DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT, WILL NOT, AND NEVER OWN HARRY POTTER. Ms. Rowling DOES.
From here on out, Harry will be called Kierrion.
Chapter 3- Growing Up The Second Time Around
Days, weeks, and months had come and gone. Kierrion had learned to walk on his own at the age of two. Two months later, he was able to talk without slurring due to the baby tongue that he own now. He began to study the books in the library that the founders had left him. He was now nine years old in his new body and yet he still looked like a five year old boy. He even corresponded with the goblins at Gringotts to check if the Potter vault was still there.
The goblins requested that they meet with him because the information he was asking for was very private and it was not something to be spoken through owls. Kierrion sighed and knew that there was no other way. He asked the male elves to accompany him to Gringotts the very next morning.
One of the things that Kierrion found very thankful from being the founders' heir was that his eye sight was no longer horrible nor was his body that thin comparing to the one he own one life time ago. His hair was still black but it was longer and more tamed, tied back with an emerald ribbon. He had fair skin and he his magical core more bigger, he could hide his scar under glamors without having to check if the glamor was still in place after an hour. He was wearing a dark green turtle neck with black pants and black shoes. His robe was black with the Slytherin seal as the robes' brooch. It was big enough for wizards, witches, and other magical creatures to see the seal's design.
The elves didn't hunch their backs like normal house elves did. No, the elves of the founders had more manners than that. They walked with their heads held high and boxed around Kierrion who earned stares from the people who were at the bank that morning.
They were led straight to Head Goblin's office on the second floor.
"Head Goblin Ragnok, Mr. Slytherin is here for his appointment." Said the goblin who had escorted them.
"Very well, send him in."
Kierrion and his elves were ushered inside the office and immediately, he felt multiple spells being cast. The Head Goblin stood up and bowed his head,
"Good day, wizard Slytherin."
"And good day to you as well, Head Goblin Ragnok." Kierrion replied. He had taken the liberty of studying goblin manners and etiquette.
He sat down on the chair facing the goblin.
"Your letter was of great surprise to us here at Gringotts. If I may, why are you inquiring about the Potter vaults, Young Lord Slytherin?" Ragnok asked him politely yet with authority. Kierrion nodded.
"I know my inquiry must have cause your good office confusion. However, I inquired about them simply because I was once known as Harry James Potter. Just a year and a half ago, I was named Kierrion Demetriv Salazar Slytherin, heir to the Slytherin line as well as Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, and Ravenclaw. If you want proof, these elves will provide you with their memories and if it needed, we can perform a blood ritual to prove my claims." He told the goblin.
"My apologies, Young Lord. I do not mean to doubt your words yet we have protocols that cannot be overlooked even if you were from one or four of the Hogwarts' founder's lines." Ragnok explained, not wanting to offend the boy in front of him.
Harry shook his head, "It is alright. I would have doubted you instead if you took my words alone with no other proof to verify my claim."
Ragnok was impressed with the young child in front of him. He looked like he was five or six years old. But being the heir of four old magical lines, it didn't surprise the goblin that the boy was smart. With a wave of his hand, a blank parchment appeared in front of Kierrion and a silver dagger floating right beside it. The Slytherin elf took the dagger and used the tip of the dagger to prick his young master's index finger then proceeding to drop three drops of blood on the parchment.
Harry James Potter
Kierrion Demetriv Salazar Slytherin
Heir to the Potter line
Heir to the Black line
Heir to the Slytherin line
Heir to the Hufflepuff line
Heir to the Gryffindor line
Heir to the Ravenclaw line
Vaults:
Potter family vault
Potter trust fund vault
Black family vault
Salazar Slytherin's personal vault
Helga Hufflepuff's personal vault
Godric Gryffindor's personal vault
Rowena Ravenclaw's personal vault
When words stopped appearing, Kierrion's eyes widen in surprise. Black family vault? Did Sirius name him his heir from the start? He thought Sirius did it after he got out from Azkaban. There were more things he had to find out aside from the two main tasks he was sent to do.
"Well, you are indeed, Harry Potter, Young Master Slytherin. I shall not ask how this came to be since I can feel that my mind and my soul are being restrained by some power. And it is not yours or your elves' powers." Ragnok informed him and Harry was relieved to know that the goblin wouldn't push.
"Proceeding to your inquiry, the vaults are still open and Harry Potter's magical guardian is Albus Dumbledore. There is a letter that was given to us by your parents a month before they passed away. They instructed that if anything happened to them, the letter is to be read and followed down to the last line. However…" the goblin paused and showed an expression of great annoyance.
"Albus Dumbledore came the next day and named himself your guardian, informing us that your godfather, Sirius Orion Black was sent to Azkaban for betraying your parents to the Dark Lord. The letter in question was then sealed and kept hidden upon Dumbledore's orders." He continued. A thick file came out of nowhere and Ragnok flipped through the pages.
