Harry Potter & the Return to Honeychurch Institute of Magic

By Darkmoore

Tommy said, "He got stuck with me when everyone wanted to put me in jail."

Chapter Eleven: Petunia

Harry groaned and clapped his hand over his face. 'Does Will Beagle have a remote control over this kid's mouth?' Harry drew his hand away and to his astonishment, Aunt Petunia was chuckling.

"That's not quite the way it happened, Tommy," Harry said and then introduced the two to each other.

Aunt Petunia actually smiled and said, "Why don't you come into the lounge, I have some freshly baked biscuits. Would you like some biscuits Tommy?"

The boy nodded his head and ran into the lounge with Harry and Aunt Petunia following. Unfortunately no one got to eat any of the biscuits as Dudley was sitting there eating the last of them from the plate.

"Duddy-kins!" Aunt Petunia screeched. "Those were for my guests."

"What guests?" Dudley asked, "It's just that freak and his brat."

Harry instantly became angry. It was one thing to call him a freak, but it was another to call Tommy a brat. 'Where did that come from?' Harry thought a moment later.

"Dudley, I invited Harry and his girlfriend over, so that makes them my guests," Aunt Petunia said not her 'I'm not happy voice.'

Dudley laughed, "You mean that little boy is you're girlfriend Harry? Figures, you always were a freak, but I never took you for a child molester." Then Dudley's fat face broke into a sort of sneer that Harry had seen on Aunt Marge's face far too many times for his liking.

Tommy instantly ducked back behind Harry, who drew out his wand at the insult. "Maybe it was time for those piggy ears that Hagrid advised me to give you years ago," threatened Harry which made Dudley pale and grab his bum.

"Boys! Stop fighting this instant!" Aunt Petunia bellowed. She then explained, "I've already met Harry's girlfriend, he brought her by to meet me last Easter, unlike you who never comes by to visit. She was unable to come this time and Harry brought his…" Aunt Petunia stopped, unsure what to call Tommy. "What is he to you Harry?"

Thinking about it for a moment, he said, "My legal ward."

"Well, yes, Harry brought Tommy with him to meet me. Where is your girlfriend?"

Now Dudley was in the hot seat, "Ah, sh… she couldn't make it either. She has to work."

This argument went on between Dudley and his mother for a few more minutes, while Tommy pulled on Harry's trouser leg and asked, "Harry? What's a ward?"

Harry bent down to look Tommy in the eye and explained, "A ward is a boy, like yourself, who lives with someone who takes care of them, but isn't a blood relative."

"So does that mean I belong to you?" Tommy asked.

Harry thought about it and said, "I guess so."

Tommy then jumped into Harry's arms giving him a hug and excitedly said, "Good."

- - - - -

After the disastrous episode with the biscuits in the lounge, Aunt Petunia makes lunch for her guests. Harry decides to help out; after all he's done it a million times before. Dudley was in the lounge watching television and Tommy was sitting at the kitchen table watching Harry and Aunt Petunia fixing lunch.

"Harry?" Tommy asked, "Why aren't the house elves making lunch for us?"

"House elves?" Aunt Petunia asked, "What are house elves?"

Harry smiled and answered, "House elves are small creatures who work in the wizarding world as house keepers or personal servants." Then he turned to Tommy and answered, "House elves only work for wizard families and Aunt Petunia is a Muggle. So here we do things the Muggle way, so why don't you make yourself useful and take those plates and set the table."

Tommy looked at Harry oddly for a moment, not sure to believe him or not about his Aunt Petunia not having house elves, but jumped up and began to put the plates around the table.

Aunt Petunia smirked, "He does whatever you say doesn't he?"

"Not always, bath time is usually a battle. One to get him into the bath and then another one to get him out of it again."

She chuckled again remembering her little Duddy-kins at that age and said, "I think all boys are like that at his age." Then she thought about it, "How old is he anyway?"

Before Harry could answer, Tommy replied, "I'll be six on September the first."

Harry thought for a moment, 'He'll have to spend his birthday traveling to Switzerland, poor kid.' But he shook himself from it and went back to fixing lunch.

- - - - -

As they ate lunch, Dudley, who was sitting in Vernon's place at the table, was looking at Harry suspiciously. "So freak, where is this girlfriend of yours?"

"She went on holiday with a friend of ours from school, they had these plans since last year and Vesta didn't want to break them, so I came with Tommy instead," Harry explained again and then turned to his fat cousin and asked, "Where's your girlfriend?"

"I already told you, she's at work. Unlike you, us hardworking normal people have to work."

Harry smirked, "Oh, I work, though I don't have to as I'm rich. I teach at the school where I met Vesta."

Dudley paled at the word 'rich,' but continued, "So you teach at the freaky school you went to as a kid huh? No one else would have you huh?"

