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Harry Potter
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Vacation
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Chapter 20
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Harry watched Dumbledore and Voldemort fight in the atrium. He had been waiting for a chance to jump in after he had knocked Bellatrix out and tied her up. Seeing the head of the elf lying on the ground, he moved until it was between him and Voldemort. Raising his wand he cast the summoning spell as Voldemort cast a spell that flung Dumbledore into the wall head first, knocking him out.
"It's your turn now Potter…" Voldemort snarled out and then his eyes crossed and he dropped to the ground unconscious.
Harry blinked in surprise as his summoning spell had worked and quickly crossed the room where he grabbed the wand from the most feared Dark Lord ever as the Minister and Amelia Bones Head of the DMLE arrived and demanded to know what was going on.
"It's simple; I was lured here by Voldemort to get something for him. He failed and now you have him right before you," Harry said as he used his dragon hide boots to turn the man over and Fudge yiked as he looked down on the deformed face of you-know-who. I told you last year he was back and you didn't believe me. Well here he is," Harry said as he cast the Petrificus Totalus on him, tying him up before he continued, "Madam Bones, I'd suggest you toss him through that death veil the ministry has to get rid of him so he cannot get free and cause more damage. I've had enough. I have been ridiculed all year around by Fudge, called a liar, tortured by his hatchet woman at Hogwarts, insulted and spit on. Is this what my parents died for? Well I've had enough."
"Now see here…"
"No you see here Fudge. I just saved your bloody arses for the fourth time. It will be the last time I do so. The next Dark Lord and Death Eaters… oh by the way you will find eleven more tied up down stairs and Bellatrix is over there by the fountain. I suggest you toss them through that Veil too in case they try to bring this bastard," Harry stopped and kicked Voldemort in the ribs, bringing a grunt from the body, showing he was still alive, "back to life or free him."
"What do you mean tortured?" Amelia asked.
Harry held up his left hand showing the back of it where she could see the words, 'I shall not tell lies' engraved on his hand.
"Mr. Potter what caused that?" Amelia asked and dreaded the answer.
"Umbridge has a special quill she likes to use. It's black and uses the person's blood to write with," Harry replied with a yawn.
Harry watched as the lips of the head of the DMLE went narrow.
"I see. Well I'll deal with that," she said as she looked at Fudge who was staring at the words, "Fudge you do know that Harry Potter will be Lord Potter of the Most Ancient and Noble House?"
Fudge gulp and went pale as he had forgotten that bit of information.
"I'm a Lord?" Harry asked.
"You will be when you turn seventeen. I suggest you talk to your account manager at Gringotts he will have more information on it," Amelia said as she turned to the Aurors and said, "Take Lestrange and Voldemort down to the death room and throw them through the veil," as she stunned Voldemort again.
"Amelia we can't be to hasty," Fudge replied.
"To hasty? Do you want him getting free and killing people?" Amelia asked.
Fudge gulped and shook his head no and watched as several Aurors levitated Lord Thingy and the Terror Witch as she was called. When he turned around, he noticed Potter was gone.
"Where's Potter?" Fudge asked.
Amelia whipped around and all she saw was medics working on Dumbledore.
"I don't know," Amelia said as she turned and followed her Aurors to the Department of Mysteries where she found eleven more Death Eaters tied up and several kids hurt and being tended to by civilians who shouldn't have been there.
The escaped Death Eaters had the kiss on them, so Amelia sent them through the Veil with Voldemort while she was trying to decide on the ones captured, Harry Potter was entering Gringotts after finding out his friends were going to be ok. Once in the bank, Harry met with his account manager and after talking with the goblin for an hour he found out he had been emancipated for over a year so he was now Lord Potter. After the meetings, Sharpblade, his account manager suggested he entered the time chamber and spent three hours outside in the rooms which would be seventy-two days inside. This allowed the healing of the body and the finding of blocks on his magic. They also removed the horcrux that was found in the scar by banishing the skin of the scar to the bone and healing it. When they finished the scar was gone along with the horcrux and when Harry woke up after three days he found that he did not need his glasses anymore. The good news on his accounts was that he found that Dumbledore hadn't been dipping into his money and actually made money for him. When Harry exited Gringotts he was the new Lord Potter and Lord Black of the Most Ancient and Noble houses of Potter and Black.
With a morphing necklace around his neck to show what he used to look like, Harry spent the next few days back at Hogwarts where everyone was staring at him. He had been threatened by Malfoy that the Dark Lord was going to get him and Harry slapped him down telling him that the Dark Lord and all those Death Eaters who escaped Azkaban had been thrown through the Veil of Death by Amelia Bones. Ron was still in Saint Mungo's under the care of the healers and people from the Department of Mysteries. His sister Ginny had been taken home by her parents. Neville had his broken nose fixed and was fine and little Luna was fine as a tree in a forest. It was Hermione who was on the warpath because of what they did to the escapees from Azkaban and Voldemort. She was a product of her society and that society being the mundane British society loathed the death penalty so she was taking it out on Harry as she had found out he had suggested tossing them through it, even though one of them had almost killed her. The other thing she was worried about was Professor Dumbledore being in a coma from hitting his head on the wall from Voldemort's last spell. Harry was so glad when it came to ride the train home. Harry had to spend the whole trip listing to Hermione with Luna and Neville. He was glad for the peace when she and Neville went to the loo and leaned back in the bench to massage his eyes.
