Chapter 5
Harry couldn’t sleep that’s night. He kept thinking of poor Athena in her owl form out in the cold storm. Well that’s and the fact it was about to be his 11th birthday. He made a sorry excuse for a cake with the dust that was on the floor. As he was about to blow it out, he was pulled into quick thought. ‘’Athena?’’ He asked curiously, and, to be honest, a little excitedly as well. ‘’Happy birthday Harry’’ she smiled as she appeared before him and handed him a golden wristband. Harry took it curiously and began to inspect it. It was truly a piece made with majestic skills. There was an intricate pattern on the band, on which an owl could be seen. Along with an olive tree, snakes and a gorgon head. The wristband was so beautiful. But how was he to wear it? It was 10 times too big for his small frail arms. ‘’Thank you! This is truly beautiful! But… how am I to wear it?’’ Athena smiled ‘’put it on and you’ll see.’’. Confused, harry put on the wristband and, like magic, it became smaller. Small enough to fit his arm perfectly. ‘’I had my brother manufacture it’’ she said, a hint of pride in her voice. Harry thought for a moment. She had so many brothers. ‘’Hephaestus?’’ He slowly inquired. Athena nodded. ‘’You’ve been studying! Well done and happy birthday again! I just had to give you your first gift’’ she smiled. Harry smiled back ‘’thank yo-’’ Athena’s head snapped behind her, "something is coming." Was the last thing she said before letting him out of quick thought
As soon as Harry was let out of quick thought, the door began thundering with ruthless (ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves haha) bangs. Harry immediately grabbed his jacket. He was wearing short sleeves, and didn’t want anyone seeing his birthday gift. he hid behind the chimney and waited until he could see the thing making the ruckus. suddenly, the door broke down and fell flat on the floor. talk about good infrastructure. the thing turned out to be a man. A very, very tall man in fact. Harry stared in awe at the great man. As he entered the house his face became clearer. He had a kind fat face. ‘’Sorry ‘bout that’’ the man said, his voice booming through the house. Vernon, whom harry hadn’t noticed until now, pointed a shotgun at the man. ‘’T-this is a private property! Get out of here now!’’ Vernon tried to sound serious but really he was quivering. Harry was praying to Athena the entire time, begging her to help him. But nothing came of it. He was alone in this. The man glared at Vernon and got closer. he quickly grabbed the shotgun and bent it in one go.Surprised, Harry gasped. He heard the stranger say "dry up Dursley you great prune!" The stranger then turned to his cousin. "Well harry yer a bit rounded than i remember but no matter! How are yeh?" The stranger smiled brightly. So harry thought at least, his beard was so large he could barely see his mouth. "I-I’m not harry…" the stranger raised an eyebrow at Dudley. Harry thought that if athena wouldn’t help him, he might use his wit. He came out from behind the chimney and looked at the man. "I am." He declared bravely. The stranger looked at him and smiled even brighter. "Well of course yeh are!" The stranger then raised his eyebrows, as if remembering something, and searched in his thick coat. Harry studied him closely. He was tall, fat and had a long curly beard and hair. He wore a worn brown coat and some used brown boots. Harry couldn’t help but stare. He had never met anyone quite that tall before. The man pulled out a letter and a box. Handing both of them to harry. Harry stared suspiciously but began by opening the box. Inside was a one tier, pink icing cake, with ‘hapee birthday Haree’ written on it. Harry looked up at the man and smiled, unable to hide his excitement at getting a cake for the first time "thank you!". He beamed at the man. "Eh well i’ ain’ every day yer young man turns 11 now is i’"? The man sat on the sofa and took, out of his coat, a pink umbrella. Out of the pink umbrella came 3 fire balls, lighting up the chimney. Surprised Harry asked "Um… excuse me… but who are you?" The man looked at him with a surprised "oh" expression on his face. "Reubeus hargid keeper o’ grounds and keys a’ hogwarts school o’ witchcraft and wizardry! Bu’ o’ course yer already know all ‘bout hogwarts don’t ya?" Harry shook his head no. The man’s eyebrows furrowed, "blimey harry didn’t you ever wonder where your parents learnt it all?" Harry cocked his head to the side, somehow he had picked that off of athena. "Yer a wizard harry-" harry went still, in fact, the world around him went still. As well as blue…
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