I would like to thank the reviews that I have gotten so far:
Narcissa1
Wonkywerewolf
THank you they mean alot to me :-)
Now on with the show this chapter will mainly describe his house and give a little insight into his family.
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Harry appeared a moment later in a large entrance hall. Looking around the room he saw it was 2 stories high with a large chandelier in the middle with light shining through large windows in the front wall. Running along the entire back wall on teh second floor there was a balcony with 2 grand curving staircases on each end that came down to the first floor. On the second floor in the middle of the back wall there was a set of large wooden double doors with twin dragons on each door. Below that hanging on the ledge of the balcony framed by the staircases was the familt seal that he had seen in his vault and the ring on his finger, two dragons intertwined in an oriental style. Below that on the back wall there was another set of double doors though with shaded glass in them with scroll work done on the glass. Coming from the door and meeting in the middle of the room was a red carpet that also came down from the stairs from the front doors and extend towards the opposite ends of the room. In the middle of the room where the carpet met and formed a circle was a small table which currently held a beutiful set of flowers set in a vase. Following the the carpet to either side of the room he saw large fireplaces set in the wall. Framing the fireplaces was some artwork that carried the same dragon motif that he'd come to find all to common. Looking at the front of the room we saw another set of double doors that lead outside and again inlaid with the same twin dragons. On either side of the doorway and above the fireplaces he saw various pictures of beutiful scenery and an occasional portrait thrown in the seemed to look quite a bit like Harry himself. All around the room the color scheme seemed to carry, Wooden flooring with red carpeting, red and gold sparkling throughout with stone walls.
"Welcome Master Potter, we are so happy you have finnaly come home!!!!" Harry jumped about a foot off the ground. He had been so in awe of the room that he hadn't noticed the house-elf come up behind him.
"AAAGGGHHHHHHHHH ....." Harry whirled around clutching his chest breatheing very heavily trying but failing miserbly to find his wand.. When he realised what it was he stopped searching for his wand "Don't .. do ... that" He barely made out while trying to calm his nerves and control his breathing.
The small house-elf looked on in growing horror of what he just did. his big round eyes growing bigger than he thought possible pulling it's ears down with both hands. "Lobber is so sorry Master Potter Lobber didn't mean to frighten, sir. Lobber is very sorry sir, it's just that we haven't had visitors in a long time and Lobber just wanted to meet you at the door. Lobber is sorry, sir. Lobber didn't mean to sir Lob-"
"No no no no Lobber, It's ok. I wasn't expecting anyone to be here and I was so caught up in looking around I was just startled when you said hi." Harry was able to get himself under control to stop the house-elf's rant.
"Are you sure Master Potter? Lobber is very sorry"
"Don't worry it's ok and don't call me Master just call me Harry"
"Mast ... " Harry glared " Harry is so very kind to Lobber. It has been so long since we've had someone here what can we do for you?" Lobber asked.
"How long has it been?"
"15 years sir. When you and your parents went into hiding. They forbid us to come find them for any reason and forbid us to leave the grounds except for food until the family returned or we would have come to find you sir. Lobber is very sorry about your parents sir. They were a great wizard and witch." Lobber looked down very sadly.
"Thank you Lobber. umm ..could you show me around? Tell me whatever you can?" Lobber seemed to be a little bit calmer and more reserved than Dobby and took the chance hoping that this elf wouldn't talk his ear off for the rest of the day like Dobby would.
"Lobber would be thrilled to sir. this is the entrance hall with your family seal, the twin dragons. Follow me please" Harry followed as the house-elf walked toward back wall and opened the glass doors. "This is the main hall and ball room sir" It was another large elegant room bigger than the entrance hall it was 2 stories high with a balcony on the second floor with stairs on either side of the room. It was mainly an empty room with wooden floors and a grand piano off to the left to the right he could see an open door way that led to an extrodinary dining room with a table that could easily seat 40 people. Along the back wall there was a set of glass doors that could open up onto a patios that looked over an amzing garden that extended off into a large lawn before entering a beautiful forest. "Through here is the dining room sir" Which Lobber showed him.
The walked back through to the entrance hall and walked down towards the right after leaving the room. "Down here is a lounge" Which they walked into. It was a nice room with 3 leather couches a fireplace and a few chairs arranged around the room with a coffee table and a small possibly chess table. In the corner there was a desk sitting facing out with a rather imposing chair sitting behind it. On the walls were a bunch of portraits of what he assumed were his ancestors. Leaving there Lobber spoke again "Opposite the lounge is a coat room and storage area. Walking down to the opposite end past the entrance hall again. "down here is the informal dining room" Which held a small table to hold 6 and just various plates and such you would find in a normal dining room. "At the end of the hall just put your hand on the wall and a stairway will open which leads down to the kitchen and the wine cellar. Up on the second floor there are 6 guest bedrooms."
