Fate's Finale

by Venquine1990

Mount Olympus is in America. But did the Gods really keep their flings inside the US? And if they didn't, what happens to the European Demigods? That's what Harry, Percy and friends will find out as a new Prophesy unfolds, new bonds are created and a new future is planned out for all. Starts Summer OotP and after HoO. Haven't read either, don't read this! Warning Malexmale bonds!

10. Heritage Lessons

Hey everyone,
Next chapter's up! And I have to admit, I love the idea of Hermione having this chapter for the very simple reason that Harry will now learn of his entire heritage and I can make so many good intelligent Hermione comments that will be added to those lessons when Sirius reveals his true heritage to him and the others.
Enjoy the idea,

Venquine1990

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Chapter 09
Heritage Lessons

Hermione's POV

The idea that time is moving much quicker in this set of rooms – or house if you want to look at it that way – than in the world outside it is pretty mind-boggling and that is mostly the reason that I am glad there are books we can read as to me that gives me a legal excuse not to get confused over how such a thing is even possible.
Next to that, am I pretty different from my other readers in the sense that I love the idea to read next chapter, whereas the others mostly did it because there was nothing else to do or because it they were told to do so in this so-called prophesy that I just do not want to believe in no matter how ominous Harry sounded when he recited it.
I then take the book from Sirius as he and Harry take a couch together and while I feel very happy for how the two so easily go sit with each other and how easily Harry has accepted the strong bond between them, do Oliver and Charlie take a seat across them and do I take a chair near theirs before I start reading the chapter.

Chapter 5
Diagon Alley

This alone makes me smile widely, mostly because I can't help but wonder how similar Harry's first experience in this magical shopping street could be to mine, but then remember that his homelife is very much different from mine and while hoping that his return to his homeworld – as some people would call it – will help, do I read on.

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"I'll be at home where now?" I ask in shock and Harry cringes as he says: "I forgot I thought about that." I look at the boy and Sirius says: "Let's just say we can give Kingsley quite a list of charges to settle onto those Muggles were he to show up as well." And while these words worry me, do I know I won't get anymore and read on.

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"Hagrid's coat? Why his?" I then ask and Harry asks: "Didn't I tell you? Dumbledore send Hagrid after me because Uncle Vernon kept stealing all of my letters." This shocks me and I ask: "Why didn't you ever report that. Such things are illegal!" But then Harry raises his eyebrow at me and asks: "You met my Uncle, right?"
And in my mind do I envision what would happen if Harry were to bring up such charges. Taking into account the chance that Harry's reputation at the Muggles is as shredded as the Minister is currently shredding his magical one, do I shudder as I realize what the end results would be and mutter: "Never mind." Before I read on.

PS/SS – Chapter 5, page 66 & 67 – PS/SS

"Either he's assuming you know what's going on and that you're still shocked from last night – or he's still half asleep and is instinctively teaching you about our currency." Sirius then jokes and Charlie goes on and says half laughing: "I'm voting the second." Making Harry, Oliver and me laugh at their humor, before I read on.

PS/SS – Chapter 5, page 67 & 68 – PS/SS

This makes Sirius look at Harry in shock and he asks: "Surely you know about what your parents left you." And Harry nods before he says: "I do now, but you heard what it was like back then. I could consider myself lucky if I heard about them in some random insult." This doesn't seem to please Sirius one bit and I read on.

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"Why did you think they kept it at home, Harry?" Sirius then asks and Harry says: "I had just been told of a secret world, so I didn't exactly think that my parents would have some kind of account back at the back and I didn't know about Gringotts yet, so that was just my best guess." The man nods and I smile at my friend before reading on.

PS/SS – Chapter 5, page 68 – PS/SS

This makes me snicker and I say: "You know, you wizards mention things like wizards and Portkeys so easily, yet people like Harry and me have only heard about those creatures in fairytales and we never even heard of Portkeys. There really is a large difference in what is normal for Purebloods and Muggleborns, you know."
This makes Sirius look up shocked and then I spot something that I have been able to see quite a few times, even if it always disappears before anyone else can really notice it. Harry's eyes start to gleam with hidden knowledge and his whole body tenses as if he wants to comment with intellect, yet dares not to speak out.
Having no doubt about it that his upraising is the cause for this, do I sincerely hope that something within these books – or perhaps something with Sirius' chance to raise him – will change that and will make Harry become the intellectual competitor for high grades that I have always known him to be before I decide to just read on.

PS/SS – Chapter 5, page 68 – PS/SS

This again makes me look at Harry, the memories of all he's gone through still very fresh in my mind, mostly because Harry reminded me of them just last night, and I think: "Why can't that be true for him? Why is it that he constantly has to make those words a reality despite his own health and safety?" And those thoughts make me read on.

PS/SS – Chapter 5, page 68 & 69 – PS/SS

This alone shocks me senseless and I want to start protesting this when Sirius stops me and says: "We think that Hagrid still had my Flying Motorbike at that time and that he somehow either summoned a House Elf to come fetch it or that he used magic to shrink it once he landed." And I nod, amazed at the man's logic, before I read on.

