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Revelations at the Manor

Summer Holidays, 1988, Surrey - London

The following week they followed their routine of training but Anna took Harry to various places in the noon after training so they could just have fun. She would take them to London parks and they would play with the children there. Harry had only her to play with and she tried to keep her lessons playful, still he was just a kid and thus deserved fun in his life. So they would find a group of children and play along with them. They didn't mind and included them in their games.

The kids in the dojo were from the neighborhood so they still were distant from her and Harry. Here, they didn't care about the Dursleys.

Seeing Harry's smile while playing with the kids, she decided she would bring him here after they went to the manor still. Being isolated there will only make him a loner like her, he needed more friends in his life.

She thought of introducing him to Neville Longbottom. He had been a loner in Hogwarts. Maybe they could form a friendship and get each other out of their shells. Harry would talk to her freely but clamp down while talking to others. He would probably would have managed well by himself later in life without her but may have made anyone, showing him some positive attention, his friend. Starved for it as he was.

The Dursleys and Bumblebee could make a living out of destroying people's lives.

She shook her head to clear her thoughts and cheered him on as he maneuvered the football towards the goal. Maybe they should see if he could get in the team in school. But he already had so much going on. Though maybe she could cut back some on their training time. He had an excellent grasp of his magic. She should probably start to guide him in controlling his element though. So much to learn but they have time hopefully.

-x-

They had gotten early leave from Sensei so would start the vacation in Potter manor on Sunday. The goblins arrived on Saturday. They were disguised as humans, clever disguise Anna thought, as Vernon's guests.

Anna greeted them all, along with Harry, while the Dursleys stayed away.

Inside the house they disillusioned themselves and moved back out to work on the wards.

The Dursleys were going to leave early the next day. And they both were going along with them till they get out of the town, then they would part. They will be gone for only two weeks but it was still nice.

The goblins did their job efficiently and Harry and Anna thanked them as they left the house, mentioning to Bloodaxe that they may need their service again for the manor's wards. To which he had just nodded back.

-x-

July(Summer Holidays), 1988, Potter Manor

On Sunday they were ready to leave early and after leaving Little Whinging, the Dursleys left them in the next town. They made sure they were alone then activated the portkey. They were deposited in the entrance hall or receiving room of the manor it seemed. There was a fireplace in the wall opposite a door. As they looked around the room a house-elf popped beside them.

"Topsy welcomes Master Harry and Master Harry's friend to the Potter Manor. Topsy is so happy to meets Master Harry and Master Harry's friend, Sir. Topsy has waited so many years to see Master Harry again."

Topsy was followed by the others. Tipsy, Clunky, Clanky, and Folksy. They were all very excited to see Harry again.

When the introductions were done they asked him to accept them as his elves again.

"But its wrong. Its like keeping them as slaves Anna." Harry whispered to Anna.

"Ask them Harry. If they want to be free. They are intelligent enough to understand what they need. They aren't brainwashed into thinking they want to work, that they should work. The process gives them their magic in return. They live by sustaining themselves on the magic of the wizards and witches, their masters and the place." Anna replied.

"Master Harry's friend is rights, Sir. We elves loves to works. We be grateful if Master Harry accepts us as his elves again." Folksy said as she heard them talk.

"What do you mean 'again'? You are here so you still belong here, right?" Harry asked.

"Master Harry left. Didn't return for years. Magic going weak, Sir." Topsy exclaimed worriedly.

"He means the magic or bond between the master and the elves would have been weakened in the years. Just put your hand on their head and say 'I accept you as my elf' and their name. Simple."

After Harry did that for all the elves, Topsy gave them a tour of the place.

The place was grand. It was a 4 storey building excluding the attic and basement and dungeons. Most of the furniture was done in mahogany and redwood along with walnut. The Gryffindor colors as the Blacks had the Slytherin colors. The ground floor had the receiving room where they had portkeyed, an entrance hall, a drawing room, a parlor for ladies it seemed. The elves quarters were in basement connecting them with the kitchen on the ground floor on the south. Also a large ball room and dining hall, with a smaller dining hall for family was nearer to the kitchen. Some more rooms like the game room and den were also found. It was a huge place.

The basement had the elves' quarters, laundry room and some other rooms. The dungeons were spread out under the house and, Topsy told them, had a secret passage to get out of the house in times of danger. There were cellars of wine and cellars to keep someone imprisoned -the Potters were definitely not all light- along with other rooms, the ward stone was also there somewhere.

