Chapter 3 – Moving In
Harry Potter's Home was busy for the next few days. He had asked Squeaky to get some of her elf friends to help clean the House and help them pack for Hogwarts. This proved to be a bad idea and a good idea as Squeaky had invited her cousin Stinky to help. While Stinky was an efficient and friendly elf, he lived up to his name and then some.
While Harry and Hermione reviewed Air-Freshing charms, an owl tapped on the window of their study.
"Looks like a Hogwarts' owl" Hermione said as she continued to dig through her books.
Harry reached for the letter and read it careful. It was a list of faculty and school affairs that had to be taken care of.
"Looks as if the Charms teacher is going to enlargen the headmaster's apartments so we both can fit" Harry said.
Hermione turned away from her book, "Yes, I asked James to go and take care of it, but he said it was already done."
"What are we going to do with this house while we are gone?"
"I haven't really thought of it," Hermione said, finally closing the book, "I suppose we could just keep it, use it for the weekends."
"Do you think Squeaky would be too lonely here?"
"I thought she might come to Hogwarts with us and take care of our apartments."
"Hogwarts has plenty of house…." Harry tried to stop himself but it was too late, Hermione was reminded of her many complaints of this matter over the years.
"You know Snape did nothing about that very situation." Hermione said, looking at Harry over the rims of her glasses.
"maybe Snape wasn't such a git like we thought" Harry smiled.
"This is just the beginning Potter" Hermione said with a flirtatious smirk
Harry laughed as he flicked his wrists and watched most of his desk file into some boxes. Hermione was doing the same with most of her books. By the end of the day, Harry and Hermione had packed up a lot of their house. James, Lilly and Michelle with their spouses, Emily, Andrew, and Rodrigo would be along later to take the boxes to Hogwarts. Harry and Hermione checked one last time to make sure that they hadn't forgotten anything. Satisfied that they sufficiently searched the house, they left for Hogwarts.
Not feeling up for a broom ride, James had request a flying threstral-chariot to take his parents to Hogwarts. Harry and Hermione had placed an Invisible Charm on the chariot so they could fly over muggle areas without being noticed.
The ride was exciting and Harry had many fond memories of his trip Hogwarts in his second year. Hermione didn't have such an easy ride. She yelled an screamed many times as the winds and rains moved and shook the carriage. When Harry laughed at Hermione's yells, she would hit him in the arm. Despite the hitting, Hermione held Harry's hand tightly. She knew he was ready to be headmaster and Harry knew he was ready, as long as she would be by his side.
As they landed in the front of the entrance to the school, Hermione and Harry were greeted by the rest of the staff. Hermione smiled as she greeted old friends, as she had been a professor at Hogwarts for many years. Harry stood silently by the carriage as Hermione greeted all of her colleagues. They all stood looking at Harry, cautiously but with an itching sense of excitement.
After Hermione hugged the last professor, she turned to the whole group and stated in a fake haphazard fashion, "Oh, and I believe you've all heard that my husband Harry is to become our new Headmaster."
Harry laughed at his wife's capricious humor. "Good Evening," Harry bellowed as he addressed the group and climbed the stairs, "my name is Harry Potter and it's a pleasure to meet you all."
Hermione stepped forward, "Why don't I introduce the staff" she said as she walked over to the left of the group. Hermione introduced the staff, Victoria Spence, the Potions master and Head of Slytherin, Alexander O'Connell, the Charms master and head of Ravenclaw, George Kilman, the Herbology master and head of Hufflepuff, Pavarti Patil, the Divination Master, she was the only one who could say more than 3 words to Harry. The rest of the staff, Mauve Costeau, the Care of Magical Creatures master, Joaquim Martinez, the Arthimacy Professor, James Cook, Defense Against the Dark Arts and Guinevere Castro, the Astromony Professor. Most of the professors were too star-stuck to get more than a couple of words out.
After the introductions, Harry chuckled silently as Hermione elbowed him in the ribs. They smiled as they entered the Headmaster's apartments which Squeaky had fashioned after their old home. Harry thought to himself that it looked like a library, just like Hermione had modeled their home.
"Couple more years in the library home for you headmaster Professor. Well, I'm off to bed, here's some 'light' reading for your bedside." Hermione joked as she tossed Harry. "A Hogwarts History"