Harry Potter shot awake with a jolt, seeing someone hovering over him. Someone oddly small. He frowned, confused. He had just been blasted into the veil of death, why was he alive? "Mate? You good?" came a higher version of Ron's voice.

"Ron? Why are we so small?" asked Harry, staring in shock at his body. He looked around and his jaw dropped. With them were a young Hermione, Ginny, Neville, and Luna. "Where are we?"

"Some building. There's a note, it says that the property is legally ours and a private children's home for just us. Also, if we go to Gringotts we will be emancipated. I think we're in Knockturn Alley though."

Harry shrugged. "The light is full of shit, who says the shit they told us about the dark wasn't a lie too?"

Ron nodded. "Probably is. Help me wake the others?"

Harry nodded and moved to Hermione while Ron went to Ginny. "Wake up, Hermione, we're alive."

Hermione shot up, shooting off a dozen wandless curses that Harry just avoided. "Bloody hell, Hermione, relax!"

Hermione looked around. "What the fuck did you do Harry James Potter?"

Harry looked indignant. "I didn't do anything. Why are you blaming me?"

Ron and the now awake Ginny looked at him like he was an idiot. "You're the one the weird shit happens to. If something goes wrong, it's always because of you."

Harry rolled his eyes, but couldn't really argue. He instead woke Luna up. Once everyone had finished ranting about the sheer ridiculousness of their situation, Hermione snatched the note and read it out loud. "Dear Now Children, I apologize for the shock that this situation will surely bring for you, but it was necessary. Albus Dumbledore ripped the strands of fate and death with his actions, and it could not be allowed. Instead, you may try again. There is a fidelius charm on your identities that will break on Harry's 11th birthday and the fact that you live here, which will never break, and you are all legally adults. Go to Gringotts to have this confirmed and take up any lordships that you are eligible for. Do not take heirships as that places you under the jurisdiction of the lord of that house. Your letters will all arrive on the same day, July 31st 1991. You must rent Room 17 in the Leaky Cauldron for the month of July and await your letters there. Ginevera and Luna should take ageing potions at Gringotts to ensure that they attend Hogwarts with the rest. As I am sure nobody bothered to tell you, magic is traced by the wand. If you use wandless magic or get a wand at a shop in Knockturn Alley without a trace, the ministry will not know. Additionally, Riddle was so bad due to the lack of sanity from the horcruxes. If you assimilate all but the one in Harry's scar, he will be sane and still immortal. You are all also immortal because of the Deathly Hallows. Good luck." Hermione frowned. "It isn't signed."

Harry shrugged. "That sucks, but still. We get to redo everything. Nobody has to die."

Ginny smiled. "We can save them."

Luna smiled. "This will be fun. And the fidelius will help a lot. They could walk right next to us and miss us."

Harry nodded and cast a tempus charm. "It's currently 3:15 am. Wanna go to Gringotts now so no one notices a pack of children in Knockturn Alley the morning after we all go missing?"

The others nodded, and they trooped down the steps and outside. An old lady nearby frowned at them. "It's a little late for children to be out alone. Is everything okay?"

The children were taken aback. They were always told that Knockturn Alley was dark and the people were evil, but this woman was extremely nice. "Yes, we're fine. We just need to go to Gringotts, the social worker forgot to have Hadrian get an inheritance test." answered Hermione quickly.

The woman smiled and nodded. "Probably best to get that taken care of quick. Wouldn't want the money grubbing ministry to get their hands on anything due to 'lack of suitable heirs', though you'd better stick together real good. You really should have an adult with you." The children nodded along and then walked away.

They walked to Gringotts in silence, though fortunately very few people were around. After about five minutes, they walked inside, approaching a goblin together. "Excuse me? We would like inheritance tests and to finalize our emancipations." Ron spoke first, smirking a little at the dumbfounded look on the goblin's face. He supposed that it would be rather strange to see a herd of four year olds show up at 3 in the morning requesting emancipations.

The goblin stared at them in seconds, then spoke. "Names?"

This time Ginny spoke up. "Ginevra and Ronald Weasley, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, and Harry Potter."

The goblin sputtered. "You are aware that four of you are considered missing by the magical government?"

Harry smirked. "But you are neutral in wizarding affairs. Especially considering we are not being held against our will and are much safer where we are now than where we were. I would be willing to consent to a health scan to prove that my previous circumstances were concerning."

Neville piped up. "And we all need checked for potions and blocks."

The goblin blinked twice. "Griphook! Take these children to Ragnock, they need full tests, and I mean everything. We have a potential child's cry." A goblin came over quickly, frowning at the mention of child's cry.

As he lead them through the twisting corridors to Ragnock's office, Harry whispered to Hermione "What's child's cry?"

She whispered back, "No idea. Probably the abuse though, considering the timing."

