Chapter 14 - It never ends
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I came to realize that I had someone very close to me on a bed. My brain came to full awake and I took stock of a few things as I opened my eyes. I was on my side of the bed allowed me to not panic because Lora's head was on my chest and her arm was around my stomach the blanket was still between us. We had just declared ourselves as together a few days ago so this relationship was moving at a rather fast pace. I figured she was going to kill me when she woke up.
"Good boyfriend" she said into my chest, "Now get up and take your shower I'm hungry."
"That goes for me also." I added while Lea hissed her hunger which was followed by a Meow.
"Yes dears" was all I could say as I slid out of bed and did what I was told.
When Lora was finished with the bathroom we found it was ten o'clock in the morning. Breakfast was done and lunch was still a couple of hours away. Lora decided that we should 'flame' out and get something to eat, the Brews and Stew Café was chosen. We arrived in an alley just off the entrance so I could transform back to human form before entering the Alley.
"Hi Tom, just passing through." The Cauldron would get us too much attention if we stayed.
At the Brews and Stew Café we ordered up breakfast for two, a kipper and a saucer of milk."
"What about me?" Lea hissed. I summoned a fair size mouse which made her happy over getting fresh food. That was something about the magical community; there were mice and rats all over the place. Not like a plague but numerous. With all the familiars there was no need for poisons but food for them left the rodent population free of wizard exterminators. Don't even ask me how the familiars sorted themselves out.
After a little sight-seeing and picking up treats at the Magical Menagerie I 'flamed' us all to an alley close to Grimmauld Place. As we walked in the door the howler Molly exploded. "WHERE IN MERLINS NAME HAVE YOU BEEN?"
"If it's not obvious to you I would classify us as being out and about, where is none of your business."
"You listen to me young man you're not old enough that I can't give you a good spanking. Now get to the living room and help everyone clean or…"
I waved my hand and she fell silent. "Lora and I will be retiring to the library; I have no interest in cleaning this pig sty, am I making my self clear Mrs. Weasley?" I removed the silencing charm with a wave of my hand and regretted it an instant later.
"You will not be entering that library until some one has destroyed all the dark books in there; do I make myself clear young man?"
"Come on Lora lets pick out a dark tome or two for reading in our room." That set the beast off and she drew her wand and pointed her hand at us as her wand was now in my hand." I turned and entered the library and called Dobby.
POP
"Yes Harry Potter Sir what can Dobby be doing for yous?"
"Please seal this library like you did my room. Only you and a phoenix are allowed in please."
"Yous be wanting to stop Dumbles from coming with his birdie?"
"Yes Dobby that would be fantastic, thank you. If you ever want to be bonded again just tell me as I can always do with a good elf."
"Dobby be happy to bond with the great Harry Potter but can I be bringing my wife into your service?"
"Of course Dobby I would never hurt you by refusing something like that."
POP
Winky popped in and grabbed Dobby's hand and after sealing the library all four of us popped to my room for the bonding. The first thing I saw was that everything was gone from the room. The walls and floor was stripped clean and all the fixtures in the bathroom were gone. After the bonding Dobby said the room would be ready for Lora and I that evening. Hedwig was cooling her claws on the window sill and looked ready for a fight.
"Hedwig I am sure Dobby will return your perch along with the rest of the room. How would you like to take a flight in the mean time?" She seemed to like that idea and flew to my shoulder.
"Please take this wand to Mr. Weasley at the Ministry." Hedwig snatched the wand and was out the window faster than I could say thank you.
"I think she has had enough of this place." Lora commented.
"Well let me flash us to the hallway and we can walk down and see what Hermione and Ron have to say." Well that turned out to be fun in more ways that one.
Hermione and Ron were covered in dust with smudges of dirt on their arms and faces. When we entered I was taken with the thought of how utterly filthy this place was. They had been cleaning for hours and nothing looked touchable or clean.
"And where have you two been?" Scowled Hermione.
"As I told Mrs. Weasley a few minutes ago, Out and About."
"No we figured that out this morning I mean where were you last night?"
Lora didn't blush or hesitate when Hermione looked her in the eye with a stern and daring expression.
"Oh I was sleeping with Harry in his room."
Ron's jaw was just hanging in an attempt to hit the floor. Hermione was speechless although her mouth was still moving.
"You two slept in the same bed, together? Ron finally gasped.
