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2 [The Meeting-1]

I don't think I've ever written such a long chapter in such a short amount of time- 8.8k! Anyway, I hope you like it, the meeting chapters will only be this one, the next one and half of the one after that :)

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4th August

The morning of the fourth of August had arrived much too quickly, Harry thought as he rushed around the house, his brother clinging to his leg and his youngest sister screaming in the background. The house was a hectic mess, despite their prior planning over the past couple of days.

Sirius had arrived to babysit Peony and Dylan whilst they were at the Council Halls for the day, and as it turned out, they had forgotten to mention to the pair that they weren't going to be receiving the family's undivided attention for the morning. This did not go down well with them, and they had pitched a screaming fit for the whole house to hear, which Peony was still going at. Dylan, on the other hand, had surmised that he was the reason they were leaving, and had decided to cling to him, greatly hindering his movements as he tried to get everything ready.

He really should have packed his bags the night before, when his mum had told him to.

"Dylan, please, I need to get everything ready!"

"No! No, you stay!"

"Dylan!" Harry huffed, reaching down to pry the toddler off of his leg, who didn't appreciate that one bit, screaming out his disapproval as he was hefted up into secure arms. "I'm sorry, but we really need to go soon, so I need to pack." It didn't help with his anxiety over the meeting that he hadn't managed to finish all of the books he'd been given, adding to the stress he was feeling. He'd decided to pack at least one of those books, hoping that there would be some downtime in which he could read some more. Harry had no idea how this meeting was going to go, or any sort of schedule, so he was only guessing what to bring currently.

His brother continued to wail within his arms, so Harry backtracked back to the living room to deposit the toddler into Sirius' arms, who looked stressed beyond belief. Sirius stared at him with betrayed eyes as he walked quickly out of the room, and towards his bedroom, dodging a tired-looking Liana on the way who had, by the looks of it, been woken up by the racket.

Harry packed his bag quickly and rushed down the stairs. It was already hedging on eleven o'clock, the time when they were expected in the Hall, and he skidded to a halt by the floo just as his bedraggled-looking parents entered the room.

"Good, you're ready. Shall we head off now?" His dad asked, and Harry nodded his head rapidly, wanting to be out of the manor as quickly as possible and away from his siblings. James chuckled as he handed him the dish containing the floo power.

With a deep breath, Harry called out: "The Land of The Fair Folk, Council Atrium!" and stepped into the roaring flames. He stepped ungracefully out of the floo on the other side, and promptly tripped onto the heavily polished marble floor of the Creature Council halls, his parents following him through not long afterwards. His mum pulled him to his feet with a bit of fussing as he brushed her off, embarrassed to have fallen in such a public place. Harry looked around then, making sure that his blunder hadn't been witnessed, only to stare at the sight.

The Potters stood, grouped together, seeming out of place in the grandeur they found themselves surrounded by.

The main hall was dazzling to look at, all gold and marble, decorated lavishly with carvings of Fae and nature adorning every inch of it. There were grand, embellished pillars to hold up the domed ceiling, which itself was made of stained glass, creating captivating patterns upon the reflective flooring.