Disclaimer : I do not own anything of the Harry Potter universe, it all belongs to JK Rowling, I just love writing about the fantastic universe she presented us.
The next morning, Tonks woke up with a strange feeling. She had a warm feeling, a feeling of belonging. She opened her eyes and saw an arm laying over her and a warm body against her back. It was then that the day before came back to her and she realized that they hadn't stayed nice on their own side of the bed. Quite marveled at the good feeling it gave her, she laid her own arm over it and scooted a little closer towards Harry.
Tonks moving in the bed must have woken up Harry because Tonks felt how carefully tried to move his arm a few minutes later.
"You can leave it there, I quite like it" Tonks admitted.
"I'm sorry. I… I…" Harry said, not knowing what to do or say.
"Harry, I just said I like how we are laying in the bed, do you mind?"
"Not at all" he quickly said, but she felt how his head ducked a little bit, so she could imagine the blush appearing on his face.
"Then leave your arm there, maybe I can catch some more sleep then…"
"Ok" Harry just said, but Tonks noticed that he wasn't that comfortable.
Tonks eventually removed her arm and turned so she was faced to Harry "Are you all right?"
"Yes, it's just all so strange and new and I'm totally at loss what I should do" Harry admitted. "Just yesterday I was on the train with my friends, although I knew I would leave them behind. Then I see the Dursleys, and I'm able to stand up to them, something I've never been able to do before. And then to top it off, we are bonded, just like that and I'm a metamorphmagus. It's really a lot to take in Tonks"
"You're not the only one Harry. I'm sorry if you would have preferred to wait before we completed the second step of our bond, but I thought it was for the best. We would have kept glowing if we hadn't and it was important to be in a warded room, since there usually is a lot of energy involved" Tonks explained.
Harry thought for a moment "It's not that I mind you doing so and I feel better than I have before, just being with you. I just never thought properly about girls or my future and now I'm bound to be married… I'm only fifteen!"
"I know, luckily and sadly, you aren't anything close to that age if we are talking about a mental age, but I understand that this is hard for you Harry. Especially since you again don't have a say in it. Neither do I, but for me it is different I guess. I never thought I would find someone who was with me for me, and not for my abilities. I guess I'm just a bit excited about it"
"I just really don't know what to do" Harry told her, feeling exasperated.
I can understand that, but try not to think too much and go with your feelings, that's what I'm trying to do" Tonks told him and she took his hand again, giving him some comfort through their bond.
"I'll try"
"If you ever feel uncomfortable or anything like that, I want you to tell me and I'll do the same. Deal?"
"Deal" a little emboldened by Tonks little speech made Harry move forward and gently brush his lips against hers. He felt like his entire body came alive, with the warmth that spread through him.
Looking into his eyes and quite happy with the initiative Tonks said with a smile "That's more like it"
"We might get up and discuss what we need to do… Breakfast downstairs or here?" Tonks asked after a while of getting lost in his eyes.
"Here at the chamber might be easier to discuss things, do you want me to call for room service?"
Tonks nodded "A simple English breakfast for me"
While Harry started to phone the reception, Tonks made her way to the showers. After both had taken a quick shower, their breakfast had arrived and they took place at the little table they had in their room.
"Alright, so what will we do now?" Harry asked.
"We will start today with getting us both a new wardrobe, muggle and wizarding. And while we are at Diagon Alley, we should look for more practical trunks for both of us and also going to Flourish and Blotts.
"Let's start with the trunks, then the wizarding wardrobe, then the books, then the muggle wardrobe" Harry suggested, since that sounded the most logic way to do so.
"I think that would work out perfectly. To avoid problems, we are trying to use as little magic as possible while we are here, that way we stay under the radar"
"Fine by me, I can't even do magic. The only time I would do so would be if we are attacked"
"Yes but if we are, make way to the apparation point or a point where we can apparate to disappear as fast as possible, alright?" Tonks told him.
"Alright… I'm not sure if it is possible, but can we get some new wands? Some that are unregistered?" Harry asked.
"I know a way to get such wands, come on, let's start, we have a lot to do today"
Harry nodded and placed their plates on the cart they had left there. They both made sure they had their wallet and wand with them before they left their room, leaving the cart on the hallway.
When they were outside of the hotel, Harry grabbed Tonks' hand, much to her surprise. Harry caught her looking surprised and said with a smile "Not too much thinking right"
"Exactly, I'm glad you're catching up so fast"
They walked in silence, just enjoying each other's company towards the leaky cauldron and made their ways towards the brick wall without getting to much attention.
