…Gringotts Bank, London Branch, Diagon Alley, London
Two wizarding wars in less than 100 years had decimated the house of Potter. In truth it had decimated the peerage of the wizarding world. Of the 50 families that made up titled seats of the Wizengamot, only 25 still had members seated. Another 15 families had heirs too young to be seated and 10 families had been completely lost to war. Of the 15 families with heirs, many, like Harry's, was down to less than 5 members, total.
The lower house of the Wizengamot or the non-titled seats numbered 50 as well and ironically housed most of the blood purity elite. Blood prejudice was really just a political insurrection by the middle class against the upper class. Unfortunately they had tied their political ambitions to a mad man.
The balance of power had not shifted as they had lost just as much in the war. Only 30 members remained of the non-titled seats, the remaining 20 and their entire families had been wiped out (or would end in Azkaban) in war. Two wars had cost the Magical English nobility 30 family lines.
The House of Potter was a titled line and Harry intended to have it rise from the edge of destruction. At the pinnacle of its existence House Potter had three families as Retainers and two families as Vassals. Charlus Potter had released those families from their obligations during the war with Grindelwald.
Many of the old families had done the same so as to allow for a more flexible fighting force. Retainers and Vassals are honor bound and magic bound to follow and obey their liege which was causing conflicts. After the war, most families were just getting their Houses in order when Voldemort began his rise. Weaker titled houses was the one victory of the blood purists.
Harry Potter intended to lead from the front and start to rebuild the House of Potter. The first step in that was to open the House. He and Justine sat down to what would be a very long day in Gringotts. His account manager, Ironclaw, started the meeting by confirming Harry's identity with a small ritual. That was followed by filling Harry in on what had been happening in the wizarding world since his exile.
He was happy to know that Tom had been banished but knew that until his Horcruxes were found, he would not be truly defeated. His fame was a surprise, though it did clarify the reception he had received when he entered the Leaky Cauldron and all the looks they were getting. He had wondered if his charm had been magnified or was more potent against magicals.
He started to wonder how he could use his fame to his advantage. The political climate was unchanged since before the war, the blood purist had lost as much as the "light" but had done enough damage to leave magical Britain a relatively hostile environment for first generation witches and wizards but not insurmountable. Harry nodded at the information and then began to explain what he wanted to do.
Harry would first re-open the House of Potter which would reactivate his seat on the Wizengamot. It would also bring all Potter properties out of hibernations and activate the old magics. It seemed, according to Ironclaw, his father and grandfather wished to rebuild the family first, then open the House but Harry did not agree with that. Harry believed an open House would help rebuild the family.
He asked for an accounting of his families former Retainers and Vassals. The House of Weasley had been Retainers and were doing well but were poor. The head of the Weasley Family and his other Retainer, the last surviving member of the House of Prewitt, had married each other and had 7 children, one of which was the same age as Harry. The remaining cousins were scattered across magical Britain, but were all relatively content. The Brown family was doing well the head of the family had one daughter that was Harry's age.
As for the Vassal Houses, House of McGonagall had no heirs and was down to its last member. House of Vector is in good shape. The Head of House has three brothers. They all have children and grandchildren. The Head's oldest grandchild teaches Arithmancy at Hogwarts. Harry nodded as the discussion continued. The Vectors were doing well but were unable to build wealth outside of the influence of the House of Potter. They would no doubt want to re-establish the old bonds.
Harry explained his plan to register Justine as a concubine and then use her position to open the House before his majority. Once the House was open, the Vassal Houses could re-establish the oaths and then run the house in proxy for him. Ironclaw was impressed with the young wizards plan. The Potter accounts were very large and Harry's plan would allow for all of the Potter holdings to be available before he reached his majority.
Investing was a fluid business and while the Potter fortune had not shrunk it had stagnated some in the past 10 years without being able to adjust to the changing markets. The ritual to bind a concubine required sex and Ironclaw was concerned at the young age of the heir but the subtle signals being sent by the quiet woman sitting next to him suggested that the ritual would just be a formality.
Harry described the method he intended to use to seal the ritual. Justine blushed as her master talked about her like she was not there. Ironclaw made a small note on a pad next to him that Harry assumed was connected somewhere for magical communication.
Harry brought the goblin into his confidence about his powers though he left out his mind scape and the details he knew of the protection ritual his parents had executed. Ironclaw was familiar with the Potter Family History and suggested some of the attributes as being present throughout the Potter family tree.
