The Potter Will Reading
It was already light when Harry woke up the next morning. He glanced over to Neville's bed and saw that the other boy was already awake. Harry quickly had a shower and after performing a drying charm on himself when he had finished, he went down for breakfast. As he came down the stairs, he could already smell the aroma of scrambled eggs, bacon, toast and tea. What he would have done without Dobby, Harry didn't know.
"Morning Harry" Luna greeted Harry as he grabbed a plate and got breakfast.
"Morning Luna" he replied. He sat down at the table and started to eat. As he did so, he noticed that apart from himself and Luna, the only other person in the room was Neville. Neville was sat on the sofa reading the Daily Prophet. Hannah and Susan were nowhere to be seen. "Where are Hannah and Susan?" he asked.
"They've had breakfast. They're back in our room" Luna said taking a piece of toast.
"Oh, they not dressed yet?" he wondered aloud.
"No, not that. They just needed to do some girl things" Luna said not bothered by the questions.
"Girl things?" Harry was confused.
"Really private girl things" Luna said slowly to make her point hit home and raising her eyebrows when she said the word private, and she saw that Harry got the message.
"Oh, THAT sort of girl thing" Harry said understanding. He finished drinking his tea and then went on the offensive against the scrambled eggs.
"Correct Mr Potter. 10 points to Gryffindor" Luna mocked.
Harry chuckled and went on with his breakfast. There was a tapping at one of the windows and Neville got up and opened it to allow Hedwig and several other owls to enter. After taking the letters off them, most of them disappeared with Hedwig and a small brown owl remaining.
"Post is here" Neville announced just as Hannah and Susan came downstairs.
The post was sorted into several piles with each one for each of the friends. There was the normal post sent by Harry's fans, one letter was a reply from the people that made the Chocolate frogs. Neville got a letter from his Gran, saying that she was proud of him for helping to win a Gryffindor Quidditch match, and also very proud that had scored the opening goal in his first game – Neville blushed a bright red. Luna's pile was small, comprising a letter from her father, an owl order catalogue and the latest copy of the Quibbler. Hannah got a letter her mother and father which said they hoped she was feeling well and that they had purchased the item she had requested, and they would keep it until Christmas. Susan's was a letter from her Aunt. It was a bit more formal then the others, but as her aunt was the head of the Department for Magical Law Enforcement, Harry reasoned that she was used to writing reports more often and that it just came naturally to her. Harry's pile was the biggest by far. Apart from the fan letters which he threw straight into the fire, he also got an update on his investment with the Weasley twins. The last letter was official looking and when Harry turned it over, he saw the Gringotts crest on the back. He opened it and started to read.
Dear Mr Potter
Your parents will is to be read out today at 11.30 am. Please note that the following people are to attend also: Albus Dumbledore and Remus Lupin. Given the past history between yourself and Professor Dumbledore, security can be provided for you at your request should you want it.
I look forward to seeing you once more,
Griphook
Potter Estate Manager
It took a moment to remember the look on Dumbledore's face at the end of the match the day before and he suddenly realised that Dumbledore must have known that it was time for his Harry's parents will to be read, and Dumbledore wanted to be friends with Harry again in order to get whatever would be in the will for him. Rage built up inside Harry as he tried to control the emotions he felt whenever he thought about the headmaster. The others looked at him with concern.
"Harry, are you alright?" Susan asked sitting down next to him. Harry passed her the letter. "Oh" she said simply and showed the others.
"I've got to go, I don't want to, but I have to" Harry said sadly. He wondered how this will would be done. Perhaps it would be in the form of a Pensive memory, or maybe like Sirius's. Most the happiness from yesterday had vanished to replaced with the cold hard feeling of dread. Hannah came up on the other side of him and put an arm around him, hugging Harry tightly.
"Do you want us to come with you?" she asked quietly.
"Really? You really would give up your free time to come and help me?" he asked and when Hannah nodded, he put his head in her shoulder and cried. He kept going like this for several moments until he pulled away looking very ashamed.
"Sorry" Harry mumbled.
"Hey its alright Harry. I feel a good cry gets rid of the bad stuff inside us" Luna said.
"Yeah me too" Neville said.
"Me three" Susan said.
"Me four" Hannah said and the group burst into laughter and giggles.
"Thanks" Harry said as the happy feeling came back to him. "I want to go early because I don't know if you can attend the will hearing. I'm not too sure about Wizarding laws when it comes to banking" Harry said.
"Well, I am ready" Hannah said and the others nodded and Harry's friends picked up jackets.
