Chapter 4

Time skip (this chapter is set on august 1)

Harry woke up feeling very exited for reasons he was not able to understand. Tom and he had been to Gringotts a few more times after his first visit finalising everything with his account and setting his affairs in order. He was now Heir Potter officially and all of his other titles had been left secret until he finalised his Magical Guardian and Wizengamot Proxy .

Today he and Tom were going to Diagon Alley to pick up a few items necessary before Hagrid came to get him his school supplies. He got of his bed and headed out of his cupboard to the washroom to clean up. He refused to smell like a peasant when he visited the alley. He went to the washroom and turned on the shower and stripped. He refused to use the tub , Lady Magic only new what his Uncle Vernon did in there and not to mention Aunt Petunia. He took the rose smelling shower gel and scrubbed himself of making sure to get everywhere. He then washed his hair with the same scented shampoo and rinsed off. Usually he woud not risk using any of the products for fear that one of them would find out but for some reason he felt that today should be the day that he made an exeption. His gut told him that something very nice was going to happen today and his gut had never let him down before.

He got out of the shower when he was done , dried himself off with one of his thin towels and magiked his hair dry , he turned around and looked at himself in the mirror. His hair beautiful and black fell sleek and wavy and ended in little ringlets just below his bum , the front of his hair being shorter than the back framed his face beautifully and fell to below his chest making it look like a lovely black halo. His eyes were sparkling emerald green with a hint of gray around the pupils framed by long curly black lashes that could have been drawn on and shaped like doves followed by his little button nose and his little rosebud of a mouth. His face was heart shaped and had high cheekbones disguised by baby fat. His body was nicely shaped for a eleven year old with an almost flat tummy. He was far from being fat due to his reletives only feeding him on his meal days and forcing him to do hard manual labour but still he had childish curves. He was clearly going to be a heartbreaker according to Tom.

When he finished his self assesment he pulled on his least shabby clothes which consisted of a light blue turtle neck that Dudley did not want and a pair of black pants that Dudley decided was too 'poncy' for him. Harry did not care they made him look amazing and he wanted to feel that way even if it was for only one day. He finished dressing and went downstairs to see if Aunt Petunia would let him off for the day. He wished very deeply for that to be the case.

Once he got downstairs he went to the kitchen and was immediatly told 'screamed at' to make breakfast. He decided that he would make a rather heavy omlet and english breakfast tea. He chopped all his vegetables and grated his cheese, he then broke his eggs and whisked them to the right consistency , he then proceeded to combine the mixture and kept it aside in favour of brewing his tea. Once his tea was set to brew he made his omlets and quickly plated everything making sure to keep it neat and precise. He then placed the appropriate cutlery and crockery and presented the food and the steaming pot. He also placed a chilled tumbler or orange juice by Dudley's plate and told his Aunt that breakfast was ready.

'Boy your Uncle and I are going out today and I want you out as well , if we leave you here you will steal something for sure or perform some freaky buisness on our house , so get out and don't come back until it is time for you to cook dinner. Harry could have jumped for joy. He immediatly went to his cupboard and grabbed his money pouch that he had hidden under a lose floorboard and left the house immediatly.

' Oh Tooomm guess what happened?'

'You were let outside the house , that is wonderful. What do you plan on doing today after all we have already finalised your accounts. '

'I have a feeling something is going to happen today Tom and also I want to get books on british society and history so that I will be more prepared when I go to Hogwarts.'

' That is a good move little one very well lets go to Diagon Alley and see what happens .' and saying that Tom's presence dimmed somewhat meaning he had retreated into Harry's mind .

Harry did the same thing he always did , took a train to London and then hailed a cab to Charring's Cross. He then went to the Leaky Cauldron and searched for Tom the barkeep.

'Hey Tom , can I have some breakfast please and a glass of pumpkin juice to go with it ?'

' Right up little one , I'll bring it over once it's ready. '

Harry then got a table to himself and sat down to observe the other patrons at the inn. He saw the Daily Prophet , the wizarding news paper , saying something about him the boy who lived and got curious as to what rubbish they were saying now. Tom had already told him the story off how he destroyed the Dark Lord when he was just a baby. He found it hilarious , the names they chose to call him and the speculation about his whereabouts never failed to amuse him. His personal favourite was that he was partying in the Bahamas with trolls and giants. Apparently he had brought about some peace between them and so they were honouring him by hosting a party. It had brought tears to his eyes when he saw it.

