Rejection and Acceptance

*Warning* first chapter, or first two chapters are basically the same as the books, and then it branches off afterwards into a different story.

Harry Potter couldn't wait to get back to hogwarts. After spending the summer at the Dursley's again, he was ready to do almost anything. Face another Basilisk, face Voldemort on the back of someone's head again, anything to avoid being locked in his room, fed sporadically and bullied whenever one of the Dursley's entered the room. Vernon had taken away everything he could from Harry, and it wasn't like he could do anything. He wasn't allowed to use magic here, and since the warning about underage magic, the Dursley's were no longer afraid.

So Harry was again stuck, pondering his situation. How was he to get his spellbooks and everything he would need for the coming year. He wasn't even sure that the Dursley's would allow him to get to the train. They would probably take peverse pleasure in stopping Harry from doing anything he was supposed to. As Harry brooded over the thought, he ate some of the gifts he'd gotten for his thirteenth birthday (specially sent by Dumbledore, straight to his room.)

A tapping on his windowsill made him jump. Everyone knew not to send any more owls, and Hedwig was in her cage. What else could it be. Racing over he saw a dark shape, and turning on his light, he discovered his best friend in the backseat of an old car. Which was nothing special admittedly, except for the fact that Harry's bedroom window was on the second floor. Harry stood around gaping.

"Hey mate. We're here to bust you out!" Ron exclaimed loudly!

"Yeah mate."

"What he said" The twins called, crowding into the window from the front seat.

"SHHHH!!!" Harry hushed them when he got his wits back. "They'll hear you and then we'll ALL be done for!."

"Don't worry about them."

"You'll be gone in a moment."

"Bloody muggles!" The three whispered.

"I can't leave. I'm locked in." Harry muttered gesturing at the bars, pointing at the door.

"Don't worry mate..."

"We'll help!" The twins winked.

"Harry, this will be loud so we gotta be fast. First you have to collect your things, th..." Ron started before Fred interupted.

"We'll hook up a rope to the bars..."

"And pull the bars off with dad's car!" George finished happily.

"What about my things downstairs? All my school things." Harry asked.

"They can pick locks, but it'll have to be fast, hurry!!!" Ron ordered.

So Harry went about the room, collecting everything he would need for the coming year. All his clothes, his wand, which he had managed to keep away from the Dursley's during 'operation lockup'. Pulling the rest of his birthday presents out from between the floorboards he looked around the room. He piled everything so they were easily able to be tossed into the car. Ron would toss it all in the trunk while the other three grabbed all the boxes and trunks and whatnot from downstairs. With a huge wrenching sound, the Weasley's pulled the iron grate off the window, tearing a large chunk of the house wall with it. Not that Harry minded.

The Weasley's brought the car back and jumped through the window. Ron immediately opened the trunk and started shoving stuff in the pile through the window. The twins worked on the door. As the three tiptoed downstairs with Harry in the lead the two behind him whispered questions and looked about the place in awe. They hadn't been in a muggle house in a long time and it was very different from their own. However, they were fixed enough in their mission that they didn't touch anything and followed quickly at Harry's heels. Harry pointed out the closet and within seconds, the door was opened. The twins grabbed the trunk and Harry pulled out the armload of things that were beside it.

The trio trooped quietly back upstairs and shoved everything through the window. The Weasley's had climbed into the car and Harry followed when a loud indignant hoot echoed through the night, sending Vernon howling into Harry's room. Harry dived for Hedwig and was jumping through the window as Vernon dived for his ankle. Vernon almost fell heavily out the window as the car sped through the night.

With excited cries, the four boys drove through the night skies as the twins hid the vehicle from sight. Arriving finally at the burrow they entered the garage and everyone shut-up. They trooped silently into the house preparing to run upstairs. They moved quickly and got upstairs just as the kitchen light turned on. Whispering quickly they made plans.

"Mom has probably..."

"...Already checked our rooms..."

"...We have to find a way..."

"...To make it seem..."

"...Like we've always..."

"...Been here."

"Let's sleep UNDER the beds!" Harry suggested.

"Brilliant." Ron crowed, and they dived into their rooms and under their beds just as Mrs. Weasley stormed up the stairs and glared into their rooms again. Seeing no one, she sighed heavily with worry and went back into the kitchen to make breakfast and wait.

"We did it!!!" Ron crowed to Harry. Harry smiled and they all went to sleep.

*AN* Hey, i know people are readiong this, and it's basically the book right now, but please review... i've never written a story online before, and i'm telling you it WILL differ from the book, though they will still meet Sirius because he is awesome and i totally love him. I think i may be mixing up the second and third books a bit, but what the hey, sorry. So don't forget to review!!! thanks all!!!