CChapter SIXTEEN
Closing Out the year
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Time Skip
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Twenty Months ago, Weasley Residents
Arthur Weasley was sat at the kitchen table, enjoying a cup of tea with his wife and two eldest sons, one evening after his other children had long since gone to bed.
It was currently Late April and Bill and Charlie had both been able to few days off, to visit home for the Easter holidays, much to both his and Molly's delight.
He was just about to take a sip from the cup in his hand, when there was suddenly a tapping at the kitchen window, and when he looked over, an unfamiliar owl was sat on the ledge, waiting to be let inside to deliver the letter attached to its leg.
"I've got it." Charlie said, as he stood and walked to open the window.
Once free to enter, the Owl flew over to land on the table in front of him, and startled, Arthur removed the letter and watched as it took off back out of the into the cool evening sky, clearly not expected to wait for a response.
Setting down his cup once more, he turned the letter over, eyes widening at the crest on the back before opening it and began to read aloud.
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Lord Weasley,
It is with immense gratitude that I am writing this letter on this day of April 23rd, 1991. I would personally like to acknowledge and thank the service Heir Weasley has done for the Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Black.
The deed I speak of, was done for my son and Heir. While it is something that we could never truly express how much we of The House of Black appreciates what he had risked. This act will most assuredly not go without compensation of great Value.
Thus, effective immediately, I as Lord Black re-estate the Weasley family through Marriage as members of House Black. As direct descendants of Cedrella Black wife of Septimius Weasley, you will receive the Dowery that was once denied Cedrella, as well as small Dowry's for all seven of your children and a yearly allowance of 3000 galleons, as stated in the family charters is to be given to all active members of the House of Black.
With this letter you will find a second parchment, with a list of all assets bestowed upon the Weasley family.
Please contact Gringotts to find out the full details for each of your vaults.
Yours in Gratitude,
Sirius Black,
Lord of the Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Black.
Cedrella's Dowery
-15000 Galleons
-An assortment of books, clothes, and Jewelry.
Each Weasley Dowry to be received upon their 20th year, or Marriage, whichever may come first.
-5000 Galleons
-A small selection of books and Jewelry.
The male Weasley will be receiving an engagement and bonding set of their choosing.
While Miss Weasley has her choice of additional family jewelry, or an Engagement and bonding set of her choosing when she is to become betrothed.
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Once he finished reading, Arthur dropped the letter in shock. Beside him Molly sat with a hand over her mouth and tears filling her eyes.
Looking over at his eldest children, Arthur could see both of them sitting there just as shocked as he was.
"What have you done?" he asked Bill completely dumfounded, yet curious of what it could possibly be.
"I can't say much, I took an oath, but I helped them with something, a couple months ago at Gringotts, at a risk to myself. But it needed to be done, there was no way we could have avoided it. I expected maybe a formal thank you, but not this," He told them quietly.
Nodding at his son, Arthur re-read the letter once more, before making the decision to go to Gringotts the following morning.
While he was a proud man, and refused any kind of charity, he could acknowledge to himself, that this would lift a burden off his and his wife's shoulders. He would never again have to wonder if he would be able to afford the things his children needed. While The extra allowance wouldn't make them rich by any means, with them being such a large family, but added it to his pay from work and he could at least provide them with new rather than used clothing, the day-to-day essentials, and a treat now and then, maybe go on a small holiday without worry during the summers or get his kids a particular gift they've always wanted for their birthday or Yule.
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Time Skip
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Present Day, Potter Estates.
Madagascar had been as relaxing and fun as Harrison had been expecting. He had spent a lot of time on the beach with his dad, sometimes he lounged as he read one of his schoolbooks, other times he messed around in the water, or explored the beach.
On his third day there he had met a few teens around his age and spent a lot of time getting to know them. He even went on his fist date, with a pretty brunette named Kelly.
He had taken her to the café near their hotel, and then to the cinema. Where he tried not to blush as he held her hand during part of the movie, or while he walked her to the park that she was meeting her mother at to be picked up after.
He had put on his best confident face and leaned in and kissed her goodbye – just a peck and a quick hug, before he held the car door open for her and waited for her mother to drive away, before making it the rest of the way back to his hotel in a slight daze.
He had to tell his dad how it all went, because apparently the look on his face said way more than he and originally intended. So naturally his dad had grilled him extensively, then laughed as he sent him off to get ready for bed.
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It was now nearing the beginning of April, and after three months away from the castle, they were finally going back to finish up the year.
The Aurors, and a team of Specialists were able to finally find the chamber of Secrets entrance – which happened to be in Myrtle's bathroom of all places- and had managed to blast it open, and enter to kill the beast with in. A 60-foot Basilisk whose remains were being processed and sold for Galleons or made into Potion's ingredient or clothing before being sold around Europe.
All the proceeds were being split between the School, The Ministry, and The Hospital.
Once back at the school, Harrison made sure to spend a lot of time catching up with his friends, or out exploring the castle once more.
He also got back to his normal routine of studying both his magical and muggle course work and prepared himself to take his muggle exams in a few weeks. He was very happy that come the end of next year he would be able to Graduate and begin looking into universities to continue his non-magical education.
As for his Magical coursework, he was finishing up Fourth and beginning fifth year. Thanks to the extended break, Harrison had been able to move further ahead than he had originally planned. He would be talking to his dad soon about taking his OWLs next June at the Ministry and moving onto sixth and seventh year the following September. If he was lucky, he might even be able to finish his NEWTS early and start University at sixteen.
Tony Starks early entrance to MIT had stirred something inside Harrison, making him want to start University earlier than most too.
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The months had soon flown by, thankfully far more relaxing than the school term had started and it was finally the end of the school year. To end the year off and close out what had been a crazy experience Harrison had finally found the Houseelf who had been watching him all year. An excitable little elf by the name of Dobby, who had admitted he was trying to protect Harrison since he had known of the dangers Hogwarts was going to be that year. Before proceeding to punish himself before Harrison jumped to stop him. Having also recognized the Crest pinned to the Elf's pillowcase, Harrison informed his father immediately who was going to be getting his Lawyers and Madam bones to investigate discreetly.
So now that the year had end, he and his friends were once more boarding the Hogwarts Express, on their way home for the summer.
This summer was going to be a busy one, not only was it his Thirteenth birthday, but his dad was once more taking him to the USA, for an entire month. Knowing his sons plans for the near future, Sirius had been going through both the Black and Potter Estates looking to see if there were any properties across the pond, he could potentially one day use.
Luck would have it, as there were two, one located on Manhattan Island in New York (The Property they had used during there last holiday to the States), and the other in California. So, Sirius had decided to make a Vacation out it. They would head over to each property and make notes for any changes that might be wanted or needed as the case may be for the second property, so Harrison would have his pick of homes when he eventually made his way over.
Because Sirius knew just from the way the boy spoke, that in the back of his mind, Harrison intended to take his company international one day.
So, it was with a quiet excitement that Harrison rode the train home, and when it finally arrived at the station, he bid his friends goodbye and made his way over to his dad. With a hug in greeting, Sirius then held tight to his boy, before apparating to the ministry, and going to the international portkey office, where they were scheduled to take off in barely a half hour.
Their first stop…New York.