a/n: '...' is written, or thoughts. (.please r/r. this is the first long term fic I've planned in a while...everything will be explained in the upcoming chapters. Thank you ( Disclaimer: I don't own harry potter. Or draco malfoy. I only wish I did. sigh
'I'm so tired of being manipulated. They all lied to me, everything I've thought was real isn't and everything I believe in is a joke. That old fool, Dumbledore, still thinks of me as a little kid, to be kept "safe" and keep secrets from. Well, today was the last time he'll affect me and my decisions. I showed him today that I am not just Harry Potter, golden boy on the side of the light. I am more than a pawn, to be manipulated in this game between him and Voldemort. I am stronger than both sides, and I intend to show it to them someday. Dumbledore doesn't have any idea of how powerful I am, how much control I've gained over my powers. And for this, he will pay.' Harry put his quill down and looked at the scenery, still furious with the Headmaster. The events of the past day weren't to be taken lightly he knew, but at the same time he wanted to stomp around and inflict pain on everyone he thought was loyal, everyone he thought was his friend.
'I am truly alone in my quest,' Harry wrote, 'and to succeed, I must find allies in those I thought were my enemies. This is the only way.' He closed the book, casting a spell with the wave of his hand so if one tried to read it, they would have their worst fear shown to them.
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"The Potter Manor." Draco's tone remained neutral, as he was walking up the driveway. "Blaise, tell me again, why are we at the Potter Manor?". Blaise rolled his eyes and replied,
"Because Harry needs allies. He's finally realized the truth about Dumbledore, and he knows he'll need allies. You do too, seeing as how you defected from the Dark Lord last week." Draco rang the doorbell,
"Yea yea whatever." The door opened, and a house elf peered at Draco and Blaise and bowed. "Masters Malfoy and Zambini. Welcome. Lord Potter has been expecting you." He opened the door wide enough to let both boys in and shut them, leading them to the study where Harry sat.
"Malfoy. Zambini." Harry tilted his head in acknowledgement. "Please, sit. What brings you to Potter Manor?" Draco and Blaise sat as Blaise began to explain their situation.
"We know you need allies. We've known of Dumbledore's.. manipulations for a while. We're here to offer an alliance with us, not with the Dark Lord. We defected from him about a week ago. We have others, who are willing to fight with you, should the need arise." Harry sat there for a moment, silent.
"All right. I accept your alliance." He stood up and snapped his fingers, calling a house elf to him. "Show these two to their rooms, and make sure you get them whatever they want." He looked at Draco and Blaise. "Dinner will be served at 7, and if you need anything else, just ask Sandy here. She'll get you guys whatever you want. See you at 7." He strode out of the room, leaving the two boys with the house elf.
"He's changed." Draco muttered to Blaise, "He's.. I don't know what the word is..But he's not the golden boy of the light anymore. I can tell that much." Blaise nodded as he fell in step with Draco, following the house elf.
"What do you think happened? I only know what I picked up from the Gryffindors. Dumbledore manipulated Harry into doing something he didn't want to, and it backfired on him. But Harry's not turning dark either. He's just not Dumbledore's little lap dog anymore. Hmm..." Harry was in the room that the house elf led the two boys in and they paled, scared at what they thought he would do.
"Potter...I thought we just left you..." Harry smirked as Draco paled even further when he pointed waved over the table and conjured tea. "You..You're doing wandless magic!" Harry merely nodded.
"Would you like to have a seat? I forgot to mention a few things to you.." He watched the two boys take seats at the table and served tea to them. "I guess I should start now." Harry smiled as he finished handing the tea to Draco.
"You know, Potter Manor is very similar to the Malfoy manor. This means we most likely have the same wards, with different keys of course You will be able to practice magic on these grounds without being detected by the ministry." Harry looked out the window to the Potter grounds, which were enormous. "There is also the problem of old allegiances. I know both of you defected from the Dark Lord last week; I have my sources in his camps. But I no longer serve Dumbledore. I don't deny that he's a great wizard, because he is. But recent events have uncovered that he is a manipulative old man, and I have no intention in becoming his Pawn. Thus, I am the third party in this war. I'm not going to become Dumbledore's pawn, but I must kill Voldemort." He looked back at the two boys who were looking at him, wondering what this change meant.
