a/n thank you guys for the votes of confidence. I'm glad you like this story so far. Can someone help me ot come up with a name for Sirius' mother or father...doesn't matter who, i just need help witha name.
everpresent: I know it does sound a lot like PoT, but that's where I got he idea to write this story from. I asked him if I could use some of his ideas and he agreed. I have a purpose for the trunk, but I might change the goblin's name. If you can help me come up with some ideas for a name, that'd be great. Otherwise, I'll probably leave it the way it is because I don't have any brilliant ideas for a name for a goblin.
To everyone else: Thank you so much for the reviews. I feel contented to know that my writing skills are actually ok.
Disclaimer: You should know this by now, but I'm required to say it. I don't own anything, but the plot and any characters you don't recognize.
Chapter 6: The Potter Family Home
Harry was amazed. The place was huge and had what looked like about four floors. His attention was brought back to earth by Tasha's voice.
"Would Master Potter Sir like be wanting to see the house? Tasha is here to do as Master Potter Sir wishes."
"Sure, Tasha," Harry replied, "but please call me Harry. Master Potter makes me sound old." He laughed to show that he wasn't offending the little elf.
"Err…okay Master Harry Sir."
Tasha took Harry's hand and led him through the house. It was actually a mansion more than a house with five floors. The bottom floor, beneath the entrance, was a basement with a room for training and a game room with all the muggle games Harry could think of.
"Only you, Master Harry Sir, is allowed down here. No one else needs to be knowing about what training Master Harry Sir is doing."
The second floor was the entrance hall. It held the kitchen, a family room with a muggle TV and DVD player, and another game room that had all the same games that Harry's private room had. The third floor had the dining room, another family room, but without the TV and DVD player, a luxurious bathroom that looked like the prefects bathroom at Hogwarts, and the guest rooms. The fourth floor had a room like the room of requirement and a huge library. Harry made a mental note to go through the library before he invited Hermione over.
The fifth and final floor was Harry's own private floor. It contained the master bedroom, complete with a bathroom, bigger than the bathroom on the third floor. When he walked into the master bedroom, he let a shout of surprise. There was a portrait of his parents on the wall next to his bed. He walked up to them and saw that they were smiling down at him.
"Mom?" he said while looking to the right. "Dad?" he said while looking to eh left.
His parents just nodded in reply. "It's us honey," Lily Potter answered. "Tasha has a sixth sense and could sense that you were coming. She found our picture, cleaned it up, an activated it."
"You'll have to tell us all about your life son," James Potter said as he smiled down at Harry. "We don't' know anything about you. Where's Padfoot and Moony. I'm surprised they haven't come bounding in here yet."
Harry felt hot tears prickling at the corners of his eyes, but he furiously brushed them away and answered his father.
"Sirius was killed last year doing his duty to the Order. Remus is probably at Sirius' house right now wondering where I am. I had to leave Dumbledore and the wizarding world behind for awhile. He's been manipulating me for too long," Harry replied.
"What," an outraged James shouted. "You mean to tell me that my best friend and brother is gone."
"Maybe I should take over, Pup," a third voice to Harry's left said.
Harry looked and saw a painting of Sirius tacked up next to his parents picture that wasn't' there before.
"Sirius," Harry asked. "When did you come in?"
"Tasha found this and activated it. I made a copy of my memories shortly after Christmas. She thought I might help you to cope with your grief." was the reply. "Although, I'm not sure why you would be grieving about me. You know you shouldn't be. I'm sure I went down fighting…as that's' the only way I would go."
Harry laughed at Sirius' statement and told his parents he would come back and talk to them in a few weeks. He had a few things to arrange before being able to move in.
Tasha continued on with the tour of the house and showed Harry the pool and his own personal library and study. Anybody Harry allowed to access the pool could, but they would have to take a portal like door form their bathroom on the third floor to get there. Th4e rest of the fifth floor was off limits to anybody except for Harry, whoever he invited up with him, and the house elves.
Harry was pleased. The Potter family home gave him a place to stay and train over the summer, away from Dumbledore and the rest of the wizarding world. As Tasha finished up the tour of the inside she inquired about a tour of the grounds outside. Harry agreed and the continued outside.
As Harry stepped out the door, he almost fainted in shock. The grounds were huge. There was a full quidditch pitch with a broom and supplies shed. There was what looked like a maze for training area complete with dummies to act as death eaters and dangerous creatures, as well as what looked like a place to set the level of difficulty. Tasha also told him that there were spells situated in random places around the maze that would fire out at the unsuspecting trainee. There was also a wooded area in which Harry found an archery and riflery range. On the outskirts of the forest, he found a barn with horse stalls and rafters that made great perches for owls and his phoenix, whom he named Blaze.
Blaze seemed to enjoy the barn so she stayed while Harry followed Tasha back into the house. Upon entering the house, Tasha led Harry to the kitchen to get a snack and so he could meet the other house elves. When he entered however, he was surprised to see only one other. It looked a lot like Tasha except instead of the big green eyes Tasha had, this elf's eyes were small and beady like Snape's, but with the warmth of Hagrid's.
"This is my brother Billy," said Tasha in answer to Harry's unasked question.
"I is pleased to be meeting you, Master Potter Sir," Billy said.
"Please, as I told Tasha, call me Harry. I'm glad to meet you too, Billy. Would you two like to have at least one other elf to keep you company and help with the up keeping of this place?" Harry asked.
"We would be honored Master Harry Sir," Billy replied, along with a nod form Tasha.
Harry made a mental note to send a letter off to Dobby and Winky as soon as he returned to privet Drive.
He told the elves he would be back in a little over a week to stayfor the rest of the summer. He first had to clean out his residence at Privet drive. He said good bye and thanked the elves profusely for taking care of the house. Tasha let him know that it was no problem and that whenever he wanted to come back, all he had to do was to touch the crest on his ring and say the password and he would be directed to the entrance hall. He thanked her again, made sure his cap was pulled tight over his forehead so as to cover his scar, put on his invisibility cloak, and left the Potter family home.
He walked a little ways to a deserted alley and flagged down the Knight Bus. Privet Drive was empty when he returned. It was still the afternoon so he didn't' really expect anybody to be there anyway. Harry went in and straight to his room to unload his purchases and other things fro his new trunk. He was too tired however after such a long day worth of shopping and fell asleep before he could even open his trunk.
a/n I meant to mention, that if anybody else can think of another name for a goblin, please share. I could only think of Griphook when I started, so he w the one I put in.