" everybody started but got disrupted.
" I bet that someone from Hogwarts is there." said Fabian Smirking.
Hagrid
" Its Hagrid." James squealed happily.
" Perfect. The Dursleys would be even afraid to talk." said Sirius.
"Las' time I saw you, you was only a baby," said the giant. "Yeh look a lot like yer dad, but yeh've got yer mum's eyes."
" Oh Hagrid.!!" Lily said lovingly.
" Its the first time someone told him about his parents. I mean the truth." said Marlene.
"Anyway — Harry," said the giant, turning his back on the Dursleys, "avery happy birthday to yeh. Got summat fer yeh here — I mighta sat on it at some point, but it'll taste all right."From an inside pocket of his black overcoat he pulled a slightly squashed box. Harry opened it with trembling fingers. Inside was a large, sticky chocolate cake with Happy Birthday Harry written on it in green icing.
" Hagrid is really nice." said Remus.
" It must be first time someone gave him the cake." said James.
Lily made a mental note to Thank Hagrid despite the fact he knows nothing.
Harry looked up at the giant. He meant to say thank you, but the words got lost on the way to his mouth, and what he said instead was, "Who are you?"
" Very Polite." teased Glidon.
" You knew his thoughts, the words got lost." said Lily in defense of her future son.
Finally, as nobody seemed about to explain anything, he said, "I'm sorry, but I still don't really know who you are."
" Oh that poor boy! "
" Every one knew his story except he himself." said Dumbledore.
"Call me Hagrid," he said, "everyone does. An' like I told yeh, I'm Keeper of Keys at Hogwarts — yeh'll know all about Hogwarts, o' course."
" oh no Hagrid , he doesn't." Said James, feeling that Harry must be feeling stupid.
"It's them as should be sorry! I knew yeh weren't gettin' yer letters but I never thought yeh wouldn't even know abou' Hogwarts, fer cryin'out loud! Did yeh never wonder where yer parents learned it all?
" That's how you say, Hagrid." cried Sirius.
" I hope Harry doesn't get scared of him, otherwise it would be a problem." commented Molly.
" He won't be scared." said Lily with determination." Because he is our son." said James with equal determination.
Harry thought this was going a bit far. He had been to school, after all, and his marks weren't bad. "I know some things," he said. "I can, you know, do math and stuff."
Every one laughed at his innocence.
" He's so cute." said Marlene.
"But yeh must know about yer mum and dad," he said. "I mean, they're famous. You're famous." "What? My — my mum and dad weren't famous, were they?"
" Yes we are and so are you Harry." said James trying to communicate with Harry.
" He can't hear you James." said Remus but James ignored him.
Dear Mr. Potter,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment. Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later than July31.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall,
Deputy Headmistress
"Finally , he got the letter." Lily sighed in relief.
" Out of these many questions , he asked that ? " said Tonks amused. She was very interested in the letter.
" Well , it usually happens Tonks. " explained Lily.
" Wait, do you think I will be in the story.?" asked Tonks.
" Well, we can't say but its possible." said Dumbledore.
Tonks had a calculating look on her face. " Then, I must be in the Auror academy by now."
" Don't be so confident girl." snarled Moody.
" Hey! Don't discourage her." reprimanded Molly.
"We swore when we took him in we'd put a stop to that rubbish," said Uncle Vernon, "swore we'd stamp it out of him! Wizard indeed!"
" How dare he!! " snarled Lily.
" Don't Worry Lils. He will go to Hogwarts . I am sure of it." said James Enthusiastically.
"You knew?" said Harry. "You knew I'm a — a wizard?" "Knew!" shrieked Aunt Petunia suddenly. "Knew! Of course we knew!How could you not be, my dratted sister being what she was? Oh, she got aletter just like that and disappeared off to that — that school — and camehome every vacation with her pockets full of frog spawn, turning teacups intorats. I was the only one who saw her for what she was — a freak! But for mymother and father, oh no, it was Lily this and Lily that, they were proud ofhaving a witch in the family!"She stopped to draw a deep breath and then went ranting on. It seemed shehad been wanting to say all this for years."Then she met that Potter at school and they left and got married and hadyou, and of course I knew you'd be just the same, just as strange, just as — as— abnormal — and then, if you please, she went and got herself blown upand we got landed with you!"
Lily cried and Marlene comforted her. " Its my fault. All because of me. " said Lily. " Its not your fault , Lils. They are just evil." Remus tried to reason her.
It took a while to calm her down.As soon as the story of Lily and James came, everyone's ears perked up.
