Chapter 10
Back at the flat...
Harry was sorting through his parents trunks and boxes, when a golden glow surrounded him and he felt like he was given a warm hug and he felt loved for the first time he could remember. With tears running down his face, he smiled. He opened the smallest of the trunks. In it were family heirlooms: cloak pins, pendants, rings, daggers and knives, and a sword. In the smallest of his mother's boxes, he found her favorite books. Potion books, charms books and journals with her own created spells and potions.
He was just putting all the books back in the trunk when Remus popped over. "Hey Remus, looking good." smirked Harry.
"I should considering that you dragged me all over London for a new wardrobe and then burned my old clothes. What are you doin', anyway?" Remus growled playfully.
"Going through these trunks, let see what this one is. Wow, Dad's school trunk." smiled Harry.
"Oh, mind if I join you?" Remus quietly asked.
"Sure, why don't you tell the head of the fried turkeys that you got news of a new werewolf colony and want to check it out, so you can stay with me for a couple of weeks." smiled Harry.
"Are you asking me to lie to the head of the fried turkeys?" gasped Remus, pretending to be horrified.
"Yes!" laughed Harry.
"Alright, I will." smiled Remus as he wrote out a note to the Headmaster and sent it with Richelle's owl. He secretly sent a letter to Severus as well to be delivered first, it was disguised as a request for wolfsbane, but Severus knew the code.
Back in Harry's room, "Remus, I have a letter I want you to read and to let you know Charles is trying to clear Sirius' name. Oh by the way, how did the reading go?" asked Harry innocently.
Remus smiled, "I bought a penesive today and Griphook sent you a crystal."
"Oh cool, let me watch the crystal first." smirked Harry as he activated the crystal and laughed his ass off. Then, he and Remus watch the reading from Remus' point of view which included the lobby and outside the back when traitor appeared on Hermione and Ginny's foreheads. They both laughed.
Remus smiled "Now, let's read that letter."
Remus read the letter and finished with tears running down his face asked "They made this trunk and with 10 compartments." Harry nodded and told Remus he read the book to add the portals so they could go between the compartments without leaving the trunk.
"Shall we see this trunk?" Remus asked as he wiped the tears from his face. Harry agreed and they went into the walk-in closet where Harry had the trunk. Harry opened the third compartment and they climbed in.
"Wow, I've never seen so many books." Harry said in awe.
Remus was amazed "It's bigger than Hogwarts' library." There were also a few storage rooms, but it was mostly a huge library. They each selected a few books. While Remus looked around Harry added the portal with his new wand. Once he was finished, He added Remus to the wards of the trunk so he could enter the trunk anytime.
In the forth compartment, the were amazed at the dueling chamber and the fitness center. There was also room to add a couple more rooms if they wanted to. Remus suggested they add a complete bath and maybe a steam room or shower. In the fifth compartment, the potions lab looked like a mix of a muggle lab and wizarding potions classroom. Each workstation had a cauldron and a chemistry set up, it's own storage closet filled with ingredients. Remus was in awe, "Sev would kill to see this" he said absentmindly.
"What?" asked Harry.
"Oh sorry Harry, Severus was under a curse, that is why he was so mean to you and Sirius. The curse is an old one and not used much anymore. It is called reasonable enough the hatefulness curse. I have since countered that curse, but he can't change his public view of you, but in private I think he would like to get to know you. See, James, Lily, Sirius and I all made friends with Severus in seventh year and beyond, but he was obliviated." explained Remus.
"Really, because he really acted like he hated me. Maybe we can ,meet, but let's finish exploring, yeah?" replied Harry.
"Yeah." Remus agreed.
The sixth compartment was awesome, there was an artist studio, where Harry could paint or draw, complete with everything he would need. Remus told him how his mother loved to paint and his father loved to sketch. The office had 3 desks and the small library was connected to the large one by a book. All you had to do was write the title of the book you needed or the section, and the books would appear on the selves.
"Brilliant!" smiled Harry.
The seventh was amazing, the kitchen had everything you could imagine, the diningroom would easily seat 20 at several small tables, the common room floored Harry and Remus. There on the wall above the mantel were 7 portraits, One each of Sirius, James, Lily, Remus and two lady's. in the middle was a family portrait of James, Lily and baby Harry.
