Author Note: Okay I did not like how bland and common Grimmould Place was described in the books and shown in the movies. I mean the Blacks are described as a rich, snooty, pure-blood, elitist family that dates back to before the beginning of time itself. Almost royalty. At least that's the impression I get reading the books. Yet the way she describes Sirius' home is not exactly impressive. So I looked up what a Georgian Era Townhouse for a rich family would be like and have in it. This is not canonverse anyhow so. JK Rowling owns the canon I am just playing in her sandbox.

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When Harry and Hermione headed for the basement Luna and Lavender were walking down the entry hallway. Harry overheard Lavender talking excitedly, "You know what? I'm imagining pastels!" As she threw her arms wide to take in the entire hallway.

"Are you sure that was such a good idea?" Hermione teased.

Harry shrugged, "Whats the worst that could happen? We look like a doughnut factory exploded? This place could use some color in it."
"True the décor is a bit morbid." She agreed.

Entering the basement they were pleased to find three of the four walls had thick padding on them. A pile of padded mats lay stacked in one corner while the fourth wall held hooks and pulleys for a variety of targets making a Hogan's Alley for them to practice spells on. The room was well lit but not harshly so.

"Wow this looks good. I think we'll be able to do a lot of good here." Hermione declared happily.

"Yeah. Dobby!" Harry called out.

"Yes Harry potter?" The elf called out as he appeared.

"You did a very good job. Thank you." Harry said causing the elf to blush and dance happily briefly.

"Thank you Harry potter. Dobby placed targets in the pantry for Harry Potter and his friends to use. They move and dodge and react to your attacks. Magical or physical like you asked. They can attack back if you get close enough too."

Harry sighed, "You personally enchanted them Dobby?"

Dobby stood tall, "Dobby did think Harry Potter and his friends would want to train at the highest levels. Dobby is doing good now sir?"

"They aren't going to try and kill us are they?" Hermione raised her eyebrow as she headed for the pantry.

"No definitely not try to kill. Only hurt slightly. Maybe some minor maiming." Dobby explained proudly.

"Oh is that all." Harry said with resignation.

Hermione had pulled one of the targets out of the pantry which looked like a two dimensional flat representation of Lucius Malfoy. "Very accurate looking Dobby."

"Dobby thought mistress would appreciate using targets that looked like real enemy."

"Thank you Dobby." She said hanging the target up. "So how do they work?"

"Tap target with wand and say activate, to stop target moving say deactivate. If you kill or defeat them they fall on floor."

Hermione took her wand and tapped the target "Activate"

The image suddenly became three dimensional and reached out to grab her, she danced backwards quickly but it followed her due to the track on the ceiling grasping for her while sneering. She threw a punch causing it to recoil briefly before the next time she could punch it grabbed her arm and twisted. Harry had drawn his wand casting a stinging hex to avoid hurting Hermione if he missed.

The target hissed as his spell struck home and released Hermione. She jumped back and drew her own wand casting a cutting charm slicing the the arm off. The target slid backwards and threw a heavy duty knock-back at Hermione which she barely parried. Harry stepped in and launched a bone-breaker causing the target's other arm to shatter. It returned to its two dimensional form and fell off its hook.

"Oh wow Dobby. That was pretty intense." Hermione panted in excitement.

"Dobby did good?" He asked cautiously.

"Oh yeah. You did good Dobby." She said patting him on the head.

Dobby did a little dance. "Oh thank you Mistress."

Kreacher appeared, "Master. His bedroom is cleaned and ready for his inspection. Does Master wish to judge Kreacher's work now."

Harry looked at Hermione. "Sure Kreacher. We'll be up in a few minutes."

"Yes master. Kreacher will await your judgment." He bowed then went off.

"So Dobby these targets how often can they be reused?" Hermione said picking it up and noticing that it looked brand new again.

"As often as you like. Each target is having different personality and level of aggression."

Well this looks like a good spread. A few generic Death Eaters, Bellatrix, Lucius, Draco, Crabbe and Goyle. So yeah good job Dobby." Hermione complimented the elf who looked like he was going to explode he was so happy.

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Entering the hallway upstairs Harry saw that the walls were now a light mint green with canary yellow trim and a robin's egg blue sky.

"Not as bad as I was afraid it would be." he admitted as they walked.

"True. Although we have not seen the drawing room, the sitting room or the entry." She pointed out.

"It couldn't be that bad could it?" Harry chuckled as they walked through the downstairs rooms. All of them a balance between a bright color and a subtle hue. The drawing room carpet has been turned a deep shamrock green Harry noticed. With what appeared to be vines and trees painted on the walls to make it look more like a clearing in a forest than a room in the house. He thought he saw a squirrel scamper through the trees.

