AN: This story will 60 percent fluff and 40 percent adventure. I wanted this story to be more about family and romance with Tonks. When Nymphadora first appears she will latch on to him being 'Hers' because he's a fellow metamorph. She will have had a bad fourth year due to guys wanting her to be whoever they desired, so she sees Harry as a kindred spirit. He of course will not like being classified as an object and will push back on her views. Eventually she will realize that she is doing the same thing the guys at school did to her just in a different way. So it will not be bam there in love right away. I'm still not sure if they will even be together by the end of their 5th year. He will be sorted to Hufflepuff mostly because I need him to get closer to Tonks but also because he does have a burning loyalty to his friends and his new family. Some of his new friends will be canon characters that didn't get much screen time like Charlie Weasley but the rest I'll save for you to read. This will be 80 chapters, it has all been planned out with 7 chapters done, I'll try to update with 3 chapters a week, most chapters will be between 2 to 6 words.
AN 2: I am looking for and editor and someone to help bounce ideas off of me to make the story better and more enjoyable for all.
Chapter 3: New Identity and Shopping:
Waking up to a loud knock at his door he replied instinctively "I'm up Aunt Petunia, I'll be right down to cook breakfast." Standing up just as fast as his answer. The door quickly opened as the memories flooded back into Harry's brain at the weird day yesterday. Standing in the doorway was Andromeda Tonks who looked at him with a soft smile before she said, "There will be no cooking of anything unless you want to Harry, you will have chores here but it will mostly be to clean up after yourself and sometimes to help me keep the yard in check, though that's usually reserved for punishment. Your room is your domain but it better stay clean." She said sternly.
"Yes Mrs. Tonks"
Rolling her eyes "It's just Andi Harry."
"Ah yes Andi."
"Now get ready, breakfast is almost ready."
Harry's face turned red as he realized he was in nothing but his boxers, chuckling Andi shut his door. Quickly getting dressed he made his way downstairs hoping he was going the right way.
As he approached the kitchen he noticed Ted sitting down reading the daily prophet with a cup of tea in hand.
"Good morning Harry, tuck in food should be ready soon. Now I want you to know that you are welcome to eat until you are full, no one in this household will withold food from you. Me and Andi both have well paying jobs and no one will go hungry. Am I understood" Ted said sternly, causing Harry to nod quicker than Andi thought possible. Before she got over the hyper nod food appeared all across the table looking at all the piles of food Harry quickly served himself a full english breakfast much to the approval of his new guardians.
They all ate quietly, soon their plates were empty. "Thank you again Tilly, delicious as always." With that the table was soon empty except for the cups of tea or coffee in Andromeda's case.
Seeing the question in Harry's eyes she said "Our house elf tilly, she doesn't like being seen by strangers, don't worry she'll warm up to you."
She then continued "So Harry have you thought of a new name?"
Looking at Andi he was completely flummoxed, he hadn't even thought of it.
Seeing his face she merely snorted "Just like Dora, she always jumps into things first too." Pausing she shrugged and said "How about Harrison Tonks, we can say your a cousin."
"That won't work dear, I'm a muggleborn the metamorph gift wouldn't be in my family line. Not to mention Dora will kill you if you proclaim him to be a relative."
"Technically he is a relative."
"Very distantly Dromeda, most of the wizarding world is."
"Don't remind me" Andi scowled in disgust.
"How about James Evans, James after my dad, and Evans for my mom."
"Hmmm that might work, still doesn't explain the metamorph gift though, unless we say you were adopted and don't know who your biological parents are." Ted said.
"You could also do Harrison Evans, so you can keep your first name" Andi said thoughtfully.
"True it might be weird to not remember to reply when people call me James."
"Harrison Evans it is then or Harry for short."
"Middle name now Dromeda." Ted said.
"Hmm how Thomas"
"NO"
They looked up at him in shock at his yell.
Smiling sheepishly he explained his reasoning, "Sorry it's just Voldemort's real name is Tom Marvolo Riddle, remember I said that yesterday. I don't want anything of me to be associated with that nutjob."
Andi simply shrugged as Ted simply chuckled into his tea.
"How about Phillip, it was my grandfathers name." Ted said taking a sip of his tea.
Looking thoughtful Harry replied softly "I like it, not only does it feel like something new but it feels like a way to honor your family."
