( See Disclaimer on Chapter 2)
Am's P.O.VThe gang and I walked up to Gringotts and they all stood to the side to let me handle the goblins.
I walked over to a free teller I recognised as Griphook,Our Account Manager. I bowed with my right hand clenched over my heart as a sign of respect.
''Master Griphook, may your gold flow freely with the blood of your enemies.'' I told him in an even tone, not betraying any emotion.
He bowed back in the same position and looked at me a calculating gaze.
''And may your enemies bend to your free will.''
I grinned at him and motioned my friends over to me.
"How may Gringotts be of help to you, Miss Potter?'' Griphook asked.
"Well, we came to get some money from our vault.'' I told him.
He nodded and led us to the carts. We got in and he took us down to the gang and I's vault. It was combined with the money from my trust fund, Draco's trust fund, Luna's inheritence from her mother, and Nev's trustfund as well as money that we earned while we were at the academy.
I turned to Mia and Ginny with a serious look on my face.
''This is our vault, obviously any money we make goes here and once you are sworn into the group, you can freely put your money in as well.'' I explained to the two girls.
Even though I only met Ginny last night, I knew she was a good person to put in the group as well as several others.
Only Lulu knew about the spies we had at Hogwarts to give us info going on, in and out of the school, so if we were ever forced to go, we'd know what to expect.
Unfortunately, we didn't even know that Mia was a spy for the headmistress at the moment or we could've just asked for the info, but i'm glad we asked who we did.
Mia filled up one pouch full of wierd-looking but familiar coins known as Knuts, Sickles, and Galleons.
''Griphook, can we get one of the credit cards that work in both the wizarding world and the mundane world?'' I asked.
He nodded at me. ''Yes, i'll give it to you on the way out, is there any other business you'd like todo today?'' he asked me.
I looked at my friends and they all shook their heads at me. I turned back to Griphook and answered his question.
''No, that is all, Griphook.'' I told him. He nodded and led us out of the vault and back to the carts.
''Mia, you know you didn't have to bring the pouch right?'' Lulu asked Mia. Mia nodded.
''Yeah, but a back up is never bad, just incase we'll need it, what if a couple of the wizarding stores we got to don't accept or use the credit card?'' she asked us and I smiled.
Even though Mia had faked being my Daniel's friend, she didn't lie about her smarts, she was possibly one of the smartest witches in her generation. She always had a plan and I admired that because even though my friends and I are smart, we don't really think of back-up plans and stuff.
After we rode the carts back up above ground, we went back around to the front of Gringotts and Griphook led us back over to his empty post.
Opening his top left hand drawer, he pulled out a Golden Card with a Black Strip on the back of it, I smiled at what the front said.
Το Runaway Παιδιά
It always made me smile hearing the name the Ragnok had given us during our first visit.
Flashback: About 2 years after arriving at the Academy: Am's P.O.V
The others and I, including Sofia Volturi, the Transfiguration Professor and our Chaperone for our trip, walked into Gringotts Bank and went up to a empty but open goblin post.
''How may Gringotts help you?'' The goblin asked with a sneer on his face.
I arched an eyebrow. 'I know that goblins are very misunderstood magical creatures and that they despise most humans, but if they don't clean up their attitude, it's no wonder us magicals are so mean and untrusting of them.' I thought.
''Yes, we'd like to speak to the bank director, it's a very serious matter, involving a couple of vaults in the bank, Sir.'' Draco said.
The goblin looked surprised but nodded. He turned and yelled at another goblin who was passing by.
''Griphook, could you please take the costumers to the director, they have some business with him.'' The goblin told Griphook.
Griphook gave us a curious look and nodded.
''Of course, Hangtooth, i'll lead them to the director's office.'' Griphook replied, the motioned for us to follow him down a large hallway behind the desks/posts the goblin's stood at.
We were surprised because the hallway didn't look like the rest of the bank, it looked as though it was a dungeon, not really going with the classy and superior design of the Lobby.
He led us past many offices with plenty of pureblood family names and muggleborns who'd decided to get their own vaults to fill with valueables and any money they were able to make if they lucky enough to get a job in Wizarding Britian.
Finally, we stopped at the end of the hallway at a large door, the only words it had were
ο Διευθυντής
Griphook, knocked on the door and waited for somebody to give him the okay.
"Enter'' a deep voice called quietly.
Griphook opened the door and led us into the office, that was as big as Luna and I's room back at the academy. The offive looked like a clssic office that you'd see in a high paying a popular business company like Googleor Us Weekly Magazine.
The walls were a nice Beige or Champaigne type of color and the furniture was a rich Dark Brown with designs that were hand crafted and elegant.
We all bowed towards the goblin that told us to enter. He had clear, slightly pale skin, black eyes, and a long, pointy nose. He wore gray slacks, a white dress shirt tucked into his pants, a gray blazer, and black dress shoes.