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"Other than all the spells that ancient families have been donating for use to the Goblins for the last three-hundred years, you mean?" Sirius then asks his godson as if Harry has asked the question just now and while I feel shocked at hearing this as not even Professor Binns ever mentioned this, does Sirius hug the shocked lad and say:
"Yep, even yours, kiddo, and you know what? All this talk about Gringotts and money and spells made me make an important decision, one I don't think Albus will be happy with, but it's my decision not his, so there." This, while I am shocked that the man would go against Dumbledore's orders, makes Harry ask:
"What did you decide?" And Sirius answers with a pride and happiness that make me know this is the right decision indeed as he says: "I am going to teach you all your parents would have taught you had they been here to raise you themselves. You're a year overdue as it is anyway." This shocks me and Harry fearfully asks:
"What do you mean, a year overdue?" And Charlie answers: "The first and Primal Heir to all Ancient Lines and higher get taught all their family can teach them about their history and whatnot at 14 years old. You just had to skip that last year because of the Tournament, get it?" And Harry nods, looking worried and shocked as I read on.

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This turns Charlie angry and he says: "There better not be. The undergrounds are no place for Dragons." But then Sirius sighs and says: "Sorry Charlie, but there are indeed Dragons down there. And I know this, because I vividly remember my sweet cousin Bella asking my father if he were to let one guard her Marriage Vault."
This shocks me, mostly the tone the man uses when he speaks of this Bella person, and while Charlie seems absolutely furious, does Harry ask: "Want a try?" And he motions for the room in the East, making Charlie groan and say: "Not against you, remember? Not yet." And Harry smirks, while I wonder what they mean and read on.

PS/SS – Chapter 5, page 69 – PS/SS

These last three words alone make me turn my eyes away from the book with a look of annoyance and Sirius says: "I wonder why the Prophet even dares to speak of Harry like they are. His title as Boy-Who-Lived can outrun the actual stocks the Potter Line has on that paper, but then again – it – it might be that those stocks have been sold."
This seems to worry the man and Harry asks: "How many stocks did my family have?" And Sirius answers: "About 50% in Hogwarts, another 76% in Hogsmeade, some 20 to 30% in Diagon Alley, some 43% or something in St. Mungoes and I believe about 60% in the Prophet, at least when your dad took over, that is."
This shocks me as Sirius just named the five most well-known places and organizations in the entire magical World and I ask: "The Potters have stocks in all that?" And when Sirius answers: "Among others." Do I feel absolutely blown away by the idea that Harry could have even more elsewhere before I read on.

PS/SS – Chapter 5, page 69 – PS/SS

"I don't even get why Hagrid would do such a thing. Surely he understood that you had never seen magic before and that he should treat you as if you were a new Muggleborns or something? No offense, Hermione." Charlie ends his little rant and I shake my head, not feeling offended as I agree with the man before reading on.

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"Now more than ever if you ask me." I then growl angrily and Sirius says: "Which is exactly why Harry and I will emigrate the minute these books are over." Shocking me senseless before I turn to Harry and ask: "But – but what about Hogwarts?" But Harry shakes his head as if I asked the wrong question and says:
"Hogwarts is my most prominent reason for emigrating. If I stay and war breaks out, those idiots that call themselves students will all go and rally behind me, just because they think that me being the Boy-Who-Lived means I know what magic I used as a toddler that destroyed Voldemort and will use that same magic again."
This shocks me, while I can't help but agree with my best friend's logic and he says: "And that's why I'm leaving. I've seen enough dangers, threats and dangerous disasters and even saw Voldemort himself come back and I just don't want to be there when he openly attacks, so I'm planning to use his own strategy against him."

This shocks me and makes Sirius look at him confused before he says: "Use the fact that he won't openly attack anyone or even show his face to get the hell out of this country and out of his sight before he can openly get a good hold of me or put me in any kind of position where he can corner and try to kill me."
Everyone looks at Harry shocked and he says: "Sirius is on the run and I'm Voldemort's biggest target. Even if we use Gringotts to get out of England we will need to make sure we jump from country to country for several times over the next couple of months to make sure we can lose whoever tries to chase us.
That way no Aurors can try and catch or kill Sirius and Voldemort will lose whatever hold his little spies think they can get on me. Not to mention it will allow me a chance to see the world a little." This makes me smile, the idea of Harry seeing the world outside Grimmauld and Hogwarts sounding like just the thing he needs and I read on.

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"You know what I don't understand?" Harry then asks and everyone looks at him as he says: "Dumbledore has been offered the position of Minister more times than there are schooldays at Hogwarts, so why is Fudge now suddenly of the belief that Dumbledore wants to overthrow him when he could have gotten the job years ago?"
This shocks me and makes Oliver and Charlie share a shocked look before Harry says: "I mean, anyone who knows Dumbledore's history, knows he has been offered the job many a time before, so why is Fudge suddenly getting such cold feet about that?" Yet none of us seem to have an answer to this question and I just read on.

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"Which these days is just a really bad idea." Harry suddenly says and everyone looks at him shocked as he says: "We Magicals sometimes need to move through the Muggle world to get from one place to another, don't we?" Everyone nods and Harry says: "And Muggles will just keep on developing their electronics, won't they?"
This, while Charlie, Oliver and Sirius are confused at the question, makes me nod and Harry asks: "So how do you think future security guards will react when they suddenly see people disappear off their camera because some new witches and wizards entered Diagon Alley though the Leaky Cauldron or something of the like?"
And instantly my blood turns cold with the realization that Harry is onto something while Charlie asks: "How high do you rate that chance, Harry?" And while I feel amazed that the son of a Muggle Lover doesn't understand the severity of this situation, does Harry answer: "It'll happen before the Change of the Millennium."
Shocking the three men around me, while I can't help but nod, knowing without a doubt that Muggle security cameras will surely be hung over either Charring Cross Road or the Train Station and the Platforms 9 and 10 before we reach the year 2000, something that makes me fear for the complications that will follow from this development.

