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HARRYPOTTER
andtheTriangleProphecy
B.L.PURDOM
akaBarb
(psychicserpent@yahoo.com)
2003
FirstpublishedonSchnoogle.comandontheHPPsychYahooGroup
Harry’sseventhyear
PartThreeofthePsychicSerpentTrilogy
Spoilers
Thefirstfourcanonbooks,theschoolbooks(FantasticBeastsandQuidditchThroughthe
Ages)plusHarryPotterandthePsychicSerpentandHarryPotterandtheTimeofGoodInten-
tions.
Summary
Harry’sseventhandfinalyearofschool.Inatimeofuncertainty,theMuggleworldhas
foundasourceofcomfortandstability.OnlyHarrysuspectsthatitisn’tsafe.Wizardsaremore
concernedaboutthemselvesthanMugglessinceVoldemort’sreturn,butareonlyMugglesat
risk?WillanyonelistentoHarry?HemustdecidewhetherDracoMalfoyisultimatelyfriendor
foeanddiscovertheidentityoftheDaughterofWarandgetherhelpindefeatingVoldemort;
andfinally,Harrymustdecidewhethertomakeasacrificethatwillchangehim–andthe
wizardingworld–forever.
Disclaimer
ThisstoryisbasedoncharactersandsituationscreatedandownedbyJKRowling,
variouspublishersincludingbutnotlimitedtoBloomsburyBooks,ScholasticBooksandRain-
coastBooks,andWarnerBros.,Inc.Nomoneyisbeingmadeandnocopyrightortrademark
infringementisintended.
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Shelter
Inalltraditions,theroofrepresentstheessential
elementofshelter,andoncetheframeofaroof
existstheshapeofabuildingcomesclear.....for
centuriesbuildershavefastenedsmalltreesor
evergreenboughsorflowers...totheridgesof
newlyframedroofs....Havingtakenwoodfrom
thetree,buildersbringthetreebacktothewood.
Thetreebecomesthehouse,andinceremony,
thehousebecomesthetree.
TracyKidder,House
TimehadlostallmeaningforHarryPotter.Hewasabouttolivethroughwhatwouldundoubtedlybe
thelongestmonthofhislife.Inonemonthhewouldbeseventeen.Itmightaswellbeonecentury
away,hethought.Normally,hespentthesummermarkingoffdaysonahomemadecalendar
countingdowntothefirstofSeptember,whenhewouldbeabletoreturntoHogwartsSchoolof
WitchcraftandWizardry,butnowhehadanearergoal,which,inspiteofthat,seemedfarmore
elusivethanhisreturntoschoolusuallydid.
Althoughnon-magicteenagersmightnormallybecountingdowntotheirseventeenthbirthdays
becauseitwouldmeantheopportunitytofinallyhaveadriver’slicense,Harrywascountingdown
tothisdaybecausehewouldbeofageinthewizardingworld.Hewouldnolongerhavetoworry
aboutavoidingdoingmagicoutsideofschool.HecouldbeginlearningtoApparate.Hecouldeven
votefortheMinisterofMagic,ifavotewasheld.(Therehadn’tbeenavoteinthelastsixteenyears,
asfarasheknew.Harryalmostwishedtherewouldatleastbeavoteofno-confidence,buthe
wasn’tsurewhatthepointwouldbe,astheonlypersonpeoplewantedtobeMinister,otherthan
Fudge,wasAlbusDumbledore,whopreferredtobetheheadmasterofHogwarts.)Rightbeforehis
birthdayhewouldbeleavingtheDursleysforeverandgoingtolivewithhisgodfather,SiriusBlack,
inScotland.Althoughhewasdefinitelylookingforwardtothat,itwasthebirthdayhewasreally
anticipating.
Naturally,havingallofthesethingstolookforwardtomeantthateachtwenty-four-hourdayfelt
moreliketwenty-fouryears.Intheshorttimehe’dbeenhomehethoughthewouldgomadfrom
thewaiting.Plus,inadditiontotheusualdailyverbalabusehehadtotoleratefromhisauntand
uncle(andtheirannoyinglittleYorkshireterrier,Dunkirk,whohatedHarrywithapassion)wasthe
factthattheyhaddecidedtousethelastmonthofhistenurewiththemtosqueezeasmuchfree
laboroutofhimaspossible.Ithadbegunonhisthirdmorningbackfromschool.
