H P Boy who lives Year 7- Summer
Chapter18
Diagon Alley
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The gang gets to go to Diagon Alley in style...
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The next few days were just lazy days while the two of them got better.
They were sitting around the laptop looking over the designs that Marcus Edwards had sent over and they were amazing. He had a castle theme in mind with a more modern twist with three floors. There were two towers, on the third floor; one was more muggle with a star watching lookout on the roof. While the other was more wizarding, where there was a potions room where wizarding supplies could be stored and kept. The floor also consisted of five guest suite's each with a full bath, and sitting room. The second floor was the family floor the master suit, with a fireplace, was in one corner, there were four other bedrooms on the floor the one closest to the master suite had a connecting door. All of these had bathrooms as well. Downstairs consisted of a library, huge kitchen with fireplace, dining room, family room, entertainment room, office or den area, living room/great room with a fireplace, and sunroom. The basement had the utility room, recreation room, and so on. There were terraces off the towers and off the master bedroom. The backyard would consist of a vast lawn, a pool area, with rather large guesthouse, behind that there were stables to one side, a clear view of the pitch; there was a garden/orchard area as well. In the front there were regular as well as stain glass windows on the tower areas depicting various times of his life at Hogwarts. He had used snaps that Wills had smuggled him from the scrapbook. A front portico stretched across the front of the manor, huge carved doors for the entrance. There was a carport area big enough for several vehicles. There was a vast lawn with gardens. What looked like privacy rose hedges at least 12 feet tall surrounded the property and he had added muggle fencing and a gate.
"That says final plan approved in the notes." Draco frowned.
"I love it." Hermione leaned back in Harry's arms.
"This is what I saw." Harry stared at the designs.
"Draco? Do you think that maybe he can draw up some plans to redo the summer house that place gives me the creeps." Ginny shivered. "We went over there and it just gave me Goosebumps."
"Peaches you're an animagus so of course dark magic would bother you. I'm going to have it redone and by the looks of it this guy really knows his stuff. He gave Harry a mini taste of what he calls home." Draco looked behind them Wills had walked in with Kate and Marcus.
"I hope you liked my designs." Marcus seemed rather nervous about something.
"We love the design." Harry and Hermione smiled.
"Splendid I, uh, would like to suggest that we move the statue to the park in town. I really didn't know how it was going to fit in with the design." Marcus relaxed a little.
"That sounds like a good idea. They could turn it into a fountain or something special like that." Hermione suggested.
"Please do. I don't want a reminder of what happened around me for the rest of my life. I have the scar on my forehead to do that for me." Harry sighed in relief.
"Marcus go ahead and make the call." Wills grinned. "They like the plans, so you can start on it as soon as possible."
"One of these days you are going to do something that someone doesn't like and where is that going to get you." Kate hissed in his ear.
"Well when that happens you can tell me I told you so." Wills growled back.
"I'll make the call and it should be done by Christmas." Marcus grinned as he took out his mobile, but paused to look at Draco. "I stopped by your summer house and I think I can come up with something less dark if you would like."
"Please do. You see that's where I plan to live and Ginny won't go near it until it's been completely remodeled." Ginny hugged Draco.
"Splendid. Now was there a certain theme that the two of you had in mind?" Marcus got out some parchment and a magic quill from his briefcase. In moments, the quill was hovering over the parchment.
"Similar to this design, only I would like mystical creatures like dragons, hippogriffs, unicorns, and centaurs for the stained-glass windows in one tower and for the other fairies in magic gardens. I think that Ginny would like that." Ginny kissed him on the cheek and hugged him again.
"Is there anything else?" Marcus arched a brow at him.
"Just let your imagination flow." Ginny grinned. "We can't wait to see the design that you come up with."
"I'll start on them tonight." Marcus put away the parchment and quill and then dialed a number on his phone. "Its Edwards tell the crew that Sanctuary is a go." He listened to the other person's response. "Splendid you already moved statue? Harry wishes it to be turned into a fountain for the park. Yes all the permits are in order and you and your crew can start with the project." He ended the call.
