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Escaping This World	By : sablecurse Category: Harry Potter AU/AR > Slash - Male/Male Views: 25481 -:- Recommendations : 3 -:- Currently Reading : 9
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Chapter 5 – Coming to Find You

Salazar had apparated to the old entrance to Diagon Alley and found a brick wall in his way. He didn't sense any magic coming from the wall, so he figured the entrance must have been moved in the last thousand years. Salazar shrugged and sensed for the familiar energy of a magical doorway. After locating the magic he was looking for, he followed the energy out from between the two old buildings he had appeared in and skidded to a halt.

'What is all this stuff?' A thousand years was an abstract idea until now. Salazar recognized fewer things than not. He really needed to escape to Diagon Alley. He sighed and decided that he should just keep his eyes on the ground in front of him while he followed the doorway's magical signature.

About a block's walk later, Salazar found himself in front of an obvious wizarding establishment called The Leaky Cauldron. 'Is the wizarding world out of its mind?' Salazar glanced at the muggles passing the store and observed that none of them noticed the place. 'Hmm. Must be a newer spell. I'll need to pick up some books so I can learn all I've missed.'

Salazar quietly made his way into the building and followed the pull he felt to the back door, making sure to gain as little attention as possible in the process. He exited the tavern and glanced at the wall that faced him. The magical doorway was here, but there seemed to be a method to opening it. Salazar sighed impatiently and just overpowered the doorway's magic to open to him; he'd have to ask someone about it later.

Salazar stepped into the doorway that formed and smiled at the wondrous sight. He spotted a few familiar stores here and there, but most of what he saw was new to him. The store that drew his eyes the most was something called Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes; even in the middle of the night, those colors were damn bright. Salazar was soon looking through all the windows of the interesting shops.

Gringotts

Harry was beaming as he gave a bow to Griphook. It had taken a while to go over his estates and finances, but he had plenty to keep him happy and secure from the war. He secured the key to his new vault around his neck – he had all his vaults combined for ease – and walked to the door. He also tucked away the portkeys to his various estates (easiest way to the hidden ones according to the Goblins). He planned to buy new clothes, books, and magical supplies. Some food would be nice as well since he'd been mostly eating hospital food for two weeks and nothing of substance before that.

'Think about something else,' Harry thought to himself. 'You can deal with those monsters and the emotions later. Time to cheer up and buy yourself everything you've been denied.' Harry kept up his mental pep talk as he headed out of the bank and into Knockturn Alley for clothes; most of the shops in Diagon Alley closed this time of night.

Down the Alley

Salazar's head snapped away from looking at the broom in the window of Quality Quidditch Supplies to glance down the street. He felt the power that had awoken him coming from further in the alley. His equal must have been secured behind wards until a few minutes ago – likely Gringotts if it was still as fortified as in Salazar's past. He made his way through the lane, before stopping at a familiar white building. Gringotts looked more polished and he could definitely tell that this is where his equal had been.

Salazar followed the power ebbing from the other male to a different and darker alley, but it seemed to have the only stores open. He followed the magic to what appeared to be an upscale clothing store called Twilfit & Tattings. He glanced through the windows, but couldn't see anything but clothes. He didn't want to go inside with no money – that would draw suspicion and anger the store owner. Weighing his options, Salazar sighed before heading back to Gringotts. He would get money from his account (he knew more than a thousand years of interest would make him wealthy) and hope the young male he so wanted to meet had plenty of shopping yet to do.

Salazar quickly made his way to the bank and blinked when he noticed the hours of operation. 'Since when does Gringotts close during the night? What about the vampires?' Salazar shrugged and did the same as Harry had done earlier – apparated directly into the bank.

One hour later

Salazar exited the bank groaning about how long it had taken to prove who he was and go over all he had inherited from his father and other family. After that, he had to get the gold, vault keys, deeds, and estate portkeys he needed. He perked up when he felt that the man he was searching for was still nearby.

Salazar made his way back to the clothing store, but it seemed the other had moved on to a different store, so he followed the power. He could tell his equal had been in and out of an apothecary and stationary shop but was still inside the Blotted & Bound Books store.

Salazar stepped inside the store and began browsing. He divided his attention between glancing at the book titles and following the magic that was so close to him. Several times, he picked out a book that sounded interesting and added it to a pile he wanted to purchase. He made his way halfway through the store when another customer came into view.

He stared at the vision before him. His equal was so petite, had long black hair, and could easily be mistaken for a woman or a much younger male. Salazar couldn't see the other's eyes though and he didn't want to just walk up and say something stupid.

'I have to think of something to say to him,' he thought.

