Chapter 1 Plans for the summer
Disclaimer: All Canon Characters are not mine. They are the property of JK Rowling. If something looks familiar it's not mine. It's someone else's. This is my first story so... You can criticize me. I know that I am not a very good writer, but I wanted to give it a shot because I read so much that I just had to do this.
Summary: Harry takes a good look at his life and realizes that he is being used and manipulated so he takes control with the help of some friends be they goblin Slytherin or Ravenclaw Vampire or Werewolf. harry plans to unite everyone under a fair new government.
Prologue: August 1, 1980
It was a dark time in the first war with Voldemort. It was the first day in August; Harry had only just been born a couple of days ago. Three people were standing around his crib debating on what they should do to help keep Harry safe.
Sirius got a thoughtful look on his face and then smiled "Ok guys listen to me. I think I should adopt Harry in to the Black family. Now now Before you say no I want to tell you that I know all my family is dark but there are many qualities of the Black Family Magic and traits that I believe Harry could gain from this and I do believe that if we were to do this it could make him more powerful than he already is because he would have the combination of the Potter family Magic as well as the Black Family Magic it's a win win situation. I don't believe that I will ever have children and honestly I am not thinking of having any anytime soon but this baby right here is everything to me. I know Harry isn't mine but he feels like a part of me."
" Your right Sirius. I am still a little skeptic but i know that the Black family magic is powerful and Harry my son needs all the help he can get in order to fulfill his future destiny. I think it's a great idea Sirius. What do you think Lily?"
"I think it's a plan I went through the benefits and consequences and the benefits far out weighed them. I would like to contribute something also. I have been working on a way to protect Harry from the Killing Curse. If it works it would only work once and it would have to be with someone who loved him unconditionally. It's a very complicated form of blood magic, charms and Ancient Runes. It also requires a sacrifice. "
"Ok we can each contribute to this Sirius will Adopt Harry in to the Black Family by the Rite of Adoptio. You Lily can do your protection spell and the Potter blood in him will give him access to the Gryffindor vault in Gringotts. its not very well known but the Potters are directly descended from Godric Gryffindor." James said
"You know when I adopt Harry he will look like me as well as both of you. I think we should bind his Black family traits until we tell him the truth. Plus we need to keep this quiet. We know one of our friends is a spying on us for Voldemort and I don't think this should be known."
"Your right Sirius I believe that after the Adoption I will make sure that Harry is charmed so that all his Black Family Traits look Potter, and then bind his Black Family Magic until the time when we will tell him the truth." Lily explained
"So we are settled we each contribute one thing to help protect Harry."
Chapter 1 Plans for the Summer
While on the Hogwarts Express, Harry isolated himself from his friends in a compartment alone. He went over his last five years of schooling and realized something.
This is ridiculous! My whole school life has been one joke after another! A test to see how I perform under harmful situations. Well no more! I will brake free from my prison this summer and live a life I want! Not what Dumbles wants me to do and he can stick it where the sun don't shine and as to the prophecy I will fulfill it on my terms not anyone else's
So he proceeded to make a list of what he wanted to accomplish this summer
1 Leave the Dursleys
2 Learn to disguise myself
3 Get to Gringotts to find out financial information, Wills and, Vaults
4 SHOP
5 Find new place to live
6 Learn to apperate
7 Find a way to do magic without Ministry and Dumbles knowing, get a new Wand
8 Get Dobby and Winky to work for me
9 Relearn all magic the right way especially potions
10 Learn about magical species
This should be good for now I might add stuff later
About halfway through the train ride, Neville Longbottom poked his head in the compartment door and asked "Hey Harry, can I come in?"
Harry thought for a moment before answering, "Yah sure come in. What do you want Neville?"
Neville looked nervous and apprehensive before he started "Well first I wanted to thank you for letting me go to the Department of Mysteries with you, and all the help that you have given me this year. It has made me more confident and sure that I belong at Hogwarts. I started there with no real friends I mean no one was out right mean to me except Malfoy but that is to be expected. I have never been really great at anything special but this year you gave me confidence that I could do it and I did and I don't know how I can ever thank you for that."
Harry sat back and listed to Neville talk and liked what he heard. "I am glad Neville you have lots of potential. I have learned recently that most people can't be trusted, but I hope that I can trust you. I will be doing things this summer a lot of people won't like. Some illegal and I hope that I can count on you to keep quiet and maybe help me."