Harry had tears running down his face. "Siri, Mum, Dad" a piece of paper appeared on the mantel with instructions on how to activate the portraits. Remus quickly said the incantation (1)"picturatus alaritas" and activated James, Lily and Sirius. Sirius gasped, " Harry, is that you? Mooney, oh wow, I'm a portrait, too cool."
James whispered, "Harry, that can't be Harry, he's all grown up."
Sirius shocked called out, "Prongs, I hear ya, where are you?"
Lily rolled her eyes, telling them, "Let's meet in the picture of Godric's Hollow on the wall."
They left their portrait and Remus pulled to chairs over in front of the painting. He helped a shocked Harry into one of the chairs. Remus called out "Dobby."
"Yes, master Luppy?" bowed Dobby.
"Get Harry a strong drink" requested Remus.
"Right away" dobby bowed and popped out.
"Remus is that you?" Lily asked.
"Hey Foxy" smiled Remus.
"Is Harry alright?" Lily asked as she looked at her baby.
"Yes, he is just in shock." answered Remus.
"Prongslet, it's ok." Sirius tried to get through to Harry who was just staring at the picture where his Mum, Dad and Sirius were. Harry sniffed and cleared his throat.
"Harry Potter sirs, is yous alrights?" Dobby asked as he handed him a glass of brandy. Harry took a sip from the glass. "I'll be alright, thanks Dobby, but wait Remus you called Dobby" gasped Harry.
"Oh I guess, it's a habit" replied Remus.
"Dobby not tells Harry Potter's secrets" Dobby stubbornly answered.
"Dobby, how would you like to come and work for me?" asked Harry.
Dobby gasped in awe "The great Harry Potter wants Dobby to be bound to Harry Potters sirs, I would be honored to bes yous house elf."
"You want to be bound to me, Dobby, I thought you liked being free?" asked Harry, he wanted to be sure this is what Dobby wanted, if so, but he would honor his little friends wishes.
"Oh yes sirs, Dobby is sures, if Dobby is bound to Harry Potters sirs, then he is being safe" Dobby said as he bounce from foot to foot.
"Very well, Dobby, if you are sure." Harry smiled.
Instead of answering Dobby said a few words and in a flash he was dressed in a little uniform with a mixed of the Potter, Black and Lupin crest. Dobby bowed, "Would Master Potter consider taking Winky too?"
"Of course, Dobby, but first, please don't call me master, call me Harry."
"As you wish it Harry, I shall return" Dobby popped out of the room.
"Was it just me or was Dobby different?" asked Harry.
"Son, you appreciate Dobby and it shows in the binding," explained James.
Dobby and Winky popped back into the room and Harry went through with the bonding with Winky and gave them a letter to give to Griphook at the bank, so that they could go and check on the other properties. With the letter in hand Dobby and Winky left, telling Harry he only needed to call and they would come.
Harry then grabbed a bottle of brandy and another glass. He filled the glass Remus, placing the bottle on the table between the chairs.
"Sorry Harry" Remus quietly said.
"It's ok, problem solved." smiled Harry. He finished his drink in one gulp and refilled his glass taking a sip.
"Harry James Evans Lupin Black Potter, what do you think you are doing?" scolded Lily.
"Trying to keep from having a nervous break down since it hasn't even been a month since I watched Sirius die." Harry replied in a calm voice, he took a big drink and closed his eyes mumbling, "Damn the whole name." Remus snickered and Harry opened one eye and rolled it at him. Sirius and James heard and snickered as well.
"Has it really only been a few weeks?" asked Sirius.
"Yes Paddy, it has." Remus said sadly.
"I'm sorry kiddo" Sirius said to Harry.
"No, I'm sorry, if it wasn't for me, you would still be here." Harry said with tears rolling down his face.
"No Harry, that was my fault, I should have taken my duel with Bella seriously. IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT! If I hadn't been cooped up in that damn house, things might have been different." Sirius stated, wanting Harry to believe that it wasn't his fault.
"Harry, baby, it wasn't your fault." Lily said quietly.
