Ronald Weasley and His Coming of Age.

By George Wylie-Smith

San Antonio, Texas

March 2005

Harry Potter and his universe are the property of J.K. Rowling, and Warner Bothers. The Witchblade and her Universe are the property of Top Cow and TNT. Don Juan de Tenorio is the property of Don Jose' Zorrilla. I must now Tell you that I do not own the Avengers or any part their of them. They belong to BBC/BBC America .They have all the rights to these characters. This is a work of pure fiction. The named of persons living or death listed this work of fiction is purely by coincidental.

Authors Notes: The tower of the Princess in chapters 1-6 should be really called the 'Torre Del Oro." In addition, the name of the hotel that the Hogwarts tours should be Hosteria Del Laurel.

"Well my young friend what do you think of Spain?"

"Out side of me trying to drink the outdoor café dry. I think Espana' and its people are very nice." Ronald's eyes were looking at a young woman who was walking by they table at that time.

"I see that you are picking up one of the Spanish man's habits. Its call Wappa Watching. Then Los Americano was in my country from the early fifties until a few years ago. Many of the men and young boys took this belief home with them." They were both watching the very beautiful woman walk by. "And… yes, they do know that they are being talked about; and they are being looked at. One of the things that we in Spain do like to look at VERY Beautiful woman. I am not talking about the way some of the woman dress or rather undresses in public. I am not talking about the books like Playboy or Esquire. In addition, I do enjoy the great's nudes in painting like the 'three Graces' that you can see when you get to Madrid at the Prado. The problem that most women today are they think men want them to dress like they see in the movies. It is like watching Benny Hill and then dress and living your live that way. Its' one thing to watch the telly. It is total an other to live that way. The way to treat a woman is. Always, treat a woman like a Lady in public. A good friend in public places. And a wife at home and your lover in the bedroom. ABOVE ALL NEVER, CHANGE THE PLACEMENT OR TREATMENT. Woman who try to change the man's placement of that rule. That causes trouble, Like the woman who calls' her husband Baby in public. She may thinks it is nice or even she is showing her love toward the man. By the Man, he is being rubbed the wrong way. Before long, the woman has started to alienate him. That is why some men start going to bars. Then they find a female who starts treating like a man and not some baby in diapers. In addition, the wife wonders just what happen. You know that both parties were told do not to try to remake your mate. The truth is we are all remade over the years. I am not the same person I was when I was your age. Time changes us more that my wife every did. We both change to please the other one. However, we should not set out to change the other one. Now I will get off my soapbox. You had a very bad experience; you walked into a room where a X rated movie was going on, Society educated you to expect that. Ronald, you need to think for yourself. Your problem is that your two best friends over shadowed you. You had the very bad luck to get to the same school and at the same time as Harry Potter, the saver of the wizwarding world. In addition, your female friend Hermione Granger is second only to Merlin. When she is ready to teach she will make Professor McGonagall look like a second year student. Have some more coffee." He handed Ronald a coffee cup.

"I don't like coffee as a general rule, so why do you think I will enjoy this?"

"Because… Let me start over. Ronald when offered coffee by an business associate, you should always take it. Now if your associate knows you better then you know yourself better. Then you can ask for tea or other drinks. In some places … Like the Biarane. You must either drink one cup or three cup. Never two cups. One cup will be for the Emir. Three cups will be for the Emir, His son the Crown Prince and the other for the Prime Minister. If you were to drink two cups then you would be telling the other person that you were wishing death to one of the other three. That my friend can and will get you killed real fast."

"I did not know. No one ever told me."

"Now you have been told. You should know these things before you go out into the world. In my time, a young man was set to live with an older person. That person would teach them about the way of things. However, Society frowns on this practice now. It is a real shame too, too many fopauxs happens because of this."

"Professor, I was to finishing signing with the CC, this week and I was going to ask Hermione to marry me. Now this prank has put a hold or even a stop on my life. I have finished my NEWT's and have about ninety days before the start of try out. I am guessing that you have some ideas along these lines."

"Yes I do, however some will say that I want a particular outcome. I want you to know just what my motives are before you start. You must walk this path alone and with you eyes open. Ronald before we start YOU must decide what to do. Do you see that envelope on the table? Inside is you will find all the instruction on how to return to Hogwarts. You ticket and money is all there. ON THE OTHER HAND, you can return that envelope to me and you then can begin your real education. YOUR choice." His gaze returned to the young woman who was walking by at that point. 'The one in the blue cloak does some thing to me. Even at my age.'

Minerva McGonagall walked into the main branch of G Bank at the end of DA and the corner of KA. She walked over to a teller and said "I need to get into my account and do you have you key please." The Goblin looked at M. McGonagall 'new' look. He did not recognizer her. However, that was known out of the ordinary. The people had been their early and showed his a picture of McGonagall and the person who stood before him was not a thing like that.

"You key and your name please?" He was hoping that she did say 'McGonagall'. He did not like witches or wizards in any form. The gold that the other was paying for information about the account and any information about was very good.

