Hello all and welcome to the third chapter of Harry Potter the First Nemea Leonthrope. I'm happy to see so many people enjoying this story. This chapter will see Harry going through some bonding with Tonks and meeting another potential Pride member. Harry will also, thanks to Nymphadora's influence, take care of some business with Gringotts.

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Chapter 3 – Bonding and the King's Generosity

After several minutes of petting a dozing Hedwig, Harry decided to go out and run a few errands. One of which was to mail his response to the ICW about when he'd be available to meet their international experts to have pictures taken of his transformations and studies to be done on his form. Another was to pick up some beginners books for the three electives he'd decided to take for his third year at Hogwarts. Getting some nicer clothes would be on his list as well, provided he didn't spend too much from his vault, not knowing exactly how much he had in his vault made Harry uneasy to spend much in case that was all he had to his name.

Harry opened the door to his room at the Leaky Cauldron to see Tonks standing off to one side of the door looking at him. Harry's eyes once again swept over the beautiful young woman's form, taking in her curves and her features, her hair back to the bright pink he'd originally seen.

"Did you need something, Harry?" Tonks asked with a smile as she quickly scanned the hallway with her eyes.

"I was going to head into Diagon Alley to pick up some things." Harry replied looking at Tonks with his own small smile.

"I see, all right then, let's go let Mad-eye know so he can know when to expect us back. He'll get all paranoid and grumpy if we don't give him the specific times we'll be gone." Tonks said with a grin as she led Harry down into the pub. The two approached Moody, who was already changed out of his uniform Harry noticed, and proceeded to tell him Harry's plans for the day.

"So you're doing some shopping, having lunch and going to Gringotts? What time do you expect to be back?" Moody asked Harry after getting the basics of Harry's plans for the day.

"We should be back an hour or two before dinner. I want to write a few letters before dinner so I can read through some of the books I plan to get today before bed." Harry answered back.

"Very well, we'll need a security question though. Something only we know the answer to." Moody explained as he took on a thinking look.

"Umm, would the identity of Slytherin's monster be a good question?" Harry asked semi-sheepishly.

"Since no one but you has been into the Chamber of Secrets that would be acceptable." Moody confirmed with a nod of his head.

"It was a Basilisk." Harry said flatly causing both Tonks and Moody to blanch at the thought of an even younger Harry than the one they were currently watching over taking on such a beast.

"All right, I'll ask you the question when you two return. If the answer is anything but that, I'll hex first and ask questions later, so remember to answer quickly and correctly." Moody stated with his serious gravelly voice. "Make sure you change out of your uniform before you two head out, Nymphadora."

"Don't call me that!" Tonks replied with the same growling tone from earlier that sent pleasurable shivers up and down Harry's spine. 'Claim her! For the Pride! A strong Queen will birth many strong cubs!' 'Bloody hell! Their goes those thoughts again! Where are they coming from?' Harry thought as he followed Tonks towards the entrance of Diagon Alley after the Auror had changed out of her uniform.

"I'm heading to Gringotts first; I need some money for shopping." Harry told Tonks as they walked towards the large white bank. "I need to find out how much I have in my vault too. Then I'll be able to budget better." Harry continued as he and Tonks started up the steps to the bank.

"You don't know how much you have in your vault?" Tonks questioned as the two were bowed into the bank by the pair of Goblin guards at the entrance.

"No, not really, I've only been down to my vault once before first year. Mrs. Weasley got the money for me last year and returned my vault key at the start of the shopping trip. So I have no idea exactly how much is in my vault." Harry explained as the two of them waited in line to be seen by one of the Goblin tellers.

"Greetings wizard and witch, what can Gringotts do for you today?" The Goblin teller asked as he peered down at the two from his high desk.

"I need to make a withdrawal and I'd like to know how much I have in my vault, please." Harry replied politely as he handed his key to the Goblin. The Goblin inspected the small key for a moment before handing it back to Harry.