"We have to find a way to hide ourselves, Harry. Some other way then how we are doing now. We've been able to hide for years, but you can't Obliviate a camera or the hundreds of Muggles that might watch said cameras for the sake of security." I then squeak at my best friend and Harry nods before he softly mutters:
"Let's hope that these books might help us find such a new method. It's just too late for slow but certain integration, but it might not be too late to change hiding methods." And while I feel relieved that the lad has hope for our world and its secrecy after all, do I wonder how long he's been knowing these facts and read on.

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This makes all of us either roll our eyes or hit ourselves on the head and Sirius asks: "Why was Hagrid chosen to pick Harry up again?" But Harry and I share a dark look at this question as we are both still in the belief that Dumbledore made Hagrid pick up Harry and the Stone on the same day on purpose and I read on, hating this thought.

PS/SS – Chapter 5, page 70 – PS/SS

This makes all of us shake our heads good-naturally and Sirius says: "Hagrid's an amazing man, he sure is, but he really just doesn't want to understand why certain creatures are called dangerous for a reason." And I nod, remembering the many times Hagrid defended Norbert and while fearing the time to read about that, do I read on.

PS/SS – Chapter 5, page 70 & 71 – PS/SS

"How can people not understand Muggle money? I mean, okay, the sizes can be pretty confusing, but the number and value are always imprinted onto them, so that should make it easier, right?" I then ask and Sirius answers: "Hermione, you can't expect of us to understand Muggle Money as instantly as you do because you grew up with it.
We don't expect of you to instantly understand our Galleons, Sickles and Knuts systems, do we?" But then Harry laughs honingly and says: "You'd be surprised how many Purebloods do so, Sirius." And I shudder as I remember the honing words and looks I got from some of these people in my first year before I read on.

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"How can they expect of students to wear silver? Was Professor Lupin really the only Werewolf to have ever been allowed at Hogwarts?" I then ask, suddenly realizing what I am reading and Sirius asks: "Did I or did I not hide myself in the Shrieking Shack only recently?" And with that answer, do I read on, feeling slightly insulted.

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"If only a owl, cat or toad are allowed, then how did Scabbers get allowed to come along?" I suddenly ask, knowing Sirius won't be happy hearing about the traitor, but feeling confused nonetheless and Charlie says: "Mum vouched for Percy's proper care of him for a full year before he got his own letter. Lasted my entire second year."
This makes Harry and me share a shocked look and Harry asks: "Why would she work so hard? Wasn't he considered lazy and constantly asleep? And why did it take so long?" To this Charlie shrugs and says: "From what I heard, the teachers feared Percy's reaction would Scabbers die somewhere during the school year.
Mum had to assure them that he would write about Scabbers every week for a full year and that Scabbers would be examined by Hagrid at the end of every month. When she accepted that Scabbers would also be evaluated at Christmas and wouldn't be allowed back if something happened, did the teachers agree he could come with."
This makes Harry and me share a shocked look and then Harry sighs and says: "She did all that just so he could take his pet with him for a couple of years and he goes and betrays her." And while I know that – while Harry wasn't there – the betrayal hits him as hard as the other brothers, does Charlie pat Harry on the back as I read on.

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"I was actually glad he was so big as there were a lot of Muggles that looked at him strangely for taking the thing while they walked the regular stairway. I got to hide in the shadow of his floating coat and got to made sure no one saw me as I tried telling him it was broken several times." Harry says and we all laugh before I read on.

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"Why would you believe that?" I ask Harry in shock and Harry answers: "Because dashing my hopes and seeing me miserable was something that often brought large smiles to their faces. Dudley even held a competition with his dad on who could make me miserable the most for a whole year when I was eight, I believe."
This shocks me senseless and I think: "What is Dumbledore thinking sending Harry back there every year?" But no matter how hard I try to think of a proper reason the man can have to do so, do I feel miserable over the fact that there might not even be a reason and that Dumbledore just doesn't want to admit he's wrong before I read on.

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"Which is the biggest issue of them all." Harry then growls and he goes on: "If even people can't see it, cameras won't be able to see it either and the videos will only show some kind of side alley between the two stores. If the guards watching those videos then see people disappearing into those alleys and becoming invisible."
And again a shudder runs down my spine as I remember a few years ago when my dad bought us his first video camera and how excited the man had been. He had, afterwards started collecting new versions of that same brand and I remember very clearly how proud the man was when he told us how the brand now sold security cameras.
He had instantly installed them all over our house and that had only been last summer. Knowing that if even my dad can afford security cameras like that, then stores like the ones on Charring Cross road can too, do I suddenly fear the chance of cameras already having been placed there and I send Harry a worried look before reading on.

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"He does come there often." Charlie then laughs and says: "He and I even met there a few times when I could get free of work and once even just before last year started." This makes me smile at the man, before Harry and I share a worried look, both of us remembering the other bar that Hagrid liked going to when he could before I read on.

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"And here the horror that is my life begins." Harry growls annoyed and I smile at him, remembering the countless times that Harry complained about his fame and what it had cost him whenever it was just me, Ron and Harry in either the boys' dorm or the common room and while hoping this will change when they emigrate, do I read on.