"Mrs. Emmy Peel. 10th Street London and here is my key." She handed it to him.

"'An older key must be from a pure blood family. Any way she is not he woman in the picture.' This way …"

"You forgot something didn't you?"

"No why?"

She walked toward the back of the building; they stop before a plain door. After waiting for the door to open, they got into a mine car and started down a winding mineshaft. After a fifteen minutes trip the old mine car pulled up in front of a vault. McGonnall got and walked over to the door. See watched as the Goblin opened the door. After the door was, open and she walked in. "Could you please help me with my carry out?" The goblin walked over and took hold to one of the bags. It is hard to tell when a goblin makes a face. However, McGonnall knew that he was not happy with witches or wizards. His opinion of them was falling by the minute. After taking a number of bags and boxes out to the value and placing them into the cart. Is that all?" You could feel the venom in his voice...

"Yes, that is all for this trip, Can I ask you a question Do you like working here or down here?"

"What do you mean?" This was the first time that any witch or wizard had every ask him anything out side of bank business he was taken back. "I do not understand your question."

"What part do you not understand?" Minerva sat on the side of the car blocking his path of returning to a seat in the car. "Now talk."

"I'm afraid that you may not like the answer that you would hear. So please let me pass. I have work that I need to return to."

"You let me be the judge of that. It is time put up or shut up. Your call"

"You want to know what is bugging me I am a wiz in banking, even I do say so. I can work around anything that the banking world can throw at me. I can turn 100 Euros and in six months, I can make you a wheel dealer in the powerhouse of the world. But, no you and you kind think so much better that the rest of the world because of your size of your ears and the color of your eyes. I refused to talk about my nose. Do not ask if you really do not want to know. '

Mrs. Peel reaches behind a pull out a bottle of McPherson wine and two glasses. "Sounds like a long story. Here have some. It comes from my cousin's place in Australia. I get awful dry hearing long stories." She handed him a glass of wine.

"You're asking if I want to have some wine with you. This is unheard of. I could get sacked over this."

"If you're going to be working for me. Then you will need to have at least one drink together. While I explain the working arrangements just what you duties will be. In addition, I am going to hold you to that statement about making me a very rich woman. Now drink up while I look for the cheese and a tin of biscuits." The Goblin jus stood them with a glass of wine and witch who looking for the cheese and biscuits for them to eat on. Had she just offered him a job and was she going to make him make good on ever thing that he said. This witch woman was a first. "Well… I I I I yes, I can do everything that I have said. If you do your part."

"Rule number one if you're going to be living with me. You live in the same house or Apartment where I do, your eat what I eat. I will pay you four percent of the money that you make for me. I will take care of your upkeep and maintenance. What you do with the money that I give you that is to you. You can set your own hours. There may be times when I call for information about money or how or were money is going. In addition, not always my money. If I ask you where a Mr. Malfoy is spending his money where and on whom. It will be your job to tell me that information. "

" I want five percent and the vote power over all new employees."

"You, will get five percent and you can have your say about who works for me; also you will oversee the finances of all my future companies; that I might startup. However, you will not have veto power over any future employees. You also can have my witches' oath on it. " Before her outstretched hand was offered to the goblin. He saw the she had pulled very large knife and had cut the palm of her hand and was now offering the cut open palm hand toward him. "Witches oath."

"Goblin word and my children life on it." As the two-touched hands, a flash of white light happen.

"Well somebody just put a stamp of approval on the pact. OK lets' us finish our drink and our cheese. And let's get going, anything you want from this place. Before we go?"

"Is that all the gold that you are going to take out?" The Goblin asked. "You're going to need some more, best take four more bags." She laughed this was going to workout just fine

"Do you need to tell anyone that you just quit? If you do need sometime. I can meet you back at my room at 'old Tom's place.' Do you know where it is? The house elf 'Winkey' is working for me. I still have a number of things to do. Tomorrow we will be looking for a place near Diagon Alley and the older part of the city. I still have number of things that I still have to do today."

"I can be gone from here within two hours. You may not know it but goblins only work for there room and board. Unlike everyone else we are not paid for working here, WE get two set of clothes; one set for winter and one set for summer. This years winter suit because this years summer suit. We each get a new winter suit on October 31 of each year."

"Stop right there, your telling me that, A you only work for room and board. B., they only give to two set of suits to wear. I know that in this country we do not have an equal right amendment, but I through that we got rid of slave labor years ago. I am going to add the Goblin banks system to my list of things that are behind the times. "You mean to tell me that it could be 40 degree centigrade in the middle of December and you will be still wearing your winter suit?"

"We sometimes joke and say we are the Department of Business Money of the Goblin Army. We say that because the Spanish army dresses the same way. Two uniform a year where or not we need them or not.

Ron looked at the envelope on the café table and return to look at the girl in the blue cloak. He then put his hand on the envelope and pushed it back to Juan. His eyes returning to the young woman he then for the first time in week's he smiled.

I am doing this story for fun; I am not trying to make money from it. Beside it would very hard to get money or blood from a turnip.