The moment they stood in Diagon Alley again, Harry asked "So starting with trunks?"
"Yes, come on" and Tonks pulled him towards 'Stowe and Packers Magical Bags '.
In the shop, they looked around for a bit, before they found a model that they both liked. It had five compartments, two for clothes, one for books and two regular compartments. The trunk was also always feather light and could be shrunk.
"We would like to buy two of such trunk" Tonks said towards the clerk.
The man nodded and went towards them "Would you like to have them in different woods?"
"Yes, that would be nice, what are the possibilities?" Harry asked.
"We have maple wood, oak and mahogany for this model of trunk"
"I would like the oak, you" Tonks said towards Harry.
"Mahogany for me"
"Alright, we have a deal for the moment that you get a backpack or purse with an extendable charm on it for half of the price" the shop assistant told them.
"If you go and get those trunks, then we'll discuss it" Tonks answered.
When the shop assistant was gone, Harry said "I think that would be really useful, definitely in the muggle world"
"I think you're right"
"Perfect" Harry said with a smile, while he already wandered towards the backpacks.
Even before the shop assistant was back with the trunks, Harry and Tonks had both chosen what they wanted. Harry had taken a simple black backpack, since it would be easy to use it all the time, while Tonks took a special model that could change to simple colors"
"I'm going to pay for all this, alright" Tonks told him without much room for discussion.
"Fine by me, since I know that your money and my money will become our money in the future" Harry admitted.
This shocked Tonks for a moment, since she hadn't thought about it like that before, but she nodded anyway.
When the shop assistant came back with their trunks, they had already placed the two backpacks on the counter.
"Alright, that will be 1450 galleons in total" the shop assistant said a bit nervous.
Tonks nodded, took out her wallet and thought about the amount and a note came out of it. She just gave it to the shop assistant. "Thank you for the help"
They packed their trunks in their backpacks, before they left the shop.
"So where next?" Harry asked.
"We probably should start at Madam Malkin's. She should be able to help us with most of the clothes"
Harry just grabbed Tonks' hand and followed her. Once they entered the shop, Tonks just said to one of the assistants "We would both like to get a new full wardrobe"
Needing a moment to mask her shock, the assistant just nodded before she excused herself for a moment and went to get Madam Malkin herself.
A minute later Madam Malkin came out from the back and went to Harry and Tonks "I heard you would like to buy a full wardrobe for the both of you, do you have a certain budget?"
"No, no budget" Tonks said before she showed her Gringotts wallet.
Madam Malkin, better trained than her assistant was able to not show her surprise and ushered them over to the back.
"I'll start with taking your sizes and then we'll start, alright?"
They both nodded, so Madam Malkin went to work. After taking their measurements, she asked them what type of fabric they liked and then the colors. Once she was finished with that, she showed them some models before Harry and Tonks had to make the decisions of what they wanted. Eventually they both settled with six casual robes and two formal robes.
After paying, they went to a shop for some pajamas for Harry and then another shop so they could buy some new shoes.
"Are we done with clothes shopping here?" Harry asked, a little bit tired of it.
"Yes, we are, now we can get you some books" Tonks said with a smile.
"That already sounds better" Harry answered.
They entered Flourish and Blotts, which was almost empty. They split up and started to roam the shelves for books that could be useful. They spent the better part of an two hours there, before they exited the shop with a nice addition of their book collection.
Walking through Diagon Alley, hand in hand, Tonks noticed an optometrist. Without explaining, she pulled Harry towards the shop.
Once she had entered the shop, she went straight to the optician and said "What are you possibilities for a person with bad sight?"
"We have glasses, that is the cheapest solution, then are the lenses, we also have potions that a person can take, but that is more expensive" the man behind the counter explained.
"Do you have a permanent solution?" Tonks asked.
"We have. It's a cure of three potion, but it is extremely expensive because of the ingredients and the time it takes to make, plus it also depends on the eyes of the person" the optician explained.
"Could you tell me how much it would be to correct his eyes?" Tonks asked while pointing towards Harry.
"I can, if you let me perform a spell to assess your eyes"
Harry just nodded, so the man waved his wand over Harry's eyes while muttering an incantation.
"You really have horrible eyes if I'm honest and your glasses aren't helping either. It would be 18.000 Galleons for the required potions"
"Alright, we would like to have it" Tonks said without thinking about it.
The optician looked surprised at them before he nodded. He went to the back while Tonks already took out the note from her wallet to pay for it.
"Why are we doing this?" Harry asked.
