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CHAPTER FOUR
Harry was shaking with rage, Molly had a hand on his shoulder to comfort him, though inside she was fuming, Arthur stood in the corner, planning his next move, he knew now that he had to embrace his role as Honourable Lord Weasley whether he wanted to or not, he could not expect his younger brothers; Godfrey and Lancelot to take up that title, they no longer lived in the UK, plus he was the oldest sibling.
Harry had just read his parents will and he realised that Dumbledore had used him, used him, trained and worst of all neglected him and ignored his parents wishes, he looked at the will again
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JAMES CHARLUS POTTER AND LILY ANNE MARIE POTTER NEE EVANS
DATED: 12TH AUGUST 1980
WITNESSES: RAGNOK, ALBUS DUMBLEDORE
If anyone is reading this then we have been betrayed by our secret keeper:
PETER CRAIG PETTIGREW
To Sirius Orion Black, we bequeath him 1 million galleons, 50 per cent share in Grunnings drill company and Mittens the cat and for you to hold the Potter seat in the wizengamot until our son, your godson: Harry James Potter is of age
To Remus John Lupin, we bequeath him 1 million galleons plus a monthly allowance for him of a monthly sum of 3000 galleons for the rest of his life in aid of his 'furry, little problem' , plus an additional 20,000 galleons to his first born child and a wedding fund (Because you prat, you will find love and have a family some day)
To The Tonks family, we leave our London townhouse and a sum of 10,000 galleons to each of the current family members (Edward Felix Tonks, Andromeda Delphinium Tonks nee Black and Nymphadora Vulpecluar Tonks)
To Minerva Ivy McGonagall we leave you a monthly allowance of 1000 galleons a month and ownership of the Potter Family library
To The Weasley family we leave you Shell Cottage, in gratitude for being good friends with our family even if our paths have not crossed as often as we have would hoped for
To Our godson; Neville Longbottom, we leave you a 5,000 galleon trust fund for you to access when turn seventeen years old.
And last but certainly not least our son Harry James Potter, we leave him our remaining fortune which includes
⁃ Potter Manor in Buckinghamshire
⁃ The Townhouse in Greenwich
⁃ 50 per cent share in his maternal grandfathers muggle company Grunnings
⁃ Fleamont's sleakeazy hair products
⁃ Mercury Court, Black property in Chelsea (previously owned by paternal grandmother Dorea Euphemia Black)
⁃ The invisiblilty cloak
⁃ And a trust fund of 10 million galleons
IF WE ARE UNABLE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR SON WE WISH FOR SIRIUS BLACK, (GODFATHER AND SECOND COUSIN ONCE REMOVED TO HARRY) TO TAKE IMMEDIATE CUSTODY OF HARRY
IF SIRIUS BLACK IS UNABLE TO RAISE HARRY, HERE ARE OUR FOLLOWING CHOICES ARE:
1: REMUS LUPIN (we trust you with out son Moony so no arguments)
2: THE TONKS FAMILY
3: MINERVA MCGONAGALL
4: THE LONGBOTTOM FAMILY
5: THE WEASLEY FAMILY
HE IS NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TO BE LEFT WITH PETUNIA DURSLEY NEE EVANS AND HER HUSBAND AS THEY DISLIKE MAGIC.
Harry read that last line over and over again, he was never supposed to have been left at the Dursleys in the first place
"Harry dear" Molly said tentatively "are you okay?" She asked gently, Harry simply nodded, Griphook looked over at Harry
"It says here in this forged document that you were to be left at The Dursley family in Little Whinging due to blood protection, as Lily died to save you, however James Potter died first defending yourself and your mother, it's really his sacrifice that is strongest for blood warding" Griphook said "And since on your paternal grandmother; Dorea Black's side of the family you are related to nearly every Wizarding family in Britain, meaning you could have been left with the Weasley's and the protection and wards would still have worked just as well, if not better, since your muggle relatives don't want you" he said in a matter of fact way
"Is there a way we can clear Sirius Black's name?" Arthur asked "because this will alone is enough to clear him and enough evidence against Peter Pettigrew" Harry looked hopeful at this.
Griphook nodded "I shall contact Amelia Bones right now and provide this will as evidence, hopefully we can get Mr Black a formal trial by this afternoon, tomorrow at the latest, Harry, Molly and Arthur all smiled, Molly hugged Harry tightly before they thanked Griphook and the three of them made their way back to Hogwarts, Molly and Arthur wanted to say a few very harsh words to the manipulative and quite frankly evil headmaster that is Albus Dumbledore.
Mafalda Prewitt was bored, she had been dragged to a special meeting with Dumbledore by Colin Creevey, the older brother of her best friend Dennis, who also looked bored, others who were there were; Justin Finch Fletchley, Fay Dunbar, Dean Thomas, Stephen Cornfoot, Su Li, Roger Davies and last and more annoyingly Hermione Granger.
