Chapter 1 Greengrass Manor

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The protagonist, Harry, is feeling disoriented and nauseous as he realizes that he's been going around in circles without any apparent reason. Suddenly, he finds himself back on the ground, but the dizziness and nausea persist. In a desperate attempt to steady himself, he falls to his knees, and Elizabeth comes to his aid to help him stay on his feet. The protagonist, Harry, is feeling disoriented and nauseous as he realizes that he's been going around in circles without any apparent reason. Suddenly, he finds himself back on the ground, but the dizziness and nausea persist. In a desperate attempt to steady himself, he falls to his knees, and Elizabeth comes to his aid to help him stay on his feet.

"Harry, I'm sorry I didn't let you know when I was going to Apparition next time," Elizabeth apologized.

"Is it okay? So, was that magic?" Harry is asking.

"Yes, magic is a type of teleportation. Let's go inside and talk." Elizabeth said

"Okay," said Harry, now feeling shy.

They are walking on a path through the Greengrass gardens, passing four big greenhouses and a large swimming pool. The manor is a two-story building, and for Harry, it is the biggest he has ever seen. They reach the end of the path, and Elizabeth walks towards the front door, opening it and holding it open for Harry.

"Go ahead, Harry. Everything will be alright," Elizabeth said with a smile.

"Thank you for rescuing me from the Dursleys," Harry said with a smile. For the first time in his life, he felt happy and relieved to be away from them.

"Welcome Harry, let's go inside. You can meet your new family and Daphne again," Elizabeth said.

"Could you please provide me with a description of Daphne's appearance?" Harry inquired.

"Daphne does look like a younger version of me, Harry," Elizabeth said.

"Okay," Harry said as he walked through the front door and entered the massive entrance hall. It was so big that it could fit all of the Dursleys' houses inside. The walls were painted green and the wooden floor was white. "Wow!" he exclaimed excitedly.

Elizabeth is laughing at Harry's excitement, but she also feels sorry for him. She thinks that if she can just persuade Dumbledore to tell her where Harry is, she could raise him alongside her own daughters and give him a better life. Unfortunately, things didn't turn out as planned. When Dumbledore assured her that Harry was okay, he was actually being abused by the Dursleys for most of his life. Elizabeth blames Dumbledore for what happened to Harry, as he had too much power in the Ministry and Wizengamot.

"Harry, let's go to the living room," Elizabeth said.

"Okay," Harry said with a big smile on his face.

Elizabeth is walking ahead of Harry, leading him to the living room. They are moving from the entrance hall to a hallway adorned with numerous moving pictures of the former Greengrass family heads, along with their spouses and kids. The walls are green, just like the entrance hall, and the floor is white. The last picture features the current family members, with a man having black hair and blue eyes, and Elizabeth and two girls with blonde hair, one with blue eyes and the other with brown eyes. The hallway has two doors facing each other, with two staircases opposite each other. One staircase leads to the next floor, while the other one leads to the basement.

"Okay, the door on the left side leads to both the living room and the dining room, while the door on the right side leads to the ballroom. The staircase on the right side goes up to the second floor and the other staircase goes down to the basement," Elizabeth explained.

"Okay," Harry said, taken aback by the grandeur of the manor.

Elizabeth is opening the left door and holding it open for Harry, who is walking into the living room. Inside, Harry sees two sofas, four armchairs, a coffee table, and two bookshelves. The walls of the living room are yellow, and the floor is carpeted. In addition, Harry sees a man who looks like the one from that moving picture, along with two girls who also resemble the ones in the picture. The oldest girl stands up from the sofa she was sitting on and smiles at him.

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