Chapter 5:
Once again Harry woke up in the strange but very comfortable bed in the master suite but this time with the feeling he had done something stupid. This time there were also two anxious Elves staring at him with their big shining tennis ball eyes, "What just happened?" Harry asked groggily.
Kreacher and Dobby looked at each other before Dobby said carefully, "Master Harry be doing a lot of serious magic in short time. Master not be adult yet so Master Harry fainted. Master needs to rest for bit longer so that Master Harry's core can recover and be full again."
Harry understood what had happened to him now. Magical exaustion or at least close to it. That was what had happened. Magical exaustion was a very serious thing to underage magicals. It could cause core fractures and stunted magical growth. Which is a bad thing if you have an adult Dark Lord after you who wanted your painful dead.
Dobby told Harry cheerfully, "Master Harry needs to be taking it easy. Kreacher made brunch for Master and Master better be eating it all! It be good for growing Wizards. Dobby be going now. Lots of work needs to be done!" and Dobby popped away to start with making the Town House liveable again for the Wizards and Elves living there both.
Kreacher clicked his fingers and what looked like a big tray with brunch appeared across Harry's lap. Suddenly he noticed he was starving which wasn't that strange since he came from the Dursley household and then spent just about a day unconscious due to all the magic he accidentally did. He really needed to eat something.
"Thank you, Kreacher. It looks great!" Harry said as brightly as he could while he attacked his food. The fresh bread and the scrambled eggs with golden brown crispy bacon were delicious and the milk and orange juice were great to drink again after a few weeks of only being allowed water. House-Elf cooking was just the best.
When he was done eating his fill, he asked Kreacher if he could bring him some books out of the library about becoming a Animagus and one about Runes. While he didn't know a lot about them, he had heard from Hermione that there were a lot of offensive and defensive applications to runes. And after feeling the wardstone of Grimmauld Place he wanted to know more about Runes and warding. Hermione would be so proud of him if she saw him now.
Harry used to think he loved Hermione like a sister but lately he thought it might be a bit different. He just kept noticing how pretty she looked and he didn't think that was something other people thought about their sister. She had always been brilliant and sweet and she cared about him. Not the Boy-Who-Lived. Him.
Hermione had been the first person to hug him, give him affection. So, Harry thought he might have a small crush on his friend. Not that he would ever do anything about it. It was obvious that Hermione only saw him as her friend. And Harry was alright with that. She was his friend, first and formost. And she was a truly wonderful, if a bit bossy, friend that he didn't want to lose for anything in the world.
Though sometimes he just wished she would stop nagging him like she was his mother. But he supposed she did it out of love. It was not like she had any more experience with friendship interactions than he did. Perhaps they just needed to set a few more bounderies? He could work on that. He didn't want to have any resentment in their relationship.
Harry actually needed to work on bounderies with all of his friends. He was just so happy to even have friends that he tended to let most thing go. While Neville and Luna were very respectful of him and his boundaries it was a different case with Ron and Hermione. Actually, he had difficulty with most people. The Wizarding World wasn't really good at respecting him or his wishes. Perhaps he should start looking in getting a lawyer or something. So that the thing with the Daily Prophet couldn't happen again.
Did they have lawyer for such things in the Wizarding World? It might be worth it to look into.
He also wanted to become an Animagus in honor of both Sirius and his Father. He knew it would be difficult and dangerous but he was determined to do it. It would be a good advantage to have and he was very curious what his inner animal would be. He just hoped that it would be something useful and not a fish or something.
Did sealife Animagus even exist? How would they be able to breath while on land? Everyone had to train becoming their animal on land, right?
Harry hoped he would be able to turn into a canine maybe or a deer. A owl would be nice too. Hedwig would probably be willing to teach him how to fly. Harry wished she was here with him already but the wards told him that that wasn't the case. Since Grimmauld Place wasn't that far from Surrey she probably the chance for a nice long hunt.
The book that popped up next to him with a quiet pop was called 'Runes of the world and how to use them' and it looked ancient. He started reading and didn't stop until Dobby came to bring him a late lunch and to check him over. Dobby told him he had to rest in bed for a bit longer but that his levels were going slowly up.
