Chapter: Chapter Six: Gringotts
Author: King Harrison
Category: Action/Adventure
Sub-Category: Romance
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: SS/PS, CoS, PoA, GoF, OotP,
Summary: Wherein Harry finds out exactly how rich he is.
DISCLAIMER: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Author Notes: Chapter Six is here! R&R!
"Yer a wizard Harry"
Rubeus Hagrid, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Chapter Six: Diagon Alley
Instead of heading back to Elizabeth Lane immediately, they had the chauffeur drive several miles to a rundown pub called 'The Leaky Cauldron.' Hermione had absolutely refused to waste a trip to downtown London.
Before they got out, Hermione and Harry talked, and Harry decided not to dwell on the deaths of his family. Finally, they exited the car.
They entered, Harry nodding at Tom, the Innkeeper. Harry felt himself being watched, and spied Mundungus Fletcher sitting in the corner. "Hey 'Dung!"
Mundungus fell out of his seat in shock, and Hermione spun around to look at him.
Harry laughed, and the two of them went out the backdoor. There was a brick wall and a trashcan, but nothing else. Harry pulled out his wand and tapped the third brick above and second right from the trashcan.
The brick wall opened into a narrow bustling alleyway. "Welcome to Diagon Alley."
Hermione smiled. "Oh, shut it Harry. I've been here before."
"So?"
"Where are we going first then?"
"Anywhere and Everywhere, but nowhere at all."
Hermione glared at him. "What's wrong with you?" she asked exasperatedly.
"Anything and Everything, but nothing at all."
"You're insufferable, Harry."
"And yet you're still here…"
"Oh, let's just go to Gringotts! You need to see your new vaults anyway."
Harry pouted. "Fine."
They walked through the cobbled, winding alley until they reached a large marble building at the end.
Harry went in and looked at the second set of doors.
"Hermione, have you ever read this?"
She looked over at the inscription on the door. "Yeah, I remember that. It freaked me out the first time I saw it."
They entered into the grand hall and went directly to the head goblin.
When they got to his desk, he spoke without looking up. "Go away, children, I am far too busy to deal with you."
"Are you sure, sir?"
The goblin looked up snarling. "I have no time–Mr. Potter!" The goblin changed his mood immediately. "I am San Sol Tornivol, and I suspect that you will wish to go down to your vaults?" At Harry's nod, San Sol Tornivol said "We just received your parents and godparent's wills, and we have clarified your monetary assets, et cetera. Do you wish me to tell you of your full assets?"
"Sure."
"Mr. Potter, your assets are spread out into several of our vaults. I will list them in numerical order.
"Vault 001, the Merlin/Gryffindor family Vault contains a monetary value of about 56,765,409,876,878,564,765 Galleons, but with family jewels and other items, it reaches about 435,676,967,564,825,787,300 Galleons.
"Vault 002, the Pendragon/Le Fey family Vault contains a monetary value of about 345,678,385,864,286,123,578,158,325 Galleons, but with family jewels and other items, it reaches about 856,589,985,256,196,778,856,728,800 Galleons.
"Vault 35, the Potter family Vault contains a monetary value of about 258,239,996,667 Galleons, but with the family jewels and other items, it reaches about 385,695,567,876,900 Galleons.
"Vault 47, the Black family Vault contains a monetary value of approximately 45,875,465,678 Galleons, but with the family jewels and other items, it reaches about 345,654,765,685 Galleons.
"Vault 647, the Second Potter Family Vault contains 456,897,098 Galleons. It contains no jewelry, et cetera.
"Vault 1456, a vault belonging to Lily Evans, contained 234,098 Galleons, but with jewels and other items, it reached about 254,565 Galleons. The Vault also has access to the Muggle Bank of England Account belonging to Lily Evans containing ₤598,456,098,345, and if translated into Galleons with a small surcharge, 312,423,532,567 Galleons.
"All together, your monetary value, including the transferable muggle currency is approximately 345,678,821,541,640,042,507,272,440 Galleons."
Harry just stared.
Hermione just stared.
San Sol just stared right back at them.
Hermione was the first to come back to reality. "Mr. Tornivol…there any way to combine the vaults?"
"No. However, we can arrange a Portalus Apperitiunus between the vaults, allowing you to reach them all from one."
"Yes." Harry said slowly. "We should go see it, then, shouldn't we…"
Hermione nodded.
San Sol smiled. "I will take you there personally, Mr. Potter.
Instead of a bumpy, horribly nauseating ride, it was actually comfortable. Harry supposed it was a luxury only given to REALLY rich people.
They arrived at a wall with a huge number "1" on it. As they got out, Harry waited for San Sol to open it.
San Sol cleared his throat. "Er-you must trace the one with your hand to open it."
"So only I can open it?"
"You, your bloodline, and your wife, if you ever have one."
"Ah." Harry traced the one, and it opened to a sight of which Harry had never seen before.