A/N: I had fun writing this chapter…. LOL… I hope you all enjoy reading it….
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Once they were in Diagon Alley Hermione turned to face the group with her and said "I think that I should do Gringotts first since it will probably take the longest and then I'll do Madam Malkin's and Twilfitts and Tatting's."
Severus nodded. "That is probably the best way to do this Hermione. Now I want you to stay close to us as we make our way to Gringotts."
Hermione nodded and then walked in between Blaise and Theo with Severus on the other side of Blaise and Sirius on the other side of Theo. She shook her head as she took in how they were walking. She had Harry walking in front of her with Lucius and Arthur on either side of him and she had Draco and Pansy behind her with Narcissa beside Draco and Molly beside Pansy. As soon as they were in Gringotts she let out a sigh of relief. "I'm glad that we are finally here. I could feel people's eyes on me and it was creeping me out."
Narcissa nodded. "I don't doubt it dear but you should know that none of us are going to let anything happen to you. Now do you have a preference for a Goblin to deal with?"
Hermione nodded. "If possible I would rather deal with Griphook if possible."
Severus and Lucius nodded but before they could move forward Griphook came over to the group and asked "Can I do something to help you all?"
Harry chuckled and said "Actually Griphook I need for you to help Hermione if you can please. She has just learned that she is the heir to Slytherin and Ravenclaw."
Griphook nodded. "We got the notice earlier. If you all will follow me I will help you."
Hermione nodded and followed Griphook into a room off to the side of the main part of Gringotts. As soon as she was inside she sat down at the table and shook her head as everyone else surrounded her. "Do you need my wand or anything Griphook?"
Griphook nodded and held his hand out for the wand. Once he had it in his hand he used his goblin magic and then handed it back to Hermione as two scrolls appeared on the table. He unbound the first scroll and opened it up. "I leave all of my vaults, properties, and contents in all of my houses to Miss Hermione Jean Ravenclaw-Slytherin. She is to inherit all of my vaults and those of any other family members from the Slytherin line. She is to inherit my magical painting and any books in the rooms that I had at Hogwarts including the hidden room in the Chamber of Secrets. The entrance to the Chamber of Secrets is in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. She is to inherit my wand."
Hermione's eyes widened in shock as Griphook finished reading Salazar Slytherin's will. "I get his wand?"
Griphook nodded and snapped his fingers and a long white box appeared and he handed it over to Hermione before opening Rowena's will. "I leave all of my vaults, properties, and contents in all of my houses to Miss Hermione Jean Ravenclaw-Slytherin. She is to inherit all of my vaults and those of any other family members from the Ravenclaw blood line. She is also to inherit my personal journals, books, and paintings that are in my rooms at Hogwarts. She is also to inherit my two wands."
Hermione's eyes were as wide as they could get and her mouth was dropped open in shock and then she shook herself and finally asked "Do I even want to know how much money I now have?"
Lucius, Narcissa, Molly, Arthur, Severus, and Sirius all laughed when Griphook said after handing her the box that contained Rowena's wands in it "Let's just say Miss Granger that if you would add the Malfoy's, the Parkinson's, the Nott's, the Zabini's, the Black's, the Weasley's, the Potter's, and everyone else that has vaults that they still wouldn't match up to what you have in money or jewels. Now would you like to see your vaults?"
Hermione swallowed hard and nodded. "Actually I would just like to see one for now. I need to get some money out and go shopping before I go to the Ministry. Would it be possible to add what is in my Granger vault to one of the others?"
Griphook nodded and stood up. "Yes, it would be. Do you want everyone to come with you?"
Hermione nodded again. "They are my bodyguards for today to make sure that nothing happens to me. I came into my inheritance last night and I am Angelus and Veela. Besides that with finding out who I am until I find out what exactly is going to go on I need to make sure that I have people around to help me if I need it."
Griphook nodded again. "That is a wise idea Miss Granger. You come from the two wealthiest lines and the two most pure lines of magic."
Hermione sighed but didn't say anything. Instead she followed Griphook out of the room and to the cart that would take her to see one of her new vaults. She felt everyone pile in and then ended up sitting on Blaise's lap as the cart shot forward. She closed her eyes as the cart sped down the track to the very bottom of the bank. Her eyes widened as she took in how big the vaults were. Her eyes widened even further as she realized that every single vault had Ravenclaw or Slytherin on it. "Sweet Merlin."
Lucius chuckled and said "Not only do you have more money than any of us put together but you have the biggest vaults available through Gringotts. You should go in alone or at least first to make sure that nobody gets hurt from any wards that are on the vault or in it."
