Summary: When Harry's heritage becomes unsealed, who will teach the boy to master the "Power the Dark Lord knows not"? Set during Harry's sixth year and eight years following the Naruto series (Making Naruto and Sasuke 20).
Authors Note: The story is rated R as it contains extremely graphic violence (with Naruto and HP combined what did you expect?), as well as a lot of profanities and implied (and possibly more) Slash. If you don't like these, don't read. You have been warned. Also, just to note, this was written after Order of the Phoenix, and follows everything through the first five books. Due to the fact that the Naruto series is not complete, I have invented my own ending.
Now, without further ado, you can read the Fic.
Chapter 8: A Day of Shopping
Returning to the cart, his pouch jingling merrily with gold, Harry watched as Remus looked through a few of the papers in his lap.
"Sirius' personal vaults were numbers 823 and 824, so I think we should visit there next. I still need to pick up some money for myself, and as we each have one vault and they are adjoining we'll be able to pick up the items Sirius left there for us." Said Remus after a few moments, and when Harry nodded Tortuth once again sent the cart into motion, climbing upwards towards the two vaults.
Travelling upwards through the Gringott's rail system was slightly slower that the downward journey, but Harry enjoyed it nonetheless. It was almost like flying, though without the amazing feeling of control; if Harry closed his eyes he could almost imagine he was on his broomstick high above the ground.
"Vaults 823 and 824." Said Tortuth as the cart came to a stop. Harry and Remus exited and Tortuth, after taking their keys, quickly unlocked both doors. Nodding to each other Harry and Remus separated, each going into his own vault.
Vault 824 held very few items, and no money at all. A small book - a smaller version of the one he'd been given by Gortian - detailed all items within the vault. Harry was quick in locating the seven chests that Sirius' will had spoken of, and with a little trouble due to the bandages still covering his hands, he shrunk them and placed them in his pocket without opening them. He would examine them in more detail later when he had free time on his hands.
Searching through the rest of the vault Harry discovered a small bookshelf with several interesting looking books. Most were Transfiguration books, though there were few dedicated to Duelling and Curses. Harry shrunk several of them, including "Animagus Transformations and other Self-Transfigurations", "The Dark Arts: What They Are and How to Defend Against Them" and "1001 Non-Violent Curses and Hexes". Harry laughed when he noticed a scribbled note in Sirius' handwriting - "Brilliant for Pranks" - written under the title of the last book, and he quickly placed the shrunken books into his other robe pocket.
Two more items caught Harry's eye as he made his way through the Vault, but he wasn't sure if they could be shrunk without damaging them or, knowing his luck, causing them to explode.
One of the items was a dagger. It was simple, yet the simplicity only added to the beauty of the design. The handle was basic silver with a swirling pattern engraved into it, and a single black stone inlaid into the pommel. On the hilt, below the blade, were another three black stones that formed a triangle. Slipping the dagger from the leather sheath Harry read the word "Sirius" inscribed across the bottom of the blade.
The fact that he had no idea how to use the dagger never even crossed his mind as he quickly hooked the sheath onto the belt that was holding up Dudley's old trousers (although he had resized them slightly they still were not a perfect fit - apparently not even a shrinking spell could decrease the waist of Dudley) but moved the sheath so that it was discreetly covered by his robes.
The second item was a pensieve. Compared to Dumbledore's version Sirius' pensieve was a work of art; the basin was crafted of smooth, black stone and with runes inscribed in a silver-like colour that was constantly moving as though written in water. Around the basin were four diamonds set into the stone itself, and they glittered in the torchlight. The basin itself, unlike Dumbledore's, was on a silver stand with four legs. It was Harry's guess that Sirius had received this when he was still a part of the Black family, the item screamed "Expensive" - Harry imagined that the detail was simply to prove it was so.
The most curious thing Harry noted about the Pensieve was the fact that it was empty. He would have thought that, even if it were left in the vault, Sirius would have used it at one time or another. Then again, if Harry's suspicions about it being from Sirius' family were true then perhaps Sirius hadn't wanted to use it. Picking up the basin carefully Harry decided to ask Remus about it.
When Harry left his vault he noticed Remus was still not back at the cart, and so carefully placing the pensieve on the seat next to him, Harry picked up the black book that detailed the contents of his vaults and began to read through it. Each vault had three different sections; "Money", "Items" and "Documents", and the "Items" category had several sub-categories (such as furniture).
