This Harry Potter story was written for fun. All rights belong to the wonderful lady (JK Rowling) who gave the world Harry Potter to read and enjoy.

Here Sowsbreath reveals how Lily Potter came to record her secrets in a journal and Hagrid's fate in the dungeons of Gringotts is revealed.

Chapter 5: A Secret Journal

Ironstream turned to Steeltoe and said, "Summon Sowsbreath from his grotto."

"Sowsbreath? The old Potter account manager?"

"Yes, I know who he is… or was…" Ironstream replied sarcastically. "I have been the account manager for the Potter estates for ten years. When the Potters were killed, and their 'named' heir vanished, the review board at Gringotts retired Sowsbreath without any notice to Dumbledore."

"Did they fear Dumbledore had bribed the old goblin manager?"

"There is always that fear when something catastrophic occurs," answered the older goblin. "And the board still encourages me to use every delaying tactic possible to thwart the headmaster's attempts to plunder any part of the estate."

Ironstream frowned, "Now, summon Sowsbreath!"

It was less than ten minutes before the door opened with Fourclaws carrying the items needed to perform the heritage test and he was followed by a truly ancient goblin who used a cane to keep himself steady.

"Finally! After ten years, you summon me," Sowsbreath announced coldly. "All these years, I have wanted to talk to you, Ironstream!"

"The rules of engagement with the wizards declared that I not be prejudiced by rumours and gossip. Your silence was required to prove your innocence of any collusion with Dumbledore," Ironstream replied. "I have danced around the headmaster for ten years and limited his thefts to less than thirty thousand galleons."

"Most excellent!" replied Sowsbreath. "But how do you expect to stop him from claiming the entire fortune when the Wizengamot learns there is no heir to the Potter name?"

"How do you know this?" demanded Ironstream. "I only learned this morning the boy known as Harry Potter is not the true heir by blood."

Grinning from ear to ear, Sowsbreath said, "Who brought the child imposter to Gringotts? Did he send McGonagall or Flitwick? There will be a spectacular battle with either of those powerful magic wielders before they are fed to the dragons!"

Imaging the ancient goblin's thoughts, Ironstream glared at the ancient goblin before he answered, "It was the half-giant, Rubeus Hagrid."

The ancient goblin nodded, "Ah… Dumbledore doesn't lose a valuable knight or a rook; he merely sacrifices a pawn."

"Exactly the reason I hesitate to denounce the child as a fraud," Ironstream admitted. "There's the feel of duplicity here."

"Everything that Dumbledore touches is awash in lies and misinformation!" Sowsbreath interjected.

"So, what is the truth?" asked Ironstream.

The ancient goblin withdrew a leather-bound book from an inside pocket of his robes. "I have the journal of Lady Lily Potter here with all the secrets."

"How do you have that journal? Why is not in the Potter vault?" queried Ironstream angrily. "All Potter items are to be locked in the vault! Dumbledore made off with the cloak of invisibility and the pensive before I could lock him out!"

Sowsbreath smiled again, "When James Potter announced his engagement to Lily Evans, Lady Euphemia Potter charged me to procure a pair of charmed diaries. She gave one to her future daughter-in-law and kept the other. Everything that Lily Evans wrote in her journal appeared in the copy her future mother-in-law held. In later conversations, Lady Euphemia Potter informed me that she was pleased with the girl's revelations of truly loving James and wanting to support the Potter family traditions."

"Euphemia and Fleamont Potter died in a Deatheater attack just days after the wedding," Ironstream stated.

Sowsbreath nodded before explaining, "As the Potter account manager, I transferred the title, vaults, and estate to James Potter. During the recovery of personal items at the manor house, I removed the journal from Lady Potter's effects. I read it to gain perspective on the muggleborn witch who had just gained great power in the wizard's world."

"And what did you learn?"

"The copy in Lily's possession compelled her to write her thoughts and plans as a record of her marriage."

Ironstream didn't comment but motioned for Sowsbreath to continue, "Within three months of the wedding, Lily and James knew they were both incapable of producing a child – previous battles with Deatheaters left James sterile and Lily's womb damaged beyond repair."

"They came to Gringotts and made deposits of their blood which we've kept in stasis to be able to blood adopt a child when they were ready."

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Hagrid's Fate

The door of the conference room burst open and a goblin ran to Ironstream with an unexpected report, "Sir, the half-giant… the dragons love him! They didn't attack and eat him but let him feed them sheep carcasses. None of our handlers were burned today!"

The face of every goblin in the room was slack with shock – no one could approach the Gringotts dragons with impunity!

Steeltoe and Fourclaws were the first to chuckle but soon Ironstream and Sowsbreath joined them in laughing at the idea of Dumbledore's pawn surviving the trip to the dragon pens below Gringotts.

"Do you think we could tempt Hagrid to switch his employment to Gringotts? We must offer him the position of dragon keeper," suggested Ironstream. "I understand there are four eggs that will hatch soon, and he could imprint on the hatchlings…"

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