~Insomnia~
Oblivion.
Harry's eyes shot open as his heart beat loudly in the dark room. He pushed himself up and realized that he was drenched in sweat. Harry was a little breathless as he tried to calm down. He fell back on the bed as he remembered where he was.
Damn.
They had first come back when he had started Hogwarts, but he had put it down to seeing the Potters for the first time in a while. For the first few months, they had come only once or twice, but increased in frequency towards the end of the year. However, Harry found that he had them almost daily now.
Harry stared at the ceiling tiredly. When were they going away?
He had a life now. A life without them. He had a business empire, Seth, and a sort of father. He was content.
He raised himself off the bed slowly and stretched.
Harry remembered he hadn't gotten any clothes, saying that he'd buy a muggle wardrobe when he got here. Perhaps they would get to that tomorrow. He took his wand and waved it at himself, changing his clothes to a muggle black sleeveless hoodie and a grey shirt and shorts.
He took the muggle money Andy had given him yesterday and stuffed it into a pocket.
He didn't bother reapplying his glamour and stuffed his wand in his other pocket. If anybody asked, he would say he was with Andrew but just arrived a little late.
Harry walked out of his room stealthily, closing the door after himself and moving to the lower floor. He walked down the stairs and stopped by the elevator door.
Harry saw the button and pressed it, and he heard a ting as the elevator door opened.
He walked into the spacious box and looked at the set of button on the wall. He recalled there being a G on top of the elevator they had taken up yesterday and pressed its button. The box started to go down and Harry waited or a minute before it finally reached the ground floor.
He walked out of it and into the lobby, which was empty save for the employees behind the desk. A relaxing tune was being played in the quiet, soothing air of the lobby.
The man looked up from his desk when he saw Harry come out of the lift and his eyes widened.
"Hey, little kid, where are you going?"
"Is there someplace to eat here?" He said irritably.
"3rd floor… are you sure you're supposed to be here alone?"
Harry ignored him as he went into an elevator, this time not the one specifically designed for his room, and looked at the man in uniform standing inside.
"3rd floor." He barely spared the man a glance.
The man felt a part of his dignity die as he lowered his head to a 10 year old boy.
Harry walked out of the lift and stepped into the floor.
He walked over to the desk and asked for a table. Once the woman heard he was in the penthouse suite, she walked him over to a table by large windows, which gave him a view of the city underneath.
Harry plopped himself on the chair and ordered dinner as he observed the place.
It was quiet and soft music was playing in the background while people ate together. The place was refined and elegant, and Harry would be damned before he ate in anything less.
Yes, he knew he was arrogant.
He looked out of the windows and down at the shining lights of the city.
What was he doing?
He had come here to get away from the stupid rush of memories. He figured the dreams were caused by Hogwarts, and if he took a break from everything for a while, then maybe they would go away.
Why haven't they?
His hands gripped the glass filled with water tightly and clenched his jaw. He sighed and rubbed his forehead.
Well, it wasn't that big of a problem. He'd just have to find something else to do at night.
And as he glanced out the windows again, he figured that he might very well have found it. He would have to be careful though, to keep this secret from Seth. It wasn't that big of a deal anyways, there was no need for someone to fuss around annoyingly about it.
"Excuse me?" He heard a voice address him.
He looked up to see a pretty blonde waitress with a tray in hand.
"Are you okay?" She asked again.
Harry lifted his eyes to gaze coldly at her.
"Fine. You can put the food down."
She put the food down in front of him and looked at him for a moment before leaving.
Harry sighed through his nose as he started eating. Well, this would be a long night.
Harry wasn't used to not sleeping. He loved sleep, and was by nature lazy, unless it was for something he enjoyed.
Harry beckoned to a waiter who came over to clean up the table while Harry walked out of the floor, down to the lobby, and out the door.
Harry had gotten back after an hour or two, and managed to get four hours of rest due to sheer exhaustion before someone knocked on his door loudly.
Harry groaned as he rolled out of bed and walked groggily to the door. He opened it, massaging his neck lazily.
"What do you want, Seth?" He said tiredly.
"Still as lazy as ever, I see? Get dressed. We" Seth grinned at him, "are going to the water park."
Harry grinned widely and felt a bit of the tiredness leave his body. Just what he needed!
"I'll be out in a minute." He said before slamming the door and heading to his backpack.
It was still in peak condition after all those years. Probably because Harry cast a spell on it. But he still liked to keep it with him wherever he went. Perhaps he would leave it in a year or two, when he found a more convenient way of carrying thing around with him.
