Voldermort must die

Life\'s a bitch, then you wish you could die


Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any of the characters...

AUthor\'s note: I was given a review saying I should get a Beta. I\'m not exactly sure what a Beta is, but if anyone would like to Beta my story, I would be gratefull!

\" He Who Must Not Be Named is getting bolder. He has infiltrated some of his Death Eaters into Azkaban to kill Lucius Malfoy. He has also murdered his wife, Narcissca Malfoy. Now, the only known Malfoy heir is Draco Malfoy, but no one knows of his whereabouts...\" Voldermort was reading the Daily Prophet out loud to a blond boy who was crying in a cave. Draco Malfoy was hard to recognize. His robes were tattered and his hair was standing on end in every direction.

Voldermort sneered down at Draco. \"I told you if you failed, I would kill you whole family. That is what you get when you displease Lord Voldermort. Now, for your direct punishment.\" at these words, Malfoy curled himself in a tight ball, waiting for a killing curse. \"You will be stuck in this cave until someone shows loving emotions to you.\" He walked out, whipping his cape behind him. \"Wait, my Lord, how will this be possible, this cave is in the middle of nowhere\" said Draco in a stricken voice. \"That is why I chose this place to hide you, as well as another of my treasure, no one will ever find you...\" Malfoy looked around, scared, and burst out in despaired tears.

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Harry was reading the Daily Prophet in his room. With Hermione and Ron with him at the Dursley\'s, Harry had never had so much fun. For once, he was the one bullying around everyone. Uncle Vernon would serve them breakfast in bed every morning, Aunt Petunia would make them sweets anytime they asked, and Dudley, well, he wasn\'t so lucky. After Dudley had woken up from his faint on the kitchen floor the first night they had arrived, he thought it was all a dream, and had decided to attack Harry. After the first punch, Hermione had gotten really mad, so she had transfigured Dudley in a pig. Harry had laughed himself silly at this, since he had always said that Dudley looked like a pig in a wig. They had brought the enormous pig in the backyard, and had fun taunting Dudley everyday that they would leave him like this forever.

Life was great for Harry, but he felt bad for Malfoy. Yeah, they had been enemies for years, ever since they had first met, since reading the latest article in the Daily Prophet... his feelings toward Malfoy had changed. Now, Harry had a few questions about Malfoy. Had he only been a jackass because his father had taught him to be so, and why would he ever want to follow Voldermort, especially if he doesn\'t have it in him to kill a person. He had talked about his to Hermione, and she was a bit hesitant too. They didn\'t talk about this to Ron, because Ron is, well, a bit thick headed when it comes to things like this.

Harry\'s birthday was the next day. They were planning on leaving the day after that. They had a lot of things to do on Harry\'s birthday. He and Ron had to go for their apparition tests, and Harry said he had a couple of things he had to pick up. On the morning of his Birthday, Harry was surprised to see a pile of gifts at the end of his bed. Lupin had sent him a magical and a non-magical pocket knife. The magical one looked a lot like the one that Sirius had given him. Professor McGonagal had sent him an advanced book on transfiguration, probably to help him against Voldermort. He also received gifts from other members of the Order of Phoenix, the Weasleys, Bill and Fleur wit a thank you note for saving their lives and from Professor Dumbledore. This one was such a surprise, that Harry was afraid to open it, in case it was a trick. On the package, there was a note. Harry opened it with shaking hands.
Dear Harry,
If you have received this note, it means that I am dead. I wish for you to know that to me, you have been a sort of son, so you have inherited all of my belongings. I have no family, and I know that you will use my resources in a good way. I had wished that my belongings fall into your hands after my death, and only when you become of age. Happy birthday Harry, and good luck defeating Voldermort.
Yours truly,
Albus Dumbledore


Harry didn\'t know how to feel. Tears were silently streaming down his face. That\'s how Hermione and Ron found him. \"What\'s wrong Harry, did Mum send you a horrid colored jumper?\" asked Ron with a grin, trying to cheer up Harry. Harry passed on the note from Dumbledore to his two best friends. Hermione was also crying after she had read the letter. \"Did you open the package yet mate?\" asked Ron in a kind voice. \"No, I didn\'t.\" Harry responded. He slowly opened the package, not knowing what to expect. On the box was written another note.

Harry,
Fawks is in this box, once opened, he will rise from the ashes again. Also enclosed, is a spell that will transfer all of my funds from my vault from Gringott\'s . If I do say so myself, you are now quite a bit richer. Have fun!

