The Wolf, The Ram, and The Potter
Chapter 001 – A Destiny Unknown…
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On Harry's first visit to Gringotts, the Goblins take him to a Bank Supervisor, who tells him of an unknown family connection. Now the Heir of the Hart Family, Hadrian James Potter-Hart will be in for the time of his life; politics, demons, and powers are just a taste of the new life.
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Harry looked around as they entered Gringotts; while the rest of Diagon Alley looked amazing, there was something about the large marble building that resonated within him.
All of his life, ever since he could remember, he had always felt hollow, like something was missing. Now that they entered the monolithic building, that feeling was starting to fade.
He snapped back to reality as they entered one of the numerous lines leading to the tellers. The line was moving somewhat fast, but that was to be expected; magic must make things a bit easier. About three minutes later, the line in front of them ended, allowing them to finally withdraw what they needed.
"Yes?" The Goblin manning the counter they were at sneered, showing exactly how much he appreciated them being at his counter.
"Mornin," Hagrid said with a smile, either not noticing or not caring about the goblin's displeasure, "We need to withdraw the content of Vault Seven-hundred and Thirteen, as well as Vault Eight-Hundred and Two." As he spoke he withdrew a letter and a key. "Oh, the key for the latter Vault was lost, so I was hoping that you could make a new one for us as well."
The Goblin sneered again as he read the letter and looked at the key closely. "This seems to be in order. Now," the Goblin said, pulling a bowl filled with a metallic liquid that reminded him of liquid silver, as well as an ornate dagger, before switching his gaze over to me. "Prick your finger with this knife into the bowl, and any and all keys that you are allowed access to will be created.
"When you do this, your name and available vaults will appear on this paper." At this point, he pulled out a piece of parchment, before tapping the dagger with it.
As I nervously reached toward the knife, the goblin caught my hand, tilting my head up with his other so were looking in each other's eyes. "A warning; if you and your companion happen to be lying about having that vault, or any at all, the consequences for your foolish actions will be dire."
After he let go of my hand, I again reached toward the blade, although slower than before. Nervous, I tapped the blade to my left index finger, releasing a drop or two of blood before the wound sealed itself shut. Surprised, I looked toward the knife, only to see the blood on the blade vanish.
"The blade is enchanted to heal the wounds it causes and Vanish all blood or flesh that remains on the blade, the reason being that in the Wizarding World, the only thing more powerful than Blood is one's True Name." The goblin said as he pulled the dagger from my fingers.
As he slipped it back under the counter, he kept on talking. "You have a name, and a True Name, which, in the wrong hands, can be used to control you, or worse. So, Mr. Potter," the goblin said, taking a look at the paper, "once you find out what it is, be sure to never tell anyone you don't trust with your life and soul."
After he was finished speaking, he reached into the top of the bowl, and pulled out four keys. After checking the paper quickly, he then gave Hagrid's original key and one of the four new ones to Hagrid, and the other three to Harry.
"The Potter Family connection is confirmed to be true; I don't know what the other three vaults are, but that is none of my concern. The paper will tell you about your vaults, so you'll want to hang on to that."
As they were led to the cart, to head to Hadgrid's vault (Harry insisted that they go there first, so that he could look over the paper), he unfolded the paper, right as the ink stopped appearing on the paper.
Birth Name: Hadrian James Potter
Date of Birth: July 31st, 1980
Mother: Lillian Rose Potter nee Evans – deceased October 31st, 1981
Father: James Gabriel Hart Potter – deceased October 31st, 1981
Magical Guardian: Sirius Orion Black – Living
Vaults in Current Possession – 4
Vault 0802 – Potter Family Vault – No Withdraws Allowed until 17 or Emancipated – Access Allowed
Vault 2953 – Hadrian Potter Trust Vault – Withdraws and Access Allowed – No Withdraws over 1,000 Galleons per Month – No Artifact Withdraw Allowed until 17
Vault 2512 – Lily Evens Vault – No Artifact Withdraw Allowed until 17
Vault 0003 – Hart Family Vault – No Withdraws Allowed until Acceptance of the Family Ring as well as the Reading of the Family Motto and Oath
Hereditas directus of:
The Most Noble and Ancient House of Potter – Hereditas Primus – FINALIZED
The Ancient House of Black – Hereditas Primus – To be Finalized Upon Death of Lord Black
The Noble House of Peverell - Hereditas Primus – To be Finalized Upon the Acceptance of the Family Ring and Oath as well as the Reading of the Family Motto
The Most Noble and Most Elderly House of Hart – Hereditas Singulus - To be Finalized Upon the Acceptance of the Family Ring as well as the Reading of the Family Motto
After the Goblin opened the vault up for Hagrid, Harry went up to him and asked him, "Um, can I ask you something; I don't know what some, well, most of this stuff means."
As Hagrid started walking back, the Goblin turned toward him. "I might know a bit about it, but it would be better if you were to ask one of the Vault Supervisors; not only will they have info on almost every Vault there is, but they would have access to info others, like me, wouldn't."
Satisfied for the moment, they proceeded to head to his Trust Vault, and withdrew about 100 Galleons. After they got back on the surface, he proceeded to, after satisfying Hagrid's questions on whether or not he'd be able to get his stuff on his own until he got back, follow Griphook (the Goblin who had taken them down), who had said he could escort Harry to one of the Supervisors.
After walking for about 5 minutes through twisting halls, they ended in front of a door that looked exactly like the rest. "Here is Snarlclaw's office. He is the one that would know the most about matters such as this."
