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Learn about Tom Riddle Jr.

1st August 1987, Little Whinging, Surrey

The next day arrived and after completing her chores at the orphanage Anna went to Harry's house. She watched as he cleaned the house from top to bottom under the watchful eye of his aunt. It would have been easy to complete it faster with magic but with Petunia hovering over him he of course couldn't use it and also because of the wards.

She had checked out the wards surrounding his house, they were blood based and stopped anyone with ill intentions to enter the house. But some others had been added to it. Like anti apparition, mail redirecting, a trace on the magic happening inside the house though it looked from the ministry. Since they can't trace a person's innate magic they trace their wands and places of living. Any magic done by wand can be traced anywhere as long as the trace remained on the wands. Anna knew a nifty little spell that would take care of it, but they don't actually need their wands to do magic. Any magic done in his house could be traced so he couldn't use magic inside the house. That's why they had been practicing their magic away from Privet Drive. Another a very unnoticeable ward was also added, which gives the knowledge of the magic performed in the house and near it to someone specific. She was sure it was Bumblebee's.

Harry came out of the house after his tasks were done and scooped her up when he saw her, scratching behind her ear, she purred involuntarily at that and then gave a irritated hiss for purring. He laughed at her antics. After they had reached the playground he put her on the ground and she went in the trees to transform back. When she came back she saw him sitting on the swings looking contemplative. She sat next to him deciding to let him talk first.

He remained silent for a long time then finally said, "You talked about circumstances yesterday. I hadn't thought much about all that happened yesterday but I realized you know more than you told me last time. So tell me now. What happened the night my parents died? What do you know about Voldemort?"

She sighed but nodded, then looked around making sure they were alone. She cast a 'muffliato' on them, then started talking.

She started with Voldemort's life before he was a dark lord. How he was a Half-blood, left to rot in an orphanage. Tom Morvolo Riddle. Or Tom Riddle Jr. She told him about his childhood.

"They performed exorcism on him in the orphanage. He wasn't alone with whom such things happened with either. Just like you aren't now. Then there were the bullies. Bullies don't actually need a reason to bully someone, they could take any difference as their reason and attack. If you are introvert so you are a freak, you are a boy and like boys, you are a girl and like girls, you could do impossible things, so many reasons, just because you have glasses, you are fat. Petty reasons. Children can be cruel. And adults can be cruel too. With their good intentions. 'I'm punishing him for his own good.' You need to know when the punishment turns to bullying and then abuse."

"Don't think he didn't retaliate. He gave as good as he got. Even more. Killed a kid's pet, traumatized another kid. He had discovered his power early in his childhood and controlled it long before he ever got the Hogwarts letter. He knew he was special. He didn't take anything lying down, fought for his rights. Right to be left alone, not bullied because he could talk to snakes, or make a rock float in the air. He had sadistic tendencies you can guess. But no child's born evil you know. You were able to keep your inherent goodness while he was consumed by his dark side. But that happened much, much later."

She told him about Dumbledore's visit, which she had learned by reading Rita Skeeter's book, ironically. She had amassed quite a lot of knowledge from Dumbledore's memories. And in turn Anna was able to read about it in her previous life.

She told Harry about Tom's experience of Hogwarts. Scorned for being mud-blood and a Slytherin at the start then charming everyone into liking him with his charms. Cowing those who couldn't be charmed, best student to walk the halls of the castle. But turning dark in his young life.

"You see he wanted to be great. Be someone, rather than die in obscurity. But instead of choosing a light path, he chose the dark path. He was scorned for being Slytherin so he had chosen to prove them wrong, but had to accept the dark path when they pushed him towards it. I'm talking in riddles, sorry." She said with a smile, sheepishly.

But she continued. Him wanting to stay in the castle for the summer holidays, scared to go back to the orphanage, but forced to go back by Bumblebee. Scared of dying in the orphanage, 'nobody would even care if he did'. He had no friends, only turncoats calling themselves his friends, who had scorned him first then fawned over him when they learned he was a Parselmouth - because only Slytherin had the ability, and others only giving him attention later after they learned he was a prodigy at magic.

"So he teared his soul apart when he was still in school. It was an accident you see, someone had died because of him, but he accepted the death and its consequences. And put half of his soul in a horcrux. Half of his soul. He was a prodigy but hadn't researched it properly I guess or maybe there wasn't much he could find about horcruxes and never realized how detrimental they could be for him, or maybe realized it but thought it won't happen with him. There's a price for everything. And to tear your soul apart is to tear your being. Your mind and your body too. So he lost half his sanity and health of his body with his soul. He may have did something to protect his mind and body, some rituals may be, but nothing can interfere in such magicks. So he lost his sanity. But secured his survival."

She then told him about his downwards spiral towards the obsession in cheating death, making more horcruxes, getting more insane.