The first floor had a massive library which expanded to the next floor, guest rooms, and training area for dueling. And also extra rooms like all floors in the house, such as the music room.

"Mistress Lily loved music. Love to plays the violins, Sir. Mistress Lily played beautiful." Topsy informed.

The next floor had more bedrooms, though the ones on the floor below were for guests while this were for extended family. The floor also had a study which was Harry's mom's, his dad had one on the floor below. A game room and a playroom and a parlor was also found.

The last floor had bedrooms for the family. The master bedroom, a nursery, and more rooms for a large family with lots of kids. The Potters did have large families before. It was in the last century that the numbers have dwindled. The attic held some old knick knacks which were not sent to the vault.

After touring the place Anna selected a bedroom for herself on the second floor, but Harry protested it, saying she should be on the third floor with him.

"Come on. I call you Onēchan. So you have the right to have a room on that floor, will you keep me in a guest room in Summers villa?"

She conceded defeat and followed him to the next floor, taking a room in the east wing.

"I like to see the sunrise in the morning."

Harry was led to the master bedroom by Topsy, "Guess it is mine now. I'm the only Potter left." Harry had commented with a shrug, looking around the room.

"Hey come on, Harry-kun, we still hadn't toured the grounds. You would probably have a quidditch pitch there. And a massive garden." Anna said to cheer him up.

They went outside and Topsy told them Tipsy worked in the gardens and the grounds, and helped Folksy in the kitchen. He himself maintained the house along with Clanky, also receiving the guests, while Clunky maintained the grounds.

The fields were massive, surrounding the manor, and then surrounded by a dense forest in the distance. There was quidditch pitch in the west, a small garden in front of the entrance, massive gates on the north, leading to entrance of the manor, a boundary wall which disappeared in the forest. There was a patio area in the west overlooking the pitch, near the house and surrounded by garden.

And a massive garden in the east which had a gazebo and -"Swings! Your ancestors were cool Harry." Anna exclaimed on spotting them.

"Mistress Lily had the swings set up there." Topsy said proudly.

"Alright your mom was cool Harry. She was awesome."

"Mistress Lily also loved the swings." Topsy said enthusiastically on seeing Anna's excitement.

The back of the manor in the south, also had a garden, there though herbs were prominent, medicinal herbs and herbs used mostly in cooking. They went back inside after touring the estate, and in the kitchen to have a breakfast, as they had left without one.

"Master Harry and Master Harry's friend should seats in the dining halls, Sir. Folksy brings the food in." Folksy said on seeing them in the kitchen.

"First of all, you are all going to call me Harry. Just Harry alright. And my friend here, well a sister in all but blood, is Annabelle Summers, you could call her Anna. Now the dining hall is huge, even the smaller one. So if you don't mind we would like to seat here for meals. Alright?"

The elves all nodded there heads.

"Ma- Harry is just like Mistress Lily. Mistress Lily too forbade us to calls her Mistress." Folksy said with a teary smile.

"Well, then why do you call her mistress now?" Harry asked confused.

"They must have thought you would get angry at them for calling her by her name. They didn't knew you were the noble, chivalrous type, Harry-chan." Anna said mischievously pinching his cheek.

"Well you could honor her memory and call mum Lily, as she had told you to. Now let's get some food. I'm hungry."

He also told them about his familiar, the snake, Nyx. She had been shrunken and had wound herself around his wrist. He unshrunk her and told them she wouldn't hurt them but to remain alert around her as she would attack if startled. She didn't need to be fed but they should keep any pests they found for her. They had looked scared of her but have nodded their head at his order.

There was a breakfast bar in the kitchen installed by Lily, they sat there then and ate the delicious food, listening to the elves talk about Harry's family.

After the meal they decided to check out the library. They spent most of the day in it, leafing through some of the books.

In the evening Anna talked to Harry about the wards around the place.

"They are all solid, I mean secure. But maybe we could have the goblins install-add in some more and update the existing ones. I don't understand why your parents didn't stay here during the war, it would have been a very secure stronghold."

"Dumblydore told Lily and Master James to go to Godric's Hollow." Topsy answered her.

He was showing them the ward book which could be used to allow entry or bar anyone from entering. Anna's name needed to added in it for her to enter the manor again, for now she was allowed to stay because she came in with Harry. A few name needed to be canceled as well, such as Remus Lupin, as he hadn't ever checked in on Harry; Peter Pettigrew, who they were confused to see the name of.