"Harry...do you realize what this means? Most people can only see black and white, which means you'll be ostracized quite a bit." Draco spoke softly. "This would most likely include the Weasel." Harry smiled bitterly and continued,
"Yes, I am aware of what the weasel will do. He has already started. He is allowed access to the grounds, but not the manor. Quite a few accidents can happen to people on the grounds." Harry looked at Draco meaningfully and continued, "Of course I wouldn't want the unforgiveables cast on the grounds, the ministry can detect that much. But have fun with him. He doesn't deserve to be a Pureblood wizard, and the only use anyone will ever have for him is breeding. And even then, " Harry sneered, "Not many will want to breed with him."
"So you're promoting this idea of hurting the weasel? Wow, you have changed." Draco laughed and continued, "I remember our first year at Hogwarts, where you refused my friendship because I insulted the weasel." Harry nodded again,
"Well, things have changed. This new attitude towards the weasel only applies to him however, not to his whole family. His parents, brothers and sister are all allowed in the manor until otherwise specified. You should be civil to them, if nothing more. I expect this much from the both of you, who I believe are masters at the art of the subtle insult." Harry stood up, and walked to the door. "As it is, the weasel's on his way here. Sandy will inform you when they arrive and where he is. Remember, don't use the unforgivables, I will be watching. I'll talk to you after the rest of his family gets here." He nodded and walked out of the room, humming to himself. Ron Weasley would get his soon enough, and he wouldn't have anything to do with it.
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Ron Weasley stepped onto the grounds of the Potter Manor, knowing that Harry was furious with him. He couldn't blame him either, because he knew what he had done. He had done the worst thing imaginable, he had betrayed Harry. Betrayed his secrets, his privacy and most of all his trust. Ron had given all these up for a shot at fame with the Daily Prophet. He wouldn't blame Harry for hating him, he hated himself at the moment. He reached the door of the manor, and as the door opened, he stared into the face of Draco Malfoy and Blaise Zambini.
"What the bloody hell are you two doing here? Shouldn't you be at some death eater meeting or something?" Ron glared at him and replied,
"No. I'm sorry weasel, we're guests here. You however, aren't allowed to enter the manor, only the grounds." Ron turned red,
"Watch me." He walked through the doors and smirked at Draco, before the wards threw him out onto the gravel driveway.
"So weasel, who's the dumbass now?" Blaise smirked as Ron turned even more red, if it was possible.
"HARRY. HARRY POTTER." Ron screamed, trying to ignore the smirks of the two slytherins. "HARRY POTTER COME AND SAVE YOUR BEST FRIEND NOW." He paled as a loud voice, amplified by sonorus, replied,
"Ronald Weasley. The betrayed do not help thoes who have betrayed them. This is the ancient tradition of the Pureblood lines. You should know as much. This is your punishment, my revenge. You're family however, is still welcome at the manor. After Draco and Blaise finish with you, please inform your family of that. If you know what's good for you, you will run. Now. Before Draco and Blaise have a chance to go after you. Their magic will not be detected by the ministry. Yours will. Goodbye, Ronald. I hope you never get the chance to betray anyone ever again." Harry's voice stopped, and Ron ran as fast as he could, until he reached the outside of the gates.
"Harry" he whispered in anguish at the loss of his best friend, "I'm so sorry. Maybe someday you'll forgive me." Ron Weasley disapparated as his family along with Hermione Granger, reached the gates of Potter Manor. They were welcomed in by Draco Malfoy and Blaise Zambini, who were still at the door laughing about Ron's flight and shown to Harry's study, where he sat waiting for them. The two slytherins were about to leave before Harry motioned at the two chairs nearest him,
"Draco and Blaise, please sit here. Hello Mr. Weasley, Mrs. Weasley." Harry smiled. "Fred, George, Ginny, Bill, Charlie, and Hermione. Please take a seat. I assume Dumbledore has informed you of the recent events, which lead to my leaving the Dursleys, and Hogwarts until the start of the new term?" The redheads all nodded.
"Well, I will not oppose him. If he would like an alliance, we will give him one. But for now, I refuse to be treated like a lapdog, begging for scraps of information. Not after what Ron's done to me. After learning of his betrayal, and the information that could have prevented that from happening, I no longer want to be his golden boy. I've lost too much already because I've let myself repeat my mistakes. I hold nothing against you guys because of what Ron's done to me. I hope you can still treat me as Harry, not as an outsider." Harry smiled softly, "You guys are the only real family I've ever known. It would be a mistake for me to throw that away." Mrs. Weasley began to cry as she stood up and hugged Harry.
