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Harry Potter and His Heritage
Chapter 3
After reading all the letters from his friends, Harry started writing responses. First, Harry wrote to Dumbledore. Dumbledore had told him to keep it straight and to the point so all Harry wrote was,
Tomorrow(8/10) 9 AM
-Harry
After writing to Dumbledore Harry sat down to write his responses to his friends. He decided that Ron and Hermione's reply could be one in the same.
Ron and Hermione,
I'm going tomorrow to see them. Maybe Dumbledore will let me stay there for the rest of the summer. If I can, I'll let you guys stay over. If not perhaps I can go over the Burrow for the rest of summer. I have a feeling that Dumbledore won't make me stay here for the last couple weeks of summer.
--Harry
Then Harry started on his letter to Ginny,
Dear Ginny,
I do consider you to be one of my friends. You went with me to the Department of Mysteries with out hesitation. You have the Gryffindor courage everyone talks about. And the lucky thing about you having the courage is you don't have a "hero complex" as I do. Also, thank you for going to the Ministry with me. I'm sorry that you and the others got hurt. Voldemort likes to use and abuse other people, as you know. It nice to know that some one else has experienced similar things that deal with Voldemort.
Its about time Ron and Hermione finally realized they like each other. When you say "unofficially dating" does that mean they act like boyfriend and girlfriend or they just realized that they have feelings for one another?
Also, I'm planning on visiting the properties with in the next few days. If Dumbledore allows me to stay at on of the properties, I'll be inviting you, Ron, and Hermione over.
Your friend,
Harry
The next morning Professor Dumbledore and Remus Lupin came, in a brand new 1998 Ford Mustang convertible, that was not yet being sold to the public.
"So who's car is this?"
"Yours, think of it as sixteen years of birthday presents from your parents. In specific instructions they left Sirius and myself, they told us to buy you a brand new car. Of course it was Albus who picked out the Mustang."
"I thought you should have some fun in your life. You can charm the car to be different colors along with a different interior. You can shrink it so you wouldn't have to worry about any one stealing it. You can also make it invisible and fly, among other things," Dumbledore informed Harry.
"Don't I need to learn how to drive, and get a muggle license?" Harry wondered aloud.
"That is where I come in. I will teach you how to drive, then you can go get your license," Remus replied.
"Now we must be off, we will drive to the first property then be able to floo from there using the special family connections floo," Dumbledore said.
After about a twenty minute drive they arrived at the first property which happened to be called Miniature Manor, apparently it was given the same feel as the Potter Estate with out all the extra rooms and extremely lavish articles.
When Harry first walked through the door he could see himself living in there in the future. The door opened into the living room where there was an oversized couch and love seat, a matching deep red set. There was also a television and stereo along with other muggle artifacts, Harry assumed the house was in a muggle neighborhood. Harry took a tour of the rest of the house. When they were finished with the tour he said, "I see myself living her older, with a future wife and children. I don't think it will suit me right now."
Remus agreed and said, "James and Lily first wanted you to grow up here, but then with the threat of Voldemort they decided on Godric's Hallow, where Sirius would be close by."
From Miniature Manor they used the family floo connection to go to Prong's Flat. After Harry heard the name, Remus said, "It was the first and only flat or home James bought, so he thought that he should name it after himself. Lily thought it was extremely selfish of him, but never bothered to change the name. I think she liked the name because it was, after all, named after James."
When they stepped out of the fireplace Harry first saw a casual sitting area with a wizarding wireless. Then there was an opening about two doors wide that lead into the kitchen. The kitchen was pretty large considering it was a "bachelor pad". Off the kitchen was the master suite with a room and bathroom. Everything in the apartment was shades of red. Remus had also said there was a guest bed room with bunk beds off the sitting room. The Marauders would often stay over after a night of partying.
After seeing the flat Harry asked, "Is this an all wizarding building? What's around it? Are there any shops?"
Dumbledore tried to hid his amusement, but was very impressed that Harry thought to ask those questions. Remus replied, "In the building are wizards/witches, squibs, or any one who knows of the magical world. There is a bar, a few clothing shops, and a market around the building."