"They say he was charismatic in his youth. Had a silver tongue. Could make a beggar give him his last penny. Along with his sanity he lost all understanding of any emotions other than rage, anger, sadistic happiness. He had psychopathic tendencies. But still had some grasp on some emotions, I think. He wasn't a psychopath, but had the signs of turning into one. And Dumbledore instead of helping him sent him in the arms of hell. So he embraced it. He became a psychopath. Maybe he will regain some of his understanding of the emotions, his sanity, after bringing his soul together, maybe not but I'm gonna give to a try. You want to know why? Because he had been a dealt a shitty hand and never got to see any kindness in his life. People say everyone deserves a second chance, he never got his first. He had wanted to make something good of his life you know. The Death Eaters people call them now, were originally the Knights of Walpurgis. A political group who were trying to make a better world under his guidance. Wanting to take magical children away from the abusive homes. Away from muggles. Who can't ever learn to live together peacefully. Trying to bring the lost traditions back. Sorry you wouldn't understand most of this. But I just wanted to emphasize that with only half his sanity intact he was still brilliant, then what he could have done if the circumstances were different? I'm not trying to discredit the sorrow you and hundreds suffered but as the saying goes, you reap what you sow. The people with a sheep like mentality had slighted him so he paid them back a thousand times over."

She decided that she would end it at that for the day, she had talked most of the day away.

"We will get you a book about the crimes he committed in his life as Voldemort, which shows verified facts so you wouldn't just get my biased view of him. Anyone can argue just because he was slighted he can't destroy the people lives, of course he shouldn't, but it was due to his lost sanity actually. A cold calculated psychopath wouldn't go on a killing spree just like that. He was a total psychopath after he lost half his soul but totally insane after he lost even more of it later."

They meditated for the remaining time as she said to him he would require even more concentration now that his power has increased to control it.

-x-

2nd August 1987, Little Whinging, Surrey

The next day he asked questions about the things he didn't understand about yesterday. Slytherin, Parselmouth, Death Eaters, and others. She answered all his questions. But didn't bombard him with more information other than that.

They practiced their magic casting various charms and spells. He had to control his magic now so that he doesn't overpower his spells. He had been thrilled when he had first tried his magic.

"I could literally feel it flowing in my veins." He had exclaimed.

"Yes. That may happen for some while but then it would like your heartbeat you feel it but you don't." Anna had replied back with a smile.

The days passed in a blur. She didn't talk about Voldemort again but about the wizarding world. All the various things someone needs to know and already know when they live in it. He would have been at major disadvantage because of his ignorance. With him being a celebrity and all, people would expect him to know everything. And he would have just flowed with the current, giving them what they expect just like Tom had done but the total opposite. Just like he had done in her last life. How insanely Bumblebee could muck up everything! He had been the cause of both the disasters.

-x-

Near Summer's End, 1987, Little Whinging, Surrey - London

Harry had got a excellent grasp on his magic by the time summer ended.

They had gone to Diagon Alley again near the end of summer. For them both to get checked in a small clinic in the alley instead of going to St Mungo's. The healer, Septima Seneca, had done full checkup of them both. Anna had been worried about her giving out their identities to others. But she had assured them she was nothing if not totally confidential. There identity and information about their health wouldn't be given out to anyone. After her checkup she had asked if Harry's magic had been bound. When they told her that yes it was bound but unbound quite recently, worried about his health, she had reassured them that it had not much effect on him miraculously but could have helped him more in correcting his eyesight and malnutrition when he was developing the problems.

"It wouldn't have been caused at all. At least the poor eyesight. The malnutrition could have been less severe with the magic helping to sustain the body."

Other than the malnutrition, poor eyesight, he had a few bruised ribs in the past which had healed, a break in his wrist which hadn't healed properly, she said she could set it right in a jiffy, then a few healed concussions. Anna had a healed hair fracture in her leg, not much malnutrition, and no other ailments.

Harry was given a potions regime for his malnutrition, set his wrist right, and given the directions to a healer who specialized in eyes. They both were given the necessary vaccinations that are required after entering wizarding world and she also gave Harry the muggle ones he didn't get because Petunia didn't find it necessary to take him for it.

The eye healer, Marina Seneca, had a magical version of the contacts which could be used to correct his eyesight.

"He wouldn't have to wear specs at all. And didn't need to take out the contacts. The contacts would correct his eyesight, as he grows. However the contacts would need to be changed each year till his eyesight is corrected which would at least need 4 years then he wouldn't need to wear them."

They were expensive but after determining there would be no side effects and that they would be effective Harry decided to take them. She told them they didn't need to come for check ups frequently but should consult her if he ever had an eye injury and to otherwise return next year around the same time for the replacement. He was happy when he left the place with his new eyesight.

