A/N: I don't own Harry Potter
Chapter 2: The Story of Happened pt2
The summer after his fifth year, was the darkest of Harry's young life and it was also the time during which he learned how many people had betrayed him. Dumbledore had once again prohibited Harry from contacting anyone and the young Wizard was prepared to suffer through another summer loneliness. That was when he received a letter from Gringotts.
Once he realized the letter was in regards to Sirius' will, Harry was going to write a reply politely refusing to attend, but instead, the letter turned into a portkey and he was transported directly to Gringotts.
Harry was initially confused about his sudden arrival at the bank and allowed a goblin to usher him into one of their private rooms. The moment he walked in, he was stunned to see Remus and Tonks were also present. The trio quickly realized that they were all port-keyed to Gringotts, and Remus and Tonks' apprehension over the situation, made Harry worry as well.
A few minutes later a Goblin entered the room, and told them they were there at the orders of Sirius Black. He had paid for the emergency portkeys to summon the three individuals, the moment the Will notice was sent to them. The trio weren't sure what to expect from the Will, but what they learned that night shocked them to their core.
The Will began with Sirius formally allowing Tonks and her mother to return to the Black family. At the same time, he also annulled the marriages between Bella and Rudolph Lestrange and Narcissa and Lucius Malfoy, for both pairs violating the term of their marriage contracts. He demanded the goblins retrieved the dowry and all moneys borrowed from the Black family, including Malfoy Manor which was given to Narcissa as a wedding present. Harry, Remus and Tonks howled with laughter at how much chaos Sirius was able to cause, even after his death.
Once the trio settled down, the reading continued and Sirius gave Tonks, her mother and Remus a million galleons each. With the other two members complete, the rest of the Will was dedicated to Harry.
In his final act as Harry's legal guardian, Sirius emancipated him, and give him the rest of the Black fortune, as well as his title as Lord Black. If the Will had ended there, it would have been a pleasant surprise. Instead, the goblins brought out a memory sphere and played out the final message Sirius left for Harry.
"Hey pup. If you're hearing this, then I'm dead. I'm so sorry for leaving you, Harry. My stupid hot-headed decision to go after Peter that night, cost you your childhood. I failed you as your godfather, but with my dying breath, I want to try to rectify that mistake.
The majority of the people you trust don't really care about you at all, Harry. I'm sorry to tell you this, pup, but it's true. I know you don't want to hear it, but the Weasleys, Dumbledore, Granger and most of the Order don't care about you at all.
After being stuck at Grimmauld place for so long, I began thinking about everything that's happened and a lot of things didn't add up. Dumbledore is the single most powerful person in the Wizarding world and yet he did nothing to help me. I might be able to believe that he didn't fight to get me a trial when everything first happened, but now that he knows the truth, it wouldn't take long for him to get me a Veritaserum trial. Hell, if the Ministry wouldn't do it, as the Supreme Mugwump he could have gotten it done easily with the ICW. Once they proved my innocence, the British Ministry would have been forced to accept it. But he didn't and I couldn't figure out why.
Over time as the Order made Grimmauld their home base, I picked up little titbits of information that concerned me. Molly Weasley has your Gringotts key, and over a few weeks she made liberal use of your money. At first, I thought she was buying things you had asked her to, but all the things she brought back were for herself, Arthur, her children or Hermione.
I know Dumbledore wanted me to stay at Grimmauld, but my trust in several of the Order was slowly deteriorating. I wrote a letter to the goblins asking for a portkey, and when I was free, I went to Gringotts to check through your finances. As I am still your listed guardian, the Goblins gave me a full accounting of your trust and family vaults, as well as access to your parent's will. I don't know how to tell you this pup, but Dumbledore, Granger and the Weasleys screwed you.
The Potters are an Ancient and Noble House, and easily one of the richest in the entirety of the Wizarding World. When I checked through your financials, I was stunned by what you had left. Before your parents died, I know for a fact that the Potter fortune was around 120 million galleons. Over the past thirteen years Albus has removed close to 87 million galleons from you family vault, and Molly Weasley has taken out over 2.75 million galleons during the same time for her children and Hermione has taken out 0.25 million galleons. I also found that Dumbledore and Granger removed some Potter family books that were written on Transfiguration, Potions and some special spells. From the paperwork the Goblins were able to show me, it seems the entire Weasley family is in on it. They each have a separate account with monthly deposit that come straight from your trust account.
