First Changes
Surprisingly enough, Harry wakes up from the best sleep he ever had since the Triwizards Tournament. He did not get bothered by any nightmare and did not wake up in a start from whatever noise the human ear is able to hear.
No, what awakens him is the creaking voice of Kreacher, telling him that he had a visitor in the kitchen, waiting for him. Harry asks him to make them tea and to excuse him while he takes a quick shower. It is when he walks out of the shower to the closet he is using for now that he realizes that the sun is already quite high in the sky. Walking down the staircase, Harry recognize the voice of Hermione, already explaining how they will proceed for the day, he enter the kitchen in her back and nods at Ron, signaling him to stay quiet for now, approaching carefully, he puts his hands on her eyes and forcing on his cords vocal :
- " Who am I ? "
- " Honestly, how old are we ? This old trick never worked on me before, it won't now. "the three little word cutting of her rambling, Hermione sighs, half amused, half disappointed.
- "Yes it works ! You're Zen now, aren't you ? "
- " I wasn't stressed in the first place, mind you. "
- " Yes you were ! Been talking my ears off since we got here... "
- " What was that Ronald ? '' Her tone got cold fast, the same one she would use at Hogwarts when they wouldn't do their homeworks.
- " Nothing, nothing at all ! Did you hear me say anything Harry ? No, right ?! " his eyes were almost pleading and of course Harry would side with him, always had when this would happen.
- " Anyway. Harry, did you hear or would you like me to repeat ? "
- " Go on, I only caught the end. " making himself a cup of tea, he sit at the table, ready to listen and do whatever she had thought about.
- " Okay. So first I thought we could re-do the charms protecting the house, and modify the fideli curse. From what you said yesterday, you want them to be able to come in and out as they like, whether or not they are living here, right ? " he nodded. " We should add them in it so that they won't have to ask you. I believe most of the Order has access so you should take out those you don't want coming without authorization. Second, we should really find a way to take this portrait off or at least make it shut up. " at this, Kreacher, who had been silent until them, tilted.
- " The Mudblood will not take Mistress away, nor will she touch her ! '' Hermione visibly flinch at the insult and both Ron and Harry felt their anger ready to come out.
- " Kreacher ! I will not let you mistreat any of my friends and family under my roof, you are going to forget this word really fast if you don't want to end up in the street ! " at that the house elf visibly shrinks on himself. " Did I make myself clear ? "
- " Yes Master Potter Black sir. "
- " Good, apologize and I will consider keeping the portrait. "
- " Kreacher presents his apology to the friend of Master Potter Black lady Granger, he will not say this word again. "
- " Apologize accepted Kreacher, thank you. None of us want this portrait, maybe you would like to have it in your room ? If it is fine with you Harry ? "
- " Yes, that's actually a really good idea. Go choose yourself a room Kreacher, we will put the portrait inside when we find a way to pick it up. "
- " Master Potter Black sir is giving Kreacher a room and the portrait ? "
- " Well you are the only living soul that want it. Go now, Choose. " Bowing, the old elf disappears in a pop. " Continue Hermione. "
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They were in the Black library, searching how to replace a living portrait when Kreacher came back, a small box in wood in between his hands, most likely containing all of his possessions.
- " Kreacher chose his room, Master Potter Black. "
- "Yeah ? Well we still don't know how to move the portrait. "
- " Master Potter Black does not need a spell to do so. He is the Lord Black, as so he has control over every object and curse in the house. "
- " Why do you only say it now ?! " the strong voice of Ron echoes, sounding desperate.
- " Kreacher was not asked to do so. "
- " Next time you know something we don't, please say so before we start to research it ? "
- " Kreacher will think of it. "
Trusting the house elf, the three of them opened the drapes in front of Walburga and, ignoring her screams, Harry walked toward her, taking hold of the frame and picking the portrait up. Holding it, he turned back and followed the lead of Kreacher to his bedroom. He had chosen the smaller one, it was also the only one on the first floor, he put it up on the wall in front of the window, Kreacher saying that his Mistress deserved to be able to see the light of the day after so many years behind drapes.
After that they work on the charms and spells hiding and protecting the house, re-doing the Muggle Repelling charm and the Unplottable one and adding some new ones, supposed to confused and make undesirable people simply turning away, they were not without fails but that should give enough time for the residents to run away if needed. Harry also modify the Fidelius charm, suppressing every members of the Order except the weasley and adding Andromeda, Narcissa and Draco, Teddy will be add when he will be older, for now he did not have any need and the less people were aware the more protected the house will be. There were not really any risks, now that the war had ended, but journalists as well as fans were ready to do anything for a photo of him, and Harry had absolutely no intention of letting those people ruin his life.
And to end the first half of the day, they actually start going into the rooms and vanishing everything that was destroyed beyond repair and or had been used in any way that could bring back memories of a bad time. Of course, they ate a lunch way too big for three , prepared by Kreacher and both Ron and Hermione leave with doggy bags full of remainders.
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Harry was standing in the middle of Sirius's room, he had just come back from Minute Manor where he had bought wallpaper and furniture for his own room. He wanted it to be in Sirius's old one. After all, it was the only room where he had actually been able to sleep, and after allowing himself to have his breakdown, he almost felt at peace in it. He just had to do some cleaning and personalize it a little for it to really feel like home.
Contrary to Ron's advice he had decided to make his room in a more muggle, modern style than the rest of the house will be, but it was his space and he wanted it to feel like home. With the help of Kreacher, who had been in a good mood for the whole day, he cleaned the rooms, organized what he would keep and what he would put in the attic, and with the help of his magic he created a wall and an arch in the middle of the room. In the side the farest away from the door, he grows his bed and covers the white bed linen with a knitted blanket, found in the mess of his Godfather. He added a carpet and a leather ottoman at the feet of the bed. On the other side, on the wall on the left of the door, he grew his wardrobe and filled it with bothe muggle and wizard clothes, he also added some of Sirius's and some cardigan and knit sweaters he was able to find from Remus. His Invisibility coat was exposed on a hanger outside next to the closet. The wall on the right of the door got filled with an arched bookcase, and he put his school book, the album photo he got with his parents and the one he discovered last night, the collection of books he took from Remus and the records found yesterday. On his night stand he put a lamp and next to it he put Sirius's old record player.
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