"Let me get my wand then, and we can go to Gringotts" Harry said running back up to his shared room returning moments later with a red jacket with gold trim and his wand.
"Harry, are we supposed to get there? I don't think Dobby can take so many people" Neville said.
"That's no problem, actually I want to go to Diagon Alley so we can floo there" Harry said as he went over to the fireplace and picked up a box that he had put there. He opened it and took out some floo powder which he shared amongst his friends. They each crossed over to the fire which was already lit, and one by one they threw it in and floo'd to Diagon Alley. Harry was the last one left and before he left he wondered what about type of alarms would be going off in Dumbledore's office. Then again, it was a weekend so Dumbledore would assume that they had gone to Hogsmeade. Dumbledore, was going to have kittens when he saw Harry at the reading. He threw his floo powder into the fire and cried out "Diagon Alley". There was a swish of green and silver smoke, and he disappeared from Hogwarts and reappeared in the familiar street he had come to love.
"We wondered when you would turn up" Hannah, Susan and Neville had mock stern looks on their faces but couldn't keep them for long.
"Well I don't know what's open round here on a Sunday, so lets just have a lazy walk towards Gringotts shall we?" Harry suggested and the friends walked down the rows of shops and doing what muggles called window shopping. They reached the shining building of Gringotts and as normal there where two goblins standing at the door, keeping a solemn watch. As they went towards them they opened the door and gave the goblin salute. Harry raised an eyebrow and the others where in a surprised type of shock. Nobody ever got the Goblin salute – not even the Minster.
"Ah Mr Potter. You're making a habit of arriving early I suspect. The Goblins send you their thanks for sending the drink" said a voice. The group turned and saw a goblin approach them.
"At least being early is better then being late, Griphook" Harry pointed out.
"Indeed. I assume you have come several hours early because you need to discuss something to do with your parents will" Griphook said.
"Yes, I do. I want to know if my friends are able to attend the reading with me or if they have to wait outside" Harry said.
"None of these people are named in the will. However if they are with you for the purpose of your security during these troubled times, then I believe it should be alright. However, you are still three hours early. I suggest that you go outside and enjoy the weather" Griphook said.
"Actually there was something I wanted to ask you about" Harry said.
"Very well Mr Potter, if you would like to come to my office" and Griphook led the way to his office passing other goblins whom he greeted. They eventually arrived at Griphook's office and they all sat down. "What was it you wished to ask me?" Griphook asked after sitting behind his desk.
"I wanted to know if there is a way to pay for things in the muggle world without having to change money" Harry asked.
"There is a way Mr Potter. We offer a card that has been bewitched to act like a muggle credit card. In every sense of the word it is one, and muggles will never be able to tell the difference. I can get you one if you want one" Griphook said.
"Actually, I suspect I will need two of them. Is that ok?" asked Harry.
"Perfectly. It will take about ten minutes to get them sorted for you. There are not many goblins on duty at this time, so I will do it myself, please wait here" and Griphook left the office.
"Why do you want two cards?" asked Neville.
"Well, I suspect that I will get a large amount from my parents will. So I am going to spend some of that to get a few things for our common room, and I really need some new clothes" Harry joked.
"Well, what are you going to buy?" Hannah asked.
"I don't know. I was thinking of buying some Jeans, Shirts, and other stuff like that" Harry said.
"She meant what you going to buy for the common room" Susan said rolling her eyes.
"Oh I was thinking of perhaps a T.V and a DVD player. With some DVD's of course" Harry said.
"DVD? Whats that?" asked Hannah and Susan.
"Wait and see" Harry said with an air of mystery.
They chatted until they heard Griphook return with the cards. He sat down behind his desk again and passed Harry the cards.
"These cards will enable you buy items in any magical shop as well as muggle ones. And I have enabled it to be used by your friends as well" Griphook smiled slightly at the friend's surprise.
"Thank you Griphook. We will use these wisely and with knowledge" Harry said offering a goblin thanks.
"You are most welcome Mr Potter" Now, there is still just under three hours before the will reading. What else can I help you with?" the goblin asked and Harry thought for a moment then shook his head.
"Thank you Griphook, I will be here before 11.30" and the group rose and left Gringotts and Into Diagon Alley itself and exited through the leaky cauldron and into muggle London.
