Dragon Sword Master, thanks for your review and pointing out one of my many, many spelling and grammar errors… I think I fixed that one since. As for pronouncing my penname, I'm not completely sure myself. I took "Ktulu" from "Metallica's" instrumental song "The Call of Ktulu" (From the "Ride the Lightning" album). "Ktulu" is actually spelled "Cthulhu" (Some sort of demon-god) and refers to the "H.P. Lovecraft" short story "The Call of Cthulhu". All this useless rambling to say that I believe it is pronounced either as kuh-THOO-loo or kuh-TOO-loo (I prefer the latter).
DISCLAIMER: J.K. Rowling and various others own everything, I own nothing. Please don't sue me, I'm already poor and miserable.
Chapter Five - Welcome Home
By MasterKtulu
"Dobby?"
Dobby was hugging Harry's midriff tightly with no intention of letting go. And if Harry seemed confused as to what was going on, it was nothing compared with what Bellatrix was feeling.
"Dobby is so glad to be seeing Master Harry Potter Sir again."
"Dobby, what are you doing here?"
Dobby de-tangled himself from Harry and dropped to his feet and looked at Harry in awe.
"Dobby came to serve Master Harry Potter Sir… Dobby is already cleaning the flat upstairs, and thrown away all rotten food and all of previous owner's rubbish. The flat is all ready for Master Harry Potter Sir to be living there. Dobby was about to start cleaning and arranging the shop and the storeroom below… But Dobby didn't know what Master Harry Potter Sir wanted to do with them yet."
Dobby gave Harry a look of complete adoration, then frowned slightly.
"Master Harry Potter Sir is looking different than Dobby is remembering him."
As soon as Dobby said those words Bellatrix drew her Wand and pointed it at Harry.
"Finite Incantatem!"
Harry returned to his former self, glasses and all. Then Bellatrix pointed her Wand at herself and did the same to return to her beautiful self.
Dobby looked at Bellatrix for the first time, and narrowed his eyes appraising her. Harry noticed this and said:
"Dobby, this is Bellatrix Black. Er… She's… Well, she's my girlfriend and we'll be living together from now on."
"Will Miss be sharing Master Harry Potter Sir's bed?" Dobby asked hesitantly.
"Er… Well Yeah Dobby… Bella and me will be sharing a bed together I guess…"
Dobby's eyes grew wide and bowed deeply at Bellatrix, his long thin nose almost touching the ground.
"Mistress Bellatrix Black… It will be an honour for Dobby to be serving Master Harry Potter Sir's girlfriend. Dobby is hearing of Mistress Bellatrix Black before Master Harry Potter Sir is freeing Dobby from evil bad masters. But if Mistress Bellatrix Black is Master Harry Potter Sir's girlfriend; it must have been all lies."
Bellatrix was confused… Harry being polite to a Goblin that morning was one thing but this was ridiculous. Bellatrix looked at the House Elf called Dobby and noticed he was wearing clothes… The strangest combination of clothes she had ever seen and about thirty hats one on top of the other. Yet this House Elf was calling Harry his master. How could a House Elf with clothes, call someone master? And what bad evil family was he talking about. She grew more and more confused with every passing second.
She wondered if Harry somehow gave respect to any creature that gave respect to him, no matter what creature it was. Then something dawned on her… It didn't matter if she didn't understand… The only thing that really mattered was that if her Harry was being nice to a Goblin and a House Elf, she would be nice to them too. Her Harry knew best, and she would always follow his lead no mater what.
"Hello Dobby, it's nice to meet you."
Harry was glade that Bellatrix was being nice to Dobby. He guessed that Bellatrix was not accustomed to speak to a House Elf like this, and appreciated her effort. Then realisation and fear entered Harry's mind.
"Dobby, did you tell anyone you were leaving Hogwarts to come here? Anyone at all?"
Dobby shook his head rapidly and said:
"No Master Harry Potter Sir, Dobby told no one of his coming here or coming to serve his great master."
"Good Dobby, we're in hiding and nobody must ever know where we are."
"Dobby is keeping Master Harry Potter Sir's secrets." Dobby said proudly.
Harry was relieved; the last thing he needed was Dumbledore or anyone else knowing where he and Bellatrix were. As harry relaxed, a hundred more questions entered his mind.