Harry frowned. He really didn't want to deal with it becoming public, though if it became public now and no one knew who he was for the next seven years, it wouldn't be such a big deal by the time he was himself in public and may weaken Dumbledore.

The goblin stopped in front of a large door, knocking twice before opening it. "Director, I have six children requiring full examinations."

The children couldn't hear the director's reply, but they were waved in quickly. "Well then. It appears that I have several missing children in my office, though two have not been reported to the authorities. Surprising, Mr. Potter. Considering your circumstances one would think your being missing would be front page news. And you, young lady, I do not recognize you."

"Hermione Granger. Muggle born."

Ragnock nodded. "I see. Yes, that would explain why I would not recognize you. Now, you need full tests? Including medical history, potions, spells, blocks, abilities, and inheritances?"

Neville nodded strongly. "Yes. We know we have inheritances and are emancipated. We also know that it is highly probable that we are under the influences of outside tampering."

Ragnock nodded, frowning. He did not like the implications, especially when those involved were children. Goblins may not like wizards in general, but they did like children of all races, and felt that they should be protected. Abuse was worse than murder to goblins, and the punishments were correspondingly harsh. He pulled out six pieces of parchment and daggers. "Thirteen drops on the parchments."

The children took them quickly, fumbling slightly with their smaller hands but not hesitating. Harry watched in shock as his wrote itself out.

Name: Harrison Jameson Sirius Potter-Black

Age: 4

Age: 23

Parents:

Mother - Lily Evans-Potter

Father - James Charlus Potter

Father (blood adoption) - Sirius Orion Black

Father (blood adoption) - Remus John Lupin

Mother (blood adoption) - Alice Longbottom

Eligible for:

Potter (Lord)

Black (Heir)

Peverell (Lord)

Slytherin (Heir)

Abilities:

Parseltongue (Blocked 100% 11/1/81 by APWBD, 30% broken)

Parselmagic (Blocked 100% 11/1/81 by APWBD)

Parselscript (Blocked 100% 11/1/81 by APWBD)

Natural Occlumens (Blocked 100% 11/1/81 by APWBD, 60% broken)

Natural Legilimens (Blocked 100% 11/1/81 by APWBD)

Wandless magic (Blocked 100% 11/1/81 by APWBD, 75% broken)

Metamorphmagus (Blocked 100% 11/1/81 by APWBD)

Potions:

Loyalty - Albus Dumbledore, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry,

Gryffindor, Molly Weasley, Arthur Weasley, the Light, the Greater Good

Distrust - Slytherin, the Dark, Severus Snape

Courage potions

Laziness potions

Evidence of multiple obliviates

Blood glamour keyed to James Potter (APWBD)

Magical core: Grey

15% block 5/15/81 by James Potter (standard parental block, will dissolve

on fifth birthday)

60% block 11/1/81 by Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore

15% block 7/29/84 by Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore

Notable Injuries:

Age 15 months: Severe scarring to the face, magically preserved, human

horcrux (soul of Tom Marvolo Riddle)

Age 16 months: Diaper rash, bruising, insufficient nutrition

Age 17 months: Untreated diaper rash, bruising, beginning stage

malnutrition

Age 18 months: Untreated diaper rash, severe bruising, malnutrition

Age 19 months: Untreated diaper rash, severe bruising, malnutrition

Age 20 months: Untreated diaper rash, severe bruising, malnutrition

Age 21 months: Untreated infected diaper rash, severe bruising,

malnutrition

Age 22 months: Infected diaper rash, severe bruising, malnutrition,

fractured wrist

Age 23 months: Infected diaper rash, severe bruising, head injury causing

eye problems, malnutrition

Age 2: Severe bruising, broken arm, sprained ankle, malnutrition

Age 3: Severe bruising, broken ankle, anal tearing, fractured elbow, nerve

damage from malnutrition, malnutrition

Harry sighed. While expected, the results were a bit depressing. He especially wasn't fond of the medical report. There were some things he just didn't want shared, and what his uncle did to him was one of them. He looked at Ragnock. "Can you fix this? I'll pay what it takes, but I need this taken care of," he handed him the sheet. Ragnock looked it over, paling as he went. It was a funny sight, Harry mused. Normally goblins just looked threatening, but right now Ragnock looked more likely to vomit than to kill him. Ragnock jumped to his feet and ran out of the room. Harry looked at the others. "What did I do?"

Hermione rolled her eyes. "He's probably pissed off about something on the tests. Wait until he sees mine, turns out I'm not muggleborn at all."

"What?" the others all asked, looking up from their tests.

"Oh yes, apparently I am Hermione Belladonna Melania Dorea Black-Lestrange, heiress dependent Lestrange and Lady LeFay. Daughter of Regulus Black and Rabastan Lestrange."

Harry frowned. "But your parents?"

