Legally what's considered pure blood in my story: At the very least, one must have all magical grandparents to be considered pure-blood (So legally by the Ministry of Magic which is why Arcturus will consider a half-blood for his plans if there from the correct lineage)

Extremists would require no known Muggle ancestors. Thus, some would consider the children of Harry and Ginny Potter to be pure-bloods because all four of their grandparents — James and Lily Potter, as well as Arthur and Molly Weasley — were wizards and witches. Others, however, would consider them half-bloods because their paternal grandmother was Muggle-born, thus they have known Muggle ancestry.

– Taken from wiki/Blood_Status

Chapter 2 Life at the Greengrass: Balls and Arcturus Lord of the Noble Ancient House of Black

Arcturus Lord of the Noble Ancient House of Black dragged his hands over the family tree. Sirius kissed by dementors for a crime he didn't commit, Regulus killed by the Dark Lord for reason's unknown, Bellatrix rotting away in Azkaban for crimes for crimes to hideous to contemplate, Andromeda refusing his invite to be invited back to the Black family because she blamed him for not doing more stop Sirius death, and finally Narcissa and her traitorous husband who with five others assured Sirius would get no trail and they also assured he would receive the dementor's kiss if he had any say in it they wouldn't receive a single knut or property of the Blacks. The only thing that Arcturus lived for was revenge and one last desperate gamble to restore the House of Black. He had put his wizardmont seat on hiatus several years ago and began drinking what else was there to hope for but an early death. His only remaining child Lucretia tried her best to make him stop but unknown to her it had only stopped because he had come with this plan to destroy his enemies while at the same time restoring House Black looking down at his parchment that listed the current ministry's parties he noticed the Greengrass family was holding a dance tonight perhaps he would find a suitable candidate there would need either need a powerful half-blood or a pureblood for his plans. He also had to look at more than just power he had to choose someone who was wise as well.

Harry had been eyeing the smug grins that Daphne, Astoria, and Emma had been giving him the past week with weary anticipation. The reason for their smug grins was the yearly ball they held and of course Harry was required to go. Not only that their smug grins were also in remembrance of the shopping trip three days hence where he had been reduced to packing mule know every time they saw him they were reminded of him carrying six large bags and not being able to see in front of him. Breaking him out of his thoughts was Daphne leaning against the door,

"For your complaining about the shopping trip you sure look handsome"

Remembering one of the compliments Marian had suggested Harry replied, "You look absolutely ravishing"

Smiling Daphne replied, "Smart answer Harry know I have to get you to your two dates because I know for a fact that Astoria and Lilith have been waiting patiently for you to escort them already a lady's man and your only eight as your honorary big sister I'm very proud"

Blushing slightly Harry thought back to last Friday when both Lilith and Astoria had asked him to the dance at the same time their squabble went on till Harry interrupted saying would escort them both, "I suppose that we best get going then I bet Luna and Boris already waiting and Neville's is your escort"

Daphne nodded, "He is"

When they got down the stairs Lilith was in a golden colored dress while Astoria was in a bright red. Going up to them Harry bowed to both taking a coin out of his pocket,

"Unless you ladies have any objections I ask you to call for the right to determine who gets the first dance"

Astoria sighed, "Heads"

Lilith smiled, "I suppose that leaves me with tails"

Harry smiled, "Very well"

Looking down at the coin Harry went up to Lilith bowing, "Lady Lilith would you do me the honor of the first dance," Then turning to Astoria, "Lady Astoria would you do me the honor of the second dance"

Blushing lightly and each taking one of Harry's arms, "You do Mr. Potter"

Without further comment Harry took Astoria and Lilith out to the dance floor. After three dances with both Astoria and Lilith with a promise of a last dance each before the night was out he decided to hang out and chat with Boris and Neville. After several minutes of chatting Harry noticed the body language of every adult in the room changed from pleasant to guarded caution the person who caused this change stood in the middle of the room he wore top of the lines robes, his eyes were steel grey, his features aristocratic, and the way he carried himself demanded respect making you want to obey his will. Noticing everyone was hesitant to even approach the man much less converse with him. Harry decided to summon his famous Potter courage if the man had made the time to go to the party he deserved a least a conversation not that Harry thought what he could say to the man would be of interest to him. However Harry figured that it couldn't hurt to try. Walking to the man Harry gave a slight bow he bowed slightly and greeted him with his most authoritative voice,

"May your magic flow freely my lord I'm Harry Potter heir to the Noble Ancient House of Potter I do not believe I've ever made your acutance before so may I ask your name"

