The Monument Keeperoliver Chapter 6

Once they had left, Harry couldn't believe that the woman he loved just walked out of his room in the arms of another man. It left a hole in his heart the size of a bludger. He was cursing himself for promising Hermione he would keep in touch with everyone. How was he going to face Ginny, with his feelings for her running so deep.

Harry was holding his head in his hands supported by his knees, when there was a knock on the door. He sat up straight and asked whoever it was to enter.

Harry watched as a young looking Remus, an elder Remus and a normal looking Tonks walked into the room. Both Remus and Teddy had light brown hair streaked with gray, and Tonks had a normal looking darker brown hair. If this was her normal look, than Remus had got himself a fine looking woman, as he thought that Tonks looked beautiful. She was also carrying a young girl that looked to be about two years old.

"Hello Remus, Tonks, and this must be Teddy, but who is the young one?"

Remus walked to the bed to pull Harry into a hug, "Harry, is is so good to see you. Yes, this is Teddy, and the young one Tonks is carrying is Leia, our daughter. I assume you remember Tonks, although she is probably different then you remember her."

Harry pulled away from his hug with Remus to let Tonks take his place, once she passed Leia to her husband. "Oh Harry it is so good to see you, love. You don't know how much we missed you."

Harry looked at her and asked, "Who are you, and what have you done to the Tonks I do remember. The Tonks I knew always started of a greeting in a certain way. Perhaps you could enlighten me with it?"

Tonks laughed and said, "Wotcher Harry."

Harry smiled back at her, "Much better. Now, tell me what is going on with the four of you? Remus, I can honestly say that I have never seen you look so happy."

"Well Harry, I can honestly say that it has been a long time since I have been this happy. Not only do I have my family, but a long lost relative has returned to us. Yes, I was quite happy after the way things ended 10 years ago. But there was something that was still missing. Now that it is taken care of, maybe thing can return to normal. Harry, I believe that Teddy would like to say something to you. Go ahead Teddy."

"Hello Uncle Harry. It is nice to meet you. I never thought I would get to say that to you. Dad and mum have been telling me stories of your life, but to be honest, I didn't believe them, until Uncle Ron, and Aunts Hermione and Ginny told me they were all true. Did you really defeat a Basilisk and a Dragon?"

Harry had to hold back his laughter, "The Basilisk part is true, but I never defeated a dragon, I was just a bit faster than it was. I did get my tail feathers burnt though."

"But you actually faced it? Is that what I have to face when I go to Hogwarts?"

"Let us hope not Teddy. They are majestic to look at, but a terror to have to face. I had to face them twice in my school years, and even got to ride one."

"Mum, dad, you never told me about that. When did that happen, and how did you get it to let you ride it Uncle Harry?"

"Well now Teddy, that is a long story, and one that I will tell you later, if that is alright with you? Now, do you think I may have a little chat with you sister, if she will allow me to hold her?"

Harry saw the look on Leia's face when he reached out for her. She drew herself closer to her father, shying away from Harry. So Harry talked to her like that for a bit, until she loosened up around ham, and allowed him to finally hold her. Harry feel in love with her, when she reached her hand to the scars on his face and said, "Boo Boo hurt?"

"No sweetie, Boo Boo doesn't hurt too much anymore."

She looked at the scar once again, and then leaned forward and kissed his cheek where the scar was. "Lele make better."

Harry was dumb struck, when it actually did feel better after her kiss, "Thank you Lele. It certainly does feel better."

"You welcome Unca Hawy. Lele do again when you hurt."

"Thank you Lele. Now Remus, I have to ask you something, and Tonks you need to add you input onto the matter as well. Would it be alright if I lived with you, when I am finally released from the hospital?"

Remus didn't have the heart to answer him, which left it up to Tonks to do it. "Harry, you do know that both Remus and I teach at Hogwarts, don't you. That means we live there nine months out of the year, and the other three we live with mum. There isn't room in our apartment in Hogsmeade for you to stay."

Harry brightened up after her talk, "Don't worry yourself about it Tonks. I understand. Really I do. I was prepared for something like this. Although I did think you were actually staying in Hogwarts."

"We did, until Leia was born, then the lodging the school provided became too small for us. We bought a small three bedroom home in Hogsmeade when it became available. Mum wouldn't let us live there during the summer months claiming she was lonely, and needed her family with her during that time."

"It probably would have been awkward for you when Teddy starts school anyway. Like he would never get over the fact that you were watching his every move."

Harry heard Teddy mumble something, and was going to let it pass when, "What did you just say young man?" Tonks must have heard it as well.

"Nothing mum. I was just thinking out loud."

Remus just snickered. This was also heard by Tonks. "You heard him Rem, didn't you? Damn wolf traits. Leia, I hope you don't have them like your dad and brother do."

Harry about died laughing when Leia said, "Damn wolf traits. Don't want them mum."

He was joined by Remus, Tonks and Teddy in the laughing.

Remus got back in control of himself, and then asked Harry, "So, Harry, what are you going to do?"

"I don't know really. I was going to ask Dobby and Kreacher to join me, but Hermione told me that Kreacher died seven years ago, and that Dobby has taken up with you and Tonks."

