ALICE POTTER THE CHESHIRE CAT
FOREWARNING THERE IS MINIMAL SWEARING AND MENTIONS OF NEGLECT IN THIS STORY...YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!.
"conversations between Alice and the Cheshire cat are presented as this"
CHAPTER TWO: Money and a Bumblebee.
At Griphooks insistence Alice opened the office door and entered the room, the goblin didn't follow her in however and closed the door promptly behind her. The room was a reasonably sized and furnished, painted in a soft yellow and lined with a large shelving unit of books Alice couldn't help but relax in the atmosphere.
"Ah Miss Potter" the goblin at the desk spoke aloud "It is finally nice to see you within these halls please have a seat"
"Thank you Master Banker...Bloodfang" Alice replied taking the offered seat and reading the name plate at the edge of the desk "I hope your money has kept flowing"
"My money has kept flowing I hope your enemies continue to flee before you?" Bloodfang replied with a surprised look on his wrinkled face
"That is has" Alice replied with a slight bow "I do hope you can help me banker Bloodfang"
"What can I do for you Miss Potter?" Bloodfang asked pulling a book before him and a quill
"I was told my family had several vaults with your bank Banker" Alice answered getting straight to the point "I wish to know everything about it"
"I see" Bloodfang said leaning back in his chair and rubbing his chin "May I ask why?, and why now?"
"I was not told anything when I first re-entered the wizarding world" Alice continued to answer "and I have always been taught that you should know your own family history and financial situation before you did anything...I wish to correct a three year faux par"
"That seams reasonable Miss Potter" Bloodfang said straightening himself in his chair "Are you willing to prove yourself?"
"I am willing to do anything to prove who I am Banker Bloodfang" Alice offered knowing full well the goblin was considering she could be an imposter
"Including the taking of blood and dropping your illusion?" Bloodfang asked a smile on his face
"Of..Of course" Alice said shuddering at the strange grin "Which one would you like me to do first?"
"The illusion first Miss Potter" Bloodfang said pulling a knife and a bowl "It'll make everyone's life easier"
Alice nodded and with Chesires help dropped the normal illusion revealing the catesque changes she'd gone through in the past few days. Bloodfangs eyes went wide before his gaze focused on the collar at her neck
"Run his knife across your palm and dribble some blood into this bowl" Bloodfang ordered handing bowl and knife over "I'll have a lineage quill write out your lineage for twelve generations it will tell us which vaults you are entitled to and can claim right now"
"That...is a lot of information to know...lets find out" Alice replied slicing her palm as ordered and dripping blood into the bowl.
Alice watched her palm heal itself after Bloodfang took the knife and bowl away from her. Flexing her hand and giving it a rub Alice looked up to see Bloodfang dip a silvery quill into the bowl and place it onto a large pile of blank parchment. Several pages flew out from under the quill filled with names, dates and stations.
"I always wondered if Lily Potter was more than what she seamed" Bloodfang said in surprise "and it seams she passed it onto you"
Alice frowned a moment before opening her mouth to ask a question, Bloodfang handed over a few pages and thumped a strange button on his desk. Alice looked over the pages...her mothers birth name was Lillian Liddel...she'd been adopted...she wasn't related to Petunia Dursley at all...the fuck!.
"Teller Griphook please retrieve the Potter, Liddel, Black and Peverell wills and rings for me" Bloodfang ordered "as well as Emancipation papers quickly now"
"Yes Master Banker" Griphook replied before scurrying out of the room
"May I ask who the liddel family is banker Bloodfang?" Alice asked in surprise just about processing what was being said
"The liddel family have been a long and prominent magical family until it vanished in the thirty years ago" Bloodfang replied honestly "One of the most recognised members was Alice Liddel...she was the influence for the Alice in wonderland stories muggles know...truthfully she had experienced the whole thing due to a magical spell and passed the information onto the man behind the pseudonym Lewis Carroll"
"See I told you the truth" the Cheshire cat muttered with a hug and a grin Alice mentally swatted him
"May I ask how come I got the Collar?" Alice asked with a slight frown "Is it an heirloom?"
"Yes it is an heirloom and it appeared before you since you were the eldest person with Liddel blood" Bloodfang replied looking over the parchment before turning to show her "If you hadn't have put it on the next relative with similar blood ties is a Miss Luna Lovegood...seems she has some throwback wonderland skills"
"Luna Lovegood born 1982...she'll be a third year this year...must have a family talk with her" Alice said aloud as Griphook re-entered the room with four rings, four scrolls and a bound pile of parchment under his arm. "Is this the paperwork for the vaults I own?"
"Yes Miss Potter or should I say Yes Lady Potter-Peverell-Black-Liddel" Bloodfang announced placing copies of Alice's lineage into two box files one stamped Gringotts and the other client "I'll make sure you receive copies of everything from now on...stay Griphook we have need of you"
"That is a lot of names...I'm the lady of all of them...Wait" Alice squeaked in surprise processing things as fast as she could "isn't my godfather supposed to hold the Black title"
"That he was but since he was wrongly incarcerated he isn't legally allowed to Lady Pott...could I just call you Lady Alice the long names a mouthful?" Bloodfang asked
"You can call me Alice if you like Banker Bloodfang its alright with me" Alice replied with a smile
"Thank you...Alice" Bloodfang said with a slight bow "you can drop my title of banker if you wish"
"erm Thank you Banker Bloodfang I will do just that" Alice said bobbing her head slightly before glancing to Griphook "Would you like to be know as Teller Griphook or simply Griphook?"
