Auction
Its been a month since I defeated Voldemort but I did not kill him. It had not felt right to kill him. So I bound him and he is now in Askaban until the auctions later today. The ministry decided that the DA would have top pick of the death eaters for slaves but Voldemort was only for 3 to try to get the ministry me and Dumbledore. I will get him as Dumbledore has stated he does not want him and the ministry doesn't want to go against me but I will still pay for him anyways at least 10 gallons. I have a list of those I want. Severus being one of them. I am not happy with Dumbledore for allowing Severus to be part of this when he was a hero to.
I have not told anyone but I came into a creature inheritance when I turned 17 and I have mates and I know who most of them are or who they may be as I know they were not on my side of the war. So I shall have to buy them at the auction. I use at least a hundred gallons to get them all and there family.
Of my friends only 5 are left by me Hermione, Luna, Fred George and Neville. Ron I caught scheming with the rest of his family other then the twins, bill and charlie with Dumbledore. It turns out Dumbledore was controlling my life from the time the prophecy was made till the goblins were able to get me alone as hagrid was and still remains loyal to Dumbledore even if he loves me. I confronted them all at an order meeting which was at the time still being done at Grimwald place which I quickly booted them all from when they took his side. McGonagall was the only staff present that took my side but she only showed me with her eyes that she was mad her words were in support of the headmaster. She became my spy in the order. I hear from her only when she needs to tell me something via Gringotts.
I enter the auction house for the first buy I am making the easiest one of course as I am the only one that wants him truly. I smirk as the ministry thought no one but them would show and they cower at the sight of me.
"Good morning gentlemen going to try to win him from me are you?" Of course I didn't expect an answer.
"N..no sir but there are others after him that we want."
"I do hope you are not meaning the ones I have chosen as you can see everyone who knows the list which was published in the Quibbler knows these first ones and might I add they are being sold as whole families because of my list and requirements. Though I may decide on others as I plan to stay for all of them being sold."
They stand stunned but shake there heads in defeat. They had hoped the list was false I see. Better they find out now than be crushed when I out bid them as they cant go over 1000 gallons for all of them.
I look at the stage as Tom is brought onto it. I look at him and smile Lifting my paddle to the auctioneer to place my bid at 10 gallons before he even said anything.
"Up first is the dark lord himself folks and the starting bid has been said at 10 gallons to Lord Potter-Black"
I stand waiting to see if they will try to take him from me.
"Going once...Going twice...SOLD! To Lord Potter-Black for 10 gallons."
I smirk as the handlers bring Voldemort to me directly after the auctioneer finished his words. I take hold of his lead. I lean in and whisper in his ear. "Voldemort you are and will always be mine no one else can have you but me."
"Next up folks is the malfoy family purebloods and the right hand family from the dark lords inner circle. Staring bid is set at 100 gallons for them all. Do I hear 100 gallons for them all."
"100 gallons my good sir" I say with a smile.
"200 gallons" One of the ministry personnel yelled. I growled.
"Not on my watch you don't 1.000 gallons for them all" I smile at the look on their faces when I said that.
"Alright highest bid is Lord Potter-Black at a thousand gallons do I hear another bid? …. Going once... going twice...SOLD to Lord Potter-Black!"
I watch there faces go from horror to relived when they realized I had won and not the ones who wanted to use them as party favors or torture them. They are also lead to me and I tie each lead to the other tieing the last to Voldemort's.
"Relax I will get my whole list Sev is next I will have who is mine and there family by time the lower ones come out."
They relaxed even more, though they did not know what to expect of there new owner, Draco looked like he was going to cry.
Severus was lead out or I should say carried out he looked bad what had they done to him in there I growl and before they could announce the bidding I dragged all the ones with me up to the stage and onto it. "2,000 gallons and if anyone tries I will stun you till this one is over."
"The bid folks is 2000 gallons... going once... going twice...SOLD to Lord Potter-Black!" I placed toms lead around Severus hand and placed a portkey in Tom's hand.
"You are going with him to my house to my healer stay with him and do not move from that room. Healer" I said before any could say anything about it.
"If anymore are this way I swear I will make sure the guards are all sold to the lowest families" I snarl at the auctioneer who nodded but smiled so I would understand he had already taken care of it.