Hermione frowned. "Blood adoptions. Illegal, of course. Memory charms and compulsions on me, and potions. I wouldn't be surprised if my parents were spelled into it as well, honestly."

Neville nodded. "Dumblefuck likes his spells."

Ragnock came back in with a contingent of healers behind him. "Each of you, give a healer your paper. They will take care of any current injuries, and purge any foreign magics."

Hermione frowned. "Can you undo blood adoptions?"

A healer frowned. "I can, though may I ask why?"

Hermione glared at her paper. "I was illegally adopted, and my adoptive parents really don't like anything different, so it's probably best for me not to be their daughter."

The healer nodded. "I can undo it for you. If you will come with me?"

A second healer spoke up. "I will be taking Mr. Potter, though is there anything else I should be aware of?"

Harry frowned. "I want to keep the horcrux. Insurance so he won't try to kill me again if he comes back."

The healer nodded. "Understandable. I assume you wish to keep the blood adoptions as well? They were done with parental consent as godparents."

Harry nodded. "Yeah, I'll take them."

The healer nodded and they left too. Ginny went next. "I want to be aged to be Ron's twin."

Two healers smiled. "Both of you, come with us."

Luna also requested to be aged a year, and went with one healer, while Neville took the other.

The purges and healings took a while, and Ron, Luna, and Ginny were all done well before everyone else. "I think we should go by different names until our Hogwarts letters come," commented Ron. "Even with the fidelius, they'll be looking for us and our names."

Ginny nodded. "True. But something related."

Ron nodded. "I'll be Will. My middle name is Billius, but Bill's our brother, so Will is close enough."

Luna smiled. "I will be Althea, for the Greek Goddess Athena. My mother is Pandora, so we will both have Greeks."

Ginny smiled. "I will be Jenna. Close to Ginevra, but different enough to avoid attention. We already told the woman that Harry was Hadrian, Neville could maybe be Francis? His father was Frank, and Francis is similar. Hermione could go by Melany, maybe? A name her parents gave her, but less noticeable than Belladonna?"

Ron nodded. "We'll ask them, but that would probably be best. Ragnock, can we ban anyone but us from accessing our accounts?"

Ragnock nodded. "As you are emancipated, yes. Mr. Potter should probably have his keys changed though, as technically Dumbledore can access them with the key. He has not tried that yet, only claiming to be his guardian. As he has no proof of that claim, he cannot get in."

Ron nodded. "Please do, if you can without Harry asking himself."

Ragnock shook his head. "Mr. Potter must confirm this himself, though it is a good thought. Speaking of which, I saw numerous loyalty potions administered by your mother in your and your sister's food. Is it likely that I will need to have your eldest brother checked?"

Ron nodded. "Yeah, probably. I wouldn't be surprised if he was blocked too."

Ragnock growled. The oldest Weasley child, Bill, was a Gringotts curse breaker, and a very talented one at that. Gringotts considered their employees honorary goblins, and treated them as their own. That was why it was so hard to get a job with them. They only took the best, and even then most were rejected due to personality issues. Too many wizards had large egos and believed that being a wizard or pureblood made them better than others, and the goblins weren't going to have someone working for them that thought they were better than the teachers and bosses. More often than not, that ended up with the human in question injured or killed when they disobeyed orders, but there were still a rare few humans that the goblins actually liked, and if they were qualified and could follow orders, they would hire them and treat them as honorary goblins since from the goblins' perspectives, they did not act like normal wizards and should therefore not be treated like normal wizards. He stepped over to the fire, calling the Egyptian camp. "Send William Weasley through to the third office. Now. I have some rather personal news about his family."

Ragnock stood up, turning around to address Ron and Ginny. "This wall will become transparent when your brother enters the room, you may watch if you wish to. If he has been tampered with, you may choose to see him or not when it is taken care of."

Ron and Ginny nodded, thanking Ragnock. He then left, sitting at the table in the other room while the three watched nervously. They really hoped that Bill would support them. Last time, he fought for Dumbledore, but he was never like their parents. He just hated the killing and that his family was being attacked.

Bill arrived quickly, clearly worried. "What - Director Ragnock? What's happening?"

"Thirteen drops on the page, Mr. Weasley. There have been concerns raised and I need to know that you have not been tampered with."

Bill paled. He didn't know what was going on, but it was nothing good to have him dragged to Britain in the middle of the night and need checked for tampering. He watched as his test wrote itself out, paling at the number of compulsions and bindings. "How?" He asked weakly, staring in shock at his parents' names next to the potions.

Ragnock sighed. "I will explain after they are off. Some may have triggers and it will be safer that way."

Bill nodded. He wanted answers, but understood the risks and knew not to question someone with as much experience as Ragnock. It took a lot to be named a director. He followed the healer in the hall away to be purged without argument.

