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Chapter 4 Life Goes On

Harry found himself with Kreacher staring at the old Black family tree which was permanently stuck to the wall. "You got any ideas, elf?" Harry glanced at the elf. "No magic can rip this tapestry off this wall."

"That's it!" Harry grinned, "We'll have to cover it muggle style! I'll be off, see you later." Harry rushed out the house. He later arrived at the muggle wallpaper store near Little Whinging, should he pay a visit to his beloved aunt and uncle?

Anyway, wallpaper first. Harry strolled up and down the aisles looking for something for Ginny would like. He came across a simple stripe pattern in crimson and cream, perfect for a regal townhouse such a Grimmauld, and it would give the room more light. He wandered over to the till, and handed over a handful of muggle notes before driving across to the old house, Petunia would be in.

Petunia was just finishing her Womans Weekly magazine when she heard a knock at the door. She opened it to her nephew, who she hadn't seen in two years, Lily's son. Even though she had hated having him for the majority of his childhood, she had wished he had survived the war, as Lily would never forgive her if she had let her son die.

"Hey aunt, long time no see." Harry greeted her.

"Bit unexpected, but you always were like that, even when you were left as a baby. Glad to see you alive." Petunia gave Harry a friendly smile.

"Yeah I survived, my life has changed a lot too." Harry smiled as he thought of Ginny and the bump.

"Yeah, ours has too. Want to come in?" Petunia gestured to the living room and Harry followed her. "So where you living then Harry?" Petunia knew this would be awkward so she tried to make it easier. "In Cornwall, me and my wife have a cottage there." Harry replied watching the surprised expression of Mrs Dursley. "You're married?"

"Yeah just after the war, but we had a wizarding wedding, and you and Vernon don't like that stuff." Harry made the quick excuse of why they hadn't gotten a wedding invite.

"Oh so she's a witch then?" Petunia queried. "Yeah she is a good one, a pureblood, my best friends sister." Harry told his aunt.

"Oh that's good, so you two are happy then? You and Hermione?" Petunia queried as she remembered the names. "Her names Ginny, and we're very happy and expecting too."

"Wow that fast?" Petunia was surprised to say the least.

It wasn't exactly planned, but I'm sure things will work out, two weeks he will be here!" Harry announced.

"Oh wow, Dudley isn't married but he has a nice girlfriend. Since his education was disrupted by your lot, he's become a builder. Makes money and can help us to put together the house after it was destroyed in the war. Vernon's company let him come back, although he has a lower position."

"I'm sorry, a lot of people are recovering from it, some of my friends died because of me. But if you had been in that house, well you wouldn't be here." Harry added.

"I never realised how scary it was for Lily until they came for us. She was at home, not in hiding. I regret it more than ever, losing my sister before she died because I couldn't accept who she was. I also realised, that if we had died and she was left with Dudley, she would have treated both of you equally. I'm sorry Harry, Vernon doesn't know, but I can't forgive myself." Petunia had finally told the truth.

Yeah well Vernon wouldn't understand. And we all have a regrets, it was my fault the one man who would have helped me died, Dumbledore, my fault my Godfather died and my dad's other best friend, Remus. Even Lily sacrificed herself for me." Harry felt that he needed to comfort his aunt.

"What?"

"Well, a prophecy was made about me, one saying I could end all of it. And well Voldemort wasn't happy so he hunted us down. My mother died protected me, the curse rebounded off me because of her love, and that's why I survived. Even when he tried to kill me last summer, the love was still there."

"That sounds like Lily; I never even went to her funeral or visited her grave." Petunia had found herself crying, she had never known the truth behind Lily's, and she had never known why her son was so important.

"I'm going there tomorrow, do you want to come?" Harry felt sorry for his aunt, and he felt this would make it better.

"Oh no, Vernon has a day off and were going shopping, and I wouldn't want to go anyway. I don't want to even see the house." Petunia assured Harry.

"Well you couldn't, because it is invisible to muggles, but ok, I'd better be off, I have some jobs to do." Harry made his way to the front door "Bye aunt, thanks for listening."

"Harry!" shouted Petunia and he turned around "Lily would have been proud, she always wanted grandchildren. I hope you get everything you want, and I'm sorry."

Harry left his aunt, who was drying her eyes. He had felt a connection between them, he felt sorry for her. But he felt similar considering the fact that he had never seen his mother before she died.

"Sorry Kreacher, I got held up!" Harry entered the hallway "I've got a solution though. Muggle wallpaper!"

"Master Harry, how nice to see you again, Mrs Potter has just sent an owl." Kreacher offered Harry the piece of paper:

Dear Harry,

Hope you are still alive. Hermione is worrying of course. Ron wants to talk to you about being best man and everything else is fine.

Thanks for the money, baby Potter is fine

Love you and miss you

G x

Harry smiled. He spent the rest of his night fixing the wall and then slipped into bed.