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Chapter One

Secrets Unraveled

Harry slowly raised his head and stared morosely at the familiar visage of number four, Privet Drive. What had already been a horrible day was rapidly getting worse. Not only did he have to appear unannounced on the Dursleys鈥?doorstep (something he knew they鈥檇 have no problem expressing their displeasure over), but he鈥檇 also have to tell them that two other freaks would be joining him this afternoon. The corner of Harry鈥檚 mouth twitched humorlessly as he envisioned how they鈥檇 take the news.

He鈥檇 left Ron and Hermione at King鈥檚 Cross station a little over an hour ago. They were each going to make quick stops at their respective homes before Apparating to Privet Drive. Harry smiled fondly, remembering their show of solidarity. He hadn鈥檛 been expecting it; he鈥檇 thought he鈥檇 be going on alone. Although he was desperately worried about them and the remainder of their quest, he had to admit that the thought of some support while facing his relatives was quite nice indeed.

Harry had thought it would be better 鈥?or at least less embarrassing 鈥?if he arrived at Privet Drive first and prepared his relatives for their arrival. He鈥檇 wanted to get away from the Hogwarts Express and the other students as quickly as possible鈥efore he ran into Ginny.

Ginny.

Harry quickly shook his head 鈥?he couldn鈥檛 afford to think about Ginny. He still didn鈥檛 think his resolve was strong enough to hold.

Since he wasn鈥檛 yet of age, he鈥檇 quickly slipped away without speaking to any of the crowd at King鈥檚 Cross and taken the train to Privet Drive. The long, hot journey had left him irritable. It didn鈥檛 bode well for the coming reunion. He鈥檇 considered just Apparating back from Hogsmeade to avoid the Hogwarts Express altogether. So what if the Ministry chucked him out of Hogwarts now? He wasn鈥檛 going back, anyway.