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"Harry Potter" – Normal talking.

'Charles Xavier' – Talking with Telepathy

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Chapter 2

Gift From Family

Harry was standing nearby Charing Cross Road, Miss Jenny was hesitant to let Harry go to London alone but Harry used his powers to convince the orphanage matron. The barrier that was holding the memories of his parents were broken once whatever the black cloud was snuffed out, Harry now remembered his parents talking about magic and Voldemort. He remembered hearing the mention of Diagon Alley which was located nearby Charing Cross Road in London, that's why Harry was here today to get some answers. Harry knew that magic was real and his parents could use magic, that must mean he was a magic user as well.

Harry noticed a few people in funny looking dress robes entering through a shady door, amazingly most people were unaware of the door. Harry scanned the surface thoughts of a man in one of those funny robes and found the door led to a pub called Leaky Cauldron which was the entrance to Diagon Alley. Harry muttered to himself, "Leaky Cauldron, Diagon Alley, looks like the magical like funny names."

Harry too entered through the door and found himself inside a shady pub which was not for a child like him, unknown to Harry people were not able to recognize him due to his cap and missing glasses. A bald humpy man came toward Harry and asked politely, "Hello their young man, how can I help you?"

Harry replied nervously, "Oh, I was just looking for Diagon Alley."

"You look too young to go to Hogwarts, what's your name child?"

Harry fidgeted, he had heard the mention of Hogwarts from his father once but he knew nothing else about it. Harry decided to answer the bald man, "I'm Harry Potter."

The bald man looked shocked, he lifted Harry's hat and stared at his lightning bolt shaped scar. The man looked around to make sure that no one notices them and then said quietly to Harry. "Come with me, let's go aside where no one can hear us."

Harry frowned, going with an unknown man was not something he would prefer but he needed some answer. How could this man know about him or about his scar, Harry decided to go with the man since he was sure that if the bald tried something funny he would use his powers on the man.

The man led Harry upstairs to what look like a small hotel room, he closed the doors and looked at Harry. "Harry Potter, it's a pleasure to meet you. I am Tom, the innkeeper and barman of the Leaky Cauldron. I never thought I would get to see you before your 11th birthday but lucky me."

Harry frowned, "Sorry Mr Tom but I don't understand you, why would you be waiting for me?"

Tom smiled, "Call me Tom, I never like to be called Mr. Do you know about magic Harry?"

Harry nodded, "Not much but I remember that my parents could use magic, I remembered the mention of Diagon Alley at Charing Cross road so I came here."

Tom nodded and asked, "Where are your guardians Harry?"

"I live in an orphanage in Surrey, I have been living there after my relatives died in a car accident."

Tom frowned, "So you have no idea about how famous you are?"

Harry mouth went wide open in shock, "Famous? How so?"

"Well looks like I'll have to be the one to tell you." Tom sat down in the couch and told Harry to do the same, "A few years ago a very evil man rose to power with his followers the Death Eaters, we call the man You-Know-Who because we fear to even say his name. The Dark Lord was very powerful and the only man he feared was Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts and one of the most powerful wizard alive. Everyone was scared and many were dying daily, You-Know-Who was too strong and he killed anyone who stood against him. One day he attacked the Potters, he was able to kill your parents Lily and James Potter but when he tried to kill you the Killing curse bounced back and You-Know-Who was gone. It is impossible to survive the killing curse but you somehow did and destroyed the Dark Lord, the only thing you got was this lightning bolt scar. That's why you are famous, you are called the Boy-Who-Lived."

Harry sat their silently, completely stunned by Tom's story. Harry would have thought that Tom was lying but Harry was constantly using his telepathy to make sure that Tom was telling him the truth. "You mean, I am famous because I killed an evil man and survived a curse that no one has ever survived?"

Tom nodded, "Yes, nobody knows where you live as Albus Dumbledore hid you from everyone. That's why I brought you here so that nobody could recognise you, there are still some sympathizers of Dark Lord out there who would love to hurt you."

