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Albus Dumbledore was pleased when Molly Weasley flooed him telling him that the new Lord Potter was finally here with his exact location.
It was time to put his plan into action and get the man to either trust into letting him into the main Potter vault or in the best case scenario, convince the man to give up the title of Lord Potter and pass it onto his too- he meant Harry, that way, the plan to poison the boy later would be back on track.
And with an intense twinkle in his eye, one that could only belong to a mad man, he used side long apparition to get to Diagon Alley and made his way to Gingotts bank, only to meet a family of unhappy red heads who had been forced out of the bank, which didn't surprise him at all but he did surprise him, was when the goblins guarding the door, seemed to have made it their mission to deny him access inside no matter how hard he argued.
In the end, the goblins had threatened to use force to keep him detained outside and he know, it would not be wise to anger a Goblin armed with a poisoned spear, magic and the authority to keep your own money away from you.
Blast it.
He was forced to wait outside like the Wesley's family, silently fuming inside, how dare the Goblins deny him access and to make matters worse he had to hear Ron and Ginny Weasley whining and their own mother, going on and on about how they were practically family already that it-self should give them the rights to stick their noses in Potter matters.
He felt a headache coming on.
This is why he personally, tries to spend as less time with the Wesley family as possible, they were all bursting with stupidity and annoyance.
Than after half an hour of waiting, his target had finally decided to grace them all with his presence and Albus, froze in shock at the sight of one James Potter followed by tough looking people behind him, each person holding some kind of Muggle weapon.
But what his eyes were telling him was impossible!
He himself had confirmed that both Lily and James were dead on that fatefully night and even their Wills were activated to signal they were indeed dead but of course he had kept that a secret from Harry about the existence of their wills.
After all, all for the greater good.
Who know what his tool would be like raised by one of his appointed guardians who didn't worship the ground he walked on like his parents.
So who?
The sight of a thin and sickly looking baby came to mind and he almost changed colour when he saw what could only be the Potter family ring on the man's middle finger.
The other Potter Twin had somehow survived.
Albus inwardly kicked himself, he should have stayed behind until he confirmed the child was indeed dead with his own eyes before walking away, back than he had been so sure that the baby would meet its end soon, killed by hunger or the freezing cold which ever one came first, he didn't really care, he just wanted to baby dead and now the same baby was coming back to bite him in the ass.
But he realised with a start, that the man had been too young to remember him, there was no way the child could remembered what he had done, so with confidence in his step, he began walking to the man, sliding into his old grandfather act and said.
"Steel, my boy"
He didn't expect a IMI Desert Eagle Gun to appeared out of nowhere and point directly at him.
Ch 4: Certainly no push-over
Steel eyes immediately narrowed at the stunned old man, even after so many years, he would be a fool not to remember the scent of the person who had made his life hell for the first few months of his life, only to be discarded like trash in a dumpster in bloody Russia!
His magic boil quietly underneath his skin, while the group behind him tensed wondering what about the old man, set their boss off so much and did the old man in a dress just call their boss 'My Boy'?
Hell was about to break loose.
"Albus Dumbledore" Steelcold said, his voice was calm but that didn't stop the hidden intent leaking through which Albus brushed off thinking he didn't have the heart to pull the trigger especially not on him. "I've heard about you, the so called greatest wizard in the world and so far I am not impressed." Almost sneering at the old man like a certain Potions master before saying "I will say this once, when is it ever acceptable for you to call me 'My Boy'? I am not your boy; I am a full grown man who is was very confident that he can pull a trigger without hesitation"
The surrounding witches and Wizard started to gather, wondering what was happening, some of them, recognised the gun from the Muggle world but most was still ignorant in believing that a muggle gun could never harm a wizard especially someone like Albus Dumbledore.
Albus Dumbledore, quickly snapped out of his shock seeing several people gather, he couldn't afford to lose control in this situation and said in a sweet grandfather tone. "My apologies, Mr Steel." The weapon was lowered but the old man noted sadly that the hand was still on the trigger. "I was just wondering if you would like to join me for some tea in my office?" he said, like he was talking to one of his school boys.
