Arthur Notes: First and Foremost: I do not own The Harry Potter Series, or its original characters, J.K Rowling does. But this story and the new characters are mine.

CHAPTER 2

Introduction and Goodbyes

Harry was left to ponder who Thex was. He found his house desired so he walked to the fridge and got some food then walked up the stairs to his bedroom. He ate then sat down on his bed. What did he actually know about his new guardian. Well other then his name was Thex. There was the fact that he had been a friend of his parents. Then there was everything Lupin had said. But that couldn't be true could it. Harry was brought out of his thoughts by a tapping on the window. He look to find four birds at his windowsill, one was his own snowy white owl Hedwig. Another was Pig's who was his best friends Ron's owl, which was given to him by Sirius. Hold on normally when Sirius, WOW I actually said his name. I feel an unbearable pain but. He shook it out. Another was a normal bran owl. And the last was a beautiful silver bird that Harry never seen. Grabbing the letter that each carried. The Hedwig and Pig's flew over to the dresser and grab a drink of water from Hedwig caged then other took of the moment that they were relived of the load. He looked at the letter from Hedwig it was from Hermione, he looked at. I've ignored her and everyone else for the last week, why not continue. I mean I know they are gonna have some comforting to say. And also tell me it wasn't my fault. But you know what I don't care. So he put Hermione letter on top of the stack of letter on his desk. This was quickly joined by the one from Ron. Next he looked at the letter from the bran owl it was from Gringotts, which in his opinion was important enough for him to open and read.

Dear Mr. Potter.

We are sorry for you lose but we are pleased to inform you that your money has been moved from your three vaults into one vault. The new vault's key will be given you on your next visit. Secondly we would like to inform you that your total monthly interest gained is eight thousand nine hundred and forty two gallons. And all the paperwork that you signed earlier today was all cleared including the rights to the house.

Our condolences Gringotts

Harry had to read over the monthly interest several time before picking up the letter. He picked up the last one, which was made of a think pure white parchment, and was addressed in silver ink Master Harry James Potter of Number 4 Privet Drive. Harry turned to find it sealed with Silver Wax and had the coat of arms of a dragon with an overlay what looked a wolf, a hawk or Engle, and what was unmistakably a phoenix. He ripped open the letter to find the same silver ink and find hand.

Master Harry J. Potter.

Let me first introduce myself. I am your new guardian, and good friend of your mother. Lord Thex. This letter must be short do to the fact that now do to your parents charged me as your guardians I must see that every that must me made ready for September is made ready by the end of the night. So till tomorrow at noon Master Potter

Yours truly your friend and guardian

Lord Thex

Thex look at read over, reading the point Lord Thex over and over. And the part about him being here at noon.

"BOY GET DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW!" Harry's head shot up, looking at the clock night o clock. Must have fallen asleep for a couple of hours. Hold on there is sun coming through the window. It morning. Harry not wanting to get his uncle any madder at him got up quickly, and ran down the stairs. Then walked into the kitchen, to find his aunt leaning against the stove his uncle sitting at the table waiting his cousin was nowhere to be seen. "SO WHAT DID YOU GET?"

"What do you mean?"

"You went to someone or another will reading. Banks only summon people to those when then are gonna receive something. So what was it?"

"That is none of your business." Vernon's face turned red as he got up grabbing Harry's arm just above the wrist. Harry looked down to see that the in the hand that his uncle was trying to get at was the two letter he had been reading early. But by the time he tried to do something about it, his uncle had already grabbed the letters from him.

"Well let's see… Gringotts …. Vaults transferred to one vault… MONTHLY INTEREST GAINED SEVEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND FORTY TWO GALLONS!!!… Paperwork… HOUSE CLEARED!… Boy what is the mean of this, and what's a gallons."

"It's the highest dominion of Money that their kind has. Think it's a large gold coin." Harry's eyes fell on his aunt.

"IS THIS TRUE." Harry simple nodded his head. "Can you get them changed into normal money?" Once more Harry nodded. Good then we will take you to London latter today and we are going to this bank of your. Is Gringotts and you are gonna arrange for half of the monthly interest to be transfer to normal money each month and sent here. Do I make myself clear! And what this about a house?"

