The next morning, while Arcturus watched Azalea in Black Family Library, Cassiopeia went back to Gringotts bank.

"I, Lady Casiopiea of the Black family estate, require the needs of both Bloodfist and Heartpeircer. It is an urgent matter regarding the potential risk and harm of a family heir."

"They are in a meeting with the Goblin King, Sharpbeak, until approximately eleven am. What is this about?"

"My family's suspected heir, Azalea Potter, is being abused and neglected. She is and was unaware of the wizarding world until four days ago, when I ran into her in Diagon Alley."

"Do you have supporting evidence? So far, it's all hearsay."

She pulled out the two long scrolls of parchments, as well as vials containing copies of her memories, and showed them to the goblin.

"Hmm, I see. As soon as they are available, I shall set up a meeting with you."

"Thank you."

Half an hour later, two goblins she recognized as Heartpiercer and Bloodfist came up to her.

"Lady Black, it is always an honor to see you." The goblin to the right of her, Bloodfist, grumbled.

They led her back to a nondescript office, where they sat down at an ovular table.

"Speak your case."

"First course of action, I am requesting to test to see if I have any living heirs to my family bloodline."

"Simple enough. I will slice your finger with this dagger, and drop three drops of blood into the runes on this parchment. Any bloodline family will show, from your parents downward."

Bloodfist took her index finger, and used the silver dagger to slice it open. She hissed in pain, but otherwise controlled her reaction. It stung badly, like a deep paper cut. He squeezed exactly three drops of blood onto the rune covered paper, and the names revealed were in fact everything she already knew.

Elladora Black, deceased

Poloux Black, deceased

Dorea Black-Potter, deceased

James Potter, deceased

Azalea Potter-Black, alive Status Heir to Black Family Line

Cassiopeia Black, self

Arcturus Black, alive Status Lord of Black Family Line

Orion Black, deceased

Walburga Black, deceased

Sirius Black, alive Status Imprisoned

Regulus Black, alive Status Unknown

Lucretia Black, deceased

Aquilla Prewett, alive Status Unknown

Some things she already knew, like Sirius's imprisonment, but who was Aquilla? And she thought to herself, wasn't Regulus Black dead?

"How accurate are these findings?" she inquired about the two goblins before her.

"100%. The runes do not lie, nor does wizarding blood."

"It states that Azalea Potter-Black is the heir to my family's bloodline. I request to become her magical guardian, and to blood adopt her, with her consent."

"We understand. We will draw up the paperwork, and notify you when to bring both your head of house and your new heir in to do the adoption ritual. Was that all you required?"

"No. I am requesting information on my great nephew, Sirius Black."

"Any information will cost you."

"How much?"

"50 galleons."

"Agreed." She handed over the golden coins.

"What do you want to know?"

"Did Sirius Black do the blood-adoption ritual to become her godfather."

"I will check the records, but I do believe so."

"I will need documented proof."

"That can be arranged as well. Anything else?"

"What is the status of Regulus Black? It was to be believed that he had died when he was eighteen. He disappeared and no one has seen him since."

"We will look into that matter, but it will take time. We will notify you via an owl summons when we have gathered the information. I will personally see that one of our best investigators looks into this matter."

"Thank you for your valuable time, Bloodfist, Heartpiercer. That is all I needed for today."

With that, the meeting was over, and she headed back to the manor.

It was only a few days later when an official Gringotts summons came at breakfast. It seemed they were ready to do the adoption ritual. They got dressed in their finest clothing, as this was official business and not an everyday affair.

"Lady Cassiopeia, I'm nervous. What if it doesn't work?"

She had explained, in depth to the child, what the ritual would look like and what it would do. Azalea agreed to it almost right away, thinking that she would never have to go back to the Dursleys again.

Arcturus flooed over and as a united front, they aperated into The Leaky Cauldron, and headed to the bank directly. They had a 10:00 am sharp appointment with Heartpiercer.

"I, Arcturus Black, Lord of the Most Ancient and Noble House of Black, have an official business meeting with Heartpiercer."

The goblin looked up from the book he was scanning, and sneered down at the humans.

"Someone will direct you to the office you will be meeting in momentarily.

"Thank you. May your coffers never be empty."

They were led back to the same room that Azalea and Cassiopeia took their ancestry test and lineage heir test in, so the surrounding was at least familiar for Azalea. She started to relax.

The goblin entered the room solemnly.

"Let's get right to business."

Heartpiercer turned to the child who sat between the two adults.

"Azalea Potter, do you consent to being adopted by Cassiopeia Black?"

"I do."

"Arcturus Black, do you consent to Azalea Potter being adopted by Cassiopeia Black?"

"I do."

"We will proceed to the ritual room, follow me. You will change into these white robes, they do not interfere with any runes or rituals, unlike magically made fabrics."

All three of them got changed, one at a time, in the changing room attached to the other room.

They went as directed into the ritual room, where they were told to stand on certain points on the septagram. The other four spaces in the seven-pointed circle were filled with quartz crystals, hematite, and bloodstone. There was a dais in the center, along with a pedestal and a sharp looking dagger.

"I will cut your hand, and drop seven drops of blood into the dais, for each of you. Repeat the words I say."

"Testor ego diligam eum, et arma, testimonium mihi maiorum befoe."

Each one of them offered up their blood, willingly. Each one of them repeated the words, uncoerced.

Azalea went last, after Arcturus and Cassiopeia, and completed the ritual by saying the words.

"We will now do the ancestry test to see your results again, young one."

Azalea Dorea Potter-Black

Heiress to The Most Ancient And Noble House Of Black

Heiress to The Most Ancient And Righteous House of Potter

Heiress to The Noble and Cunning House of Rosier

Heiress to The Ancient And Revered House of Peverell

Magical Guardian: Cassiopeia Black

Muggle Guardian: Petunia Dursley (Née Evans), deceased

Blood Status: Pureblood

Parents: James Charlus Potter

Lillian Rhona Rosier-Evans (Evans by Adoption)

Cassiopeia Black

At that, they all let out a collective sigh of relief. The ritual was successful, Azalea was safe from Dumbledore at last.

"Congratulations, Lord Black, Lady Cassiopeia, Heiress Potter-Black. Letters will be sent out to previous faculties to inform them they are no longer valid and will have three days to return all belongings back to the Potter vaults."

"Potter vaults? What did he take?" Cassiopeia demanded.

"I will make a list, but it will take some time."

"Make sure that you do, I want everything he took returned within the three-day grace period. Otherwise, I will press charges for theft of property."

"Absolutely, we do not take theft lightly."

Once they were back at the Black Manor, Cassiopeia called out to her personal house elf.

"Daemon!"

In popped the elf in question.

"Yes Lady Cassiopeia?"

"There will be a letter on Dumbledore's desk from Gringotts bank. See that it is destroyed. Do NOT get caught."

"Right away, my lady."

And with that the elf disappeared to follow out the command.