Chapter nine
After Harry finished redoing his will, Harry and Sirius stepped into the Potter family vault, Sirius kept his arm around Harry as he noticed how pale his godson went in seeing the vault for the first time.
'This is all mine?' Harry whispered as he looked around at a vault the size of the great hall.
'You read what the goblins gave you Harry, this shouldn't be that surprising. But you aren't seeing the properties just gold and all those shields, swords and portraits, I wonder where the suit of armour came from.'
'Didn't you ever come here with dad?'
'No, usually he went to his while I went to mine, it was faster. Now that you mention it, maybe James was a little embarrassed. He knew the Blacks had money but nothing on this. Anyway, where here for a reason, let's start at the front as that's where the ring should be, somewhere you will find it.'
'Okay,' Harry went to the left, Sirius to the right.
It was over an hour before Harry called out, 'Sirius, I found it,' Harry turned to show his godfather the gold ring box with a large P engraved on the front.
'That's it, but I found these. I know its Lily's handwriting, one is for you and one is for you and Severus,' Sirius handed Harry the envelops.
'She must have known more to write one letter to both of us.'
'Maybe she did or it could have something to do with the contract. If she saw you being forced into marriage with a girl then she knew Severus would explain which would make you enter this vault to get the ring.'
'Yeah, you could be right. Well, we got what we came for, now I need a suit.'
'Are you sure you don't want to wear bonding robes, you can wear the suit underneath?'
'Sirius,' Harry whined, 'I hate robes, why do you think I changed my mind about working for the ministry, not that it stops them asking.'
'Alright, Severus said a suit is fine and it is your wedding. Let's go buy a suit.'
Harry and Sirius walked through the main part of Gringotts; they never looked around as they knew people would be staring at Harry. They missed Bill, Molly and Ginny who was staring at them, but Molly got all excited when she spotted the gold box in Harry's hand.
'I think Sirius is going to sign the contract Ginny dear.'
'Why would you say that when he said he wouldn't?'
'He was holding the gold box that contains the Potter ring; why else would he retrieve that from his vault. Maybe it won't be long before you will be a very wealthy woman.'
'Let's hope, I'm sick of acting like a love sick kneazle.'
Harry and Sirius were looking through all the different types of suits when Harry found one he thought was perfect. It was green but not a normal green, it was a very dark green that in some light it looked almost black. He knew he would need a silver shirt and a tie, he found a dark green tie with silver strips. He tried on the combination and Sirius had to admit that he looked good. So after purchasing the suit, shirt and tie they went to get Harry new shoes. After Sirius took Harry into a shop to buy some lube, all Harry did was keep his head lowered and let Sirius get what he wanted, so he decided to give Harry a range to choose from.
Harry and Sirius decided to have lunch in London instead of a magical area; they knew they wouldn't get any peace if they were there.
'Should I show this letter to Severus before the bonding?'
'Yes, it might be important.'
'Okay,' Harry kept pushing his food about, occasionally putting a small amount in his mouth.
'You're nervous, aren't you?'
Harry nodded, 'Not about the marriage, but after. I don't know much about this Sirius.'
'I know, but all I can say is to try and relax, especially when you end up naked.'
'I've…um sort of thought about him being naked,' Harry's head was lowered but he still blushed.
'Ah, so you've fantasied about what he looks like, that's good, it will help. We should go, you've got to shower and make yourself look good.'
Harry and Sirius picked up their bags and headed to a secluded lane where they apparated home. Both went to their rooms own rooms to shower and dress for the bonding ceremony.
When Sirius walked down the stairs in new robes he saw Severus standing in the living room and Sirius had to admit he looked good, he had put an effort into making sure he looked good. He was in deep emerald green robes with a silver trim; his hair was shiny and neat.
'Harry shouldn't be long, but you look good Severus.'
'Thank you, so do you. Is Harry nervous?'
'Extremely, not about the wedding though.'
Severus nodded but kept his emotions in check. He knew what Sirius meant, Harry was nervous about having sex and Severus knew how he felt. He saw Harry walk down the stairs and his breath caught in his throat.
'You look…beautiful.'
Harry blushed, 'Thanks, so do you.'