"It was my Godfathers, it five stores tall and quite big in a muggle community in London. We can go see before the bank. That is if you want." Harry new that going to the house was probably his best chance of getting away from his Uncle and Aunt.

"No not today I think we can do that next weekend you know go and spend some time there. Now what's this other letter about?"

"Oh… um… if from a friend of my godfather and parents, he had just heard about my godfathers passing away, and sent me a letter to say that he was sorry." Vernon looked at Harry, as if he was trying to determine if he was lying by his pulse.

"Ok here are the letters. Now I except you to be down here at eleven with everything you need to go to this bank." With that Harry nodded then turned and walked up to his room.

He sat down on his bed to think about what he was gonna do. Of course he didn't love all the money he had. But this time he would have a thousand times more. But giving it to the Dursley was not gonna happen. There was always the hope of losing them in Diagon ally. Or maybe I could write a letter to the order trying to get help from them. Or even Hermione. But no he had only written one-liners to the order since the summer started. And Hermione well, he was not about to go there, not yet at least. Think there had to be something. Anything. What the hell is shining in my eyes? He looked down to see the silver ink shining the light into his eyes. That's it I just have to stall for an hour, and pray to God that his guardian would show up on time. He got up went and took a shower, got dressed in his finest clothes, grabbed his money bag and his wand then started to gather his clothes and book and other belongings from around the room. At eleven he walked down the stairs to find his uncle and aunt and cousin standing with their shoe on and jackets in their hands standing by the door. "Well come on."

"One moment Uncle I like a word with you and my Aunt." His uncle shot him a look.

"What is it boy."

"Well seeing as I am gonna be giving you guys thousands of pounds per months. I think it's only fair that some things change around here. First I think we can start working on calling me by my name. Second I think we can get rid of the St. Brutus's and come up with a story like um… they said the that the criminal boy of me was cured and that I excepted into a small prep boarding school up north were my parents went to school for the last two year of my schooling. And let's say next year you three treat me as a normal member of this family. Oh and we go shopping in London for the rest of the day and I will buy my own clothes."

"What makes you think you can make such demands."

"Well to start with you are asking for my money. Second to get it we have to go through a bar and a entire street full of my people who all I have to say is that you three are attacking me and you three would either end up dead or no long looking human."

"Ok… boy, the school thing can change, but we will be coming up with a name for the school. Sand the shopping idea we can do if you can arrange for the first payment today. The treating you as part of the family will depend if you disappear and the money stop coming. If it dose that, the answer is No. and the name well…" after twenty minute of debating, which was to short of a time for Harry. They had come to an agreement for all the terms and were now making his way down the drive to Uncle Vernon's car. They were just getting into the car when a black minivan pulled into the other side of the drive.

A moment latter a girl with bushy brown hair came rushing out. And managed to hook around Harry's mid section, and gave him a bone crunching hug.

"Her…mion…e… wh…at … a…r…e…y…o……u …"

"You know dear that if you don't let him go he will die and." That was all it took for her to let go. "Sorry Harry." Her checks turning slightly red.

"Thanks, now what are you doing here?"

"Didn't you get the letter I sent yesterday morning?" At this Harry turned a little red.

"You did but you didn't't read it like everyone else's."

"Well umm… I … really want to hear everyone saying that it wasn't my fault and stuff like that. But you didn't't answer the question."

"Well if you had read you the letter, it would of told you that I was gonna visit cause no one was getting any response from there letters. And well everyone is worried." At this Vernon gave Harry a look of near death.

"Umm… Hermione, I just need to talk to my uncle for a moment." Harry turned and ushered his uncle away from Hermione and her mother. "Ok seeing they are here how bout we postpone the trip to London a couple hours and then I see about you guys getting the first month full interest and if we stay the night I will pay for it."

"An hour. Ok" Harry nodded and was about to turn back toward the four others. When his uncle grab his shoulder. "What's her mom anyway?"

"Oh she a dentist, a normal woman, no magic in her."

"So Hermione you want to come in a we can talk."

