AN: Thank you to everyone who reviewed.
magitech: I feel the same way. I like Snape and he is fun to write but I despise the way people ignore what he did and act as if the Marauders are terrible people. Dumbles is so willing to let Hagrid go because he like everyone else assumes that he is indestructible. I believe that his skin is spell resistance but several AKs in a row would kill him. At this point I'm not sure how I'm going to deal with Snape. Probation? Azkaban? Dementor's kiss? Not sure yet. He will have a trail though. Sirius will be giving Dumbles a warning in this chapter but eventually he will take him to court.
KingOfEternia: I love this pairing as well. Sirius didn't say where he was going to enroll the boys because he knows that Dumbles has contacts all over the world and he doesn't want him to know where the boys will be just yet.
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Everyone there are several of these (***) throughout this chapter. Please read the notes at the bottom.
Chapter 4 Rewritten
Dumbledore
(And because I forgot about the Gringotts piece when I was rewriting Chapter 3 we are gonna have a little rewind.)
Thursday
November 5th 1981
Gringotts
11 am
"Good afternoon. I wish to speak with some one regarding the Potter vaults." Sirius said with a slight bow.
"Just a moment. Griphook! Please escort Heir Black to see Hooksword." The teller said earning a nod from Griphook and a soft 'thank you.' from a confused Sirius.
"Welcome Heir Black." Hooksword said standing to meet Sirius.
"Thank You Hooksword. I must admit that I am confused as to why you are refferring to me as Heir Black. My mother disowned me when I ran away at sixteen." Sirius said raising an eyebrow.
"That is something you will have to take up with Lord Black himself. Now as for the Potter Accounts, as you are young Mr. Potter's godfather what would you like to do?" Hooksword asked pulling the Potter file to him.
"Invest in several thing. I know that James set up a trust fund for Harry but that is for school and If I still have access to the Black vault, which considering you keep calling me Heir Black; I assume I do, I will use that money to raise him and take care of myself. But I would like to make sure that the Potter vaults don't suffer and that Harry has enough to live on if he needs to." Sirius said, watching as Hooksword pulled a sheet of parachment from the file.
"As it stand this is what he has." Hooksword said handing the parachment to Sirius.
Potter, J Hadrian 'Harry'
Aged 1
Heir to the most Noble and Ancient House of Potter
Heir to the Evans Fortune
Potter Family Vault
5,236,203 total Value
Money*
462,902 Galleons
6 Sickles
15 Knuts
In total
£1,394,932 Muggle
Books
10 old Potions Tomes
3x Dorea Potter
5x Adelaide Potter
Potter Ancestry Book
Potter Grimoire
12 Quidditch Play books
5x Charles Potter
4x Carlisle Potter
1 Wandmaking book
Michael Potter
1 half-finished Tranfiguration text book
James Potter with M. McGonagall
344 Journals **
186x James Potter
36 personal
28 prank (Co written With the Marauders)
20 Charms
39 Defence
45 Transfiguration
18 Arithmactic
158x Lilly Potter
36 personal
30 Charms
20 Transfiguration
42 Potions
30 Runes
Jewels
5X Opal necklaces
6x rubies
7x diamond wedding/engagement rings
5x gold wedding rings
9x bracelets (gold, Silver, and Platinum)
1 tiara
2x emerald earrings with matching bracelet necklace and ring.
Lordship ring
Heir ring
Weapons
5x swords
15x daggers
6x Shields
2 Bow and Arrows
6 Family wands
James Potter 11 inches Mahogany
Lily Potter 10 1/4 inches Willow
Dorea Potter 9 inches Ebony
Charles 11 inches Hawthorn
Letters
2x Sirius Black
2x Remus Lupin
1 Howler Peter Pettigrew (needs Activation)
1 Howler Albus Dumbledore (needs Activation)
2x Minerva McGonagall
2x Severus Snape
2x Frank and Alice Longbottom
1x Harry Potter
1x Neville Longbottom
1x Filius Flitwick
Last Will and Testament of James Potter (Null)
Last Will and Testament of Lily Potter (Active)
"There you have it Heir Black. What would you like to do." Hooksword asked.