Neville took one look at Harry and made his decision "Of course Harry I will stand by your side till the end"
"Great then I will contact you this summer"
Once they arrived at Kings Cross and got their trunks they went their separate ways. Harry found Lupin Mad-eye and Kingsley waiting for him to leave the station with them.
"Well Harry how are you doing?" Remus said sadly
"As well as can be expected given the circumstances." replied harry
"Yes Yes"
Be careful thins summer never know what's going to happen Constant Vigilance Harry Constant Vigilance" Mad-eye warned.
Trying to balance his trunk with his birdcage he left the station. Luckily he let Hedwig fly back before the train ride to not bother the Dursleys. He saw his Aunt and Uncle once outside the station
"Bye everyone see you later this summer hopefully"
"Come BOY I will not stand here looking like a fool any longer you are late and once you are home you are going to clean the house and cook us dinner don't even think of doing anything Freaky you little FREAK Come here, hurry " once in the car. Vernon's face turned purple and he began to yell "FREAK YOU HEAR ME YOU WILL DO EVERYTHING I SAY NO COMPLAINTS BOY I WILL NOT HAVE ANY OF YOUR FREAKS HERE THIS SUMMER YOU HEAR ME BOY"
Inside Harry was Fuming this will be the last summer I am here hopefully I will leave soon and then I will be free and never have to come back here again. But on the outside he was calm
"Yes Uncle Vernon. I will Uncle Vernon"
"DON'T BE CHEEKY WITH ME BOY YOU WILL DO IT"
"Yes Uncle Vernon. I will Uncle Vernon"
The ride home was short. Once there Vernon bellowed "GET YOUR FREAKY STUFF UP TO YOUR ROOM QUICK AND DON'T DADDLE then come STRAIGHT back down and clean the bathroom, it overflowed and I will not pay someone to do it when we have you"
"Yes Uncle Vernon. I will Uncle Vernon"
Once in his room Harry's face turned murderous I will not be talked to like that I have to do something soon or I will flip and all my planning to leave will be for nothing because if I do something know the order will know about it and that cant happen Dumbles Cant know what I am about to do He looked to the window and noticed that Hedwig wasn't here. That's odd she usually beats me here wonder where she is. Ok time to put on my submissive face and face the music.
"BOY WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG GET DOWN HERE THIS INSTANT"
"Yes Uncle Vernon. I will Uncle Vernon"
Harry cleaned the bathroom without complaint all the while planning a way to leave permanently. I will probably have to sneak out but how yes under my invisibility cloak that I the only way I will have to make sure Mad-eye is not there when I do it tonight I will enlist Dobby and Winky in to my services and they can tell me who is outside watching me in this little prison here.
The rest of the day went by smoothly Harry made their dinner and only got a little before he was banished to his room. Looking around the dingy tiny room filled with broken toys holes on the wall he quickly settled in. Taking his trunk he emptied it and began to sort through it. Putting all the broken toys on one side of the room he separated the pile in to subject's year 1 through 5 DADA Transfiguration Potions Herbology Astronomy Charms History of Magic and Care of Magical Creatures and lined them against the wall. He then took all his potions ingredients and put them near the potions text. Then he took out all his clothes and separated them in to his muggle clothes and his robes for Hogwarts. After that he went through all that he had accumulated over the years like his invisibility cloak, the map, his photo album the broken mirror in the bottom of his trunk. He found the old sneakascope that Ron had given him one year in the old sock he put all his presents in one pile and then he had an empty trunk
Ok time for Dobby and Winky to become part of my family
"Dobby can you hear me"
"O the Great and wonderful Harry Potter Sir is calling Dobby what can I doos for you"
"First I would like you to put a silencing spell on this room so that anything in hear can not be heard outside this room can you do that for me" Harry said quickly and quietly with anticipation
"O Yes me do that right away sir" Dobby waved his hand around a little bit and said" all done Harry Potter Sir"
" Great Dobby I would like for you to come work for me as my elf of course I will pay you twice as much as they do at Hogwarts is that ok for you " immediately he jumped up and down so exited bouncing off the walls then he got a subdued look on his face
"O the Great and wonderful Harry Potter sir wants Dobby to come work for the Great and Wonderful but Dobby cant leave Winky we become close you see" Dobby looked embarrassed and teetered on his tiny legs.