"Thanks Marcus. I'll show you out." Wills led him out of the room.
"Wills has this flaw when he has something that he wants to do he goes ahead with it." Hermione tried to explain her cousin's actions. "You're sort of like kid brothers and little sister to him now and he'll want to make sure that you're all safe and happy."
"In other words William does what he wants when he wants to and you just have to go along with his plans." Kate rolled her eyes.
"It's a royal pain thing." Wills was grinning at them from the doorway.
"Actually, I haven't the slightest clue what was needed, so thanks for arranging all of this. It's nice to know that things will get handled while we're away during seventh year." Harry had no problem with Wills handling all the details.
"I plan on keeping you both posted on the progress." Wills frowned. "It would be easier if the laptop worked at Hogwarts, but it doesn't, so I guess I'm going to have to purchase an owl."
'Hey lets go to Diagon Alley!" Ginny was bored and felt like doing some last minute school shopping.
"Ginny I don't think that Hermione's ready to handle the Knight Bus." Harry frowned. "Besides can muggles go on it?"
"Muggles can't, but I never really said that I was a muggle." She watched as the four of them stared at her in surprise. "Look when you're from parents that are one muggle, one witch and end up the only child that ends up a squib... it's not something that you advertise." She frowned. "I love the books because it's my way of getting to see the world that I was gypped out of."
"Katie you could have told me." Wills walked over and took her into his arms.
"I'm defective Wills and the last thing that you need is a defective girlfriend." She pouted.
"Luv we both are defective seeing as I got that letter, so don't think of it that way. I think that you are perfect just the way you are." He hugged her to him.
"Well that settles it then we're going on a trip to Diagon Alley." Draco grinned.
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Harry and the others walked a half mile up the lane before he signaled the Knight Bus by holding out his wand. The vehicle that appeared with a loud bang wasn't the big blue triple-decker bus, but a black stretch limo instead.
"That's like the limo that the minister of magic uses." Draco was impressed. He really didn't wish to go on the bus after seeing the third movies version of it.
The driver got out of the limo and walked around to open the door to the limo. It really looked like Stan, only he seemed older, better dressed, and well groomed. "The name is Dan Shunpike and I will be your driver your highness and Lord Draco." He actually bowed.
"I thought that the Knight bus was supposed to appear if I stuck out my wand?" Harry frowned.
"My brother's piece of garbage is the last thing that you should use for transportation. It is more appropriate for you to use the limo and might I add more comfortable and safer for Lady Hermione, Lady Ginny, and Lady Kate." He frowned.
"You do have a point there." Harry grinned. "We would like to go to Diagon Alley."
"Of course your highness," He motioned for them to get in the limo.
"Now this is much better than the Knight bus." Hermione made herself comfortable inside, seeing as this was a magic limo, the inside was more spacious than a muggle limo. There was anything that they needed, even a little mini bar with snacks, and beverages for them to choose if they wished.
Harry got in next to her. "I could get use to this."
Ginny cuddled next to Draco. "I think we know how we're getting to Hogwarts."
"I think this one is even better than the ministers limo was." Draco grinned.
"Now this is what I call a limo." Wills could not believe the amount of space that they all had.
"The Wizarding world never does anything half-way." Kate kissed him on the cheek.
With a slight lurching sensation, they were on their way.
"So do you think that Ollivander would let me pick out another wand?" Hermione frowned.
"Angel, I know that you like my wand, but Fawkes only gave two feathers and this is the only wand left." Harry knew that she thought her wand wasn't adequate.
"I know that I would like a new one." Draco's wand had used to much dark magic.
"It could come in handy for N.E.W.T study." Ginny thought aloud.
"I know that I need one." Wills frowned.
"Mine is more than enough for me. It's a one of a kind and I don't really feel that I need another one anytime soon." Harry took out a Butterbeer, popped the cap, and took a swig.
