Chapter 6
31 JULY 1990
Gringots City training pits
"Cowards I tell you. Does not even have the decency to show up for his death! How disgraceful can Gringots get to allow such a THING to represent it?" Diamond Fist paraded up and down the outside of the fighting ring.
When he RAN off to get ready for the battle, he actually ran off to get changed into the best armour gold could buy.
He wore a head piece of solid cold, studded with gems to enhance its beauty.
His chest plate could support a small country for a few decades if one could count the gems laid in it.
His legs were covered from hip to toe in chainmail fit for a king.
At his right hip he wore a massive battle axe and on his left arm, a magnificent shield with the Diamond clan emblem on it.
The emblem was simple yet beautiful; it showed a flawless cut REAL diamond in a setting of rubies and emerald as a background, creating a picture of the diamond being dug out of the ground.
"This duel has not even started and you already seek your death from my people? How forward of you Diamond Fist. Cannot even wait the allotted time for your opponent to arrive in the ring. A little bit too eager I would say!" Ragnarok spoke from the entrance to the pits.
Behind him stood Harry and behind him stood Sirius.
"I am being called a coward, yet here I stand with nothing more than a shirt, pant, UNDERWEAR and sandals. You stand there with gilded golden garb fit for kings and weapons suited for war." Harry said in a clear unimpressed voice while he slowly walked over to the ring.
"It is my right to display MY standing above yours human! You should feel very privileged to even see this outfit!" Diamond Fist spat at Harry and posed for extra effect.
"I am confused. Is this a honour duel or a fashion show?" Harry asked while he thumbed in Diamond Fist's direction.
The crowd went ballistic with laughter.
"It is not MY fault you have no Family History to wear. It is a shame actually, I would guess you are a slave here, but you do not even have a collar to represent you!" Diamond Fist declared and made a waving motion with his hand towards the crowd.
"I that the reason then? You don't know who I am so you assume I am nobody? I was right Chief Ragnarok, he IS a BIG ASS!" Harry said loudly as he turned away from a now spitting mad Diamond Fist.
"Allow me the honour of introducing you to the ring please MY Lord." Sirius said as he walked into the fighting pit.
"GOBLINS! Your silence and attention to the ring if you please? We are gathered here this day to witness the honour duel between two who does not know the other. To my right, I introduce to you Goblin Master Diamond Fist, Head of the Diamond mine in the West Country!" Sirius spoke in a clear SONORUS voice.
The crowd gave a polite clap and went silent without further fanfare.
The silence was actually so absolute it began to hurt their ears.
"To my left I introduce to you, Lord Harry James Swiftfoot Potter-Black-Slytherin-Ravenclaw. Son of Lord and Lady Potter of the Most Noble and Most Ancient House of Potter. Heir and Godson to Lord Sirius Orion Black. Heir and descendant to the Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Lord Slytherin. Heir and descendant to the Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Ravenclaw. Adopted son to Clan Gringots and Magic appointed Guardian to the Nation." Sirius finished with the same tone of voice as his introduction of Diamond Fist.
The crowd went ballistic again.
Diamond Fist was a slight shade of grey by the beginning of the introduction. His eyes were bulging and he was standing in a pool of his own making.
Harry bowed his head in respect to his Godfather and entered the ring.
Diamond Fist did not move.
"BULLSHIT! I call for evidence to your claim of this human!" Diamond Finger shouted from next to his father, trying to change the mood in the pit, but only succeeding in ramping up the volume.
"Come to me please Delica." Harry hissed.
"Ha-ha funny, thought you could just make up some…" the word died in Diamond Finger's throat as a dragon the size of a large horse walked past him and his father and settled next to Harry.
"May I introduce to you my Bonded Familiar, Delica. She is an element hatched water dragon who bonded to me on my 4th birth day." Harry waved his hand in the dragon's direction and bowed his head to her in a show of respect.
Diamond Fist and his son were stunned to silent fear.
"That should prove the Slytherin side I think. As for the Ravenclaw side, call on ANY animal you choose. Living or extinct and I will talk with them as you talk with me now." Harry said and stepped back to allow for an animal to be brought forward.
Thinking fast, Diamond Fist called for a Gryphon of the Pharaoh dynasty.
Giving a small smirk in believed triumph, he did not see the sad shake of the heads from the crowd around him.
"You call for a Mythical Creature, believed to have served the Egyptian Pharaohs to come forward for your test? Are you sure you want to call on a Guardian of crypts older than any of your forefathers?" Ragnarok asked and looked at Diamond Fist with seriousness.
"Not afraid are we? Should I rather call forth a small innocent puppy and have the human bark at it?" Diamond Fist sneered his best sneer and waited for a hopeful "YES".
"Nope, fine by me. I was just checking if we were on the same page here." Ragnarok said in an off handed manner as he turned to Harry and said. "The floor is yours Harry."
Harry gave a weak smile and massive sigh.
"I hate calling that feather brain!"
Diamond Fist was between fainting and laughing his head off.
"PETRA you are summoned for a task asked for in the sight of battle." Harry said in a flat voice and covered his eyes with his left hand.
