(A/N All Harry Potter characters belong to JKR I'm just having fun with them)

Chapter 4

"Bloody hell, you long-legged git, slow down!" Harry growled.

"Sorry Harry, we're almost done," Bill apologized. The next door was apparently the right one, as Bill ducked in and stepped over to a goblin sitting at a desk.

"All complete, and ready to sign up Griphook," announced Bill.

"Let's see the forms then." Harry had arrived as Griphook was looking over the forms. "All is in order; very well, you sign here, it's a magical contract. Your percentage is listed here; and obligations here, here, and here." The goblin smiled as Billed signed and Harry followed suit.

"Very good, here is a list of required items, and instructions, and the meeting point." The goblins gaze left Bill and looked to Harry. "This shall be an interesting expedition, Mr. Potter."

"Good to meet you again Griphook, I hope so," replied Harry.

"Wow, what a day. I think we covered half of the UK today," said Bill as he walked at a slower pace back to the lobby. "Want to grab dinner at the Cauldron?"

"Thought you would never ask, I'm starved!" Harry grumbled. They were just about to cross the lobby when an older goblin approached Harry.

"Early I see, but no matter, time is money. Your coming has saved the trouble of sending an owl. You are needed in inheritance if you please. This could take some time." The goblin then looked up and called another over.

"Cupsmasher, would you bring Mr. Potter over to Inheritance?" With that Harry was ushered to a large office, while Bill was instructed to wait in the lobby.

Lucius Malfoy paced his entrance hall clearly agitated. What was taking that woman so long? It was bad form not to show up early for these formal dinners.

"I'm ready, excellence takes time, dear." Narcissa, the Lady Malfoy said. Her dress, hair and makeup were a work of art.

"About time, you do look wonderful though," drawled Lucius.

At that instant, the fire turned green and with a noise like a burp, a streak flew across the room, landing with a splat on poor Narcissa's face. A high pitch squeal caused Lord Malfoy to turn, drawing his wand. To his surprise and confusion he saw, mayonnaise and chicken bits stuck to his wife's face as she left the room in a huff. Resigning himself to arriving late, he turned to see how the attack was perpetrated.

"Hello, Mr. Potter I am Goldtooth. I handle the estate of the late Flamels. You have been named in their will, and it is my duty to read the portions that pertain to you. Listen closely," he said, as Harry sat confused at the Flamels leaving anything to him. He'd never even met them. The flowery legal speech went right over his head. All he understood was some items were left in a separate vault, to look in on at his convenience, here is the key, sign here, thank you, and may life bring you profit. Head still spinning, Harry found himself in the lobby wondering just what all that meant. He looked for Bill but did not see him.

"Your companion said he would return shortly, can I escort you to your newest vault?" Harry sighed, he was tired-but curiosity got the better of him as he went with the goblin. The ride was even longer than his first time.

"Vault 421, Key Please."

"Pardon," Harry said as he handed over his keys, "How many vaults do I have?"

"This one, as bequeathed by the Flamels, your Trust vault set aside by your parents, and your Potter Family Vault that is yours by right of being the Heir Apparent," replied the goblin as he opened the door.

"I would like to visit all of them please."

"Very well," was the typical goblin response.

Looking around, Harry saw a shelf full of books, a small chest on a pedestal, and an envelope next to one single vial of clear red liquid. Going to the envelope and pulling out the letter he read:

Dear Harry,

I take pen in hand to explain our actions of late. We have no heir to bestow our treasures upon, as life did not bless us with children. So it is you who we chose to gift with our favorite books and more important, the memories of our life. In the chest you will find crystal vials with a silver liquid inside. These are our recollections of important events or achievements we have witnessed. Learn from them, share them, and I hope, enjoy them. The books are our most prized, rare, useful, in other words our favorites. Now on to the last but most important part, the red vial contains the Elixir of Life. It is for you to take. I shall explain what it does as very few know. It works in three stages: first the healing. All people have a potential, the muggles call it DNA. The Elixir heals your body and mind, over a month long period, bringing it to that perfect health, meeting that potential. Next, it sustains your health for the duration of your life, meaning your condition; you can still and most likely will, get hurt, and at some point, get sick. Finally, at the end, it leaves your body as a mist, and ending your life. Nicholas and I used it to extend our own life by consuming it every twenty-eight days. Thus never ending the healing phase and by doing so, erasing the damage of time, never altering the continuum this way. Rather genus I must say! For you, it will simply right the wrongs done to you in the past, and give you health for the future.

Fondest Regards,

Penerell Flamel nee Potter

P.S. Thank you for saving the Stone.

Harry was stunned, the Dursley's weren't the only family he had left. He had a Great Aunt, well many Greats, but she left him things that were important to her, and a gift to help him. That was more than the Dursley's would do, or ever did do. Looking at the vial, he reached forward, popped the cap, and swallowed, slightly in shock and not thinking of the consequences. Heat surged throughout his body, in waves tingling as it slowly faded. He didn't feel different, but then it worked slowly. The chest was of course heavy, giving Harry an idea. Expanding his new trunk, and placing the chest with the pensieve and memories inside, they reflected light and tinkled as they moved. He then switched to the bookshelf, and moved all the books to his own shelf. Closing and shrinking the trunk, Harry put the letter in his pocket and left the now empty vault.

"I have no further need of this vault," he told the goblin and continued,

"and on second thought, I will return tomorrow to view the other vaults."

"I shall return us to the lobby then, and remove the vault from the Potter holdings." One roller coaster ride later, Harry left the vaults. Seeing Bill in the lobby, Harry quickly crossed to him.

"Let's leave Bill, I'm tired," said Harry. Bill shot him a questioning glance before agreeing. The floo trip back to the Burrow was uneventful, a small blessing in an otherwise furious day.

"I got us shepherd's pies to go while waiting," said Bill.

"Thanks, this really has been some day." Harry dug in to his pie.

"I take it you went with contacts in place of glasses?"

"Yeah, and between you and me, she gave me ones with extras."

Bill raised an intrigued eyebrow. "What sort of extras?"

"Umm…see through objects, better seeing in the dark, and able to see active magic."

"Wow, not uncommon enchantments, but in a contact I see why it is restricted. My glasses will see active magic, all Cursebreakers have them to look at the power flow between runes. Some can do the X-ray vision thing too but, the glasses are made to be conspicuous, that way people know you have them on and can do the proper charms for privacy."

"Oh, I guess that makes sense," Harry said through a yawn.

"You look as tired as I feel, let's call it a night."

"Me too, see you in the morning."

Harry headed up to bed as Dobby silently started to clean the kitchen.

(A/N Thanks for all the reviews, I hope you enjoy it.)

( Canuto-90 – I also enjoyed Jberns "Bungle in the Jungle". I have a younger Harry here, heading out on a different quest entirely. Hopefully I can keep it as original as FF gets. But thank you for reminding me of that story, I had in fact come close to a few scenes so I took the time to re-write them.)

(Cassandra 30- I am not a big fan of Harry gets a pet snake stories, but maybe I can put a different twist on this. Thanks for the idea, inspiration for Emilio came from you. But he won't make an appearance for at least 10 Chapters. So keep reading.)