"Harry, have fun on your vacation," Luna said.
Confused he looked at the girl and asked, "What vacation? I am going home to prison."
Luna cocked her head and shook her head making her radish earrings move, "No, go see your account manager. He has a plan that you will enjoy."
Harry looked at the blond and wondered what she was talking about, but replied, "Okay, I will."
Just then the door opened and Hermione and Neville came back in. The rest of the ride was peaceful and when they disembarked, Harry let everyone else go first before slipping out of the entrance. He saw Hermione hugging her parents and then he slipped away heading deeper into the train station. Seeing his aunt and uncle waiting, he exited a side door and started walking away until he was far enough to get a cab to take him to Charing Cross Road and the Leaky Cauldron.
Thirty minutes after the train arrived, he was entering Diagon Alley and heading for the bank as Luna suggested. He noticed that the alley wasn't as busy as it usually was as the entrance closed behind him and he started walking towards the bank. Nodding to the guards he went inside and up to one of the free tellers.
"Can I help you?" the goblin asked.
"Yes, I'd like to see my account manager, his name is Sharpblade," Harry said setting a gold key down.
The goblin picked up the key and examined it. With a sniff on the key, he set it down and closed his booth, "Follow me."
Harry picked up the key and followed the goblin to a familure door and was soon two levels below the main floor and outside his account manager's office while the goblin had gone inside. A minute later it opened and the goblin told him his manager would see him.
Stepping into the office, he spotted his account manager behind his desk and walked over, "Account Manager Sharpblade, it's good to see you."
"As well as you Lord Potter. What may Gringotts do for you?" Sharpblade asked.
Sitting down, he looked at his manger and said, "My friend Luna suggested I come see you and mentioned you have a plan for a vacation for me. I am confused on it but I followed her suggestion so here I am."
Sharpblade blinked in surprised and then grinned as he thought of the plan he was working of before Harry showed up, "She did? How did she know?"
"Yes, Sir, as to how? I don't know I just put it down to her being Luna Lovegood," Harry replied.
"I see," Sharpblade said as he leaned back in his chair and looked at the young lord and then asked, "How would you like to go on vacation in the United States and be away from England until the furrow of you destroying Voldemort settles down?"
Sitting up Harry cocked his head a little and asked, "How? I am only fifteen. I think the muggle or magical police would pick me up in a heartbeat."
"Well we can reprogram the rune necklace to show you older or someone else if you want. Provide you with new id, teach you to drive and give you a… Damn it, what was it called?" Sharpblade muttered as he opened the folder and then said, "ahhh here it is. An RV to see the country, do some fishing, see the sights and camp and relax."
Confused Harry asked, "What's an RV?"
"Its full name is a recreational vehicle," seeing the boys eyes light up, "I see you know what one is now. Well the Americans magicals have a way to enchant them to make them lighter, larger fuel and water tanks and other things in them. This would give you a two month vacation in the US allowing you to get away from the pressure here in Magical Britain. We would supply you with credit cards to access your account plus cash that the muggles use to shop with along with any records you would need in the United States and Canada if you decided to go there. Plus you would be able to do magic over there and the British Ministry wouldn't be able to track you."
Harry's right eyebrow had shot to the roof and he smiled, "I like it."
"I knew you would. So I'm having Coachman modified for you. It will be ready in five days in Portland Maine at the Gringotts facility. I have a portkey that can take you from here to Portland Gringotts with your belongings, and then set you up with some training so you can drive the vehicle, know the laws of the country and a few other things. That's if you want to," Sharpblade asked.
"Sure, but can I do some shopping first? I will also need to collect Hedwig to take with me," Harry replied.
"Of course. I suggest you get a muti-compartment chest and a few clothes. I will have your healer supply some more potions for you for the summer as well."
"Then I'll see you in about thirty minutes. Can I leave this trunk here?" he said pointing at the one he had dragged in with him.
"Yes, you may," Sharpblade replied and then stood to escort him out of his office.
Harry left the office and headed right for the trunk store as he knew which type of trunk he wanted. After buying the seven compartment trunk he went around to the stores that he needed to and bought the items he wanted. Potion ingredients and accessories went in the potion section, books in the book section, food in the apartment section, candy from the candy store went into the one of the compartments so he could access, and finally clothes in the clothing section. He stopped at the travel store and bought guides on fifty countries along with maps of all their magical areas and places to see. As he walked out of that store he headed back to the bank and swung into Fred and George's place to take a gander at what they had for sale and received hearty welcomes from both of his friends. Explaining what was going on, he asked them to keep it a secret and then left with a care box in his trunk.
Harry was walking up to Gringotts when Luna popped out and smiled at him. He thought the girl was very pretty and for some reason his stomach flip flopped as he looked into her silver eyes.