"I thought he had died. Sirius killed him right?" Harry asked.

"I don't know Harry. I told you I didn't knew the whole story but if he's alive then maybe we could find him, he would know the truth and we could show him as a witness. He was said to have been killed by him, by Sirius. If he is still alive then why not come forward?" Anna thought out loud.

Then Bumblebee, "He didn't ever came here, did he?" Anna asked angrily.

"No. Mi-Anna." Reassured Topsy. "Bumblebee couldn't get through." He smiled saying the name.

They checked the book to make sure no one is still allowed in, then Anna said, "We need to change the ward allowing anyone with you entry into the manor. While it was useful today, it isn't safe as anyone could held you at gunpoint and gain entry."

Harry nodded but hesitated and asked, "But what if its an emergency and we needed to take someone with us? We couldn't just leave someone behind!"

"Always thinking about others Harry-kun. Well maybe we could have some safeguard added in, we will see." Anna replied.

They had a dinner in the kitchen after that.

"Why won't you all seat with us? We could just seat together and get it done with. Come on." Harry was able to persuade the elves to eat together with them.

-x-

The next morning Harry was excited to try flying on the broom, "Hurry up, Anna. After we had learned flying on the broom may be we could learn to fly without it as we saw in Tom's book."

"You know, we need another name for him. I don't think he likes the name Tom and we couldn't possibly take him to Hogwarts with his original name, Tom Morvolo Riddle or Tom Riddle Jr. And you don't need to worry about learning to fly on the broom, you are going to be natural."

She was definitely sure of it as she had cheered for him, on many occasions in her last life.

"Wait, what do you mean 'take him to Hogwarts'? He isn't a doll we could just carry around with us. I mean you were going to give him a body and all, right?" Harry asked.

"You want to talk now or later?" Anna asked, berating herself for bringing the topic up then.

"You are going to tell me everything?" Harry asked back.

"Not everything. But I need to start somewhere. So?" She decided to let him decide.

"I'm going to be natural on a broom, right? So let's go. Talk first. Play later." Harry replied decisively.

"I am sorry Harry-chan. I shouldn't have said it now. We could-" Anna started trying to change his mind.

"No, Anna. I want to know now. Come on." Harry didn't wait for her just started to move towards the patio.

So they went and sat in the chairs at the patio. There were some biscuits and cookies on a plate on the table.

Anna remained silent for a while then asked, "Okay. First tell me what are your thoughts about him?"

"My thoughts?" Harry said sighing.

At Anna's nod he continued, "Well I was angry at first as you know, about you bringing him back. You told me about his circumstances growing up and all, and I thought life is shitty for most people, if everyone turned like him then there wouldn't be anything good in the world. People learn from there experiences, right? That's what they say when you have a hard life. Bad experiences help make you stronger. That's why I thought Bumblebee must have left me with Dursleys. If I could remain good, not retaliate like he had done and live my life peacefully, just cursing the Dursleys in my head but not doing anything about it, then he could have done it too. Though of course our circumstances were different, I still had some of the same things happened to me, like Dudley bullying me, beating me, everyone else avoiding me. Then finally I realized we both had it wrong. He didn't had to retaliate and I didn't had to just take it, if we didn't have been dealt a shitty hand. And even if we did, we should have done things differently."

"Differently how? And you are children, what else could you do? You thinking even this much is very, very mature." Anna said, probably due to him being one of the masters as well, she thought.

"Thanks. And we could have done things differently like, I could have just stood up for myself. I had the magic in me, but I got caught in the Dursleys web. 'Magic isn't real'. Even though they couldn't explain the weird things that happened around me. I could have used it-" Harry was saying.

"Hey, you are a child. You believed what you were fed from the start, what other child doesn't think magic isn't real? They still hope it is real even if they would just scoff." Anna protested.

"If you would let me continue. I am using the magic now. Granted you told me about it and I learned it from you. But I am doing the magic now, am living here free from the Dursleys. This all things were still here before, if I could have just believed in myself." Harry said patiently.

"Hey, don't be so hard on yourself. I guess you wanted to be better but were a child and scared. I just gave you a way to do better. You all did it yourself."

"That's what I'm saying. If I could do this now, then I could have done it then. Support or no support. But you are right. I concede I'm a child and was scared so didn't do anything. And Tom, he had the power, but you say he also had the charm, if he could have convinced others he was good, he could have convinced the people in the orphanage the same. But I guess fear was the factor that guided his actions, you either lash out when you are scared or lose your fight after the repeated blows. He probably learned better from his actions, but then spiraled back to his ideas of before when he lost his sanity." Harry said.

