A/N: I've changed up Hogwarts for my own purposes. They start at age 12 and it's only a 5 year minimum and the last two are the equivalent of a bachelors

Chapter VI

Harry awoke early in the morning, ready to start his training. But before he could start he knew he had to write a letter to his financial manager about his interest of the plot of land the shrieking shack resided on.

Dear Account Master Steel,

I had an idea about a possible business venture yesterday evening. I wish to acquire the property that the shrieking shack sits upon. Please require it at any cost, however I want you to low-ball them first. I wish to build a restaurant there, so I'll also need to be in contact with some of the goblin builders. I understand they're the best in the world. Please work quick! If we could open before the new school year that would be perfect, I know you can do it.

Sincerely,

Lord Potter

Harry finished the letter and called Fawkes to deliver the letter to his office personally. Harry then made his way towards the kitchen to get his breakfast. Harry ate his eggs, potatoes, and sausage and then drunk the assortment of potions delivered by the elf. Harry then made his way to the gym area for a quick workout. The workout was tough but Harry managed to finish it in a little over an hour, he then made his way upstairs for a quick shower and then he'd make his way down towards the library for his studying. The shower was a relief and it gave Harry a pep in his step making his way downstairs. Harry opened up one of the larger spell books and begun to sift through it and composing a mental list of all the spells he thought might be useful. He looked for spells to incapacitate, bind, and even kill his opponents, anything that would be useful in his fight for the light. The morning was a success as within an hour Harry had more than 30 spells he wanted to learn, he decided he would stop for now so he didn't overwhelm himself. Dumbledore strode down the stairs, still an air of grief over him.

"Good morning Harry my boy! I have a few things to instruct you on and then we can get to our sparing." Dumbledore said with a small smile. Harry nodded and paid attention to his Master. Dumbledore then told Harry the story about the time he fought Grindelwald in vivid detail. He wanted Harry to know what it was going up against a dark lord, wand to wand, without any help. The mind was the greatest tool, however that didn't mean raw power wasn't a factor. But Dumbledore assured him he had power to spare and the mind and repetition would be his main focuses. Afterwards the two made their way to the dueling room. To start Harry was to warm up with a few spells at the targets. Harry practiced his new spells and worked to consistently use them. After an hour of warmup Dumbledore motioned for the battle to begin. The two looked to each other, directly into each other's eyes. Waiting for the first strike. Dumbledore fired a nasty looking red curse that hissed through the air. Harry easily side stepped it and shot back a rapid chain of spells. Dumbledore older in age shielded them without a problem. Already Harry was on the move running to his right shooting a smoke charm at his feet. Harry could feel the spells wizzing past his body as Dumbledore's spells just missed their mark. Harry shot a white spell at Dumbledore through the smoke and with more than a little luck it hit the Headmaster in his flank. Harry's run through the smoke ended and he rolled and took aim at the oblivious Headmaster who was dealing with his very new case of blindness. Harry shot a strong bludgeoning curse at the old mans feet, followed by three bone breakers to the spots he guessed most likely he would move. The bludgeoning struck true and Dumbledore was tumbling to the ground but before his decent was over he was hit square In the chest with a bone breaking curse. A large crack echoed throughout the room as the old man groaned. Harry was so surprised at his Master's defeat that he immediately shot a binding spell towards the broken man. Harry, smile upon his face. Made his way toward his master. Once closer he saw the extent of his injuries and begun to worry.

"Sir, sir! I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you." Harry said with worry

"Oh Harry, you got me! May have been some luck I'm afraid but nonetheless. I'm going to have to start going a bit harder on you. You've earned it. I am afraid you broke a couple of my bones. Shall we go to the hospital?" Dumbledore said, much to happy with a man with multiple broken bones. Harry let go of his bindings and picked up Dumbledore to his feet. Harry then levitated him up the stairs and called Fawkes. A moment later he was standing in front of a reception desk at a hospital.

"Hello reason for visit?" The young blonde said.

"Oh um, just a little spell accident. Few broken bones." Harry said nervously. The reception looked up and saw the pair.