'Um, sorry to interrupt but before we get on with the ceremony, Harry has something he needs to show you.'
Harry took the envelope out of his pocket and stepped over to Severus, 'It's for us, Sirius found it in my vault,' he held it out.
Severus took the envelope then sat beside Harry to read, "My darling son, Harry and my best friend, Sev, if everything goes as I saw, this should be the day you marry. Even though I know the age difference might mean a lot to some, but you two prove that when the right people admit their feelings then they can overcome anything. I saw this day and I saw what was to come, a baby within a year, but that is the first of many. Harry, all I want for you is to be happy and I can tell you now that you will be with Severus, more than you believe possible. I know I told Sev this was to give you time to grow up even if you are an adult right now, your life was anything but normal. I never told Sev that I saw you two living a long and loving life together.
"As you know James and Sev did not like each other, so naturally I never told him this or he might have tried to change it. My visions usually came true, so even if I did try to change things, like making sure you didn't go to that bitch of a sister of mine, you did anyway. I blame Albus for that and he knew perfectly well that I was against them becoming your guardian if anything happened to me or you're father. Sirius loves you and though I still believe he is too immature to raise a child even now he would have cared for you and Sev would have helped if his role as a spy wasn't vital to ending the war.
"Every vision I had I wrote in a diary that will present itself to my two favourite men on their first anniversary. If you are wondering why a year from today, you will find out, have some patience. I am glad that Sev and Sirius are now friends, it might have begun because you both wanted to stop Albus from making Harry marry that dreadful girl, who by the way has no feelings for Harry at all, she wants his money and to use the name of Mrs. Potter. But Sev and Sirius do end up very close friends, it starts slowly but eventually they become best friends. Albus planned with Molly Weasley long ago for you to marry the Weasley girl, who again does not care for Harry, she cares for what she can get out of him.
"Now I know this might upset you my darling son, but some of the Weasley's are not who they pretend to be. The twins are genuine friends, Charlie is also genuine, but none of the others are. Your friend Ron who is enormously jealous of your fame wants to use that, he wants you married to his sister so he would be known as Harry Potter's brother-in-law. Hermione was real for a while, but she has been listening to Ron, you cannot blame her as she loves the loser. Neville and luna are true friends, they care for you and always will, they will also stand beside you whenever you need them.
"Now one more thing before I say my loving goodbyes, you need to release a statement about this day to let the world know that you both found your soul mates because that is what you are. Albus is trying to work on so many plans to make Sirius sign that marriage contract, he knows now that one of us must have signed and he is trying to use his contacts in the ministry to unseal your contract, but he doesn't have much luck. Once the world knows you are married Harry, and want to be, they will support you but that does not stop Albus. He puts out an anonymous story about how you shared your soul with Voldemort, but he goes further. First is he tries to make everyone believe that sharing your soul has left you very confused and not in your right mind. When that does not work he tries to make people believe that because of that piece of soul being connected to you for so long that it will turn you dark and you will become the next dark lord. Only a few believe it, but you need to use your family and your true friends to show everyone you are not crazy or dark you could never be dark in any way.
"You own a very popular and the most important newspaper in our world; use your ownership to prove to everyone you are in your right mind and that you are full of light and love. It does work so you do not have to worry, but a sneaky little Slytherin releases the information that Albus Dumbledore was the one to bad mouth the saviour, it also comes to light how he stole from you. One was for his own use, one to pay Molly Weasley and some was to pay that bitch to hurt my boy, to make sure you end up with no self-confidence; that you are not worthy to be with good people. He wanted you to doubt yourself so you would be more influenced by him and his act as a kindly old man. If you are wondering who the sneaky Slytherin is, well let's just say it is not Sev but someone he does care about.
"Remember, be happy both of you and Sirius, you will find your love very soon which means you can give Harry and Severus their much needed privacy. I love you my darling boy and I am watching over you, my Sev, you were my best friend and someone I knew I could turn to for anything and you never failed to come through for me. Treat each other with kindness, with respect and with love and you will find the balance you will need. Never forget Harry how much your mother loves you and Sev, I love you, love Lily Evan's-Potter."
