Harry and Sirius sat at the semi-circular table, waiting patiently for Bogrod to escort Lords Black and Prince into the room. Both young wizards were nervous, who knew what the two Lords would require in a marriage contract?
Certain things were obvious. Each man would retain his title or titles. Each man would be required to nominate an heir or heirs. Each man would retain control of his own vaults. Any joint vaults would be newly created. The question was when? How long did they have to make these changes? Did they have to be in place before the vows took place? Were they to be made within so many days of the vows?
Neither man knew… and that was the reason behind their nervousness… or so they claimed.
And so far, Ragnok was of no assistance.
A quiet tapping at the door, heralded the arrival of Bogrod and the two lords.
"Director? Master Henrick? Heir Black?" Bogrod bowed slightly to each person. "May present Lord Arcturus Sirius Black, Head of House Black and Lord Nathaniel Ellery Prince, Head of House Prince." As he introduced them each man bowed to the director.
"Gentlemen. Thank you for joining us." Ragnok bowed his head to each man and gestured for them to be seated.
Arcturus sat beside Sirius, while Nathaniel sat beside Harry, the four of them opposite three seats, one already taken by Ragnok, one Bogrod moved to sit in and the third remained empty at this point.
"Gentlemen, I understand that we are here to negotiate a contract of betrothal between Lord Harrington and Heir Black, am I correct?" Ragnok stated.
"No, sir." Arcturus replied. "It was my intention today to negotiate a marriage contract, I see no need to waste time on a betrothal when both parties are of age."
"I agree." Nathaniel nodded as he spoke.
Ragnok and Bogrod nodded.
"Very well. Is there anywhere in particular you would like to start?" Ragnok asked.
"Heirs." Arcturus said.
"Titles." Nathaniel said at the same time.
"Hmm…" Ragnok hummed. "Heirs would be a subcategory of Titles. So, we shall start there. Lord Black? Your thoughts on content?"
"I would prefer each party to retain their own title, if they were to attend an event that required them to represent a particular House, they would be recognised as Heir and consort or Lord and consort." Arcturus replied. "If not representing any particular House, then both titles are to be used, the same as if they were representing both Houses."
"Lord Prince? Your thoughts?"
"So far, I agree." Nathaniel nodded.
"Very good. Bogrod?"
"Noted, sir. One point requiring clarification at a later time. Minor." Bogrod replied.
"Good. Subcategory of Heirs. Lord Black?"
"I require that each have name an individual Heir for each title."
"Lord Prince?"
"Agreed."
"Bogrod?"
"Clarification required." Bogrod stated. "Details will effect later categories."
"In what manner?" Ragnok demanded an explanation.
"Number of children, sir." Bogrod replied.
"How so?" Arcturus asked.
"Abiding by the stated Heir clause, the couple would be required to have a number of children, at a bare minimum, five."
"Five?!"
"What?!"
"Pardon?"
Arcturus, Sirius and Nathaniel all spoke at the same time.
"How do you figure that?" Nathaniel asked.
"Well… depending on a clarification within the Title clause, the couple may be required to father up to five children." Bogrod replied.
"Title clause? What clarification?'" Arcturus asked.
"Due to the fact that Master Henrick bears the titles of a number of Houses, clarification is needed as to whether the contract is between Master Henrick as Lord Harrington, as Lord Black first requested or is it between Master Henrick, as holder of all his titles?"
"Ah…" Ragnok grunted, as he nodded.
"All his titles?" Nathaniel asked. "I wasn't aware of more than Lord Harrington."
"Yes, I was under the same impression." Arcturus stated.
"No, my Lords. Master Henrick is Heir to House McGonagall and Lord to four Houses." Bogrod replied.
Both men blinked in shock, their mouths falling slack. Arcturus was the first to recover.
"What Houses?" He asked.