"Don't worry about that Harry. Dobby will be more than happy to work for you. He came by to see you the other night, while you were still unconscious. He came back feeling miserable. Like he failed you for some reason."

"Really. I didn't know that. SO you think he would come stay with me then. I don't want him to work for me. I want him there as a friend. Do you think he will still answer my call?"

Tonks almost fell off the bed in laughter. "You are kidding us right Harry? Dobby worships the ground you walk on. Go ahead, call him. I bet he will be here before you even finish his name."

Harry raised his eyebrow at Tonks, then he started, "Do..."

"Harry Potter sir, wishes to see Dobby?"

Tonks did fall off the bed this time, and Dobby was right there to help her up. "Thank you Dobby. You are such a good elf." then she looked at Harry, "Told you so."

Dobby was looking between Harry and Tonks, wondering what they were talking about. "Did Dobby do something wrong Missy Tonks?"

"No Dobby, you were perfect. Now please listen as Harry has something to ask you."

Harry took a moment to breathe and then asked, "Dobby, would you like to come live with me, when I find a place of my own?"

Dobby began to get excited, and was ready to answer him, when an unexpected voice rang out, "Dobby no go. Lele loves Dobby. Will miss him if he goes." real tears were in Leia's eyes.

These tears brought tears to Dobby's eyes, as well as Harry's. Dobby was unable to say anything, so Harry did. "Leia, Don't you worry sweetie. Uncle Harry will not take Dobby away from you. I didn't know you and Dobby were that close."

Then Remus made a decision. "Leia, Uncle Harry will need help getting along when he leaves the Hospital. Suppose that Dobby helps us all out. He could be with you during the day, and be with Uncle Harry at night, and when he needs him during the day, he could just call for him."

"No, Dobby no go. Lele loves Dobby. Unca Hawy mean to try and take Dobby from me."

And so it was decided that Dobby would stay with Leia. Harry was through hurting people anymore. There was no way he would hurt a child, by taking away her friend.

More and more, Harry was sorry that he made that promise to Hermione. He wanted to call her back into the room and tell her to release him from his promise. But he didn't.

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It was two more weeks before Harry was released from the hospital, and though he didn't like the idea, the only place for him for the moment, was #12. He didn't know what to expect when he got there. He thought of what a mess it would be, and all the cleaning it would take to get it close to livable.

He got to the front of the building, and said the address in his mind, and watched as the building expanded out. He walked to the door, and turned the knob, and opened it. It was dark in the hallway at first, then the lights came on with out any word from Harry. Except for a few cobwebs, the Hallway looked presentable. The rest of the house was the same. Kreacher had kept himself busy for the three years he was here. Many repairs had been made, and the large of portrait of Sirius' mum was removed, thank goodness.

He walked through the home, memories flooding his mind as he went. The hours they had spent cleaning and repairing. The meals they shared while the Weasleys stayed there. The talks he and Sirius had while he was al..., was with them. He looked into the sitting room where Harry, Hermione and Ron had stayed during their year on the run. Memories continued to beat Harry over the head as kept up his browsing. The kitchen where the OotP held there meetings. Where Harry and so many others shared a cuppa and meals.

Harry then walked up to the second floor where the library and a few of the bedrooms were, including Sirius' and Regulus' bedroom. He checked the bedrooms first, and found that Kreacher had done a wonderful job on them. Even the Master bedroom was bright and cheery. In Sirius' room, the posters of all the Harpies were still on the wall, and Harry found a collection of music from the muggle world. Groups such as Led Zepplin, The Doors, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Queen, and many more, all on tapes. He found a cassette player as well. He decided if he was going to stay here for a while, then this would be his room.

The room where Regulus stayed was the biggest surprise. The last time he saw it, it was a disaster. Kreacher finally must have got the nerve to enter his master's bedroom and fix it up. It was spotless. However, it was a room that left too many dark memories for Harry to stay in too long.

Harry now made his way to the Library, and opened the door. He looked in to see that it was also spotless. He didn't enter the room, and was ready to back out, when he heard, "Who's there?"

Harry opened the door back up and walked into the room. He looked around for who ever spoke, but saw no one.

"I repeat, who is here in this room? Answer me."

Harry stepped into the room and looked at the walls. He cried when he saw that the portrait that called was none other than Sirius Black. "Sirius, is that you?"

"Of course it's me. Who else would it be? And who are you, and why do you look so familiar? Wait, James, is that you?"

"No, I'm not James. My name is Harry Potter, James and Lily's son."

"Little Harry. Prongslet. My godson. Can this be true?"

Harry pulled up a chair and began, "Yes Sirius, it's true. I am prongslet as you so named me. You don't remember me other than as a child?"

"No, I don't. I had this taken of me while I was shut in just before, you know. My god how you have grown. Stand up and let me look at you. You are the spitting image of your dad. So tell me, how is everyone. You don't have to tell me about me, but How about Remus? And Peter, how is he?"

