Twins: A Different Life Year 1

Chapter 81

Harry was the first one to finish and he vanished up to his rooms, he had a quick shower and was surprised when his elf was there to help him dress; Harry soon understood why. The full Heir robes, ones he had not worn before, were very intricate and very layered. The first one was trousers and shirt, a thin, light black inner robe, followed by a thin but weighty inner robe which was royal blue, that was covered by the outer robe which was silver and allowed the blue to show through in certain places giving a stylish look and it was finished with a black open robe with the Black, Lupin and Howell family crest printed proudly giving it a rich finish.

Harry looked at himself in the mirror and smirked, it was a nice look, but highly unnecessary in everyday life. Harry walked down quickly to the formal lounge, casting a spell to settle his hair in to position as he moved. It was five minutes to one and he shut up his Occlumency shields, he had to be perfectly composed today. Sirius and Remus were already present and they looked like the perfect Pureblood couple; Harry stood on in the doorway with a smirk.

"Well don't we all look fine." He drawled and Sirius smirked.

"We are of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black and Howell, of course we look good."

"I still can't believe I've gotten used to this lifestyle." Remus shook his head and Sirius smiled.

"I told you, you would."

"Yeah, yeah."

The alarm sounded and they made their way to the entrance hall, Harry took Sirius' right while Remus was on the left and they stood just back as one of the elves opened the door. All their expressions were blank and they were stood tall and proud as their guests slowly entered the building. Rita and her photographer were gazing around with uncompromised awe, much to their pride. Sirius cleared his throat.

"Good afternoon, Rita, I am glad you could make this meeting." He greeted coolly. Rita's attention snapped to attention them and Harry could see the glint enter eyes.

"Lord Black, I thank you for this amazing opportunity, to be in the elusive Black Manor is a once in a lifetime chance." She gushed, walking forward, "Your manor is stunning."

Sirius' expression morphed into a detached smirk.

"Yes, it does hold a certain charm." Sirius agreed, candidly.

"Will you permit a photo as you are now? The image you present is amazing."

Harry bit back his smirk as Sirius graciously nodded, they held their position as the camera snapped a few shots.

"Miss Skeeter, would you care for a small tour of the manor and its grounds? You may find something else you wish to photograph." Hadrian offered and her eyes lit up.

"I would be honored, Heir Lupin-Black."

Hadrian led them out and through the beautiful flower gardens to the side, Sirius began a small running commentary of the facts about the grounds and what Black did what. They moved around to see the view it presented and the photographer snapped up some shots of the stretch of the lake and the mountain views, they brushed passed the greenhouses and the other gardens before heading in.

"Now the manor itself is still in its original structure when it was constructed by Cepheus Black II in 1072, however, my grandfather, the late Arcturus Black III redesigned the inner design and room layouts to create the piece you see today." Sirius told them and Rita was happily writing everything down as the man was photographing anything Sirius gave to ok to. The famous Black library drew an astonished gasp from both the guests and Ritu was hurriedly scribbling down how impressive it was. Finally, they led them back to the formal lounge where they posed for another picture in front of the crest.