Disclaimer: Harry Potter belongs to JK Rowling and Five Nights at Freddy's belongs to Scott Cawthon.

"Hello, my dear." -Golden Freddy/Rose Evens

"Hello? Hello?" -Phone Guy

'Dear Harry...' -Writing

"Hey there, Harry..." -Aya

Veronica sat in the darkness of the basement of Freddy's next to a crate which had the Shadow Foxy within it. She could remember the conversation the night before regarding it. That in turn brought up that the decision was taken from her when the police officers showed up and she had to hide her son's remains in the animatronic, lest they be found and Harry get in trouble. A moment later, she shook off her thoughts. 'It's now done and over with... there's only waiting now."

Suddenly, she could hear the door upstairs open up and felt her eyes widen as she heard the sounds of a young woman. "Auntie? Why do you need to come down here?"

Another, older female voice spoke up. "Someone could be hiding magic down here, Susan. I've detected something before here and the fact that there are what seems to be blood protection here makes me very... antsy."

Confused, the younger voice mumbled. "Blood protections? Here?" There was silence for a few seconds before she spoke up. "And what's that in your hands, Auntie?"

There was a chuckle before the older voice spoke up. "It is a special device. It can sense dark magic and... hmm... Sue? Would you mind going back upstairs to watch?"

With a frown on her face, Veronica could hear the hestiation in the younger voice. "Auntie? Did you find something?" There was then a sigh before the younger voice spoke up again. "Auntie?"

Slowly, the first voice spoke up. "Susan, there is something down here that is sending the readings off the scale. Without the interference upstairs due to the protections, it's much clearer so I need you to leave just in case it's dangerous. Now go!"

Once more, there was hesitation in the younger voice as it answered. "O-okay, Auntie..."

Footsteps faded away into the distance. But there was another set that seemed to be walking with purpose toward where Veronica hid. "Now what could this be, I wonder... Hmm, it seems to be skirting dark magic according to this... maybe..."

If Veronica's heart could still beat, it would have been pounding in her chest as the footsteps continued to nevigate through the maze of crates, boxes, and other items in the basement. Her eyes then slowly drifted to the crate next to her which she slowly, quietly, and gently pulled to her. 'I... I can't get caught here... not now...' Suddenly, she remembered what Rose had explained about her teleportation and frowned as she searched for the "Connection" that she spoke of. 'Where... where is it...' Then she could feel it and, like Rose had suggested, metaphorically grabbed it and yanked.

Moments later, Amelia Bones rounded the last group of crates and found an empty alcove there much to her confusion. "That's... rather odd..." She then looked down at the compass-like instrument with a scowl. 'Whatever it was tracking seems to have disappeared, but where...' With one last look, Amelia turned and began to make her way back...

For Veronica, it was as if time had disappeared as she found herself in what Rose had termed the "In-Between". She could feel frost starting to flash appear on her body. At the same time, she was surrounded by an impenetrerable darkness that not even her eyes could see in. Part of her mind realized that there was no air, no sound, and no sense of up or down. Besides the frost, the only thing that she could feel was the crate not clutched to her body as she continued to coast along the connection. Complete and utter sensory depravation for almost everything.

At the same time though, she could somehow hear whispers the feather-light touches of something. But she also knew that they did not exist at all and was not even in her mind, but somehow in her soul. Veronica could tell that only seconds had passed, but it seemed like ages. Then she felt as the crate shudder as if it was hit everywhere all at once and she nearly lost her hold.

Then there was light as she found herself falling to her knees in a bedroom. For several moments she slumped there as the frost that coated her vanished. While that happened, the fox animatronic shuddered as she could feel a field of energy on the surface of her suit slowly disapate. Whatever the energy was, it had sapped her own. Some minutes passed before she was able to move again and Veronica raised her head to look around. The first thing that she noticed was how the room was gloomy due to the curtains in front of the window.

While she frowned, she noted that the room also had a lot of broken toys laying around. It was then that Veronica noted the body under the small covers on the bed and got to her feet as she ignored the owl and walked toward the bed. "Harry...?"

Suddenly she started as she heard a voice hiss at her. "What are you doing here?! You should be back at Freddy's!"

After she blinked, Veronica could see the shadowy being that laid beside Harry, curled up against him as it glared at her. "... Aya, I presume" Getting a grunt in return, she sat down cross legged next to the bed. "There was a woman in the basement looking for... me, I think. She got too close and I needed to escape, so I remembered what Rose told me and left."

