- God… This is too boring – An older man said as he walked across the ministry, he's dressed in a pair of blue jeans, black boots, and a white shirt.
He's carrying a folder with documents, but he's not pleased to be here, surrounded by many people, he's actually used to being isolated from the rest of the world (excluding his important persons), he rarely makes a public appearance, he hates the spotlight.
After all, even at forty-five, he's still quite the catch, he's the famous "boy who lived", a title he has hated all his life, the fact that he has that title meant that his parents had to sacrifice themselves for him to live and he hated that, he would love to be a normal, average wizard if that means that his parents would be alive.
Still, even after he defeated the strongest wizard in fifty years, that didn't mean that life was going to get easier for him, he made the fatal mistake of marrying his school crush, a terrible mistake…
He tried his best to balance things between work and family, he tried to be the best husband and father one could ask for, but it seems like his wife wasn't satisfied with that, she wanted more, or at least that's what she said in the note she left when she suddenly disappeared, running away abandoning him and their one-year-old daughter, that happened seventeen years ago.
And the last thing that he heard about her is that she started a new life in another country, and if you think things couldn't get worse, well all his friends abandoned him and favored his ex-wife, they thought of him as the one at fault for the failure in their marriage for not acting like a proper husband.
Still, he had some contact with their children, he decided to work at Hogwarts, so, he gave some classes to his former friends' children until he decided to retire three years ago, but that didn't mean that Harry wanted to retire, it was because his daughter was already on the verge of graduating from Hogwarts, he wanted to give her some space, to live her teenage years without his constant supervision, and he was also getting bored of teaching at that school.
But that didn't mean that Harry was going to seclude from the world just to enjoy his company, no, the reason for that is that he started to take some courses, he wanted to open his own Atelier to teach to those wizards or witches that wanted to expand their knowledge beyond the school grounds.
For a year, he traveled around the world, exploring and discovering many ways of doing magic and that's what led him to write a thesis that granted him the title of "magical investigator", with this title if you play your cards right you can enter into the Unspeakables department at the ministry, but that wasn't Harry's purpose when he started this new project of life.
The reason why he did all of this is that he loves magic, but he hated institutions, that's why he wanted to continue learning and practicing magic, but at the same time he wanted to be paid for doing it, that's why the other choice that the government offered for someone like him was becoming the head magician of an atelier.
He could take any wizard or witch that finished his or her studies in any of the official academies around the whole wizarding world who certifies you as a "competent wizard or witch", having an atelier gave Harry the things that he loved like freedom, he could still practice magic, he's getting money and the only thing that he needs to do is pass his knowledge to the new generation of witches and wizards and he loved teaching, he did it many times in his life and he excelled at it.
But still, having this title brought to him one of the things he hated most and that's dealing with bureaucracy, he hates so much dealing with all those jerk officers that are always looking for something to take the thing you love most from you, they're always criticizing and finding errors in what you do.
Thankfully he passed this year's inspection and it seems like his papers are in order, he does a trip to Diagon Alley once per month, so, this was the perfect chance to do it.
- Master Harry? – His thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a known voice he quickly remembered why he was outside this coffee shop, he was so immersed in his thoughts that he didn't realize at what moment he landed here.
He quickly shook his head and realized who was talking to him, it was one of his apprentices, a younger blonde woman with blue eyes, you could say that she's perfect, after all, she's a veela, she's almost as tall as Harry, she could pass as a supermodel in the muggle world.
She's dressed in a white sleeveless blouse that hugs her big breasts and her slim figure, she's also using a black tight skirt that ends up just above her knees and black shoes.
- Victoire… I'm sorry for spacing out – Harry said before he smiled at one of his apprentices.
- Don't worry master… I know how you feel about dealing with documents and all that stuff – Victoire made a disgusting expression and Harry smiled.
- You're too soft on me… I hope I don't pass you my bad discipline as a teacher, that would be a tragedy… You have a great future after all – Harry commented and Victoire couldn't help but blush and smile.
- You flatter me, master…But please, remember to call me Tori – She said before she bit her lower lip.
She was getting dangerously close to Harry who could only gulp.
- Yes, that's right Tori… Did you get what the other girls wanted? – Asked Harry calmly and Victoire nodded.
She showed him a little magical chest, you could carry it with a hand without a problem, but the thing here is that it was capable of carrying things one hundred times its size.
- Great… But before we head back to our atelier I'd like to get something to surprise them – Harry said calmly.
Victoire suddenly knew what he was talking about and nodded at him, Harry and Victoire walked side by side until they reached a distinctive ice cream shop, it belonged to Harry's friend Luna who quickly recognized him.
- Oh, Harry, what a nice surprise – Said Luna calmly, and beside her, there was a raven-haired girl.
The girl looked around sixteen and as soon as she saw Harry her eyes lighted and she blushed.
- Hey Luna… Hey Pandora! – Harry and Victoire greeted them.
- Do you want the usual for your girls? – Asked Luna and Harry nodded.
He felt a little embarrassed about Luna saying those words, but still, he didn't lose composure, Tori just smiled at him, she was having too much fun, that's why she liked to go out with Harry, the fun was never a problem when she does.
Luna was one of the few friends that visited Harry regularly, alongside her daughter Pandora, who was about to enter her last year in Hogwarts, it seems like Luna was already giving him hints about accepting her in his atelier.
They were used to each other, that's why they didn't talk too much, Harry wanted to get out of Diagon's alley as fast as he could so he could get back with "his girls", Harry and Tori said their goodbyes after Luna handed him a huge recipient with ice cream.