"I would like to see their investments if I may." Sirius said staring at the parachment.
"Very well. Would you like us to retrieve any thing?" Hooksword asked passing Sirius another piece of parachment.
"Yes. Please retrieve all the letters except for Harry and Neville's. The half done textbook. Both of their wills. And the first four of Lily and James Personal Journals." Sirius said as he sat back in his chair.
"You wish for both wills. And you do not want the heir ring?" Hooksword asked raising an eyebrow.
"I want to make sure that no one can say anything about the wills. And Harry is to small to wear the heir ring. Ill bring him back when he is four." Sirius said as he looked down at the investments.
Potter Investments
In Great Britain
Madam Malkins….10 %
Daily Prophet…..10%
Zonkos…..30%
Ollivanders…20%
Flourish and Blotts….10%
In France
Babin and Babineaux Books….15 %
Benoit Wine…..30%
Dubois Wands…..10%
Dubois Apothecary…30%
Rousseau Trunks…20%
Westcott Clothing…40%
"That's all?" Sirius asked looking surprised.
"Indeed. Lord Charles Potter sold a lot of them at His wife's urging during the war." Hooksword said as he handed Sirius the requested items.
"Thank you." Sirius said as he shrunk them and placed them in his pocket.
"Will the be anything else Heir Black?" Hooksword asked as Sirius passed the paper back.
"Not at the moment. Thank you Hooksword and May your gold always flow." Sirius said with a slight bow.
"And May your enemies quake with fear, Heir Black." Hooksword said as Sirius walked out.
Leaky Cauldron
12 pm
Sirius sat in a booth staring at the two letters addressed to him. One had his name in Beautiful cursive and the other Jagged print. He opened Lily's first, he wasn't sure he was ready to open the other and see James' jagged penmanship.
Sirius,
If you are reading this than Peter betrayed us. James and I decided to write to everyone just in case. So please give everyone their letters. I wish that me and James had more time. I wish we could see you get married, because it is going to happen Sirius. I wish we could see Remus get married, you're going to make sure that one happens. But most of all I wish that we could see harry grow up and get married. Take care of him Sirius and raise him right. I wish you the best of luck my brother.
Love,
Lily
Sirius,
I can not in good conscious end the letter there. Please come to your senses and apologize to Amy. I know that you did it to protect her but that was harsh Sirius. I love you to death but you can be so fucking thick sometimes. Take care of yourself and if you ever get the headship of your family reinstate Andy and her husband. I can not think of anything else to write except this: teach him how to have fun. Teach him to be responsible and to love and to do what is right instead of what is easy. And when you tell him stories of the Marauders do not exclude Peter. I know that it will hurt but he needs to understand that Peter was a friend to us first and that is why his betrayal hurts so much. And make nice with Severus. No never mind that line. Severus might be a lost cause.*** Sadly I can not bring myself to write him a howler. He was my very first friend and even despite what happened in fifth year I still hope that he will see the light. Good luck Sirius.
Love,
Lily
Sirius pressed his face into his hands trying to fight the tears that had sprung up. 'I wish you could be here to Lils. I will raise him right.' Sirius thought wiping the tears away. Sighing he turned to the other letter and picked it up. Steeling himself he opened and gave a weak smile at the sight of the drawing,
Padfoot,
If you're reading this then Wormy betrayed us. Don't blame yourself Pads. He fooled us all. Man I hate writing this. Lily insists that we write it so everyone can have closure. As you can tell from my drawing up there I don't know what to write. Lily insists that I write what I wish for. I wish I didn't have to write this stupid letter. I wish there wasn't a stupid dark lord after us. I wish there wasn't a prophecy about my son. I wish that I could raise him and you could continue running around making him laugh. I wish I could be your best man at your wedding. Lily insist that you'll get married. I call bullshit on that. I'm joking. I believe you'll find someone. Help Remus find someone please. Make sure Harry knows pranks. I left the prank journals in the vault. Also get my cloak from Albus. I hope Harry grows up well. I love you Padfoot and I wish you the best of Luck my brother.
