Here it is the second chapter. This was originally supposed to be a one shot but considering I've been asked to keep writing I really couldn't stop. Please read and review it. I do hope you like this surprise update and thanks so much for the support so far love Angel x
Up in her office Delores was feeling highly smug indeed. She'd even let Harry go to Diagon Alley to show there were no true hard feelings. Yes he was a compulsive attention seeking and lying bastard but she planned to make him have many more detentions before the ball. How would he react there with an aching bleeding hand? Yes she was cruel and she loved it. Having her own father fired had been such a rush but this? This was even better than that. Harry had looked better at this morning's breakfast and she wondered why. Although word was spreading that he was excited about the ball so that could just be it.
Today Harry and Ron were going to Diagon Alley without Hermione. Ginny had insisted on taking her dress shopping in Hogsmeade instead. They emerged from the Leaky cauldron floo and headed straight for the bank. Harry was going to ask about emancipation today and hopefully if he was lucky he'd get it. He entered the bank with Ron at his side smiling.
"Good morning good goblin and may your vaults flow always with gold. I was wondering if I could see Griphook about my accounts please?" he asked as the goblin gasped along with every other goblin in the room.
"I apologise if I've insulted him or something it wasn't my intention!" he said once again nervously.
"Lord Potter you have insulted no one. It is a rare treat for us that any wizard even one such as yourself would ever remember the name of a mere goblin!" he replied in awe.
"Oh he's no mere goblin he's the one who first showed me to my accounts when I was eleven. No one forgets their first trip to this prestigious bank or no one with a brain anyway!" he said as the goblin once again laughed.
"I like you. Griphook is here and he will see to your needs in this office here" he said as Griphook smiled brightly and gestured them both into the side office.
"How can I help you today Lord Potter and may I say thank you for remembering me. It is really is rare but I can see from your expression that you didn't think it would be. To us this is one of our greatest feats. We will not forget you in a hurry that's one sure thing" said Griphook smiling and sitting down at the table opposite them where Harry's file magically appeared there.
"I was wondering a few things. Firstly can I be emancipated?" he asked shocked as Griphook laughed.
"Well when Barty Crouch Junior broke the law entering you into the tournament last year he emancipated you by law as all participants had to be emancipated in order to compete. Our records show he didn't know that and still didn't care when he found out. His job was to enter you into the tournament not to be concerned with things such as whether you were emancipated or not. Please put on your family ring now! Can I help you with anything else?" he said as Harry did so with the ring resizing to fit his hand.
"Yes I want to know how many accounts I have here and what are in all of them. Also I want to know how much money goes to the Dursley family each month and cancel it!" he said as Griphook brought up the necessary documents handing them to Harry so he could read them.
Account number 245: Personal Account of James Charlus Potter total 1.6 million galleons.
Account number 248: Personal Account of Lillian Marie Potter nee Evans total 14,500 galleons.
Account number 687: Personal Account of Harrison James Potter total 100,000 galleons to be topped up from main vault each January by the same amount.
Account number 357: Rainy Day Account total 500,000 galleons topped up each year by ten thousand galleons from the secondary family vault.
Account number 678: Secondary Family account total 1.3 billion galleons. Total of 506 galleons, 0 sickles and 11 Knuts or £2,520 pounds each month go to the Dursley family account via direct debit. That totals 6072 galleons, 0 sickles and 132 Knuts a year.
Account number 888: Personal Account of Rene Potter (late great uncle) total 1.2 million galleons.
Account number 652: Main family account total 2.4 billion galleons.
"This is it then. I had no idea we had so many accounts. Here's what I want you to do. Cancel all direct debits to the Dursley account right now. They don't deserve a sickle more. Now then I want the rainy day account name changed Ronald Billius Weasley and he is to have a key which he may use to access the money as and when he see' fit. There is to be no more looking down on anyone ever again and I mean it. No more Mr Nice Guy!" he snapped as Ron's head shot up in awe.
"Harry I can't ask you to do that for me it would be so wrong!" he said still too shocked to do anything else.
