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Chapter 1:
Messing with Old Goats

AN: Please understand that I do most of my fanfiction as a way to clear my head so I can work on my Published stories or test out ideas for those stories. if at any time you want to adopt one of my stories all you need to do is send me a PM with the reason why and a basic idea of where you would take the story based on the information you have. if i like it i will let you take it, but i may also give it to a few others, or continue to work on my own version.

now on to the story
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Nicholas Flamel sighed as he looked down at the letter his wife had handed him a few moments ago. Apparently that fool Voldemort really was alive still. Somehow the bastard had kept his soul from passing through The Gate and stuck on this plane of existence. Then the 'dark lord' further proved his idiocy by going after the fake philosophers stone he had given Albus to test his theory. I mean honestly who was stupid enough to just give up something that gave you eternal life to be left in a school full of overly curious children and then advertise it. Nicholas and Perenelle had been alive a long time and seen many things throughout their long lives. Dark Lords where nothing new to them. For a while they had allowed themselves to be at the front of almost every conflict for a few hundred years. As time wore on though the two became weary of the conflicts of this world and yearned to get back to their own research.

Nicholas smiled as he remembered Amestris and his time as a State Alchemist. It saddened him at the same time though. He knew he could never go back. To stop Father from absorbing Truth and becoming an unstoppable force Ed, Al, Colonel Mustang, Teacher, Winery, and Hoenhiem had combined their power to disassemble Father and all his Homunculi. As the price all six of them had been pulled into The Gate and sent to various worlds. Ed and Winery had woken up in this one holding the red stone that had caused them so much trouble. When it became apparent that their names where odd in the country they had appeared in they changed them. Edward Elric became known as Nicholas Flamel and Winery became Perenelle Lyanova and later Flamel when they married. For years the split their time between furthering their research into ways to open The Gate in this realm and helping fight the dark forces of the realm but eventually Nicholas had begun to get frustrated that he couldn't open the gate and started focusing solely on researching a way to open the gate without human transmutation. And now Nicholas was getting bored, which was never good.

Nicholas looked up at Perenelle and smirked, light shining in his golden eyes, "let's go to Hogwarts and meet this Harry Potter. If I remember correctly it was a Potter that spurred along our research into thermal Alchemy back in the 1500's wasn't it? Maybe another Potter can spur our current research along no?" Perenelle smirked; any chance to mess with that child Albus was always good in her book, and from what she remembered of Lily and James Potter any chance to help their kid would be a good way to honor that memory.

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Harry opened his eyes and instantly shut them again as light flooded his photoreceptors. When he opened them again he realized he was in the infirmary. How did he get here again? That's right the damn third floor corridor and snake breath. Harry grimaced as he remembered what he had done to Professor Quirell. The man may have been a servant to the man that killed his parents but feeling a man literally burn away under your fingers was not something an eleven year old child wanted to remember.

He turned his head to see a pile of chocolates and get well cards. That's odd, the only ones who I really hung out with all year where Hermione and Ron, something I need to change, who else would send me cards in the hospital.

"Gifts and well-wishes from your various admirers Harry," Came Dumbledore's voice as the aged Headmaster entered the ward, resplendent in a flamboyant blue and gold robe. Harry grimaced at his brightness, why the hell was he so cheery, a group of students had been in mortal danger and a Dark Lord almost on the verge of return. "The tragic accident that happened on the third floor Corridor between you and Professor Quirell is a secret, so naturally the whole school knows." He said brightly.

Great more fame for stuff I don't want credit for.Harry thought as he grimaced, "and why is that a good thing sir?" Harry said with a little more venom then he had intended.

Dumbledore lost his twinkle for a moment but then got it back as he said, "I didn't mean to sound that way my boy I'm sorry. Now I am sure you have some questions I will be sure to answer any questions you may have to the best of my ability." Dumbledore trailed off indicating Harry should ask.

"Hermione and Ron, are they alright?" Harry asked despite his current dislike of the old man.

"Alas your brave comrades are doing quite well, young Ronald only suffered a broken arm, which was mended as soon as he got back to the infirmary and miss Granger was lucky enough as to not receive all that much damage at all."

Harry nodded, "And the stone?"

Just as he said this the doors to the infirmary swung open again to admit a couple who seemed to be in their late thirties. The male had long golden hair, braided in the back and at mid back length. His beard was close cropped and neat with startling gold eyes. He wore a red over robe with white gloves and combat boots over a set of black dress shirt and slacks, Harry could see a silver chain going from one of the belt loops to the pocket of the outer robe.

