Chaos of moving
Harry woke early by Teddy crying and hurried (As well as he could) to the crying baby, meeting Madeline in the hallway.
"I'll take him, go back to sleep." Madeline nodded after Harry and walked back to her bed. Harry opened the door and walked over to the bed, picking up Teddy.
"What is it Cub?" Harry noticed that Teddy's back was tinkling his hand, so he walked over and laid Teddy down on his stomach and lifted his shirt.
"Wha …?" Teddy's two wolfs on his back were not as they used to be, the biggest were sleeping and looked like it were dreaming and the small one were walking restless around the bigger, nudging him sometimes with it's nose. Harry looked up with a set.
"Dray …" He took Teddy into his arms and almost ran to Draco's room, not feeling his own tattoo start tingling. "Dray!" He threw the door open to see Draco on the bed, tossing around and sometimes moaning in pain. Over by the window he saw Lucius standing, wand at his son and a shocked expression on his face.
"How did you …?" He seemed to shake himself and his face turned into a sneer. "Never mind. I merely came to collect my Son." Lucius looked down at Harry's body. "I see my dear friend Severus has been busy." His eyes landed on Teddy, on his amber eyes; the same eyes as Remus had.
"I see there is still one living Lupin." He smiled malicious while Harry hugged Teddy closer. "I'll have to do something about that sometimes … "Harry snarled and threw a curse faster than human eyes, Lucius though managed to side step it but just barely.
"What have you done to Draco?" Draco was still lying in his bed, tossing and Teddy was still moaning in his arms.
"Just a new spell of mine … brilliant isn't it? Puts the victim to sleep, but they'll live through their worst nightmare." Lucius laughed a bone chilling laugh.
"Let. Him. Go!" Harry wondered for a second why it was that no one heard them. 'Properly sound proofed the room.'
"You cannot tell me what to do, Potter!" Harry growled in his throat before levitating Teddy to the hallway, making a shield at the doorway so that curses couldn't get out of the room and hurt anyone, he also made a shield around Draco, hoping a little it would block the curse but with no luck.
"Release him, Lucius or you will find out why exactly Tom didn't have a corpse." Harry said in a low warning voice, not that Lucius took him seriously;
Big mistake.
"Make me." Harry smirked, throwing Lucius on edge a little; he took hold of his necklace.
"Be it your way." Harry smirked, having the upper hand here. "UNITE THE ELEMENTS!" Just as the blinding light came; Severus, Madeline and Athena came running, having been woken by Teddy's continued cry's.
"HARRY!" Lucius looked at the beauty there were Harry's second form and stumbled back before shaking himself.
"What's going on here?" Lucius snarled before throwing a new curse at Draco but found it bouncing off; he tried again but with the same effect. He glared at Harry and the people behind him, trying to get through.
"My secret. One Tom also found out the hard way." Harry smirked again. "Fire." Fire balls appeared around Harry, bouncing a little up and down. "I say it one more time. Let. Him. Go." Harry held up a hand as to stop Lucius. "My shield will let it in; it will know if it's going to hurt him or help." Lucius glared but pointed his wand and a white spell flew through the shield.
"Your wand." Harry held out his hand for it as Draco sat up, shaking from head to toe. "Dray." Draco hurried over behind Harry, who pushed him through the doorway before Draco could stop him.
"You can't hold me; I will get free and get my revenge." Harry turned around again just as Lucius threw a curse, which Harry deflected by a swing of his hand.
"You coward!" Harry threw a curse back, making Lucius fly into the wall behind him. "You don't throw a curse on some ones back!" he picked Lucius's wand up from the floor, from where he had dropped it before turning around, walking out of the room and into the arms of his family.
"Love, are you alright?" Severus never heard the answer as he were busy checking Harry over.
"Sev!" Severus stopped and looked at Harry, breathing hard as if he tried to bang his way through the shield, which Harry actually believed he had tried to. "I'm fine, not a scratch." Harry kissed his husband in an attempt to calm him.
"Daddy … "Harry looked down to see Athena; her face was red from crying. Harry waved his hand to make her weightless before he picked her up to hug her close, Severus was about to stop Harry from lifting her but Draco stopped him.
"Father, don't." Severus turned to his son and first then did he notice that Draco were still shaking like a leaf, a tear sometimes running down his cheek.
"Dragon … "Severus held out his arms for Draco; who gladly fell into them, letting his tears run free. "What happened?" He looked over to Harry, figuring Draco couldn't answer him anyway.
"I woke from Teddy crying, so I went to him and I noticed that his back was tingling my hand so I looked at his tattoo and then understood that something were wrong with Draco." Harry sat down in the living room, taking Teddy on his lap. "I found Draco in his bed, tossing and Lucius by the window. He threw a curse so I sat Teddy in the hall and made shields at the door and over Draco, figuring Teddy would wake you."
"Who is that … "Madeline looked closely at Draco before looking behind her and back at him.
"Oh … but why …?"
"He wants … me to take … his bloody mark …! "Draco hulked into Severus's chest, trying to forget what he had seen in his dream.
"Sev, we can't live here." Severus looked up from Draco to Harry.
"But you're not … "
"My school don't matter Sev, can't you see? I'm never going to have a job anyway and with my name, as much as I hate it, can give me any job I want."
"What about your friends?" Severus knew they still were a targets and that Harry never would abandon them.