"Ron let's real here or have you been asleep these last few minutes. In case you missed it I am one person with seven and I repeat seven accounts. I don't need them and you do because no boyfriend of mine is going to be in tatters. I won't stand for it. Anyway I'd rather someone got use of it instead of it wasting away. It's not nearly as much as I have in the other accounts. Please let me do this for you!" he said as Griphook intervened.
"I am afraid Lord Potter I can only do that under one circumstance. If you want Mr Weasley to have that account and in his name as well you will need to present him with a promise ring of sorts. These are the rules your ancestors laid down before. You can of course marry him at any later stage you choose just so long as it does happen! Is that alright with you?" he asked as Harry's face heated up in embarrassment.
"I'm not sure Ron would want that. I wouldn't want this going public or anything until I am ready because I'm sick of having little to no control over what people do and do not know about my life. Oh dear! I mean what have I done to deserve this!? I've not even earned it. Oh Ron forget it I'm so sorry you were asked to do something you didn't want to!" he said as Ron gasped beside him watching Harry's tears fall.
"Harry if this relationship is going to work we're going to have to seriously work on our communication specifically you always thinking you know what someone will say even before you've asked them. Look I know I love you Harry and I know I won't ever love anyone else. I know it's cliché but I wouldn't mind being Mr Potter Weasley or something sometime in the distant future. What do you say? Obviously I don't give a toss about the money but you mate are worth more than all the galleons in this earth to me. Don't you see I'd be with you even if you were dirt poor!" he said as Harry further cried.
"I seriously don't deserve you. Oh Ron!" he said kissing him tenderly as the 'rings' were presented to them both in an ornate box. In the wizarding world promise rings were not at all rings as we would know them. They came in the form of ornate bracelets so anyone would know that they were promise rings only when you chose to tell them. Ron decided to choose one for himself smiling brightly. He too was now crying tears of emotional joy. Looking at Harry he vowed to protect him always or at least as well as he could do. You could tell sometimes from Harry's almost wounded expression that he'd been through so much more than he ever should have had to. Ron would always protect him and together they'd heal each other in a way better than they ever could have alone. Ron chose a simple black 'ring' or bracelet as it were with a few blue crystals in it and its partner was presented to Harry. They put the 'rings' on each other and still couldn't figure out why they were called rings when they were clearly bracelets. This world sure did make some crazy choices even Harry could see that.
"There now that um that's done could you please close Vault 888. I want that amount broken into to four equal amounts of 250,000 galleons and deposited in the accounts of Molly and Arthur Weasley, Fred and George Weasley, Remus Lupin and Hermione Granger. Tell them it is a gift from Lord Harrison James Potter who realised he had far more vaults then he realistically needed so saw no problem in giving them the money. Tell them it's none refundable as well. I want to make it so they can never return the money no matter what they try and do. It's time people just shut up and enjoyed their gifts. Now had my family any homes asides from the one in Godrics Hollow Dumbledore told me about last year!" he asked as Griphook smiled.
"The one in Godrics Hollow is a national magical monument so can never be lived in ever again. You have Potter Manor in the Yorkshire Dales sir!" he said as Harry scoffed.
"Who am I Malfoy? No that won't do at all! I'm no lord of the manor that's for sure. I have no need to live in one either. I need you to find me a suitable home today for a reasonable price. I will wait here while you do so and please make it quick because I can seriously make it worth your while!" he said eagerly as with a snap of the fingers Griphook had a home's prospectus in his hands.
"Now look through this with me please and tell me what kind of house you require" said Griphook flicking through the book slowly.
"Ron please look at it with me will you? I want you to live there with me as soon as possible. Your mum and dad can be the only ones who can have floo access to the home so they can always know we're safe. What kind of home would you like? Please come with me I can't do this on my own!" he said once again feeling insecure as did Ron himself.
"Harry I'd love to but I've never had much of anything so I'm ashamed to say anything new would be good!" he said as another idea Harry had hit him.
"Well you know what after the way the Dursley's treated me anything new and non-violent will be a treat for sure. I don't need a manor with like fifty different bedrooms because that's not me one bit. I know let's go with this one. It has four bedrooms, two en-suites, two guest bathrooms, two living rooms, a kitchen, an office and a dining room. There's even an outside quidditch area. It would be perfect. We'll take it! Please can you make me the secret keeper of the property and give it all standard protections you can. I want to be as protected as I can. The only people who can floo there are to be Sirius Black, Molly and Arthur Weasley. Even if other people try to come into the home they should not be allowed to do so!" he said as Griphook looked impressed.