"Oh Harry, you would never lose us...We were almost afraid we would lose you because of what Ron did." Harry hugged her back hesitantly, not knowing what to do in this situation,
"Mrs. Weasley..i would never hate you because of something that Ron did.. Like I just said.. you guys are my only family.." he smiled as Mrs. Weasley sat back down.
"Now, I know that you would never leave Dumbledore's side, but please, do not turn against me either. I do not wish to fight a war against two sides, my only goal in this war is to destroy Voldemort." he ignored the gasps of terror at the name. "Voldemort took everything from me sixteen years ago, and I do not intend to let him do it again." The weasleys looked down into their laps as Draco started.
"I know that most of you here don't trust me. I cant say I blame you for that. I would like to apologize first of all, for being a rude pompous ass to you all. This doesn't mean I will change in public, the Malfoy traditions must be upheld. But this is an acknowledgement that my behavior in public, while unacceptable, do not reflect my true feelings. As it is, we're planning on throwing Harry a birthday party, and you are all invited. For further details, ask sandy the house elf before you leave. I would like to thank you for taking your time to listen to me. Excuse me." With this, Draco left the room, knowing that although he hadn't begun preparations for a birthday party for Harry, he had to soon; Harry's birthday was three days from now.
The Weasleys sat through Draco's speech, polite enough to keep silent through the whole thing. After Draco left, they sat there stunned, before Mr. Weasley said,
"That was a fine speech. We must be going now Harry, Ron will probably be back at the house by now.. we're disowning him you know. We have to go through the ceremony and then do it publicly, but it will be done by the time your birthday comes..and he will no longer be a Weasley. " The Weasleys picked up their hats and coats at the door. "Oh, by the way, Harry, please tell Draco that we accept his apology and we offer one in return for judging him by his name." And with that they left. Harry closed the door and turned around where Hermione still stood.
"Hermione..I assume you have something to say to me besides what the other shave said already? Otherwize you would not be here in the company of a different Harry potter and two slytherins?" Hermione burst into tears as she hugged Harry, happy that she saw the Harry she's known for years behind the mask.
"Oh Harry," she began as she took his arm, "I just needed to make sure you were still normal..after Ron's betrayal and his visit. I know he just left, because I put a tracking device on him. I knew he was going to try something like this..he hasn't been acting normal recently..He's always gone when the dark lord strikes and he won't show anyone his left arm! One night, he fell asleep after we were..well we were snogging..." Hermione blushed. "And i took the concealment charm he had off..The dark mark is there Harry, and he's turned against us." Hermione began softly, but resolute. "I'm going to continue being his girlfriend. I need to see what he's going to do. He wont get away with this for long..I promise you that much Harry. I know that you have publicly renounced him, his family is going to disown him for taking the mark. You must not hang around me, unless in secret. This way, we're sure that he will trust me for sticking by him." Hermione smiled as they walked into the kitchen, where Draco was planning the party with a house elf.
"Draco" Harry began softly, trying not to scare the house elf, "Hermione will be staying with us until school begins. Please, be nice to her. After school begins, you can insult her again, but shell be doing some spy work for us. I'll talk to you about it later." Draco merely looked at Hermione for a moment before returning to plan with the House Elf.
They walked to Hermione's room alone; Blaise had disappared somewhere along the way to the kitchen. The silence between them was comfortable, a silence between close friends.
"Hermione, this is your room while you're here, anytime. The door on your right leads to a walk in closet, and the door on your left leads to your bathroom. The room across the hall is mine, you're welcome to come in and talk anytime if I'm there, but please don't enter it unless I'm there. I know how you don't like using house elves, so this passageway," Harry pulled a book from the shelf halfway, opening up the bookcase, will lead to the Kitchens. There is a passageway out of the manor from the kitchens, in case of an attack. I'm planning on showing it to you, Draco, and Blaise after dinner. Any questions?" Hermione shook her head and began laughing. Harry merely raised an eyebrow at her behavior, waiting for her to calm down and explain.
"Harry....haha...If you had told me..haha..a year ago that you would have turned out so..mature..I wouldn't have believed it.." she took a deep breath and started laughing all over again.
"Hermione" Harry was grinning, "If you had told me a year ago that I would give you access to the Potter library, I would have thought you were insane." Hermione sat up, all laughter gone.
"You're giving me access to the Potter library?!" Hermione jumped up and began to drag Harry downstairs before she stopped and looked around confused.
