Chapter Two
'Now I know I shouldn't be able to do that so easily... Who ever is playing with me and all the others; you better be ready, cause I'm going bring the fight.' She thought as she walked into the Leaky Cauldron with a white cloak covering her face and out back. She stared at the wall. 'Hope this works.' She channelled some magic into her finger and opened the door to Diagon Alley.
"First stop, Gringotts." She muttered under her breath. Walking down the lane, she couldn't help but stare at all the shops, though she did so rather discreetly she'd like to think.
As she walked up to the bank doors she shocked the gold and silver clad goblins as she bowed to them both out of courtesy to their ways before entering. Once in the bank she made her way over to a free desk where a goblin sat stamping papers, she waited until the goblin looked up and watched as a look of disgust crossed his face because of her childlike appearance but she ignored it and bowed to him before she spoke.
"Please Master Goblin, I'd like to see me volt please Sir." She said as politely as she could and held out her key to the goblin who was in shock.
"Yes, just a moment Miss; it has been a very long time since anyone has used such proper courtesy around us." He reached forward and took key and studied it. He then stepped away from the bench and motioned her to follow him.
"I need to confirm that you are who you claim to be Miss. Put a drop of your blood here, please." He gave her a goblin shaped stone when they entered a room. Zaidee raised her eyebrow but he complied. Picking up the dagger, she pricked her pointer finger and allowed a dropped of blood to fall onto the stone before bandaging it with a band-aid that the goblin had in his hand for her.
The stone glowed green and soon some letters materialize on the surface of it in shaking golden writing. It read: Zaidee Maree Lighthart, daughter of John Brian Lighthart and Lisa Adriana Lighthart nee Madric.
"It appears that you're indeed Mistress Lighthart then. My apologies for that but is necessary for such occasions, especially when that family was thought to have vanished over 1000 year ago." He motioned for her to follow him again before leading her to another Goblin. "Vault 777. Lady Lighthart, please seek me out after you are done in your vault." Was all he said before he left.
To say the ride down was a blast is all most an understatement. All the twists and turns made it almost nauseating but at the same time she couldn't help but laugh.
"Lets do that again." The goblin hoped out of the cart and opened the vault.
Zaidee was gobsmacked at all the money she apparently had, she had never seen so much in her life.
'At least there will be more then enough to help me otherwise I'd be screwed in this world.' She thought taking out a bag she had, she filled it to the top with money. After exiting the volt and going back up, she went back over to the some goblin from before.
He looked up from what he was doing.
"Ah, Lady Lighthart. The Goblin that has been incharge of your valts would like to speak with you." He led Zaidee to a room.
The goblin at the desk motioned for her to sit.
"Sit down please Lady Lighthart. My name is Griphook and my family has cared for your vauly=ts for generations, waiting for your return. Now there's a matter to discuss with you about your inheritance. When we saw the key to vault 777 had vanished, we knew that someone from your family had returned to this world and would have sent you a letter regarding this soon, but since you came here that wouldn't be necessary. Now, naturally you should get your inheritance when you are 17, but since you are the last remaining Lighthart and you have no legal guardians, we have decided to use the ancient and mostly long forgotten laws so that you get your inheritance now. Normally you would have to wait until you are 13, but since your are close to being 12 and there for only a year away from 13, we have decided to allow you to gain your inheritance now." Zaidee drilled the information to her brain and nodded with a small smile.
He gave Zaidee a medium size golden box. Zaidee gave him a questioning stare.
"Put your finger, preferably thumb to the crest and it will open for you only, as you're the only remaining Lighthart." Zaidee complied; the box glowed for a moment and later a 'click' sound was heard. Zaidee opened it and inside were several winged keys.
