A little OS with a dead Harry and an unexpected Will. Neville x Harry :s
Tell me if you want a sequel x) (timetravel through the veil for harry ? hm...)
26/08/1999
"I present to you Lord Neville Longbottom and his wife, Ginevra Longbottom."
Applause echoed in the hall following the announcement by Kingsley Shacklebolt, Minister of Magic. The latter had just formalized the union between the two people by marrying them.
Nobody noticed a sad boy in the back cheering softly. No, people only heard the loud applause from the Weasleys and Hogwarts alumni. The sad boy was still known in the entire Wizarding World, being the Survivor, the Vanquisher of Voldemort etc., but no one noticed his sad behaviour as long as they were interested in the Longbottom wedding.
Harry sighed slightly before leaving the place very quietly, making his way to the Gringotts Bank to meet Ragnok, the Bank's Director. The latter had accepted Harry's apology for the robbery of the Bank after the Horcrux explanation. In fact, they had even offered a reward to Harry of one hundred thousand galleons. In fact, it had to be known that anyone who managed to steal the bank and then escape could not be pursued by Gringotts, which was recognized as a great event, a remarkable achievement for goblins. Harry had laughed that day.
He walked quietly into the bank, heading quickly to Ragnok's office, having a special entrance fee to go wherever he wanted inside the Bank. He knocked quickly on Ragnok's door before entering, the goblin waiting quietly behind his desk.
"Lord Potter, nice to see you again," Ragnok greeted him.
"Me too, Lord Ragnok, is everything ready?" Asked Harry, deciding to go straight to the point.
Ragnok smiled, enjoying Harry's frankness before nodding.
"Everything is ready, your will is officially ready and all your properties besides Hogwarts and the surrounding area have been sold," the goblin explained.
Harry nodded, delighted to know that everything was ready. He had decided to sell all his possessions, knowing full well that he would not need them anymore. Of course, he was extremely surprised to learn that he was the owner of Hogwarts and Hogsmeade. Oh, he knew perfectly well that he was Gryffindor's heir as the latest Gryffindor woman's marriage to a Potter, but he did not think he was going to inherit a castle.
The truth was actually quite different. It was simply necessary to know that Hogwarts was originally divided into four parts, one for each founder. However, in order to prevent other people from getting their hands on the school, the Founders decided to give their shares to the other founders if their lineage died out. The Ravenclaw line was extinguished with Helena Ravenclaw following her murder by the Bloody Baron. As a result, the Hufflepuff and Slytherin bloodlines each had 33% while Gryffindor owned 34% of Hogwarts, Rowena having always had a preference for Godric.
The Hufflepuff lineage continued to live through the Diggory and Smith, the Slytherin lineage through the Gaunt and the Gryffindor lineage through the Potters. Evidently, after Voldemort's attack and death, Slytherin's shares were transferred to Harry. Indeed, Salazar Slytherin had decreed that if a descendant of one of the founders would defeat his descendants, then he would get all of his shares in Hogwarts.
Thus, Harry found himself with 67% of Hogwarts and its surroundings, giving him the entire property of Hogwarts, especially since the Smiths had never been able to claim their inheritance as they were the younger branch of the Hufflepuff and that the Diggories were unaware of their ancestry. Having decided to sell everything that belonged to him, Harry still decided to keep this part, after all, he did not want the school to fall into the hands of anyone.
"In this case, as planned, Hogwarts control will come back to Gringotts, I'm counting on you to administer it properly and restore it as the best school in the world. Of course, goblins will have full access to the school to look after it, but also to send their children there so they can learn our magic. After all, Hogwarts is outside the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Magic. You could even establish Gringotts in Hogsmeade in order to free you completely from the Ministry, "Harry offered with a small smile.
Ragnok grinned at him (scary enough for all the teeth) before shaking his head. He was really pleased with this opportunity that would finally allow the Goblin people to free themselves from oppression.
"Are you sure you want to do that?" Ragnok asked, slightly worried.
Harry looked at him, finally revealing his tired features. To everyone's shock, Harry's face gave way to a very old, wrinkled face with a long, white beard. Harry had become Dumbledore's spitting image with green eyes and a scar on his forehead.
