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He flipped through the book and looked over every place. He circled the ones he was interested in and continued on.
"I don't want an apartment." He said, "Or a flat really. I'd kind of like a house. Something I could redesign and do anything I wanted with."
He went back through the list and crossed out all the flats and apartments he'd circled. He finally narrowed his house choices down to three.
"I'll have to go see the realtor again." He decided. "These ads don't give enough detail to choose the final house."
He stood from the desk and grabbed the new outfit he'd set on his bed. He tossed his towel down and pulled the clothes on. Then he quickly threw the wet towel in the hamper and grabbed an apple from the counter. He'd gotten a bunch of groceries to last the next few days so he didn't have to go down to the restaurant every time he was hungry.
He grabbed the booklet and pulled on his new pair of red sneakers. He stuffed his key cards in his pocket and took off out of the room. It only took him ten minutes to reach the small office sitting on the street between a printing store and a lunch café. He slipped inside and found the front desk.
"Hello." The lady behind the desk smiled.
"I need to speak to Sarah Williams." He said checking the name listed under the places he wanted.
Luckily all three houses were under the same realtor.
"Oh." The lady blinked in surprise. "Of course. Give me a moment."
She picked up the phone beside her and dialled a number.
"Miss Williams. There is a young man out here to see you."
She paused and looked to Harry.
"Do you have an appointment?"
He shook his head.
"No ma'am." She replied into the phone. "Okay. Thank you."
She hung up the phone and smiled at him.
"She'll see you now dear. Second room on the right."
He gave her a smile and headed down the hall. He knocked softly on the door when he reached it.
"Come in."
He entered quickly and found himself facing a woman with hazel eyed and blonde/red hair. She smiled at him and motioned him to a seat across from her desk.
"How can I help you dear?"
He slid the booklet to her.
"I'm interested in these three places but I need more details."
She blinked and stared at him and his serious face. Finally she smiled.
"Of course."
She turned to her computer and quickly typed something into it. Then she turned the screen to him and he got a close up of the first house along with it's yard. She clicked another button and he saw the entrance room. She started to point stuff out to him and click through pictures of the whole house. Then they moved onto the last two. When they finished Harry had made up his mind.
"I'm interested in the second one." He admitted.
She smiled faintly.
"Do you want to come back tomorrow? I can get the papers for you to look over. The couple selling the place has been trying to sell it a while with no luck. They've already moved out and you could move in as soon as you sign the papers and give the down payment."
Harry nodded and stood.
"Can I bring someone with me?" he asked.
"Of course." She nodded. "You may wish to bring your lawyer so he can look over the papers and sign as you legal witness."
Harry nodded acting like he understood.
"What time can we meet?" Harry asked.
"I'm open at three."
"Perfect. I'll be here."
She smiled and held out a hand which he shook.
"Pleasure Mr. …?"
"Potter. Harry Potter." He smiled.
She smiled back again and he left with a happy feeling.
Harry woke the next morning feeling content as he lay in the fluffy sheets and blankets, revelling in the comfort. Finally, after a few minutes of just relaxing his swung from bed and stretched. He found Hedwig had returned and slipped in the window which he had left open. He pet her softly before hurrying to the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face. He dragged a brush through his hair and dressed quickly enough before grabbing a glass of water and some yogurt.
When his 'breakfast' was done he grabbed a deep green satchel from his trunk. He'd gotten it on one of his trips to Hogsmead last year. It was comfortable and had an enlarged inside. He threw a bunch of things he would need into it and pulled his sneakers on before yelling a goodbye to Hedwig and checking that he had his car keys, left the room.
Once on the streets of London he hailed the Knight bus and had it drop him off at Nightingale Cage. From there he took off into Diagon Alley and tore off to Gringotts. It was early enough that most shops were just opening or had just been open for a while. None were busy and the streets were mostly empty. He was glad because he'd forgotten his hat.
Once in the bank he walked up to a teller and asked to speak with Griphook. The short goblin, for he was short even among goblins, replied to his request quite quickly and met him in a mostly empty lounge area.
"Can I help you Lord Potter?" The goblin sneered.
"Actually yes. I am in the process of buying a house. A muggle house. I already found the one I want and can sign the papers today but the lady said I should bring a lawyer. And as I don't have one, nor do I know how to buy a house, I need some help."
The goblin frowned thoughtfully.
"First you need to get one of our bank cards."
"Huh?"
"Gringotts has a muggle branch for just this reason. Some wizards and witches need to buy expensive items in the muggle world and can't use cash without suspicion so we set up a way to transfer money to muggles legally without them getting suspicious of where the money comes from."
"Oh."
"Yes, 'oh'." The goblin smirked. "I'll have that done immediately."
"Okay. Can you tell me how much money I have?"
Griphook gave him an estimate.
"Oh." Harry said stunned. "And what is the galleon pound rate?"
"For every galleon there is about five pounds at the rate this moment. Oh, and the interest on the Potter vault, as it is an ancestral vault along with being one of the first hundred, is 3%. A very high percent."
"Oh."
Harry quickly did the math and spluttered. The goblin stretched its lips in a grin.
"As you can see you have no need top worry about money. You can buy what ever you wish when ever you wish and you will most likely never become broke. Even the house you buy now will be paid off in a few months with your interest."
"Wow." Harry said.
The goblin chuckled.
"Now. I'll go take care of you request and I'll arrange for someone to meet you at this realtor at…"
"Three." Harry mumbled.
"Good, good. We should have everything ready by then. Go enjoy the day." He said curtly.
"Thank you." Harry said.
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As he once again stood on the steps of Gringotts looking over the slowly filling alley he decided he would take the risk of getting caught and do a few things he wanted. He head towards Madam Malkin's first and foremost to buy a hat and some outer robes to blend in. When he stepped out of the robes store he was a bit more disguised. He glanced around the alley and made note of all the stores. As it was earlier he had a few hours to kill. Vertical Alley would be last as it was on his way out.
He spotted a store across the way and blinked wondering why he'd never noticed it before. Then he shrugged and head over. He stepped in and smiled at the slight twinkle of bells above his head. On the walls were shelves carrying pairs of folded glasses, every one different in frame or lens color. Some were behind glass with small lists of spells on them. Mirrors were squeezed in every area of wall that the shelves did not take up.
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