CHAPTER 2

A/N: I hate long and boring AN's so I will make this one quick: THANKS to

Treck for alerting me that I failed to list Bella...consider her excomunicated from the black family along with Narcissa and Draco. Thanks Trek.

Harry Potter and The Truth Unveiled: By: Ubetiburn

Harry awoke the next morning feeling well rested. It was the first good nights sleep that he had gotten since Sirius died. Hedwig was sitting in her cage sleeping and had left a couple of letters on the table for Harry. Harry gathered uup the letters to see who they were from and saw that they was one from both Fred and George, one from Ron, one from Hermonie and one from Ginny. The last letter was one from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry was anxious to see what his friends had to say. Hermonies was almost word for word a duplicate of years past. Asking if Harry was having any visions or dreams and how he had to tell Dumbledore if he was. How she was going to Italy with her family and how they needed to prepare for the NEWTS and a list of books that she thought he should read to help him. Ron's letter was the Chuddly Cannons this and the Cannons that. How Hermione was writing Krum still and what did she see in him. Ginny's was more down to earth and worth reading to Harry. See went on to tell him that she was sorry for what happened to Sirius and how he had spent some time getting to know her and help her get past the Chamber of Secrets. What he ment to her and that she thought of him as an uncle that she wished that she had. Fred and Georges letter was mysterious to say the least.

Harry,

Co-Owner,

This is to let you know that you now officially own 49 percent of WWW and a full listing of all our pranks and a description of some that we are inventing. It is also to tell you that not everything is as it seems and that not everyone was what they made themselves out to be. Please be Constantly Vigilant and let us know when we can meet so that we can discuss what we mean.

Fred and George

Harry was confused by their letter but slipped it under the floor boards of his room while throwing out the rest. Not being able to put it off any longer, he opened the letter from the headmaster.

Harry,

OWL results will be available soon. Fret not I believe that you did well. I am sorry to bring this up in a letter but Sirius has been declared as dead by Gringotts and they will soon be having a reading of his last Will and Testament. As it is not safe to leave your Aunt and Uncles, I as your magical guardian, will obtain anything that he left for you. You are not to contact any of your friends since mail can be intercepted nor shall you attempt to leave the insides of the house. I forbid you to do so and request that you send Hedwig to me for safe keeping along with your father's invisibility cloak and your wand. Hopefully I will be able to get you out of there by the last week of Holidays, if I can get enough people to give you security.

Sincerely,

Albus

Harry was seething mad. Furious. How dare he ask him to not only give up representation at the will to the headmaster but to also relinquish his wand and invisibility cloak? His only form of protection. Who did he think he was? Asking me to leave myself defenseless. What made it worse was that he plainly saw the carrot and stick approach that the headmaster was using and it pissed him off.

Harry need time to think and train. He knew this now. He picked up his 'portgalleon' and said "Gringotts, UK" and appeared in the lobby under a goblin glamour just as he had before, except this time Griphook walked up to him, winked, and said "Mr. Stevens, right this way please. Follow me." Within a couple on moments they were at an empty office and Griphook pressed a button on the desk and told Harry that it activated a scanner and privacy system. The scanner allowed the Goblins to know of any and all tracking charms, blocks, compulsions, on the witch or wizard including the Dark Mark. Griphook also explained that there were a few people stationed around the village making sure that Harry did not attempt to get to Gringotts or any where else in the village. Griphook then asked Harry what he could do for the wizard. Harry informed him that he wanted to go down and examine his vaults and finalize everything that he needed to do to claim all of his inheritances. Griphook smiled and said that it would be his pleasure.

Harry enjoyed the mine cart trip into the bowels of Gringotts. They got to the Black family vaults which were a total of 4 more or less next to each other. Griphook walked Harry through the process of claiming the vault via a blood test for the vault to open. When Harry declared himself the head of the Black Family, the vaults creaked open. Inside there were row upon row of weapons, books on spells and branches of magic that were described as dark. There was also a trunk on the floor in the middle and a letter to Harry.