Skipping past the money, Harry's eyes fell on the list of items in each vault. Only vaults 439 and 440 and his mother's vault, number 799, contained items and documents. The rest of his vaults (with the exception of Sirius' old vault, which he didn't look at having already explored it) contained only money.
Several items caught his eye listed from his mother's vault, and he remembered that he could have the goblin's deliver them rather than having to travel back down to the vault itself. Closing the book, Harry sat lost in thought for several minutes before Remus returned.
He was carrying a small box and Harry noticed a ring shining on his finger.
"You found your family ring then?" Harry asked smiling, noticing that Remus had a slightly shocked look on his face. Harry almost laughed, but Sirius had dropped a lot of surprises on the werewolf today, so Harry thought it was fair for him to be a little shocked.
As Harry shifted the pensieve to make room for Remus, the man quickly shrunk the pensieve for Harry and sat down, putting the box in his lap before showing Harry the ring. It was constructed of the same metal as the Potter ring, confirming to Harry that it was indeed not silver; Remus wouldn't have been wearing it otherwise. Into the ring was set a circular stone with a slightly bluish tint. The stone gave off a whitish blue light, and Harry looked towards Remus puzzled.
"What kind of stone is it?"
Remus managed to rid his face of his shocked look at last, and smiled at Harry as he pulled back his ring to examine it himself, almost affectionately. "It's moonstone." He said, his smile growing brighter as Harry laughed.
"How fitting."
With a slight jerk the cart started again, and moments later they were once again on the Gringott's main floor.
Walking over to one of the Goblin's at a desk Harry quickly removed his ring of keys.
"Excuse me," He said politely "I was wondering if there was any way for me to remove money from my vault without actually visiting it, or to charge money to my account directly from a shop?"
The Goblin looked at him silently for a few moments before stretching out his hand for Harry's keys. Handing them over Harry watched as the Goblin removed a small box with a keyhole in it and inserted and removed each key one after another. When he had finished he opened the box and, removing whatever was inside it, held it out for Harry to take.
Into his hand fell what looked like a Galleon, though there were several noticeable differences. It was made of the three different metals that made up the Wizarding currency - bronze, silver and gold - with a small circle of bronze in the centre, surrounded by a circle of silver which in turn was surrounded by a circle of gold. On closer inspection Harry noticed that the three different metals could actually turn, like dials.
"That is an Account Coin and is for charging money directly to your account. Most shops here in Diagon Alley and in Hogsmead have a register for them that is directly linked to Gringott's. When paying give it to the clerk and they will insert it into the register and twirl the dials, which will inform Gringott's that the money is to be moved from your account to their own. 5 of the amount being paid is charged by Gringott's every time it is used, however it is much safer than carrying around the regular money pouch." Said the Goblin monotonously, though he seemed to perk up when mentioning the five- percent charge.
Harry thanked the Goblin and waited as Remus also obtained an Account Coin. Harry also changed a lot of his Wizarding Galleons into Muggle money and, having finished their business in the bank they stepped out into the sunlight and fresh air of Diagon Alley.
It took Remus and Harry twenty minutes to find the rest of the group, and they encountered them in Madame Malkin's Robes for All Occasions. Ginny was being fitted for robes as they entered, and Hermione and Ron were already holding their own purchases. When Harry told them about what had happened in Gringott's Ron had almost exploded.
"You became Dominus? That's a high position in any family, and the fact that you're a Potter only makes it higher - The Potter family were really powerful within the Ministry at one time. My Grandfather is Dominus Weasley, and it'll pass to my Uncle William after him. It would have gone to Uncle Bilius, he was first-born, but he died ages ago."
He was even more shocked when Harry told them about the liquidation of the Black line. They were deep in conversation about it when Harry was called up to be fitted and they had to cut the conversation short.
Quickly remembering, Harry hastily unhooked his sheath from his wait and handed the dagger to a confused Ron with a whispered "Hold this." before he jumped up onto the stool.
"Hogwarts robes too, dear?" Madame Malkin asked smiling, and Harry quickly shook his head.
