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Mrs. J.K., ...I got nothing, not one funny thing to say, not one barb to the wizarding world… Meh, let's do the disclaimer, you all, me nothing.

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You hurt Astoria and Romilda by chucking them out like garbage, so don't invite us for your wedding Neville, my advice to you? Visit Gringotts and let a curse breaker examine you. Dumbledore isn't the only one that can brew loyalty potions."

I left a stunned Neville behind while Dobby put the pensive away.

17 Farming for ingredients.

Dobby looked at Neville and said: "Mr. Nevvy is Godbrother of Master Harry Potter sir, Mr. Nevvy better listen to his advice. Your Pinky can take you to Gringotts, and Mr. Nevvy, yous better say sorry to misses Story and Romi." Dobby left an embarrassed boy behind.

At the end of the school year, just before the Newt exams, we gathered in the club. When everyone was settled we started the meeting.

Daphne began: "This year will have the first graduates from our club. The end results are enough to get any position want. There are some pitfalls with graduating though, especially for Frieda and Greta, being Phoenix animagi will get you a lot of attention, mostly bad attention.

Phoenix tears and feathers are in high demand, there is a danger of being abducted and kept for farming ingredients. So don't sign anything without your lawyer, keep your emergency portkey and your enchanted jewelry on you at all times.

That goes for all the phoenix animagi. It is a wonderful bird to have, but its ingredients are worth too much. Having one locked up and crying all the time will get them filthy rich, many will take the risk to get one of you."

The smiles vanished from those girls, they already had big offers for employment, in Britain and the continent, even across the pond.

Tracey added: "The same goes for the dragons, the Antipodean Opaleye is a rare breed, imagine being caught and skinned each week or less. Transform back into a human, heal up, and get skinned again as a dragon. All they need is to capture you, and have a decent prison with excellent wards."

Susan looked at all of them: "What we are telling you are the worst-case scenarios, but the treat is real, just as the treat of signing a slave contract is real for muggleborn. I suggest we band together and start a firm under the Patronus corporation.

That way we can decide for ourselves what we want to sell from our bodies. I highly object to selling our blood, there are too many spells and rituals that can bind or enslave us with it. But tears and feathers from phoenixes, venom, and scales from dragons, claws, and hair from the lions, to name a few. Luna? Thestrals have ingredients?"

Luna thought for a bit: "Yes they have, but are not high in demand. Thestrals are considered unlucky, so it is supposed only the dung is in demand. The dragon dung is higher in demand, although I don't think Marietta, Pansy, and Ginny are eager to do an NR2 in the open and see it shoveled away."

We all looked curious at the dragon girls, Ginny said it straight: "No way in Hell am I going to do that! It would degrade me into an animal in my mind, I need to keep my humanity intact. Being a normal animal doesn't have that appeal, my dragon has an intellect and personality, something my Crocodile didn't have."

Daphne pulled the conversation back on track: "What we propose is a firm where you can deliver any ingredient from your magic animal, where it will be sold at fixed prices for a fifteen percent commission. That will prevent exposing yourself when you try to sell those at potion masters or pharmacies. It means we can keep the prices up because the firm can sell it worldwide, and prevents competition among us."

Frieda confirmed it: "We have offers from potion masters for the tears, and from wandmakers for our tail feathers, we were planning to graduate first before making a decision."

I made an offer: "Frieda, you know we own Patronus corporation, our club members automatically have a job if they want one. Let our lawyers go over those offers and analyze them. Let it be clear, your life is your own, we only offer the options, the decision to take it is yours alone. Here is our proposal for the ingredient firm we are planning to find.

Enough serious stuff! Let's relax for the last time before the exams! Dobby? Drinks and snacks please."

Xxxxx

The Newts of Cho, Marietta, and the twins went fine, so were the Owls of Luna, Astoria, and Ginny, they went above and beyond their curriculum, the younger ones casting spells on Newt level, and the older ones putting Masters to shame.