They had browsed few more stores the book store, the apothecary, a luggage store and bought some things like the book Anna had promised to Harry about Voldemort, some other books giving information about various topics - wizarding laws, customs, Hogwarts, and others. An aging potion for Anna, few healing potions, dittany and the like, and two backpacks with undetectable expansion charms on all the compartments.

Then they had gone to Gringotts to get the status of their accounts from the managers, what they found they didn't like at all. Harry's magical guardian was Bumblebee and he had arranged so that the Dursleys would get allowance to take care of him, they weren't even his legal guardians. The allowance was taken out of his trust vault, and though it wasn't much they weren't even decent enough to provide him a room for himself despite getting money for their inconvenience. Anna's magical guardian after she will enter Hogwarts would be Bumblebee as well. As she was an orphan and her guardian as written in the father's will had died in the war, so she was lost in the system. Being state's ward, the headmaster of the school gets the responsibility. Her accounts were untouched but no new investments were made to increase the money, the same was true for Harry, their excuse was that they didn't had any permissions.

They decided to change the managers and demanded Bloodaxe as the new manager for both accounts. After they had got that sorted, Bloodaxe had told them to get an inventory done of the items in the family vault and their houses so anything lost, stolen or borrowed could be found back. They took his advice and requested the inventory be done, which he said would take 7-15 days.

After that they had talked about new investments, which Bloodaxe suggested to them as Harry was still a 7 year old and had no idea about the wizarding world or the muggle world in this matters and Anna suggested a few as well. Then Anna had asked him about getting Sirius Black a trial. He had suggested a firm which was consulted by Harry's grandfather as well as Anna's Family, Cato and Cato law firms and so she asked an appointment with the firm's representative, Fabius Cato, which would be after 10 days. They left after thanking Bloodaxe for his help.

Back in the Diagon Alley Anna took Harry with her to Leaky Cauldron, took some of the aging potion, which would work for few hours then led him to the muggle side of London. Harry was astonished to see the change, as she had been changed into a teenager, and had been excited to try it too. But Anna told him he was too young for it, and though it wouldn't cause any side effects it would be better if he takes it next year instead.

"You just want a chance to play the big sister." He had said.

"Well, what if I do? You are gonna grow so much now that you have the potions as well. You were already getting taller than me with the proper meals. And I will turn 9 soon so it wouldn't affect me much."

She led him to a clothes shop first and they bought a whole new wardrobe for him. Then she asked him to change into new clothes to shop more.

"Clothes don't matter much you know. It is vain to think only about appearance." Harry had said in his all knowing tone.

Anna had laughed and said, "Well if clothes don't matter then why do people believe you to be a ruffian, troublemaker when they don't even see you ever bullying anyone in our neighborhood. They look at you and think he doesn't even dress any better so of course he has coarse manners. Your attire does affect people's perception of you. Why else do people dress so well in schools and offices than to represent it better. It can be said to be vain thinking but it can't be changed. And don't you feel comfortable in this clothes instead of the old cast offs of your cousin?" She had asked with a raised brow.

"I do. And you're right about the clothes representing us, I guess. Nice clothes look impressive to wear." He had replied looking himself over in a mirror.

They bought few more items - books, toiletries, games for him.

"Why can't I buy some more games? I can afford them now." Harry had exclaimed.

"Well we had bought enough and you could even repair your cousins old things. But if you don't want to I don't mind. You deserve to buy new games. And also because you had worked hard to control your magic." She said to him with a smile and he smiled back.

But bought only a few more saying it would be fun to repair the old games with magic and then rub it in the Dursleys face.

She had also introduced him to the world of music.

"Dumblydore's got one thing right. Music has a magic of its own."

He had just laughed back used to her calling the headmaster with various names.

'Just don't insult him in front of Hagrid, he gets angry every time someone does.' He remembered she had warned.

She had bought them both Walkmans and music to hear after making Harry hear various artists and choose. He had an eclectic choice like her and bought music from metallic to blues.

They wandered around until her potion wore off. Then she took him to his home and this time went with him for support as he was going to ask for a room, proper meals and the chores to be reduced from the Dursleys.

They reached 4, Privet Drive in the evening, after the usual time when Harry returns. When Petunia opened the door she looked like she was ready to start on Harry but stopped when she saw Anna. She had known about her and hadn't been able to do anything to keep her from Harry as everyone in the neighborhood knew they spent their time together. Then she looked at them properly and realized he was wearing new clothes.

"May we come in Mrs. Dursley?" Anna asked sweetly.

Petunia nodded getting them inside. Harry was nervous but took Anna by her hand and led her to the living room.

"Hello. Messrs. Dursley and Mrs. Dursley. My name is Anna Summers. Its a pleasure to meet you all." "Not" she muttered under her breath. Harry heard but didn't change his expression except a twitch of lips.

