Review Replies
* rb2312: I love your idea for the vault keys. Thank you for letting me use it.
* Luvliacd: You should be seeing what the Obliviates were covering and who the potions/spells were geared to and cast by in this chapter. Yes Harry is very powerful. Glad you like my version of Griphook, I've always loved the stories where he supports Harry. Also in response to a previous review, I forgot to put in that detail in chapter 2. While the final outcome of the third task must take place, meaning Voldie must come back, the lead up can be different, as such Cedric will survive. Whether he still takes the cup with Harry or not, I have not yet decided but he will stay alive.
* mychakk: You are correct in what Raven's gift was. :)
* Pinellas62: Thank you for pointing that out. I guess I forgot to put the reason for this in the previous chapter. Yes Raven did tell Harry about his vaults, what I forgot to put in the chapter was that between all the spells and potions and other things he had been told he simply forgot, also he didn't believe it in the first place, believing his trust vault to be his only vault no matter what Raven said.
* ladysavay: You make a good point, and I hope that the response I have come up with at the end of the chapter is to your liking.
A/N: Thank you to everyone who reviewed, I do appreciate them and I am glad you are enjoying my stories. I hope I can continue to post enjoyable chapters. Thank you.
Chapter 4: Completing Business at Gringotts
… He was in the bookstore looking for his books before first year. He accidently bumped into a girl with bushy brown hair, he automatically reached out and caught her hand to stop her from falling, he felt a spark shoot up his arm on contact. The girl looked at him is shock and opened her mouth to say something. Harry noticed a flash of long white beard and hair before he was suddenly alone in that part of the store and didn't remember the girl…
… He was on the express for the first time, he was watching the red head family and wishing he had a loving family, when the compartment door opened and a girl with bushy brown hair entered.
"Can I sit here?" she asked nervously.
Harry agreed and after her stuff was stored they started talking, Harry learned that he and Hermione had a lot in common. They both liked books and both hadn't had friends before. They decided they would be friends.
Harry noticed movement in the doorway and could have sworn that he saw a flash of long white beard and hair, which for some reason seemed familiar, but when he looked there was nothing there. When he turned back to the window he was alone in the compartment and had no memory of his first female friend…
… It was after the Charms class where they learnt the levitation charm.
"It's no wonder no one can stand her," Ron said to Harry as they pushed their way into the
crowded corridor, "she's a nightmare, honestly."
Someone knocked into Harry as they hurried past him. It was Hermione. Harry caught a glimpse
of her face and was startled to see that she was in tears.
"I think she heard you." Harry said, sound worried.
"So?" Ron said. "She must've noticed she's got no friends."
Harry turned his glare to Ron, he grabbed his arm and pulled him into an abandoned classroom.
"What the hell is your problem? She was trying to help you and you have to go and insult her." He said.
"Why do you care, she's a bossy know-it-all beaver who has no friend and never will." Ron shouted back.
"I don't like bullies Ron. I'm afraid we can no longer be friends if you are going to act like this." Harry said.
"What do you mean? You'd be nothing without me. You will get nowhere." Ron shouted back.
"Excuse me." Harry said, shocked. "No I do not need you. In case you forget I'm the one that's a celebrity, yes for a completely stupid reason and I would prefer not to be one, but I am. If anything it's the other way around, YOU would be nothing without ME. Good bye Ron."
Harry went in search of Hermione. He eventually found her and they ended up becoming friends and hung out in the library until dinner.
They walked down the corridor towards the Great Hall both looking forward the the Halloween feast. Harry hadn't wanted to go, he wanted to go back to his dorm and mourn the loss of his parents. Hermione had pointed out that his parents would want him to remember them, yes, but they would want him happy and healthy first, which meant he had to eat. He agreed, seeing her logic. As they passed a nook he noticed a flash of long white beard and hair, something nagged him that said this was familiar.
The next thing he knew he was sitting at the feast with Ron, Hermione nowhere to be seen, no memory of the argument with Ron or the resulting friendship with Hermione, and a different memory of the conversation after Charms class…
On and on the memories went, all about him and Hermione being closer friends then they thought, about him asking Hermione to the Yule Ball and her saying yes, about him breaking off his so-called friendship with Ron numerous times each school term, him finding important information in books, such as the Potters being an Ancient and Most Noble House, and what him being heir meant, about finding useful defense against the dark arts spells that could be used to defend himself, about him doing his homework really well.
When he woke up the next morning he was seething with rage. That damned manipulative bastard, and he knew it was him because in every forgotten memory there was a flash of long white beard and hair before he forgot, no one else fit that description. The old bastard would pay.
He looked down at the bracelet on his wrist that was growing warmer. He smiled and was grateful to Griphook for the bracelet, it helped him control his magic, after having so much of it cut off from his use he was unused to the magnitude of his own core. The bracelet was of goblin creation and would slowly release more and more of his power as he got used to it, until it was a normal bracelet. It would get warm when he was using too much magic to warn him to calm down.