Harry,

I hope that this is some use to you. It took me a while to come up with the proper charms to use on it but I am sure that it is done correctly. This is a trunk like Mad Eyes,

Except that he can not see in it. Let me tell you about the rooms that are contained in it. First you can open it and use it as a regular trunk and no one would be the wiser, There is a brass plate in the front, press you thumb to it and say "Padfoot" once you do this you will then be able to enter the trunk into the 'elevator' once there, there is panel that you need to make your selections from. Only you can see the destinations and buttons. They are as follows (where you are now) Lobby, Sitting room, Bedroom, Dining Room, Kitchen, Dueling Room, Muggle room, potions lab, prison, magic workshop, and a room for Remus. Use it wisely. To stock the library take a book to the library. Place it on the podium and say "duplicate" to make a copy and "shelf" to put the duplicate on a shelf. Another way is to put a book in the regular trunk and thinking files it. If you need something from the inside think retrieve "whatever" while touching the brass plate and it will appear in the regular trunk. You can then return the original from where ever you took it from. Let's say that you are using the book from the restricted section that yells when you open it, after you duplicate it and open the duplicate it will not yell at you! Also it can copy books that have copy-me-not charms on them. The library will keep secret all books from visitors unless you allow them to be seen. There is also a room off the bedroom that is called the Marauders Room. This is a room with a list of all our pranks and all our pranking knowledge including how to make maps. Use this trunk wisely. Wink Wink. I also think that you should hire Dobby to take over the Houses. Also if ever lost or someone attempts to break in, it will tell you who the person was and what they 'wanted' and if lost if will always come here to Gringotts. Anything in a Gringotts vault can be transferred to any other Gringotts within one day.

Love

Sirius

P.S.

Please ask Gringott's what they would charge you to have them do a blood ancestry test on you. I am sure that they know what I am asking for and I am also sure that you have enough money to cover the expenses. Take care. Also ask them to hire and then obliterate a scanner for you.

Sirius

A single tear leaked down his face from the thoughtfulness of his second father. Harry was happy and proud of him. Harry did not take the time to think about it, he started looking at every title of every book in the vault to find some that he could use when Griphook suggested that he place them all in the trunk for safe keeping. Harry agreed. Once Harry had all his books in place in his trunk, he turned to Griphook and said, "Griphook, who would I have to see and what would be the cost of having Gringotts perform the Blood Ancestry test on me and to have me scanned?"

Griphook looked at Harry with apprehension in his eyes. "Mr. Potter, I am not sure if we are allowed to do this with out the consent of the Ministry, but I can check with my supervisor and see what he says. Are we done with this vault Mr. Potter?" Griphook enquired.

Harry nodded that they were done and followed Griphook to the cart and got in. It seemed to Harry as though they had made it back to the main floor in no time.

"Mr. Potter," said Griphook "If you would follow me to an available office and wait for me I shall go and seek the answers to the questions that you have asked." With that said he snapped his fingers disappearing and left Harry standing in the office alone and slightly uncomfortable. Within a couple of moments Griphook was back and escorting Harry through a porthole that had opened in the wall across from where Harry was standing. "This was Mr. Potter, there are a few goblins more important them myself that would like to meet with you," said Griphook, and took Harry's are and led him through the porthole to Merlin knows where.

When Harry exited the porthole he was standing in a room just as large as the Great Hall of Hogwarts but not as well lighted. Across the hall from Harry there was a large wide table that was intricately carved with gold accents. There was no doubt in Harry's mind that the gold was real. Twelve goblins were seated at the table and each one was in the fanciest robes that Harry had ever a goblin wear. All the goblins were heavily armed and wearing breast plates of armor. The goblin in the middle had a breastplate that was made of gold with diamonds, rubies, and emeralds forming the Gringotts crest.

"Mr. Potter, may I present to you the President of Gringotts Bank and leader of all goblin-kind in the UK and his panel of advisors, the Most Ferocious Goblin Killjoy."

Harry bowed with respect and said, "The pleasure is all mine, Most Ferocious Killjoy of the Goblins."

