"What ya names?"Stan asked Harry.
Not again! It's third year all over again. "Um , our names are Daniel and Marietta...Taylor," Harry replied. "She's my aunt."he said to Stan, motioning to Petunia, who staring at them, not following the conversation.
"Okay...where you two wanna go?" Stan asked.
"The Leaky Cauldron, please."
And off they went.
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When they entered the inn after paying Stan, Tom, the innkeeper showed them to a room on the second floor with a great view of Diagon Alley. The room was a bit spacious and had two identical plush beds. After putting away their belongings and getting into pajamas, they had a late night dinner on each of their respective beds. They chatted a little about unimportant stuff until Harry broached the question that he had been dying to ask.
"Aunt Petunia, why did you become so nice to me all of a sudden?" Harry asked hesitantly.
Petunia looked at the floor and bit her lip.
"Well," she began, " Your weird transformation last night brought back memories of your mum. The same thing happened to her, for some reason. The problem was, it took her farther away from me. I saw the errors of my ways and I wanted to change. I was really sincere in trying to save you from Fat Arse One and Two. I don't think I could find it in my heart to forgive them after what they did. Every time I stare into your eyes, I see the same fire Lily had. You have no idea how much I miss her and how I wish that I could say sorry to her for all I've done..."
Harry jumped over to her bed and gave her a hug.
"What's in the past is in the past. I believe you and I do really forgive you. Now, enough of that! What are we shopping for tomorrow? I'd also like you to meet a friend of mine who has interesting news to tell us tomorrow and we need to go to Gringotts too, for my parents' will reading and my creature inheritance test to find out exactly what I am," babbled Harry starting to feel very excited.
"But you and I don't have any money. What are we to shop with?"asked Petunia, confused.
"I kept this a secret, but actually, I'm stinking rich. I didn't want anyone to get their hands on my money, but I'll share it with you. You need to blend in here. I suppose we could go visit Fred and George at their joke shop... they're trustworthy, Dumbles won't find us there, they're loyal to me..."said Harry.
"Okay! Now go to sleep if you wanna stay awake this whole escapade you're planning for tomorrow!Goodnight, Harry,"giggled Petunia, as she slipped into her blankets.
"Goodnight, Aunt Petunia," came the reply.
They both fell asleep with a smile on their faces.
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Harry woke up very early that day.
Petunia was still asleep and tangled in her blankets,snoring softly. Harry decided to not wake her up, instead, he changed into something to wear for the day.
He then went downstairs to have breakfast and struck up a conversation with the hunchbacked, toothy innkeeper. He stayed there for a bit after his early breakfast, sipping coffee and staring into space.
When he was done with that ,he went back upstairs to wake up his aunt. It was already 8am and they were losing time if they wanted to shop, meet Hermione and get to Gringotts on time!
After she had woken up, Petunia took a shower, changed into clothes,had her breakfast and then they were off.
"Wow,Harry! I forgot how this place looked like! Still amazing as always," exclaimed Aunt Petunia as they trekked to Gringotts to withdraw some money.
Harry looked at his aunt, surprised. He hadn't thought that she had been here before. But then again, this was his mother's sister. She had to have seen Diagon Alley before.
"Yeah, I know right? It was even more amazing the first time I went" Harry replied.
They reached Gringotts and went inside. The bank seemed busy so there would be a long wait ahead for them. That is until a goblin came running as fast as his stubby legs could carry him towards Harry and Petunia.
"Mr Potter! Thank goodness you came now! You're needed right now to hear the reading of your parents' wills and your godfather's one on top of that,along with your inheritance test. Quick! We can't keep holding off Dumbledore any longer! He could come in any day now!"the goblin said, leading the odd duo to a very plush room where Griphook was waiting for them.
"Mr Potter, thank you for showing up today. We will read the wills first, do the inheritance test next and deal with some...dodgy news concerning your family vaults..."said Griphook in a business-like tone. He motioned for them to sit down across from him in two comfy armchairs.
"Let's get started!" Harry cheered.
Griphook began to take out three scrolls out of a large silver box. He picked one, unfolded it and began to read.
"This is the Last Will And Testament of James Charlus Potter..."
A/N: I'm so evil, to leave you guys like this
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"Dear Harry, my son,you must be so old right now! I just wanted to say that I'm so sorry that I couldn't live to see the person that you have grown up to be. You must be amazing, like you wouldn't be, I'm your dad , duh. Enough rambling from me , it's time to get serious ( heh,heh Sirius, geddit?)
I leave to you, Harry:
All the money in the Potter vaults
All the family tomes and spell creating notes
The Potter, Gryffindor,Perevell and Emrys Lordship rings
A pensieve ( one that is much more awesomer than Dumbledore's.)
