"Look it's Harry Potter!"
"He looks so different!"
"Where has he been?"
Walking towards Gringotts with Nixen I ignored the stars and whispers. I was used to being watched, though in Knockturn it's because of my reputation. Having been raised in the 'Dark Alley' I was proficient in defending myself and everybody knew it. I like that I could gain people's attention, but I don't want it because some megalomaniac decided to try to kill a one year old and failed.
Upon entering the bank we walked towards the only goblin without anybody. I've learned that all creatures have certain customs and they are much more agreeable if you respect them. Taking a quick look at the nameplate I began my business, "Hello Teller Griphook, I wish to speak with someone about my inheritance."
Nixen said that the Potter's were a very wealthy family and there was every possibility that I was one of the richest people in Great Britain.
"Follow me, I will take you to see Ragnok."
A goblin appeared and escorted us to a door at the end of the long counter. Through the door we entered a hallway where Griphook was waiting. We walked for awhile, taking many turns, until we stopped outside of an office. The plate on the wall said that it belonged to Ragnok, Head Inheritance Coordinator.
Griphook pressed one long finger to a small circle on the door before speaking his name than mine. The door opened allowing for Nixen and I to enter. There was a slightly older looking goblin sitting behind a large desk, at the wave of his hand we sat in the chairs in front of him.
"Hello Head Inheritance Coordinator Ragnok, I wish to do an inheritance test. I would also like to see if there are any blocks on my magic."
When I was younger Nixen told me about a man named Severus Snape who apprenticed underneath the same master as him. Apparently when he was in school James Potter and his friends thought that it would be funny to bully him, I absolutely despise bullies. The headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, ignored the actions of the boys and their fifth year they almost killed Snape.
I've always been told to not to trust the old coot and, seeing as how he favored James, who I do not think of as my father, I'm almost certain he had the chance to harm me.
"The tests are no problem at all. If you would just cut your right ring finger with this Dagger and allow three drops of blood to fall on pieces both parchment it should only take a few minutes."
I did as directed and ink immediately began to blossom across the papers as soon as one of the tests was finished I picked it up. It turned out to be the one about my inheritance.
Harry James Severus Ignotus Evans Peverell Gaunt Potter
Mother: Lily Anne Potter née Evans
Father: James Fleamont Potter
Adopted Father: Nixen Xander Stark
Godfathers: Sirius Black, Frank Longbottom, Severus Snape
Godmother: Alice Longbottom
God brother: Neville Longbottom
Heir to:
Black
Prince
Lord to:
Gryffindor
Hufflepuff
Ravenclaw
Slytherin
Peverell
Potter
Gaunt
Evans
Vaults:
1
2
3
4
5
6-2
7
8
9-3
765
Monies:
68,678,134,098 Galleons, 76 Sickles, 13 Knuts (£13,930,656,004.54)
Properties:
Gryffindor Manor (Scotland Highlands)
Gryffindor Villa (Rome, Italy)
Gryffindor Townhouse (London, England)
Godric's Hollow
Hufflepuff Manor (Scotland Highlands)
Hufflepuff Villa (Rome, Italy)
Hufflepuff Townhouse (London, England)
Helga's Greenhouses
Ravenclaw Manor (Scotland Highlands)
Ravenclaw Villa (Rome, Italy)
Ravenclaw Townhouse (London, England)
Rowena's Library
Slytherin Manor (Scotland Highlands)
Slytherin Villa (Rome, Italy)
Slytherin Townhouse (London, England)
Salazar's Embassy
Founders' Orphanage (London, England)
Peverell Manor (Paris, France)
Peverell Vacation Home (Greece)
Potter Manor (Caithness, Scotland)
Potter Family Home (Godric's Hollow)
Potter Vacation Home (Curauco)
Gaunt Manor (Little Hangleton)
#4 Privet Drive (Little Whinging, Surry, England)
I couldn't believe it, I'm rich, I'm heir to two of the Sacred Twenty-eight, and lord to the founders and five of the Sacred Twenty-eight. "Nixen look at this," I say, shakily holding out the paper to him. As he begins to read I pick up the other test, this makes my blood boil.
Harry James Severus Ignotus Evans Peverell Gaunt Potter
Creature Inheritance:
Elder Vampire: 75.8% Blocked
Advanced Healing: 85% Blocked (Keyed to Albus Dumbledore;1 November 1981)
Enhanced Eyesight: 120% Blocked (Keyed to Albus Dumbledore;1 November 1981)
Parseltongue: 30% Blocked (Keyed to Albus Dumbledore;1 November 1981)
Parselmagic: 75% Blocked (Keyed to Albus Dumbledore;1 November 1981)
Advanced Mindmagic: 69% Blocked (Keyed to Albus Dumbledore;1 November 1981)
Evidence of fading permanent appearance altering potion. (Keyed to Albus Dumbledore;1 November 1981)
I can't believe what that bastard did to me.