The man smiled grimly, "May your magic flow freely as well young heir as for my name it is Lord Arcturus Black Head of the Noble Ancient House of Black"

Harry's mind quickly spun at this revelation, "I never knew my godfather Sirius Black but in my parents journals they spoke often of his sharp mind, his compassion, his wisdom that came only on occasion, and his absolute loyalty to the ones he loved. I regret not having his guidance in my parent's stead however perhaps ever once in a while I could come over tea so you can import some of your wisdom in his stead"

Smiling slightly Arcturus responded, "Well said heir Potter I'd be honored if you consider me a counselor and guide perhaps we could exchange some owl post and if your guardians agree we could arrange a meeting at a later date however I'm certain that a young man such as yourself has young ladies to dance with and young man to banter with"

Smiling slightly Harry bowed, "Than I shall hopefully be talking to you in some form soon sir"

Later that night Arcturus Black was in the garden at Black Manor staring up at the stars the first magical Black's named themselves after stars because they were the one thing that shone through the blackness of space. The first Black's hoped despite their family's darkness they could harness some sort of light and shine through it. Taking a swig of his very fine wine Arcturus decided upon his course taking a white chess king piece out of his pocket in the game to restore the House of Black Harry would be his white king he hoped despite was he had to do to the boy for his plan to succeed he would still shine through the darkness being the white king who would guide the next black through the darkness that seemed to plague his family as a light breeze came over him he whispered his family's moto over and over again like a prayer,

"Toujours Pur"

Yes young Harry would truly need a pure soul for his plan to succeed.

Chapter 3 Life at the Greengrass: Perlington, Rituals, and Daphne's Dream

Harry had certainly been busy the last four and half months at the Greengrass home classes, balls, horseback riding, dealing with spirits capable of processing people, and prying several good stories from Aunt Emma using his Potter charm. Speaking of Potter charm he had convinced the girls that at the end of the day to help him with the final stage of the Perlington treasure hunt. So far he had found six of the seven markers Marian would tell him the last clue today and as a reward for finding the last marker he would be told the password for the secret room and which portrait it was behind. After getting dressed for the day he rushed out of the room finding Daphne who as always bore herself in a most regal manner,

"Good morning as always when we head to Perlington later in the day you look overly happy"

Smiling Harry replied, "It just feels so right when I'm there I'm not really sure how to explain it"

Daphne nodded, "I understand know lets go down to breakfast before Astoria eats it all"

Without another word Harry followed Daphne down the stairs. The rest of the day leading up to going to Perlington passed far too slowly for Harry's taste especially the last lesson of the day. After which Harry with a beaming smile headed toward the floo followed by an excited Astoria and a seemingly uncaring Daphne. As Harry stepped through the floo and into Perlington he felt his heir ring faintly glow and caring comfortable magic surround him. Bringing him out of his thoughts was Astoria's excited voice,

"Stop daydreaming Harry we got a treasure marker and a secret room to find there's no time to waste"

Nodding Harry led them to Phillips portrait, "Good morning Phillip"

Smiling Phillip responded in his usual gruff tone, "To you as well young Harry you brought your beautiful companions along I see"

Daphne spoke up, "Were certainly more than just beautiful companions were witches"

Phillip grinned in response, "That you both are please take care of young Harry and do your best to keep him out of too much trouble"

Rolling her eyes Daphne said, "He's a Potter trouble finds him one way or another"

Then Astoria hugged Harry, "I agree but we will do our best anyway"

Phillip nodded, "Good so I take you are here to search for the final marker in our traditional Potter scavenger hunt"

Harry nodded eagerly, "Right but first we have to get our clue"

Phillips portrait swung open, "Carry on then it's been nice talking to you Harry and to you as well Ladies of Greengrass"

As they were walking toward Marian's portrait Harry said, "Phillips is a pretty polite isn't he"

Daphne sighed, "Except for the fact that he doesn't see us as anything more than pretty woman who hang upon your arms eagerly awaiting your next words"

Astoria snorted, "You're such a drama queen he's load better than Jesse Greengrass he's a sexist pig"

Daphne drawled a response, "I suppose that is true"

Marian's sing song voice interrupted their conversation, "Harry you already have ladies hanging on your arms I'm so proud" Astoria seemed embarrassed while Daphne just gave Marian a deathly glare. Laughing lightly Marian gave Harry a wink before continuing, "I'm only joking ladies though I ask you to keep in mind that my many times great grandson has many fine attributes"

Daphne rolled her eyes, "That is beside the point as Harry has been reminding us all day were here for a scavenger hunt"

Looking entirely too smug Marian changed to a pompous tone and Harry took out his notebook so he could write the clue word for word, "Very well we should get down to business then the seventh clue is thus on the seventh right turn light you will find to find the clue you will have to see the darkest light"

Marians portrait then swung open Daphne frowned, "So where do these passages lead Harry?"