Luna, Astoria, and Ginny were setting records for their Owls, showing a magical animal for extra credit for Transfiguration gave a big increase in their points, so were silent casting and some wandless spells.

I focused on the malediction of Astoria and the pocket dimensions of the Manor trunks. I had it narrowed down to two rituals to cure it, the third required her to be a virgin and that ship sailed long ago. The books on pocket dimensions were complicated, it read like a manual of IKEA, those naffers always put an extra screw or bolt in so we would search our asses off to see where we might have missed it.

Salazar? He went to the headmaster's office to chat with Rowena, Helga, and Godric, they gave O'Neill a headache, his office was permanently visited by Unspeakables and Wizengamot members.

It did deliver results, rituals are reevaluated, the new magical's are getting better treatment in the ministry, and there is a new wind blowing in the wizarding community.

Xxxxx

Research about pocket dimensions and manor trunks got better when I translated Salazar's books into English so the girls could chip in too. It took several days with a dicta quill and a lot of paper and ink.

It was also a reason to start a new firm, solely focused on research and development. We recruited Cho and Marietta and offered the Bell twins a position if they wanted one.

They declined, both wanted to get independent and explore their options on their own. Selling Phoenix tears and feathers made for a steady income so we saw them leave the nest, spreading their wings, flying… flaming away.

A big find was a book on how to find drains on the ley lines, most are the cause for forgotten pocket dimensions or hidden manor trunks. Our muggle literature was a good source of information, The Chronicles of Narnia or Alice's Rabbit Hole were indicators of such dimensions, Jules Verne mentioned some of them too, a Voyage to the Center of the Earth could be one too.

A lot of stories and legends pointed to the dimensions, and now we have the means to find them. Luna went crazy over Alice in Wonderland and wanted to head out right away, her snorkacks forgotten for the moment.

When we talked it over with the founders, Rowena said: "It describes the defense mechanism of old realms. Muggles that enter get stunned and are implanted with a false memory, or they get trapped in an illusion. The memories usually are so fantastic that nobody will believe their story, especially when they can't find the entrance anymore."

Luna was disappointed at the explanation, the story of Alice was right up her alley, and could compare with her snorkacks.

Xxxxx

We got results after two weeks of researching, in the dungeon of an old ruin, hidden in a secret chamber, we found a mansion trunk. It was feeding on the leylines because all animal life was gone, it contained a large stretch of land and woods with an almost dried-up lake, there was a small mansion in the middle in a poor condition. The family that owned the castle disappeared in the late sixteen hundreds, and the ruins were claimed as landmark monument by the muggle government.

Now the question arises, do we keep it or destroy it? If we keep it, we need to restore the balance inside the trunk.

Daphne proposed: "Let the werewolves restore the trunk, they can use it on the full moon to change, it is better than being caged up."

Tonksie added: "So no magic animals, or maybe birds and plants only. Any animal will get hunted down by a pack of wolves."

Penelope said: "I'll notify Remus Lupin to transport the trunk to their main farm."

The wolves were happy with the solution and spend all their free time on it, it was ready at the next full moon and became a big hit.

Xxxxx

We found five more trunks, most from families that squibbed out or got extinct. Two were a lost cause, two need some serious repairs, and one was in prime condition, being based on two ley lines kept it healthy. The Patronus corporation selected some volunteers to man the new firm, its purpose was to repair the trunks.

Our first pocket dimension was located in Godrick's Hollow on a deserted patch of land, the entrance hidden in a hill behind ancient wards. The place was enormous, the first thing we did was buy the land it was on, then we made an inventory of the dimension, it contained a big herd of unicorns, all kinds of small magic animals, from bowtuckles to Nifflers and Mokes. There was a small deserted village inside in reasonably good condition.

Luna and Hannah made it their task to manage the wildlife and document the species and habitats from the dimension. An area of a hundred square miles is mindboggling even when a lake takes 20% of the space.

