Chapter Two: The two Castle
"Why are we here?" asked Harry. Jemma smiled as she said
"You have come into your inheritance Harry. And with being the heir of the four founders and Merlin, you are Therefore owner of Hogwarts. But to claim your blood inheritance you must be acknowledged as such. That is why we are here!" she said as they walked up the lawn.
The staff of Hogwarts had all taken a vow when they were employed. Therefore when Hogwarts called them through their magical vow they all came. Now as all staff members sat in the Great Hall they looked around. Dumbledore came in and tried to sit on the Headmasters' chair, the chair slid from behind him for a meter. He again tried and the same thing happened. This did not bode well for Dumbledore. Suddenly the doors of the Great Hall opened.
Harry stepped into the Great Hall with Jemma (behind and to his right) and Samantha (behind and to his left), Fawkes on his left shoulder, Hedwig on his right one, Jessica bringing up the rear with the other two Phoenixes on Jemmas' and Samanthas' shoulders with Rose hovering directly behind him between the other two.
"What is the meaning of this Potter? You can't barge in on a staff meeting when..." Snape trailed off when he found himself pinned to the wall next to the Slytherin table. Suddenly five ghosts dropped from the ceiling. On four of the ghosts there were ghostly images of the weapons Harry had on him. The fifth had another staff that Harry didn't have.
"Lords, gentlemen, ladies and Snape. We are the ghosts of the founders and last owner of Hogwarts. I am Helga Hufflepuff" said the female ghost with the staff. "On my right is Godric Gryffindor" the male ghost with the Gryffindor sword nodded. "On his right is Salazar Slytherin." The ghost with the Katana nodded. He hissed "Welcome" in Parseltongue to Harry, whom in return said "Hello" back in the same language. "On my left is Rowena Ravenclaw" the other female ghost nodded "and on her left is, the last owner, and master of Hogwarts Merlin" he nodded and to Jemma he smiled and waved. She did the same and stood a bit straighter.
"Come forwards young Harry Potter." Harry stepped forwards and went down on one knee.
"The High Lord of Hogwarts has the absolute authority over everything to do with Hogwarts, and answers to no one in matters relating his realm, including any of the other Lords and Ladies of Hogwarts, the headmaster, the school governors, or the ministry of magic. In order to be granted the title of High Lord, you must pass the four challenges, do you accept the challenges?" asked the ghost of Gryffindor
"I do" Merlin stepped forwards.
"Who here has witnessed this young mans' courage under fire, and courage to go forwards even if powers are stacked up against him?" Dumbledore stepped forwards and went down on one knee.
"I, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts, Leader of the Order of the Phoenix, Head of the Dumbledore Family by age, Leader of the light have witnessed this young mans' courage under fire." Said Dumbledore.
"Dumbledore. Until this ceremony is finished I will disregard that "Leader of the light" slip of the tongue." Said Merlin. Rowena Ravenclaw stepped forwards.
"Who here has witnessed his ambition to strive for his personal best in not only his subjects but his personal life?" Minerva McGonall stepped forwards and went down on one knee.
"I am Minerva Elizabeth McGonagall, Deputy Headmistress, Leader of the Clan McGonagall, Member of the Order of the Phoenix, and Head of Gryffindor House. I will vouch for my friend Harry Potter on this your ladyship!" Ravenclaw smiled at her. Helga Hufflepuff stepped forwards.
"Who here has witness the blood, sweat and tears this young man has shed in defence of this castle, and in defence of what he believes is right?" Madam Poppy Pomfrey stepped forwards and went down on one knee.
"I, Madam Poppy Pomfrey have witness more then I like, the blood, sweat and tears this young man has shed in the defence of Hogwarts and for what he believes is right" she said. Helga smiled at her. Godric Gryffindor stepped forwards.
"Whom amongst you have witness his ability to see all magical creatures great and small, human or otherwise, as his equals?" Hagrid stepped forwards and took a knee.
"That would be me, Lord Gryffindor, Rubeus Hagrid, Keeper of Keys, and grounds at Hogwarts. Game Keeper, and Professor of Care of Magical Creatures, at Hogwarts. Sir." The half giant said. Gryffindor nodded. Slytherin stepped forwards.