I know this is bad, Harry, and I'm sorry to say that it gets worse. I was furious with how much access the Weasleys had to your account and when I asked how it was possible, the Goblins showed me a marriage contract between you and Ginny Weasley that was signed by Molly, Arthur and Dumbledore a year after your parents' death. Somehow Dumbledore got the Wizengamot to name him as your Magical guardian, so technically what he did is legal.
The contract Albus and the Weasleys created, is unbreakable and it clearly states that you would have to marry Ginny by the time you were both of legal age. It also stipulates that the Weasleys are allowed the use of charms, potions and compulsions to get you to agree. What's worse is that once the two of you are married, the Ancient and Noble House of Potter would become the sworn vassal to the Magical House of Weasley in perpetuity. I'm not sure if you know what that means, but as loans there is a Head to the Weasley family, you and your descendants are forced by Magic to do their bidding. I know for a fact the Arthur's father swore the Weasley family to become vassals to the Magical House of Dumbledore during the war with Grindelwald, and so the Potters would fall indirectly under Dumbledore's family. As far as I can tell, the only people you're really close to that aren't involved in this mess, are Remus, Tonks and your secret friend Su Li.
It's probably a good thing that I was at Gringotts when I learned about this, because anywhere else and I would have blown-up everything in my path. I can't even begin to imagine how angry you must be, pup. Luckily there is a way around the supposedly unbreakable contract. The contract is currently between Ginevra Molly Weasley and Harry James Potter. It's a well-known fact that magically binding contracts require a person's full and complete name. While technically the world knows you as Harry, your official birth certificate lists you as Hadrian James Orion Potter. As your godfather, your parents honoured me by adding my name to yours. Not only was this done to give you a connection to me, but it was also done to prevent someone from forging a Will or Contract in your name. Without your full and complete name, the Magic won't bind you to the contract. So, as unbreakable as this contract is, it's useless against you.
Luckily the Goblins are now aware of what's happening to you, and they are doing their best to recover everything they can for you. The last time I spoke to them, they were able to track down a little over two million galleons from the various Weasley accounts, 0.15 million galleons from Hermione and another twenty-five million galleons through the Dumbledore and Order accounts but they had been able to restore Potter library and I moved the library into Black Family Vault in separate section. I'm not sure what he did with the rest of your money, but the only thing I can think of is that he used it to fund the Order.
I know this is a lot of information coming your way, but you need to be ready pup. I don't know the full details, but I've been able to piece together bits and pieces about a prophecy between you and the Dark Wanker. Considering how important you are to Dumbledork's plans, I think it's safe to say you are probably the only one who can beat him. Now you have a choice to make.
The moment I died; the goblins initiated my plan for you. Minus Grimmauld Place, I have instructed the Goblins to sell all Black properties and liquidate all my assets. It was always my intent to be with you when this happens, but sometimes fate doesn't care about what you want. As of now the entire Black library has been moved into my family vault, and only you can access it
Currently the Black fortune comes out to a little over 180 million galleons. You have a choice now, Harry. I know you haven't been given a chance to live your life like you want, so now I'm giving you a choice. You can legally claim both the Potter and Black Lordships. As an emancipated minor that has taken his O.W.L.s you don't have to go back to school. You can just take the money and move to another country. Enjoy your life as much as you can, and settle down and start the family I wish I could have been around to see.
If you decide that you can't leave this fight, then I've arranged for the Goblins to help you. They have a device that once you enter, it allows you to live in another dimension. Time moves differently while you're there, pup and if you decide to do this, you will spend the next six years training with the teachers the Goblins have found for you. By the time you're done, only six weeks will have passed in the real world and no one will even know that you're gone.