Sofia bowed towards the goblin and since we haven't really gone over goblin customs in class yet, we followed her lead.
The goblin and Griphook looked slightly shocked, I guess I could understand since I knew wizarding England's view on magical creatures especially goblins. I could also guess that they didn't get any respect even though they handle the wizards money.
''Lord Ragnok, they would like to speak to you about their vaults.'' Griphook told the director, now known as Ragnok.
Ragnok motioned for us to sit in the chairs in front of his desk and motioned for Griphook to leave.
''Well, what is their something wrong with your vaults, what can I do to help you here at Gringotts?'' Ragnok asked, coughing a little.
Luna smiled at the goblin, it was well-known in our group that Luna was ⅙ Faye and that was just enough to get some slight Seer abilities as well as some ability called Aura Sight.
Her Father had the same abilty, people thought him to be crazy because he named some of the creatures and entities that he had seen.
''Well, these younglings would like to combine all of their vaults into one big one so they can share the money.'' Sofia explained to him in a respectful, even tone.
Ragnok stared at us and nodded after a second to think before answering.
''That would be acceptable, may I ask your names so I can find your vault numbers?'' He asked, polietly.
''I'm Draco Malfoy, the girl with the silver-blonde hair is Luna Lovegood, The regular blonde haired girl is Amaryllis Potter, and the brown-haired boy is Neville Longbottom.'' Draco answered.
Ragnok looked shocked. ''You are the missing heirs and heiresses to the Potter, Malfoy, Black, Longbottom, and Lovegood clans.'' He said.
We all smirked at that. It made us feel smug that even the goblins remeber us after this long because it seems unlikely that any of our parents/guardians would put out an ad in the paper concerning us and our running away scandal.
''Yes, we are, sir. We were wondering if we could do combine our vaults because in a week or so, I think, we are supposed to be spending the holiday in France, and we needed to have our finacial business in order.'' Neville explained.
Ragnok nodded, gaining his composure back after his little bout of shock.
''Yes, well, I'll combine the vaults and give you all your own pouches, which connect to your vault, so you can take money out without having to go all the way down to the vault as well as using a goblin protection spells to make sure that the pouches can't be stolen, lost, or destroyed under any circumstances.'' He told us.
I nodded. That sounds like a good deal.
''That sounds good, how much will they cost?'' Luna asks, interested.
''They will be 5 galleons per vault(s) combined in with the larger vault you wish to use, but the pouches are free to our clients as long as they already have a vault, it doesn't really matter if it's a family vault, a personal vault, or a trust fund vault.'' He told us.
I looked over to the others and they nodded at me, even Sofia.
I turned back to Ragnok and nodded. ''We'll take your deal, sir'' I told him.
''Before you go, what would you like to name your vault?'' he asked.
''How does The Dragon Mates, sound?'' Draco asked, pointing to himself.
Luna and I giggled at him.
''Draco, we are not naming the vault after you, we need something that refers to all of us, so we don't feel left out.'' I told him.
After about 5 minutes of throwing out ridiculous names, Ragnok cleared his throat, grabbing our attention.
''If I may, I would like to suggest Το The Runaway Παιδιά(1)'' Ragnok said.
After a couple seconds, Sofia translated what he said for us.
''He said The Runaway Children in Greek'' She told us.
I looked at my friends and they looked as though they were thinking hard about it, then Luna nodded, followed by Draco, then Neville.
I turned back to Ragnok with a grin.
''That's Perfect, from now on we'll be known as Το The Runaway Παιδιά'' I cheered.
Once that was done with, Ragnok led us out of of his office and to the front doors of the bank, much to the shock of the goblins and magicals around us.
Neville put his hand down in between all of us and said ''Το The Runaway Παιδιά''
We all smiled and put our hands on top of his and said it again in a whisper as to not bring more attention to ourselves.
''Το The Runaway Παιδιά''
End of Flashback
Gringotts Bank, Front room, Am's P.O.V
After that Griphook was named as our account manager and our vaults were filled to the brim.
Now, that we got our card, We bid Griphook goddbye and we started to shop.
''Mia, can you hand Drake the list for school supplies and give him the pouch of money, He'll get everything we need, while we go get our uniforms and stuff.'' I told her.
She nodded and pulled a folded piece of parchment from her bag and gave it to Drake.
I wrinkled my nose. Nobody uses Parchment these days except for Magical England, they are so disgustingly prejudice against Mundanes, it's not even funny.
''Drake before you go, don't get any Parchment, Quills, or anything like that, just get the books and potions kits, the ones in stock and meet us at Madam Malkin's.'' I told him.
Drake nodded before setting off towards the book store, Flourish & Blotts.
Mia led the rest of us to Madam Malkin's Robes For All Occassions and as we walked in we saw Purple walls and racks of Robes for both Men and Women and Children in all sorts of designs.
