A/n this is the first chapter and I don't believe it will follow any of the events really in OOTP HBP or DH – just letting you know

Also, this is sort of an introductory chapter, there will be a more related chapter next, I just needed to set the scene – that's if I get positive reviews!

Celebration. That's what the entire Wizarding World is doing at the minute – rejoicing about the real death of Voldemort, there is no way he can return. And Harry, Ron and Hermione are cooped up in their dormitory, knowing that Harry is going to be stalked by the paps whenever they leave – for the rest of his life probably!

"Time to face the music – well the paps!" Harry says, groaning but still smiling ecstatically at the demise of his worst enemy. Hermione encases Harry in a huge hug for a long moment, until Ron clears his throat and they break apart.

"Haha Ron – ok then, lets go!" Harry states and with that, the 3 of them walk out of the dorm, out of the Common Room and down to the Great Hall, where every single person in there rushes over to Harry when he enters, the press at the forefront.

"Mr Potter, you have defeated the greatest Dark wizard the world has ever faced, how do you feel?"

"Harry, he's gone – what's next?"

"Defeating a dark wizard at just 16, we really appreciate your efforts – the entire world is behind you, how do you find this?"

The questions come at Harry from all angles, Hermione and Ron hiding behind him just incase they get noticed – with Harry in front of them, there is no chance of that! Hermione thinks, Harry's done all of this: the entire wizarding world saved by him, at such a tender age, of just barely 16. They had all been on the run for almost a year, now Harry can settle down and be with his family.

Harry, followed by Hermione and Ron, makes his way through the thongs of people, to a group of those special people in his life: Sirius, Remus, Tonks, Mr and Mrs Weasley, the twins and all the rest of the Weasleys all free from persecution now finally! Sirius had been given a full pardon by the new Minister, Kingsley Shacklebolt, and he could celebrate this – but first he had to hug his godson, the person who meant more to him than ANY other person in the world.

"Harry, you did it!" Sirius exclaims, before giving Harry a hug – he'd received hundreds of hugs in the last few hours!

"Well done Harry," Tonks says.

"Thanks Harry – and you two Hermione and Ron," Remus says.

"Yeah thanks," everyone else recites.

The trio smile and laugh, rejoicing at the death.

"Harry, I have something I need to talk to you about – will you come into this little room?" Sirius asks Harry.

"Sure thing mate!" Harry replies, to a ruckus of laughs.

They walk into a little anti-chamber, a place of relative quietness, where Sirius places his hands on Harry's shoulders, looking him in the eye.

"Harry, I've been given a full pardon, and I have a proposition for you: would you like to come and live with me, Remus and Tonks? They have already accepted, but the one person I definitely want is you – to make up for all those years I missed out on you, as well as keeping that promise I made you in year 3."

Harry stands here, shell shocked at the events – he knew he wanted to join Sirius, but he didn't know whether or not Sirius would want him there.

"Sirius I'd love to join you – I want to be a family – now come on lets celebrate and go buy a house tomorrow!" Harry replies to which Sirius grins widely, before grabbing Harry in a warm bear hug.

"Sirius this house is perfect!" Harry exclaims to Sirius who seems pretty damn keen on it himself.

"What do you think Remus, Tonks?" Sirius asks his best friend and his wife.

"We're so happy with this place – if you want it, we do too!"

The large 3 story house is on the edge of the small town where Hermione lives with her dentist parents, just round the corner from Ron's house. Large, spacious rooms, with the ground floor being open plan, the house is perfect for the 4 of them – Sirius had already allocated the entire top floor to Remus and Tonks for their own personal living space.

"How much is this house again?" Sirius asks the goblin estate agent Gringotts send to show him the property.

"It is 456,000 galleons, which would leave 256,567,936,111 galleons plus an assortment of sickles and knuts in your account. If you wish, I can make the transaction now – if this is the property you wish to buy." The goblin replies – Harry astounded at the amount of money in his godfather's account: god if that's how much Sirius had, how much does he have: the Potter fortune is almost 134% larger than the Black one.

"well, I've consulted with my housemates, and I think we'll take it – deduct the money now, and I would like my special chequebook for the Muggle world please, because we need to go do some SHOPPING!"

The goblin rolls his eyes at Sirius' enthusiasm whilst Harry turns to Hermione the person he brought along to shield him from the press and also to ask her opinion on the house – she loves it.

"Harry I know the BEST place for you to get yourself some furniture – if that's alright Sirius?" Hermione says.

"Sure thing Hermione, could we get an entire house worth's (times 2) from there – Muggle shopping gives me a headache!" Sirius says, and Hermione explains the location of the shop before Sirius takes them there via side long apparation.

It is Harvey Nichols, and Tonks exclaims in delight at the clothes in the window Hermione shows them the way up to the furniture section (thankfully, Harry thinks, they have managed to leave the paps behind at the house yet it wont take them long to locate them again) but gets distracted on the way in the woman's clothes.

"Hermione, how long does it take to get up to the 5th floor in a stupid shop – this is why you only have one story shops and the thing you want below the stupid clothes!" Sirius says, getting a bit faux-crabby. Hermione and Tonks take the hint and they carry on to the furniture.

"What do you think of this Hermione?" Harry asks and she gives him her opinion.

Pretty quickly, they have their entire houses furniture, and Sirius heads over to the Muggle saleswoman to pay.

"That will be £456,888 then please – cheques or credit cards accepted." She says and Sirius pretends to be outraged before filling in the cheque (with some help from Harry) and handing it over.

"thank you sir, your furniture will be delivered to 34 Well Lane in the next few hours between 1pm and 8pm. Please be in. have a nice day now!" she shows them down to the lift, where Sirius has some difficulty pressing the ground button, with Remus, Tonks, Hermione and Harry having to show him many times."

Finally, they get out of the shop, and Sirius shows them down a little alleyway before apparating them all back to their new house.

"Wanna come in Hermione?" Harry asks as he reaches the front door of his new house.

"Sure thing, I'll just ring my mum and dad to let them know I wont be home till later" Hermione replies, digging her mobile phone out of her bag.

They walk in the house, and up the stairs to Harry's new room.

"So," Hermione says, "What do you want to do?"

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Vicky xxxxxx