"So shall we head to the next destination, Remus?" Dumbledore inquired.
"Yes, Harry the next place we visit may seem familiar, we rebuilt it the exact same way as the original was built." And with that Remus stepped into the fireplace and said, "Godric's Hallow."
When Harry arrived in Godric's Hallow he immediately felt at ease and at home. He could sense all the love the home held. But then Harry walked upstairs, to the nursery, he saw where his mother died, he didn't know what to do, all his barriers in his mind were falling. Then he lost control and fell to the floor crying.
Due to his "extra" hearing abilities, Remus heard the sound of sobbing, he decided that it must be Harry, so Remus went to comfort him. Remus found him on the floor of the nursery, his back against the wall, and then understood what Harry must be feeling. The house was perfect, save one final detail, there was no Lily, no James, and no Sirius, they were all dead, two fell in the house, one trying to save the boy, all because of an evil wizard, Tom Riddle. Remus sat there unconsciously rubbing Harry's back, thinking of all the good times he had with Lily, James, Sirius, even the little rat Pettigrew, some of those memories were of school, all the pranks they played, how they became animagus, wondering the halls under the invisibility cloak. Then Remus realized, Harry didn't have any good memories of his parents or godfather, the only memory Harry had of them was seeing them die. Remus was being selfish for not sharing his memories with Harry. One in particular Harry deserved to know, the night his parents found out Lily was pregnant. Oh Lily and James were so Happy, for that one night they forgot about Voldemort and all their problems. It was only them, the Marauders, and the baby. Harry also needed to know his heritage. Remus remembered when James had told him he was the heir of both Gryffindor and Merlin, and a few nights later Lily told them how she was adopted, but her real parents were ancestors of Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff.
Harry displayed all those characteristics, bravery (Gryffindor), intelligence (Ravenclaw), loyalty (Hufflepuff), and dedication (Merlin). Plus with Riddle's hunk of himself in Harry, Harry had a bit of all four founders in him, along with the Great Merlin himself, Harry had to be the most powerful wizard alive, according to bloodlines. Of course every bloodline can have a fault, and produce a squib, every once in a while.
"How about we do the other places another time," Remus suggested.
"No, I need to get this over with. Plus if I go back to the Dursleys' all blotchy they will have yet another reason to make of me."
"Okay, how about we head to the summer cottage next."
"Alright, it's in France right?"
"Yeah, Say Potter Vacation Place when we head by floo."
"Not a very original name."
"Yeah, Mrs. and Mr. Potter, your grandparents, weren't very original people, they wer very prim and proper."
The cottage had a living and dining room, separated by an arch, a kitchen, five bedrooms, a family room with a television, and four bathrooms. It had a very light summery feeling.
"Wow! A television!" Harry exclaimed, obviously surprised to see a muggle artifact in a wizarding vacation home.
Seeing Harry's surprised look Remus explained, "Although Mrs. and Mr. Potter were prim and proper, they realized that they were near muggles so they need to seem like muggles. Plus they had nothing against muggles, muggle borns, half bloods, or beasts," Remus said beast with disgust
After seeing the vacation home they traveled to the other houses. Then when they were heading back to the Dursleys' Harry asked, "Can I stay at Prongs' Flat for the rest of the summer?"
"I don't see why not. You should also ask your friends if they want to stay. And I will contact the Ministry to allow you to practice magic there," Dumbledore said.
"Also, I'll come over every couple days to teach you how to drive. In fact why don't you go pack now, then we'll drive over to the mini manor and floo to the flat where you can owl your friends," Remus said.
Siriusforeva: Yes Harry and Ginny are going to be the main pair. They are also one of my favorite pairs. I already have how they get together, its fairly early in the story. There also will be a little Ron and Hermione Makotochi: thanks for the review! Volleypickle16: Thanks and yes it will be a Harry Ginny pairing. They are one of my favorite couples. Along with Harry and Ginny there will be a little dose of Ron and Hermione.