Chapter 2
The day after his fortunate discovery Harry sat on his bed, he just came back from his run and was staring at the book's on front of him.
There were: History of the runes by Dvalin Fundirsson,
A squibs guide to reading runes by Ekkur Hannar,
Nætur allar níu/All nine nights, a full guide to low level rune magic by Ówin Burinsson,
Runic security, a full guide to rune warding by Albus Dumbledore,
Power of the gods, a guide to offensive runes by Ówin Burinsson.
Harry just stared at the books for a while then he took History of the runes and began reading. He found it fascinating, even though it was a history book. He just couldn't stop reading,. By morning he had learned how and why they were made.
Norsemen made the original furthark, no one knows who made the first runes but there were some guesses that the first maker of the runes was a rune master... 'Note to self check out rune masters' Harry thought.
The runes once were entirely named in Scandinavian language for example Thurisaz was urs, which means a giant...
Some centuries after their making the runes were imported to Britain were they got Anglo Saxon names...
Rune masters are a special kind of wizards, the runes come to them rather than they to the runes. Most rune masters get their power by getting into certain death situation, the first known mention of an rune master was of Ówin/Odin muggles know him as the leader of the Æsir/Aesir but wizards know he and the rest of the Aesir were mere wizards, Odin got his power by hanging himself of a trees branches (yes by the neck) and staying for nine days without food or drink. The last known rune master was Rowena Ravenclaw, who got her power by tickling the famous sleeping dragon (Harry snorted at this 'house of the clever indeed'). This power is not known for running down in families. For more information about rune masters read the book " Betra er óbeðið en sé ofblótið" or "Better is unasked but if to much offered" by Wirt Ledder("have to get Tonks to buy me this one")
The book went on for ages, it almost seemed never ending. When he was at last done reading it, he had read non-stop all the day and to five in the morning, and his uncle never called him for chores (which was a miracle it self) and Harry had to get ready for his run.
When he had reached the bench where he and Tonks had met last couple of days he sat down and called out to her "Tonks, you there?"
"Wotcher Harry how's it going?" she asked
"Ok" answered Harry "but I need to talk to you"
"Oh?" said Tonks
"Yes" Harry said "I need you to buy me this book" he said and handed her a piece of paper with the book's name on "I'll give you my Gringotts key so you can take it out of ..."
"That's ok Harry the Order has copies of your keys and no one will know if I borrow one of them for a hour"
"Oh ok... But why has the order copy's of my... KEY'S, KEY'S AS IN HOW MANY?"
As Harry spoke Tonks noticed that wind seemed to blow through his baggy clothes, his eyes began shining brightly emerald and his scar began glowing
"Yes, I've seen the key ring it has a number of keys like one to the front door and one to the back, also it hasa keys to your rooms, feeling paranoid Harry? And the keys to your vaults that's at least five and..." Tonks started saying when Harry yelled
"FIVE, FIVE, YOU BETTER HAVE SOME ANSWERS DUMBLEDORE."
Then his scar lit up and a rune began formulate in the air in front of him, she had never seen so complicated rune. It was made by combining dozens of runes. It was as least a meter high and wide. It looked like it was made of two different colours it was like it was drawn with two quills with one emerald green ink and one blood red and it was still in making. At last the two lines met in the middle of the rune. There was a bright white light and the rune disappeared. In the grass below where it had been was a egg swirling with the colours red and green.
It took couple of minutes to calm Harry down enough to have a decent conversation, then Tonks asked, "what do you mean? That you didn't know you had five vaults? That is ridiculous, Dumbledore should have showed them to you on your 15 birthday, I'm sure the goblins sent him a letter"
"I'm sure they did" Harry started "but I have never heard that before"
"What do you mean Harry? That Dumbledore deliberately kept you from your vaults... Well at least you had the family vault, that has to be worth couple of million galleons"
"A family vault, I have a five vaults and a family vault, i only knew of one vault, and no family vault." Harry exclaimed
"That's ridiculous, he has denied you your right as an heir of an Old Family, well two Old Family's. Next you're going to tell me that you won't be emancipated on your next birthday"
"Emancipated? No not that I have heard of... And what do you mean two old family's?"
"Well" Tonks explained "As you know from the owl Gringotts sent you, you have to go to Sirius's will next Saturday and you are the primary benefactor of his will therefore you'll get the Black family fortune. The Black family is one of the family's that stipulated that the one holding most of the fortune would be an Heir of the Black family, it was done to make sure the fortune was always within the family."
Harry stared on her dumbstruck "Two things. A. Those laws are stupid B. I don't want those things." Harry stated, now it was Tonks turn to stare
"Harry think, if you refuse then the fortune will go to the next male relative. Now think about the Black family tree who would it be"
Harry thought for a small while then it was like a light dawned over him "Malfoy"
"Exactly" Tonks said.
"But what is Dumbledore then playing at, he was going to give the entire Black fortune over to the Malfoys. For free."
"Well he must have thought that he could have found some way to hinder the Malfoys to get the fortune" Tonks explained
"Did Dumbledore just risk the order's HQ and the Black fortune getting into Voldemort's hands, just to hold me under control?" Harry sighed
"I don't think so Harry" Tonks said "he must have alternative reasons for it
"Lets wait" Harry said "lets wait until after the will reading and lets determin from his reaction from me being there."
"But Harry how are you getting there?" Tonks asked
"Will you help me" Harry asked her back
"O..Ok" an evil grin flashed across Harry's face 'I don't like that look at all' she thought