Disclaimer: -Same old, same old.

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Previously on Chapter 4

"Thank-you" Severus stood to go. Mr. Vaughn stood with him. "I should tell you. To get in, tap your wand on the door like your drawing a pentagon. It easier then talking to the gargoyle knocker for entry."

Severus gave the man a smile "Thank-you, for all your help." He held out his hand to the man.

Mr. Vaughn smiled back "It was no trouble at all."

Chapter 5 - Rippon Lea

Harry was beyond bored. He had nothing to do and if he did do anything he had already done it twice. Patting Hedwig, looking though his photo album, gluing and sticky taping his wand back together, refolding his clothes, cleaning Hedwig's cage. He'd done it all.

His 'father' had been gone two hours and he'd finished everything in the first hour. He was really considering going out of the room, screw the consequences. With that determination in mind he headed for the door. When he was but two metres away from the exit, the door opened to reveal his 'father'.

Severus gave him a hard look before closing the door. Harry took a couple of steps back. When Severus faced Harry again he had a hard disapproving look.

"You weren't about to leave the room where you?" Severus raised an eyebrow

Harry gulped and shook his head "No, sir. I was just going to stick my head out to see if you where coming."

Severus gave him a look that said 'I-know-you-are-lying.'

"Well, it's a good thing you didn't. Because I said that you weren't allowed out of the room and that includes your head or any of your body parts."

He glarded at Harry for a moment longer before his face become expressionless. "Go get your things and bring them in here. We will be going shortly."

*****

With everything packed and shrunken. They were ready to go. The meet up with Mr. Vaughn on the entrance floor. Mr. Vaughn smiled when they reached him.

"Got everything?" he asked. Both Harry and Severus nodded. "Very good. Follow me then."

Mr. Vaughn led them out side and into a car park.

*****

Forty five minutes later they arrived out sided a gate. A witch in muggle clothing pulled open the gate to let them pass. They passed a gatehouse on their left, which was quite close the front gate. Driving down the drive Harry could see trees and some yard behind it. Suddenly the trees moved out and they pulled up to a two story mansion.

"Wow" Harry breathed.

Severus smirked from the front. 'Yes, this place will be expectable.'

They all step out of the car. Once they were out the car automatically drove itself off where Harry could only assume was the stables.

With Mr. Vaughn on the top step and Harry and Severus on the bottom. Mr. Vaughn opened his arms, indicating the grounds and house.

"Welcome to Rippon Lea."

***** Harry sat in the pallor next to his 'father' while they listened to Mr. Vaughn, who was telling them about Rippon Lea.

"The Sargoods began the creation of Rippon Lea in 1868. In 1882 major changes to the garden were made as well as extensions to the house. It was actually quite different then, the marble pliers were black as was the roof.

.Sir Tomas Bent acquired the estate when the head of the Sargoods, Sir Frederick, died. If Sir Tomas Bent had had his way, there would be a highway right though the estate. So thankfully he died three years later before anything could be done about.

.In 1910 the Nathan's purchased the property. Louisa Jones, Ben Nathan's oldest daughter, inherited the estate on his death. She then renovated the place to make it less dark. The marble pliers where coated with white wax. The roof was lightened to a different colour. The wall paper was also lightened...

.She also had the old ballroom pulled down and had a pool made in the Hollywood Style and the dinning room became the ballroom that's here know. Louisa married and had two children. Both girls. Open her death Louisa donated Rippon Lea to the National Trust."

"That was the brief account of the estate?" Severus asked.

"Yes, yes it was. Now for the tour."

Mr. Vaughn, Severus and Harry stood. "Well lets start with this room. As you can see it's the pallor. A piano, coffee tables and lunge chairs as well high back wooded chairs grace the room. The reason there is a hot house connected to the room is Sir Fredrick was quite fond of fawns. There is even a fernery on the estate but we will get to that."

He lead them to another door in the room then the one they had come though to show a little hall way. "The room to the right is the breakfast room. Though the windows on the left is the servants court yard. The window have been frosted to prevent that though."

They then turned right to another hall way with a stair case on the left and a large beverage table with a large mirror on the right. On the wall in front was a picture of a man collapsed in a chair in front of a desk, papers falling from his hand. A angel hovered on his side.

To Harry, it was about an angel taking a man to heaven who had gave his heart and soul to the world and for that was going to heaven.

To Severus the picture looked like a second chance. The angel was letting the man give something good to the world before taking him to the next life.

Mr. Vaughn took them to the bottom of the stair case where they entered a large and lavish dinning room. "As you can see this is the dinning room. The tables can be split to make up more but we left it all together. At the head of the table there is a button at the right of the foot to call servants in. It doesn't make a sound so your guest want hear it. The room connected to it is the sun room as you can see it looks over the grounds. It also has a piano and varies other furnisher."

The opened the door to the sun room and where back in the hall with the painting. They went up the stairs to the second floor.

The hallway upstairs was a bit wider then down stairs. "The door in front of us is the main bedroom, which will be your room Mr. Snape. Would you like to look at it?"

Severus shook his head "No thank-you"

"Very well. But just to tell you your room looks over the Central Lawn. It has a walking closet and your own bathroom. Now if we go to our left I'll show you your room, Harry?"

Harry nodded and walk to the end of the hall. In front of them was a balcony. They turned to a small hallway and to the door on the right. The room was of medium size. It had a double bed at the end of the room, a closet, desk, book shelves and a side table.

".the bathroom is across the hall." Harry only heard the least bit of what Mr. Vaughn had said.

"Can I look at the rest of the house later?" Harry asked suddenly filling tired.

Severus looked at his son and seeing the drained look that had crossed the boy's face.

Severus nodded. "Yes, you may. The last couple of days must be catching up."

'As well as what happen at the end of school.' Harry thought to himself.

Mr. Vaughn and Severus started to walk out when M. Vaughn stopped and addressed them both. "I forgot to tell you. There is also a resident ghost. Just to for warn you." With that the adults walked out.

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A/N: - Rippon Lea is a real house. I went there in the holiday's and most of what I have described about it is real. If your ever in Melbourne take a chance to see it. It is a wonderful sight.