"Dobby… How did you know to come here? We only got this place a little over two hours ago…"
Dobby looked proud at this and replied:
"As soon as Master Harry Potter Sir bought a new home, Dobby could feel it and came immediately to serve his great and wonderful master. Dobby has been waiting at Hogwarts for Master Harry Potter Sir to be needing him. Dobby knew not to go back to the Muggles, Dobby did not want to get Master Harry Potter Sir into trouble again. Dobby is bound to Master Harry Potter Sir, and can always feel what his great master is needing. And Dobby could feel that Master Harry Potter Sir is needing help with new house. So Dobby is coming here to help Master Harry Potter Sir straightaway."
"Okay Dobby, now what was that about being bound to me and calling me master? You were free the last time I saw you."
Dobby looked down and said:
"Dobby is being bound to Master Harry Potter Sir for a while now. When Dobby went to warn Master Harry Potter Sir about bad evil teacher coming to catch Master Harry Potter Sir a few months ago… Master Harry Potter Sir is giving direct orders to Dobby to lie and never hurt self… Only a master can give orders to an House Elf, so Dobby though that … Thought that Master Harry Potter Sir is wanting Dobby bound to him… So Dobby bound himself to Master Harry Potter Sir and waited to being called into service."
Dobby looked up at Harry and fearing the answer asked:
"Did Dobby do a bad thing, Master Harry Potter Sir?"
Harry didn't like the fact that Dobby bound himself to him. Dobby was his friend and he always thought that he had earned his freedom. But looking in his old friend's insecure eyes he answered:
"No Dobby, you didn't do a bad thing. I always thought that after I graduated from Hogwarts and got a place of my own, I would ask you to come to live with me. But I always thought that you'd be free and you'd get paid and get some time off. We'd keep each other company and you'd take care of me, Merlin knows I need it."
"Master Harry Potter Sir is too good to Dobby. Dobby is proud to be bound to the great and wonderful Wizard, Master Harry Potter Sir."
"Dobby, I can always give you some clothes for you to be free again. And you'd still be able to work for me afterwards."
Dobby shook his head and his long ears flapped, slapping him in his face a few times before he answered.
"Master Harry Potter Sir as already be giving Dobby some clothes in past. So now that Dobby is bound to Master Harry Potter Sir, clothes cannot free Dobby from his wonderful master. Master Harry Potter Sir would have to chop Dobby's head off to free him."
To say Harry was surprised and repulsed to hear this would be an understatement.
"Okay Dobby, it seems that you're stuck with me forever then." Harry said with an uncertain sad smile to Dobby. "Because there's no way I'm chopping your head off for any reason."
Dobby became ecstatic and jumped for joy. His face wore the biggest smile he had ever had.
"Master Harry Potter Sir wont being sorry for having Dobby serve him and his girlfriend Mistress Bellatrix Black."
"Harry…"
Harry turned his attention to Bellatrix.
"Yes Bella."
"Would it be possible for Dobby to call us something other that Master Harry Potter Sir and Mistress Bellatrix Black? We're in hiding and we wouldn't want somebody overhearing Dobby saying our names."
Harry didn't like Bellatrix talking about Dobby like he wasn't in the room. But Bellatrix being a Pureblood from a dark family, Harry guessed this was as good as it got. He would still have to talk to her about it later in private. But before Harry could respond to Bellatrix's concern, Dobby answered.
"Dobby keeps Master Harry Potter Sir's secrets… Dobby could call Master Harry Potter Sir and Mistress Bellatrix Black simply Master and Mistress?"
"As much as I don't like you calling me master Dobby, I think it would be for the best. We can't afford anyone knowing where we are. I know that you would never knowingly betray me, but if you're in the habit of calling us by our names at home, it may slip out somewhere else."
A single tear ran across Dobby's cheek and smiled in complete adoration towards Harry.
"Dobby will be proud to call Master Harry Potter Sir, Master from now on. And as Mistress Bellatrix Black is master's girlfriend, Dobby knows she must be a great and wonderful Witch and will be proud to call her Mistress from now on."
"Thank you Dobby. I guess that we'll all be living here from now on… Now that I think about it Dobby, will Winky be okay alone at Hogwarts? I know she was never very happy at Hogwarts, but with you here… Who will take care of her?"
"Winky has already left Hogwarts Master. Professor Dumbledore is agreeing with Dobby and arranged for Winky to be bound to a nice family again. Winky is always liking regular House Elf work, and is never liking work at Hogwarts Master. Winky is much happier now, and doesn't drink anymore."