"Well, it's best yeh know as much as I can tell yeh — mind, I can't tell yeheverythin', it's a great myst'ry, parts of it. . . ."He sat down, stared into the fire for a few seconds, and then said, "Itbegins, I suppose, with — with a person called — but it's incredible yeh don'tknow his name, everyone in our world knows —""Who?""Well — I don' like sayin' the name if I can help it. No one does.""Why not?""Gulpin' gargoyles, Harry, people are still scared. Blimey, this is difficult.See, there was this wizard who went . . . bad. As bad as you could go. Worse.Worse than worse. His name was . . ."Hagrid gulped, but no words came out."Could you write it down?" Harry suggested.
"I don't think Hagrid will name him, but Harry should try anyway." said Sirius.
"Nah — can't spell it. All right — Voldemort." Hagrid shuddered.
"This is miraculous. Harry must have been the first one to hear this name come out of Hagrid's mouth." said Remus.
Everyone started telling the story attentively.
"You-Know-Who killed 'em. An' then — an' this is the real myst'ry of thething — he tried to kill you, too. Wanted ter make a clean job of it, I suppose,or maybe he just liked killin' by then. But he couldn't do it. Never wonderedhow you got that mark on yer forehead? That was no ordinary cut. That'swhat yeh get when a powerful, evil curse touches yeh — took care of yermum an' dad an' yer house, even — but it didn't work on you, an' that's whyyer famous, Harry. No one ever lived after he decided ter kill 'em, no oneexcept you, an' he'd killed some o' the best witches an' wizards of the age —the McKinnons, the Bones, the Prewetts — an' you was only a baby, an' youlived."
Hagrid's last words hit the mark, Marlene froze like a rock and the twins were stunned. Tears welled up in Lily's eyes and she hugged her friend and began mourning the death of her brothers. The others also bowed their heads in their honour.
"Now let's go, we all had already discussed that many of us could die," both the brothers said together.
"So five of us are already dead, let's move on." said Marlene.
"But there is one thing I haven't understood till now, I was thinking that maybe I and Remus or Peter, all of us must have died, but Hagrid didn't take our names, then where are we?"Sirius asked a question that bothered him. But this time too, no one had any answer.
"But what happened to Vol-, sorry — I mean, You-Know-Who?"
"Good question, we all want to know the answer." Marlene said.
"Good question, Harry. Disappeared. Vanished. Same night he tried ter killyou. Makes yeh even more famous. That's the biggest myst'ry, see . . . he wasgettin' more an' more powerful — why'd he go?"Some say he died. Codswallop, in my opinion. Dunno if he had enoughhuman left in him to die. Some say he's still out there, bidin' his time, like,but I don' believe it. People who was on his side came back ter ours. Some of'em came outta kinda trances. Don' reckon they could've done if he wascomin' back."Most of us reckon he's still out there somewhere but lost his powers. Tooweak to carry on. 'Cause somethin' about you finished him, Harry. There wassomethin' goin' on that night he hadn't counted on — I dunno what it was, noone does — but somethin' about you stumped him, all right."
"So this means Voldemort terrorized us for 11 years and then disappeared for 11 years so that he could regain his powers." Remus exclaimed.
"Hagrid," he said quietly, "I think you must have made a mistake. I don'tthink I can be a wizard."
"Poor guy can't believe it". said Arthur.
To his surprise, Hagrid chuckled."Not a wizard, eh? Never made things happen when you was scared orangry?"
"Hopefully now he will understand" Lily said.
Then they saw how uncle ,insulted headmaster Dumbledore and his son Dudley had to face the consequences. Everyone laughed.
All the people felt pity for Harry, who thought it was a dream ,but it was not a dream. Everything was true and everyone was very happy to see Harry's happiness.Lily had tears in her eyes and was on the verge of crying.
They then watched as the Game Keeper taught Harry how to pay the owl and about money in the magical world.
Then they saw that Harry became disappointed on hearing about the money and started wondering from where he would get the money.
"Don't worry about it son, your parents will surely leave a lot for you, after all what would we do with so much money ? "James said and so did Lily.
"They wanted Dumbledore fer Minister, o' course,but he'd never leave Hogwarts, so old Cornelius Fudge got the job. Bungler ifever there was one. So he pelts Dumbledore with owls every morning, askin'fer advice."
" Cornelius Fudge ?? " asked Molly.
" Yeah its strange . I thought it would be Crouch." said James Wondering.
Then they all saw Harry's first journey to the magical world in Diagon alley. Not everyone expected this kind of behavior from a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Everyone smiled seeing Harry's curiosity.