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"He's a kid, not some famous movie star, you idiots!" I shout in annoyance, feeling nothing but disbelief at what I am reading here and feeling as if I'm finally getting my first real taste of why Harry hates his fame so much, but then Charlie shakes his head and says: "It's the same principle for most of them, Hermione."
Making me growl and Sirius says: "And it's also something that certainly wouldn't have happened had Harry been raised by his parents, I assure you. James would have known exactly how to handle this sort of fame and would have been able to lessen the extent of craziness revolving around it long before Harry would even go to Hogwarts."
This makes me look at Harry, knowing that this only makes the boy wish even more that his parents had also survived alongside him and while I can't help the tears that prick in my eyes as I – again – realize how terrible it has to be for my best friend to be famous for losing his family, do I wipe them away and read on.

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This alone is enough to make my blood boil, if for nothing more than the fear that I had felt the night that I saw Professor Dumbledore return from going after Harry and fetching him from his attempt to protect the stone and while I hate the very idea that we will now be reading about this murderous thief, do I read on.

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"What kind of bullshit's that? Harry's eleven and never knew magic even existed in the first place. Of course he's going to need Defense Lessons!" Charlie then growls and Harry says: "Yet that's still the set of mind that everyone's going to have once Voldemort makes his first public move and starts the new war." To which I read on.

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"He should have never even allowed it to happen in the first place." Sirius then growls and he turns to Harry as he says: "Don't worry, once we emigrate will I contact someone who works for the Daily Prophet and will I give them a piece of my mind. It's time the world starts remembering you're a Potter first and a hero Second."
To which Harry says: "I'd rather not be a hero at all." This makes Sirius shrug and he says: "It's too late for that, kiddo, the Boy-Who-Lived principle has lived too long for us to change it. But we can, however, change the way people see Harry Potter, by reminding them what the Potter line actually stands for again."
This makes me smile, the idea definitely having a lot of merit and Harry asks: "You really think people will allow me to do so?" And Sirius answers: "Seeing they won't be living the in the same country as you once these books are over, would I love to see them try." And this makes us all laugh at the prospect of this idea before I read on.

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"He never was good with practical stuff." Sirius then says and I look at him shocked as Harry asks: "You knew him?" And Sirius nods as he says: "He was a few years older than me, born around 1955, I think. He was a Ravenclaw with an amazing intelligence, but he had to quit some classes because he couldn't handle the Practical side."
This makes Harry and me share a shocked look and for the first time, do I understand how it could be possible for the man to be so defenseless against a monster like Voldemort if he never even got to handle the practical side of classes at Hogwarts. I then see in Harry's eyes that my best friend thinks the same thing and read on.

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This makes all of us smile, while I can hardly believe that these words actually come from Harry's thoughts and while the idea that someone stole his thoughts and turned it into books scares me, does the fear not abate my amazement for the amazingly graphic wording or how easily it is for me to envision the alley thanks to the words.
Then Sirius slaps Harry onto the shoulder and says: "Maybe I don't need to do those interviews anyway. If you can think like that, it might be better if you do the wording after all, kiddo." And Harry smirks at me before he says: "I'll talk to any reporter, but not Skeeter." And Harry and I laugh at our little inside joke before I read on.

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"Don't let Ron hear you say that." I then kid with the boy I have grown to consider my little brother and Charlie asks: "Why not?" Shocking me into looking at him before Harry asks: "Don't you know? The twins once scared Ron by turning his stuffed toy into a spider and he's had a phobia with them ever since."
This shocks the boy and he says: "I know of the event that you speak of, but I never thought Ron could have been that badly scared. Guess I'll have to talk with dad once he gets here." And Harry and I share a relieved smile, both of us knowing what would happen if Mrs. Weasley were to hear of all this and while Harry nods at Charlie, do I read on.

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This makes Sirius look at the book with a thoughtful frown and Harry asks: "Sickle for your thoughts, Sirius?" And the man answers: "The Potters have always been the one to keep an eye on the prices for several dangerous and highly valuable artifacts and ingredients of spellwork and potions. I just can't help but wonder what changed."
And while I am shocked that Harry's family has that much influence in this world, does Harry say: "That's simple, I was too young to have a say over them and so people took advantage of there not being a family to keep an eye out. They exploited my family's absence in keeping an eye on the prizes to their advantage."
But then Sirius shakes his head and says: "The Potter line is much too well-known and respected for that. There must be some other reason. I think it's more likely that – while your fame grew – someone else went and spread rumors about the Potter line that made their honor slink in strength." And while this shocks me, do I read on.

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Now Harry laughs and says: "I spend a good three weeks exploring that place back before third and I still feel as if I haven't seen all there is to that crazy street." And we all laugh, me personally feeling glad that this positive chapter seems to have a positive effect on how my best friend feels and acts before I read on.

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This again makes me glare at the word silver and Sirius says: "Don't worry, Hermione, Goblins care too much about keeping their clientele running to not put every protective enchantment upon their establishment that they know. That door doesn't have any silver qualities that can hurt Remus one bit, I assure you." And I read on, relieved.

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This makes Sirius look shocked and thoughtful and he says: "That can't be right. The Potter Vault Keys always appear to the Potter Heir upon the morning that they decide to visit the vault, so why does Hagrid have yours?" Harry shrugs and Sirius asks: "Do you have it now?" And Harry nods, handing the key to the man.
The man instantly looks at it from all angles and even apparently conjures himself an eyeglass like the Goblins were described to use before he suddenly throws the thing out of his hand and past my chair with a furious shout of: "This isn't your Key! It's a bloody replica!" Shocking us all and making us look at the fallen key.
"But – but – but that – that can't be right. I've – I've – I've had that key for years. It's always worked perfectly!" Harry tells the man and he growls: "And you never gave it away to anybody?" And Harry shakes his head, before I gasp as I remember something and say: "No wait, Harry, you did!" Making the others look at me.