"Master Henrick?" Bogrod asked. Harry just nodded. "Thank you." Bogrod paused as he shuffled sheets of parchment to find the page he wanted. "Master Henrick is, as I said, Heir McGonagall. He is also Lord Harrington, I believe you are all aware of this?" Three men nodded. "In addition to this, Henrick is the Head of House for three Ancient and Noble Houses that have fallen from public attention." He smirked.
"Oh, no." Sirius muttered. "Don't tell me…" The goblin's smirk was matched by Harry's.
"Yep." He whispered to Sirius.
"Crap." Sirius sighed.
"Language, please, Sirius." Arcturus chided.
"You'll be swearing in minute, too, grandfather." He answered, his head falling into his hands.
"Sirius?"
"Just tell them, Bogrod." Harry's smirk became a broad grin.
"Master Henrick is the Head of House, for Houses Peverell, Gryffindor and Slytherin." The goblin declared.
Both Arcturus and Nathaniel choked on nothing more than air, before Arcturus proved Sirius correct and began to swear.
"How in the seven hells, are you Lord of Slytherin?" Arcturus demanded.
"… and Gryffindor?" Nathaniel spluttered.
"Birth… And magic."
"What?" Both lords demanded.
"But how? You're the younger son." Arcturus continued.
"Ah… yeah… about that…?" Harry grimaced.
"What now?" Arcturus snarled.
"I wasn't born a Snape-Urquart…" Harry went on to give Arcturus the same information that Nathaniel had been given, the day before. "…and so, now we just have the staff testing to come, starting on Monday." He finished.
"I see… No, no I don't see. How were you able to claim these titles? Doesn't a masking adoption, cancel out any blood inheritances?" Arcturus was confused.
"It does, but I claimed them before I underwent the masking adoptions." Harry answered.
"But how?" Nathaniel asked.
"Right… Cadmus Peverell was the second of three brothers, Antioch, Cadmus and Ignotus Peverell. The line of Slytherin is descended from Cadmus, the line split at some point, unknown when precisely, but it split some time between 1710 and 1780. One line was a squib line descended from Thomas Archer Slytherin, son of Allemedis Kael Slytherin, the other becoming the Gaunts, the known Heirs of the line, descended from Thomas', younger but magical, sister Eloise Calanthe. Eloise married Corvinus Ralston Gaunt and Allemedis passed the House Ring to their son, Ralston Edmund. Unfortunately, the Gaunt line fell into madness and inbreeding. The last heir was the son of Merope Hesper, a Gaunt daughter, a squib at that and a local muggle landholder, Tomas Fletcher Riddle Jnr. Merope had drugged Riddle Jnr with amortentia, after becoming infatuated with him, the pair running off to London together. Once she was pregnant, she ceased the potion, it's not known whether that was because she believed he would do the right thing by her or because she was unable to continue to brew it, being pregnant. Regardless, as soon as the potion wore off, Riddle abandoned her, returning to the family estate in Scotland. Merope was left alone, pregnant and unmarried, in London to fend for herself. She died minutes after giving birth to a son that she called Tom Marvolo Riddle. Tom after his father and Marvolo after hers. Tom went on to be raised in an orphanage in London, before Dumbledore found him and saw to it that he was educated at Hogwarts, where he turned to the Darker Arts. He was famously defeated after challenging the wrong family and killed. There ended the line of Eloise Slytherin. Her brother, Thomas was sent to the continent, but being his mother's favourite, wasn't cut from the family. He dropped the name Slytherin and took his middle name, Archer as a surname and so the line continued." Harry explained. "My maternal grandmother was Peony Archer."
"Tom Riddle? Famously defeated? I've never heard of Tom Riddle?" Arcturus frowned.
"Of course you have, he just rearranged the letters of his name, to provide himself with a name the purebloods would follow." Harry pulled one of Bogrod's sheets to him and wrote.
TOM MARVOLO RIDDLE
He drew a line from each letter and rewrote the letters.
I AM LORD VOLDEMORT
"Oh gods." Both lords whispered.
"How did you find this out?" Arcturus asked after regaining his voice.