"She is right son." James said agreeing with Lily.
Remus stood and picked up Harry and cuddled him, "It's ok cub, let go, let it all out." whispered Remus in Harry's ear.
Harry broke down, crying himself asleep, safe in Remus' arms.
"Mooney, what happened to my baby?" Lily angrily growled.
"He has never been loved," sighed Remus.
James and Lily "WHAT?????" looking accusingly at Sirius and Remus, as they were supposed to raise him.
"Dumbledore sent him to Petunia, and me to prison." growled Sirius.
"But we stated in our will, that Harry was not supposed to go there, what happened?" growled James.
"Albus Dumbledore happened!" growled Remus.
"What do you mean?" asked Lily calmly.
"He knew Pettigrew as the secret keeper, he let Sirius go to prison, stuck Harry with the Dursleys and then stole money from Harry and Sirius' vaults, took precious items out of family vaults and made sure that Harry would be dependant on him and only him, oh yeah, Severus and I also found that we had our memories altered and we were cursed and he even went as far as to cage my wolf, which explains why my transformations were worse, once I started Hogwarts." snarled Remus, his wolf pissed off that his pup was hurting.
"I can't believe him" snarled Sirius.
"What has my son been through?" James asked.
Harry woke up during their brief conversation and told them he couldn't talk about it, but that Remus could show them with Griphook's crystal. Harry left the trunk and added his memories of growing up with the Dursleys. He gave Remus the crystal and went to explore the bedroom compartment. He didn't want to be there when they watched his life.
Harry wondered around the bedroom compartment and instantly fell in love with the master bedroom suite. It was almost identical to the one in the flat.
Back in the common room, four angry adults were trying to understand how their little Harry could have grown up in that environment and still turn out as good and caring as he did. Remus and Sirius told James and Lily all they knew of Harry. Remus called Harry back to the common room with the wrist communicator. Harry arrived to a pouting Padfoot.
"What's the matter Padfoot?" asked Harry.
"He is pouting because he doesn't have the tech toys to play with." smirked Remus.
Harry laughed along with his parents.
"Remus, you look rather dashing these days, what brought on this change?" asked Lily.
"Yeah, Mooney, looking good," replied Sirius.
Remus mumbled thanks and something else. Harry smirked at Remus.
"What was that Mooney?" quizzed James.
Remus sighed "Harry dragged me shopping with him, then afterwards he decided to burn all my old clothes."
Everyone laughed.
"That's my boy," smirked Lily, "I've been dying to do that for years."
"So, how did my godson get you to go shopping, Mooney?" questioned Sirius
"He needed an escort and then gave me the Padfoot special, although his puppy eyes work better then Padfoot's." sighed Remus. "I'd like to see you deny our pup anything when he turns those eyes on you, Padfoot."
James, Lily and Sirius smiled.
"Now you know those eyes don't work on me Mooney," laughed Sirius.
Harry smirked and winked at Remus and put on the saddest puppy dog face, turning to Sirius "Siri, can I have your motorcycle, please?" he added the boo-boo lip for good measure.
Sirius immediately gave in, "Of course, pup, you can have anything you want." Sirius blinked a couple of times "Damn."
Everyone laughed and Sirius blushed. "I see what you mean, he even turned on the lip."
"Now everyone has had a good laugh, Harry, no motorcycle." Lily stated in that motherly voice.
"But Mum, Paddy gave it to me," he quivered his bottom lip.
"Don't you 'but mum' me Harry James." scolded Lily and everyone laughed, except for Harry.
"Please" as he stuck out his bottom lip and gave Lily the saddest look.
"Damn, alright sweetie, but only if you promise to only ride it with Remus." Lily sighed.
"Well, I guess he gets that from me," a proud James replied.
Lily smacked him in the back of the head "Hush."
Remus checked the time and told Harry they needed to get going, they had been in the trunk about 3 hours and Richelle would be wondering where they were. James told Remus that the artist that did their portraits, was supposed to make more and they could probably get more copies made. Remus promised to look into it. They said goodnight and returned to the flat.
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(1) spell from Cindra. Story: HP Boy Who Lives summer before 7th year.