"As is my pleasure to meet you Mr. Potter. I have heard great things about you from our spies in the wizarding world, our own Griphook has also told us on the council that you are respectful and courteous to all goblins that you come in to contact with and that you recognize him by face and acknowledge him by name. We have also heard from one House-elf Dobby that you treat our distant cousins with love, respect and loyalty. Griphook has informed us that you wish to take the Ancestry Blood Test. This test is not used often as it is to determine parentage and lineage of during birth. According to mandates passed by the ministry this is to only be done when a child is born into a pureblood family or a family of high social standing and must have the ministry's approval. Approval which you do not have and most likely will never recieve. The test is real easy and painless. What the wizard must do is place his hand on this box in front of us, allow for the box to take a sample of their blood and examine it. The results are then written by a enchanted quill on paper that can only be read by that individual and the uppermost managers here at Gringotts. The test is usually short as it depends on how many families and vaults that you are a heir to, but rarely lasts but the time it takes to take out ones wand from their back pocket. Usually there is a goblin there to make sure that there is no funny business. My council and I must go take care of a problem that has just come to my attention in the other room. Feel free to examine the box while we are gone." With that goblin Killjoy grinned in a greedy way and stood up as did all the other goblins and left Harry in the room alone.

Harry was not really sure what had just happened or why it did. It seemed as though he was in a roundabout way given permission by the Goblin Leader and owner of the bank to use this device without anyone being able to see him do it, but was not sure if that was truly the goblins intention. As the saying goes, 'curiosity killed the cat', and Harry slowly stood, unsure of what to do or expect, and walked forward to examine the 'Heritage Box'. The Heritage Box seemed to call to him, seemed to ask him to place his hand on top of it. Harry thought to himself, "What do I have to loose? Like they said if no one is around to see it, then no one will know that he used it, right?" With no more thoughts on the matter, Harry reached forward and firmly placed his hand on the box. It felt cold at first and slowly Harry felt a warm feeling creep into his hand and then with out warning he felt something prick his skin. The box started to glow and reverted to its original color of black and the quill started to write at a real fast pace. Roughly 4 minuets later the quill stopped writing and fell to the parchment. Harry removed the parchment that the quill had been writing on and started to read. The list was broken down into two rows. One said Family Heir and the other said magical heir and listed the names of the family or families that Harry was entitled to receive vaults and property from and also families that Harry could inherit powers from.

Family Heir----------------------------------------- Magical Heir

Potter Family----------------------------------------Potter Family

Evans Family----------------------------------------Evans Family

Black Family ----------------------------------------Flitwick Family

Godrick Griffindor---------------------------------Godrick Griffindor

Thompson Family ----------------------------------Thompson Family

Geremia Family------------------------------------ Geremia Family

Merlin-------------------------------------------------Merlin

Rowenna Ravenclaw------------------------------ Rowenna Ravenclaw

Helga Hufflepuff-----------------------------------Helga Hufflepuff

----------N/A------------------------------------------Salazar Slytherin

Harry could not beleive what he read. How could it be true? Family Heir of 8 Old and prestigious families and the Heir of Magic for 9 families. There had to be a mistake. There was no way that this could be true. There must be something wrong with the Ancestry Box. After all his mom was a muggle born, right? Wasn't she?

While Harry was looking at the parchment he heard a door behind him and turned around and looked at the line of goblins entering in front of Griphook. Once all of the goblins were seated at the massive table in front of Harry, the Head Goblin spoke. "Mr. Potter, I am sure that you were entertained while we were indisposed of, yes?" he asked with a feral grin and a wink towards Harry.

"Please sir, just Harry is more then fine with me," began Harry "I was entertained well enough but I do have some questions that I would like to ask you regarding something that came to my knowledge most recently." With that Harry approached the table and handed the Ancestry paper to him. Goblin Killjoy's eye grew larger then Harry thought possible. There was a possibility that they were larger then those of Dobby's.