"Updating family history journal at Slytherin Castle." Harry answered. And while that was true, he hadn't yet had a chance to visit Slytherin Castle and was relying on memory of his other future.
"But how did the title come to you?" Nathaniel asked.
"I am the first magical child born to Thomas Archer's line, so I would assume that, on Riddle's death, magic went looking for a child of Slytherin blood to pass the title to."
"You." Nathaniel declared.
"Me." Harry agreed.
"But the Gryffindor and Peverell titles?"
"Ah, but being of Slytherin blood means that I'm already of Peverell blood and being the only magical child...? It comes to me. Gryffindor is a little more complicated. Gryffindor is a solely magical inheritance, as Godric Gryffindor sired no children."
"So how…?" Arcturus trailed off.
"A number of incidents. Firstly I challenged a magical creature for the life of a friend. Secondly I drew a sword from a hat. And thirdly, I used that sword in defence of another's life."
"A sword?" Arcturus asked.
"A hat?" Nathaniel asked.
"Godric Gryffindor's sword and I drew it from the Sorting Hat." Harry was enjoying the expressions on the two lords' faces.
"And Harrington?" Sirius asked.
"No idea. It was just on my Inheritance Test." Harry replied.
Both Lords exchanged looks and sighed.
"Right, so six titles?" Nathaniel mumbled.
"Yes, but only five can be passed on. Gryffindor's, as I said, is a magical title. Lady magic decides that, not me."
"Oh, right. So five." Nathaniel repeated.
"Hell, five." Arcturus muttered.
"Exactly." Harry chirped brightly.
"So, do we wish to name them individual or jointly?" Ragnok asked.
Both lords were still trying to come to grips with what they'd just been told and were unable to answer.
"I suggest, that we nominate a minimum of three." It was Sirius that spoke now. "One for Black, one for McGonagall and Harrington and a third for Slytherin and Peverell together."
"If, however, we do adopt further children, the McGonagall, Harrington, Slytherin and Peverell titles can be split." Harry added.
"Adopt?" Arcturus questioned.
"Of course." Harry answered. "Sirius and myself have decided that we are greedy, fostering is all well and good, but we want some kids we don't have to give back."
"You'd foster, too?"
"Sure." Sirius said. "Why not? We don't have to have them all at once."
"If we spread it out…?" Harry added.
"Maybe start with adopting? Maybe fostering? It really depends on finding children." Sirius went on.
"Yeah." Harry agreed. "We've decided that any child we adopt, will come from either the magical or muggle world. Magical children abandoned by their muggle families or the rare Wizarding orphan. We don't really care."
"But their blood-" Arcturus screwed his nose up.
"Won't matter. We plan on doing masking adoptions for them. Healer Tinrilla says that a masking adoption followed by full Blood Adoptions, the same as Hermione and I did, will register the children as Sirius's and mine, by blood." Harry overrode the objection.
"They will be ours by blood. Completely ours. No other parents, only us." Sirius added firmly.
"I see…" Nathaniel hummed. "I approve. A minimum of three children to be adopted, within the next ten years, each child being no more than ten years of age at adoption."
Arcturus titled his head and thought for a minute before speaking.
"The House of Black is a patriarchal House. As long as one child is male and is named Heir to my House, I am also in agreement." Arcturus announced.
"Very well. Title and Heir clauses are complete. Children?" Ragnok asked.
"Ah…?" Nathaniel questioned. "Didn't we just cover that?"
"Yes, but no. We covered Heirs. What of any other children? What of fostered children? They'll not inherit titles, no. But what of them?" Ragnok queried.
"Children fostered will be treated exactly the same as if they were our Blood Adopted children, at least for whatever time they are in our care." Harry began. "Parents of said children can expect to remain some in form of contact with us, at least until the child is of age."
"More likely, permanently, though." Sirius added.
"True." Harry agreed. "Once a contract has been signed, naming us custodians of a child, we will be responsible for that child. In all ways. Physically…" Harry went on.