He was pulled out of his thoughts when Tom plonked his breakfast in front of him. Today it seemed he was going to have the regular eggs and hash browns with his juice. He also got a small bowl of fruit with it.

He was just eating his last of his fruit bowl when the floo flaed and out stepped a very dignified man followed by an equally dignified lady. Just as they stepped out the floo falred again and out came a boy who was about Harry's age from what he could guess. All of them were dressed in obvious high quality clothes. The colour combination of navy blue and black effortlessly complimenting the lady who was wearing a blue so pale it was almost white. All of them had the palest of blonde hair he had ever seen and walked with the grace and poise. It was clear who they were. The Malfoys. Tom had often spoken fondly of Abraxas Malfoy and his son Lucius Malfoy stating that they were possibly the best friends one could hope to have. It was notoriously difficult to gain their trust and loyalty but once you did it was almost like you had conquered the world.

Harry also knew that the Lady Narcissa Malfoy was his closest living reletive and so decided that he would meet the family. He dropped a few coins on the table and stood up wordlessly casting a mouth refreshing charm. Tom had come up with one that was powerful enough to leave your mouth smelling wonderful even if you had eaten the nastiest possible tuna sandwich before. There were other charms that had the same effect but Harry preferred this one because it was the most effective. He left the table and made his way towards the gateway to Diagon Alley. He made his way through and immidiatly spotted the blondes a little way of , the Lady sad something and the party split , the Lord moving towards Gringotts and the Lady and Heir moving towards Madam Malkins.

He decide to go to the salon opposite Madam Malkins and have his hair sorted out , he sadly could not buy his school robes until Hagrid came to get him. He entered the salon and was greeted by a rather bubbly green haired girl.

'Hello my name is Fleecy , what can I do for you today ?'

' Hello Fleecy , if possible can you suggest a suitable hairstyle for my hair. I do not want to cut it , or reduce the length but I would like to know how to maintain it.'

Fleecy smiled and dragged Harry to one of the many chairs facing large mirrors. She then prceede to run a brush through his hair to get all the tangles out. Once his hair was free of tangles she ran a magically enhanced brush through starting from the lowest layer and working her way up to the top. It was also worth mentioning that she had covered the mirror so that he could not see his transformation.

' Do you want your hair coloured or streaked love ' she asked .

Harry thought about it for a moment and decide that he would ask Tom .

' Hey Tom should I colour my hair or streak it ?'.

'For your face shape and skin tone , I would suggest streaking it acid green and a deep emerald green. That way it will also go with your house coulours. Do not give me that look you are going to slytherin , there is no point denying it. Just accept it and move on.'

Harry grumpily agreed .

' Fleecy can you streak my hair acid green and emarald green please. Something to compliment my eyes.'

Fleecy then proceeded to wave her wand about in complicated patterns while holding various jars of colourful liquids. When she was finally done she ran the brush through his hair one more time before proclaiming it was finished. She then waved her wand and the screen in front of the mirror vanished and Harry was very happy with the results. His hair was the same lenght as before but it was a lot more glossy and the black parts were almost blue in colour. The streaks perfectly matched with his eyes and the acid green gave a wonderful pop of colour.

Fleecy then proceeded to explain that the effects of the brush would last for a year and that the colouring would remain for the next six months unless he wished to remove it. Harry very happy with the result payed Fleecy and tipped her generously. He left the salon just in time for Lady Malfoy to step outside Madam Malkins leaving the Heir Malfoy inside. Harry huried up to her.

' Lady Malfoy a pleasure to meet you , I am Harry Potter and I would like a few moments of your time if it is possible ' said Harry in one breath with a shallow but respectful bow. The Lady seemd stunned for a moment before she regained her composure.

' The pleasure is mine Mr Potter , if you wish we can speak inside a lovely tea house a few blocks down .' replied the Lady with a small tilt to her head .

' That would be wonderful My Lady Malfoy.'

They then walked up to a expensive looking tea house and went inside , Lady Malfoy asked for a table and they both sat down and ordered. A cup of tea for both and a plate of scones.