Ten minutes latter Harry and Hermione where up in Harry's room each with a glass of lemonade and were sitting on the bed. Thank goodness I tidied up earlier. "umm.. So how are you?"

"Not bad down to three potions a day."

"Oh, about that, I'm"

"Don't even say you are sorry Harry. I chose to follow you into the ministry and none of what happened there was your fault."

"But If I had listen to you none of us would of gone and in turn"

"Harry no. you can't think like that. And you know it. But I see you got enough mail." Hermione hand gotten up during her last comment and was now fingering through the pile of letters. Harry look at her then at the stack of letters. Wow she looks great. She is getting more control over that hair. Those jean look. Harry! She is your Best Friend. So what if she wants more. So what if she does. Think about how unfair it would be you can't spend time with her, cause that would put her number two on Voldemort kill list. And then there is the prophecy. Your right.

"Harry are you alright?"

"Huh… ya I was just thinking."

"Thinking about want Mr. Potter?" she asked as she put her hands on her hips and gave him a look that Mrs. McGonagall would be proud of.

"I was tried to come up with a very good excuse for why I haven't read them or write back."

"You are such a bad liar Harry. So why don't you tell me what you were really thinking about." Harry opened his mouth to say something when Hermione spoke up. "Oh and don't say Sirius cause if you were you wouldn't of been smiling."
Shit now what. Um… I can't tell her the truth can? Why not? Cause that would be awkward and …well we are friends and I don't want to ruin that. What's the worse that can happen? Well look at the Cho thing. Point taken.

"Earth to Harry, is someone home."

"Huh…"

"Wow Harry that's twice in ten minutes you zoned out on me."

"Sorry I … well I was … I was just … um…" this cause Hermione to giggle. "What?"

"Well the only other time I've ever seen you this flustered was when you talked to Cho."

Oh Shit, shit, shit!!! Think of something or she is gonna caught on.

"So other then the potions how are you?" that was horrible. It could have been worse.

"Well worried, bout you mostly and how badly I did on my O.W.L.'s other then that. Not much seeing it still first weekend of holidays. But how are you." Harry was about to answer when a cry from his cousin the went through then entire house.

"DAD! A LIMO JUST PULLED UP INFRONT OF THE HOUSE." Instantly Harry and Hermione were at Harry window; and sure enough a long black limo had pull up in front of the house.

"Harry were you guys excepting anyone at noon?"

"No." then it click noon. "Yes. Or at least I was. But I didn't't. it can't be."

"Harry what is it?" but she didn't't get an answer cause Harry was already through the bedroom door making his way to the front door.

By the time he managed to open to the door. The rest of the people in the house had made it to the door and two people in heavy black cloaks were only a few feet from the door. The moment the first reached the door, to small slender hand came up and removed the hood to reveal the person's head. The person was a young woman probably no older then Harry or Hermione. She had wavy raven black hair that was half way down her back. Her features were shape with a lightly tan skin. And bright blue eyes.

"Ah Master Potter so good to see you again." All eye turned to Harry. He was save an explanation by the second person arriving at the door.

"Ah Harry it been to long since I last saw you."

"Last saw me. Um I don't even know who you are."

"Can't you guess seeing I told you I would be here today at noon? And as for the last time I saw you that would be on day before Tom kill your parents."

"Who the ruddy Hell are you."

"Now Harry I'm disappointed with you. I would have accepted you to tell your aunt and Uncle that your new legal guardian would be here at noon."

"WHAT NEW LEGAL GUARDIAN!"

"I was appointing it yesterday at the read of the last right of his previous legal guardian."

"SO HE OWES US THOUSAND OF DOLLAR AND WE ARE GOING UP TO LONDEN LATTER ON TO COLLECT IT FROM THAT BANK OF HIS LATER TODAY."

"Kaylian if you would please take Harry up stairs and make sure he is all packed up and then bring his trunk down to the car. Mrs. And Miss Granger I think your stay here is over pleases leaves." Both Hermione and her mother got the hint and hurried out the house. "Now if you three will please going into the living room I have some things to discuses with you."

"YOU WILL NOT BE STEPPING A FOOT IN HERE!"

