Chapter seven

The day Harry's house was finished, Sirius told him to go himself and make sketches on where he wanted the furniture to go. Harry was good at drawing, he used that talent to help design his home. Sirius was going to search Grimmauld place for anything he decided to keep, some books that did belong to his family, nothing that was considered dark. He liked the idea of keeping small mementoes of his brother, especially after Harry explained what Regulus did to try and stop Voldemort.

Sirius had just floated a heap of books into a pile in the living room; his back was to the room as he piled the books under the window. He was just about to stand when he felt the spell hit him and no matter how hard he tried to fight it, he couldn't. Sirius found a quill in his hand ready to add his signature to a marriage contract. Every time Sirius signed his signature it disappeared, a dozen times he signed, he was even made to sign with blood, again the signature disappeared. It was only a few minutes later Sirius blinked and realised what happened. Someone used the imperius curse on him and tried to make him bind Harry to Ginny Weasley, so he knew it was either Albus or Molly that used that curse. Sirius sent his patronus dog off to Harry then wrote a note to Severus, handing it to Harry's new owl to take to Hogwarts.

Sirius was sipping a drink when Harry stumbled out of the fireplace, 'What's wrong?'

'Sit down Harry,' Sirius summoned another glass, poured Harry one, 'I was bringing books down ready to take to the house. I had my back to this room and before I knew what was happening I was placed under the imperius curse.'

'What!? Oh Sirius, what did they make you do and who was it?'

'I did not see who it was, but I believe it was one of two people or both of them. I was forced to sign a marriage contract between you and Ginny, but it didn't work. Every time I signed my signature disappeared, they even made me use blood to sign. They would have realised if my signature didn't remain that means you already have a marriage contract.'

'Will they know with who?'

'No, those are sealed to everyone once they are signed. So it was either Albus or Molly tried to force me since we know they want this. I think we should get to the house tonight and only Severus knows where it is, I think that it should stay like that.'

'Then can we at least take some stuff from here, beds and sofa's?'

'Yes, I'll shrink both our beds and a couple of the sofa's; we'll also take all the food with us. I'll do that now, you go pack up your stuff then I'll be in to do your bed. Oh I sent a note to Severus explaining what happened, with the address of the house but I said not to tell anyone, which we know he won't.'

'Okay, let's be quick,' Harry and Sirius ran up the stairs, disappearing into different room.

Harry and Sirius apparated from Grimmauld place to Hogsmeade, then to Bristol, to Cardiff, then to London before finally apparating to Godric's Hollow. They both knew that some powerful witches and wizards could trace apparition but usually only once or twice. They stepped into the house to see Severus standing in the middle of the empty living room.

'I saw Albus storm out of the castle, I watched as he left the grounds altogether.'

'Where do you think he went?' Harry asked as he put his bag down.

'I believe he will try to find out who you are bonded to and who did it. I do know he would not believe James would do this without telling him. So he either believes it was Lily or Sirius, maybe he even believes it was done right after they spoke with you about the contract between Harry and the Weasley girl.'

'I think you're right, and if he was angry then it makes sense it was him. Do you think he might try something else?' Sirius asked as he placed two shrunken sofa's on the floor then resized them so the three of them could sit down. Sirius also sending the shrunken box filled with food to the kitchen.

'There is not much more he could do, only the guardians can cancel these contract but if the children are of age, then they have to agree as well. So even if he approached you he would need both of you to agree then for you to tell him who the parent or guardian of the other person is. Since I have no guardian being over twenty one, he would find it impossible to get the information. I know he has a lot of contacts in the ministry, but those contracts are sealed to all apart from the parents, guardians or children who are bonded, they are magically sealed.' Severus said.

'So could he use that curse on Sirius again to try and force him to unseal our files?' Harry asked looking worried, he kept staring at Sirius.

'He could, but as you've both said, no one knows about this house.'

