Disclaimer: Harry Potter so not mine, if it were I would be flying around the world or participating in some ridiculously expensive hobby such as jumping out of planes instead of contemplating fanfic ideas.

Authors Note: Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I'm back after, hehe, it's quite long (the same-ish is the last) by my standards this chap-thingie-magicger blah! Well here you are, dun, dun, duuuuuuuuun...

BTW: Let this chapter be known as Chapter Seven coz I'm too lazy too think of a title for it. So there! (Actually, I did have a title, two in fact, but that's coz this chapter was originally two chapters but I combined them although I cannot quite remember why).

Chapter Seven

As they headed over to Floreans Flortesque Ice Cream Parlour they noticed another order member casually looking across at the shops across the street whilst licking a toffee, vanilla and strawberry triple flavour ice cream. By now, they'd figured they wouldn't get caught and Harry thought all the better that the order member was here, as they passed him Harry identified him as Kingsley Shacklebolt. They sat down at a table of four and waited. It wasn't long before Professor Lupin showed up.

He headed over, his face tightly drawn. Harry at this moment was enjoying a triple chocolate, mint and vanilla flavour sundae, which he was sharing with Ginny. The waitress had given him odd looks when he asked for two spoons but Ginny had turned her spoon and its contents invisible, something she could do with small items and was slowly helping him finish it.

Professor Lupin cleared his throat and started "Baa baa black sheep. Have you any wool?"

Harry looked up and stared at him as if he was crazy.

Professor Lupin looked embarrassed. He started to turn when "No sir, no sir, not for the fool." Harry replied grinning ".Please take a seat." Harry said pointing to the one opposite him.

Professor Lupin sat down as a waiter came over with Professor Lupin's favourite ice cream. Harry took out his wand and waved it, placing a charm to stop protruding ears from hearing everything. As he did Ginny placed some truth sprinkles (which they'd aquired from some odd-looking shop a violent shade of purple called 'All sorts and sorts all' in which they had come across curious artefacts from witching watches to magical maladies), into Professor Lupin's ice cream.

"So Remus care to share on how your appeal is going-the one that has intentions of resubmitting Mr Potter for another trial that is if you are doing an appeal."

Professor Lupin looked outraged. He replied indignantly "Of all the never. How many times do I have to tell you people this, I believe Harry is innocent! Innocent" he said slamming his fist on the table.

"Thank you Remus. That's' all I needed to know." Harry replied his eyes shining. Here was someone he could actually trust, who trusted him, an adult in all.

"Fish and Chips" he smiled lifting the charm to allow occupants of the parlour to hear what they were saying. By know people were looking in their direction including the order member (who was discreetly now aware of the other order members entrance) not because of Lupin's outburst but because when he'd stood up he'd knocked his chair down. Harry smiled everything was going to plan.

Harry stood up "It is you isn't it Uncle Remus, I mean I-I-" Harry's face started breaking up as planned. "I-I didn't know who else to turn to my mother died six months ago and I've been spending all that time tracking you down."

"There there Leon, it is Len isn't it, when I came in here I noticed you looked very familiar, you have my brother's eyes, and I'll have you know that owl was rather disconcerting."

"Yeh that what my mum tells me, do you know after your parents disowned him,' Remus looked at him startled but quickly resumed his role "his world fell apart; he left mum and me long ago. He was jealous, you became a wizard and he didn't and he died depressed but we lived on but now mum's gone, you know they never did have the chance to get married." By know Harry had tears flowing down his cheeks courtesy of a spell that Ginny had cast.

Professor Lupin liked around and saw the crowd looking at them with interest include the order member. "Oi you lot mind your own business," he yelled. "Come on Leon we'll discuss this in private, have you apparated before" Harry shook his head. "Well hold on to me and don't worry, well sort this whole thing out away from prying ears."

He placed a couple of sickles on the table. He motioned to Ginny. She nodded. He held Ginny's left hand as he held Professor Lupin's hands. As soon as they touched, the air shimmered as the two wizards disappeared.