"Mum has two wands one to cook, clean, and stuff. The other is for normal everyday magic use." Ginny chattered.
"I like to cook and Aunt Molly's way is so much easier than the muggle way of cooking." Harry was interested in that type of wand.
"You can cook?" Draco stared at him in shock.
"I can cook and clean. My mother made sure that I wasn't spoiled rotten and could survive in the real world." Wills spoke up.
"It's a matter of survival in the Dursley household and I enjoy cooking when I don't have it forced on me like hard labor."
"Oh yeah that's right those gits treated you like a house elf." Draco growled.
"Harry was once the pauper and is now the prince. The Dursley's are looking at some hard time and that makes everything right in the world." Wills grinned.
"Hey thanks Wills, I didn't think of it that way." Harry grinned.
"Don't worry Draco. I can teach you how to do chores." Ginny kissed his cheek.
"Ok, but if I ruin anything it's not my fault." Draco grinned sheepishly.
The limo came to a stop and in moments, the door to the Limo opened. "Diagon Alley your highness." Dan smiled.
The gang piled out of the Limo they were in the alley beside Gringotts bank.
"Thanks Dan. I'll send for you when we're done." Harry informed him.
Dan nodded and in moments, the limo was gone.
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"First stop Gringotts. I need to get some galleons out of my vault." Harry took Hermione's hand in his own and headed towards the entrance.
The others followed him.
Wills was amazed by Gringotts, as was Kate. They however didn't like the ride to Harry's vault.
"I think I'm going to hurl." He gasped, as the cart came to a screeching halt.
Griphook opened the vault with his key and stepped aside, so that Harry could do what he wished.
Draco, Ginny, Hermione, Wills, and Kate gaped at the contents in the vault.
Harry took out the snitch and let Draco hold it. "That's the first ever snitch."
Griphook cleared his throat, as if to get their attention. "That item is to remain in the vault by order of Albus Dumbledore."
Harry stared at him in surprise. "Well that answered your unasked question." He grinned. "It has to stay."
Draco reluctantly handed it back. "Pauper my ass," He looked over at Wills.
Harry loaded his pouch with coins and to their amazement the coins that he took reappeared. "I don't really advertise it, but I'm kind of set for life."
Draco was speechless.
He looked into the vault there was now a jewelry chest and spotted what appeared to be a ring box. "None of this was in here before." He opened the ring box, inside was what looked like an engagement ring, with a blue diamond craved in the shape of a heart surrounded by what looked like moonstones. "This looks really old."
Griphook looked at what he was holding, "That is the betrothal ring that has been given by the half blood prince for centuries to the girl that he chooses for his princess." He explained. "The chest in the vault is just some of the crown jewels that haven't been seen in over a century."
Hermione looked down at the ring, then up at Harry, moved her promise ring to her right hand ring finger, and held out her hand. "I believe you need to place that on this finger."
"She didn't need asking at all did she?" Draco chuckled.
"He's only asked her like five times already." Ginny rolled her eyes at Draco.
"Then this really does make it official and you mine." Harry slid the ring onto her finger.
Hermione admired her ring; it seemed to make her arm feel all tingly and warm. It sang in her mind a happy song, as if happy to be of use again. "I like this ring."
Harry took a chance and shrank the jewelry trunk with his wand. He wanted to take a good look inside it, but in his room. "That's easier to handle." He pocketed the miniature trunk in his jacket. "Thanks Mr. Griphook." He stepped back, so that he could close the vault.
"After you finish looking at those I would suggest that his highness return them to the vault. The ring however can stay with Lady Hermione. That belonged to Godric Gryffindor's mother, given to her by his father, who had died tragically. I believe the muggles refer to him as the legendary mythical King Arthur. " He lectured him on the ring and then gave him the look of don't defy me.
"Sure Mr. Griphook, I'll bring it back." He gulped the look that he was being given was almost parental.