"Emotionally." Sirius said.
"Financially." Harry added.
"Socially." Sirius grinned.
Ragnok nodded. "A contract is a wise suggestion, Master Henrick."
"You'll not be asking parents to cover the child's costs?" Nathaniel asked.
"No, definitely not." Harry answered.
"While they're with us, they are ours." Sirius answered a bare second later.
"I see…" Nathaniel murmured.
"What type of criteria do you have for selecting a child?" Arcturus asked.
"None, really. As long as there's a connection with the child, neither Sirius nor I, see any point in limiting our possibilities."
"Hmm…" Arcturus frowned in thought. "Fair enough. I see nothing to object to."
"Nor do I." Nathaniel shook his head.
"Very good. Bogrod?" Ragnok turned to his manager.
"Alterations noted, sir. No further clarifications needed."
"Good, good. Next gentlemen?"
"Personal finances." Arcturus said, when Nathaniel spread a hand and gestured to him to speak.
"Both gentlemen had indicated that they wish to control their own finances, but to also have a joint vault, that is used for the care and provision of children and whatever residence they live in during the summer." Bogrod informed those gathered.
"How will the joint vault be monitored?" Nathaniel asked.
"Heir Black suggested that each of them place an equal amount in the vault, straight from their wages at Hogwarts. The actual amount has yet to be determined as exact duties are not decided."
"And access to the vault?"
"A singular money pouch. No withdrawals over ʛ20 without both men holding the pouch together, no withdrawals of over ʛ100 total, per month, without both men fronting the bank, no withdrawals over ʛ500. That last is subject to my discretion, but only in a genuine emergency."
Nathaniel nodded, that made sense.
"I'd like to add a subclause to that." Arcturus put a hand out. "When a child arrives into their care, ʛ500 is provided to establish the child and cover it's needs."
"Might I ask why you suggest this?" Bogrod inquired.
"Knowing that these two are putting no limits on what children they… acquire… I doubt that many of them will have much in the way of possessions. And those children that are fostered out, are usually children that parents are unable to attend to. This may mean a dearth of possessions other than clothes. Children require clothing, books, accessories, toys and depending on how long the child will be in their care, a trust vault." Arcturus explained.
Bogrod and Ragnok shared a quiet look with Sirius and Harry, before nodding.
"Agreed." Nathaniel said. "What of schooling and education? If Harry and Sirius are teaching at Hogwarts, how will that impact on the education of children under their care?"
"Also, how will having children, impact on them living at Hogwarts?" Arcturus added.
"The joint vault will have a subsection that is solely for our children's education." Harry answered. "As for children and living at Hogwarts? It's… a… boarding… school…" Harry said the last four words extremely slowly. "A boarding school for children." He carefully enunciated each word so there could be no mistaking what he said.
"We understand that, Harry, but at least three of these children are going to be under Hogwarts age. What effect will that have?" Nathaniel replied, patiently.
"Why should it have any?" Harry countered. "You seem to forget that the staff are people, too. Kettleburn's been the CoMC professor for the last 25 years, yes? In that time he raised three children… at Hogwarts. Slughorn? He wants to retire and spend time with his wife and children, who were also raised at Hogwarts. As were Dippet's and Binns' children. And what about Herbert Beery and Rolanda Hooch? Aren't they both married? With children? I remember Sev telling me that Hooch had to get a relief in for the last few quidditch games one year, Pomfrey was concerned that her pregnancy wasn't stable, or… something…"
Nathaniel and Arcturus both sat back in thought.
"I'd forgotten that." Arcturus muttered. "Pomfrey went to the Board to get Hooch grounded for the last… what… three(?) games?"
"Two." Sirius answered. "She wanted three, but the relief took a bludger to the head, five minutes in, so Hooch had to fly." He chuckled. 'That was the gentlest game of quidditch that Hogwarts has ever seen. We were terrified that she was going to get hit with something. After she took to the air, neither Gryffindor or Slytherin even attempted to score a goal, we were too concerned with keeping bludgers away from her."