"Oh, well that's good. Which family is she bound to now?"
"Winky is bound to master's Wheezy family now."
"Wheezy family? Oh! The Weasleys… Well, they'll treat her better than most I guess, and I suppose she'll be happy there. I just can't imagine Mrs. Weasley giving control of the kitchen to anyone, even a House Elf. But I guess Winky will be able to help with other things, like cleaning and maybe fixing up their house or something."
Dobby nodded enthusiastically and asked: "Now Master, what is Dobby be doing with the rest of master's house?"
"Er… Well, first before I forget here is a shrunken permanent icebox and pantry for the flat upstairs." Harry said reaching in his pocket and handed them to Dobby. "You know what to do with them Dobby?"
"Yes Master, Dobby will be able to cook great meal for Master and Mistress." Dobby said happily.
"And here are the clothes and the robes that me and Bella bought today in Diagon Alley." Harry handed Dobby the two charmed bags full of clothes and robes. "Can you unpacked and sort them in our bedroom upstairs? Oh! And before I forget, here's my trunk." Harry handed Dobby his shrunken travelling trunk. "Burn all the Muggle clothes I have in it. I won't need them anymore. Then just unpack my trunk and arrange all my stuff where you think it would go best. Alright Dobby?"
"Of course Master, Dobby is glade to be serving and it will all be done soon. But can Dobby keep master's Muggle socks Master?" Dobby asked hesitantly.
Harry gave Dobby a great smile and said:
"Of course you can Dobby, consider them all yours."
"Master is too good to Dobby… What will Dobby be doing about the shop and the storeroom Master?"
Harry looked around the shop and wondered what to do with it.
"Dobby, can you get rid of all the shelves and racks and that counter in the corner? Then if it's possible, put an wall there." Harry said pointing to the left side of the room. "From the front to the back of the shop taking about a third of the shop… Oh, and don't forget a door too. Then in that room, put racks for books all along the walls and maybe add a table and a couple of comfortable chairs to study in… It would make a good place for a small library."
"Wow, our own library! Thank you Harry." Bellatrix cut in excitedly.
Harry smiled at Bellatrix and continued.
"Then I would want the rest of this room completely open with all it's walls spell proofed and cushioned for impact and also sound proofed. I think it's big enough for a decent sized duel chamber, well maybe not a duel chamber but at least a place to practice spells in. I want this room to look as bare and as unimpressive as possible. If anyone comes to the door and looks in, I want them to think it's just a regular empty shop and nothing more. Understand Dobby?"
Dobby nodded and Harry continued.
"As for the basement storeroom… I assume that the basement is just one big undivided room. Is it like that Dobby?"
Dobby nodded.
"Okay just like in here, add a wall to make a separate room also about a third of the size of the basement. We'll make a potion laboratory out of it… add some racks for potion ingredients and I'll buy some cauldrons, accessories and ingredients tomorrow. Does this building have an attic Dobby?"
"No Master, home has no attic."
"Then with the rest of the basement, make a storage area out of it. We'll need places to put everything so put the shelves and the racks from the shop down there. Not very exiting I know, but everybody needs a storage room… I think that's all… Will you be able to do all of that Dobby?"
Dobby eyes grew wide and smiled greatly at the amount of work his master had trusted him with and was starting to get really exited at the prospect of being able of greatly please his master.
"Dobby is able to do all those things easily Master. What about the Wizard things in the shop and the storeroom?"
"Make three piles Dobby… In the first, put every thing that's useless and worthless in it. In the second put everything of use or of value. And in the third put everything that you don't know about or not sure about. Get rid of the useless/worthless pile and put the useful/valuable and unknown/unsure pile separately in the basement storage room. Me and Bella will be able to go through them after you sort them."
Harry paused to think if there was anything else.
"Did I forget anything Bella?"
"No Harry, I think you thought of everything."
"Then Dobby will get started right away… If Master or Mistress is needing Dobby, just call and Dobby will pop in straightaway."
Dobby bowed and with a small pop, he disappeared.
"Well, I'm glade that we'll have a House Elf taking care of us Harry." Said Bellatrix looking at Harry. "I don't know about you but I'm terrible at household spells."