"You must have heard of me. I'm Harry's friend and I'm here to support Harry actually. So..." She waved to Harry who cleared his throat and said, "Aunt Petunia, Uncle Vernon I want to request that I get Dudley's second bedroom as my room. I think I had quite outgrown the cupboard under the stairs." He said in a hard voice, then added, "Also I want proper meals from now on. I won't do the chores around the house anymore. If you can give me any reasonable chores I don't mind but I won't do the back breaking work anymore. I know about you getting some allowances for accepting me in your home, I just want you to provide for me according to it."

The Dursleys were too shocked it seems to say anything for a while but then Vernon got purple in the face exclaiming, "You can't demand anything from us. We get a pittance to care for you. And you are being ungrateful, spreading bad rumors about us."

"You definitely get more than a pittance for me. And I don't spread any rumors about you. Nor am I being ungrateful. I want the money provided to you for me to be actually used on me. Instead of your trips and expensive cars." Harry replied scowling.

Vernon had stood up while Harry talked and seemed to be trying to intimidate them both with his height and mass. Before he could say anything, Anna signaled to Harry and he allowed his power to flow pushing Vernon back on the couch.

While Harry talked Anna had controlled the wards enough to fool them for a while as they intimidate the Dursleys. So Harry was able to use his magic freely.

"Don't try to threaten us Uncle, cause we wouldn't be intimidated. I'm asking you to be reasonable but wouldn't mind retaliating if you tried to hurt us." Harry said in warning.

Petunia had let out a gasp on seeing him push Vernon away with his power.

"Vernon!" She exclaimed. Then seeing that he wasn't harmed she turned towards Harry, "You aren't supposed to let anyone know about your freakishness. What have you done?!" Petunia exclaimed.

"Don't worry Aunt Petunia. Anna can perform magic as well. And I guess you already knew so nothing to worry about." Harry said with a mocking smile.

"So do you agree to my reasonable requests?" He added.

"Now listen here-" Vernon started but Harry cut him off. "No you listen Uncle Vernon I'm not going to be your slave again. I don't need to earn my keep. Even if you weren't given any money you should have provided for me. I'm just a child. I guess you aren't decent enough for that. But I want the money you get to be used for me now. You can keep the money and provide me with a proper room and meals. I'm not asking you for anything else. And tell Dudley to stay away from me. I won't hesitate to retaliate if he tries to bully me and Anna ever again. We are gonna have a meal at the diner, I hope for your sakes that the room will be ready for me when we return."

They left them then. Sitting shell shocked. There was a diner some streets down. It wasn't crowded, so they slid in a booth and ordered meals for them.

"You were great back there Harry. You don't regret threatening them though, do you?" Anna asked.

"No, I don't." He said with a sigh and shake of his head. "I just wished I hadn't had to threaten them at all. Why would they behave like that, just because I'm a wizard? I guess I proved them right about their fear of me." He said sadly.

"Hey, you didn't do anything wrong. Yes you are a wizard, so what? You could have done so much for them if they had shown you some love. Granted we couldn't do everything, like be immortal, but you would have done what you could for them. It isn't like you were thinking, 'if they want to fear me, then I will give them something to fear'. You had tried asking them politely, he tried to cow us instead. So you did what you had to. Don't think you were wrong at all, alright?" Anna said.

"Alright." He replied with a small smile.

When they went back, Dudley had move his things from the room so Harry took his meager belongings from the cupboard to the room. It wasn't much just some toys and books. He left the castoffs behind. After they went in his room Anna got to work tweaking the wards, so he could use magic inside the house. She arranged them like thieves in a live robbery do, looping the video feed so nobody realizes the theft going on. It was simple and won't be realized anytime soon. They were safe till his Hogwarts letter arrives at least. It took a lot out of Anna with her child's body so she left him saying good night and reminded him to lock his door with magic, so they don't retaliate when he's sleeping. Harry had thanked her profusely for her help but she had waved him off. Happy but sad to see his child like excitement at getting a new room. She didn't pity him though. Pity don't help anyone.

At the orphanage she told them she lost track of time with Harry. As it was nearing the summers end they wanted to treat each other so she had dinner out with him. The matron accepted her explanation as she had already said she would be late when she had gone off in the morning.

-x-

The next day Anna went to Harry's room in the Dursley house to help him arrange it.

"We should have bought some linens and such things for your room. It escaped my mind to buy some. Maybe we will go shopping again on next Sunday before school starts." She said musing.

She had helped him repair the bed, mattress, the table and chairs. Everything was broken as if they had done it on purpose for him.

"The repairs won't hold for long, but a few months at least. But we are trying to get Sirius acquitted so we shouldn't buy new." She said.

"I don't mind. You have done a brilliant job actually." Harry said to her.

