Chapter 8
Once he passed thru the doorway behind the desk he was lead to a strange cart on a track over what appeared to be a bottomless ravine and nothing to support the track.
Ria was on edge ever since they entered the alley but now she appeared calmer but still on edge, she checked over the cart and the rail before letting Harry anywhere near it. John kept an eye on Griphook while staying close to Harry and keeping himself inbetween them incase the goblin became hostile, none of this seemed to offend Griphook but instead impressed him.
After all no matter what kind of wizard or Pokemon he has dealt with none ever thought to examine the cart and tracks for traps or dangers which there are many waiting to be activated.
But that wasent the only thing, the fact that his Pokemon was keeping an eye on him but also ensureing that Griphook would have to go through it first to get to its trainer spoke well on its training and trainer.
Who was also looking around and checking for anything that may be a threat to him or his Pokemon, with a simple nod from Ria they all load into the cart which was large enough that Harry is able to release Ivan.
Soon enough they are racing down the ravine at high speeds and making Harry feel a sense of joy at the feeling but making him wish he could move like this under his own power. soon enough they come to a stop and the first off is Griphook who turns back to the group in the cart.
"Lamp please." Ivan removes the lamp and hands it to Griphook who begins to lead them down a short side tunnel with Ria and John in the front, Harry in the middle, and Ivan covering their rear.
Soon they came to a vault with the number 687 over it and a Pokemon infront of it seemingly gurading it.
It was a matte blue color almost tinged with green, two arms extended from its head/body and was tipped with three claws, it's head/body had a spike protruding from its face that almost looked like a nose and four more spikes two on each side right behind where it's arms connected to it's body.
It floated a few feet off the ground and seemed to be made of metal, as soon as they got close to the vault it moved closer to them seemingly studying them.
Griphook placed the lamp on the floor and turned in such a way that he could keep an eye on the Pokemon and see Harry at the same time.
"If you would please hand me the key Mr. Potter, Metang wont let anyone or anything near the vault unless it sees a goblin handed the key to the vault it protects and that the key is the one that actually belongs to the vault."
Harry nods and reaches into his pocket and pulls out the small key that he had just recently been given by McGonagall, before turning over to Griphook.
Griphook nods too Harry then turns back to the Metang and moves towards it key raised and in site of the Metangs eyes while keeping his other hand open and away from his body to show he holds nothing else but the key. Soon a light humming can be heard and the key in Griphook's hand vibrates lightly, and just as suddenly as it started it stopped.
The Metang moves to the side of the tunnel and gives them straight access to the vault, Griphook heads straight for the vault and places the key into the keyhole placed in the center of the vault door.
Harry and his team followed behind Griphook cautiously keeping a close eye on the Metang, the vault door swings open and when Harry looks in he can't believe his eyes. Before him is mountainous stacks of thousands of coins,galleons, sickles, and knuts all piled on the floor of the vault looking almost uncountable.
Harry is momentarily stunned before he shakes himself out of it and simply heads into the vault and begins to grab some of the coins to pay for his school supplies.
Harry remembers McGonagall telling him that he would only need twenty galleons to pay for every thing but he felt that having some extra would be a better idea incase of emergencies. So he grabbed at least fifty galleons to start with, then thirty four sickles and twenty knuts to make sure he had all the coins covered.
As he's about to exit the vault he notices a small plinth next to the door that anyone would miss if they didn't go into the vault.
Upon it where two PokeBalls, one was a simple red and white PokeBall with only the symbol for ghost type marking it as different, next to it was a PokeBall with a dark gray top instead of red and four blue bulbs poking out of the gray top.
"Griphook do you know why these PokeBalls are in here?" Griphook moves to the vault door and sticks his head in and looks to where Harry is staring.
"I believe that those are the offspring of your parents starters that they wanted to give to you on the day of your acceptance into Hogwarts Mr. Potter."
This revealation shocks Harry and without him even realizing he had already grabbed and released the two Pokemon that came from his parents starters.
The one from the normal PokeBall had a triangular head and was miniscule in comparison to harry, it had a small thin body which had only two limbs on its front that looked like nubs, near the end of its tail was a ring of three spikes.