The woman had shoulder length blond hair and piercing blue eyes. She wore a comfortable cream colored summer dress with a red over robe and roman sandals. "Is this him Albus?" she asked in a light tone but the steel in her eyes told Harry that she had some form of dislike for the headmaster. Her husband just stood off to the side and smirked, they both looked kind on the outside but Harry's sixth sense was telling him these two where dangerous when angered.

if he was surprised to see them Albus hid it well and smiled at Harry. "Harry might I introduce you to Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel. Nicholas, Perenelle this is Harry Potter."

Perenelle looked kindly at Harry and smiled as she held out her hand, "My Husband and I owe you big time kiddo, so we talked and we have decided to offer you an apprenticeship."

Albus' eyes widened at this proclamation. That would ruin his plans, as apprentices where allowed to live with their masters if they so chose. Harry had to stay at the Dursleys, he had to stay malleable. "Perenelle, maybe we can discuss this before-"

He was cut off as Nicholas stepped in front of the old man and smirked, "Albus we owe this young man a life debt, even a child such as yourself must realize the significance of that." Nicholas said as he leaned into whisper in Albus' ear, "you are not God Albus, stop trying to play him and manipulate this poor child. Interfere with this boy one more time and we will destroy you."

Albus paled slightly. He was powerful yes but the Flamel's where two of the most powerful magic users on the planet, it was said that they bested the founders in a duel. He nodded and turned to Harry and said with a shaky bravado, "How fortunate for you Harry. I am sure you will benefit greatly if you chose to accept."

Harry had to stifle a snicker as he saw the interaction between the headmaster and Nicholas Flamel. He didn't understand all of what was said but if two of the oldest and strongest magical people in the world where offering to teach him he would be a fool to give up the opportunity. He took Perenelle's hand and said shyly, "Thank you Madam Perenelle."

Perenelle smiled and said, "Call me Nelly, Madam Perenelle makes me sound old."

Nicholas had a bit of a coughing fit at that point that sounded a bit like 658. Nelly turned to glare at her husband "What was that Nick I didn't hear you?" she said in a sickly sweet voice.

"Nothing love," Nick said wisely. She had always been the one more prone to violence of the two of them, no need to provoke her further. He turned and smiled at Harry, "and you can call me Nick," he said holding out his hand.

Harry shook his hand too and smiled at them. "thank you, I guess you can call me Harry then." He said shyly.

"Right, so what do you say, do you want to be our apprentice?" Nick asked kindly.

Harry shook his head in an emphatic yes. "can my friends join in some of the lessons?"

Nick and Perenelle looked at each other as if silently discussing it before turning back to Harry and saying, "some of the more basic lessons, but the bulk of our knowledge and attention will go to you Harry. " Perenelle said as gently as she could.

Harry nodded in understanding, "ok."

"Great!" Nick said clapping his hands and turning to Dumbledore, "we will take him to Gringotts this weekend to get the paperwork all worked out and official so he will leave with us instead of the rest of on the train with the rest of the children. We will stay in our usual guest quarters if you don't mind Albus."

Albus sighed in resignation before putting back on his grandfather act, twinkling eyes and all, "of course not, and while you are here maybe you can give a guest lecture to the sixth and seventh year transfiguration students as an end of the year treat to them?" He asked kindly, knowing that as Alchemists they wouldn't be able to say no due to their belief in the law of equivalent exchange.

Perenelle nodded, "of course not Albus, I would love the chance to talk with Mini again it has been so long since I talked with my old apprentice."

"Well I will go make preparations and inform the rest of the staff that we have guests." Albus said standing, he turned and bowed to Harry, "it was good to talk with you, if you have any more questions please don't hesitate to come talk to me Harry."

Harry nodded and waited for Dumbledore to leave before turning his attention back to his new teachers, "So as your apprentice what will I get to learn?" he asked excitedly.

"I will leave that to Nick to explain I am going to go and have a talk with Mini." She said kindly kissing her husband and heading out the door.

Nicholas sat in the chair Albus had been in before he began talking, "well, we will be teaching you Alchemy of course, but along with that comes Runes, Arithmancy and to some extent Astronomy. But we will do a test this summer to figure out where your magic is strongest and tailor a training program around that. While I would love to have an apprentice to solely focus on Alchemy I'm not stupid enough to think that everyone will have the aptitude for it or that their magic will even agree with it."

