Seems to be flowing a lot more out of my mind today, here's the next chapter.
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Chapter 4: Inside the Vault
Harry was in awe. The vault was filled not just gold, but everything from furniture and paintings to armor and weapons. What had his attention though was a pair of paintings that were fairly close to the door. One looked much like he did, only he had hazel eyes, and the other was a beautiful woman with fiery red hair, and beautiful emerald green eyes. The same eyes that he had inherited from his mother.
"Mum? Dad?" Harry asked with tears in his eyes.
"Hello son," James responded with a huge smile on his face.
"Your so big now!" Lily exclaimed with tears in her eyes.
"Looks like Padfoot has been taking good care of you." James continued, still grinning like a mad man.
"Actually…" Harry began, "I didn't even meet Sirius until two years ago…" Harry stated.
"WHAT?" both James and Lily shouted in very loud voices.
"Yeah, apparently after Voldemort killed you guys, Sirius came to the house to get me, but Dumbledore had given Hagrid instructions to bring me to him at Privet Drive. When Hagrid said it was because Dumbledore, Sirius gave him his bike, and left to go find Wormtail. When he found him, Wormtail started shouting about how he betrayed you guys, with his wand behind his back. When Sirius pulled out his wand, Wormtail blew up the street, cut off one of his fingers, and turned into his rat form, leaving Sirius to be caught and charged with killing him, and 13 muggles. Sirius was carted off to Azkaban without a trial. He managed to escape using Padfoot after seeing Wormtail in the paper disguised as my friend's pet rat Scabbers. Everyone thought he had escaped to kill me because he was supposedly a huge Voldemort." Harry explained.
"WHAT? WHY DIDN'T DUMBLEDORE SAY SOMETHING? HE KNEW PETTEGREW WAS OUR SECRET KEEPER!" James shouted, outraged.
"I don't really know," Harry continued, "I haven't really questioned anything that he does until recently."
"If you didn't live with Sirius, then who did you live with honey?" Lily asked quietly, afraid that she might already know the answer.
"I had to stay with Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon…" Harry all but whispered.
"And how was that?" She asked curious, but also afraid.
"I was basically raised as a house elf for nine years until I got my Hogwarts letter. I didn't even know there was such thing as magic until Hagrid came and delivered the letter…" Harry explained.
"If I could give her a piece of my mind…" Lily growled, trailing off.
"If that's the case, then how on earth are you in such good shape?" James inquired.
"Well, that's a kind of weird story. I got home from school this passed summer, and I've been doing some training, sort of. It's really hard to explain…" Harry said.
For the next hour or so, they had Harry fill them in on everything that's happened in his life, and they paid rapt attention, clinging to every detail.
"If I didn't know any better, it would seem like Dumbledore has been 'training you' and using you as a puppet over the last few years…" Lily pondered aloud.
"I think so too." Harry stated simply.
"Harry, you need to listen. The reason Voldemort came after you. It's because of a prophecy that was made a couple months before you were born." James began, "it goes something like this, if I remember correctly. 'The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches… born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies… and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not… and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives… the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies…'"
There were several minutes of silence as Harry processed the words that sealed his fate.
"So, you're telling me that it's either kill or be killed?" Harry questioned.
"It would appear so." James began, "Listen, Harry. Just before we died, I went to an armory shop that does some custom work to get some for your mother and I. It's actually the same shop that made all of the other suits of armor you see in here. We have a large percentage of the shares in the Potter family. It's located in Knockturn Alley; it's called 'The Grimm's Armory'. I think it would be best if you were to go there and get a few sets made for yourself. And go to the trunk shop and get yourself one with a few compartments as well." James said. "And please, please take come back and take us out of this god-forsaken vault once you're done there! It's so bloody boring in here, doing nothing all day!" he finished.
"Okay dad, I'll do that." Harry chuckled, and left the vault behind so he could go get that done.
