"Penny, Jess, do you really think your presence troubles me? Now don't make me repeat myself." Both of them obediently followed his words and Emily could only shake her head looking at her daughter being so obedient.
Jessica told him that he should help Penny as she only needed to bring a few things and didn't need help. After they returned he showed them their rooms and told them to arrange it according to their needs before returning to Lily.
Lily already knew what Harry wanted to ask and decided to answer him before they return, " Son, Jessica was living in an orphanage. Her parents left her with her grandfather when they first witnessed her doing accidental magic. Her grandfather also passed away after a few years and she had been living in an orphanage since then.
Her experience at Hogwarts has not been good and she had been really suffocating thinking about her future.
Emily had to leave her family to marry Penelope's father and they didn't accept her back after his death. She has been living alone doing small jobs to take care of her daughter." Harry was stunned hearing her words.
" Why, why didn't they tell me anything? All this time?? Do they not even trust me enough to tell me their problems? Or maybe it's me who had not paid any attention towards them." Harry said feeling really bad and hurt.
" No Harry. They were infact trying to hide all this from you. They didn't want to put more pressure on you. It was Hermione who told me about this yesterday and then I took this decision." Harry sighed. He knew he couldn't blame anyone for it.
"Thanks mom, for taking care of this. I really need to thank Hermione too."
"Harry, why don't you just ask Grangers and Tonkses to live here with us for the duration of the vacation." Lily suggested.
Harry thought about it for a moment and nodded agreeing to her idea." Let me go tell Tonkses and then the Grangers. They won't decline if I go there personally." Harry apparated to Tonks' home and invited them.
"I'll be right back Harry. Just need to pack some of my things." Before Andromeda and Ted could say anything, Dora ran inside excitedly.
"This girl.. sigh.. Alright Harry, we will be there after we pack our luggage." Andromeda said with a smile.
Harry nodded and then apparated directly inside Grangers' home.
"Harry!" Before he could say anything, he was enveloped in a tight hug by Hermione.
"Thanks Mio.. I wouldn't have known if you didn't tell mom about it.." Harry whispered, hugging her back.
"Emma, Dan, I'm here to invite you to spend the holidays with us in my home. Tonkses, Penny and Jessica will also be there." Harry told them.
Hermione immediately started pestering them to agree. Emma and Dan looked at each other and nodded. They told him that they will come in about an hour before Harry left their home.
Instead of directly returning home, Harry first took out the ticket Ted gave him and went to address written on it. Reaching there he saw two female receptionist handling the customers. He also saw that there were nearly 8-10 customers with more than half being females.
Harry activated his aura, immediately drawing attention from everyone specially the females.
"Hello sir, how may I help you" One of the receptionist asked sweetly.
" Hello. I have a ticket here for your deluxe services." Harry said giving her his ticket.
The receptionist took his information where he told them he was 14, and then asked if he would be comfortable with a male or female therapist. Harry immediately chose female therapist, shuddering at the mention of a male touching his body. The receptionist giggled at his reaction and led him towards a private massage room and told him to wait for a few minutes.
After a few minutes, a blonde beauty who looked to be in her early 30s entered the room. She was nearly his height, white skinned, garbed in White long uniform like dress, with a professional but kind expression on her face.
"Hello Mr. Potter. I'm Olivia Smith, your masseuse for today. You can call me Olivia or ms. Smith. It will be a 90 minutes massage therapy. If you have any preference or any particular area you want me to concentrate on, please tell me first." The masseuse, Olivia, said.
" Hello Olivia, you can call me Harry. Its my first time trying massage like this, so I have got no idea about anything. I have been very busy with studies and training lately and want to relax a little." Harry said. Olivia nodded, she appreciated his truthfulness as young teenagers generally say anything just not to seem ignorant in front of her.
"Alright Harry. Please remove your clothes except for your bottom innerwear and lay down on your stomach. Use this towel to cover your lower body." She said, handing him a while towel before turning around and start making her own preparations.
Harry did as she instructed and laid down closing his eyes.
"Can I turn around Harry?" Olivia asked and Harry replied in a yes.
"Oh my, you are incredibly fit." She blurted out as soon as she laid her eyes on his bare back but immediately apologized for her unprofessional behaviour.
" No problem. Thanks for the compliment. I do train a lot. And I would prefer you making such small talks, if possible." Harry said smiling making her sigh in relief.
She came to his side and oiled his back using some massage oil.
"Sure Harry. So which sports do you train in?" She said as she started tracing his muscles.
"Self defence like Krav maga, Martial arts etc. I have been training since my 11th birthday." Harry answered.
" Really? That's incredible. Your hard work does shows from your body." She complemented.
" Thanks. So, are there differences in massage for different gender and for different purposes? "
" Yes. There are mostly similar if it's just normal massage but at higher levels, there are differences. Like for muscle relaxation and muscle healing, different kinds of massage are given.
Is the pressure all right for you? " She answered before asking.