"Wow. I bet Luna did this room." He exclaimed as he admired the work.

"Probably." I wonder where they are?"

Moving to the first floor they found the two girls standing in the ballroom. One entire wall was a set of mirrors. There were folding doors at one end that led to a small stage with a piano on it. The other walls were a pale blue with the floor a highly polished sea foam green marble. The ceiling was a startling white with a large glass chandelier in the middle of it made of thousands of prisms.

"Wow did you guys do this room yet?"
"No. We were not sure what to do about it as it looks pretty good as it is." Lavender said gesturing around her.

Luna agreed, "I do like this. The music room is done in a very cool ivory and gold color scheme. Very appropriate."

Hermione looked around walking to the mirror with a grin. Heading for the music room she conjured a pole and some spot lights. "I wonder if we could get a stereo system to work in here?"
"Uh I haven't exactly seen a lot of outlets. Are you turning this into a stripper room?"
"Well yeah. I mean we have the basement for exercise and training for some but we can also set this up to exercise and do aerobics and maybe some dancing?" She suggested.

"Well yeah. That makes sense. There will be enough of us we can split into two different groups." Harry agreed.

"We can also set this room up for a clinic if things go really bad. Lots of room plus there is a toilet across the hall." Lavender pointed out.

"Are we really expecting things to get that bad?" Harry asked sadly.

"It is possible, Harry. In the last conflict his forces were able to act with almost absolute freedom. No muggles that encountered them survived, many magicals did not. With the taboo on his name he could send teams to deal with anyone that dared speak against him. Father was a young reporter then and still has a great many archived copies of his paper that talk about how bad it was." Luna sighed.

"So yeah we should make this a hideout we can retreat to." Lavender agreed, "That if things get too bad we can come here. The castle is nice but it has not exactly been the safest place the last few years."

Harry and Hermione nodded remembering the various times their lives had been in danger for one reason or another. "Yeah. I'll need to double check what the protections are on this place and get in contact with Professor Lupin. He should be able to help me with that." Harry stated.

"Good idea. When are you meeting him again?"

"I was supposed to let him know when I had Grimmould ready to go. That way we could use active magic to work on my mind shields."

"Okay. Well I think Luna and Lavender deserve a nice reward so you go check out the master bedroom with them and I'll get in touch with Professor Lupin and some of our friends."

Luna perked up, "Does this mean I get debauched by Harry now?" She asked cheerfully.

Hermione laughed and patted her on the cheek, "Go easy on him okay."
"Okay. I'll try not to break him." She said skipping over to hug Harry around the waist tightly.

Lavender chuckled, "I'll come with you Hermione. I think I'll let Luna have Harry for her first time all by herself. It'll be more special that way."

"Okay. If you are sure. See you in a few." Hermione said heading out with Lavender while Harry looked at a smiling Luna.

"Okay well. I guess we, uh, we might as well go up."
Luna tilted her head at him, "You are having trouble accepting that Hermione is a practitioner of polyamorous relationships?"

"Uh just a bit. The Dursley's didn't exactly agree with a lot of things they found unnatural."

"Among the pagan communities of the wizarding world this sort of thing is perfectly acceptable. You can ask around and see that many of the pure-blood elites have a wife but also have a partner on the side. This comes from the many arranged marriages in the wizarding world which are based on blood or political alliances and not love. However I think Hermione is just happy to share with the people who love you. " Luna pointed out taking Harry's hand and heading out, "Now where is the master bedroom?"

"Uh up this way." Harry replied absentmindedly as he thought about the idea that multiple women are in love with him.

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"Hey did I say or do something wrong by opening the door for you and Harry?" Hermione asked Lavender.

Lavender shrugged awkwardly, "No. Not really. I guess I appreciate that you like and trust me enough but I kinda have a crush on Neville and well. Maybe was hoping that he'd notice me."

"Ahh. I see. Well we can work on getting him to notice you definitely." Hermione said grinning as the two girls started making floo calls and getting all the house elves to work on things."

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Sex with Luna was not entirely what Harry had expected. She was soft and gentle and wild and passionate. She was slow and sensuous and she was fast and rough. She was the storm and the gentle rain. She had left him breathless then she had filled him with energy.

Hermione was an athlete while Luna was a force of nature. Comparing the two would not be possible. Each took him places that went beyond the ability of words to describe.

Luna lay snuggled against his side, "That was incredible Harry. I really believe I might have had an out of body experience at one point."

