A/N: Here it is folks, my last daily post, I start school on September 5th AKA tomorrow so I hope you enjoy, I got the dagger idea from the Dangerverse series by Whydoyouneedtoknow. Anyways, disclaimer time! It was recently brought to my attention that joint wills don't exist in Britain, to this I will say two things. One, this is MAGIC anything's possible and as the ministry proves, they have different laws and rules so that's my excuse, not to mention even if it didn't exist this is AU meaning that basically anything can happen, don't worry I won't go crazy. It was also brought to my attention that the Grangers shouldn't understand everything so easily, and they don't they just can't think of something else to explain this, all they know magic wise are the basics, and to the whole werewolf problem werewolves are the same basically in the HP universe and in the muggle world and Hermione the bookworm, reads A LOT just like her parents so they obviously know werewolves transform during full moons only just like in muggle magic books.
Disclaimer: All characters except for Rose Potter come from the oh so amazing author J.K. Rowling, also I used a bunch of ideas from other fan-fics, to name a few, Potters Stand United by Fairywm, and the whole Dangerverse series from Whydoyouneedtoknow. Anyways enjoy!
July 12th, 1988, Gringotts, Diagon Alley
"Remember, be polite, don't stare, and most importantly DO NOT touch anything unless we tell you to, or it's in your vault, goblins are particularly greedy and there's a reason no one has ever stolen anything from Gringotts." Sirius reminded the twins as they and Remus split off from the Grangers who were already converting their pounds into galleons, knuts and sickles inside. The twins nodded, a bit scared yet interested at the prospect of seeing goblins. As they approached Rose looked over the snow-white building towering over all the other shops, looking at the entrance she noticed two mannequins, wait no, those are goblins, Rose corrected herself dressed in Scarlet and Gold holding menacing spears. Walking through the entrance doors Rose found herself in an entrance hall with a set of silver doors, upon closer inspection she made out an inscription reading, Enter, stranger, but take heed, Of what awaits the sin of greed, For those who take, but do not earn, Must pay most dearly in their turn. So if you seek beneath our floors, A treasure that was never yours, Thief, you have been warned, beware, Of finding more than treasure there. Able to clearly discern the intended threat Rose found herself leaning closer to Remus as they entered a vast marble hall filled with counters, each counter manned by a small, ugly creature with pointed ears and expressions of pure disgust covering most of their faces.
Sirius took the initiative and walked up to the counter, "The Potter vault and the Black vault please." The goblin continued his work having seemingly not heard Sirius, yet only a couple minutes later he looked up and, in a scratchy voice, asked "Do you have the keys?" Sirius, clearly having thought this over already reached into his pocket and produced two keys, one golden, the other silver both about the size of a child's palm. "Very well, Griphook will bring you to your vaults." The goblin said looking back down at his paper work while pointing at a goblin who was approaching them. "Alright, thank you for your time. Come on kids." Sirius called over his shoulder as he headed for the goblin. "The keys?" Griphook inquired. Sirius held out the two keys as they made their way down a set of stairs and into a cart, Rose noticing Sirius' firm grip followed suit motioning to Harry to do the same. Without warning the cart shot off taking so many turns it was impossible to keep track until they finally reached a vault. Here, Griphook took the golden key and opened the vault, revealing mounds of Gold among other things including a Bookshelf filled with books, all relating to magic except for the lowest shelf, interested Rose took a closer look then gasped as she saw the titles. My Diary, 1971 by Lily Evans. It was her mother's, she could finally learn about her mom if not from her physical being then from her memories long preserved in the diaries. As she looked around for other interesting things she noticed a mahogany jewelry box, two daggers shining as if they had just been polished and various swords and shields, the final thing in the room held no shine at all, instead it was a piece of a parchment set on a stool in the middle of the room, cautiously she approached the parchment, taking a deep breath when she read the heading, "The Will of James and Lily Potter" Rose read aloud. Having heard her, the other three members of her group approached Rose, each reading it to him or herself. The will read as follows,
The Will of James and Lily Potter
If we, James and Lily Potter should die, then the contents of this vault shall go to Harry James Potter, the Potter heir, save for the jewelry box, the book case and 100,000 galleons, all of which and their contents shall go to Rose Lily Potter. The other 400,000 Galleons shall go to Harry James Potter as well as the various swords and shields and property deeds throughout the vault. Of the daggers, Rose may pick her's first while Harry gets the other one. No money may be taken from this vault until Harry and Rose turn of age, everything else however, may be withdrawn at any time. All weapons are goblin made. Each year 1,000 Galleons shall go from this vault into the personal vault of Harry James Potter and another 1,000 Galleons shall go from this vault into the personal vault of Rose Lily Potter, each key may be found in the jewelry box. Each month 50 Galleons shall be deposited into the personal vault of Remus John Lupin. Our current secret keeper is Peter Pettigrew, a rat animagus. If we should die then custody shall go to Sirius Black, if he is unable to fulfill this duty then custody shall land on Alice and Frank Longbottom, if they are unable to fulfill this duty then custody shall land on Minerva McGonagall. All of these people shall be assisted in raising our children by Remus John Lupin, since law only states he can't have custody of children, he is however allowed to help raise them and live with them. If no one on this list is able to fulfill their duty then custody shall be given to a wizarding family, custody MUST NOT land with Petunia and Vernon Dursley because of their pure hatred of magic.