The location of the pocket dimension was ideal to start our first community. Plans were made for a building to put floo connections, apparating locations, and portkey points. That made it easier to travel and reduced human traffic in Godrick's Hallow.

We rented the houses out to our employees, they started small farms up, sponsored by us. After we split the unicorn herd up to the Manor trunks, the stallions were exchanged with herds from Britain and the continent, the new bloodlines were very welcome.

News of our discovery went global, a Pocket dimension of a hundred square miles is big news, more so when the Patronus Corporation is managing it.

Of course, the ministry tried to get his foot in the door, we crushed that foot completely. Pocket dimension laws are very vague, but the general rule is, that the owner of the land where the entrance is located owns the dimension.

It so happened that we were outbid by the ministry for every patch of land we wanted to buy, of course, we were planning to buy a lot of patches. The ministry run out of budget at the end of August, after surveying their purchases and coming up empty, they realized they were being played.

At the last Wizengamot of August, I addressed my peers: "Members of this ruling body! You may wonder why I put so much effort into finding lost pocket dimensions. The reason is simple, the muggle technology is outpacing our hiding capability.

The muggles have launched big camera's in orbit of the earth, those cameras can take pictures that are so sharp and clear, they can measure every inch of the country. Missing spots will get investigated and we will get exposed between now and twenty years.

The solution is to move our community to those pocket realms, we can build a normal house on the location, and we will be good for a few centuries more."

I looked around to study their faces: "I discovered how to find those lost dimensions, and am planning to restore them. That doesn't mean that I am the ministries search dog so they can profit from our hard work. We will give free access to anyone that wants to settle in them, the dimensions will be managed by the Patronus Corporation for a reasonable fee of course."

Protests came from all sides, Minister Diggory said: "Lord Potter! The ministry needs to be in control of those places to provide security. As the ruling body of our world, we can not allow individuals to control such large parts, it undermines our authority."

I shrugged: "I bet we can do a better job compared with what this government has done over the last fifty years. That brings me to my last announcement, I discovered how to create new pocket dimensions, we are still in the planning stage, but the ley lines in Britain can sustain at least fifty of the size of the one in Godrick's Hallow. Enough to house all magic users, where they can freely use magic in the open."

That caused an uproar, local reporters and the ones from the continent were furiously taking notes. Again Minister Diggory protested: "Lord Potter! We can't have a single Lord own every pocket dimension, we demand that you release that technology to the ministry."

I grinned: "Oh? So you can own the pocket dimensions from the continent too? Besides, it requires parseltongue magic, do I give the method to the parselmouth wizards from India and their surrounding countries?"

The look on Diggory's face told me it was just that, it is sad that having power corrupts… Dammed, I have power too… am I corrupt? Nah, just power hungry and a control freak… that is maybe even worse. I am glad Daphne, Susan, and Tracey keep me from going over the top, our night activities are helping a lot with that.

Where was I? Ah, new pocket dimensions, I continued: "New ones are out of the question as long as we haven't located the current ones. It would disrupt the balance of the Ley lines if we do so. Now that school is starting, we can only search on holidays and weekends. After we graduate our firm will devote its resources to locate them all."

I turned to the members of the Wizengamot and said: "A fair warning though, any law you make to restrict us will result in us moving to the continent. There will be enough nations that will accept our terms. You know the saying: it is better to have a bird in your hands than ten in the sky."

That night the girls rewarded me long and hard… life is great.

Xxxxx

During the train ride to our last year of Hogwarts we discussed our successors, Daphne stated: "There is not much to say about it, the Zeller twins are the only ones qualified to take over from us. There are a lot of foreign children coming here to Hogwarts just for them. The fact that Claude is not being held back because he is French and learned his Patronus from Daisy personally attracted a lot of new students according to madam Hooch."

Susan added: "We estimate the firsties in our club will reach double digits, do we accept them all or make a selection?"

Hermione answered: "We have to divide them into two groups, one are the fans and the other the ones that want the knowledge. It needs to stay a study group or it will fall apart in a few years. How do we find it out without doing Legilimence?"

