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Harry Potter and the Smallest Change.
Chapter 40. Summer, Part 3. 1995.
Harry spent four more days at Delacour Manor, helping Gabrielle and learning to Apparate, first with Fleur helping, then Apolline.
After an international portkey deposited him onto a hill overlooking Potter Manor, Harry made his way to the entrance and stepped into the Manor.
Within moments, Holly wrapped him in a hug, followed by Susan.
Sirius stood and leaned against a wall with a smirk.
Charlus and Orion joined the two girls in the group hug and they all fell over in a pile of limbs.
Sirius laughed.
'You've got a fan club Harry.' He said from his place against the wall.
Harry poked his head out of the pile of limbs and stuck out his tongue.
'At least I have fans Padfoot.' He shot, and Sirius pouted.
'Low blow kiddo. Anyway, your mum is at the shop, she'll be back in a few hours.' Sirius said and frowned.
Sirius stroked his goatee.
'You know, your mental protection line at the shop is selling more than most of the stuff your mother has made. If she was a normal person, she'd be threatened by your skills.' Sirius said.
Harry laughed and pulled himself to his feet.
'Mum is anything but normal. Besides, she knows that enchanting isn't my dream.' He said as he watched the others make their way to their feet as well.
Susan smirked at Harry.
'No, Harry's dream is of French origin.' She grinned.
Sirius laughed and Harry groaned.
'I'd forgotten what you guys were like. It's so peaceful over there, you know?' Harry said and shivered.
Harry narrowed his eyes.
'It's warmer over there too.' He complained.
Sirius laughed and pushed himself off the wall and made his way into the lounge room. Harry followed, along with the kids. Charlus and Orion both took a hand while Holly and Susan shared a grin.
Sirius lounged back in a chair.
'Prongs has organised for you to take your OWLs in two days.' Sirius paused and tapped his chin in thought.
'Oh, he also booked you in for apparition testing like you asked.' Sirius winked.
Both Holly and Susan gasped.
'You really don't know how to relax, do you kiddo?' Sirius asked, and Harry sighed.
'No, not really.' Harry admitted and both girls rolled their eyes at him.
Harry sat on a couch. Charlus and Orion both took a seat on either side and hugged him.
Holly and Susan took the other couch.
'So, what's happening around here for the next few days?' Harry asked.
Sirius shrugged.
'You know us, playing each day by ear, really.' He said, and Harry turned to the girls and raised a brow.
'I've already finished most of my assignments, so I was hoping to spend some time with you.' Holly said, and Sirius groaned.
'Ravenclaws. Why couldn't one of you be a Gryffindor? At least Charlus will be, but he won't be going until after next year.' Sirius whined.
Susan shifted on the couch.
'Dad, I've finished most of my homework, too. Are you disappointed in me too?' the redhead asked, and Sirius blinked before he held his hands up in surrender.
'No, no honey. Not at all, you kids are way better at school than me, but at least with Charlus we'll be able to talk about normal things like flying and relaxing.' The man back peddled.
Harry huffed.
'I can relax.' He objected.
The three stared at him for a few seconds before they laughed in unison.
'Some family you are.' Harry scowled and leant back into the couch with a pout.
Holly wiped a tear from her eye.
'I missed you, Harry.' She said.
Harry grinned at her, his pout forgotten.
'I missed you too.' He replied and saw Susan's soft smile.
'Yes Susan, I missed you too.' He said, and she grinned.
Sirius waved his hand above his head.
'What about me?' he asked, and Harry gave an overacted sigh.
'Yeah, I suppose I did.' Harry said before shifting on his couch, a serious expression on his face.
'Padfoot, did mum and dad tell you about the prank I'm planning?' he asked, and Sirius' eyes shone with excitement.
'Yes, it's going to be brilliant, but is this for real?' Sirius asked.
Harry nodded.
'I think its important we do this, and we need to be the first. As a prank on all the pure-blooded bigots, it'll be brilliant. But it goes beyond that.' Harry said and Sirius frowned.