"They are coming with us, I can give them any job they want but they can always get schooled by Miss. Green." Severus nodded, knowing it was true and that if Lucius could get in here; then they weren't safe enough.
"You're right. Dobby!" Dobby appeared with a bow.
"Yes master Snape?" Severus handed Draco over to Harry, who then had to give a kid to Madeline.
"I want you to pack our things, leave Draco's room for now and don't go in there at all before I say you can." Dobby nodded and looked over at Harry.
"Are Master's moving?" Big tears welled up in Dobby's green sad eyes.
"Yes Dobby, you're welcome to come with us, also your friends who want to. But we're not safe here." Harry looked over at his husband who was by the fire.
"Please pack fast and get what is yours, we don't know if they'll try to rescue him." Dobby got big eyes and disappeared only to show up again with at least twenty other elves's, who all looked at Harry for instructions.
"We're ready for orders." Harry smiled and coughed a little.
"Right. I want these rooms packed, Dobby will tell you which room you're not to enter before we say you can, and there is also Miss. Greens rooms; make sure to tell her to dress and come here. The same goes for the Dursleys, but please escort them here." Already some elves were popping out to do that. "I also want you to retrieve; Miss. LoveGood. Neville, Seamus and Dean from Gryffindor seventh year dorm and Ginny Weasley from one year below." Again some popped out.
"Is that all Master Harry?" Dobby asked while looking at the teen elf's left.
"No, I want five elves's to go to the Burrow and pack the whole house, again tell them to dress and come here." Dobby waved at some of the elves and they popped out.
"Rest of us packs here Master Harry." Harry nodded and turned to Draco and Athena in his arms.
"Dray …?" Draco slowly sat up but refused to look Harry in the eye, instead he hung his head and looked at his lap. "Dray? Look at me …?" Draco stiffened before slowly raising his head to look at Harry.
"Please Dray …" Draco looked him in the eye and Harry used his gift, he wanted to see what Draco had seen in his false state of sleep.
Draco was at Malfoy Manor, he sat on his bed waiting for his nightly visit from his father.
'He's no father of mine!' The door to his room opened and Lucius walked in, wearing only his bathrobe.
"Hello Draco." Draco didn't answer, he knew better than that. He just stood up and started to undress before his father, who walked over and sat in the chair by the window.
"Come here." Lucius said when his son was naked; he opened his own robe, his cock already rock hard. Draco walked over, his eyes was glazed leading you to that conclusion that he had escaped to a better place.
Harry pulled back, not wanting to see Draco's humiliation, believing Draco would never forgive him. He looked down at Draco, who had bended forward over his knee sobering freely, hugging his shoulders.
"Dray …" Harry suddenly understood why Draco had been so scared with Ginny. Harry then remembered a feeling from Draco.
"Dray … it wasn't your fault…" Harry slowly pulled Draco into his arms.
"You mustn't't think that, you did the only thing you could." Draco sobered harder as Harry kept telling him he wasn't to blame himself.
"Harry …" Harry looked up at Severus, who stood with a confused expression with the Headmaster behind him. Harry looked over at Madeline.
"Delin, would you put Draco in our bed and give him a dreamless, just put Teddy and Thena in there too." Madeline smiled at the nickname and stood up to put Teddy down so that she could support Draco to the bed first.
"Thanks." He turned to Severus and Dumbledore.
"Headmaster, nice for you to show up. It's this way." Harry took Athena on his back as she was still weightless and she held on, careful not to choke him, he then waved a hand and picked up Teddy before walking to Draco's room, Severus shook his head before following; he took Athena from Harry's back to his own hip and stopped behind Harry outside Draco's room.
"Mister Malfoy." Dumbledore bowed his head shortly for Lucius, who was sitting on the bed with arms crossed, glaring at them.
"Have you called the aurors?" Harry turned to Severus who nodded just as Madeline came with three men.
"They said they were expected…" Madeline looked like one who didn't know if they had done something wrong.
"That's alright Delin; they're here to pick up our guest." She relaxed and stepped aside so that they could get forward, they walked up to Harry.
"Mister Snape, our congratulations." Harry bowed his head with a smile; these three men were some he had fought with in the war.
"Mister Hart." Hart looked at the shield and back at Harry.
"Same as always?" It was asked with a raised eyebrow and smirk between colleges.
"Isn't it always?" was the response and Heart gestured to his men to walk in, they gave him a look before one of them walked over and held a hand to the shield, which to his great shock fell through, they then walked in and handled Lucius and shot him with a needle there had a pink subtends in it.
"What are you doing to me!" Hart laughed and answered as they walked out again.
"We bound your magic, something Harry here invented in the war, really handy when handling with you Death Eaters." They all laughed as they took him away to wait for trail.
"Dobby." Dobby appeared with another elf.
"Yes Master Harry?"
"Heey Winky." Said elf blushed at Harry remembering her name.
"Dobby, the room is clear now." Dobby nodded and gestured for Winky to follow him and they got started on packing all things fast but still organized.
"Anyone wanting a cup of tea? And Love maybe you should take a calming." Harry smiled and nodded as they all walked to the kitchen, giving Madeline the kids.
"Show all to the kitchen Delin, I expect them to be arriving soon." She nodded on her way to the master bedroom to put the kids asleep.
"Take a seat where ever you can." Harry indicated around in the kitchen and Dumbledore, Severus and Himself took a seat by the table while Hart leaned against the counter. The elf there were packing the kitchen made them a strong tea and held a potion for Harry, who checked with Severus that it was the right one.