Harry caught his breath before wincing "Yeah that's a good thing right?"

"I certainly think so. Is there a problem Harry?" Luna asked as she moved to sit up, "Oh your scar is bleeding."

Reaching up Harry felt wet sticky blood seeping from his scar. "Uh I better go get cleaned up."

"Are you alright? Are you having any more visions or other experiences?"

"No I don't think so. But lets get cleaned up and talk to Hermione and Lavender."

===xxx===xx

When Harry and Luna came down his scar had stopped seeping blood but was still red and irritated. They found Hermione, Lavender, Neville and Remus Lupin in the drawing room talking. When they saw Harry come in Hermione was up and grabbing him in a shot.

"Harry what happened? Are you okay?"

"Yeah Hermione. I'm fine. I dunno what happened. We had sex then my scar started seeping blood."

"I've heard of mind blowing sex but never seen it before." Hermione tried to joke as she examined his scar. Lavender came over quickly and cast a few health check spells on Harry's head.

Harry tried to ignore how much tighter and low cut her dress had become since earlier. "Uh everything okay Lavender?"

"I don't know. It's giving me some weird returns on the health scan spell. Like you're healthy but not healthy. Sort of like there's an echo when it comes to your readings." She frowned.

Remus stood up and checked a few things on Harry. "I am getting something similar Harry. I'm not entirely certain what is causing it though but I would have to say it's somehow associated with your scar."

"I bet professor Dumbledore knows." Luna suggested from the side.

Remus frowned before he exhaled grumpily. "That is a distinct possibility. Minerva has hinted that Albus knows far more than he has been telling us."
"Maybe its about time we asked him directly about it?" Neville suggested.

Remus nodded, "Yes. I'll go ask him to come here tonight and speak with you. Since this is a secured place. However it is still one of the homes of the Black family. You might want to make sure that Narcissa and her sister Bellatrix are not able to get in here using family blood magic."

"How do I do that?"

"Well you will need to check the ward book to make sure if Sirius changed the access list or not. It should be kept in the library. Also Rothak can help you with the legal aspects of disowning anyone, or welcoming back to the family anyone like Andromeda." Remus explained.

"Yeah I guess I am head of the family for them now too?"

"Yes indeed Harry. A lot more responsibility is on your shoulders."
"And mine too." Hermione reminded with her arm around Harry's waist. Remus nodded in response.

"Where would this ward book be?" Harry asked.

"Somewhere in the library. Probably only accessed by your ring." Neville replied.

"Yes I think Neville should be able to help you with the rest of this. I need to find Albus and pin him down about your scar."

"Okay. Good luck."

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Moving to the library the teens started looking around. "So you look good Lavender." Harry complimented her.

"Oh. Uh thanks. Hermione helped."

"Well it was mostly her ideas since she reads the style magazines and I don't. I just kinda gave her a push to boost her self-confidence."

"Well it works right Nev?"

Neville blushed slightly but nodded, "Yeah it does."

Luna smiled, "Oh. So you are finally acknowledging your crush on her too?"

"Luna." Lavender began but Neville grinning shrugged, "I guess I might as well if everyone's going to gang up and play matchmaker."

"I wasn't playing matchmaker at least." Harry laughed as he opened several desk drawers.

"Why don't we just ask Kreacher where this book is located?" Hermione asked standing in the middle of the room.

"Uh. Well. Because we have four Gryffindors, and a Ravenclaw in the same room. We should be able to figure it out." Harry pointed out with his arms crossed sitting at the large ancient writing desk.

"I know Gramma has ours at the estate hidden in her office somewhere. Since she's regent until I get of age." Neville explained. "So its not likely to be easily found, even if the only one that can write in it is the wardsmaster."

"Would I be the ward master?" Harry suddenly became concerned.

"You're the head of house and the family so yeah. That's usually the wardsmaster unless you assign someone that position."

"Oh good." Harry said staring at the Black family crest on the wall from which all the vines of the family tree scrawled outwards. Standing up he walked over and tapped the middle of it with his ring. The two dogs dropped down and tugged on the edges parting the wall to reveal a hidden cubby-hole. Inside of which was a thick metal bound book with the Black family crest embossed into the middle of the cover. A small black leather strap ran around all four sides sealing it.

"Well that should have been obvious." Neville said.

"Yeah think it's safe to pick up?"

"For you alone Harry. You're the only member of the family here." Neville said. Luna and Lavender both took a step back from Harry when he said that.