The goblin recalled that the Potters had some giant in the family history. One of his many great grandmothers was herself the product of a giant and witch mating. Justine snorted as she thought she knew now where his large penis come from. Ironclaw suggested that he perform a magic potential ritual along with the others he intended to do.
So first he would bind Justine as a concubine. That would allow him to perform the ritual to open the House of Potter, which would intern allow Ironclaw to contact the families about re-swearing the old oaths. He would then do the magical potential test to possibly discover the source of his powers.
Harry made inquiries about his father's generation and learned that it was the one most damaged by the war with Voldemort. The meeting came to a screeching halt when he heard that Sirius Black and not Peter Pettigrew was believed to be his family's betrayer. He had his own memories plus those of Voldemort to contradict that belief.
The House of Black Family account manager, Sharpknife, was called and it was discovered that his grandfather had placed Sirius under House protection and never lifted it. It didn't mean much now but with the House of Potter opening they could force the Wizengamot to investigate. After Sharpknife left, Harry asked Ironclaw to add Remus Lupin to the list of people to be contacted for the planned meeting the next day.
Ironclaw announced that the ritual room was available and that the fee would be drawn from his trust vault as he did not have access to the full Potter holdings yet. Harry thanked the goblin before he followed another goblin, who did not introduce himself to a room and stood back to allow Harry to enter.
"The ritual directions are in the small room though there. You have the room till you are done. Good luck human" The goblin indicated the small room to the side, nodded and then left. Harry walked into the room and reviewed the documents and items required to complete the rituals. They were all rather simple and the last didn't actually require a ritual room to complete, it was just convenient. Harry looked over the equipment and smiled. He was going to enjoy this.
"Are you OK" Harry asked the older woman. Justine looked into Harry's green eyes and relaxed with a smile. "Sitting in there listening to you conduct business and talk about me like I wasn't there turned me on so much. I was practicing walking behind you like a proper slave and I think I just spiraled into a weird place." She looked at his concerned face and continued "don't worry I won't lose myself to this, I know that you want me for me and that means being able to be a good advisor to you and not just a place to stick your very impressive tool."
Her playful tone did more to reassure Harry than her words did and so he picked up some items and led her into the main room. He explained to her that the main purpose of a ritual room like the one they were in was to isolate them from all outside magic. The runes she saw were matched with runes on the other side of the room that blocked out ambient magic that could negatively affect a ritual.
The concubine one would be better in the room but it wasn't strictly necessary. The House opening ritual needed the room as only people with family magic could be inside. The last ritual didn't need it at all. He just had to put some of his blood on the parchment that was in the small room. As he talked she was getting excited about what was coming.
It was obvious that sex would be involved and the fact that she would experience sex and magic excited her. As if reading her mind she heard Harry's voice "Are you ready?" Getting into the spirit of things she replied in the sexiest voice she could muster and purred "Yes, master". She did a mental happy dance when she saw him shiver.
He walked up to her and kissed her then he said "You are very important to me and will be with me for the rest of my life." He hugged her and then smiled as he started to undress her. In preparation for this event she had dressed sensibly. She was wearing a thin maxi skirt with no panties and a tight cotton shirt with no bra.
She had gotten many appreciative looks while in muggle London and if not for the fact that she was trailing what they found out was the most famous person in the magical world, she was sure she would have been appreciated by the magic users too. She knew Harry enjoyed having others check her out knowing that she belonged to him.
She felt her skirt pool at her ankles and raised her arms as the boy lifted her shirt over her head. Standing naked in front of him she felt exposed, especially as he was fully dressed and she relished the feeling. He frowned and told her "The ritual has a healing quality to it and will erase all your tattoos and close all your piercings. It will optimize your body as well."
She smiled at him and answered "All of these are part of my old life. I love them but I love you more. I hope you replace them with symbols of your ownership of me." She did another mental happy dance as she saw how much her active submission to him turned him on. He guided her to the floor in the middle of the room and laid her flat on her back next to a bowl he had placed there.
The floor was surprisingly warm and comfortable. He poured a black liquid into the bowl before cutting his finger with a silver knife and allowed his blood to drip into the bowl. He then started to chant in a language she didn't know. She actually felt the charge growing in the air. It was warm and comforting and felt like family.
It was a feeling she hadn't had since before her mother died. The feeling of family settled like a blanket around her and then she felt aroused. It started as a tingle in her center of her chest and just kept growing till she felt like her body was pulsing with arousal and lust.