"Mr. Potter I'll need you to follow me please. Due to your recent change in status, your Account Manager will need a new sample of your blood to update the security on your vault." The Goblin teller stated as it put a sign that said closed at its' window and hopped down from its' chair to walk around the long stretch of teller windows and motioned for Harry and Tonks to follow him through a door that lead into the back of the bank. Harry and Tonks followed the Goblin down a hallway lined with several doors marked by various gold plaques with Goblin names on them. After a few minutes of walking the trio stopped and the Goblin knocked on a door with the name Calrok on the golden plaque. "May your business be profitable, Mr. Potter." The Goblin said as he turned and started walking back down the hallway.

"Thank you, sir." Harry replied with a nod before turning back to the door as a rough voice told them to enter. Upon entering the office Harry noticed that the décor was rather Spartan with only a large Battle Axe hung up behind the desk and two chairs in front of the desk. The Goblin behind the desk was probably one of the largest Harry had ever seen and was dressed in a fine suit as he looked at the two people that had just entered his office.

"Mr. Potter, glad to see you, I was hoping we could get your blood updated soon. After hearing about your change I knew we would need to make certain that your vaults still recognized you." Calrok spoke as he motioned for Harry and Tonks to take a seat.

"Thank you, sir. This is the first time I've been in the Alley since term ended so I'm sorry if I've caused you any inconvenience." Harry replied with a small bow of his head.

"Not to worry, Mr. Potter. The update will not take long. I'll need a small sample of your blood and your vault key." Calrok explained as he pulled out a large sliver needle almost the size of a knitting needle and held his hand out for Harry's key. Harry quickly handed his key to his Account Manager and let the Goblin hold his hand still as he prepared to take a small sample of Harry's blood. A quick stab of the large needle led to an interesting discovery, the needle had failed to penetrate Harry's skin. "Well, that's unusual, though not completely unexpected. It seems the protective hide of the Nemean Lion has passed on to you, Mr. Potter. We will need to find another way to get a sample of your blood." Calrok stated as he put the needle away and put his now empty hand over Harry's finger again.

"What are you going to do?" Harry asked somewhat nervously though still in awe of his newfound resistance to being injured.

"Just a small Goblin spell to try and get the blood sample." Calrok explained with a flat tone as he waved his hand over Harry's finger. Harry felt a sudden pressure against his skin for a moment before it stopped. Looking down at his finger showed it to still be the same as it was before. "Something a little stronger perhaps." Calrok mumbled before he waved his hand around in a wide circle and touched Harry's finger with the claw of his index finger. Harry again felt the pressure on his finger before a slight stinging sensation came from his finger tip. Looking down Harry noticed a small cut on his finger tip and blood seeping out of the wound slowly.

"Hey it worked." Harry stated as Calrok nodded before pressing the flat end of the key onto Harry's blood. The metal key turned blood red for a moment before returning to its' normal metallic color again.

"All done, Mr. Potter though I must say your skin is very strong. Had you been a normal wizard I would be holding your severed finger right now." Calrok informed Harry with a smirk as Harry's eyebrows shot up in surprise. "Now is there any business you'd like to discuss before I move on to the second reason I asked the tellers to escort you here?" the Goblin questioned while sitting back in his chair.

"I wanted to know how much was in my vault so that I could budget properly." Harry answered wondering what the second reason was.

"Do you want to know the amount for the Family vault or your Trust vault?" Calrok asked as he opened a drawer and pulled out a thick ledger and set it on the desk.

"What's a family vault? I thought I only had the one vault." Harry questioned while looking at Calrok in confusion.

"Harry, the Potter family is an Old House. They've been around since the time of the Roman occupation of the British Isles. Of course they'd have a family vault; your family is very well off." Tonks spoke up from beside Harry having remained silent during Harry's personal business dealings with his Account Manager.

"I wasn't told anything about my family." Harry replied still shocked that his family had been around so long. "Why didn't anyone tell me?" he questioned the pink haired Auror.

"I'm not sure, Harry, they may have thought you already knew about your family." Tonks said her tone a mix of confused and comforting.

"Aunt Petunia never told me anything, she hates magic." Harry stated before looking back towards Calrok. "Is there any way I can learn about my family?"

"Of course, Mr. Potter the Potter Family Grimoire is stored in the Family Vault here at Gringotts. After we take care of the second part of our business here, you'll be able to go down to the Family vault and learn your family's history straight from the records your family made inside the Grimoire." Calrok explained causing Harry to brighten at the thought of finally connecting to his magical family.