"These passageways lead to a secret entrance for every room in Perlington"

As they entered the passageway Marian gave one last word of encouragement, "Good luck my young adventurers"

The corridor they had crawl through it was lit by white crystal that emitted a feint white light. For twenty five minutes they crawled through the windy passageways take eight right turns when they finally came upon a small opening that they were able to stand in. In the middle of the room was a small ball of light,

Frowning Daphne said, "So the darkest light there doesn't seem to be any part of this room that is lighted less than the other parts"

Everyone looked at the light ball for several minutes no ideas coming to mind Harry looked at Daphne and Astoria Harry said, "I think we should sit down and think"

Not having any better ideas they sat down after several minutes Harry looked down at his faintly glowing heir ring raising it up he had it capture some of the light it created a dark beam of light that landed on floor revealing a part of a word. Daphne looked at Harry with a smug smile,

"I suppose that answers that particular question however we need something bigger than your ring otherwise we will be here all day"

Astoria who was staring at the floor, "I think this tile that I was sitting on can be opened"

When they pried the tile piece open they found a black tinted mirror putting the mirror in front of the ball of light revealed a white painted message on the floor stating a riddle that they had to solve,

What's coming but Never Arrives?

After several long minutes and random guesses later Astoria arrived at the solution,

"I think I know the answer do you have a last guess Daphne?"

Daphne looked at her sister, "I despise guessing games, but I do not"

Smiling even wider Astoria asked Harry, "Any more guesses Harry?"

Shrugging slightly Harry replied, "I do not"

Astoria than shouted, "its tomorrow"

Like magic a small black pedestal appeared with the last marker which was a blue scarf. Bouncing excitedly the eight year old Harry gave Astoria and Daphne quick hugs,

"Thanks for your help I've wanted to find this room for ages"

Daphne sighed ruffling his hair, "You, and your sparkling green eyes"

Astoria smiled as Harry attempted to flatten his hair, "I personally think they shine more than sparkle but I agree with the sentiment"

Not knowing quite what either of the girls meant Harry decided upon the safest reply he could think of, "Thank you"

As they left with the blue ribbon they did feel somewhat accomplished all too soon they were back talking to Marian's portrait,

"Good job everyone now the secret room is behind Terra Potter in the library and the password is" Marian stopped looking at their eager faces, "Where was I again?"

Harry tilted his head and rolled his eyes before replying, "Marian you were talking about Terra's portrait in the library"

Marian smiled mischievously, "thank you as I was saying the password is the Potter family moto To be rather than to seem it means that no matter what happens you have to be who you are rather than seem to be someone you are truly not"

Harry smiled at that, "I like it so Daphne does your family have a moto?"

Daphne and Astoria both replied to the request, "To be judged on our actions"

Harry nodded, "That's a pretty good one"

A couple minutes later they arrive outside of Terra's portrait Harry decided that it would be very impolite to just say the password without speaking to her,

"Hello Terra I haven't met you before what did you do for a profession?"

Terra smiled brightly at Harry, "Well Harry I was the politician and the treasurer while I was alive my father was more interested in creating spells while my brother was the adventurer type"

Looking at Terra questioningly Harry asked, "So did you enjoy it?"

Terra smiled, "That I did creating political alliances to achieve legislation that benefited people and investing in business that helped shape our family fortune that you inherited was a challenging wholesome career"

Harry smiled, "Well I'll make sure to talk with you more later right know I'm really curious to know what's behind your portrait the password is to be rather to than to seem"

As the portrait swung open Terra said, "I'd like that very much Harry even when I visit other portraits it can get rather boring around here"

The room that was revealed was a large study with a large desk on the desk there was a small contraption that if opened would produce stars on the ceiling, a box full of the finest quills, a large amount of paper, and an unopened black box. In front the desk was a Potter family tree and behind was the comfortable looking office chair that and a second portrait for Marian which then spoke stopping their observation of the room,

"This is the head of the houses private study on the desk there's a black box which has your reward for successfully completing the scavenger hunt"

Walking up to the desk Harry picked up the black box inside were twelve emerald rings while Marian explained their purpose,

"Traditional these were given to the siblings and cousins of the Potter household so they could also find one another and it can tell if the wearer is alive or not since I know Harry considers you two part of his family I thought it would be an appropriate gift for you all"

When they put the rings each glowed softly than turned invisible and each one of them could feel a slight bond forming in their heads. After taking one last look at the room they left Daphne spoke first,

"So while were here is there anything else you need?"

