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A/N- Hullo guys! Welcome back to another chapter of 'Just One More Year'. I can now guarantee that this story will not be abandoned since I have great plans for this one. Also, my exams are starting from the 4th of August. So, there will be slow updates. For now, enjoy!
WARNING- Mild language towards the end.
Harry quietly made his way towards the dungeons. Oh, yes Grimmauld Place was actually a manor- the Black Family Manor with tonnes of expansion, protection and concealment charms. Harry had only seen the true manor twice before with Sirius since the manor resembled an abandoned house with various types of Dark Creatures living whenever there are guests not added to the Invitation Ward. Harry knew that he would find the person he was looking for- Severus Snape (a shocker in itself) in one of the dungeons.
Sirius had added Severus to the Ward as a sign of goodwill and had apologized profusely for his behavior. So, whenever Snape had free time, he could always be found in one of the dungeons-turned-potions lab.
Sirius had began doubting Dumbledore during his time at Azkaban where he had all the time to carefully evaluate all the situations. Snape was…well, Snape- the one who didn't trust either of the Lords- be it Light or Dark. Sirius and Snape had saw no reason to tell Dumbledore about this strange truce and, honestly even though they had a truce, they always wanted to throw insults at one another, so Dumbledore (along with the rest of the Order) was kept uninformed.
Harry had been informed and had strict orders from Sirius not to rat either of them to Dumbledore. Harry had kept his promise. By the way Snape had acted towards him, he would've thought that Snape had been uninformed about this new development but Harry knew better. Snape had to maintain his persona as a hate-filled, Potter-loathing professor, so he had to act like that but Snape had always given him headache-relieve potion after every Occlumency lesson. In secret, they were actually having astounding progress but all of that went to waste when Voldemort entered his mind without any difficulties.
Harry shook his head to get rid of bad memories. It was no use thinking of Sirius.
He knocked on the dungeon door.
"Come in." Came the silky voice of his Potions Professor.
Harry took a deep breath and walked in.
Snape was brewing some sort of potion (when does the man not brew a potion?!). After stirring it twice, he spelled it to be in stasis.
"What is it, Mr. Potter?" Snape asked.
"It would be better if I showed you." Harry replied and then, carefully extracted the memory and made it so that the memory projected on the wall.
Severus was fuming by the end.
"I knew it." He hissed. "That man is way too manipulative for his own good. I should've never doubted the Dark Lord."
"What to do now?" Harry asked softly.
Snape sighed and said- "we go to Gringotts."
"Okay." Harry said slowly. "But, won't they notice if I was gone for such a long time?"
"I found you when you were having a vision, you were having severe seizures so I took you to my house and you were there for the entire time." Severus said instantly.
Harry's brows relaxed from the frown and he grinned.
"Ok then!" he chirped.
Severus apparated with Harry to an abandoned alley and quickly glamoured both of them before anyone could see them. They walked to Gringotts.
"Excuse me, Goblin Teller. We need to see someone who manages the Potter accounts." Harry said.
"Name?" the goblin asked, finally looking up from the parchment.
"Harry Potter." Harry said.
"Since you don't look like him, we need an identification." The goblin said a bit gleefully.
"And that will contain…" Harry trailed off.
"You will need to write your name with a Blood Quill. That will figure out who you are." The goblin said as he handed Harry the too-sharp-quill he was very familiar with and a piece of parchment.
Harry took a deep breath and wrote- Harry James Potter
The goblin snatched the parchment away from him and, after a couple of seconds, he nodded.
"Follow me, Mr. Potter." The goblin said. "I will take you to the Potter and Black Account Manager."
Harry and Snape followed the goblin through one of the many tunnels which led to a wide spacious office. The office was white, decorated with several jewels- diamonds, sapphires, rubies- well you name them.. In the center of the office the was a chair made of gold and on the other side of the well-polished mahogany desk were two chairs made of Cherrywood.
"Greetings, Heir Potter-Black. I am Goldaxe- the Account Manager of the Potters and Blacks. You have not answered to any of our summons. I am most intrigued as you have not ever disrespected any of the goblin nation. So, please enlighten me on this matter." The goblin- Goldaxe said.
"Good afternoon, Goblin Goldaxe. May your enemies tremble at your name. And, please- call me Harry. As to why I didn't answer your summons, it is because I never got them. I have heard from a reliable source that Dumbledore might be the source of this all. I never meant to disrespect the Goblin nation in any way. Please forgive me if I have, because-and I assure you of this- it was completely unintentional." Harry said softly.
The goblin hesitated a bit and then said- "okay. But, what are you here for, if not to answer our summons?"
"I believe that Severus Snape could answer your question, goblin Goldaxe." Harry said.
Snape said- "We would like to perform a standard Inheritance Test. I have a feeling that Albus Dumbledore has messed with us- something which I want to rectify. After that, of course we will hear as to why you have summoned us."
"Of course. Here, you just need to cut your hand and let seven drops fall on the parchment." Goldaxe said. He pulled out the said parchment (which looked very dry and brittle, like a papyrus) and multiplied it to two.
