Chapter 3:

This was it today was the day, Sirius's will…

Harry had walked through the leaky caldron without giving a glance or creaking the floor. He walked into the back,

Flashback

Hagrid stood at a brick wall,

"Three up…Two across…"he muttered"

End Flashback

Harry inwardly smiled 'so young and naïve then, a little lamb' he then proceded and tapped the brick which released the gateway. 'What am I now then' he cast these thoughts from his mind and walked into the alley and brushed his hair down especially his fringe. He walked up to gringrotts and entered the snowy white building. Looking up at the rows of the desk he walked towards the head one.

The goblin shuffled his papers and looked down at Harry,

"Ahh Mr Potter I have been expecting you,"

"Then you are Raphook"

"You are correct, would you please follow me,"

Harry followed the goblin behind the desk and through a brass door into a plush room, with an ornate desk in the centre with two beautifully crafted chairs on either side. Harry took one seat Raphook took the other.

"Mr Potter I am here to talk about your godfathers account and other matters,"

"Continue Raphook,"

"Yes you now command up to 9 million galleons from the Black family vault plus weapons and other items. I was wondering if you would like to visit and now you are here, you are now 16. Which means you now inherit the Potter Family Vault which contains books, weapons and 7 and a half million galleons your own account accounts for another half a million galleons. Combined your assets are 14 million galleons. Although this all depends on the reading of Siruis's will let's just say you are the heir but there are other parties that are involved with the will so…"

A small whistle escaped Harry's mouth,

'Whoa I'm damn filthy rich' was a though that exploded in Harry's mind. He recovered and replied,

"The will reading will be in the vault…"

"Shall we leave then… Although I have one request can we go to the potter vault first."

Raphook led Harry down to the carts and Harry steadied himself for the hurtling ride. It took longer than usual Harry was sick by the sharp turns and slopes when they came into a cavern with the track running through a lake and perched on the ledges were dragons!

"The rumours are true then"

Harry said out of reaction while admiring the beauty of the dragons with their entrancing pearly scales.

"Yes Mr Potter they are Antipodean opaleyes they are very impressive, no"

Harry held his speech and returned to watching his surroundings, suddenly the cart slowed and it rolled into a circular room with 15 doors in it. All of them were silver with the family name and vault number in gold. Raphook took out a pouch from his uniform and handed it to Harry while leading him to vault 11.

"Take out the silver key with a ruby pummel stone with golden wire entwining around it."

Harry stared blankly and the goblin gave him a pouch, Harry regained his pride opened the pouch and took out the key he described. The goblin took it and said

"Speak your name"

"Harry James Potter"

A crack appeared in the centre of the door and a keyhole appeared the goblin inserted the Key and with a click the door swung open to reveal the contents of the vault. Harry's voice was in his mouth and Raphook smiled at him as Harry looked again a brightly lit chamber with piles and piles of galleons. There were bookcases located against the walls in the middle was a podium with an ornament with two beautiful ivory handles. Harry walked towards it and studied. He hefted it and looked at it he saw two emerald studs on either side before the ivory handles. Instinct told him to press them, he gave in and pressed the emerald a metallic clang was heard Harry pulled the ivory hande and let out a gasp with Raphook, as a blade slid clear. It was moonlight silver and curved with a midnight black stone at the base where it was wrapped in silver wires. Harry felt a strange thrill pass though him.

Raphook said, "It curdles my blood sir, the sword of night and I'd bet the other end contains the sword of day"

Harry pressed the other emerald stud and pulled another blade clear which was identical to the other except this blade was pale gold with a white stone with gold wires holding it in place. He saw there were runes on both blades. He sheathed both of the swords, and turned to Raphook.

"What did you call them?"

"The swords of night and day lets just say they have a history sir, and they are now yours but I warn you the blades are cursed…"

"Raphook, I was wondering if you had a bag, you see err I forgot."

The goblin let out a laugh and gave Harry a bag, Harry shoved hundreds of galleons into it and it just didn't fill up, 'Hmm bottomless'. The goblin then gave Harry another bag and said,

"This bag will let you draw any amount of money from this vault you can ask it to be muggle or wizarding money."