Harry nodded but his mind was working on one person, Albus Dumbledore. If what Tom said was true then the old man who left him at his aunt's doorstep was Dumbledore. Harry needed more information and for that he needed books on magical history and other things, "Tom, where can I get some books on Magical History?"

Tom smiled, "Diagon Alley of course, it is where you can buy most of the things you want. But first you should go to Gringotts."

"What's Gringotts?" Harry asked confusedly.

Tom smiled sheepishly, "Sorry, I forgot that you lived with Muggles." Harry was again confused so Tom elaborated, "Muggles are the non magical folks and Gringotts is the wizard bank run by goblins. Wizarding currency is different than Muggle currency so you'll need to get wizarding money from Gringotts."

Harry sighed sadly, "But I don't have wizarding currency. Can I exchange the money I have for the Wizarding currency?"

Tom nodded, "Yes you can but I don't think you'll need to do so. Potter's are old and wealthy family, there must be a Potter accounts in Gringotts. You should talk with the goblins and get a statement of the Potter's account."

Harry nodded and calmed himself to prevent an information overload, he was completely ignorant about the magical world and Harry couldn't live with that. Before Harry could ask Tom spoke up, "Come, I'll show you the way to Diagon Alley." Harry went downstairs with Tom while wearing his cap so that nobody could recognize him. Tom stopped in front of a brick wall and pulled out a stick which was a magical wand from what Harry could remember, Tom tapped few bricks in the wall in a pattern that Harry quickly remembered.

The bricks on the wall started turning to reveal a crowded alley, "Wow." That was only description Harry could find to describe his feelings right now.

Tom smiled at Harry's reaction, "Most children have the same reaction when they see Diagon Alley for first time." Tom redirected Harry's attention to the white marble building which looked tilted, "That's Gringotts bank, you should go there and remember to be respectful to goblins."

Harry nodded sincerely, "Thanks for everything Tom."

Tom smiled back, "No problem Harry, remember to keep your identity hidden except when you are in front of a goblin." Harry nodded and Tom left back to Leaky Cauldron.

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The narrow alley had people walking up and down the sidewalks. The people were draped in all different colour robes; some had moving patterns on them, such as stars and moons. Every store was unique from the next; some items being sold Harry recognized and some were lost to him. The store closest to him had a sign reading Apothecary Shop, the window was filled with various size and coloured bottles. Harry read some of the labels, bat spleen, eel's eyes, and other equally strange concoctions.

As he walked he read the shop's signs and peered in the windows. He glimpsed different colour owls in Eeylops Owl Emporium, he spied different size cauldrons in the cauldron shop, and he spotted the Quality Quidditch Supplies. Quidditch was also a word he remembered his father James Potter talking about, it was some kind of game from what Harry remembered. Harry took in the names of all the shops and what they looked like, Flourish & Blotts Book Store, Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions, the book shop was going to be his first shop once he got the wizarding money.

Harry stayed focused on his task and continued on to Gringotts Bank. It was a large white marble building in the end of the alley. Harry climbed the few steps to the burnished bronze doors. Flanked on each side of the doors were short creatures in matching scarlet and gold uniforms. Harry assumed these were the goblins that Tom was talking about. As Harry reached for the door he noticed an engraving, naturally he paused to read it.

Enter, stranger, but take heed

Of what awaits the sin of greed,

For those who take, but do not earn,

Must pay most dearly in their turn.

So, if you seek beneath our floors

A treasure that was never yours

Thief, you have been warned, beware

Of finding more than treasure there.

"Huh, that is a unique poem for a bank." Harry muttered to himself and went through the big doors. Beyond the doors laid a vast marble hall crowded with counters. Behind each counter sat more goblins, Harry estimated there to be at least a hundred goblins. Everywhere Harry looked along the walls were an abundance of doors too many to count. Harry walked forward toward the goblin on the front desk who was busy in his work, the goblin didn't even glance at Harry so Harry had to draw the goblin's attention. "Hello."