I know you're worried about Dumbledore finding out about you being missing from Privet Drive, but the Goblins will have someone Polyjuiced to pretend to be you. I have been assured that the person is an adult squib who is well versed in combat, so your relatives shouldn't be any problem for him. I'm also positive Dumbledore will have you on lockdown, but if someone writes to you, the squib will be able to at least reply on your behalf and hopefully keep them guessing. I know the Order members that are assigned to watch you have instructions to keep their distance, so the Polyjuice should work on them too. As far as the useless wards around your house are concerned, the Goblins have taken a look at them, and if you give them a vial of your blood, they have a method to fool the wards while you're gone.
If you decide to go the Goblin route, this help won't come cheap, pup. It will cost you a 100 million galleons but as you Potter which makes you friend of Goblin it will cost you 80 million galleons, you will be taught by the best. I looked through the files of the teachers the Goblins found for you, and you will definitely be trained by the best from around the world. During your time in the other dimension, you will be taught Advanced Transfiguration and its uses in battle, Occlumency/Legilimency, Advanced Charms, Duelling, Potions, Hand to Hand combat, Sword fighting, Combat spells, Basic Healing, Wizarding Law, and Animagus training, if you have an animal form. Once the contract between you and your teachers is complete, they have all agreed to be Obliviated of any knowledge of the person or people they were hired to teach. You won't have to worry about anyone leaking this information to Dumbledork or his Order of Chicken members. This deal also includes a complete physical with the Goblin healers and removal of any Charms, Compulsions or Potions that are affecting you.
The number of people doesn't really affect the price too much, so if you have people, you really trust, you can bring them and the Goblins will just charge you for the extra food. I'm sorry I couldn't do more for you, Harry. I know haven't been there for you, but I love you like a son. The moment I held you in my arms, you smiled at me and I instantly fell in love with you. I wish I could have done more for you, pup. I'm sorry I haven't been the godfather that you needed or deserved. I'm sorry I let you down. But please promise me something, pup. Promise me you will live your life. Whether you decide to let someone else fight this war, or fight it yourself, once you're done, promise me you will find someone to love and settle down with. Have a shit load of kids and name one of them after me. Teach them the Marauder ways and don't join me and your parents until you have great grandkids. Goodbye Harry. Take care of Moony, Tonks and Andromeda for me. I love you."
Once the memory sphere came to an end, it was safe to say the three human members in the room were stunned by the revelations they just heard. Before Harry could even begin to rage against the betrayals he learned about, the Goblin quickly directed the trio towards one of their healers.
During each of their check-up's, Tonks and Remus found multiple Obviations, and loyalty potions keyed to Dumbledore. Harry 's physical found the same and a whole lot more. By the time the healer was done, they discovered several doses of love potions keyed to Ginny, loyalty potions keyed to Dumbledore, Granger and the Weasleys, a 70% Block on his magical core, and a horcrux embedded within his cursed scar. The Goblin healer assured them that the potions and Obviations could easily be reversed and the same went for the block Dumbledore placed on Harry. What concerned them was the horcrux.
After several hours of deliberation with other healers on the Goblin payroll, Harry was given a choice. He could opt to remove the horcrux to another item which would be destroyed later, or he could choose an option that would be significantly more painful, as well as life threatening, but potentially more rewarding. If he chose the second route, the Goblins would try to leech all the information the horcrux contained, before transferring it to another item. The pain was described as being equivalent toa Crucio, and it would last as long as it took to remove the information. Unfortunately, once the process was started, they couldn't stop without causing permanent damage to his brain.
It took another two hours of yelling and screaming with Tonks and Remus, but finally he convinced them that the second option was the best for everyone. The more information they had on Voldemort, the quicker they could end this war and move on with their lives.
Once the Goblins were made aware of his decision, they took several samples of his hair, gave it to the squib who would pretend to be him, and port-keyed him back to Privet Drive. They then moved Harry into one of their overnight rooms, and began to cleanse his blood of all the love and loyalty potions. The process took a little over twenty-four hours, and then the healers began to break down the block on his core.
While time consuming, a little over ten hours, Harry was thankful the process wasn't too painful. After what he agreed to do with the horcrux, he didn't need any more painful procedures to add on to the misery he was about to endure.