And for some reason the group behind him was looking at him like he had said the strangest thing in the world.
Albus didn't realise because he had been away from the Muggle world for so long, that he couldn't remember that it was common knowledge that if a random old man in a grey dress comes up to you, a clear sign of the man insanity and offers you food or tea to drink, then the basic human reaction would be to start backing away and make a quick retreat.
"Thank you, that's a nice offer but I have duties to do" Steelcold said, wondering what the old man was playing.
"Surely it can wait, dear" A woman with flaming red hair said, appearing from seemly out of nowhere with her children and her husband trying to pull her away. "Come along, you just got here, let the headmaster show you around"
The group behind Steel looked at the many red haired children in what couldn't be mistaken for anything but horror and Steelcold was tempting to do so to, knowing there was many Weasley and seeing them all decked out right in front of your eyes was a whole different thing in entirely and the clash of red was starting to hurt his eyes.
"And may I ask who you are?" He said, looking anywhere but her red hair and knowing full well who she was but he wasn't supposed to know that.
"Molly Weasley, at your service, dearie" The woman said, smiling brightly while her husband was trying to look as small as possible, wondering how he ended up marrying such a woman.
"Well Mrs Weasley, please answer this one question" Steelcold said, as his eyes bore into hers.
"Am I child?"
"Huh?" The woman said, confused. "What kind of a question is that? Of course not"
"Then please tell me, why you're talking to me like I'm a school boy who doesn't know my right to my left?" He said, his eyes were so cold that it made her flinch back. "As you implied it yourself, I am a full grown man, Mrs Weasley and I can make my own decisions, I do not need a woman who I have yet to even learn her name, suddenly showing up and telling me what I can and can not do. I am not one of your children who you can boss about and you clearly haven't learnt the difference between an adult and a child."
And Molly Weasley looked like she had just been slapped across the face and as much the family hated the way he talked to her, they were all thankful that someone had finally said it to her face, tired of the woman babying despite most of them now legally adults.
Harry, Siruis and Remus who had just come out, all looked at the man like he was god sent.
But of course Ginny had to open her mouth and defend her mother.
"Hey, you can't talk to my mother like that!" The weaslettes screeched, with her mother lungs, making many cringe back at the volume.
"And who may you be?" Steelcold asked, amazed by the miracle of genetics in mother and daughter.
Ginny stopped glaring, seeing all eyes on her and smiling, saying with pride in her voice. "Ginny Weasley soon to be Lady Potter" expecting awe from him and for him to bend over backwards to her demands, those around her, whispering to each other in envy and awe.
"Lady Potter?" Steelcold said, with a raised eyebrow. "I was not aware that a witch could be called a Lady if they aren't married to the head of house especially in the Potter family, so how are you going to obtain the title of Lady?" raising his hand up, showing the Potter ring in all it's glory, making those who had gathered let out a gasp, at the suddenly realisation that the Boy-Who-defeated- You-Know-Who, wasn't Lord Potter.
And like her mother, Ginny looked like someone had slapped her across her face.
Harry suddenly felt the need to defend his fiancée until he realised.
Exactly what was he defending her from?
Ginny had tried to call herself Lady Potter when he himself clearly wasn't the head of house.
Logic overpowered the love potion he had been constantly feed and those emotions disappeared.
"Now if you would excuse" Steelcold said, turning away. "I want to in a place where I know, people won't suddenly forget my age or the title I have over my head, after all. I am Lord Potter" and if anyone hadn't realised it, they had realised it now.
"Steel, my boy. I must insist" Dumbledore quickly said, grabbing the end of his suit jacket, this was not how he pictured this meeting going.
"Albus Dumbledore, didn't I tell you, you have no claim over that word?" Steelcold said, with the coldest pair of eyes anyone has ever seen, not even Voldemort could compare. "I am not 'Your boy', you're not my father and why should I listen to an old geezer that has, more than likely got a few loose screws?"