"Because glasses are an obstacle during fight. If you lose them, you're lost"
Harry thought about it "It would make flying a lot easier too"
Tonks wanted to say something more, but the optician came back with three vials of potions. Tonks handed him the piece of paper before he explained "You have to take the red one first. This will take about an hour for it to work. You will know it has worked when the only thing you see is white. After that you have to take the purple potion, this one takes a bit longer, about eight hours to work completely and it will make colors flow before your eyes. As last, you have the green one, when you take this one, it will be around ten minutes before your eyesight it perfect"
"Thank you for the help" Tonks told the man before they took the potions and left the shop.
"We should start this an hour before we go to sleep, that way I can sleep through the purple potion" Harry said.
"Not a bad idea" Tonks smiled. "Now we should just get a good potion kit, so we can make a potions when necessary"
"And maybe pick up some owl treats for when Hedwig is back, I'm almost through my stock"
Once they had finished that, Tonks took Harry back to muggle London where they looked for a place to eat something. They took place at a little tavern that served Shepard pies.
"So, are you still alive after a morning of shopping?" Tonks asked teasingly.
"I believe so, it also helps that you make me feel alive" Harry admitted.
Tonks smiled at his cheesiness "Are you still okay with the last bit of shopping?"
"I am, I'm actually looking forward to shop for clothes that fit me, and it's different than with wizarding clothes"
"How so?"
"At Hogwarts I already wore robes that fit me, it will be nice to be able to wear a jeans that I don't have to hold up with a belt and a t-shirt that I can fit in twice"
"Well, I'm also looking forward to it, to the shopping and the result" Tonks had to admit.
When they came with their food, Harry asked "Could you tell me a bit more about how you grew up?"
Tonks nodded and started to tell him everything on how she grew up learning both the muggle and magical customs, since her father was a muggleborns. How she learned to control her abilities so her parents were able to take her to muggle outings and such.
"It seems like your parents were great" Harry mused.
"They were, they did their best to let me do what I wanted, even thought that wasn't possible in the first years, since my hair started changing depending on my mood" Tonks chuckled.
"I just wonder why I never did things like that, if you are really convinced that I'm like you…" Harry mused.
"Well, not every metamorphmagus is capable of doing everything, so we would have to see what your limits are, but you show very little signs, so it is possible that something else is the reason" Tonks answered.
They were long done with eating so Harry proposed "We should probably ask for the bill and start with our last bit of shopping"
"You're right" Tonks said while she flagged down the waiter.
After paying, they started walking around, in search for some good clothing stores, which they finally found after walking for ten minutes. When they walked in, Tonks immediately pulled Harry with her towards the men's section. Once there, she flagged down a shops assistant.
"Excuse me ma'am, but we are looking for an entire wardrobe for my boyfriend, since he is in desperate need for some new clothes" Tonks explained.
The young woman's eyes lit up at the hearing of a full wardrobe, but when she saw the state of Harry's clothes, she became a bit wary "Do you have a budget?"
"No, not really, I came in an inheritance recently, so I thought that spending it on new clothes for him wasn't a bad idea"
"Alright, my name is Mary by the way"
"My name is Tonks and this is Harry"
"Nice to meet you, now, we should start with taking some measurements, then I'll give you some basic pieces to work out what model fits you the best and then we only have to find the right pieces" Mary told Harry.
"It's fine by me, just tell me what I have to do" Harry said.
"Oh, I like this one, most of the young men complain when they come in here" she said with a wink towards both Harry and Tonks.
"Well, I don't think it is often that you see someone walking in here looking like a person in olifant skin, who's going to buy clothes for himself for the first time in his life" Harry countered.
Tongue-tied for a moment, the girl didn't knew what to say, so Harry said "Don't worry about it, I'm just happy to finally get some new clothes"
Mary nodded before she took a measurement lint and started to take some sizes.
"Seems like you're a medium in size, Tonks do you have a preference in style?"
"Not really, not to strict, but not boyish or like a punk" Tonks told her.
"So more a casual style?"
"Yes, I think that would be good, but he also needs two formal outfits"
"Alright, let's start. I suggest we all take a few pieces we like and then we head out to the dressing rooms to see what that gives" Mary suggested and was already picking out some pieces of clothes.
Soon after, both Harry and Tonks were doing the same and then heading towards the changing rooms.
Harry started with a simple jeans and black shirt before he came back out to be inspected by Tonks and Mary.
"Mmm, I can't believe what difference that makes" Tonks said, making Harry blush.