Lavender warned us: "You can't select them based on their intelligence, I know I was not the brightest in our first year here, studying occlumency and being in this club helped me improve my grades a lot. The feeling of being a part of something bigger than just a band of girls in school motivated me to do better. Especially our private nights."

Milly grinned at that last comment: "Yes, those nights made it special for us, it did for me. My parents too changed because of our club, they used to be isolated from the Dark side circle of our community, now they mingle with them all, dark, light, or gray, it doesn't matter anymore."

I said: "Alright, Rose, and Daisy, we will train you to manage the training and recreation rooms. I am certain you both will do a great job."

Rose sighed: "You are working us to the bone Harry, but… we are loving it."

Daisy sighed sadly: "We sure do, the only thing we are missing is a boyfriend, we have yet to find one that is not intimidated by us. And no offense Harry, but you won't do. We look at you as a big brother and have no romantic feelings for you."

I grabbed my chest: "Daisy! If you have to turn me down, do it more gently! You are crushing me… You are right of course, the younger years feel like siblings to me. And frankly, my plate is already full as it is. There are some great guys waiting for you, if not here then on the continent or across the pond. It is a big world."

Wise words from The Boy Who Lived! All the younger kids looked admiring at me! My peers were nodding in agreement, the boys, determent to follow in my footsteps were memorizing my lines to use them in the future, and the girls… didn't buy it at all.

Xxxxx

The Hogwarts elves were on the second wave of baby making, now that the first kids can follow their mothers. Who knew they too had a kinky side, when I found a couple of them in my bed rutting like rabbits? Twenty minutes later, when they gathered enough courage to face me, Dobby and Winky came to apologize.

I commented: "I don't want to know about it, just clean up afterward." The thought of my bed being used by the elves that way… Lavender and Tracey found it hilarious.

Tracey laughed: "It is like the parents that caught their daughter fucking with her boyfriend in their bed. You have to admit Harry it is funny."

I grumbled: "They could have used my bed at home… they probably did…" That comment made everyone crack up.

Xxxxx

What do you study when you already know more than you are supposed to? For me, it was the pocket dimensions and Astoria's blood malediction. Daphne, Susan, and Tracey focused on Laws and Politics, Parvati, Lavender on journalism, Hermione, Padma, Su Li, Pansy, and Milly focused on innovations.

Everyone studied management and economics too. Getting it is easy, keeping it is hard, and letting it grow is very hard. The results of the Patronus Corporation were putting pressure on the girls to do at least as well as the parents and Penelope.

I introduced the Zellers to the real Room of Requirement, when I keyed them in the wards I put at the entrance. They were diverting the attention of humans away from the corridor and letting them think there was something more important to do elsewhere.

I explained: "If news of this room gets out it will be hogged by the teachers as a classroom, and by the students as a playground. That is why we made those contracts. Maybe it is selfish of us to keep the room for ourselves, but as of now our members are numerous, thirty-eight and that is without the firsties. Here, this way you set the training rooms…"

They took it like a duck to water, and soon they managed the room without me, freeing me to do research. Luna and Hannah found a big pocket space in the forbidden forest, close to the Centaur territory, when we entered, there was a small herd of Griffins acting as the top of the food chain, the rest were prey animals.

A castle at the center was deserted, inside we found the notes from the last owner:

To whoever finds this space, don't trust the centaurs, they may seem like dreamers that look at the stars, but are responsible for sealing this realm from the outside.

They claimed it is theirs because it is located on their grounds, although it was here before they moved into this forest. I locked them out from the inside as revenge for it.

I hope my little Rowena is doing fine outside, it was a small blessing she and her mother were outside when those blasted half horses sealed me in.

My last request is to bury my body and notify any offspring of this realm. Even when you will not allow them to have the realm, please let them have this castle and the surrounding grounds.

I asked the girls: "Does Rowena have any relatives? Worse… I think it is better we leave here before those horse asses seal us in here like they did with Lord Ravenclaw."