Harryhadrisenearlytogorunningasusual,havingdashedoutofthehousejustclearofthe
snappingjawsofthehighly-annoyedterrier.Whilehemadeacircuitaroundthepark,henoticed
withinterestthattherewasalargetenterectedinthemiddleofthegreen,neartheartificiallake
thatwascreatedwithfundsraisedbytheRoyalGardeningSocietyofLittleWhinging,ofwhichhis
auntwasrecordingsecretary(she’dbeenanglingforpresidentforyears,withnoluck,asAgnes
Bringhurstkeptsuccessfullycampaigningagainsther).Thetentwasverylargeandwhite,with
mesh“windows”givingonetheimpressionthatyoucouldputyourhandsthroughtheopenings.
WhenHarrypeeredthroughoneofthese,hesawtwomeninjumpsuitssettingupwhitefolding
chairsinneatrowswithanaisledownthecentre.Thechairsfacedadaiswithahandfulofchairs
lookingbackattheaudience.Thedaiswasskirtedinwhite,sothesupportsweren’tvisible.
Mustbeawedding,hedecided.ItwastheendofJune,afterall.Helookedupattheblue
cloudlesssky.Theweddingpartywasovercompensatingfortheweather;iftheyhadthoughtthat
they’dguaranteeclearskiesbyorderingatent,itseemedtohaveworked. (Althoughhisaunt
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andunclewereadamantthattheword“magic”notbeutteredintheirhouse,theywereabsolutely
convincedthatcarryinganumbrellawasafool-proofcharmagainstrain.Harryknewthatthey
werehardlyaloneinthisverycommonMugglesuperstition,yetpeoplecarriedumbrellasinBritain
almostallthetimeanditrainedquitealot.)
Harryturnedawayfromthetentandimmediatelycollidedwithaveryfamiliarpersonwhowas
pantingheavily.Hehadn’trealizedthispersonhadwalkedrightuptothetentandwasalsopeering
inthemeshwindow.Harryfrowned.HehadlastseenhimontheplatformatKing’sCross,andhad
notbeenlookingforwardtoseeinghimagainsosoon.
“Howconsiderate–”wheeze!“–ofyoutoletmeknow–”gasp!“–youweregoingrunning,Potter–”
gulp!“–andtoletmehareafteryou–”pant!“–foramilewhileyouwenton,oblivious–”
Harryfrowned.“Ididn’tknowyouwerebehindme,Malfoy,elseI’dhavestopped.”Hewouldn’t
havewantedtostop,butheknewitwouldbegoodformtostop.“Youcouldhavesaidsomething.”
DracoMalfoycollapsedonthegroundnexttothetent.“No.I.Couldn’t.”Hebreathedheavily
foranotherminute,thenlookedlikehewasstartingtogethisbreathback.“Whendidyougetso
damnfast?”hesaidinarush.“Haveyoubeenholdingoutonuswhenwewererunningroundthe
Quidditchpitcheverymorning?”
Harryshrugged,tryingveryhardnottogrinsmugly.“Imighthavebeenwithoutknowingit.
Where’veyoubeenforthelasttwodays?Itwasn’tlikeIexpectedyou.Ijuststartedrunningand
running.”Heglancedaroundatthegreenofthepark.“It’snicetobeback.”Herememberedhis
fleetingmomentsofmissingSurreyinhisotherlife.Itfeltlikehe’dbeengoneforathousandyears.
Malfoyfrowned.“Itookabreakforacoupleofdays,butthismorning,Ijusthadtogetout.I
can’tbelieveI’mstuckinthathousewithmyoldnannyagain.Allsummer.Andstuckinthishell
knownasSurrey.Gah.It’snicetobeback?Areyoumental?”
NowHarrygrinned.“Chinup,Malfoy.Stiffupperlipandallthat.Afterall,yougettolivewithall
thoselovelykitties....”hetaunted,knowinghowMalfoydetested–indeed,feared–catsofallkinds.
MalfoylungedforhimandHarryhoppednimblyoutoftheway,startingtojoginplace.“Come
on.Wecanrunbacktogether,ifyoulike.IcandropinandsayhellotoMrs.Figg.She’snotallthat
bad.Evenwhenshesnaps,she’snotasbadasmyaunt.She’sjustabitlike–”
“–MadEyeMoody.Yeah,Iknow.Butyoungerandfemale.Asifthat’sanimprovement.”