"I agree, I think we need to keep it simple, for t-shirts plain ones or with a simple print" Mary said and she pushed a shirt with print in his hands.
Harry just turned and went to put on the different shirt before coming back again. It went like that for almost two hours, before he had tried every piece of clothing they had brought. Most of it had landed on the not pile, but the pile of clothes they would buy was already considerable.
"I'm going to look around for some more clothes and then come back, just give me a few minutes" Mary instructed.
When Mary was out of earshot, Harry sighted what made Tonks chuckle.
"It's not funny, I'm really trying here to not complain" Harry told her. "Although I love the thought of clothes of my own, trying them all on is a bit much"
"I know, and I'm really grateful the way you're handling it" she told him and then closed the space between them before moving her lips over his. It was a soft kiss, but filled with emotion, enhanced by the bond they share.
Harry smiled "That already makes it worth the while"
"Well, of you keep up this front, then I might do it again" Tonks told him with a wink.
"I was planning on doing so without the further encouragement, but I don't mind" Harry said with a smile.
"It looks like you are getting better with this no thinking think" Tonks happily told him.
Harry took her hand and pulled her in a hug. The sensation of being so close was for both of them almost overwhelming, but they also felt safe and sheltered. Before releasing Tonks, he placed a kiss on her forehead.
"It's really great to look at you two" Mary said while she had her hands full of clothes.
This made Harry blush, but Tonks just squeezed his hand that she was still holding.
"Alright, I think I have some more fitting to do" Harry said trying to get out of the situation.
Mary nodded and gave him the next set of clothes. It was another hour and a half before they had decided on the clothes they would take.
Harry had never owned so much clothes in his life and it was hard to think that all those clothes they had picked would be his.
"Euhm, we also need some sportswear and shoes" Harry said.
"Wow, a man who suggest we do some more shopping, I'm impresses. He's a keeper Tonks" Mary said.
"I know he's a keeper" Tonks said while looking in Harry's eyes.
"I'll move the clothes you've picked behind the counter, but you might want to keep those clothes on, they suit you better than your previous pair. I'll just take the cards off of it" Mary told them.
Once the cards were gone from the clothes Harry was wearing in the end, they went towards the sportswear.
When they got there, Mary asked "What do you need specifically?"
"I think for the moment, running clothes especially" Harry responded.
"Alright and how much do you think you'll sport in a week?"
"About two to three time a day, every day of the week" Harry told her "We've decided to become a bit more fit and we haven't got much else to do"
"Okay, I suggest we just take clothes of the racks, I don't think those need fitting" Mary suggested.
"I won't complain about that" Harry told her.
Mary nodded and started showing them different kind of sportswear. In the end, it only took them half an hour to collect all the sports clothes.
"Alright, so for the moment we have t-shirts with short and long sleeves, shirts, pulls, jackets, vests, long and short pants, pajamas and sportswear. We still need underwear and shoes, right" Mary summed up.
Even though he was blushing, Harry suggested "Right, but maybe you can go and look at the shoes, take a selection, while I go and get my underwear"
"That can work, the underwear section is there, just come and find us when you're ready" Mary told him, taking pity on him.
"I'll see you in a few minutes" Tonks said after she kissed his cheek.
It only took Harry a few minutes to take socks, boxers and undershirts, so he was back with Tonks and Mary in less than ten minutes. After inspecting what he had chosen, Mary told him "Thank you for not picking white socks"
Harry laughed a bit "I would never do that, those remember me of my uncle. I also picked some swimming trunks"
"Good idea, in that time we've selected a few pair of shoes for you" Tonks told him and showed him what they had.
"I like those brown leather shoes, those black sneakers, the brown boots and the grey trainers" Harry said pointing to the shoes he liked before he eye fell on a pair that still stood on the rack.
Tonks, who had seen Harry's look go to a pair of dark blue plimsolls said "And maybe these" before she took the shoes of the rack.
"Busted" Harry murmured.
"I can live with those" Mary said "Come on let's try those shoes on"
After fitting them and selecting the right size, Harry had wanted to take only three of the pairs, but Tonks had managed to convince him to take all five of the pairs.
"Now we only need to buy you some running shoes, I suggest two pair so you can change once in a while" Mary told him before darting away towards the running shoes.
"I don't think we'll have the time to shop for you new clothes today" Harry told Tonks.
"No problem, we can always come back, alright?" Tonks reassured him.
"Alright, so only the running shoes and then we're done here for today?" Harry asked.
"Yep and you should keep on those shoes afterwards, they fit with your new outfit" Tonks told him before she went to sit next to him and took his hand.