"Who caught the snitch?" Harry asked.
"Regulus, of course. The only time I was glad of my brother's flying skills." Sirius shook his head in fond memory. "Pomfrey waited until Hooch landed, before taking her cap off and smacking Hooch about the head and shoulders, yelling, 'do you want this baby or not? Then no more flying.' It was an eye-opener, that's for sure. Everyone thought Pomfrey was a pushover, but watching her berate Hooch? I think most of the school decided to avoid the hospital wing for the rest of the year."
"So, you'll be able to have children at Hogwarts? Who will care for them?" Nathaniel wanted to know.
"Initially, me." Sirius answered. "With help from family and the family house-elves. How much help depends, on the age of the children and how many there are at any given point."
"How will that impact on your teaching?"
"It shouldn't. I'll only be teaching two classes and only to 6th year and above. Animagus and apparition." Sirius shrugged. "At most six hours a week. Hermione has offered to help and with Minerva, Remus and Severus? I don't think we're going to have a lack of willing minders."
"And let's not forget the elves and the ghosts." Harry added. "They can keep tabs on any hiding children."
"And the children's education fund? How will that be established? What about trust vaults?" Arcturus asked.
"The joint vault will have a subsection for education purposes, we'll deposit a reasonable amount into it and allow Gringotts to invest a part of it. Anything needed specifically for the education of our children will come from there. This doesn't include books, uniforms and the like. That will come from their trust vaults. Again, a reasonable amount will be placed into a trust vault as a child enters our care." Sirius explained.
"That amount will be split equally between our titles and their accounts. Not our personal accounts. Excluding a child named as heir to a title, in that case that title pays for them. The initial deposits, that is." Harry added.
"I would like your children to take Business Management, it will stand them in good stead. Those that inherit titles will know how to manage an estate, whereas those that don't may decide to go into business for themselves." Arcturus asserted.
Both Sirius and Harry shrugged, they had not problems with that, even if a child didn't want to take the formal classes, they would be taught anyway.
"I'd not like to make it a requirement, but certainly a recommendation. But they will be taught the basics, anyway." Harry confessed.
"Very good." Arcturus nodded. "I'm see no reason it shouldn't be a recommendation."
"Same." Nathaniel added.
"Bogrod?" Ragnok asked.
"Noted, sir. No clarifications needed." The second goblin answered.
"Very well. Next clause is… Estates. Gentlemen?"
Arcturus bowed his head to Nathaniel and sat back.
"I understand that some of the titles have multiple estates, I'd like each title to retain a primary estate and any additional estates to fall into a collective, that Harry and Sirius can parcel out to any additional children, either those they adopt or permanently foster. Any non-titled child can be named Heir to any non-titled estate. All estates are to be brought to a liveable condition. Where possible I would like the Heir of each estate to use it as their 'example' in their Business Management class, those that take it."
Arcturus nodded. "I like that. Give a child a future, a home, a family and the means to maintain that future." He nodded, again. "Agreed."
"Bogrod?"
"I'll need to know which estates are to be considered titled and which aren't, but that can happen at any point, up until they adopt. Until that point the discussion is flexible."
"Once the estates are in a liveable condition or we adopt, whichever comes first, we will meet and name titles and estates." Harry conceded.
"I'd like to be involved in that discussion, please." Arcturus requested.
"I'd like that, too." Nathaniel agreed.
"Of course."
"Sure." Harry and Sirius spoke at the same time.
"Very good. Next is… employment. Both gentlemen have contracts with Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Heir Black is to teach two subjects, Animagus Studies and Apparition. Master Henrick is to teach three subjects. Ingredient Preparation, previously he was signed to teach the juniors in potions, however the Board have brought back Ingredient Prep for 1st and 2nd years. He will also teach Potions Basics to 3rd years. And finally he will take the seniors for DADA."
"Ah…" Arcturus raised a finger. "What of the 'curse' on the post?"