"Oh gee thanks." Harry said carefully reaching out to pick the book up. When nothing happened he took it over to the desk. Looking at Neville he placed his ring in the center of the raised area which caused a slight clicking noise and all four straps retracted into the raised charge.

"Well that was anti-climactic." Harry sighed opening the book to see a list of names dating back to the 1700s over several pages. Some of them crossed out. Multiple examples of hand writing indicated the various heads of house who had been here. Until Harry got to the last pages and recognized the sloping hand of Sirius. He had marked out Bellatrix and Narcissa as well as Draco and Lucius.

"Okay so how does this work?"

"Well according to Gramma if your name is in the book you do not have to ask permission to enter, or otherwise be invited by you directly. They can come and go like any other member of the family. If the name is crossed out that permission is removed and you are denied entry.

Harry looked at the list of names and saw the members of the Order of the Phoenix, the Weasleys, himself, and Hermione. "So you, Lavender and Luna only got to come in because I allowed it?"

"Pretty much. Although since Hermione sent Dobby for me I guess that kinda side stepped it. Its not a perfect system but it does cut down on unwanted guests."

"Is there a list of protections already active?"

"In the back of the book should be a list."

Turning to the last page Harry found a list that read, unplottable, had a Somebody Else's Problem field over it as well as well as blood wards and a anti-muggle field as well.

"Uh if we want your family to come here Hermione I'll have to drop the anti-muggle field."

"That might make some problems but I suppose its your house Harry." Neville shrugged.

"Hermione? They're your family."

"I think we can safely drop the anti-muggle fields. The rest of it will be fine but I thought the house was under a fidelius?"

"It was but with the death of Sirius that spell was removed as the ownership of the house transferred to Harry. The spell was between Sirius Black and myself." Dumbledore said coming in followed by Remus and Minerva.

"Oh. Do you think we should reactivate it?"

"If you do I would suggest you keep it to someone within your inner circle Harry. We are trying to set up two separate organizations with the same goal. That way Tom and his associates are not going to be able to know which of us to come after as easily. Are we not?" Dumbledore said sitting down in a comfy chair.

Harry nodded, "Okay. That can work. I'll have to figure out who we can trust to know about it. Any word on the Weasleys?"

"They should be rejoining us by the time school begins but until then they need some quiet rest the last that I gathered." Albus sadly sighed.

"Ahh. Okay. So Did Professor Lupin tell you about my scar?"

"Yes he did. Intriguing. I have to ask some rather personal questions before I reveal what I think I might possibly know about this, if you do not mind?"

Harry gave an awkward grin as he glanced at Hermione. "Well I don't think anyone here doesn't know about the way things are going in my love life."

"Yes quite an active and healthy one it seems." Albus smiled approvingly.

Harry blushed while Luna grinned as she sighed happily, "Yes very active and healthy."

Minerva raised her eyebrow while pursing her lips but said nothing while Remus cleared his throat. Albus chuckled slightly, "Ahh youth. So I take it you have an emotional bond with the young ladies as well as the physical?"
"Uh. Yeah. I feel very strongly about them. Both of them."

"Would you say you love the both of them Harry?" Albus asked leaning forward.

"Well yeah. I do."

"And Miss Granger you would say you love Harry?"

"Absolutely sir. I've had growing feelings for him since our first year together. Recently I realized what they meant."

"And you Miss Lovegood?" Albus asked while Minerva closed her eyes bracing herself for whatever response she heard.

Luna smiled widely, "Harry was the first person to accept me for myself without reservation that wasn't my mother or father. I love him with all my heart and soul for that. Until I met Harry there was nothing in my heart, it only sustained my life but now it sings."

Harry blushed slightly to hear such ebullient praise from Luna but took her hand and squeezed it.

"Ahh yes well that explains a great deal then. You three are producing quite a great deal of positive energy. Energy that is flowing down the link between Harry and Tom to poison him, the way his gift to you Harry almost poisoned you." Albus nodded with a frown. "This definitely confirmed it though."

Harry shook his head, "Confirmed what sir? What link?" he spoke over the similar questions Hermione and Luna were calling out.

Holding his hand up for silence Dumbledore frowned but looking at Harry smiled kindly, "When you received that scar Harry it was from something no other living being had done before. It was from when you survived the killing curse as you have been told multiple times, what you are unaware of is something I had theorized for many years."

Minerva bit her tongue but Hermione jumped into the pause. "Somehow he managed to develop a way to anchor himself to life?"

Albus nodded, "Yes. Horrible items called Horcrux. The method of creation is found in one book that I am aware of. One copy of which is located in my personal library at the castle. Donated by Sirius himself after he liberated it from this very library. One of the reasons he left this home I believe."