"Well Dobby I would be happy to let Winky come work for me to I know that she would like to work for a real family do you think she would like that"
Dobby's face lit up in glee "YES Harry Potter Sir It's like that very much may I go get her and bring her here"
"Yes Dobby do that" and he popped away with a smile on his face About 5 minutes later Dobby popped back in to the little room with Winky in tow she looked even worse than before with the little tea towel barely there she looked like she was dying or about to
"Is it true that the Great Harry Potter wants Winky to be a Proper house elf once more" Winky almost whispered with awe at Harry.
"Yes Winky if you want you can become my house elf I need a good house elf and that is what you are." Harry stated Very Firmly
"Then yes I will but no pay good house elves get no pay!"
Putting his hands together Harry thought and realized he didn't know how to bond them to the Potter Family "I am sorry guys but I don't know how to do the bonding or what it entails can you walk me through it?"
"Yes Harry Potter Sir it very easy I help you" he cut my palm across the center and then preceded to cut his hand and Winky's" your blood has to mix with our blood so we become part of the family say 'I Harry Potter do here by accept Dobby and Winky to work for the Potter family as my House elves until such a time as we discus freedom so mote it be' then we will get either increase or decrease in power depending on your power levels"
And Harry proceeded to do just that at the end his hand healed itself and he noticed that Dobby and Winky grew about 2 inched each and Winky looked much healthier and happier. She was wearing a nice simple dress with a crest on the left shoulder while Dobby was wearing a nice shirt and pants with a crest as well.
"What's that crest Dobby?"
"Owe wow the great Harry Potter Sir it is the Potter Crest. We serve the Potters so we get the Crest on our uniform and if I might say we grew very much magically you very strong just like I knew the great and noble Harry Potter is… "
"That's great Dobby you look wonderful. I need you to enlarge this room to double the size can you do that? I also didn't get any dinner my relatives don't like me to eat, also can you tell me who is outside and if Mad eye is out there he cant be able to see you guys at all or that my room is enlarged also while you are my elves you may only call me Harry or sir"
"That ok Harry sir this room will have a glamour put on it to look exactly like before though it a mess of major proportions"
"Ok now Dobby you are going to be my personal House elf and help me with all my business and personal dealings Winky you are going to do all the cooking and cleaning with help from Dobby if he has time I is that ok with both of you. You guys can have the nights off unless I tell you otherwise ok"
"Yes Harry Potter Sir it's ok Dobby not good at cooking Winky better then me."
"Good well I better go to sleep will you guys be ok at Hogwarts or tonight and Maybe tomorrow as well"
"We can create a room in here where none will see us that way we be here for you"
"Great see you tomorrow guys I will probably be doing work all day don't worry about me my relatives will yell and scream at me but I don't want you to do anything because I cant let them know you are here so I am off to sleep night"
Harry woke up to his Uncle yelling and pounding on his door "GET UP BOY AND MAKE US BREAKFAST DON'T BE LAZY AND GET DOWN HERE NOW AND I MEAN IN THE NEXT 2 MINUETS OR I TAKE AWAY ALL YOUR FOOD FOR THE WHOLE DAY NOW FREAK"
"Yes Uncle Vernon. I will Uncle Vernon"
"YOU BETTER"
Harry made their breakfast without a fuse then went to weed the garden. He liked to weed the garden because it gave him time to think. Ok so when am I going to bust out of here. It will either be tomorrow when Vernon goes to work or that night. I think I will do it when he goes to work that way I have all day to be at Gringotts and my vaults. Its perfect I will get in the car after I make breakfast then go upstairs get my shrunken trunk o that reminds me I have to put everything back in to the trunk before we leave tomorrow. I have a lot to do tonight to prepare but then I will be gone from here forever god just thinking that makes my heart sing. Ok I am done here time for the house. Harry waked in to the house and say that it had already been clean he realized the only two little people that could have done this. "Dobby"
"Yes Harry Sir" Dobby looked a little nervous
"Did you guys clean the house?" Harry asked cautiously.
