Chapter 2
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The sun was up by the time Harriet woke up the next morning.
With a yawn she walks sluggishly toward the connecting bathroom. The bathroom wasn't that big but it was big enough to fit a bath, toilet and a sink. She went to the sink and brushes her teeth and washes her face ready to face a day where she has to look for a house before adopting Tom.
With that though in her mind, she walks down the stair toward the inn keeper.
"Good morning, ma'am" The inn keeper said to her as he put down the breakfast in front of her.
"Morning, Do you happen to have a portkey or any floo powder that will get me to Diagon Alley?" asked Harriet.
"Sure doe's ma'am just goes into the room behind the kitchen there is a floo chimney that you can use. Well enjoy your day." With that last word to her the inn Keeper left to attend to other customers.
After Harriet finished her breakfast she walks toward and floo herself to Diagon Alley. When she got to Diagon Alley she made her way through the crowed. Heads turned toward her as she made her way passed them for they have never seen a person dressed like her before.
"Look at her, she dressed so weird" they whispered to each other.
Harriet could hear them but she paid no mind to them for she was used to them in her time. Although she was used to people muttering behind she made her way to Madam Malkin's clothing shop.
As she walk through the Door a bell ring to signal a new customer.
"Well Hello. What can I do for you?" asked Madam Malkin as she looked Harriet up and down.
"I would like 5 pairs of robes, two in black, 2 in green and one in dark blue, please. I would also like some under clothing for as you can see my clothes are all ripped and all that. ", Said Harriet as she got on a stool to be measured.
"Sure thing, you poor thing your clothes are ready to fall off you. What traumatic things you must have gone though." Madam Malkin said to her as she looks at the clothes on the floor.
"It would just take a few min. While you wait why don't you look through the clothes in this shop that you would like to get?"
"Thank you. I would like that" replied Harriet.
By the time harry walked out the door of madam Malkin's robe for all occasion she got a whole new wardrobe shrunken inside her new robe's pocket.
"Now, I need to make my way to Gringotts to make a deposit of the gold I got in my trunk, Also I need to ask whether I can find a building where I can buy a house." Harry though to herself. (I will start calling Harriet Harry from now on except when she introduce herself =D)
Gringotts stood out over the other building and it stood as if time has never gone by, for it look the same as if time has never toughed it. For this Gringotts look like the Gringotts in Harry time.
Harry walk passed the guard at the door and made her way up the corridor of Gringotts. She made her way to an available goblin.
"Yes may I help you?" they Goblin sneer at her.
"I would like to make a bank account, by the name of Harriet Rose Anguis." Harry politely replies but inside she wants to hex this goblin really badly.
The Anguis were an old family line of slytherin they all died out a few centuries ago. This was a great cover up for Harry who can speak to snakes. She glad was glad that she listened to the history teacher for one class.
"How much are you deposing?" The goblin asked her.
"I would like to deposits 100mil galleon" With that one sentence the posture of the goblin changes and his eyes widen for that is a lot of money to have.
Harry quirk her eyebrow at the goblin, which he notice and correct himself.
"Is that all? Or is there anything I could help you with?" Asked the Goblin
"NO, I would like to know where I can find a real-estate agent, for I'm looking for a house."Harry asked.
"We have worker that can help you determined what your house is going to look like. I'll call him for you." With that said he ring up a young goblin.
"This is Griphook. He'll help you look for a house and who to connect and all of that stuff. It is not my part. He will also take you to your vault. The number is 612." With that said he turns his attention back to his work and ignore them both.
"Well what are you waiting for, follow me I will that you to your vault then we will go into a private office where we will find your house." Griphook told her.
He lead her to her vault which she took out a 3 hand full of galleon in order to buy her house and all the furniture for the currency in this time are worth so much more than in her time.
As Harry moved down to the office after she got back from the underground she wonder if this will work out. What house do I want? With that though in mind, she and Griphook walked into an office like room.
Griphook sat behind the desk and took out a book. "This will help us which house is available for sale and where the location is. Just tell me what kind of house you'll like" Griphook explained to harry as she open up the book to a blank page.
"I would like cottage house that is not too big or small. If possible a four bedroom, with an attic, a library, spacious kitchen that is connecting to a dining room, a lounged and a big garden. I would like this house to be near water, if possible a lake or a river or stream doesn't matter. If possible I would also like to own some land when I can raise some animals." Harry listed as she thought about a dream house.