"The curse targets the person teaching DADA, right? Well, Sev and I signed a joint contract. So, we are the people teaching DADA. Neatly sidesteps the curse and it's primary distinction." Harry grinned. "However, next year, Máthair has decided that Ingredient Prep will have it's own classroom and teacher and I will be able to hand the class over to a specialist."
Sirius nudged Harry's shoulder. "Which will give Harry a little more free time. Time to spend with me and any ankle-biters."
"Financially, both men are quite secure and have decided that approximately, ʛ50 from their salaries each week, will go straight to joint vault, with half to go to the subsection. Plus a initial deposit of ʛ10,000 from each man ensures that the vault will sufficiently endowed, if needed immediately." Bogrod clarified.
"Good." Arcturus nodded. "I would like to add ʛ10,000 to be held for trust accounts. I'm going to assume that they will adopt the required three children as well as another two. As such, I'd like to start trust vaults, to be held in abeyance until each child arrives. ʛ2,000 per child."
"I'll match that." Nathaniel slapped the table in agreement.
Bogrod made notes on a separate piece of parchment.
"Very good. Any questions?" Everyone shook their heads. "Right. Last clause. Accommodation. Thoughts, gentlemen?"
"Granted, as the family will be at Hogwarts during the school year, the only accommodation needed will be during the summer." Nathaniel mused. "I'd like to see a non-titled estate used as the primary home."
"May we ask why?" Arcturus questioned.
"Neutrality." Was the reply.
"Hmm…" Ragnok hummed. "In that case… I suggest that the couple remove an estate from the collective and use it as the family primary. Short holidays or weekends can be taken at other estates, enough for the estate Heir to be familiar with the estate and to know what need to done to maintain or improve it."
All four men nodded.
"Very good. Now, I have questions." Ragnok stated.
"Director?" Arcturus asked.
"When is this marriage to take place? Who is to attend? When are the vaults to come into effect? Will both gentlemen be providing blood for Blood Adoptions, to be held in stasis, in case of a fatality? Who will be godparents to the children, will they be named now, or later? Will anyone have access to the above mentioned vaults? And lastly, when will the two gentlemen be providing Wills?"
Arcturus and Nathaniel shared a blinking look, while Harry and Sirius chuckled quietly.
"Gentlemen?" Ragnok asked.
"Right, sorry." Harry smothered his amusement. "When is the marriage to take place? Ah…? Grandfather? Lord Black? Do you have a preference?" The two older men shook heir heads. "Alright, well… what about next weekend? We should have the teaching assessments done by then."
"And we'd like to keep it quiet, you know, just family." Sirius added.
"Máthair and Mione have suggested the Great Hall at Hogwarts with just our family and a few friends." Harry expanded. "Hogwarts elves overheard we were negotiating and they're anxious to do the reception afterwards. We thought for the reception, we could invite all the staff, as well."
Arcturus and Nathaniel muttered quietly to each other for a few moments, before lifting their heads.
"Alright, next Saturday. Will you be using family Bonding Cuffs?" Arcturus asked.
"Yep." Sirius popped the 'P'. "But I don't want the ones mother wore, they were ugly. Can I look through the other sets?"
"Certainly, Sirius."
"Harry?" Nathaniel asked.
"No, I'm having a set made. I sent designs through to Bogrod Tuesday night. I want symbols for all my Houses on them. I want everyone that see's them to know that targeting Sirius will bring my wrath down on them, the wrath of five Houses. That I will leave them in ruins, if they attempt to harm my family." Harry replied, possessively.
"Ah…" Nathaniel saw, not his grandson, but a warrior wizard. A Master of DADA, that wouldn't hesitate when it came time to use his skills.
"Uh…" Arcturus was swiftly rethinking the possibility that Sirius was going to be the one defending their family. This wasn't the meek and mild man Arcturus had thought his grandson was marrying, this was a wizard that would lead others into battle and lead them back out to peace.