Harry got up and went to shower and get ready for the day. He had business to complete at Gringotts.
===HPHG===
"Ahhh, Harry, welcome back." Griphook greeted as he entered the office. "I take it you had a good rest?"
"Yes, I only woke up not 1 hour ago. I feel well rested after a good night's sleep and I feel lighter than I've ever felt. I also thank you for the bracelet, it really helped after I woke and remember some of the memories that were taken from me." Harry said.
"You are welcome Harry, we are glad to help, but you do know that if you just woke an hour ago, then you have slept for 6 days?" Griphook asked.
Harry started at the goblin in front of him is shock, "6 days?" He asked.
"Yes, though our healers had estimated you would sleep 10 days, you are more powerful than we thought." Griphook said, watching as Harry went red at the comment of him being powerful.
"I'm not that powerful." Harry said modestly.
"Yes, Harry, you are." Griphook said, before going on before Harry could comment. "Now if it's ok with you, we will start with your parents will. Dumbledore, in his capacity of Chief Warlock, had it sealed after your parents died. But now that you have been emancipated we can unseal it if you wish."
"Yes please Griphook." Harry said. He hadn't known that his parents had a will, but now that ne knew, he needed to know what it said.
Griphook nodded and picked up a bit of parchment from his desk. Hooking one of his claws under the seal he broke it, a small burst of magic signaling the seal being broken, then unfolded the parchment and reading aloud.
"I, James Potter, and I, Lily Potter nee Evans, being of sound mind and body, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament rendering all previous wills null and void.
If this will is being read, then it means we are both gone, for that we are sorry Harry, we had wished to raise you, to love you, but it wasn't to be. We love you, Harry, never forget that.
To Remus Lupin, we leave 1 million galleons and the deed to marauder hideaway. You are a great friend Moony. We hope that you live a long and enjoyable life. Find love, be happy.
To Sirius Black, we leave 1 million galleons and custody of our son, Hadrian James Potter. We know you don't need the money Padfoot but please keep it. You have always been a good friend. Please look after Harry for us.
To Severus Snape, we leave 1 million galleons. I want to appologise, Severus, for the pranks my friends and I played on you, it was petty and for that I am sorry. I hope you will accept my apology and please do not hold what I did to you over my son. He has done nothing wrong.
We leave everything else to our son, Hadrian James Potter.
Our son, Harry, should be placed with Sirius Black. If for some reason Sirius is unable to look after him, he should go to the following people in this order,
Remus Lupin
Alice and Frank Longbottom
Augusta Longbottom
Amelia Bones
Minerva McGonagall
If none of these people are available, Harry should be placed in a loving wizarding home. Under NO circumstances should he be placed with Lily's sister, Petunia Dursley and her family.
We have left a letter for the Wizengamot in relation to our secret keeper if we happen to be betrayed, it has been signed with a blood quill to verify that it is truth.
Here concludes our last will and testament.
Signed
James Charlus Potter
And
Lily Marie Potter
Witnesses
Alice Longbottom
Frank Longbottom
Sirius Black
Albus Dumbledore
Harry sat in silence at the end of the will. Inwardly he was seething in rage, once again at Dumbledore, the manipulative bastard had struck again. He was pissed off but he knew he needed to calm down.
"Is there anything we can do? Dumbledore deliberately went against my parents will, he placed me with the Dursley's." Harry said.
"Yes Harry you can sue him, you have a strong case. I can recommend a good lawyer if you wish to pursue this." Griphook said. Harry nodded so Griphook gave him the information to get him in contact with Ted Tonks, who was an extremely good lawyer in both the muggle and magical worlds. "I will make sure the bequests get distributed as they should have and I will also get that letter sent to the wizengamot."
"Thank you Griphook." Harry said. "I had a thought this morning and wondered, did that spell that was done to get a list of potions and spells tell you who cast/gave them and for the loyalty potions who they were attuned to?"
"Yes, it did, it is one of the things I wanted to discuss today. All spells and potions were administered by Albus Dumbledore, the loyalty potions were attuned to Dumbledore, Molly Weasley, Ronald Weasley and Ginevra Weasley. Though it was noted that you seemed to be able to get around the loyalty potions to a certain point but couldn't get through them completely."
"Also since you gave your key to Molly Weasley last summer she has taken a total of 85,000 galleons from your trust vault. Did you authorize this?" Griphook asked.
Harry was angry again. Raven was right, Molly, Ron and Ginny Weasley were in on the whole thing. He was sure of it now.
"No, Griphook, all I authorized was for her to get me money for school supplies last summer." He told him.