Ted looked at him smiling while Andi Beamed at him, he was starting to open up. Slowly it might be but progress it was.
"Now for your backstory. Lets say you were homeschooled by an old friend of the family who adopted you, but he recently passed leaving you in our care due to you being a metamorph like Dora." Andi said still beaming at him. She hoped he would truly think of them as family, she always wanted a son. It was too bad she couldn't have anymore children after her daughters difficult birth.
"Now Harry comes the worst part, the shopping for new clothes and other things." Ted said dramatically causing his wife to laugh loudly and Harry to pale.
"I don't really need all that much..."
"Son you just time traveled with nothing but the clothes on your back... you need everything, good thing Andromeda is practically a prodigy when it comes to shopping, the only thing i ever worry about when shopping with my girls is my wallet and sanity." Ted said causing Andi to stand up and slap him on his shoulder.
"Damn woman go easy this poor unfortunate soul, I know you won't on the boy but leave little me alone."
Looking mirthful Andi replied "Little? please that gut is anything but little."
Scandalized Ted said "How dare you wifey, hurting my feelings. I can't help that pizza was so good, I mean am I right Harry."
"I ain't getting in the middle of this, Hermione really beat it into my head to stay out of the business of couples." He said raising his hands in the air in surrender causing Andi to laugh and Ted to glare at him with mock anger.
"Betrayed, I see how it is." This caused Harry's façade to crack as he joined Andi in the laughing, which in turn caused Ted's mock anger to turn into a laugh of his own.
"I say we go muggle shopping first to get you some basic clothes, just for now. Merlin knows Dora's gonna wanna outfit you as soon as she gets home and since she knows the fashion of today it's probably a good idea. Mostly we will get you enough to last but not enough to overindulge." Ted said standing to get the shopping over with.
Andi following suit replied "Then we will go to Diagon Alley, by that time your money should be deposited in your new Gringotts account. First I'll send your new identity to Croaker who will get it ready. We will have to put a glamour on you until you get your gift down properly. At least on the magical side."
With that said she placed a hand on his shoulder and they were off, utilizing the new form of travel Harry hated they apparated away. This time though he surprised the Tonks by not vomiting, though he did look very green, perhaps his metamorph gift was starting to bleed through Andi mused. Appearing in an abandoned alley they quickly exited the alley and proceeded down the sidewalk to the nearest department store. There they spent almost two hours before Andi was satisfied enough that they had gotten Harry enough clothing, much to Ted's amusement and Harry's consternation. Before they made their way to diagon alley they (Ted, and Andi) decided to stop in at the local vision clinic to get Harry a new pair of glasses, Harry's protests fell on deaf ears as Andi just gave him her signature 'Mom' glare which always managed to subdue her daughter. It proved just as effective on her new son as he blanched and stuttered out 'ok'. While getting his new glasses he realized how much his treatment by the Dursleys hampered him as his current glasses were doing more harm then good. Exiting with a pair of new glasses that made his vision much better felt good.
"Now, we will start you on a controlled potion regiment that will help fix your malnutrition and correct your eyesight, the eyesight potions alone will cost you roughly four thousand galleons. That will take a good chunk out of your yearly loan but I feel it would be worth it. We got you those glasses for now because the potions take roughly a month to work. Now it's your decision as it does cost a lot of money but truthfully it will help you a lot." Andi said looking at him pensively.
"You mean there's potions to fix eyesight," He said looking amazed and annoyed at not being informed.
"Yes dear, but like I said it's expensive. Four thousand galleons is more than most people make in a year, most people make between 40 to 50 galleons a week. That's why people wanna work in the ministry pay averages between 80 to 120 galleons a week depending upon the position. Not that you will ever have to worry about money as I believe the potters were very wealthy, the muggle term would be is 'loaded'." Andi lectured.
Looking shocked and confused Harry managed to get out, "I mean I have a lot of gold but it's just a medium sized pile."
"That's probably just your trust vault then son. You shouldn't have been able to access your family vault until you were of age." Ted said looking at him with patience.
Pausing for a moment to push down his annoyance at again being woefully unequipped to deal with his life, he took a slow breath before he asked, "How come nobody told me about my family vault."
Snorting Andi said, "It was probably an afterthought to the Headmaster, he holds three full time jobs, he probably figured you already knew."