Harry barely heard his friend, he had learned already so much more about Runes after just reading a few chapters! He really wished that Hogwarts had explained a bit more at the end second year about the extra classes they could have taken. Runes would have been so much better then Divination. Everything would have been better then Divination.
Really, who had let that woman teach? Why would they let her keep predicting students their deaths? That couldn't be healthy for children. Not that Snape, Binns or the DADA teachers of the last few years were better. Snape was just plain cruel, Binns barely noticed anything as he droned on about goblin wars and the DADA teachers just tried to kill or oblivate him.
Those people were not good teachers or should even be allowed being around children in some cases. Except for Remus, but even he forgot to take his potion and attacked his students. Dumbledore really needed to take another look at his hiring requirements, Harry thought.
The other book was thinner and it looked like there were handwritten notes written in it. After taking a good look at the notes he realised that the notes were written by his Father and Sirius. It seemed like this was the same book they used when they became Animagi themselves! Harry had never seen his Fathers handwriting before. It looked nice and just as messy as his own.
Harry has so very little of his parents and now he had a little bit more than he had before. He only had the Map, his foto album and some stories. Harry wished he had something from them that was actually for him. Like a letter for him or maybe even a recording. His mother was a muggleborn so that could have been possible.
But no, if they had left him something like that he would already have found it, right? Right.
A while later, after a dinner in bed, and Dobby declared him healthy enough to wander around the Manor as long as he took it very easy. Which he would, as he did not want to upset Dobby so he would take it easy for a little while at least. After the delicious dinner he was finally allowed to take a stroll in his own manor and explore a bit.
Harry discovered that he was on the third floor where the Lord and Lady rooms were and the official Heir and Spare room. The Lord and Lady room were two seperated bedrooms with each their own sitting room. The Heir room seemed strangely empty but Harry rememberd that Sirius's old room was on the second floor next to his brother Regulus his room.
He thought it strange that such a traditional pure-blooded family would leave their Heir and Spare on the second floor where the guest rooms also were. Seemed like asking for trouble to him. But then again, he had heard stories about Orion and Walburga Black.
Harry got to the second floor and went straight to Sirius's room. His room was red and gold with muggle pictures of girls, cars and motorcycles on the walls. On the desk was a pile of books with another letter on top addressed to Harry. Another letter? He quickly grabbed it and started reading.
Dear Pup,
I hope you got my first letter and decided to do the blood-adoption. But if not then that is fine too. Or if you need a little bit more time to decide. Do what makes you happy, Harry. That's all I care about. You are all we cared about. Me, James and Lily are so proud of you, love. So survive this war so you can live.
I collected these books for you because I think they could help you in this war. At least I hope they will help you. But do be careful with some of the books, Harry. They can be dangerous if you are not careful enough. You know how dangerous magic can be if used wrongly or carelessly.
The first book on the pile on my desk is a book that your father and I used back when we were looking for a way to help Moony. I think you can guess what it will be about. Harry, I don't have to tell you how handy it can be to change in a animal. Especially when no one knows you can do it. But be very careful. It is illegal to not register your form and that is not even mentioning the dangers of trying to transform without a Master of Transfiguration with you. So read the book and be very careful when you try it, Pup.
You dad and I left some helpful tips in it for future generations.
The mandrake leaf you will need is in the potion room. There are a few extra ones for the friends you are sure you can trust. Ask for an oath if you must- just don't make the mistakes we made.
The other books are books about Defense, Charms, Runes, Wizarding culture and some other handy stuff that could save you life. The last book is the Operations Manual of the Hit Wizards/Witches. It will tell you all you need to know about what to do while hunting a dangerous target.
I don't know if I even got a chance to tell you about it yet, but your dad and I were training to be Hit Wizards before everything happend and he had to go into hiding with your mum and you. I don't know if you knew that or not but we were going to be very good at our jobs for the short years we had to train.
Hit Wizards go after the worst of the worst criminals and who would fit that discription better then Voldemort? Your mum used to compare us to the muggle organisation FBI that were on telly shows or someone called Bond if she was feeling kind to our egos. Just add magic. I'm not sure about that but maybe it could help you understand the job a bit more.