'You know, I think I'd rather think of it as a prank, it'll keep the bad taste from my mouth for having to hang around all those stuffy blowhards in the Wizengamot.' Sirius mused.
Susan and Holly shared a questioning glance and turned to Harry.
'What's going on?' Holly asked.
Harry smiled at her and Susan.
'This year, we're going to shake things up in the Wizarding World. In a good way.' He smiled and turned back to Sirius.
'Aunt Amelia's in on this, right?' he asked, and Sirius nodded.
Harry turned to Susan.
'The Wizengamot will never be the same again, not if dad and Sirius have anything to say about it.' He said.
Holly frowned.
'Why now? What's the goal? This would take too much effort to just be a prank.' She said.
Beside her, Susan nodded.
Harry grinned.
'I'll get Sirius to explain it to you in a moment, but in short, we're going to change the world.' He said.
Susan rubbed her eyes, then moved her fingers to temples and sighed.
Holly frowned.
'Harry, giving half answers isn't your thing.' She said and Harry laughed and stood, he disentangled himself from the two boys.
Harry looked at Sirius.
'Can you let them in on the plan? I'll be back after I get changed.' He said, and Sirius smirked and nodded.
That night, after dinner with the extended family, Charlus and Orion went upstairs to Charlus' room for bed.
The remaining members of the Potter extended family moved to the sitting room and made themselves comfortable in front of the fireplace.
Harry looked around the fire-lit room. His parents and Holly, Sirius, Amelia and Susan, and Remus all sat in a semi-circle around the fireplace.
Harry sat on a couch with Holly and Susan on either side, which drew soft smiles from the adults. He shifted in place and leant forward, his eyes moving between the adults.
'Is everyone up to date on their plans for the Wizengamot?' Harry asked and his parents nodded, as did Sirius and Amelia.
Remus frowned. It was approaching the full moon, and the man was looking a little rough around the edges. His golden eyes spoke of the tension inside as the wolf fought his control.
'How can I help with this plan, Harry? I don't have a noble House or anything.' Remus said, and Harry smiled.
'I had a chat with mum about that.' Harry said and turned to Lily.
'Mum, did you want to tell him?' he asked, and Lily beamed at him.
Lily cleared her throat and turned to Remus.
'I don't know why it took me so long to think of this. Maybe I just needed to bounce the idea around with someone, thanks Harry.' She said, and Harry nodded with a grin.
Lily turned back to Remus, who looked confused.
'James and Sirius, along with Amy and the Delacour's have all decided to invest heavily in the muggle world. As we know, the Goblins aren't too comfortable dealing with muggles on an everyday basis, so we figured you would fit the role.' Lily said, and Remus blinked.
'What role, exactly?' the werewolf asked.
Sirius reached over and slapped Remus on the back.
'Moony, you are the official Chief Executive Officer of Crocus Incorporated, a business created to invest the wealth of the Wizarding World into the muggle one.' Sirius announced in as pompous a voice as possible.
Remus blinked again. He turned from Lily to Sirius, to James and then to Amelia.
Finally, he turned to Harry.
'What?' Remus croaked.
Harry laughed.
'Don't look at me Moony, sure it was my idea to start with, but they all worked together on it.' He said.
Lily leant forward, almost bouncing in place.
'Remus, this business, we want you to run it. You'll be the CEO while we'll be on the board, so sure, you'll be answering to us, officially. But in reality, you'll have relative autonomy to make decisions.' Lily said, Remus gaped.
'But why me? With my, full moon?' Remus sputtered.
James waved a hand in dismissal.
'Lily brews you the enhanced Wolfsbane. As long as you take it, you're fine. This way, you get a steady income, and we increase the size of our coffers.' James explained.
'But why me?' Remus repeated.
Sirius groaned and facepalmed, he turned to James.