Griphook nodded and assured him they could get it back. "No." Harry said, Griphook looked at him weirdly so Harry explained. "As far as I know, and from what I do know, the rest of the family apart from Molly, Ron and Ginny, have done nothing wrong, the Weasley family cannot afford to pay me back and I don't want to punish them for the transgressions of those three."
Griphook nodded before saying "Molly, Ronald and Ginevra Weasley all have private vaults, we can take the balance of these vaults and then leave it at that if you wish." He didn't sound happy about it but if that's what his client wanted so be it.
Harry thought about it, considering it, before agreeing, they stole from him, conspired to take his free will away, they deserved it. They then covered what Dumbledore had taken and Harry agreed to let the goblins take back what Dumbledore had taken.
After that they went through his financial information. He had 3 properties to his name, Potter Manor, Godric's Hollow (which was destroyed) and a holiday cottage on a beach in Florida. On top of his trust vault he had 3 other vaults. The Potter monetary vault, the Potter heirloom vault and the Potter portrait vault. He had numerous stocks and holdings, most notable being a controlling interest in the Daily Prophet. He'd have to use that, he was sick of them printing lies about him. He really needed to get in contact with Ted Tonks but that could wait til he was settled at Potter Manor, which he had decided would be his new home.
Harry, satisfied that everything needing immediate attention had been covered (including Sirius being innocent, the letter from his parents should cover that), he headed off to do some shopping before heading to Potter Manor via the portkey in his Lordship ring.
===HPHG===
Harry had to hold his arm over his eyes as he stepped outside the bank for the first time in hours. It took a few moments for his eyes to adjust to the sunlight. Once his eyes adjusted he headed down the stairs of the bank and on into Diagon Alley. He hadn't gotten more than few steps from the banks stairs before he was tackled in a hug from someone with bushy brown hair.
"HARRY, oh, I'm so glad you're ok. Last I saw Dumbledore sent an AK at you, and I didn't notice one coming at me and then I woke up at home this summer and I'm so glad you're ok." As Hermione kept going Harry stood shocked, Hermione remembered? She remembered their previous life? Then he remembered Raven saying something about a gift. If this was it, and he was positive it was, it was the best gift ever.
"'Mione, calm down. I'm fine. Are you ok? I'm so glad you remember too, but maybe we shouldn't talk about it in public. Have you seen a healer yet?" Harry asked.
Hermione finally calmed down and let him go. "you're right, I'm sorry Harry, I was just so glad to see you were ok. What do you mean healer?" she asked.
Harry didn't really explain, just asked her to trust him, which she said she always would, and he sent her into Gringotts with a quickly written note, to see Griphook and some goblin healers. He told her he'd meet her in his room at the Leaky Cauldron. Hermione nodded and headed off into the bank, trusting Harry.
Harry headed down into the Alley to look around, but apart from some robes, he didn't buy anything as he wasn't sure what he already had. He hadn't looked at his vaults yet, he felt he would need a whole day to do so. He had organized with Griphook to have a look in the next week, after he'd settled at the Manor and gotten Ted Tonks on the case.
He headed out into the muggle world and got some clothes, as well as stocking up on muggle stationary, which he liked way better than quill and parchment. He also go a calligraphy set figuring it was better than quills.
The sun was setting as he got back to his room at the Cauldron. He found Hermione in his room, asleep on the bed. Harry put his stuff in his trunk and went back down stairs to let Tom know he was leaving.
Entering his room again he got his stuff together, picked up Hermione gently, and said "Home to the Manor." And they disappeared in a flash.
===HPHG===
Albus Dumbledore collapsed in his office chair after a 1 week session at the International Confederation of Wizards (I.C.W). He was glad to be back. He had hoped to keep an eye on Harry while he was in the Alley, so that he wouldn't stumble across any information he should not know.
He sighed as he stood and went up the stairs to his private quarters to shower and go to bed. He would need rest before he went to check on Harry the next day. As he stood in the shower washing his beard he froze, then bolted from the bathroom, ignoring the fact he was naked, and down the stairs to his office.
All his gadgets, all of them were silent and still. When he had left they are all puffing away and moving. Each and every one of them had been a spell or potion that had been on Harry Potter. What had happened? He headed towards the floo intending to floo the Cauldron to speak to Harry but turned around just before he grabbed the powder and went up to get dressed.
Once presentable he stormed back down the stairs and through the floo to the Leaky Cauldron and straight up to Harry's room, intent on undoing whatever damage had been done. He stormed in and found the room empty, none of Harry's belongings anywhere. He spun on his foot and headed down the stairs to ask Tom where Harry was. He was told Harry had left the day before and that Tom had no idea where he went.
Dumbledore went back to his office and chucked a massive tantrum, throwing all the now useless gadgets against the walls and floor. He need to find the damn boy, he needed to be controlled.
===HPHG===
A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Thank you for reading.