Harryconsidered.“Well–shedoesn’thaveamagiceye.That’ssomething.You’dnevergetany
privacyifshedid.”
Malfoyshuddered.“Okay,nowI’mgoingtohavetogetthatimageoutofmymind...”
HarrystartedrunningbacktowardPrivetDrive,laughing,buttemperinghispaceuntiltheother
boyhadcaughtupwithhim.Astheyjogged,Harrysaid,“So.Iguesswe’dbettergobacktofirst
names.Forthesummer.”
Hereceivedanodinreturn,asDracowasturningquiteredanddrippingwithsweat.Whenthey
reachedMrs.Figg’shouse,theybothcollapsedonthelawnanddidsomewarm-downexercises
beforegoingroundthebacktoenterthroughthekitchendoor.Mrs.Figghadgoneoutearly,
leavinganote,soHarrybadeDracoMalfoyfarewellandreturnedtotheDursleys’toshowerand
eatbreakfast.
Whenheenteredthekitchen,hisauntwasdishingupkippersforhisuncle,andthedogwas
sittinginDudley’soldspotatthetable,waitingforhisownkipperswithearsstandingatattention
andhisfrontpawsontheedgeofthetable.Itwouldhavebeencuteifithadn’tbeenDunkirk,the
houndfromhell.Harrywenttothefridgeforsomeorangejuice,bumpinghisheadpainfullyonthe
topoftheopeningwhenhisauntscreechedathim.
“You!YougotacallfromthatDick.Wantsyoutoworkforhimagain.”
HarryhadbeenexpectingDickAbernathytocall,whowasreallyAberforthDumbledore,his
headmaster’sbrother.AbernathyLandscapingwasathrivingbusinesswhichalsoemployedthe
wizardSamBell,whohadservedtenyearsinAzkabanforcastingaspellwhichcausedhiswife’s
death.SamwasKatieBell’sdad;HarryhadplayedontheGryffindorQuidditchteamwithKatiefor
sixyears,butnowshewasoutofschool.HelikedSamandlookedforwardtoseeinghimagain.
VernonDursleyputdownhisnewspaperandlookedatHarrywithnarrowedeyes.“Oh,noyou
don’t.You’renotspendingyourlastmonthhereworkingforsomeoneelseandmakingmoneyhand
overfist.You’regoingtomakeupforallthoseyearsoffreeroomandboard,youare.Youwillmake
yourselfuseful.Startingtomorrow,whenyougoforthatmorningrunofyours,you’regoingtotake
Dunkirkwithyou.Heneedsmoreexercise.You’llwalkhimintheeveningaswell.Andyou’regoing
toreplacetheroof.Needsitbadly.Lasttimeitrained,itleakedrightoverourbed,andinouren
suitebath,andoverDudley’sdeskandintheguestroomaswell.Yourroomseemstobetheonly
onewithoutaleak.Youwouldn’tknowanythingaboutthat,wouldyou?”
Harrydroppedhisjaw.“IspentmostoflastsummeratMrs.Figg’s,soIhaven’tevensetfootin
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thishouseforalmostayear.WhatwouldIknowaboutleaksintheroof?”
Vernonmadeaharumphingsortofnoise.“Iwouldn’tputitpastyou...”
“And,”Harrywenton,“Ihavenointentionoffixingyourroof.Ialreadydidyourgardenland-
scapingforpracticallynothing.”
“Nothing!Fivepoundsadaythatcostus!”hisauntscreeched,asthoughthisrepresenteda
fortune.Harrygroaned.
“You’renotserious?Youactuallyexpectmetofixtheroof?”Hestaredbackandforthbetween
theirtwoequally-repugnantfaces.Hefoldedhisarmsandheldhisground.“Well,youcan’tmake
me.”
Vernonfoldedhispaperandraisedhiseyebrowsathiswife.“Youhearthat,Petunia?Fromthe
ingratewho’slivedhereforsixteenyears–”
“Fifteen-and-a-half,”Harrycorrectedhim.