"Who amongst you has witness his desire to strive for his best and to be the "Black Sheep" of the school, and to strike out on his own to lead the pack?" he asked. Snape stepped forwards.
"Lord Slytherin, I am Severus Tobias Snape, Potions Master, Head of Snape Family, Member of the Order of the Phoenix, and Head of Slytherin House. I have witness what you have asked." Slytherin stepped forwards and said
"Snape. Since you have started here I have witnessed your inability to teach properly. Therefore I ask of you before you re-establish your oath you reconsider your teaching habits and treat every student and teacher with respect no matter what year or house group, or parentage, or blood line. As you yourself are a "half blood"." Said the ghost. Snape shivered. After a moment of thought agreed with the ghost.
"I will do as you ask MiLord." And with that the ghost stepped back.
"By the Powers invested in us, by the magical people of Great Britain, and by God himself, us, the last Lords and Ladies of Hogwarts we bestow upon Harry James Potter, the title, and bloodlines of Lord Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Merlin. Also the title and privileges of High Lord of Hogwarts and the true Leader of the Light. May you forever be a soldier of the light and may your enemies fear to say your name." said Merlin.
"Arise High Lord Baron Harry James Potter-Black-Flamel-Azkaban-Slytherin-Gryffindo-Ravenclaw-Merlin-Hufflepuff." Said all five ghosts. Harry rose from his kneeling position.
"There is one last thing you need to do MiLord before you leave." Said Merlin. "Jemma? You know what to do!"
"Yes Merlin." Said Jemma. "This way Harry." And she turned to leave. Harry followed. They passed the dungeons to a stairwell that by the looks of hadn't been used since at least Merlins' time. Ten floors down and Jemma led them down a corridor to a chamber. It had a cube that looked like it was living in the middle. This cube was the size of an average teenage boy, and in the minute he stared it shrank a millimetre.
"This is the Hogwarts Heartstone. She was last recharged when Merlin and I bonded. By the looks of her she only has bout a year at most till Hogwarts dies and becomes visible to the Muggle eye. Also if she dies the castle will too." Jemma said as they watched. "The good news is that to charge it one must bond totally with the other, also the more bods that complete the stronger the Heartstone will become" Jemma said with a twinkle in her eye and a lick of her lips.
Three hours later after getting dressed back in his armour with weapons strapped to himself as well, a thoroughly shagged out Harry Potter stumbled from the Heart chamber. With him were a giddy Earth Angel, Elder Elf and somehow the Time Fairy squeezed in a round. The Phoenixes and Goblin stood guard outside the door. It took twice as long for them to make it back to the Great Hall where Merlin and the teachers waited talking. After they came in Merlin glided over to them, had a whispered conversation with Jemma. Jemma walked over to the teachers table and opened a case. Inside was Merlins' staff. She handed it over to Harry who examined it and shrank it to wand size. Placing it in its' now shrunken case he placed that on his belt. Bowing to Harry Merlin rose through the ceiling. Upon looking around Harry noticed that all the staff were still present.
"Harry. If you allow me to still be Headmaster we can get the staffs oaths and we can all leave." Dumbledore said.
"Albus Dumbledore." Harry shook his head with a sigh. "For now even though I don't trust you. Key word there was DON'T, you are still valuable as a Headmaster. But once that value runs out? I will keep you on us head of the Wizengamot, till we have a good Minister that is not on either Death Eater payroll or on yours." Harry said and Dumbledore nodded. In short order all the teachers gave their oaths except Sybill Patricia Trelawney and Cuthbert Binns. Trelawney wanted to retire as she "saw" her retirement but not sure why she would, and Binns stated "I am getting way to old for this shite" and asked to be excused to gather what stuff he had. Harry nodded and it took all of his might not to laugh at a ghost getting to old for anything. It also reminded him of the Lethal Weapon movie series. Snape hesitated but finally gave his oath. After all the oaths Jemma reminded him of their busy day and Harry said he had to leave. The Headmaster nodded and Harry and his companions Flared out and back in to see a large hill of grass.