"Last year, remember? Mrs. Weasley said she would go get our school supplies while we would go to the World Cup? Remember?" This shocks all of us, but then Sirius shakes his head and says: "Molly might not always have her head on straight, but she certainly doesn't have the magical capacity for forge such an ancient Key."
And while I know that Charlie probably feels insulted in name of his mother, does the elder man still nod and say: "So someone else has forged Harry's key and is still keeping the original? Why?" But none of us have the answer and Sirius summons and holds the key between his hands as he seems to focus on something I just can't see.
"In name of Dorea Potter née Black and her grandson Harry James Potter, do I, Sirius Orion Black, hereby reclaim the ownership of the Official and Only Lord Key to the Most Noble and Most Ancient House of Potter and all its Vaults and Properties. By magic, by Blood and by Oath, so I swear, so Mote it be."
The man then says, shocking us all and when he finishes, does a bright light actually emit itself from the key between his hands, making me drop the book as I guard my eyes against the brightness and when the light disappears, does the man hold a small ring of multiple keys, each of them engraved with a different stone, in his hands.
Sirius nods and says: "Now only Harry and I can touch and use these keys. Sure wonder who thought they could be stupid enough to try this. Better check it with the Goblins first chance I get." And while I feel amazed at what the man just did and while Sirius hands Harry the ring of keys, do I pick up the book again and read on.

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This makes Sirius sigh in relief and he says: "So it was forged after Harry's first visit." But then Harry says: "But the Goblins always check my key before I go down to the vaults. Doesn't that mean that there could be some kind of enchantment on the key to make it look like the original?" And while Sirius looks worried do I read on.

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This makes me snicker softly while Harry looks away from Sirius with a sneaky grin on his own face and Sirius asks: "I am assuming this little something will be coming back over the course of the story?" And Harry answers: "It's pretty much the main plotline." Making the other three men look highly excited as I read on.

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This makes Charlie whistle in amazement and he says: "You sure held off that little dizzying spell that the Goblins install in several corners off for long, Harry. Much longer than the average wizard." This makes Harry smile and he says: "I love the cart rides itself, but going down that deep makes me feel highly uncomfortable."
This makes all of us look at him and he shrugs as he says: "I don't get it either. I just don't feel comfortable underground, like I'm in the wrong domain or something." And all of us share a look at the word domain, all of us wondering why Harry would use a word like that to describe how he feels before Sirius asks:
"When do you feel comfortable?" And Harry answers: "It's really strange, but I feel most comfortable in the air, slightly to quite uncomfortable in water and highly uncomfortable the lower underground I go. I felt totally out of my league when in the vaults and back in the end of my second." This shocks and worries me and I read on.

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This makes me smile, mostly because I believe that Harry deserves some good spending money for the rest of his life seeing all he's already going through, but then Sirius turns curious again and says: "Can I have another look at that key?" And Harry rummages through his new set of keys before handing it with the right one up to the man.
Sirius examines the key for a second time, but I can already tell that there is a different reason behind it this time and he says: "This key is for your Trust Vault, isn't it?" And Harry nods as Sirius asks: "Ever been to any of the other vaults?" And the shocked wide eyed look on Harry's face says more than enough, making Sirius growl:
"Did you even know you have any other vaults?" And Harry hurriedly answers: "The only thing people ever tell me about my family is that I look a lot like my dad, have my mum's eyes, that my mum was good with charms, my dad a good Quidditch player and that they died as heroes, nothing more, I swear it."
The man nods and sighs as he says: "Sounds like people are so desperate not to remember their losses that they purposely not tell you all you deserve to know. Good thing we're in this place though, will make it a lot easier to teach you all that your family stands for and is known for." And with that happy prospect for Harry's future, do I read on.

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These last three words, as I read the text trying to make everyone understand how Harry must have felt when he realized this, actually cause for Harry to shiver, as if he really is back down there, back under ground. I look at my best friend, wondering why the description he gave me earlier sounds strangely familiar and then read on.

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This shocks and worries me and then Charlie says: "But Griphook just said one speed only." And while Harry seems to really relive being back down there as the boy starts to look a little green, does he say: "Gravity was at work there, Charlie. It made us go faster because we were going downhill." The boy nods and then looks at Harry.
The boy is shivering and constantly shaking his head, as if trying to fend away the memories of being down there and then Sirius lies a hand on his shoulder and says: "Head somewhere outdoors, Harry. Maybe the lake room near the bedrooms or the grass room next to the –." But then he gets interrupted as Harry runs.
Yet the boy doesn't run for either room described apparently, but for the room that is apparently next to one of the rooms described by Sirius and, upon looking into it, is apparently filled with a gigantic Obstacle Tower. "Why does he constantly go back there?" Sirius moans as he runs over to the same room as his godson.
Charlie, Oliver and I then all share a look and I lie the book down as we all rush over to the room ourselves, yet when we get there, Harry is nowhere in sight and when I look around, I see Sirius looking up to the top of the Tower. Walking over to the man, do I hear him say: "He's up there." Aiming for the top floor.

