Chapter 2 – Letters of Concern
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The weeks leading up to his birthday has been relatively amusing, his relatives were skirting around him nervously and tried to spend as much time as possible out of the house. In fact, Dudley had decided to stay with Piers until Harry left for school once more, Vernon had started to get extra overtime shifts, and Petunia had actually gotten a job as a receptionist at the local clinic. Therefore, the majority of the time Harry was alone in the house, so he could sit at the large dining room table with his schools books open all over it, parchment littering the floor and chairs, ink staining the oak wood, often with a cup of hot chocolate. He also had plenty of time to practice his newfound wandless and wordless magic and could make objects do as he wished without glaring at them, although it was funny that when he had glared at the bottle of scotch his uncle had been drinking and the thing had promptly exploded.
Currently Harry was once more sitting at the dining table with a never-ending black leather bound notebook he had gotten from Sirius for Christmas. It was charmed so only he could read the contents and those he deemed worthy but as an extra precaution he had started to switch between English, Latin and Parseltongue so anyone who did manage to break the enchantments on the book wouldn't be able to make sense of what the hell he had written anyways. Most of the notes were just ideas that has passed through his mind but that he hadn't gotten around to acting out or old projects he had started but either came to a dead end or lost interest. At the minute, he was actually writing about Bonds as he quite interested in the connection between himself and Voldemort and thus researched all different types from blood bonds to friends to lover bonds. They were all fascinating really but he found nothing about the type of connection that he and Voldemort shared which worried him, so he tired to think of the box but still came up blank after three hours of this. Eventually he packed it in for another day otherwise, he would ruin what he did manage to get, although it was very little, just some footnotes on the Bond he had with the snake man.
Standing up he rolled his shoulders and winced as they popped slightly before looking at the time and frowned, it was nearing 3pm, which meant he had been at it for a good five hours now. He decided that it was time for a break so went into the kitchen and made himself a ham and cucumber sandwich with spicy Doritos and a mars bar, with it a tall glass of cold Pepsi Max with ice, then went to sit outside laying down on the love seat, and ate his lunch. Once he was finished he aside the plate and empty glass laid back fully and allowed his eyes to close gently, his mind wandered into a blissful blackness of sleep undisturbed by his nightmares for a change.
Harry was awoken to a screech of tires against the road, his emerald eyes fluttered open tiredly before he yawed and stood up, stretching out the kinks that had built up in his muscles after sleeping awkwardly for so long. He picked the glass and plate up before going into the house and looking at the time before blinking slightly in shock. It was 9pm at night, 'must have been more tired than I thought' he put it out of his mind not thinking anything of it. He placed the glass and plate in the sink and went back to the kitchen table to clean his stuff up properly when an owl flew in through the window and landed on his black notebook holding outs its leg.
"Thank you," He took the letter and the owl flew off. Cocking his head in confusion, as he knew Dumbledore was either blocking his mail totally or intercepting it so instead of opening it straight away he stretched his magical senses out to try to detect any curses or a Portkey. When he detected none he sat down and opened it.
Lord Potter,
It has come to our attention that you have not been receiving our mail for quite some time, this inspired us to investigate the matter thoroughly and what we have found is very disturbing and in need of you attention as soon as possible. So at your earliest convenience, please respond with a time and date that will suit you to meet with us to discuss the matter at hand.
Please note that the Will of Sirius Black needs to be read and as such, we will arrange it on the day you decided to meet with us.
Faithfully
Ragnok, Manger of Gringotts England Branch Bank
Blinking he had to re-read the letter before it sunk in that,
A: The Goblin's had treated him with the utmost respect, when he knew they were disrespectful towards wizards, by asking him to chose a date and time and at his leisure
In addition, they had addressed it to Lord Potter and that meant there was more going on than he knew of, which infuriated him.
'I swear if the goat master knows about this I will be very, very cross' he thought with an icy scowl as he brought his things to his room which had been redone by Petunia.
