A/N: The ninth chapter is now the shortest one yet. Interesting how that works, isn't it? As per the title, this is a bit of a filler chapter. I wasn't happy about it, but it had to be done.
Disclaimer: I don't own or make money off of anything Harry Potter related. Including this fanfic.
"HSBC Headquarters, Marie Davidson speaking."
"Marie, this is Harry Potter."
"Oh, good afternoon, Harry! Let me put you through to Mr. Garon."
"…"
"Lord Potter. How may I be of assistance?"
"To my knowledge, G'ron, it was you who called me two days prior."
"Ah yes. The asset report you requested has come in."
"Including my Gringotts accounts?"
"Oh yes. My brother Griphook was kind enough to take care of it."
"Very well. Please have them sent to 12 Grimmauld Place as soon as soon as possible. If it's not too much trouble, please send the Black asset report there as well."
"It shall be done."
"Thank you very much. May your riches forever grow."
"And yours, Lord Potter."
Sirius looked at the two packets in his hand. One was labeled "Potter Assets" and was about fifteen pages thick. The other was labeled "Black Assets" and was perhaps two pages less. He sighed. Trust Harry to make him work. Well, as the Head of the House of Black, he did have responsibilities. Since he was going to be cooped up in Grimmauld Place, he might as well manage his estates.
"I am not looking forward to this."
Later that night, Harry face broke out into a triumphant grin. He had successfully broken the system. Now all he had to do was upload his virus and a few videos…
"No! Dammit!"
/Virus found. Deleting virus. Virus deleted. Rebuilding Norton firewall./
"Damn! I hate Norton! Uncle Vernon might actually have a few brain cells… I'll bet he grew suspicious over the summer because I spent so much time working on the Grunnings website."
Harry cursed again.
"Damn, I can't believe I fell for something so… stupid!"
That was a solid year's worth of work down the toilet. His eyes brimmed with tears of frustration. He couldn't save his aunt. Not for another year. He'd have to keep working through the night, putting Professor Binns on a back burner, maybe even his Sensers. On top of this, he still had Voldemort to deal with… Damn it all.
Harry was not in a good mood for the rest of the week. Ron and Hermione were put off by his cold demeanor. Of course, they had been spending a lot of time together anyway… Even Malfoy was perturbed. It seemed the only person not bothered by Harry's attitude was Theodore Nott.
So it seemed.