Harry raised an eyebrow at that, "what do you mean my magic agree with it?"

Nick shook his head in disbelief, "do they teach nothing at this school?" he said in exasperation, "each person's internal magic aligns with a certain branch of the magical arts, Perenelle is in tune with soul magic, and that bleeds into her style of Alchemy. My magic is in tune with Battle magic; Voldemort's is in tune with Dark magic, your father's magic was in tune with transfiguration and your mother with charms." Nick explained.

"You knew my parents?" he asked excitedly.

Nick smiled, "for a brief moment yes, I taught DADA as a favor to Albus in your father's seventh year, Perenelle taught Potions for the end of that year when Professor Slughorn retired. They where good people and we are sad to have seen them leave this plane." He said solemnly.

Harry nodded, "Wait you said this summer," Harry said hesitantly, "there, there might be a problem with that."

Nick raised an eyebrow, "oh and why is that Harry?"

"Erm, my relatives," he fidgeted for a moment before pushing onward, Gryffindor courage and all, "they don't exactly like Magical people." Harry said nervously.

Nick noticed the signs of abuse, and remembered the big blow out Lily had had with her sister at the end of her seventh year during the graduation ceremony and had to control his own anger, something that he still had much trouble with even after all these years. Weather the abuse was only mental or physical as well he couldn't tell but he wouldn't let it stand. "As our apprentice it is our duty to see to your welfare Harry. If the home you live in is abusive we can remove you from that home and take you to live with us." Nick said seriously and trying to convey as much warmth as he could in the statement.

Harry nodded and sighed in relief, "thank you sir, I- I would like that." Harry said shyly.

Nick nodded and smiled, he looked up and noted that the hospital matron was walking over with potion in hand, he noted the color of it and identified it as dreamless sleep and said, "well I should be going to terrorize Dumbledore a bit more I'll see you in the morning at breakfast."

Harry nodded, said thank you again and choked down the potion before drifting off to Morpheus realm.

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Minerva McGonagall sat at her desk reading over assignments as she tried to keep the worry from her mind. Three of her cubs had been in danger last night, they had even tried to warn her of the danger but she had ignored them. She shook her head as she thought of the many mistakes she had made regarding one of those cubs in particular. "Lily I failed you," she whispered as a tear rolled down her cheek.

"No Mini, Albus did," Came a soft voice from the door. Minerva looked up startled for a moment and smiled as she wiped the tear away. It wouldn't do to look like that in front of the woman who taught her everything she knew.

"Perenelle, it's good to see you again." She said softly. Perenelle may look much younger than here but she was ever so much older and wiser. "oh, I've been a fool Nelly, letting Albus string me along all these years. You taught me to think for myself but here I was letting that old fool do all the thinking for me."

Perenelle smiled at her old student as she walked from the door and hugged her, "don't blame yourself Mini, at one point in time Albus did have the best interest of the nation at heart, but now he let his power blind him. it happens to those of us that carry too many hats every once and a while." She said softly before sitting across from her.

Minerva nodded, "how can I make it right mistress, how can I correct this mistake?" she implored.

Perenelle sighed, "Nick and I are already fixing part of it, we are going to take him as our Apprentice, and once we have passed on all that we know we will let ourselves go beyond the Vale."

Minerva gasped, "Truly, have you given up your research to go back to your home realm?" she asked in shock. She was one of the few people who knew of their origins.

Perenelle nodded sadly, "there is no other way to open The Gate than by human sacrifice. That is what our research has concluded again and again and we will not destroy innocent life for our own gain. And besides there is no guarantee we would come out in Amestris anyway. The Gate of the Yggdrasil leads to many worlds."

Minerva nodded solemnly, "you will be missed."

Perenelle smiled wryly, "Don't go giving us bon voyage just yet Mini, it will take a while to pass on our knowledge to Young Harry. We will be teaching him all of what we know. That my dear is a fair bit; I have foreseen that he will need every ounce of knowledge in the coming years."

Generally for Minerva, Divination was wooly subject but Perenelle was a true seer, unlike that hack Trelawney "I can only fear for what."

"Don't worry too much Mini, Harry is the beginning of a new Era for our world, a golden Era."

Again Minerva could only accept what her mistress said.

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Harry woke the next morning slightly groggy, one of the unfortunate side effects of sleep potion, but quickly became full of energy as he remembered his conversation with Nicholas and his wife Perenelle. Harry remembered how odd it was that they looked so young but chalked it up to one of the side effects of the Elixir of life.

