"Wow, we're so high up here!" Harry exclaims after turning around and looking at the landscape behind him. He and Kali had spent the last couple hours climbing up Snowdon, one of, if not the biggest mountains in Britain.
It'd been a long and difficult trek, especially since he lacked the gear for it. He was currently only clothed in a grey hoody and thick black trousers and lacked most other supplies necessary for mountain climbing.
The only reason he'd been making such good progress was because of the already lain out path that many tourists had passed, and because he was utilising magic almost every step of the way. From warmth spells to wind manipulation to ease the bitingly cold breeze.
Kali herself was still sitting on his shoulder, enjoying the lack of civilization and the good view. She'd recommended climbing the mountain for a number of reasons, the first and most obvious was for Harry to explore and try out new things.
Other than that, Kali wished to travel up the mountain as it was what you might call a 'magically dead zone'. The reason for this is simple, it was very far away from any leylines, making it difficult to create any permanent magical structures without supreme effort, skill, and power.
During their time in Wales, they'd come across a number of wards that indicated magical people might be present. Both Harry and Kali wished to stay far away from any magic users for now, however. Kali felt that Harry wasn't ready to face, speak to, or defend himself against another magic user should it come to it.
And Harry was worried that Kali would be forced to protect him and herself. Revealing their existence to the greater part of whatever magical society existed. So, to rectify this Kali decided that they'd set up shop somewhere where magical people would almost certainly never visit.
It wasn't just the lack of magic that'd make them unwilling to come, but also the amount of effort it'd take to scale the mountain. From what Kali said about other realms, it wasn't uncommon for magical societies to become incredibly lazy due to the convenience of spells.
The isolated location wouldn't really be a problem for them either, as Kali had spent a great deal of time teaching Harry how to properly teleport. His technique was still unrefined, but it was good enough to travel where he needed with her assistance.
She wished to make sure he was an expert in the art before allowing him to go off on his own. Once he was able to teleport himself without issue, then they'd start exploring the greater world. As of now, they were stuck in Britain fearing discovery.
Of course, the tourists would be annoying and would make creating a temporary home difficult so they were forced to leave the highest peak and use another, less travelled one. Not that Harry minded, regardless of which peak they used the view was still magnificent.
Even with that though, Kali was stubborn and kept muttering plans to teleport the building and railway atop Snowdon to another mountain entirely.
The peak Harry was currently standing upon was relatively flat, as if the point park of it had slid off and tumbled to the depths below. He wasn't complaining though as it made a particularly good sight to construct their makeshift home.
Kali in her bat form sits on his shoulder as he focuses his magic and begins visualising what he intends to do. He kneels down and holds his palms against the floor, causing the ground to vibrate slightly.
After a moment, flat slabs of stone extend out of the ground, creating a stone square without a roof. Manipulating the stone further, he creates a stone ceiling, window, and doorway for the makeshift cabin.
Kali watches intently as Harry designs the cabin to suit their needs. He forms a chimney and smoothes out the ground in the cabin before stopping and glancing at Kali. "Er, I'm not sure what else we might need... Any ideas?"
Kali nods, pointing a wing at the window, "Transfiguring glass would be annoying to do and equally irritating to preserve. Unlike the stone you removed from the ground, you would need to constantly supply it with magic to maintain its shape and material. Remove the window, raise a part of the floor to set the bedding and reinforce the structure so strong winds do not knock it down... Other than that, we can add furniture afterwards."
By the time the duo were done, they were left with a stone box covered in runic drawings made from demonic runes. Kali had added a couple runes that'd prevent regular people from discovering their home, but they weren't strong enough to completely stop magical folk from seeing past them.
Of course, the runes would need magic to work, but the cost was minimal and Harry had more than enough to spare with his ever-growing reserves.
During the night after setting up some furniture and filling the fireplace with some transfigured logs. Harry was sleeping atop a large pile of fabrics that cushioned the hard stone he was sleeping upon
Though, there was one problem he hadn't realised before creating this place... Kali refused to stay in her bat form and continually slept beside him, even after he tried to make her a bed. 'I need to keep you warm up here, Master' she'd say while smothering him, and he'd started wondering if getting some distance between the other magic users was her real intent...
"We have the fireplace, bedsheets, and enough warmth spells to cause a forest fire, Kali... I'm hot enough as it is, if you keep this close I'll start sweating." he complains, though, if he were honest he enjoyed being held by her... Kali was the only one who could touch him without getting blown away via a telekinetic blast...
"Oooh? Maybe getting you sweaty is what I intend, Master." she whispers in his ear, causing a jolt to go up his spine.
"No!... C-can we just sleep? I am... Tired after climbing the mountain." he says after quickly trying to come up with an excuse, embarrassed at his reaction to her words...
Kali gives a mock pout, "Mou, fine... I'll snuff out the Fireplace." she says boisterously.
"Kali!" Harry groans in exasperation, but cannot help the smile that makes its way onto his face.