Something really extraordinary had to be inside this top security vault,Harry was sure, and he leaned forward eagerly, expecting to see fabulousjewels at the very least — but at first he thought it was empty. Then henoticed a grubby little package wrapped up in brown paper lying on the floor.Hagrid picked it up and tucked it deep inside his coat. Harry longed to knowwhat it was, but knew better than to ask.
Every were now confused. However , Dumbledore had a guess only if he knew that its ...
Draco Malfoy
" So Malfoy now has a son too." said Arthur."
"He is just a kid Arthur, don't judge him so soon."
"Yes, exactly. I heard he's a sort of savage — lives in a hut on the schoolgrounds and every now and then he gets drunk, tries to do magic, and ends upsetting fire to his bed.""I think he's brilliant," said Harry coldly.
" Yeah !! That's my son." said James.
" This boy Draco , is not good." said Tonks. Many nodded.
"Just yer wand left — oh yeah, an' I still haven't got yeh a birthdaypresent."Harry felt himself go red."You don't have to —"
" Oh he will get his first proper gift." said James.
" I love that owl. She's so beautiful." commented Tonks.
"Ah yes," said the man. "Yes, yes. I thought I'd be seeing you soon. HarryPotter." It wasn't a question. "You have your mother's eyes. It seems onlyyesterday she was in here herself, buying her first wand. Ten and a quarterinches long, swishy, made of willow. Nice wand for charm work."Mr. Ollivander moved closer to Harry. Harry wished he would blink. Thosesilvery eyes were a bit creepy."Your father, on the other hand, favored a mahogany wand. Eleven inches.Pliable. A little more power and excellent for transfiguration. Well, I say yourfather favored it — it's really the wand that chooses the wizard, of course."
Lily and James remembered buying there first wand.
" He seems a bit creepy ." said Tonks.
"Tricky customer, eh? Not to worry, we'll find the perfect match heresomewhere — I wonder, now — yes, why not — unusual combination —holly and phoenix feather, eleven inches, nice and supple."
" Oh he gets happy in such cases. He likes challenge." said Fabian.
"I remember every wand I've ever sold, Mr. Potter. Every single wand. Itso happens that the phoenix whose tail feather is in your wand, gave anotherfeather — just one other. It is very curious indeed that you should be destinedfor this wand when its brother — why, its brother gave you that scar."
Many gasped in horror. " What's the meaning of all this ? " asked Remus.
" It means that these wands would not work properly against each other." said Dumbledore.
" I hope they don't even get against each other." said Lily and Molly nodded her head vigorously. It was horrible to imagine a duel between Harry and Voldemort.
"Everyone thinks I'm special," he said at last. "All those people in theLeaky Cauldron, Professor Quirrell, Mr. Ollivander . . . but I don't knowanything about magic at all. How can they expect great things? I'm famousand I can't even remember what I'm famous for. I don't know what happenedwhen Vol-, sorry — I mean, the night my parents died."
" Oh Harry!! Don't Worry . You will do great. " said Lily.
" I think , Mr. Potter has a pessimistic approach." commented Dumbledore.
Harry read his books and named his owl Hedwig.
" Hey Prongs !! Are you sure that's your son? " asked Sirius.
" Don't forget he is Lily's son too." said Remus. And Lily and James turned red.
"Well, there you are, boy. Platform nine — platform ten. Your platformshould be somewhere in the middle, but they don't seem to have built it yet,do they?"
" Looks like Hagrid forgot to tell him the platform." said Molly.
" They are so cruel. " said Tonks.
" Petunia knew how to find the platform ." Lily growled.
Hagrid must have forgotten to tell him something you had to do, liketapping the third brick on the left to get into Diagon Alley. He wondered if heshould get out his wand and start tapping the ticket inspector's stand betweenplatforms nine and ten.
" No son, you just have to pass from the barrier. " James said as in Harry could hear him.
"— packed with Muggles, of course —"Harry swung round. The speaker was a plump woman who was talking tofour boys, all with flaming red hair. Each of them was pushing a trunk likeHarry's in front of him — and they had an owl.
" Look it Molly dear." said Fabian excitedly.
" Now Harry would not have any problem." said Glidon.
" Look its our Percy , all grown up." commented Molly to Arthur.
"Yes dear." however Arthur was busy inspecting the other four redheads.
"That makes us the uncles of how many ? Seven?" said Fabian.
" Woah! That's a lot of work." teased Glidon.
"Shut up!!"said Molly blushing.
" Looks like a girl finally arrived in Weasley clan." said Dumbledore.
"Nine and three-quarters!" piped a small girl, also red-headed, who washolding her hand. "Mum, can't I go . . ." * Harry saw the red headed girl and felt a jolt in his stomach , like it had done a backflip.