Love,
Prongs
P.S I saw that Lily extended her letter but I can not think of anything else to write. How do I write how much I loved you all these years? How do I write how much of a brother you are to me or how grateful I am that you became my best friend. How do I express how much it hurts that Peter betrayed us. I hate writing that because he might not betray us. I love you so much Sirius and I hate that I have to write this letter and I wish you the best of luck with everything and please, even though it will hurt like hell don't exclude Peter from the stories you tell Harry. He needs to know that anyone can betray him. Don't make him Paranoid like Mad-Eye. Please? I love you brother.
-Jamie
Sirius closed his eyes and buried his head in his hands as the tears he had been holding onto the past few days began to fall. The letters made it all to real. Lily and James were dead. They weren't coming back. James wasn't about to step through the Floo of the Leaky Cauldron and ask Sirius if he wanted to come around for supper. He was never going to hear Lily admonish him and James from running around in their animagius forms to make Harry laugh. He was never going to see them again. He sat like that for a few minutes before he forced himself to get up and head to the floo.
Longbottom Keep
3 pm
"Sirius? Where have you been?" Alice asked as she handed Harry to Sirius, noticing the tear streaks on Sirius' face..
"I went to the Daily Prophet Offices and dealt with that. Turns out Albus gave some Prick permission to write fictional stories about Harry. Then I went to Gringotts and looked at everything. Lily and James left a lot of books. They left letters for everyone as well. Including Harry and Neville." Sirius said in between making faces at Harry.
"Dumbledore did what?" Alice asked dangerously, her eyes flashing dangerously.
"Gave some prick permission to write fictional stories about Harry." Sirius repeated stepping away from a seething Alice.
"Alice? Alice! Alice wait!" Frank shouted passing Neville to Sirius as Alice made her way to the Floo.
"Oh dear. Seems like Dumbles is in trouble. Wait I have the letters.' Sirius said with a groan. 'time for a trip you two." Sirius said with a grin at the two boys he was holding.
Hogwarts
3:20 pm
"ALBUS POMPOUS WAFFLE BASTARD DICKNOSE!" Alice shouted as she stormed into the great hall.
"Alice is the swearing necessary?" Minerva asked raising an eyebrow, fighting a smile.
"Yes. Because he deserves that and more. You are a pompous sphincter Albus Dumbledore. Thinking you have permission to do that!" Alice shouted moving closer to the head table.
"Hey Minnie. Wanna hold one of the munchkins?" Sirius asked sitting down next to her.
"Of course." Minerva said taking Neville from Sirius.
"Alice my dear girl, I assure you I have no idea what you are talking about." Albus said standing up.
"The hell you don't you old goat. You gave some prick permission to write about Harry!" Alice snapped.
"I'm sure I did no such thing." Albus said in a placating manner.
"Howard Adami." Sirius called out.
"What?" Alice asked looking at him in confusion.
"Howard Adami is the guy he gave permission to." Sirius said with a shrug.
"Thank you. Now do you have an idea?" Alice asked her eyes flashing.
"Perhaps we should take this somewhere more private." Albus said gesturing to the doors.
"THE HELL WE WILL!" Alice shouted as Harry started crying.
"Ice mad. don't like him. Made ice 'set." Harry sobbed reaching for Alice. Alice quickly moved over to the crying child.
"I'm not sure weather to be upset you made Harry cry or not." Sirius muttered as he passed Harry to Alice.
"Hush now Harry dear. Everything is ok." Alice said softly as she smoothed Harry's hair down.
"Ice 'set?" He asked looking up at Alice with wide eyes.****
"Upset. Yes but not at you little one." Alice said kissing Harry's forehead.
"Goaty 'set choo?" Harry asked, burying his face in Alice's neck when most of the girls started cooing at him.
"Upset you.' Alice corrected in amusement. 'Yes he did. You sit with Sirius now and if you and Neville behave will get ice cream latter." Alice said with a grin as she passed a grinning Harry back to Sirius.
"K." Harry said with a grin.