This shocks me as it can't have been more than two maybe three minutes since Sirius told Harry to go somewhere outdoors and I ask: "How did he get up there so quick?" And Sirius shakes his head as he says: "He seems just natural at that crazy thing. Has already climbed it four times now." Making me look at the top in shock.
The man then sits himself down at one of the benches around the tower and I look at him shocked, before he says: "If Harry's anything like his mother, he will appreciate it more if we let him come to us and instead of pressing our presence onto him. James learned that the hard way when he and Lily started dating."
I nod, amazed at the man and feeling pleased that Mrs. Weasley's words of last night are proven false before sitting down myself, my gaze like his at the top of the Obstacle tower and barely paying notice to how Charlie and Oliver shrug at each other and then join the two of us, all of us waiting for Harry to come to himself and join us down here.
Finally, after fifteen minutes of waiting, do I ask: "You think this waiting will affect the time spent outside this place?" But Sirius shakes his head and says: "We laughed for a good half hour during last chapter, didn't change a thing about the single minute that passed outside here. I don't think anything really does anymore."
I nod and then Harry suddenly slings down from one of the ropes attached to the top floor and when he lands, do I look shocked as he seems a lot more at ease and happy with himself than he did before and while I wonder how being so high up on such a dangerous tower can do that, do I still smile as Harry walks over.

"You all okay?" He then asks and we all nod before Sirius asks: "You?" And Harry nods as he says: "Yeah, I feel a lot better. Being up there really helps for some reason. I just can't put my finger on it, but the closer to the sky I get, the better I feel." This again makes me feel as if I recognize what he's saying and I ask:
"Did any of you find a library or something yet?" And while Oliver rolls his eyes good-naturally, does Sirius shake his head and say: "Found a Conference room that can be used as a study, but no library." I nod and decide to explore this room later and find out why Harry's symptoms sound so familiar before we all head back and I read on.

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This makes all of us look at Harry and he shrugs as he says: "What? It's like I said, the higher up I get, the better I feel. I just felt myself feeling a little better by looking at all that empty space between me and the bottom, the air calmed my nerves." And while this makes us all share a confused look with each other, do I read on.

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"Neither do some of the Potter Vaults." Sirius then comments and we all look at him as he says: "The Potters are a really ancient family, some say they even go back to before the Romans and whatnot. Because of this, some of their vaults require more protection than a simple key." We all nod and I read on, ignoring the weird nag inside me.

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"And that's actually one of the friendlier protections that can be put on such ancient vaults." Sirius then says with a shudder and we all look at him shocked before he says: "My family has some of the nastier ones. They even have a duplicate and burn charm on one of the vaults that is now in possession of my dearest cousin Bella."
And while the other three men whiten, do I wonder who this Bella person is as she just doesn't sound like a very friendly person and I ask: "What does that charm do?" And Sirius shudders as he says: "It makes all treasure inside the vault multiply and become burning hot whenever a thief tries to take something that isn't theirs."
This shocks the living daylights out of me and I ask: "So they won't just be buried under countless of duplicate treasures, they'll –." But then I stop, too horrified to continue and Sirius nods as he says: "They'll be burned to death at the same time, yes. Like I said, one of the nastier ones." And I shudder at the description before I read on.

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This shocks Oliver and Charlie, but Sirius nods and says: "The more magical the treasure – or the more ancient for some – the more powerful the spellwork. Some vaults really only have 1 or 2 things in them, but they're secured with a ton of enchantments. Want to bet Hagrid had to get permission from the Vault owner before he did that."
And Harry and I look at each other shocked, wondering what would have happened to Hagrid had he not gotten the permission from Nicolas Flamel to get that Stone out of the Vault. Then Harry looks contemplative over something else and I realize he must be wondering what would have happened to Quirrell had he gotten there first.
Shuddering at the very thought of the man even doing such a thing, do I suddenly remember how Harry came back from his confrontation with the man and while I had been shocked silent to hear that it had been Quirrell and not Snape, had my worries for Harry quickly made me accept this. I then suppress a shudder and read on.

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This shocks all of us and I ask: "And he couldn't just take Harry with him? What was he thinking?" But then Harry answers: "He didn't just go for something to drink and he wanted to surprise me. Don't worry about it." And while I nod at my best friend, do I still feel offended that Hagrid did that all those years ago as I read on.

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At this I just can't help but giggle softly and say: "Only you can run into him on your first day back in the Magical world, Harry. Only you." And while Oliver and Charlie look shocked and confused that I already know who this person is, does Harry playfully glare at me, making me giggle even harder before I collect myself and read on.

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At this Oliver groans and says: "Not him again. I thought I was finally rid of him." And Harry laughs as he says: "Sorry Oliver, but he and I have met a lot of times over the last few years, so we'll be reading about him plenty of times." And Oliver groans again, while Charlie looks from his teammate to the other Seeker while I read on.

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This makes me roll my eyes and I say: "That's how most of us Muggleborns feel during first year. After that, you pretty much get used to just openly asking about magical stuff you've never heard about because you pretty much become immune to their shocked looks and their exclamations of how can you not know about this or that?"
I end with a fake shocked tone in my voice and Sirius shakes his head as he says: "Sounds like instructions and explanations of Magical Stuff to Muggleborns has taken a turn for the worst as well. Better make sure I include that in my list of requirements when we go look for a different country to emigrate to."
This makes both Harry and me smile at the man and then Charlie says: "Then Romania falls off, sorry Sirius. The ways of explaining and stuff isn't really all that different between England and Romania. We're a bit more explicit in our explaining, but we pretty much react the same way." This makes Sirius grimace and I read on.

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This makes me smile as it proves that my best friend was right at first, yet Sirius shakes his head and says: "You should have been explained at least the basic stuff before even entering the Leaky Cauldron. All Muggleborns are – or at least they were when I went to Hogwarts." And at this I happily nod and say:
"I was at least explained about the Houses, the Point System and a few other things like what Diagon Alley and Hogwarts were like and how Quidditch was played. Didn't really pay attention to that, didn't care for it back then, but I did feel like I got the proper explanation." And while Harry looks at me with fake jealousy, do I read on.