The Goblins waited two days before starting on the horcrux. Harry wasn't sure how long the procedure actually took, but he felt like he was screaming for days. Thankfully the process was complete after two hours, and the healers immediately put him into a magically induced coma to give his body time to heal.
By this time Tonks and Remus had been cleared of their conditions, and they used the time Harry was out commission to go to Sue's house and explain to her what was happening. From what Tonks told Harry, Su was so furious with Dumbledore, Granger and the Weasleys, it took both her and Remus to stop her from taking the Knight Bus to Grimmauld place and hexing the lot of them.
Eventually she calmed down again, and agreed to go with Harry for his training. She forced Remus to use his influence as a professor to get her parents to let her skip out on the yearly family vacation. Luckily for everyone involved, since the Li's didn't have to be back for their daughter's return to Hogwarts, Remus and Sue managed to convince them to turn their vacation into a second honeymoon and extend their trip until after Su started sixth year.
A day after Su moved into one of Gringotts's guest rooms, Harry was revived from his Magical coma. When the Healer was done checking through his core, she was stunned by the readings she received. The block placed by Dumbledore had done permanent damage to Harry's core, and he would never reach his true potential. Since Magic in children matured during three key times, 11, 13 and 16, the years of neglect had atrophied parts of his core, and he would permanently lose a high percentage of it. How much was lost, couldn't be determined until the patient underwent his/her maturity. Despite that, the healer couldn't believe how high Harry's Magical Power Index still was.
A normal MPI for an average Witch or Wizard, was between 60-100. Above average Witches and Wizards like high ranking Aurors, Hit Wizards or Unspeakables, usually came in around 110-180. The two strongest MPIs currently recorded in Britain were Albus Percival Brian Wulfric Dumbledore at 210 and Thomas Marvolo Riddle at 235. Unfortunately, once he became Voldemort, Riddle used several Dark spells and rituals to increase his MPI to 265.
Harry's MPI came out to 175 and he was still fifteen years old, with a damaged core to boot. The healer knew he was still a month away from his sixteenth birthday, and had still not gone through his Magical maturity. Once he did, she wouldn't be surprised if he reached 190 or even 200 on the MPI scale. Without a block limiting his growth over the years, she shuddered to think how powerful he would have been. After going through his maturity with a healthy core, she could easily see him come it the 270-280 mark.
It took another two days for all the teachers to arrive, and Tonks and Remus used that time to convince Albus to give them some time away from the Order. Remus so he could get over the loss of his best friend, and Tonks so she could recover from the wounds she suffered at the D.O.M and to help Remus with his loss. Albus was naturally reluctant, but when the pair pushed, he relented. With all their bases covered, the group saw no reason to wait any longer, and they made their way into the Time Chamber.
The first few days in the alternate dimension, were hard on Harry. Between gaining extra power that he wasn't used to, and having his mind filled with Voldemort's memories, he was having a tough time concentrating. Eventually it was decided that he would need to learn the basics of Occlumency before he could go through with the rest of his training.
While Tonks, Remus and Su dove into their sessions with the various teachers that came with them, Harry spent the next month learning how to meditate and catalogue his and Voldemort's memories. The process was brutal for him, and most nights he would need a Dreamless Draught just to get into bed. Luckily, he had tons of support between his friends and his teacher, and by the time his birthday rolled around, Harry had gone through both his and the Dark Lord's memories.
It was disgusting for Harry to see the things Riddle had done to gain power. His memories gave him all of Voldemort's knowledge up until the moment the killing curse destroyed him, and so he knew who all the DE were. He knew where Voldemort kept his secret caches of money, potions and equipment. But most importantly, he knew where all of Voldemort's horcruxes were. That knowledge gave Harry some hope. Now that they knew how he survived as a wraith, he knew they final had a way to get rid of him for good.
Once his Magical maturity was complete, and the Goblin healers that accompanied the group gave their okay, Harry eagerly joined his friends in the various classes. Between the knowledge he gained from Voldemort, and his own innate ability to master spells easily, Harry soon began to excel in all the classes.