They appeared in Hogshead not too far from the Shrieking Shack. "What the hell!" Professor Lupin cried letting go of Harry's hand.

Harry now had Professor Lupin's wand in hand and walked foreword motioning Professor Lupin to follow. Professor Lupin's curiosity raised as did his eyebrow. They headed in towards the Shrieking Shack. As they entered the derelict building, Harry locked the door.

"I'm sorry Harry stared I know this place harbours bad memories but it's the only place I can ensure were not overheard." Harry apologised.

"Who are you and how do you know all this. You call me Remus and only few now me by this name and even fewer know this was the prison of my infliction, practically no one knows about my brother. How in the bloody hell did you know that Harry Potter had escaped Azkaban. How?" Professor Lupin demanded.

Harry looked at Ginny for consolation she nodded in encouragement. He cleared his throat and looked Professor Lupin in the eyes. "Professor Lupin it's me." He started to change back, back into Harry Potter. His blue eyes turned green as his feature became slightly softer, his hair turning jet black and his scar, has scar transforming back to its lightning bolt state.

"Its cant be..." Professor Lupin whispered. "But you are" he said grabbing Harry's shoulder and looking into his eyes. "You." He shook him to see if he was real before pulling Harry into a fatherly hug. Harry returned the hug and they both pulled apart awkwardly Professor Lupin grinning ear to ear.

"It really is you isn't it?"

"Yeh, Professor Lupin you-"

"I'm not you're professor call me Remus, or uncle Remus since you seem to be my nephew. Or perhaps Remus since you have taken to calling me that." Remus grinned.

Harry grinned back sheepishly "I- uyeh-you don't mind do you-I was hoping that you would accept me under your guardianship."

"Of course" Remus said instantly feeling it was the least he could do for the teenager before him "Harry-"

"No" Harry cried quickly "I'm not Harry now, not in private and never in public. I'm just Leon."

He took a deep breath "Thank you Remus for accepting me and believing in me."

"It's the least I could do after Sirius...Your, I can't believe this. Trust you to break out and do a Sirius honestly. But you're not an animagi?" Harry shook his head. "So how did you get out? Oh dear Merlin you can't have apparated unless you did what you did earlier but that can't have been apparition, no crack, so..." Remus trailed of frowning deeply.

Harry looked at Ginny. She shook her head

"Sorry can't tell you that. So Remus how've you been."

"How have I been? How have I been? You great sod. You broke out of the worst place known to man and you ask me how've I been. Just like your father". Remus muttered. "Tell me Leon. they treated you all right didn't they I mean as far as all right can go in a place like that, physically you look okay but Sirius was somewhat affected by having to stay in that place for thirteen years and it took a lot out of him emotionally so what I'm really asking is are you okay?"

"Fine I guess." Harry said not elaborating. "We should sit down." He said looking for a change in subject noticing Ginny sitting on the floor. Harry did the same

"What are you doing?"

Harry shrugged. "Oh getting intimate with the floor of course I mean I have been admiring it so I thought..."

Point taken Remus said following suit.

Harry found Ginny and Remus staring at him. But this wasn't like people who gawked at him and his scar. No, these were people genuinely cared for him, that trusted him as much as he trusted them. He felt a warmth flow through his body and stared grinning foolishly. Truly happily.

"What will you do? Your disguise is quite brilliant. You're a metamorphogus then are you?" Remus asked drawing Harry out of his bubble.

"Nope a metamorphisan actually." Harry said perkily, noticing the threatening looks Ginny was giving him.

"Bloody hell H-Leon you know how rare that is. No one has ever been one since well, actually the existence of such a being has been doubted."

Harry laughed him of "Of course, nothing but the strangest most unique gifts shall we say for the great Harry Potter." He did not say this in a sarcastic manner recalling Ginny's reaction earlier, and her current expression now which quite frankly scared Harry.

"Blimey Harry even your attitude, what happened to I'm-so-bloody-depressed-the-worlds-against-me business so-I'm-gonna-yell-at-you-like-there's-no-tomorrow?"