"You can do it too. Go on try it on the closet door." She encouraged.

He got it on first try. He collected his magic in his palms and then moved them over the closet doors fixing it as he went.

"Like I said you don't need words and wand waving to do magic. The others don't do it cause they don't practice their wandless magic at all. They think its accidental. And while its true. Why can't the accidental turn into intentional? Wizards are limiting themselves so much. Wondering about muggles inventions. I mean I am happy about your lenses, but she took something useful form muggles, non-magicals we should call them, and made them better with magic. You know we had portals before to travel around, now a days vanishing cabinets are a variety of it, but wizards consider them illegal now, because of 'security reasons'. And the portals, no one even seems to remember them. Using Port Keys and Knight Bus. While Apparition doing alone feels okay and an expert would side along anyone neatly, most people don't even know how to do that properly. Now they travel to Hogwarts through the train. While it can be said to be useful as it let's you socialize, I guess. I wouldn't want to waste my time on it. Instead of the portals which only lets you travel a little distance like in the back of Leaky Cauldron or the Platform 9 3/4, they used to take you thousands of miles around. The non-magicals had innovated so many things to ease their living while the magicals are making their lives harder."

Harry just let Anna rant as he kept his new clothes in the closet.

"I must be boring you with my rant. Come on let's try to repair this things." She said indicating the toys. "Maybe we could watch movies on the TV, we could get an old VCR from somewhere and connect it to it."

They spent the day fixing the things in the room left behind by Dudley because they were broken and organizing it as Harry wanted. Anna added some wards on the door so that he wouldn't be locked inside by the Dursleys and they won't ever come into his room either.

"You should still keep it locked when you sleep. So you would get in the habit of doing it. Now we had slacked off for these last two days so we would start training again tomorrow. For now let's get an ice cream." She said with a clap.

-x-

They went to the dojo, near the orphanage, on the Sunday before the school starts to get Harry and her enrolled. She had asked him if he really wanted to join and he had said he wanted to learn to defend himself so he was all for it.

After that they went to London again and brought some sheets and stationary for Harry. They didn't go to Diagon Alley as they didn't want to risk Harry getting identified. They had been safe before but didn't want to risk it.

And they were going the next Sunday to meet up with the solicitor anyway.

After coming back to the house and depositing Harry's things they went back to the playground and trained their magic. Then jogged around the blocks before she bid him goodbye and left.

-x-

Sept' 1987, Little Whinging, Surrey

They started their training in the dojo from next day. And the day after that school started. The other kids in the school stayed away from them as even though Dudley had stayed away from Harry and Anna, others still remembered his bullying whenever they talked with Harry before so they were still afraid. Harry didn't mind, he said, as he was used to it.

Being used to it doesn't make it right or nice though, Anna thought.

Their day now started with a run around the blocks in the morning, then school, dojo and finally practicing magic. Harry meditated before sleeping at night so they didn't do that anymore.

They were going to Gringotts on first Sunday after school started, so Anna had decided to talk with Harry about the discussion she was gonna have with the goblins.

She was going to ask them to search all the vaults in their bank to find out if Voldemort had kept his horcrux in a vault. She was sure that was why Harry and his friends had broken in the bank last time.

"I wanted to inform you about it as I didn't want you to be blindsided like last time."

He said as long as he don't have to do anything with it he didn't care either way.

"As long as he doesn't comes after me again when you bring him back, I don't care."

She had said she wouldn't let him hurt him or anyone else.

"You are like the baby brother I had wanted but never had, you know. Though there was one, Seth, in my last orphanage, but he was adopted. You remind me of him sometimes, acting so child-like." She had said pinching his cheeks.

He had swatted her hand away and said with an eye roll, "You are like the big sister I hadn't wanted. And I'm a child." "Idiot" he muttered under his breath. She had just pouted back making him laugh.

-x-

Sept' 1987, Gringotts, Diagon Alley

Harry was used to her apparition by now so was alright as they appeared in their usual alleyway. Anna was actually trying to perfect it so she could apparate while just walking, as she had already perfected performing it without any sound at all.

"It adds a style to you, you know. Imagine seeing someone disappear just taking a step instead of the usual spin and noise. Wouldn't it be impressive?" She had said excitedly.

She actually knew how to do it from her lives before but it needs practice in every new body.

They reached Gringotts and then were led to a conference room booked for them, there Bloodaxe and Mr. Cato were waiting for them.

The solicitor, who was a wizard of about 40 years of age, though she couldn't be sure, as the magicals age slowly, and looked sharp, had raised an eyebrow on seeing them, dubious about their need for him, being so young but didn't said anything about it and introduced himself instead.

After the introductions were done Cato asked them about consulting him, "The Potters were using the services of others when James 'took the reigns' of the estate. So why do you-" He was saying.