"The vault you visited before was a sort of emergency vault, where the key would only appear in the hands of a family member if it was really needed. Now, the Lighthart's separated their vaults according to what it keeps, for example the key with no.13 engraved on it will give you access to vault 13 which holds jewels, magical or not, number 14 and 12 holds money, numbers 15 and 17 holds magical and enchantment things, but magical stones goes to vault 13 and also weapons go there, number 16 holds literature much like a library. Your family also had…daily funds, as you like to call it, in vaults number 12. It's not only keeps money in it but also many other more commonly used things. I don't know the details but you can see it in the vaults 12's catalogue." The goblin, now known as Griphook told her.
"I see, thank you Lord Griphook, I have one question. Is there a way that I can I take things from my vaults without being here every time?" Zaidee asked.
"What things? Money or the others?" the Griphook replied.
"Both," she answered curtly.
"For money there's the money bag for wizard money and credit card plus identity card for muggle version. For other things… well you need to ask for Gringotts calph, a stone which is sequenced to and only identifies with your keys. To activate it you need the calph to be keyed to your magic for first time. Then write down what you want one a piece of paper and lay it over the calph stone and then press the key to the vault which holds the item to the calph. The goblin here will be notified and we'll send it with owl post. But I have to say that there's a risk where the owl can be intercepted. Since you're such a high position client I have no doubt you can get the calph easily. If you want to we can make the arrangement now," he finished explaining.
Zaidee was awed. The goblins were really into their bank business. Money bag, credit card, Gringotts calph were all good ideas, though she didn't like the sound that the owl could be intercepted. Zaidee nodded with a smirk. "I'd like to make the arrangements now please Lord Griphook."
An hour later Zaidee exited the building with a grin. She decided to go to Luggage for All. She needed to buy a trunk or a few, preferably ones that had been charmed. She had a lot of shopping to do if she was to go though with this. Half-hour later, she exited with 50 charmed and shrunken trunks.
'Can never have too many, got to have enough for the others.' She thought with a grin as she thought of the shop keeper's reaction. Next stop, Olivander Wand Maker.
As she entered the store, a twinkling bell rang somewhere in the depths of the shop.
"Good Morning." Came a soft voice as a skinny, grey haired man appeared from the back of the shop.
"Mr. Olivander, I presume?" She asked quietly. His eye twinkled for a second.
"Zaidee Lighthart, I'm in need of a new wand, if you will. My old one broke in an accident." She lied smoothly.
"Ah, of cause Miss Lighthart. Right, hold out you wand arm please." She held out her left arm and watched with mild interest as a tape measure as it zoomed around, taking all sorts of measurements.
"Right, that's it." Mr. Olivander said as he came back with an armful of several wands in boxes.
"Try this one, Redwood and Unicorn Horn, 9 inches." She took it in her hand and gave it a hesitant wave. A vase across the room shattered. It was quickly snatched from her hand.
"Not so, not so. Here, Willow wood and dragon string, 10 and a ½ inches." She took and gave it a small wave; all the wand boxes come of the wall.
"Sorry" She muttered as he snatched it back. Several tries later, the shop was looking rather massacred.
"Alright, lets try this shell we. Ash wood soaked in phoenix tears with phoenix feather and dragon string as the core, 11 and ¼ inches. A very dangerous combination." Zaidee gently took the wand and waved it about. Her whole body suddenly felt bathed in warmth and a shower of silver, gold and black sparks erupted from the end and surrounded her.
"Yes, yes. Quite right. That all be 13 gallons please." He took the wand and bagged it for her as she paid him.
She then proceed to spend the day doing the rest of her shopping, including a large verity of books, potion ingredients, a potions set, plant seeds, a full wizardry wardrobe, before going to the pet shop. She eventually came to the corner where owls were and instantly spotted what she was looking for. One beautiful, pure white snow owl.
"Don't worry girl. I know who your owner is. I'm just going to hold onto you for him." She turned to the front of the shop, can I please have this one." She point to the white owl. The shop owner looked at her as though she were mad.
"Are you sure you want her? There are others-" She cut her off midsentence.