"Shame that. If you continued to behave in that sullen depressed manner then I could have tried out some of my hexes. Practice in all." Came Ginny's voice

Harry stared at Remus seriously, his eyes flicking towards Ginny a split second before he replied "Well Remus as I said to Fred and George once we're all gonna need more laughs in the years to come so I thought I might as well cheer up."

"Yeh bright spot of sunshine you are" Ginny snorted. Harry stuck his tongue in a reflex reaction that he hadn't done since he was eleven.

"Mature that. I'm the great Harry Potter and I oh I'm going to be Mr Sensitive from now on perhaps I'll start by sticking out my tongue at the dead. Oh sorrow, woe is me Mr Conceited." Ginny wailed like Moaning Myrtle whilst holding the back of her hand to her head in mock feint.

Harry picked up his wand and cast a tickle charm against her watching her laughing, ridiculously. She cried stop but the charm only got stronger. He started laughing.

"Leon did you just hex the air."

"No Remus I did not just hex the air. No idea what you talking about." Harry said flicking his wand at the air to stop the charm, grinning smugly feeling quite pleased with himself.

"Oh think that's funny do you Potter. You just wait."

He stuck his tongue out again.

"Leon are you sure that you haven't cashed you head against oh I dunno the wall or something. Honestly." Remus said quite exasperated at Harry's offensive actions against the thin air.

"Sorry. Had to get that out of my system."

Remus just shook his head amused.

"Er Remus would you mind helping me out"

"I'm your guardian, Leon out don't have to ask."

"Well I was thinking I need to finish of my education so do you think you could get me an appointment with Bumble I mean Professor Dumbledore."

"What would we tell him, I'm assuming you don't want him to now?"

"Remember the script I had you read at Florien's well that part of the story. You know your brother your family disowned, yes I know about him thanks to my sources we'll go into that later, well we figured you wouldn't mind if I pretend to be his illegitimate son. I'd been living a quiet life with my mother who was a witch whose family shamed at her pregnancy had cast her at. She wanted to change my dad, he didn't know about her magic and when she found out I had magic she'd resolved to teach me magic away from the schools as she was scared of the ridicule I would receive due to my lack of father, despite this she still christened me with my father's surname. In short, I'm your long lost nephew".

"Okay I think I've got the picture. Blimey Leon you could probably write for one of the soap operas on the Wireless."

Ginny grinned chuffed with the praise although it was directed at Harry. Harry just looked embarrassed, having had heard the endless ridicule against it from his dorm mates.

"Come on Leon, I think I know enough. You can tell me more lately. I don't know about you but I'm rather knackered and dead hungry so..."

"Of course you'll be wanting to go home now wont you" Harry said his face dropping.

"And you too my dear nephew, it wouldn't do if my nephew just showed up and he doesn't come to live with me. I'm sorry Leon but that would mean returning to Grimmuald Place."

Harry grimaced but accepted it.

They all got up and headed towards the door.

Ginny started "Shall I shimmer-phase-whatever you guys a couple of streets away from Grimmuald Place."

"Thanks."

I'm sorry, what Harry" Remus asked

"Oh if you could hold on" Harry started in mock tone. "This is your conducter Sir Saviour, our journey to Grimmuald place on the Smidget Express should be short but be sure to keep your arms and legs inside the ride at all times, if feeling dismantled, disorientated or even delusional feel free to let go, you'll probably end up somewhere in terrifying bat infested boogers or was it shark infested waters?" Harry grinned cheekily; Ginny whacked him as Harry held onto Remus and Ginny onto Harry. Together they all shimmered to Grimmuald place.

Harry followed Remus and walked with him into Grimmuald Place. It was as empty as Harry's squirming stomach. Just being at the house bought back old tears. He held them back and breathing deeply took his first foot in the house where he had seen Sirius last, the same house that had been for all intents and purposes his godfather's prison.