Harry led the way down the street and eventually they came across a branch of a shop called Comet. They went inside and purchased a TV and DVD, and asked for it to be delivered to 12 Grimmond Place. Harry arranged the delivery time so it would be well after the will reading. When they where done, they went a few shops down and found a store called Zavvi. They went inside and Harry gave Hannah and Susan one of the cards and told them to buy a few DVDs that had nice looking titles. Harry led Luna and Neville round the shop getting DVD's of their own. At the end of the shopping trip, they looked at the titles they had brought: Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, The Lion King, Power Rangers, Police Academy, Scream, Secrets in the Tower and Space Cowboys. Harry was putting the two magical credit cards away whilst not showing his wand, when he noticed a big box set of a anime series called Ghost in the Shell. It had both series and also had the three movies. Harry was a really big fan of the show because he was able to watch it when he live at the Dursley's when they where asleep. Harry and the group went down a side street and with a flick of his wand, Harry sent them to number Twelve Grimmond place. They would take them back to Hogwarts at the same time as the T.V and DVD player. Harry looked at the time on his watch.
"It's still over two hours to go until the reading. Let's head back to the Leaky Cauldron and get something to drink" Harry said and he led the way back towards the pub. They entered the pub which was quieter then Harry was used to, and he ordered a round of Butterbeers from Tom the landlord who brought them over himself.
"I wonder what your parents have left you" Neville said leaning into his seat.
"I honestly don't know" Harry said. "I mean Dumbledore never told me how much my parents where worth" he took a mouthful of butterbeer and put the bottle down on the table.
"Do you think he might try and stop you from getting your inheritance?" asked Luna concerned for her friend.
"He might do, but I'm an adult by Wizarding law, so I don't think that he can do much. But knowing that man as much as I do, he probably will do" Harry looked thoughtful for a moment. "But what can I do?" he asked.
"Well, I don't know what you can do, but he took over as the guardian of your parents will correct?" asked Susan and Harry nodded "Well after you have got what your parents have left you, you become head of the House of Potter" Susan said explaining more.
"Really? That would happen to me?" Harry asked in shock.
"Yes. And as the head of the house, you can ask for a full audit of the account and decide on what you want to do about any problems that arise from it" Susan said finishing her little speech.
"Well if it comes to that, then I'll do that. But who do I contact for something like this?" Harry asked. He thought of those people in the ministry who he considered able to deal with something like this, but nobody came to mind.
"Leave that to me" Susan said and finishing her butterbeer, she crossed over to the bar and spoke to Tom. It was a short conversation ending when Tom nodded and gave her some floo powder. She went over to the fire and after throwing the powder into the fire, she disappeared. Harry was wondering where she had gone to, but he knew that she was a very strong person and that nothing would happen to her.
"Well I'm going to get another round of butterbeers in. Anybody want anything different?" he asked but the others shock their heads. He was going to get up when Hannah told him to sit down because she would get the drinks this time round.
"Harry, let us get you something for a change" she said. Harry looked at Luna and Neville and decided to back down.
While Hannah got the drinks in, Neville was asking Luna about the Quibbler, and how he could get a copy. Luna said that she would let him read her copy when she got it, after she had read it of course. Harry smiled inside himself as felt totally relaxed. It felt good to have friends like these and he wondered if all friendships where like this. He had always been on the defensive with Hermione and Ron because he was always thinking of Voldemort and Hermione kept making him train more. What spare time he did have was spent trying to break up the fights between Ron and her. As much as he sometimes missed them, he felt much happier with his new friends. For the first time, he felt like a proper teenager, with not too many cares in the world.
"Drink up everybody" Hannah said as she came back to their table carrying ten bottles of Butterbeer. How she was able to do that with only two hands, Harry could not guess though he suspected Wingardium Leviaosa might have something to do with it.
They thanked Hannah and took a bottle each and started drinking. After a long while, Harry glanced at his watch and at the same time, Susan came out of the fireplace.
"Ah just in time for another drink am I?" asked she asked and grabbed one of the spare bottles and sat down next to Harry.
"Where did you go?" asked Harry.
"Oh I just worked on an emergency plan" Susan replied cryptically.
"I guess your not telling me what?" Harry supposed.
"Nope" she said smiling. "Just be reassured that it will be a shock for Dumbledore if he tries anything" and she left Harry wondering where she had gone, and what she had done. Soon though it was time to go to Gringotts for the reading and Harry led the way to the bank where once again the goblins saluted as they entered. Griphook was waiting in the entrance hall and he led them to his office, though he remarked that they knew the way already. He opened the doors and the friends discovered that Dumbledore and Lupin where already there waiting for them.
"If you will take your seats, we will get started" Griphook said picking up a file from his desk.
