So I decided in honor of Thanksgiving I'm gonna give you guys two Chapters for Lunar. I look forward to your reviews and thanks so much for reading.
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Chapter 3
"Well come on, Harry Padfoot is waiting inside." Lupin said looking at Harry's stunned face.
Harry ran up to the door, opened it and walked in. The moment the door was closed Harry's nose was assaulted with the smells of mold, rot, must and the faint smell of people. It was a little too much for Harry as he threw his hand over his nose and looked appallingly at Remus.
"Oh I'm sorry Harry I forgot your senses are still heighting if you run to the kitchen it's the cleanest room Padfoot could get done it won't smell like the rest of the house." Lupin apologized and pointed in the direction of the kitchen.
Harry made it to the kitchen as fast as possible and was thankful Lupin was right. The smells of the kitchen were a lot better than the rest of the house. The kitchen smelled of fresh food, cleaner, and oddly home. Harry looked around and saw the worn old table and chairs, the green paint peeling walls, the half wall that divided the sink, stove and countertops. Harry sat down in one of the chairs waiting for Remus and Sirius to return. It was five minutes later he could pick up the sounds of two people coming down the stairs. Remus and Sirius came into the kitchen smiling.
"Harry, it's so good to see you. I know it's only been a few weeks but still I'm glad we could get you away from the muggles." said Sirius walking up and hugging him.
"Padfoot back up, remember he's still adjusting to the new senses and I'm positive you are a strong scent." Lupin said quickly.
"Right, sorry Harry it's taking some time to get this place clean, it's just been me and the ancient house-elf Kreacher so cleaning has been slow." he said taking a couple steps back.
"What is this place?" Harry asked.
"This is my parent's house. I haven't been here since I was sixteen. The wards on it are incredibly strong though. No one will be able to find it unless I tell them the location. It's got every security ward known to wizard and goblin, it's unplottable so only wizards can find it and the best part for you is the trace can't find you here." Sirius explained.
"What's the trace?" he asked again.
"That's the spell that allows the Ministry to monitor what spells you use outside of Hogwarts. Here you can do magic but I want you to keep it small and when we get this place fully clean I'll show you the Black family library. There are alot of spells in there to learn and some that should be forgotten." Sirius said.
"How long do you think it will take to get clean because I would prefer not to sleep in the kitchen. You said you have a house-elf?" Harry asked.
"Yeah Kreacher he's ancient and a bit insane he's been taking orders from my deranged mother's portrait in the hall. He barely listens to me but as I'm apparently master of the house he has no choice but to obey my orders." he replied.
"Harry, tomorrow you and I are gonna go to Gringotts and get some things sorted for you and Sirius and I may see about getting another house-elf or two to get this place clean almost overnight. For now I think you'll need to kip in the kitchen but I'll transfigure the table to a decent bed for you so you won't be uncomfortable." Lupin told him.
"I wonder if Kreacher is anything like Dobby." Harry muttered.
"Whose Dobby?" Sirius and Remus asked together.
"Dobby is a house-elf. I tricked Lucius Malfoy into setting free at the end of second year. It was the least I could after he tried to warn me about the chamber." Harry explained.
"Wait what chamber?" Lupin asked.
"The Chamber of Secrets. A hidden chamber made by Salazar Slytherin when the founders created Hogwarts."
"Ok that's a story I am going to need more details." Sirius said.
Harry begrudgingly went into the details of the entire second year, the Basilisk, Tom Riddle as Voldemort, the kids getting petrified, Aragog and his spider family. He told them about Lockhart and the memory charms, about being a parselmouth, how he killed the Basilisk with the Sword of Gryffindor and Fawkes tears healing him. When he got to the magic of the diary he noticed Sirius make a strange face. Finally he told them about Dobby's attempts to "save" Harry from the dangers and how he figured out Lucius Malfoy was behind most of it by giving the diary to Ginny.