"So what's the second part of our business?" Harry asked curious as to what other business he could have with Gringotts.

"The other business we have to deal with is the matter of your Heir status for the Potter family. As you are now thirteen and the rightful heir to the Potter Family Lordship you are entitled to wear the Heir's ring. This gives you access to the Family vault here at Gringotts and limited adult status within Magical Britain because you are the last of the Potter family." Calrok explained as he opened another drawer and pulled out a beautiful wooden box and opened it showing a gold ring with the Potter Coat of Arms made from platinum adorning it.

"What's limited adult status mean?" Harry asked as he pulled the box closer to him and looked closer at the ring inside.

"It means you would be exempt from the Underage Magic Laws, within reason of the Statute of Secrecy of course, and that you can handle your family's financial affairs however you choose. You are also able to draw up or negate contracts involving your family, such as loan contracts, marriage contracts, charitable donations and other such contracts. However, you will not be able to sit upon the Wizengamot as Lord Potter until your full Majority at seventeen years of age." Calrok explained as Harry picked the ring up out of the box.

"Do I have to wear the ring at all times? With my transformations my size greatly changes and I don't want to damage the ring." Harry stated as he stared at the ring he now held feeling a connection with the family heirloom.

"No, you don't have to wear the ring at all times. Simply put it on and it will determine your right to be Heir. Once that's done we merely have to fill out some parchment work and use the magic of the ring and the heir who wears it to certify and seal the legal documents and copies will be sent to the Ministry while Gringotts keeps the originals and takes the Heir ring back into the safety of the Family vault. It was a rather unsightly practice a few centuries ago for rival or feuding families to steal the Lordship or Heir rings and hide them so that the opposing family couldn't handle any business requiring the seal of the rings." Calrok told Harry as he flipped through the ledger before stopping at a certain page.

"I guess the only question I have left is what happens to the Potter seat on the Wizengamot?" Harry asked as he placed the Heir ring on his ring finger. The ring quickly tightened onto his finger before a rush of magic swept through Harry's body in a warm wave. The ring stayed like that for several moments before loosening enough to be removed easily.

"Well Heir Potter, the Potter family seat on the Wizengamot is simply listed as 'abstained from voting' during the meetings until there is a Lord Potter to sit the seat or until the Heir designates a proxy. Your father, James, never designated a proxy in the event that he died so the Potter seat has abstained from voting since his death." Calrok explained as he handed Harry the small stack of parchment work that needed to be filled out for his status as Heir to be recognized by the Ministry. Harry nodded before starting to read the legal parchment, with some help from Calrok, and signing in various places on multiple pages. Each page was then magically stamped and sealed by Harry with the ring and made official.

"I'll entrust the ring's safety with Gringotts as my family did." Harry said as he removed the Heir ring and placed it back into the beautiful wooden box it rested in and closed the lid.

"Of course, Heir Potter. Now to answer your first question your trust vault currently contains ten thousand Galleons of value split between Galleons, Sickles, and Knuts. The Potter Family vault contains a total of two hundred million Galleons, various pieces of jewelry, several dozen rare or one-of-a-kind books, some old weapons and armor, and the wands of almost a hundred different ancestors as well as the Potter Family Grimoire." Calrok read out loud from the ledger before looking up and closing the book.

"Harry, you should ask about the Basilisk you killed in the Chamber. Basilisks are rare and one that old would be incredibly valuable." Tonks said while Harry looked from her to Calrok.

"Is that true? How much is a thousand year old Basilisk worth?" Harry asked his Account Manager. Calrok took on a thinking pose for a few moments before replying.

"How big would you estimate the serpent to be, Heir Potter?" Calrok asked as he got out a piece of parchment and a quill.

"Around sixteen meters or so long and maybe a meter and a half to two meters thick." Harry replied trying to remember the dimensions of the serpent that almost killed him. Calrok quickly began jotting numbers down on his parchment and kept doing so for several moments.

"If the beast is mostly intact a conservative estimate would place its' value at around five hundred thousand Galleons. Basilisk hide that old would make impressive magical armor, the blood, bones, and organs as well as the venom are all incredibly rare potion ingredients and the fangs can be used to make weapons or ground down for potions ingredients as well. My people would be very much interested in buying as much of the meat as you're willing to sell, Heir Potter." Calrok stated with a grin at the shocked look on Harry's face.

