"I get that and I wouldn't ask it of you if it weren't so important. Albus Dumbledore really has no say in where Harry should be raised, that decision is Sirius's and he agrees with me that this is the safest place for that. None of the Headmaster's positions give him that right," Hydrus said firmly. "I won't ask you to turn on the man, just keep mine and Harry's secrets. You can report to him that Harry is still within the blood wards and with his family. We're thinking of putting up a Fidelius as well, only so you won't be able to tell anybody where. Once Mrs. Figg is stationed in Little Whinging, he'll know Harry is not at number 4 Privet Drive."
Hydrus hoped his relatives would heed his warning and move. If he was correct then the Headmaster had monitors on the blood wards. If the Dursleys moved and the old man couldn't find them, he would only know the blood wards were strong and, hopefully, be content with that. Hydrus thanked Merlin, that most magicals couldn't navigate the non-magical world. In addition, if the Dursleys listened to his missive then they would be unlisted and squibs like Mrs. Figg wouldn't be able to help locate Harry.
"Wait, Arabella Figg?" Sirius asked.
"Yup, she was sent there to keep tabs on Harry, though I'm not exactly sure when," the immortal said thoughtfully.
Meanwhile, Remus mulled over what he had been told so far for a few minutes and then he pulled his wand and gave the vow. "Now, will you, please, tell me what the hell is going on?"
"Let me call for tea. It's going to take a while," Hydrus said and called Tippy, "Hey, Tippy, first how is Harry?" he asked as she popped in.
"Little Master is not liking his bath, but he was very messy. Master Hydrus should not let Little Master get that dirty," she said wagging her finger at the man.
"But he was having fun," Hydrus defended himself, much to the amusement of the other two men.
"Hmmm," the free elf replied, giving Hydrus a look, making him squirm. "Is Master wanting something? Tippy is trying to put Little Master to sleep and yous is giving him too much sugar," she said with another look.
"Never mind, Tippy, you go and take care of Harry. We'll fend for ourselves," Hydrus said quickly, feeling a bit guilty.
The little elf nodded her head and popped away.
"Let's go to the kitchen. I'll put the kettle on," the immortal said as he got up and led the way.
While waiting for the water to boil, Sirius and Remus caught up with what had been going on with the two of them in the last month. Hydrus listened in and added a comment here and there. When the tea was made, they settled back into their seats in the living room.
The next three hours were spent in commentary, Hydrus talked and the other two listened. Remus cycled through a wide range of emotions such as disbelief at Hydrus being Harry from the future, awe at some of the inventions, horror at the extent that Voldemort went through to gain immortality, anger at the populace and the Dursleys, laughter on the revenges and finally bewilderment and resignation on what Hydrus had done since he returned. He now understood why Harry was in this house, though he was worried about the young baby being raised by three emotional men, even if the time traveler was more balanced. He was leery about the stories of what Hydrus did to the Death Eaters, like Sirius, he didn't know if it was a great prank or the work of a sadistic man.
"So, now what?" Remus asked cautiously, after Hydrus finished and there were a few minutes silence for him to take it all in.
"I'd like you to move in here with me and Sirius and help me raise Harry. He'll benefit from all of us here," Hydrus said.
"What about the full moon? Do you have plans for that?" ever fearful of killing someone or worse — infecting them.
"Of course, I know how to brew the Wolfsbane potion and there's a cellar we can ward."
"Plus, I can still help as Padfoot," Sirius said as he joined the conversation, never one to be left out for long.
"I am also worried about our mental state," Remus said, pointing his finger back and forth between him and Sirius. "I know I am still grieving the loss of three friends, even if Pettigrew was a traitor, he was at one time our friend."
"Well, I've already started Sirius on some self-help books and I can give you the same. There is also the mandatory counseling that we all need to attend. In my timeline, I was down to only checkups once every three months. But you guys will probably have to go weekly, if not daily," Hydrus said as he pulled a book-reader from his pocketspace. "You can either use one of these, or regular books like Sirius. We had to go out and buy those, because I didn't bring books back with me and Padfoot would rather read normal books."
"What is that?" Remus asked as he looked at the strange object.
Hydrus showed him what it was and what it did, the closet Ravenclaw's eyes lit with the fact that he had so much knowledge in his hands. The two bent over the book-reader, while Sirius got bored and started playing video games. Around midnight Hydrus showed Remus where he was sleeping for the night and they all went to bed.
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