"Just a moment" Dumbledore said "There are people here who are not in the will".
"Indeed they are not. However Mr Potter has deemed it necessary to have security for this meeting. It was his choice to select these people" Griphook stared at Dumbledore through his glasses with a cold hard look on his face, and Dumbledore sat back in acceptance. "This is the reading of the will of James and Lilly Potter. This will is in the form of a letter which has been charmed with the writers voices" Griphook touched the letter and it started to speak in his parents voices.
"We James and Lilly Potter being of reasonably sound mind and judgement do hereby dispose of all our assets in the following manner" his fathers voice spoke clearly.
"To Remus Lupin: we give the sum of 1 million Gallons on the provision that he gets a new pair of clothes and a decent haircut" his mothers voice spoke now and Lupin laughed and nodded as if they where really there. No doubt, Harry thought, he was thinking of times he had spent with his Harry's parents.
"To Albus Dumbledore we leave the sum of 1 Knut because we know that he has placed our son with people we didn't want him to be placed with" James's disembodied voice had a touch of anger in it. "Just because we are dead, doesn't mean we don't know what has been going on" James went on.
"To our Darling son Harry. We leave everything that is in our vaults and all our property including the cottage at Godric's Hollow. Griphook can provide you with details of what you owe. You are now head of the Potter House" Lilly said. There was a pause and Griphook moved to pick up the letter thinking that the reading was almost complete.
"To our friend Griphook, accounts manager at Gringotts" James said and Griphook stopped moving. He had never heard of a goblin being named in a persons will before. "We leave the sum of 500,000 Gallons, for looking after our son and for being a true friend. Not many wizards can call a goblin a friend, but we are honoured to do so with you" Lilly said and, like Sirius's will, the letter burst into a brief moment of flames, and then turned into ashes. Lupin simply thanked Griphook, who was still in shock after being named in the will and also shook hands with Harry and said goodbye to Dumbledore.
"Mr Griphook, I believe there has been some mistake. I should have got more then a single knut" Dumbledore was in panic, if his voice was anything to go by, Harry thought.
"Professor Dumbledore, there is no mistake. You have heard what you have been given and the amount has been transferred to your account" the goblin had managed to get the power of speech again.
"Griphook, I want a complete audit of the account left by my mother and father. How long will that take?" Harry asked.
"No time at all" was the reply and out came a small pile of papers. "I already anticipated a question like this" Griphook said and waited for Harry to look through the parchment pieces. The figure at the end was the one Harry was most interested in though.
"FOUR MILLION GALLONS? YOU STOLE FOUR MILLION GALLONS FROM MY MOTHER AND FATHER'S ACCOUNT?" Harry directed his full fury onto Dumbledore who visibly cringed and sank as much as his chair allowed.
"Harry, dear boy. I was of course intending to repay the money. I thought that your mother and father would have known that I would take a small amount to fund the order" Dumbledore said. "I didn't mean for any of this to be found out in this manner".
"Griphook" it was Susan who spoke "Would you say this is a case of serious fraud?" she asked.
"Bigger then I have ever seen in my 75 years if service at Gringotts, Ms Bones" Griphook confirmed.
"Thank you, for that" Susan said and sharply whistled. Dumbledore and the others looked confused until the door burst open and people came in, wand drawn. Through the door came Madame Bones – Susan's Aunt and Aurors Shacklebolt and Tonks. Suddenly it all clicked where Susan had gone. She had guessed what might happen, and had arranged for her aunt to pay a visit.
"Good Morning Mr Potter. I trust you are well?" Madame Bones enquired.
"Yes thank you" he replied in a polite tone. Madame Bones had always scared the living daylights out of him, and in his opinion would have given Voldemort himself a run for his money in the scare tactics table.
"Harry don't you have something to ask my aunt?" Susan asked Harry nudging him in the ribs gently. "Something to do with the Professor?" she whispered.
"Oh yeah, I do. Madame Bones, I have discovered that Professor Dumbledore has taken money from my parents account without prior permission. As head of the Potter House, I would like you to investigate the dealings. I am happy for you to go into the accounts at any time. Griphook can give you the details of the account and help you with anything you need" Harry said.
"Very well Mr Potter" Madame Bones said. She nodded to Shacklebolt and Tonks who each took a side on Dumbledore. "Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore. You are charged with serious fraud and taking money without consent. You are also charged with not obeying the instructions of a will. There is also one charge of kidnapping. You will surrender your wand" Madame Bones finished speaking and as she turned towards Griphook, Harry could have sworn her eye twitched in his direction. "Griphook, can you provide me with a copy of all the transactions that Professor Dumbledore has done?" she asked.