"Ragnok, I have a few questions. Why do I have so many titles?"
"The Potter line is directly descended from Ignotus Peverell, the youngest of the three brothers. His wife was the then present descendent of Godric Gryffindor. Their only daughter married the descendent of Rowena Ravenclaw. Their great grandson married the many times great granddaughter of Helga Hufflepuff.
"When you vanquish a lord you gain their titles. The Dark Lord Voldemort was actually Tom Marvelo Riddle, he inherited the Slytherin and Gaunt lordships from his grandfather.
"As for being the Prince heir, you are actually the secondary heir. Severus Snape received the title from his grandfather. He named is other godson, Draco Malfoy, heir with the clause that if he willingly bears the Dark Mark the title passes to you.
"I believe the Potter lordship is fairly understandable, that leaves Evans. Your mother was not a muggle born, she was an abandoned pureblood which was adopted by the Evan family. It is actually quite interesting that both of her families have similar names."
Ragnok concluded his explanation to say I was stunned would be an understatement. Wait, if my mother was a pureblood and so was James than so am I.
"What is the Founders' Orphanage?"
"The Hogwarts founders were great friends. They believed all magical children to be equal and that every child deserved a loving family. As they were collecting students for Hogwarts they found many being abused by their non magical relations.
"Helga Hufflepuff was the one to suggest opening an orphanage for all children being mistreated. They were able to learn how to control their accidental magic and accept themselves. For many years it was amazing, but it slowly died out over time as none of the descendants searched for more children. The building has been maintained by house elves and should be in pristine condition."
I was glad that they building was still usable. As soon as possible I will be restoring the orphanage.
"Where do I get my creature inheritance from?" I really don't understand that, I thought that I you had to be bitten to become a vampire.
"Many centuries ago there were no magical humans, just creatures. Some of these creatures began to mate with people, giving them magical powers. It is impossible for someone to just be born with magic, meaning there is no such thing as muggleborns, they all have at least one magical ancestor. Sometimes the magic in a bloodline will lay dormant if there is too much inbreeding, creating squibs.
"Many witches and wizards forget our history and see creatures as beasts. This only causes harm. We need the fresh blood and magic that creatures can give us. The Peverell family was probably the last to forget this. Ignotus's father mated to the last Elder Vampire. There is not much information on this creature besides how deadly they can be and how hard they are to kill. They are the kings of all vampires, as with all royal lines it is something that you must be born into the position.
"After Ignotus and his brothers it wasn't long before the race died out. The middle brother, Cadmus, never had children. Antioch's line died with his grandson. By right of blood the Peverell title went to Ignotus's daughter. Her son was the last known Elder Vampire."
It was kind of sad to think that the beginning of our history has been forgotten and that magic and creature inheritances could just so like that. I'm glad that I can help bring some of it back. I have one more question though.
"Is there any way to remove the blocks and potion? I want to be rid of the old coot's influence on my body."
"There is, but it is very painful and slightly dangerous."
"I don't care I want everything out of me."
"Come with me, we are going to the cleansing chamber."
The chamber turned out to be a cave like room with runes for cleansing, protection, and innocence set in a ritual pattern on the floor. I was directed to go behind a screen and change into a special robe. Once done the goblin performing the ritual explained everything.
"You will need to drink a potion that interacts with the rune magic to remove any and all harmful or foreign presences from your body. You will stand in the very center of the pattern on the largest cleansing rune."
"I'm ready," I say before taking hold of the potion. I get in position before downing the nasty tasting liquid in one go.
Nearly two hours later it was over. Half way through they discovered a soul leach and had to send for another goblin to take over, as the first did not have the experience for that. As soon as the goblin stopped chanting I fell to the ground in pain. Nixen was by my side with pain potions immediately, he even held me and stroked my hair like he did when I was little.
I was finally able to get up and I realized that I felt lighter, like before I was carrying a great weight and it had finally been lifted away. I really wanted to see what I looked like now.
"Hadrian, wow, you look amazing." I looked up at Nixen and could see nothing, but honesty in his eyes. He turned towards Ragnok and asked for a mirror, which was brought post haste.
Now that I could see I noticed that I had grown a few inches, being rather tall already this put me at almost the same height as Nixen. There were a great many differences to my appearance. I now had ebony hair with dark red streaks, avada green eyes with crucio red flakes, a strong jaw, bulging muscles (which wasn't much different from before), super sharp fangs, and the scar that marked me as Harry Potter was gone. All in all I was hot.
Finishing up with Ragnok I got a credit card linked to vault 7 that could be used for both magical and muggle purchases. We headed then out to for my school things. There weren't very many places to go because I already had all the books and most everything else.
The first stop was Amanuensis Quills for all of my writing things. Next we went to Twilfitt and Tatting's to get casual clothing. Nixen walked me to Madam Malkin's Robe Shop and left saying he had something to do alone.
