[DISCLAIMER: And by the way, my name is not Joanne Rowling, so unfortunately Harry Potter does NOT belong to me, though it really is such a shame...

A/N: Here's another one for you =) Though I should warn you, that right now I'm updating as fast as I can, but since the exams begin real soon, the January updates may be rather far apart from each other...

To Zana20: Thanks for the review. About the universe difference - they're not just similar, up to Harry's arrival there it was the very same world Harry came from, the 'other' world branched off the moment Harry merged with his younger self. Therefore everything happened just like that in his own world as well, he just wasn't aware of it.

To Madd Girl: Well, I do try =) though I don't do it on purpose...

To Peruser: Well, she most definitely won't be his mentor, an ally that's for sure;

To Lusiek: Thanks a lot, it's nice to hear compliments =) *Voldie hug for you*

Poll 3 results:

dark elf - 22;

high elf - 21;

dragon - 18;

vampire - 14;

angel - 11;

incubus - 10;

Thank you for your opinions on this topic. I've had a hard time thinking over this. And I've decided, that Hadrian's going to have a mixed heritage. There will be elven blood present, however that's all I'm telling you at this point. =)

*Harry-hugs* to all my reviewers, thank you very much, it's really nice to know that the story is appreciated...

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(~ss~ - means something is spoken in Parseltongue;

"blah" - speach;

'ergh' - thoughts;

"ano" - spells;

[place] - location & date;

*note* - mainly notes, letters (basically anything that's written);

{book} - letters, howlers, books (anything that is either spoken or read aloud by the character);

Previously on "Unwrapping Time":

Augusta, however, was not as clueless as the boy, so she asked at once:

"So then we are to understand that his magical guardian is aware of the contents of the Potter Will and he knowingly sealed it?"

"Yes, that's exactly it, Lady Longbottom." - answered the goblin with a feral grin.

The woman frowned, the idea of someone disregarding a magical Will was an unsettling one:

"And just who is Mr Potter's magical guardian?"

and on with the story...

Chapter Nine:

The Gringotts Dilemma: Dealing with Thieves and Liars (Part II).

Bloodclaw looked rather solemn if that was at all possible for a goblin, as he answered:

"A Mister Albus Wulfric Brian Percival Dumbledore. It says here that he appointed himself to the part after he witnessed the Potter Will."

Hadrian, of course was aware of this, but learning that Dumbledore prepared everything even before his parents were killed... it put everything in a totally new light. He asked in a small voice:
"So is there nothing we can do?"

Augusta put a hand on his shoulder and the gesture was rather soothing:

"Something about this situation seems off... What about the Evans' Will then? Is it sealed as well?"

Bloodclaw smirked again, as he pulled out a folder:

"No, everything is here. It's probably because Dumbledore had no idea Lily wrote a separate Will. For reasons unknown Mrs Evans-Potter did not trust the Headmaster of Hogwarts."

Hadrian smiled faintly at this:

"So than what does it say?" - he asked, his voice trembling a bit.

The goblin gave the child a smile and Augusta chuckled when the boy shivered. It didn't matter that Bloodclaw tried to reassure Harry, a goblin's smile was always toothy and scary, at least for children.

"Well, that's good for us. Now what did Mrs Evans-Potter say in her Will? We don't have all day, you know..." - snapped the old witch impatiently, her well-mannered pureblood mask slipping.

Hadrian couldn't help staring at the witch. For some bizarre reason, she reminded him of Sirius' mother, Walpurga Black. In his opinion Lady Black would have been much like Augusta, if she hadn't lost her marbles.

Finally Bloodclaw activated the orb and the silver mist that was swirling inside, poured out. The boy stared in wonder as the mist solidified and formed itself into a ghostly figure of his mother.

'Merlin, this is my mother...' - thought Potter, as he drank in the features of the apparition - 'The pictures don't do her justice. I wonder why I look so much like my father, like I'm his total clone... I should have had some of Mom's features as well... weird...'

Lily's apparition smiled in the general direction of Hadrian and Augusta:

"This is the Last Will of Lillian Jocelyn Evans-Potter, recorded at the Department of Mysteries, on June, 25th 1981. My dear son, if you're listening to this, then my suspicions turned out to be correct and we were killed. I hope you're living with Sirius, and if not then the Longbottom, Alice was your godmother, after all. However, we have to be ready for the worst case as well. If you were placed with Petunia and her family, then by now you most likely received the trunk. Carefully study what's inside, there will come a time, when you will need it." - she seemed to clear her throat and went on to the actual Will - "I, Lillian Jocelyn Evans-Potter, leave:

10000 Galleons to Remus John Lupin and insist that he buys himself a new wardrobe;
30000 Galleions to Molly Anne Weasley nee Prewitt in hope that it will keep her from accepting money from Dumbledore, which is most likely stolen anyway;
In the event that I die before my husband, I leave custody of my son to my husband, James Charlus Potter;
If both me and my husband are dead, then I leave custody of my son to his godfather, Sirius Orion Black and his mate, Remus John Lupin;
If they are also unavailable, I leave the custody of my son to his godmother, Alice Regina Longbottom and her husband Frank;
If none of them can take him in, here is the list of approved guardians:
Minerva McGonagall;
Augusta Aurelia Longbottom;
Emma & Daniel Granger;
Xenofilius Lovegood;

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS HE TO BE LEFT WITH PETUNIA DURSLEY nee EVANS AND HER FAMILY!