Ragnock returned to the room, pleased to see that Neville had returned. "It seems your concerns were justified, Mr. Weasley."

Ron nodded. He was sad that his brother had to go through this, but glad that it meant he might be willing to help them. "I don't think we should talk to him though. He is heir Weasley, and therefore under our father's jurisdiction. If he asked, Bill would have no choice but to say he saw us, but if all he knows is that an unspecified branch of Gringotts tested us, and we are safe and healthy now, he doesn't really know anything but won't worry as much."

Ragnock nodded slowly. The Weasleys tended to be fiercely protective, though that particular trait seemed to have skipped Arthur and Molly, though to be fair, Molly was a Prewett by blood, not a Weasley. "Yes, you are right. If he were to see you, he probably wouldn't want to let you out of his sight. I will explain the situation."

Harry and Hermione came in together, though they looked completely different. Harry now was taller, more filled out, with auburn hair, green eyes, and a feminine bone structure. He was now an even mix of his parents, maybe a little more like Lily. Hermione now had sleek black hair, grey eyes, and even teeth. Ron grinned. "You look good."

The two smiled happily. They liked their new looks much better than they had their previous appearances. "Maybe Snape won't hate me on principle," commented Harry, though he was still dubious of that detail.

Ron snickered. "Maybe. He loved Lily and you look a lot like her."

Ginny smiled. "The boys are going to go crazy over you two when we're older."

Harry blushed and Hermione smirked. Ron grumbled angrily under his breath. He and Hermione had been dating for over six years, and he was not giving that up. Neither would Hermione, but she still found Ron's reaction funny.

"So, anything new?" asked Harry.

Ragnock spoke up. "You should change your keys, Mr. Potter. As it stands, Dumbledore has a key to your trust vault, and therefore access."

Harry nodded. "Can you do that then?"

Ragnock nodded. "Certainly. I just needed your permission. Do you want a new key or blood authorization?"

Harry considered. "Blood. But is there any way to require it be willing?"

Ragnock nodded. "Our blood seals are always intent based."

Harry smiled. "Thank you. Anything else?"

Ron spoke up next. "Ragnock had Bill tested, and he was potioned and blocked. We're waiting for him to be done with the healers so Ragnock can explain and we can watch through the wall. It isn't safe to let him see us, but Ragnock can explain that we are safe."

Harry nodded. That was good.

Ginny went next. "We decided that we should use different names for now. Ron will be Will. I will be Jenna. Luna is Althea. Hermione, we were thinking Melany, Neville, Francis, and Harry, we already told that woman your name was Hadrian."

Hermione nodded. "Melany like Melania, but less noticeable. Good."

Neville commented. "Francis like my dad? Frank?"

Luna nodded. "Of course."

Harry smirked. "And Hadrian because Hermione pulled it out of her arse earlier."

Ginny grinned. "Yep. At least its not Harold."

Ragnock interrupted. "Excuse me, Mr. Weasley is back. One moment," he left the room, appearing shortly in the other room with Bill. "How are you feeling?"

Bill frowned. "Confused. Angry. Betrayed. Why would they do something like that? And my siblings? What did she do to them?"

Ragnock frowned slightly. "I do not understand her reasoning, only that it was very wrong. Now, yesterday your two youngest siblings were reported missing."

"What!" demanded Bill, jumping to his feet.

"Settle down, Mr. Weasley. Your siblings are fine. They were brought to be examined at a branch by concerned individuals, though as they were there willingly and there are complications regarding sovereign jurisdictions, we will not be reporting it to the wizarding government, and you should consider it under your employment confidentiality contract. Because they both had several blocks and potions in their systems, we decided that we should examine you as well. Additionally, from now on, you are not to eat or drink anything your mother sends you, instead give it to a supervisor to be tested and kept as evidence, and any time you are home you will be required to receive a full examination before returning to the field."

Bill nodded. If the potions were in the food, he didn't want it. "But Ron and Ginny are okay?"

Ragnock nodded. "We cleared the potions and blocks, and they had no injuries. They will be staying with those who have them for now, but returning for Hogwarts. Ginevra, however, chose to take an ageing potion to become a twin to Ronald."

Bill frowned. "Why?"

"I believe that they did not wish to be separated when the time for Hogwarts came." answered Ragnock.

Bill nodded. "I can understand that." Being away from his siblings was the worst part of his job.

"I think a rest would be best, considering what has happened. You may use rooms here for the night, and floo over to Romania in the morning to inform your brother, you may tell him what I have told you if you are certain that he will not tell your parents." Bill nodded, thanked the director, and left.

Ragnock returned to the children. "Is that everything?"

They nodded, said goodbye and thank you, and left. There were a few people out and about in Diagon Alley, and a few more in Knockturn, but no one said anything to them and they reached the house safely. They quickly piled in, then fell asleep in beds set up in a dormitory style fifth floor.