The wards had tripped for the first time in almost sixteen years. Ben Dover rose from his bed and threw the sheets off himself. Looking back at the bed he saw his naked wife of twenty years moan at the loss of warmth. Jennifer was a beauty. Ben got dressed and went down to the gates.
Harry waited about five minutes, but before he could ask or say anything a figure appeared out of nowhere.
"Hello. And welcome to Potter castle. How may I… Harry? Is that you. Man you grew up fast. So who's your company?" asked the man.
"I'm sorry do I know you?" asked Harry.
"My name is Ben Dover. I last saw you as a wee little one. No more then eight days old. Right before…"
"My parents went into hiding?"
"Yes. How are James and sweet Lilly?"
"They're dead. It will be fifteen years I think on Halloween."
"I'm so…"
"Don't say your sorry. You didn't kill them. Voldemort did. And now I know almost everything about him, I will make sure he goes to Hell. The seventh level of Hell by the way"
"Oh. Ok then. If you will place your hand in the middle of the gate, it will weave you into the wards. And from there you can bring the rest of your company through." Said Ben, and with that twin gates with the Potter family crest (a griffin, phoenix, stag and a Lilly flower in a similar design around a "P" as the Hogwarts coat of arms) in the middle joining the two halves together. Harry placed his right hand on the crest and felt the magic weave together with his and his familiars' magics. Suddenly there was a castle twice the size of Hogwarts Castle, on the hill. There was a wall the stretched beyond the horizon, a forest that resembled the forbidden forest at Hogwarts, and a path that went to the castle. Harry stepped though the gate on to the grounds.
Upon entering the castle it didn't seem to be much different fro Hogwarts. Except with the extra floors and rooms.
"MiLord?"
"Please call me Harry Ben!" Harry cut him off
"Harry? The Heart stone is failing. Within a month this castle will no longer be here. Me and my wife will be forced…" said a worried Ben before Harry cut him off again.
"I understand Ben. Please lead the way" Ben bowed and led them to the Hear Chamber. The stone in it was the size of a five year old, no way would it last a month. Jemma, Rose and Samantha, stood guard outside the room, as Ben left to collect his wife and from her bed. Their children had all grown up and were working in the world. Jessica, Firefly, and Serenity stayed in the room.
Three hours later after the foreplay, (a wrestle to submission for Jessica and a flying wrestle into submission for the Phoenixes), a battered, bruised and totally happy Harry, led a stumbling giddy Jessica and the Phoenixes (on his shoulders, they couldn't fly straight), from the room. Hedwig was waiting her turn for when she was ready. She let the others have their time in the Heart Chambers, she want hers to be special. 'Maybe for my Birthday?' she thought as she eyed Harry. Harry saw the eyeing Hedwig and wondered again what was going on. It looks like she is eyeing me up to see if I was worthy of… Oh no. Not her too? I got enough to worry about with this lot!'
"Why thank you Master Harry. I am pleased we can keep you on your toes around us. If you are a good boy we might let you play with your witches later!" Thought Jemma
"Can you read my thoughts Jem?"
"It isn't reading Harry. It is hearing your 'spoken' thoughts as if they came from your mouth!" said Samantha.
"Thanks Sam. I can call you Sam without needing a doctor?" Harry thought back
"Yes Harry. I will allow you to shorten my name." said the Elder Elf
"Good because I don't exactly know what any of your are capable of." Said Harry out loud. In the time the thought of this conversation they made it to the Great Hall.
"Jenny? Our Lord has arrived!" Ben said after waking his wife. Jenny (Jennifer Dover), looked surprised.
"You sure Ben?"
"Yes Jen. He arrived and set off the wards. He also came with a good amount of familiars. Also he said that James and Lilly are dead. Killed by Voldemort!" Jenny broke down and cried into his chest.
"Why is it always the nice ones that go. Why couldn't it be someone else?" she cried.