"Actually I work at a different school for 'freaks' and I had tons of job offers before I took that job. Most of them paid more in a week than you'd make in a year."

Aunt Petunia and Tommy were both watching this exchange like an audience at a tennis match, going back and forth between the two men, wondering who was going to make the winning point.

"What is it that you teach at the school for freaks? Needlepoint?" Dudley chuckled at his own bad joke.

"Defense Against the Dark Arts is my main topic, but I also teach the first years how to fly on broomsticks. You remember all about Defense Against the Dark Arts don't you Dudley? It would be the kind of spells that repelled the Dementors back when we were fifteen," said Harry as he took a bite of his roast beef sandwich.

Dudley blanched at the mention of the Dememtoids and sputtered, "Yeah I remember them. I remember how you couldn't kill them."

Harry smiled, "I can do that now."

"You can?" Aunt Petunia asked, "He always told her that they can't be destroyed. I heard him myself."

"Normally My dad would be correct, they are not easy to destroy, but I managed it three times. The first time scared the hell out of me," Harry admitted and with chuckle continued, "I think I even wet myself in the process.

Tommy laughed at the idea of Harry peeing in his pants, but had no idea of what a Dementor even was.

- - - - -

After lunch was over and Harry had cleaned up for his aunt, he and Tommy were ready to leave and return home by way of Mrs. Figg's house.

"Now Harry, you and Tommy don't have to leave so soon," his aunt said.

"I know Aunt Petunia, but we have a lot of things to do at home, but I'll try to come back around later this summer."

"I'll come too," Tommy chimed in.

She laughed and said, "Well, you'd be welcome." Then she looked into Harry's eyes and said, "You'd both always are welcome to come by."

Harry kissed his aunt on her boney cheek and with Tommy, left the house and was on their way down to Wisteria Walk and to Mrs. Figg's fireplace to floo home.

- - - - -

After the pair returned to Grimmauld Place, Harry sent Tommy up to his room to play, while he started to make plans about a project he wanted to have done soon.

"Dobby?" Harry called.

A small pop came from behind him and Harry turned to see the house elf standing there. "Is Harry Potter needing his Dobby sir?"

Harry smiled and said, "Yes I am, Dobby. Did you know that Tommy's birthday is September the first?"

"No, I is not knowing that Harry Potter. Is because it isn't his birthday."

Harry became confused, "Tommy told me today that was his birthday."

"Oh no Harry Potter, that is the day that Professor Dumbledore is giving him to Madame Odran to be raising like her own."

"Oh, I see," Harry said, "So when his birthday really?"

"I is not knowing when You-Know-Who's birthday is, but the day of the final battle is being the day you's did what you's did to him. It was taking him three whole days before he was turning into a baby after you's did you did," explained Dobby.

Suddenly Harry had the recollection of hearing a baby crying in the hospital wing when he was recovering from that battle. He had completely forgotten it until now.

"Harry Potter?" Dobby asked, bringing Harry back to reality.

"Hmmm? Oh yes, what I wanted to ask you Dobby, is if you persuade the others to not have a birthday party for me this year and have one for Tommy instead."

Dobby looked at Harry oddly and said stammered, "Ah, yes, well…"

"Are they in the kitchen waiting for me now?"

"No's Harry Potter, you's birthday is not coming until next week."

"Good, but I still want to have something nice for him to remember. Can you arrange that?" Harry asked.

"Oh yes, Harry Potter, I's is doing that for you," Dobby said eagerly and popped away.

- - - - -

The next few days went along splendidly for Harry; no one in the house was fighting with one another. Vesta was scheduled to return from her holiday with Fitzy just in time for his birthday dinner that night, which was not going to be a surprise party this year, thanks to Dobby.

Harry was lying in bed sleeping in bed when suddenly he was awoken by a rambunctious five year old tackling him and screaming, "Happy birthday," in his ear.

"Oooof," was the only sound Harry was capable at that moment, which caused Tommy to giggle.

"Come on get up Harry, you promised to take me to Diagon Alley today."

Harry smirked and once he was sure he still maintained bladder control from where Tommy pounced on him, he said, "It's my birthday, shouldn't you be taking me there instead?"

"No, I'm an award remember and you have to take me," Tommy answered quickly.

"Alright, let me get a shower and after breakfast, we'll go."

"Yay!" Tommy yelled and scampered back to his own room as Harry managed to haul himself out of bed and make his way to the bathroom.

- - - - -

Sometime later as Harry and Tommy emerged from the fireplace at the Leaky Cauldron, they caught the eye of old Tom in the innkeeper.

"Mr. Potter, what do you have there? A little one from your facility?"