' Now Mr Potter what is it that you wished to speak to me about ?' asked the Lady once they both had mixed the tea to their liking .

' Lady Malfoy , firstly I would like to request that you hold all queries to the end of my explanation for many things I say now you will not believe. ' Once the Lady had nodded her acceptance Harry started .

' On the night I supposidly defeated the Dark Lord , I was taken from Sirius Black , my godfather, by Hagrid who was under the headmaster Dumbledore's orders. I was taken to my mother's muggle sister and her muggle Family. Now, my Aunt hated anything to do with magic and called it freakish happenings. She would punish me everytime I performed accidental magic and I was not treated well , I will spare you the details as I do not wish to speak of them . I did not know what magic was until I was almost six years old . Forgive me, my Lady, for not telling you how I discovered it but I must keep that information to myself for a little longer atleast. Once I discovered what magic was I started practising small amounts of it , like levitation and opening doors or summoning small items. I waited patiently for the day that my Hogwarts letter would arraive and I have been in the magical world since then. One of the very first things I did was go to the bank and have a family line test and inheritance test. The test said very clearly that you my Lady were my last living reletive that was in a position to help me out seeing as the Potter line is gone and my godfather is in jail. It also said that my Magical Guardian is the headmaster Albus Dumbledore but since he has left me with a less than impressive family I terminated that. I also discovered through my inheritance test that I hold twelve seats in the Wizengamot that the Headmaster is currently using without my permission.

This is the most I can tell you for now. I must also admit that I am not used to the wizarding society rules yet , so please forgive any misconduct on my part I assure you that it was unintentional.'

' To prove I am telling the truth , I Harry James Potter-Black hearby swear that the tale I told The Lady Malfoy was the the truth. There were no added details or lies of any sort in my story so hence I vow so mote it be ' When Harry finally finished his story he was exausted. He took a sip of his tea and waited for the Lady Malfoy to come out of her shocka nd respond. After what seemed an eternity the Lady Malfoy blinked and started to speak.

' Mr Potter first I am very thankful that you searched me out and told me this story in person than over a letter, I would have believed your story even without a binding oath but I am grateful anyway. I am afraid that I cannot handle this matter on my own so if you are willing, we can wait for my husband who is better suited to handling such things.' Said The Lady

' As per your convineance my Lady. I would also like to bring to your notice one more thing , The Lord Sirius Black was imprisoned in Azkaban without a trail, I have it in good confidence that he is innocent so if it is possible I would like to request for a trail using veritaserum.' At this the Lady Malfoy bristled . She grumbled under her breath and sent the tea cup many very scary glares.

' Mr Potter please come with me , I hope you have your Hogwarts letter with you.'

' Yes Lady I do '

' Very good please follow me '

She then proceeded to speed walk along the alley and walked directly to Madam Malkins , she requested him to wait outside and went in. From what Harry could see she seemed to have a conversation with the Heir and then handed him a money pouch and left. Once she came back they continued to power walk to the bank. They reached the bank in record time and went inside , Harry spotted the blonde head of the Malfoy Lord. They walked towards him and the Lady once again asked him to remain a few feat away as she spoke to her Lord. They seemed to have a rather heated conversation before the Lord nodded his head and they made their way over to him. They came to a stop right in front of him and did a very impressive job of staring down their noses. Harry was feeling slightly apprehensive at this point but then their glare lightened up and the Lady gave him a small smile.

' Mr Potter , I have told my husband what you have told me and I have also informed him of the oath you took. Rest assure such a mistake will never happen again. ' said the Lady

' I am sorry my Lady what is this mistake you speak of and please call me Harry. ' said Harry with a confused look on his face .

' Of course Harry then I insist that you call me Aunt Narcissa or Aunt Cissa. As for the mistake , well we shall explain in a mintue , but first I would like to introduce my husband Lucius Abraxas Lord to the Most Noble and Ancient house of Malfoy. Now what we would like to know is if you would like us to be your Magical Guardians , you seemed unhappy with your current and as your last reletive , the Guardianship should have come to me but it did not, that was the mistake that we will not commit again. So what say you Harry.' Aunt Cissa said with a flourish .

Harry was gaping like a common fish , he thought about it weighing the pros and cons and finally gave his reply.