The goblin lifted his head to glance at Harry and then he went back to his work, "What do you need boy?"

"I am here to inquire about my family accounts." Harry replied in a professional voice.

"Name?" The goblin asked.

"Harry Potter."

The goblin dropped the ink quill he was using and stared at Harry for some time, Harry felt like the small goblin was looking into his soul and it was making Harry uncomfortable. The goblin barked towards the back and another goblin came out, "Griphook, take this boy here to Ripjaw for Inheritance test."

The goblin Griphook nodded and took Harry to one corner door, once inside through the door Harry found another goblin in a small room who was mostly hidden behind big stacks of parchments. The goblin looked at Harry and Griphook, "Griphook, put these records back in its place." Griphook quickly started moving the stack pf parchments to a nearby cupboard while Ripjaw came and sat down on another nearby table. Ripjaw indicated toward the chair in front of him and Harry sat down on the chair quickly, "What's your name boy?"

Harry removed his cap and replied, "My name is Harry Potter."

Ripjaw stared at Harry for few moments then spoke up, "You look like your father but we still need to test if you are telling the truth or not." Ripjaw took out a parchment and a pin, "Drop a few drops of your blood on this parchment."

Harry shrugged and used the pin on his fingers to prick himself, the pin did hurt him but Harry was far too concentrated on the parchment to register the pain. The parchment was blank for a few moments before writings seemed to appear on it, Harry leaned forward to read what was written on it.

Name: - Hadrian "Harry" James Potter

Father: - James Charlus Potter (Deceased - 1981)

Mother: - Lily Potter nee Evans (Deceased - 1981)

Godfather: - Sirius Orion Black (Unavailable)

Godmother: - Alice Longbottom (Unavailable)

Grandfather (Paternal): - Fleamont Potter (Deceased – 1979)

Grandmother (Paternal): - Euphemia Potter nee Black (Deceased – 1979)

"Everything seems to be in order." Ripjaw said while looking at the parchment.

"What does Unavailable mean?" Harry asked Ripjaw while looking at the status of his godparents.

Ripjaw replied, "Unavailable means Unavailable, your godparents are not in the state to take responsibility of you." Harry would have asked further but decided not to as Ripjaw didn't look in a very good mood, Harry so wanted to use his powers but he decided to avoid it since he knew nothing about the mind of goblins. "Can I get a statement of the Potter's account in Gringotts?"

Ripjaw answered, "You are a minor so you are not allowed to look into the accounts, once you reach your majority at 17 or pass your OWL's examination you can get the account statements. There are 3 vaults belonging to Potter's in Gringotts, one holds all the money and the second one has all the valuable items, the last vault is a trust vault that was opened in your name. You can only take money from your Trust Vault and access the Item's vault, the Family vault is not accessible for you until you reach your majority. Every year on your birthday, 1000 Galleons are transferred from your Family Vault to your Trust Vault and currently it has 9000 Galleons."

"I am new to wizarding world; can you please explain to me the currency system and it's equivalent in non magical world?" Harry asked quickly.

Ripjaw nodded, "The wizarding currency consists of three different coins in decreasing order of value, they are: Galleon, Sickle and Knut. They are made of gold, silver, and bronze, respectively. There are 17 Sickles in a Galleon, and 29 Knuts in a Sickle, meaning there are 493 Knuts to a Galleon. In comparison with muggle money, 1 Galleon is equivalent to 37 GBP."

Harry was keeping a straight face but in the inside he was whooping with joy, he was getting £37000 in his Trust Vault in a single year and that would mean that his Family Vault was much fuller to afford giving out that much money every year. Griphook came and gave Harry a big gold coloured key with the number 687 etched on it, Harry took the key unsurely as Ripjaw explained. "This is the key to your Vault Key no. 687, the other two Potter Vaults are protected by Blood Wards so they don't need any key. Never misplace your key or give it to someone else, Griphook will take you to your Trust Vault, if you wish he will also take you to Potter's Item Vault."