"Wow this ring is ancient." Hermione gasped.
"You can say that again." Wills whistled under his breath. "That makes you and me distant cousins."
"Guess it does." Harry grinned. "Let's go check out Ollivanders."
Draco had already visited his vault and they had arranged for one in Wills name. Harry transferred 2000 galleons to his vault.
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The bell to Ollivanders shop rang as the six of them entered the store.
He was ringing up a new first year's wand and smiling happily when he saw them. "I was wondering when the five of you would pay me a visit. Mr. Black, I have something for you, now please give me your old wand." He took Draco's old wand and set it on the counter. "Now give this a try." He handed him a new wand.
The wand hummed in his grasp. "That never happened before." He stared at the wand a 9 ½-inch vine with a unicorn hair/phoenix feather core.
"That's because I recently received several new magical feathers from a certain friend of Mr. Potter's." He winked at Harry.
"Fawkes gave up more feathers?" Harry grinned.
"There are three new feathers. I have used two to make two new wands." He smiled over at Hermione. "Miss Granger your old wand please."
Hermione handed him her wand and received a new one. "It's singing to me!" Hers was an 8 ½-inch vine with a dragon heartstring/phoenix feather core.
Ginny was pouting.
"Oh come now Miss Weasley, you can have your new one when you are in your seventh year." He reassured her then looked over at William. "Finally the Muggle Prince has come to explore his birthright and I have just the wand for you, but I need to measure you first." He measured Wills for the wand. Then walked behind the counter to produce another box and then opened it. "This is a 9 ½ inch oak with a unicorn hair used as the core. Now just give it a wave and we shall see if it is a match."
Wills gave it a wave and stars shot out of its tip.
"Excellent that's the perfect wand for you. Now I want to check out Mr. Potter's wand to make sure that it's ready for your final year at school." Harry reluctantly gave him the wand. It took him what seemed like a half hour to polish, clean, and look-over the wand. "There now it should work even better for you." He handed Harry back his wand. "I believe that you wanted a domestic wand?"
"Well I thought that I would try my hand at cooking the wizarding way."
"They are different from normal wands, you just have to think of what you wish to prepare, and out it comes from the tip of the wand. It will also float around the kitchen or wherever you send it and go about preparing the meal or cleaning or whatnot. Here is a manual just read that and the other book and you will do fine." He assured him.
They paid for their purchases and then were on their way to the other various shops. They bought robes for Kate and Wills; starter magic books for Wills, Hermione got more potions ingredients that she thought they would need for seventh year, some new quills including two that wrote automatically, and more parchment. They bought an owl for Wills, a Tawny colored one named Merlin, and Harry stopped in one of the stores and got some Wizarding World cookware and utensils.
"Hey you six! Are you just gonna skip our shop!?" Fred shouted over at them from where they sat enjoying an ice cream.
"I need you to make me a get even with Cho's friends all year special!" Hermione got up went over to talk to Fred.
"Already done. We were just packing it all up when we saw you going from shop to shop." George grinned at her.
"Sorry that you got roughed up, but you play a mean game of Quiddich." Fred complimented her.
"Why thank you." Hermione was beaming with pride. She had heard nothing but compliments all day about her skill at the game. They all had. "You will come see us play won't you?"
Fred stared down at her left hand ring finger and then looked over at Harry. "That...that...looks like...an engagement ring!"
"That's exactly what it is." She beamed. "It was Godric's mothers ring."
"Where did he get it from?" George frowned.
"It was in his vault." Hermione grinned.
"Well when Cho sees that the war will be on." Fred had gone to get their Hogwarts supplies. "Here ya go little sis and remember we'll be around if you need us to make you something extra special. Just send us an owl."
Harry walked over and took the supplies from Fred. "I just want to say that even though you are our big brothers and we respect you. All we ask is that you try and be nice when it comes to our signature lines of merchandise."