"Get dressed and we can meet them honey!" said Ben as he pried his wife from his body. After getting dressed in a nice yellow sundress Jennifer and Ben walked through the castle. Passing through the room of portraits. They hadn't been there since before James and Lilly had gone into hiding. Three new portraits were inside. Lilly, James and Sirius Black occupied them.
"MiLord and Lady and other guest." Ben said to the portraits. Sirius rolled his eyes, James and Lilly giggled. "Your son Harry James Potter has arrived. I am sorry I didn't come see you before. I have just been informed of your untimely deaths!" said a sad Ben.
"That's all right Ben. How is our son?" asked Lilly with a smile.
"He is going good Lilly. I would have presumed that his magical guardian would have brought him here at eleven years old if you had died. Why didn't you Sirius?"
"I have my reasons. Due to those reasons Dumbledore had bestowed the title to his long list. I just thought he would have brought him here."
"Might as well ask him when we bring him to you. Any place picks your fancy to be hung from?"
"The Library" said all three at once, the males looking at Lilly and laughing.
"What?" she asked
"We knew you wanted to hang around the Library Lilly" said her husband.
"Ok I'll get Jeffy to bring you over"
"Good evening Molly. Is young Ronald Weasley about?" asked the elderly Headmaster.
"Yes Albus I'll just go get him."
"Is he in his room?" Molly nodded. "What I need to talk to him about is between him and I" said Dumbledore walking over to the stairs. Walking up to the top most bedroom Dumbledore knocked.
"Come in." yelled Ron not getting off his bed from reading a Quidditch book he got from the Will earlier. Looking at the person entering his room Ron snapped awake and rightened himself.
"Mr. Weasley can I sit down please?"
"Sure Headmaster. What brings you here?" asked the red head.
"Well I got something to ask you!" said the Headmaster applying a compulsion charm on the boy. Coming out of the boys' head Dumbledore asked a question. "How are you feeling after Miss Granger and your sister were accepted both by young Mr. Potter?"
"Well I am a bit miffed at that. I mean Ginny was Harrys' and Hermione was mine."
"Maybe you should make here choose. Either you as her boyfriend and keep Harry as a friend, or loose your friendship?"
"Yeah. I think I might do that. Thank you Professor."
"You're welcome Mr. Weasley. And for now I must leave."
"Goodbye Headmaster." And with that the old man left the Weasleys' home.
Harry Potter and his entourage of familiars entered the Great Hall, and found it had six large round tables, instead of the four long house tables, and the staff table that Hogwarts had. On seeing this, Harry, Jemma, Fawkes and Hedwig sat with Ben and his wife, while the other either sat or hovered (as Rose did), or stood and nibbled (as the Phoenixes' did) at the table next to them. Chatting away Harry learned a lot of his family history, and they learned about him. Apparently he was not only named as the heir of the founders and other long line of names, they had somehow merged his line with theirs so his line, the Potters (his dads' side) and Evans (his mothers side), was THE most long lived, and ancient and noble family ever. Longer then the Malfoys' (who had said they were the longest), and Blacks' (even though that one was merged with the Potters and required a wife to be named as one, as did the others). With this new information, and seats in the Wizengamot, Harry could over rule the Ministry in any case he wanted. And he planned to. Also with all the new names and titles, Harry was in charge of almost all of the House Elves in Wizarding Britain.
"Oh no. Hermione is going to have a fit, then kill me" Harry said after learning that.
"Why?" asked Jenny.
"Because she wants to make owning House Elves illegal. Or to free every one of them in the world. She even started an organisation for it. Fortunately it never kicked off." said Harry "And now I "own" most of them, she would want every one of them to be freed." At that Dobby, Winky and Kreature "popped" in. Dobby went down on a knee as began talking.
"Harry Potter sir. Is', Winky and Kreature wants to be bounds to you." Said the Elf. "If we don'ts, our magics will sends us crazy likes, and kills us" Harry was shocked. Last time he had seen Kreature the Elf was saying Sirius wasn't at his house. He so wanted to kill it. Harry shook his head to clear his thoughts.
"Kreature? I will bind you to my house, IF you PROMISE NOT to betray it again like you did to Sirius." The Elf looked like he wanted to say something but a look from Winky and Dobby stopped him.