"What ..." began Ragnok, still in shock.
Harry stared straight into her eyes before sighing.
"Following my death by Tom's hands, an unexpected event happened. My soul merged with Tom's soul piece, but getting done, my body has also aged to reach the age of our two bodies. Alas that does not stop there, unfortunately no, when I was in limbo, I met my old mentor, Albus, I had not planned to absorb a small part of his soul at all. As a result, my age has changed again, and I officially have two hundred and five years, in addition to all their memories, I do not want to live anymore, and the only reason I had staying in this world is gone now, "Harry explained with a small smile.
Ragnok nodded.
"That explains why you inherited all the possessions of Albus Dumbledore and Tom Riddle, I did not really expect it, but it needed an explanation, could we do a quick inheritance test?" then the goblin, very curious to know the results.
Harry nodded and Ragnok showed a dagger with a simple parchment. Harry slashed his finger preamble, letting a few drops of blood on the parchment before closing his wound with a simple wandless wordless Episkey.
The two individuals then carefully watched the result on the parchment.
NAME:
Hadrian Thomas Albus James Wulfric Perceval Brian Marvolo Dumbledore-Potter-Riddle
NAME USED:
Harry James Potter
TITLE:
-Lord of the Archaic and the Most Revered House Peverell (Blood-Magic) (Heir: None)
-Lord Archaic and the Most Revered House Black (Appointed- Blood-Magic) (Heir: Teddy Black)
-Lord of the Archaic and the Most Revered House Gryffindor (Blood-Magic) (Heir: None)
-Lord of the Archaic and the Most Revered Slytherin House (Conquest-Appointed-Magic) (Heir: None)
-Lord of the Archaic and the Most Revered Ravenclaw House (Appointed-Magic) (Heir: None)
-Lord of the Most Ancient and the Noblest House Dumbledore (Soul-Magic) (Heir: Aberforth Dumbledore)
-Lord of the Most Ancient and the Noblest House Potter (Blood Magic) (Heir: None)
-Lord of the Most Ancient and the Noblest House Gaunt (Soul-Magic) (Heir: None)
Harry chuckled at seeing all the titles. His death would really turn everything upside down in the British Magic World. Harry alone had to have at least 36% of the Wizengamot, and by his death most of the houses would disappear.
"The wizards will tear their hair when they learn about your death. The disappearance of so many Houses will destroy the precarious balance of the Wizengamot. Do you wish to appoint an heir for these houses or a Chamberlain to avoid dissolving the Wizengamot? "Asked Ragnok, very amused.
Harry pretended to think before nodding. After all, he could not hurt them either, though Voldemort's part wanted him to, but Dumbledore's part agreed with Harry.
"My main heir will take the titles of Potter, Gaunt and Peverell, while the goblins will serve as Chamberlin for Gryffindor, Slytherin and Ravenclaw, and you will not have to inform Hufflepuff's descendants about their right to claim my titles. It's up to them to find out for themselves, they have to earn my titles, and knowing the wizards, Gringotts may keep Hogwarts and those three titles forever, "Harry said as he ate a lemon sorbet that was in a pouch. his pocket.
The goblin nodded before smiling. He motioned for Harry to follow him into a room under Gringotts' depths.
The two individuals then arrived in a huge room in the centre of which was a simple arch similar to the Veil of Death located in the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic. Harry approached, vaguely hearing the whispers of the Veil before smiling. He would finally be able to rest. He then made the Cloak of Invisibility appear around his shoulders, the Resurrection Stone in his left hand and the Elder Wand in his right hand.
"Farewell, my friend," said Harry simply before crossing the ark, having decided to take the Deathly Hallows with him so that no one could access it.
Ragnok watched the old man disappear before nodding.
"Have a good trip," he said simply before returning to his office to announce the death of the Survivor.
The news about the death of the great Harry Potter shocked the entire magical world. Even more so when Harry Potter's will was opened to the general public. This explained why on 30/08/1999 several wizards and witches stood in a huge Gringotts room to witness the reading of the Testament.