It was now my turn, "Yes Ron same bed, same room, all night."
The Howler entered the room demanding her wand back so she could prepare lunch. Lora and I decided to take a walk as the yelling hit a new peak. Molly over having no wand and Ron with no lunch in his future.
/Scene Break/
Our walk was actually in Hogsmeade village and The Three Broomsticks for lunch and some serious talking over our relationship. We 'flamed' back to see if all the yelling had settled down. As we walked in the front door we found Dumbledore with Tonks and Kingsley awaiting our return. We were herded into the kitchen to find Mr. Weasley while Ron was attempting to inhale all the food on the table.
"Harry I am afraid I have some bad news to discuss now and some news that we need to discuss later in private."
"Who died this time?" I asked knowing full well I didn't want an answer.
"No one just yet but the rumor is that Big Mac has entered England with a large group of his followers."
"Who is Big Mac?" Hermione asked.
"Another want-a-be Dark Lord from America that is trying to take over Canada's magical community." I answered as I looked at Lora. She did not seem upset or overly disturbed by the news.
"Harry with Voldemort and Big Mac on the hunt for you and Lora I must insist on providing you protection." I almost choked at that bit of worry over my safety and began to worry over what his new plan for me would consisted of.
"So what's the master plan, going to lock me up with the Dursley's."
"No the wards have fallen at Privet Drive. Your safe at Hogwarts but during the breaks you will reside here at Grimmauld place."
I was tired of arguing and all the yelling. Let them make the rules, tell me what to do and when it is all over I will just do what I want. It's simpler and easier on my ears.
"Oh and I must insist that you drop the wards around the library. We need to remove all the dark book that are contained there."
I had just decided not to argue but this was going to be fun. Last time Remus and I owned this dump but this time I own it so I make the rules. "Insist all you wish but this is my house and here I make the rules. I need to read all those books so no one gets in to take them away."
I was surprised at the lack of argument from Dumbledore but that was most likely because he had more bad news for me. And I wasn't wrong. We ended up in the sitting room behind Dumbledore's wards.
"Harry I have looked high and low as they say to prove that I am wrong but all my research has come to one final conclusion."
I just sat there and waited, sooner or later he would come to the point that he wanted me to know. Dumbledore then asked after a substantial wait, "Harry do you know anything of what is called a Horcux?" I just shook my head and finally Dumbledore gave me the long definition of a soul jar.
I still remained quiet and asked no questions, this was driving Dumbledore to pop his lemon drops every other second. I always though they contained a calming drought and right now he looked like he could use some calming. He continued, "All you're Headaches, pains in that scar and visions Harry are because you are a Horcux."
I hope his revelation was supposed to get a reaction from me like a total break down or me begging him to help this distraught little boy. What I did remember was a piece of a conversation, "Yes Thanatos was quite happy when you sent the curse in your scar to him." Ignis had said.
"I'm afraid you will have to die to get rid of that Horcux or Voldemort will take over your body." Dumbledore added.
I got up and shook my head at what all this secrecy and manipulation had wrought in my and others lives. What did they think I would do in the end? Was I to be caged and then slaughtered as the last Horcux? That was another thing, Dumbledore's best guess was seven of the things but why not thirteen? As I wondered to the kitchen it dawned on my poor brain that I should be off in some foreign land living the good life until the end. Voldemort was always coming after me, I was the focal point. I was chuckling to myself over the merry chase I could give him before he cornered me on some tropical island full of beautiful girls. I wondered how many knew the real reason for all this or was everyone just following Dumbledore and his answer "for the greater good"?
"You are not allowed in this kitchen until you bring down the wards around the library!" Molly Weasley so ordered.
I again just shook my head and headed for the third floor. I wondered if I could make that a no clothing allowed island. "Dobby"
POP
"Yes Harry Potter Sir"
Dobby can you ward off the entire third floor so that only you, me, Lora and Winky can enter?
"I's can do."
"Can you also stop any food entering this house except for the third floor?"
"Yes Sir I can."
"Please do both things and take whatever food is in this house now and take it to the third floor. We will be eating there from now on."
POP
They lived here without asking me, they held meetings here and they were telling me what I was to do in my own house? Baring me from the kitchen bared me from food and trying to remove my property from my library was just so wrong. I wondered how the Weasley's were going to react to my new restrictions.