Conceding that Dumbledore was always busy man, "So then where do I go to get this potion."
"Usually St. Mungo's, but considering your supposed to be keeping a low profile me and Andi can fix you up. We both are senior healers, in fact i would make the potions for your eyesight myself but it's very delicate and can lead to blindness if brewed incorrectly, it also takes roughly 2 years to brew, so that's out. We don't want people to associate you at all with Harry Potter, not that many people would guess you are considering you should be 7 almost 8 right now. I can easily brew your nutrition potions though, so that will save money. So would you like me to get you the eyesight restorative?" Ted asked.
Harry had never really thought his eyesight could be fixed but bloody hell that would be awesome. "sure"
"Well than after your Hogwarts tuition that should leave you with roughly 3 thousand galleons left, after your school supplies you should have roughly 2.8 thousand galleons left. If I were you I'd convert 2 to 3 hundred galleons to pounds so you have plenty of money to use in the muggle world for the summer, probably have enough for the next two summers also." Andi said looking deep in calculation at the costs of his expenditures.
Ted laughed at that, Andi just looked at him eyes raised in question, Ted just replied with "Dora, shopping, clothes." in between bouts of laughter, causing Andi to smirk and Harry to pale. After only two hours at Andi's 'mercies' he didn't want to experience that again.
"Anyways" Andi said rolling her eyes at Ted's continued laughter, "If you convert 300 galleons that should leave with roughly 2.5 thousand galleons which you can then use to get some new things like a broom or a pet."
Perking up at the broom and pet comment "Awesome!, wait you guys don't mind if I get a pet?" he finished shyly.
"Of course not, it's your home now also. Might I suggest you get a type of snake though. You shouldn't deny yourself your heritage just because others might be afraid of it." Andi said looking at him with a piercing look.
Harry with a thoughtful expression on his face truly started to think about it. Truthfully snake's had almost always been good to him (discounting that Basilisk), they used to speak to him in the garden at the Dursley's. Merlin most snakes were better company then most people to him. Then after the whole snake incident's in his second year he had started to shove that part of him deep down, especially when the headmaster had told him that he could only talk to snakes due to Voldemort. Voldemort and Salazar Slytherin were the only other parselmouth that he had ever heard of and they didn't paint a good picture on that ability to him. Although with a thousand years between him and Slytherin who knew how much of his history was true, after all the victors write history. For all he knew everything about Salazar was a lie, but at the same time it could all be true. Ughhh it gave him a headache, whatever the Potters were distantly related to Slytherin, why should he deny himself who he was due to wizards and witches inept fear of what could be different. Honestly though it was just another language that was like people saying all people who speak French are evil. Resolving right now he decided to be truthful to who he was, he was a parselmouth and a Metamorphmagus, who gave a crap at what other people said, what truly mattered was who he was in his heart. Seeing his new conviction Andi smiled approvingly while Ted just watched on in pride, seeing him become his own man.
Soon they arrived at the leaky cauldron and made there way to Gringotts under glamour. Within in 15 minutes they were stepping out of Gringotts leaving his new vault with roughly 5 thousand galleons out of the initial 10, Harry had removed 5k, leaving 2 thousand for savings and another 3 that would be removed once his 5th years tuition had been removed. He also converted 300 galleons into pounds roughly netting him 1500 pounds. that left him with 4700 galleons in his bottomless bag (courtesy of Gringotts), 4k of which was earmarked for his potion regime to fix his eyesight. Leaving 700 left which would hopefully cover his school supplies and a new broom and pet. Unfortunately the firebolt wouldn't be released for another 7 years. He already missed his old wand, firebolt, and his treasured family heirloom his invisibility cloak. He offered to reimburse his new guardians for his new clothes and glasses, but they wouldn't even entertain the idea. He wanted to pay them back so as not to be in their debt but they told him firmly that family didn't pay back family for necessities. They said they even felt bad that they couldn't afford to spend the money to get his eyesight fixed (which was just under a full years salary for Ted and Andi each), while they had the savings to pay for it, it would really limit their savings if something bad happened. Harry instantly tried to tell them he didn't mind paying for his eyesight restorative, even if Andi and Ted still looked annoyed at themselves. They did insist on buying the ingredients that would be used to make the potions for his nutrition and vaccination. They had been appalled that he hadn't even been vaccinated for dragon pox, a condition which had killed his grandparents. Andi had been shaking in anger, vowing a painful death to Dumbledore. It took Ted and Harry almost 10 minutes to calm her, though Ted looked almost as mad as his wife.