Aya considered that for a few moments before she looked at the crate. "And that? Why did you bring that along..."

With a shrug, Veronica closed her eyes as she felt peace descend upon her soul. "I was not going to leave Eric there to be found." The spirit accepted that with a nod only for Veronica to open her eyes again and look around as well as the small cot. "... This is not a room for a child."

Slowly, Aya's skull-like rictus grin widened. "On that, we agree. Still, it is better then what they have given him before." Despite the narrowed gaze, Aya did not say anymore then that. "But you may stay, I suppose. However... you shall have to explain what you are doing here..."

The fox animatronic only nodded in agreement at that.

Yawning, Harry sat up in bed and stretched. About a minute later, he blinked as he noticed that Veronica's face was inches from his own. Only experience with similar situations prevented him from jumping. "Er..."

Inside his head, he could hear snickers from Aya as he felt her arms encircle him. 'She arrived around noon, apparently that Susan girl's aunt was in the basement snooping around for something, which she thinks was herself. So she somehow teleported herself here to get away before she was discovered... and she brought Eric along with her.'

A glance showed Harry the crate where he knew that the Shadow Foxy costume that had Eric in it was located. 'Right...' With a sigh, he rubbed his nose. "So, are you able to return to the pizzeria the same way?"

For a moment, Veronica blinked before her expression changed to the most sheepish one that she could manage. "No..."

Harry just slowly blinked before he closed his eyes and grimaced. "Right, well..." A look at his alarm clock told him that he had to be at work in about an hour which caused him to nod. "I guess that you can just come with me then so that you don't get lost, just please keep out of sight of anyone." The young wizard got up and grabbed some clothes as he headed out of the room. 'Just what I need...' After some moments, he reopened the door and gestured into the room into which Aya slunk in before he turned away. "I deal with ghosts spying on me enough in Hogwarts..."

That caused Aya to whip around and glare at the door. "There is a ghost spying on him in Hogwarts?!"

From where she was, Veronica looked at the door in confusion. Suddenly, she heard Vernon shouting at Harry and growled lowly. Once Harry returned, he sat down on the bed and began to tie his shoes. "I have a question for you, Veronica, could you leap out the window here? That way my relatives don't see you and give them a reason to be angry?"

As she frowned in thought, Veronica walked over and opened the window before she poked her head out. She tested the width of the window and then nodded. "Eric and I can get out this way... and there should not be too much issue with leaping out."

Smiling, Harry just nodded. Of course, about fifteen minutes later when she leapt out, Veronica did not notice that she had nearly landed on a dozing and drunk Mundungus' head, nearly giving the poor Order member a heart attack. Then she began to run across the lawn before she jumped over the fence in one leap as Mundungus clutched at his chest in fright.

Taking a deep breath of the night air, Harry walked alongside the park. However, the peacefulness was not to last as Aya whispered to him. 'Incoming idiots...'

Not even a moment later, a familiar voice shouted out. "OY! FREAK! WE GOT A BONE TO PICK WITH YOU!"

Closing his eyes in annoyance, Harry sighed internally. "Piers, just go the bloody away to one of your tea parties that you keep telling your parents you hold."

All of Dudley's gang, sans the young Dursley himself, were there with sneers on their faces as the weasel faced Piers took a step forward. "Shut your mouth, Potter!" He then grinned as he punched his palm. "How about you run, make it more fun when we catch up with you."

Suddenly a twig snapped in the woods next to the sidewalk and caused them to turn toward the park for a moment before they turned back to Harry. However, Harry noticed movement in the darkness in the form of a large, vulpine shadow that slowly began to move out of the trees. Part of him considered shaking his head or waving her off, but decided not to as that would draw attention. "You know, I'm surprised that Dudders is not with you. But tell you what, I'm in a rather good mood and would rather just head to work. So if you guys leave now, nothing will happen."

The group was confused and looked at each other as none of them noticed Veronica behind them, having left the crate in the bushes. Shaking it off, Piers took a step forward. "That's right, you probably got cash on you!"

One of Dudley's other friends suddenly blinked as the wind shifted and sniffed before he gained a disgusted look on his face. "Ugh, what the bloody hell is that?! Smells like something fucking died!"

Piers sniffed and grimaced. "Bloody hell, that's vile!" It was then that they all heard something and slowly turned. "What the..."