"It has been recorded that the Potter family vault had been accessed by one Albus Dumbledore, taking a few items and had created a payroll to three accounts. One account is the Weasleys, another to a Hermione Granger, and the other, the Dursleys." He goblin informed Kierrion.
For the man-child, it seemed like the whole world had stopped turning. Did he just hear Ragnok right? Dumbledore was paying the Dursleys with his money? Was this what happened to his old life? And why was Dumbledore paying the Weasleys and Hermione? Did he miss something during his previous life? What was he missing?
"How much has Dumbledore moved to these accounts?" Kierrion asked.
"Let's see… The Weasleys receive ten thousand galleons a month, Hermione Granger receives five thousand a month, and the Dursleys receive one thousand pounds a month." Ragnok inform Kierrion, who looked like he was about to tear something or someone apart.
"May I know how much do the Potter and Black vaults contain?" Kierrion asked.
Ragnok flipped through the pages and turned the file for Kierrion to read.
Potter Family Vault:
Galleons: 713, 200, 394
Properties: est. 30, 180, 123, 288
Jewelries: 475, 673
Potions: 2, 378, 123
Books
Paintings
Family wands
Brooms
Trust Fund Vault:
Galleons: 394, 288
Black Family Vault:
Galleons: 534, 810, 713
Properties: est. 76, 730, 223, 843
Jewelries: 741, 120
Potions: 1, 473, 709
Books
Paintings
Family wands
Brooms
It took Kierrion a substantial amount of energy to stop himself from losing what little restraint he had. He owns so much and yet in his first life, Dumbledore left him to work and beg for his food and clothes. The more Harry spent trying to find out the secrets Death had mentioned, the more he was getting angrier at Dumbledore who obviously was the one behind his abuse and mistreatment.
"Is there any way to remove Dumbledore immediately as my magical guardian and stop this payments? And is there a way to retrieve the items Dumbledore had taken out without my permission?" Kierrion said with anger lacing every word.
Ragnok was stunned, did the boy not know about this?
"Young Master Slytherin, has Dumbledore not sent you the bank statements we give yearly?" he asked and he got a shake from the boy. It seemed that the young master was too angry to speak. And even Ragnok was becoming angry as well. Dumbledore, it seemed, has been stealing from the Potter vaults and was paying three accounts using the Potter's own money without the boy's knowledge.
"Yes, there is a way." The goblin said and with a wave of his hand, a document appeared before Kierrion and a black quill.
"This document states that you will be transferring the contents of the Potter Family vaults and the Trust Fund vaults into the Slytherin vault that is now in your name. Also, by signing this, you shall be removing Dumbledore as your magical guardian without him knowing that it was you yourself who has done so. When your signature appears, immediately, the Potter Family vault and the Trust Fund vault will be transferred and the empty vaults will crumble." Ragnok explained which Kierrion didn't waste any time thinking.
"This is a blood quill, isn't it?" Kierrion asked which shocked the gobbling.
"Yes it is, young master. It is the only way to have all these arrangements done immediately and with utter discretion."
Harry nodded and signed the document, biting his tongue to hold in any sound that he was about to make. He signed as Kierrion Slytherin. He no longer thought of himself as Harry Potter. He was no longer the Boy-Who-Lived. He was now Slytherin's direct heir, not to mention heir to the other three lines as well.
When he had finished, he saw the Potter Family Vault and Trust Fund Vault disappear from the page that he was looking at earlier. Kierrion nodded his approval and turned to look at Ragnok.
"How will I be retrieving the items Dumbledore had taken?"
"Fear not, young master. The items that Dumbledore had taken are now inside your Slytherin vault. And the items he had taken are: The Potter Cloak Heirloom, The Mirror of Erised, and the Potter Family Pensive." Ragnok informed his client who was stunned.
He owned the mirror and the pensive? Kierrion was one strike away from losing his control. He better finish up soon or he might cause Ragnok unforeseen harm.
"Head Goblin Ragnok, I shall request that we continue our transactions two days from now. I am no longer in the right state to continue as of the moment. Dumbledore had done me wrong that I cannot hold in much longer my anger." He said as cool as he could. Ragnok was amazed at how well-mannered and controlled the boy was after hearing all that he did.
"Very well, Young Master Slytherin. We shall resume again two days from now, same time as today. May Merlin be with you and keep your magic pure." He greeted the wizard.
"And may the great goblin protect your hoard and keep your gold flowing." Kierrion greeted back and left the office.
"Young Master Kierrion, we have been granted access to apparate out without having to leave the bank. Shall we bring you home now?" asked the Ravenclaw elf.
Kierrion nodded, "Please. I do not think that I can contain my anger much longer."
They could see hurt, anger, and betrayal in his eyes and nodded to their young master's command.
