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Seventeen and changed

Chapter one : Countdown

A raven haired man sits lightly on his bed gazing around his room of sixteen years. Nothing was in the dimly lit room except a few broken items that had once belonged to his cousin and a large heavy trunk. His emerald eyes moved to the old watch on his wrist.

11:57

He thought briefly that he might be sad to leave the Dursely's, but that thought vanished when he reminded himself of how they had treated him since he was little. Glancing again at his watch he stood up and took a long thin piece of wood out of the trunk. Closing the trunk, locking it and standing up straight again, the fear and anticipation of what he was about to do hit him.

11:59

"One minute to go." He told himself. "One minute to go before I turn seventeen." One minute to go before he was free.

"…Ten…Nine…Eight…Seven…Six…Five…Four…Three…Two…One…"

"Stupefy!"

A voice came out of nowhere bringing a beam of red light. Harry not being prepared fell to the ground with a thump whilst a small group covered from head to toe in black revealed themselves and surrounded him.

A/N: Well there's the first chapter of yet another one of my stories. Hope you liked it. But if you liked or didn't like it tell me by reviewing. You know you want to.