"Spoiling the brat already." a snide voice came from the other side of Sirius.
"I was doing so well in ignoring him." Sirius said with a groan.
"SEVERUS SNAPE! YOU SHUT YOUR FOUL MOUTH UP. YOU DON'T KNOW HARRY. HE IS ONE YEAR OLD AND YOU ARE NOT RAISING HIM SO SHUT YOUR DEATH EATER ASS UP. NOW ALBUS WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL ME WHY YOU HAVE A CERTIFIED DEATHEATER AS A TEACHER LET ALONE A HEAD OF HOUSE?" Alice shouted angrily.
"Alice my dear girl, you must calm down. Severus has my up most trust-" Albus began only to be cut of by Sirius.
"Your trust doesn't mean shit to any of us Albus." Sirius snapped glaring at the headmaster.
"That is a bit harsh Sirius." Albus said staring at Sirius, who was handing Harry over to Professor Sprout.
"The hell it is. I've already listed my issues with you but lets go further. You don't care about anything except your greater good. When we were fighting in the order you insisted that we stunned only. The death eaters were using lethal curses and you wanted us to only use a stunner. You have more deaths on your hands than Voldemort. And don't deny it. And you killed Lily and James and here's why.
You INSISTED that they stay here. Lily wanted to move and go into hiding somewhere else. But YOU, Albus Dumbledore, The GREAT ALL KNOWING LEADER OF THE LIGHT, INSISTED that they stay in Britain. Said they would be a beacon of hope for not running away. You and your bLOODY I-AM-WISER-AND-OLDER-THAN-YOU-THEREFORE-I-KNOW-BETTER-THAN-YOU ATTIDUDE GOT MY BROTHER AND SISTER MURDERED AND NOW MY GODSON WILL NEVER TRULY KNOW HIS PARENTS! AND ITS ALL YOUR FAULT SO YOU CAN TAKE YOUR TRUST AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR ASS YOU DICKNOSE CROTCH WAFFLE!" Sirius shouted in anger his magic making the plates rattle.
"Basically." Alice said taking Harry from professor Sprout and pushing him into Sirius' arms.
"Mom would like you to come for tea tomorrow." Frank said taking Neville from Minerva.
"Of course Frankie." Minerva said with a smile.
"Albus, that is your last warning. You pull another stunt like this and I will make sure to do everything in my power to make sure you never see Harry or Neville again." Sirius said quietly pulling a red envelope out of his pocket and tossing it towards Albus. He then turned and tossed two letter To Snape.
"ALBUS DUMBLEDORE YOU ABSOLUTE ASS-" Lily's voice rang out at Sirius and the others walked out of the great Hall.
AN: that's it for this chapter. If you would like me to post the the letters to everyone including Peter let me know. The only other letters that are from James and Lily are the one to Harry and Neville and they will not receive them until they are eleven. Also if you are American (like me) here it is £1,394,932 in US1,763,447.85
Several notes
*the amount of money that the Potters have is a random number that I picked and then used the Gringotts Currency Google that and you can find it.
** I had someone mention that the amount of journals that James and Lily had were a bit weird.
158x Lilly Potter
186x James Potter
These numbers aren't weird to me for several reasons
I never said these were Books, someone did assume that, they aren't.
Its seven years worth of notebooks for Its my personal Head cannon that James kept journals before Hogwarts.
36 personal journals isn't that many. If James and Lily wrote short paragraphs about their days for seven years then year sure. But James has been keeping a journal since he was like 5, Plus its Hogwarts. There is no way those were short paragraphs. Plus all the other journals are from classes or when they got bored. So yeah.
*** The same person who assumed about the books some how thought I meant for Sirius to Show Severus Lily's Will. I did not. Originally I was gonna have Snape be the good guy but changed my mind. All Sirius is giving Snape is the two Letter. Both are indestructible and have a charm on them that if Severus doesn't read them with in 4 hours of touching them they will read themselves out loud to him and he can not silence them.
****Someone asked why Alice corrected the word 'Upset' but not her name. 'Ice' as Harry called her is a nickname given to her by Lily. No reason to correct it.