Harry Potter and the Truth
Chapter 2
It has been a year and three month since that meeting between Harry and Mr. Thornbush. Today Harry was seeing him again and he was going to meet another boy that would go to the Academy. They were meeting at 11am at the Leaky Cauldron. It was now 10:45am and Harry was standing in the entrance hall of Potter manor in front of the Fireplace. He stepped in and said "Leaky Cauldron". A minute later he fell out of the Fireplace in the Leaky Caulron. "Ahh…I hate this" Harry groaned. He got up and looked around and quickly found a free table in the back of the room. Tom the Innkeeper brought him a glass of pumpkin juice that Harry had ordered first and as soon as Harry was done with his glass Mr. Thornbush came through the door. Behind him was a round-faced, short, chubby build boy with brown hair. He looked around and quickly found Harry.
"Ah Mr. Potter glad you're here already. This young man here is Neville Longbottom" Mr. Thornbush.
"Hey Harry…nice to see you again" Neville said shy.
"You too Neville" Harry said. They sat down. Mr. Thornbush looked at the boys.
"You two already know eachother?" Mr. Thornbush asked.
"Yeah we meet a few times when me and my family were attending Nathaniel's Birthday party's…and yours too Harry" Neville said a little shy.
"Yeah…we never really talked though" Harry said looking down a bit.
"I was told to stay away from you even through I never understood why. I also never liked those Party´s. My Family thinks I am a squib" Neville said sad.
"I…I didn´t knew…I mean I knew that you weren´t allowed to talk to me…like everyone else is…but I never thought that they would treat you nearly the same way as me…I mean I saw you talking to Nate a few times" Harry said.
"Yeah but I don´t like him, he is mean and a bully." Neville said.
"Yeah…I know what you mean" Harry said sad. Mr. Thornbush took this moment to speak.
"Well, why don´t we discuss why we are here" he said. Both boys nodded. "Okay…First we are going to Gringotts to transfer your Trusted Vaults to the Gringotts branch in Sydney. Then we´re going to get some of your new school book. We won´t get all of them here but some of them are much cheaper here than in Australia" Mr. Thornbush said with a little laugh. "You can also get a pet if you want. The school allows Cats, Owls, Dogs, Phoenixes', Kneazles, Pygmy Puffs, Horses and Abraxans" he added.
"Cool I always wanted a pet" Neville said. Harry nodded.
"I…I would also…like some new clothes…I always had to wear my brothers castoffs" Harry said shy.
"Of course you can get some new ones we can even go into muggle London later if you like" Mr. Thornbush said.
"Can I get some too?" Neville asked. Mr. Thornbush nodded. After a minute of silence the all got up and went into Diagon Alley. They walked up to Gringotts and went straight to one of the counters.
"Hello…I have an appointment with Griphook" said Mr. Thornbush. The Goblin looked at him, nodded and left the Counter. A minute later he came back with another Goblin.
"My name is Griphook and you must be Mr. Thornbush" Griphook said. Mr. Thornbush nodded.
"Please follow me" Griphook said and they followed him into a small office.
"I assume you are here because of the apprenticeship?" Griphook asked.
"Yes and we would also like to transfer two of the trusted Vaults you have here" Mr. Thornbush said.
"Very well…let´s get started then. To do the charm I would need a few drops of blood from each of you" Griphook said and held out a small knife. "Please drop the blood into these bowls" he added. Harry and Neville each dropped a few drops of their blood into one bowl. Mr. Thornbush dropped a few drops of his into both bowls.
"Great…now I will add a few more ingredients and then you will have to drink it. It will take five minutes to be done" Griphook said and added more ingredients. As he said after five minutes it was done. He put the potion into four cups (one for Harry and Neville each and two for Mr. Thornbush). They all drank the potion. "Okay now I will cast the charms" Griphook said and started to say something in a different language. It took about 10 minutes until he was done.
"Well I am done" he said a little out of breath.
"Great…now about the Vaults" Mr. Thornbush said.
"Yes…Yes of course…to transfer a Vault we will need the Vault number and key. It will cost 100 Galleons each. Where do you want to transfer them?" Griphook said.
"Sydney, Australia please. Boys do you have your Keys?" Mr. Thornbush asked. Both nodded and handed over their keys.
"Ah Mr. Potter, Vault number 150 and Mr. Longbottom, Vault number 228" Griphook said. "Would you also like to withdraw some money?" he asked.
"Ah yes for both 500 Galleons please" Mr. Thornbush said.
"I would also like to visit my Vault I remember that there were also some other things in my Vault" Harry added quickly. Griphook nodded.