Harry nodded as he stood up, "Thank you for your help Ripjaw."

Ripjaw eyed Harry and gave a stiff nod, Harry followed Griphook out of the door he came through.

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Griphook held the door open for Harry, Harry was expecting more Marble but he was surprised. He and Griphook were in a narrow stone passageway lit with flaming torches. It sloped steeply downward and there were little railway tracks on the floor. Griphook whistled and a small cart came hurtling up the tracks toward them, both of them climbed on it.

At first, they just hurtled through a maze of twisting passages. Harry tried to remember, left, right, right, left, middle fork, right, left, but it was nearly impossible even for someone with an eidetic like him. The rattling cart seemed to know its own way, because Griphook wasn't steering. Harry's eyes stung as the cold air rushed past them, but he kept them wide open. Once, he thought he saw a burst of fire at the end of a passage and twisted around to see if it was a dragon since he remembered Tom mentioning about it, but too late - - - they plunged even deeper, passing an underground lake where huge stalactites and stalagmites grew from the ceiling and floor.

The door finally stopped and Griphook got out, "Lamp please."

Harry quickly lifted the lamp on the cart and gave it to Griphook and then he too left the cart, the cart ride was truly an enjoyable experience but Harry had other matters to look into. "Key please." Griphook asked while forwarding his hand, Harry handed the key he got earlier to Griphook. Griphook put the key in a slot to open the circular vault door. Harry eyes went wide open like a saucer as he looked inside, the vault was filled with a mountain of Galleons and it was all his. Harry believed himself to be a practical man who didn't view money as a means to all end but no matter what, the amount of Gold coins in his Trust Vault was making crazy. Griphook took out a pouch from his pocket and gave it to Harry, "This is a standard Gringotts pouch, it'll cost you 10 Galleons. You can put a maximum of 1000 coins in it, it is bottomless and weightless as well."

Harry looked at the pouch in wonder but then started filling with the gold coins known as Galleons, Harry filled the pouch with full 1000 Galleons but to his shock the pouch weighted like a feather. Once Harry was done Griphook closed the Vault and gave the key back to Harry, "Would you like to go to the Item's Vault?"

Harry nodded, "Yes, I would like to see what there is in that vault and maybe take a few things that I may need."

Griphook nodded and both of them went back into the cart, the cart started again and this time it went much deeper. Harry heard a roaring sound so he quickly turned to see a big monstrous fire breathing creature, "It's a Dragon, It's a goddamn Dragon!" Harry shouted excitedly.

Griphook who was sitting across Harry grinned, "This Dragon is nearly 100 year old, it's a Chinese Fireball, one of the most dangerous breed of Dragons. Gringotts currently has few more dragons guarding some of the big vaults, this Chinse Fireball is also guarding the Potter's Vault that you'll be able to access when you reach your majority or you are emancipated by the Ministry Of Magic."

The vault finally stooped in an alley and Griphook led Harry to a big circular door. "Put your hand on it, the door will test your blood and magic." Harry nodded and did as Griphook told to do, there was a small pricking sensation in his hand after which there was sound of multiple locks opening one by one. The door opened up to reveal a big room filled with variety of things, "I'll be waiting for you out here, get whatever you need within half an hour." Harry nodded and hurriedly went in.

The Vault was like a big hall, about one half of it was filled with many items ranging from utensils, vases, furniture to moving paintings, all of this was kept in one corner with a note kept on the table. Harry picked up the note and read it, 'All of these Items are to be placed back in Potter Manor once it is rebuilt.'

Harry looked around to find many set of armours, weapons and jewellery's, there were few official documents places in a table as well. Harry picked up the documents and looked through it, it was the documents of all the property's he owned and the investments the Potter family had made in the past. Harry was shocked to find that he had 10 % shares of Stark Industries and many other big companies. Harry found out that he owned a big piece of land in Devon which was the ancestral Potter Manor but was now destroyed and needed to be rebuilt. There was another house in the London, Greenwich which was hidden with magic, Harry remembered the phrase that was the key to getting in that house.