The walls were now a soft forest green with silver paintings of a stag, grim, lily and wolf on the wall opposite his bed, which was brand new with a very soft mattress that allowed him to rest easy at night with silk black covers and a green comforter folded at the bottom in case he got cold at night. The wardrobe has been fixed and was now filled with new clothes that she had bought him and had a mirror on the left door. The desk in the corner has been polished and his work was neatly spread out on it, school texts piled in one corner, a pot of sealed ink next to it and a tub of freshly sharpened quills with rolls of parchment stacked neatly on the other corner. His school trunk was at the base of the bed but it was empty as all his robes were hanging up in the wardrobe and his books were on the shelf above his bed. His invisibility cloak was folded up and placed inside a secret box under his bed, along with the map and photo album. His wand was constantly with him in a wand holster that Remus had given him in 4th year for his birthday.
He smirked slightly, yes it paid to have his relatives fear him to point where they avoid all contact and start spending money to redo his room to please him.
Striding over to the desk, he set the letter down and placed his personal notes into the draw before writing out a response to Gringotts.
Ragnok, Manger of Gringotts England Branch
Thank you for taking the time to write to me personally, I have all the time in the world lately so how about tomorrow morning at 11am, for both the urgent business and the Will reading, if you're amendable.
I have a request though, I would like my parent's Will to be re-read as I have a feeling their wishes were not met. I would also like a list of those that will be invited to Sirius's Will reading if at all possible, if not, I would like to request that the following people be invited as I have some business with them:
Fred Weasley
George Weasley
Bill Weasley
Charlie Weasley
Neville Longbottom
Luna Lovegood
Draco Malfoy
Severus Snape
Thank you for reading my letter, I look forward to our dealings in the future
Yours, Harry Potter
Just as he finished the letter, Hedwig flew into his room as if she knew he needed her, "Up for a trip girl?" She hooted at him and held her leg out allowing him to tie the letter to her, "Take this to Ragnok the manger of the Gringotts Bank, England Branch please." She hooted once and gave him an affectionate nip on his ear before taking off with her burden. He settled down in front of his desk and brought out his notebook once more and began to write down more theories he had floating in his mind.
It was barely an hour when Hedwig came back with a reply witch shocked him a bit, but then again Goblins were always punctual. "Thank you." He set out some of her favourite treats knowing she would have to go out again when he replies to the letter.
Lord Potter,
Tomorrow at eleven is fine with us. We will also make sure that you parents Will's are going to be re-read as requested. I have included a list of names that will be invited and for which Will's:
Albus Dumbledore – Both Wills
Remus John Lupin – Both Wills
Ronald Billius Weasley – Lord Black Will
Ginevra Weasley – Lord Black Will
Percy Weasley – Lord Black Will
Fred Weasley – Lord Black Will
George Weasley – Lord Black Will
Charlie Weasley – Lord Black Will
Bill Weasley – Lord Black Will
Arthur Weasley – Lord Black Will
Molly Weasley –Lord Black Will
Hermione Jane Granger – Lord Black Will
Draco Lucius Malfoy – Lord Black Will
Lucius Abraxas Malfoy – Both Wills
Narcissa Anne Malfoy – Both Wills
Minerva McGonagall – Both Wills
Nymphadora Tonks – Lord Black Will
Severus Tobias Snape – Both Wills
We shall invite those you wished for as well that weren't on the list, a letter has been sent to each person in accordance and those you have asked for have also been told that you wish to speak with them after the Readings.
We shall see you tomorrow, if you require a method of transport please let us know and we will send you a Portkey that is completely safe, we guarantee and will allow you directly into my office.
Best regards, Ragnok
Harry leaned back with a smirk it was going to be very interesting tomorrow, so he penned his letter stating he agreed with everything and asked for the Portkey. Once all was done he went downstairs cooked some chips and chicken with gravy, ate it then went about getting ready for the night. Just before he was going to go to bed, he got a reply and the Portkey with the Goblin's sworn oath that it would only take him to the bank mangers office and nowhere else. With that in mind, he fell into a restful sleep, very much looking forward to the 'meeting' tomorrow.
To be continued
Next Chapter: Will Readings and Tempers Fly
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