Harry Potter and His Rise to Glory

Chapter 1 : Fighting for Freedom

It was the darkest of nights. The moon was full and the trees swayed softly in the cool wind. All the lights from the houses on Privet Drive were off, save one. A small, weak light came out from Number 4, in the top left hand window. At first glance people would have missed it, but not this time. For inside this window was a boy.

This boy was rather small for his age, and had black messy hair that looked like it had never seen a comb. He had piercing emerald green eyes which when looked into showed that this boy had experienced many horrors in his past. Horrors that none can begin to imagine. This boy was called Harry Potter, The Boy Who Lived.

He was a boy of 15 years old and an orphan. His parents had been murdered, but not by muggle means. Harry was a wizard, the only known wizard to survive the fatal killing curse which took his parents. At the age of 1 and 4 months old, he defeated the darkest and evilest wizard ever known, and had confronted him many times after that as well.

During his first year at Hogwarts, he and his two best friends, Ron and Hermione, searched to unravel the mystery of the Philosophers Stone and Nicolas Flamel. Thanks to a few slip-ups from Hagrid, and the sharp mind of Hermione, they managed to save the stone and Hogwarts. During his second year, Ron's little sister was captured and taken into the Chamber of Secrets where a deadly monster lay. Harry fought it, saved Ginny, and saved the school yet again.

In his third year at Hogwarts, the mass murderer Sirius Black escaped from Azkaban. Harry, Ron and Hermione unravelled the mystery behind him, and who really betrayed Harry's parents. In his fourth year, the Tri-wizard Tournament came. Two schools came for it, Beuxbatons and Durmstrang, and champions were mad for it. Harry's name was entered falsely and he and Ron fell out. At the last task, Harry and his fellow champion Cedric, took the cup together as it would still be a Hogwarts victory. Unfortunately, the cup was a port-key, and it took Harry and Cedric to Voldemort. Cedric lost his life, and Voldemort was reborn. Harry managed to escape, but not without being scarred.

So here we are today, or tonight, with Harry staring blankly at the ceiling.

Oh Cedric

, he thought. I'm so sorry, he sighed, and fell into an uneasy slumber, filled with Voldemorts re-birth and Cedric's death.

He woke up screaming, only a few hours later. Tears streamed down his face as he cried. So many things had happened, so many people would die. He was pulled out of his wake when he heard a tapping on his window. Looking out, he saw 4 owls there. He guessed they were from his friends. He got up and let them in. They appeared to be concerned with him, but who wouldn't. He did look a mess, with red brimmed eyes and he seemed severely under-weight.

He opened the first one, it was from Hermione.

Dear Harry,

How are you? Oh dear, that's a silly question. How are you holding up? Look Harry, whatever happened there wasn't your fault! Please, believe me! Talk to me! You haven't answered most of my letters, I'm worried. Harry, I'll always be here for you to listen too. I'd stick with you to hell and back. Please, if just for me, answer me.

On a brighter note, Happy Birthday Harry. I hope you like my gift!

With love, Hermione

Harry smiled weakly at her attempt to make him feel better. It worked, a little. He opened her present. It was a journal, all nice and pristine. He opened it, and quickly wrote something down. Nothing wrote back, and he sighed in relief. He decided to write a reply after he'd finished everything. He opened the next present and letter. It was from Ron.

Heya mate!

How are you? Okay, that was stupid, but I can't think of anything else to write. Umm ... oh! You should be coming here soon. Dumbledore has allowed you to come in 2 weeks. So I hope your happy. My mum's been fretting about you all the time. It's driving me insane here!

Can you owl her and say your alright so I can have some peace? I'll do you favour? Oh, and watch out for Hermione when you come here. She's coming next week, and I have a sneaky suspicion that she'll make us do our homework, eep!

Remember that I'm here for you, and I hope you like the present.

Ron

Harry laughed quietly. Trust Ron to bring him some normality. He opened the present, it was a practise golden snitch! He looked at the note.

Make sure you don't get out of practise - Ron.

He laughed, and placed it away, turning to the next letter. He opened the next letter and saw it was from Sirius and Remus. He eagerly read it.

Harry,

Hope your well, don't worry, me and moony are in a safe place. Don't get into any trouble! Hope you like the present, and please talk to me!

Love Snuffles and Moony.

Harry sniggered. Telling Harry not to worry meant there was something to worry about. He opened the present. It was a book on Animagi. Cool! He felt a bit bad for only talking to Ron and Hermione, but the others wouldn't understand. He opened the last letter. As usual, it was from Hogwarts.

Dear Mr. Potter

Below is the list of things that you will need for the new school year. I am also pleased to tell you that you have been made a prefect, along with Miss. Granger. This is a privilege, so don't use it improperly.

Sincerely,

Professor Mcgonagall.

A shiny badge fell out, and Harry looked at it in awe before getting out some quill and writing replies.

Hermione,

Thankyou. Don't ask what for, I guess it's for everything. You've stuck by me through thick and thin, and I only hope you'll keep to your promise. I'm afraid I'll have to go there more than once and as much as I'd like you out of the way of danger, I know you won't.

Hermione, you're my best friend, and I consider you my family. You're my little sister to me, and like Ron's my big brother. I'd like to know more about you, as I've realised that I don't know much at all.

Love Harry.

He bliked back tears, that was the most meaningful thing he had ever said. He hoped he wasn't going soft. He tied to to the owl and it flew off. He started on Ron's letter next.

Ron,

Thanks for your letter, it means a lot that you actually bring normality into my life again. Thanks for the warning by the way, I'll make sure to do my homework and I'll be fine.

Thanks. Don't ask for what, jus everything. I know we've ad our ups and downs, but I still consider you family. Like I said to Hermione, Your like a big brother. Oh damit, I'm going all soppy. I'll shut up now

Harry

Harry nodded and handed it to an owl before it took off flight. He sighed and lay back on his bed, playing with Ron's snitch. He felt better having talked to his friends. Right now they were the only people he could talk to as they'd been with him through most of his adventures. He couldn't even talk to Sirius.

He sighed and settled down, having the first dreamless sleep for months.