"Oh Lord Potter! And Professor Dumbledore!, we'll get you in a room right away" she said with awe. She motioned for them to follow and they obliged. Down the bright and clean hallways of the hospital they made their way towards the spell damage department. The Professor was laid down on the bed and within a few minutes two medwizards were in the room.

"Oh I am sorry about the wait, what happened Headmaster? I'm healer Shepherd by the way" The tall lanky man asked.

"Oh I was training my new apprentice here, and it seems I have to start going a bit harder on him" Dumbledore chuckled before grimacing in pain.

"Oh, Lord Potter did this to you? What did he hit you with?" Healer Shepherd said with some surprise.

"A bludgeoning curse and a bone breaker sir" Harry replied

"Okay then, simple mending. We'll prescribe you a few potions for pain and healing. You should be fine in a few weeks" Healer Shepherd said. He then ran a diagnostic spell over the Headmaster and made a few notes. The Headmaster had suffered a fractured collarbone and bruised fibula. The two nodded and the healer went to fetch the proper papers for the potions.

"Um sir, I'm confused. The spell said that a bone breaker wouldn't take more than a week to heal" Harry asked

"Well Harry, healing is greatly dependent on magic. Now at my age I'm slowing down and after being hit with a lot of bone breakers and other things to cause me harm. I'm more brittle now." Dumbledore replied to his young disciple. Harry nodded noting what this meant, his master wouldn't be around forever and if something arouse in a few years and Dumbledore continued to decline. It would fall on him. A few minutes later Healer Shepherd came back with the potion prescription and the two were free to leave. Harry called for Fawkes and the two flashed back to the manor. They sat in the sunny sitting room and Harry helped his master to his chair. He gave the elf the prescription and asked him to get the potion and to administer it to Dumbledore at the required times. Harry sat down across from Dumbledore who rested in the large plush red chair and the two talked about the dual and how Harry could improve. Then they talked on a more personal level. Harry asked how his Master was holding up about the news to his sister.

"If I'm to be honest Harry, it's brought back some painful memories. I was distracted during the dual and I'd tell you to never let that happen. However it is uncontrollable sometimes" Dumbledore said with sadness. Harry nodded and went to the kitchen to fetch the pair some tea. He came back with a kettle and two cups. He poured out the two cups and levitated one over to his Master wordlessly. Dumbledore nodded his thanks before sipping on the hot beverage with relief. The two sat and Dumbledore inquired about his studies and about his spell knowledge. He told Harry he would come up with an assigned spell list by the end of the week. Their conversation was disrupted by the owl who flew through the open window delivering two letters to Harry and one to Dumbledore. Harry looked at the two letters, one obviously from Master Steel as it had his personal stamp. The other was from Ron. Harry decided to read the one from his friend first. He tore open the envelope and started to read the parchment.

Hey Harry,

Hey Harry, I'm sorry I haven't wrote to you this year. And I'll be honest I just hate writing. But that doesn't mean I don't want to. I have some bad news, I'm not going to be coming back to Hogwarts, I lost my scholarship because of how bad I've been doing. Mum and dad are really mad at me and I have to get a job to try to go to Hogwarts next year. It's going to be our 3rd year and I'm not going to be there for you mate, I'm sorry. I'll write more, but I know it's not the same. I have to get a job before the school year starts, but I know it will never be enough.

Your friend,

Ron

Harry read the letter in surprise, he knew Ron wasn't a star student but he didn't think it was that bad. Harry decided he'd read the other letter before coming up with a possible reply. It would hurt not having one of their trio, Ron was the comedy relief. Harry set Ron's letter to the side and proceeded to open up the letter from Master Steel.

Dear Lord Potter,

I received your inquiry this morning when I came into my office. I immediately contacted some of my people and found out the property was owned by the town. I set a meeting with them and we discussed your estate purchasing it. Originally they were asking for G51,000 which I said was outrageous considering the supposed haunting and that the property is just a drain on the town. I made the argument that the new business will generate revenue, especially if it's owned by Harry Potter. It'll attract tourists wanting a glimpse into your life. So after some argument I got you a much better price. We've purchased the property for G36,000. The deed has been transferred to your account and all is set for construction. Incased with this letter is a portkey to the new property, waiting for you there are the builders and designers who will work tirelessly until your vision is complete.

