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

I'm sorry I didn't upload another chapter sooner. There are no excuses, apart from the fact that I was really busy with school and other stuff. I'm almost graduated, so that will leave me with more time to write (hopefully), but know that I'm definitely not abandoning this story.

Any mistakes are my own, but feel free to point them out to me so I can learn from them. In the year and a half break from this story, my knowledge of English grammar has improved a bit, so I will also review my previous chapters and try to fix as many grammar and spelling mistakes as possible.

Around lunch, they both got out of bed and started with a shower before they went downstairs. When they got there, they were surprised about the state of the house. Everything was polished and cleaned.

"Wow, it looks even better now" Tonks commented. "Dobby must have worked non-stop to clean the house"

"Indeed, we should press it upon him that we want him to take breaks too" Harry said, not wanting that his loyal friend overworked himself.

Tonks gave Harry a small kiss, finding it really sweet how he treated Dobby. Not many wizards treated house elves like that and she was glad that Harry treated Dobby like a friend, instead of a servant. She had always been taught by her parents, they she should respect every creature, including house elves, but Harry actually went a step further than that.

They walked towards the living room, seeing that it was as clean as the hallway they had just seen. Harry shook his head slightly before he called Dobby.

When Dobby appeared, he wanted to say something, before his eyes became big and began to bounce even more if that was possible. "Harry and Tonks have finalized their bond. Dobby is very happy for them"

"Thank you Dobby" Tonks answered with a slight blush from thinking back how they had completed that bond.

"Do you like how the house looks now?" he asked a bit unsecure.

Harry crouched down so he was at the same level as Dobby before he replied with a soft smile "You have done really well Dobby, but I want you to promise me to not overdo yourself and to take some breaks while you work"

Dobby's ears folded a little bit and he would probably have blushed if he could. "Dobby will try to remember, but Dobby was just so excited at the prospect of cleaning such a nice house and for such a nice master that Dobby didn't think about pausing"

"I understand Dobby, and I'm not mad, but I just want you to take care of yourself… Can you promise me that?" Harry questioned.

Dobby nodded. "Dobby will do so Harry. Is there something Dobby can help you with?"

"Not for the moment Dobby, why don't you take a break while we go and search for a grocery store" Harry suggested, knowing that the elf would just start to work again if Harry didn't say otherwise.

Dobby just nodded before he disappeared. Harry then turned towards Tonks "Ready to look for some groceries, otherwise we'll probably get hungry"

Tonks couldn't help but laugh a bit. "Especially you, since you started eating a lot these past few weeks, but yes, you are right"

They left their house, locking it with the key, but Harry reveled in the fact that he was able to put a locking spell on it too. They walked around in the neighborhood for a while, noticing that every house also had quite a lot of land around it like theirs.

"We really are in a fancy neighborhood" Tonks couldn't help but voice out loud.

Harry grinned. "Imagine how they'll respond on two young people with green and blue hair moving into this area"

Tonks also had to laugh at that thought. "Guess we'll find out eventually"

They had to walk for another ten minutes and they had gotten weird looks when they had gotten into a more populated area, before they found a little grocery store.

They walked around and picked out a lot of food so they would last for a few days before they got to the cash register.

The shop assistant merely nodded and looked at them a little bit disapproving before he started to scan their goods. When he was done, he just said the amount and accepted Tonks' card. It was only then, noticing the kind of card Tonks payed with that he looked surprised and they even got a goodbye when they left.

"What a bigoted man" Tonks almost spat when they had walked a few yards.

Harry looked at her and saw her frustration, so he carefully set his bags on the ground and took her in his arms. "Don't let such a man get to you. It says more about him than about us"

Tonks nodded, knowing that he was right. When Harry saw that she had calmed down again, he picked up his bags and they continued their way back.

Once they were back at their house, they made their way to the kitchen and placed their purchases in the cupboard and fridge.

They then went back to the living room and looked around, seeing the empty space.

"We'll need to buy furniture as fast as possible… We were lucky that there was a bed in the master bedroom" Tonks pointed out.

Harry nodded. "We should do that today, but we should cook some food first"

The words had just left his mouth or Dobby appeared in the kitchen. "Dobby can cook lunch" he said a bit hopeful.

Harry laughed at the antics of their elf. "Sure, go ahead Dobby, a light meal would be nice"

"Okay, lunch will be ready in fifteen minutes, but I will need some utensils to prepare and serve the food" Dobby told them, and started ushering them out of the kitchen after Tonks and Harry had conjured him some pots and pans, together with some plates and cutlery.

"Why don't we look around and note what rooms we need furniture for" Tonks suggested, wanting to make sure they wouldn't need to go back too many times.

Harry kissed her as a response. "That's a good idea, but we'd better also buy stuff to cook and such" Harry said and he grabbed her hand and pulled her towards the third floor where they would start, while Tonks was just nodding.