'Aunt Cissa I would be honoured to accept , but I feel it would be better if you spoke to your Heir first after all he is your first concern and he is also a member of the family' Harry felt that it would be unfair to randomly barge into the manor and make his presance felt. Narcissa smiled .

' My dear , I would recommend that you and Draco take the rest of the afternoon to aquaint yourselves while Narcissa and I finish buisness in the banks and if both of you are still willing by the end of the day then we can finish all formalities by the end of the day and go home. We can even pick up you posessions from your home if time permits. ' surprisingly it was Lucius who answered.

Harry agreed and so the party set of towards Florean Fortescues ice cream parlour were Draco was asked to wait by Narcissa. Once they arraived Harry was ushered inside and they walked towards Draco after spotting him in one of the closed booths.

' Draco , this is Harry Potter he has a rather interesting story to tell you and I would like you to listen to him, once you both are done coms down to Gringotts and wait for us. Take your time dear and remember to keep an open mind. The story that Harry here is about to tell you may seem unbelievable to you at first but he is telling the truth. Harry dear remember that no matter what Draco says you are welcome to come to us for anything. ' and so saying the couple took their leave after wishing them luck.

' Heir Malfoy , it is wonderful to make your aquaintance .' greeted Harry deciding that being respectful and friendly was the best way to go about the pink elephant that had made its presance felt

'Heir Potter I assure you the delight is mine. I must admit that I am surprised that you came to my family , your entire appearence is something that I would have never assosiated with you. However you have caught my interest and I will listen to your story without any bius and make my judgement after. Also I took the liberty of placing orders for ice-cream while my mother escorted you here. I ordered a large plain vanilla with two spoons. I am sure you have no qualms about sharing. '

Draco seemed to be a proper pure-blooded Heir and Harry was impressed. Harry assured Draco that he did not mind sharing as he knew that it was a test. He then launced into his tale , telling the young Heir exactly what he had told his mother leaving nothing out. Once he was done he took a mouthful of the ice-cream and waited for his companion to speak.

' Heir Potter that was a quite a story, I believe you. The thing I cannot accept however is that you were left with muggles. Did your parents not leave a will on with whom you should be placed and to whom your property should go incase of such a situation? In any case I cannot sand for such blasphemy and so i will gladly welcome you into my home , should you so choose and please call me Draco .' Harry was so surprised by draco's reaction that he nearly choked on his ice-cream. Little tear drops almost fell from his eyes , never before had anyone declared his situation blasphemy and no one had ever been so kind to him. It was a very new feeling one that he would cherish forever. Draco seemed to notice his state of emotional unbalance and handded him a tissue before switcing sides and sitting next to him. Harry could not help but hope for a hug but he knew that he would not get one in public , maybe once they had gotten to Malfoy manor but even that was far fetched.

' Draco , thank you very much. ' harry did not want to say anymore and ruin the moment.

' It was my pleasure , but I have to ask , do you know any of the wizarding customs or rituals. So far your conduct has been better than most can hope for but it is not to the level of a pure blood heir and you sense of style leaves a lot to be desired. It could be worse but it sefinitly has room for imrovement.' Said Draco with an almost unnoticble frown on his face.

' Draco , I understand what you are saying but I do not know most customs , and these are the best clothes I own , the rest of my wardrobe consists of over sized hand me downs. There is nothing much I can do about it until I leave that house. If I am not troubling you too much can you please point me to the best books to follow with regards to customs and traditions?' said Harry slighlty ashamed at his lack of knowlage .

' It would be my pleasure, now I do believe however that my parents asked us to meet them at Gringotts , on the way back from there we can stop at Flourish and Blotts that way my father can also recommend a few things. ' and so saying Draco got up and held out an arm for Harry to grasp onto. Harry smile and held on allowing himself to be escorted to Gringotts.

Okay this chapter was very late but it was driving me insane. I was not able to get the dialogues between Draco and Harry right it still is not ): and the whole Hagrid has to come to get Harry issue. The next chapter should explain things a bit better so keep an eye out for that.

This story is for me , I repeat again but I am glad that other people like it too 60 of you apparently ,go figure.

I started writing another story so if you could check it out and give it some love I would appreciate it.

Thanks