Meanwhile, Harry was trying to hurry and finish his shopping. The other man who had come in the store after him was radiating strong magic. He had felt the magic earlier when he was being fitted for clothes and he knew for sure it was coming from this blonde. At first glance, Harry had thought a Malfoy had come in the store, but this guy was taller than any Malfoy he had seen – plus, his hair was a darker blonde. Still, he was wary of the stranger since he could feel the man's eyes on him now and then. He decided to speed up his book browsing so he could leave all the sooner.

Harry finally finished gathering all the books he wanted before floating them to the counter. He tensed as he noticed the other man get in line to checkout behind him – he was definitely being followed by this guy. Harry paid for his order and shrunk his bags before stepping out into the street. He had wanted to go to a store further down for some boots and accessories, but he thought maybe he should call it a night and finish shopping another time.

'Maybe I'm just being paranoid. I guess I should be used to people staring at me.'

He calmed himself down and headed towards Hidden Hides, debating whether he was feeling adventurous enough to try on some dragon hide pants.

Salazar rushed though paying for his books and shrunk his down as well. He had to catch up to the younger man. He exited the store and saw him headed down the alley. He ran to catch up to him, calling out "Wait!"

Harry froze in place. 'He was following me.' He turned towards the man who had been stalking him.

Salazar gasped at the vivid green eyes that looked toward him. 'God, he's beautiful.' He noticed the smaller man tense at his staring and tried to come up with something to say. 'Brilliant to yell at him to wait for you and not have anything to say to him. I'm an idiot.'

Harry crossed his arms and glared. "I don't know what you want, but I don't appreciate being stalked, especially in this alley."

Salazar frowned. Technically, he had been stalking him but he just wanted to find the person he had waited so long for. "Please. Can we just talk?"

Harry let out a slightly bitter laugh. "No one wants to 'just talk'. Well, not in my experience. So sorry, whoever you are, but I do not believe your so-called intentions to 'just talk'. Plus, you've ruined my shopping experience." Harry sighed; he would have to plan another shopping trip to get the rest of the things he needed. Maybe a different country's magical community would be better if he was gaining stalkers here in Britain.

Salazar watched unhappily as his equal pulled out a seashell – one of his estate portkeys - and disappeared. 'Damn. I didn't even get his name.' A grin slowly spread on his face. 'Ah, I may not know his name but I know someone who does.'

Salazar slowly trekked back to Gringotts. If the goblins didn't want him to withdraw his significant amount of business, they had better 'accidentally' let slip the young man's name. Half-an-hour later, Salazar made his way back to the Knockturn Alley bookstore. He wanted every single book with the name of his equal – Harry Potter.

Potter Villa

Somewhere on Italy's southeast coast

Harry landed as clumsily as usual and glanced up at his home. It was right on the beach and its privacy charms meant that everyone was kept out of the ocean a half-mile off his beach. The villa itself had a peaceful and relaxing feel to it despite its massive three-story size. Harry walked inside, chuckling when the floor inside the door magically absorbed the beach sand – that would help keep things tidy.

He was startled when a house elf popped right in front of him. The elf bowed to him.

"Hello, young master. My name is Snilpy. Welcome to Potter Villa. Is there anything I can get for you?"

Harry tilted his head confused. This elf didn't sound anything like Dobby or Winky. Maybe those two just had 'issues'. He shrugged his thoughts away and smiled at the elf. "Yes, thank you. Please show me where the master bedroom is. Oh, and if it hasn't been done since my parents were last here, change out the mattress and linings for new ones. There are things that are just too weird for me to think about."

The elf nodded led Harry up to the third floor, reassuring him that the mattress and coverings had been changed in preparation for his inheritance. Snilpy walked to the last door on the west side of the third floor and turned the knob, beckoning Harry into the room.

Harry looked around, very pleased with the room. He had a feeling it would be very fancy due to how the rest of the house had looked on the trek to the master bedroom. He could see a door that opened to a large bathroom on one side of the room and another door he assumed led to a closet. Harry walked over to a sturdy desk that was sitting near a smaller bookshelf and pulled out his parcels.

"Is there anything else you need?"

Harry turned to Snilpy who was waiting in the doorway. "No thank you, Snilpy. I'm a bit tired so I'll head to bed now. But in the morning, I may need someone to show me how to work the bathtub before breakfast. Also, sometime tomorrow I'd like both a tour of the house and I'd like to meet all the staff.

The elf nodded before shutting the bedroom door.

Harry, exhausted as he was, managed to use his magic to put up all the additional wards he could think of on the property before he flopped into the bed and promptly fell asleep. He didn't even bother changing his clothes – with or without magic.

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Song for this chapter: A Night Like This by Professional Murder Music

A/N: I put that Salazar still needs to ask about the doorway because he doesn't want to gain unwanted attention (at the moment) doing strong magical feats in front of others. It wasn't much of a big deal in this case because he was the only one at the doorway in the middle of the night. Also, he had to find the new doorway because he didn't want to destroy any wards or interfere with the magic of the alleyway by just creating a door where he wanted.
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