The wizards and witches present were: Neville Longbottom and his wife, Hermione Granger, the Weasley family, the Malfoy family, Andromeda Black and Teddy Black, Aberforth Dumbledore, the Minister of Magic Shacklebolt and several journalists including the scary but not less delicious, Rita Skeeter!
Some like the Weasleys were very excited, expecting to receive a huge legacy while those like the Malfoys wondered why they were there, just like Aberforth Dumbledore.
Ragnok approached the main table with a parchment on which he placed a globe.
"We are here today for the reading of Lord Potter's Testament, no comments will be accepted in this chamber before the end of the will reading, we will begin," Ragnok announced before pointing to the orb.
The orb started to shine and a very old man made his appearance in front of everyone, shocking the spectators present.
"I, Hadrian Thomas Albus James Wulfric Perceval Marvolo Brian Dumbledore-Potter-Riddle , also known as Harry James Potter, Lord of Peverell , Black , Gryffindor , Slytherin , Ravenclaw , Dumbledore , Potter and Gaunt Houses declare making this will in my soul and conscience with the full measure of my intellectual means. I swear on my magic, so mote it be. "The old man began, causing gasps of stupor throughout the room at the announcement of his many titles .
"I do not want to explain why I have so many titles and my age, so a statement about my story will be given to Rita Skeeter for publication.
Now it's time to move on to my 'donations'. I'm sure the vampires in the room are just waiting for that, so I decided to randomly draw the names to announce their 'winnings'. Let's start:
-Hermione Granger. I'm sure you expect to get a lot of books and so on but you see, I'm not the kind of person you steal, and I'm perfectly aware of your looting of the Black and Potter Library, not to mention your irascible behaviour regarding the supremacy of Muggle behaviour. In order to thank you for your 'friendship' and especially, your help during the horcrux hunt, I leave you a total sum of one hundred thousand gallons, knowing that the goblins have recovered all of my books. I hope you had time to read them, "Harry continued.
Hermione bowed her head, red with shame as Rita Skeeter stamped her head in anticipation of publishing the Harry Potter book.
"-Molly Weasley and Arthur Weasley, I'm perfectly aware of your attempts to raise your rank and recover your past glory, so I can assure you that you will not get anything from me, traitors! I am aware of your attempts to adopt etc. in order to recover my fortune, as I am aware that Molly was happy to empty my personal safe to dedicate to my studies. I am also aware of your shenanigans with your infamous demons serving you as children. "Harry's image with some disgust.
Immediately after, everyone looked at the Weasleys as Neville's eyes widened before subtly moving away from Ginny who had turned white like a towel.
"-Draco Malfoy, you've probably been the most loyal enemy I've known, and surprisingly, a friend, so I have to reward you for it, ferret, I'll leave you with the total fortune of two million Galleons. , which should be enough to restore the Malfoy family's coffers.
-Andromeda Black, I entrust you obviously my dear godson, my little Teddy. I'm counting on you to take good care of him. As you should have noticed, I reinstated you in the family as well as Teddy and your family, I owed it to you. Besides, a monthly sum of two thousand gallons has been attributed to you to take care of my beloved godson.
-Teddy Black. I leave him the future title of Lord Black as well as the old vault of the Black which represents a total fortune of six million Galleons. Unfortunately for him, I decided to sell all the properties of Black, anyway, they had no value. The best is to build a new mansion, away from muggles, "continued Harry's image with a small smile.
The Malfoys were surprised by Harry's offer before smiling while Andromeda smiled broadly.
"-Aberforth Dumbledore, I leave you the total sum of one million Galleons in addition to the title of Lord Dumbledore.
-Fred and George Weasley. I cannot say if you are the ones that I appreciate the most or who have the most disappointed me. After all, you were perfectly aware of your parents' plans, although you were not really in the loop. In fact, you were perfectly aware of how I was treated at the Dursley's, and I know you're among those who told Dumbledore that it was false. Ya little shits! As a result, I decided to punish you properly by giving the 50% Weasleys' Wizards Wheezes to Lucius Malfoy. I'm counting on him to rot your life.
-Charlie and Bill Weasley. You were both hired by Gringotts, Gringotts owning the Dragon reserve. As a result, you are immediately fired for your lack of loyalty.
