" Does this mean I can live with you now?", Harry asked softly. " If you want to. I would be happy to have you. We could go to Prince Manor.", Severus replied. " If you will have me then I would love to live with you.", Harry said shyly. After that they signed the papers to make it official and quickly wrapped up with Gripclaw and headed down to the vaults. Harry and Severus were now wealthy beyond measure. They ended up collecting all the books, some of which Harry would use for school. They found a beautiful 5 compartment trunk done in basalisk hide for Harry to use. The best thing they found by far though was a staff for each of them.
Severus' staff was African Blackwood, Katalox, Black Ironwood, and Ebony with Black Unicorn hair, Night Phoenix feather, King Cobra venom, and Thestral hair as its' core. Severus put his 13 inch Dark Mahogany and Chinese Fireball Dragon Heartstring wand to the staff and watched as it absorbed it. The staff extended another foot, making it now 5 foot six. Harry's staff was Camelthorn, Snakewood, Gidgee, and Lignum Vatae with a core of Elder Thestral hair, Basilisk fang, Elemental Phoenix (earth, air, fire, water Phoenix crossbreed) feather, Unigus (Unicorn/Pegasus crossbreed) hair, and Hungarian Horntail Dragon Heartstring.
When they were finally done, they headed back to the private room where documents awaited. Severus signed the papers to become Harry's Guardian. Apparently since the Dursleys never officially took Harry in it would go uncontested. They stepped out of Gringotts and made sure their now wand sized staffs were secure in the holsters they found. They got Harry's wardrobe first, then everything else on the list including Hedwig who instantly became his familiar. Severus also got a black owl who he named Anubis.
By the time they were done it was late. Severus got a room at the Leaky for them and after they ate they promptly fell asleep, exhausted from the day. The next morning after a quick shower and some food, they went to Prince Manor. The place took your breath away. Though smaller than some manors, it was still breathtaking. There were archways and towers all made of stone. A house elf immediately popped into view.
" Master Prince. Welcome to Prince Manor. My name is Seth and I am the head elf here.", Seth said bowing to them. Harry was in shock. This looked like a real elf. Like from Lord of the Rings. He was tall, lean, and had pale skin. His long black hair hung in a thick braid down his back. Light green eyes and straight pointed ears completed the look. He was beautiful. There was just no other word for it. Even his butler's uniform looked regal. The rest of the elves were just as lovely. There was another male, who was Seth's brother Samuel, and two females who were their wives. They looked like the men only curvier. Their names were Senna and Sara.
Severus and Harry took the rest of that week just to get to know each other and their new home. Severus had sent a copy of the will to Amelia Bones. She was working on clearing Sirius' name. It was the Saturday before Harry's birthday when he decided to tell Severus about the horcruxes. There were only 5 as Nagini hadn't been made one yet. The diary, the locket, the cup, the ring, and the diadem. Severus was in the library when he approached him. It was late and he was suppose to be in bed.
" Uncle Severus?", Harry asked sleepily. He immediately had his attention. " What's the matter Harry?", Severus asked concerned. Harry bit his bottom lip and looked at the floor. " I had a dream that I use to be something called a horcrux and that there were five others that had a piece of Voldemort's soul in it. There was the Gaunt ring that was at some shack under the floorboards, a diadem at the room of requirement at Hogwarts, Helga's cup given to someone named Bellatrix, Salazar's locket went to someone named Regulus, and a diary given to a Lucius somebody.", Harry said softly.
Severus was shocked. Harry one of those vile things? " Harry do you remember anything coming out of you before we met?", he asked. Harry pretended to think about it. " Well I remember something black coming out of my scar the morning of the day I got my letter. I remember dreaming I was in a garden. It was beautiful there. I was exploring when I found a black pool. It felt bad. In my dream I gathered all my willpower and attacked it. It fought back at first, but my stubbornness prevailed. That's when I woke up to see something black ooze out of my scar. My scar bled a bit, then just healed right up.", Harry said.
Severus paled. " Alright Harry. Thank you for telling me. Was there anything else the dream told you?", he asked. He knew it wasn't a dream, but more Voldemort's memory. " Some kind of rare venom will destroy the horcrux.", Harry supplied. " Alright then. Off to bed with you.", Severus told him. Harry went back to bed smiling.
Severus immediately flooed Lucius. " Bloody hell mate it's midnight.", Lucius drawled. " That is not important right now. Did the Dark Lord give you a diary?", he asked. Lucius paled. " Yes...", he said slowly. " Lucius if the Dark Lord were to return would you really want to go back to him?", Severus pressed. " No I would not.", the answer was immediate and surprised Severus. " Severus what is this about... wait a minute what happened to you? You look younger and better.", Lucius frowned.
Severus quickly explained everything. Lucius quickly gave him the diary. " Good luck with this quest Severus. You know that now you are Lord Black you can get to the properties and maybe dissolve Bella's marriage, giving you access to her vault.", Lucius planted the idea before returning home. Yes that was true. He remembered Sirius complaining about a house elf. Catcher? Creature? Kreature! He summoned the sad looking elf and quickly told him about the locket. Kreature handed him the locket and promptly died as he was very old. He had Seth bury the body. He then dissolved Bella's marriage making her a Black once more.
AN: Hope this is going well. I tend to get nervous around this point in a story. Please R/R