In the book about our Wizarding culture is more information about The House of Black, House of Potter and a lot over blood-adoption you need to know before to decide to take the potion. If and after you do the blood-adoption, you need to get to Gringotts as soon as possible and claim the Head of House ring of House Black. It will offer you protection against mental attacks and harmful potions.
Be careful with who you trust but don't forget to live your life Harry.
Study hard and know that your parents and I are proud of you.
Your loving [god]Father,
Siriusly Padfoot
Harry cleared his throat as he tried to hold back the tears. He had cried enough lately. Sirius wouldn't want him to be this sad about his death for long. He decided then and there that when he was back at Hogwarts he would ask Fred and George for help with planning a prank in Sirius's honor.
He had a few ideas for what they could do. To honor the last true Marauder, because where was Remus when you needed him? The man was supposed to be his Uncle Moony but instead he was a complete stranger until the end of his third year.
He just didn't understand that man.
After the five years at Hogwarts Harry knew what he valued the most, loyalty, honor and kindness. It was for this reason that Ron and he weren't as close anymore. In the life he led he needed people he could trust and depend on. That just wasn't Ron anymore. They were still friends but not as close as they were in their first three years of Hogwarts. The Tournament had broken something between them and while Harry had forgiven him, he just did not trust him as much as he had before.
Remus wasn't ever present in his life and that was just a shame. He would have loved to have a nice uncle-figure in his life. Someone as kind and patient like Remus seemed to be at first would have been wonderful. But it didn't seem meant to be.
But enough wool-gathering about the past. The books that Sirius left for him looked interesting. It was nice if a bit sad that Sirius was the only adult in his sixteen years of life willing to help him get better. To help him protect himself. He now knew where the books about Runes and Animagi came from since the library was apparently still closed off by Kreacher to protect it from Molly and her cleaning efforts. He was very protective of his books, old Kreacher.
Harry would not disappoint Sirius. He will work harder than he ever did before, find people he can depend on to help him and find a way to be free of the people who thought they could control him. Harry made it a promise to both himself and to his parents. All three of them.
But first, dinner with his new family members, Kreacher and Dobby.
Chapter 5:
Once again Harry woke up in the strange but very comfortable bed in the master suite but this time with the feeling he had done something stupid. This time there were also two anxious Elves staring at him with their big shining tennis ball eyes, "What just happened?" Harry asked groggily.
Kreacher and Dobby looked at each other before Dobby said carefully, "Master Harry be doing a lot of serious magic in short time. Master not be adult yet so Master Harry fainted. Master needs to rest for bit longer so that Master Harry's core can recover and be full again."
Harry understood what had happened to him now. Magical exaustion or at least close to it. That was what had happened. Magical exaustion was a very serious thing to underage magicals. It could cause core fractures and stunted magical growth. Which is a bad thing if you have an adult Dark Lord after you who wanted your painful dead.
Dobby told Harry cheerfully, "Master Harry needs to be taking it easy. Kreacher made brunch for Master and Master better be eating it all! It be good for growing Wizards. Dobby be going now. Lots of work needs to be done!" and Dobby popped away to start with making the Town House liveable again for the Wizards and Elves living there both.
Kreacher clicked his fingers and what looked like a big tray with brunch appeared across Harry's lap. Suddenly he noticed he was starving which wasn't that strange since he came from the Dursley household and then spent just about a day unconscious due to all the magic he accidentally did. He really needed to eat something.
"Thank you, Kreacher. It looks great!" Harry said as brightly as he could while he attacked his food. The fresh bread and the scrambled eggs with golden brown crispy bacon were delicious and the milk and orange juice were great to drink again after a few weeks of only being allowed water. House-Elf cooking was just the best.
When he was done eating his fill, he asked Kreacher if he could bring him some books out of the library about becoming a Animagus and one about Runes. While he didn't know a lot about them, he had heard from Hermione that there were a lot of offensive and defensive applications to runes. And after feeling the wardstone of Grimmauld Place he wanted to know more about Runes and warding. Hermione would be so proud of him if she saw him now.
Harry used to think he loved Hermione like a sister but lately he thought it might be a bit different. He just kept noticing how pretty she looked and he didn't think that was something other people thought about their sister. She had always been brilliant and sweet and she cared about him. Not the Boy-Who-Lived. Him.