Signed, Lily Potter and James Potter,
Overseen by: Albus Dumbledore, Sirius Black, and Peter Pettigrew.
Remus staggered back from the parchment shocked at a multitude of things, firstly being the amount of money he had in his personal vault, he had so far been drawing from the family vault, but money was tight, with this new money he would be able to afford wolfsbane each month to take so he wouldn't be a threat to the children. That was another shocker, James and Lily wanted him to help raise their children?! They trusted him enough? "Of course they trusted you enough." Sirius answered his unspoken question, having known Remus long enough to know what he was thinking. "What I don't understand is why Dumbledore left the twins with the Dursleys if he had specifically seen the will. I mean it specifically states that the kids aren't to live with them. Going against a will is breaking powerful magic, and powerful magic tends to have a lot of backlash." Sirius continued, asking Remus' last question out loud. "I don't know Sirius, I don't know, we'll confront him later, for now we need to decide where to stay. I was thinking we could stay at Potter Manor, there are the house elves still there probably, and it would be good for Harry and Rose to learn where their dad grew up." Remus answered.
"You're right Remus, we can stay there. Just- Hey kids get over here!" Sirius agreed waving the twins over from across the vault. "Alrighty Harry, Rose you can both take your daggers and then we'll go to your personal vaults and get some money for you guys, Rose if you want you can take some books from the bookshelves, I recommend only the diaries for now, you can also take your mum's jewelry box if you wish. However we do have a question for you guys. You, Harry, currently own Potter manor," at Rose's questioning gaze he continued, "Rose you don't own it because it specifically stated that the property deeds, which are in this vault, belong to Harry. Anyways, your dad, James, grew up in Potter manor and we were wondering if you guys wanted to live there with us. Does that sound good to you guys?" At their eager nods Sirius chuckled, "Alright, why don't you go get your daggers and the belongings and we can head for your personal vaults."
Rose hurried over to the daggers, knowing her brother would be impatient to get his own, her mind racing. They were going to live where their dad grew up, they owned all this?! Yet the most frequent thought in her mind were the diaries and how eager she was to read them, she couldn't wait to learn about her mother. She had always dreamed of meeting her mother and the conversations they would have about various books that Rose enjoyed reading or about how to control her fiery temper or just general things in life such as a new hairdo or painting finger nails.
Jumping out of her thoughts Rose inspected the two daggers in front of her, one with a smooth leather grip, a intricate Rose made of ruby in the middle of the hilt on either side. The other had a sleek wooden handle, where at the end an owl had been carved, on the hilt of the dagger were two circles with wings coming from each side, like a snitch, if she recalled her godfather's description of quidditch correctly, each snitch was made of emerald. Without realizing it Rose had grabbed the first dagger, enjoying the weight in her hand and admiring the intricate flower design which adorned the dagger. Rose motioned for Harry to grab the remaining dagger and made her way over to the jewelry box. In the box was a short note, it read,
To Rose,
I can only assume that if you are reading this letter your father and I have passed away. Inside this box you will find many different earrings, necklaces and a few diadems(tiaras). More importantly you will find two sets of wedding rings, one set mine and your father's. The other set belonged to your grandparents. You may do with these as you please, you will also find two sheathes with belts that magically fit to your body, give one to Harry according to which dagger you each picked, it will be obvious when you see them. Also inside this box are two keys, the red one is yours while the golden one belongs to your brother. Finally enclosed in this letter is a secret you must keep to yourself and Harry, if you find people you believe you can trust enough with your life you may disclose this information, Sirius and Remus already know this but they may have forgotten. Your father was a direct descendant of Godric Gryffindor one of the four founders of Hogwarts, therefore you and Harry are also descendants, with this comes great power, to learn to better control the power use the books on the top shelf of the bookshelf. Remember Rose your father and I love you and Harry so much.
-Lily Potter, With you forever and ever.
Wordlessly, Rose handed the parchment to Harry at the same time withdrawing the two sheathes and keys. Handing the emerald green sheath to Harry along with his blue key. She then turned to the bookshelf where there lay a bag she hadn't noticed before, tears in her eyes, she grabbed it and starting placing all the books from the top shelf along with her mother's diaries into the bag. She then closed the jewelry box and placed it in the bag as well. Rose, overcome with emotion, set off for the cart not checking to make sure the others followed. Rose wept soundlessly, her only comfort Harry's hand rubbing her back in circles, as the cart headed deeper and deeper, eventually stopping. Here, Sirius got out gathered some money and put it in a pouch. The next few stops passed in a blur, Remus got out got some money, and Harry did the same until they finally came to her vault. "Rose… Rose, look at me Rose!" Harry finally exclaimed lifting her chin to face him. "You and I both know exactly what that note said, they loved us and they would want us to be happy, not be moping because they're gone, now come on, let's get some money for you." Rose nodded weakly, He's right, they wouldn't want us crying because their gone, they'd want us to be happy and to make them proud. This in mind, Rose entered her vault and withdrew a few handfuls of galleons.
A/N: WOW WOW WOW, I JUST DID THAT HOLY COW! Honestly, I wanted to write so much more including finding out Harry and Rose's interests as well as going shopping and meeting another... relation. By the way in case your wondering Potter manor has about 20 bedrooms and WILL be located near the Granger household. And I personally can't believe I was able to contain myself from writing more. Yes, I know I'm evil but by having other stuff prewritten it saves me from when I have lots of work, and yeah thanks for reading remember to fav, follow and review PLEASE! Thanks!