"As I said very mature Harry. And I'm saying it seriously. So?" She indicated for him to go on.

"So… Now I don't really know still what to think. But I guess I have separated the two personalities. I know he is cruel but you said he could learn to improve himself, I guess, right?" Harry said dubious.

"You know that I can't be totally sure about his change of heart, right? And that he will still have the cruel streak in him. Maybe he won't do anything without reason but he still will be a... He isn't going to have a 180 degree attitude change. Like he would still kill or attack when threatened. I'm not saying he would go on a killing spree again. Cause I think bringing his sanity back would at least make him a more patient and calculated person. But he would kill. And I'm no saint Harry, I don't care if he does hurt someone, someone who deserved it, yeah? But don't separate him. He did the things he did. He is responsible. He had lost his sanity but -and it was because he was scared and all, but it is what it is. You can't change it." Anna finished.

"Yes. I haven't forgiven him for killing my parents or so many others. But as you said I read the facts of the last war and saw that his tactics were unusual, I guess you could say." He replied thoughtfully.

"Unusual how?" Anna asked with a frown.

"You told me he terrified people, right? And killed them discriminately without rhyme or reason. Well he did kill them with reasons." Harry replied.

At Anna's incredulous look he said, "Well killing for a reason is bad too, but I was shocked as I read about his actions. I'm not saying it was any better that he had reason but he is still a calculating person even with his sanity lost and his impulsive actions, quick to anger temper. He killed only the people who had taken arms against him, a few politicians who opposed him in the Wizengamot, people he thought would be a threat to him. He didn't killed bystanders casually. For him every magical person mattered. Well that was before, earlier, in the start of the war. Later he did kill indiscriminately. Torturing his own followers." Harry finished with a shake of his head.

"Where did you learned all this?" Anna asked confused.

"In the book of facts we had bought. It is really old and dusty. I guess not many people knew about it. And I didn't get it in Flourish and Blotts, I found it in the store we went in Chaotic alley." Harry said remembering.

"You had to show me the book. I hadn't read it ever and I knew some of this but not all. So you think bringing back his sanity could stay his hand. Make him think before killing, taking any action." Anna asked him to be clear.

"Yes." Harry nodded.

"I won't trust him, I don't know, I don't think I could maybe ever. Maybe I could later if he shows any -at least a little remorse for at least some reason. But you are going to bring him back and I don't want to lose you, so if I have to stay with you I guess I had to come to terms with living with him. I definitely haven't forgiven him for his crimes, if he even would feel sorry for them ever." Harry snorted in disdain.

"Hey I won't leave you. I said you would have to stay with Sirius and me with him in the orphanage, I guess. But I would be with you daily. We still have our training right?" Anna said with a smile.

"Don't be okay because of that. I won't leave you ever. You're stuck with me." She joked.

"But it won't be the same if we have to live so far away. And no I'm not okay with it just because of you, its a big reason but, you also said he's important for your task and I guess he deserves a chance."

"He does?" Anna asked curious.

"Yes. You are trying to convince me or what, Anna?" Harry said exasperated.

"I just want you to form your own opinion. Don't agree with anything because I said it or someone else. I'm not trying to convince you either way." Anna said.

"Alright. I have reserved any opinions for later, when he comes back, but for now I'm willing to give him a chance. And I had thought about everything before I decided that. I'm not old enough to decide more." Harry said with finalilty.

"Not old enough but still mature enough to give him a chance. You are the best Harry." Anna said with a smile.

"Now are you going to tell me how he would live with you in the orphanage or come with us to Hogwarts?" Harry asked.

"Yes. Well we are going to bring him back in a new body, right?"

"We are." She replied at his shrug.

"You see he's a body less spirit now, so we deposit the spirit in a body. But the body could be a child's right? Not a real and alive child. But the body of one made through magic."

Harry was looking shocked.

"You could make a human being with magic?"

"No, not really like that. See you know of artificial hands, legs and eyes such things right? So unlike no-majs we magicals can regrow severed limbs and all. Only if very dark, black magic is used it wouldn't regrow. When a child is created it is borne with a soul and all. We aren't creating a new life just a body which would be human kinda, but the spirit would be transferred in it, after cleansing the spirit of course, and that's it." Anna finished.

