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Harry Potter a different life
Chapter 9
Once they were back in the Bank Bogrod led them into his office. When they entered they saw McGonagall, Amelia and Susan waiting for them.
"Lily? James?" asked Amelia nervously. They nodded and Amelia run over to hug them. When they were done McGonagall stood up and hugged them as well. "It´s so good to see you again" Amelia said slightly crying.
"I´ve never thought it would happen" said McGonagall as well crying. After a few minutes they settled down onto the chairs.
"Maybe the Kids should go and eat some ice cream this will probably too boring for them" Amelia suggested.
"That is a good idea. Harry, Emily please take care of Marc and Charlotte don´t let them wander of" Lily said firmly. They nodded and left the office.
"Okay now…we are here to discuss the matter of Sirius Black" Bogrod started.
"We really need to get him out of Azkaban soon but now that you two are back it will be easier to get him free" Amelia said. "Also I hope you will find my daughter soon" she added.
"Once Mr. Black is free it will be easier to find her. Also Mr. Potter it would be easier to find your Parents if we had your blood." Bogrod said.
"Of course we can do that at the end" James said.
"Great. Now you will have to sign these documents to prove that Peter Pettigrew was your Secret Keeper and NOT Sirius Black like everyone believed. These Documents will also prove that Mr. Pettigrew is still alive as his Vault is still active" Bogrod said and handed Lily and James the Documents. They signed them and handed them back. Bogrod copied them three times. One for the Gringotts files, one for Lily and James and one for Amelia.
"Good now that's done how should we proceed?" Amelia asked.
"I would suggest that you first say that you found prove that Sirius is innocent and you'd like to investigate. Than you should get him a trial" James said.
"Good. During the Trial you two should stay in a room nearby and when the time is right I will bring you in. Same goes to you Bogrod" Amelia said while taking notes "We should also charge Dumbledore…I highly doubt that we will be able to arrest him but we can still make him suffer and everyone will see that he is not as great as they think he is" she added.
"Good. What about the people that got the money?" asked Lily.
"They already have been notified. We closed all of their Vaults, took the Money plus a very high fine and gave it back to you. They will never be able to get a Vault here or in any other Gringotts branch. The only once that sill have to pay the fine are Mr. Ronald Weasley and Mrs. Molly Weasley if they don´t pay they will have to face the consequences" Bogrod said.
"Good they deserve it" said James.
"What will you do now?" asked McGonagall, James and Lily.
"Well tomorrow we will pack our stuff here in London and go back to Potters Castle. We will have to be careful so no one sees us until Sirius trial." James said as Nagnok entered.
"Ah Mr. Potter I am here to collect you blood for the search of your Parants" he said and handed James a Vial and a dagger. He dropped the blood into the Vial and handed it back. "Thank you it may take a few days to find them Goodbye" Nagnok said and left.
"Bogrod have you found out why Harry didn´t received any of your letters?" McGonagall asked.
"Ah yes…The house where Harry lived was under a blood charm making it nearly impossible for him to receive any letters. They were all sent to the caster of the Charm…Albus Dumbledore" Bogrod said.
"Is there a way to get those letters back? There must be more than just letters from the Bank" James asked.
"Ah that might be difficult. We are able to get the letters we send him but the others might be hard to get but we will try our best and once we have them we will send them to you" Bogrod said.
"Good. I think that is everything we needed to discuss. Its already near Dinner time we better be going" Amelia said and they all agreed and said their goodbyes. Once outside in the Hallway they saw the Kids waiting for them. They walked over to them.
"Where are you going to stay tonight?" Amelia asked.
"Our House here in London. It will be easier to pack if we stay there" Lily said.
"How are you getting there?" McGonagall asked.
"The Goblins gave us a Portkey" James said and took out a small flashlight.
"Amelia thank you for looking out for Harry and Emily these last days" Lily said hugging her friend.
"It was nothing. You would have done the same. It was nice having them over they became fast Friends with Susan. I will send over our House elf with Harrys and Emilys stuff" Amelia said smiling.
"Thank you…Once were settled in we are going to invite you over to dinner…You too Minerva" James said smiling.
"Thank you for the invitation. You better invite Augusta and Neville Longbottom as well. They are friends as well and Augusta promised to help us "McGongall said.
"Oh of course..."Lily said and saw Marc yawning "Well we better be going it´s getting late" she added they said goodbye and left. The house in London was small. They quickly had dinner and went to bed.
"Wake up boys we need to pack" Lily said standing in the doorway of the small bedroom.