They all then came face to face to Veronica who glared at them. Her jaw then dropped open to reveal her mummified face before her human mouth opened and unleashed a scream in their face. Screaming themselves, the gang scrambled and ran off as Veronica snickered to herself. Meanwhile, Harry chuckled as he shook his head. "Okay.., that was hilarious..." He then noticed a wet spot on the ground where Piers had been and grinned. "Anyways, we should hurry up before anyone comes to investigate the screams."

With a nod, Veronica ducked into the woods just long enough to grab the crate with Shadow Foxy in it before she also grabbed Harry and took off. Harry wouldn't know it, but the gang would run into a police officer and start telling him about being attacked by a zombie in a suit. Needless to say, nothing was found despite a search. Their story as well as lack of evidence caused the officer to become suspicious of them in turn.

Having heard laughter, Rose and Veronica turned to where Harry had gotten the others laughing at some story. With a shake of her head, Rose turned back to the conversation between her and the other golden suit. "So you managed to teleport like I have, except without needing a poster? That is my understanding of what you are saying."

Slowly, Veronica nodded in some confusion. "It was exactly as you described it, a place that was not a place between spaces. Where one feels and hears things that they do no feel nor hear..."

Leaning back, Rose hummed in thought. "Interesting..." She then stroked her chin. "It seems that while I need to use a poster, you can use a connection to teleport. This is... Useful. If for no other reason then..."

Veronica finished the thought. "Then I can come to his aid if needed..." At the look she received, the fox shrugged. I do not mind at all. Even though I have known him not even much more then a day or two, I've come to care for him a great deal. I owe him so much." Her voice faltered for a moment before she continued. "I was in a dark place which he somehow brought me back from. When I am by him or here, I can think so much clearer. My feelings are so much calmer and... I feel so warm inside."

With a frown, Rose narrowed her eyes as she muttered. "Hmm... I wonder if the protection my sister left behind has anything to do with that. Especially as you are a mother yourself..." However, she ignored the intrigued expression on Rose's face. "You do need some practice though with this ability. We can't rely on Harry bringing you back every time so you need to know how to teleport back."

There was a thoughtful expression on Veronica's face. "If I was able to bring Eric along with me, is it possible to bring Harry along as well?"

Now that caused Rose to become thoughtful as well. "I have never considered it before. But then, I have never attempted to carry something so large and heavy as you have either. Still, something to consider."

While her tail swished, Veronica glanced at her paw and frowned. "There is one other item that I wished to ask you about." Getting a motion of Rose's own paw to continue, Veronica held up her paw. "Since we have left the old pizzeria, it seems as if my suit is... repairing itself of the damage. My paw was almost skeletal, but now it has somehow regrown a portion of the costume over it..."

All Rose did was give said paw a glance before she shrugged. "Something similar has happened with me. I don't really know how it has happened nor why, but my suit has slowly been repairing itself since I have met Harry. There's no real proof, but I think it has something to do with him. Maybe it's because he's a wizard." With a groan, she got up. "Anyways, we should probably go and have a chat with Harry regardless. After all, you need the practice teleporting and with his connection that you have used, it would be best to do so here from various spots inside the pizzeria."

Once he had been told what was going on, Harry just nodded with a smile. "That's not a problem, besides, I was going to ask you about that anyways as I had been wondering about it." Then he frowned a bit in thought. "Though later, there's something else that I was going to talk to you guys about and now is as good a time as any..."

Smiling, Erika twisted the last bit with the wrench before she reached up and wiped her brow. "Whew! Okay, Jessy, go and give it a shot if you would."

Nervously, the wolf animatronic scooted to the edge of the table before she slowly slid off. For a few moments she stood there with both paws still on the table for support before she let go. "I... Can stand now..." Her eyes wide, Jessy took some hesitate steps before her smile widened. "I can walk again!"

It was not even a moment later that Erika found herself being hugged by a happy animatronic wolf as Jessy's nearly non-existent tail wagged. The young woman winced a bit at the strength behind the hug before she patted Jessy on the back. "You're... Very... Welcome... Jessy..." Once she was released and got her breath back, Erika grabbed the wrench and handed it over to Vicky. "Mind putting this back for me and getting me the lubricant as well as polisher?"

Vicky shook her head as she put it back into its place in one of the large tool boxes. Then she grabbed a rag and a spray can which she handed to Erika who started some more work on Jessy's legs as Vicky and Olive watched on. Eventually, the animatronic vixen frowned thoughtfully. "Erika? Can I ask you something?"

With a grunt as she rubbed furiously at the exposed metal, Erika nodded. "Shoot."

As she leaned forward on her stool, Vicky scratched one ear. "Not that I really mind or anything, but why are you teaching me to help you?"