"And he came to my parent's house to create one of these things?"

"Yes. Your revelation about the diary helped point me in the proper direction. The existence of your parsel tongue talent helped point my mind in the proper direction. As well as the tests the healer that I had Hagrid bring you to on that night performed. So it seems that Tom created at least one Horcrux if not more. We do not know how many we are dealing with."

"Are you saying there's a piece of Voldemort in Harry's head?" Remus snarled suddenly.

"Now Remus calm yourself please."

"I am calm. But tell me, tell all of us did you know there was a piece of him in Harry's head?"

"Until today I suspected it. That is why I tried to arrange for Harry to receive occlumancy lessons. Unfortunately Severus has a rather heavy hand. To Harry's credit though it seems he has developed a much more enjoyable way of keeping the dark lord out of his mind."
"The love from Hermione and Luna?" Harry asked looking at the two girls with a grin.

"Yes. The love you feel for them as well as the love they feel for you, along with the love of the Grangers appears to be acting like garlic against him. You see Harry he never felt the touch of a hand that loved him. He never knew a family that wanted and praised him. Accepted him. So these feelings are alien and painful to him. The Dursley's did not do you much benefit it would seem." Albus shook his head.

"So how do we get that out of him?" Hermione asked firmly, bordering on a demand.

"That may prove more difficult than how it got in there."

"What do you mean by that?" Remus was really on edge.

"Well if he went to the Potter's home to create one of those things using their death as I suspect his soul would have been unstable, a piece of it was broken off and placed within Harry as the nearest living thing. A soul is drawn to living things as it cannot exist otherwise." Dumbledore explained calmly.

"So that still doesn't tell us how to get it out of Harry's head."
Luna tilted her head before she said angrily, "Yes it does. Souls are drawn to living things. If Harry wasn't living then the soul piece would be removed."

"Yeah so would my own. Dead is kinda permanent you know." Harry exclaimed stridently. "I am opposed to any plan that involves me dying."
Albus raised his hand, "There are several theories I have had over the years. None of them very good." He paused to take a deep breath while everyone glared at him in varying intensity.

"The most obvious is to repeat the process that originally put it in there. Hopefully Harry's soul being the one that was supposed to be within the body would remain and the intruder would be knocked out of his body." When no one interrupted him he went on. Though he did notice that Miss Granger's knuckles were clenched so tightly they were turning white and he though he heard Remus growling slightly. "While possibly having the highest chance of success in my not so humble opinion it is not a popular idea I see."

The stone faces of the others confirmed that statement. "The second option is to see if we could get a Dementor to remove it by kissing Harry. The greatest problem with that idea is getting it to stop at just one soul as well as making certain it took the one we wanted to remove from Harry's body."

Hermione had started to growl Albus thought and Remus looked like he was trying not to change in broad daylight. Albus double checked the moon phase in his mind and sighed with relief. Minerva though was giving him a glare he did not need to look at her as it was a palpable sensation. Even the normally eternally cheerful Miss Lovegood seemed to be trying to count the ways to remove Albus' organs he thought.

"Yes well. The options get less palatable and optimistic the further we go on the list so let's just leave it at those two for now."

"Out of several thousand years of research and information available those are the best two options?" Hermione's voice had taken a flat overly controlled tone that Harry recognized from the Dursleys. When Vernon was dealing with a person he wanted to throttle but couldn't due to one reason or another he sounded like that. He reflexively scooted a few inches away from her.

Albus swallowed hard, "Well you have to see there have been no other cases in history of someone having the exact same unusual set of coincidental occurrences happen as did Harry. His mother invoking an ancient blood rite of sacrificial love, Tom having a spell pre-charged to create a Horcrux so a part of his soul was ready to splinter off and then surviving a killing curse. The odds of being able to recreate that are astronomical, so of course the ability to reverse that would be equally astronomical."

"I can understand that sir. Its just that we have a rather strong emotional investment in keeping Harry alive." Luna explained. "So any method that would cure him by killing him is of course going to be considered useless."

"Exactly sir. I finally worked out my feelings for him, I'm not going to lose him that quickly." Hermione stated rather firmly.

"Yes well. There is still a lot of research we can consider and go through. Perhaps we can find an alternative method before its too late. However Harry you have to agree that defeating Tom must be the priority no matter the cost." Albus stressed.

Harry sat looking at his friends and the girls who so strongly declared their love for him thinking. "Maybe. Right now I'm not exactly fond of the idea of sacrificing myself for the wizarding world in general. Only a few certain select people would rate high enough for that." He stared Dumbledore straight in the eyes so he understood how much his concern for the wizarding world as a group had slipped.