Hermione had been the first person to hug him, give him affection. So, Harry thought he might have a small crush on his friend. Not that he would ever do anything about it. It was obvious that Hermione only saw him as her friend. And Harry was alright with that. She was his friend, first and formost. And she was a truly wonderful, if a bit bossy, friend that he didn't want to lose for anything in the world.
Though sometimes he just wished she would stop nagging him like she was his mother. But he supposed she did it out of love. It was not like she had any more experience with friendship interactions than he did. Perhaps they just needed to set a few more bounderies? He could work on that. He didn't want to have any resentment in their relationship.
Harry actually needed to work on bounderies with all of his friends. He was just so happy to even have friends that he tended to let most thing go. While Neville and Luna were very respectful of him and his boundaries it was a different case with Ron and Hermione. Actually, he had difficulty with most people. The Wizarding World wasn't really good at respecting him or his wishes. Perhaps he should start looking in getting a lawyer or something. So that the thing with the Daily Prophet couldn't happen again.
Did they have lawyer for such things in the Wizarding World? It might be worth it to look into.
He also wanted to become an Animagus in honor of both Sirius and his Father. He knew it would be difficult and dangerous but he was determined to do it. It would be a good advantage to have and he was very curious what his inner animal would be. He just hoped that it would be something useful and not a fish or something.
Did sealife Animagus even exist? How would they be able to breath while on land? Everyone had to train becoming their animal on land, right?
Harry hoped he would be able to turn into a canine maybe or a deer. A owl would be nice too. Hedwig would probably be willing to teach him how to fly. Harry wished she was here with him already but the wards told him that that wasn't the case. Since Grimmauld Place wasn't that far from Surrey she probably the chance for a nice long hunt.
The book that popped up next to him with a quiet pop was called 'Runes of the world and how to use them' and it looked ancient. He started reading and didn't stop until Dobby came to bring him a late lunch and to check him over. Dobby told him he had to rest in bed for a bit longer but that his levels were going slowly up.
Harry barely heard his friend, he had learned already so much more about Runes after just reading a few chapters! He really wished that Hogwarts had explained a bit more at the end second year about the extra classes they could have taken. Runes would have been so much better then Divination. Everything would have been better then Divination.
Really, who had let that woman teach? Why would they let her keep predicting students their deaths? That couldn't be healthy for children. Not that Snape, Binns or the DADA teachers of the last few years were better. Snape was just plain cruel, Binns barely noticed anything as he droned on about goblin wars and the DADA teachers just tried to kill or oblivate him.
Those people were not good teachers or should even be allowed being around children in some cases. Except for Remus, but even he forgot to take his potion and attacked his students. Dumbledore really needed to take another look at his hiring requirements, Harry thought.
The other book was thinner and it looked like there were handwritten notes written in it. After taking a good look at the notes he realised that the notes were written by his Father and Sirius. It seemed like this was the same book they used when they became Animagi themselves! Harry had never seen his Fathers handwriting before. It looked nice and just as messy as his own.
Harry has so very little of his parents and now he had a little bit more than he had before. He only had the Map, his foto album and some stories. Harry wished he had something from them that was actually for him. Like a letter for him or maybe even a recording. His mother was a muggleborn so that could have been possible.
But no, if they had left him something like that he would already have found it, right? Right.
A while later, after a dinner in bed, and Dobby declared him healthy enough to wander around the Manor as long as he took it very easy. Which he would, as he did not want to upset Dobby so he would take it easy for a little while at least. After the delicious dinner he was finally allowed to take a stroll in his own manor and explore a bit.
Harry discovered that he was on the third floor where the Lord and Lady rooms were and the official Heir and Spare room. The Lord and Lady room were two seperated bedrooms with each their own sitting room. The Heir room seemed strangely empty but Harry rememberd that Sirius's old room was on the second floor next to his brother Regulus his room.
He thought it strange that such a traditional pure-blooded family would leave their Heir and Spare on the second floor where the guest rooms also were. Seemed like asking for trouble to him. But then again, he had heard stories about Orion and Walburga Black.