For a moment, Erika stopped before she sighed and turned her head. "It's a bit complicated, but the jest of it is that I've come to care for all you guys. Now, Harry's got some pretty big plans in the works and I hope that they come to fruition for you guys. That said, considering the state that you have all been left in? If I can teach you how to do even the minor stuff, that would help out a lot. I might get busy later on so it takes a load off my mind knowing that you can care for yourselves and each other if needed."

There was a phantom heat in Vicky's cheeks as the lights there came on to show she was blushing. "O-oh..."

While she grinned, Erika wagged a finger at her. "Also, you seem to have an aptitude for this sort of thing."

If anything, that caused Vicky's cheeks to light up even more. But before Vicky could say anything, Erika shivered as she felt a sensation as if she was covered in ants. Looking around, her eyes fell on Veronica slumped in one corner of the room before the fox slowly rose and looked around. Then, she grinned which caused Erika to shudder a bit. "Yes! First try!"

Then they blinked and she was gone. As she searched the room visually, Erika blinked away a sudden weakness. "Did... Did you all see that as well, or was it just me?"

However, a confused Olive shook her head. "I saw it, mommy! Miss. Veronica was here!" She then frowned a bit and crossed her arms. "Though she didn't say hi to us."

All Erika did was take a deep breath before she began to mutter under her breath. "Damn creepy magical animatronic teleporting bullshit..."

It was not quiet enough as Olive frowned. "Mommy, what does 'Bullsh-'"

She was unable to finish as Erika practically leapt over and held her finger against Olive's lips. "Olive, honey, that word is not a nice word to use by little girls and boys, okay?"

Frowning, Olive stared at the finger before she blinked. "Ohhh! I get it!" Her frown then turned into a scowl before she wagged a finger at Erika. "You shouldn't say bad words, mommy!"

With a sigh, Erika ignored the snickers from the other two animatronics there. "Right, of course..."

Harry waited until Rose and Veronica joined them after some tests of her teleportation before he placed a folder down on the table as the animatronics watched on in interest. Finally, Freddy coughed to catch his attention. "You wanted to talk with us about something important?"

Slowly, Harry nodded before he took a breath and let it out in a sigh. "I wanted to go over some of the ideas that I have for later on after we reopen."

Confused, Chica shared a look with the others before she tilted her head. "Reopen?"

Scratching his head, Bonnie frowned a bit. "Yeah, I want to know that as well?"

That caused Harry to rub his face. "We're going to reopen, likely about a year after we close at the end of this year, though it could be longer depending on a number of factors." He then held his hands up as there was shouting before he groaned. "Whoa, whoa, whoa! One at a time people!"

As he stood and leaned across the table, Foxy scowled. "I thought that yeh said that we wouldn't be closing at the end of the year since you bought the pizzeria!?"

With a grimace, Harry leaned back. "Foxy, I may have bought the pizzeria and everything inside of it, but that means that we aren't closing permantly which was Tony's plan. We'll reopen after renovations... though those are going to be more like a complete and utter rebuild of the place after the inspection a few days back."

Now interested, Rose leaned a bit across the table. "What do you mean by that? What happened?"

Sighing, Harry closed his eyes. "The health inspectors are still going to shut this place down for some violations. Originally, it was supposed to be a few months worth of renovations, but when Remus had a friend come in to check so that we knew what there was to fix, a lot more came to light." He rubbed his face as he remembered his own annoyance. "This place was originally bought and build back in 1978 after the other, larger pizzeria closed. Due to them rushing, a lot of corners were cut that shouldn't have been safety wise. Besides some of the obvious issues such as abestos from when it was built, there's signs that there could be mold and general structural safety concerns. That means this place will need to be completely and utterly gutted to say the least. At this point, it would be both cheaper and easier to simply tear the entire place down and then rebuild it from the ground up."

A wince escaped from Freddy as he remembered some of the things he had overheard from a health inspector before. "Is it truly that bad?" Another wince escaped him as Harry nodded again, his head against the table. "Well... that is a bit of a downer."

The chicken animatronic though grasped onto something he had said though. "You said that we were going to rebuild the pizzeria, right?"

While he sat back up, Harry smiled at her and how his mind shoved back the issues. "As a matter of fact, yes. Because we're rebuilding, as well as how there's an actual empty lot of land behind the pizzeria, that gives us a chance to make this place actually bigger. To that end, there's some ideas that I want to share with you." Opening the folder, Harry took a bunch of brochures from inside and handed them to Chica along with some paper. "For example, I'm thinking about expanding the menu from just cupcakes and pizza, not to mention not using bulk mixes for them like we are now. The brouchures are menus from other pizza places for inspiration."