Harry spent the next four hours talking to Sirius about everything that happened. He had Sirius laughing and crying through out his tale. Then when he finally got him to the end, Sirius had to steady himself on his side of the frame. "You finished off the tosser, brought all of the light who died back to the living, then you disappeared from them all and was turned into a statue? Shit Harry, you didn't have much of a childhood, I must say. And Remus married cousin Tonks. Now there is a match I would like to see. Do they have any kids?"

"Two, a boy and a girl. Their names are Teddy, he's ten, and Leia who is two. There are beautiful Pads. I will get in touch with Remus tomorrow, and have him come visit us."

"Please do Harry, I want to see everyone, not just Moony and Tonks. I want to see Molly and Arthur as well, and their kids. I remember Bill and Charlie. Good kids, but Charlie liked to play with fire. I wonder what he is doing now?"

Harry laughed at what Sirius said, "Believe it or not, he still plays with fire. He's a dragon handler."

"Shit, that kids got some guts, let me tell you. Takes someone special to do that. What about Bill?"

"He married a french girl Named Fleur Delacour. He has three children. He works for Gringotts, as head of the security department."

"He works for the Goblins? Doesn't anyone have normal jobs anymore? Like being an Auror."

"None that I am aware of. Their twin brothers own a joke shop."

"Well, there is nothing wrong with that. That's a normal enough job. Wait, you say they own it? I thought Arthur didn't have any money? How could they afford it?"

"I gave the twins the money to start their business. Molly and Arthur know nothing about it."

"They don't know their sons run a joke shop? How is that Possible?"

"No, they know what the twins do, they don't know that I gave them the money to start their business. It was money that I won for being in a tournament."

"What kind of a tournament did you win?"

"The Tri-Wizard Tournament."

"You won a Tri Wizard Tournament. I thought you said your seventh year was spent on the run, looking for something?"

"I did, the tournament was in my fourth year."

"But the tournament is supposed to be restricted to students 17 and above. How did you even get your name into the Goblet?"

"I didn't, someone else put my name in it."

"Oh, you and I are going to have some long talks there Harry. You need to get your mum and dad here so that we can share the memories."

"Sirius, I thought you knew mum and dad are dead."

"Of course I knew."

"Then how can I bring them here, if they are dead?"

"You're talking to me aren't you?"

"You mean mum and dad have portraits somewhere. I have been to Godric's Hollow and I didn't see them there."

"Of course they aren't there, they are in your family vault. They had them done the same time I had mine done. We had them put in the vaults so that when the time came, the family could retrieve them and have them mounted. Lily and James knew that Godric's Hollow was just a temporary lodging. It belonged to the Peverells, and James and Lily liked it, but it was too small for the size family that they wanted."

"It seems I now have another reason to visit my vault."

"Say Harry could go to mine as well, and bring back my old diary. There are things in it that might interest the twins, if they like pranks."

"Sorry, Pads, I don't have access to your vault. When you will was read I wasn't there and after seven years it became the property of Andromeda and Tonks."

"I see. So, what about Narcissa and Bellatrix?"

"I don't know about Narcissa, but Bella is dead."

"So you don't know if Cissa is alive?"

"Oh, ya, she is alive, but Hermione never told me if she got any of the inheritance or not."

"So, she is still married to Malfoy. Figures, she always was a little stuck up. Not a bad person, just felt better than most."

"I guess she is still Married, I wouldn't know. I talked with Draco, her son a couple of days ago, but his mother was never mentioned."

"Well enough of that, let's talk about you. Is there anyone special in your life right now?"

"There was."

"What do you mean there was. Did she break up with you?"

"No, I broke up with her. I did it to protect her. Then when the war ended, and I was turned into that statue, she met up with an old boyfriend, and they got married."

"Sounds like you didn't need the bitch anyway Harry, if she forgot you so quickly."

Sirius didn't like the look on Harry's face after he said that. It was the look of anger. "Sirius, I will say this one time, don't ever call Ginny a bitch again. I love her, and she still loves me. But after I was declared dead, she moved on with her life. It was the way I would have wanted it."

Sirius was taken back by his outburst, "I'm sorry Harry. I should have waited to hear the reason why she married before passing judgment. So, you still love her, and she loves you. That has to make for a sticky wicket."

"You would not believe how sticky it is. I had to watch as the woman I loved walked out of my hospital room in the arms of another man. It hurt so bad that I thought I could not go on any longer. Then I met Remus and Tonks with the kids, and knew that I had to get past the pain."

"And there is no one else available for you?"

"Everyone has moved on with their lives. I knew only three girls well enough to call friends, and they are all married with children. Even the others I knew casually are married. So, no, there is no one else."

"We'll get through this Harry, I promise. Things will get better, after you go to Gringotts and bring back your mum and dad. Together we will help you through the pain."

"I hope so Pads, I really do. It hurts so bad right now that I can barely make it through the days. I feel so alone. Now with you here to help, maybe I can make it."

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A/N: Well, I don't know what to expect from all of you, after this chapter. It was sad, then happy, then sad and then happy and then sad again in the end. Talk about a roller coaster ride of emotions. Let me know what you all think. As always, Ollie the keeper.