"So not a new life but just the body without any soul." Harry stated.

"Yes which would occupied by him." Anna confirmed him.

"It does sound similar though." He said with a brow raised.

"Well we are not making a new soul. Just putting back together an old one. And we can't bring people actually dead, back like that. Their souls are hard to find to bring them back." Anna explained.

"But you could if you find them?" Harry asked with a blank face.

"No Harry. I know what you are thinking. It doesn't work like that. When they say people had moved on they really have moved on. Most peoples souls are born again in a rebirth not remembering their previous lives and there are various other things that can happen. How's your Occlumency shield?" Anna asked debating to tell him about Death. He hadn't warned her against it. So...

"I think they are strong. You could check if you want." Harry said, now intrigued.

"You don't mind?" Anna asked.

When he shook his head she just skimmed the surface of his thoughts and tested his defence.

"Its good. Alright then." She said with a sigh.

She didn't tell him everything but told him how it all worked and why she knew the things she did.

"So I'm also a master of Death, like you are." Harry said, both eyebrows raised.

"And I can't remember my lives because..." He trailed off, questioning.

"You don't have a compatible brain. It would burst with all the information you would get." Anna said in all seriousness.

"I don't know to believe you or chuck you in an asylum!" He said teasing.

"Hey! You wouldn't! Right?" She asked hesitating.

"No. I won't. But I'm skeptical. How do I believe its true?" He asked for proof.

So she told him about his previous life and her life.

"You see that's why I knew something but not everything. I didn't lived your life so I don't know what happened exactly but you were famous like you are now so I found out most things." Anna shrugged.

"Look. You don't have to believe me. But don't tell anyone else about this. You want to chuck me an asylum, when you know I knew things. I don't want to know what others will do." She added to him.

"Hey. I'm not going to tell anyone. Or let them find from my mind. Okay? You can trust me. And I'm skeptical because its just sounds so impossible. So the task you talk about?" Harry asked to make her continue.

"Is that I have to save the earth. Cause Death doesn't like to create it from scratch again. It sounds silly when I say it like that." Anna said with a huff.

"And how are we going to do that by finding Atlantis or Avalon?" Harry asked confused.

"Well. I'm trying to save the magicals actually. You see the traditions and rituals they used to do, sustained earth. Now they have forgotten it, left it behind to appease no-majs and the earth is affected because of it. I'm not saying its all No-Majs fault, many wizards in power, jealous of others powers banned the use of many types of magics. So the fault lies with everyone. Even now a days some no-majs carry out various rituals though without the magic, like the shamans, I think. No the pagans, I guess. I too, though I don't know much -but more than most others, participate in the rituals. Celebrating the old days like they are called in the Celtic culture. Imbolc, beginning of spring; Beltane, beginning of summer; Lughanasadh, beginning of harvest season and Samhain, beginning of winter. Even a little helps. I didn't used to believe in traditions myself but the feeling of magic on those days... its…. you could say magical. There are of course other festivals and so many other cultures who celebrate in various ways. I don't fault the Christmas or other new festivals but we shouldn't forget the old ones either."

Anna took a breath and then continued, "So I was talking about saving magicals. If they could just let there magic free like we do, practicing it daily and helping the earth to keep its flow, we could stop the destruction. But they don't practice it very much these days, not like before. They have limitations now, magic can't do this, it can't do that. It can do almost everything you know. Even made Voldemort immortal didn't it, even if it was a cheap imitation, and the Flamels, they have the philosopher's stone, they have lived a long life because of it."

"But I don't understand. Save magicals from what?" Harry asked still confused.

So she told him about her previous lives, how the magicals go first and then others would follow and the earth would get destroyed.

"The magicals are needed for the flow of magic and the muggles kill the magicals whenever they discover us en masse. So we need to find the Atlantis or Avalon isolate ourselves from the muggles and then hopefully the earth won't be destroyed along with the muggles. We could just live on, I guess."

"And what about the muggles, what do you mean 'the earth won't get destroyed with muggles'? If saving magicals will save earth then what...?" Harry asked frowning.

"They are disastrous for themselves, for their own survival, they are creating so many things now but they don't care enough for the environment. The harm they are causing it. It would lead to their destruction. They can't be saved, maybe they could try but we don't need to think about them." Anna said dismissively.

"But they don't know about it while you do." Harry said surprised at her reply.