"Welcome to your new home Leon I'll shows you to you'r room. It is your half your house as well after all. D'you you want to know something funny. There is another wing in the house, the East wing. The staircase appeared with a note on the wall beside it. Sirius could get up it and he often disappeared into it, he charmed it so that only me, my family and the other owner can go up them. Brilliant or what. Although it did take various members of the order to figure it out when they tried to get up the stairs. Dumbledore tried and he was kind of flung across the hallway, Fred and George haven't let him live it down though. When you next see him you might notice a slight limp, he's hid it well but its there all the same, just pay close attention. So if you follow me I'll show you. We couldn't see them earlier because well the charm would only activate by showing the staircase either if Sirius shows us or when Sirius you know." I haven't been there yet coz I didn't want to go up there without my family. I wanted to explore that stair case with you Harry so shall we?"

Harry followed Remus to a corridor leading out from the drawing room, at the end there was a door that hadn't been there before. Remus opened the door and held it open. Harry gestured Ginny to go through before he followed with Remus coming up at the tail. They climbed the stairs and reached a landing. There was a door that said Harry James Potter and family. Further up there was another door a plaque on which that said Remus John Lupin a.k.a Remus and family. Harry motioned that Remus head to his own, Remus reached for the door. It glowed gold before opening, letting him in. Harry reached out for his handle and swung it. The door glowed gold as it had with Remus's and he held it open for Ginny.

"Harry are you sure the sign says Harry Potter and family," emphasizing the word 'family'.

Harry just smiled warmly "Ginny, you and Remus are my family now." Ginny walked in and he heard her gasp. They were in an elegant hallway decorated with old striped wallpaper of red and gold with elaborate green swirls. Across the walls there were various golden doors as well as empty painting hanging in between each one At the end of the hallway there was a red door and on the other end there was a window.

"About time pup." Harry and Ginny whisked around. There was a portrait on the wall. It was of Sirius. For a second there Harry had thought it really was, but shook his head in realization.

"Sirius" Harry said smiling.

"Glad to know you're over my death Harry."

"How do you know that you're dead?"

Portraits activate when the object's will is read. simple as Harry, what I don't know is how I died et cetera, et cetera, its odd really once I died I should have regained all of my memories..." Sirius frowned in thought. "Regarding these doors shall I explain? This is a project I was working on with James. These doors work like will fire places just without the floo powder. The door you just came through will take you to Grimmauld Place." Sirius moved to another portrait. "This door will take you to the Shrieking shack." Sirius jumped again "This to Remus's place and the others I'll explain at a later date. Only you and those who you choose can activate them. You are now in The Potter Family Manor Scotland. I suggest you take yourself out of the red door and explore. If you go up the stairs on your right, the first door was your parents which was their parents, the second your nursery, the third was your father's which I have set up as yours and the fourth was your mothers when she came to stay. Up the stairs on your left you will find further rooms, The first was Prong's the second mine, the third Remus's, the fourth Wormtails the great git. The Marauder dwellings. That is all that is on this floor. If you get lost point your wand on one of the doors and it will open to this corridor. Of you go."

Harry and Ginny headed out of the door. Right now Harry felt no inclination to explore the stairs on his left. He and Ginny came to a circular room filled with spiral stairs. They walked up the first on the right They walked up to come to a homey corridor with various collection of trinkets and what not adorning the hallway. Harry walked to the third door. In the center of the room there was a large four poster bed. The room was decorated in Gryffindor house colours form the wardrobe to the floor. It was him. Exactly. He looked out of the window to find a view of a quidditch stadium. There were two red chairs by the fireplace that reminded him distinctly of the Griffindor common room. Harry took his trunk out of his pocket and threw it on the bed.

He'd just had an idea. "Come on Ginny" They walked to his mum's room. It was just like his furniture wise. The colours were perhaps softer though and the view out of the window showed a great lake.

"Ginny, I want you to have this room."

"No Harry I can't," she said defiantly.

"Yes you bloody well can." He said. "I want you to. So I suggest you unpack. I don't think mum would have minded you having it. Everything in here is yours now so I reckon you should unpack. Oh and perhaps get changed, I know you've been itching to try on what you bought in Diagon Alley so bye."