I went back to my seat as the Lestrange brothers were lead out Bella being killed outright for her crimes.
"Here we have the Lestrange brothers the starting price is 50 gallons."
I rise my paddle to bid that price. I look around and saw that they had learned there lesson with the Malfoy's they would not try to beat me again.
"Any other bid? Going once... going twice...SOLD to Lord Potter-Black!"
They were hastily led to me and I tied them together and to my own wrist. Before the public came in even the poorer families came to try to get a slave here as they could not hope to afford a house elf for there home. Perhaps I forgot to mention that once the purchase of a slave includes his or her vault at Gringotts? So the buyer is also in control of the slave's assets.
As each new one came out I looked them over and also helped out the ones I knew needed help around the house Like Luna who bought with my help 2 of the death eatter families as I got all to be sold as such she got the Runcorn family and Greyback pack of ten wolves who will be locked in a forest enclosure during the full moons under wolfsbane which I will have Sev make when he is well again.
I helped many other random poorer families get some smaller family slaves. I did not get anymore slaves like I thought I might until the very end when the auctioneer stated something else.
"Now folks this one is not a death eatter but he failed his guard duties here by attacking the merchandise and as such he and his family who knew what he planed to do are to be sold separately as per the wife's asking as she was the only one to try to stop him from doing what he did. His Name is Albert Shottings his wife and children are now known as Rains as the wife choose to separate from him and can not keep his name."
I raise my eyes in horror at the mention of Severus's attacker but I wanted his family that was separate from him and Neville seemed to want the man when he noticed my look of furry.
"First the wife and young children will be sold. Starting bid is no lower then 20 gallons as there is only 3 of them."
"70 gallons sir" I say and look at those around and noticed not a single one would bid against me.
"We have a bid of 70 gallons do I hear any other bids? Going once... going twice... SOLD to Lord Potter-Black!"
They were lead to me and tied to the Lestrange brothers. I look to Neville and nod hoping he understands that I will help him win the other man and older children.
"Now we have Albert and his older sons who would have went with him if they could have gotten in the cell before I was told by the wards of the issue when they tried to enter. Starting bid will be set at 40 gallons."
"50 gallons" Neville yelled. I looked around and glared at anyone who I seen that may have started to bid on the man and his older sons.
"We have a bid do I hear anymore? Going once...Going twice...SOLD to Lord Longbottom a fine man indeed to take this trash off my hands."
Neville went to the stage to collect his slaves one attempted to bite him and Neville smacked him for trying in front of everyone. His eyes were cold towards the three slaves I wonder if he knows which of the ones I bought were the ones they tried to kill.
As everyone left or went to pay for there slaves I met with Neville inline to pay. The slaves I had with me followed without me needed to gesture for them to move.
"Neville do you know who they tried to kill? It was only shortly before the full public came in that I found out. I do as he is one of mine hence why only some of mine are here with me."
"Harry I figured it was one of yours and as I knew the order they were to be sold I can figure it was Severus that was hurt badly by the way your furry is known."
"Yeah they carried him out here and I ran dragging the others with me and paid a lot to keep the ministry from trying to outbid me for him sent him via portkey to the healer at home."
"Dang harry, Hope he heals fast for you I know what you are trying to hide but I will not say anything about it as its your business to handle. But how much do you owe for them all?"
"Hmm let see ten gallons for tom, 50 for the Lestrange brothers, 1000 for the Malfoy's, 2000 for Severus, and 70 for the rains so a total of 3120 gallons not bad I thought the ministry would try harder for some of them."
"Yeah lucky and I only got these three cause I know you if I hadn't you would have gotten both but try to treat the mother and young ones good and I will be sure to bring mine to visit to see how well they are being treated." He smirked after that. I nod and smile liking that idea.
"Yeah Nev but lets pay and go I want to see how the others are."
He just nods and pays before me and leaves with his three I imagine his plants will be very happy as the years go by especially the vines which no doubt he will use to hold them from time to time. I portkey home with the other slaves I bought and sit them down in the study to wait for me to explain why I got them or what I wanted from them. But I had to check on Sev I needed to know if he would be alright and tell him I will not use him or abuse him.