Albus got the message rather pointedly and lost his smile. "Ah yes. Well that is understandable." He said with a defeated sigh.

"So Riddle made more than one Horcrux. I wonder exactly how many and where they are?" Luna thoughtfully asked.

Albus choked a moment but recovered quickly. "uh yes well there is someone who has a lot more in depth knowledge of Tom and his plans but the trick will be to find him."

"Who is it?" Hermione asked.

"A former professor that Tom took a great liking to named Horace Slughorn. I have been attempting to contact him to entice his employment as potions professor. However he seems to be actively trying to evade contact. Most likely afraid that Tom will remember many of their discussions."

"great. So he's the one that gave him the idea?"

"I doubt he gave him the idea merely confirmed and assisted him in developing them. Without speaking to Horace again I doubt I will know for certain. He retired before the last conflict ended and only resurfaced once it was safe."

"Sounds like a self serving Slytherin." Neville grunted.

"Yes well with what he knows about Tom I am certain makes him quite nervous about his continued health." Albus pointed out.

"Okay. That can be understood I guess but I bet we will find there are six of them." Hermione said crossing her arms under her bosom.

Minerva raised her eyebrow even higher than usual, while Albus sat staring at Hermione like a toad in a hailstorm. "How do you figure that Miss Granger." Minerva finally said since Albus seemed to be struck mute.

"Simple logic actually." Luna began, "Since it is obvious he created multiples he must believe the arithmetic principle of multiple redundancy. Further since he has named himself flees death he would maximize his survival potential as much as possible. Since father said by the time he finally vanished he was looking less human and more demonic that means with each Horcrux he created he lost some of his vital essence. So he would not be able to make say eight, resulting in a nine way split soul, as although that is a very powerful number being three times three it would have left him with too little humanity left to be a functional being."

"He also wouldn't have made only a three way split as that would have meant there was too much chance for something to happen to his vessels and not enough redundancy." Hermione took over. "So he must have gone for a seven way split. Six of these Horcruxes and his original body."

Dumbledore stared at one girl then the other for a long time then taking his glasses off rubbed the bridge of his rather long nose. "And why did I not think of that in all this time." He sighed.

"Perhaps you were not motivated enough to think about it or you simply over looked the possibilities." Luna stated.

"I think that was a rhetorical question." Harry pointed out.

"Oh then my apologies sir." Luna turned and smiled at the headmaster who looked at her with a curiously tired expression.

"Yes of course. No harm done pricking an ego that needed it." Dumbledore managed a weak smile.

"Well mum and dad should be home from the office by now so if you'd mind removing the anti-muggle wards I'll go see if we can bring them over. Dad would love to see this place."

"Sure." Harry said swiveling in his chair and striking a line through that particular ward."

"Winky?"

"Yes Mistress?" The little pink elf popped in.

"Could you take me to my home if I visualize it strongly enough or do I need to describe it?"
"Visualize it strong enough and Winky can tell mistress."

A moment later the two of them popped out.

"I noticed you redecorated Harry. How did you manage to remove the picture from the wall?" Remus chuckled.

"We asked Kreacher to move it to his new den in the attic. He's probably made a shrine to the old lady. Oh that reminds me. Dobby!"

"Yes Mister Harry potter sir?"

"We're going to be having guests for dinner can you go get some food for everybody and maybe pick up some supplies. I guess ask Rothak at the bank if their still open."

"As Dobby is Harry Potter's elf he can access Harry Potter's vault for what Harry Potter asks Dobby to go do." Dobby proudly drew himself up to his full two and half feet tall height.

"True well then go ahead and make it so." Harry said making a swishing gesture with his hand which Dobby obeyed.

"Well it would seem you've poached a pair of elves from the castle. As well as convinced Miss Granger to accept this?"
"Uh that was more Luna and Dobby than myself sir." Harry confessed.

"Very well. I trust you to treat them well."
"I'm sure Hermione will guarantee that sir." Luna said with a nodding smile.

"I better revise the access list. By the way sir. Professor Snape will no longer be welcome here."

"It is your house Harry. Although might I ask why?"

"I still don't trust him completely." Harry said simply striking a line through Snape's name. "I will reserve judgment on the Weasleys though until after they get out of the hospital."

"A reasonable precaution." Dumbledore agreed.

===xxx===xx

Hermione popped into the middle of her parent's living room. Her mum dad and her uncle's were there.

"Hey Pumpkin. Paul was just telling us you played a rather naughty joke on him today. And uh Hello who's your friend?"