"I will. I wished someone had taken me clothes shopping before. I had the money and then I wouldn't have had to wear those rags for the last few years" Harry told her.
"I know, but the most important thing is that now you have and that change only helps us" Tonks said.
They sat there in comfortable silence until Mary came back with four different pairs of running shoes. After trying them on and running a little distance inside the store, Harry decided on two pairs.
"Is it alright if I put on those shoes?" Harry asked "I don't really fancy putting on my old shoes"
"No problem, I'll take of the tag and then you can put them back on" Mary answered with a smile.
When Harry had put on his new shoes, they went to the cash register. Mary started first entering the tags of the clothes and shoes that Harry was wearing, before she started scanning every other piece they would buy. A few of her colleagues had looked at them already with a strange look, definitely when the mountain of clothes kept growing.
Eventually Mary had entered everything, she said a bit nervously "That will be 7385 pounds"
"Ok, with the card please" Tonks said and she took her credit card from her wallet and swiped it through the machine and after putting her signature on the receipt everything was paid.
"Good luck with carrying all of this" Mary told them.
"Thank you" Tonks told her before she asked "Do you work tomorrow?"
"Yes"
"Is it alright if I come by tomorrow morning so we can shop for my new wardrobe?"
"Of course, sorry I had forgotten that you also needed a new wardrobe"
"No problem, I don't think we have the time left today"
"That's true, I'll see you tomorrow then" Mary told Tonks. "And good luck with the new clothes" she said to Harry.
"Thank you for all your help today" Harry told her sincerely.
"It was my pleasure"
Taking all of the bags in their hand, they barely made it out of the store and in a dark alley.
"I'm really glad now that I've brought my backpack" Harry said while they were loading everything in it.
"You're not the only one" Tonks said.
"Thank you for taking me clothing shopping" Harry told her sincerely before he kissed her.
"It was my pleasure, you're not the only one who will enjoy your new clothes"
After getting back in the hotel, they unloaded Harry's new clothes, some in the closet of the hotel, but most of them in his trunk, since there would never be enough place in the hotel's closet.
When they were done doing so, Harry asked "Would you like to take a walk with me before we head to dinner?"
"I would love to" Tonks responded.
They left their room and the hotel and started walking around in London.
"I'm glad my shopping part is done, I really have no idea how many pieces of clothing I've tried today"
"I know Harry, but normally you should have to do so in a while and normally you wouldn't need an entire new wardrobe in the future" Tonks told him.
"That's true" Harry said while he steered them in a park.
After walking for a few minutes in the park, hand in hand, enjoying the company, Harry asked "Could you conjure a blanket, then we can take a seat for a moment"
Tonks carefully looked around that nobody could see her before she conjured the blanket and spread it next to a tree.
Harry went to sit first and when Tonks wanted to go sit next to him, he redirected her so she would sit with her back to his chest. Wrapping his arms around her, he savored the proximity of Tonks.
"I like this" Tonks said, with her eyes closed.
"Me too" Harry murmured.
They sat like that for a very long time when an owl came towards them. Hooting to attract their attention. Immediately aware of their surroundings, Harry and Tonks had already grabbed their wands, but relaxed when the saw the owl.
"What do you have for us?" Harry asked, while he undid the letter from the owl's leg and the owl flew away again.
Seeing a Gringotts crest on the wax seal, Harry started to calm down even more. Opening it and reading it, Harry became a little confused, so he handed it to Tonks.
After Tonks read the letter she turned to sit face to face with Harry.
"The goblins send you this letter to inform that you have multiple blocks on you. They wanted to be certain, that's why they inspected the wards around the room of yesterday where they found the evidence they needed. They are inviting you to come to Gringotts if you want to remove these" Tonks explained to him.
"What would you do?" Harry asked.
"For the moment, I trust the goblins more than pretty much everybody else. They wouldn't want to cross you since you are a major client with them. I would go" Tonks gave her opinion.
Harry thought for a moment "You're right, if I really have blocks on my magic, then I want them gone"
"So you're going to go tomorrow morning?" Tonks asked.
"Yes, I hope you don't mind, you can go shopping while they remove the blocks" Harry suggested.
"That wouldn't be bad idea, that way I don't have to bore you with the shopping" Tonks admitted.
"The one who is done first can go to the other" Harry suggested.
"Okay, are you sure you will go on you own?" Tonks asked.
"Yes, 100% sure" and he kissed her cheek.
"Alright, now come on, I'm hungry"