Harry nodded, "Your mom gave me a list of healing rituals she wanted me to look for"

Astoria looked around the library, "Seems were in the right place"

Harry smiled, "That would have been true a hundred and fifty years ago before the ministry started regulating and outlawing certain ritual magic so we decided to hide it a bit more thoroughly"

Daphne frowned, "Since we have healing rituals in our library I take it's not illegal"

Harry shrugged, "True however we have illegal battle rituals"

Astoria's eyes lit in interest, "Could I look at them Harry please"

"Most of the battle ritual books won't even let me open their cover until I'm seventeen or I can convince the portrait Alexander that my need is dire"

Daphne patted her pouting sister on the head, "I'll suppose you'll have to wait till Harry's seventeen to pauperize your enemies into dust"

Harry shook his head at the familiar scene and led them toward the armory as they started bickering with each other half-heartedly. When Harry opened the Alexander's portrait to reveal the ritual library as Harry called it the girls let out a gasp. On both sides of the wall were shelves of rituals that were divided into a few broad categories family and sex rituals, battle rituals, necromancy rituals, elemental rituals, and healing rituals. Within each of these categories they were further divided between two to five subcategories.

"So what do you think of the Potter collection?"

Astoria smirked, "You shouldn't have let us here that password"

Harry shrugged, "I not to terribly worried I can change the password at any time"

Daphne smirked, "So you'll turn into another guessing game"

Shrugging and giving a slight smile Harry went to the healing section taking out the list of healing rituals he was looking for and began pulling out books. Daphne and Astoria than began browsing as in if searching for buried treasure. Fifteen minutes later Harry was done while Astoria was looking extremely pouty because she was not only caring her stack of ritual books but Daphne's as well.

"Don't give me that Tori it's a little sister's privilege to carry her big sister's book"

Astoria gave her sister a disgusted look, "It's not a privilege to lug your books around"

Sensing a fight was imminent Harry intervened, "I can carry some of them Astoria"

This was apparently the wrong thing to say in a controlled voice Astoria said, "You shouldn't have to Harry you have your own pile"

Looking entirely too smug Daphne picked up half of Astoria's book and put them onto Harry's pile,

"The perfect gentlemen"

Astoria gritted her teeth, "Harry James Potter you won't allow Daphne to get away with this"

Harry just smiled sliding four of the books into Daphne's outstretched hands, "I wasn't about to come on it's almost dinner time"

When they all walked out Daphne still had a triumphant expression on her face she had only four book while Harry had ten and Astoria had six,

"So how long can we have the books for Harry?"

Harry smiled, "After a month they automatically return here unless I change the date with my heir ring"

Daphne nodded, "Well that's fairly convenient"

Harry grinned widely, "It is one of the many reason I simply love magic"

They flooed home and went about their evening routine. Later that night clutching his stuffed phoenix Flame in bed Harry was unable to fall asleep so decided going up to the roof and watching the stars might help. Harry exited his room as quietly as he could heading up another flight of stairs and opening the small door leading up to the viewing balcony Daphne was already there seemingly lost in thought. Raising her hand with her ring visible,

"Hello Harry"

Sitting on a chair next to Daphne Harry said, "Well it looks like we're going to have a hard time sneaking up on each other"

Daphne smirked, "Only if were focusing on the ring at the time otherwise its fair game"

For the next few minutes they sat in companionable silence just staring up at the stars the only sound being the rustling of the wind,

"So what's the Phoenix's name?"

Clutching it Harry said, "Flame Luna made it for me at Christmas"

Nodding Daphne replied, "Have I ever told you about my dream?"

"I don't think you have"

Staring at the starry sky Daphne smile, "It's to see as much of the world as I possibly can it doesn't matter where Germany, France, Japan, I just want to see it"

Looking thoughtful Harry replied, "If you need a traveling companion I wouldn't mind joining you for a trip or two"

Smirking Daphne said, "I may need a handsome man to carry my bags around"

"I feel you're not joking about that but it does sound like a promise to me"

"I'll have Astoria carry some of my bags as well I'd feel guilty if you had to carry all of them"

Yawning sleepily Harry replied, "I'm glad you have a heart now I think I better get back to bed because otherwise I'll fall asleep out here so good night Daphne"

Getting up out of her chair Daphne smiled, "Sounds like a good idea good night to you as well Harry"

With that they headed to bed feeling a little closer than before

Points if you can identify the Lion King Reference

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