"The library is this way," remarked an amused Blaise, who was watching Hermione in her confusion. Harry smiled,
"I'll leave you two alone to get aquainted in the library." and after a wink, he walked off.
'I'm so tired of being manipulated. They all lied to me, everything I've thought was real isn't and everything I believe in is a joke. That old fool, Dumbledore, still thinks of me as a little kid, to be kept "safe" and keep secrets from. Well, today was the last time he'll affect me and my decisions. I showed him today that I am not just Harry Potter, golden boy on the side of the light. I am more than a pawn, to be manipulated in this game between him and Voldemort. I am stronger than both sides, and I intend to show it to them someday. Dumbledore doesn't have any idea of how powerful I am, how much control I've gained over my powers. And for this, he will pay.' Harry put his quill down and looked at the scenery, still furious with the Headmaster. The events of the past day weren't to be taken lightly he knew, but at the same time he wanted to stomp around and inflict pain on everyone he thought was loyal, everyone he thought was his friend.
'I am truly alone in my quest,' Harry wrote, 'and to succeed, I must find allies in those I thought were my enemies. This is the only way.' He closed the book, casting a spell with the wave of his hand so if one tried to read it, they would have their worst fear shown to them.
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"The Potter Manor." Draco's tone remained neutral, as he was walking up the driveway. "Blaise, tell me again, why are we at the Potter Manor?". Blaise rolled his eyes and replied,
"Because Harry needs allies. He's finally realized the truth about Dumbledore, and he knows he'll need allies. You do too, seeing as how you defected from the Dark Lord last week." Draco rang the doorbell,
"Yea yea whatever." The door opened, and a house elf peered at Draco and Blaise and bowed. "Masters Malfoy and Zambini. Welcome. Lord Potter has been expecting you." He opened the door wide enough to let both boys in and shut them, leading them to the study where Harry sat.
"Malfoy. Zambini." Harry tilted his head in acknowledgement. "Please, sit. What brings you to Potter Manor?" Draco and Blaise sat as Blaise began to explain their situation.
"We know you need allies. We've known of Dumbledore's.. manipulations for a while. We're here to offer an alliance with us, not with the Dark Lord. We defected from him about a week ago. We have others, who are willing to fight with you, should the need arise." Harry sat there for a moment, silent.
"All right. I accept your alliance." He stood up and snapped his fingers, calling a house elf to him. "Show these two to their rooms, and make sure you get them whatever they want." He looked at Draco and Blaise. "Dinner will be served at 7, and if you need anything else, just ask Sandy here. She'll get you guys whatever you want. See you at 7." He strode out of the room, leaving the two boys with the house elf.
"He's changed." Draco muttered to Blaise, "He's.. I don't know what the word is..But he's not the golden boy of the light anymore. I can tell that much." Blaise nodded as he fell in step with Draco, following the house elf.
"What do you think happened? I only know what I picked up from the Gryffindors. Dumbledore manipulated Harry into doing something he didn't want to, and it backfired on him. But Harry's not turning dark either. He's just not Dumbledore's little lap dog anymore. Hmm..." Harry was in the room that the house elf led the two boys in and they paled, scared at what they thought he would do.
"Potter...I thought we just left you..." Harry smirked as Draco paled even further when he pointed waved over the table and conjured tea. "You..You're doing wandless magic!" Harry merely nodded.
"Would you like to have a seat? I forgot to mention a few things to you.." He watched the two boys take seats at the table and served tea to them. "I guess I should start now." Harry smiled as he finished handing the tea to Draco.
"You know, Potter Manor is very similar to the Malfoy manor. This means we most likely have the same wards, with different keys of course You will be able to practice magic on these grounds without being detected by the ministry." Harry looked out the window to the Potter grounds, which were enormous. "There is also the problem of old allegiances. I know both of you defected from the Dark Lord last week; I have my sources in his camps. But I no longer serve Dumbledore. I don't deny that he's a great wizard, because he is. But recent events have uncovered that he is a manipulative old man, and I have no intention in becoming his Pawn. Thus, I am the third party in this war. I'm not going to become Dumbledore's pawn, but I must kill Voldemort." He looked back at the two boys who were looking at him, wondering what this change meant.