"What time is it mum?" asked a sleepy Marc from his loft bed.
"It´s 7am so get up…you too Harry" she said and left to wake the girls. Harry, who was lying on an air mattress on the ground turned around on his other side. Marc got down from his bed and started to shake Harry.
"Come on…Wake up" Marc said still shaking Harry.
"What?" asked a sleepy Harry confused.
"Get up we need to pack" Marc told him and handed Harry his glasses. Harry sat up looking around. The room was small. On the opposite wall to the door was a loft bed and under it was a bright wooden desk. On the right Wall to the Door was a small window with a view to the backyard. Under it was a small drawer. The walls were covered in a light green. Harry and Marc stepped into the hallway. There were three more Doors. The Door next to Marc´s room was Charlotte´s room. Across the Hall were Lily and James bedroom and a bathroom. They got ready and went down stairs. In the Lower level were the Living room, the kitchen and another small bathroom. They went into the Kitchen.
"Morning" said James and took another sip form his tea.
"Morning" the boys said and sat down at the Table. They filled their plates with eggs and bacon. Five minutes later Lily appeared in the Kitchen carrying Charlotte and Emily trailing behind her. They all said good morning and sat down at the table to eat breakfast. Half an hour later they were all done eating. James handed out boxes to the kids.
"Harry please help Marc pack his stuff and Emily please help Charlotte. If you need help we will be down here" James said and the kids went upstairs to start. It took them nearly two hours to get everything packed up. "So Marc, Charlotte you can either keep your furniture or you can get new one?" James asked his two youngest kids.
"I want new one" Marc said happily Charlotte nodded as well.
"Good. Than we can leave…luckily I got the Portkey out of our Vault yesterday" James said and pulled out a small stoned Griffin. They shrunk the Boxes and trunks and touched the Griffin.
They landed in front of a big old looking Castle. "Wow" the Kids said when they saw it. The Castle was in the middle of a was big and had four towers. Everywhere were very big trees and they could hear the birds. The walked up to the entrance door. The entrance hall was huge. The floor and walls were dark wooden and in the middle of the hall was a big dark wooden staircase. Suddenly they heard a soft pop.
"Master James?" a small creature asked. The Kids looked at it confused.
"Milly it is good to see you again. I hope you remember Lily? Oh and these are our kids Harry, Emily, Marc and Charlotte" James said smiling.
"Milly is happy to see you again. Blinky, the Bones house elf was here yesterday and explained everything to Milly. Milly remembers Mistress Lily and young Master Harry" Milly said smiling.
"Could you please bring these Boxes upstairs…just put them in the Hallway" James said.
"Milly will do so" the little elf said and vanished.
"Alright how about I give you a tour before you pick out your rooms" James said and the kids nodded. On the left side of the Hall were two doors. The First one was the Living room. The floor had the same wood as the entrance hall. The walls were covered with light brown wood. On the right wall was a passage to the room next door next to that was a TV with a soft looking red couch in front of it. Lily explained that she wanted her kids to grow up in both worlds and with a lot of difficult spells she managed to get the TV working. On the Left wall was a small bar. The room also had a niche that belonged to one of the four towers. In it was a dark wooden fireplace with two couches and two armchairs in front of it. They went back into the entrance hall.
The room next to the Living room was the Kitchen. The Kitchen had the same floor as the entrance hall and the walls were covered in light wood. The room also had a tower niche and in it was a big dining table with big red chairs. Opposite the door was a great kitchenette with a large counter with space for six people. The now saw that the passage from the Living room led to the Kitchen. Back in the entrance hall they made their way to the right side of the hall. There were two more doors.
The first one led to a big ball room with an expensive-looking marble floor. Opposite the door was a big dance floor. On the right side was a big bar. The room also had a tower niche. In it was another fireplace with two couches and armchairs in front of it. On the left wall was a passage to another room. They went thru it. It was a conservatory with a light wooden floor and light colored wall. There were plants and flowers everywhere. On the left side of the passage was a piano and on the opposite wall was an easel. The room had a tower niche as well. There were light wooden benches and a door that led to the Yard. They could see that the Yard wasn´t covers in Trees. They went back to the entrance hall. There was one more Door. It was on the same wall as the staircase. It led to a big Library.
The Library had the same floor and walls as the entrance hall. There were many high shelves and in the middle was a big table. There were also small desks under the Windows on the opposite wall and on the left and right walls from the door. James explained that they just had to say the name of the book they need and it would come right to them. They also didn´t need to put it back they could just leave it on the desk and after an hour it would go back to its place. They left the room and went upstairs.
