Dumbledore seemed quite amused by Harry's small outburst. Still, he was a bit shocked himself at the idea of Harry owning Hogwarts. I mean, how was it possible?

"What?" Dumbledore asked, a bit uncharacteristically. He was just as surprised as Harry.

"It says on this enclosed sheet of parchment that '... the four founders of Hogwarts each held a ΒΌ ownership of the castle, but they agreed that upon their deaths, the property would still remain under their names until a witch or wizard was born that descended from all four of them. The Heir of the Founders.' Wow." Harry paused. "That's me."

"You...wow..." Dumbledore was at a loss for words. The elves present couldn't believe that a sixteen-year-old boy could own all of this.

"According to this bit of parchment, my father is descended from Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. And my mother is descended from Ravenclaw. Wait- does this mean that I am distantly related to Voldemort?"

"Yes- but very distantly. He is related only to Slytherin. You see, Slytherin had two children- a daughter and a son. You are descended from his son, Sirius."

"Sirius?" Harry interrupted. "As in Sirius Black, my godfather?"

"No, as in Sirius Slytherin. Sirius was a very popular name over a thousand years ago. I believe that your godfather was actually named after Sirius Slytherin himself."

"Oh."

"But that is besides the point- Tom Riddle is related to Scarlet Slytherin, Sirius Slytherin's twin sister."

"I see."

"Can I see your Family Tree, Harry? I believe that it is also enclosed with all of that information."

"Sure." Harry said, handing it over.

Dumbledore looked James' family tree. It extended quite a ways, and started with Merlin. A dash indicated a marriage; while the "I" underneath the star indicated that the person underneath it was the child of the two above.

Merlin - Morgana (Morgan la Fey)
I
Miranda Merlin - Geoffrey Godfrey
I
Helga Hufflepuff - Godric Gryffindor
I
Glen Gryffindor - Sirius Slytherin (son of Salazar)
I
Sarah Slytherin - Duncan Duke
I
Michael Mitchell - Delilah Duke
I
Susan Summer - Matthew Mitchell
I
Marissa Mitchell - Harvey Hinkle
I
Jason Jade - Hannah Hinkle
I
Justin Jade - Katrina Kettlebern
I
Jessica Jade - Patrick Pike
I
Virginia Vector - Peter Pike
I
Wendy Wadcock - Peter Pike Jr.
I
Allison Pike - Prescott Gringotts
I
Christina Cackly - William Gringotts
I
Wilma Gringotts - Nicholas Porpington
I
Patricia Porpington - Lenny Lockhart
I
Aiden Abbot - Janice Lockhart
I
Ashlee Abbot - Bobert Bagshott
I
Brian Bagshott - Clarissa Hepbern
I
Zaryn Kettlebern - Belle Bagshott
I
Anna Beamish - Carl Kettlebern
I
Jack Bell - Nichole Kettlebern
I
Ian Bell - Tamara Black
I
Karrie Bell - Thomas Scamander
I
Newton Scamander - Olivia Hopkirk
I
Ryan Hornby - Natalie Scamander
I
Olive Hornby - George Krum
I
Ronald Potter - Starr Krum
I
Harold Potter - Rebecca Switch
I
Lily Evans - James Harold Potter
I
Harry James Potter

"Harry- you are descended from many great Wizarding families. Merlin, The Porpingtons- I believe you've met Sir Nicholas."

"Nearly Headless Nick?"

"Correct. You are also related to the Blacks, the Krums, the Scamanders, the Hopkirks, the Bells, the Kettleberns, the Bagshotts, the Lockharts, the Abbots, the Hornbys, it goes on and on. And did you in fact realize that you are related to the Weasleys and the Malfoys, as they are related to the Blacks? Distantly- very distantly, of course. Your seventh or eighth cousins, many times removed."

"Wow..."

"Yes. Wow."

"This is too much- I mean, I didn't do anything to deserve this!"

"Harry, don't think like that. Most people your age would be glad to own all of this- consider yourself lucky."

"That's just it Dumbledore- I don't want all of this. I don't want to be bloody famous. I don't consider myself lucky that the fate of the Wizarding World rests on my shoulders."

"I understand- it must be a very heavy burden on someone of your age."

Harry became agitated at this last remark, but let it drop before he lost control of his emotions. He didn't want a repeat of earlier that year when he'd trashed Dumbledore's office.

"Curious..." Dumbledore muttered after a long pause. He was still looking at the family tree papers.

"What's curious?" Harry asked, confused.

"Your mother's family tree wasn't enclosed- it says here that it couldn't be found."

"Oh..." Harry said. "That is a little weird..."

"Well, I must be going Harry, but remember- your classes begin tomorrow. Seven o'clock sharp. I'll be staying at a house just down the road with Baeldeth for about three weeks to visit some old friends and make sure you are adjusting properly."

Dumbledore left the room after his small speech, leaving just Harry, his dog Kor, and his new Elven Family.

"They told us that it was your birthday today in the Wizarding World, so we got you some things." Ariala said.

"You really didn't have to" Harry started.

"Nonsense!" Ari exclaimed as Ana pointed to Harry's dresser.