She saw him smile as he slowly sank his finger into her body and drew out some of her moisture before allowing it to drip into the bowl which began to glow a soft gold color. He moved the bowl next to her hip and dipped a quill into the fluid. A similar glow to that of the bowl started to creep up the quill until it the whole quill flashed and turned gold.
Harry straddled her legs and hovered it over a spot on her pelvis above and to the right of her opening. He looked at her and in a breathy voice that told her that he too felt the feelings of arousal, lust and probably family, he said "Justine Chambers do you enter into service of the House of Potter?" She replied "yes" He drew a circle on her skin that sent a jolt of that family feeling through her. "Justine Chambers do you offer your body fully and completely into service of the House of Potter?" She replied "yes" He drew a circle inside the other circle and she felt a surge of pleasure run through her. "Justine Chambers do you enter into the House of Potter with full knowledge of your duties and of your own free will?" A last "yes" and he drew a line connecting the outer circle to the inner one. The feeling was amazing it was like a small sun of pleasure and love blossomed in her stomach and spread its warmth throughout her body.
As the magic of the ritual dissipated, Harry reached into his magic and felt the connection to her. The concubine bond was not one that was popular in the European magical communities but it was used. It was typically used by men in political marriages as a way to legitimize their mistresses and children within the family. The way Harry was planning to use it was fully valid but was the result of not closing loopholes caused by allowing the practice.
After they had redressed, the two held each other to bask in the new feelings of their bond. The bond had an empathic component and Harry loved the feelings of love joy and wonder that was coming from Justine. She would not be able to do magic but she could now feel the small bit of Harry's magic that had been given to her and it was wonderful.
It felt like having him with her all the time and pulsed with his love and affection for her. He led back into the side room to prepare for the second ritual. After gathering the material he told her that the ritual involved reconnecting to his family legacy and could involve some pain. He warned her that much magic would be flying about and no matter what until the magic of the ritual dissipated, she must not enter the room. She was worried but knew it had to be done. She kissed him deeply and sat down and closed her eyes to bask in his presence around her.
The ritual steps for opening the house was simple but the magic was wild. Harry unrolled the large piece of blank canvas the goblins had provided. It was 10' long by 7' wide and was made of silk. He cut his palm, placed it on the end of the canvas facing him and said "Aperta Meum Familia".
Surprisingly the seal from his parents' ritual appeared in the middle of the silk canvas as a family tree started to be written in gold thread all across it. Harry could feel the magic surging back and forth like waves crashing against him but it did not feel violent or uncomfortable.
Out of the seal another dragon like the one in his mind grew. He felt the pull on his magic as a portion equal to what was devoted to his shield was directed toward the magical construct. Where the dragon in his mind felt like a male this one felt female even though they were twins in every other way. He named her Swanhild in honor of his paternal family's Saxon roots.
The dragon nodded at him then turned into a ball of energy and jumped at his right hand. He felt a burning sensation that settled quickly and when he looked down he saw a tattoo of Swanhild on his forearm, with its head on the back of his hand and tail wrapping around his bicep. "Cool" he thought. The seal disappeared and all that was left was his family tapestry.
He closed his eyes and entered his mindscape where he saw both dragons lounging together. Seeing them together he could see the differences between them. Gwilym was bulkier and seem to have larger scales. Swanhild had smaller scales but they seemed thicker.
She also had a smaller frame and watching her move around his mind, she moved more like a serpent where Gwilym had a more lumbering gate. He rubbed the noses of the two and open his eyes to the real world as he felt the magic of the ritual dissipate.
Harry entered the small room where Justine was and she was standing looking down still naked and still very gorgeous. He noticed she was examining a small crest on her groin. "It's the Potter Crest" he said surprising her. She moved into his arms and kissed him. "I figured but I was looking at it because it's where I feel or connection originates. It hums and I am not sure if the feeling of perpetual horniness is because of the bond or the location. He reached down and scratched it gentle and she purred.
Her eyes snapped open and she said "It's probably both." She looked at him with smoky eyes and said "we will talk about your ability to make me purr against my will later" He smiled at her and walked over to the last parchment, stuck a pin in his finger and let three drops of blood drip on it. It glowed for a second and then writing appeared. After the writing stopped he looked at it raised an eye brow and handed it to her saying. I have one more slave to collect, let's go.