"Harry...do you realize what this means? Most people can only see black and white, which means you'll be ostracized quite a bit." Draco spoke softly. "This would most likely include the Weasel." Harry smiled bitterly and continued,
"Yes, I am aware of what the weasel will do. He has already started. He is allowed access to the grounds, but not the manor. Quite a few accidents can happen to people on the grounds." Harry looked at Draco meaningfully and continued, "Of course I wouldn't want the unforgiveables cast on the grounds, the ministry can detect that much. But have fun with him. He doesn't deserve to be a Pureblood wizard, and the only use anyone will ever have for him is breeding. And even then, " Harry sneered, "Not many will want to breed with him."
"So you're promoting this idea of hurting the weasel? Wow, you have changed." Draco laughed and continued, "I remember our first year at Hogwarts, where you refused my friendship because I insulted the weasel." Harry nodded again,
"Well, things have changed. This new attitude towards the weasel only applies to him however, not to his whole family. His parents, brothers and sister are all allowed in the manor until otherwise specified. You should be civil to them, if nothing more. I expect this much from the both of you, who I believe are masters at the art of the subtle insult." Harry stood up, and walked to the door. "As it is, the weasel's on his way here. Sandy will inform you when they arrive and where he is. Remember, don't use the unforgivables, I will be watching. I'll talk to you after the rest of his family gets here." He nodded and walked out of the room, humming to himself. Ron Weasley would get his soon enough, and he wouldn't have anything to do with it.
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Ron Weasley stepped onto the grounds of the Potter Manor, knowing that Harry was furious with him. He couldn't blame him either, because he knew what he had done. He had done the worst thing imaginable, he had betrayed Harry. Betrayed his secrets, his privacy and most of all his trust. Ron had given all these up for a shot at fame with the Daily Prophet. He wouldn't blame Harry for hating him, he hated himself at the moment. He reached the door of the manor, and as the door opened, he stared into the face of Draco Malfoy and Blaise Zambini.
"What the bloody hell are you two doing here? Shouldn't you be at some death eater meeting or something?" Ron glared at him and replied,
"No. I'm sorry weasel, we're guests here. You however, aren't allowed to enter the manor, only the grounds." Ron turned red,
"Watch me." He walked through the doors and smirked at Draco, before the wards threw him out onto the gravel driveway.
"So weasel, who's the dumbass now?" Blaise smirked as Ron turned even more red, if it was possible.
"HARRY. HARRY POTTER." Ron screamed, trying to ignore the smirks of the two slytherins. "HARRY POTTER COME AND SAVE YOUR BEST FRIEND NOW." He paled as a loud voice, amplified by sonorus, replied,
"Ronald Weasley. The betrayed do not help thoes who have betrayed them. This is the ancient tradition of the Pureblood lines. You should know as much. This is your punishment, my revenge. You're family however, is still welcome at the manor. After Draco and Blaise finish with you, please inform your family of that. If you know what's good for you, you will run. Now. Before Draco and Blaise have a chance to go after you. Their magic will not be detected by the ministry. Yours will. Goodbye, Ronald. I hope you never get the chance to betray anyone ever again." Harry's voice stopped, and Ron ran as fast as he could, until he reached the outside of the gates.
"Harry" he whispered in anguish at the loss of his best friend, "I'm so sorry. Maybe someday you'll forgive me." Ron Weasley disapparated as his family along with Hermione Granger, reached the gates of Potter Manor. They were welcomed in by Draco Malfoy and Blaise Zambini, who were still at the door laughing about Ron's flight and shown to Harry's study, where he sat waiting for them. The two slytherins were about to leave before Harry motioned at the two chairs nearest him,
"Draco and Blaise, please sit here. Hello Mr. Weasley, Mrs. Weasley." Harry smiled. "Fred, George, Ginny, Bill, Charlie, and Hermione. Please take a seat. I assume Dumbledore has informed you of the recent events, which lead to my leaving the Dursleys, and Hogwarts until the start of the new term?" The redheads all nodded.
"Well, I will not oppose him. If he would like an alliance, we will give him one. But for now, I refuse to be treated like a lapdog, begging for scraps of information. Not after what Ron's done to me. After learning of his betrayal, and the information that could have prevented that from happening, I no longer want to be his golden boy. I've lost too much already because I've let myself repeat my mistakes. I hold nothing against you guys because of what Ron's done to me. I hope you can still treat me as Harry, not as an outsider." Harry smiled softly, "You guys are the only real family I've ever known. It would be a mistake for me to throw that away." Mrs. Weasley began to cry as she stood up and hugged Harry.
"Oh Harry, you would never lose us...We were almost afraid we would lose you because of what Ron did." Harry hugged her back hesitantly, not knowing what to do in this situation,
"Mrs. Weasley..i would never hate you because of something that Ron did.. Like I just said.. you guys are my only family.." he smiled as Mrs. Weasley sat back down.