"Thank you Wong." Wong bowed and served for the rest before going back to packing. Just then a lot of confused people appeared in the kitchen door.
"Harry what's going on?"
"We were told to dress and come here, is something wrong?" Petunia looked frightened and Harry couldn't blame her not with all the stories he had told them there happened here.
"Everyone is fine, a little shaken but we'll live." He smiled at them all and told them to sit where they could.
"Draco's father showed up in Draco's room, he's been taken to Azkaban. The elf is packing, but I will tell you all in a moment, we're missing a few and I hate to repeat myself. So take some tea and sit down and slow your heartbeat." They all laughed at that and did as told, waiting for Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and Luna. The elf properly couldn't find her.
"Tweety?" Just then Luna's voice came from the portrait.
"Sorry, I was in the forest talking…" She stopped in the doorway to the kitchen when she saw all the people.
"What's going on…?" she got the same replay and sat down. Then Madeline came in with Molly and Arthur, who both looked like they waited to hear that someone had died.
"Mom … " He never got to say more before he were pulled into a bear hug from both Weasley's, Molly checking him over much like Severus had while Arthur asked question, that Harry answered promptly at the intense look in Arthur's eyes.
"Arthur, Molly, why don't you sit down and have a cup of tea and Harry can tell us all what happened?" They both nodded and walked over, Dean and Seamus moved from their chairs to the floor by a wall.
"Well, you see…" And so he told them all, how he woke and then how he found Lucius with Draco.
"How did he come in? How did he even get the password?" Seamus was glaring at the Headmaster as it was his fault, which it properly was if their theory were true.
"Believe me, dear boy; I'm as confused as you are." Dumbledore did look confused but Harry wasn't so sure; there was no doubt the Headmaster was a good actor.
"That's not importing." All turned to Harry.
"We're moving, all of us."
"Where?" Ginny looked between Harry and her parents; she knew she couldn't stay here but she wasn't sure who to go with.
"We'll tell you later, right now I want all to make them a bed of anything and try to get some rest; it will take the elf another three to four hours to finish packing all." All stood up and walked away to find a spot and an object they could use. Albus was about to protest but Harry (And all the others in the room) just glared at him, and he closed his mouth again and walked out.
"Come on love." Severus hosted Harry up in his arms and walked to their room, where Draco and Teddy were sleeping on one side of the bed and Athena were sleeping on top of Draco's legs.
"What do we do? Move them or make another bed?" Harry answered by transforming something into a nice bed.
"Let's try to get some rest, the Twins are restless." Severus helped Harry with his clothes before laying him on the bed.
Severus woke a few hours later by Dobby showing up.
"Master Snape, we have finished packing all." Severus nodded.
"Make some breakfast, a lot." Dobby nodded with a smile and popped out.
"Harry? Love you need to wake up…" Harry's eyes fluttered before opening completely.
"Heey Luv. Is it time?" Severus nodded as he helped Harry up before going over to wake Draco.
"Dragon, wake up." Just as Severus were about to touch Draco, Harry shouted.
"DON'T!" But too late, as soon as Severus touched Draco, he began screaming and tossing under the comforter there had wrapped itself around him tightly.
"What's happening?" Severus asked just as Teddy woke up, also screaming. Athena who had woken when Dobby had been there, tried to calm the baby but with no luck.
"Sev, don't touch him!" Severus stepped back as did Athena, together with Teddy, Draco had stopped screaming but he still tossed.
"Avanti!" Draco woke completely in the middle of a new scream; a scream there went straight to your bones.
Draco sat up, focusing on the comforter in front of him; he hung his head to seal his face.
"Dragon…?" Severus walked forward and slowly laid a hand on Draco's shoulder; he flinched badly but stayed still.
"Harry, what wrong with him?" Severus looked scarred up at Harry, who was looking at Draco.
"Dray, I have to tell him." Draco's head shot up and his eyes bore into Harry's.
"He needs to know, Dray I can … "
"NO!" Draco stood up and backed away from them, into a wall and looked very much like a caught deer.
"Dray, don't be like that…" Draco shook his head, glaring at the floor. Harry walked over and leaned in, placing his hands on either side of Draco's head, Draco backed so that he was straight with the wall, avoiding contact.
"I know you have been handling this alone so far, but he is your father now … your real father, who loves you and only wants you to be happy, he don't understand why all the sudden he can't touch you …" Draco's eyes looked behind Harry, where Severus stood, Teddy on his hip and with Athena hugging her father's leg, tears rolling down her cheek.
"Look at him, can't you see?" Draco looked up at Severus, who let his mask fall and showed his son just how concerned he was.
"I don't want anyone to know!" it were said in a whisper but Harry heard.
"Dray, we love you … all of you, let us help you heal." Harry took one hand and ever so slowly placed it on Draco's cheek and turned his face to him.
"Let us help so that you can heal and put it all behind you … and have Ginny." That made Draco look at Harry and to Severus and back again.
"Please Dray?"
"Fine … " Draco hung his head in defeat and then he slumbered to the floor, trying to hold back sobs there grew steadily to crying freely, Harry looked sadly at Draco, crying his pain out. Athena came over slowly, standing in front of Draco and she waited; waited for Draco to see her before doing more. Draco saw her and gave her hand a touch with his finger; she leaned down and hugged her brother who took her into his lap, hugging her tight. She started to rock them back and forward, mumbling into Draco's ear.
