Through the Fire

Chapter Five - A Mother's Love

Two weeks later finds Harry and Neville making their way to Gringotts. After Harry was flashed back to his room at the Dursley's by Fawkes, the first thing Harry notices is that his room is in the same state it was in before he left. It also means that the Dursley's never once checked on his well-being. Harry shakes his head at their apparent neglect he could have died. Harry is pretty sure they wouldn't have cared if he lived or died. It did not escape his notice that there are no letters or the usual birthday presents from his friends. 

Maybe our friendship is truly over. Last year they practically ignored me, no matter how many times I tried to talk to them. 

Harry also remembers that a few times Ron, Hermione and Ginny would disappear for hours. The only time the three would speak with him is when Ginny tries to throw herself at him and or have Ron encouraging Harry to date his sister. Hermione would make snide comments under her breath when he would sometimes ask for help or she would give him the are you that stupid look? She would apologize later with a smile that never reached her eyes. Harry tries not to feel hurt by their attitude, but honestly, he was. 

Years of friendship I wasted on people who now see him as a pariah.

Harry tries not to dwell on the situation anymore as he gathers all his belongings. He tucks his trunk and Hedwig's shrunken cage in his pants pockets and pulls on his invisibility cloak. He walks out of his room listens to for any noise wondering if his relatives are home. When silence reaches his ears, Harry smiles he might have even cackled silently of his plan this will be perfect. With his cloak still on walks down the stairs and stops directly over the spot of the boot closet. The prison that was my home for so long. Taking a deep breath, Harry closes his eyes and concentrate on his magic. After the Founders had explained everything to Harry and Neville, they began to train and help them develop their new powers. Harry and Neville can now do wandless magic.

Neville and Harry are stronger and have more control over their magic than before. Harry focus on the boot closet and search for a weak point in the walls. Harry finds it in the corner where bugs used to crawl out of and bite him. Harry sends a small amount of his magic to the crack causing it to split larger and deeper sending it up the walls branching off into to a tree. Harry push a little more of his magic expanding the cracks surrounding the house, weakening the beams and bursting the pipes. Harry walks down the rest of the steps. With each step, he smiles at the misfortune that is about to happen to the Dursley's home. Harry enters the kitchen and walk out the front door and stands under the tall hulking tree that was once his solace and friend. 

Harry touch the tree thanking the tree for being a comfort to him and also asking for its forgiveness. With a stronger push of his magic, Harry sends it through the tree and down to the roots cutting them off weakening the tree. The leaves on the branches begin to rustle, and the tree starts to sway as if a large gust of wind just blew by. Harry walks around the tree and stands on the other side of it. The tree stands directly beside the Dursley home. With a gentle push, the tree teeters over and falls on the already weaken home bringing it crashing down beneath the tree. Suddenly a loud boom can be heard, and quickly Harry throws up a shield, protecting him from the flying debris.

Canceling his shield Harry lifts his nose to the air scenting gas, another idea forms in his head. Harry steps back further from the demolished home and calls up his shield once more. Quickly he sends an incendio charm at the leaking gas that is now leaking and traveling from underneath the broken home. In an instant, the rest of what's left of the house goes up in flames with a loud boom, and also sadly killing the tree. Harry smiles under his cloak. Finally, he has taken away their safety the same way they took away his. Precious memories that Petunia savored of Dudley and special family events now burns to nothing but ashes. Neighbors rush out of their homes to see the destruction that only seem to happen to the Dursley's home. Harry turn his back to it all walking away. Never will he need to see these people again.