Chapter 8 - Ch. 8 New Home

It took me a few hours to tell her everything I knew about what happened me. I talked about Lestrange and Crouch jr. About what the old demon with the last name Avery did to me did to me and the rituals they used on me. It wasn't much that they didn't already know, but it helps whatever case they're going to build against those that captured in the Lestrange case.

After I was done Amelia looked at me to say "Thank you for telling me all this Aedan. I'll make those animals get the Kiss for this. They think they can do whatever they want just because they're purebloods? Then they have another thing coming."

"Alastor, go back to the ministry and make sure they charge the captured Death Eaters with the right charges. I don't want them on trial simply cause they're Death Eaters, too many are getting away with the Imperius defense." She ordered

"Aedan, I'm going to check with the matrons on when you'll be fit to come back with me. I'm now your guardian since I'm your closest living relative, who is both willing and able to support you." She then said while looking at me.

"That's ok Aunt Amelia. I'm fine with coming with you." I answered back with a smile. "As long as Sol is coming with"

"The bird? Well that's fine." She answered back after thinking for a second.

Both left the room in a bit of a hurry.

As I was left alone, I decided to go into my mind and study those memories I got from the matron. She's been a healer for a really long time and I have no doubt I could teach myself a great many things from going through her memories properly this time.

I was focusing my attention on some examples of what kind of potions one can use to fix different injuries, maladies and accidents until I heard Aunt Amelia talk as she open the door.

"They said there is nothing physically wrong with you. They are worried about your mental health because of what you've been through, but i convinced them that getting out of this place and being with your own family would be a better environment for you. So you'll spend the night here so that they can clear you and I'll pick you up tomorrow evening ok?." She said explaining what was going to happen regarding my stay.

"Alright Aunt Amelia, I'll wait for you to pick me up tomorrow." I answered trying to be polite.

"You don't need to be so polite when we're alone. But, I will need to leave soon." She said to me trying to correct me a bit.

She approached my bed, extended her arms and hugged me.

That act made me freeze. My eyes started to water. She must've have felt my body becoming rigid because she squeezed me a bit harder. I tried to hug her back, but it was like my body was fighting against me. All I could manage was my arms mechanically raising themselves and mimicking her action. As soon as I did though it was like a dam burst and I kept on crying.

She didn't say anything or do anything else. She just let me cry as much as I needed. I don't know how long i was crying for, but I know that I felt lighter after I did so and very tired. Aunt Amelia let go of her hug and laid me back on the bed.

"Alright, now get some rest. I'll come and pick you up tomorrow. I'll get you some new clothes too so you don't leave the hospital in their gown." She said as she was standing up.

"Good night Aedan, I'll get someone to get you a Dreamless Sleep potion." she said and with a wave of her wand turning off the lights in the room.

After receiving said potion from the matron in charge of me I could finally rest. No Occlumency training and no thinking about that hell hole. Just rest.

I woke up feeling refreshed the next morning to a knocking sound at door and the matron from last time coming in.

"Time for breakfast Aedan. You have to be hungry after the past few days of constant rest and all that happened yesterday. Eat up."

I looked at the plate filled with eggs, sausages, bacon, toast and beans like a ravenous beast. I start eating like the starving boy I feel like, only pausing to breath and take great gulps out of the glass of orange juice offered on the side. It took no time at all to finish the food and feel full for the first time in a long while.

"Well it looks like I was right. You did finish everything, that nosy Margaret will eat her words now." She said in a triumphant tone.

"Sorry about that. And thanks for the food." I said rather sheepishly.

"No worries dear. I'll come buy later for another check up and bringing lunch with me. Just relax for a while." She said with a hint of a smile on her face.

She did a quick wave of her wand to clean my face and simply lifted the tray as it followed her out of the door.

Since I was left on my own it was time to continue looking trough the matrons experiences. I kept doing so until lunch when I devoured the food brought in front of me again, only to start again right after that.

I was brought out of my memory surfing by Aunt Amelia opening the door with what seemed to bean honest to god house-elf holding a bag.

The little creature was quite similar to Dobby from the movies, but this one stood straight and unafraid of its surroundings. She a a dark grey toga like outfit made to properly fit her to match my aunts robes, her eyes seemed smaller than in the movies, but still to big for her size and she looked like she had a little meat on her bones compared to the abused and beaten Dobby or the insane Kreacher.

"Tilly, please dress my nephew properly and don't look into his eyes as it'll be dangerous for you." She promptly ordered

Tilly the elf approached me. With a snap of her fingers the curtain on the wall sprang to life and blocked Aunt Amelia's view. She snapped again to make me float out of the bed, a second time to get me out of the hospital attire, and a third to to almost attack me with the clothes as they flew towards me in an effort to be worn. It only took less than a minute for me to be on the floor in my new outfit and the curtain to open.