"Harry what is it?" Severus came over and took Harry into his arms and looked at his son, crying as if there were no tomorrow.
"Lucius has been raping him, I don't know for how long, but at least three years." Severus tightened his grip and his lips were thin.
"Sev, your hurting me…" Severus quickly let go.
"Sorry love." Harry turned and smiled gently.
"It's alright; could you get a dreamless one? I think he needs a few more hours." Severus nodded and went to get one. Harry turned to Draco and Athena, who both were still crying though a little less than before.
"Dray, come back to bed." Draco looked up at Harry; then he stood up and walked over, placing Athena on her feet.
"We'll wake you when we're going." Draco just nodded and took the potion when Severus came with it. Harry walked out with the kids, leaving Severus alone with his son.
"Dragon, why didn't you tell me?" Draco looked down and new tears appeared.
"I thought you wouldn't love me, if you knew…" Severus opened his arms for Draco, who hesitated a little before hugging Severus.
"I will always love you Dragon, nothing will ever change that." He looked Draco on the eye.
"You hear me? Nothing!" it was said firmly and was sealed with a kiss to Draco's forehead as he fell asleep, a small smile gracing his lips.
Harry walked into the kitchen, were almost everyone was sitting, eating breakfast.
"Good morning everyone." They all said morning.
"So Harry, who and were, are moving?" Seamus asked with Prue in his arms.
"We're all moving into Sirius's house, for the time being." Harry looked at them all.
"We're going in a few hours; Draco needs a little more sleep. But I thought that maybe some of us should go now and make the house ready." Molly and Petunia was already standing as were the girls and Seamus.
"We'll go, Dear." Harry nodded.
"Dobby, a moment please." Dobby appeared and bowed.
"Dobby I want you to go to Sirius's house, some will go with you, and make the house ready. I'll be there in a few hours." Dobby bowed and disappeared, Molly lead the rest to the fireplace in the living room.
"How's young Draco doing?"
"Fine, as fine as one can be." Arthur nodded.
"Harry? What about our school?" Harry smiled at Dean and his goddaughter.
"Miss. Green will teach you if you want, but you don't have to." Harry looked over at Arthur.
"None of you have to work anymore." Arthur's eyes got wide.
"Harry, we can't accept that, it's too much." Harry held up his hand.
"Arthur … Dad." Arthur smiled at that.
"I want my friends and family living together with me, I want a big family. And if some of you really want to work just for the fun of it, then I can get you any job you want." Arthur sat down again, thinking it over.
"I'm sure Molly would love it." It was his way of saying fine for now and Harry smiled.
"I believe so too." Harry sat down and reached out for Prue, Dean smiled and handed her over.
"Hey, how's my little girl?" Harry bobbed her on his lap, making her giggle.
Harry walked to the Master bedroom, on his way to wake Draco; they were all set and only needed him.
"Dray?" Harry removed the comforter before going over and opened the curtains, letting the fake sun inside.
"Are we … going?" Draco yawned again.
"Yes, so get up. Food is ready for you in the kitchen; the rest must wait till we get there." Draco nodded and followed Harry to the kitchen; where he found out that all the girls and Seamus had left already.
"Morning." Draco sat down and began on his food, eating fast so that he could get to safety.
"As soon as Dray is done, we'll go." Harry turned to Severus.
"How about you go ahead with the kids and tell the others? Maybe see if Draco's things are unpacked so he can get a bath?" Severus smiled and walked over and kissed Harry.
"I knew there was a reason why I love you." Harry smiled and waved as he walked out with the kids.
"I'm done." Harry turned to Draco to see his plate empty.
"Good lets go." They all walked to the fireplace. But Harry turned, walking to his own room and came back with Alice that he handed to Neville.
"Neville." Said boy smiled and went into the green fire. Then it were Dean with Prue, then Arthur, Dudley.
"Boy, what am I supposed to do?" Vernon asked from behind.
"You walk in, stand all straight and say what the others said." Vernon looked unsure and Harry didn't think it would be a responsible choice to send his uncle with the fire.
"There's another way, here." He walked over to stand by Vernon.
"Draco …" Draco came over too and laid a hand on Harry's shoulder.
"Uncle, just hold onto my shoulder and close your eyes, you won't even feel we're moving." Vernon gripped Harry's shoulder and held on.
A few moments later.
"Uncle? We're here." Vernon opened his eyes to see a dark hallway, pictures hanging on the wall and all of them had curtains for them.
"This way, but be very quiet or Mrs. Black wakes up." Vernon was about to ask what he talked about when he tripped over something, making big noise.
"BLOOD TRAITORS! IN MY HOUSE! GET OUT, YOU FILFHY MUGGLES!" Vernon looked up to see a woman hanging on the wall on the stair landing; she was dressed in black and was howling on the top of her lungs.
"WOMAN SHUT UP!" Harry shouted so loud that it made her shut up, from shock, for a few moments before resuming her shouting.
"BLOOD TRAITORS STAINING MY HOUSE! THE DARK LORD WILL KILL YOU!"
"VOLDEMORT IS DEAD YOU CRAZY WOMAN!" Harry shouted again.
"I KILLDED HIM! SO SHUT UP OR I DETROY YOU!" That made her shut up and look at him; she saw the scar and started to shout again.
"THE-BOY-WHO-LIVED IN MY HOUSE! OH THE SHAME!" she was about to shout again when Harry shouted first.