'I knew he'd do this. Remus old friend, out of the Marauders, you were always the most sensible. Because of having to work in the muggle world, you're probably more informed about it than Lily is these days.' Sirius said, Lily nodded.
'Remus, we chose you to run Crocus Incorporated because you'd be the best for the job.' Lily said, and Remus groaned.
The werewolf ran his hands down his face and slumped in his seat.
'Fine, but what do I do?' he asked, defeated.
The adults turned to Harry in unison.
Harry grinned at Remus.
'You research into the muggle world; you decide what companies and industries could benefit from our investments. There are some areas I think will be good to start with, but that's it in a nutshell.' Harry explained.
Remus narrowed his eyes.
'Harry, why are you the one leading this? Why are the others following your lead?' he asked, and waved his hand, encompassing the adults in the room who were all watching Harry.
Harry nodded.
'Because Moony, Fleur and I have noticed some things in the Wizarding World need to change. We've spent a lot of time looking at our world and seeing the flaws in it.' Harry said and Remus quirked an eyebrow at him.
'We keep having Dark Lords pop up and the magical population isn't recovering. First Grindelwald, then Voldemort. If it continues in this pattern, the magical world won't be around for much longer.' Harry said, and Remus kept staring at him.
'Fleur and I have come to the decision that we need to remove the rampant corruption in our world, and the discrimination inherent within it.' Harry ran a hand through his hair.
Remus frowned.
'How does investing in the muggle world achieve that?' the werewolf asked, and Harry nodded.
'Fair question. The answer is two-fold-' Harry paused as Sirius giggled, only for Amelia to slap the back of his head.
'Go on Harry.' Amelia said and Harry smirked at Sirius.
'As I was saying, its an untapped market for magicals, we'll make a fortune. With that fortune, we will have the wealth and influence to effect change in the Wizengamot.' Harry explained, and Remus' eyes widened.
'The second part of the answer, Moony, is that it won't be long before the muggles discover our world. Whether by accident or on purpose, our worlds will collide, and it won't be reversed with an Obliviate.' Harry paused and looked down at Holly, who beamed up at him.
Harry turned back to Remus.
'Having our collective fingers in a selection of high-level muggle companies will allow us to monitor what's going on in the muggle world, and will in time, modernise the magical world with the advancements of the muggle world without causing as many cultural issues.' Harry said.
Susan shifted in her spot beside Harry.
'One of our friends, Hermione, is muggleborn and the culture shock she experienced upon joining the magical world was so great that she's still getting used to it.' Susan added, and Remus sighed.
'Fine, I'll do it. But I'll need help.' Remus said, and Lily grinned.
'I'll help you. We'll enrol you in a muggle university for a few degrees, business and the like, to help you.' Lily said, and James laughed.
'With you two, more school is always the answer.' James said, and Lily stuck her tongue out at her husband in reply.
Amelia leant forward, her monocled gaze settled on Harry.
'Do you have any other surprises for us?' she asked, and Harry shrugged.
'Well, once I'm officially of age I'll be taking over the Potter Lordship, seeing as Dad doesn't want it.' Harry said and Amelia nodded.
'What are your plans for after you take your OWLs in a few days?' she asked.
Harry shrugged again.
'I'm just going to keep training and head back to the Delacour estate to help them out with some things. But pretty much just popping between the two manors.' Harry said.
Holly frowned.
'You don't actually mean popping between the two, do you? Apparating that far is supposed to be stupidly hard.' She asked, and Harry frowned.
'It's not that hard to do, really. But to do it legally, I'll need Dominique to pull some strings for me.' He said.
Amelia closed her eyes and counted under her breath.
James grinned.
'I had the same reaction when I heard him the first time.' James said.
Susan cocked her head.
'What do you mean, Uncle James?' she asked.
James smiled.
'Dominique Delacour isn't just Fleur's dad. He's the French Ambassador to our Ministry, and the Delacours are almost royalty in France. When Harry says something like that, it blows people's minds.' James explained.
Harry looked around the room.
'What did I say?'