Actually I need quite a few extra things Madame Malkin. I need the Hogwarts robes but I also need two pairs of dragonhide gloves, three sets of work robes, three sets of plain fighting robes, some everyday robes and a few formal robes and also a set of dress robes. Also, for the day to day and formal robes I'll need cloaks to go with them."
"What colours would you like you formal, day to day and dress robes in?" Asked Madame Malkin, and Harry noticed she had a notepad in her hand and was scribbling away furiously.
"I'm not really sure to be honest. Black mostly, maybe some dark blues and greens and all with silver design. Nothing in flashy colours, I prefer darker shades."
"Anything else?" She asked, quickly writing away.
"Actually yes, I was wondering if I could have a set of Battle Robes?"
Madame Malkin stopped writing as she turned to look at Harry, and he quickly noticed that both Remus and Tonks were doing the same. He had read quite a bit about Battle Robes and had come across a set of them in Sirius' vault - most likely from the first war - but they had been too large for him by quite a bit. They had looked useful though, and according to the book that detailed the items in the vault, Madame Malkin had been the designer and creator.
Madame Malkin sighed suddenly, taking her quill and pad in one hand.
"Normally I wouldn't even consider making a set of Battle Robes for someone your age Mr. Potter, the idea itself is quite laughable. However, with everything you get up to I can see why you would ask. If you are sure then I will agree, but only do with permission from your guardian."
"I'm afraid I don't have a guardian. My guardian died a few weeks ago, so I was emancipated. If you need permission though I can ask Remus." He said, bowing his head as he thought of Sirius and so he wouldn't have to see the look of pity on Madame Malkin's face.
Remus quickly stepped forwards and, after a whispered discussion with Madame Malkin, walked over to Harry's side.
"We have several different materials that can go into the creation of Battle Robes, Mr. Potter, each offering different types and levels of protection. I would suggest Acromantula Silk - it is the most expensive but it offers the most protection and is flexible. I can incorporate several other materials into the creation, however it will take me several weeks to finish and it would need to be picked up in store; I would never risk sending something so important through Owl Post. Remus has agreed to the creation, and to bring you back if he can receive permission from Professor Dumbledore, so that shouldn't be a problem. Are you sure you want these Harry?"
Harry nodded and Madame Malkin automatically looked towards Remus, who also gave a nod of approval.
"In that case I will need you to roll up your left sleeve. Battle Robes are customised to the wizard or witch who wears them, and in the potions that goes into their making I add the blood of the wearer to strengthen the charms and enchantments. Also I will need several more measurements." And as she said this she waved her wand and a tape measure similar to the one Ollivander used began to measure him whilst her quill magically recorded each measurement.
Nervously rolling up his sleeve he quickly took the vial handed to him. Madame Malkin was about to use her wand to create a cut, but Harry already had his in his hand and had muttered the spell, running it across his arm and making sure not to hit the veins.
The cut produced wasn't deep, but it let enough blood flow to fill the vial and Madame Malkin quickly took it and sealed Harry's cut with a spell. Nodding in thanks and ignoring the tape measure Harry quickly steered the conversation towards his original order.
"I think for day-to-day robes ten or fifteen should be enough in mixes of blacks, blues, greens and perhaps a few colours of your own suggestion. I'm not sure what customary formal robes are like so I'll let you decide yourself what I need as I don't care about how much it costs and don't doubt you'll be much better at deciding than I would be. Also I think I'd be better letting you decide on the dress robes also, because I'm sure I'd end up picking out something horrible." He said, smiling slightly as he felt the shop relax a bit as the conversation turned to less serious matters. The tape measure, seemingly finished with its measuring, floated softly back to the counter.
"If that's what you want dear, I'll have your formal robes ready in two or three days but I'll keep them to be picked up with the other robes. The same with your dress robes, though I should be finished them in about a week, I'll have to specially design them if you want to look your best for all those girls out there." Said Madame Malkin with a smile and a wink, causing Harry to blush.
After a few more minutes on the stool Harry was handed his packages and quickly paid for them. He used his Account Coin, mostly out of curiosity, and watched as Madame Malkin inserted it into a small box with a coin-shaped indent before twirling the dials in opposite directions. There was a small chime as the dials were turned fully and the coin glowed for a second before returning to normal. The dials twirled back into place before Madame Malkin removed the coin and handed it to Harry with a smile. Before they left the shop Harry quickly took the dagger back from Ron and concealed it again in his robes.