Harry chuckled and said, "No, not his one, I went for a stroll one day and he followed me home and hasn't left yet."

Tommy spun around and gave Harry a look that said, 'that's not funny.'

Harry laughed again, "Tom, this is Tommy, my new ward, Tommy this is Tom. He's run the Leaky Cauldron and took care of me once when I was younger."

Old Tom grinned and bent down and shook his lad's hand, which made Tommy become bashful and try to hide behind Harry's leg once again. Old Tom chuckled and said, "Well, Tommy, me boy, would you care for some breakfast this morning?"

Tommy shook his head 'no' and Harry told him, "No thanks, sir, we just had some, didn't we Tommy?"

Smiling Old Tom said, "Well, in that case I'll leave you to it then. I trust you know the way out back?"

Before Harry could say anything, an elderly witch who was sitting in the room yelled, "I know you!" which caused Harry, Tommy and Old Tom to jump.

"Well of course you do, this is Harry Potter woman," Old Tom said back to her.

"Not him," said the old witch. "I meant him," she said as she pointed to Tommy. "You're Tom Riddle. You're You-Know-Who!"

The pub fell silent as everyone turned their eyes to Harry and Tommy.

To Be Continued…

Author's Note: To everyone who reviewed, thanks again...

Author's Note: I would like to say that I now have over 100 people who have me on their author alerts page. I just wanted to say thank you very much for that!

Author's Note: I wanted everyone to know that this being Memorial Day weekend coming up, that I do have plans to be out of town AND I am haivng a root canal on Tuesday so if your having a chapter withdrawl thats why. Sorry about that, but I will try to write more before then.

uten wrote That last line was just classic. It does bring up an interessting parrallel though. In Privet Drive, Harry was thought of as a little criminal to the muggles for his magic. And now Tommy is thought of as a little criminal because he just happens to be a cured and de-aged Tom Riddle. I still hope Harry does keep Tommy as not only does it allow plenty of story line options (and there is already a hidden room that could be all his at Honeychurch), but for Harry, it's the right thing to do. Everyone is too chicken or biased.

Answer - That secret room is too far away from Harry's rooms in the castle. No, no, that won't do at all, besides I have plans for that room later. :)

athenakitty wrote Fitz is very aggressive? What's going to scare Dudley silly into loosing weight? Will Harry raise Tommy? Has the goblins finish their inventory of the Black estates? Did they take alot of things from the Malfoy's?

Answer - Athena honey, those last two questions are about the other story and not this one. So I WILL NOT answer them here!

krysalys73 wrote By the way, I'm gonna share a thought I had with you: I think the twin's joke shop could very well end up as a cover for them to be researching and developing new magical weapons for the Ministry... or at the Order. It's the perfect setup, don't you think? ;-)

Answer - Well, that wouldn't be pertainent to this story really. May in the other one. :)

Mindfunk wrote (A LOT!!! and I loved every word of it) So go back and read it, its too much to paste in.

Answer - Yes Harry is a straight man, and yo've just described my brother down to the tee (with in reason), and as for the rest, Well I started writing to finish this thing as 2am and didn't stop until inspiration left me at 4:37 am and then I posted and went to bed with cookie breath.

Short Fat Fag wrote But I do have a very important question. The story is called the Return to Honeychurch, so when are we going to go back there? In the first story, we were there by Chapter 5 and this is Chapter 10. Unless this means that this story is going to be longer, in which case take your time. Also, could you read and review my current stories Carbon Copies of You and the Journey into Isolation. Please, from one gay guy to another.

Answer - OKay, everyone I read his stories, and I liked them, so go read them. One is really slutty and the other is really disturbing.

TuxedoMac wrote one thing I must say is that was a great ending with that little cliffie. I can't waite to see how Harry acts with Dudley and how that goes with Tommy and all. It was a nice bit what you did with Fitzy and all.

Answer - Dudley is as ever, Dudders. As you know Mac, I like to keep y'all hanging. :)

kensai2 wrote You say I am a drama queen. I am not the one constantly exposing Harry's bits and pieces.

Answer - Yes, I did! You like it Harry's bits and pieces are exposed and you know it. Tee Hee!!

kraeg001 wrote This should be fun... "Hi, Aunt Petunia, this is just the 5-year-old reincarnation of the Dark wizard which I killed for killing my parents." Okay, even if he doesn't say that, still a fun idea.

Answer - I thought about, I really did.

JWC wrote I've found both of these stories to be very well written and very entertaining. I especially like the twist you've provided in the second story regarding Tommy and the way people react to him. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with future chapters of this, and hope you wont keep us in suspence to long waiting for future chapters. :) Keep up the great writting.

Answer - Thanks for reading, and I hope you continue to do so. :) Hey wait a second, you don't like the prequel?