After six months in the Chamber, and the close proximity the group often found themselves in, Harry and Su began to act out on the strong feelings they always had for each other. The romance only lasted a few weeks, but eventually the pair realized that while they loved each other immensely, they weren't "in love" with one another. Remus and Tonks were a bit sad that the couple didn't work out, but it did lead to both of them getting involved.
As time passed, the four students continued to pour all their energy into their studies. While Remus and Tonks only concentrated on a few things, Sue and Harry pushed themselves with all of their teachers. By the time they were ready to leave the Chamber, all four members of the group were ready for the war that was coming.
Remus who already excelled at DADA, used his time in the Chamber to improve his Transfiguration to Master status. Tonks who was already good at Transfiguration thanks to her Metamorph ability, used her time to excel in her duelling and improved her Charms work, so that it was head and shoulders better than what she ever thought possible.
However, the pair that had the most benefit from the six-year learning experience, was Su and Harry. Su was most intelligent during Hogwarts but she kept her trait hidden and everyone thought Granger was the smartest witch of her age but only Harry knew the truth, she left the Chamber capable of being a Mistress of Transfiguration as well as Charms. She was also an accomplished Occlumence and thanks to her combat training, she was more than capable at hand-to-hand fighting.
Of all the people present, the one person who gained the most benefit from the Chamber, was Harry. Between the knowledge he gained from Voldemort, his own incredible power levels, his natural physical prowess in sports and battle, and his innate ability to pick up spells, Harry was more than capable of getting a Mastery in Transfiguration, DADA, Duelling, Occlumency/Legilimency, and shockingly, Potions. It was an incredible surprise for him to learn that without Snape hovering over him and ridiculing him in class, he was actually quite good at Potions.
While he was nowhere near Su's ability in mastering Charms, his Hand to Hand and Sword fighting teachers assured him that with a few more years of training, he would be able to receive a Mastery in those fields as well. Overall, the quartet were quite pleased with their time in the Chamber, and now they looked to end the war as soon as possible.
Once the group had re-entered the normal world, Harry caught up with the current events in the Magical community. Thankfully Riddle and his Death Eaters had a quiet summer, but the same could not have been said for the Ministry. In a surprise but pleasant move, the Wizengamot had finally done something right, and ousted Fudge as the Minister of Magic. It was supposedly a close race to find his successor, but luckily Amelia Bones had beaten out Rufus Scrimgeour and Theodore Nott Sr. to become the next Minister of Magic.
Harry didn't know much about the new Minister, but from the little he learned, he was assured she was one of the few honest and trustworthy members in the Ministry. Happy to finally have an adequate person in charge, Harry put his training in Wizarding Law to use, and requested the Goblins to arrange for a private meeting between the Minister and the Head of the DMLE at Gringotts.
Luckily it was mid-August, and since the final session of the Wizengamot had already been held, it only took three days to get Amelia and Rufus to the meeting. Needless to say, when the pair arrived, they were surprised when they learned it was Harry who requested their presence.
It took Harry a little over three hours to explain everything that happened with the prophecy, Dumbledore, Granger and the Weasleys, but by the end of it, Amelia and Rufus were stunned at the new discoveries.
By the end of the meeting, Harry was able to convince Amelia to give him a special dispensation to fight in the war. It took a lot of convincing on his part, but once he was able to prove his knowledge and skills were up to the task, the pair finally relented. Since he had claimed his Lordships and was technically an adult in the Wizarding world, Amelia decided to give him a shot to test with the Unspeakables. If he passed, she would give him the writ to do whatever he needed to do, in order to win the war as quickly as possible.
A week later Harry took his test with two Master Unspeakables at the Ministry. By the time his testing was complete, they were so impressed with his abilities, they hoped he would change his status from temporary to permanent once the war was over. Harry politely declined. There was an entire life he wanted to live, and once Voldemort was taken care of, he had no intention of spending his time fighting Dark Wizards again.
With only a few days left before he had to return to Hogwarts, Harry decided it was time to destroy as many horcruxes as he could. With the diary and his own horcrux already taken care of, Harry only had the Resurrection stone, Ravenclaw's Diadem, Hufflepuff's Cup, Slytherin's Necklace, and Voldemort's familiar, Nagini to deal with.