"I'd prefer the teller in front of my name, Lady Alice" Griphook replied "But if I am in your presence and Banker Bloodfang I am not opposed to simply my name...Thank you for asking not many magical's do so"
"Those that don't are idiots Teller Griphook" Alice replied with passion "And I will strive to remember your request"
"So we shall start with the two oldest and ones you are strongly related to by blood" Bloodfang said looking up from the parchment piles holding two of the four rings in his clawed hands "Those are Potter and Peverell please put these on your ring finger on your right hand"
Alice took the rings and went to put the rings on before Cheshire coughed
"Would this emancipate you from the Dursleys "care" and from Dumbledore's concern?" Cheshire asked
"Wait do I need a guardian to do these or am I be emancipated?" Alice asked reciting Cheshire's question staring at the rings on her hand
"Who is considered your guardian?" Bloodfang asked with interest looking up from the parchment
"Petunia and Vernon Dursley" Alice answered promptly and devoid of emotion "I left their care yesterday and I do not wish to return"
Bloodfang nodded and looked over two pieces of parchment before looking angry and cursing in gobbledygook
"Griphook go get the emancipation forms" Bloodfang ordered "Bring them back and call for Lawyers Jones and Highclaw"
"Yes Banker Bloodfang" Griphook said rushing out of the room quickly to do as he was bid
"OK whilst we wait for that we'll go over your accounts" Bloodfang announced "Even if the Dursleys refuse to give up your guardianship despite they weren't supposed to have we can have you updated on everything until you came of age"
Alice nodded and leaned forwards to see all the paperwork as Cheshire made notes in the back of Alice's head hopefully by the time Griphook came back with the papers and the Lawyers Alice could start the ball rolling to be legally free.
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Alice blinked as few times as she looked up at the late afternoon sky above her...what a few hours of legalities would do to your day. With a Gringotts bank card, passport and her box of legal paperwork in one pocket and a licensed portkey to the Caribbean in the other. Alice began the walk back through Diagon Alley her previous Illusion firmly in place. She was now the Lady of four wizarding houses, considered an emancipated adult and free to do whatever she wanted to do. Seeing the sign for knockturn alley Alice stopped in her tracks and began to smile.
"Hey Cheshire want to have an adventure?" Alice asked with the smile widening to a grin on her face.
"Of course" came the cats happy reply "It'll break up the monotony of the past five hours"
Alice pulled the hood of her cloak up and skipped towards the entrance and slipped down the alley without many people realising who she was and what she was doing. knockturn alley hadn't changed much in the past two years since she was there last time...but now she had time and money on her hands. Alice felt magic rush up her skin as she turned a corner and her grin faltered slightly
"An illusion dearie nothing more" Cheshire said sounding concerned and protective "I sense many people here who would kill you for very little if they knew who you were"
"Thank you Cheshire" Alice replied her grin returning "Could you teach me how to do it myself?"
"Of course" Cheshire chuckled "What use would I be if I didn't take the time to teach you my skills...Hey I recognise that shop name"
Alice chuckled softly before entering the shop in question called The Bandersnatch curiosities. Alice felt a wash of calm and recognition roll on her skin as she entered the shop, bookshelves filled with books lined a wall opposite her tables filled with unusual items stood at several points across the room with various items of quills, unusual inks cats and numerous other things besides. Alice couldn't help but continue to grin as she felt Cheshire cat croon with joy form the back of her head. Walking across the room he prompted Alice to purchase an innumerable amount of items and books he said would be useful to both her and him, including a rather intricately carved trunk painted an iridescent purple.
"Is that everything Ma'am?" the shopkeeper asked a greedy and gleeful glint in his eyes as he rounded everything up
"Yes...No actually" Alice replied feeling a pull to four small items sitting on the shelves behind him "That box, that box, that vial and that pouch please...and I'm done"
"A thousand Galleons" the shopkeeper said his eyes widening as Alice handed over a bank note of exactly a thousand galleons. Loading everything up into the new trunk Alice shrunk it with Cheshire's help and pocketed it. A walk of the rest of the Alley came up trump for the day and Alice walked back though it, through Diagon Alley, through the leaky cauldron and out into muggle London, taking the long way round Alice eventually arrived at the hotel where she was staying, calling for dobby she told him of her plans and asked him to make sure everything was ready to go by the next morning. The overactive elf nodded and jumped into his task. Unshrinking her new trunk Alice sorted through it with a lot more consideration taking note of every book title and every item. Reaching the small box of last second items she bought Alice gasped at the ash wood block, blinked at the strange bone Cheshire identified as coming from a Jabberwocky, a beautiful Phoenix tail and a vial of blood coming from what Cheshire called a Bandersnatch
"Now" Cheshire began as Alice sat on the hotel bed pondering the box of unusual items in hand "Should we get you a new wand before or after our Caribbean holiday?"
