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The Masons and Unexpected Guests

~Harry's Bedroom~

Harry pages through a scrapbook and stops on a moving photo of Ron and Hermione. Hedwig: "Squawk!" Harry jumps. Hedwig pecks at the lock slung through her cage door, then glowers at Harry. Harry: "I can't, Hedwig. I'm not allowed to use magic outside of school. Besides, if Uncle Vernon --" At the sound of the name, Hedwig squawks again, louder. Vernon: "Har-ry Pot-ter!" Harry: "Now you've done it."

~Kitchen~

While Aunt Petunia puts the finishing touches on a pudding of whipped cream and sugared violets, Vernon struggles with Dudley's bow tie, all the while glowering at Harry. Vernon: "I warned you. If you can't control that bloody bird, it'll have to go." Harry: "She's bored. If I could just let her out for an hour or two --" Vernon: "And have you sending secret messages to your freaky little friends? No, sir." Harry: "But I haven't gotten any messages. From any of my friends. Not one. All summer." Y/n: "I've got two letters from some of the wealthy families. They're requesting to visit." Petunia: "Did you answer?" Y/n: "Not yet, I wanted to ask you." Petunia: "How rich?" Y/n: "Newton Scamander. Successful authors tend to make a lot of money in the Wizarding World, and thus it is safe to assume that Scamander's bestseller 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' made quite a lot. Plus the fact that he was an expert Magizoologist and worked for the Ministry of Magic makes him one of the richest Hufflepuff members known to people." Petunia: "Okay?" y/n: "He wants me to become his successor. It sounds like a lot of fun. I can care for more animals and learn more about them. And I'll be paid around £15.59." Petunia: "An hour?!" Y/n: "The Scamander family is very wealthy. And-Regulus Black. Who was brave enough to hunt down Voldemort's Horcruxes before his death? To save muggles like you." Petunia: "You just said he was dead." ???: "Not everything is as it seems. Mrs. Dursley. You see, during Christmas Break I gave Ms. Potter the chance to go back in time and try to save one person, whom she choose to be Regulus Black. After she saved I brought him here as an 18-year-old. The age he died." Petunia: "Who are you?" ???: "Not needed. Your niece did a very brave thing. She was willing to trade her life for his. That's what this world will need. People who will be selfless for no reward. I'll be taking my leave." Petunia: "They both can come over with the Masons." Dudley: "Who'd want to be friends with you?" Y/n: "I have lots of friends in my new school!" Petunia: "That's lovely." Harry: "She had over fifty presents from just the students. She also befriended all of the teachers." Petunia: "I'm happy you've made so many, friends. At least you're happy." Vernon: "I think you'd be more grateful. We raise you since you were babies, give you food off our table, even let you have Dudley's second bedroom and the attic... purely out of the goodness of our hearts." Dudley: "I thought he got the second bedroom because Mum was afraid he'd turn us into dung beetles if you put him back in the cupboard under the stairs and you gave Y/n the attic because she'll need her privacy." Y/n: "Aunt Petunia what do I tell them?" Petunia: "Be here tonight. I want you to be able to have the career you want." Y/n runs off. Harry: "Please use Hedwig!" Petunia stops cold, exchanges a dark look with Vernon, then sees Dudley extending a finger for the pudding. Petunia: "Not yet, Popkin. That's for when the Masons, Scamanders, and Blacks arrive. Vernon: "Which should be any moment. Now. Let's run through our schedule one more time. Petunia, when the Masons get here, you will be --" Petunia: "In the lounge, waiting to welcome them graciously to our home. Vernon: "Good. And Dudley?" Dudley: "I'll be waiting to open the door." Vernon: "Excellent. Y/n?" Y/n: "I'll be in the garden with my guests?" Petunia: "Yes. And you'll tell the Masons?" Y/n: "Internship opportunities. They are offered through my private boarding school." Petunia: "Good." Vernon turns to Harry. Vernon: "And you?" Harry: "I'll be in my bedroom, making no noise and pretending I don't exist." Vernon: "Too right you will. With any luck, this could well be the day I make the biggest deal of my