Aunt Amelia look at me from head to toe before finally nodding. "Now you look proper. Almost looked like a beggar before. We might not be from a most ancient and noble house, but we are still from the Noble house of Bones, we have to show some decorum." She said with some pride at her choice of outfit.

I looked down at myself and found a simple white button-up shirt with a light beige vest, tucked into a pair of matching beige pants, completed by a light beige coat and proper pair of leather shoes. It was really impressive that all this was put on me in less than a minute but really embarrassing. And it must of shown on my face as i saw aunt Amelia holding back a smile.

"Come on now Aedan, lets get you to your new home." She said as she grabbed my hand and pulled me along out of the room and towards the other end of the hall as Sol flew over and landed on my head.

I was looking around with great interest as to how the wizard hospital worked, but to my disappointment I couldn't see in any of the rooms and we were walking too fast for me to really get a good look at anything. The only interesting part was when we reached the lobby and a bunch of weirdly dressed wizards and witches were waiting while reading newspapers, or books with moving pictures. I could see some panic as some were trying to explain to the matrons what was wrong with them. We arrived into a hall with about a dozen fireplaces with small green fires in them with people coming in and out off them with a flash of that emerald flame.

"Alright Aedan, just a hand full of Floo powder and yell out 'Bones House!' Nice and clear, also keep your arms tucked in and your eyes closed, don't want any ash in your eyes." Said my aunt while passing me a bucket of slightly glittering powder.

I grabbed a handful like she said, stepped into the fireplace and onto the small green flame at my feet and yelled out "Bones House!" As clearly as I could while throwing the powered at the flame.

The flame flared as the powered came into contact with the powder and swiftly enveloped me. I could feel myself zooming through something, but kept my eyes closed as Amelia told me to, I also held my breath just in case. I suddenly felt myself land somewhere and due to the abrupt nature of the landing I was forced to stumble forward, at least due to my quick reflexes I didn't fall onto the floor. After a few steps I opened my eyes, took a few deep breaths and felt that Sol was still with me. I looked around and seemed to be in an old fashioned living room; I saw Victorian couches in some darker colors, beautifully engraved coffee table in the middle. I found a few interesting devices on the shelves to my left, a cabinet filled with a variety of tea sets and boxes, and the wall to my left was filled with bookshelves living up the name.

I heard the fireplace roar behind me and found my aunt stepping out gracefully and with full control, followed by Tilly behind her.

"Well this is my home, which means it is now yours as well. It is smaller than the Bones manner, but due to the attack and the ministry being extremely busy dealing with the fallout caused by You-Know-Who's fall, I haven't had any time to deal with the issue. Your room will be upstairs next to Susan's, she should be sleeping already, so I'll try and explain your situation to her tomorrow morning. For tonight you can just can just use the pyjamas waiting for you in your room. I'll leave some money for you and Tilly to go shopping tomorrow as she knows what will be considered appropriate. Now off you go, we will all talk in the morning." She explained to me how everything would work.

I follow Tilly as she guides me my new room. We pass by a few sleeping portraits in the hall and I spot a few cabinets with a variety of interesting decorations, but that's all.

"Here you are young master, this will be your room." Said the house-elf as she opened the door.

"Thank you Tilly, but you don't have to call me young master, Aedan will do." I responded while giving her a smile.

"No no no, Tilly couldn't possibly do that! Tilly is a good house-elf. She is a good elf of the noble Bones family. She can't disrespect the young master." She declared as if it was a great insult to herself and to the family.

"Ok Tilly, I understand. But still thanks and goodnight. I sighed at the behavior.

'They really are that subservient huh.' I thought, remembering my past life.

"It's Tilly's honor young master. Pleasant dreams." She said as she simply disappeared from where she stood.

I entered the room and took a quick look. There was a Victorian four post queen size bed, covered in red sheets with an array of pillows waiting for me. A massive and detailed Persian rug was covering most the floor. A nicely crafted, dark wooden dresser was found in the room and the same type of wood seem to have been used to make the closets doors.

It was after looking around that I saw a large mirror standing against the wall opposite of my new dresser.

'Huh, I just realized that I haven't really seen my face since I came to this world. I've just been automatically thinking it would be like my old one. Wonder what I really look like after that hell?' I suddenly thought as I walked my way towards the mirror.

"Well, Lady death did say she would take care of my looks and I guess she wasn't kidding about that." I said as I finally saw my face for the first time.