Once he was ready to neutralize the soul anchors, Harry made his way to his account manager at Gringotts and cut a deal with the Goblins to remove the horcrux without having to destroy the item. It would cost him 12.5 million galleons of the money he had left to cleanse all the items that could be salvaged, but Harry thought it was worth it to preserve a piece of their history.
Thanks to his memories, Harry recognized Slytherin's locket right away and from the little time he spent at the place, he knew it was at Grimmauld. Since he was now Lord Black, he didn't hesitate to call Kreacher to his manager's office, and ordered the elf to bring the locket to him.
Once the item was in his hands and he verified it did possess the horcrux, Harry summoned Doby and the elf was more than thrilled to bond himself to the Potter family. Before leaving the bank, Harry used his status as Lord Black and told his manager to retrieve Hufflepuff's cup from Bellatrix's vault, since he knew Voldemort told her to hide it there.
By the time September 1st came around, Harry had retrieved all the horcruxes except the Diadem which was at school, and Nagini who was with Voldemort in an unknown location. Amelia and Rufus were elated to learn that Voldemort was almost killable again, and told him they would keep him updated on all Death Eater activity.
Once he arrived at Hogwarts, Harry's first action was to retrieve the Diadem from the Room of Requirements and send it to the Goblins for cleansing. The next several months at school were incredibly trying for Harry. After learning of the Granger and Weasley betrayal, it took all of his Occlumency skills to speak civilly to Hermione, Ginny and Ron. Luckily, he was able to keep his distance from the group, since Dumbledore was taking the time to teach him about Voldemort's past and to have him get information from Slughorn on the horcruxes.
During the time Harry spent pretending to do the mission Dumbledore assigned him, he learned some startling information from the blonde pounce of Slytherin. After doing a passive legilimency scan on Draco, Harry learned of his orders from the Dark Wanker. When he realized Voldemort planned to use the vanishing cabinet in the R.O.R to attack Hogwarts, Harry thought of the perfect plan to take care of Riddle for good. He quickly relayed the information to Amelia and Rufus, and after a day, he received a reply telling him his plan was a go.
The few months leading up to the Death Eater attack were dreadfully boring for Harry. After the amount of time, he spent training with Su and on his assignment from Dumbledore. Hermione, Ron and Ginny grew worried about the separation and became more forceful in their attempts to be with the pair.
While Harry knew he had to continue pretending to be friends with the three of them, he refused to spend any more time with them than necessary. With Su's help, he was able to convince them that they couldn't help with Slughorn, and that Dumbledore wouldn't appreciate their interference. Unfortunately, Harry couldn't use the excuse forever, and after delaying as long as possible, he eventually completed his mission and retrieved the horcrux memory from Slughorn.
The week before the Death Eater attack was scheduled to occur, Harry received the best news he heard all year. After a meeting with Dumbledore in his office, he found out the old bastard had gone to retrieve a horcrux by himself, and managed to get himself cursed. As soon as he had seen to replica of the Resurrection Stone on Dumbledore's table, he knew the old man had been arrogant enough to put on the fake ring.
When Harry took all the Horcrux items over the summer, he had been careful to replace the traps left around the stone. Since the stone and the locket were the only places, Voldemort could check his horcruxes easily, Harry didn't want to tip his hat incase the Dark Wanker got paranoid about his anchors. After seeing the blackened skin on Dumbledore's hand, Harry was doubly happy that he had taken such precautions. For everything the old man had done to him in his life, Harry thought it was a fitting way for the headmaster to meet his end.
The night before the final battle, Harry implemented the first part of his plan. With Su, Neville, Susan, Luna and several of the DA members he trusted completely, the group attacked the Slytherin House. Harry used his parseltongue ability to override the door to the common room and the group systematically went through each of the rooms, stunning all the occupants.
Then using the Veritaserum Su purchased through the Goblins, they went through each of the Slytherin students and found which ones were going to participate in the attack. The process took up most of the night, but by the time the group was done, they had secured the help of the Slytherins that were unaware of the attack, and bound the remaining Slytherins in an empty class room that was sound proof, and warded against detection for the next twelve hours.
