##### Memory 2 #####

Part 1:

The boy was still living in the cupboard, but not the same one all of his school things was locked into, he was busy looking through the photo album Hagrid had given him of his parents, but the Granger girl had added a picture with him, Granger and Weasley in it. He wasn't standing too close to any of the other two people neither did he want to be there, he just wanted to be left alone.

Suddenly Hedwig began making noises while The Boy tried calming her down, but nothing worked. He knew he would get in trouble about all of the noises. His Uncle called him to come to him, with a loud angry shout, Harry crawled out of his " room" and went towards his Uncle.

Professor Snape saw Petunia Dursley decorating a fancy cake for her guests that were arriving. The boy was not allowed out of his cupboard, he had to be quiet and pretend he was not there or alive at all.

When Harry walked back to his cupboard there was a tiny creature with long, pointy ears jumping in front of the cupboard, he asked him who he was and what he was doing there. The little creature was named Dobby and he was there to warn Harry Potter not to go back to Hogwarts. Dobby had punished himself because he had almost spoken badly about the Wizarding Family that owned him.

Professor Snape recognised the House Elf for he had known his owner since he had joined Hogwarts. He was his friend after all.

The noise Dobby made attracted the Mason's attention, Vernon told them it was their cat. Even though they didn't own a cat for they had Harry and who needed cats when Marge had dogs.

Dobby had hoarded all of Harry's letters to make him think all of his so called friends had forgotten him, in the hope that Harry wouldn't return to Hogwarts, but he failed. For in the first place, he Harry never thought of those two as his friends, but he did see one from the Pure Blood - Draco Malfoy and wondered why he would send a letter. He would've liked to read the last letter.

Dobby, the house elf went down stairs and saw Petunia's fancy cake and levitated it from the table over into the lounge and dropped it on Mrs Mason while Harry tried to catch the cake. Harry couldn't stop thinking about what punishments he would get, this time.

Dobby disappeared after Harry gave him a blank and disappointed stare. Harry was punished harshly, Vernon put up six different locks to keep him in. He was also not allowed food and got hit a few times too many with the belt buckle.

After a few days the Weasley Twins and Ronald came to rescue him with their dad's flying car on Harry's birthday. The Weasley twins had unlocked the front door with a quiet Alohomora, they were looking for Harry when they heard a painful whine come out of the cupboard, when seeing the locks they quickly unlocked all of them. The twins were horrified, but Ronald Weasley didn't really care at all.

It was a horrible sight to see, Professor Snape, couldn't see all too well because Harry couldn't focus on anything but the awful pain.

The four of them flew away from Privet Drive and towards the Burrow, Harry could see one of twins driving, Ronald in the front seat and the other twin holding him in the back seat, but he couldn't hear what they were saying.

At the Burrow Arthur and Molly Weasley was waiting for their children to scold them for taking the car, they were not old enough and they haven't had the permission to take the car.

But when one of the twins climbed out with Harry, Molly immediately took him and put him Fred's bed. After that he went unconscious and everything went black.

Professor Snape couldn't hold back his famous sneer when he saw how Star struck Ginnevera Weasley was with Harry. Girls this days he thought to himself.

While they were having breakfast an owl flew into the open window and Percy stood up and opened it. It was their Hogwarts letters and Harry's letter was also there. They were going too Floo to Diagon Alley to buy their new school books.

Professor Snape saw how Molly Weasley tried telling Harry how to use Floo powder and that he must speak loud and clearly. The boy looked shocked when the youngest Weasley boy disappeared in a green flame.

But when it was Harry's turn to go, he threw the Floo powder into the fireplace and spoke the name of the alley a little nervously and he was still in pain - the potions and salve Molly put on him did help a little bit, but he quickly put on his now trusty Glamour. Instead of Landing in Diagon Alley, he landed in a very dark shop, where they sold dark objects and artifacts, he didn't have a problem with the dark shop as he rather didn't care, he was supposed to be in Slytherin after all.

He hid in a Mummy's coffin when he saw Draco and Lucius Malfoy enter the shop. He looked through the opened door how the Malfoy patriarch sold some of His Dark Artifacts because the Ministry of Magic was conducting raids on private houses and estates

Professor Snape raised a brow at this, Lucius was getting careless, anyone could have witnessed his transactions, it was a good thing only Harry saw this because he didn't know it is bad to have Dark Artifacts and nor would he tell anyone what he saw in Knokturn Alley.

Draco almost caught him, but Lucius had slammed his Cane into the coffin to stop Draco, he had warned him not to touch any thing in the shop.

After the Malfoy's was done, Harry came out of the coffin and left the shop, but not before he had greeted the man in a very polite way. But the Alley he was in was dark and he attracted too much attention. The Wizards was leering and sneering at him. Luckily Hagrid was doing business there in Knokturn Alley and took Harry to Diagon Alley. They found Hermione Granger in Diagon Alley before Haggrid left Harry with Granger.

Where the Weasley family was desperately looking for Harry. Hermione escorted Harry to Borks and Burks bookstore where the Weasleys were buying books for the new year.

Lockhart, the writer was busy giving out autographs and signing books, he grabbed Harry's hand in a tight grip and took a photo with the famous Boy Who Lived, all the while Harry was confused and just wanted to buy his books and leave. He did not like this man and nor did he want him to touch him.

When they were almost done shopping for their schoolthings, the Weasleys bumped into Lucius and Draco Malfoy. Ginny- the only girl in the Weasley family let her couldron full of her school things fall and in the commotion didn't see Lucius's had accidentally let a Diary fall into her new cauldron. A few words and sneers was exchanged between the two families and then they parted ways, after a fight almost broke out.

O, yes, Professor Snape thought his friend was a real Dunderhead, sometimes. How could Lucius not notice that the Precious Diary or was it Journal (Like his Lord named it) had slipped out of his hands and into a snobby, stalkerish, little girls couldron?

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