"Mr. Potter, do you know what this means? Tell me what you know about Merlin, the Founders, and the Evans Family." Harry started to tell Goblin Killjoy all that he knew about the greatest wizard ever and then t he four founders and ended it by saying that he knew nothing about his mothers side of the family except that he thought that they were squibs. At this point Killjoy interrupted Harry and said, "Gringotts is built on an old site that used to be a cave at one time. The cave was fronted by doors that were locked with such magic that goblins were not even able to break the wards and charms on the cave. While attempting to open the doors a pensive like figure came into being and told them that this was a vault left to the heir of Merlin and only a true heir of Merlin could open it. It was also stated that we were to build the first wizarding bank over this vault. We started immediately. Many centuries later we have what you see around you at this time. Merlins vault is the first and farthest from where we are now sitting. Around 200 years later, we opened to the public, and the first five vaults that we opened were for the four founders and the fifth was to Jonathan Azkaban. Jonathan Azkaban lived to an age of 135 years and saw to his rather large family of girls. It is rumored that the line soon died out due to the fact that his last 4 descendants were squibs. The last squib married a muggle and disappeared into muggle England. She was not aware of her history and had given birth to the first male in the Azkaban family in over thousands of years. Her name was Lilly Evans. That makes you Lord Harry Azkaban-Evans Potter. Trust me, there is no mistake with the Ancestry Box, it has never made a mistake and if you still think it wrong, we can travel to Merlin's vault and see if it opens for you. It has never been opened since we started building this bank. But before we do that I think that we should do all the paperwork that would allow you to claim your inheritance. All we need is one drop of blood on each name on this parchment and you will fall asleep and go through a magical enhancement that will affect your mind and core of magic. Shall we?"

Harry looked at Goblin Killjoy and asked, "Will anyone at the ministry or Hogwarts know about this? If not, is it possible that I leave a vial of my blood with you to activate those names while I am at Privet Drive so that my family and all the other people that interfere in my life think that I am home and that nothing is wrong since I have been gone almost the whole day?"

"Mr. Potter you would trust us with a vial of your Blood? You do know what one could do if they had a good amount of blood from another wizard knowingly or not? Wizards barely trust us to handle their Galleons, and yet you do that and offer to entrust us with your blood?" You are truly an unexpected pleasure to us; a change of wizard that we agree with if that is okay with you. Yes we are sure that it would be noticed but we will put up goblin wards to keep everything that happens in your room, magical or otherwise, to you. No one will know." And with that Harry gave a donation of his blood and used his Golden Galleon Amulet to transport him to Privet Drive.

No sooner did he reappear in his bedroom did he hear banging on his door screaming, "This is the last time BOY! YOU BETTER BE DOWNSTAIRS MAKING DINNER IN THE NEXT TWO MINETS OR SO HELP YOU, YOUR FREAKY FRIENDS WON'T BE ABLE TO HELP YOU!" And with that he heard his Uncle storm off down the stairs.

Harry went downstairs and cooked enough food that even Dudders was full. Harry ate lees food then that which could fill Hedwig and proceeded to clean up the dishes and cookware. Just as he hung up the dishtowel, there was a tapping at the kitchen window and there was a Gringotts owl with a letter attached to it for Harry.

Mr. Potter,

We have finished the preparations that we spoke of earlier to you house and bedroom. We suggest that you lock your door magically and but silencing charms on the floor, ceiling, your door and finally your window. If you would like to send your owl to us we will send her back in the morning so that we may keep her safe from any stray magic. Your magical levels will raise for good after this evening and again when you go through your magical puberty. When you awake we request that you come see us immediately. Say the name of the goblins office that you were in yesterday while holding your Galleon Amulet and you shall appear here with your glamour on. Last, now that we are ready to activate the Ancestry Papers, you are Lord nine times over which qualify you as Owner of Hogwarts, President of the Board for Hogwarts, Own or command 8 of the 15 seats on the Weizonmont, own numerous properties, have stock and options for most wizarding corporation and business as well as muggle. We also need to talk to you about the Evans family line with you as soon as possible. Good luck Mr. Potter on behalf of all of us at Gringotts.

Professionally,

Griphook

Harry took the letter to heart and sealed his room as directed and laid on the bed awaiting the slight pain that he expected. MERLIN was Harry misinformed. The pain that initially hit Harry was like that which on got when the stuck their tongue to a battery and ended feeling worse then possibly ones skin melting off their body. Harry passed out into the beautiful and welcoming blackness.

Authors Note:

Thanks to all the replies that I got for the first Chapter.

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