THE HUFFLEPUFF MAFIA

CHAPTER TWO

July 30th 2001 Charring Cross road, London, England.

Harry thanked whatever God Pantheon was watching over them as the pair exited the underground station as close to the leaky cauldron as they could. For the past few days they'd spent time at a cheep hotel and had dumped a thousand pounds each into their hidden bank accounts before deciding to head to Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron. After all they needed to send off their acceptance letters and hopefully send off a letter to Maggie's Cousin Jordan to get some form of adult on their side, Harry still wasn't sure if what Jordan told them about the wizarding world was true... even with receiving the letters. Shifting the bag on his back Harry took a deep breath of fresh air. The underground was useful but definitely a bit too stuffy. Crossing the road Harry and Maggie followed the directions Jordan had given them so long ago. It didn't take long before the pair were standing on the road opposite the magical tavern which had a bookstore on one side and a music shop on the other.

"How long do you reckon it's been there?" Maggie asked with a tilt of her head as she looked from shop to tavern

"Don't really Know Mags" Harry replied frowning slightly at how people just walked passed it "I'm wondering how people don't see it?"

"Do you think we can get everything after getting money?" Maggie asked with a tilt of her head as she looked around, Jordan had messaged them that morning stating he'd booked a meeting at Gringotts with a specific banker called Radagast and it was best they got there on time.

"A good chance" Harry replied smirking "After all we'll have until September first to get supplies for school we can always do multiple trips"

"We should go in"Maggie said nervously looking around

"Yes...we should go now otherwise we'll be late" Harry said pulling on his jacket nervously "I doubt the goblins appreciate lateness"

"I quite agree" Maggie chuckled after a moment "Let's go"

The pair crossed the road and entered the Pub. They weren't surprised to see that the leaky Cauldron was a gloomy looking place inside as it was outside and that it wouldn't be misplaced in the middle ages. The two of them walked up to the bar where a bald headed man stood drying a pewter mug

"Excuse me are you Mr Tom Barliman?" Harry asked after clearing his throat nervously

"Aye that be me" Tom replied grinning a toothless grin as he eyed them "Needing to get through the barrier out back huh?"

"Yes sir" came Harry's polite answer "Could you help us open the barrier please?"

" Of course Muggleborns are yer?" Tom asked as he set down the mug he was holding and came around the bar

"Muggle raised sir" Maggie replied "My cousins ran ahead and left us behind"

Tom nodded, they could tell he wasn't listening as he led them out back and after pulling out his wand tapped on a few bricks on the back wall opened the gate.

Harry felt his heart skip a beat as Diagon Alley opened up before them it was a scene of colour and wonder. Maggie grasped his hand and squeezed it, Harry squeezed back he knew instantly she was overwhelmed by the sight.

"Thank you for opening the gate Mr Tom" Harry said giving Maggie a moment more to compose her self

"You're welcome young man" Tom said eyeing Harry's forehead with a strange look before eyeing their camping bags on their back "If you're in need of a room come talk with me after your done"

"Thank you Mr Tom" Maggie said in a strained tone "we'll consider it"

Tom nodded at them before disappearing back into the leaky cauldron. Both Harry and Maggie took a deep breath and entered Diagon alley.

Diagon Alley was a plethora of sights, sounds and smells from Florien Fortescues ice cream parlour to the dingy looking apothecary a few doors down...no wonder Maggie was feeling a little overwhelmed. The best building was the large white marble building at the end with a Gringotts sign mounted above the door. People scurried around them as the pair walked down the alley towards the building. It didn't take them long to reach Gringotts and walk up the steps and into the building. Inside was just as if not more impressive than the outside of the building. Harry could see it looked like the very posh banks in London's financial district with several Goblins sitting at high desks lining the walls and dealing with customers. Harry followed Maggie to the smallest line nearest to them and waited as patiently as they could. It didn't take long for the three people ahead of them to be served and for them to be called forwards.

"Name and Business" the goblin said scribbling something down on the book before him, Maggie and Harry shared a look.