" Actually I would prefer more pressure if possible. " Harry commented as he really was not feeling much because of his enhanced durability.
" Oh. Would it be okay if I sit on your legs?" Olivia asked. She normally wouldn't have done so for any male but Harry seemed friendly, kind and good-natured. Actually Harry's aura was also at play here but she didn't know that.
"Sure." Harry agreed. He really was not thinking about anything perverse and just wanted to enjoy the massage to the fullest.
Olivia climbed the massage table and sat on him before starting the massage again." Is it good now?"
"Yes. It's good." Harry answered enjoying the pressure her thumbs were making.
"So Olivia, how long have you been at this?"
"You mean being a massuse? " Olivia asked and Harry nodded.
" It's been more than 10 years. I started when I was 21, after dropping out of College." Olivia answered.
" No wonder, you are so good at it." Harry complemented sincerely.
" Thanks. You must be popular in your school." Olivia commented.
" You have no idea. But Why do you think so? " Harry asked curiously.
"It's obvious. You are good at making conversations, have such a nice body. I don't know about your grades or sports but those are enough to make you popular."
" Yeah, I'm very popular. I don't want to sound narcissistic but I am very good at studies and also the best player at school's sports team." Olivia raised her eyebrows.
" and wealthy too, to be able to afford a deluxe service here. You are a complete package huh.. " Olivia said chuckling.
" This ticket was gifted to me by a good friend. My parents had a car crash when I was one. My Father passed away and my mom is bed-ridden sice then. They did leave me very handsome inheritance." Harry answered making Olivia pause for a moment before continuing.
" I'm sorry I didn't mean to.. I must have been quite tough for you."
" It's alright. I still have my mom with me and she loves me very much. Its just not easy to handle those smiling greedy faces." Harry answered. He was feeling free to be able to speak and also did it to gain her attention.
' So that's why he is learning self defence. Truly commendable.' Olivia thought.
She then got up and sat facing his feet, massaging them.
" So why did you drop out of College. Don't mind me if its something private." Harry questioned.
Olivia hesitated slightly before answering," I was stupid and ran away from my Home to live with my boyfriend. But realised that he was a married man with a child of his own after coming here. My parents were angry but still wanted to help me, but I was feeling heart broken and wanted to relax. Not having the money, too ashamed to ask my parents and without much motivation for studies anymore, I started working here.
Then it became a routine and I'm like this, still here doing the same thing. I share an apartment with Angela, the receptionist who led you here." She sighed before chuckling and said," Its all thanks to rich customers like you, who take the deluxe service. We get a nice commision from these as well as tips if customer is satisfied." They stayed silent as she massaged the back of his legs thoroughly.
"What about your parents?" He knew he was being intrusive but he needed to know for his plans.
"My father is a professor in a prestigious college and my mother a housewife. They have forgiven me but I don't want to be dependent on them." Olivia answered.
Getting up and climbing down, she again came to his side and told him to turn around lay on his back and adjusting the towel on his private area before starting to massage him again.
"Do you take private customers too?" Harry asked suddenly.
"No, Not many ask for. Some man do but I know their intentions. Massuse face harrasment sometimes even if all the security we have here. Its not worth the risk taking private customers." Olivia answered.
" Hmm. You are right. By the way Olivia, would you be willing to teach me your massage techniques, for appropriate fees of course..? "
" You want to learn massage? " Olivia asked surprised.
" Yeah. I want to. But I won't be able to give too much time for it as I attend a boarding school and only get Summer and Christmas holidays." Harry said frankly.
"You won't be able to learn anything in 1-2 weeks. It takes a very long time." Olivia shook her head instead of directly saying no.
"Then just teach me for the next 1-2 weeks. It will be on me, how much I can learn. You can also decide the place and time or I can suggest it if you want." Harry said stubbornly.
Olivia didn't answer immediately, taking her time thinking about it. Harry also didn't rush her and silently enjoyed the massage.
" I can teach you daily for 2-3 hours personally. As for the fees, you will need to pay double the ticket price for delux service for every lesson." Olivia said just when his time was going to be over. She told him some of her other conditions.
" Thank you very much Olivia. I agree to these conditions. Where and at what time should we meet then? " Harry thanked her happily and asked.
" You can come to our place. Please don't bring any other male with you but you can bring your girlfriend or any female friend if you want." Harry thought about it and nodded. They agreed upon a time and she also gave him her address.
"Thank you Olivia, it was a wonderful and very relaxing experience for me. I look forward to your lessons tomorrow." Harry said politely before giving her a generous tip and walked out of the room. Harry waved towards the receptionist with a smile but suddenly paused after seeing something. Quickly controlling his expression, he exited the place and walked towards the nearby Coffee shop.
Sitting by the window, from where he could clearly see the situation near the Massage Centre discreetly, Harry started sipping Coffee quitely. He was careful enough to control his expressions all the time as he kept looking towards the place.