#12 Grimmauld Place

[Mhennig]

What do you think harry did with 12GP?

I dont think he would live and raise his family there because its a rat hole but i dont think he would just do nothing with it.

I think he probably let kreature have it.

[no_seatbelt]

I dunno, he might raise a family there, its a reminder of Sirius and it wasn't such a bad place once Kreacher had come round and started cleaning and cooking again.

[Thatz]

Yeah, I think that he might have raised his family there. I mean, it was a free house! It wouldn't take that much to fix it up, either. Harry's a wizard, it doesn't matter how old the place is, he can fix it up with some help.

[muggledueling]

At first i thought they might live at his parents house in godric's hollow... but i think harry would have left it as a monument to his parents.

So maybe they cleaned up Number Twelve Grimmauld Place?

any thoughts?

[MoonyX]

I would hope that Harry would raise his family there with Kreacher, I love Kreacher. And it is rightfully his, as well as a nice reminder of people he loved, like Sirius and Lupin.

[Beatlesrule]

It's possible but probably only if they could get Sirius's mother's picture off the wall. Life wouldn't be too pleasant listening to her all the time.

[dobby_rocks]

I think Harry may have stayed there for a bit but I really don’t think Harry raised his family there. James II tells Harry he and Al would share a bedroom if Teddy could move in with them. This seems to be saying that the house they live in only has 4 bedrooms. Yet we can guess from OOTP that GP12 has more then just 4 bedrooms- Sirius's room, Regulus's room, Mrs.Black's room, Harry and Ron shared a room, as did Fred and George and Hermione and Ginny. Thats 6 right there, not to mention Molly and Arthur also were staying there so perhaps even 7 bedrooms.

[Pollux_Black]

Originally Posted by Beatlesrule

It's possible but probably only if they could get Sirius's mother's picture off the wall. Life wouldn't be too pleasant listening to her all the time.

Maybe he could wall it up I'm sure even a portrait would get bored of screaming at a brick wall after a while.

[vampiricduck]

I think they may live closer to Ottery St Catchpole.
Simply because that's where most of the Weasley family lives, and they were all tied to the Weasley's.

I think Grimmauld Place was probably overtaken by Death Eaters. After all, Kreacher never seems to have gone back there, he seems content at Hogwarts after the Trio last left Sirius' old house.

[Skooma714]

Harry probably just kept his stuff there or used it as an office. I would imagine him living closer to the Weasleys and the Lovegoods. Maybe he moved to Godric's Hollow.

[ArPharazon]

I personally feel like Harry will be spending a lot of time at the Burrow, directly after the battle at Hogwarts. In the future, however, I can't imagine him living at Grimmauld Place, nor Godrics Hollow. First off, I'm under the impression that it would be quite difficult to rebuild the house in Godrics Hollow without completely starting over. Besides, it now serves as a memorial to Harrys parents. I hardly think Harry would want to change that. And as for Grimmauld Place, I just feel like it would harbor too many potentially painful memories for he and his family to carry on everyday life. Besides, it was never a very happy place for he or his friends and family anyways.

No, I think the place for Harry to start a family is somewhere new, where he can make his own, happy memories.

[Emperor_Gestahl]

Dmage done by Dark Magic can't be set straight, his parent's house his off. Harry had enough money to buy a new house though, I think that indeed is more likely.

[theevilactress]

12 Grimmauld place dilemma: The charm that has been cast on it would still make it invisible to anyone not knowing the address (this could be potentially problematic when having guests over, especially muggles). If they were to remove the charm the neighbours might start wondering how there is suddenly a 12 GP when there never was one before. The book mentions how the neighbours have accepted that there is an 11 GP and a 13 GP, but no 12 GP. It also mentions by-passers looking up and noticing this. It would be too obvious.

Godric's Hollow pros: The Dumbledore's lived there, as well as Harry's ancestors; the Pevarell's and possibly his parents (just because their hide-out was there doesn't mean they lived there).

Godric's Hollow cons: Harry's family was brutally murdered there, The Dumbledore's died there, he was nearly killed by Nagini there, etc. It seems as if the village is cursed. Would you want to take the risk and raise your children there? I wouldn't.

Ottery St Catchpole: The Weasley's live nearby (except for Bill and Fleur who live on the outskirts of Tinworth), it's a wizard- and muggle friendly community, Lovegood's lived there and maybe still do, the Diggory's live thereThis is the home of a lot of Quidditch Teams and Quidditch arenas. It's both wizard and muggle friendly. Ginny was a high-ranked quidditch-player and retired when she became pregnant with James, but then she became the senior quidditch correspondent for The Daily Prophet. I would make sense for them to live there.

Tinworth: I don't know much about this place, I only know that Bill and Fleur lived (and maybe still do with their children) in Shell Cottage on the "Outskirts of Tinworth".

Upper Flagely: The only place I couldn't find information on that wasn't in Spanish.

There are plenty of other Wizard cities/villages mentioned at www.hp-lexicon.org

My bet is on Ottery St Catchpole. It seems cosy, family friendly, wizard friendly, muggle friendly and just nice. I'd like to live there if I was a witch (like my great grandmother was).

[crowheart]

I would imagine, like some previous posters, that 12 Grimmauld place might have been reserved as a 'wizarding office'. It's a good place to keep things that he doesn't want the kids getting into, and possibly a good place to be alone. It already has powerful protections on it, and after all, the house of Black has been greatly redeemed by the knowledge that Regulus was rather a good sort and Kreacher was too. It might also be useful for such things as wizarding parties-the house is invisible and inaudible already, after all. Why bother to take the trouble to sound- and light-proof a house when you already have one that no one will question the goings-on? I imagine he could, under current Ministry, have it connected to the Flue network, which would make life much more convenient.

[jjw7804]

I think they most likely lived by the Weasley's, as this would be where Harry felt like he was "home".

[ArPharazon]

Yes, I would like also to think he lived very close to the Weasleys. They are, essentially, his family. I can imagine him wanting to be close to them.

[stark0912]

I was also thinking Ottery St. Catchpole, since it is so close to the Weasleys and such. It would have been nice to see Harry raise his family in Number Twelve, Grimmuald Place, with help from the newly-reformed Kreacher to clean it up, but I just don't see it happening. Besides, who would want that awful painting of Mrs. Black ever screaming in the halls?

[Snapes_Girl]

I don't know if he would have raised his family there. Despite remodeling the home, how would he be able to remove that awful painting of Ms. Black? I don't think he would want to raise his family in that house because of all the memories.

[Savvy07]

I think it's a possibility that he raised his family there. Kreacher would be a joy to have around after his little change of heart in DH. Harry probably could have found a way to fix the house up by the time he was old enough for children. He may have also just kept it for the next generation of the Order of the Phoenix or Dumbledore's Army. There are bound to be more Dark Wizards than just Voldemort after all.

[Minxie]

Lol, Harry should have kept that Elder Wand around for a little bit longer so he could use it to remove Mrs. Black's portrait. I mean, if it can mend wands just like that, then it's bound to be capable of removing a permanent-stickied portrait.

But on topic, I like the idea of GP12 becoming some kind of office or station for the OotP or Dumbledore's Army (I also like the idea of the DA becoming an official organization/club in the wizarding world ). I think dobby_rocks made a good point about how Epilogue!Harry's home apparently has only 4 bedrooms, which basically rules out GP12. So odds are, he and Ginny and the kids have their own cozy house near the rest of their friends and family (probably Ottery St. Catchpole, as some have guessed).