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July 25th 1994
Albus Dumbledore yawned straightening his robes as he walked through the door from his bedroom into his office. Negotiations were hard...even harder when you were trying to set up the next magical test for the martyr you'd chosen. Taking a seat at his desk Albus called for a Hogwarts elf as he opened the newspaper on his desk and began reading
"How can Tipsy help Headmaster Bumblebee?" the House elf Tipsy asked nervously as she appeared at Albus's side
"Could I have breakfast please Tipsy" Albus replied kindly...Tipsy was a new elf he believed he let the butchering of his name slide "and some coffee please"
"Of course Headmaster" Tipsy said clicking her fingers and disappearing returning a moment later with his food and drink.
Albus tucked into his breakfast as he continued to read the newspaper the quiet of his office seamed soothing to his ears...until he realised it was quieter than it should have been. Looking up to the shelf that held tracking items he had tied to Alyssa Potter and the blood wards he tied between her and number four Privet drive. Five doodads tied specifically to Alyssa were working indicating she was happy healthy and safe. The ones attached to the wards were broken and no longer working...panic set in as Albus strode over to his fireplace grabbing a handful of floo powder and throwing it in before him
"Ministry of Magic" he called out disappearing into the fire. Alyssa Potter was in danger of becoming what Dumbledore feared a free and unflinching leader.
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July 26th 1994
Alice stretched on the towel soaking up as much Caribbean sun as she could before tapping her cool-box with her new wand for another drink. She'd been on the island for five days and thoroughly enjoyed it so far. The three books that lay open before her spoke about several sceptical yet believable magical theories. For the past few days Alice read as far and as deeply as she could about Horcruxes, The conversation with both Cheshire about the matter had scared her senseless...
FLASHBACK
July 25th 1994
"So Cheshire what's a Horcrux?" Alice asked with a pondering thought and a tilt of her head as she sat down to dinner at the local restaurant. She'd given Dobby the night off and sent him to have as much fun as he could possibly have.
"I was wondering when we'd have this conversation" Cheshire replied as Alice began to order "Order some curried crab it'll do you some good"
"Alright some Curried Crab too please" Alice told the waiter handing back the menu with a smile before pulling a small book out of her pocket and a pen "So What is a Horcrux?"
"It is very dark magic" Cheshire replied after a moment "As you know Magic craves balance and for every dark inclined witch there is another light inclined witch to give balance...with that said Horcruxes give you immortality and require you to split your soul and to do that you need to perform a ritual and relish the killing of an innocent"
"That is terrible" Alice sent back "I get the whole balance of magic and the whole eye for an eye thing but relishing the killing of another to split your soul in the search of immortality is truly disgusting"
"That I agree" Cheshire replied as a large glass of cola was placed in front of her "it seams that Tom Riddle had planned to make a Horcrux of your death and botched it, the piece in your head was not a full Horcrux"
"since its gone" Alice replied slowly as she finished her drawing of a Jabberwocky in a Caribbean shirt "I no longer am a living Horcrux"
"Yes" Cheshire answered "I have a feeling however that Tommy boy made more of these things since he is a flying spirit"
"So there's a chance he'll gain a body and come back?" Alice asked suddenly feeling worried
"Yes I'm afraid so" Cheshire replied sounding sad for a moment "But you have me and I'm not letting you die on me and Tom Riddle getting away with mass genocide"
For some reason the determination in Cheshire's voice comforted Alice enough to relax. Alice made a decision as food arrived she was going to learn as much possible and make use of it as best as she can
FLASHBACK END
Alice shivered at the mere thought of Tom riddle being in her head all these years. for some reason she thought of Ginny Weasley and somehow she understood her better. Having the creep in her head for almost a year actively trying to take over definitely sucked. Taking a sip of her drink Alice re-sheathed her new wand of Ash wood and Jabberwocky bone with a Phoenix tail and Bandersnatch blood core, the wand maker on the island Pierre was surprised that those particular items wanted to be used for a wand.
""It seams Missy Alice you are destined to destroy the world you know and create anew" The wand maker crowed before setting to work.
Alice smiled as she thought about the wand makers surprise it was a hundred galleons and an hours wait well spent. Closing the books and shoving them into her bag Alice drained her drink and watched the waves lap the beach...she was going to enjoy her holiday before the chaos of the Hogwarts school year and the threat of Tom Riddle pulled her back into reality.
"Hey Cheshire" Alice thought gaining her friends attention "How do you do the drawback of the extremities anyway?"
The Cheshire Cat laughed loudly in the back of Alice's head before teaching her everything he knew and how to do it.
AUTHORS NOTE:
Thank you for reading chapter two of Alice Potter the Cheshire cat
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The influence/idea to this stories conception should be awarded to Mr WriterWriter's Cheshire's Grin. I have not taken anything from his story but the concept of the Cheshire cats collar.
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Chapter three is being written as we speak...it will be posted soon.