Harry got to the second floor and went straight to Sirius's room. His room was red and gold with muggle pictures of girls, cars and motorcycles on the walls. On the desk was a pile of books with another letter on top addressed to Harry. Another letter? He quickly grabbed it and started reading.
Dear Pup,
I hope you got my first letter and decided to do the blood-adoption. But if not then that is fine too. Or if you need a little bit more time to decide. Do what makes you happy, Harry. That's all I care about. You are all we cared about. Me, James and Lily are so proud of you, love. So survive this war so you can live.
I collected these books for you because I think they could help you in this war. At least I hope they will help you. But do be careful with some of the books, Harry. They can be dangerous if you are not careful enough. You know how dangerous magic can be if used wrongly or carelessly.
The first book on the pile on my desk is a book that your father and I used back when we were looking for a way to help Moony. I think you can guess what it will be about. Harry, I don't have to tell you how handy it can be to change in a animal. Especially when no one knows you can do it. But be very careful. It is illegal to not register your form and that is not even mentioning the dangers of trying to transform without a Master of Transfiguration with you. So read the book and be very careful when you try it, Pup.
You dad and I left some helpful tips in it for future generations.
The mandrake leaf you will need is in the potion room. There are a few extra ones for the friends you are sure you can trust. Ask for an oath if you must- just don't make the mistakes we made.
The other books are books about Defense, Charms, Runes, Wizarding culture and some other handy stuff that could save you life. The last book is the Operations Manual of the Hit Wizards/Witches. It will tell you all you need to know about what to do while hunting a dangerous target.
I don't know if I even got a chance to tell you about it yet, but your dad and I were training to be Hit Wizards before everything happend and he had to go into hiding with your mum and you. I don't know if you knew that or not but we were going to be very good at our jobs for the short years we had to train.
Hit Wizards go after the worst of the worst criminals and who would fit that discription better then Voldemort? Your mum used to compare us to the muggle organisation FBI that were on telly shows or someone called Bond if she was feeling kind to our egos. Just add magic. I'm not sure about that but maybe it could help you understand the job a bit more.
In the book about our Wizarding culture is more information about The House of Black, House of Potter and a lot over blood-adoption you need to know before to decide to take the potion. If and after you do the blood-adoption, you need to get to Gringotts as soon as possible and claim the Head of House ring of House Black. It will offer you protection against mental attacks and harmful potions.
Be careful with who you trust but don't forget to live your life Harry.
Study hard and know that your parents and I are proud of you.
Your loving [god]Father,
Siriusly Padfoot
Harry cleared his throat as he tried to hold back the tears. He had cried enough lately. Sirius wouldn't want him to be this sad about his death for long. He decided then and there that when he was back at Hogwarts he would ask Fred and George for help with planning a prank in Sirius's honor.
He had a few ideas for what they could do. To honor the last true Marauder, because where was Remus when you needed him? The man was supposed to be his Uncle Moony but instead he was a complete stranger until the end of his third year.
He just didn't understand that man.
After the five years at Hogwarts Harry knew what he valued the most, loyalty, honor and kindness. It was for this reason that Ron and he weren't as close anymore. In the life he led he needed people he could trust and depend on. That just wasn't Ron anymore. They were still friends but not as close as they were in their first three years of Hogwarts. The Tournament had broken something between them and while Harry had forgiven him, he just did not trust him as much as he had before.
Remus wasn't ever present in his life and that was just a shame. He would have loved to have a nice uncle-figure in his life. Someone as kind and patient like Remus seemed to be at first would have been wonderful. But it didn't seem meant to be.
But enough wool-gathering about the past. The books that Sirius left for him looked interesting. It was nice if a bit sad that Sirius was the only adult in his sixteen years of life willing to help him get better. To help him protect himself. He now knew where the books about Runes and Animagi came from since the library was apparently still closed off by Kreacher to protect it from Molly and her cleaning efforts. He was very protective of his books, old Kreacher.
Harry would not disappoint Sirius. He will work harder than he ever did before, find people he can depend on to help him and find a way to be free of the people who thought they could control him. Harry made it a promise to both himself and to his parents. All three of them.
But first, dinner with his new family members, Kreacher and Dobby.