Disclaimers:First off, let me say that Harry Potter belongs fully to JKR, not me--I'm not even pretending to own him.  =)
This fic is inspired by sixty's Fill in the Blank Title Challenge in the forums.  The idea was to write a story around the title "Five Thousand ____," after you decided what word you would use to (what else?) fill in the blank.  This was an amazing challenge (go check it out!), and so this fic is a thank you to sixty for the awesome challenge!