First they went and got him his school robes at Madam Malkins, that took them roughly a half an hour. After that they got his potion ingredients, then his books. Soon they had made their way down towards Knockturn alley, Harry tried to stop them but with a stern look Andi had silenced him. They appeared outside a shop that had read Wandmakers. Andi ushered him inside with Ted followed closely behind.
"Welcome how can I help you today?" A older woman asked as they entered the shop.
"Hello Aunt Candace, my new ward needs a custom wand made for him." Andi said smiling at the woman.
"Ahh Andi, it's good to see you again. You and Ted can drop the glamour's on you and your new ward." Before Harry could protest Andi had flicked her wand and their glamour's had dropped, causing the witch to carefully look at him, before recognition dawned on her. "I see what I told you I saw has finally come to pass."
Harry looking confused before Andi started talking "Don't worry Harry, Aunt Candace is an old friend of your grandparents. She is also a seer, she told us roughly 2 months ago we would get an unexpected visitor. Not that she gave much information" Andi finished with a grumble, causing the Candace to give a toothless grin.
"Now you know Andi that visions are never precise, besides if I share too much the future could be endangered. Now to settle Mr. Potter's worries. I Candace Bellatrix Montague swear on my life and magic that I shall not share Harry James Potter's Identity or time travel as Harrison Phillip Evans until a time when it becomes either public knowledge or requested to me by Harry James Potter so mote it be." as she said that a light flashed from her wand causing Ted to relax in relief, though Andi just looked on in indifference, clearly having faith in her friend without the oath.
"Don't worry Harry you can trust Aunt Candace, she's family. My mothers sister to be precise, and thankfully nothing like that horrible woman"
"Now Andi you shouldn't speak ill of the dead, even if my sister was a real piece of work." Candace said smiling. "Now come here Mr. Evan's we need to find out what materials resonate with you so I can custom make a wand for you."
After 10 minutes Candace had the materials needed to start to make his new wand. The materials had been a surprise. The wood had been Elder wood, which was famous for the Elder Wand one of the three deathly hallows. Then the two cores, two had been a surprise to the woman, she had been excited though. She had only ever made two wands in 50 years that had a double core. The first core had been powdered horned serpents horn, the second had caused the three adults to look amazed for it was freely given Thestral hair, which was the rumored core of the original Elder Wand. After 20 minutes the wand was ready. When Harry had held the wand he felt indescribable power course through him, stronger than his reaction that his holly and phoenix feather wand had ever given him.
"Now Mr. Evans this might be the most powerful wand I have ever crafted, now unlike the original Elder Wand though it is not nearly as powerful." At that Ted scoffed, for he doubted the Elder Wand truly existed.
At Ted scoff Candace regarded him sternly "Now Ted, the Elder Wand is real. It's history is very real, it leaves a trail of destruction wherever it exists. Besides of the three Deathly Hallows the wand and the cloak are very real, though I have never seen any evidence of the resurrection stone. Mr. Potter should know very well the cloak is real it has been passed down through his family for centuries since Iolanthe, Igontus Peverell granddaughter had married into the Potter family."
At that Ted and Andi looked at Harry in shock, he just looked confused before asking what the deathly hallows were. After a quick explanation from Ted and Andi he was soon convinced of his cloak. It had been in his family for hundreds of years and it had never worn out, unlike most invisibility cloaks. (though he didn't think they were made by death, most likely his ancestors were powerful wizards who had created them and boasted of their prowess) Candace had explained that she only knew of the cloaks existence due to her best friend Euphemia Potter, Harry's grandmother. After another oath that she would never reveal he was in possession of one of the hallows (he would be again in 8 years) they soon left the shop, with Ted and Andi still gobsmacked. They stopped at a pet store but Harry didn't see any snakes he connected with, Andi told him she had an idea that she would run by an old Potter family friend and would get back to him later. They ended their day getting him the newest Nimbus the Nimbus X. Though it was still much slower than his original Nimbus 2000 and even more so with his Firebolt. By the time they made it home most of the day was gone, after a quick dinner Harry made his way to his room and Morpheus took him.