Harry closed the door and headed towards his own room. He unpacked and changed into green robes, with golden trming. He would probably need some muggle clothes. He then knocked Ginny's door. She immediately hugging him. "What hey-" Harry protestes caught of gaurd.

She let go. "Thanks you so much for the room. I'll take care of it with my-" her voice faded out of Harry's ears as he looked at what she was wearing. It a pale green dress with golden trimmings that somewhat matched his own. He raised his eyebrows at her. She noticed his outfit and giggled, "Great minds think alike."

"So they say but alas I've yet to find the mind that is great enough to match mine"

Ginny ruffled his hair and started down the corridor and said, "You keep telling yourself that, living in denial is a very popular resort for the likes of you dear. Come on we should explore"

They both walked down the stairs to the circular room. "I've a feeling we should head up of one of those stair." Harry said."I can't think why."

"Because the only other way to go would be out you idiot". She said indicating the two double doors at opposite ends of the circular room. This had to be the entrance hall obviously. They picked a random one and walked up the third stairs on the left. They were in a homely kitchen.

"Food" Ginny grinned. When Harry looked at her she answered his unasked question "Just coz I'm dead doesn't mean I don't have how shall we put this, human urges, needs, I've been taking some out of mum's cupboards at home, hehe, she thinks she has Doxiewhiffs, and nope I have no idea what they are, sometging to ask Luna about I guess."

Harry looked in the pantry and found something that looked like bread, it wasn't mouldy though. With Ginny's help, they managed to put together some sort of a tea.

Finished and no longer hungry they headed for the corridor. Sirius' figure was sleeping so Harry went to the door that he'd said was Remus's. He knocked lightly. He knocked again harder. "C-come in," came Remus's voice. Harry opened the door to find a wand in his face.

"Remus if you please"

"You, for a second there I was... never mind come on in and explain quite how you are at this door when my front door is over on the other side of my apartment."

"Apartment?" Ginny asked.

"Apartment?" Harry echoed.

"Oh the great dog. I wish he were still alive. This would be my dream home, I'd described it to my friends one day wishing that I had a home that well was perfect, and he did it for me. Now if you'll explain how on earth you..." Remus looked past Harry and straight through Ginny. There was a crest on the door. "The Potter family crest. Of course, this is one of the doors that the Marauders had designed."

Looking at Harry questioning stare he laughed "Another Marauder innovation. We were quite the imaginative lot really. One day Sirius and James were mucking about when James was all, I wanted to go home, but this was when we were quite young. Sirius finally did it then. Brilliant. If that's the case I've no doubt that door of yours leads home to the Potter Family Manor am I right?"

"Yep" harry replied nodding. A clock chimed from somewhere in Remus's apartment. "Oh no, it's seven a clock."

"Whatever could be the matter Remus, expecting someone?" Harry asked raising his eyebrow in curiosity.

Remus turned a shade of red, "Nah just that there an order meeting in an hour. We'd best go find some dinner shall we." Harry was rather full but he didn't particularly care to share that particular piece of information. They walked through Remus's apartment to the front door and walked into the corridor. The walked down teh stairs into Grimmauld Place.

They headed into the lounge and came across a fuzz of blue hair.

"Remy where you have been?" Remus turned a furious shade of red as someone came to hug Remus. The head over Remus's shoulder looked at Harry in the eyes.

Authors Note: Thanks to reviewers for reading and well reviewing and thank you to you silent readers-I know you're out there-for well reading this story so far. It doesn't really hurt you to leave a review does it? Unless of course your inflicted with keyboard allergys which I am in denial of its existence. Byeeeeee.

P.s. Speaking of allergies it's achoo-September-achoo isn't it. Evil, Evil, Evil month, itreminds me of school which I kinds hated except of course lunch times and English lessons, which is why I'm glad I'm in my second year of college, which is soo totally brilliant, woohoo. Hehe sorry about that, I reckon I'm allergic to achoo-September-achoo it brings with it deep traumatical issues and memories of being mysteriously ill especially where maths lessons were concerned. About the allergy thingie I'm currently waiting for the doctors test results to confirm it.

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