The next day Harry, Su and the students that were aware of what was happening, were all a nervous wreck. The assault wasn't scheduled until lunch time, so Harry was easily able to make his way to the R.O.R and make the alterations Sue had shown him, as well as move the cabinet to an empty and warded class room on the seventh floor. Thanks to his brilliant best friend, the changes he would make to the cabinet would still allow people to come through it, but it would fail to arrange their organs properly. In short, it was a one-way ticket to the other side and a nicer way to die than the Death Eaters deserved.
When the attack on the Castle finally began, the teachers didn't have to take care of the students, since several of the upperclassmen had already been instructed to move the non-combatants into the R.O.R.
By the time the Order and the Ministry had arrived, Voldemort's army was closing in on the Castle gates. During the brief wait Amelia informed Harry that he was correct about the secondary assault on the Ministry, but she had taken his advice and moved all secure information and magical items to a secure location that was hidden under a Fidelius.
With all their bases covered, the Army of the Light was prepared for a final battle against the Dark Lord and his forces. That fight that ensued was the greatest magical battle seen in hundreds of years. While Dumbledore immediately made his move against Voldemort, Harry and the others launched their assault against the Death Eaters and the dark creatures that accompanied them. The entire time he was fighting, Harry kept his eyes open for Riddle's familiar. When he finally located Nagini, he released a stream of fiendfyre that not only killed the snake, but it also took out several of the werewolves that surrounded it.
Both sides fought viciously for their victory, and since neither side was willing to budge an inch, the death toll quickly increased. The ground was literally littered with dead students, Death Eaters, teachers, Aurors and Dark creatures. It was at this time that Dumbledore finally fell to Voldemort.
The curse from the stone has sapped too much of his magical core, and the old man was unable to block a killing curse from his opponent. Both forces were briefly stunned by the end of one of the most powerful men in history, and it was evident to Harry that the Light needed someone else to lead them. Before Voldemort could even gloat over his victory, Harry unleashed a stream of curses towards the smug Dark Lord.
The Light forces were surprised by the Boy Who Lived's audacity, but when they saw how well he was doing, it gave them heart to continue fighting. The duel between Harry and Riddle was brutal, and Harry was more than willing to use the Dark curses he picked up from Voldemort's memories. Eventually the fight came to an end, when Harry used his quickness to evade one of Riddle's more deadly spell combinations, and respond with a killing curse that shocked the Dark Lord as it him.
The moment Voldemort fell to his death, the remnants of his army either surrendered to the larger forces of the Light, or somehow managed to escape in the chaos. When Harry was finally able to look upon the battlefield in peace, he couldn't stop the tears from falling down his face. The cost of victory had been high for the Ministry, but for him, victory had cost him everything he cared about.
Su was dead and laid next to Luna's body. From the position they were in, it was obvious to Harry that the pair had been caught behind enemy lines. Despite the number of bodies that surrounded them, their skill hadn't been enough to escape.
When his eyes finally found the Granger and Weasley family, he was disgusted by what he saw. They had somehow managed to come through the battle intact, and unlike the others their clothes lacked the blood, dirt and tears that marked those who actually fought in the battle.
It didn't take a genius of Su's magnitude, to realize they had probably stayed back within the confines of the Castle. The moment he saw them begin to make their way towards him, Harry apparated away from the battlefield. He then met Remus and Tonks and offered them Grimmauld place to grow together.
It took days of drowning his sorrows in fire whiskey, before Harry finally made his way to Gringotts. He took MPI test and came out 287 and his 30% of actual core has been permanently damaged. Several months earlier, Harry decided he was going to leave Britain after the war, and since the Black assets had already been liquidated, he instruct his account manager to do the same for the Potter assets, minus the Potter Manor.
When he walked out of the Goblin bank for the last time, Harry walked away with 147 million galleons, the Potter Manor neatly held in a Goblin transport sphere, the entire library of the Potter and Black family, and most surprisingly, everything out of the Dumbledore family vault.