But Harry interrupted him, "Excuse me. Pardon me for interrupting, but why did you said it like that 'took the reigns', I don't understand..." Harry asked confused.

"Well James Potter, your father was Dumbledore's supporter, we could say. He had put a lot of money in the war. And while it was right to help in the cause he believed in, if his father, your grandfather hadn't made good investments and had secured most of their money away so James couldn't use it until he reached his 21st birthday, he would have squandered all his wealth on the war. He died after he turned 21 but they were in hiding for an year before that so he didn't get to use the money." Cato explained.

"Well maybe they could have won the war early with the help of the money, it could have helped them get better protections or something." Harry exclaimed hotly.

"The war was won by Dumbledore only because of a fluke. You. You surviving most probably because of your mother, who was an intelligent if a little hot headed witch. No amount of money otherwise would have helped any. According to the stories told though, you survived because you were special and lived onto fight dragons and chimeras. You defeated the Dark Lord and became a legend." Cato finished wryly.

"We wanted to discuss about that as well with you, along with other things, if you would stop sullying Harry's memories about his parents. They were human and made mistake putting their faith in the wrong man. Like all the wizarding world did and still are doing. Asking Bumblebee to become Minister, as if he didn't have enough titles. You will see in the Hogwarts letter Harry, its filled with his titles more than anything else." She said with a wink to Harry who gave her a small smile back.

She had apologized to him about her remarks about his parents she had made in the bank last time, the next day after she had told him about Voldemort.

"I apologize for my thoughtless words. You are right, they were human and made mistakes. But were good people. And loved you very much." Mr. Cato had looked angry at first for being told off by a 7 year old girl, him being her elder by so many decades. But after thinking about her words had been contrite and so apologized sincerely.

"Though your thoughts are very mature for a 7 year old. And I liked the name Bumblebee, it is even true, as Dumbledore is another word for it." He added.

At which Harry said with a smirk, "Just remember to not insult him in front of Hagrid, right Anna?"

"Right you are Harry." She said with a smile back.

They discussed what they met for then. First about Sirius.

"How could you be sure that he is innocent?" Cato asked.

"I'm not sure no, but I think there is a chance he is innocent. He hadn't received a trial, and the story doesn't add up. People say Harry's father and he were like brothers. So how could he just betray them like that? The story is something else than what people believe."

Anna wanted to keep their name out of it.

"It would be best if you kept it on the down low, till you could do something concrete about it. And not to mention us at all. We would like to be under the radar. Even if he got acquitted then its still a long battle to get Harry's custody transferred to him."

"You've got it right. Even if he was appointed by your parents in their will as the guardian, some could say he wouldn't be fit to be a guardian after being so long in Azkaban." Cato said thoughtfully rubbing his chin.

At Harry's disappointed look he added, "Though I will do everything possible to get him your custody. Don't lose hope."

Then they talked about getting the stories about Harry to be displayed as fictions, which they are, instead of the authors marketing them not categorized at all, to save themselves from a lawsuit. And to get a share of profits from them and the others who use Harry's name.

Anna then asked him to suggest a few persons who could work together as a council and be their guardians.

"If Sirius isn't given custody of Harry, or he couldn't take me in or didn't want to take me in then I don't want to be at the mercy of Bumblebee when I enter Hogwarts." Anna said.

"I wouldn't stay with Sirius if he wouldn't take you in, Anna." Harry had said decisively.

"I'm saying it because we should consider all the possibilities Harry." She said.

Then added in a whisper to him, "And the thing I talked to you about yesterday, it could change the plans some. I wouldn't ever abandon you but I would have to keep him in under watch as well. And it would be safer for you to remain with Sirius. Don't think I would leave you behind. I'm not just helping you now to ask you for help in my task. I really do consider you my baby brother." She said with a smile.

He had just nodded his head with a sigh, then looked contemplative.

Anna let him be and turned to Bloodaxe asking about the inventory then, while Cato was still there so he could help file a lawsuit against anyone. Though Bloodaxe told them Gringotts handles such matter themselves and they wouldn't need to file any lawsuit for it.

"So is something missing?" Anna asked.

Bloodaxe nodded and said, "Yes. Anna, you don't have anything out of place, all the items are accounted for. Harry, though everything else is safely kept in your vaults, even the valuables in the house in Godric's Hollow, which was destroyed, were transferred safely before they could be robed. One item however, an invisibility cloak, which was passed down the line in the Potter family is missing and when we tried to find its location, it indicates to Hogwarts. We think the Bumblebee has it." He finished wryly.

But turned serious and said, "We could recover it now, saying it was found lost in the inventory or we could let him return it to you when you go to Hogwarts, of course assuming he would give it to you then."

"I think he would give it you, but maybe its safe you take it back now? What reason you would give for doing the inventory?" She asked.