"Mother of Merlin kid, you did that at twelve. I'm gonna have to see about getting a pensieve because I would love to see that." Sirius said in amazement.
"Harry, if you freed Dobby you might be able to call him and see if he will come to you. The house-elf bond is symbiotic; they need to serve a magical family to survive. They can live in places of high magic for periods but being in a magical family is far more healthy. Try calling him and see if he comes." Lupin explained.
Harry looked puzzled then called out into the air. "Uh, Dobby?" There was a loud crack like when he disappeared from Privet Drive and Dobby the house-elf appeared on the table.
"The Great Harry Potter calls to Dobby." the house-elf said, jumping with excitement.
"Hi Dobby it's good to see you. How have you been?" Harry asked.
"Harry Potter asks how Dobby bes. He is most humble of wizards. Why does he call Dobby?" He asked.
"Well my Uncles were telling me about the nature of house-elves and how they need to be bonded to a magical family to survive and that you may have bonded to me after I set you free. I wanted to know if that was true?" Harry asked him.
Dobby looked ashamed.
"Yes sir. Dobby bonded to the Great Harry Potter but knew how much he wanted to give Dobby his freedom so he went out in search of other work but nobodys be wanting a house-elf who wants paying so Dobby has been unsuccessful." He said.
"Well Dobby if you want you can work here and we can talk about your pay. According to my godfather this place hasn't been lived in awhile and the old house-elf is kind of mad. We could really use your help." Harry told him.
"Dobby can sees that Harry Potter sir. This house needs lots of works but Dobby can do it and Kreacher can help. Where would you like Dobby to start sirs?" Dobby asked excitedly.
"Harry's room is two floors up and on the door will be a plaque that says Sirius Orion Black it's my old room. Can you get that cleaned and organized for him to be in tomorrow?" Sirius said.
Dobby nodded, snapped his fingers and disappeared.
"Ok Harry, Remus and I are going to bed. You both need to be up early tomorrow to get to Gringotts. If you need anything, call Dobby. I'm gonna put a few charms on the room so you can sleep soundly while adjusting to the changes in your senses." Sirius said, after which he hugged Harry then took out his wand and cast the charms.
Harry laid down on the transfigured bed; it was almost as comfy as his bed in the boys dorm at Hogwarts. Harry realized he had never been happier, he was away from the Dursleys never to see them again. Hermione was able to come and see him whenever she wanted. He could even have Ron and the Weasleys over if he wanted. Harry fell asleep thinking about all the possibilities he could have now that he was with Sirius and Remus. It had been a couple hours before Harry woke up but the moment he did he checked to see that he still woke up at 5:30 in the morning. Since he was already in the kitchen he decided he would make breakfast for everyone. He looked around until he found eggs, bacon, bread, onions, peppers and cheese. He was going to make omelets and bacon and toast. He has just started scrambling the eggs when a squeaky voice startled him.
"AAAHHH! Master Harry Potter what is you doing? Cooking bes elf work not for humans to do. If yous be hungry you calls Dobby." the little elf said, trying to push Harry out of the way.
"Oh Dobby, you scared me and honestly I'm used to cooking. I used to have to do it all the time for my relatives. It's one of the few things I like doing. So it's one thing I would like to keep doing but if it bothers you I won't do it all the time and I'll let you know when I feel like cooking ok." Harry explained to Dobby who looked uncertain about letting Harry cook.
Attracted to the smell Remus and Sirius came down to find Harry's breakfast meal on the transfigured table. They both sat down and watched Harry cook with confused expressions while Dobby set the table.
"Harry, why are you cooking breakfast?" Sirius asked.
"I woke up early like I'm used to and it's just a habit the Dursleys made me cook every meal while I was home. Thanks to that I've gotten rather good at cooking and before you guys say anything about the elves Dobby already made a point of telling me off this morning." Harry said, chuckling.
"Well I can't wait to dig in, it smells divine. How are the senses today?" Remus asked.