"Unless you want all your neighbors' to hear, and trust me this is not one of those conversation that you want them to hear. Then you will go into the living room." At this the young lady nodded then grabbed Harry's arm and dragged him up the stairs to his room.

Harry quickly gathered the last of his stuff from around the room and managed to get it all into the trunk he was just about to close it when the young lady spoke up.

"How about your letters."

"Um… pass those here." Harry quickly grabbed them from her then stuffed them into the trunk and closed it.

"Ok, let's get down to help umm… Thex." The girl laughed.

"If anyone down stairs need help it would be your Uncle and Aunt." Both when down Harry carrying his trunk, it was more like him dragging his trunk and the girl carrying Hedwig and her cage.

They re-entered the living room to see Vernon red faced furious looking.

"You expect him to give you more money. For the past sixteen years you have gotten nine hundred pounds a month to help take care of him. And yet he lived under the stair for the first ten years. He is forced to work around the house and the yard, just to allow eating. And in general treated like shit. I will make sure that you pay every pound that you have received, back to him before I done with you."

"HOW DARE YOU!" The other man lowered his hood, and his shoulder length curly black hair, brushed back. He eyes turned from a dazzling blue, to malicious black.

"NO! I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO DO WHAT I AM DOING. YOU ON THE OTHER HAND WILL BE LUCKY TO ESCAPE WITH OUT BEING CHARGED!" his voice change and taking a very harsh and dangerous tone. Vernon shrunk back against the fireplace the look of utter terror on his face. It was at that moment that seven loud cracks were heard and the six people in the living room turned to see Albus Dumbledore, Remus Lupin, and N Tonks, walking into the living room. Dumbledore eye didn't't have any twinkle left in them nor did his face look happy.

"Thex you can not take him from this place. For the"

"Albus, I know of the blood protection."

"Yet you would still take him."

"Yes Remus, I would. There is only so much his blood can protect him from. I on the other hand. Can do so much more for him."

"Like what."

"Remus my old friend, I do not except you to under stand. But I was the best auror during the first war. I have only increase in strength, power, knowledge, skill, and wisdom over these last seventeen years."

"Your point is Albus knows what is best."

"Nymphadora isn't it."

"It's Tonks!"

"Ok, Tonks, ask Albus how well he has handled the last sixteen years since Tom kill Harry parents. Ask him of the mistakes that he has made over the past six year with Harry. The mistakes that have cost many dear lives are, including your dear late cousin."

Both Remus and Tonks look between Dumbledore, and Thex.

"Even if he has you won't take he out this house Thex." Every one turned to see Moody, Bill and Mr. Wesley walk into the room leading Hermione and here mom.

"Moody, so good to she you again. But you are mistaken." And with that he removed his wand, and with a simple flick of his wrist Harry's trunk flew toward his other hand that he out stretched. Just before it hit him it shrunk down so that it fit within his hand. Then put it within his cloak.

"Kaylian take Hedwig and her cage out to the limo and take the limo to the place we discussed." She nodded and disappeared.

"Now Albus we will see you on the First of September. And I trust you will not hinder us." The he turned to Vernon. "I will arrange for the delivery of the legal paperwork and the changes." He turned to Harry. "Time to go Harry." Then there was a small pop and Kaylian was back her hair ruffled. "Um there's a problem."

"Albus call your boys off. Or else I'll"

"Thex I know you are good and all. But there are sixteen of us. And Albus is with us."

"Very well Thex."

"Albus you can be serious!"

"I am Remus. He needs this just as much as Sirius and James need that road trip. Plus he will be in the best hands and will probably have a ten man guard on him where ever he goes."

"Harry if you want to say bye to anyone this would be the time." Harry walked up to Remus. "I'll be fine. If Dumbledore is consenting I'll be fine." He hugged Remus. Then walked over to Hermione. "Thanks for coming over. It meant a lot to me." Then he walked over to his guardian. There was a series of loud cracks and the room was left with only the Dursley's Hermione and her mother, Harry, Kaylian, and Thex.

"Let us leave." And with that Thex ushered Harry out of the house and into the limo.