Everything else I own I leave to my only son heir, Hadrian Ain James Potter."

The wizard in question sat in his chair and watched his mother's silvery spirit disappear in silent shock. It was all very straight-forward and to the point and he hoped that Dumbledore wouldn't be able to stop it from being executed, for this was his freedom ticket and he really wanted to be able to use it.

"... Mr Potter? Mr Potter, are you with us?" - Bloodclaw's voice shook him from his stupor.

The boy blushed and gave them a weak smile:

"I'm sorry I got lost in thoughts. It's a lot to take in."

"That's understandable, child." - spoke Augusta, who was trying to process the information she just learned, as she put a hand on his shoulder to give him at least a measure of comfort.

The goblin closed the orb and put it away:

"Now then, you have to put on the signets from your mother's side of the family. If they accept you, you'll become either Lord or Heir of these families. This will give you a lot of political weight. Unfortunately the signets from your father's side of the family will only be available to you when you turn 17, or if you are emancipated. If you have magical blocks of any kind on your person, they will be removed by the signets' magic, but the process will be very unpleasant, even painful, if there are several blocks."

At this point Hadrian flinched. He knew full well that only a sliver of his magic was available to him and thinking about how the blocks would be removed brought a dual sensation of glee and dread. 'I can only hope I don't die during this. That would really be pathetic... Dumblefuck has a lot of things to answer for...' - he thought vindictively, as he picked up the first signet and studied it. It had an engraved dragon on it. The ring itself was made of white gold, at least that was what Potter thought it was.

Bloodclaw smirked:

"That is the signet of the Evans family, the metal is white gold, as you might have notice."

Hadrian smiled softly and with a deep breath put the ring on. At first there was no reaction and the young wizard thought that it didn't recognize him... and then the pain started. Even though he experienced the Cruciatus and many other torture spells during the War, he was not prepared for this sort of pain. He fell on the ground silently, but was unable to keep quiet. Painful moans echoed through the office.

Both the goblin and the witch were in shock. It was unheard of for a signet ring to cause such a reaction. Augusta came to the conclusion, that the boy had had a lot of magic-suppressors given to him.

It was late in the evening, when Hadrian had all of the signets on and was done with the legal documents and other paper work. Lady Longbottom sat on the sofa in the corner of the room and watched the young Lord Evans with a slight frown. She was sure that after the amount of pain he was through, he should be unconscious, yet he was well enough to sign all the documents and still not be dead on his feet.

Finally he sat back in his chair, that was long ago transfigured into a comfortable arm-chair. Hadrian let out a soft groan:

"I hope I never have to go through this much paper work again..."

This made both the witch and the goblin chuckle. Bloodclaw responded:

"Well, at least one more time..."

Potter made a disgusted face and sighed:

"Yeah, that..." - he than paused for a moment and dug through his back-pack, looking for something. After a few moments he pulled out a stack of documents and handed them to the rather bewildered goblin.

"My mother left me this. It's her investigation about Dumbledore. I didn't understand all of it, but what I did get, was that he's been stealing inheritance from the children, orphaned during the War."

Once he said it, Hadrian began doubting his decision, since the expressions on the faces of his companions were positively murderous and he couldn't let them tear into Dumbledore just yet. First he wanted his personal revenge.

"I would like you to look through this and see if you can find any evidence, since we can't do anything with just this." - he said, hoping to distract them from taking immediate action - "Also, from what books I managed to read in the two weeks that passed since I found out I was a wizard, it seems that Dumbledore is the only one who scares Voldemort..."

There was the expected shudder at the mention of Tom's name, but what did surprise Hadrian, was the fact that he no longer hated his nemesis and try as he might, he couldn't pin point when exactly he stopped hating the Dark Lord. Potter shrugged off the weird sensation and concentrated on the two in front of him.

'Damn, I can't really say anything that will really convince them, or I will have to explain how come I'm that clever... crap, at moments like this I really hate being a kid...' - thought Hadrian, as he waited for Augusta and Bloodclaw to come to a decision.

[A/N: And I suppose this is it... might have been a bit longer, but for I'm having a bit of problem writing out long descriptions, so look forward to the next chapter =)

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