-Percy Weasley. You are probably the only one I forgive because you have tried several times to help me by making me understand how bad your family was. I give you five hundred thousand gallions to officially allow you to start your own house, "Harry continued.
Fred and George blanched when they saw the vindictive look of Lucius Malfoy. For their part, Charlie and Bill did not know what to do. They had just lost their jobs, and knowing the goblins, they were not ready to find them again. Fleur Delacour seemed to be disgusted by her husband.
"-Ronald Weasley: You're probably the worst traitor there is, in fact, I'll even say you're the Peter Pettigrew of our generation - weak, shabby, poor, incapable of anything, cowardly and jealous to the extreme. You're even as ugly and red-haired as Peter that we could believe you're his son ... Hm ... Anyway, I'm not giving you anything at all, not even a choco-frog.
-Ginevra Weasley. Frankly, you disgust me. I do not know how you got married to Neville knowing that you're a real prostitute of the worst kind. I know you slept with the majority of Gryffindors and Ravenclaws, not to mention some Hufflepuff and even Slytherin's Crabbe and Goyle, disgusting. You will have nothing from me, and all the purchases you made in the name of 'Lady Potter' will be charged.
-Kingsley Shacklebolt. Sorry, actually I have nothing for you Kingsley. I just wanted you to attend this testament to see who you were around, and especially to allow you to arrest them. The proofs are with Ragnok, "Harry continued cheerfully.
Neville's eyes widened before he walked away from Ginny in shock as the young woman was green with rage. Harry had just ruined all his plans. For his part, Kingsley pinched the bridge of his nose, he was going to have a lot of work.
"Finally, I have two more people left, so I'll start with Ragnok from Clan Gringotts.
My dear Ragnok, you already know everything about my projects, and because of that, I'm counting on you to take care of Hogwarts. I officially declare that I give full authority over Hogwarts and surrounding areas, including Hogsmeade, Ragnok and his lineage. I also give them the title of proxy for Gryffindor, Slytherin and Ravenclaw Houses, "announced Harry's image.
Once again, gasps of stupefaction echoed throughout the room as journalists rushed to take pictures of a goblin with a satisfied smile. It was then that everyone saw the image of Harry change slightly to recover his youthful appearance.
"And finally, he's still my main heir, and most importantly, the only person I've ever loved, yes, Neville Longbottom is the person I've loved for so many years. At first, I did not know that it was love and I did not realize it until the fourth year, during the Triwizard Tournament, it was actually Cedric Diggory who made me understand that I loved Neville when he asked me why I did not invite Neville to the ball as I devoured him with my eyes.
Unfortunately, you preferred to be interested in Ginny Weasley and I never had the courage to confess that I loved you, I did not want to interrupt your happiness. I told myself that I had to be honest once dead and therefore to inform you. That's why I'm giving you the rest of my fortune in addition to Potter, Gaunt and Peverell titles. Fortunately for you, you are extremely far from these families, which makes it possible to obtain the titles without obtaining the famous Potter Luck, the madness of Gaunt and the Necromancy of Peverell. And please divorce the Scarlet woman and stay away from her. I also entrust to you the guard of my godson, Teddy, if ever Andromeda could not be able to take care of him anymore.
That's why I want to tell you these words that I could never tell you during my lifetime:
I love you Neville!
"Harry finished his speech before his image disappeared.
Surprisingly, several wizards and witches shed tears as they heard Harry's last words.
"How is he dead?" Neville asked in a fluctuating voice betraying his emotion.
Ragnok sincerely hoped that his answer would not weaken the young Lord Longbottom.
"He committed suicide at 11:25 on 26/08/1999 crossing the Death Veil at Gringotts," the goblin announced.
Evidently, Neville's eyes widened before collapsing into his seat. Harry had committed suicide just after his marriage to Ginny.
That ended the reading of Harry Potter's will. The inheritances were transmitted while Neville divorced Ginny Weasley without delay. Of course, the newspapers (especially the Daily Prophet) made it all the same, denigrating endlessly the names of Weasley and Hermione, which amused the Malfoys.
For his part, Neville did not know what to do. Oh, he had always had feelings for Harry, but he was sure that Harry would never want him, and he was wrong all the way ...