"To make sure everything's alright for when he comes, to get money for Hogwarts." Bloodaxe said with a blank face.

"What do you think Harry, you could use the invisibility cloak to cause mischief with the Dursleys. I'm just kidding." She added at Cato's stern look.

"An invisibility cloak, it makes you invisible, like the disillusionment charm?" Harry asked.

"Yes. You would just need to make sure it covers you all over. Though somethings can see through it like Moody's magical eye, it is said to make the wearer even more perfectly invisible than the charm." Cato said.

"It would be better to have it back now, what if Dumbledore doesn't give it back later?" Harry said finally, looking at Anna.

Anna nodded, "It would be better to be safe than sorry." She nodded to Bloodaxe who gave a nod back.

"I wanted to talk to you both about Harry's titles. His lordship and heir titles, actually." Bloodaxe said.

At Harry's confused look he looked towards Cato who explained, "The wizarding world has a Wizengamot in the ministry. Its a high court and parliament. They give rulings in various matters and make laws. There are two houses. A house of Lords and a house of Commons. The house of Lords have seats, which are inherited by next generation, the next heir in the line, while the members of house of Commons are elected by the wizarding population. Some seats are also reserved for the people who get honored with Order of Merlin. They are three parties or wings, the Light side, the Neutrals, and the Dark side. Of course they don't advertise it like that. People won't take it nicely for calling them Dark. Though there's nothing wrong with it, it had gotten a stigma attached to it now. They are called Left wing, Right wing and the Neutrals. The Left are in majority right now, the Light side. Its leader is Bumblebee. He's also the Chief Warlock for now. The seat is voted upon and he's the leader of the majority so of course he was chosen. Lucius Malfoy, the leader of Right wing, the Dark side, is also quite influential despite the minority of the party. The Neutrals, the Commons, make the largest numbers actually and those who have their votes is in majority. After the last war most everyone put their votes with Dumbledore. So they are in majority. Harry, you had inherited a seat from your father. Actually seats, the Lords inherit many seats due to having only one heir, for generations. And you had been willed many seats by others, to show gratitude for defeating Voldemort, I guess." He said.

Then continued, "The houses have 50 Commons seats and about 100 seats for the Lords. The Commons members are 50 and have one vote each. While the Lords have many votes according to the number of seats they have. Most have 2 to 5 seats. Some seats are empty, it maybe because the Lord passed away without an heir or because the heir hasn't reached their majority yet. That is, they are not of age yet, which occurs at 17 for wizards. Some seats were sold to others like the Weasleys did to get themselves out of debts. At this time 25 Lords have seats in the Wizengamot. Most of them have at least 2 seats. The highest is Lucius Malfoy having 9 seats for now. Dumbledore has 5 seats himself. At least 25 seats are ineffective because of the Lord not having an heir. Like the Prewetts, as the brothers died in the war, though the Weasley sons could claim them through their mothers side. Some others are ineffective because the heir hasn't reached majority, like Harry yours. Your parents will wasn't read so they let them stay ineffective, instead of appointing a proxy. Though Bumblebee had tried to get his lackey appointed as a proxy, sometimes before I remember. I don't know the number of seats you have though." He finished.

Harry was confused by some of terms and some explanation and looked to Anna to see if she understood. She was looking thoughtful so he guessed she did.

She saw him looking at her and smiled at him, then made the gesture she would explain later, then looked towards Bloodaxe who said, "Harry would have the highest number of seats when he reaches his majority, about 12 in total, of which 9, he inherited from his father, while 3, he was willed by others. He's the Lord of the Potter Line now as the earlier Lord is dead, he could wear the ring when he is 11, and could get emancipated at 14 at the earliest. Though the heirs are given only 1 seat when they reach 17 and few more when they turn 21, he could get control of half his seats after he completes his OWLs and the other half after he turns 17. He could control them all through a proxy until then. But the proxy must be trustworthy, voting as he is directed to. Harry will also be the heir to Black line if his godfather dies before being Lord or after he becomes Lord. As his godfather blood adopted him and appointed him his heir. Contrary to popular belief he wasn't disowned officially when he was cast off the family tree, so he's the current Black Heir as his grandfather, Lord Arcturus Black, is the current Lord." Bloodaxe finished.

Anna nodded that she understood. But then she asked why it wasn't shown on the family tree at which Bloodaxe answered because it hasn't been acknowledged officially yet. Then she asked if Lord Black could help them get Sirius acquitted, and why he didn't do it himself.

"If he wasn't disowned then why didn't any other Pure-bloods helped him? Or even his own grandfather? He is the heir of the line even, if they don't have any love between them, he could have at least got his grandson a trial." Anna said with a frown.