"Harrison Potter and Margery Blacksmith" Harry said politely in a clear voice as the goblin looked up

"Vault and money inquiry" Maggie added quickly as the Goblin stared at the both of them for a few moments.

"Vault Banker Radagast will be of more use to you please give me a moment" The goblin said before summoning another Goblin and exchanging words with him "Is there anything else that you require Mr Potter?"

"No Teller Ripshaw sir" Harry replied honestly spying the goblins name on the tables nameplate, the goblin teller nodded and sent the other goblin off.

"If you and Miss Blacksmith would like to wait over there for a moment Mr Potter" Ripshaw said politely gesturing to a set of seats "Griphook will collect you when Banker Radagast is ready"

"Thank you Teller Ripshaw I hope your days business goes well" Harry replied before following Maggie over to the required chairs.

Harry wasn't sure how long they sat there since neither of them had brought a watch. But by the time Griphook reappeared Harry and Maggie were raring to go.

"Please follow me Mr Potter, Miss Blacksmith Banker Radagast is ready for you" he said politely with a slight bow

Harry and Maggie brightened as they grabbed their bags and shouldered them as they followed after the goblin. Griphook led them through the warren of tunnels passing doors plated with Family names of Abbot, Dumbledore, Peverell and Zabini. There was even an Evans, Hubble, a black and a smith. After a while names started repeating and Harry felt his anger rise. Why couldn't Griphook just take them to Banker Radagast. Not a moment later Griphook stopped by the door name plated with Potter, he knocked on the door and only opened it when someone called out "Enter".

"A Mr Harrison Potter and A Miss Margery Blacksmith to see you Banker Radagast" Griphook said loudly insuring the pair went into the room ahead of him.

The room was surprisingly light and airy thanks to the two windows that overlooked Diagon Alley. Harry realised the were in the room above the Gringotts entrance. One wall had floor to ceiling bookcases filled with books and parchment rolls, sitting at an ornately carved desk was another goblin Harry assumed was Banker Radagast.

"Thank you Griphook you can go" Radagast ordered

"Thank you for your time Mr Griphook" Harry said as the goblin closed the door, he was sure a flash of surprise was on the goblins face.

"Please take a seat Mr Potter, Miss Blacksmith" Radagast said gesturing tot he two chairs opposite him "and let us get a few things sorted shall we"

Harry and Maggie sat down as they were ordered, Radagast then pulled out four strange looking quills, two ornately carved bowls, two sharp looking knives and a large stack of parchment.

"So you've asked about vaults and money then?" Radagast asked with a tilt of his head

"Yes sir" Harry answered after a shared look"we received our Hogwarts letters last week and we wanted to know if we had any vaults from family or if we needed to set one up"

"That is a wise course of action Mr Potter" Radagast mused allowed "I recommend sending your letters by noon tomorrow latest at the owl posting office next door and Since you have asked for both of you to be tested I must ask both of you to cut open your palms and allow your blood to fill these bowls, then I'll have these quills write out both your Heritage and lineages as well as marking your health for the past eleven years if that's alright with you two"

"Yes Banker Radagast " Harry and Maggie said at once, right now they were sure they wouldn't get very far even if they could get out of Gringotts.

"OK then" Radagast said handing over the knives

Harry and Maggie looked at each other then sliced open their palms and held them over the bowls. Blood welled up and streamed into the bowls. It took two minutes for both bowls to fill and when Radagast healed their cuts with a wave of his hand both children were rather light-headed.

"Here eat this and drink these" Radagast said handing over some apples, two cups of orange liquid and two small vials of red liquid.

Harry and Maggie did as they were told and downed the foul tasting red liquid before drinking the orange liquid and munching the apples. Radagast placed two quills into the bowl before Harry. Both of them made a face at the orange liquid...it tasted rather weird.

"I'm sorry Banker Radagast" Maggie said after a moment setting the orange liquid down "But both of them taste terrible, what are they?"