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"What kind of ridiculous junk is that?" Charlie then asks furiously and he goes on: "Hagrid's entire hut is made of wood. If he were to lit up his bed his entire house would burn to the ground only minutes later. How can that kid say such things and not realize this?" And while I feel smug about him proving Malfoy wrong, do I read on.

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This makes all of us glare at the book bar one and when I look up, I see Harry look at the book indifferently, shocking me before he says: "I hear him say insults like that for years now. They anger me, but they're getting a bit repetitive. I don't feel like getting angry now, rather get even later." And this makes us smirk as I read on.

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At this Harry smirks and says: "Would have loved to have been given the chance to answer that. He probably would have fallen over himself in shock if he heard, would have probably known my mother was Muggleborn and would have probably felt pretty stupid saying those things if he knew." And we all snicker at his words before I read on.

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"And that's the general response Muggleborns get when they ask questions like that." I then mutter angrily and Sirius shakes his head with his eyes closed as he says: "The longer one lives somewhere, the more he gets used to that place's customs. It's a blessing for their life and a curse for all those newly walking into it."
And while I feel amazed at how well the man worded that, can I not help but nod at his words and Harry whispers: "I really hope we can go somewhere we can instantly get explained the most general of stuff when we emigrate." And while the idea of a life without Harry feels like something hurting me from the inside, do I read on.

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This makes Sirius roll his eyes and he says: "Sometimes I even wonder how those two are even related in the first place." And Harry nods his head empathically while I can't help but wonder how much he knows about his mum to feel like that about the aunt that supposedly raised him all these years, before I decide to forget about it and read on.

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"Heroes are born there." Harry then says softly and I know the boy is referring to Cedric, making me look at him worried as his tone sounds haunted and dark, proving he has yet to really get over what happened over a month ago and while Sirius again pulls Harry close against his side for comfort, do I softly continue reading.

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"And that filthy traitor was a Gryffindor." Sirius then growls, before Harry says: "And Moody was in Slytherin too." This shocks me and I ask: "How did you know that?" And Harry answers: "Crouch recommended I become an Auror, so I checked up on Moody's career and history back in the library." I nod at this, a little amazed and read on.

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This makes all of us laugh and Sirius says: "That sounds like such a Marauder comment." Before he laughs on and Harry and I share a secret snicker ourselves as neither of us can really wait to see how the twins will react once we reach the end of the third book. Then suddenly Harry gets a sneaky glint in his eyes and asks:
"Sirius, can I ask you for a favor?" And just by the tone of his voice does he have all of our attention as he says: "When the twins get here, do you think you can pretend not to be a Marauder until we get t the Third book. I want to see their reactions when they find out and the longer they have to wait, the funnier that reaction will be."
At this I almost burst out laughing myself, my mind whirling with the images of how those two would fall over themselves in shock when they find out and while Charlie and Oliver snicker between them, does Sirius smile in pride at Harry and say: "A Prank worthy of Prongs himself, little Bambi." And Harry smiles widely as I read on.

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This shocks me as it sounds as if Harry was really looking forward to this class and Harry says: "Snape." Making me know enough and making me roll my eyes together with the other three occupants of the room and while I wonder how many other people lost their interest in Potions thanks to the sour Teacher, do I read on.

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This makes Sirius laugh and he says: "That's the fun things about gifts, Harry. They're the kind of things that people don't have to buy, but that they want to buy, because they care for the person they buy it for." And Harry sends the man a grateful look, while I again feel amazed by his brilliant speech and I read on with awe in my voice.

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This shocks and confuses me and Sirius sees this as he says: "It must be because Crookshanks is part Kneazle, Hermione. The magic he was born with must make for some kind of coat that probably blocks Hagrid's allergy symptoms. Same as how it makes it easier for Padfoot to get along and all." I nod at the man and read on.

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At this Harry smiles brightly before another bright light suddenly shines, not from where we all arrived, but from above the fire grate and when it disappears, does Hedwig fly around the grate, the table with books and the couches and chairs before she softly lands on Harry's shoulder and nips his ear, as if happy to see him here.
I smile at the owl, knowing it's the only companion Harry has when he stays with his relatives and Harry happily pets her and even – to my shock – plucks a few Owl treats from his jeans pocket to feed her. Deciding that he must have decided to do this before he was send here, do I smile at the picture the two make before I read on.

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"It's not really the only place that makes wands, but it's definitely one of the best and most popular, at least in Europe. Of course, every magical country has their own famous wand makers, but still most of them look up to Olivander, because the family has been in the business for the longest times." Sirius then explains and I read on.

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This shocks me into a halt and I read it again, shocked that I never even noticed this when I went to get my own and Sirius sits up himself and asks: "Are you sure?" Looking at Harry in shock along with Oliver and Charlie and while Harry seems uncomfortable under our scrutiny, does he nod nonetheless and softly ask:
"Didn't you feel it too?" And Sirius shakes his head before he says: "No, I didn't and I had to visit Olivander twice. Once for my own wand and once because the war made Lily lose hers." This shocks me and Harry and he whispers: "So that's what Olivander meant." Making me turn back to the book instantly and read on hurriedly.