"INFENDO!" her whole frame started to burn and switched her portrait in the edge before going towards the middle, burning her away.
"Boy …?" Vernon looked down at his nephew, a little scarred of what he had just seen.
"I'm fine, she was going anyway." Harry walked over to a door and opened it.
"Hey guys!"
"Heey Harry! What happened out there?" Ginny asked with a knowing smirk.
"Just blew up Mrs. Black." All shook their heads; trust Harry to do something they all had tried to do, since they stepping into this house.
"Have a seat Uncle." Harry indicated to the large table, big enough to hold them all. Harry turned to the girls.
"Was here bad?" it were Petunia there answered first.
"Bad? Here was awful! Dust and grease everywhere!" Harry laughed together with the rest, Petunia herself included.
"I have to give you right, Petunia. Here was bad, but it wasn't so bad to clean." Petunia looked sad for a moment, and Harry thought he knew why.
'Sev …it looks like Aunt wants to be magical too.'
'You don't say … I remember you telling of Dudley, we have to look into that. Maybe Blacks library have the answer?'
'Let's hope.' Harry turned to the girls, to Ginny.
'You have to know …' He looked over at Draco, who stood by the door and looked like he wanted to run. Harry stood up and walked over to Draco.
"They have to know Dray… Ginny has to know …" Draco looked like he wanted to disagree but couldn't, he knew they had to know.
"I … can't …" Draco hung his head.
"I'll tell them, why don't you take a bath? I'll send Ginny up when they know." Draco only nodded before going through the door and up the stairs. Harry walked back and sat down besides Severus.
"Guys?" They all turned to him and waited.
"I have to tell you something about Draco." Harry turned to Athena.
"Honey could you go over there and play a little?" She smiled and kissed his cheek before standing, Harry waved his hand to make a bobble around her so that she wouldn't be overwhelmed with thoughts.
"What is it Harry?" Molly asked from across him.
"I found out last night that, Lucius has been …" Harry felt Severus take his hand.
"Raping him for at least three years." Harry held up a hand to Ginny, who were halfway out her chair.
"He's taking a bath right now Gin. I don't think it's a very good idea to go right now." She sat down slowly, shooting looks at the door.
"Why haven't he told anyone before?" Molly knew her kids would come to her, if they were in trouble, so why didn't Draco tell Severus.
"Of the same reason as all it's happen to, they do not believe we'll love them anymore if we know." Severus said, remembering Draco's words.
"Well, we'll just have to show him we still love him, but please avoid body contact with him unless he touches you first. Don't ask him questions; he'll come around in his own time." All nodded their agreement.
"I think you can go now Gin." No sooner than he had said it and she was out the door, running up the stairs.
"So, has anyone any plans or ideas to today's plan?" All shook their heads, making Harry smile.
"How about I take those who want, to Diagon Ally?" Harry turned to Dudley.
"I own you a trip." Dudley grinned.
"Yeah?" Dudley got a thoughtful look on his face.
"Now you mention it, I believe you do." All laughed. Petunia looked over at Harry.
"I would like to go with you, Harry." Harry smiled and nodded.
"Anyone else?" Luna nodded.
"I need something anyway." The Dursleys, who hadn't meet Luna yet, looked funny at her dreamy voice.
"Blaise complained about his pen …" If the Dursleys looked funny before that, it were nothing against how they looked like now.
"Sure Luna." Harry chuckled.
"So we'll be going in one hour." All nodded before rising to find their rooms, to unpack.
Harry walked down the stairs; nearly getting knocked over by Dudley's dog there came running. He saw Petunia on the stairs.
"Are we going Harry?" He nodded and they walked back to the kitchen; Dudley, Draco, Luna and Madeline sat already ready.
"Delin, please find Teddy's stroller." Madeline smiled and indicated to something behind her.
"Have it already." Harry smiled back.
"Then come here, hold on to me and close your eyes." They did as told and soon found them in Diagon Ally.
"Wow…" Petunia was gaping at the stores and magical people walking by.
"Where do we start…?" She sounded existed but at the same time, hopeless.
"This way Aunt, we'll take the book store first as we have missed it the last two times." Dudley smiled to Harry as if saying it didn't matter. They all walked over to Flourish, who greeted Harry with a wave. "So guys, what are we looking for?" Dudley looked lost; he had no idea where to look for a name.
"I would like to look at some old year books." Petunia walked with purpose over to the counter to talk to the man behind.
"Where'is the best place to look for a name?" Dudley looked from his mom to Harry, who looked over at Draco.
"Books about the magical world I suppose… over here" Draco walked over to a stand, looking over some books. "Here's one." He pulled out a big tome, brunt leather. "Greatest witches and wizards through time." Dudley took it and was already shifting through pages.
"This is great Draco, thanks!" Dudley walked over to a chair and sat down, Madeline walked over a few seconds after and sat on the chairs arm; commentating and pointed at names. Harry smiled before turning to Draco and Luna.
"So what are you two looking for today?" Luna smiled in her dazzling way, she answered in also a dreamy voice.
"Looking for a gift for Blaise… wonder if he wants an amulet against Nargles or a…" Harry and Draco toned her out, nodding in agreement to something just as Petunia came over.
"Harry dear, could you pay for me and then I'll give you later? That man refuses to take my money." She huffed.
"They don't use that kind of money here, it's like when you travel. You have to change them."