"Yeah there is no Number 12 on that street."

"I'm sorry Uncle Paul it is there but its hidden from Muggles. I forgot. And this is Winky. She's uh. Well shes a house elf."

"Winky is the house elf of Mistress and the other Mistress of Harry Potter-Black." She said introducing herself.

"House elf?" Emma asked with a odd tone of voice. Like she wasn't entirely certain she was believing what she was seeing.

"Yeah think general house maid and servant and you'll be close." Hermione said.

"Well you're certainly starting to get into some real upstairs downstairs kind of living now aren't you pumpkin."

"Hey wait until you see the neighborhood this place is in. Georgian era townhouses that are definitely in the upper middle class bourgeoisie as Terry would say." Paul laughed.

Hermione shrugged, "Okay so its got a full basement, five floors above ground and an attic for the head house elf."

"Head house elf? Like a butler?" Dan was grinning.

"Well yeah sort of. His name is Kreacher. He's a little bit peculiar in the head."

"Okay. Well how do we get there then? Its about an hour and half if we leave right now."
"Winky can be taking all of you there instantly sir." The elf piped up.

"All of us?"

"Yes sir. In a flash."
"Oh I have got to do this." Dan said grinning.

Emma rolled her eyes, "And what are the dinner plans or should we ask the cook?"
"I think Harry was working on that with Luna and Dobby." Hermione explained.

"So what do we have to do?"

"Everyone gather around Winky and hold hands." She said holding her hands out. Hermione took one the held her dad's hand. Her uncle Paul wound up shrugging and taking Winky's other hand and holding his brother bill left Emma to take a deep breath and complete the circle.

"Ready when you are Winky Energize!" Daniel said

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Arriving at Grimmould Place Dan let out a whoop of joy that startled Winky.

"Winky did not hurt Mistresses' father did Winky?"

"No way That was awesome. One second I was there then we was here and it was like nothing happened in between. Blink blam. Here we are. I love that."

Winky seemed to be uncertain but happy that Dan was not hurt, "Then Winky be taking this as compliment?"

"Absolutely Winky."

"Hello Welcome to my humble abode." Harry said from the doorway to the Entry Hall.

"Ahh. Harry if this is humble then I would hate to see what you call ostentatious." Paul joked.

"C'mon we'll give you the tour then meet everyone else in the dining room." Harry said happily taking Hermione's hand.

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Sitting down to dinner the group were discussing the plans and ideas for how to handle things coming up. Emma had complimented Hermione on the way the ballroom was adapted and liked the idea for a medical clinic. Pointing out that they might need to be able to perform triage and also deal with those who didn't make it. The teens realizing they were going into a real war took that thought seriously.

Bill agreed that body armor would be a good thing and would work with them on getting an idea that could be useful and incorporate the movements that Paul and Terry would be working with them on. Bill also had some ideas on communications that might be adapted.

"Okay so Monday we start official training. We'll get the word out to everyone on schedules and such." Hermione declared.

"Good idea now your father and I need to get back home cause I have to get to the club. Oh Remus I have a free pass for you to come in and see if everything is still as good as you remember it." Emma said with a flirting chuckle.

"Uh. Um. Well I thought while I was in London I might take in a show or something."
"Oh c'mon Remus. Those shows are boring. Trust me Emma is headlining tonight and Sapphire Jones will be there too. So you wouldn't want to miss this." Dan grinned.

Remus looked desperately at Albus or Minerva who merely looked amused or disinterested so there was no rescue there. "I suppose that would be nice."

"Well you're my guest for tonight so you'll get the VIP treatment like Dan. Tony doesn't let the girls give out too many of these things." Emma pointed out.

Remus sighed and accepted the slip of paper. "Okay. I suppose if you went to that much trouble."

"So Pumpkin you think you can get your little friend to beam us back home?" Dan asked with a grin.

Sighing Hermione called, "Winky."
"Yes Mistress."
"Could you take my family and professor Lupin back to the house?"

"Yes mistress of course." She sniffed like Hermione was doubting her ability.

"Alright thanks. Harry and I will stay the night here if that's okay?"

"Well I'm sure you'll be safe. So okay." Emma and Dan agreed. Hugs given and received by everyone Winky popped The Grangers minus Paul but with Remus out.

"Well since I have to get to work at the club I'll get out and take a cab. So if I walk out the door I won't be able to get back in?"

"I'm working on that. Maybe figure out some kind of passkey or something."

Paul nodded, "I can see that. You don't want just any nut job to come wandering in."

"No just ones we know." Harry joked causing Paul to laugh.