"Yes of course Mr. Potter but as you are under age I would need you and your guardian to sign a form stating that you are allowed to take something out of the Vault. To create this sign I would need a few more drops of blood from you" he said and Harry took once again the knife and dropped some of his blood onto a piece of Parchment.
After a few minutes letters started to appear on the Parchment.
"Interesting…in all my years working for this bank I never saw anything like this" he said interested.
"What is so interesting?" Harry asked.
"Well it appears that you have more than just one vault here…well practically they belong to your parents as well but as they never claimed it so you can make them yours" Griphook said.
"Which Vaults?" Harry asked.
"Vault number 1 Gryffindor Vault, Vault 2 Ravenclaw Vault, Vault 3 Hufflepuff Vault and Vault 4 Slytherin Vault" Griphook said.
"What…you mean the founders of Hogwarts…how is that even possible?" Harry asked shocked.
"Well we could find that out with this piece of Parchments" Griphook said and took out a piece of parchment and put it in front of Harry. "Just write your name on it and then it will reveal you Family tree" he said and Harry did. It turned out that he was related to all of the four founders. Gryffindor and Hufflepuff through the Potter Family and Slytherin and Ravenclaw through the Evans Family.
"Wow…That is…Wow" Harry said stunned.
"You could claim them yours if you want…no one else of your Family ever did such test and I doubt that they know about these Vaults" Griphook said. Harry slowly nodded.
"Would it be possible to transfer them as well?" he asked shy.
"No I am sorry…but we can a range a permanent Portkey for you that will always bring you here and back to school" Griphook said and Harry nodded.
"I think we should go and see the Vaults now we have quite a lot to do today…Would you like to visit the other Vaults as well Mr. Potter?" Mr. Thornbush asked. Harry nodded. They made their way to one of the carts and quickly went to the first Vault. Neville withdraw some Books from his Vault. Next was Harrys Vault where he took some books and as well the invisibility cloak (a Family Heirloom which was turned over to him when he was six, because he was the first born, even though his Parents wanted Nate to have it) In the Gryffindor Vault he got some books and Journals as well as Godrics Sword. In Ravenclaws Vault he also took some books and Journals. In Hufflepuffs Vault he as well took Books and Journals and some seeds for some exotic plants (which were good for Potions). In Slytherins Vault he to books, Journals and Robes (as green was his favorite color) once he tried them on they shrunk themselves so they would fit him. Once they were back in the lobby they all said goodbye to Griphook(who promised to transfer the Vaults as soon as Possible) and went into Diagon Alley.
First they went to the book shop to get some of the book they needed. Then they went to get both of them proper Wizarding clothes. Then they went to get some potion ingredients. Next was the Quidditch shop (Harry insisted that they go) where Harry got a new broom, The Nimbus 1900. Both boys wanted to get a pet so they went to the pet shop next. Neville found the perfect owl for him pretty fast, it was a barn owl which he names Zeus. Harry took longer. He looked around the shop carefully. Once he was standing in the middle of the shop three animals came up to Harry. One was a black shadow wolf, another one was a white snowy owl and the other one was a golden phoenix. Suddenly the Shop owner was standing beside him.
"Well it looks like you found three Familiars…That is very rare…as are the Creatures that choose you" The older man said.
"Really?" Harry asked confused.
"Yes…you see Shadow wolfs are a dying breed and hard to train…I have this one for years but no one wanted it. Phoenixes alone are pretty rare…a golden one even more and the Snowy Owl…well they hardly bound with Humans…but they are very fast and loyal" the man said. Harry nodded in understanding.
"Is it possible to get them all?" Harry asked Mr. Thornbush. He nodded smiling. Harry paid for the animals, their food and equipment. Once outside the shop they all agreed to have a little lunch before they would head into muggle London. After Lunch they went to a very fancy muggle clothing shop where Harry and Neville got a lot of new clothes (Luckily Mr. Thornbush remembered to change some Galleons into Pounds). After that they went back to the Leaky Cauldron.
"Okay I will send you a letter together with a portkey a few days after New Year's Eve, as you will need a few days to get used to the weather in Australia. I will get you a hotel room in the Shopping Alley in Sydney where I will also help you to get the rest of your school stuff such as the uniform, books and of course you're Wands. That way you can come to the school with the rest of the students" Mr. Thornbush said. They all said goodbye (Harry and Neville agreed on owling eachother) and went back home.
Once Harry was home he quickly went into his room. He said down on his bed and started thinking about what happened today. Then he realized that he needed to pick names for his Familiars. He named his Shadow wolf Mystic since it was a girl. The Owl got the name Hedwig and the Phoenix he named Merlin (after the great wizard). He had dinner that Tibby brought him and went to bed. Hedwig and Merlin were sitting on the bedded border right over his head and Mystic was on the other end of his bed. He fell asleep with a big smile on his face.
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