Exiting the shop Harry noticed a slightly tense feeling in the air that remained from the events in Madame Malkin's, so he quickly dragged them all across the alley to Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour. Florean greeted Harry with a smile and waved to the group as they left to continue they're shopping.
After Ice Cream the tense feeling seemed to have dissipated almost completely, and they made their way quickly through the alley. They stopped in at the Owl Emporium and Harry picked up some things for Hedwig, remembering that he was running out of Owl Treats. He noticed Ginny looking at the owls, and heard her pay for one and ask if she could collect it on her way back, but he didn't manage to get a look at the one she had chosen. Next they visited the stationary shop and replenished their supplies of parchment, ink and quills. Rather than carry all his bags Harry had Remus shrink them - still not trusting his own bandaged hand completely - and placed them carefully in his pocket.
At the cauldron shop and the apothecary Harry picked up double the amount of ingredients he needed to replenish his potions kit, as well as some others that they normally used from the student's store. He purchased the cauldron he needed for Potions, but also a smaller version used for making a single potion dosage that he could use to practice his potions with during the Summer; if he was going to taking NEWT Potions he was not going to give Snape any excuse to hassle him (not that Snape needed one, of course). He also, on the way out, picked up a mail order catalogue; getting ingredients by Owl Post would be useful at school.
They almost walked past the Magical Menagerie, but Harry dragged them inside. He was strongly considering buying a snake; not only would being able to speak with it make it a great pet, but it would also be able to provide him with information he might not otherwise be able to get. Looking at the tanks the snakes were in (there were only two) Harry quickly decided that they were not what he was looking for. Both snakes were extremely large and one was quite old looking. Apparently the Wizarding mistrust of snakes even reached to Diagon Alley.
They picked up their wand holsters in a small shop next to Ollivander's called Duelling Devices, which surprisingly enough sold duelling equipment. Harry bought several books on duelling from there. He also bought an old book called "Duelling Enchantments" that dealt with enchanting objects to use during a duel - Harry found interest in the book when he discovered a small process to create an object similar to a muggle grenade but holding spells rather than explosives. Along with his wand holsters he bought a better sheath for his dagger. Remus looked at the dagger curiously, but with a hint of recognition as he removed it to have it sized. Before they left Harry picked up a mail order catalogue - Sasuke was trained to fight with weapons and if he would agree to train Harry with them he wanted to have his own that he could use.
Harry also purchased a new money pouch and trunk from the magical storage shop. His new trunk was similar to the one the fake Moody had used. The trunk had seven compartments; three expanded for storage, one charmed to act like a muggle freezer for storing potions in and three rooms, each around the size of a Hogwarts classroom. The lock was quite different from that one the fake Moody had. Rather than several keyholes there was a single indentation with a Celtic-type design. The man who ran the store showed Harry the seal to open the trunk in two different styles; as a ring or a necklace. Choosing the ring Harry placed it on.
"When you want to open to a specific compartment you need to think of that compartment and then insert the ring into the indent. Open the chest with the ring still in the indentation, and then you can remove it. Locking occurs as soon as the trunk is closed." Explained the man, and Harry quickly provided his Account Coin and thanked him.
Their last stop was Flourish and Bott's.
The bookshop was rather empty when they entered and everyone immediately set off in their own directions in search of books. Harry had decided before he had even gone to Gringott's and discovered how much money he had that he was going to buy a lot of books - if he was going to have to fight Voldemort he wanted to be prepared - and so taking out his new trunk he levitated it in the air behind him and, leaving the lid open, began to pile books into it.
He started in the History section and bought several books detailing Voldemort's first reign as well as other history books dealing with Dark Lords. He also picked up a copy of "Hogwarts: A History", which he was sure would please Hermione and disgust Ron. Even without reading the thick, leather-bound book Harry was positive he could already quote several paragraphs from it exactly. He was surprised when he found a single book called "History of the Sharingan", which he only noticed when reaching for a copy of "The Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts".
From the History section he headed to the "Charms" section and quickly grabbed the assigned books for the sixth year. As well as the "Standard book of Spells Grade 6", "The Standard Book of Spells NEWT Series I-IV" and "The Standard Book of Spells NEWT Series V-IX" Harry also picked up "The Standard Group of Spells Grade 7", "How to Charm Your Way Out of Any Sticky Situation" and "So You Think You Know Charms?" He also found a book on illusion charms, and quickly added it to his trunk.