There were some nice things but they weren't really something I could wear. As I walked around and browsed for a little bit, I noticed that alot of the dress robes were all passed knee length, even the women ones. While I have nothing against knee-length or ankle-length dresses or skirts or robes of any sort, the wizarding women must know how to show off their bodies, or at least their legs.
With a little dissappointed sigh, I went over to Madam Malkin and asked her about the hogwarts uniform.
''Hello Ma'am, I'm transferring to Hogwarts this yar with a couple of my friends and we would like to get fitted for our uniform.'' I told her in a polite voice and a sweet smile.
Madam Malkin, a lady that was in her late thirties with Long Black Hair and Bright Blue Eyes with tints of Gray. She smiled warmly and nodded before pulling me up to stand on stool.
After about 15 minutes of fitting my uniform, Which consisted of a Gray Skirt, a White Blouse, a Black Tie, a Gray Sweater(sleaveless and with Long sleeves) Knee Socks, and Plain Mary-Janes Flats. I noticed the skirt and the top were outdated possibly from somewhere between the 40's and 70's.
''Madam, I was wondering if some suggestions could be made to the uniform for myself?'' I asked. While Madam Malkin looked a little shocked, I could geuss she either didn't get that request a lot or at all.
''Sure, What would you like sweetheart?'' She asked.
I turned in the mirror and looked at myself from all angles before turning back to the women.
''Could you shorten the skirt a couple inches below the thigh and make it slightly tighter. For the top, I think I could find a replacement for it in the Mundane World. The tie, shoes, and socks as well. The Sweaters though, can you make them tighter, so they can show off my figure a little bit more?'' I suggested to her.
She nodded and as I repeated every detail for the things I wanted back from her, one by one, with the wave of her wand, I got the cutest Gray Mini-Skirt that was an Inch or two below my thigh, The sweaters felt tight enough to be a second skin and showed off my amazing figure.
I know I might sound a little slutty or something but I lived by the saying of Professor Sofia and Valentina.
If You've Got It, Flaunt It!
Its a very good saying and it shows in my clothing, While a bit Short and Tight, It's also amazing and expresses my personality as well as my feelings/mood.
I smiled at Madam Malkin and shook her hand. ''Ma'am, How much do I owe you for all my Skirts and Sweaters?'' I asked
She grinned and when we walked over to the magical register, which was filled with Galleons, Sickles, and Knuts, she checked how much my stuff costed.
''About 10 Galleons but since your so polite, unlike some other kids your age, I'll give you a discount, so you'll only have to pay half price.'' She told me.
I thought it over in my head, every Galleon in the Wizarding World was 20 in the Mundane World, While Sickles were 10, Knuts were 5£.
So, when converted my purchases would cost about 100. 'Man were these some expensive skirts and sweaters!' I thought.
Draco's P.O.V
I walked away after Am gave me the information on our school supplies, I decided to head off and get the books first, so I looked at the reading list.
Books:
The Standard Book Of Spells (Grade 4) By: Miranda Goshawk
The Dark Forces: A Guide To Self-Protection By: Stephan White
Intermediate Transfiguration II By: Emeric Switch
Magical Drafts and Potions IV By: Arsenuis Jigger
Fantastic Beasts and How To Take Care Of Them By: Newt Scamander
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungai IV By: Phyllida Spore
Runic From A to Z By: Alexander Vike
How To Make and Use Wards By: Celeste Protego
With those books in mind as I got to Flourish & Blotts, I instantly began to look, grabbing about 5 copies of each book.
After getting the books, I looked at the next items on the list.
Students Will Require:
Dress Robes (Only For Special Occasions)(Will Include All Holidays)
A Masqarade Mask (Only For Special Occasions)
A Potions Kit
Thinking we could get the first two items later, I left the Dress Robes and Masks for later and went to Slug & Jiggers Apothecary.
Once I got there, I got a few looks from the females but I ignored them. I only had eyes for Luna.
I bought 7 Potion Kits. The 2 extra were for the twins, Fred and George, who also needed a potions kit.
Once I was done with that, I pulled out my phone and checked the time. It was about 1 in the afternoon.
I was a little shocked I had spent about 2 hours getting those few school supplies, despite the items in question being in large quantities.
I shrunk the items so they all fit into one bag before heading to Madam Malkins Robes For All Occasions, to meet up with the others like planned.
When I got there, I saw Luna and Mia getting there Uniforms and Am sitting down, waiting fo them with Nev, both already have their uniforms.
I walked over to them and sat down next to Am.
''Hey, Nev did you get my uniform for me?'' I asked. He nooded at me and I grinned.
While the girls, howeverr much I love them and their flaws, they were kinda stuck-up and snooty, especially when it came to clothes bbut that should be expected since they possibly have 2 closetts, so that if put together make the largest closet in the world, bigger that a mall food court.