The next thing that caught Harry's attention was a silver piece of cloth with a note on top of it, Harry picked it up to find it was a letter from his father.

"Hey Harry,

We are going into hiding to keep you safe from that bloody dark lord Voldyshorts.

Harry snorted at the way his father was mocking the man who people feared to take the name of.

This piece of cloth is a Cloak but not just any Cloak, it's the Cloak Of Invisibility, you can become invisible if you put it on.

Harry couldn't stop himself as he quickly tried on the Cloak, just as he put on the Cloak his whole body vanished and he was completely invisible. "Wow, this is so cool, I'm definitely going to take this with me."

I got this cloak from my father on my 11th birthday and I used it a lot to cause mischief. Your mother Lily has been busy now a days in some books on runes that I have no idea on but for some unknown reason we both have a feeling that we won't be there for you when you turn 11, so I put this cloak in the Family's Item Vault in hope that you'll put it to good use and continue the legacy of Marauders.

Your mother also forced me to compile all our school textbooks in a trunk, you'll find the multi compartment trunk around there. Your mother want you to be like her and always study with no fun but listen to me son, life is no fun without some mischief in it. Enjoy your life, have fun, do pranks, play Quidditch and woe girls because you are son of James Potter aka Prongs, Marauder Extraordinaire.

Remember this Harry, 'I Solemnly Swear, I'm up to no good'. That's our tagline of creating mayhem and once you are done, 'Mischief Managed'.

I love you Harry and I'll always do so, no matter what.

Your father

James Potter (Prongs)."

Harry didn't know when tears started flowing down through his eyes but his father's letter the Cloak was a gift for Harry from his father, he was never going to let go of this gift. Harry looked around to find a trunk with rich wooden colour where another note was pasted on it.

'Say 'Shrink' while putting your thumb on the trunk lock to shrink the trunk and 'Enlarge' to enlarge it back.'

Harry put his thumb on the lock and said out loud, "Shrink." Suddenly the big trunk shrank down to a toy size that could fit in his pocket, Harry stared at the miniature trunk in wonder, "Magic is really cool, I can't wait to learn how to do magic." Harry put his thumb on the trunk and said, "Enlarge." The trunk enlarged to it's original shape, harry opened the trunk and browsed through the large number of books which was arranged systematically in two compartments of the trunk while the last compartment was empty.

The books were arranged from beginner level to higher, Lily Potter definitely knew what she was doing. Harry smiled and put The Invisibility Cloak in the third compartment and closed the trunk, the trunk was shrank down and inside Harry's pocket. Harry gave one last look around the vault, there were few more tomes but they looked really advanced so Harry left it for now.

Harry went outside to met Griphook who was waiting for him, "I'm done Griphook."

Griphook nodded and closed the Vault door, both of them sat down in the cart which started taking them back up.

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Harry was back in Diagon Alley ready to do his shopping as he had more than enough money to buy what he wanted, the Potter's also had an account in the Standard Chartered PLC with a bank balance of £10 million, Harry had no need to worry about monetary matters. The first shop he went into was Flourish And Blotts, Harry picked up any book that piqued his interest ranging from magical history, politics and any Magic Introductory books. The shop manager was sceptical to sell books to a 9 year old boy but Harry smoothly used his telepathy to avoid any questions from the manager. After leaving Flourish And Blotts Harry went to another book stores Obscurus Books, Harry bought a few books on magical creatures from there.

Harry was about to leave Diagon Alley when he felt something calling to him, Harry went toward the direction from where the nudge was coming and found himself in Magical Menagrie, a pet shop. Harry went inside and stopped near a glass case, there was an egg inside the glass case and its size was similar to the size of an Ostrich egg, the egg was purely black with a few shades of silver on it. Harry was purely confused; how could an egg call him towards it.