Entering the store I saw a platinum blonde boy being measured, it was the same one from yesterday! I was called over by the shop assistant and told to stand on the other platform. I hurried to comply without taking my eyes of of the boy.
A second tape measure started to fly around me when the boy finally looked my way.
"Hogwarts too?"
"Yes, it's my first year." I was ecstatic that he was talking to me.
"Me as well. Where do you think you'll be sorted? I'm definitely going into Slytherin, my entire family has been there."
"Oh yes, I think that's where I'll end up too. Although from what I know my family has been in all but Slytherin."
"How terribly rude of me, I didn't introduce myself. I am Draco Malfoy, heir to Malfoy and Prince."
Nixen and I had had a brief talk earlier and he said that I should flaunt my fancy title as much as possible, so I copied his greeting, "I am Hadrian Evans Peverell Gaunt Potter, lord to Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Slytherin, Peverell, Potter, Gaunt, and Evans, heir to Black, secondary heir to Prince." With each word I spoke his jaw seemed to get lower and lower.
"Bloody hell."
"I know it is a bit of a mouthful, I didn't even learn the full extent until today."
Right as Draco was about to say something else Nixen came in talking to a man that fit the description of Severus Snape that I had been given. When they walked in Snape looked right ate me with an expression of awe on his face.
I gave him a smile and turned to the assistant, who was asking how many of what robes I wanted. I had already decided so I talked of my order, five school uniforms (that was the only option in here that wasn't just robes), two winter cloaks with warming charms, one formal robe, and one casual robe, everything with charms to grow up to two sizes.
Now that I only had to wait I stepped off of the platform and walked to my godfather and Nixen. "Hello Nixen, Professor Snape." I had known for forever that Snape was the potions professor at Hogwarts.
It was Snape that spoke first. "Hadrian, if you wish, while we are not in a professional setting you may call me Severus."
It warmed me to know that my godfather accepted me.
"I would like that, Severus."
"Why does he get to call you Severus?" A voice spoke up from beside me.
The potions professor looked towards Draco and nonchalantly explained. "Hadrian is my godson."
It wasn't long until we were leaving the robe store, purchases shrunken and placed in pockets. We decided to hit the last stop all together since it was Severus in charge of Draco today. Entering the wand shop I instantly caught sight of someone who could only be Ollivandor hiding in the shadows.
The old man stepped out saying, "It's no fun if you find me Mr. Potter."
The others all looked momentarily startled, having not seen the wandmaker. The only response I gave was a shrug.
It didn't take much time for Draco to get a hawthorn and unicorn hair wand, but we were there for nearly an hour before Ollivandor brought out a holly and phoenix feather that seemed to work well with my magic.
I thought that we were done for the day when Nixen began to take us to Knockturn, but the adults had different plans. Draco and I were lead to a shop. Inside was a young woman who wore the same vacant expression as Ollivandor. Nixen introduced her.
"This is my good friend Opal, she is a wandmaker. Severus and I thought it was best if you both had a second wand, as is pureblood tradition. One that was made specifically for you and tied to your blood and magic."
"I do not believe in limiting myself to as few woods and cores as Ollivandor does. I use a wide variety of things and some people find that they have two woods or cores that stand out the most." She led us through a curtain to the back, it liked like a work space.
"I want both of you to walk around the counters, holding one hand over the objects. Concentrate on feeling your magic and focusing a small portion of it in your hand. Simply stop over anything that feels right, I will come get it. Make sure that you cover the entire table."
Draco was first to go, favoring a cherry blossom branch, Christmas tree wood, pearls, alexandrite, and unicorn horn. Once he finished Opal called him over to another table where she had placed his materials.
"I need you to cut the index finger of your wand hand and release one drop on the woods and core. The gems will be used for the handle."
Draco did as told and Opal began to chant softly. The very center of the horn came out of the rest and the woods began to entwine around it, as soon as the top closed the gems created a pattern at the bottom. She finally opened her eyes and commanded Draco to take the wand and push as much magic as he could into the wand, not through, but into.
The wand glowed brightly for a second before looking regular. If you looked closely you could even see cherry blossoms in the wood.
Now it's my turn. I walk over to the table bringing my magic to the surface, not exactly following directions. I let it flow over the table, causing eight items to rise above the rest, ash, birch, cedar wood, dementors cloak, a basilisk fang, phoenix ash, vampire blood, and rubies.
"Mr. Potter I don't know how you did it but you have just broken my record for most materials ever used in a wand. Well come on over here. Apply your blood to everything but the rubies and vampire's blood."
I did as told and she began the chanting. The fang's center, and the venom, came out and a small tunnel was made through this peice only to be filled with ash. The woods wrapped around the core with the vampire blood acting as a seal. Next the cloak covered everything, minus the rubies which added themselves last.
"Go on, work your magic."
I grabbed my wand only to be filled with a sense of rightness accompanied by a light as bright as the sun.