"They are fine. I'm not sure how long they take to adjust but I found everything to make breakfast based on smell so I think I'll be ok." he replied.
"Well let's dig in and you two can get over to Gringotts. Remus has my letter to the goblins they will get things squared away for you Harry." said Sirius.
The three ate their breakfast in silence enjoying every bite. When they were done Harry and Remus got dressed in what both deemed their best clothes bid Sirius good-bye and set off for Diagon Alley. The walk to Diagon was about half an hour and Harry enjoyed every minute of it. He started to notice his glasses weren't focusing properly.
"Hey Remus, I think I need to get new glasses. My eyes can't seem to focus with these ones." he spoke over the crowd.
"Take them off, tell me if you see better then." Remus replied, smirking.
"Are you saying what I think you're saying?" Harry asked, shocked at the thought.
"Yup chances are the bite fixed your eyes. No more glasses, James would be so jealous he used to complain all the time about putting sticking charms on his to keep them on in fights." Remus laughed.
"Well I guess I'll get better at dueling then." Harry said.
Remus nodded and opened the door for the Leaky Cauldron.
When they walked into Gringotts Remus approached the first teller he found.
"Good morning Teller I would like to see the Black family account manager as well as the Potter family account manager please." He spoke sincerely.
"On whose authority do you meet with either manager?" the goblin asked.
"I have a letter of authorization from the current Head of house Black Lord Sirius Orion Black and I am escorting Heir Potter, the sole remaining member for the most ancient and most noble house of Potter." said Remus handing the goblin Sirius's letter and pushing Harry a little more forward.
The goblin read the letter, looked Harry over, nodded and headed off to find the two goblins. Five minutes later two goblins approached Remus and Harry.
"Greetings I am Erkus account manager for the Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Black. This is Buglor account manager for the Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Potter. You two will follow us. We have much to discuss in regards to both accounts." said the goblin named Erkus.
Once in a private office Buglor waved his hand and a series of clicks was heard.
"Now first Heir Potter I must address our serious lack of communication. We at Gringotts have sent numerous letters for you since you turned eleven and have not received a single correspondence back. This is a serious offense and I would very much like to hear the reasoning behind this." Buglor said in a very gruff growling voice.
"Account manager, I would like to apologize. I have not received any letters from many people since I re-entered the magical world. I get letters from my two friends at Hogwarts, the Prophet, my yearly booklist, and the last letter I got was from Sirius in the form of the owl he gifted to my friend Ron." Harry explained.
"Account Manager Buglor, Lord Black and I have a theory. Lord Black informed me that James and Lily made a will in early October of '81. Sirius told me that James only told two people of this will, Sirius himself and you Buglor. At the time of their death I knew of the will made just after Harry was born. My question Buglor is if we can read both wills?" Remus asked.
"Of course I will have both brought up immediately though I can tell you there was not much changed between the two wills, just some minor changes in assets and things." Buglor replied.
After five minutes a goblin came in with two scrolls and handed them to Buglor. The goblin passed them to Harry and Remus.
The Last Will & Testament Of
James Charlus Potter & Lily Marie Potter nee Evans
I, James Charlus Potter being of sound mind and sound body do solemnly swear this will to be final and all others from this date 3rd October 1981 to be null and void.
I, Lily Marie Potter nee Evans being of sound mind and sound body do solemnly swear this will to be final and all others from this date 3rd October 1981 to be null and void.
At this point in our lives most who know us know what is going on so we wanted our final wishes to be heard. If Lily and Harry survive then everything goes to her until Harry comes of age then all worldly possessions will be divided between him and his mother. In the event that both Lily and I die then the following terms are to be extradited.