"After yesterdays paper we announced that your line of products will be a sort of exclusive four hearts collection." George grinned.
"We're the only ones that can exploit you and we have a license and everything." Fred grinned.
Harry and Hermione looked at each other. "Oh well at least its family." They sighed in defeat.
Harry glanced down at his watch. "Aunt Gene is gonna strangle us if you don't get your medicine on time. We have to head home. Stop by for dinner sometime while we're still there." They left to go tell the others it was time to go.
"I was having fun." Hermione pouted she wasn't about to admit that her arm was beginning to throb.
"Oh yeah I just love the ache in my arm its so fun." Harry rolled his eyes. "Hermione is in need of her medicine so its time to head home."
"I'm all set." He had his arms loaded with their various purchases.
"So am I." Wills had a towering stack of purchases.
"I have Merlin." Kate held up the cage.
"I have the rest of it." Ginny was loaded down as well.
Harry used his wand to bind all the packages together, so that they wouldn't have any mishaps.
They entered the alley beside Gringotts and there was Dan standing beside the limo. "So there you are." He opened the back trunk and helped them stow away their purchases. "Having had an injury like Lady Hermione's before I took in account that she would be needing her medicine soon so I came to get you."
They piled into the limo and off they went.
"Harry, how are you going to explain that ring to both your parents?" Wills frowned.
"What's to explain? I told them I was marrying her after seventh year is over, so it's what it looks like an engagement ring." Harry growled.
"You really are new at this." Wills sighed in frustration. "Little brother they're suppose to throw you this huge gala event where you then give her the ring in front of all the family and friends."
"Well since when do I ever follow tradition?" Harry sighed in frustration.
"That would be never." Ginny and Draco grinned.
"That's right so why should I start now."
Hermione discovered something about the ring. "It's like Harry's HBP ring."
"Well then there you go, Wills. What's done is done." Harry took a swig of something then gasped. "Yuck! What was that! My bloody throat is on fire!"
"That's fire whiskey little brother not Butterbeer." Wills laughed.
"Well I don't like it." He took one of the bottles of water and tried to douse the flames.
"That isn't something worth consuming. Anything that makes you think your insides are on fire is just bad news." Draco agreed.
The window that separated the driver's area vanished. "I trust that you will look before you grab next time?"
"Oh yeah I learned my lesson." Harry's voice was hoarse.
"That's good because we're at your current place of residence and it looks like the six of you were missed." Dan informed them.
The door opened and Remus looked inside. "Out!" He snarled.
They all piled out of the car and faced the wrath of Gene and Remus.
"You would think that seeing as the two of us were in the house, that you would have at least told us where you were going, instead of leaving a note that Isis shredded!" Remus snarled at them.
"The only way that we knew where you were at was when an owl arrived reminding you that as soon as you looked at the chest that it was to be returned to the vault." Gene growled.
"And don't even try to pull that I'm a young adult crap on me! Ginny, Draco, and Hermione are still underage! Is that FIRE WHISKEY on your BREATH!?" Remus was now seeing red.
"I thought that..." Harry started to say something.
"DID I ASK YOU TO SPEAK!?" Remus roared.
Harry shut up.
"You showed bad judgment! You should have told us personally, where you were off to! You then arrive with whiskey on your breath! How is that showing me that you are a responsible young adult?" He was finished with his rant and still Harry said nothing. "Well speak to me when I ask you a question!"
"I didn't drink that on purpose that stuff is disgusting! I got distracted because Wills was lecturing me on royal protocol! I thought that I was drinking my Butterbeer! We went to Diagon Alley with two twenty-two year-old responsible adults to chaperone us! I did think before I acted! You're the one out of line! It wasn't my fault that Isis shredded the note! We came back in time for Hermione to get her medicine! So back the hell off my ass!" Harry glared right back into his eyes.
"Next time come tell us!" Remus snarled.
"Fine next time I will!" He snarled back.
"Ginny do you smell it?" Hermione smirked.