Dumbledore was droning on about how muggleborns were the future and how one day they could and should rule over both the wizarding and muggle worlds due to their knowledge of both worlds, they could incorporate the two, to be frank Mafalda felt that she was in a death eaters meeting only in reverse, she was quite frankly frightened by some of the things that were said, she looked around and saw Hermione and Justin listening intently to what was being said occasionally nodding in agreement, the other muggleborns seemed to listen, she noted that Dean looked disturbed by what was being said and thankfully Dennis also seemed as frightened as she was, Colin on the others hand was like Hermione and Justin sadly.
Mafalda was the daughter of a pureblooded squib and a muggle, so she was no muggle technically, she was a half-blood, she had been sorted into Slytherin so she had to be careful in revealing that she was a daughter of a squib from a pureblood line no less, she in,y said that she was a Prewitt which although wasn't enough since the Prewitt clan had traditionally been placed in Gryffindor with a few Ravenclaw's in the mix, they seemed happy that she was from an old wizarding family, her only friends so far was Dennis Creevey, who was a Gryffindor, Astoria Greengrass, who was another loner in second year and her sister Daphne and her friends Tracy and Theodore, who made a vow to protect Mafalda and to an extent Dennis, Mafalda had heard the the Gryffindors and Slytherins hated each other so she was grateful that Dennis was still friends with her, she had also befriended her second cousin; Ginny Weasley who had become like a big sister to her, Ginny gasped stood up for her on a number of occasions, from this summer Mafalda was to be staying with the Weasley family while her parents went away on holiday, Molly had been sending her her home made jam tarts every week which she shared out to her friends, all in all Mafalda was having an interesting so far at Hogwarts, the Most of the Slytherins treated her with indifference because of her Weasley relations and her semi acceptable half-blood status and the Gryffindors also left her alone because she was a Weasley cousin, so all in all Mafalda could se herself slipping under the radar until she would leave Hogwarts in 2001.
"Now we have to make sure that this group stays hidden and try to recruit some sympathetic pure bloods to our cause" Dumbledore said, alerting Mafalda to his incessant droning "All we need to do is to keep upsetting the balance, and maybe distance ourselves from Harry Potter, his entering his name in the goblet of fire is signalling that he is becoming dark" Albus said in (fake) sorrow, Mafalda frowned she didn't know Harry that well, other than the fact that he was her cousin Ron's best mate and practically the unofficial Weasley, but it was no way that Harry was turning dark least of all because his name came out of the Goblet of Fire, at that moment Dumbledore ended the meeting, Mafalda and Dennis couldn't leave fast enough, they maybe only first years but both knew something was wrong at Hogwarts, Mafalda made a note that Hermione stayed behind in Dumbledore's office, Mafalda certainly didn't like Hermione, she was a stuck up, spoilt bitch who walked around as if she owned Hogwarts, Mafalda had heard that Hermione had fallen out with Harry & Ron, good she thought, perhaps they would grow in confidence without the beaver toothed brat constantly nagging at them, she thought as she made her way to Herbology.
Hermione waited until everyone was gone before she started speaking "Inspiring meeting Professor Dumbledore" she simpered "I've been saying for years that the wizarding world is barbaric and archaic, it needs people like me and other muggleborns to change it, getting rid of Halloween entirely would be a good start" Hermione said, Dumbledore looked pleased at his heiress.
"Indeed Mrs Granger, now do you have any information on Harry?" He asked, Hermione shook her head "no nothing, I have tried to remove Weasley put the way, but he's become more loyal than ever before" she said "I pretend to apologise to Harry today, maybe confound him and the others so I can get into his good books again, but even then I feel drained, I'm so fed up being that spoilt little half breed's friend' she said "I really hate him, especially after last year! When he and Ron pushed me away just because I took his broom away" she said scornfully
"Do not worry Mrs Granger, there will be a big pay off in the end, and it could be sooner, the fake Moody is going to assist Harry along the way, I must say Mrs Granger it was an excellent idea of yours get Harry's broom taken away so we can out s tracking spell on it, very ingenious indeed" he said "but back on track, Mrs Granger I want you to befriend Victor Krum, find out what he knows about Karkaroff and his movements, maybe even see if Krum can join our cause, he's not a pure blood supremacist from what I have heard, I also want you to befriend Harry again, I need to keep him close and your the only one who can do this for me" he said in his grandfatherly tone of voice.
Hermione sighed but she knew she must follow orders, she needed to make Harry weaker, "Okay Albus, I will do so" she said reluctantly "but how should I keep the Weasley's and every one else away?" She asked
"You leave that with me, I have something planned that will make Harry more ostracised enough to make his allies question him, he said, a sinister glut in his eye even unnerved Hermione.
DUN DUN DUN! Will Sirius be cleared? Will Dumbledores plan work? Find out this week folks and keep sending me reviews please...thanks