" Wuhh!! Seems like he has his priorities set." said Fabian. While the Potters and the Weasleys exchanged glances.
" Looks like Harry too fell for Potter curse," teased Sirius.
"What's Potter curse ?" asked Tonks.
" For generations Potter males have fallen for beautiful redheads, it is called the potter curse." explained Remus.
" Oh get off it. He is just eleven . Its just a crush." Lily reasoned.
"You're not old enough, Ginny, now be quiet. All right, Percy, you gofirst." * Ginny , seems a pretty name like her. Harry thought.
" Oh its definitely, love at first sight." said Glidon." Molly you should start preparing for the wedding. You and Potters will officially become families. "
Molly looked ecstatic, however Arthur felt a little protectiveness for his unborn daughter.
* Harry jerked his head. You are freak , why will she become your friend?
Now the room got tensed. " He lacks self confidence." said Dumbledore sighing.
"Fred, you next," the plump woman said."I'm not Fred, I'm George," said the boy. "Honestly, woman, you callyourself our mother? Can't you tell I'm George?""Sorry, George, dear.""Only joking, I am Fred," said the boy, and off he went.
" Oh I like them." said Sirius.
"We too." commented Twins.
"Yes," said Harry. "The thing is — the thing is, I don't know how to —""How to get onto the platform?" she said kindly, and Harry nodded."Not to worry," she said. "All you have to do is walk straight at the barrierbetween platforms nine and ten. Don't stop and don't be scared you'll crashinto it, that's very important. Best do it at a bit of a run if you're nervous. Goon, go now before Ron."
" Thank You " Lily said to Molly.
"Oh its nothing." waved off Molly.
Harry looked behindhim and saw a wrought-iron archway where the barrier had been, with thewords Platform Nine and Three-Quarters on it. He had done it.
"Yeah!!" everyone applauded.
Lily had tears in the eyes though.
"What happened dear ?" asked Molly. Lily shook her head, " Its just that , We should have been there running with him to cross the barrier." she said. "And to spoil him ." added James. Marlene and Sirius comforted them.
He passed around-faced boy who was saying, "Gran, I've lost my toad again.""Oh, Neville," he heard the old woman sigh.
" Hey that is Augusta Longbottom. " said Marlene.
" Which means that's Alice and Frank's son." added Remus.
The Longbottoms were also invited but they were unable to come as their Aunt turned ill.
Sirius frowned , " But they are not here, ... I mean they wouldn't miss it right." Lily shuddered thinking of the possibility of other best friend dead.
" I hope they must be very busy." muttered James.
"Yes, please," Harry panted."Oy, Fred! C'mere and help!"With the twins' help, Harry's trunk was at last tucked away in a corner ofthe compartment.
" Such a gentlemen" said Fabian.
"Must be Molly's doing." commented Glidon and Molly smiled.
"Blimey," said the other twin. "Are you — ?""He is," said the first twin. "Aren't you?" he added to Harry."What?" said Harry."Harry Potter," chorused the twins."Oh, him," said Harry. "I mean, yes, I am."
"There you go." said Arthur.
" Oh him ? Prongs your son ? " asked Remus, James ignored him.
"Oh, are you a prefect, Percy?" said one of the twins, with an air of greatsurprise. "You should have said something, we had no idea.""Hang on, I think I remember him saying something about it," said theother twin. "Once —""Or twice —""A minute —""All summer —""Oh, shut up," said Percy the Prefect
" I knew I liked them" said Sirius laughing.
The mood of the room was getting lighter. " Wow , our son is prefect." said Molly." But I don't think that would be the case for the twins." commented Arthur. While , others nodded in agreement.
"Now, you two — this year, you behave yourselves. If I get one more owltelling me you've — you've blown up a toilet or —""Blown up a toilet? We've never blown up a toilet.""Great idea though, thanks, Mum.""It's not funny. And look after Ron."
" Molly you should be careful with pranksters." said Sirius.
" Who are you to comment , a marauder himself." said Marlene. Sirius shrugged and Remus shook his head.
"You know that black-haired boy who was near us in the station? Knowwho he is?""Who?""Harry Potter!"Harry heard the little girl's voice."Oh, Mum, can I go on the train and see him, Mum, oh please. . . ." * It was strange feeling , Harry suddenly felt happy. Would Ginny like to be his friend? he wondered.
" Oh looks like our Ginny has a crush on him." said Fabian excitedly.
