HP : TRIUMPH

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Harry sighed in exhaustion as he ran his fingers through his hair. The area around him was scattered with books all flipped open. He'd been studying like mad. He'd reread all his Hogwarts text books and done every spell in them. Like most schools Hogwarts had picked through them and chose the most important or fun to teach as they hadn't had time to teach them all. It hadn't taken him long to go over all of them, but it was tiresome. Then he'd gone over the same spells wordlessly. Still easy but just as tiresome.

He glanced around his empty attic area. It wasn't so empty now. There were quills and rocks and other odd items spread around. He'd used them in accordance to certain spells. He sat down on the floor and used his wand to close the books and stack them neatly off to the side. Then he pulled a bunch more books forwards. He'd picked through all the magic books he'd bought recently. There were Defence books, offensive books, charm books, curses, hexes, jinxes, transfiguration, potion, astronomy, Runes, arithmacy, house hold charms, cooking charms, conjuring books, and a whole slew of other books. He'd bought everything that grabbed his attention.

And as they weren't labelled by year like school texts he had no idea half of them no third year could do. But he didn't know that so he tried them anyways.

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"That absolutely delicious Harry." Katrina moaned happily as she wiped her lips with a napkin.

Katrina, George, Cathy, and Jake had all come for dinner. Well, Jake was just playing on a blanket on the floor and Cathy was more interested in playing with her food then eating it.

"Thank you Katrina." He smiled.

He'd finally relented and started calling her by her first name. He stood and started to gather the plates, quickly and efficiently clearing the table and rinsing the dishes before tucking them in the dishwasher. Then he wiped the table and set out a set of smaller plates before Katrina could even offer to help clear. He slid a chocolate cake with cherries on top onto the table followed by a Japanese shortcake with pink icing decorations and strawberries. He also slid on a plate of cookies and gave Jake an extra soft sugar cookie that would dissolve in his mouth so there was no chance of choking. The toddler quickly stuffed it in his mouth and drooled over it.

Harry tucked into the table again and joined the Henderson family in eating the cake.

"This is heaven." George muttered. "Please don't tell me you expect me to believe you made this by scratch?"

Harry blushed under the praise.

"You're not even fourteen yet and you have domestic skills of a seasoned housewife. Actually, better skills then my housewife."

Katrina smacked him upside the house and Harry had to smile.

"I just like things clean." He said. "And I cooked a lot when I was little. Dessert is my specialty along with British brunch."

George nodded and took a second helping of cake under the frown of his wife.

"You're going jogging tomorrow." She said to him.

George groaned and Harry chuckled. Harry saw Cathy vanish to explore out of the corner of his eye and was glade he had cast a notice-me-not charm on his second stair case. She wouldn't wander to his third floor and he had no magical items anywhere else except the garden (which the flowers were also under notice-me-not charms and the greenhouse was locked) so all was well.

Harry bent over the table frowning at the potion book and glancing to his brewing potion.

He'd hired Bill again for an hour earlier so the man could set up wards around his attic to make sure noise stayed in, fumes were vented out unnoticeably, the room was fire and potion proof, and all manner of things. He'd even had the man cast wards on the second stair case so he wouldn't have to hit them with notice-me-not charms every time someone came over. People would see the stairs but only those with magical abilities would ever look twice.

His attic though, was now his potion and spell room. He had some advanced wards around it to make sure no potion accident would be noticed or destroy the area. And any miscast or dangerous spell would never make it from the attic space unless much too powerful; something that was very, very, very unlikely. Bill had even shown him a spell that conjured dummies to cast spells at.

At the moment though Harry was solely focusing on Potions. And he would do so for the next couple days. He had gotten a new book that had instructions on how to tell colors apart, how to cut ingredients, different reactions, and a bunch of other useful advice. Just by memorizing the book he had become three times as good at potions as he had used to be, and now he got potions much quicker and had even shortened the procedure for some simpler ones.

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July 5th

Tuesday

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Harry's brewing was interrupted when Hedwig impatiently barked at him from her perch on a rafter. She glared at him and seemed to motion to the only window in the attic at the far end, opposite of his room. A small fluffy ball was zooming in circles. Harry sighed and hit the potion with a stasis spell and strode over to the window. As soon as he opened it the owl tumbled head over heels to get in. It hooted excitedly.