“–eatingourfoodandwearingtheclothesourmoneyboughthim–”
“–clothesthatwereDud–er,someoneelse’sfirst–”
“–andthisisthewayherespondswhenweaskhimtodousatinyfavor...”
“Tiny!”Harryexploded.“Youwantmetofixthebloodyroof!”
“Notjustfix–replace.Completely.It’sbeenages.Nogoodinrepairingsomethingthatold.Needs
anentirelynewcovering.”
Harry’sjawdropped.“Youmustbemad.Iamnotreplacingtheroof.IamworkingforDick
startingtomorrow,andthat’sfinal.”
“Final,hesays,”Vernonsaidinamusingvoice,standingtoleave.“Final.Doyouhearthat,
Petunia?”Hisvoicehadbecomesoftandsing-song.Shenodded,hermouthverythin.“Final.
Well,”hewenton,hisvoicelouderandmoremenacingnow.“We’lljustseeaboutthat.”
Andwithaknowingandtriumphantlook,hestalkedoutofthekitchentogotoworkatthe
GrunningsDrillfactory.Harryfrownedafterhim.Brilliant.Arowwithmyuncleatthebeginning
ofthesummer.JustwhatIneed.
ButHarryhadaqueasyfeelingaboutthis.What,exactly,didVernonDursleymeanbyWe’lljust
seeaboutthat?
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HarrytalkedwithAberforthonthephoneaftereatinglunch;thenextmorninghewastobeatMrs.
Figg’sateighto’clocksharpforSamtodrivehimandDracototheestatewherethey’dplantedthe
treesduringtheprevioussummer.Theyweredoingmoreelaboratelandscapingonthegrounds,
buildingagardenfollytolooklikeaGreektempleandputtinginalotofshrubberywhichwould
thenbecarefullysculpted.Harrywaslookingforwardtothejob.Hespentthedayalternately
sunninghimselfinthegardenand,whenhegrewbored,hepulledsomeweedsorprunedsome
rosesandmadeamentalnotethatthebenchneededacoatofpaint.Andthenherememberedthat
inthefussovertheroof,hehadn’thadachancetoregisterhisdispleasurewiththeordertotake
Dunkirkonwalks.Asifthatdogwoulddoanythinghewantedhimto!Hewonderedwhetherthe
realgoalallalonghadbeentoturnhimintoDunkirk’swalker,andtheroofwasjustadiversion.
Whenhewentindoorstomakeasandwichforlunch,heheardvoicescomingfromtheupstairs.
OnewashisAuntPetunia,buthewasn’tsureabouttheother,asitwasmuffled.Hewalkedinto
thefronthall,unsurewhathewouldfind,andwasstartledwhenhisunclesuddenlycamejogging
downthestairs,anunnaturallyhappygrinonhisfaceandaGrunningsdrillinonehand.Upon
seeingHarry,heturnedhissmileonhim,andHarryfoughttheurgetorecoil.
“Hello,there!Juststoppinghomebriefly.It’ssoconvenienttoworkforacompanythatproduces
suchexcellentdrills!Mustgetbacktotheofficenow!”Andthenhewasgone;hestrodeoutside
andthroughtheglassinthedoorHarrysawhimgetintohiscar.Hehadtakenthedrillwithhim.
Itlookedlikeaverylargedrill,andHarryhadnoticedthatthebitwasalsoverylarge,capableof
boringaholeatleastaninchindiameter.
Heturned,startledagain,whenhisauntcamedownthestairs.Shewasbrushingwhatlooked
likewhitepowderfromherclothes.Whenshesawhim,shelookedevenmoresmugthanhisuncle.
Shepassedhimwithoutawordandwenttothekitchen.Harryshookhishead;hejustcouldnot
waitforthedayhedidn’thavetolivewithtwosuchmentalpeopleanymore.Hisbriefboutof
missingSurreywasveryeffectivelycured.
Afterheatehislunch,hedecidedtogotoMrs.Figg’s.Hehadbeenputtingitoff,butthere
wasnodenyingthatDracoMalfoyneededtoknowabouttheObedienceCharmVoldemorthadput
onhimwhenhewasababy.He’dbeendistractedbythetentintheparkandhadnotthoughtto
tellhimthatmorning.WhatifVoldemortdidthesamethingwithMalfoyhe’ddonewithHarrythe
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