"I don't know any household spells… But Dobby is more than just a House Elf to me Bella; he's my friend. He's saved my life a few times and has helped me out of a few tricky situations too. I would appreciate it a lot if you would be nice to him at all times, and treat him with respect."
"Anything you want Harry, you know that. I have to admit that treating a House Elf with respect is weird but I'll get accustomed to it… I'll do anything you want Harry."
"Thank you Bella…"
"But Harry, what 'bad evil family' was Dobby talking about you freeing him from earlier?"
"That would be Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy… They would hurt him and make him punish himself for no reason. But during the summer before my second year at Hogwarts, Dobby betrayed them and came to see me to give me warnings about what they were planing. At the end of that year, I tricked Lucius into freeing Dobby and we've been good friends ever since. He's always been there if I needed him."
"He betrayed Lucius and Narcissa? I like him more and more every minute. Plus he said that I was a great and wonderful Witch… He must be a great judge of character." Bellatrix said the last with a fake seriousness. "And he seems to like you a lot… You see, we already have something in common… we'll get along great, don't worry about it Harry."
Harry smiled at her then he remembered his earlier wish.
"Now, I think that I want to take that hot bath I mentioned earlier."
Bellatrix face wore a huge smile and nodded quickly. She grabbed Harry by the hand and pulled him forcefully up the stairs on their right, through their flat and straight into the bathroom.
…HPHPHPHPHPHPHP…
Two hours later the bathroom door opened and exited a very content looking Bellatrix who was holding the hand of a very pleased and relaxed Harry.
"Well Harry that should hold me up until tonight." Bellatrix said still giving her trademark wink to Harry.
Suddenly there was a small pop and Dobby appeared out of thin air in front of them.
"Did Master and Mistress enjoy their bath together?"
Harry blushed but Bellatrix answered proudly:
"Yes we did Dobby, have you had the time to sort all the clothes me and Harry bought today? And did you have any trouble with the new icebox and pantry?"
"Mistress not worry, Dobby did all those things earlier with no trouble at all. Do Master and Mistress want to eat their dinner now?"
"Er… yeah Dobby, dinner would be nice." Harry said his face returning to his normal colour. "How's downstairs coming?"
"Dinner will be ready in five minutes Master and Mistress. And work downstairs is going well, Dobby thinks… Dobby is trying to sort all the Wizarding things in the shop like master wanted, but Dobby had to put everything in one pile. Everything is going in the useless and worthless pile and Dobby is making everything go 'poof' like master wanted. Dobby is putting all the shelves and the racks in basement like master is saying to. All shop is all cleared and ready for remodelling tomorrow. Dobby still having to sort the Wizarding things in the basement… Dobby is doing that tonight after dinner. Dobby should have the shop and the basement all finished like master is wanting by tomorrow night… Did Dobby do good Master?"
"Good? You did great Dobby! I didn't expect you'd get so much done in so little time. If everything can be done by tomorrow night, that would be great. I just don't want you to think this has to be done straightaway; I don't want you to work too hard."
"Don't worry Master, Dobby is liking work very much. Dobby is very happy with Master and Mistress." And with a great big smile and a deep bow, Dobby disappeared with a small pop, presumably to the kitchen to make dinner.
With five minutes to spare before dinner would be ready, Harry and Bellatrix looked around to study their new flat for the first time. For some reason on their first way through the flat to go to the bathroom, they didn't notice much.
The flat had a pretty simple layout; designed for a single person or a couple. The bathroom they had just come out of was pretty standard with the exception of the bathtub, which looked like a smaller version of the Prefects bathtub at Hogwarts. Outside of the bathroom was the biggest undivided room in the flat. The nicely furnished combination living room and dining room had the illusion of being divided by a very long and large couch, placed diagonally in the room. In the living room half of the room held a large fireplace, three comfortable reading chairs and a large coffee table in front of the couch.
In the smaller half of the room held a dinning table with four chairs and in a corner, a small round table with two chairs presumably for tea. Next to the dining table was an archway that led to the kitchen where Harry and Bellatrix could see Dobby walking by it once in a while. To the left of the archway to the kitchen was a single door to a broom closet. From the right of the bathroom door was an opened door that led to a nicely size bedroom, which contained a large king-size bed. On either side of the bed contained a nightstand and a door to a personal walk-in closet. In front of the bed held two full sized mirrors and two matching dressers. The dresser on the left already had a few of Harry's things on it from his unpacked trunk.