Account Master Steel

Harry looked in the envelope and saw the golden key which he could feel the connection to the property.

"Um sir, I have some family business to attend to. Would it be okay if I go? Will you be okay without me?" Harry asked Dumbledore.

"Oh yes it's alright, I'm happy you're doing some management work and building your economic knowledge, history is only so valuable" Dumbledore said with a small smile. Harry nodded and said goodbye before grabbing his portkey and immediately sucked through a tube and suddenly standing on the land of the shrieking shack. The property about 3 acres in area was much more than he needed. However he was sure he could find something to do with it. Harry immediately saw smoke and he started walking towards it. When he reached it he found a camp, tents were pitched and a few fires going. Goblins inhabited the camp. One of the goblins reached him immediately.

"Oh Lord Potter, So soon? Okay first off I'm head builder Gobs. So to start how about we give the shack a little tour?" Builder Gobs said

"Oh um okay, good idea" Harry replied. The goblin nodded and the two made their way towards the shack. Once reaching the door the builder waved a hand and the door peeked open. The two made their way inside. It was a room, a very disordered, dusty room. Paper was peeling from the walls; there were stains all over the floor; every piece of furniture was broken as though somebody had smashed it. The windows were all boarded up. Harry and builder Gobs looked around the place, there wasn't much. Harry walked towards the back room but he immediately pulled back behind the corner.

"Gobs! I heard breathing!" Harry said in a whisper. Harry then drew his wand and looked over to where he heard the figure. Once Harry peaked over he saw a fast jet red spell come barreling toward him. He immediately shot his head back behind the wall for cover.

"It's a real dual, what I've been training for" Harry thought, determined to put his training to practice. Harry stepped out from the corner to face the man. The stranger was wearing an extremely shabby set of wizard's robes that had been darned in several places. He looked ill and exhausted. Though quite young, his light brown hair was flecked with grey. The man upon seeing Harry turned even more pale, he looked like he had seen a ghost. Harry took the opportunity to cast bindings and a stunner on the man. Both hit their mark and he was unconscious and bound magically. Harry levitated the man outside before regrouping with head builder Gob. Harry explained to him how he found him and stunned him, all the builder could say was bring him to Dumbledore. The two then talked about the plans. Fully demolish the building and build on top of it. A large dining area with booths and tables, a large bar. One office for the day-to-day manager and another office for Harry. A large kitchen and basement for food storage. And a back room for Harry to do business in through the kitchen. On the second floor their would be a small apartment with a bedroom, bathroom, small kitchen, and a small sitting area. Harry could use it if he needed a place to stay for a little bit. In the back there would be a sitting area outside where the gardeners could plant flowers around the restaurant and make it look nice. The inside color scheme would be a warm brown with dark hardwood floors. Lots of windows for natural light. All was set for Harry, builder Gob said to come back in a week or so and they would be done or close to complete. Harry was surprised at how quick it could be set up but nonetheless nodded. Then the two talked about how much this would cost him.

A/N so after some consideration I've decided to go in a completely different direction with this story. I'll be keeping some of the key themes which are my own brand of mental magic which I very much like, my romance themes because, and the master-apprenticeship theme. You'll see some recurring characters possibly but the new story will be set in 5th year after the dark lord has returned. The story may lose some of its innocence and light heartedness but worry not. What I'll be doing is replacing this story with 5 new chapters and reposting this story as a separate story that I'll update, albeit not as often. So if you still like this story it will still be here and it will be getting some updates. This hurts to do but I know I can do better than this, this has given me a good idea of what I want to do. Thanks for all of the support and prepare for the grand opening of my new story (that'll replace this one, this one to be reposted). So now I'll post what I have done of chapter 6 because this probably won't be revisited for a long time. This chapter has not been edited for spelling and grammar. Nor is it anywhere near to complete