"Not to be rude but I am most curtain that I want Hedwig." She replied sternly as she grew impatient.
"I'm sorry. She took the bird; Hedwig, up front and to ring her up.
"I would also like several packets of owl treats, thank you."
"Of cause. That will be 16 gallons and 10 sickles please." She paid the girl and left.
Heading back to Gringotts she with drew all the weapons and literary from her vaults. She also with-drew some more money and exchanged some for several different currencies. She then left Diagon Ally for London and a much over dew lunch. First though she stepped into an ally where she open Hedwig's cage.
"Girl, I know you may not like me much but I will take you to Harry as soon as a get him. As it is, I need you to follow me from a distance for now as I can't be seen carrying you." She unshrunk her trunk and gave her a treat. She then folded up the cage and put it in the trunk before shrinking it again. She then used the Transformation Technique to make herself appear as old as she use to be and took of the cloak.
After lunch she went to an ally and singled for Hedwig who flew down to her shoulder. She reach up and pet her before gently bring her to her chest and holding her just tight enough as she apperated back to he base camp.
Hedwig hooted madly when they re-appeared.
"I'm sorry Hedwig. I needed you to come though. As it is you are free to explore this area as much as you like. But don't go beyond these mountains, okay." Hedwig hooted softly before she flew off. Zaidee sighed. Lying down on her back, she closed her eyes and lazed as she soaked up the sun.
For the next 5 days she explored every section of the forest and mountains around her. She may have known the area in her head but she wanted to see it. She found hot springs, a waterfall at North Mountain, a few rivers and caves. She also met the local wild life, which was when she discovered that she can speak English or Japanese with them and they will reply with their animal tongue but she can some how understand them in return and made friends with them all. She also told them what she knew and made a deal with them. They would allow her to build a hidden village in the area and even; if really needed, help protect the people if she made sure that none of the wild animals such as the wolfs and lions were hunted out of fear.
With the deal made, she proceeded to spend the next two weeks studying and practicing as many spells and shinobi arts as she could for protection and to help her build a village; such as kage bunshin no jutsu to make shadow clones and transfiguration spell, among a handful of others. After which she spent another two months building the village; clearing trees and cutting into the mountains where she needed to. Her most frequent thought being, 'I'm just glad I can do this with magic.'
There were 3 shrines around the mountains which where entered by one of the fifty different training areas that are on the outer rim of the town; some in forest, near a river or lake, or in the mountains. Between the training grounds and the village there was huge stone wall with four gates that she called the outer wall, at the very centre of town was a town central; which happen to be the clearing she was previously camped in, there are also several places to be used as restaurants around town, a hospital, a library, a tower like building similar to the Hokage tower in Konoha for who ever will be the town leader, a ninja academy, a correctional facility hidden in the mountains; though she hoped it would never be needed, hot springs, parks and a ton of houses and even apartments ranging in sizes. Each house currently had a small white sign in the front of it saying free, except for the largest house at the centre far back of town and another that would be used as the orphanage. That was Zaidee's house, though it was mostly empty right now.
Almost every house had expansion charms on them, and each house had a spell to recognise both the own and other intentions; if their intentions were bad they would be forbidden entry. While it was utterly exhausting, she also strengthened the fidelius charm on the mountains around the area and added notice-me-not, silencing and repelling charms. To enter the mountains there are four caves, but like the pillar to platform 9 ¾ you can't see the entrance at the end of the caves and have to walk through the wall but you also have to be granted entice. Inside each cave there are crystals that parued from the floor, roof and walls; you touch one of then and state your name and it will know if Zaidee or a possible selected few others know you and whether you are welcome or not though a mental link to them.
With the village now complete, each house furnished with the basics and Zaidee's training in both magic and chakra on the up it was time to start finding and saving all the heroes in their younger ages.
"First stop, England – Death Note." She thought with a grins as she pack a small travel back.