Back in the combination living/dining room, Harry noticed for the first time two windows. One of which looked over a small alleyway in between their home and the next-door shop. The second window looked over Knockturn Alley right above their front door.
"Bella, I don't remember seeing any windows that weren't boarded up earlier when we were outside."
"These are enchanted windows Harry. From the inside you can look outside but from the outside you can't look inside. From the outside, anybody who looks here will just see part of the outside wall and not a window."
Harry started smiling mischievously and said:
"So… You could walk around in the flat completely naked all day, and nobody would be able to see you?"
Bellatrix started to blush then smiled back as mischievously as Harry was and said:
"Yeah… Well except for Dobby that is… But House Elves don't care about such things, so I know he won't stare at me or mind in the least. So yeah, I could and will… But you'd better be staring at me real hard, or they'll be trouble." Bellatrix said warningly.
"I don't think you have to worry about that anytime soon Bella." Harry said still smiling mischievously.
As Harry and Bellatrix turned away from the window, Dobby popped in front of them and announced that dinner was ready. With a few assurances from Harry, Dobby finally agreed to eat at the table with Harry and Bellatrix. They spoke mostly of the renovations the main floor and the basement would receive the next day. After more than two hours at the table eating and talking, Harry and Bellatrix said goodnight to Dobby and retired to their new bedroom. As for Dobby, he returned to the basement to continue his work. As Harry and Bellatrix prepared for bed, Harry knew what was coming. And although he was excited, he was little nervous at the same time. Before anything happened, he just had to ask Bellatrix something.
"Are you sure about this Bella? We've only known each other for less than twenty-four hours. We don't have to do anything tonight; I can wait until your ready. I'm in no hurry, we have all our lives together."
"Thanks Harry… But if there's one thing I know for sure, it's that I'm ready for this… I know we've only known each other for a little less than twenty-four hours, but I have no doubt that I love you with all of my heart. I want to show you just how much I love you… Just lay back Harry…"
Bellatrix softly pushed Harry on the bed, made him lay on his back and climbed on top of him.
"Let me make you feel the way you make me feel inside ever since I've met you… I want to thank you for everything you've done for me, the only way you deserve to be thanked… For our first time Harry, just relax and don't do a single thing… Just feel me and enjoy me…"
…HPHPHPHPHPHPHP…
Harry and Bellatrix woke up around seven o'clock in the morning but for some reason they didn't leave their bedroom or their bed for that matter until nine…
"Harry, I'm surprised that we're so mobile this morning." Bellatrix said while emerging hand in hand with Harry through the bathroom door, after a quick bath together. "After three times last night and twice this morning, I was sure we wouldn't be able to leave the bed this morning, let alone walk around without limping." Bellatrix said smiling sheepishly.
Harry stopped and pulled Bellatrix to him and embraced her tightly, giving her a passionate kiss lasting a few long moments before pulling back just enough to free his lips to speak.
"If it was just up to me, we'd still be in bed Bella. And by now we'd probably be in the middle of our fourth time of the day, with no end in sight…"
Bellatrix blushed and giggled a little, wishing it were so. She hadn't expected much last night; she had concentrated on his pleasure and hadn't even thought about her own. But Harry had proven to her to never underestimate 'The Boy-Who-Lived'. She had known that Harry was a virgin and he had told her that he had no experience whatsoever, but that didn't seem to matter very much in the end. The first two times they made love, she had been in complete control. She didn't want him to worry about doing the wrong thing, so she told him lay back and not to do anything while she had her wicked way with him.
After two times (Although the first time didn't last very long, it still counted), she thought he would be out for the night and wouldn't be able think rationally for at least a little while. What she hadn't expected was that he was only getting started. After they both caught their breath, Harry threw Bellatrix off him and took control. It still brought a smile to her face and a few shivers at the thought of the pleasure he had given her. He had taken her advice to heart: 'Follow your instincts whatever they are…' And what good instincts they were too.
This morning she had been woken up by great spasms of pleasure. She had been confused for a fraction of a second before she realised what was happening. She hadn't opened her eyes or said a single word, she knew he had decided to take her then and there and she couldn't have been happier about it. She only concentrated on his touch and dared not to move an inch for fear of lost pleasure. After he was done, she still didn't dare move an inch. After a few moments of rest he took her again without a single word, but this time she opened her eyes and kept eye contact with him at all times. Hypnotised by the brilliance of his eyes and flashes of power that would illuminate once in a while. Although forceful, Harry's touch was surprisingly very soft… A sort of soft roughness that she had enjoyed very much.