"Yes Harry Potter Sir that OK sir"
"Yes your lucky it was just me here right now and that my Aunt is not here she cant know that you are here when you clean you have to do it when she is not here ok Dobby tell Winky to only clean when it is only me here hopefully this will be the last day we are here I am leaving tomorrow to go to a real house how bout that you guys wonk be bored anymore I have a lot of work for you to do tomorrow Dobby ok so be sure to rest and be ready" Harry explained to Dobby
"Yes Sir Harry Potter Sir Dobby Winky do what you say Sir" Dobby looked relived
"Good now I would like lunch I am starving." harry said as he climbed the stairs to his room.
"Yes Harry Potter Sir Winky do that right away sir may I also say that Hedwig came back with a letter and there is one very tiny hyper owl and many others they in your room sir"
"Thanks Dobby I will read them over Lunch"
Harry got in to his room and found that there were so many Owls he had no Idea where to begin. Hedwig was on his perch looking like a queen. "I will get to you in a minute girl" Hedwig just hooted like she understood that he had to take care of all the others first. Ok he took Ron's letter from Pig and sent him on his way back, then took the one from a shy light brown owl that once he took the letter flew right out the window. There was a midnight black owl that had a bright pink letter. A chocolate brown owl that looked stern but nice flew out right after he took the letter off his leg. There was a falcon that had a letter with Gringotts Seal on it that looked important. Then all of a sudden a flash and there was Fawkes Dumbledore's bird with a letter he took it and left with a note of song. Finally Harry went over to Hedwig who had a letter from Hermione.
Hedwig chirped at Harry saying hi and nipped at his finger, "Hey Hedwig girl how was your flight did you like it. I missed you girl I am sorry about ignoring you this past year I had a lot going on and that is no excuse for not paying attention to you I promise it wont happen again I love you girl" she chirped again in acknowledgement.
Now lets see who sent me a letter I know that Ron Hermione and Dumbles sent me one but who are these others from ok Lupin Neville the Pink one was from Luna figures she is strange but a good friend, and then Gringotts wonder what they want.
Winky came with a plate of steaming grilled chicken with veggies and a pumpkin juice. Harry ate it all very quickly and then took a look at his letters
"Thanks Winky this looks great"
Harry decided to read Dumbledore's first just to get it over with.
Dear Harry,
Its important that you stay with your relatives at all times don't leave the house even to go to the park this is very important because to the dementors last year I means that Voldemort knows where you are. You must stay within the blood protection or you could die.
I know you are angry that I didn't tell you the prophecy before but it was for the best. Sirius death was tragic but not your fault it was Voldemort's and only his. Don't blame yourself
You still need to learn occulumacy from Professor Snape in the fall when you return to school. I have convinced him to teach it to you. Don't let these lessons be for naught.
Don't feel bad for ruining my office all the broken things are fixed. Well Harry have a great summer at home with Family.
Dumbledore
In his head Harry was Fuming he didn't blame himself he blamed Dumbledore, Snape and Voldemort because if Dumbledore had told Harry the Prophecy sooner then he would know what it was that Voldemort was trying to get also if Snape had actually taught him Occulumacy rather than repediatly rape his mind making his mind more open to Voldemort then maybe he could have deduced that it was a fake dream.
Ok so he wants me to blame Voldy I will but I will be blaming Dumbles and his pet snake as well Snivellus
The next letter he read was the one from Ron he went for a lighthearted letter next.
Hey Mate,
Not Much going on we are you know where and have been since we came back. Not allot on You know Who other than he has been quiet. No deaths lately. Don't let the Muggles get you down. Hopefully I will be able to get you out of there by your birthday.
Se Ya later Mate,
Ron
"Well that was refreshing" the next one Harry read was the one from Hermione he knew this one would be all about following rule and stuff that he felt ridiculous
Harry,
How are you holding us since the Department of Mysteries incident? I am sorry about Sirius. You know it wasn't your fault it was his he left the house and played with Bellatrix. You can't blame yourself for that. You distanced yourself from Ron and me your friends Harry that's not healthy. You should look at this summer as a way to see your mistakes and fix them in the fall. Please tell me how you are feeling and if your scar hurts you need to tell Dumbledore he knows what's best.
Love,
Hermione
"My God who does she think she is my mother that is going one step to far I just wont write he maybe just two lines any next letter will be Remus hopefully he is on my side"
Harry,
I just wanted to write to tell you that I don't blame you for Sirius death. He loved you very much. You were the son he never had. He had been cooped up in that house for far to long it was his own prison like your family is yours. There was no way you could have known it was a trap Voldemort tricked you and that is not an easy thing to just ignore. Please tell me if the Muggles are mistreating you.