career." Y/n: "They're coming through the Floo system-" Theseus: "We're here." Newt: "Ms. Potter. It-It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance." Y/n: "Pleasures mine. I'm a big fan of your work. We're just waiting for Regu-" Regulus: "I'm here. Thank you again for saving my life, Ms. Potter." Y/n: "Just Y/n is fine." Petunia: "I'm very proud of my niece. We're having some company coming for Vernon's job, so I apologize. Since this was very last minute. We're fine with it since Y/ns' passion has always been animals maybe she can show you her pets that she's been taking care of for years. Most were rescued off of the streets and she's nursed them back to health. Then we have some things for dinner set up outside, plates, cutlery, cups, and napkins. If you need anything just ask Y/n or me and we'll be happy to get it. When dinner's done, I'll have Y/n run some to you." Y/n: "Mr. Scamander, other Mr. Scamander, Regulus, the pets are upstairs in my room. They're normally around the house but since we have company and some of them were abused we like to keep them upstairs when we have guests." Newt: "You can just call me Newt." Y/n: "Okay." Y/n opens her door. Theseus: "It's bigger on the inside." Y/n: "Wandless expansion charm." Newt: "You can do wandless magic." y/n: "Yeah. Uh...the Potters adopted me." Newt: "So, what pets do you have?" Theseus: "Is that an American pit bulldog?!" Y/n:" Today, pit bulls remain largely misunderstood because of irresponsible owners, sensationalist news stories, and the proliferation of myths." Newt: "Hmm. Is that a phoenix?" Y/n: "Oh. Scorch. I found him injured a few weeks ago. He's doing a lot better now." Theseus: "Huh. What are their names?" Y/n: "The Inland Taipan is Asmodeus; male. The American Pitbull is named Shadow; male. Black Footed Cat aka the deadliest cat in the world for their hunt rate success of 60%; is named Sunshine; female. Great Horned Owl called Scarlet; female. Floyd is a male baby goat. Athena is a female piglet. Rose is a female baby rosy boa. Boots is a female fox cub. Fenrir is a male wolf. You've met Scorch. The lion cub is Nala." Theseus: "How'd you get her?" Y/n: "I found her wandering the road with a sprained paw." Newt: "Is she doing okay?" Y/n: "Yeah. She's running, hunting outside, and playing. Someone from Chester Zoo is coming to take a look at 'er tomorrow. And then's going to decide what the next course of action is." Newt: "Good plan. Getting the proper channels involved." Y/n: "I just wonder how she got this far out. Felix is a male siamese kitten. Max, a male rottweiler. Snowball, female rabbit. Autumn, female coyote. Finally, we have a colony of Greta Oros aka glass butterflies." Newt: "Let's head to the garden." Y/n: "Okay. I've gotta give Harry some food first." Newt: "Harry?" They hear a doorbell ring. Instantly, Vernon shoves Harry out of the kitchen and into the hallway. Vernon: "Upstairs! Hurry!" Harry enters, turns, and stops dead: a tiny creature with bat-like ears and bulging green eyes is jumping on his bed as if it were a trampoline. This is Dobby. Dobby: "Harry Potter! Such an honor it is!" Harry: "What... Who are you?" Dobby: "Dobby, sir. Dobby the house elf." Harry: "I see. Not to be rude or anything, but this isn't a great time for me to have a house-elf in my bedroom." Dobby: "Oh, yes, sir, Dobby understands. It's just that, Dobby has come to tell you... it is difficult, sir..." Dobby wonders where to begin. Y/n quietly walks in. Y/n: "Harry?" Harry: "Why don't you sit down?" Dobby: "S-s-sit down?" Suddenly Dobby bursts into tears. Loud tears. Harry and Y/n panic. Y/n: "Dobby. Shhhhh!" Harry: "Shhhh! I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you or anything --" Dobby: "Offend Dobby! Dobby has heard of your greatness, sir, but never has he been asked to sit down by a wizard, like an equal..." Y/n and Harry don't notice the three adults walk in confused at the noise. Harry: "You can't have met many decent wizards then." Dobby shakes his head, then without warning, leaps off the bed and starts to bang his head furiously on the floor. Y/n: *Whispering* "Dobby do you not want us to eat for the rest of the week!" Newt, Theseus, and Regulus quietly gasp at her. Dobby: "Bad Dobby! Bad Dobby!" Y/n: "I'm covering, be back in five."