When they entered the master bedroom, Harry said, seeing the furniture that was in the room "Why don't we buy new furniture for this room too, I'm not such a fan of such a decorated pieces"

"You want furniture that is simpler?" Tonks inquired.

Harry blushed a bit. "Yes, I always like to look in the magazines my aunt bought about decorating and I preferred the simple more modern styles when I saw them…"

Tonks had a loving look towards Harry. "That is not something to be ashamed of Harry and you are lucky, since I don't object to some more modern furniture. The wizarding world in Britain might be very old fashioned, but my father is muggleborn so that helped in forming my style, don't forget" and she threw a wink towards him.

He smiled before they continued their tour around the house. When they were finished, they entered the kitchen again and the food was ready and waiting for them on the bar, which was the only place they could comfortably eat, since there wasn't a table or such in the dining room.

After a nice meal, they called a cab, knowing that they wouldn't find a furniture shop on their own and waited while it came, making another list of items they would also need in their house.

When they had finally left, they asked the cab driver to bring them to the nearest big furniture shop where they had high quality furniture. The driver looked at them a bit strangely, before he shrugged and started to drive, only mentioning that it would be while before they were there.

The cab driver had been right and it was only fifty minutes later that they were in front of a large store that clearly sold furniture.

Once they had entered, they immediately searched for a store clerk, since they knew they wouldn't be able do this job on their own. They had just found one and asked for his help when he snapped "Why would I help you, when we all know that you won't buy a thing here, since it's clearly above your stand"

Both Harry and Tonks were seething a little bit, hearing this. Especially since it was already the second time that day they had encountered bigots. They didn't care for money or where they found themselves in the hierarchy of stands, but they hated people that treated others like that.

Knowing that he wouldn't help them, they went to the cash register and spoke to the lady behind it. "We would like to speak with the manager of this store"

The woman frowned a bit, because that wasn't usually asked by customers, but she saw that the two people in front of her weren't happy customers, so she decided to get the manager anyway.

A few minutes later, a man in a business suit approached them, eying their appearance. "Good afternoon, what can I help you with today?"

"Good afternoon, we came to this store today because we wanted to furnish the new house we bought on Cristwell Road, but one of your store clerks just told us to go away since we clearly couldn't pay for what you sold here and we wanted to file a complaint…" Tonks just stated.

The store manager's eyes got bigger and bigger when he had heard where their house was located and was determined not to make the same mistake as his store clerk so he wouldn't lose his costumers. "I'm very sorry to hear that. I will get you the forms so you can file the complaint"

"Thank you, that would be nice" Tonks replied, already satisfied that the manager took them serious.

When the manager came back with the file, he led them to a little sitting area where they could take their time filling out the form with the manager helping them.

Once they were done with the complaint, the manager asked "Is there anything else I can do for you?"

Tonks looked at Harry for a moment, who nodded, before she responded "Yes, if you could provide us with a store clerk that wants to help us and provide us free transport to our house, then we'll buy our furniture here"

"That won't be a problem ma'am" and the manager quickly left them alone for a few minutes, only to come back with a middle aged woman.

"This is Rose, she'll help you with your purchases today. I'll make sure that we have a truck ready to transport your new furniture to your home" the man told them.

"Thank you, but I must warn you, one truck might not be enough, since we have around 30 rooms we have to furnish" Harry just pointed out, before they started to walk away, being followed by Rose.

"Could you tell me what rooms you need have furnished? That way we might be able to work a bit more efficient" she questioned.

Harry smiled softly at her. The woman reminded him a little bit of Mrs. Weasley. "Of course, we have a list here" and he handed her the list they had made in advance.

It was eventually six hours later that Harry and Tonks arrived back at their house, having gotten a lift with the trucks that transported their furniture. It had been a tedious task to find furniture for every room and they dreaded having to put them to place, but they were also glad with what they had accomplished.

When the furniture arrived at the house, it took them an hour and a half to get it all inside and it was obvious on the movers faces that they were glad they could just put it down on the ground floor. Not having to lift it to their respective rooms.

The moment the workers had left, Harry and Tonks got out their wands and started moving the furniture to where they wanted it, focusing on the living room and the kitchen. They had managed so that all furniture for one room was standing close together, making the task a little bit easier.

After they had decorated the living room and kitchen, they had gotten really hungry and all, even Dobby, not feeling up to it, they ordered some Chinese to be delivered.

They next couple of days, they mostly continued decorating the rooms, sometimes painting the walls to match the furniture or their taste. They also went to some shops to decorate the rooms even further with lamps, rugs, paintings and so on. Together with Dobby, they had made a list of all the utensils they would need at the house, especially in the kitchen and dining room and also gotten all that, since they couldn't keep conjuring plates and glasses.

It were hard days, but they kept up with the running they had started the month before, giving them a much needed break once in a while.

At that point, it was almost mid-August and they knew that Harry's disappearance would be noticed soon. They were anxious to what would happen, but knew that they had covered their tracks.

It did made them realize that they really needed to start training and studying for real, especially since Harry could also perform magic.