"Now, I know that you would never leave Dumbledore's side, but please, do not turn against me either. I do not wish to fight a war against two sides, my only goal in this war is to destroy Voldemort." he ignored the gasps of terror at the name. "Voldemort took everything from me sixteen years ago, and I do not intend to let him do it again." The weasleys looked down into their laps as Draco started.
"I know that most of you here don't trust me. I cant say I blame you for that. I would like to apologize first of all, for being a rude pompous ass to you all. This doesn't mean I will change in public, the Malfoy traditions must be upheld. But this is an acknowledgement that my behavior in public, while unacceptable, do not reflect my true feelings. As it is, we're planning on throwing Harry a birthday party, and you are all invited. For further details, ask sandy the house elf before you leave. I would like to thank you for taking your time to listen to me. Excuse me." With this, Draco left the room, knowing that although he hadn't begun preparations for a birthday party for Harry, he had to soon; Harry's birthday was three days from now.
The Weasleys sat through Draco's speech, polite enough to keep silent through the whole thing. After Draco left, they sat there stunned, before Mr. Weasley said,
"That was a fine speech. We must be going now Harry, Ron will probably be back at the house by now.. we're disowning him you know. We have to go through the ceremony and then do it publicly, but it will be done by the time your birthday comes..and he will no longer be a Weasley. " The Weasleys picked up their hats and coats at the door. "Oh, by the way, Harry, please tell Draco that we accept his apology and we offer one in return for judging him by his name." And with that they left. Harry closed the door and turned around where Hermione still stood.
"Hermione..I assume you have something to say to me besides what the other shave said already? Otherwize you would not be here in the company of a different Harry potter and two slytherins?" Hermione burst into tears as she hugged Harry, happy that she saw the Harry she's known for years behind the mask.
"Oh Harry," she began as she took his arm, "I just needed to make sure you were still normal..after Ron's betrayal and his visit. I know he just left, because I put a tracking device on him. I knew he was going to try something like this..he hasn't been acting normal recently..He's always gone when the dark lord strikes and he won't show anyone his left arm! One night, he fell asleep after we were..well we were snogging..." Hermione blushed. "And i took the concealment charm he had off..The dark mark is there Harry, and he's turned against us." Hermione began softly, but resolute. "I'm going to continue being his girlfriend. I need to see what he's going to do. He wont get away with this for long..I promise you that much Harry. I know that you have publicly renounced him, his family is going to disown him for taking the mark. You must not hang around me, unless in secret. This way, we're sure that he will trust me for sticking by him." Hermione smiled as they walked into the kitchen, where Draco was planning the party with a house elf.
"Draco" Harry began softly, trying not to scare the house elf, "Hermione will be staying with us until school begins. Please, be nice to her. After school begins, you can insult her again, but shell be doing some spy work for us. I'll talk to you about it later." Draco merely looked at Hermione for a moment before returning to plan with the House Elf.
They walked to Hermione's room alone; Blaise had disappared somewhere along the way to the kitchen. The silence between them was comfortable, a silence between close friends.
"Hermione, this is your room while you're here, anytime. The door on your right leads to a walk in closet, and the door on your left leads to your bathroom. The room across the hall is mine, you're welcome to come in and talk anytime if I'm there, but please don't enter it unless I'm there. I know how you don't like using house elves, so this passageway," Harry pulled a book from the shelf halfway, opening up the bookcase, will lead to the Kitchens. There is a passageway out of the manor from the kitchens, in case of an attack. I'm planning on showing it to you, Draco, and Blaise after dinner. Any questions?" Hermione shook her head and began laughing. Harry merely raised an eyebrow at her behavior, waiting for her to calm down and explain.
"Harry....haha...If you had told me..haha..a year ago that you would have turned out so..mature..I wouldn't have believed it.." she took a deep breath and started laughing all over again.
"Hermione" Harry was grinning, "If you had told me a year ago that I would give you access to the Potter library, I would have thought you were insane." Hermione sat up, all laughter gone.
"You're giving me access to the Potter library?!" Hermione jumped up and began to drag Harry downstairs before she stopped and looked around confused.
"The library is this way," remarked an amused Blaise, who was watching Hermione in her confusion. Harry smiled,
"I'll leave you two alone to get aquainted in the library." and after a wink, he walked off.