Everybody else followed his move except Diamond Fist and his dumbstruck son.
They soon realised their error as a massive gust of wind blew sand in their eyes with the appearance of the majestic PETRA the Gryphon.
"Hey Harry, hows it going? Whats up with the super serious summons?" PETRA asked Harry telepathically.
"Thank you for hearing my plea PETRA. You were summoned here by my opponent, Diamond Fist, in the sight of an honour duel, to prove my heritage to the line of Ravenclaw." Harry said in English to satisfy the request.
"Yeah ok sure, whatever. What do you want me to do?" PETRA asked with annoyance.
"A show of course, what else would satisfy a pompous ass like that?" Harry nodded his head in the direction of Diamond Fist and had to bite his check as PETRA looked around and GIGGLED at the sight of the MOST overdressed Goblin she has ever laid her eyes on.
The sound that escaped her beak to the rest of the crowd sounded like an angry growl and silence followed quickly.
"Ask your proof Diamond Fist, She does not have all day to stand around and wait for a mortal like you to decide what he wants!" Harry said and waited for the request.
"Make her bite that goblin!" Diamond Claw demanded and pointed to a nearby Goblin.
"Are you demented?" Harry asked and shook his head in effort not to simply walk over and slap the shit out of the pompous ass.
"I cannot DEMAND her to do anything. I could ASK her though to bite your head off and save us all the misery of your stupidity!" Harry said with a bit of a sharp toothed smile.
Diamond Fist grew a few more shades of grey and stepped back a little more.
PETRA was enjoying the attention and fear this Goblin was showing her and played it to the maximum.
Turning her body slowly to the same direction her head was already pointed in, she gave a low and menacing warning hiss and flared her golden mane.
Diamond Fist stood his ground, but an awkward smell filled the arena.
"Oh come on! I did not even get to the good part yet and he has already soiled himself!" PETRA moaned and moved back from the quivering goblin.
Whispers and pointed fingers followed her growl of disgust and soon a wave of laughter followed that.
"Enough of this foolery. We came here to see a fight of honour! Not a grown goblin soiling himself!" Ragnarok shouted into the noise and calmed the crowd down enough to speak.
"We give you time to clean your person and return to the pit. None of us want to experience the human saying of seeing SHIT FLY." Ragnarok said and pointed to a nearby alcove where the training students would normally bath or shower after practice.
"You can leave now if you want PETRA, or you can stay and watch the show." Harry invited the Gryphon and moved to his side of the pit where he waited for the return of the already disgraced Goblin.
"I think I will stay and watch the SHIT FLY. Besides, I haven't had this much fun since the last time we met, which by the way has been way to long ago! Are you trying to avoid me or something? Did I do something wrong? Was it my breath? Or my hair? Did I snore or something? Tell me, tell me, tell me!" PETRA spoke quickly in a moaning childlike voice.
"It was that!" Harry pointed to the sulking Gryphon.
"The way you speak and demand everything from everybody like a petulant child! I have tried to ignore it over the years out of respect for you and I have failed! I cannot take it any longer. Get a grip on your manners and be the Mythical Beast you are supposed to be! Bloody hell, you are a Gryphon for Magic shake!" Harry blurted out and looked PETRA in the eye the whole time.
There was absolute silence as the crowd looked on as Harry waved his arms about and pointed at the massive creature before him, while hissing and chirping like a mad man.
A FEW MINUTES LATER
Diamond Fist and his son walked heads held high back into the training area.
Harry took this as his cue.
"Today is the day of my birth. I have been challenged to an honour duel by a Goblin I have never seen or met, who insulted me purely because he thought his standing higher that mine in pompous pride. Yet I stand before you as I am. Not hidden behind expensive armour and insulting demands." Harry spoke to the silent crowd.
"I stand here as an equal to ANY goblin here, man woman AND child. I grew up in these tunnels alongside all of you. You fed me from your tables when I was hungry and warmed by your fires when I was cold. None of you turned a blind eye to my childhood or the reason I became family to you. You accepted me for me and that was the end of it." He said as he waved his hand in a circle to include every goblin he could see.
"A madman murdered my parent because he fancied himself mightier than those around him and he was defeated by a mere human woman with magic as her only weapon. His arrogance blinded him to her true power and he paid for it with his life." Harry said as he turned to look directly at Diamond Fist.
"You stand here today in the same way as Voldemort stood before my mother. Arrogance and pride was your end, not my blade." Harry said with a hint of sorrow in his voice.
"Life is precious and must be respected and cherished in any form. Human, goblin, elf, dragon, gryphon, whatever. No one has a right greater than the next to see the sun rise in the morning or set at night." Harry said his say and stepped forward into the position of the honour duel.
"I hope with your death, others will learn their lesson in life and the respect of the lives of others."
Diamond Fist stepped into the ring with even more arrogance than before and armed himself with his axe.
"Let's dance shall we?" Harry said as he lifted his sword and nodded his head towards his opponent.
Diamond Fist just raised an eyebrow and charged at Harry.