Even Ragnok and Bogrod blinked at the change in Harry, they may have watched an outline of his life, but it was clear there was much they hadn't seen. This was a warrior that even a goblin would walk gently around.
Only Sirius seemed unaffected by Harry's comments. He had spend hours, or maybe days, it was hard to tell, in Harry's Mindscape, ruffling through Harry's memories. Watching events and learning what made this man beside him tick.
"Very-hehem… good." Ragnok cleared his throat halfway through the comment. "Moving along. The vaults?"
"We've completed the paperwork, ready for everything to take effect at designated point." Sirius replied, unconcernedly, laying a small pile of parchment on the desk.
"We'll also leave Wills. As soon as the marriage certificate becomes valid, the vaults become active and the Wills are to be verified." Harry added.
"Good, good. Blood for adoptions?"
"Same. Tinrilla can draw that today. There's authorities for Blood Adoptions there and we placed clauses in our Wills to correspond." Harry answered.
"Godparents?"
"Unknown at this point. Each child we adopt will be matched with a godmother and a godfather. Someone we know will care for that child. But few of the children will have the same godparents. We want them to match the child." Sirius answered.
"And… ah, access to the vaults?"
"Our personal vaults are just that, personal. Nothing to do with this contract and signatories are the same. The join vaults? In the case of my death both Severus and Hermione are to be added, however only one can access the vault in conjunction with Sirius." Harry stated.
"In the case of my death, Remus Lupin will be added and will have access only in conjunction with Harry." Sirius added.
"In the unlikely event that we both die, Severus, Hermione and Remus will have access in the same manner that Sirius and I would. However… the vault subsection pertaining to our children's education will be come a separate vault and will only be accessible by all three together." Harry finished.
The two goblins sat back and thought about this.
"What are the chances that Severus and Hermione may try to override Remus?" Nathaniel asked.
"Non-existent." Harry shook his head.
"And the custody of your children, should something occur?" Arcturus asked.
"Will be held joint, between Severus, Hermione, Remus and Minerva McGonagall." Sirius answered, his tone hard and almost cold.
"We've included a list of people, should they be unable to care for our children." Harry added, his voice hard, like Sirius'. "We will not take the chance that the Potter disgrace could happen to our children. We have both nominated Ragnok, Director of Gringotts as executor of or Wills."
Arcturus and Nathaniel both nodded.
"Good. Gringotts will not allow the Wizengamot to mess up, again." Arcturus said.
"Yes, smart planning." Nathaniel agreed. "That is, of course, assuming that the Director agrees to officiate."
"Of course I will. I and Gringotts have spent much time and effort into Master Henrick's future, we are not prepared to let that founder." Ragnok turned to Bogrod. "Do you have everything you need?"
"Yes, sir. I can have a rough draft done within the hour. Assuming there are no major changes to that draft, it can be ready for signing… say… 4 pm?"
"Very good, Bogrod. Gentlemen, why don't we have some lunch, then we can review the draft contract and assuming no alterations, we can get this signed today."
"Sounds good. Grandfather? After lunch, can we go to the Black vault and look at Cuffs?" Sirius asked.
"Of course, Sirius."
"Thank you." Sirius beamed at the older man.
"In that case, Bogrod, may I visit the metal crafters? I'd like to see how my designs are being produced." Harry asked.
"I can only pass your request along, Harry. Master-Crafter Linklok has taken on your commission and he's notoriously particular about his work being viewed."
"Ah, well. If you would ask, I'd very much appreciate it." Harry murmured.
Sirius ʛ3500 = ʛ87 s8 k15
reparations = ʛ35000(Auror yearly pay) + ʛ12000 (undercover yearly)
1981 = 5weeks= ʛ4519 s4 k14
1982 = 52 weeks= ʛ47000
1983 = 52 weeks= ʛ47000
1984 = 52 weeks= ʛ47000
1985 = 32weeks = ʛ28923 k7
ʛ174442 s20 k21
Harry ʛ6500 = ʛ162 s8 k15