Remus
Just like I thought he will be on my side I am all he has left now lets see what Neville and Luna have to say to me
Hey Harry,
Listen I talked to my Grandma and she is so proud of me that I stood up to Bellatrix like that. Even though I broke my father's wand I think that a new one will do me wonders. She told me that I finally proved myself mature enough to take up my fathers place as head of the family so I have to go to Gringotts soon. I am still with you no matter what. Sorry about your godfather I didn't know him but I know you loved him very much.
Your Friend,
Neville
Hello Harry,
I wanted to thank you for befriending me this past year. Not many people like me I know they think I am weird but you became my friend with no questions asked and I thank you for that. Don't worry about Sirius he wouldn't want you to stop being you he would have wanted you to live your life.
Daddy and I are going hunting for crumpled horned Snorkels this summer. We hope to prove that they exist. Daddy wanted to that you for the wonderful story you gave us about your Godfather it sold many papers. Have a good summer Harry.
Your Friend,
Luna
Neville's and Luna's where the letters that he was most happy about. They were cheerful and heartfelt and they didn't smother him about following rules for Dumbledore those are the friends he wanted. He didn't want to be controlled he wanted to be free independent and the only way he will be able to do that is if he breaks free of Dumbledore. And last the one from Gringotts the one that matters the most.
Dear Mr. Harry James Potter
We here at Gringotts send our deepest sympathy for your loss. We are contacting you to make sure that you are aware of your summons to Gringotts for your part in the will of Sirius Orion Black as main beneficiary. The will must be executed no later than August the 1st. After that date anything and everything that has been left to you will go to the next of kin. In this case, Bellatrix Black Lestrange and Narcissa Black Malfoy as the only kin not disowned. There will be a public reading one week from today for all named in the will
The chain and pendant show you as a beneficiary and cannot be stolen once it takes a blood sample. This helps if you wish to not alert anyone to your presence. Simply show it to a goblin and he will bring you to me.
Again, we extend our sympathies to you.
Yours in Business,
Silverwing, Black family Account Manager
That was exactly what he was looking for a reason to go to Gringotts. Now Harry could leave. He decided to write his responses later but he sent his letters to Gringotts and Neville.
Dear Silverwing,
May your gold flow and your jewels always shine. Thank you for informing me about my godfathers will. I will be there tomorrow to execute the will. If I may ask can I also see the Potter will. I have never seen it. Thank you.
Yours in Business,
Harry James Potter
PS: my owl will stay there until I come tomorrow I hope that is ok thanks again
Dear Neville,
I am glad that your Grandmother didn't get mad about the department of Mysteries. You told me on the train that you would be with me no matter what this summer. Tomorrow I will be at Gringotts to hear the will of my godfather Sirius Black I want you to be there with me you can get your family head ring wile we are there. Meet me there at 10 I will tell you more then thanks.
See you later,
Harry
"Here Hedwig take this to Neville then to Gringotts please and stay there until I come tomorrow ok girl I love you" she hooted and took off. All of this took about 1 hour and Aunt Petunia was due home so he called Dobby and Winky.
"Dobby"
"Yes Harry Potter Sir what can Dobby do for Harry Potter Sir"
"Dobby I need you to put a big notice me not charm on this room for right now until we leave tomorrow morning"
"Yes Harry Potter Sir Dobby do right away Sir"
"Thanks Dobby that will give me time to Pack and get a good nights rest and plan for the rest of the summer"
The rest of the day went by and soon it was night time his relatives had left him alone all day due to the strong notice me not charm that made it so that every time they came to the door they had something else very important they had to do, Harry was busy planning what to do once he got to Diagon Ally. Ok so I need a new trunk preferably like the one that Moody had in fourth year I need a new pet preferably a snake. I need some way to do magic with out the ministry or Dumbles knowing. I need a safe new place to live.
"Dobby"
"Yes Harry Potter Sir what can Dobby do for Harry Potter Sir"
"Dobby I need you to shrink my trunk can you do that for me Dobby"
"Yes Harry potter Sir"
With a smile on his face Harry went to sleep anticipating the summer to come.
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