Harry walked up the steps in Grimmauld Place. He was so tired and wanted to get into bed with his wife. The war had only just ended and he didn't even have it in him to celebrate. Luckily, his friends had forgotten. He placed his hand on the knob and listened for any noise. He heard nothing and then cast a spell disarming any harmful or unwanted spells that would activate as he opened the door. It was not easy to break all the habits of war. He opened the door, stepped inside, and quickly closed it behind him. He put extra wards up just in case and cast a revealing spell, to see if anybody was there. To his shock, there was a whole crowd of people waiting. He walked loudly, so they would not suspect he knew, and readied his wand. If it was the press, he was moving out. One more step-
"Surprise!"
Harry pointed his wand and shouted, "Reducto! Stupefy! Petrificas Totalus! Secumsempra! Serpensortia! Capture them, please!" he hissed at the snake after sending a volley of hexes. He turned of the overhead light and stared at the sight that beheld him. It was all his friends. The sign hanging above the center table said, "Happy b" everybody was covered in the demolished cake from the center except Harry. Neville and Hermione were stunned. Ron, Mrs. Weasley, and George had huge cuts in different places. Everybody else was bound by snakes. Ginny shook cake from her hair and said, "What the fuck, Harry?" Ron groaned and nodded. "Bloody hell, mate, we were just trying to surprise you! Happy goddamn birthday!" harry sighed and collapsed into the closest armchair. "You can't just show up like that! I thought you were Death Eaters!" "They are gone, Harry," said Hermione as the stunner had worn off. "Can't change the habit of a lifetime, Mione. Constantly Vigilant." He snapped up his head when he realized what he had said. George began to laugh for the first time since Fred's death. "He's the new Moody!"