Harry carefully opened the box to see an ugly featherless Fawks waking up. He looked up a Harry, and squawked sweetly . He looked at Fawks with a smile on his face. Harry got up and walked to an empty bookcase he had in his room, and transfigured it into a perch for his new pet. \"That feels good, making magic out of school and not worrying about being expelled,\" Harry said with a grin. \"I\'m hungry, did my relatives make breakfast yet?\"

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When Harry sat down for breakfast, he was still smiling. \"Uncle Vernon, could you please make me some fresh squeezed orange juice, since it is my birthday?\" Harry asked brandishing around his wand. \"Well, we don\'t have any oranges boy, so you\'ll have to do with what\'s on the table,\" grumbled Vernon, watching every movement that Harry was making with his wand. Harry looked up at his uncle, then at an empty plate, Vernon looked at the plate, and there appeared a basket full of fresh oranges. Uncle Vernon whimpered and began making fresh squeezed juice for the golden trio. \"Harry, how did you do that?\' Hermione asked in awe. \"I don\'t know, I thought about it, and it just happened, I\'ve kinda have been doing that a lot lately.\" Ron and Hermione looked at each other, and grinned. They couldn\'t wait to know what else Harry would do to Voldermort when they met again.

\"Harry, Hermione and me have to give you your gift from us now!\" said an excited Ron after breakfast. Harry followed Hermione and Ron to his room. On his bed, their was 2 boxes. Harry grabbed the largest one first. Inside was a huge photo album. It was full of pictures starting from their first year at Hogwarts up until now. Harry couldn\'t have asked for a better gift. Since he couldn\'t remember his past, Harry loved pictures, since they were pieces of his past. In the second box, there were 6 bracelets. At this, Harry looked up at his friends. \"What are these for?\" Hermione took a step forwards and started sorting out the bracelets. \"Well, since we\'re going to fight Voldermort, and since we know you\'re always worrying about us, we bought these bracelets and enchanted them. The gold ones represent you, the silver ones me, and the bronze ones Ron. Wherever we are, you\'ll be able to know if we\'re safe. When you touch them, if they turn green, we\'re OK, and if we\'re in danger, they\'ll turn red.\" Harry looked over at them and laughed. \"Only you guys could think of something like this to make me feel better!\" He jumped up and gave his best friends a hug.

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That day, Ron and Harry went for their Apparitions test, which they passed wonderfully. After eating a bite, they went to Gringotts to get some money. Harry was the only one who had money to his name, so they were only visiting one vault. Once they arrived at the vault, Harry was flabbergasted. He had never seen so much gold in all his life. Dumbledore wasn\'t kidding when he said he was now rich. Harry felt like he could buy whatever he wanted, and never run out of money. He ran out to see the goblin that was waiting for them, and asked for three empty money bags. Ron, Hermione and Harry each took a bag and filled them up with gold coins. \" The money bags you\'re holding are yours, and I don\'t want no arguing. You can both see how much money I have. This is for our journey, so if we ever get split up, I\'ll know you\'ll be able to survive, money wise.\" Hermione and Ron looked at Harry and thanked him. They felt awkward accepting all of this money, but they knew that Harry wouldn\'t go poor because if this generous gift. Harry was filling a second bag of money. \"Harry, don\'t you think you\'re getting a bit greedy?\" Laughed Ron. \"Harry looked up, \"No these are for supplies, and for treats before we leave.

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That afternoon was spent laughing. They went to the Quidditch supply store. Harry bought a broom for Ron, and one for Hermione. Hermione had finally learnt how to fly that summer, in case she had to escape in one situation or another. Ron was practically drooling over his broom. Then they went to a new store that had opened. It sold Muggle like camping equipment, but magically enhanced. They bought a tent, sleeping bags, a portable campfire, a backpack a piece and all kinds of other things. The best feature about all of the camping things, they had a weightless charm on them once you placed them in a backpack, and the tent could magically shrink so you could place it in the backpack also. They went to the pet store to buy supplies for Ron and Harry\'s owls, some things for Fawks and also for Hermione\'s cat. They were leaving their pet at the Weasleys, since they wanted to travel undetected.

Once all of the supply shopping was done, Harry told his friends to meet him at the Three Broomsticks in an hour. Harry left his friends to go down Knockturn alley. At the end of the alley, there was a cloaked figure standing alone. Harry walked up to the person. \"Hello professor McGonagal.\" \"Harry, how are you. I brought all of the things you asked for, but please, wont you tell me what you are up to?\" \"I\'m sorry professor, all I can tell you is that I am going to kill Voldermort, and that me, Hermione and Ron wont be going to school this year.\" \"Very well Harry, but please, be careful. And if you ever need anything else, don\'t be afraid to owl me.\" She said with a kind smile, handing a large bag to Harry, and transforming into her feline self. Harry checked the content of the bag, to make sure everything that he needed was inside. \"Now all we have to do is leave on our journey. And get some sweets!\" Thought Harry, smiling.