Upon our Death Harry is to be immediately given over to his godfather Sirius Orion Black. Along with the Sum of 500,000G to aid in taking care of Harry. Amended 11/2/1981
The sum of 200,000G is to be transferred to Remus John Lupin for him to use as he sees fit hopefully to get him a decent wardrobe as well as three years worth of wolfsbane potion that has been put in stasis. Moony take care of Harry he will need his uncles
The Sum of 300,000G is to be transferred to Frank and Alice Longbottom to aid in caring for our son Harry James Potter. This is also our declaration that upon our death guardianship of Harry goes to his godmother Alice Hannah Longbottom. Amended 11/2/1981
All other worldly possessions are to be stored in our vault in Gringotts until such a time as Harry comes of age and everything can be passed to him.
In the event Alice is unable to care for Harry the following list of people are granted custody in order.
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore
Amelia Susan Bones
Andromeda Vinda Tonks nee Black
Marlene Abigail McKinnon
Minerva Isobel McGonagall
Witnessed By: Potter Account Manager Buglor
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore
Remus looked it over quickly.
"Account Manager there is a problem, this is not the will copy I have from Lord Black. Do you know why the copies are different?" Remus asked.
Buglor looked shocked at Remus then started to convulse. There was a loud bang and a voice was heard overhead.
"ACCOUNT MANAGER BUGLOR YOU ARE RELIEVED OF DUTY. HEIR POTTER I SHALL BE WITH YOU MOMENTARILY."
Account manager Erkus looked extremely shocked and waited for the door to open. After a ten minute wait a company of ten goblins walked in and Erkus jumped up and bowed.
"Heir Potter, Mr. Lupin, this is His Majesty High King Ragnok the twelfth ruler of the Goblin Nation." Erkus spoke quickly.
Harry stood and bowed the same as Erkus had. This action puzzled Ragnok.
"Never before has a wizard bow to me, Heir Potter. It is most unusual." Ragnok spoke.
"You are the king, it is only right that I show you respect for your position. Not to mention if anyone deserves respect it is the Goblins of Gringotts if not for all the almost successful rebellions to the fact that all of the wizarding economy is controlled in these banks. I figure you are the least likely person whose wrath I'm going to provoke." Harry explained.
"Most intriguing indeed but on to business. Mr. Lupin you say you have a copy of the will made in early October of 1981 I would like to see it please." Ragnok said, holding out his hand for the paper.
Remus handed Ragnok this copy of the will. Ragnok took his time to carefully read over the will. When he was done he looked up at Remus and Harry.
"Mr. Lupin I think I see the main issue already but I would like to hear yours and Lord Black's theory as to why Heir Potter has not received any mail from us." Ragnok spoke.
"Well as you can see by the copy Dumbledore is not listed in any form on the will. In fact only Sirius and Buglor are listed as witnesses. Our theory is Dumbledore forged the second will with Buglor which we didn't realize and based on what I just saw I'm guessing very powerful Confundus Charm. Dumbledore forged the will after James and Lily's death, maybe to protect Harry because he believed like everyone else that Sirius betrayed the Potters. We have since learned that is not the case the Secret Keeper for the cottage was in fact our old friend Peter Pettigrew. Who faked his death and has been hiding as a rat with the wizarding family the Weasleys for the last twelve years. We were hoping Gringotts could assist in clearing Lord Black's name so he can assume his rightful role as guardian of Harry especially with the recent development to his health." Remus explained.
"Well I can assure you Mr. Lupin Gringotts would be happy to, especially with this revelation that one of our own has caused this grievance. As for the Lycanthropy as you know from your years with us we care not for the curse as long as you remain civil here. I assume you are the sire of Harry's bite?" Ragnok asked.
"Yes it occured the very same night I learned the truth about Pettigrew and Sirius in fact. We have taken Harry to live in the ancestral home of the Blacks. We got him away from where he was for both his safety and the safety of all. Harry also has something very interesting to ask of the Goblin nation." Remus explained. Harry looked very confused. "Oh right, At the end of his second year Harry slayed a Basilisk that was of quite an enormous size. How big would you say it was Harry?"
"Oh three meters between the eyes I really could not tell you how long it was because I never saw the whole thing." Harry explained.
"Where did you slay this beast?" Ragnok asked.