It was the floor with the guest rooms. Lily explained that they all look the same. They were light wooded and the walls were light colored. Each room had either a king-size bed or two queen-size beds a big drawer and a desk. They went to the next floor. This floor was the Family floor. Opposite to the stairs was the Family study. Only a family member could enter it. The floor and the wall were dark wooden. In the middle of the room was a dark wooden desk and on the left and right walls were dark wooden shelves. There were many different instruments lying around. Back in the hallway they went into the right corridor. There were four doors.
"Ok these will be your rooms. Harry I think you should take the room far on the left as it was your old on. You other can choose a room" Lily said. The kids walked toward the doors. Harry´s room was covered in a light blue and dark wooden floor. The room had a tower niche in which Harry´s old crib was standing. On the right wall were a fireplace and another door which led to the bathroom. Harry saw that the ceiling looked like the sky outside. Lily stepped in.
"What do you want it to look like?" she asked smiling. Harry started thinking.
"The floor is okay. The walls in a deep red. In front of the fireplace I want a dark leather couch and two leather armchairs. On the left wall right under the window I want a dark wooden desk and on the wall next to it a dark book shelve. In the niche I want a dark wooden king-size bed with red bed covers. On the wall opposite to the door I want a big dark wooden Wardrobe. Oh and next to the desk should be the owl perch" Harry said and with a few charms from Lily his room was done. With a soft pop Milly appeared in the room.
"Milly brings young master Harry´s Trunk" the elf said bowed and left.
"Okay Harry why don´t you unpack while I help your sibling with their rooms" Lily said with a smile and left the room. Harry first opened the Window over his desk so Hedwig could fly inside. He then opened his trunk and took out his books. He sorted the books by category and alphabetically. Then he put the Quill, ink and Parchment onto the desk. Next were his cloaks and robes. He hung them in his new wardrobe. Harry looked outside the window next to the wardrobe and saw that he had a beautiful view of the backyard. He could see that the House and backyard were completely surrounded by trees. Just than Hedwig few in. "Hey girl. Did you have a nice fly?" Harry asked and stroke her feathers. Hedwig hooted in response. "Do you like it here?" he asked and Hedwig nibbled his finger. "I will always leave the window open for you" Harry said and filled the perch with owl treats. Harry then left the room to look at his siblings rooms.
He first knocked on the door across the Hallway. "Come in" he heard in a female voice. He opened the door and saw Emily unpacking her suitcase. "Hey Harry" she said smiling and continued unpacking. Harry looked around. The floor was light wooden and the walls were colored in a deep blue. Her bed was in the tower niche as well. It was light wooden with blue covers. A big light wooden wardrobe was on the opposite wall from the door. The room also had a fireplace. In front of it was a comfortable looking blue couch and two blue armchairs. Next to the fireplace was also a door to a bathroom. On the left wall were a light wooden desk and a light wooden book shelve. Her ceiling was charmed to look like the sky outside as well. Emily finished unpacking and looked at him.
"Want to look at the other rooms?" Harry asked her smiling. She nodded and together they went to the hallway. The decided to look at the room next to Emily´s. They knocked. They heard a quiet "Yes" and opened the door. The room was not as big a Harry´s or Emily´s but it was big enough. The floor was light wooden and the walls were colored in a bright yellow. Right next to the door was a four-poster bed with yellow covers. Charlotte was sitting on it playing with her little kitten Coco. On the opposite wall were a yellow couch and a dollhouse. On the right wall were a light wooden desk, a light wooden book shelve and a door to the bathroom. It looked like she and Emily would have to share the Bathroom. On the left wall was a light wooden wardrobe. On the floor were many cat toys and dolls. Thy quietly left the room and went to look at the room that was next to Harry´s.
Again the knocked. "It´s open" said a voice that probably belonged to Marc. They opened. The room was the same size as Charlottes. It had a dark wooden floor but not as dark as Harry´s. The walls were colored in green. On the opposite wall was a dark wooden queen-size bed with green covers. Next to it was a dark green couch. On the left wall was a dark wooden wardrobe and on the right wall were a dark wooden desk, a dark wooden book shelve and the door to the bathroom. Harry and Marc had to share a Bathroom as well. Marc was unpacking his toys.
"Do you want to look at the other rooms with us?" Emily asked smiling.
"Maybe later I'm going to finish unpacking" Marc said and Harry and Emily left the room.