And some books on how to deal with your creature inheritances.
With some advice too: don't trust Dumbledore! Don't listen to him preaching about his 'Greater Good' shit, because that one sure fire way to die. He wants you under his thumb and we tried getting away. Oh yeah, really think that no matter who your mate is, just know that I'll always love you Harry.
I give the title, Godfather to Sirius Orion Black and Godmother to Alice Tamara Longbottom .
Dumbledore is not to be Harry's guardian at all! He's a manipulative old goat that one. He is to go to Sirius or Alice if anything happens to either Lily and I.
I leave 10000 galleons to one Remus John Lupin ( come on Remmy buy yourself something new to wear!)
I leave 10000 to one Severus Snape to say sorry for being such a git to you back at school. You didn't deserve that.
Sirius,I have a feeling that Dumbledore might be up to something so I don't know whether I was right or wrong about not leaving you anything. Don't feel bad, it was to keep you safe you dolt.
And to dear Petty, I know you're Lils' sister so I want to leave you with something too. I leave you a box of jewelry and 5000 galleons.
Dumbledore,you get nothing you goat! Hahahaaaa
Written and signed by
James Charlus Potter
26 October 1981"
Harry laughed at his father's antics. He also felt comforted by the fact that his dad said that he supported his choice of mate and didn't judge him at all.
Aunt Petunia was in tears. She never knew how much James cared for her enough to include her in his will. And after badmouthing him too! She felt so guilty.
Griphook watched the duo with amusement. He had never been entertained by wizards like this in a long time. They were like able and weren't rude, like other pricks he had to deal with every single frickin day. He let them get themselves together before beginning again.
"Are you ready for Lily Potter's will?"he asked gently.
The other two nodded silently. Petunia was a bit scared to hear one of her sister's last words. She just prayed that she didn't turn into a sniveling mess in the end.
Griphook cleared his throat and began to read.
"This is the last will and testament of Lily Rosalind Potter née Evans...
Oh Harry, my baby boy! Mummy loves you so much. It saddens me that I never had the opportunity to see you grow up. Although, I pray that you have my smarts instead of your dads! Although I'm not saying that it's a bad thing...
I leave to you Harry:
The Potter family history books
The family album
My Charms and Potions books and notes( I was awesome at those subjects, if I do say so myself!)
The Evans vault
My locket
Mine and James' portraits
Armbands for you and your mate to wear
And finally, some advice : Be wary of dear old Dumbles , he's a dangerous character to deal with. He'll kill you just to shut you up! I mean it too. Just look at what happened to the McKinnons! They found out about Dumbledore's murky past and boom! They're dead a week later after leaving the country. James and I decided to rather go Neutral after finding out about Dumbledore's shadiness too. We're worried that he'll get us too. Anyway on a less depressing note, I just wanted to say, no matter who your mate is, know that I'll be rooting for you! Always.
To my sister Tuney , I hope that you are treating Harry well or I will find a way to come back and haunt you. Also, to say sorry about drifting farther away from you,(I will always love you Tuney! Don't forget that). I'm leaving you with all my dresses and and jewelry and a portrait of me to talk to , along with all my books and 5000 galleons.
To Severus, you were my first and bestest friend. I am so sorry for leaving you alone after the mistake you made. I overreacted. I hope you forgive me. I leave you 10000 galleons.
To Remus, I leave you 10000 galleons ( pamper yourself Rem! And stop wallowing in sadness and get yourself someone who will love you for being yourself!)
To Sirius, I leave you advice: run. Run as far , FAR away as you can get from Dumbledore, if he catches you: fake it til you make it!
To Dumbledore, I leave you with a fuck you dipshit, a go to hell and oh yeah let me not forget! A die motherfucker too! Hahahahaaaaaa!!!!
Written and signed by
Lily Rosalind Potter nee Evans
26 October 1981"
Harry cracked up at his mother's foul mouth. He never thought that his mother could be so funny. But some things still shocked him.
His parents went Neutral.
Dumbledore killed the McKinnons.
His mum left him something for him and his mate.
His parents were awesome. Petunia on the other hand, let's just say that her prayer wasn't answered. She was sobbing into her palms of her hands repeating the same phrase over and over: " Lily still loved me?"
Griphook watched the party for a little bit longer before offering Petunia a tissue and water, which she accepted gratefully.
He left them to gather their thoughts for awhile longer before bringing them back to reality.
"Okay , Mr Potter, Mrs Dursley , it is time to find out exactly what you are..." he said dramatically.
Petunia and Harry shared a glance before answering:
"Yes, let's do this."