"Well you surely know what you wanted. There are two cottages that you might like but it is quiet old. One is in the out skirt of Boscastle Cornwall the other one is in St Otter Mary, Devon. Both have land that you can buy from the owner The one in Cornwall have 2 acre and the one in Devon is 1.5 Aces. Both are made out of stone but Devon Attic is much bigger than the one in Cornwall." Said Griphook
"Would you like to see what both cottages looks lie? If so take my arm and we will portkey to those location for it is a much faster transportation" Griphook asked
With that said they both portkey first to Boscastle. Boscastle port Harbor on the west or Cornwall. The view is really good it small but beautiful. It filled with farmland and forest area. But this area has a lot of muggles but the scenery is really beautiful. When the sun set you can see the sun retreat it fingers across the sea toward the land.
"Wow I love this place, it such a nice little house it feel so warm, The Garden is a little over run with weed but once I got this I will need to get rid of it. I also need to repair some of the beam for it looks like it about to fall and the cooling system for it sure will get hot in summer." Harry said to Griphook.
Harry walked around the property looking for anything that will need fixing and making sure that it is a save place and quiet to raise a young boy the age of Tom and looking into the house.
"Let us go to the other house in Devon."
Devon was the same but the property was a little smaller than the one in Cornwall. There were a lot of tree surrounding the property and in front the house giving the house a mysterious feeling. The cottage was small but the attic have a glass window where the sun can come through giving the room a bright and airy feeling and the back of the cottage have a little porch with cover, in case you want to go out in summer. The land surround the cottage was spacious where there are enough room to put all the animal and plants there. There are three bed rooms and an attic, two bathrooms, kitchen, dining room, lounge and a stable to store your horse which they will need in the future. A Library that have a study room connect and basement where harry can work on her potion.
"Well this is the house for me. It small and comfy and it is also close to London so it will not be difficult to floo or take the night bus to Diagon Alley" With that though Harry ask Griphook to draw up the price to the house.
"How much is this house by the way Griphook" Harry asked hm.
"It is about 300,000 Galleon including the cottage and the land."
"It is nice doing business with you Griphook. Can we portkey back to the bank and can you show me where I can get a contractor to fix the house?" With that sentence Griphook look to her with surprise in his eyes for a human actually remember his name.
Goblin have been mistreat by wizard for a long time and this witch in few hours have show him great kindness by remember his name.
They teleport back to the bank and Griphook point her toward a building that have is called Building for all house.
She walked through the door looking for a contractor to fix her run down cottage that she is going to live in the next 2 days.
The shop assistance look up from his desk as Harry walked through the door.
"How can I help you? The assistance asked Harry politely for it is the rule to be polite to all customers whether that person is rude or angry.
"Yes I would like to hire a contractor, for I need my house fixed" Harry reply to the assistance.
"Just hold on a minutes please, I will get my boss to help you with the problem." He said as he walks toward the back door.
The assistance came back with a man in his 40's or 50's because you see the beginning of hairs strand turning white.
"I heard you want to hiring a contractor to fix your house am I right?" the boss asked her as he walked toward her.
"Yes you see I recently bought a house and this house need fixing for they house is a bit run down and the heating system is not working properly. I also need you to build me a green house where I plant my plants. I also need you to put fences around the property so that it keeps the gnome out. Also I need to put a floo network connecting my house to Diagon Alley. Can you do that?" Harry asked the men with a challenging voice.
"I will pay you 20 galleons per hours and I need you to complete fixing the house and it surrounding my tomorrow where I will start moving in with my son ." With that said Harry gave the men the address to her new house and set off for the furniture and the baby store.
At the furniture in the lounge area Harry bought an antique three seater that is a beige color with a matching lounge table that is made out of maple wood. She also bought cupboards for all the bedrooms and the lounge but the lounge cupboard have a glass door where you can see through it.
For the Dining room she bought a dining table that can fit 7 people and beds for all the bedrooms except for tom's bedroom. Each bed a unique for what is the point of having a bed that is similar to each other. She also bought furniture that is need for each room. (At this point use your imagination for I don't know what kind of furniture there are.) With all the furniture bought she gave them the address to her home to be delivered the next day. She did the same with the furniture that she bought at the baby store. All the furniture at the baby store were dark green and decorated with snake for Tom's in the slytherin heir it green match with his eyes.
With all the shopping done harry went back to the inn and collapsed into her bed. For it was a tough day travelling by floo to portkey to shopping for furniture.
"What a tough day, I didn't know shopping can be that tiring" with that last though harry fell into a dreamless sleep for the first time since the war.
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