"Is' is promising not to. Mistress Bell, told me to."
"Lestrange? She was in prison then. How did you see her?"
"I popped in and spoke to her. Unfortunately, the wards of the prison do not allow my kind to transport humans out"
"Kreature. I Harry James Potter Lord of the Black family bind you to my house, as my friend, not my slave. If you betray me or my house again I will kill you!" Harry said as his auror flared Black (showing he was in full Lord Baron Black mode) "Do not think I will not" Kreature nodded and went to a knee. A black light connected him to Harry, and when the bind finished Kreature was standing straighter, also he appeared to be less cartoonish (squinty eyes and hooked nose, and big ears) and more realistic (wider eyes (human size on an elf), straight nose and ears that laid flat on his head), also he was dressed in a butlers uniform.
"Now as my first request I need to know what the state of all of my land a property, which was not given out to those at the will reading, and those of the Black land "belonging" or being "held in trust" by those not at the will reading when it was given out, to be retaken so I can give it out to people that I can trust with them, I do not include Dumbledore, Snape or any of the Death Eaters alive as the ones I trust. Also if I am going to move into the one on Grimmauld Place, it needs to be cleaned up, and any dark objects move to the lowest dungeon, if it has one, also that horrible portrait of Sirius mother needs to be placed there too please. You think you could handle that?" Harry asked. Kreacher nodded and popped away. "Well that ought to keep him busy till I figure out what to do with him." Harry turned on Dobby and Winky.
"We will obey you Mister Harry Potter sir. No need to kill us." Said Winky a little nervously.
"Why would I want to do that?" asked Harry. "I was only saying that to Kreacher to get him to not betray the family again" said Harry getting to his knees to be at head height with the House Elves. Dobby launched himself onto Harry, so did Winky. Harry tried his hardest to stay up right. Jemma held him up. After letting go Dobby and Winky looked at him.
"I Harry James Potter Lord Baron Potter bind the House Elves Dobby and Winky to my houses as friends and family members, not slaves" A light baby blue light stretched from Harry and Jemma to Winky and Dobby. Upon the light fading Dobby looked like Kreacher, but nicer and younger with the rank of Alpha House Elf Male on his collars of the Butler suit. Like those of a General of the Army, with the rank of General on his shoulders. Winky had the Alpha House Elf Female Rank of Lieutenant General on the shoulders of her maid shirt above the maid skirt, she was more female looking to. Harry noticed that Dobby noticed too.
"I need to know the state of all my properties and land under my other titles under the same conditions that Kreacher is checking the Black stuff." Harry told them. "And under no circumstances can Dumbledore know that you are with me. If he dose know, there is no telling what he would do. Also put all my lands and properties under the Fidelius Charm keyed to me as secret keeper, then tell those that were at the will reading what has happened please?" Dobby and Winky popped off to do as asked. "Now then. Can we finish lunch please?" Harry asked and they continued.
"Mum? Dad? Sirius?" Harry asked as tears fell down his face and he sunk to his knees in front of the three portraits. Lilly was crying too, also the men had tears going but not as hard.
"Son?" asked James. Harry nodded. "You look just like me but.."
"I have my mothers' eyes?" asked Harry who had been hearing that for years. James and Sirius laughed.
"Sirius told us what happened!" Harry started shaking even more, even with the hugs he was getting from the familiars who could and Jenny. "It is not your fault Harry. In fact if you didn't go I would have been disappointed you didn't rush off to play hero again"
"Well I can't stop feeling that it is my fault dad!" said Harry.
"Jemma? Shut him up please?" asked James and Jemma turned Harrys' head to face him and kissed him. Hard and long. After Harry came up for breath and looking dazed, James and Sirius wolf whistled and Lilly laughed at the men.
"Harry?" Jemma asked. Harry looked at her
"Hmm?"
"There is something I need to talk to you about." She said rubbing her stomach. Harry gulped, his female familiars gave their version of sighing happily, all the males except Harry laughed, and Jenny and Lilly had tears in their eyes.