They each took one parchment, slashed there hands and let seven drops fall. The results were nothing short of surprising-
INHERITANCE TEST
Name: Hadrian James Potter
Mother: Lillian Rose Potter (former Evans); Muggleborn- deceased
Father: James Charlus Potter; Pureblood- deceased
Sibling(s): NONE
Godmother(s): Alice Gemma Longbottom (former Farley)- mentally incapable, Marlene Dorcas McKinnon- deceased
Godfather(s): Sirius Orion Black III- deceased, Francis "Frank" Alexander Longbottom- mentally incapable
Inheritance: Not known, as of now
Blood Status: Halfblood
Lordship(s):
Lord of the Ancient and Most Noble House of Potter (through father's line)
Lord of the Ancient and Most Noble House of Black (chosen by Lord Sirius Orion Black III)
Property(s):
Potter Manor- under fidelius charm
Godric's Hollow
The Potter Cottage- Godric's Hollow; destroyed
Black Manor
Chalet in Switzerland
Island of Secily
Animagus Form(s):
Vena Python (Parsel-animagus transformation) not achieved
Black Phoenix not achieved
Natural Talent(s):
Dark Arts
Defense
Elemental- Fire
Block(s):
Magical Core- 80% (by Albus Dumbledore); 10% block broken
Natural Talent(s)- 95% (by Albus Dumbledore)
Intellect- 70% (by Albus Dumbledore); 10% block broken
Potion(s):
Love Potions- 60 (by Albus Dumbledore, Molly Weasley, Ginny Weasley) (keyed to Ginevra Weasley) all failed
Loyalty Potions- 178 (by Albus Dumbledore, Molly Weasley, Ginny Weasley) (keyed to Albus Dumbledore, Molly Weasley) last 150 failed
Recklessness Potions- 145 (by Albus Dumbledore, Molly Weasley, Ginny Weasley) last 100 failed
Imperius Potions- 5 (by Albus Dumbledore, Molly Weasley, Ginny Weasley)
Spell(s)/Curse(s):
Obliviate- 270 (by Albus Dumbledore)
Imperius Curse- 79 (by Albus Dumbledore), all failed
Compulsion Curse- 80 (by Albus Dumbledore); to hate all Slytherins and Porfessor Snape, last 30 failed
Company(s):
Daily Prophet- 10%
Witch Weekly- 10%
Weasleys Wizard Wheezes- 33%
Wolf Shop- 90%
Microsoft- 5%
Apple- 6%
Marriage Contract(s):
Marriage Contract between one Ginevra Molly Weasley and one Harry James Potter to happen on 1st July 1978; signed by Molly Diane Weasley (former Prewett)- as the bride's guardian & Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore- as the groom's guardian.
INHERITANCE TEST
Name: Severus Tobias Snape
Mother: Eileen Alison Snape (former Prince); Pureblood- deceased
Father: Tobias Gary Snape; Muggle- deceased
Sibling(s): Steven Ignis Snape- deceased
Godmother(s): Jacqueline Catherine Evans (former Livingstone)- deceased
Godfather(s): Hadrian Timothy Evans- deceased
Inheritance: Creature of the Night
Blood Status: Halfblood
Lordship(s):
Lord of the Ancient House of Prince (from his mother's side)
Property(s):
Spinner's End- Cokeworth
Prince Manor- under fidelius charm
Mansion in France
Animagus Form(s):
Inland Taipan not achieved
Natural Talent(s):
Potions
Dark Arts
Block(s):
Magical Core- 45% blocked (by Albus Dumbledore)
Natural Talent(s)- 50% blocked (by Albus Dumbledore)
Potion(s):
NONE
Spell(s)/Curse(s):
Obliviate- 40 (by Albus Dumbledore)
Imperius Curse- 50 (by Albus Dumbledore)
Compulsion Charm- 60 (by Albus Dumbledore); hate the Marauders and Harry Potter
Compulsion Charm- 50 (by Albus Dumbledore); obey Albus Dumbledore- key word 'Lily'
Company(s):
Slugs & Jiggers Apothecary-30%
Mr. Mulpepper's Apothecary- 30%
Centre d'apothicaire pour les maîtres (means 'Apothecary Center for Masters' in French)- 50%
Daily Prophet- 8%
Le monde (édition magicien) (means 'The World (magician edition)' in French)- 10%
Marriage Contracts:
NONE
"That bastard!" Harry had to put a conscious effort to not slip to Parseltongue.
Severus' eyes were flashing. He agreed.
Even Goldaxe was angry.
"That despicable wizard. He dares to control the most honored Lords in the past half-a-millennium! If he were a goblin he would be hung!" Goldaxe said.
Harry finally calmed down enough to say- "can you get these off of us?" He felt sick.
"Yes. Yes, of course." Goldaxe said. "Please follow me."
He walked out of the room with two very angry wizards in tow.
A/N- For everyone who have read EMERALD AND AMETHYST, yes, I have copied majority of the Inheritance Test from there. With considerable less amounts for Harry. Why? Cuz, they both are going to be the same- at least in this aspect. Also, I was tired of thinking. Sue me.