He opened it and rummaged through the many contents of the bottomless backpack. There were a several changes of clothes, a few chocolate boxes he hadn't quite managed to finish from the enormous bunch he bought at the beginning of the year, an extra wand holster, and a few potion ingredients that might have been hazardous if he hadn't placed them in special boxes, vials of different potions, and some other stuff.
Compared to how it was before he cleaned it out a few days ago, Harry felt he did a pretty decent job keeping it neat.
He grabbed a vial of vitamix potion and downed it. He felt a burst of energy sweep out the tiredness from his body and he rolled his shoulder. Time for some fun, he grinned.
He walked out the door and into the living room, smirking at the two standing there.
"Well, shall we, Seth, Andreas?" He raised his hands and beckoned to the lift.
"Andrew." He muttered almost to himself. "It's Andrew."
"Let's get going, shall we?" Harry gave him a fake smile.
Harry and Seth moved towards the elevator before they felt a hand coming down on their shoulders.
"Forgetting something?" Andy rolled his eyes.
Harry raised an eyebrow at him.
"We might have a better idea if you just get on with it, Randy." Harry said imperiously with crossed arms.
"…" Andy stared silently at the kid, starting to see that this would be a very miserable three month stay at the hotel. "Your glamours."
They headed out of the room a few minutes later, glamours applied, and headed for the entrance.
Once they got to the changing rooms inside, they quickly wore the newly acquired swimming trunks they had gotten from a shop, and wore identical grins as they marched into the large, enormous, waterpark.
"Aaaaaaaaaah!" They screamed as they were sliding down the enormous waterslide and into the swimming pool with a splash.
They fooled around with both of them trying to mock drown the other, and after an hour or two of trying out the various rides, they settled on a few reclining chairs beside a large swimming pool. Harry bought something muggle called sunglasses and lay down on the chair while Seth decided that he hadn't had enough of the water.
Harry was lying down, hands under his neck, soaking in the sun with his wet hair slicked backwards and out of his face.
"Hey there." He heard a voice above him purr and he opened his eyes to find a longhaired brunette smiling down at him. "Mind some company?"
Harry slid off his sunglasses ad smirked at her.
"Not at all."
While Harry did not really care about girls at this age, he appreciated a little eye candy.
"I'm Tasha," she lay down on the recliner beside him while giving him a flirty grin, "and you are?"
"Hadrian, sweetheart, but you can call me Harry." He grinned easily at her.
She blushed visibly and Harry smirked inwardly. He knew he was good looking, and this was only inflating his ego even more.
"So what's a beautiful woman like you doing alone here?" He said with a charming wink.
"Bad breakup." She said, looking momentarily angry. "Just had to get away from everything, you know? Take a break."
Harry stared at her in surprise.
"I understand what you're talking about. I'm here to take a break myself." He smiled attractively at her.
Well, this was fun. Harry was an old hand at charming people, and was enjoying himself immensely when-
"-Harry!" Seth ran to him while grinning. "Come on, let's play!"
Harry wanted to kick Seth in the behind for interrupting.
Tasha looked at him strangely for a moment before looking back at Seth. No wonder he was so nice and understanding! She sighed at her luck. It was too good to be true after all. British, hot , not taken, and straight? Impossible.
"I can see I'm interrupting something." She smiled apologetically as she left to go.
"Huh? Bye, I guess." Seth looked confused.
"No, it's alright, really, you can stay." Harry insisted. It was most definitely ok with him.
"No need to be shy." She smiled at them. "Enjoy yourselves."
She walked back to a group of girls, waving to them.
Harry felt a surge of annoyance at Seth and kicked him painfully.
"You idiot! You drove her away! Now I have to stare at your stinky male face all day long!" Harry groaned.
"What?" Seth spluttered. "Shut up, besides she's twenty! You're almost ten!" Seth waved at him.
"She didn't know that, did she?" Harry glared at him. "Besides, maturity isn't measured by age. I am obviously extremely mature, while you are still disgusted by girls."
Harry slid his sunglasses back down when Seth jumped on him. Harry narrowly avoided the attack and stood up a few steps away.
"I'm right, and you know it."
They fought until Harry saw the group of girls giggle and refused to do so anymore, trying to preserve the last piece left of his dignity. They went on a few more rides before Harry felt the effect of the potion disappear completely and the tiredness climbed back into his bones. They went out of the park after changing, and headed to the restaurant.
When they finally finished their schedule, it was night and Harry was reeling with exhaustion.
He was so tired he collapsed on the bed, and for the first time in a while, he didn't wake up till morning.
Know who else is tired? Me! I know this was short, but I have a lot of quizzes this week. Don't worry, more is on the way!
Tell me what you think!
Later.