"Smell what?" Ginny frowned.
"Testosterone it's so thick that I'm practically gagging." Hermione rolled her eyes.
Remus and Harry looked over at her and then at each other and started to laugh.
"Is that an engagement ring?" Gene noticed the ring on Hermione's finger.
"So that's the lecture that you were getting." Remus noticed the ring. "That hasn't been seen in a century. James is going to go mental that it appeared for you and not for him!" Remus loved this new situation.
"I guess Dad never really embraced the title like I have, so I got to give Hermione, Godric's mother's ring." Harry smirked.
"We'll take the packages into the house." Wills, Ginny, Kate, and Draco made a hasty retreat.
"I've had a lovely day. I got my ring, a new wand, and all the stuff I need for school." Hermione smiled.
"So nothing from the twins shop?" Remus arched a brow at them.
"Uncle Remus we are Head Boy and Head Girl we can't be seen with such things." Harry grinned sheepishly.
"That's what I thought." Remus groaned. "Just promise me that you will at least let Cho's friends spend only a week a month in the Hospital wing."
"As long as they stay out of my face there won't be any problems." Hermione growled.
"I believe they gave Hermione a whole new set of prototypes to try out on Cho's friends. I don't really know what any of them do yet. I haven't looked in the special chest that they made just for her." Harry came clean with him.
"Just let me have a look at them, so I know what I'm up against." Gene sighed.
"Hermione can show you while she takes her medicine." Harry suggested.
"I'll show her the chest while you test out your new toys. I can only imagine what you come up with for dinner."
"Did you get a domestic wand?" Gene frowned.
"Do we have to be your first victims?" Remus was not so sure this was a good idea. "I think I'll go get your father. He was a brilliant cook and could teach you what you're doing."
"I like to cook and I'm good at it with or without wizarding tools. I am not going to give anyone food poisoning." Harry stalked away in a huff.
"Uncle Remus that wasn't nice and it would serve you right if he fixes something wonderful and then all you get is a sandwich!" Hermione stalked away as well.
Gene followed her.
James and Sirius applauded his blunder.
"Way to go there Moony, so what's next pissing him off so much that they run off together?" Sirius frowned. "The boy is set for life he doesn't really need seventh year or a career."
"He does make a good point. You can't just continue to jump down his throat like that every time he blunders something. Scratch that we can't. Oh and Moony I hope you like corn beef and cabbage. I recall that's what you got when you insulted my cooking Christmas dinner." James wasn't very happy with him either.
"Look I happen to be the only one of us left that's alive and that makes me parentally responsible for the boy's actions. I know that I'm new at this, but I'm a little overprotective of them seeing as they have almost died on my watch three times." He raked his fingers through his sandy brown hair.
"This is just practice for you so that you'll be ready when you and Gene become parents." Sirius grinned.
"Yes about that I think I'm going to go apologize to the boy. Oh and just so you know Hermione is sporting the ring that never appeared when you asked Lily for her hand in marriage." Remus headed back towards the house.
"Yes well I never embraced the power of the HBP like Harry has. Hermione must be on cloud nine." James grinned.
"Yeah I would guess she would be..." Sirius frowned. "Hey Prongs? Did Moony just avoid the remark about when he becomes a father?"
"Did you honestly think that after all of these years the two of them would wait until the actual wedding?" James smirked.
"No wonder he's gotten all parental and fatherly with Harry." Sirius chuckled.
"Ponder it later; I have to go supervise my son in his first cooking attempt with a wand." James vanished.
"Yeah there's no doubt about it this is gonna be one interesting year." Sirius vanished.
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Chapter 19
Preparing to leave
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I do not claim any of JKR's characters only that I love being able to create my own kind of mischief with her beloved characters. I do not claim any other things that are owned by other companies that I may mention once and a while in the stories...Although the original characters and ideas are mine and I loved creating them. So please review if you wish but try not to flame me too badly.
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