Harry finally grabbed it and pulled the letter from its leg before throwing it back out the window where it took off. He opened the parchment and read.

Dear Harry,

Hope those awful muggles are treating you better this summer. If not Fred and George have proposed we rescue you again. Nothing big is happening here. Fred and George are spending a lot of time in their rooms, Ginny is playing with a next door girl named Luna, Percy is always studying, Mum's cooking, and Dad's at work. I've been writing to Hermione a bit. She's harping after my homework. Have you started yours? Hope not.

Harry had in fact not started his. He'd just been practicing and reading. Hmm. He'd best start soon though.

The owl that delivered the message is named Pigwidgeon. Ginny named him. I call him pig. The bloody thing is annoying sometimes.

Anyways, hope you're well. If not write and we'll come get you.

Ron

Harry strode back to his room where he pulled out a quill and some ink, grabbing a clean sheet of parchment.

Dear Ron,

The muggles are great this year. They've been feeding me more. I haven't started on my homework yet but I may soon. Give everyone my regard.

Oh, and not to sound rude, but could you avoid sending Pig to often? My relatives threw a fit about him and the neighbours give us funny looks.

Harry

Short and to the point. But then again his letters were all like that. He sighed and grabbed some more sheets of parchment. He might as well write to Hermione and Sirius.

Dear Hermione,

How are you? I'm doing great here. This summer's turning out to be the best yet. I've reread many of my text books and plan to give them to that thrift store in Diagon. I've yet to start my summer assignments but I hope to start soon. Just been a bit busy.

I got some new fish too! Dudley didn't want them so I took them before he could flush them. They're quite nice.

Hope you're having fun,

Harry

Harry scanned the letter and found lying was getting much easier then he'd ever thought possible. He was doing it without a second thought. He folded this letter and set it next to Ron's. Then he stared at the last sheet. What should he say to Sirius?

Dear Sirius,

Hope you and Remus are doing well. My summer's been okay this year. Muggles are treating me good.

Guess what! I went to Diagon with my aunt earlier this summer and we went to Gringotts. I got to see the Potter vault. I accidentally slipped the Potter family ring on thinking it looked pretty. It accepted me and the goblins told me I'm now Lord Potter. Cool, eh?

…

Harry continued on, writing some random things and asking Sirius to do the same so they could get to know each other better. When he was finally finished he rolled them all up and called Hedwig over.

"Take these to Ron, Hermione, and Sirius please. Do Hermione first, then Ron. I have no idea where Sirius is so you may have to a fly a distance." He said as he tied the things to her leg. "Think you can take a package too? If I cast lightening charms on it?"

She gave an affirmative hoot and he carried her down stairs. He grabbed on of the pies he'd made out of boredom earlier and wrapped it carefully casting a bunch of charms to make it light and more durable along with keeping it fresh.

"Take that to Sirius. He could probably use a pie." Harry said remembering how skinny the man had been last time he'd seen him.

She gave a hoot and nipped his fingers gently before taking off out the back door. Harry watched her until she vanished into the sky. The white cat Harry had taken to calling Alice nudged his leg. He scooped her up and pet her to her delight. She purred and wiggled into his arms. He smiled at scratched her a moment longer before setting her outside wit the other two cats.

"Well, I should go finish that potion."

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July 6th

Wednesday

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Harry grinned through his helmet as he turned a corner and hit the high way, speeding up to the limit of a hundred. The silver motorcycle he was on was fast. Sadly he had to stay in the limits. His helmet, which was a dark green with a silver snake (something he'd personal spelled on), had a visor that was tinted black so no one would see his face but he could see them and out. He also wore some black sturdy gloves and some warm clothes. Even though it was summer the biting wind at a 100 kilometres per hour could make one chilly.

Harry pulled away from the highway onto a familiar road and took the next twenty minutes to reach his house. He rolled to a stop just in front of his garage grinning. He slid off his bike and put the kickstand down. He gazed at it happily for a moment. It was silver with long wisps of emerald green mixed in with swirls of black. He noted he was turning very Slytherin in his favourite colors but shrugged it away. He stuffed the helmet in black saddle bags and rolled the bike into the garage where he tucked it next to his car.

He stretched and walked from the garage shedding his warm jacket as he stepped into the living room area. He slipped his shoes off and carried them to the front door, setting them in the closet. Then he turned to his couch and coffee table. A comforting flame was controlled in the fire place and books sat waiting near the couch.