"Then why didn't he tell me, it's not like we don't understand each other." Harry chuckled as he walked over to pay for her things.
"What are you buying anyway?" Petunia came over and showed Harry a book. "Hey, that's Mom…" Petunia turned a page and pointed. "Dad ... Sirius…Remus …"
"It's their year books, from year One through their school years." She closed the book and held it to her heart. "I thought we could kopi the photos and hang them in the house…" Harry smiled all the way to his eyes.
"Aunt that's brilliant!" She smiled at him. "I also have a photo album I got from Hagrid; there are some of them and their friends and of me and them in there."
"Lovely, I think I also have some in the attic… from when we were kids… Harry could you get that lovely little friend of yours to pick some things at our home? And could you get your hands on some of you and your friends through the years?" Harry thought for a second. 'I wonder...'
"I think I can get some from Collin, he had his camera with him all the time. And I'm sending Dobby over to pack your house." Petunia nodded, before stopping as if she saw something.
"Harry…" Harry turned to her.
"Huh?"
"That book…"She pointed behind Harry. "Is waving at me…" Harry turned and saw an old cover of one of Lockhart's book; he was waving eagerly at them.
"Aunt, haven't you seen the pictures moving at the House? Or heard them talk?" She shook her head in confusing. "In this world, picture and book covers can move, the person in it can move and you can have a conversation with a painting." She looked back at the book.
"Do you mean to tell me, that all the pictures we are about to make for the house, we can make them do that? I can talk to Lily?" She got a faraway look on her face and started to smile.
"Of course you can!" He grinned at her. "Depending on how old the people are in the painting, you can talk to her and tell her about life now, but she can only remember back from when it was painted. Picture and covers can't talk, only painted painting." Her face fall so he hurried to say. "But you know what, come with me." He took her hand and walked over to Dudley. "D, I'm going for a moment."
"Kay…" Harry dragged Petunia out on the street.
"Harry, where are we going?"
"To someone who can paint us all." He walked over to a shop with a lot of art things. "Come on Aunt." He smiled as he held the door for her before he walked in, he walked over to the counter. "Excuse me sir?" A man, about Harry's own age, turned with a smile.
"James!" he fumbled with his pockets and pulled out his glasses which he hurried to put on. "Oh… excuse me Sir, for a moment I thought I saw a ghost from the past." He smiled apologetic at Harry, who returned it.
"That's quite alright Sir, I do look an awful like my father." The man spilled his eyes open.
"Your son of James Potter?" Harry nodded and the man's eyes turned to his forehead, he lifted his hand and pulled away his hair to show his scar.
"My honor to meet you sir, I knew your father from his school days." He came around the desk to shake Harry's hand and kissed Petunia's hand. "What can I do for you Sir?"
"I would like to order paintings of myself, my family and friends." You could almost see the man's face brighten, and in seconds he looked teen years younger, like a kid on Christmas Eve.
"That would be a great honor..." He looked behind him for a second before looking at Harry again. "Wait here a second." He walked to the back store, where they heard him move things. "Here." He came back with a long packet wrapped in brunt paper. "I have held this for James. Right before their wedding… told me to keep it so that I could give it to you, in time." He removed the paper, the back side to Harry and Petunia. "I've just wrapped it, planning to send it to you." He turned the painting around.
It was a full length painting of James and Lily, they were standing by their house; it was the one there were destroyed. James had his arms around Lily who had a hand resting on her belly. They were both frozen, looking down at Lily's Belly.
"Mom…" Harry looked over at the young man. "Why aren't they moving?"
"James send me this together with a letter; I was to freeze them, to ensure no one knew about this painting." Harry nodded while looking at Petunia, who was scanning the painting. "They wanted to ensure you were the one getting it."
"Aunt?" Petunia looked over at Harry, eyes big and shining.
"I'm fine Dear." Harry nodded before turning to the man.
"Unfreeze them." The man placed the painting up a wall before pulling out his wand, which he flicked hard.
Slowly James and Lily lifted their heads, looking over the people before them.
"Mom…?" Harry walked closer; Lily smiled to him which he returned.
"My son… you're so grown…" James also smiled at his son, eyes running over Harry but stopped at his stomach.
"Harry, my son… your pregnant I see." Lily also looked at his stomach before jumping around, clapping her hands, all the while singing.
"My baby is having a baby!" James looked at his wife with a funny expression on his face.
"Ohm… Dear?" Lily stopped and looked at her husband, head to the side.
"Yes Darling?"
"Relax...?" Lily smiled and came over to stand by him, turning to Harry again, this time seeing Petunia, who was twisting her hands.
"Tuni..?" Harry looked behind him and saw one single tear run slowly down Petunia's cheek at the nick name. "Tuni it's you!" Petunia nodded slowly before coming over.
"Lil… Oh Lil, I never thought I should see you again…I'm sorry…for all I did, when we were kids…and to Harry….. Oh Lil I'm so sorry!" Petunia sank to her knees, sobbing into her hands.
"Tuni, shhh… don't cry…we'll talk later, I'm sure you did your best." Petunia nodded as she dried her eyes and Harry turned to the young man, who was guarding Lily.
"How long before you have an appointment?" The young man walked over to his desk and opened a drawer from where he pulled out a calendar.
"What do you say to tomorrow?"
"Sounds fine." The man nodded and wrote something down.
"Are we talking about one painting of all or one of each?" Harry thought for a moment before answering.
