Sensing Magic
by Teddylonglong
Please refer to chapter 1 for my disclaimer and warnings. Thank you.
Harry thoroughly enjoyed his holidays on Inis Rún. He loved spending time on the beach together with his family. Sometimes, he even took Felix out onto the playground. The little boy could not get enough of the swing. As it was not exactly baby safe, Harry sat on it with his brother on his lap, much to Felix' delight.
One day, he accompanied his father and one of the fishermen harvesting jellygrapes. They looked like normal, albeit very tiny, green grapes, and Harry eyed the bucket they carried home in disbelief. "They don't look special at all."
Severus smirked. "That's true, son, and I can't wait to be home and try them out on several potions, of which Poppy would love to have stronger versions."
"I'm in." After almost four weeks of simply enjoying his holidays, Harry was looking forward to returning to Hogwarts and brewing potions together with his father and the twins.
On another day, Healer O'Brien took him to the North of the Island, where he healed the scars on two fishermen's faces, causing them to look much younger and healthier. Another time, a young woman was brought into the practice in a wheel chair, and the healer called him over and explained that the woman was suffering from a very rare muscle disease, which was so far uncurable. To everyone's delight, Harry was able to heal her just by gripping her arm and letting his healing magic do its work.
By the time they had to return to Hogwarts, Harry knew that he had made many people on Inis Rún very happy, that he loved the small island and that he wanted to buy the small house, which had been for sale next to Healer O'Brien's house.
"Dad, can we quickly go to Gringotts over there?"
"Why might that be?"
"Do you think I have enough money to buy the house next to Healer O'Brien's?"
Regina suddenly began to laugh. "Like father like son. Harry, your father was considering the same. Considering the cumulated amount of gold in all our accounts, we can easily buy it. It would be a fantastic place to come here during the holidays."
"Or even just for the occasional Sunday."
By the time they finally left the island, they owned the one-storey house with three bedrooms, a large dining kitchen, a bathroom, a store room, which was at some stage going to become a potions lab, and a large garden. It was even equipped with a fully functioning fireplace that was connected to the Floo network. They spontaneously chose the fireplace for their travel home. While Regina took Felix through the Floo, Harry travelled with Lucy and Severus took care of four buckets of jellygrapes, three of which Harry had received from the fishermen for healing their colleagues, friends and family.
HP
A few days after their return, Narcissa's summer course began, and Harry attended the first two days of it, mainly to get to know the new first-years who had chosen to participate.
However, after the second day, he decided that he'd rather spend his time in the lab. "Two or three years ago, it would have made sense to attend the course, but by now, Mum has already taught me so much that I don't learn anything new," he explained to his parents.
"Harry, that's fine with us. There is no need for you to attend the course if it's not interesting for you." Severus smiled, comfortingly.
Harry nodded, feeling very much reassured.
"Harry, on a different note, what are we going to do for your birthday? Do you wish to invite your classmates?" Regina cast him a questioning look.
Harry shook his head. "Not this time. I'd rather spend the day in our new house. Perhaps, we could take the twins and Teddy with us. And Misty and Cicero," he added as an afterthought.
HP
Unbeknownst to Harry, his father had already arranged with the twins and Cicero to spend a few days on Inis Rún to install a potions lab to their new home. When he told Healer O'Brien about his intention, their new neighour became extremely excited.
"Frankly speaking, we need an apothecary here on the island. We always have to order potions from London, which is extremely tedious."
Severus smirked. "We can, of course, brew the occasional potion for you on demand; however, I am a full-time professor at Hogwarts, and the twins whilst being my student assistants are only fourth-years. They will only finish Hogwarts in four years' time, although they'll have completed their Potions mastery by then, just like Harry, who is only a second-year student now."
"If we may contact you from time to time, it will help us a lot."
"Any time," Severus promised, knowing that with the twins' and occasionally Harry's assistance he was never as busy as he had been before accepting the twins as his assistants.
The twins mock bowed, causing Severus to glare at them.
"From the money we received from the muggle government…"
"… for providing the wolvescure…"
"… we intended to open a joke shop…"
"… once we finish Hogwarts…"
"… but we could as well add an apothecary to it…"
"… here on this according to Harry beautiful island."
"I would appreciate that very much, and you will have my support in any way." The healer sounded too enthusiastic for Severus' liking; however, he merely nodded, before he ushered the twins back to work.
HP
On the day before Harry's twelfth birthday, a meeting of the Wizengamot took place, and while Harry would have liked to accompanied his parents, he remained at home to look after Felix.
By the time his parents returned several hours later, they seemed upset.
"Fudge is such an idiot," Severus growled, causing Harry to stare at his father in surprise.
"If he's such an idiot, why did they elect him as the Minister of Magic?"
"He wanted to make up a new law that would have forced you to heal even criminals if you were able to do so."
"He what?" Harry asked in bewilderment.
"Fortunately, we have too many friends and allies, and only two or three others voted for his new law." Severus smirked.
"Ah, thank Merlin."
"Nevertheless, you must be careful to not listen to the minister or Dumbledore." Regina cast him a look of utmost concern.
Harry shook his head. "I won't."
HP
To Harry's utmost annoyance, Healer O'Brien spread the news that Harry was going to spend his twelfth birthday on the island everywhere, and when Harry arrived with Teddy and Lucy in tow, a huge birthday party was just about to begin on the large market square in front of their house.
tbc...
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