The only thing strange was the pleasure that she had felt, which she wasn't about to complain about one bit. Her pleasure didn't come and go like it would usually or expect it to, but it was constant. From his first touch to his last, her pleasure was constant. She had felt different intensities of pleasure yes, but it was always constant.
After he had finished for the second time that morning, she had continued shaking uncontrollably and experienced great spasms of pleasure all over her body for at least five minutes afterwards. She had a feeling it had to do with his raw magical power she believed Harry possessed. Like Harry's magic was tickling all of her nerve endings at once.
She had witnessed a few strange things about Harry in the small amount of time that they had spent together, and Harry possessing great magical power would explain everything. Although she wasn't complaining one bit, she would have to research her theory in the future just so she'd know. But for now she was glade that for once, she had a made a good decision in her life. She had made a new life for herself and couldn't imagine life without her Harry anymore… She would never leave him.
"… But we still have much to do today, and we better get started early if we want everything done today. Believe me Bella, I'd much rather spend the day in bed with you."
Harry suddenly looked worried and hesitantly asked:
"Er… I just hope that I didn't do anything wrong last night or especially this morning… I know I should have waited for you to wake up this morning to ask you if we could… I'm sorry, I just lost control… I didn't think… It won't happen again Bella, I promise."
"Harry, did you hear me complain about anything you did last night or this morning? Last night and this morning were great Harry… More than great, words can't describe what you made me feel. Last night I took control at first to ease your worries and build your confidence, but I much preferred last night's third and both this morning's 'sessions' though. If I'm lucky enough to be woken up like you did this morning only once and a while, I'll be in your debt till the end of time and beyond Harry. You never have to ask me for my permission… I gave you my mind, body and soul, and I meant every word. In fact I never and I mean never want you to ask me for my permission. I want you to take me whenever, wherever, and however you want. So if you want me, take me…"
At that moment, Harry somehow could feel that she meant each and every word.
"… That doesn't mean that I'll never initiate… I just want you to know that you can do whatever you want to me. Last night and this morning were just perfect Harry. I want you to lose yourself in me, whatever that might mean. I want you to continue to release your inner animal. That's what I meant by following you instincts Harry. Be as soft as a baby Kneazle or be as rough as an enraged Dragon, it's completely up to you. Just promise me one thing Harry… If you want me to do something to you, whatever it may be, or say something, act differently or anything else for that matter, promise me you'll tell me. It'll be my pleasure to do anything and everything to realise any and all of your fantasies Harry, whatever they may be. You never have to be shy around me…"
Still embracing each other, Harry stared at Bellatrix's eyes for a while. He couldn't understand why, but again for some reason he knew that every word she spoke was the complete truth.
"Promise me Harry." Bellatrix said forcefully with her face full of determination.
"Alright, I promise Bella. But promise me that if I ever start anything and you don't feel like it or if I do something that you don't like, you'll tell me. The last thing I want is to do something against your will."
Bellatrix frown a little and said:
"I'll try Harry, but I can't promise you that. I don't think I could ever refuse you… No matter what…"
"Alright but just remember, you can refuse me if you want to… Come on, let's go eat."
Bellatrix smiled and nodded and they made their way to the dinning table. Their breakfast was already at the table as was Dobby. As Harry, Bellatrix and Dobby ate, they all discussed each other's plans for the day. After they were done, they all went downstairs and Dobby didn't waste any time to start the days work.
Harry and Bellatrix were both wearing one of their new every day black hooded robes. Bellatrix had been happy this morning when she had discovered while changing that not only all their clothes, but also all their robes were all heavily charmed. It seemed that when they said that money was no object, not only were the materials the best in quality but the charms were also numerous and expensive. All of their clothes and robes had cooling, warming, auto-fitting and self-cleaning charms.
Bellatrix had modified both their appearances like the day before. Even if they were only going straight to Raphoke's office by Portkey, they didn't want to take the chance of being seen by anyone other than Raphoke himself.
Standing next to the front door, Harry put his hand in his pocket and extracted a Galleon.
"New Potter Haven." The Galleon emitted a light blue glow for a moment, and then Harry looked at Bellatrix and said:
"Do the same with yours."