Madam Pomfry noticed he was awake and walked over, "Well, let's see how you are doing. If you check out alright you can head down to the Great Hall for breakfast, I don't want you straining your magic too much. Your core was exhausted in whatever trouble you where getting into so no strenuous spell work until the end of the week you hear, you're lucky exams have passed already." She ranted as she checked him over with a few spells, when she was done she released him with clean bill of health and a reminder to take it easy.

Harry walked into the hall to see Perenelle and Nicholas sitting on either side of a slightly grumpy looking Dumbledore. He didn't have much time to observe much else as a brown fuzzy blur slammed into him.

"Oh, Harry I was so worried, don't you ever do anything that stupid again you hear me?" Hermione demanded.

Harry, who had never been hugged before was a bit stunned and stammered out, "yes ma'am"

Ron walked over with a smirk and slapped Harry on the back, "Alright there mate?"

"Yeah, hey Mione can you ease up a bit?" Harry asked as he noticed people starting to stare.

"Oh right sorry," she said stepping back a bit.

"Well, it's good to see you have such loyal friends Harry." Came Nick's voice from behind his two best friends. Hermione and Ron turned around to see Nick and Perenelle standing there smiling broadly. "Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel," Nick said holding out his hand.

Hermione and Ron stood gaping for a moment before Ron said "I thought you would be taller?"

Perenelle sighed as she saw the tick mark grow on her husband's head.

"Who the hell you calling a shrimp you can't see without a microscope you little brat!" Nick yelled as he tried to strangle the kid, luckily for Ron Perenelle was holding his collar.

Hermione smacked the back of Ron's head, "honestly Ronald, you meet one of the only wizards who could best Dumbledore and THAT is what you first say to him." she hissed.

"Don't worry about it; he gets it all the time." Perenelle said with a warm smile.

Harry stifled a laugh as he watched his new mentor stop struggling to just glare at his best friend.

"I'm so sorry madam Perenelle; Ron has a tendency to place his foot firmly between his teeth a lot." Hermione said a little nervously. "I'm Hermione, Hermione Granger." She said properly.

Perenelle nodded, "a pleasure but please call me Nelly, or Perenelle. Come on and let's sit down kids before my husband makes more a spectacle of himself than he already has." she said as she turned to the Gryffindor table and sat down, placing he husband in the seat next to her.

Harry, Ron and Hermione all hurried to sit down. "if you don't mind me asking Perenelle, why would you want to sit with a couple of first years?" Hermione asked curiously.

"Well, we have asked Harry here to be our apprentice and he asked that we also teach some stuff to his two best friends, so we thought we would get to know you."

Hermione and Ron where again struck speechless before Hermione squealed in delight and again hugged Harry to the point where he thought she may have cracked a rib or two.

After that ran a stream of questions and answers until breakfast was finished. The rest of the week really seemed like a blur as students made preparations to go home and finish their last minute assignments. Harry spent most of the week answering annoying questions and beating back the Slytherins as they taunted him for being attention seeking. He found it all a bit annoying but Nick and Perenelle assured him that it came with the territory and he should get used to it. That didn't really help much but he resigned himself to it anyways.

When the time came for the school year to be over and everyone to board the train Harry stood in the entry way with Perenelle and Nick and waved good bye to his friends and grabbed his suite case while Nick grabbed his cage and all three held onto a boot. When they reappeared in the Lobby of Gringotts with Harry making a tumbling entry Harry decided that he hated port-key travel. He looked back to see Nick and Perenelle standing perfectly fine, Nick trying and failing to hold in a snicker.

"Don't worry, we'll teach you how to come out stable later this week." Nick said lifting the boy up with his outstretched hand. Harry blushed and nodded. It wasn't long before a Goblin noticed who had appeared in their lobby and a manager came calmly over.

Nicholas bowed to the Goblin and said, "Honorable Goblin, may your enemies die slow and painful."

"And may your gold multiply greatly Fullmetal." The goblin said in return.

"I hope it is not of much inconvenience, but I will be conducting today's business in English for the sake of my new Apprentice." Nicholas said kindly.

the Goblin nodded as he looked at Harry, "I was not aware that your lordship took an apprentice."

"That is what we are here to correct isn't it my friend." Nick said with a mirth filled smile.

The Goblin smiled and nodded, "then shall we make our way to my office."

