Chapter Three: Dursley’s and The Death Eaters

It was the evening of the twenty-ninth july and Harry was sitting in his room. He was wondering about what had happened in the morning. He still didn’t know how he now felt for his Aunt and Dudley. He was happy to know that his Aunt still liked her sister, but the reason she gave for hating him made him feel even worse. She was after all, right. It was because of Harry and that prophecy related to him that his parents were dead. He was feeling sick.

But another more important thing that was worrying him. Where was Hermione? There was no news of her and he was getting really tensed now. And he couldn’t even do anything now. He was still underage and trapped in his Aunt and Uncle’s house.

Within a few minutes, some of his worries were reduced when he got a message. It was a patronus. It was from Kingsly, it said “We are coming to take you to the burrow tonight. It’s top secret. Be ready.”

Harry packed his trunk and got ready to go before dinner. He ate dinner and it was then that he informed his Uncle and Aunt that he will be leaving tonight. They were a bit taken aback by this sudden news.

“So now you will not come back? Never” asked Uncle Vernon.

“Yes, I think so” replied Harry.

Before anyone could say anything there was a knock on the door. Aunt Petunia opened it. It was Mad-eye-moody. Aunt Petunia almost screamed seeing his proportions.

“I am here to take you” said Moody, talking, not to Harry, but to the Dursleys. “Are you people ready? I think you were informed about this long ago.”

“Yes, we are” said the Uncle Vernon.

“Then bring your stuff and get ready to go. You will be taken to a place in New Zealand. It will be safe for you out there. And Harry, you are not supposed to leave this house as long as – as you are told to. It will be sometime in the night, I guess. That is to say if Lupin found it.” said Moody.

Soon, the Dursleys were ready to go. Moody took his wand and tapped at their luggage. They vanished.

“Where did you send our luggage to?” demanded Uncle Vernon.

“To the place I am takink you” replied moody no even looking at them. “Let’s go.”

And they started leaving. As they were leaving Uncle Vernon told Harry, “well, that’s it then. All the best for your life boy.”

“Thank you” replied Harry.

It was Dudley next, “Do you hate me, Harry? Please don’t. I am sorry for all I did to you. you saved my live.”

“No Dudley, I don’t hate you. Goodbye and goodluck”

“Goodluck, Potter.”

And then came Aunt Petunia. “Harry, Please, don’t get into too much trouble. Take care. And when this is over, do visit us sometimes.”

And then, she did something she had never done in her life, she hugged Harry. And they Dursleys left. When they had gone, Harry went to his room and started waiting for his turn to leave. Above is trunk was Hedwig’s cage. She was asleep. He started looking out of his window and saw something. It was a hooded figure, and Harry recognized it at once to be a death eater. Harry stared at it for sometime. And then the figure removed it’s hood to show it’s face. She was Bellatrix Lestrange. She had a mad smile on her face. She started coming close to number four. And harry realized that she wasn’t alone. Ther was someone else there too. It was Severus Snape. He too was moving close to Harry’s house. And last but not the least, there was the Dark Lord himself. He was flying. Slowly he was at eyelevel with Harry. But he couldn’t move closer to Harry. There was magic stopping him. But Harry knew this magic will work only for a few minutes.
There, right ten feet away from his was Voldemort, removing enchantments from number four. And here was harry, totally defenceless. But then, suddenly, out of nowhere, Fwakes appeared. The big beautiful phoenix of his dead headmaster had once again arrived to help him. it happened in almost a second. It emitted a red fire from it’s beak that engulfed Harry from top to bottom. And within a split-scecond, Harry vanished.

“NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO” yelled Voldemort as he had just been able to lift up all enchantments. “Another escape. I will get you Potter, and soon.”

Before Harry knew anything he was in the Burrow. “Harry” cried Mrs Wheasley. “oh Harry, you are here. I have been so worried. Did anything go wrong.:”

“Yeah. Voldemort was there. Snape and Bellatrix were also there. But fwakes came on time and saved me. But what just happened? How did I come here? And how do you know about it?

“well Harry, there is some bad news” said Mr Wheasley. “When Moody, Bill and Charlie were taking your Aunt and Uncle, they were attacked in mid-way. The death eaters thought that you must be disguised as one of them and they attacked them. And – and, your Uncle Died.