"In the Chamber of Secrets at Hogwarts." he replied.
"Can you prove you slayed this beast?" another goblin spoke up.
"I'm not sure how I could do that if it's still there, I have a scar on my arm where one of its fangs pierced me. I only survived thanks to Fawkes Dumbledore's Phoenix. Other than the scar I'm not sure how to prove it." Harry said.
"If you allow us we can extract the memory to play in a pensieve and can witness for ourselves." Ragnok said.
"How do we do that?" Harry asked.
"If you focus on the memory Mr. Lupin can place his wand to your temple and extract it." Ragnok explained.
Harry focused on the entire battle of the Chamber of Secrets and nodded when he had it, Lupin extracted the memory. Ragnok pulled out a pensieve and the thirteen watched the memory. When it was done everyone looked amazed.
"Heir Potter, that is truly an amazing triumph. The main reason I wished to see the memory is because the summer of last year Dumbledore came in and asked us about selling the carcass and giving the funds to Hogwarts School. We have successfully stripped everything of value from the snake; the only thing left in the school is the skeleton. We are in the process of selling it all and since you killed the beast you have the right to claim the funds. I will have them transferred into your vault as soon as we get them." Ragnok said.
"Well that's both disturbing and great to hear. I will inform Lord Black that Gringotts will aid in getting him cleared of all charges. We have no further business today. Is there anything you need from us?" Remus asked.
"We will send an owl when we have a decent enough case for the wizards of your courts." Ragnok said and showed them to the door.
After the visit to Gringotts Harry and Remus returned to Grimmauld Place. For the next two weeks the five residents spent their time cleaning. First the bedrooms, then the basement, the library, the guest rooms, room by room the house was finally clean. Harry had gotten comfortable in his room and noticed his senses seemed to finally level out. As the full moon approached Harry noticed his skin seemed to constantly be crawling making him irritable, he was hungry all the time. Remus came into his room two days before the full moon to talk with him.
"Harry, I got a letter from Hermione. She wants to come over for your first turn. I wanted to talk to you about it because I'm not going to lie, this will be the absolute worst night you ever have. The first turn is pain beyond pain and you can't have the potion. We aren't sure why but anyone that has been turned if they took the potion on the night of the first turn it never worked again. I don't want to take the possibility away from you so the first time there will be no wolfsbane. That being said I don't think Hermione should be here for her safety alone. Sirius and I set up the basement as a perfect area to turn. The door is silver on the inside and warded so we can't escape. Sirius is gonna join us as Padfoot but Hermione would need to stay up here. I wanted to give you all the information I could." Remus explained.
"Hermione can come, she wants to do everything she can to help me. She blames herself for me being bitten. I trust her with my life." Harry replied.
Remus nodded. "Then you better invite her for dinner on the 22nd." he said, grimly.
The day was finally here the night of the full moon. Hermione had taken notes on everything Harry told her about how he was feeling leading to going into the basement. She went down and did a walk around before dinner to document the enclosure as she called it. After dinner Hermione gave Harry a hug for luck, walked him to the door and before it closed kissed him on the cheek. Down in the basement Harry, Remus and Padfoot waited for the moon to rise. Harry could feel his skin burning all night. The ceiling of the basement was bewitched just like Hogwarts to reflect the night sky. The moment the full moon shone, the pain started. Harry could feel his bones breaking, his skin stretching, his hair rapidly growing. His screams of pain were almost too much for Hermione to bear, she didn't like not being able to help. It took three hours before Harry was finally changed into the scrawny jet black werewolf that would be his identity every full moon. Padfoot was right there for the pup, so was Moony both slowly approached. Harry looked at them and they could see the feral being but it was too tired from the change to do anything about their presence. Padfoot laid down next to him and Moony stood ever vigilant over the young pup. Exhausted, the wolf slept till dawn and didn't even rise when he changed back.
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Ok I know this was long but I really wanted to get Hary's first change in for this chapter I look foward to what you guys think