Harry nodded accepted it gratefully and said,

"Can you put all the books in this vault in my bottomless bag"

Raphook nodded and snapped his fingers and the books flew into Harry's bag. As Harry was leaving he saw a knights armour arranged. It look expensive, stylish but functional but there was a subtle element underneath something deadly and sinister.

"Shall we proceed Mr Potter…"

"Yes we shall,"

Raphook led Harry out and shut his vault door and took the potter key out and gave it to Harry. He then moved to number 9 where Harry saw the name "Black". Raphook nodded,

"Harry James Potter"

Another cack appeared and Harry gave Raphook the pouch where the goblin took out a silver key with black gemstones embedded in it with a green pommel stone. Raphook opened the door and gave Harry the key. Harry looked at the vault before him dimly lit with more piles of galleons and sickles than the potters but had the same bookcases round the outside but the young man would bet his life they were full of darker topics than the Potters family vaults. Harry looked again and saw weapons lying among the money but Harry put them out of thought he looked at the podium. Harry walked up to it and saw a beautiful ring, it was silver with silver wire wrapped around it the silver bar had runes upon it. In the middle was a snakes head in silver with it Jaws wide-open inside was the most entrancing green stone he had ever seen.

Raphook motioned to Harry to a conjured desk to wait for the others.

Suddenly the door cracked open and the last people on earth he ever wanted to see where there. Narcissa Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange. They walked through the door liked they owned the vault which maybe they did but as soon as Harry saw them. He had the swords of Night and Day in his hands, working them ambidextrously he charged at them.

Bellatrix saw him first but it didn't matter the spells she sent off Harry reflected with his blades as she watched despairingly at him as he cut down the distance. Narcissa pulled out a rapier from under robe and twirled it expertly.

She xould of had a thick Iron bar for all that mattered as she struck out at him but her blow was parried by Harry's instinct and as he went for a clumsy riposte Narcissa went to Parry but before her eyes her blade was cut in half so cleanly it was un-natural.

Harry then lunged at impossible speeds but was stopped from causing further harm by Raphook who paralysed Harry with some goblin magic.

"Mr Potter, I've never seen anything like it, you have never behaved like this before..."

"Death Eaters and a murderer," Harry whispered,

"Ahh I see, but Gringrotts is outside the law…"

Harry nodded, sighed, and sat down but he always kept his eye on Bellatrix.

The door opened and in stepped Tonks and Andromeda. Tonks immediately had her wand out and sent a body bind at Bellatrix but Harry just shifted his weight and held the sword of day in the way of the spell.

"Harry what are you doing, that bitch murdered Sirius …"

"Yer but apparently Gringrotts is outside of the Law and we can't cause trouble…"

Tonks looked angry but Andromeda just took a seat and Raphook started…

"Everyone here today are the witnesses of Sirius Blacks last will and testament the will reads:

Dear All,

If your listening to this, I have kicked the bucket and I hope it was in battle but Harry don't worry it was not your fault, your everything I ever wanted, a son, brother, friend. Your more like James than everyone says, you may think of James Ill but Harry you've only seen a snippet of the whole picture which is your Dad. Remember your Dad stood up to Voldemort so you wouldn't die. Anyway this is a will so, Bellatrix ever since you took up our family traditions Iv felt sorry for you and scince you were put in Azkaban you've missed your youth and life and I know what that means to you. Use it how you want take the potion that Raphook will be holding now. Narcissa, ever scince you married a Malfoy I almost hated you but you're a black so there are several books that I have singled out for your use all specialised on runes and charms. I hereby give you 150,000 galleons just don't give it to Lucius put it in a separate vault, there are rare potion ingredients in a crate in the corner. Tonks ever since I met you I was glad to know you, I hereby give you 500,000 galleons. Andromeda, my favourite cousin after the rest followed the family I hereby give you 500,000 galleons. Now Harry, you are my heir you have everything left in the vault that have not given out and you now have the surname Black and the title of Lord you are herby emancipated.

Sirius Orion Black

Lord Black head of the Black Family

Everyone looked gob smacked, Bellatrix looked especially like she had been hit with a club repeatedly. Raphook gave Bellatrix the potion and everyone watched as she drank the potion and became youthful in front of their eyes. Her eyes illuminated again and the stress creases in her face left, her beauty that had left her in Azkaban. Bellatrix looked about 19, Narcissa conjured a mirror and held it in front of Bellatrix and Bellatrix Lestrange giggled.