The second Pokemon from the dark grey PokeBall was large, almost as tall as Ivan, its long graceful neck led to a slightly pointed head with a blunted horn and two curls where its ears should be, a large dark grey shell covered its back and its skin was a light purple with a cream under belly that went up to its chin.
Griphook cleared his throat to gain Harry's attention and began to introduce harry to his only connection to his parents.
"The small Pokemon over there Mr. Potter is the dragon, ghost type Dreepy which your fathers family was known to raise. The larger one is a bit more rare though, it is what we call a shiny Lapras, a rare gentic that doesn't show up often, your mother's Lapras had the same coloration, they are water, ice types and where once endangered but thanks to people like your mother their population have boomed back to a healthy number."
Harry almost didn't hear Griphook explain this he was simply flooded with feelings of both great joy and sadness at this moment, he finally had a connection to his parents, something they planned to give him if they had survived the war.
Ria could sense the emotions coming from Harry but she also knew that he needed this and motioned for Ivan and John to let him be for now but to be ready to comfort him.
Harry slowly approaches the two Pokemon, who have both not moved after being released, stretching out his hand he stops and lets them come to him. The Lapras is the first to move and sniffs his hand curiously before seemingly satisfied and begins to rub its head agianst his hand.
The Dreepy doesn't even hesitate once the Lapras does this and is instantly cuddling up to Harry's hand seemingly loving the attention.
Slowly the joy and pain swells up in his chest and tears begin to fall from his eyes, Griphook turns away to allow Harry to have this moment in private, Ria and John both move close to the small huddle and wrap Harry in a hug.
The Dreepy joins them while the Lapras and Ivan surround the whole group in their version of a hug letting Harry simply feel the love they have for him while he simply lets go.
It takes a few minutes but Harry eventually gets control of himself and the hug finally breaks up and they begin to leave the vault area, Harry returns the Lapras into its PokeBall since it would have a hard time moving.
He lets the Dreepy stay out which seems to have taken a liking to laying down around his neck, once again Ria and John take the lead while Ivan brings up the rear, a short ride back to the lobby and they are back in the alley proper.
McGonagall sees the Dreepy around Harry's neck and the PokeBall at his belt and a small tear appears in her eye before she gains control of herself.
"Since Mr.Potter has finally joined us we may begin gathering their school things, I believe we should send the children to get their uniforms while we go and retrieve their books, Mr.Potter if you would please."
Harry nods and hands her a few of the galleons before she leads them to a robes shop and leaves them to the ministrations of Madam Malkin. After a short time of being measured and fitted they leave to find the adults have returned with a couple bags filled with books.
Their next stop took them to an apothecary to gather their potions supplies, while McGonagall was distracted answering Hermione's questions, Harry had his equipment enchanted to be self cleaning and ever sharp as well as unbreakable potion vials.
Their next stop took them to the supply store to gather feathered quills and parchment, Harry got a quill from a Braviary, a self repairing parchment, incase of accidents and so he wouldnt need to buy more parchment for next year.
Along with these he bought a color changing ink pot and ink, over a hundred envelopes, and a telescope with a magnifying spell, he also bought a multi compartment suitcase rather then a trunk.
It had a total of seven compartments, the first one was a simple suitcase compartment back when they needed to fool muggles, the second compartment was a storage space for potions ingredients. the third and forth where both living quarters but one had a bathroom and the other didn't, the fifth compartment was a library for when researching on the go was necessary.
But the true worth of the suitcase was the sixth and seventh compartments, the sixth was a plain potions lab ment for quick and dirty potionerring.
The seventh compartment was a battle areana allowing one to train their Pokemon in safety even in hostile environments, another plus side is that all multi compartment suitcases came with a standard set of feather weight and unbreakable charms along with simple security functions.
After all they had done Harry was anxious to get back to the Dursley's so he could become more acquainted with his new Pokemon, but they still had one final stop, their wands.
Sorry this took so long to make I have no excuses, I hope that the chapter makes up for that but I still must apologize, I hope you enjoyed it and please leave a review, i hope you have a good day or night.