They went to the other corridor and the left site and saw that there were two doors. They first knocked on the door on the right side. "Come in" they heard. They opened and saw their parents unpacking. "Hey you two what are you doing?" Lily asked smiling at them.
"Oh we were just looking at the other rooms. Is there anything else than these bed rooms?" Harry asked.
"Oh we completely forgot there is the basement and of course the backyard. We will show you after lunch which will be served at 1pm" Lily said. Their Patents room was the same size as Harry´s and Emily´s room. They had a dark wooden king-sized bed with red covers in the tower niche. On the left wall was a fireplace with a dark red leather couch and two dark red armchairs. Next to it was the door to the bathroom. On the opposite wall was a dark wooden wardrobe. The floor was dark wooden and the walls were covered in a dark wood with red color. Harry and Emily left the room and went to the room across the hallway. They knocked but as they though no one answered. They opened the door.
It was another bedroom. The floor was dark wooden and it also had a tower niche. In it was a big four-poster bed with red covers. On the right side was a fireplace with a comfortable looking red couch and two red armchairs. Next to it was the bathroom door. On the opposite wall was a dark wooden wardrobe. It was their Grandparents room. They quietly left and went back to Harrys room.
"Wow Harry your room looks nice" she said as she sat down on the couch.
"Thanks" Harry said sitting next to her. They spent the next hour talking and laughing.
"Lunch kids" James called at nearly 1pm. The doors flew open and Charlotte run up to James who picked her up and spun her around. Charlotte giggled loud. They all went downstairs into the Kitchen. They sat down at the counter and grabbed a sandwich.
"Harry…Emily I saw that you don´t have any decent clothes we thought that maybe tomorrow we could go shopping in muggle London to get you some" Lily said both a little sad and happy. Harry and Emily looked at each other smiling.
"We would love to" Emily said happy. They happily ate their lunch. When they were done James led them all to the basement. The staircase to the basement was right across the hallway from the Kitchen under the main staircase. The floor and walls were made out of gray stones it looked very cold and uninviting. There were two doors. The First on led to a small potion lab. Lily explained that they were not allowed down here alone. She also explained that she would be teaching them once their old enough to go to Hogwarts. Harry was very excited about that. The next room was a dueling room. James explained that he would be training them as well once their old enough. They went back upstairs and went to the backyard.
The backyard was huge. Next to the door were a huge barbeque and a picnic table. Further back in the yard was a huge lake to swim in. There also was a full sized Quidditch pitch. James explained the sport to them once he saw their confused faces. He also promised them to teach them how to fly especially Harry since he would soon be leaving for Hogwarts. James also explained where exactly Potter castle was located. It was at the outskirt of Godric´s Hollow near a cliff and a small beach. in Wales They also had to promise to never reveal the true location of the castle. James led them over to were the Forest started again. They carefully entered the Forest. James explained that there were a few herds of magical creatures like Unicorns, centaurs and fairy's. He especially warned them about the centaurs. Suddenly Harry felt a pull in the opposite direction. After a few minutes of walking Harry suddenly saw a small lion in the distance. He walked faster. The lion suddenly jumped on him. Harry fell to the ground and everything turned black.
Harry woke up in the same Forest but he realized that his Family wasn´t there. He saw the small lion sitting in front of him. Harry now realized that this wasn´t a normal lion it had wings.
"Hello" Harry heard in his head. He looked around confused than he remembered his conversation with Godric…This must be his familiar.
"Who are you? Or better what are you? Harry thought looking at him.
"I am Leo your Familiar…I am a young Griffin I was only born yesterday when you summon me" The lion said.
"Ah nice to meet you I am Harry" Harry thought felling weird doing so.
"As you probably already know I will be your guardian…that means I will look out for you, your family and your mate" Leo said.
"Oh okay…Wait my mate?" Harry thought confused.
"Yes you have a mate….a bond mate I am not sure who or when you will met but you are going to meet her" Leo said.
"Oh okay…where am I?" Harry asked.
"You are in your mind…don´t worry that is totally normal but you will have to wake up now" Leo said and roared loud. Harry woke with a start and saw his mother and sisters kneeling next to him. He slowly got up and walked up to the Griffin. Harry sat down next to him and stroked his fur.
"This is Leo…He is my Familiar" Harry told his Family smiling. His Family was shocked but quickly accepted it. They walked back to the Castle the kids went back to their rooms. Harry took one of Godrics Journals and lay down on his bed with Leo at his side.
So did you like this chapter?
What do you think about Leo? Good or bad idea?
What about the castle do you like it? does it sound realistic?