Harry was in a dase, Bellatrix Lestrange had giggled and he was filthy rich. Tonks shook her stupor first and her and Andromeda took their money and left. Narcissa clapped and a house elf appeared, the house elf took all of her entitled items and she left with a stunned Bellatrix.

Harry took a look at the podium again and subconsciously Harry slipped it on his finger.

"It is worn by the Black family heirs but not many have worn it for a while, you are the first in centuries,"

The young man looked back at the podium there was a ceremonial dagger laying there still. The blade was diamond shaped and made out of obsidian. The edges were silver and the hilt was carved in silver with green emeralds running in lines wrapping around it. At the edge of the hilt were two black and silver snakes connecting with the blade. Where they crossed there was a bold silver "B" in the middle of the heads. He picked it up and admired its perfect balance, which was incredible as he was an amateur at these things.

"It is not ceremonial Mr Potter it is made for use, my grand father told of a Black ascendant that wielded it."

He was met with an "hmmm" Harry bagged the blade the nodded at Raphook and glanced at the books. With a nod, Raphook snapped his fingers and the books took their place in Harry's bag.

"That is all my business with gringrotts I will not need the bag for the Black family vault though I may pick it up later."

Harry quickly walked up to the cart with his bags and items and waited to depart and exit Gringrotts.

Harry Potter stepped out into the sunlight and quickly put his cloak, which Moody had insisted he took, and he turned himself invisible. He walked through the alley thinking the trip to Gringrotts had saved him from going to the bookshop. He laughed dryly and proceeded to Ollivanders. He saw it at the end of the alley he looked in the window and saw nobody there. He entered the shop and sat in the old wicker chair waiting for the old wand maker to come. Right on cue the bell sounded and Ollivander came out,

"Ahh Mr Potter, Holly and phoenix feather 11 inches"

"Right as usual but I was wondering if I could have another one,"

"And why might that be Mr Potter,"

Harry then described the priori incantium effect and that his and Voldemort's wands do not work together. Ollivander listened intently with a mutter here and there,

"Ahh I see I think I have the wand for you, I made it for someone else but the wand did not choose him amazingly.13 inches black in colour a mixture of holly, yew and ebony its core is the scale of a queen hydra covered in phoenix ash and the wood has veins of melted basilisk fangs in it. I would not of made such a powerful wand but he had me under life debt and it only works for parselmouths."

He ran off and came back with a black box with silver corners and edges, he took the lid off and their lay a beautiful black wand with white patters snaking up the wand. He picked it up and he had, an even more warn feeling in his hands than all those years ago. With a swish, he lets plumes of gold, red, green, silver and a few black and white sparks. Ollivander was practically bouncing around. Ollivander gave him a silver bracelet with a chain and attached the wand to a ring that hung from the chain. Ollivander gave him a second bracelet and chain but didn't attach the wand but inspected it.

"Mr Potter, you cant have one wand to powerful and the other not so. Your previous wand is powerful but has nothing on your new wand. We need to increase the power of your old one."

Ollivander then inspected it further, and spoke again,

"I could add Unicorn tail Hairs in the same way, I did the basilisk fang and I could though only because Harry you are the most interesting customer in years old archangel feathers to add to your core and tie it together. I could also tune both of you wands specifically to you and it makes the wands more powerful and will not allow another to use your wands. Ill engrave your name on your old wand. I don't want to risk it with your new wand it has a very fin e balance…"

Ollivander then went off to work and within half an hour had Harry's old wand gleaming with silver strings in a pattern snaking up and with 'Harry James Potter engraved in Gold lettering' and the wand practically gleamed the colour was a touch lighter as well.

"90 galleons please Mr Potter"

Harry paid him was about to walk out the shop when he said,

"Can you disguise me for a bit, because I do not want to be mobbed…"

The wand maker nodded and Harry now had blond hair and blue eyes and had curtains that covered his scar. Harry nodded in appreciation as he looked at his reflection in the window.

"To get rid of it Mr Potter say finite"

Harry walked out with his new wand in its holster it felt warm against his wrist where the holster was. He flicked his hand and the wand appeared in his hands. He sheathed it again. Then proceeded to the back of the alley it was time to hit the dark side of town…

Taking a look around himself he took steps down to knockturn alley, he brushed off all the hags that took steps towards him. He added a smirk on his face and imagined himself being more menacing he carried this in his walk and body Language. He fondled the dagger in his pocket. He took a look around and saw a magical creature shop.