Nicholas nodded and followed after the Goblin, motioning for Harry to come as well. They entered an office off to the side of the main bank room. It was a simple office adorned with very few decorations save a dragon skull with a plague underneath it with gobbledygook writing and a few scrolls and books on a shelf. The Goblin sat behind the desk and pulled out a dagger from his belt and placed it to the left corner with the blade end pointing towards himself.

Nicholas nodded and pulled out his wand and placed it to his left with the tip pointed towards them. "Goblin custom dictates that the speakers of the meeting show respect for each other by removing any weapons from their person and placing it away and towards themselves." Perenelle whispered to Harry. The young wizard nodded his understanding.

"So I am assuming you wish for the proper apprenticeship forms to be brought out?" the Goblin asked.

"Yes and as Harry is raised by muggles and is the last of the line of Potter he is able to sign for himself." Nicholas said formally.

the Goblin nodded and pressed a crystal on his desk and a few moments later an assistant came in, "Griphook, bring the apprenticeship papers for the Flamels and the Potter portfolio, Heir Potter should have been briefed last summer but it seems that he wasn't" the Goblin said sternly.

"Of course master Ragnook," The goblin said with a bow.

Harry scrunched his eyes a moment, "I was supposed to be briefed on what last summer?" he asked curiously.

"Your family holdings, your inheritance, and the decisions the Potter proxy has made in your father's stead. Once you entered the magical world again you became Hair Apparent to the Potter Earldom. At age fourteen you will gain the right to claim that Earldom before Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the House of Lords Wizengamot." Manager Ragnook said calmly as if explaining the weather.

"Who escorted you on your first trip to the ally Harry?" asked Nick calmly.

"Hagrid did, why?" Harry asked curiously.

Nick nodded, it wasn't an intended slight, at least on Hagrid's part, why they sent the half giant to explain to a muggle raised wizard his place in the magical world was beyond Nick but it wasn't an intended slight anyway. "Just wondering is all." Nick explained with a smile and a look to Perenelle. She would be having words with the old goat later.

After a few more moments the goblin came back in with a roll of parchment and an accordion file with the crest of a sword and a wand over a quill in a red shield. Ragnook took the roll and the file and shooed the assistant away. He unrolled the scroll and looked it over for a moment. "it says here your last Apprentice was Minerva McGonagall under the direct oversight of Perenelle Flamel nee Lyanova correct?"

Perenelle nodded, "yes she wa one of my favorites."

"And under the stipulation of your family laws you allow yourselves to take an apprentice every fifty years , when did Professor McGonagall's apprenticeship end?"

"He will be under my direct supervision so that family law is of no consequence here." Nicholas said quickly.

The Goblin nodded and made a note. "alright then all I will need from you will to be to sign the contract, and we will file it with the Department of Education. Will you be envoking the right of master apprentice living arrangements?"

"that has yet to be determined but it is a possibility," Nick said calmly.

"If, or when you do you will need to come back here and sign that as well." He said pulling out a blood quill and passing it over to Nick.

Nick turned to Harry and said calmly. "Now Harry this is what is known as a Blood Quill; When used it will draw some of your blood to sign the contract alright."

Harry nodded in understanding and took the quill after his new master and signed it.

The Goblin nodded and rolled up the scroll before opening the file and pulling out a sheet with a lot of numbers on it. "this is a listing of your holdings as of last quarter, including both physical and liquid assets."

Harry nodded and looked at the paper

Potter Accounts

10,000,000,000G
452S
654K
in common currency

Magical company shares
50% shares in Clean Sweep Broom Company
10% shares in Magical Menagerie
30% shares in Daily Prophet

Muggle Company shares
10% Apple Macintosh
15% Nike
10% Dungeons & Dragons Franchise

Property
Potter Manor in Wiltshire [under Line Fidilus]
Stag Loft in London [unpalatable]
Lilly Pad in London [unpalatable]
Potter House in New York, New York [Line Fidilus]
various other properties in France, Germany, Japan and South America

Harry's eyes bugged out as he read all of this. He turned and handed it to Nick saying, "Do I really own all that?"

"Yes Harry you do. We will have to go and check out your properties once you can claim Head of House, but until then you are welcome to join us on the Isle de Furez where we live; After we talk with your relatives of course."

Harry nodded a little glumly. "If we must; I still don't think it's a good idea, uncle Vernon will get mad, him mad is never a good thing."

Nicholas and Perenelle shared a look, "We will see my boy, we will see."