Chica looked over the list and some of the items on the menus and frowned some. "Hmm... chips? Burgers and the like..." Frowning, she tilted her head some and tapped the end of her beak. "I think that I have some ideas..."

There was a smile forming on Harry's face as he nodded. "The kitchens will be bigger, just to let you know. For dessert though, Michelle suggested something like a ice cream sundae bar where the kids can go up and make their own. Also maybe adding ice cream cakes to the normal party cake menu."

Suddenly, Chica's eyes lit up. "Ooo! A bigger and better equipped kitchen! Really!?" At Harry's nod, she let out a squeal. "Eeeee! I can't wait!"

It was then Freddy's turn to get a paper as Harry continued. "The party room will also be getting an expansion along with the stage, more props and the like. Since Andrew and the other Toys will also be here, you guys can have shifts so that one band is always on the stage performing while the other can take a break or walk around and interact with the crowd."

Grinning, Bonnie tapped one finger against the table. "Maybe a better sound system and lighting for the stage? So that there won't be so much issue with people hearing us? Also... hmm, maybe set up a 'Battle of the Bands' every so often between our groups?"

As he nodded, Freddy leaned forward with a sparkle in his eye. "That sounds just about right, Bonnie... Yes, I think that the kids might like that just fine."

To Foxy's surprise, Harry passed him a paper as well. "The Cove will get a room of it's own though with a stage of sorts... I was thinking a ship playset? With a 'Harbour' filled with balls? Grant you, Vicky has already called dibs on joining you there and apparently Jessy as well as Jace and Elric are interested. A nice sized crew for you."

For a moment, Foxy was speechless before he sniffled a bit as his eyes lit up and got shiny. Then he hopped across the table and pulled Harry into a hug. "Thank ye, thank ye so much, Harry. Yeh not know what this means to this ol' Seadog. I be having a show of my own along with a crew! Tis' a dream come true!"

With a soft smile, Rose shook her head as the happy pirate fox continued to hug the grinning Harry tightly as the others looked on with smiles of their own. Then she looked down at the folder. "So what else do we have?"

After he pulled away, Harry pulled another paper from the folder. "Well... one thing that we're considering is adding a second story. That will have an arcade inside along with one of those ball play areas. It's mainly for the older kids and teens to hang out in, which I'm thinking of having Laika watch over along with maybe either you or Veronica?"

Both golden animatronics jerked back in shock before Veronica leaned forward a bit. "I think that there might be a little problem with that..."

Rose however didn't leave it there as her tone became dry. "Mainly the rather problematic issue of both Veronica and myself having corpses inside instead of endoskeletons. I think that people might notice that little thing."

However, Harry just raised his eyebrow in amusement. "Magic can do many things including making it so that people don't notice things that they should. And before you say anything else, Remus and Sirius have some ideas on that so it's best to ask them. But if they do manage it, then things become a lot simpler." He then tapped the folder. "We're also going to have a small play area out back with maybe a small playground. Lisa suggested a shallow pool as well for summer to draw in people."

Slowly, Bonnie nodded a bit. "I can see that. Heck, if we get a pool have Olive there to keep an eye on things along with a lifeguard."

It was to a small bit of amusement that Veronica raised her paw. "Er, if you make a playground and fix my... issues, can I have the job of being the minder?" She became a bit nervous and played with her claws. "I'd like to make sure that the kids can have fun and laugh while keeping them safe..."

All Harry did was nod. "I see no problem with that, Veronica. In fact, I welcome the idea of having a playground minder, especially you as I know that you will keep them safe."

Frowning in thought, Freddy raised a single claw. "I do have a question for you, Harry. If that is that you do not mind." Harry just nodded and gestured for him to continue. "I've noticed that you have not stated what Theodore, Opal, Liz, and Robbie would be doing..."

That caused Harry to lean back and smile. "Those four are going to be wandering around the pizzeria. Basically, they'll be acting as a form of security besides the day guard and keeping an eye on the kids while also entertaining them."

While he thought it over, Freddy slowly nodded. "That would solve some issues and make sure that there's plenty of eyes on the place to prevent certain... issues from happening again..."