Harry followed Lobber up to the second floor. The guest bedrooms were decent sized with queen sized beds, a couple chairs, fireplaces and a decent sized bathroom. They all looked similar. At each end there was a staircase that spiraled to the third floor. "These stairs lead to the third floor which is the family's private area. Only family members and those allowed by the family are able to get up the stairs." Once up the stairs to the left a door opened up to work room. It acted as a potions lab and practice room with a large open area for dueling and what looked like physical excercise area. up a metal spiral staircase was a small observatory with a clear view of the sky. Opposite that room was a door that entered into a study. In thre was a couple couches and chairs laid out with a desk in the back and another rather imposing chair behind it to the right was a fireplace with a coat of arms hanging above the mantle. to the left was a set of double sliding doors. Along the walls were small book cases holding various books on them and a few odd contraptions thrown in as well. "This is the private study sir. Most of the previous masters used the lounge downstairs to meet most people and only used this study for people they trusted. Above the fireplace is your family coat of arms which signifies your lordship."
"My Lordship?" Harry spoke for the first time since the tour started.
"Yes, as the oldest member left of your family you carry the title Lord. Though for the last few centuries the wizarding world has strayed away from a monarchy and few observe the titles anymore." Again the house-elf looked sad at this.
Through the sliding doors was the family library. it was almost a full 2 stories high though the second floor was a little shorter than standard. It held shelves and shelves of books ranging from ancient magical texts to relatively modern potion theories. He knew his best-friend Hermione Grainger would faint on the spot if she saw this. to the right was an enclosed sunroom where there were soft sofas and such set up with a coffee table and you sould look through the windows to the beutiful scenery outside. Opposite the sunroom was another set of double doors that opened into the hallway. On the second floor there was an opening in the middle of the floor where you could look below and along the outside were rows and rows of more texts. above the enclosed sunroom was an open air balcony that you could sit out on and read in good weather. opposite the balcony on the other side of the room was a small doorway and a short set of stairs that opened up into a a nice sized round room with a sunken floor and benches formed the circle. On the walls were various suits of armor, works of art and ancient swords, axes and such. All of them were beutiful works of art and could take ones breath away. in the middle was a small fire pit. Going back down the hallway the were in, to the left were 2 bedrooms that he assumed would have been for the family's children. there were a little bigger than the guest rooms and a little more dcorative. To the right was the master bedroom It had a large sunken king sized bed in the middle with draperies surrounding it to the side was a fireplace with a couch and chairs in front of it on the other side was a large walk in closet and bathroom with a shower and a nice tub to rival the one in the prefects bathroom. on the back wall was a set of glass doors that opened onto another balcony that by far had the best view of the grounds. he could see the lawn going into the woods and the garden below. Off to the side he could see a beutiful lake with cliffs on the opposite side. It was a breathtaking view. After the tour the only thing Harry could say was "wow."
"It's nearly lunch time Harry sir" Lobber spoke up "Would you like to go eat?"
"Um yeah sure, after that maybe you could help me get my stuff here" Lobber grinned widely and started out the door.
After seeing the library Harry knew a trip to Flourish & Blotts wasn't necessary. He made a mental note to ask Lobber after lunch about the wards surrounding the house. Hopefully there were enough to protect Harry from Voldemort for the summer and keep certain people away *cough*Dumbledore*coughcough*. Then hopefully on to some serious learning.
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Well there's this chapter hopefully it isn't to bad. Maybe I went overboard on the description this is just how i'd like a house of mine so hopefully it works. In general it's a manor with a few castle accents. it's not a true castle though i thought about making it one. I also tried to make it reasonable as well i didn't want to go overboard with it. This is just how I picture the Potter family, as an old family going back hundreds of years (Maybe 1200 or so?) that were wealthy landowners and Lords (I know should be a castle but let's jsut say it was destroyed and it was renovated in the last 400 years or something.) As for the family symbol I decided to not make Harry the Gryffindor heir or something like that just becasue all these other stories usuall do this and just center around Hogwarts being the center of magic. I'm going to try and do something different and go in a different direction. you'll see in the end of the next chapter and the chapter after that.
Next chapter we'll start to see Harry finding out mroe about his family's history and start him off with what he'll be learning. I'll drop a hint and tell you that he will be traveling a little bit in maybe 2 or 3 chapters and I make no guarentee that he'll make it to Hogwarts on time for start of terms (come on 2 or 3 months is not a lot of time to learn stuff).
