"Andromeda doesn't think I can cook but even I can make breakfast!" Sirius exclaimed with a smile and Harry chuckled at his upbeat attitude. After the two had finished Sirius had only waved his wand a few times to clean the dishes and levitated the pitchers back into the Magical ice box. With the day free Harry and Sirius spent some time getting to know one another in person, instead of through letters. Harry loved hearing about his parents and Sirius was very much interested in Harry's Enchanting. When Harry mentioned he wanted to work on trying to create an Artifact Sword Sirius had started asking various questions.
"I'll start with a regular self-forged blade, probably a knife to start out with, just so I can get a feel for blade making." Harry explained the first part of his summer plans. "After I get a good handle on that, then I'll move on to adding enchantments. The basic stuff to start with of course, Durability and Ever-Sharp, if that works out I'll move on to actually putting together the Runic Array for my first prototype blade."
"As long as you're careful, Harry, I'd hate for you to get hurt." Sirius worried slightly.
"I don't mind if you're there watching the first couple of times Sirius. If it'll ease your worries I encourage it." Harry smiled at his godfather and Sirius smiled back.
"I'll take you up on that Harry. Once I'm sure you're safe, well as safe as making a blade can be at least, then I'll worry less. Maybe we should get a House Elf? Then we won't have to worry about Cleaning and Laundry. Plus if there's an accident you can call for the House Elf to come get me or to help you get to me." Sirius considered and Harry found the idea to be sound. House Elves were nothing but a boon to a Magical Household, after all. Having one around the cottage would take a couple chores off Harry and Sirius' shoulders.
"Hmm, maybe they could cook from time to time too. I don't mind cooking a bit, but I'm no expert or anything." Harry mused and Sirius nodded.
"Might not be a bad idea." Sirius nodded with a grin.
"Just a fair warning Sirius, I get a lot of mail sometimes. Now that I'm the 'Youngest Artificer in History' I expect that to happen again." Harry warned and Sirius chuckled at his godson's annoyed face.
"Well if you'd stop doing so many ground-breaking things maybe you wouldn't have these problems?" Sirius teased and Harry picked up a couch cushion and smacked his godfather with it.
"Oh now you've done it Harry!" Sirius chuckled while grabbing a cushion in each hand. "This means war! Have at you!"
"Bring it on!" Harry laughed as he blocked Sirius' first swipe with his own cushion. The laughter that filled the cottage house that day truly made the old building a real home. Warmth would always come to Sirius and Harry whenever they returned to this place from then on. Especially at the start of the small scale prank war that started that day.
"Oh, so you want to use Magic to win do you?!" Sirius laughed as he pulled his wand in response to Harry levitating cushions at him. "Let me show you how to truly fight like a Marauder my foolish godson!"
"You don't have the skill to keep up with me!" Harry chortled as he launched another cushion at Sirius. The man barely moved his wand to snag it out of the air and have it join his collection of cushions.
"Your words only show your inexperience!" Sirius replied as he launched cushions at Harry. The boy stopped them with a wave of his hand, the cushions hanging in the air between the two men.
"I do not fear you!" Harry chuckled as he launched the cushions back at his godfather.
"Then you shall lose braver than most!" Sirius cackled as he waved his wand and rained the cushions down on Harry. The two spent until lunchtime indulging their childishness. Harry and Sirius happily exchanging cushion blows over and over again. It would be a heartwarming scene for anyone that could look in on it. It was truly the moment Harry and Sirius became family with a bond stronger than blood. The two even knew it and it only made the first 'Cushion War' of Wood End Cottage all the more epic!
"Carefully…carefully…" Harry muttered to himself as he worked the right lens of his glasses back into the frame. In the week since summer had started he'd been eagerly awaiting the completion of his new smithy. According to the Magical Stonemason it would be ready tomorrow morning and Harry couldn't wait to get to work. Right now he was finishing a side project he'd considered back when he was working on his Rune Safe. "There we are…just like new." Harry grinned as he held up his newly enchanted glasses. An Engorgement Charm had increased the size of his glasses enough that he could etch a Runic Array into the right arm of the frame. Cancelling the Charm had returned the glasses back to their original size and he'd set to work putting the lens back into the frames properly.
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