"But, is it even mine to sell?" Harry asked looking back and forth between Tonks and Calrok.

"You did kill it, right?" Tonks questioned as she stretched her arms out until her shoulders popped.

"Yeah, I put a sword through the roof of it's' mouth and into its' brain." Harry replied looking back towards Calrok.

"Then the carcass of the serpent belongs to you by the Right of Conquest, Heir Potter. It is your property to do with as you please." Calrok nodded towards Harry.

"Then if I sell it could the money be given to the students that were petrified and some donated to Hogwarts so they can update the school brooms?" Harry questioned his Account Manager.

"If that is what you want to do, then it shall be done, Heir Potter. Gringotts offers rendering services if you'd like to make use of them." Calrok replied with a small grin.

"That's very generous of you, Harry." Tonks said with a smile. "Most people would keep all the money for themselves."

"I don't need the money, Tonks. I've apparently got plenty of Galleons so I'd rather the money go to those that were petrified for so long. Maybe they'll be able to hire some extra help for tutoring so they can catch up on the lessons they missed last year. Though I'd like to keep a few pounds of the meat to try and eat." Harry stated while grinning at the thought of exotic meat and what it might taste like. After hashing out the details of how much meat Harry would keep for himself, Calrok and Harry had a contract established and signed for rendering and selling the Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets.

"But how will you get into the chamber to get the carcass?" Tonks asked since, according to Harry, you needed to speak Parseltongue to get into the chamber.

"Could Dobby get it?" Harry wondered out loud.

"Master Harry wants Dobby for something?" Dobby asked as soon as he popped beside Harry.

"Maybe, Dobby, though I'm not sure if you can pop into the Chamber of Secrets and bring the Basilisk carcass back into the Gringotts rendering cavern." Harry said while Dobby nodded rapidly.

"Dobby can be doing that! Wards around Chamber that keeps elves out broke when big snakey died. Dobby is strong from being bonded with the Great Harry Potter! He can move big snakey from Hogwarts to here! Yes! Yes!" Dobby replied while practically bouncing in excitement at the chance to do such a big task for Harry.

"Dobby you're absolutely brilliant." Harry praised the hyper elf.

"I'll have one of my kin show you were to bring the carcass back to young elf." Calrok said as he tapped on his desk three times and a younger Goblin opened the office door and beckoned Dobby to follow him.

"I'd like to go to my Family vault and get some money and the Grimoire now." Harry stated as he stood up from his chair followed by Tonks standing up from hers.

"Of course Heir Potter, however the original Grimoire can only be removed from the vault by Lord Potter a copy that can only be read by the Potter Heir is available to you to take with you if you desire." Calrok explained as he placed the copies of the legal parchment work into a large envelope and sealed it along with putting the contract for the Basilisk into a separate file in another drawer of his desk. 'Tonight we shall have a grand feast!' Calrok thought as he closed the drawer with the contract inside.

"That's fine, as long as I can learn about my family." Harry replied with a nod of his head. Calrok tapped the surface of his desk three times and another Goblin opened the office door and gestured for Harry and Tonks to follow him. "Thank you for your time, Calrok." Harry said as he and Tonks walked towards the door.

"Anytime, Heir Potter, just send me an owl or ask for me at the teller stations." Calrok replied as the two made their way out of his office with the door closing behind them.

Not long after Harry and Tonks left Calrok's office the two were back out in Diagon with a bag full of Galleons, Sickles, and Knuts and the Heir copy of the Potter Family Grimoire. All of which was stored in a Feather-Light and Expanded Mokeskin hip pouch. Before Harry and Tonks got to their first stop at Madam Malkins for some new clothes for Harry, Dobby popped next to Harry looking tired but extremely happy.

"Dobby delivered big snakey, Harry Potter sir! Made it in one trip to make it faster too." Dobby announced with noticeably less energy than he would normally have.

"That's great Dobby, but you didn't have to tire yourself out so much." Harry replied as he knelt down next to the tired elf.

"Dobby is being ok, Master Harry." Dobby responded before yawning widely.

"Dobby I'm giving you an order to nap for at least an hour back in my room at the Cauldron." Harry said with a smile at the small elf.

