Chapter 1: The Cold Dark Room

Authors Note: this is my first story. Please don't be haters. If I accidentally copy other ideas, please point it out and I will give credit when it's due.

General Notes: Post OotP.

Harry awoke with a start as he heard his obese "human" of an uncle banging on his door. "Up boy!" Uncle Vernon yelled.

"Yes sir." Harry sighed, pulling on his socks. He was so sleepy and his head was pounding quite badly from a beating he had recived the night before that he very nearly missed a large tawny owl flying though his window. With moves like a figure skater, it dropped the slightly heavy letter it was carrying on the desk, and with a mid-air pirouette, flew out the way it came. Rubbing his eyes, Harry dropped into his (like most other things in his room) broken and falling apart desk chair. Breaking the slightly familiar wax seal upon the letter, he sighed and began reading.

Harrison James Potter

Heir Potter

Heir Black

Dear Mr. Potter,

We here at Gringotts offer our condolences on the loss of your godfather, Lord Sirius Orion Black. We request your presence at his will reading that will commence at two o'clock this afternoon. Due to issues regarding your inheritance, the portkey enclosed will bring you to our offices at ten twenty one today.

I look forward to talking with you

-Snarltooth

Snarltooth

Head of Inheritance

Gringotts

"Heir Potter? Heir Black? What does that even mean?" Harry murmured. Looking at his clock, with it's dusty neon numbers flashing 10:21, he realized it was time to go. With one hand clutching the letter from Gringotts and the other running through his hair, he only saw his uncle bursting in his door before a familiar pull on his navel and a flash of portkey magic dumped him on a cold marble floor.

"Quite an entrance, Mr. Potter," growled a goblin sitting behind a massive desk. "I am Snarltooth"

"Pleasure to meet you?" Harry said, hoisting himself of the floor. "I don't mean to be rude, but why exactly am I here?"

"To discuss your inheritance. Now if you could please place a drop of your blood on this parchment? It will help us clarify which inheritances you have access to."

Still feeling slightly miffed from his landing, Harry took the offered knife and made a slight cut on his finger. Blood steeped out and landed exactly in the middle of the parchment. Quick as a flash, Snarltooth grabbed the parchment and read it with superhuman speed. His face broke into a huge grin and slid the parchment over to Harry for him to read.

Harrison James Potter

Report

Inheritance

Heir to the Noble and Ancient House of Potter

Heir to the Noble and Ancient House of Black

Heir to the Elder House of Gryffindor

Heir to the Elder House of Ravenclaw

Heir to the Noble House of Evans

Heir to the Ancient House of Sterling

Magical Gifts

Parseltounge (80% blocked, APWBD)

Parselmagic (100% blocked, APWBD)

Metamorph (99.9% blocked, APWBD)

Animagus (100% blocked, APWBD, Form; Dragon)

Full Magical Core (86% blocked, APWBD and LE-P)

Marriage Contracts Authorized

Harrison James Potter to:

Daphne Greengrass

Su Li

Tracey Davis

Millicent Bullstrode

Padma and Pavarti Patil

Marriage Contracts UnAuthorized

Ginevra (Ginny) Weasley

Soul-mate

Hermione Jean Granger

Primary Liquid Inheritance

Potter

Total Monies: 531,374,663 Galleons, 2,674 Sickles, and 3 Knuts

Cottage, Godrics Hallow

Potter Manor, Wales

Lily's Den, Diagon Alley

Black

Total Monies: 19,463,373 Galleons, 57 Knuts

12 Grimauld Place, London

Black Manor, Unplottable

Gryffindor

Total Monies: 263 Galleons

Gryffindor Castle, Unplottable

25% Hogwarts

Ravenclaw

Total Monies 1,474 Galleons

25% Hogwarts

Evans

Total Monies: 373,288 Galleons, 17 Sickles

No Properties

Sterling

Total Monies; 4,272 Galleons, 124 Sickles, 2 Knuts

Sterling Hall, Ireland

Controlling Investments

56% of Flourish and Blotts

34% of Quality Quidditch Supplies

67% Daily Prophet

End of Inheritance

"What the fuck!"