"Blood Replenishment potion and Pumpkin juice Miss blacksmith" Radagast said placing the secondary set of quills into the bowl in front of Maggie. "Its usually popular amongst wizarding children"

"We're not like most wizarding children"Maggie replied in an instant "I'm sorry Banker Radagast but I cant drink any more"

"Neither can i" Harry added setting the cup on the table in front of him, Radagast nodded and vanished the cups.

Harry and Maggie watched munching the apples as their blood seeped into the quills and Radagast separated the pile of parchment into four. The goblin then took each quill and set them on each pile. The moment the nibs touched the parchment each quill started writing with two piles reciting lineages and heritages and the other drawing out a body shape and recording every illness and injury they ever had in the past eleven years. Radagast squeaked as he read several points of parchment and called for Griphook to return.

"Is something wrong Banker Radagast?" Maggie asked tilting her head looking over the parchment and trying to read upside down.

"Griphook summon both the Bankers for Evans, Black, Peverell and Hubble and Summon trainee Jordan Lewis he needs to be here." Radagast ordered as Griphook came in the goblin left instantly "My apologies my lord and lady for our oversight"

"Lord and Lady?" Harry questioned as Maggie dropped her apple in surprise

"More specifically Duke and Duchess" Radagast replied shakily "Mr Potter you are Lord Potter Peverell Evens FitzGeoffry the seventeenth Duke FitzGeoffry and Miss Blacksmith you are Lady Black the Heiress Hubble and the twentieth Duchess Du Barrie"

It didn't take long for Griphook to reappear with the four bankers and Jordan Lewis. Jordan was Maggie's cousin through their mothers and like Maggie was blonde haired and blue eyed. Both Harry and Maggie were broken out of their shock as Jordan cried out.

"Where the hell have you two been?"

***Mini Break***Mini Break***

July 31st 2001 11:00am Headmasters office, Hogwarts, Scotland.

Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore paced his office, he'd returned from the ICW to an office that felt different. He'd turned over most of his office looking for the problem and found nothing out of place but something was still wrong. Minerva and Pomona chalked it up to Albus returning form the ICW to a relatively empty school where only the teachers were around. Albus ran his hand over his face and glanced at the small trinkets he had tied to Harry Potter the Boy-Who-Lived. A sliver of horror settled over him as he turned back to the trinkets. Out of the twenty or so items only two were still running. The ones tied to Harry's health and mood, and they seamed to be running better than ever.

"Tippy" Dumbledore called out heading over to his fireplace and grabbing hold of the floo powder jar from the mantle as a small female house elf dressed in Hogwarts cloth appeared beside him.

"Yes Headsmaster" Tippy asked with a tilt of her head looking up at him with wide grey eyes

"Could you please inform Professor McGonagall I will be away from the castle until later this evening" Albus asked kindly kneeling to be almost level with the elf

"Of course Headsmaster" Tippy replied with a bright smile "Tippy will do so"

"Thank you Tippy" Dumbledore said with a kindly smile in return "and pass onto the other elves that their work on breakfast this morning was particularly good"

"Oh yes Headsmaster" Tippy answered bouncing on her feet "Astor will be pretty happy with that"

"Very well then off you go" Dumbledore replied "I'm sure Astor will need your help soon enough"

Tippy nodded and vanished, Dumbledore pulled out a small handful of floo powder and threw it into the fire then called out Arabella Figg and stuck his head in. The headmaster waited a moment as he reoriented himself in the fire then called out

"Arabella?"

An old looking woman appeared from the hallway dressed in a house coat and carrying two rather full bags.

"Oh Albus" she squeaked in surprise dropping one of the the bags, which was full of cat food "are you alright?"

"That I am Arabella may I step through please?" Dumbledore asked

"Ye...Yes of course" Arabella replied distractedly picking up the dropped cat food Albus took no time at all and stepped through not a moment later.