"Both… with different scenarios." And the man wrote something down.
"And how many are you? It helps me with measure the size's I need." Harry thought for a second.
"We're twenty, split in seven families." The man wrote something down. "Is it possible to add more people into the painting without having to make a new?"
"Sure you can, I simply paint on the original, why do you ask?"
"Some of us is pregnant and others on the going, so it's nice to know we don't have to make all new ones." The man nodded and wrote something. "Was that all? We sort of abandoned our friends on a sudden hunch..." he laughed nervously and scratched his neck at which the young man smiled as if he had seen something from old days.
"Yes for now. What's the address?" at that Petunia looked frightened at Harry, as if asking; what do we do now?
"We can't tell you, but I will come and pick you up. How long does this takes?" the man thought for a second before responding.
"It will take me some days to make them all, maybe three visits." Harry nodded.
"Would it be acceptable for you, to stay with us while you paint? We're a little careful with giving the address as my husband's son was attached earlier today, it would be easier if you stayed with us... maybe you even get some inspiration at seeing us on an everyday basis?" The man smiled as if you had just said he gets to stay with Harry Po...no wait, he was.
"That would an honour Mr. Potter, and your right; I do get more inspiration from seeing people interact with each other in a daily basis, you get to see real feelings and not posed and rehearsed ones." Harry and Petunia nodded both with a smile, both knowing what he meant;
Always remember to sneak up on people when taking a photo or all you get is a standard smile, there don't always reaches the eyes.
"It's Harry... do you want to come with us now?" Harry looked at Petunia who nodded. "You could pack while we get the others."
"You're sure it's not a problem?" Harry nodded with a smile. "I like to, it will take me about an hour to pack all I need. And my name is Erik." Harry nodded again and shook hands.
"We'll be back by then; we have some things to do anyway." He turned to his parents. "You stay here, I'll be right back."
"Take as long as you need my Son, we'll be here when you get back." James nodded to his son, his wife busy with baby thoughts.
"Harry, dear are you coming?" Harry looked over at Petunia in the door, waiting for him. He waved before walking after his aunt.
Harry and Co. plus Erik arrived to a busy house. The men were in the middle of cleaning out Dark objects and removing the old photos to one room, Harry didn't feel completely comfortable with destroying all the Paintings but neither did he want them for all to look at, so Severus said they would be moved to one place; Mrs. Black's master bedroom seemed like the best choice.
"You just moved in?" Erik looked around on the seven families, working to get the house livable.
"Earlier today yes, Lucius Malfoy attached us this morning at Hogwarts..." they walked to the kitchen, Harry telling more of all the people they meet on the way.
"I must say, I have never seen that many people in one household-even one as big as this." Harry smiled as they sat down, Molly and Petunia hurried to place refreshing on the table and give them each a cup of hot, sweet tea.
"I like to have all my friends and family close to me, this house is temporary till we build one big enough." they watched as Molly and Petunia made lunch, or rather Molly spelled the things to cook while Petunia cut up things, a faraway look on her face. Erik leaned closer to Harry to whisper softly.
"I take it your Aunt's is Muggle?" Harry turned as he nodded sadly.
"Yes, though I tend to think she's a Squib more than Muggle, her son Dudley too." Erik looked thoughtful at that.
"How do you mean? have she ever been tested, Hogwarts letter?" Harry shook his head to both.
"My mother were the only getting a letter, in turn of that; Aunt hated all magic, her sister and parents - even me for sixteen years. As to how, well I always felt something different about them than with my uncle, who is defiantly Muggle. Something in their aura seems familiar to me, like Hogwarts do the first night every year; welcoming and warm - though their action said otherwise I always felt that small welcoming sense of familiar." Erik nodded more to himself as he sat back, thinking over what he had just learned about James's family.
"If they are squibs it's possible to boost their magic some, there are different ways to do so. Most of them are weak as they use a third object to contain the magic in and it weakens the magic the more it's out from our body's. The best way is when one die, then you simply say a charm over the body."
"How do you know this Erik?" Harry took a sip from his tea before turning to Erik, who was guarding Harry with considering eyes.
"I know because of my work. We use a variation to that spell on a dying person, to trap their soul in a painting - at their request of course. It's the same principle though, the right spell will trap the magic, there is flowing out from the dying person. My spell just traps the soul flowing out, and leaves the magic to return to the Dragons, to pass on to a new life." Erik studied Harry, who looked like his life quest was right within his reach. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking you're thinking?"
"And what do you think I'm thinking?" Harry lifted his eyebrow at Erik, who had to remember it were a man almost the same age as himself, talking to him, not an older version; as his mind kept doing.
"To use that spell with the Muggle, I have to tell you; I don't know the consequences if they turn out to be Muggle after all. It's never been done before." Harry slowly nodded.
"Then we have to test them, how do you do that?" Erik thought for a second.
"A simple magical scan should do it, but you have to be a Healer. Only they know how to read the colors and chart." he paused for a second before adding. "We could take them to the hospital or maybe get the school nurse?"
"I think we better go with Poppy, we can trust her not to tell anything." then he turned to Erik. "Should I give you a tour around the house? Or would you rather walk around on your own and 'capture' us in the moment?" Harry smiled as he saw inspiration in Erik's eyes.
"I think 'in the moment' would be best in this case. Normal I do portraits of family's standing together, but I think you rather want a more personal touch. Am I right?" Harry nodded.