"They do know about it. Well some of them do. Some people have realized the effects they are having on it and are trying to get themselves out of the danger. The process however is very slow going. Not many realize the ultimate result of their carelessness now. Only a few in the millions are trying. If the magicals survive, the earth wouldn't be destroyed. The muggles will survive with us, well some of them probably would. But the magicals aren't even aware of the threat of muggles, let alone the destruction of earth they are causing." Anna said frustrated.

"The muggles are really a threat for us?" Harry asked grim.

"Yes. In some of my lives we revealed our secret to them and lived happily, but not 'ever after' like in the stories. Only for a while. The majs now have stopped following the traditions and stopped using old magic, but they also have stopped new innovations, there are some but they are rare. There are so many restrictions, to make a new spell, though we don't require any, or to breed the magical creatures, there are many which are extinct and more on the verge of extinction. In those lives of mine, muggles stop their inventions as well and leaned more on magic to solve the problems, well it can't solve everything though can it, not for the wizards now and not for them then. So with increasing problems they blamed the majs for not providing solutions, fights broke out eventually and the minority which was the magicals were forced to hide, but they were hunted and killed. So the earth gets destroyed. It didn't actually happen because Death altered the time. But we can't live together harmoniously. Let them have the world I say, we live in hiding now anyway, won't it be better to just get away from here. Make our own place." Anna finished.

"But you know magic has less limits. So you could help..." Harry said, biting his lip.

"I tried Harry. But not everyone could learn to change the way to use magic. I couldn't do it alone. That's why I wanted to be born a little earlier you see. So I could teach more Majs to do wandless, intention based magic." Anna explained sadly.

"And now? What are you gonna do?" Harry asked finally.

"Still the same. Try to teach as many children as I could in Hogwarts to use their magic properly." Anna shrugged.

"Alright. I will help you with that. Of course I will." Harry said decisively.

"That's only a part of the task or one of the tasks, Harry-kun. There are going to be more. The people won't like what I'm doing. They stopped teaching wandless magic, because it can't be controlled, like you can do with wands. Take a wizards wand away, he could do nothing to defend himself. Most magicals are so unfit, they won't be able to do anything the muggle way. Fight or survive. As they don't ever do anything without magic. I told you they don't use magic much, but they are dependent on it. They just don't use it properly like without wand and limiting the use in their daily lives."

"Its contradictory though they use it daily but not enough?"

"Yes. Like they would use it to make meals and all to make their life easy, but not for anything more. And you should actually do your daily chores without magic, and just train with your magic like you would exercise to keep your body fit. Or practice your stances and fighting style like you do for martial arts."

Harry nodded his head in understanding. Then asked, "Do you think others would want to learn to use magic like that? Well I would have if I had been only using my wand and found out I could do magic without it." He answered himself.

Anna smiled, then continued, "There are other problems which may arise. But now you know most, if not everything. I needed intelligent minds with me, to help me as this couldn't be done alone. So I came to Privet Drive and made friends with you. I didn't knew about your living conditions though. I thought they neglected you, like Bumblebee must have done, but to treat you like that." She shook her head.

Harry just gave her a small smile and said, "I will help you. I can help teach others with you as I have already learned most things from you."

Anna nodded her head in thanks and left him in thought for a while, after telling him they would fly after lunch. Then accompanied him back inside the manor later. He was excited in the afternoon, when they did finally ride on the brooms.

-x-

They went to Gringotts to request for the wards of the manor to be updated in the week later. Bloodaxe had said they would come on Saturday like last time.

They also had gone to Summers villa to check out its condition. It was a two storey building, with a mixture of modern and old styles. The house was moderately large, had slanted roofs. The garden was huge and spread out. They had been deposited in the open entrance hall or verandah or the gallery in the front of entrance. It was east facing house unlike the Potter Manor, which was facing north. The grounds weren't as vast as Potter manor's, instead the house had huge garden on all sides and forest at the back but at some distance. It also had a patio in the side of the house. The gates were in the east leading to the entrance with a gravel path. There was a garage in the south, and it contained a car, a Ford Capri, Anna knew. She had came to see the house in her last life though she hadn't ever lived in it.

A house-elf popped at their side. Anna knew her name was Tricksy. She was excited just like Topsy had been.

Anna had totally forgotten about the elves until she saw Kreacher, but she hadn't come then as she was sure they could live unaffected for few more years.