"Please place your blood here and dip your ring in it to secure the purchase. Good now I will cast the fidelious on you and the property. There that's complete now please tell your promised where you live by calling out the address of it. Now the rest of it will take me two hours to complete so come back here in two hours and it will be done!" he said as they thanked him.
"We will. Now before we go we both need money summoning purses which only we can access and can never be stolen from us. Thank you Griphook. See you soon!" he said leaving. He'd really have to get his emotions under control.
"Ron I have one final thing I need you to do with me. All of my life I've been beaten, starved and given old lumpy and ill -fitting clothes and told I'm essentially worthless. I want a totally new wardrobe from Twilfitt and Tatting's which will grow with me as I do and repel mild charms and the like. I'm starting to feel for the first time in my life that I deserve it. Please join me and get a new wardrobe with me!" he said as Ron smiled.
"For you my friend I would do anything. Together?" said Ron smiling.
"Together!" Harry responded taking his hand as they left the bank together. They got a whole new wardrobe from Twilfitt and Tatting's as well as new suits for the ball. Then they had a nice romantic meal in the muggle world where they weren't judged in any way shape or form and for once it was wonderful to just relax and let go totally. At least here no one would judge them fully. There was nothing wrong with being gay and or indeed married as a gay individual in their world but with him being who he was there was always going to be judgement until the people found something else to focus on. Almost forgetting about the time they quickly came back to the alley but not before ducking into a side alley for a steamy snogging session. Both swollen lipped and red faced they re-entered the alley smiling at everyone who gave the duo weird looks wondering what they'd been up to.
They collected their completed clothes and the keys from Griphook which were embedded into their promise rings magically which now acted as a portkey which could take them home when they said home. Harry was very nervous as they returned to school about what they'd tell Mr and Mrs Weasley about their situation. When they reached the common room wearing new clothes and sunglasses everyone including Fred and George looked at them in awe.
"Ronniekins what's all this eh?" they asked in unison freaking Harry out slightly when they spoke like that.
"Suffice it to say boys I've been clearing out or shall we say cleaning up my accounts and the next time you visit the bank you'll be in for a surprise!" said Harry as they both paled considerably looking highly unstable before fainting. Harry brought them round quickly and they thanked him.
"Harry mate don't scare us like that! Thank you so much. You have just made the rest of our dreams come true!" they said as they teared up. Elsewhere Molly Weasley screamed alerting her husband to the fact that something was up and he rushed into the living room wand raised ready for battle which he lowered as he saw her clutching a letter in her shaking hands. It read:
Dear Mr and Mrs Weasley,
It is our pleasure here at the bank to inform you that earlier today Lord Harrison James Potter and your son Ronald Billius Weasley were given some time away from school to shop for their upcoming school ball and so they came into the bank where Harry sorted out fully his families accounts. Finding one account which he no longer had any use of he had it closed with the amount it contained broken up and given to people of his choice including your sons Frederick and George Weasley. I am writing on his behalf to let you know that the sum of 250,000 galleons has been deposited into your checking account and can in no way be returned to him because that account no longer exists. He has asked me to tell you to have the best lives you possible can and to get new wardrobes. In fact he insists on it. He has said that you have always treated him as a true family member and he thanks you from the bottom of his heart for it. He also has a personal matter in his life which affects you which he has explained he will discuss with you when he can. All he asks here is that you have and keep always an open mind. He gave me the written instructions of what to put in this letter this evening upon writing it down and sending it to me once back at school. If you need any more help please don't hesitate to write to me at the bank, Signed Griphook, Gringotts Bank, Diagon Alley, London.
"He has no idea how much it will change our lives oh Arthur! You know what I can't wait for his announcement. Let's go now to the school and hear it. He has asked us to have an open mind which tells me he feels we might not. He cannot possibly enjoy himself with this hanging over his head all the time. I've been there and I know what it's like so trust me on this!" she said heading to the floo and going with Arthur to Albus' office. Who knew what Harry would say to them.