Without hesitation or thought, Bellatrix took her Goblin Portkey and did the same.
"If we're ever in trouble somewhere, we come here. If there's ever trouble here, we go at Gringotts… You agree?"
"Yes." Bellatrix said nodding.
"I've been thinking Bella, would it be possible for you to make more Reverse Portkeys? Maybe make two sets out of two men's rings and two women's rings. I would wear one of the men's rings and it's double would be one of the women's rings you'd wear. I'd be able to summon you if ever I had the need. You'd wear the second woman's ring also and my second men's ring that I'd wear would be it's double. You'd be able to summon me if ever you'd have the need. Well what do you think?"
"That's great Harry! With the two sets of Reverse Portkeys and both of our Dual Goblin Portkeys, we'd be able to get out of any situation. And because of my Reverse Portkeys are a completely new magical concept and Goblin Portkeys are made with Goblin magic, we'll be able to get trough any Wards."
"Great Bella, I've also been thinking about putting security Wards around this place and also some permanent Anti-Apparition and Portkey Wards too. And maybe put some sort of restriction on the Floo access to the fireplace upstairs too. And because of our Reverse Portkeys and Goblin Portkeys, we'll be able to come and go without having any restrictions on us while being safe from others."
"Don't worry about this place's security Harry, let me handle it. This place must already have some basic security Wards, but I'll add what we need. The security Wards won't be as strong as Hogwarts but they'll do. And you're right about putting permanent Anti-Apparition and Anti-Portkey Wards around this place, and also restricting the Floo access to just you and me. I'll take care of everything to do with our security here Harry, don't you worry about it. I'll make the Reverse Portkeys tonight after I buy some nice rings for us today and I'll work on the Wards and the Floo tomorrow."
"And also, maybe put some sort of permanent Animagus-Reversal Wards or something to stop an Animagus from entering undetected. Though I don't know if something like that even exists."
Bellatrix's eyes grew wide with excitement. "No, nothing like that exists that I know of, but I don't know why nobody ever thought of it before. It might take a while, maybe a week or two but I should be able to create something like that."
Harry smiled at Bellatrix's excitement, he knew she liked learning and creating new spells.
"Good, the last thing I think we should talk about is maybe a new identity for both of us. We can't be heard calling each other by our names even if we look differently. Well, at least not outside of this place any way."
"Yeah you're right Harry, even if we look different in public if we call each other by our real names someone could figure it out. We can't take that chance. We'll need to find new names and we'll also need to talk to Raphoke later about getting some documents and such."
"Okay Bella, what do you want to be called?"
"I don't know Harry, it should be close to our names so it's easy to remember and we don't mess up."
"Okay, how about Isabelle… No… Isabella… Yeah, Isabella Black… Black… Blackmore… Yeah, Isabella Blackmore. What do you think Bella?"
"Isabella Blackmore… Isabella Blackmore… I like it… And it won't stand out if you still call me Bella." Then she muttered, blushing slightly: "I like it when you call me Bella..."
Harry smiled as she muttered. "It'll be easy for me to remember and I don't have to worry about changing my habit of calling you Bella. As for me… How about… Henry… I know it's close to my name but it doesn't stand out, and it should be easy enough for you to remember."
"Henry… I like it, and I only have to put that name with your transfigured face so it'll be easy for me to remember. Now, what do you think your family name should be? It has to be something that rhymes with Potter… What about… What about… Parker… Henry Parker… I like the sound of that, what about you Harry?"
"Henry Parker… Hello my name is Henry Parker… Yeah, that sounds okay to me Bella. Now, you ready to go meet Raphoke? I can't wait to see our new vaults."
Bellatrix simply nodded.
Harry held out the Goblin Portkey in his hand about to speak the password to go to Gringotts, when suddenly he frowned and looked around worryingly.
"Is something wrong Harry?" Bellatrix asked concerned.
"I don't know Bella… I feel strange. Like I should be somewhere… I don't really understand. I… I noticed it a little this morning but I shrugged it off… I had other things on my mind this morning…"
Bellatrix smiled, knowing probably what Harry was had been preoccupied with this morning. Then she frowned slightly trying to figure out what Harry was talking about.
"Can you describe what you're feeling in a little more detail Harry?"
"Er… It's like something is calling me to go somewhere or to someone or something… I don't know how to explain it better than that. It didn't feel as strong this morning. It's like I'm being pulled somewhere that I have to go… Where I don't know… I know it doesn't make sense, but that's what I'm feeling."