Whimsy and Prissy also came to greet them. She accepted them as her elves and told them the same instructions as last time. Keep the house maintained, call her by her name. She introduced Harry to them, then they went inside to add him to the wards. She canceled some of the names which had been left in the book. Then after a quick tour of the house they left promising to check in on the elves occasionally.

They had called the house-elves from the house in France to Potter manor so that Harry could accept them back. They were Flossy and Cutesy.

The summer passed with fun. She had taken him to London occasionally to play with other kids. They had rode the brooms on the quidditch pitch, trekked through the forest and found interesting creatures. Along with the non-magical animals there were also some magical creatures like bowtruckles, fire salamanders in there. And spent the evenings in library reading books, the manor library had.

Anna also started guiding him to control his element.

"You had to learn yourself how to control it. It has to be discovered by you how to control the power. I can only give you some pointers."

Then they had tried out their Metamorphmagus abilities. Anna was of course proficient in it. And guided Harry in various changes.

"Visualize the change properly or else you would just get a half assed transformation." She had said seeing his half formed eyebrows, which he had tried to change to blond.

"You were trying to change the color right? So how...?" She asked dubious.

He had shrugged back then concentrated to make them as they were before.

"We should probably buy a camera. Take your picture beforehand so you don't forget the basic structure of your face and body." Anna had said. "What? It can happen." She had added self-consciously at his incredulous face.

He had laughed at her asking if she really had forgotten her face. She had just puffed out her cheeks, acting mock angry.

She had asked him about Neville, if he wanted to meet him.

"I know your best friends in the last life were Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. We could meet with them if you want. But Neville was also one of your friends later in life. So we could meet up with him now." Anna suggested.

"You don't like Ron and Hermione much I think. Why?" He had asked, picking on her dislike of them.

"Well its not that I don't like them. But they had a very, very biased view of the world. I mean, your views changed later in life but they had remained adamant with their believes still later in their life. Hermione was and is going to be an intelligent witch, but she had the habit of disregarding others opinions or intelligence or knowledge. She thought she knew best. Though she was more open minded than any other majs and accepted when she was wrong, sometimes. But other times she was as stubborn as you. And Ron, he was lazy in his school years. Getting good grades copying Hermione's work. He had a reputation of an excellent chess player. And you had made a good duo, partners when you were aurors. But I wasn't impressed by his biased view of all Slytherins being evil." Anna said it all in a breath.

"Wow. Hearing you say it like that. I have lived a life with them and I don't remember it." Harry said shaking his head.

"Sorry, Harry-kun."

"No. You don't need to say sorry. I was just saying it was...weird I guess. What about Neville?" He asked.

"Well he had a tough childhood I guess, with his strict grandmother. He was very average when he started in Hogwarts. Didn't stand up for himself. He was a loner. But he did improve later. Had led a resistance inside Hogwarts of the students against Voldemort's authority. He just needed a push I guess. Like you. I think you were the one to help him actually, he idealized you. You had helped him very much. And he was some of the few who had agreed with your changed views later." Anna answered.

"I guess he's got your approval then?" Harry asked with a smile.

"Make your own choices in friends. Maybe I shouldn't have told you all this. You shouldn't make a biased choice." She said with a frown.

"I won't. Don't worry. I would observe them myself and then decide. But I think we should hold off meeting Neville until later. Won't his strict grandmother ask us about where we live and how we came to know everything and all? We are lucky Bloodaxe doesn't care about it. And Cato too didn't questioned your knowledge. But she might." Harry suggested.

"Yeah. I didn't think. Maybe after we live with Sirius. Though she's also one of the people on the list Cato gave us. She doesn't care for Bumblebee's way of doing things, I guess." Anna shrugged.

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They celebrated Harry's birthday along with all the elves. The elves had made the cake using his favorite ingredients. Though they have made a Treacle tart in the dessert as well after dinner later so it had been a double treat for him. She had given him the latest broom and promised to buy the latest at the time when they leave for Hogwarts then. And also had converted his locket into portkey to Potter manor. He had ordered her to convert her pendant into one as well. She promised to do it after they had removed the soul piece from it.

They left for the Dursleys a few days later. Leaving the manor in the elves care.

Anna hadn't gone to check the wards on the Malfoy manor while they lived in the manor, so she did it after they were back in Little Whinging, but they were going to take time to disable and she didn't want to try to break in when the occupants were home. She would have to wait to get the horcrux till later. May be winter holidays, she thought.

They continued their routine at the start of summer, for the rest of it.

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