"Magic works in mysterious ways." Harry turned around and came face to face with an old man who was looking at egg as well, "Did you felt a pull toward this egg young man?"

Harry nodded, "Yes, I felt like it was calling to me."

The old man smiled, "I am Billy, the owner of Magical Menagrie. I got this egg from a friend of mine a couple of years ago and it hasn't hatched since then, only an egg of a magical creature takes such a long time to hatch so I am sure that whatever it will hatch into will surely be a magical creature. If you felt a pull towards it then a familiar bond must have started between you and whatever creature this egg will hatch into."

Harry didn't understood half of the things that Billy said but for some unknown reason Harry wanted to have that egg, "How much is this egg for?"

Billy gave a sad smile, "This egg is of a magical creature young man, they are very costly to come by. I don't think you will be able to spend 100 Galleons for this egg."

Harry grinned and quickly took out 100 Galleons from his pouch and gave it to Billy, "I'll take it."

Billy eyes widened when he saw Harry readily taking out the required money from his pouch, Billy took the money and smiled. "It looks like you are a lucky young man." Billy took out the egg and put in in another smaller cylindrical glass case and gave it to Harry. "Take care of it young man." Harry nodded and left the shop with his newly acquired egg.

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After leaving Diagon Alley, Harry went to an electronic shop to buy a new personalized Laptop for himself. The store manager wasn't comfortable with selling a laptop to a nine year old but that's where Harry's telepathic powers came into play, Harry bought the best laptop with high end performance since he had a lot of money to spend. He also bought a gaming system, after all he was still a young boy and like every other child he loved playing Video games.

Harry took a bus from Charing Cross Road to Greenwich, once Harry reached Greenwich he walked toward the number of houses in High Road, Burney Street. Harry finally stopped near house no. 190 but surprisingly the next house was numbered 192 instead of 191 and nobody seemed to notice it, it was like Leaky Cauldron in Charing Cross Road all over again.

Harry stepped near the middle of the house no. 190 and 192 and spoke up, "The Potters new home is in, 191 Greenwich High Road, London, SE10 8JA." Harry watch with his eyes wide opened in shock as the house number 191 started to materialize itself in between 190 and 192, he looked around but found that no one was noticing the strange events that was taking place around them. "Wow, just wow. Magic is proving everything I have read in science till now wrong, I have received so many shocks in a single day that I am not sure if I can take it anymore."

Harry went through the gate and opened the door with a key that he got from the Gringotts Items vault, just as the door opened a magical wave went through the whole house that left Harry with a tingling sensation. There was a couple of pop sounds and Harry found two short humanoid creatures with pointy ears and nose dressed up as a butler and maid standing in front of him. Suddenly a memory clicked in Harry's head, he remembered that the two creatures were Potter house elves that took care of him a few times as a baby. "Mipsy, Sammy." Harry said staring at the two house elves.

Both house elves jumped at Harry and took hold of his legs, "Master Harry has returned." Both of them cried out happily.

Harry looked at the house elves holding his legs, "Please leave my leg you two." The two house elves quickly followed, "It's good to see you two, I only have a vague memory of you when I was a baby, how have you two been?"

Sammy answered, "We were in stasis master Harry, when Master James and Misses Lily went to hide with you they put this house in stasis and we were in stasis as well. We woke up when you opened the door, where are your parents master Harry?"

Harry sighed sadly, "They are no more Sammy, they died while trying to save me. I am the only Potter alive now."

Sammy and Mipsy's eyes watered up in tears, "Master and Misses are gone, you are alone Master Harry."

Harry crouched down to the level of the two house elves and hugged them, "I am not alone, not any anymore because I have you two now. From now on you two are my family."

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AN: - The plot will go on just as the movie universe timeline, that means the first X Men movie will be around 2006 and that is after Harry leave Hogwarts so there won't be much crossover with X Men for now. I know that in 1990 the Laptops were not a common thing but this fanfiction world is a bit more advanced. Hope to see you in the next chapter until then toodles.