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July 7th

Thursday

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"Harry dear, I know this is short notice, but could you possibly watch Jake for a few hours?"

Harry blinked at Katrina who held a diaper bag and Jake in her arms.

"Cathy is off at a summer preschool and George is at work. I've been called to the hospital as a nurse took sick and my in home daycare lady is away for the week." She said in a rush, shifting nervously.

"Of course Katrina." Harry smiled taking Jake into his arms as she sighed in relief.

"Everything he needs is in the diaper bag! Um, I changed him before I left and he won't need a bottle for another hour. If you sit him in front of a movie he should be entertained for an hour or two. Thank you again dear, I owe you one!"

Then she was rushing off. Harry sighed and shouldered the bag, but smiled at the small toddler who gripped him. He'd learned Jake never said a word, which made his parents worry, and rarely every cried or made a fuss. He was a silent child who just liked to sit in a corner and watch.

Harry shut the door gently and hefted the two year old onto his hip and headed back inside. He headed for the second story and grabbed a large quilt from one of the spare rooms. He set it on the floor, pushing the coffee table trunk out of the way and laying it on the floor. He set Jake down and flicked the TV on, rooting through the diaper bag where he found some children's Disney movie. He turned it on and saw that Jake was soon distracted by it, sucking on his soother as he stared up at the screen.

Harry quickly grabbed some books from upstairs and seated himself on the red chesterfield.

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Harry heard the sounds of knocking four hours later and scowled. He glanced to Jake who was napping, curled up on the blanket like a cat, Alice beside him. Harry stood and hurried downstairs to the front door where he found a woman holding Cathy's hand and looking a bit worried. She smiled though as she saw him.

"Hello! My name's Hope, I run the preschool that Cathy here is in."

"Hello." Harry smiled softly.

"I got a call from the Henderson's. There appears to be an emergency at the hospital they work at and neither of them know when they can make it home. Katrina asked I drop Cathy off here."

"Oh, thank you." Harry smiled taking Cathy's hand and bag from the lady.

"You be good Cathy. Buh bye."

"Bye Hope." The girl said happily waving.

Harry closed the door with a soft click.

"Here Cathy, let's get you some milk and cookies."

She nodded happily, blonde curls bouncing as she did so. He lifted her onto one of the stools around the island and found some gingersnap cookies along with a glass of milk for her. As she was busy eating Harry moved to the phone which was near the back door. He only had one so if it had rung earlier he would have missed it. He picked it up and heard the tone associated with missed call. He quickly clicked to the message.

"Harry! Sorry I haven't showed up yet. There was large pile up on one of the highways and we have too many patients for how many nurses there are today. George is in a surgery and I've kept busy. I phoned the preschool and asked the lady to drop Cathy at your place. I'm sorry, you were the only one I could think off. Their grandmother is two hours away and their daycare lady is out of town. I don't know when we'll be home. I promise to make it up to you!"

Harry deleted the message and shrugged to himself. He saw Cathy was finished so he showed her to the second floor and popped in a movie for her. As soon as he saw she was into the movie he pulled his wand out and cast a quick charm he'd seen in a book to tell him if either of the two left the room or became hurt. Then he told Cathy to stay in the room and watch after Jake as he made dinner.

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Harry flipped the page in his book humming to himself as he absorbed the words. Cathy was lying on the couch asleep under a fuzzy blanket while Harry sat on the green chair. Jake lay on the folded blanket, curled up like a cat. The only light in the room was coming from the lamp as it was past sunset. Harry hummed softly and flipped another page.

He heard the sound of a car and glanced out the window. Head lights showed a car had stopped in front of his house a moment then move to pull into the Hendersons. Harry set his book down and grabbed the diaper bag. He picked up Jake, allowing the boy to cuddle up to him and gently shook Cathy. She woke enough to follow him down the stairs and to the front door where Katrina was knocking exhaustedly.

Harry escorted her home where they met George. George took Cathy. Katrina tried to take Jake, kissing Harry on the cheek and muttering thanks. Harry sighed and carried Jake inside where he put the boy in his own bed and then left Katrina to George. He shut off the lights as he left their house and locked the door behind him, making sure to do that back door too as the couple most likely forgot.

As he stepped back outside he stretched and yawned. He headed back to his place, pulling his wand out to help him clean up fast so he could get to bed faster.

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