"As you didn't have any clothing when you came, and Elven robes are much different than that of wizards, we bought you a new wardrobe. You should find everything you need there." Caelemar said, quite formally. "Top drawer is undergarments, the drawer under that is clothing you should wear to your training, then the middle drawer is formalwear. The next drawer down contains casual robes, and the bottom drawer has your sleeping clothes."

"Thanks Caelemar," Harry said. "Ari, Ana, Zara, Karo." He nodded to each as he said their name, probably to signify that he knew their names.

"And," Zara said. "We got you this."

She handed him a small, wrapped package that she had taken out of a pocket in her robes. He tore it open to find a silver chain necklace with a pendant hanging from it. One might think it would look feminine, but it was very far from it.

"It is an Elven pendant. Every elven child's parents buy one for them at their birth. No two are exactly alike, like wands in your world. We pulled some strings and got you one so you would fit in better."

Now that Harry looked closer, he noticed that Ana, Zara, and Karo were each wearing a pendant similar to his. The designs were the same, but the color schemes varied. Ana's was silver with a blue sapphire center, Zara's was golden with a red ruby center, and Karo's was bronze with a diamond center. The chains on each of their pendants matched the color of the finish on the trim.

Harry looked at his properly. It had a silver finish, like Ana's, but the gem in the center was a green emerald. The same color as his eyes.

"Wow. It's..." Harry trailed off. What he'd meant to say was "It's great" but he was at a loss for words. He didn't understand why they were being so nice to him when they're just met him.

They seemed to understand, however, because they nodded knowingly at him.

"Why don't adults wear them?" Harry asked.

"Good question," Ariala said, and then paused considering her answer.

"You see, the core of the pendant contains one of many precious gems. When the pendant is crafted, a source of magic is absorbed into the gem. The elven children wear the pendant to absorb the magic source into themselves. This magic source is the ability to do, how do you say, 'Wandless Magic', as elves do not have that ability naturally. Our culture has not used wands for centuries because of the creation of these pendants, which act as a type of wand substitute for the first seventeen years of an elves' life. At which point all of the magic source has been absorbed and the elf doesn't need it anymore. Then they are only worn as an accessory during formal dinner and balls."

Ariala paused once more.

"Does that explain it?"

"Yes," Harry answered. "I completely understand now."

"And just to tell you," Caelemar interrupted, "Your pendant is special. While most pendants take seventeen years to absorb, yours will take only a month. You may find that you are a natural in the area of Wandless Magic, and that you do not need the pendant. However, keeping it on will only further enhance your skills."

"Thanks." Harry said, as he was handed yet another present, this time by Karo.

"From the elven king- he asked my father to give it to you." For a three-year-old, Karo spoke excellent English.

Harry was astounded at receiving a gift from the Elven King, Mallon.

Harry opened it to find a beautiful elven ring, which was somehow extremely masculine, just as the pendant had been.

"Aran Fireb." Zara breathed.

"What's Aran Fireb?" Harry asked.

"A ring that was created a over a thousand years ago as a gift to Rowena Ravenclaw's elven husband's half-elven brother."

"That's confusing." Karo commented.

"Not really," Zara explained. "Rowena Ravenclaw, one of the four founders of Harry's school Hogwarts, married Evlar, the elven king at that time. Ravenclaw was an elf- not many people know that in the Wizarding World. Anyway, Evlar's mother died and his father married a wizard, and they had a half-elven child, Reithar. The ring was given to Reithar, who was Evlar's half brother, to represent the everlasting fraternal bond between elves and mankind."

"What'd you do Zara?" Ana teased. "Memorize the entire Elven Encyclopedia?"

"No!" Zara exclaimed, appalled. Zara was not the studious type- in fact, if you had to relate her personality to a wizard or witch that Harry knew, than she was a Gred/Forge type. Prankster to the very end.

"How'd you know then, Zara?" Karo joined in on the teasing. It was amazing how a five-year-old and a three-year-old could tease their thirteen- year-old older sister so well.

"We learned about it in instruction yesterday."

"What's instruction?" Harry asked.

"School." Ana said. "I go to pre-instruction. I'm to young to go to regular instruction."

"What Ana means," Zara explained, "is that instruction starts when you are seven years old and goes until you are seventeen. You go to pre- instruction when you're five. This is her first year."

"I learned about King Mallon yesterday!" Ana said excitedly.

"I want to go to instruction!" Karo whined. Harry noticed that when he'd first met Karo, the boy had seemed exceptionally shy. But now, he didn't seem as shy anymore.

The conversation carried on for a bit more, until Ariala suggested that they head to bed- especially Harry because he had his first day of training the next day.

Harry thanked them again for everything they'd gotten him- it must have cost a fortune- and asked them to thank the King for him, then went to sleep in his new bed.

A/N: Yay! Another chapter finished. I have more pronunciations to list now...
Evlar: Ehv-lahr

Mallon: Mah-lon (like mellon, except make the 'e' an 'a')
Reithar: Reeth-ahr

and how to pronounce the name of Harry's ring (Aran Fireb): a-rahn fah-rehb

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