Apparently, the old bastard had a backup plan in the event he couldn't get control of the Potter family through the Weasleys. In case Harry died before marrying Ginny, Dumbledore created a fake set of adoption papers, that were coincidentally signed by Harry, and made himself the beneficiary. Since Aberforth perished in the battle of Hogwarts, and Dumbledore didn't have any children, Harry didn't see any reason not to claim the vault as his own. After All, Dumbledore did adopt him into the family.
After the bank, Harry made his way to the Ministry. Thanks to Amelia Harry knew the Wizengamot would be in session today to choose new members for the vacant seats that were now available. The war had ended many pureblood families, and pureblood families like the Weasleys would be given a chance to achieve Noble status and take a seat.
As soon as he walked into the courtroom, Harry was impressed by the number of people that were present. The rafters were packed by people, and he could see Rita Skeeter and a large contingent of Press near the ground floor. His arrival was immediately noticed by Amelia and Rufus, and when the Weasley family was called upon as a possible candidate to Noblestatus, Harry objected.
He provided proof of the Weasley's attempt at line theft, and about their stealing from his vault. By the time he was through, the once Light family was looked down upon by the rest of Magical Britain. His actions that day cost Arthur and Percy their job at the Ministry. The Goblins were quick to release Bill for his actions and knowledge of the theft. When news of the betrayal reached Romania; Charlie quickly joined his brother as being jobless. Without Harry's backing, the Goblins called in the debt owed by the twins, and Weasley's Wizard Wheezes was immediately put out of business. The final nail in Harry's retribution against the family of redheads, was the seizure of the Burrow. The Goblins were able to retrieve a little over 2 million from the various Weasley accounts, but since they couldn't return the rest of the money, the Wizengamot decided the Burrow should be destroyed and the land sold to pay back the saviour of the wizarding world.
When he left the Ministry that day, Harry had no intention of ever returning to Magical Britain. Thanks to the memories he received from Voldemort; Harry knew of an island that Riddle bought early during the first war. Long before the Boy Who Lived came along, Voldemort and his Death Eaters were well on their way to victory, and the Island would help them keep control over the rest of the populace.
The Island Riddle purchased contained a small Manor for Voldemort's personal use, and thirteen massive Greenhouses that were filled with every type of plant that he could get his hands on. The rest of the Island was formed by a forest that was Magically expanded to rival the size of the Forbidden Forest near Hogwarts. Riddle spent years filling the forest with all types of magical creatures. Once he eventually won the war, it was his intent to control everything that was Magical. Without ingredients for Potions or Wands, all of Magical Britain would be dependent on him for its survival.
By Right of Conquest, Harry decided to claim the Island as his own. Since no one but Riddle even knew of its existence, he thought it was the perfect place for him to escape from the rest of the world. The past two years Harry spent alone on the island, keeping himself entertained with his various projects. It was a lonely existence, and he knew it broke the promise he once made to his godfather's memories, but Harry just couldn't find the strength to leave.
When he felt the tears begin to fall down his face, Lord Harry James Potter-Black took a deep breath and banished all thought of the past from his mind. When he opened his eyes to continue working on his potion, Harry was stunned to find himself suddenly in the Gryffindor common room. Before he could think about why he was at Hogwarts, the door to the common room opened up, and the most beautiful woman he had ever seen walked in.
At 5'10" the stunning beauty was tall for a girl, and she easily towered over Harry's 5'5". The woman had silky black hair that hung down to her shoulders, and the bluest eyes he had ever seen. Her body was covered in a form fitting two-piece female muggle suit, and Harry was mesmerized by the sway of her hips, as she made her way towards him.
Harry was snapped out of his stupor, when her arrival began to affect three particular items that he always kept in his possession. The Elder Wand, The Resurrection Stone, and his father's cloak that was in the Mole-skin pouch on his waist, all began to heat up the closer she came to him. From his studies, he knew the three items were supposed to be the Deathly Hallows. While he was ready to admit that all of the items were incredibly powerful, he never really believed they actually made one the Master of Death.
So, it came as a huge shock, when the woman conjured a beautiful leather chair in front of him, sat down and said, "Hello, Master. It's good to finally meet you."