Once they were outside the store, Harry took Victoire's hand, they stared directly at each other's eyes for a while before Harry nodded at her, Victoire didn't waste time and she decided to make them disappear, they traveled for a few seconds until they reached their destination, they landed in the middle of nowhere.
There were many green hills and trees, but the thing that catches everyone's attention is a manor in the middle of this beautiful landscape that's also filled with flowers of many colors.
Harry was trying to get out of the confused state that apparating always causes him, Victoire was on the ground, it seems like this was still too hard for her, Harry decided to take her in his arms and carry her in bridal style even if she was dying due to the embarrassment she was feeling right now, once they got in the manor's door, Harry decided to put the woman back on her feet before knocking the door and while they waited for the door to be open, Harry used magic to get the chest and the ice cream recipient back.
They didn't have to wait for too long, the door was opened suddenly by a red-haired young woman, she's wearing tight grey shorts and a white shirt.
- Oh… Tori, master! – The redhead said before helping them with the things they brought.
- Hello Rose… We're back! – Harry said before entering inside the house alongside Victoire.
- Rose, I've told you already to not open the door without asking who's outside first! – Another red-haired girl appeared, she came from the kitchen and she was wearing a black apron over her clothes – Oh… Hi daddy and Tori – The other redhead was annoyed but once she saw Harry she was no more in that state.
- Hello Lils – Harry patted his daughter's head.
- Hey you two… Don't leave me alone with this! – A blonde (Almost orange) haired girl appeared wearing an apron too – Oh I see… Hey master… Sister – The other veela said and Harry and Victoire greeted her.
- Hey Dominique – Both of them said calmly.
- You've come just in time, we were about to serve the food… Come on! – Lily said before she grabbed her father's arm and led him to the kitchen.
The other women followed the pair, they smiled at the way both father and daughter were looking at each other, this was just part of their duties, Harry was taken back a little for this, he had training in making food as he grew up thanks to his uncles, so, he was surprised when the girls told him that they wanted to cook for him.
He was a little disappointed to not cooking for them, but that gave him more time to study and plan their schedules better, so, he saw the best in the situation and he didn't complain, he decided to grant them their request.
As it was stated before, that is just one of the many duties that they have in this atelier, of course, this was their home and it has been for the last few months, but they were getting used to it little by little.
With the exception of Lily being his daughter, the other girls are the daughters of his former friends and they were also his former students, so, he was surprised when they requested to join his atelier, he accepted them gladly, they weren't like their parents, Harry liked them every time they were with his daughter, they were her cousins after all.
But due to this decision, their parents weren't too pleased with them, it seems like the girls haven't gotten along with their parents for a long time, but Harry didn't care about that, he decided to help just like any competent teacher could have done, but the fact that they didn't have any other place where to stay made him force himself to change the schedule that he had planned for their classes.
From Monday to Friday, their schedule works in this way, Harry always wakes up at seven, the girls are allowed to wake up an hour later, and at that time, breakfast is already done, so, the girls could eat once they wake up and after eating they need to take care of the dishes and getting ready for their classes using the cloak of his atelier, a black one with the Potter crest… A pot.
From ten to fourteen, they have their classes that vary most of the time, they're the ones that decide what they want to learn, so their classes don't get too boring, it could be either "defense against the dark arts", potions or herbology, those are the subjects that Harry likes to teach.
After their classes end, they get ready to start cooking the main meal of the day, they eat at four, and almost every day they finish at five, Harry and the girls take care of the dishes after that, and after cleaning, they all have spare time to do what they want, most of the time they either sleep or continue training by themselves.
But there are some days when they do things differently...
This time Harry has had a rough day in the ministry, so Victoire has decided to do something special for him, but still, the older man wasn't at the atelier right now, he decided to walk around the house in the green hills, he found that to be comforting for him, it helped him to ease some stress, he even ended up falling asleep for almost thirty minutes until he realized that it was getting late.
Once he got back to the atelier, he wasn't surprised to find the house in almost complete silence, the girls are used to sleeping in their spare time, Harry smiles as he walks around the house towards his room, but once he opened his room, he was surprised to find an incredible sight in front of him.
Victoire was sitting on the lower side of the bed, but there was something different in her, she was dressed in just a red nightgown over a set of black lingerie, she was crossing her legs and she wasn't using shoes, Harry just smirked at the sight.
Victoire felt a little nervous, but still, she was happy to see the reaction the older man had after seeing her, she bit her lower lip as she studied the older man who was getting closer to her.
- What a pleasant surprise Tori… - Harry said before getting in front of her.
- Well… You had a rough day, I thought of something to make your day better – Victoire soon got on her feet and she was as close as she could from the older man.
- You know me too well Tori… You know my weaknesses – Harry said calmly.
But before Victoire could say anything, Harry decided to kiss her, the younger woman was happy to feel his lips on her own, and she quickly kissed him back, Harry placed his hands on her waist and she was hugging his neck, they continued kissing until they heard more voices.
Harry quickly looked back and then saw the other girls smiling at him too, Lily was dressed in a green nightgown over a set of white lingerie, Rose was using a black nightgown and black lingerie and Dominique was wearing a white nightgown and red lingerie.
Harry couldn't help but gulp at the sight, yes, that was another one of their duties in the atelier, somehow, he and the girls (Including his daughter) ended up becoming lovers, but, how did that happen? Well for that, we need to travel back in time…
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