"Yes, Master Harry, sir." Dobby yawned again before popping away to nap as he was told.

"You've got one really loyal elf there, Harry." Tonks said with a laugh as she and Harry continued towards Madam Malkins for Harry's clothes. After almost an hour of trying out various clothes and robes Harry left Madam Malkins with a nice new wardrobe of clothing that actually fit him. He and Tonks then headed over to the Owl Post office to mail Harry's available times to the ICW for their appointment to document his forms. Then the duo headed for Flourish and Blotts Bookstore for the beginner book for Harry's chosen electives.

"So, 'Rune Basics', 'Beginner's Arithmancy' and 'The Encyclopedia of Magical Beasts'? I take it those are for your electives this year?" Tonks questioned with a slight tilt of her head, which Harry found absolutely adorable for some reason.

"Yeah I signed up for Arithmancy, Runes, and Care of Magical Creatures. I've been looking through my course books for possible future careers and a lot of the interesting ones need Runes or Arithmancy so I'm going to study them. It would be kind of cool to be a Warder or a Broom Crafter or something like that." Harry replied as the two of them walked through the store.

"Not to mention how much some of those professions make." Tonks said with a grin. "You come up with the next big Broom design and you'll be set for life, especially if the Quidditch teams start preferring your Broom design over the other Broom companies."

"Harry? Is that you?" the duo heard as they turned down an aisle in the bookstore. Looking up Harry spotted Penelope Clearwater heading towards him and Tonks with an arm load of books.

"Penelope? How are you? Have you been ok since the…well…you know?" Harry asked sheepishly not wanting to remind the girl of her petrification. Penelope smiled at Harry before replying.

"Yeah, I've been alright but I'm so far behind on my studies. I've been using the summer to catch up." Penelope replied as she hefted her load of books.

"So I see, well I hope you can get caught up soon. I think you might get some help with that soon though." Harry stated with a smile which was mirrored by Tonks.

"Well, if you say so Harry." Penelope responded a little confused as to what Harry meant.

"I should be getting back soon. It'll be dinner time in a couple hours and I've got someone to meet." Harry said as he and Tonks walked towards the cashier to pay for Harry's books. "See you at school, Penelope." Harry called back to the soon-to-be seventh year. 'Another fertile, strong female. Claim her for the Pride!' 'Shut up damn it!' Harry thought in response to the basic animalistic thought he'd just had.

"See you there, Harry." Penelope called back as she went down another aisle to search for another book. After arriving at the Leaky Cauldron and answering Moody's security question correctly, Harry went to put his purchases away in his room. Tonks knocked on his door a few minutes later and entered after hearing Harry's response.

"You know, I read the Prophet article about you but I still have no idea what a therianthrope can do. Can you show me?" Tonks asked with her hands clasped together in the classic begging pose.

"Only if you tell me how you can change your hair color like you do." Harry replied as he sat on his bed with the Potter Family Grimoire in front of him.

"Oh that's simple. I'm a Metamorphmagus." Tonks answered as she cycled her hair through different colors and lengths and even changed her skin tone from alabaster white all the way to dark black before she returned to the form she had used for the day. "I can change almost anything about my own body that I want, when I want. It's a Family Magic ability that only a few have." Tonks explained before continuing. "Now I showed you mine so you show me yours!" she said with a wicked little smirk as she watched Harry blush from the teasing innuendo.

"Alright a deal is a deal." Harry replied before shifting into his Half Lion form standing over a foot taller than Tonks, though his newly purchased clothes from Madam Malkins all came with expansion and stretching charms so he didn't damage his clothes. Though he did have to return back to his human form and tell Tonks to wait outside before he fully transformed into a Nemean Lion. The reason for this being that the charms on his clothes couldn't accommodate his Full Lion size and would be torn apart leaving him naked when he turned back. After Harry was sure the door was shut he stripped quickly before transforming into his Nemean Lion form. Tonks only came in after Harry tapped the door gently.

"Whoa, you're one big kitty cat aren't ya? " Tonks stated as she saw Harry's fully transformed state. "I'm so calling you 'Whiskers' from now on." She announced with a laugh as Harry lay down and put both his front paws over his eyes.

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