"Are you here to talk to young Harry?" Arabella asked "He should have gotten his letter and responded by now"

"That I am" Albus lied he didn't know if the boy had responded at all "Since he'd muggle raised I said I would come and take him to Diagon Alley"

"Oh you are a kind soul Albus" Arabella replied with a smile "Young Harry and the Dursleys have just gotten back from Devon...attending Vernon's sister or something or other It would be the best time to do so"

Dumbledore nodded and thanked Arabella for letting him through. Changing his clothes for a nice but dated suit Albus left Arabella's cat smelling residence and headed down the road towards number four. Reaching the house Dumbledore saw the police car parked outside and frowned 'What in the seven hells was going on' walking up the pathway to the door Dumbledore knocked on it and waited patiently. A policeman opened the door surprising both of them.

"I'm sorry" Dumbledore said "I might have the wrong residence I'm looking for Mr and Mrs Dursley"

"I'm P.C. Collins and This is the Dursley residence sir my apologies but we were making a few enquiries" The policeman replied "may I ask why you are here"

"I here to enquire about a school position fro one of the young boys who live here along with the Dursleys" Albus replied it was the truth to a degree so he ran with it.

"Give me one moment" P.C. Collins asked before turning back into the house "Mrs Dursley you have a visitor"

Petunia appeared in the hallway and stopped in her tracks pale at the sight of the aged head master

"Hello again Petunia It's been a long time" Dumbledore said before Petunias eyes rolled back and she passed out.

It was several hours later when Dumbledore stumbled through his fireplace haggardly exhausted, both the Dursleys and the Blacksmiths who'd the Dursleys eventually pointed him to had no idea where the blasted boy was, or where his accomplice Morgan, Maggie something or other was either. The Police had stalled the questions until they left and Dumbledore promised if both Harry and Maggie appeared at his school they would be told. The girl was not worth his time and if he found them together he'd return the girl to her father...the plans he had were rather ...understandable. Albus collapsed in his chair, legimency on four veriterserumed adults for several hours and a vast array of complex spells could take it out of anyone. He called out for Tippy the house elf from that morning and rubbed his eyes again.

"Good evening Headsmaster" Tippy said with a slight bow "What may Tippy do?"

"Could you please inform Professor McGonagoll I've returned and could you please run up a tea service with some biscuits if you have time"

"Yes Headsmaster of course" Tippy replied before vanishing with a click of her fingers.

It didn't take long for the tea service to appear with two cups instead of one and for the warning spell to go off. Minerva was waiting for him no doubt. Dumbledore allowed her up and waited patiently for her distinct knock on the door

"Come in Minerva" he called out pouring the tea into the waiting cups "Tea?"

"Oh yes please. Guess what Headmaster good news, happy days indeed" Minerva called out happily as she entered holding two envelopes "He's responded, He's coming"

"Who is coming Minerva?" Albus asked tiredly his mind still on his missing weapon...no the missing boy-who-lived as Minerva handed over a surprisingly well written response.

"Harry Potter is coming to Hogwarts" was all Minerva said before Albus brightened up happily.

***Mini Break***Mini Break***

September 1st 1991 10:45am Platform 9 3/4's

Noisy and crowded...That was how Platform nine and three quarters was to Harry as he passed through the barrier from Kings Cross station. Several students had already arrived with their parents and more were arriving. Jordan and Maggie joined him before the three of them strode importantly towards the end of the train. People parted to let them through and Harry was sure many of them recognised him as they passed, older students called out greetings to Jordan having known who he was from the year previously. Entering the last train compartment Jordan set two shrunken trunks on the racks and resized them before turning back to the pair of them.

Jordan Lewis seemed to have aged a few years in the month and a half he'd been their temporary guardian. The punk rock look he'd held as a trainee curse breaker had twisted itself somewhat into the beginnings of casual gothism. Jordan eyed both Harry and Maggie for a moment, both had gained a healthy amount of weight from their time under the goblin healers even grown a few inches. The pair of them were dressed in the basic school uniform required under the robes with Maggie braiding her hair into pigtails He had a hard task for the next two months, securing full guardianship from The Dursleys and his...relatives, the damage they'd done was ludicrous. Jordan sighed and ran his hand over his face.