The elves apparate Kierrion directly to Salazar's dueling/practice chambers and they popped out instantly, hearing their young master scream out loud and his magic breaking free. The whole house shook from the intensity yet it remained standing. The doors opened a few minutes later and the females elves rushed to tend to their young master who was crying on the floor.
They apparated him to his bed chambers and left him alone upon his request.
Was Dumbledore doing this the first time around?
Did he really pay the Dursleys' to abuse him?
And why was he paying the Weasley's and Hermione?
He had more questions than answers. He stopped crying and waved his face clean. He decided to walk back down to founder's study which was his now, trying to find the answers as he went. Despite the past years, he had not thought of Dumbledore or any of his friends. He had focused on expanding his knowledge as much as he could. He knew that he was going to need it as soon as he went to Hogwarts.
He reached the study and asked the female Hufflepuff elf for some honey tea and biscuits. It was going to be one long afternoon of thinking and contemplating.
He took out a quill and some parchment, writing down all his questions first and finding the answers after.
Why did Dumbledore make himself my magical guardian?
What was in the letter that he had instructed to be sealed away?
Why was he paying the Weasleys and Hermione?
Why did he take the cloak, mirror and pensive from the family vault?
Was he paying the Dursleys to abuse me the first time?
Why did he give me the cloak as a Christmas gift, saying that James Potter had left it in his possession?
Why did he take the mirror out from the vault and made me look at it during Christmas?
Seven additional questions on top of his two main tasks:
What did the REAL prophecy say?
Who was it that betrayed and deceived from the beginning that caused every event to happen?
Kierrion stopped writing, dropped his quill, and leaned back on his seat, taking a deep breath and exhaling deeply.
Then he remembered: Ron and Hermione running away when the castle was being invaded, Ginny trying to get together with him after he explained that he didn't see her that way but only as a sister, and Molly trying her bloody best to make him spend time with Ron, Hermione, and Ginny.
It dawned onto him that Dumbledore must be paying them to befriend him and make him depend on them and on Dumbledore. And if he was straight and ended up with Ginny, the Weasleys would be living a better life than the one they had that very moment.
But how about Hermi—"Of course! She would be bribed with knowledge and respect despite being a muggleborn! Argh!" Kierrion yelled at himself.
How in Merlin's name had he NOT seen it? Ron's constant resentment for being poor, Hermione's nagging that either he tells Dumbledore every single problem he had or has her and Ron with him at all times. Plus that one time when she had murmured to herself thinking that he didn't hear her saying: If it weren't for Dumbledore, I wouldn't be risking my neck for you.
Kierrion had never felt so betrayed. It was worse than seeing Ron and Hermione run away together and leave him to defend the castle alone. He stood up; his facial expression so cold that it was like his eyes would leave anyone cold and hopeless. Now he understood why Dumbledore was paying the Weasleys and Granger.
Then the next thought made him angrier: the reason why Dumbledore was paying the Dursleys. To make him look up to Dumbledore as a hero after being 'saved' from the Dursleys. His relatives were paid to beat, starve, and abuse him. To break him and be thankful to Dumbledore, the Weasleys, and Granger for being his family and friends.
He huffed and went to look out the window.
Dumbledore, the Weasleys, Granger, and the Dursleys will have their time. Kierrion will make sure of that. However, he remembered Neville and Luna. He sighed and wanted to see them again. They had saved him when his supposed best friends left him and fend for themselves. He was going to make sure that their lives were going to be hell like how he felt when they had left him.
"Elves." He called.
All the elves came and bowed.
"What can we do for you, Young Master Kierrion?" they asked in unison.
"I want the female Slytherin to spy on the Weasleys. Find out if Dumbledore visits them often. From what I know, elf magic cannot be detected easily. I want you to be extremely carefully. A week of spying on them will do and return here as soon as the week is over." The elf nodded and popped out.
"The female Hufflepuff, check on Neville Longbottom. I want to know how he is being raised by Augusta Longbottom. Three days will be enough." The elf bowed and left.
"Female Ravenclaw, I want you to check up on Luna Lovegood. I am sure that she is about seven or eight years old by now. Three days and do not attempt to mingle with her even if she sees you. Do not talk to her and as much as possible, do not show yourself to her." She nodded and disappeared.
"Young Master Kierrion, despite being elves, may we ask what are your plans? This is for us to prepare for any set back that might occur." The Ravenclaw male elf said with a bow.
Harry was impressed at how different they are from normal house elves.
"Death had sent me here to redo the future that I had come from. It was not meant to end the way it did. Somewhere during my growing up years are the clues that I have to figure out in order to change the final outcome of the human race. And so far, I have found answers to some of the questions that may or may not lead to the main tasks that I have been sent to do. Be that as it may, I vowed to make sure that we all survive, not just the humans but all the magical creatures as well." He answered them with a soft smile yet his eyes showed dedication to his mission.
Yes, He was going to make sure that everything was going to be different this time around.
A/N: Read and review and tell me what you think.