''So, Drake got our books and potion kits and the only other things we need on the list are Dress Robes and one of those Masqarade ball masks.'' Lu said, taking the list from my hand.
"Dress Robes!" Am exclaimed. She and Lu shared a look before laughing.
"Holy Shit, that's funny, I think only Wizarding Europe wears robes anymore, its severely disappointing how far behind in culture it is, all the other countries have already found ways to make electronics work with magic.'' Nev said, laughing loudly.
That earned him and the girls some dirty looks. The Luna and Mia finished getting their stuff and the twins departed. We decided to finally go to Mundane London to get Mia's new wardrobe.
We went to all sorts of places, Hot Topic, Journeys, Claire's, Victoria's Secrets, Harrods, K-mart, Walmart, JCpenny's,( AN- I kinda forgot every single clothing store i've heard of or have ever been brought to while typing this because my internet is down for a couple hours)and all sorts of other places for all types of clothes.
Punk, Nerdy, Flirty, Casual, Sporty, Formal, Girly, Boho, Funky, Edgy, and Glamorous. Even as we went through the stores─Mia, Nev, and I had fun, despite all the different types of clothes, Mia was never forced to get anything, she loved every single item of clothes she bought.
Luna offered to helped pick out clothes with Ginny, but she declined, she was perfectly happy with her wardrobe and didn't need anything.
About 3 hours and 3,500 later, it was around 4 in the afternoon, and we were all exhausted and sat down at a resteraunt that sold Fish and French Fries(Chips for those who use that word instead of Fries, I'm american so I don't really use most of the same words as you do, If you want I can try to find the meanings of some of the words you use over the pond and I'll translate at the end of the chapter.)
Then I remembered something that we didn't get a chance to buy while we were shopping for clothes.
"You guys do realize none of us bought anything to replace the dress robes for the parties we'll be having at Hogwarts!'' I exclaimed.
The girls groaned and Am glared weakly at me. "For the first time in my life, Shopping has made me extremely tired, we can just get some amazing and gorgeous clothes later in the year.'' She said.
After eating our food, we all grabbed an equal portion of Mia's bags and walked back took a taxi back to The Leaky Cauldron. When we got there, we ignored all the looks and went over to the Fireplace and Floo'd back to Potter Manor to see The Potters, Lupin, Black and The Weasley Parents, standing there and waiting for us.
''Do you know how long its been since you've left, Ginny I thought these Hoodlums and Scarlet Women were going to kidnap you. I've been Worried Sic─" Molly Weasley Screeched as though she was a banshee and getting fed up, Lu did something amazing.
She had a haughty look on her face as she slapped the banshee in the face, making her head snap to the right.
''Will you get a hold of yourself, woman?'' She said, a scowl on her face. "Your children are perfectly safe, if any of us wanted to hurt them, we'd have done it while everybody was asleep, but we didn't so suck it up and stop being such a frickin' headless chicken.'' She said before turning and going back upstairs to the room.
The rest of the group and I gave each other a look, then as one we began to laugh as we followed Luna up the stairs to help Mia unpack her new stuff.
Once we finished helping Mia, we all came down and sat at the table with the rest of the Potters and Weasleys. (Fred, Molly, Arthur, George, Percy, and Ron)
We all went to the living room and I was talking to Fred & George about the pranks they pulled on people at Hogwarts and giving them tips.
I finished my conversation with the twins before grabbing Nev, Mia, and Ginny and taking them upstairs to our room.
Drake and Lu were already asleep and I couldn't help but take a picture of them together. I turned back towards Mia and Ginny, while Nev went to change in private.
"So, Mia, Ginny, I have an important question.'' I told them.
They nodded and I cleared my throat before asking.
"What's the 411 on the boys at Hogwarts, We need to get Mia a guy?'' I asked, teasingly.
They laughed and we made small talk until Nev came out of the bathroom and the girls left.
I changed into my pajamas and and laid down with Nev and fell asleep almost instantly, Shopping is a tiring hobby, despite what those girls that think shopping is boring.
Heys Guys, sorry for not updating in forever, writing the chapters is getting harder each and every day, and slowly giving me more writer's block. ut despite that, i'm still posting, i'm not gonna stop until I finish this story and the other one that's crossed over with Carrie.
R & R, pm me or review, give me OCs, Ideas to use, songs, oh and i'll be putting up a poll for who Hermione should end up with and where the gang should be in terms of houses at hogwarts.
I'm still looking for a beta so if anybody wants PM me. I'm also on the lookout for staff for the group I created called HP, PJ, T, WC, or D.
it's about anything having to do with Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Twilight, The Winx Club, or Divergent!
Once again i'm sorry for not updating for at least 3 months, i'll try to update sooner.
Emi Out! ;)