"It's gonna be weird without you two you know" He said croakily "I'll be sending an owl every week with all the updates for you so I expect a letter from both of you in reply ok"

"Do you want two letters or one combined one?" Harry asked nervously he'd gotten used to having an adult around who actually gave a damn and now he was going away it felt a little weird

"What ever you two feel like" Jordan replied with a wet chuckle "Remember if you feel anxiety attacks coming on head to Madam Promfrey she'll help you alright"

The pair nodded Maggie still hadn't said anything but wiped away the tears in her eyes Jordan sighed again and pulled both of them in for a hug.

"We'll get them for what they did" Jordan murmured into their heads "I promise"

"Mr Lewis" came a primly proper voice from outside breaking the spell over the room and separating the three.

The three of them composed themselves and left the train to find Madam Longbottom standing there with her grandson Neville. During one of the visits back to Diagon Alley after their chaotic first meeting with Radagast, Maggie and Harry had bumped into Neville accidentally breaking the wand he was carrying. After being screeched at by Neville's grandmother for being destructive, Maggie and Harry handed Neville several Galleons and after apologising several times told him to use the money and get a new wand from Ollivanders.

"Madam Longbottom how good to see you again" Jordan purred laying a kiss on her offered hand like the gentleman he was before offering a hand to Neville "Young Mr Longbottom"

"You can...You can call me Neville Mr Lewis...Sir" Neville sputtered slightly Jordan smiled

"Its Jordan you you my young friend" Jordan replied letting Neville off "Mr Lewis sir is my old man believe me, Harry Mags say hello to Neville and his grandmother"

"Hello Neville" Maggie and Harry chorused bowing slightly to the pair of them "Lady Longbottom"

"Good Morning" Madam Longbottom said primly still looking like she'd swallowed a lemon.

"How about you two help Neville with is trunk yes whilst madam Longbottom and I have a quick chat" Jordan said an eyebrow raised the pair nodded and with Neville's help grabbed his trunk and lifted it onto the train.

"So how did it go after you left us at Diagon Alley?" Maggie asked as the trunk was lifted onto the rack and settled with the other two quickly.

"Oh Gran was absolutely furious" Neville replied eyeing the open doors furiously "Kept going on about how I should be using my dads wand, ended up spending a good chunk of my time in the greenhouses or ordering some of the things you guys suggested...Uncle Algie corrected her in the end though I think he just wanted her to shut up"

"Your Gran has very weird views Neville" Harry said with a snort "She's totally entitled to them but their still weird"

Neville grinned briefly before going back out to the platform to say goodbye Harry and Maggie followed him out and turned to Jordan when they did. A family of red-heads appeared at the gate rushing rather quickly with the mother looking rather haggard and annoyed.

"OK you two you know the rules" Jordan said "Nothing too wacky, No starting fights but if you do end up in one end it, be polite to other children and don't do what I wouldn't do"

"Isn't that don't do what you would do?" Maggie asked the smile on her lips a little snarky earning a chuckle from both of them. Maggie ignored the strange look from madam Longbottom as best she could.

"One final thing message me which house your in and I'll send the head of house a message about your attacks" Jordan said "Then that way if it happens in your dorms they'll know ok"

"It's time to go" Madam Longbottom said primly cutting off the conversation and pointing to the clock which showed the clock hands striking Eleven am

The whistle blew indicating it was time to go Jordan hugged them both and hurried them onto the train along with Neville, a chorus of goodbyes and be goods echoed around them as they did so, the door closed behind them.

"I'll see you two at Christmas" Jordan called out as the train pulled away, the three stared out of it and watched both Jordan and Madam Longbottom as the train pulled out of the station. A red-headed girl ran alongside the station until she ran out of platform, They didn't move into the carriage until they were out of sight of the platform entirely.

"So" Harry began as the three of them sat down on the seats "Which house do you think you'll be?"

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