"Hiya guys," Harry said as he sat with the three chasers at the Gryffindor table the next day at breakfast. "how are you three doing?"
"All packed and ready for a lazy summer," Alicia grinned. "what about you?"
"Don't know about lazy but I am packed, I am also pretty hopeful that this time will be my last summer at the Dursley's. By the way, why is everybody looking at me like this?" Harry asked, noticing that nearly every eye in the great hall was on him.
"Probably because of Dumbledore's speech." Katie said, "he gave a speech saying that you-know-who is back." Katie added when Harry looked like he did not know what she was talking about.
"Yeah, the school was pretty divided on if he was right or not." Angelina said. "But then there was that trial where Pettigrew said he isn't, I guess most people are waiting to here what you have to say about it."
"Well," Harry spoke slightly louder as he saw more than a few people trying to listen to him, he was just loud enough for those nearby to hear but not enough to be disturbing the entire hall, with the way the rumor mill worked they were all likely to hear what he thought anyway. "like I told Fudge and Dumbledore, I saw Pettigrew and I dealt with the rat bastard. I never saw Voldemort." Harry said, ignoring the shudders of others.
"Harry," Ginny said as she sat down next to Harry. "are you alright?"
"I'm great, why?" Harry asked.
"Oh, I don't know, maybe because last time I you and me had a real conversation was before you were kicking the crap out of Pettigrew." Ginny said sarcastically.
"Oh right, sorry." Harry said sheepishly as he ran a hand through his hair. "Well we can sit together on the train ride back if you want."
"Fine, I've got to go, I'll see you on the train." Ginny said before she ran off.
"Do you have anything planned for the summer?" Angelina asked.
"I got a few meetings with my lawyer, plan to spend time with Sirius as well." Harry shrugged. "Guy is beyond happy that he is free, the fact that his beloved godson was the one who got him his trial has made him even happier."
"Yes, yes, you're a little miracle child aren't you?" Angelina said, ruffling Harry's hair.
"Get off." Harry laughed as he slapped her hand away.
"Harry!" Harry heard a voice call on his way to the train station. He turned around and groaned when he saw Hermione and Ron walking up to him.
"Can I help you two?" Harry asked in a tired voice.
"Harry, Dumbledore says that you-know-who is back." Hermione said.
"And?" Harry shrugged while looking at her questioningly.
"And barely anybody is believing him!" Ron hissed, looking as if he could not quite understand how some people couldn't believe Dumbledore.
"Why haven't you said anything about it?" Hermione said, her voice was more demanding than questioning.
"Why haven't you?" Harry asked.
"What?!"
"Well like I told the headmaster and the minister, I did not see Voldemort in the graveyard." Harry said, idly noticing the many people who were gathered around, listening to him argue with the two. "If I am supposed to just say that he has come back on the word of the headmaster then why aren't you two doing the same? Go, send a letter to the daily prophet, send a letter to the ministry. Tell everyone he is back, why are you two trying to get me to do it?"
"You're the boy-who-lived!" Ron said.
"I am well aware of that Ronikins, but I do not really see what that has to do with our topic of conversation."
"Harry, people would believe you if you told them that you-know-who was back." Hermione argued.
"Really?" Harry drawled. "Because I seem to remember telling the school that I was not the heir of Slytherin and that I did not enter my name into the goblet of fire, the first time I had to fight Slytherin's monster to get them to believe me and the second time I had to swear a magical vow. I am not about to put myself at risk again just to prove the headmaster's point. Now, unless you two want to continue bothering me, I want to go now."
"What the hell is wrong with you?!" Ron demanded. "You have turned into a right prat! You're like Malfoy!"
"Well that's a little hypocritical coming from his red headed twin." Harry replied.
"I am not like Malfoy!" Ron said, turning red at the thought of anyone thinking he was.
"Really? Because you both like quidditch, you both have a signature hair colour, you're both purebloods, you both have an obsession with me and Granger over there, both tried to make friends with me on the Hogwarts express, both want me to join their side on the Dumbledore-Voldemort grudge back, Malfoy hates muggles and the like while you hate all Slytherin's, Granger over there can..."
"My name is Hermione." Hermione interrupted.
"I know your name Granger, after all I spent the last few years pretending I liked you enough to have as a friend." Harry's smirk grew at the offended look on her face.
"Arry!" Harry heard a familiar voice call and saw Fleur walking towards him.
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