The Transfiguration section offered a variety of books. He added his course books first, followed by two books on self-transfigurations, a book on animation, two books on using transfiguration in a duel and a rather large tome called "Transmutation Potions".
Walking to the Potions section, Harry found three books other than the pre-set course books that caught his eye; "2000 Semi-Lethal Poisons and their Antidotes", "Healing Potions, Salves and Cremes" and "The Complete Works of Nicholas Flamel". The last book was one of the largest Harry had ever seen, and it took using both his hands to lift it and heave it into his levitating trunk.
The Dark Arts and Defence section was where Harry bought the majority of his books. He picked up five books dedicated to wards and shields, seven further books on duelling, an entire series dedicated to curses that were borderline Dark Arts (Harry was sure a few people would be upset at him for that), several books on curses, a few more books about defensive spells and a single tome called "Multi-Person Defensive Magic" that caught his eye as he was turning to leave.
Having picked books for all the subjects he was covering, Harry wandered through the rest of the shop picking up anything that caught his interest. He ignored the Arithmacy and Ancient Runes sections - from the look of Hermione's work both subjects were incredibly difficult - and didn't even spare a glance to the Divination section. He picked up a book about Occlumency and Legillimacy, a few on magical creatures, one about Herbology and, after much searching, another book about the Sharingan. He also picked up several books about meditation techniques, hoping they might help him in controlling the Sharingan.
When Harry levitated the trunk to the cash desk, the man behind the till almost fainted, and Hermione's eyes quickly passed from shock to overjoyed up as she noticed the number of books he was buying; Harry had no doubt she would be requesting to borrow a few.
They left the shop laughing as Harry ran up to Harry, attempting to open his trunk to get a look at his books even as he shrunk it.
After a quick lunch at the Leaky Cauldron, everyone with the exception of Remus and Harry took a portkey back to Grimmauld Place. Harry and Remus stayed in the Leaky Cauldron a few minutes after the others had left before Remus quickly transfigured their robes and led them into Muggle London.
Hours later a joyful Harry and a slightly dishevelled Remus appeared in the hall of Grimmauld Place, both clutching armfuls of bags between them. Having been in the Muggle world they could not levitate, shrink or charm the bags to be weightless. Remus hadn't been bothered about this, until he had noticed how much Harry was buying.
Several people came out to welcome them back, and Harry was asked several times what he had bought. He showed them a few articles of his new clothes before quickly running up the stairs and shutting the door behind him.
Half an hour later, after having a shower and getting dressed, Harry walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. He was wearing a short sleeved grey shirt with a spiky silver design down one side with a pair of bluish grey jeans. On his right wrist he wore a black, braided leather band and he was smiling at the look on everyone's faces as they took in his new clothes.
He had been expecting someone to notice though, and was hardly surprised that it was Hermione's voice that screamed out through the silent kitchen.
"Harry James Potter, What is that on your arm?"
With a resigned sigh, Harry held up his arm for her to get a closer look and everyone quickly moved in to study it carefully.
It was a tattoo on his left inner forearm exactly where the Death Eater's bore Voldemort's mark. A phoenix in mid flight was surrounded by a blast of fire, it's head turn slightly to one side in an almost regal manner. Under the phoenix, in extremely small writing, were three words - "James, Lily, Sirius" - written in fiery red script. The reactions to the tattoo ranged from shocked to awe, and it was Professor Dumbledore (whom Harry had not even noticed was present) who finally broke the silence.
Harry shook his head, and several of the Order members looked at the tattoo in realisation, as if having not noticed the significance of where it was placed before.
"It doesn't move?" Ron asked, poking the phoenix on Harry's arm.
"No, I got it done in Muggle London. Remus had to heal it for me when we left the parlour, it took a lot of persuasion to make him let me go in in the first place. I would have gotten a wizarding one, but I didn't like the thought of it moving across my arm. Apparently there's a spell I can use to animate it if I ever change my mind though."
After several minutes everyone calmed down and Mrs. Weasley served dinner. Both she and Hermione kept sending Harry's arm slightly pained glances though.