However Glidon said gleefully, " No, she has crush on the Harry Potter. And as much we came to know about him, I don't think so he would like that." Lily agreed with him. But James didn't, " He should be happy though." however almost everyone disagreed.
"You've already seen him, Ginny, and the poor boy isn't something yougoggle at in a zoo. Is he really, Fred? How do you know?"
Everyone laughed at both Ginny's antics and Molly's answer.
"Asked him. Saw his scar. It's really there — like lightning.""Poor dear — no wonder he was alone, I wondered. He was ever so politewhen he asked how to get onto the platform."
" He is really polite, despite of his company." said Molly.
"Never mind that, do you think he remembers what You-Know-Who lookslike?"Their mother suddenly became very stern."I forbid you to ask him, Fred. No, don't you dare. As though he needsreminding of that on his first day at school.
" Thank You again." said Lily and Molly just gave her a hug.
Harry pulled back his bangs to show the lightning scar. Ron stared."So that's where You-Know-Who — ?""Yes," said Harry, "but I can't remember it.""Nothing?" said Ron eagerly."Well — I remember a lot of green light, but nothing else."
" Didn't I told them to not to ask him? " Molly frowned.
" Well technically you asked Fred..." said Sirius but Molly glared at him.
"Horrible — well, not all of them. My aunt and uncle and cousin are,though. Wish I'd had three wizard brothers.""Five," said Ron. For some reason, he was looking gloomy. "I'm the sixthin our family to go to Hogwarts. You could say I've got a lot to live up to. Billand Charlie have already left — Bill was head boy ( Wow exclaimed Molly.)and Charlie was captain ofQuidditch.( Great said Arthur.) Now Percy's a prefect. Fred and George mess around a lot, butthey still get really good marks and everyone thinks they're really funny.Everyone expects me to do as well as the others, but if I do, it's no big deal,because they did it first. You never get anything new, either, with fivebrothers. I've got Bill's old robes, Charlie's old wand, and Percy's old rat."
However after finishing the sentence, Molly and Arthur looked sadly at their son.
"His name's Scabbers and he's useless, he hardly ever wakes up.
" Hey !! Doesn't he looks like Peter ." exclaimed Sirius.
" May be his brother ." said James.
" And why would be Peter's brother a rat ?" asked Marlene, with her hands on her hips.
" I mean he looks like a rat." Remus tried to cover up. However , everyone were now looking at them suspiciously.
" Okay, We are actually...errr. unregistered animagi." revealed James. " And Peter's a rat."
" And before you say anything , they became on to support me for full moons." said Remus.
" And we were going to register but due to present situation , thought it would be great to have a secret weapon." added Sirius.
Everyone, reluctantly moved ahead on Moody's complain. However, every now and then they could hear, dangerous, illegal or what were you thinking.
"Go on, have a pasty," said Harry, who had never had anything to sharebefore or, indeed, anyone to share it with. It was a nice feeling, sitting therewith Ron, eating their way through all Harry's pasties, cakes, and candies (thesandwiches lay forgotten).
" I can see a friendship brewing." said Dumbledore.
" How can one brew friendship ." asked Tonks but no one answered.
Then they see Hermioneand Neville and then Ron's spell.
" Isn't see a bit bossy .?" asked Sirius.
" She gives me Lily's vibes " said James.
" Are you trying to say I am Bossy Potter ?" asked Lily playfully.
" Of course not , Soon to be Mrs. Potter." James teased, which shut her up as she was busy in blushing.
"Charlie's in Romania studying dragons, and Bill's in Africa doingsomething for Gringotts," said Ron. "Did you hear about Gringotts? It's beenall over the Daily Prophet, but I don't suppose you get that with the Muggles— someone tried to rob a high security vault."
" Dragons !! " exclaimed Molly.
" Wait, Gringotts breaking , I have never heard of it." said Sirius .
" Future is full of surprises, who knows that we next here someone has escaped Azkaban." said Marlene.
" No, I think that's really impossible." said Sirius.
"What's your Quidditch team?" Ron asked."Er — I don't know any," Harry confessed."What!" Ron looked dumbfounded. "Oh, you wait, it's the best game in theworld —" And he was off, explaining all about the four balls and thepositions of the seven players, describing famous games he'd been to with hisbrothers and the broomstick he'd like to get if he had the money. *However , Harry was listening through half concentration as his thoughts were filled with a certain redhead.* He was justtaking Harry through the finer points of the game when the compartment doorslid open yet again, but it wasn't Neville the toadless boy, or HermioneGranger this time.
" Look Your son has already fallen for her ?" said Sirius.
" I hope that he wouldn't be disappointed by the fact that she has crush on The Harry Potter." said Lily