Hermione nodded and stood up on shaky legs and exited the cart. When she got close to the vault she could feel the wards as they accepted her. She took the key from Griphook and opened the vault. Her eyes widened at everything inside. She shook her head in amazement and then stepped inside after motioning for the others to follow her. She heard the others gasp but ignored them as she followed the pull she was feeling. Her eyes widened in shock once she located the item that was making her feel the pull. She pulled the glass case off the shelf an examined the piece of jewelry more closely. When she felt a hand on her shoulder she turned her head to look and when she saw Sirius, Severus, Narcissa, Lucius, and Molly all standing behind her she lifted the glass case up for them to see. "As soon as I walked in I felt a pull and followed it to here."
Narcissa smiled and nodded and took the glass case from Hermione and opened it. She gently pulled out the diamond and emerald necklace and then motioned for Hermione to lift her hair up. Once Hermione's hair was out of the way she put the necklace around Hermione's neck with the pendant falling to the middle part of her chest. She smiled when she saw Hermione's eyes widen once more. "My guess is that this pendant was made for you and that is why you felt a pull. I can tell from the magic radiating off of it that it has charms woven into it. Once we get back to Hogwarts we can have Flitwick exam it and tell us just what kind of spells and charms are on it. But for now you should wear it."
Hermione nodded and then looked around. Besides gold she saw books, jewelry, painting, and a lot of other stuff. She decided then and there that she would come back on a weekend where she didn't have anything planned so that she could go through everything. She pulled out a pouch and put close to five hundred galleons in it just to be on the safe side. After she looked around once more she smirked when she saw five brooms appear out of nowhere. She turned to look at Blaise, Theo, Draco, Harry, and Sirius. "Why don't you five go and grab those brooms that just appeared out of thin air. I'm sure that you five will enjoy them."
Harry's eyes widened in shock and he said "No 'Mione we couldn't."
Hermione chuckled and accioed all five brooms to her and then shrunk them and put them in her extendable bag. She then smiled when she saw Molly looking at an antique clock. "Yes, you can Harry James Potter. And Molly shrink that clock and take it with you."
Molly looked at Hermione in shock but when she saw the look on Hermione's face she smiled and nodded. She shrunk it and then put it in her pocket. "Thank you Hermione."
Hermione smiled and said "You don't need to thank me."
Molly shook her head and chuckled just as Hermione's eyes caught something else. She followed Hermione's line of sight and her own eyes widened in surprise at what she was seeing. She knew immediately what Hermione was going to do and she nodded in approval. "I think that would be a good idea Hermione."
Hermione grinned and then looked at Severus. "Severus over in the corner over there is a set of three gold cauldrons and stirring rods. Why don't you grab them and take them with you?"
Severus turned his head to look and his mouth dropped open in shock at what he saw. He knew for a fact that those hadn't been there a moment ago. "I can't do that Hermione. But if you want I will shrink them and take them with us so that you can use them."
Hermione shook her head. "I want you to have them Severus so shrink the set and the stirring rods and bring them with us."
Severus sighed but gave in and did what Hermione told him to. "Is there anything else that you need from here?"
Hermione shook her head and then looked at Griphook. "Would it be possible to get an inventory list of everything in this vault and all of the others? I would like to know what's in them and not just how much money I have now."
Griphook nodded and snapped his fingers and several sheets of parchment appeared in his hand and then he handed her the stack. "This is a list of all of your money and everything else that is in all of the vaults for both Slytherin and Ravenclaw. I think it is a good idea that you look them all over and then come back when you have more time to explore."
Hermione nodded. "I think I will do that. Thank you for all of your help Griphook."
Griphook nodded again and then led the way out of the vault but waited on Hermione who had spotted something that she wanted to give to Arthur, Lucius, Narcissa, and Pansy. Once she was out he shut the vault and made sure that it locked before getting back in the cart with everyone. After reminding them to hold tight he started the cart and shot them back up to the main part of the bank. Once he stopped the cart and hopped out he looked at Hermione and nodded. "If you need anything just come in or owl me."
Hermione nodded and then looked at Arthur, Lucius, Narcissa, and Pansy and gave them each what she picked out for them. She smiled when she heard all four of them gasps. She had given Arthur a pocket watch with the Ravenclaw crest on it and she gave Lucius a pocket watch with the Slytherin crest on it. She gave both Pansy and Narcissa an emerald necklace with the Slytherin crest on it. "Now I do believe it is time to go to Madam Malkin's and Twilfitts and Tatting's. Then we can go to the Ministry after we get some lunch."
Severus nodded and held his hand out. "Why don't you let me hold on to your pouch? I know that you put quite a bit of money in it and I don't want to take the chance of someone trying to take it from you."
Hermione nodded and handed it over and then allowed herself to be led out of Gringotts once again surrounded by Draco, Harry, Blaise, Theo, Pansy, Sirius, Narcissa, Lucius, Molly, and Arthur. She couldn't help but smirk at the shocked looked still on everyone's faces from what she gave them.
A/N 2: *smirks* I really had a lot of fun writing this chapter and the next one... LOL... Yes I split this chapter in 2 other wise I would have been editing for another couple hours... Plus I don't like having really really really long chapters... I hope you all enjoyed this chapter... Click the button and let me know what you think!