Narcissa1
Wonkywerewolf
THank you they mean alot to me :-)
Now on with the show this chapter will mainly describe his house and give a little insight into his family.
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Harry appeared a moment later in a large entrance hall. Looking around the room he saw it was 2 stories high with a large chandelier in the middle with light shining through large windows in the front wall. Running along the entire back wall on teh second floor there was a balcony with 2 grand curving staircases on each end that came down to the first floor. On the second floor in the middle of the back wall there was a set of large wooden double doors with twin dragons on each door. Below that hanging on the ledge of the balcony framed by the staircases was the familt seal that he had seen in his vault and the ring on his finger, two dragons intertwined in an oriental style. Below that on the back wall there was another set of double doors though with shaded glass in them with scroll work done on the glass. Coming from the door and meeting in the middle of the room was a red carpet that also came down from the stairs from the front doors and extend towards the opposite ends of the room. In the middle of the room where the carpet met and formed a circle was a small table which currently held a beutiful set of flowers set in a vase. Following the the carpet to either side of the room he saw large fireplaces set in the wall. Framing the fireplaces was some artwork that carried the same dragon motif that he'd come to find all to common. Looking at the front of the room we saw another set of double doors that lead outside and again inlaid with the same twin dragons. On either side of the doorway and above the fireplaces he saw various pictures of beutiful scenery and an occasional portrait thrown in the seemed to look quite a bit like Harry himself. All around the room the color scheme seemed to carry, Wooden flooring with red carpeting, red and gold sparkling throughout with stone walls.
"Welcome Master Potter, we are so happy you have finnaly come home!!!!" Harry jumped about a foot off the ground. He had been so in awe of the room that he hadn't noticed the house-elf come up behind him.
"AAAGGGHHHHHHHHH ....." Harry whirled around clutching his chest breatheing very heavily trying but failing miserbly to find his wand.. When he realised what it was he stopped searching for his wand "Don't .. do ... that" He barely made out while trying to calm his nerves and control his breathing.
The small house-elf looked on in growing horror of what he just did. his big round eyes growing bigger than he thought possible pulling it's ears down with both hands. "Lobber is so sorry Master Potter Lobber didn't mean to frighten, sir. Lobber is very sorry sir, it's just that we haven't had visitors in a long time and Lobber just wanted to meet you at the door. Lobber is sorry, sir. Lobber didn't mean to sir Lob-"
"No no no no Lobber, It's ok. I wasn't expecting anyone to be here and I was so caught up in looking around I was just startled when you said hi." Harry was able to get himself under control to stop the house-elf's rant.
"Are you sure Master Potter? Lobber is very sorry"
"Don't worry it's ok and don't call me Master just call me Harry"
"Mast ... " Harry glared " Harry is so very kind to Lobber. It has been so long since we've had someone here what can we do for you?" Lobber asked.
"How long has it been?"
"15 years sir. When you and your parents went into hiding. They forbid us to come find them for any reason and forbid us to leave the grounds except for food until the family returned or we would have come to find you sir. Lobber is very sorry about your parents sir. They were a great wizard and witch." Lobber looked down very sadly.
"Thank you Lobber. umm ..could you show me around? Tell me whatever you can?" Lobber seemed to be a little bit calmer and more reserved than Dobby and took the chance hoping that this elf wouldn't talk his ear off for the rest of the day like Dobby would.
"Lobber would be thrilled to sir. this is the entrance hall with your family seal, the twin dragons. Follow me please" Harry followed as the house-elf walked toward back wall and opened the glass doors. "This is the main hall and ball room sir" It was another large elegant room bigger than the entrance hall it was 2 stories high with a balcony on the second floor with stairs on either side of the room. It was mainly an empty room with wooden floors and a grand piano off to the left to the right he could see an open door way that led to an extrodinary dining room with a table that could easily seat 40 people. Along the back wall there was a set of glass doors that could open up onto a patios that looked over an amzing garden that extended off into a large lawn before entering a beautiful forest. "Through here is the dining room sir" Which Lobber showed him.
The walked back through to the entrance hall and walked down towards the right after leaving the room. "Down here is a lounge" Which they walked into. It was a nice room with 3 leather couches a fireplace and a few chairs arranged around the room with a coffee table and a small possibly chess table. In the corner there was a desk sitting facing out with a rather imposing chair sitting behind it. On the walls were a bunch of portraits of what he assumed were his ancestors. Leaving there Lobber spoke again "Opposite the lounge is a coat room and storage area. Walking down to the opposite end past the entrance hall again. "down here is the informal dining room" Which held a small table to hold 6 and just various plates and such you would find in a normal dining room. "At the end of the hall just put your hand on the wall and a stairway will open which leads down to the kitchen and the wine cellar. Up on the second floor there are 6 guest bedrooms."
