A/N: I know that it has almost been a year since I have updated this story and for that I am sorry… I actually had this story all typed up and finished, but then my laptop crashed and I couldn't recover it… However, I am now back with a new chapter and I hope that you all enjoy it!
Disclaimer: I don't own HP!
Word count: 1,700 words
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After everyone was silent for fifteen minutes Kingsley sat forward. "This is what needs to be done. The order that we do it doesn't matter, but everything needs to be done. We need to make lists on the things that we know Harry and Hermione will need help with. We need to talk to people that we trust to have Harry and Hermione's backs. We will need to talk to those we know that both Hermione and Harry trust one hundred percent. We go through the archives at Hogwarts and find out what classes used to be taught but are no longer taught."
Lucius nodded. "I have a copy of all the classes that Hogwarts taught at one time or another in my study. I also have a copy of the original Hogwarts charter from before it was added to. I do think that it would be a good idea for both Hermione and Harry to read over the original school charter and the newer one so that they can decide what rules they want to keep and what rules they want to abolish. I know that Dumbledore had added quite a few rules that he enforces for Slytherin house only."
Kingsley scowled. "I used to look up to Dumbledore, but now I just want to hurt him badly and kill him slowly. Who in the hell does he think he is? He is NOT Merlin no matter how much he seems to think that he is. He is going to find that he is NOT above the law very soon and I can't wait to see his face when he realizes just who all it is that is bringing him down. Adrian, where is your father?"
Adrian chuckled. "Father wanted to get some things for Harry and Hermione so he should be getting here soon. He figured that Hermione and Harry would like their wands close to them so he was going to pick them up some wand holsters and other stuff."
Kingsley nodded. "Nathaniel is very protective and close to Hermione and Harry both. I've talked to him several times about them. I know that he has stuff in his vault at Gringotts for them that he has bought. He didn't want to send it to them by owl so he has kept a hold of the stuff. I think that he is the only one besides Tonks, Remus, and me that knew about Hermione and Harry being the founder's heirs. He was also there at the ritual when Hermione and Harry became blood brother and sister."
Remus smiled softly. "That was one hell of a ritual. I don't think I have ever seen a blood bonding that bright before. Hell I have never seen any kind of bonding that bright before. Gold, green, blue, red, and yellow all showed up when they completed the blood bonding and every single color was as bright as could be. I know that it took me a good twenty minutes to be able to see clearly again without any spots."
Thomas Flint's eyes widened. "Seriously?"
Kingsley and Remus both nodded, but it was Adrian who said "Dad got pictures of the brightness of the bond colors. He wasn't meaning to get the picture of the brightness of the colors, but he couldn't help that he got them when he took pictures of Hermione and Harry. Dad told me that the brightness of the colors showed how much they meant to one another and how committed they were to one another in a sibling way."
Kingsley smiled. "What he told you is correct, Adrian. I have never seen anyone so committed or protective of one another like Harry and Hermione are. They have been fiercely protective of one another from almost the start of their friendship. Harry from what both him and Hermione have told me has tried to leave Hermione behind on the adventures that he went through, but she always followed him anyways. Those two are as close as can be and I don't think that will ever change. Young Draco will have to prove to Harry that he is the best possible person for Hermione to be with."
Draco's eyes widened. "How did you know that I like Hermione?"
Kingsley laughed as he sat back in his chair again. "Harry noticed that you used to watch Hermione all the time with a look in your eye. That is how he knew that you would never go dark because he knew that you would kill anyone who dared to try to hurt Hermione in some way. It also didn't go unnoticed how you always stationed yourself close to Hermione as much as you could during the final battle. Remus, Nathaniel, Adrian, Tonks, Mad-Eye Moody, and I picked off several Death Eaters that tried to curse you while you were doing your best to make sure that Hermione didn't get hit with an AK or something else that was lethal."
Draco blushed slightly. "I had thought that everyone was too busy to see what I was doing. I know that Professor McGonagall and I teamed up a couple of times to keep people off of Hermione and Potter. Well I guess I should call him Harry if I'm going to make it plain that I have intentions towards Hermione."
Remus grinned at that. "Harry won't give you too hard of a time, Draco. He knows that you will protect Hermione with your life even without you telling him that you would. Harry has always been able to read people fairly well and most of the time he isn't wrong. He even guessed that Severus was acting the way that he was towards him because of his role as a spy. Harry made sure that he gave Severus several chances to be a bastard towards him so that people would see it and think that Severus was still Riddle's man."
Severus' eyes widened in shock. "That is why he kept making sure that I would catch him doing something or saying something that he shouldn't? I always just thought it was because he didn't care that he was caught."
Kingsley snickered. "Harry has several masks that are quite hard to see through unless you know him really well. I think that Remus, Hermione, Nathaniel, Tonks, Minerva, and I are the only ones who can see through them all the time. I know that Sirius could see through them as well."
Lucius sighed. "With what we found out today it is no surprise that, that boy has masks and that they are perfected. He gave everyone the hero that they wanted to see. I just hope that by him being used to playing who and what everyone wanted to see hasn't made him lose his true self. I can't help, but wonder if Miss Granger also has masks that she wears. Those two really should have been in Slytherin by the sound of things."
Remus smirked slightly causing Lucius, Thomas, Severus, Adrian, Marcus, Blaise, Theo junior, Theodore Senior, and Robert look at him with narrowed eyes. "The hat would have put both Harry and Hermione in Slytherin if they hadn't argued with it. Harry could have gone into any house as could have Hermione. They are brave, loyal, cunning, ambitious, hardworking, reckless, intelligent, and wise. They both chose Gryffindor though for different reasons which if you want to know why you will ask them."
Kingsley sighed. "Harry and Hermione are going to need help because there is less than six weeks left before Hogwarts re-opens. They are going to need to staff Hogwarts, decide on the curriculum, have a sweep of the castle done, deal with the curse on the DADA position, and a shit load of other stuff will need to be done. They will need to take up any and all of their seats on the Wizengamot. Even while they attend their last year at Hogwarts they will need to be seen outside of the castle. That isn't to mention the ball that the Ministry is hosting to award them and some others Order of Merlin's first class, second class, and third class."
Remus sighed and ran a hand down his face. "Until we know for which families they are heirs of we can't decide what kind of balls, parties, or anything else that should and will attend. We can't decide how much security they are going to need until we know just what family lines they belong to completely. With Harry being the heir of Gryffindor and Ravenclaw we can figure out that Lily must have been a pureblood and not a muggle-born like we all thought she was because the Gryffindor comes from the Potter side of Harry's family tree. If I'm not mistaken, he is also the heir of or at least one of the heirs of the Peverell family. I say one of because Hermione also may be descended from the Peverell's."
Kingsley groaned and cast the tempus charm. "Griphook should be here very soon. We will just have to wait on him so that we know for sure just what we are dealing with. Just to let you all know I wouldn't be surprised if Director Ragnok came with him because he too has taken a liking to Harry and Hermione. He will want to make sure that they are alright. He might even bring a couple Goblin Healer's with him."
Severus nodded. "Goblin Healers would be great to have especially for Hermione. However, Kingsley and Remus are both right. Right now we can't decide anything further until we know just what we are dealing with inheritance wise. Whatever we find out is going to be the deciding factor on anything and everything that we do."
Everyone nodded and just sat silently as they waited on Griphook to get there. They were all interested in finding out just who all Hermione and Harry were heirs to and not because they wanted to use the information to their advantage. They wanted to find out so that they knew what steps they would have to take to make sure that Harry and Hermione were protected from all angles.