"Why don't we go to Gringotts and then do a little shopping… You remember the Basilisk you're buying right?"
Harry perked up then smiled and nodded.
"We can try to figure your 'feeling' or whatever it is later tonight, Okay Harry?"
"Yeah, alright Bella. You're right…"
Bellatrix threw herself at Harry and embraced him. She gave him a passionate kiss then pulled back slightly and stared into his eyes for a few moments. She then pulled back from him and smiled wickedly at him.
"Not that I'm complaining or anything Bella, but what was that for?" Harry asked out of breath like he had just run for a few miles.
"Just a little something to hold you until tonight Harry."
"Well in that case Bella…"
Harry took hold of Bellatrix's arm and pulled her forcefully to him and embraced her tightly. He kiss her passionately and caressed her everywhere his hands could reach until he finally grabbed her firm backside and decided to stay there for the remainder of his of his embrace. As soon as he felt her knees start to give way, he puled back from the kiss but his hands remained where they were.
"Sorry about that Bella, but you seemed to be in more need than me… Of needing something to hold you until tonight." Harry said with a wicked grin on his face.
Bellatrix tried to regain her composure back but failed miserably and couldn't even get her breath to even out. After a moment she said:
"Anytime you feel I need something to hold me Harry, feel free to give it to me." Bellatrix said returning a wicked grin back at him.
Still staring in each other's eyes, Harry and Bellatrix pulled back from each other and held out their hand containing their Goblin Portkey and almost simultaneously both said:
"Potter Gringotts Account."
A soft golden glow enveloped both Harry and Bellatrix then they suddenly disappeared, leaving a very content House Elf doing his best to remodel his master's new home.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Thanks to everyone who reviewed, it's always much appreciated. I've had the beginning of this story playing in my mind for so long that the first four chapters almost wrote themselves. The fifth chapter was a different story; I struggled all the way through it. I didn't get any writer's block but I did have to rewrite this fucking chapter like fifty times and I'm still not sure I got it right. I hope the end product was worth the wait, if it's not…
I know writing five chapters that only 32 hours of time that has gone by is kind of pushing it, but it just comes that way naturally to me. I love dialogue (And the use of "…" if you haven't noticed by now) and you can't have dialogue if after every four paragraphs a week goes by. I guess it's just my writing style (If I have one) to drag things out a little. I'm not planing to write every minute of Harry and Bellatrix's lives, but I do see the next couple of chapters staying like this before I start skipping a few days and weeks and some action starts. I'm not leading the story; the story is leading me… I just go where it sends me, one word at a time. So I guess you'll all just have to be a little patient.
I added and changed a few things in chapter 4, but nothing too major. I added that Sirius also left Mr. and Mrs. Weasley a Million Galleons and a letter of thanks for watching over Harry. And I changed the different amounts of gold from the various Black and Potter vaults Harry owns… The amounts are still very, very high but a little less exaggerated. And finally, I expanded (A little, not much) the description of the shop that Harry and Bellatrix now own.
It's been pointed out to me in a few reviews that Nymphadora Tonks is not Sirius's niece, which is completely true. Sirius would have to be Andromeda 's Brother to be Nymphadora's niece. I think "my favourite niece" sound's a whole lot better than "my favourite second cousin". So just consider it the way that Sirius preferred to refer her by.
I re-read the forth chapter three times, checking for mistakes, spelling and grammar before I posted it. But it would seem that I should have re-read it at least a few more times. Like I've been told in a few reviews, the last chapter was plagued with minor spelling and grammar errors. I do check at the very best of my abilities, but as English is my second language, I do miss many of them. I did re-post the fourth chapter since then with the corrections to the spelling and grammar errors that I could find. I'm sure there are still many, but as long as there's nothing too major and my story is still readable, I hope you'll be able to look past them and still enjoy my story. Hopefully this chapter as less errors in it, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was worse than the fourth chapter.
Also I'm writing using Canadian English in my Fic, which is similar to written British English. So some accustomed to reading in American English might think that some words are misspelled, but they are simply written differently in Canada. But that is certainly not an excuse for the majority of the spelling and grammar errors plaguing my Fic; they are simply due to my lack of general English knowledge.
And like I stated before: I'll post the next chapter after I write it…