'It wouldn't be hard to find out, I believe we need to make this place unplottable and use the fidelius charm. But I can't be secret keeper, he was able to force me earlier and I can normally fight that curse off, I couldn't fight him.' Sirius said.

'Then it should be Harry, he has more power now than Albus does and even before the soul was destroyed he was able to fight off the dark lord.'

'You never told me you fought off Voldemort,' Sirius said.

'Right after I returned you were Padfoot and I was in too much pain to think about it. It was at the cemetery when he returned, he used the cruciatus curse on me then wanted me to say I didn't want him to do it again, I said I won't, so he used the imperius curse to make me say it, I still said I won't say it,' Harry shrugged, 'I didn't think much of it since Crouch taught me how during the year and I was able to throw off the affects.'

'You explained that you had a power boost right after the soul was destroyed, we all saw it when you stopped Voldemort killing Kingsley, Minerva, Horace and Molly. So you would have enough power to throw him off if he did try to find out where we lived.'

'Okay, but I have no idea how to do this apart from the fact I give permission for someone to enter this place.'

'Sirius and I can cast the fidelius charm, using two of us would make it work when normally it has to be done by someone in the department of concealment charms.'

'If it only takes two people then why doesn't more people use this charm?'

'It would need to be powerful people, Severus and I do have a lot of power, compared to you and Albus we don't, not many would. Say someone like Ron wanted to do this, it would probably need three others to cast this charm with him. So we'll do it, then we both touch our wands to your chest which aligns the charm to you, making you secret keeper. As we are inside the house at the time we will automatically be given permission.'

'Okay, let's do this.'

Harry stood between Sirius and Severus, he watched as the two men cast the charm in perfect synchronization, then both wands touched Harry's chest. He felt his chest heat up as a glow emanated from him then it spread out to surround the house and property.

'Wow, that felt strange,' Harry rubbed his chest.

'It can, but it's not dangerous at all. Now to make it unplottable you would need to do that Harry, I'm sure Sirius has a book that explains how it's done.'

'I do, I just have to unpack it. But we have time now we're invisible to anyone, witch, wizard or muggle. Let's have some lunch because I have an idea that I want to put to both of you.'

Harry, Severus and Sirius went into the kitchen, with no dining table; Sirius conjured one for now, so even though it will disappear after a few hours, it will give them time to eat.

'What about my friends, how will I see them? I don't want anyone to know where this place is, it's safer now we know how far Dumbledore is willing to go, but I still want to see them.'

'Use Grimmauld place, they don't have to know you moved. Once we get some furniture I can take back all the stuff that belongs in that house. I doubt anyone would turn up today, not after he tried to curse me.'

'It's a shame someone didn't witness it or you did not have your back to them or him when the curse was cast otherwise you could have him arrested. I think Albus believes no one would dare question him or try to arrest him, not after he helped Harry win the war.'

'Harry did it, yeah, we all helped, even Dumbledore but Harry was the one that killed him. I think Albus knows Harry has the respect of everyone that he used to get. Maybe that's part of this as well, not just Harry's money but Harry's respect. Imagine if he was married to someone like Ginny who is like her mother and we know Molly will follow anything Albus has to say. If Ginny took control of the marriage by basically telling Harry she would leave with his kids if he didn't do what she wanted, we know Harry would, he has no blood family, this would be devastating on him. But it's something Albus could use because he knows Harry wants a family.'

'I believe you could be right Sirius, Ginny is a very strong willed girl, she controls her brothers very easily. She is like Molly, she's able to lie under pressure and be convincing. I believe Albus has promised Molly and Ginny money, Harry's money, but they also get known as the saviour's wife and mother-in-law.'

Harry sat there listening to his two godfathers, everything they said sounded so farfetched but it also makes sense. The way Molly always tried to make sure he was anywhere Ginny was, how she always said that they made a nice couple, Ginny following Harry around, at Hogwarts, at the Burrow and at Grimmauld place. Now Harry had to hope they could stop Dumbledore doing anything else to all three of them, he just wasn't sure how.