"You're going to fit into this family really good kid. Have fun squirt." he said giving Hermione a hug. "And I guess might as well welcome you along for the ride hunh?" he said giving Luna a hug.

"Thank you. I really like having family." Luna sighed happily.

"Yeah tell me that again in a year once you get to know all of us." Paul snickered.

"Oh I am sure I still will, assuming we're all alive in a year."

"Right. Keep up that optimism there." Paul laughed as patted her on the shoulder then left.

"That was sarcasm wasn't it?" Luna asked turning to Hermione.

"Yes Luna. Uncle Paul indulges in that quite frequently."

"Oh. I see."

"Well I suppose I should be leaving as well. I have some things to prepare for. I am meeting someone who may have a clue to help me locate one more of these items if there are as many as you believe." Dumbledore said rising. "I may ask for your assistance if I should locate one."

"We would be more than willing to help sir." Harry said when the others nodded their affirmation.

"Very well. Good evening."

Minerva remained and after Albus left she smiled at the teens, "On a more personal note I sincerely hope that you are not going to become another Caligula Mr Potter?"

Harry frowned in confusion briefly before Luna giggled, "No Ma'am. Harry is not going to become a Roman Emperor anytime soon."
"I was more referring to his collection of females. I believe two should be more than sufficient."

Hermione smiled, "Well Neville collected Lavender if that's what you are worried about and I think Luna and I can take care of Harry sufficiently."
Minerva sighed, "As long as all of you can remember at school, that your hormones must be kept in check at least sufficiently enough not to cause any disruption."

Harry laughed darkly, "It's never been my hormones that've caused the disruptions before now."
"No they have not, so that is why we must ensure they do not add any further complications into the mix." Minerva said standing, "Good night and enjoy yourselves. Perhaps if you work yourselves into a lather over the summer you'll have calmed down by the time school starts." She said with a repressed smile.

"Yes Ma'am." Harry said while Luna stage whispered to Hermione, "That reminds me did you see the size of the tub in the master bath?" Hermione elbowed her gently.

Minerva rolled her eyes as she left. Although Harry swore he heard a slight chuckle.

"So Neville, Lavender? You guys going to stay or are you going to go home?"

"Uh Gramma said I should stay as long as I needed." Neville said.

Lavender smiled, "I might need to run home and get a change of clothes but I think I can stay too." She said holding Neville's hand.

"Okay good. That sounds nice. I'll get Winky to get us all some changes of clothes and start moving in. Right?" Hermione said.

The others agreed quite happily.

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soliel sidus: Thank you. I like having the characters talk and each have their own personality. Some more open and active than others, some more taciturn.

Minerdude: While they might have some kinks food is probably not going to be one of them. Lol. So no soup throwing. Thanks glad you're enjoying.

Dennisud: Thanks. We will begin to make a slight jump in time here soon as the basics are being set up.

N0Wa5t3r: Cool. I use a few magical visits sometimes as a trial run or pilot episode of certain story ideas. Some sit on the laptop and get a few lines here and there and sometimes they take off. True the Weasleys are going to be different when they get back and their trip to Mungo's was required to explain their changes. I'm still working out how exactly I want to use them but so far they are doing fine at Mungo's. The frank sexual discussion is something my brother and I grew up with. So did my wife. We all grew up in farm country though so maybe that's why. When you have livestock and breed animals sex is no big deal and just something that happens so you don't get ashamed of it. Thank you. Trying to find a Luna that is open, cool and happy without making her a total space cadet is a difficult line. She is smart and slightly out of touch with the rest of the world but still very much aware of what's going on around here. As for Lavender she is interesting. Another in the smart Lavender line I like to work with. And Hermione's family is nice. They are going to play a role later on too.
As for the multi-relationship having been in one I'll agree a triad is probably the most stable and effective if you have the right people involved, but then a standard monogamous relationship is only as good as the people in it at the end of the day too. Its all about the quality of the people not the quantity. Luna and Hermione will of course be the core of any relationship structure Harry gets himself involved within.

Thank you for reading and enjoying.

OfficerDonNZ: Thank you. I read that one and thought that yeah positive energy like love and happiness and sex between two people who care about each other would be like nails screeching on a blackboard during a cat mating convention in the Sahara to him. It only makes sense.

Manwe Iluvitarian: No its moving along right at the pace it needs to. I have a lot of things I need to get set up and established before we jump into some other things. That way I don't have to double back and go over some stuff again, at least that's the hope at least. We will be having some time jumps starting the next chapter going through at least the summer. And you're welcome to the answers. I don't mind.