Harry followed Lobber up to the second floor. The guest bedrooms were decent sized with queen sized beds, a couple chairs, fireplaces and a decent sized bathroom. They all looked similar. At each end there was a staircase that spiraled to the third floor. "These stairs lead to the third floor which is the family's private area. Only family members and those allowed by the family are able to get up the stairs." Once up the stairs to the left a door opened up to work room. It acted as a potions lab and practice room with a large open area for dueling and what looked like physical excercise area. up a metal spiral staircase was a small observatory with a clear view of the sky. Opposite that room was a door that entered into a study. In thre was a couple couches and chairs laid out with a desk in the back and another rather imposing chair behind it to the right was a fireplace with a coat of arms hanging above the mantle. to the left was a set of double sliding doors. Along the walls were small book cases holding various books on them and a few odd contraptions thrown in as well. "This is the private study sir. Most of the previous masters used the lounge downstairs to meet most people and only used this study for people they trusted. Above the fireplace is your family coat of arms which signifies your lordship."
"My Lordship?" Harry spoke for the first time since the tour started.
"Yes, as the oldest member left of your family you carry the title Lord. Though for the last few centuries the wizarding world has strayed away from a monarchy and few observe the titles anymore." Again the house-elf looked sad at this.
Through the sliding doors was the family library. it was almost a full 2 stories high though the second floor was a little shorter than standard. It held shelves and shelves of books ranging from ancient magical texts to relatively modern potion theories. He knew his best-friend Hermione Grainger would faint on the spot if she saw this. to the right was an enclosed sunroom where there were soft sofas and such set up with a coffee table and you sould look through the windows to the beutiful scenery outside. Opposite the sunroom was another set of double doors that opened into the hallway. On the second floor there was an opening in the middle of the floor where you could look below and along the outside were rows and rows of more texts. above the enclosed sunroom was an open air balcony that you could sit out on and read in good weather. opposite the balcony on the other side of the room was a small doorway and a short set of stairs that opened up into a a nice sized round room with a sunken floor and benches formed the circle. On the walls were various suits of armor, works of art and ancient swords, axes and such. All of them were beutiful works of art and could take ones breath away. in the middle was a small fire pit. Going back down the hallway the were in, to the left were 2 bedrooms that he assumed would have been for the family's children. there were a little bigger than the guest rooms and a little more dcorative. To the right was the master bedroom It had a large sunken king sized bed in the middle with draperies surrounding it to the side was a fireplace with a couch and chairs in front of it on the other side was a large walk in closet and bathroom with a shower and a nice tub to rival the one in the prefects bathroom. on the back wall was a set of glass doors that opened onto another balcony that by far had the best view of the grounds. he could see the lawn going into the woods and the garden below. Off to the side he could see a beutiful lake with cliffs on the opposite side. It was a breathtaking view. After the tour the only thing Harry could say was "wow."
"It's nearly lunch time Harry sir" Lobber spoke up "Would you like to go eat?"
"Um yeah sure, after that maybe you could help me get my stuff here" Lobber grinned widely and started out the door.
After seeing the library Harry knew a trip to Flourish & Blotts wasn't necessary. He made a mental note to ask Lobber after lunch about the wards surrounding the house. Hopefully there were enough to protect Harry from Voldemort for the summer and keep certain people away *cough*Dumbledore*coughcough*. Then hopefully on to some serious learning.
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Well there's this chapter hopefully it isn't to bad. Maybe I went overboard on the description this is just how i'd like a house of mine so hopefully it works. In general it's a manor with a few castle accents. it's not a true castle though i thought about making it one. I also tried to make it reasonable as well i didn't want to go overboard with it. This is just how I picture the Potter family, as an old family going back hundreds of years (Maybe 1200 or so?) that were wealthy landowners and Lords (I know should be a castle but let's jsut say it was destroyed and it was renovated in the last 400 years or something.) As for the family symbol I decided to not make Harry the Gryffindor heir or something like that just becasue all these other stories usuall do this and just center around Hogwarts being the center of magic. I'm going to try and do something different and go in a different direction. you'll see in the end of the next chapter and the chapter after that.
Next chapter we'll start to see Harry finding out mroe about his family's history and start him off with what he'll be learning. I'll drop a hint and tell you that he will be traveling a little bit in maybe 2 or 3 chapters and I make no guarentee that he'll make it to Hogwarts on time for start of terms (come on 2 or 3 months is not a lot of time to learn stuff).