"Most probably dark snakes"

he murmered. He stepped in and saw cages of snakes everywhere there were eggs stocked on filthy shelves with labels upon them. He felt a pull towards a cage and then took a look at it. Inside lay a shimmering snake silvery black it was. It opened it eyes at him they were oddly purple.

Hello you are beautifulll

You sspeakss

I do

Then I accept you as my familiar

Harry nodded his head and turned and slammed into a man.

"Sorry"

"You speak parseltoungue,"

"I do, and I wish to purchase that snake,"

"That would be 20 galleons"

Harry withdrew some of his change from last summer and handed the man the money. Then a midnight black falcon came out of nowhere and perched itself on Harry's shoulder. His eyes were entrancingly silver and held great knowledge in them.

"The falcon is yours it sees you as its master, it is very young, and the snake is hybrid a cross between a basilisk and an unknown snake. Its fangs hold a basilisk poison but that is the only basilisk thing about it. It blends into light and shadows it is extremely quick it may develop other magical powers but its trial and error."

Harry took this information in and smiled,

"How much for the falcon,"

"Nothing, for it sees you as its master."

Harry smiled at this fact at looked up to the falcon.

"I shall call you Falcifer"

Falcifer puffed its chest out very importantly. Both Harry and this unknown man smiled. The snake peeked out of the cage and coiled itself around Harry's left arm.

"Thankyou, I might call on you again. Your name?"

"Tony"

"Nice to meet you Tony"

Without another word Harry swept into the alley and surveyed the area. Robes, didn't look to menacing, McGregor's appliances. Harry took a look at both shopsand saw McGregors had weapons on the display. Harry decided to go the robes shop first just to take a look.

He entered the shop to find it was clean and had a medieval theme. Inside a short, sinister looking woman approached him.

"Yes Dear, my name is Madame Beauttaille,"

"Id like some robes please,"

"Any particular type,"

she said while looking at the falcon perched on Harry's shoulder. Harry thought a minute.

"What is the best you have Madame,"

She went in the back and came out a few minutes later with things that looked so aristocratically and fancy they only looked right on Malfoy.

"No, No"

"Well there is something you might like. They are very rare and I'm very reluctant as I only have one pair and I have had these for years and are they are pricy."

She went back in and came back out with robes he knew were perfect, they shimmered black and silver just like the snake coiled around his arm. They looked similar to his invisibility cloak they were very elegant, and aristocratic but not to much.

"Ill take them I don't care how much,"

She smiled and came up with a measuring tape and started to measure him.

"Ill have to alter them a bit and If you go to Hogwarts I could make them shimmer more black, to give the appearance of normal robes. I also have to tell you the fact that these are made out of the same material as an invisibility cloak so it has the same properties"

Harry grinned even more at this point. This was too good.

"That will be 900 galleons sir and they come with matching gloves and boots for an extra 300 galleons."

"Yep Ill have the boots and gloves as well."

Harry took the Money bag Raphook gave him and said,

"1200 galleons"

He tipped over the bag onto the counter as piles of galleons came out.

"Nice bag, you'll have to wait a few minutes or you can attend to other business and pick them up later. By the way to vanish in these robes picture the background without you in it and say 'fade'"

Harry nodded and walked out, he started to get a few odd looks from the fact that he had Falcifer on his shoulder and now his pet snake had decided to poke his head out of Harry's sleeve. Sighing he walked into McGregor's.

"Whoa"

He had just walked into an armoury; it even contained muggle weapons infact half of it was Muggle weapons. Mr McGregor walked in,

"Have a nice look,"

Harry looked at a pistol with an ivory handle.

"That would be easy to conceal and would look like there was nothing there under robes it would be perfect for protection."

Harry handed over the money adding 10 extra as a tip, and concealed the pistol. Harry picked up the robes and headed back to the leaky cauldron although he noticed a familiar mangled motorcycle in a junk shop on the way back.

He walked over to Tom with shopping in tow,

"Where's the fireplace Tom."

"Over there, young sir..."

Harry cancelled the disguise and left in a flash of green flames…