"Right on the spot. I have seen that kind of painting and I rather think they look like robots in most cases, no we want warm painting where you can see the atmosphere and our kids will look at them, remembering." Erik nodded with a kind smile.
"How will you build the new house?" Harry thought for a second before answering, eyes following Ginny and Athena walking pass them.
"I think each family will have their own building/house, but we'll build them really close to each other. Why do you ask?"
"Because I have a offer then. What if I make enough painting so that each room in each house have a different painting?" after a few second reality kicked in. "Oh … did I just sign up for that much work ..?" Harry nodded with a laugh and soon the whole kitchen joined.
"Yeah you did, I'm holding you at your words. You will be paid gravely." Erik smiled kind at Harry, like one would to a brother.
"The honor will be pay enough, I will for fill an oath I made once." At Harry's questioning eyes he said. "James told me to do a painting for you when I got to meet you, this more than for fill that promise." Erik smiled at Harry's shining eyes at the mention of James.
"How did you come to meet my Dad?" Erik leaned back a little, like getting ready to tell of a long, precious memory.
"I was home schooled, so I helped my dad a lot in the shop. He got it from his dad who started it, one of my classes where to learn how to paint, work the magic involving and run the shop for when the time came for me to take over." Molly and Petunia joined them at the table, pouring more tea. "We had just come back from a job and opened the shop when a young man walked in; he seemed troubled, kept looking over his shoulder as if he expected to be ambushed any moment. He talked to my dad for a while, I remember he seemed frustrated, his hand seemed to be attracted by force to run through his hair all the time." Erik chuckled at the memory. "Later I learned he always did it, though not as frequent as that day. The next day we flooed to their home for a two days stay, Lily greeted us in the door." He turned his eyes to Harry, barely noticing the extra people joined them. "You have more than her eyes, though they are those features there stands out." He smiled as Harry seemed quite shocked.
"I've always been told I was the exact copy of my dad, besides my eyes." Erik shook his head slowly.
"No my friend. First, you have her smile, her laugh, even the same shine to your eyes, same passion. James was more arrogant in his ways, very kind yes but arrogant when he could get away with it. And I talk from experience; our two days stay turned a month. I got to see Lily as a mother figure; my own passed away giving birth to my sister. James became like an older brother, he took me camping ones." Again he turned his eyes to Harry. "And I got to see you grow, each evening before bed I would sit with Lily, listening to her reading for us. And each day I would measure her belly to see how much you grew, Lily would laugh at me every time."
"How else do I look like my mother?"
"You have the same kind, warm welcoming aura about you. You put others before you, even when you can get hurt. I've been following you in the news, just the main story."
"Tell us about it. He has a major Hero complex! Always trying to save the day, ruining my life for six years!" Draco said from besides Harry, hitting him gently on the shoulder. "But I wouldn't have traded it, our fights kept the school from being boring. Even Dumbledork couldn't always hold his mask when scolding us." They all laughed as Athena came down the stairs and through the door.
"Daddy ..? My head hurt …" They saw her sway a little, holding her head. "There's … so many … peoples …"
"Severus, proof her room, fast." Severus was already on his way out the door and up the stairs. "Thena, it's alright. Everything is going to be alright." He took her in his arms and made a bobble around them before going up stairs.
"What was that about?" Erik looked around on the remaining people, who looked between themselves as if to figure out who should tell him.
"Athena seems to have some telepathist ability. As she haven't learned how to block out thoughts yet, she gets overwhelmed and we fear she'll go insane if she doesn't learn fast." Luna explained gently, in her singing voice. "There's been going on a lot lately, so everyone is thinking extra and she feels that." Erik nodded, a smile gracing his face.
"You must be the daughter of Mr. Lovegood, I meet him some years back when he wanted dad to make a painting of him and his young daughter, which must be you." Luna nodded smiling.
"Yes, my dad is on a trip around the world. He wanted to do that all his life and now I'm of age, he started travel after I got on the train." just then Severus came down, holding up his hands to stop all the question about to come.
"She's fine, we got her to sleep. Harry is singing to her right now." Molly came with some tea before going back to the kitchen. He sat down besides Draco and was handed the newspaper. "Thanks Molly." just the Petunia came over and stopped by Erik.
"Let me show you to your room, I'm sure you have a lot to unpack." Erik smiled gratefully as he stood.
"You bet I have, thank you..?" Petunia smiled friendly.
"Petunia, I'm Harry's aunt. That boy…" She pointed at Dudley and Madeline, there sat in the couch group they had in one corner. "… Is Dudley, my son." Erik nodded his understanding before following her up the stairs.
Neville stood up and when people turned to him, questions in their eyes, he answered, a little embarrassed. "I promised to, ohm, write Lavender…" he ducked his head as people laughed good-hearted. "Not funny, guys." he walked out and greeted Harry on the stair before going to his room.
Luna also stood. "I better write Blaise too… he's so worried about you." she glanced at Draco, who only lifted an eyebrow.
"He's such a mother-hen sometimes…." Draco rolled his eyes. "Tell him I'm fine, he can stop worrying himself sick. And I know he's sick with worry right now." Luna turned her head to Draco with a smile.
"He'll deny all." at this Draco chuckled.
"I know, that's what's pissing him off the most; that I know it." Luna chuckled lightly as she also walked to her room, humming a soft tone. Draco turned to Ginny and they talked about future, dreams but also what to do with Albus.