It was only after everyone had left though, and Harry was getting changed for bed, that he noticed an envelope in the pocket of his new jeans. Opening it carefully Harry quickly read the brief note. Tomorrow - 7am, Room of Requirement.
Sighing slightly, Harry quickly and rather unenthusiastically set the battery-powered alarm clock that someone had left in his room. With a last sigh, and a look towards Ron's already sleeping form, Harry fell back onto the bed and was soon asleep.
A/N: As it deals with shopping, and as I love shopping, I'm not surprised this is one of the longest chapters so far. It's still amazingly short though, I promise they will get longer once the good plot starts happening - only a few more chapters before they go back to Hogwarts. And since I'm so nice, you'll get to find out a lot more about Sasuke's past in the next chapter coughITACHcough. Note, I miscounted how many vaults Harry has in the last chapter (because I'm dumb like that)
Queen of Vegetasei: It is wrong for a child to have that much money. I'm not exactly sure of the exchange rate and am too lazy to work it out right now (as it's, like, 1am) but I think it's a lot less in Muggle terms than in Wizarding terms. Still, I think Harry's safe having lots and lots of money because it won't go to his head - he'd give it all up in an instant to have Sirius and his parents back. Sasuke will be snarky lots in the next chapter (but also angsty ;;). Naruto will be coming along just after they go back to Hogwarts I think, though I'm not exactly sure. Originally I had planned it just after the Halloween Feast but I have some plot I need to work out first before Naruto makes his grand appearance. As you'll notice we don't actually see Remus do anything with his money in this shopping trip (he doesn't even buy any robes) He'll go shopping by himself soon, but he has much bigger plans for his fortune
CloakedInsanity:I do believe that my spelling goes beyond Troll - they'll have to invent a worse grade just for me, and then I'll get one of those pointy cone hats with it printed on it YAY. Sadly I must apologize because it will not be Sasuke/Harry. I think I'll keep it a secret who Harry and Sasuke will be paired up with, though so you know Harry will be with nobody in this Fic (look out for the sequel). Sasuke is an arse and dances in circles (pretty much like he is in the anime/manga) so I'm not sure when he'll get together with his boy Glad that you think so highly of the story thus far, thanks for your review (Let it be known that it is precisely 1:34am and having been up since 2:30am this morning I am sleep deprived. Read your "Spiral Fishcake" comment and was SO confused before I finally worked it out XD)
Nora D:Nope, not planning on dropping this fic, I've done too much work on it for that I felt the "Mrs Weasley" falling down the stairs scene was very IC for Tonks, and the Remus - Bellatrix Scene is my favourite part so far. Thanks for the review, hope you like this chapter :D Medusa; The Ancient Snake:As I've said, this isn't going to be HarryxSasuke (Though everyone seems to want it so - I'm sorry ;;). Don't worry thought, Harry isn't going to be paired with any of the girls. Harry's pairing is secret Magicalfoci:I had to change quite a lot of it to make way for future plot and to basically make it make sense (I'd overlooked so many things). I'm glad you like it better though, I was hoping to improve it when I retyped it all. RE:Sasuke. En (My Beta) told me he was a bit OOC, so I worked a lot on making him more him. I'm not sure if I've got Sasuke down yet, but I'm going to keep perfecting him till I get it right. (Naruto will be V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V. Important to the Plot). Thanks for the review Miss Ribbit:Lol, Thanks to you again. As you can see I'm finally trying to kill the stupid block that's still kind of standing in front of this story, but I'm getting there I think. I hope this instalment doesn't disappoint, and so you know there's a lot more plot in the next chapter (Lots of Sasuke/Itachi stuff!) rather than a full chapter of "My name is Harry and I am buying this, this, this and everything!" Thanks again! hollywood1390:To say Naruto changes things when he arrives would be an extremely big understatement, but I don't want to spoil anything so I won't say what happens. Look forward to it though - Naruto's entertaining and he's a little bit mad at Sasuke (And we all know how he gets when he's angry with Sasuke). Thanks for reviewing! FanFictionDreamer:Lol, sorry for the long wait between chapters. I would say I was busy, but that would be a lie - I'm sadly just lazy. I'll try hard to get the next chapter up soon (The fact that it promises to be a fun chapter to write should help)