As Griphook walked away, Harry looked at the door with a bit of trepidation, before slowly knocking on the steel door. Almost immediately, he heard a response ushering him inside.
Snarlclaw the Goblin was tall for a Goblin, almost 4'6", with silvering hair and a pair of half-moon glasses perched on the top of his nose. He didn't look as strict as the rest of the Goblin's he had seen, but Harry was sure that he could be as mean as needed if it were needed.
"Ah, Mr. Potter; I was informed you were coming. What is it you need?"
"Uh," Harry paused, before taking a seat in one of the chairs provided for such a reason and continuing on, "I am curious about some of the… Hereditas directus I believe it's called, some of that stuff."
Snarlclaw's brow scrunched up. "Hereditas directus is the list of Families which you can and possibly will become the Head of. The Potter Family, as you might be able to imagine, is what you can become the head of, and from the looks of the paper, that is already in the finalized steps.
"When it says finalized like it does, that means that if you live for one year beyond the time it says it's finalized, than you can become the head of the Family."
The Goblin took a sip of the water on his desk before continuing. "While that would be a lot of responsibility, you can provide a Proxy to take over, but that can be explained later. Now, onto the next Family; the Black Family is your Godfather's Family, and–"
"My Godfather…" Harry said, stunned.
"Yes Mr. Potter, your Godfather. Sirius Black, before the death of your parents and the…unfortunate event that that occurred afterwards, he declared you the Hereditas Primus, or First Heir, of the Black Family. However, that won't come into effect until he, the Lord Black, dies, so you don't have to worry about that for a bit.
"Now, the Peverell Family…" At this, the Goblin sighed before rubbing his brow with his thumb and index fingers. "While it has been thought for a bit by Goblin-kind that a family was descended from the Peverell lines, most of Wizarding Europe has thought them dead for almost a millennia. In fact, it is long thought that they were one of the first Wizarding Families to ever truly die off.
"The Peverell Family…according to the Inheritance Paper here, it will be finalized upon the Acceptance of the Family Ring, as well as the reading of the Oath and Family Motto."
"Wait," Harry said, a bit confused. "What do you mean, what about a Ring, Oath, and Motto?"
"To become a Head, you always need to wear the Family Ring, but for some Families, they enchanted the Ring so only one of their Blood could wear it. Sometimes, you need a certain amount of Magical Power, but other times, it's something else. In addition, some Families put an Oath down, a kind of Unbreakable Oath-like thing which can kill if broken. The last thing, the Family Motto, is just a formality I believe."
Now, onto the different Titles in front of the Familie-"
"Um, excuse me, but what about the last Family?" Harry asked, confused as the Goblin Supervisor's face crumpled up in confusion and a bit of annoyance.
"What do you happen to be talking about, Mr. Potter? There are only 3 Families on this list; Potter, Black, and Peverell."
"That's impossible," Harry said, "There's 4 names; Potter, Black, Peverell, and Hart."
Before he could even tell what was happening, the Goblin reached across his desk and grabbed his throat, pulling him halfway across his desk. "What did you just say?" The Goblin raged, eyes wide with spittle flying. "Where did you learn that name?"
"I-I-I's on that Inheritance Paper thing; it reads 'The Most Noble and Most Elderly House of Hart!' That's the truth, I swear!"
The Goblin's fingers loosened before falling away as he sank back into his chair, his face showing how stunned he was. "That's…that's impossible…it can't be possible…it just can't…" he started to mumble to himself.
"Um, Mr. Snarlclaw, what's wrong?" Harry squeaked out, obviously still freaked out about what had happened.
"Hand me that paper again." The Goblin said, pointing towards where the Inheritance Paper had fallen during his miniature psychotic break as he pulled out a bottle of whisky and a shot glass. As he started pouring himself a shot of the amber-ish liquid, he watched Harry pick up the paper, before bringing it to him.
As he glanced at the paper, he saw it was as he feared. Right after Family Peverell, The Noble House, he saw a flicker of light before the inclusion of a fourth family name; Family Hart, The Most Noble and Most Elderly House. 'And one of the worst Families in existence.'
"Mr. Potter…I'm sorry I snapped at you; this…this is…unexpected…to say the least…Mr. Potter. Mr. Potter, do you know who or…what the Hart Family is?"
"Uhh...no, I don't. Am I supposed to?" Harry was understandably a bit scared, and thought it would be good to go cautiously for a bit.
"Mr. Potter, I have another question for you. Have you ever heard of a law agency named Wolfram and Hart?"
"Uh, no, I haven't. Am I somehow related? Is it important?"
"Yes Mr. Potter," Snarlclaw said, a grim look on his face. "Yes it does. It's very important."
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Hey all, it's Zoanzon with an important note; this will not be a Harry Potter/BtVS (and Angel story), but HP/Dresden Files. It's said that in Angel that Wolfram and Hart is a multi-dimensional law firm, so I'm just thinking some something like they pulled out and the Hart family is just a remnant (a serious one of course, but a remnant). It may have different crossovers, be they ideas people "borrowed" or actual crossovers, but those will be the main two.
Also, I cannot claim credit for this idea on my own; this is MarcusRowland from TwistingTheHellmouth's Challenge #2315 – The Wolf, The Ram, and Harry Potter. However, this which I am writing is NOT going to follow his challenge, due to the fact that his is centered around HP/Angel Crossover, and I haven't seen enough of that to pull that off.
Instead, I am, as I stated two paragraphs above, going to try and make this into a HP/Dresden Files X-Over, if it goes beyond this anyways.