"No not that. Not yet anyway. Harry there is such things as marriage contracts, betrothal contracts and blood feud eraser contracts. You seem to have all of these contracts under your name; since your naming ritual was complete you have ten contracts. Two Blood Feud contracts with the same family the Delacour family with the Slytherin family, stating any females that are not married are here by now to marry the next Lord Slytherin Heir of Hogwarts, to erase the Blood Feud between the Delacour family and the Slytherin family." Harry looked shocked. He had to marry Fleur and her sister Gabrielle to "erase" a Blood Feud between his family and theirs. "Oh Bill will not like this" Harry thought.
"Who is Bill?" asked Sam in his mind
"Fleurs' boyfriend!" Harry thought back.
"Oh!" thought Jemma.
"Who's next then?" asked Harry.
"Through marriage contracts in your Gryffindor, Azkaban, and Merlin line you are now married too Susan Bones as the only female of the Bones family. Not including her aunt, Blaise Zabini, Daphne Greengrass, Millicent Bulstrode and Minerva McGonagall." Said Jemma.
"I have to MARRY them?" Harry asked loudly.
"Yes Harry."
"Oh you are in trouble now Harry" said Sirius and James.
"McGonagall? Damn she is older then my mother, and probably all ready married." Harry said
"She is single as they all are."
"But why the Slytherins? Zabini? She hates me like the rest do. Bulstrode? She is a troll in a dress. And Greengrass? Just plain Why?" Harry asked.
"Blaise and Millicent? They are from Azkaban family and Daphne is from Merlins family. Which all state the heir of both families and the heir of Hogwarts (given they are male) must be married to them by the females seventeenth birthday. And McGonagall is from Gryffindors' family. Stating if the last of the line of McGonagall is female she must marry and produce an heir of hers' and the heir of Gryffindors' line to make sure they both survive."
"I have too what?"
"You have to marry her and make sure she is pregnant before she dies so both lines survive in the child or children"
"Oh nooo. Why dose these things always happen to me? And how do you know? And what is next?" Harry asked.
"I know because after we bonded I had access to all required information that I needed to keep you and your line alive. And lastly is the Betrothal Contracts. Through your great grandmother on your mothers' side, you are now betrothed to both Padma, and Parvati Patil. She saw this happening and saw the alternate setting and there fore signed you onto a betrothal contract with the Patils."
"Oh they are going to like me now!" Harry said remembering the unfortunate ending to the Yule Ball of his fourth year. "Anything else?" Harry asked
"No nothing. Except after you have married these women and made them yours, then I and all females will fall pregnant. Starting with me and Hedwig."
"How long do I have?"
"Till this February the 13th which turns out to be a Friday."
"Great! I got almost seven months to convince them to go along with this." Harry said. "Who's up first?" he asked Jemma.
"I do believe The Patil twins. Now once the contract is signed and the outline of the contract is agreed upon you will have at most twelve months to marry them. Depending on the outline of the contract." Jemma said. Harry pailed.
"I need to sit down." And before he collapsed a comfy chair appeared behind him and a glass of Bundaberg Rum appeared in his hand. Harry looked at it, raised it and said "Here's cheers to my strange life" and he downed the shot of Rum and sat back closing his eyes and thinking.
"The contracts are ready to view Griphook?" asked the head of the bank, and head of goblin nation Ragnarok.
"Yes your honour!" said Griphook bowing at him and handing over the contracts for the Hermione Granger and Ginny Weasley.
"This young Lord has a lot on his plate. I wonder how long it will take for him to break and go completely and utterly insane?" Griphook nodded his agreement.
"There is a pool going to see how long. I got Twenty Gallons on never. And Longneck has thirty on within a year!" Griphook said. "That is the minimal bet on the pool. Over twenty of us are betting between a year and I think the longest except mine is thirty years. Do you want in?" Griphook asked.
"Ok. What are the odds?"
"One hundred thousand to one. So if I won I would get twenty hundred thousand Gallons."
"Put me down for forty Gallons on never." Griphook nodded. "I believe he won't break due to his friends" Ragnarok said. Griphook smiled, bowed and exited to put his bosss' money in the pool.