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At this I stop in shock and I ask: "Did you ever find out what other wand she got?" But Harry shakes his head and says: "Olivander just overwhelmed me a little. He creeped me out and it made me unable to ask." At this I nod, more than understanding how such a sudden entrance can do that to my best friend before I read on.

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At this I just can't help but tilt my head and I ask: "Can someone get me some parchment?" And instantly Hedwig – who somehow seems to know exactly where to go – flies into one of the rooms that has a large table in the center of it and then flies out with parchment and a quill before flying another round for a pot of ink.
I smile at the clever creature and then quickly write down what I just read, the nagging voice in my head finally ceasing when I'm done and Sirius asks: "Why write that down? He tells that to all new witches and wizards." But I shrug and say: "It was instinct really." Making the other occupants of the room look thoughtful as I read on.

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At this I again feel the nagging voice come up in my head and I write the sentence down as I just can't help shake the feeling that these words will one day come back to haunt us. Then, as I think this, do I look at the other books, my eyes drawn to those that are about the future before I focus back on my own book, feeling unsettled.

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"How many did you try anyway?" Sirius then asks and Harry shrugs as he says: "I kind of lost count at fifteen, really." Shocking me as Mr. Olivander had only needed four wands with me before I had found mine and I can tell that pretty much the same happened with the others as they too look at Harry in amazement as I read on.

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This makes Charlie and Oliver whoop and makes me read with a very happy tone in my voice as Sirius wraps a proud arm around Harry, but for some reason do I notice that there is a certain tenseness hidden under Harry's happy exterior and while I wonder what could have happened after he found his wand, do I read on.

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This alone is enough to unsettle the happy atmosphere that was around us upon Harry finding his wand and Harry lowers his head, his entire face showing some kind of resignation that makes me wonder what this all could be about and then Sirius whispers something to which Harry nods and the man hugs him tight after seeing this.
"It doesn't change things, Harry. It didn't change things for me when I heard about in Dumbledore's office and it won't change things now. I promise, kiddo." And I wonder what could have been revealed that has apparently been hidden from us until after the Third Task and while I shudder at the memory of this event, do I read on.

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This makes me stop reading with a shocked gasp and Charlie seems the first to recover from his own shock – while Sirius just calmly keeps a comforting hold on a very worried Harry – and he says: "But – if – if that's true, then – they – they won't ever be able to fight each other, will they? It will give Harry extra protection, won't it?"
And while I wonder what he could be on about, does Sirius nod gravely and say: "It will and it did. According to what Harry told me and Dumbledore, did exactly that happen in the Graveyard. The two wands recognized each other because of their cores and Priori Incantatem took place, shielding Harry from Voldemort's Killing Curse."
This shocks the living daylights out of me and makes me wish I was already in the Conference/Study room figuring out why Harry's earlier statements sounded so familiar to me, but then Sirius sighs and says: "Unfortunately do I not think that it will take Voldemort very long to realize this himself and to try and find a way around this fact."
This worries me as the idea of Voldemort's wand being unable to kill Harry due to their cores coming from the same Phoenix sounds like a failsafe way for my best friend to finally get Voldemort off his back, yet I know from the last few years that Voldemort's determination won't be lessened by a setback like this and read on resigned.

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"I can't exactly say I enjoyed my stay there, but – I only had to stay there for four wands before I found mine." I then mutter softly and Charlie nods as he says: "The second, actually." And Oliver says: "He got it right at once with me." And Sirius laughs as he says: "Exactly 15 wands." Making Harry laugh and I read on as I smile.

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At this I can't help but smile and I say: "I know what you mean. It all felt so surreal when I looked around the Muggle world after my first visit to Diagon as if it was just too hard for my mind to grasp onto the idea that everyone around – everyone I grew up with – grew up without knowing about that second community that lived alongside ours."
And Harry smiles at me, the gratitude in his smile one I haven't seen in the longest time and taking my breath away as it actually takes away years of the pain and terror that Harry has faced in his life and again makes his face look like that of a teen, even if it's still not really the face of a 15 year old. I smile back at my friend and read on.

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"And I really wish people would just start to realize that for once." Harry then growls, the gratitude gone from his face and the anger replacing it, anger at a world that has wronged and slighted at him too many times over the last four years and that will probably continue doing so for years to come, which makes me read on, angry.

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"I just wish the others would let him have that chance." I then think morosely, trying to feel happy about the way Hagrid tries to comfort Harry, yet knowing that his words never really fully came true as the students are just too keen on seeing a hero to realize what they are doing to their fellow teenager and with that I read on.

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This shocks me and Oliver asks: "Is he serious? What on earth was he thinking? There's no way it was just Harry trying to watch him. There must have been a ton of Muggles there wondering how they could see a giant of a man one second and then have him be gone the next! Talk about a risk of security breaching!"
The man ends in a rant and while I can't help but wonder how much of that came from him spending a dorm for seven years with Code-Lover Percy Weasley, does the bright light that appears behind me after he finishes his rant end my curiosity very quickly and we all turn around as we look at who could be next to appear.

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And that's the end!
Okay, so it didn't have as much Heritage lessons as I had planned, but I hadn't even brought in any opening for this yet either, so instead the chapter became a chance for Sirius to actually start on those lessons instead of him suddenly starting on them and startling everyone with them, something that I just wasn't into.
Now next chapter makes it a little hard on me to decide who should be next as I really want to do one of the Weasleys, but I just don't feel comfortable with this as I really want to try and get Percy in as soon as possible and I can't do that without a proper adult on the scene – and again, no, Sirius doesn't fall under that category, yet.
So until next time,

Venquine1990