When Harry walked out into the fifth floor public corridor, the auror gave him a peculiar look.
He just glanced at the man and said, "The ladies are talking things over. I decided to get out of the way and wait out here, after all."
The auror grinned back and muttered, "Probably wise."
About ten minutes later, when Neville turned up at the end of the corridor from down near the stairs escorting the two 'Puffs as he expected the other boy to do, Harry smiled in pleasure.
When they reached him, Neville and the girls each gave him a funny look that asked why he was out there. Answering the unasked question, he replied, "Daphne needed a few moments, so I decided to wait out here for you."
When it looked like they then understood he said, "Should be long enough by now." Then gestured to the door and asked, "Shall we?"
When they agreed, he strode across the corridor, opened the main door and let them in.
After Neville stepped in, the three waited for him to walk in and close the door.
Then he gestured onward while striding forward and muttered, "This way. We're in Apartment Nine."
Taking them to the door he opened it and looked inside. Daphne had calmed down again and was dabbing her face with a handkerchief. Her eyes were still red-rimmed and her cheeks a little swollen, though.
He stepped back out of the way and gestured the other three inside as he saw Hermione rise to greet them.
She said, "Welcome to the House of Potter apartment. Our place for the duration, I think."
Harry stepped in after Neville again and closed the door.
Concerned he gave a look to Hermione that asked, "Is everything alright?"
She clearly recognised it as genuine concern, gently smiled and nodded back.
Relieved he looked about and could see that there wouldn't be enough seating for the seven of them, so quietly summoned Dobby.
"Yes, Master Harry?" he asked.
"Is there something you can do about fitting in more couches or sofas in here so everyone can sit, little buddy?"
Dobby quickly looked about and said, "If Master Harry and his guests can be moving away a bit. Dobby can fix."
"Great," he smiled. Looking to the guests he said, "Hermione, would you mind giving our latest guests the two-penny tour while Dobby adds more seating in here?"
A quick glance around herself and she could see what Harry meant. "Of course," she agreed. "Neville? Susan? Hannah? Want the tour?"
"I'd love to," replied Susan as both the others nodded.
As Hermione led them off to the furthest room, his room, he asked Daphne and Tracey to join him a little apart from the sofas.
As soon as they did, Dobby rearranged things a bit, popped out with the two armchairs and popped back in with an extra long sofa that could sit three. With the twin two-seat sofas there was now enough seating for seven.
"Thank you, Dobs," he said.
Dobby gave him a pleased smile and popped away again, but not before also refreshing their tea setting and adding extra crockery and teaspoons on the coffee table.
"Please, sit," he told the two girls. Both returned to the same sofa.
When he sat opposite with a sigh, he looked to Daphne and quietly said, "I'm very, very sorry I upset you."
With an almost jump of a start of shock, she looked back at him, wide eyed. "Y-you didn't!" she exclaimed.
Tracey smiled back and decided to help her friend out. "Harry, what you said was above and beyond what Daphne, even me, expected. Daphne's happy and very relieved you're open to this."
Surprised, he gave a very relieved sigh. "Alright, then. I feared I had really upset you and we'd be wasting our time discussing this any further."
"No," she said. Then gave him a smile. It was a bit 'watery', but it was still a smile.
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Once the other four returned from their tour, they sat as expected. Hermione sat with him while Neville sat between the two 'Puff girls on the triple that sat at right angles to and facing up between the two parallel and facing two-seaters.
Neville, looking at Daphne with concern, asked her, "Are you alright, Daphne? Do I need to take Harry out the back and beat some sense into him?"
Surprised by Neville's questions, Harry just grinned at him in amusement and chuckled a little.
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