"What are you doing here Luna?" Harry asked.
"My daddy says I can go with you," Luna replied.
"With me?" Harry asked in confusion.
"Yes, Daddy wants me out of the country in case the Death Eaters that are still free come after me because of the ministry thing. He trusts no one but you to keep me safe," Luna replied as they walked into the bank.
"What about Neville or the Weasley's," Harry asked.
"Neville and his Gran are going to the south of France to hide and I asked but his Gran said no. As to the Weasley's, we're not really friends anymore," Luna said as the door closed behind them.
"Well then you're welcome to come," Harry replied.
The two walked into the bank and were soon in Sharpblade's office where Harry explained what was going on with Luna. Sharpblade sent off a memo and then started searching his desk and soon had a morphing necklace for Luna and the identification she needed to go with it and Harry couldn't help but glance at what Luna would look like at twenty-one. Harry was also explained that he was Sirus beneficiary and they went through that before they were led to a secure room where the three of them took a portkey to the Portland Gringotts office.
Harry and Luna followed Sharpblade under their disguise as they went through the bank to the carts where they took the cart across town to a warehouse. Exiting the cart they followed him up into a room where they could look down on the massive warehouse floor where they saw a brown and green vehicle.
"What is that?" Luna asked.
"That is a 1995 Coachmen Destiny 380 Class A diesel motor home and your home for the next few months or as long as you want it to be, since it was bought by Lord Potter," Sharpblade replied with a grin.
Harry and Luna both looked at the vehicle and then at each other and said at the same time, "That looks like it will be fun," which caused both of them to burst into laughter.
"Follow me," Sharpblade said and led the two down another corridor.
Entering a new room, they saw several people waiting for them. The two were so different. The black man made Kingsley look small while the woman was white and only stood five feet tall when she stood up to shake their hand from where they had been sitting behind a desk with three racks of vials in front of them with a whitish liquid in them.
"Lord Potter, Miss Lovegood, these are Abigail Hawks and George Vanderbilt and agreed to give you the information you need. For a fee that is," Sharpblade said with a grin.
"Thank you," Harry and Luna replied as the two nodded to them.
"Ok, let's get started," George said and slapped the recliner next to his desk, "Have a seat Lord Potter and we'll get started."
Harry just looked at the huge hand on the chair and gulped at what it could do if it hit him as he walked over and sat down. Surprise hit him as the chair suddenly reclined and he was looking up at the bald headed black man grinning down at him.
"This won't hurt a bit," George stated as he grinned, and then said, "Well not me at least. You might have a migraine afterwards."
Harry glanced over at Luna and saw she was in the same position as he was but he couldn't hear what was being said. So he assumed there was a silencing charm on them.
George picked up the first vial and sat on the edge of the desk, drawing Harry's attention back to him, "Now Lord Potter. This vial is the first of ten vials to teach you how to run the RV. This one is driving. You are gaining the knowledge you need but unfortunately muscle memory will only come while you're driving it. That you will do in our parking lot before you leave on your vacation tomorrow while the enchanting team is working on the RV. Once I remove the vial from your forehead close your eyes and concentrate on the memory. Okay?"
"Okay," Harry replied and watched as the man opened the vial and pressed the open part against his forehead.
The feeling of the memory going into his head made him shiver and then it was drawn away and he closed his eyes. The memory flashed through his mind and he concentrated on it and watched as George explained on how to operate the vehicle and then he had the feeling he was driving it. As the memory melted into his mind, he felt a burning migraine come on and thought, good lord, and theirs thirty-five more memories.
Over the next six hours, the headache would continue and not even a few vials of headache potion would curb it. Sharpblade explained that it had to be done all at once because it could only be done once a year. When finished with all the vials, both Harry and Luna knew how to act in the muggle world in the United States and Canada. How to operate everything in the vehicle, to water ski to fishing to read a muggle map, the items they learned was limited but would see them through everything they needed.
It would take the next forty-eight hours; a darken room with a bed, and lots of headache potions before the migraines were gone for both of them. The next three days would see the two exploring the City of Portland buying clothes, and getting ready for their vacation while back in the United Kingdom, the Order of the Phoenix was looking for a missing Harry Potter who never showed up at his family home and at the same time, waiting for their leader to wake up from the coma he was in. Molly tried to access Harry's trust vault but the key was taken and she was escorted out of the bank with a firm warning not to be using keys to vaults she had no legal access too. Moody, Tonks and Shacklebolt were trying to find leads to locating Harry but no one had seen him since the train arrived at the platform.
The morning of July third, Harry and Luna climbed aboard the RV with their belongings and a large silver briefcase holding American cash in twenties, fifties and hundreds in the sum of one hundred thousand dollars. At the same time they pulled out of the Gringotts secure facility, back in the United Kingdom, Albus Dumbledore woke up from his coma.
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Anyone who wants this can have it. It's just an idea I had.
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Harry Potter™ is a registered trademark and copyright (©) of JK Rowling and all that crap. The only thing mine is the idea and several characters. Everything else is hers including all the money...