And Harry, Siruis, Remus and Arthur Weasley hid their snickers, seeing the clear confusion on most of the wizards and witches faces hearing the Muggle Phrases, even Dumbledore had one and didn't get that he was being called insane.
Both Dumbledore and Steelcold eyes met and suddenly he felt a small headache coming on, the old was trying to break into his mind!
His anger rose to no heights and he it was no longer acceptable level, his magic burst forth to push the intrusion out of his mind.
The effect was something nobody expected.
Dumbledore first frowned, feeling shields block him from enter the younger man's mind before his frown turned into surprise, before that surprise quickly turned into fear as some unknown force come out of nowhere and slammed into him, knocking him off his feet and launched him ten feet backwards.
They all heard the sound of old bones creaking as the 'Most Powerful Wizard in the World' let out a moan of pain when he hit the ground.
Nobody moved they were all too in shock, trying to process what just happened before like clockwork, they all began to move again.
Albus found himself being helped up by the Weasley's only to meet cold stale like eyes, Steel eyes flashed red with untold rage.
"How dare you try to enter my mind." He said, coldly.
Shocking those around him, someone like Albus Dumbledore was being excuse of breaking into someone mind!
"I will warn you now, old man" Steelcold said, with voice like venom to the ears. "If you ever try to do that again, I'll make sure you don't just go flying with a little warning next time" and with that, he signalled for his group to follow him, leaving one moaning headmaster, a large lump of panicking red heads, one shocked Werewolf and dog Animagus, and one herd of mumming witches and wizards, who had nothing better to do with their lives than to gossip.
And most importantly of all.
One Harry Potter who was looking at his newly found Uncle with some form of respect.
Anyone who could say no to the headmaster and walk away, deserved his respect.
# The Next day#
Harry was annoyed, he had been deemed 'safe enough' to come out of his hell hole and visit his so called friends, but that didn't stop Dumbledore 'appointing' him an escort who was currently several feet away from him.
"Harry, he's dangerous" Hermonie said, trying to convince her friend not to get in contact with that kind of man, at the 'request' of Dumbledore, who was still nursing his wounds and broken pride, in the hospital wing back at Hogwarts.
The fall was more serious than anyone first thought.
"She's right, mate" Ron said, stuffing food into his mouth like a pig and putting both of them off their lunch which meant more for him. "He insulted my mom and sister and blasted Dumbledore. He's a brute, that's what mom says and he's probably a Death Eater sent to lead you off the path of light."
And Harry couldn't believe the nerve of his so called 'best Friends', he distinctively remembered them telling him, that it was for the best to listen to a man who had done absolutely nothing while hundreds died in the war and who wanted to send him back to hell for his own 'Protection'.
They then had the nerve to not even try to contact him once, giving him some ball and yarn story about how it wasn't safe to contact him, and that they were all in danger to when, when he was sure they were busy getting it on with each other behind his back.
And now he was hearing them tell him, that he should stay away from the only real family he had left. From the only man who had yet to abandon him and for the only man who wants to get to know him, not his 'Boy-Who-Defeated-You-Know-Who' persona, but him, Harry.
Harry honestly could not believe what he was hearing.
He never know, that the day would come where he wanted to exactly go back to the Durleys instead of spending another second in the company of his two best friends and if he was preferring the Durleys over his two best mates, then things must surely be going down for him in the friendship department.
It was ironic how the Saviour of the Wizard World, now was the one that needed saving from the very ones, he sworn to protect.
Little did he know that, his Uncle was about to make a very big impact in his life.
#Gingotts#
"Lord Potter, I hope all is well" Brinkhook, the Potter account manager said, surprised to see the man, here.
"Everything is very well." Steelcold said, taking a seat, dressed in a red formal suit so that nobody could tell that there were blood stains on it.
"So what can I do for you" The Goblin said.
"Is it possible for me to review all of the Potters accounts vaults?"
And scene!
Next chapter, Steel finds someirregularities in Harry trust fund and isn't happy to learn that some of the money in the vaults are going to certain places and questions why certain people, have access to certain vaults under the Potter's name. Review/ Fav and follow!