Bloodaxe remained silent while Cato added, "I think he had tried to ask for a trial but his health isn't good, he had isolated himself in the Black manor in the country side. His seats are voted by proxy. The right wing has the majority in the house of Lords by one actually because of these seats but the house of Commons supports the left wing so they couldn't use the votes for much. And they hadn't given trials to many people as Marshal law was in place at the time."

"But they should have done it after the war was over." Anna muttered with the frown still in place.

"You have a seat as well in the house of Lords, and while you wouldn't be able to seat in, as it is a patriarchal seat, you could appoint a proxy to control the votes till you reach majority and act as a proxy yourself later. And your son could have the seat as there are no other relatives left of the Summer family. Though the Shafiqs could also get it if you didn't claim it." Bloodaxe added to Anna.

She nodded in understanding. Then they thanked Cato for meeting them and for his help in all the matters, sending him off.

"We are going to rent a mail box in the alley later, so if you want to contact us, send the letters there. We would owl you the details." Anna said to Cato as they shook hands.

He nodded then left after he bid them farewell.

Anna then told Bloodaxe her request.

"So you are planning to bring him back." Bloodaxe said after hearing her request to search for an horcrux in the bank.

"He would be brought back either way, whether I interfere or not. I would rather it be on our terms and I am sure we could return him his sanity, so it could be better now." Anna said.

"But what if he becomes more terrible after he got his intelligence back? What if he doesn't get his sanity back?" Harry said as if he couldn't hold it in anymore.

"Have some faith in me Harry. I had thought it through I'm not taking this decision lightly. And it is important we have his support for my task." Anna said.

"Your task you wouldn't tell me about?" Harry said angrily.

Anna just raised a brow so he took a deep breath and then nodded at her, with a frown on his face.

"You are young still Harry. But I promise I would tell you about it before we go to Hogwarts. Long before it, don't worry." She added when looked ready to protest the time.

He just sighed.

She turned towards Bloodaxe who had remained silent through their exchange. His face was blank but he had a small indecipherable frown on his face.

"You could get to know it if you help me find the horcruxes." Anna proposed to him.

"It is your duty to tell us about it if it pertains to our welfare." He replied.

"Well do I look like I'm a saint? Maybe you would just like to know it with the others later." Anna said with an eyebrow raised.

"Only the one in our bank." Bloodaxe said with a blank face.

"Don't you have any methods to identify or locate others? I am sure you do. The price would be knowledge about what I know." Anna said.

"And how can we be sure of this knowledge being true or even pertaining to us?" Bloodaxe asked.

"I will give you an incentive. I'm trying to find the Atlantis or Avalon, whichever place I could find." Anna said.

Harry looked incredulous at her while Bloodaxe looked like he wanted to.

But instead only raised a brow. When Anna didn't elaborate he said, "Was that a joke? Then I must say we have very different sense of humor."

"No, it wasn't a joke. You should be asking me why would I want to find such mythical places at all." Anna said.

When she didn't elaborate again and was looking at her nails casually, he asked, "Well?"

"Oh. I'm not gonna tell you the reason if you won't help me find all the horcruxes." Anna said.

"It isn't much incentive. But I would consider it if you would add in a price." Bloodaxe said.

"How much for each horcrux found and how will you assure me that you had found all of them?" Anna asked.

"10,000 galleons for each horcrux, and we could show you the method." He answered.

"2000 galleons for each and you get 50% of the profit for founding the founders items, Ravenclaw's diadem, Helga's cup, and shared recognition, though Tom wouldn't part with Slytherin's heirlooms I guess. And you show me the method." Anna bargained.

"You know how many are there?" Bloodaxe asked.

"Maybe." Anna answered nonchalantly.

"Deal." Bloodaxe said after some thought.

"Alright. You represent all the goblins or yourself only?" Anna asked.

"The Goblin nation." Bloodaxe said haughtily.

"Alright. Deal then." And they shook on it.

"It was a pleasure doing business with you. Send us a letter when you have found the one in your bank. You know what, I'll give you a hint. Its in the Lestrange vault. You would be able to find the others with the help of it right?" Anna said as she left with a cheeky wave.

"How do you knew?" Harry asked shocked.

"Remember about me not telling you lies."

At his nod she continued, "I'll maybe tell you later about it. I can't promise it. But if I can I would. Alright? For now I won't lie to you about it. Now let's get some ice cream from Florean Fortescue's."

They ate the ice cream then Anna brought them back to Little Whinging, but after renting a mail box under the name Haps. It was their initials jumbled together. They were going to check it every two weeks.

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A/N: Tell me your opinion on the story, chapter, characters. Do you think the story is too centered on Anna? Harry doesn't get enough screen time? The story is feeling boring? If you feel like that about the story then review and tell me so. Anything you want to advice about, then review. Please review, fav and follow, so I know you are at least interested in the story. Constructive criticism appreciated. Hoping you will review, Novarkek.