Simple Letters and Complicated Words By: Ronluver "Get the door Harry!" Barked Vernon Dursley. Everyone had just sat down to lunch, when the doorbell rang. Harry, who had just sat down, was forced out of his chair by Uncle Vernon, and walked reluctantly to the door. He opened it without asking who was there, slightly hoping it was someone, who could maybe hurt the Durselys, even if it was only a robbery. Harry jumped back in surprise when he saw who was on the other side of the door.... it was Dumbledore. "Headmaster!" He gasped, "What, How?" "Good afternoon Harry. May I come in please?" "Certainly," Harry stepped aside to let him in. Just then Aunt Petunia came running from the kitchen, "Who are you letting in Har--" She stopped her scolding dead when she saw Dumbledore. She put a hand over her mouth and yelled "Vernon!!! It's one of THEM!!!!" Harry winced as Uncle Vernon's heavy footsteps flew into the hall, "Is it that blasted red haired one again?" "No." Said Dumbledore quite calmly, ' I am Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts, Harry's school. I have come to take him over to his friend Ronald Weasley's house. By your red haired term I assume you have met them?" Uncle Vernon just growled deep in his throat but Aunt Petunia answered quite rudely, "Oh yes we met that lot. Bunch of maniacs they were." "Well, red hair does effect the brain at certain times, but I assure you Harry will be quite safe with them." "Harry was not our concern, it was our Dudley they were after." Petunia shot at him, "Trying to suffocate my baby they were!" "That may be, well since Harry safety is not your main concern, may I be off with him then." "Yes." Growled Uncle Vernon, "Go pack up your.... your trunk Harry." Harry beamed at Dumbledore and ran for his things. In two seconds he was back and out the door. "Thank you Headmaster!" He said quickly. "No need Harry, no need. Before you ask, I will tell you that I came to get you because of Voldemort. You see he is getting very strong, quite fast and you need to be around magical beings at all times. Understood?" Harry shook his head, "Is that why I'm going to the Weasley's so early?" "Well no. You were perfectly safe at your house, charms and whatnot. I just thought you would have more fun with them." Dumbledore glanced at Harry, his eyes twinkling, "That is right, yes?" "Correct, sir. All I did at the Dursley's was work." "Well now you may play, here we are." Harry gasped; they were standing on the Weasley's front lawn. "Professor...how did we...." "Shhh..... Little secret charm I created. Now, come along." Dumbledore walked up to the Weasley's door and rang the bell. It was flung open moments later by Fred Weasley, who gasped in shock and then suddenly fell to his knees in front of Dumbledore. Clasping his hands together he said, "Please Headmaster, don't... don't expell me! I didn't mean to use magic this morning on George! Honestly I didn't.... my wand just slipped, mind of its own it has. The frog might have jumped into his cereal on its own you know." Dumbledore smiled widely and said with slight laughter in his voice, "Get up Fred, I not expelling you." "You're...you're NOT!" Fred said scrambling to his feet. "Of course not Mr. Weasley, I couldn't. We are going to need your pranks this year, I'm sure of it. Now may I please come in?" "Yes, certainly Professor." Dumbledore stepped in the doorway, revealing Harry for the first time. Fred's eyes widened, "Harry! Why Headmaster, did you know he was following you!" "Honestly Fred!" Barked Percy from the doorway, "Dumbledore has brought him here, as an ESCORT!" "Oh...OH!" Fred said, realization finally dawning on him, "Well then, I'm off, must practice you know."Then Fred whipped outside, mainly so he wouldn't have to speak to Percy any longer. "Hello Percy." said Dumbledore, "Where are your parents?" "Father is at the Ministry, but Mother is in the kitchen now." "Excellent. Harry go find Ron, I will inform Molly that you are here." "Ok, thank you again Headmaster." "As I said before Harry, no need." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ginny had been watching from the stairs and quickly ran down, before Harry could go up. "Hey Ginny." He said warmly. Ginny gazed at him for a moment but snapped back fairly quickly. "Hi Harry." She said a little too softly. She cleared her throat and said, "Ron is upstairs, but his door is uh...locked, so I think you should wait before you try and go in." Harry glanced at her a little sharply but said, in the same warm tone, "Is he alright?" "Fine, fine..." Ginny's voice got a little higher, "Just writing a letter I think...doesn't want to be interrupted you know." "Well in that case, "said Harry flopping down on the couch, "Tell me all about your summer so far Ginny, so we can pass some time." Ginny obeyed, sitting in a chair across from him, and immediately started talking. Harry was only half-listening, not from boredom though...he was studying Ginny. Taking her in, you could say. Noticing little things, like how she used her hands when she talked, and that she had a small dimple in her left cheek. Ginny noticed that Harry's eyes were watching her, not her speaking. He was looking at her.... gazing at her even! Ginny got a little flustered here and stopped speaking suddenly. "Well Harry, enough about my summer then, tell me how yours was won't you?" Harry blinked, "Wha-- oh my summer. Ok then." And he was off, completely absorbed in talking to Ginny for the next half an hour at least. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ron meanwhile was reading the letter he had just received from Hermione. He had read it about six times already, and her words still echoed in his head. She had started with a biting retort to his honesty about Victor, but softened considerably toward the end of the letter. Ron picked it up one more time and read: Ron, Hello. My summer has been very good, but contrary to your firm belief I have not been spending it all with Victor. In fact I've only spent about a week with him, he's been touring for Qudditch this summer. I have finished my homework, and done more than necessary, because unlike you Ron I care if I succeed or not. I also have been pronounced a Prefect; one of the school owls reached me yesterday. Are you a Prefect Ron...no I guess not. Are you reading this alone Ron? Well if you're not...start now! Ok...look, although I do not agree with your feelings toward Victor, I do respect them. I am very happy that you were honest with me, and not being an annoying, immature, jealous, yes J-E-A-L-O-U-S, git. Although I am still slightly mad at you for the letter, I am coming over this summer, around August 10th. We are coming home early because my parents have an important Dental Convention to get to. Besides I look forward to seeing Ginny and everyone else. Have you spoken to Harry, I never managed to get a letter to him? I'm so worried about him, with everything he's going through. We really have to pull together and help him this summer and this year Ron. We really have to cool it with our arguments, Harry needs us now and it won't work if we are mad at one another will it? I promise not to fight with you, IF you promise not to start it! With all that said...let's start new Ron ok? Who knows what's going to happen this year, and I want to make sure that I have people I can depend on for help, and people that can depend on me. That means you and Harry. You guys can always depend on me, I just hope I can depend on you. I know that Harry is a definite, but are you Ron? Sometimes I'm not so sure. P.S. Don't write back, we'll discuss the letter when I get to your house later on ok? Hermione Ron folded the letter neatly and placed it on his desk. Of course she could count on him! Ron would do anything for her and Harry. She should know that.... well, maybe his jealous last year had contradicted this but....deep down he knew that Hermione knew he would always help her when she needed. "Ron! Harry's HERE!" Mrs. Weasley's voice broke his thoughts. Ron got up and smiled slightly.... he couldn't wait for their conversation later this summer. With that thought he bounded down the stairs to greet Harry. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A/N: Well that was an interesting letter. Hermione is coming in the next part. Why was Harry suddenly noticing all those little things about Ginny...the next part may clue you in some more.