"It would be my pleasure" Griphook said bowing low in respect. Madame Bones was another human that he liked, and there where few people on that list.
Dumbledore was being led away by Shacklebolt and Tonks with his head held low. He looked a very sorry sight. The once proud headmaster of Hogwarts being led away under arrest.
"You can send all the other information to my office at the ministry" Madame Bones turned to Harry and his friends. "Professor Dumbledore will be taken to the ministry while we question him. When you return to Hogwarts please inform Professor McGonagall that she is acting head. Tell her all that has happened" and after saying goodbye to them all, she left the office.
After bidding Griphook farewell, they left Gringotts and went to Grimmond Place. They collected their things while Harry cast a Reducio charm on the two boxes containing the TV and DVD and Harry put them in his pocket. They used the fireplace to floo back to Hogwarts and as he left, they wondered what the strange smell was. Harry did think of having Kreacher get rid of it, but he honestly couldn't think of a time he had seen the disobedient houseelf. Once they where back at Hogwarts, Harry had to find McGonagall, which was easy considering the fact he had the map. One look said she was in her office and that was where he headed off, after first taking out the boxes and restoring them to their correct size. When he got to the door, he opened it and went inside.
"Mr Potter, you have something for me?" McGonagall was sat reading the Prophet and not grading papers as Harry had assumed.
"Professor, I have just got back from Gringotts where my parents will was read. I discovered that Professor Dumbledore had taken money from my parents account and not acted with my parent's wishes with regards to who I should have been placed with in the event of their death. I have informed the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and they have arrested Professor Dumbledore. Madame Bones asked me to tell you that you have been made the Acting Head of Hogwarts" Harry finished his mentally prepared speech and smiled slightly when he saw McGonagall's face drop as what Harry said hit home.
"Very well, Mr Potter. I will inform the teachers and tell the students in the morning. You may leave now" she managed to say.
Harry left and returned to the tower that he shared with his friends and saw that Hannah, Susan, Luna and Neville were attempting to put the TV and DVD together. As they had never lived with muggles, they had no idea how to put it all together and so there was tangle of people and wires. Harry laughed for a moment and then freed everybody and then showed them how to do it. As there were no sockets, Harry just tucked the round the back of the TV and DVD. His friends took note of everything he had said and watched Harry intently so they knew what to do. Harry finished setting it up he picked up one of the bags from random and looked at the title. The first DVD to ever be played at Hogwarts would be Ghost in the Shell. It was the movie he had picked up and he got out his wand and pointed it at the TV and DVD.
"Vox Res" Harry said and the TV and DVD suddenly jumped into life, and he loaded the DVD into the little tray which popped out and when the Disk was placed on it, the tray popped back inside. Another flick of his wand and the windows each had a dark cover placed over them to make it go dark. Neville used his wand to put out all but the two torches on the wall above the fire place, while Hannah, Susan and Luna pushed the sofa and chairs together. There was only one thing missing. "Dobby" Harry called and the house elf appeared with a pop.
"Dobby is needed by Harry Potter?"
"Yes I do" Harry reached into his pocket and got a few gallons out. "I want you to go to the Three Boomsticks and buy a crate of butterbeer. Then can you get us some Popcorn?" He said handing over the money.
"Dobby will do as Harry Potter asks" Dobby said bowing low and disappearing.
"Will he ever stop that?" Harry asked rhetorically. He sat down and waited for the items to appear. It took a very short time as Harry suspected the elf wanted to please him. Harry put the popcorn on the table and the crate of butterbeer on the floor in the middle of the group so everyone could reach it. He pressed the play button on the remote and the movie started.
"Is this film a good one?" Luna asked Harry.
"Well I guess so. If it wasn't, I wouldn't have brought it would I?" he replied.
"That's true" Susan said.
The opening credits finished and Harry and friends sat back and enjoyed the film. Hannah, Susan and Luna liked the film so much that they insisted that Harry play the series based on the film. Harry did as they asked and they watched the show. Perhaps Harry should have told them what happened to some of the characters, because at the end of the DVD, Susan and Luna sat in tears. In just a short time, they had become fans of the little robots or Tachikomas.
"Harry? Tell me they come back" Luna sobbed while she had buried her head into Neville's shoulder.
"Oh they come back all right" Harry said trying to stop the two girls crying.
"Whats going on?" Hannah asked. She had visited the little witches' room and had missed the finale.