Having finished, Harry sat back as the animatronics threw some ideas around and wrote them down. Though he was not alone in shooting down Bonnie's idea of having a movie theatre right off the bat

After the night was finished, Harry was just stretching as he heard the door to the pizzeria open and leaned out of his booth to see Susan walking in which caused him to frown. "Hello, Susan." The red head jumped a bit and was a bit dismayed to see the expression on Harry's face before he motioned her into the room. Susan jumped a bit as he closed both security doors and leaned toward her. "Now that we don't need to worry about distractions or anyone listening in, I got to talk with you about something that happened yesterday."

Feeling some sweat gather on her brow, Susan gulped a bit. "Yesterday? What happened yesterday?"

Harry just leaned back against the desk with a raised eyebrow. "I think that we both know, but to be sure, an employee saw you giving access to your aunt to a restricted area of the pizzeria and told the owner. I can honestly say that the owner was more then a little annoyed at it and it's only because I know you that you weren't fired for it since he asked me about you. Mind explaining though to at least me what could have possessed you to do so?"

With a sigh, Susan ran her hand through her hair as she considered lying before she looked at Harry. Then she shook it off. 'Harry's the night guard, so he probably doesn't have the first clue about the truth of the place. Besides, it's Harry Potter, no way he would be involved in something so shady. And Aunty didn't say to keep it secret.' After that, she nodded and cleared her throat. "There's some kind of magical protection over the place and... well, you know what happened to the old owner?"

That caused Harry's eyebrow to raise a bit. "Tony? Yeah, considering some of the things he did to me and the other employees, I wasn't too dismayed to hear that he died."

Thinking that she knew what he meant, Susan nodded. "Yeah, guy was a sexist prick and a bully... but yeah, turns out that his sister was a ministrial worker in the Obliviation squads... she turned up that same night with her mind utterly wiped clean. Nothing was left of her."

All Harry did was nod and raise an eyebrow as he thought over what she said. "Yeah, read about that in the Daily Prophet actually. Was a bit buried though under the talk of rogue dementors and... well, yeah."

Susan winced at the reminder of what the newspaper had been saying about him. "Well... Auntie was a bit suspicious and found that there was a bunch of blood protections over this place, really powerful ones. So... she wanted to know if anything was being hidden here. Dark magic and such, but told me she didn't find anything..." She paused for a moment before she frowned. "Have you seen anything?"

With a smile, Harry shook his head. "Not too much besides the normal things with the animatronics wandering at night."

As she frowned in thought, Susan shook her head. "Could someone, you know, hide in a costume do you think? To hide from suspicion?"

However, Harry just chuckled and shook his head. "Susan, those suits are filled with crossbeams, wires, and animatronic devices. Getting into one of those would cause a lot of discomfort... and death." He then leaned toward the now slightly quesey Hufflepuff. "You'd be pretty much juiced and shredded. About the only parts of you that would see the light of day after being shoved into them would be your eyes and teeth after they pop out the front of the mask."

Slightly green, Susan looked around. "Ah... um... I see..."

Ignoring this, Harry reached over and opened the doors. "Sorry about that Susan, I'm just a bit protective of the animatronics around here and it was a bit suspicious. I'm the night watchman after all."

The Hufflepuff just nodded with a smile. "Just don't tell anyone, okay? Especially the owner..."

All Harry did was smile and shake his head. "Don't worry, Susan, I won't tell anyone, especially not the owner." He waited about a minute after she left and turned to the cupcake. "Nope, I won't tell anyone at all..."

Tired, Harry reached his bedroom and got ready for sleep before he flopped down face first. Several moments passed before he felt the hairs on the back of his neck raise. A moment later, Aya confirmed what he had already figured out. 'Well, seems that we have a visitor again.'

With a sigh, Harry shifted his head to see Veronica placing the crate that contained Shadow Foxy into his (thankfully) empty closet before he sighed. "Not that I have much issue, but what are you doing here, Veronica?"

Veronica turned and sat down best that she could with a smile. "It's lonely in the pizzeria's basement. Also..." For a moment, she looked hesitant before she continued with a shrug. "I feel much more comfortable here, close to you."

Not having expected that, Harry only blinked for a moment as his tired mind slowly worked through it. "I... see..." He then considered things and shrugged. "Well, as long as none of my relatives see you, I suppose that's okay..."

A few moments later, he was snoring as his tiredness caught up to him. Then Veronica got up and walked over to the bed before she reached down and repositioned him gently. 'You should get more sleep and stop worrying so much...' Once that was done, she brought the blanket over him and then walked over so that she was next to the open window. 'It's been so long since I've heard children laughing...' Her eyes then closed as she listened to the summer day outside.