"The Tachikomas just committed suicide to save Batou" Harry explained.
"They what?" Hannah's face paled and she joined the other two girls in crying, she too had become fond of the Tachikomas.
"Why do girls cry over the smallest things?" Neville asked Harry.
"I don't know, Nev. Fighting Voldemort I can do, fighting Death Eaters I can do, but understanding girls is beyond me" Harry chuckled. He managed to disentangle himself from Hannah who had used his shoulder to cry on, and switched the DVD off after first removing the disk. He looked at the time on his watch with interest.
"Hey, it's nearly nine. Shall we go to bed now? I want to be at the great hall for breakfast tomorrow" he said.
"Why's that?" asked Luna. She had finally managed to stop crying.
"I want to see what everybody's reaction will be when they find out that Dumbledore has been arrested" Harry replied.
They agreed to go to bed early so they could be guaranteed the chance of sitting down at the great hall. Dobby appeared at Harry's bidding and the boy asked him to clear up the rubbish, which Dobby being Dobby meant that for the elf, it was an honour to do it. Hannah and Susan got up and walked up the stairs, but it seemed that Luna had had too much butterbeer as she fell down the moment she stood up. Neville picked her up and carried her up to the bedroom, first knocking to see if the girls where changing. He took note that alarms didn't sound as they would do in Gryffindor if he tried to get to a girls room. Once Luna was safely in the care of the other two, he went back to his and Harry's room and changed into a pair of red pyjamas and got into bed.
"Harry? Just wanted to say thanks for everything that's happened" Neville said in the darkness.
"That's alright, Nev. I have all that money and can't spend it all by myself can I? Besides, you are my friends and helped me to get out of a bad spot. I'd do the same for any of you at anytime" Harry's voice said in the darkness.
"There's one thing that I don't understand though. Why have Ginny, Hermione and Ron turned on you? I meant they've known you since first year and fought with you more times then I have. It just seems really bizarre that this happens" Neville said.
"I don't know, Nev. I half wonder if they are under some curse or something. But despite their threats. Ginny and Hermione cant hurt me seriously" Harry seemed to be a little upset – Neville couldn't tell in the darkness.
"Whys that?" Neville asked settling into the deep sheets of his bed.
"Huh? Oh why they can't hurt me badly? Well they owe me a life debt" Harry's voice delivered the shock.
"Life Debt? What do you mean? And how do they owe you one?" Neville was back wide awake at the news from his friend.
"Well with Hermione, she owes me it several times. But the one I think is the main one is when Ron" and his voice paused as he said the name of his ex-friends "and I saved her in the first year".
"Oh you mean the troll at Halloween?" Neville asked.
"Yeah, I distracted Ron and I distracted it, and in the end, I ran up to it and shoved my wand up its nose. While it tried to kill me, Hermione ran out of the way. If I hadn't been there, she would have died. As for Ginny, I sacrificed my life for Ginny's in the second year because of that diary of Voldemort's. I got in the way of the Basilisk and it got me with the poison from one of its fangs. Falkes, that's Dumbledore's Phoenix, stopped it killing me by using its tears" Harry said his voice trailing off as he remember the pain of the fangs when it tore into his arm and shoulder. "I guess Hermione owes you one as well you know, when you protected her at the DOM" Harry said.
"Wow, I never knew" Neville said settling back down into his bed. He started to feel the first tendrils of sleep. "Goodnight Harry".
"Goodnight Neville" came the reply.
A/N:
Well hope you like this chapter. So, Dumbledore has been nicked for fraud, McGonagall is now the acting head (always the bridesmaid never the bride), Harry is now so rich he can afford to buy Britain as a private island, and there are now electrical items at Hogwarts.
Well I know that this little paragraph said i was taking time off, but I have been inundated by ONE PM for me to update as soon as possible. Well Ok then I will update, I have started Chapter 8 already but control of it has been handed over to my long term and good friend Ibris. I have done about 4 pages worth and now he is doing the more fiddly bits. Those of you that read Ibris's Harry Potter fanfic "Secrets In The Tower" will know that I beta-read for him, as well as writing most of his Chapter 54. This is a private joke to see if he can do for me, what I do for him. I can't really tell you who is going to get arrested as well. The only two who know are Ibris and Vellouette (He/She gave me the idea for the second arrest as well as the possible third). Chapter 9 however will involve the death of a relation of a main character, but neither person knows who, so don't badger them for info on that!
Oh, please tell me what you thought of the London/Gringotts scene, I know I liked it and I wrote it!!
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