(A/N) AU. Well slightly. Harry & 'Mione don't go to Rons house (cos i dont like the twat) and continue working on the Animagus forms (I know I spelt it Animangus previously don't rub it in) and learn to prank from the Marauder Guide. They also become masters at Transfiguration, Charms and potions.
Great ways to prank people- think of the possibilities. Malfoy the Ferret, Ron the pig, Ginny the cow... Dumbledore... well I'm not sure yet... maybe a meercat (dont ask why lol) and molly the sheep (she practically follows Dumbldore around like Ginny does Harry). Potions, well, had infinite possibilites. Can you imagine ol' Dumbles with no hair and beard? Or Ginny? Or a bowel-releasing potion for Malfoy... in the middle of the Great Hall? It would be ROFL all round!
Sorry for not updating sooner. My dad thought it'd be a great idea to not let us on the internet or the computer for a couple of days, hence I couldn't update.
At 10:35am, after breakfast, Harry and Hermione began to glow a pale white colour. All four of them were in the living room resting before more talks later in the day. This signified the completion of the soul-bond and now they were joined, feelings could be felt by the other person. Dan and Emma suspected that they would complete the bond but didn't expect the glow, hence the screaming Emma, waving a frying pan around dangerously trying to find the source of the apparent attack on her daughter and her boyfriend/ soon-to-be husband.
It was all quite amusing watching Emma but Dan had stepped in, covering his laughing with coughs and pointed out the peaceful look they had about them. He finally managed to calm down his wife, enough for her to put the pan back and to sit down.
The had found out the hard way that interfering with the soul-bond completion had amusing, but painful, consequences. Dan poked Hermione in the shoulder only to be tossed back, much like a ragdoll and went face-first into his seat, which he had slipped off groaning.
When he got up, she couldn't blame him for holding his face in his hands. Thrown at that speed you were bound to have the chairs patterns imprinted, in red lines, on your face for a while. It had to sting a little. But it was funny for Emma, how laughed at her husbands
The two recovered five minutes later. Both were happy and generally glad. Harry because he had Hermione and couldn't be forced into love with love potions. Hermione because she was with Harry and he was hers now.
Later that afternoon the goblin procession that included the goblin Sharptooth, the fifty-four other guards. They came to the porch of the mansion, met by Harry, his new wife, Hermione and her parents. Dan and Emma stayed at the doorway whilst the goblin, Sharptooth moved Harry and Hermione away. Sharptooth greeted the new Lord Potter with a friendly handshake. "Good afternoon Mr. Potter." He greeted, smiling.
"Good morning, Sharptooth. It's Harry, Sharptooth, just Harry." Harry returned the greeting. "Say hello to the new Mrs. Potter." he said, pulling Hermione forward. She was blushing lightly, being introducted as Mrs. Potter after fancying/ loving Harry since the troll incident in first year. She hadn't had big ideas; she wasn't expecting Harry to like her that way, in return. But he did, he had admitted it, which had overjoyed her.
Realising she needed to greet the goblin she moved in front of Harry and took Sharptooth's hand in her own and shook it. "Good afternoon senior goblin."
Said goblin smiled at them. To Harry he asked. "So you decided to go through with the bonding process? Good... You can come to Gringotts to finalize you emancipation and take your place as Head of the Family of House Potter, House Gryffindor and House Ravenclaw. It'll be a bit of a mouthful speaking your full title after it's done, so I suggest taking one surname."
Harry looked at Hermione, thinking. "If it's ok with Hermione, since we're together, I'd like to keep my name." Hermione nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, it's good with me." She was quiet for a second then. "You realise we share the same initials don't you? Harry James Potter and Hermione Jane Potter. H.J.P."
He smiled warmly at her, her heart began beating a bit faster. Sharptooth cleared his throat, wondering how many more times he would have to do that with this new couple. "The rest of your guard is here." Motioning behind him. "We need to sign some papers with a blood-quill." He searched in his pockets. Finding the item he was talking about he held it up. "These are illegal." When their faces went stony he quickly carried on. "Unless you signing emancipation papers or other important magical documents. In this case it's your promises. Signing will prevent you from breaking it off until formally notifiying a senior Teller."
Harry nodded at gently placed his arm round Hermione. "Come on, let's go inside and deal with it in there." A cold wind streamed through the air, it had to be un-natural; half an hour ago it was a beautiful summer day, a beautiful clear sky with the threes gently swaying had turned into a cloudy, grey, lifeless and cold area.
The goblins, Harry and Hermione, realising the danger, moved to Dan and Emma. Dan and Emma were clueless and couldn't see Dementors, they would think the weather was being funny or that it was magic. They weren't far off. Both parents could see their child and in-law running towards them waving their arms; motioning for something. They rightly assumed that something was wrong and went inside, standing right next to eachother, frightened.
One hundred metres outside the outer wards were being tested. Dementors had appeared, not many, only a few. They were chasing after something that much was certain. Harry turned, from getting Dan and Emma inside his house, to seeing a small figure of a man moving away fast, with the dementors floating closer to him. Quickly deciding to do something, Harry shouted. "Expecto Patronum!" The only known way to get rid of a Dementor. Prongs sprang from Harry's wand and charged into the Dementors, cathcing them with his antlers. The goblin's, having no spells of their own to get rid of Dementors, only being able to ward areas against the vile creatures.
The man stumbled over to Harry, who was in a protective circle of nine goblins. The goblins took him in and moved him to their camp to be interrogated. Sharptooth grabbed Harry's attention again. "Harry, we need to visit Gringotts. Albus Dumbledore is arriving there to make sure something like this doesn't happen."
That shocked Harry out've his frozen state. He quickly moved to Hermione to ask if she wanted to come, to which the answer was an obvious 'yes'. Hermione took her husbands hand and came over to the goblin. "Can you take us there now please?"
Sharptooth nodded, grabbed their hands and used the goblin Apparition to bypass the Potter Mansions wards.
The trio landed in the confrence room to dicuss the emancipation. Apparently the goblins were expecting Harry and Hermione to go through with their bond. There were two goblins on either side of Director Ragnok, goblins, Harry presumed, were advisors.
"Good morning, young Harry. Please take a seat." Ragnok snapped his fingers and a comfortable looking chair appeared. Harry thanked him before sinking into the chair, shuffling to get into a comfy position. Hermione took the seat next to him.
Ragnok stood. "The meeting for the emancipation request by Harry James Gryffindor-Ravenclaw Potter or in short Harry Jame Potter. The Mr. Potter requested this to get himself removed from his abusive relatives who treated him like a house-elf." Stressing certain points to get his view across. "He also is under the manipulations of Albus Dumbledore, who has illegally imprisioned Mr. Potter's innocent, legal godfather. Mr. Dumbledore illegally proclaimed himself Mr. Potter's legal guardian while not giving Sirius Black a trial." The advisory goblins were scowling at Dumbledore.
Ragnok took a breather and asked for water and gave a cup to each goblin and one to Harry and Hermione, before continuing. "Mr. Dumbledore has also signed illegal marriage documents for Harry James Potter and Ginerva Molly Weasley, using his apparent status of Mr. Potters magical guardian." The four goblins were straining their urges to rip and gut Albus Dumbledore and were trying bloody hard.
Harry and Hermione were white at Dumbledore's list of offences, and Ragnok wasn't done yet. "Albus Dumbledore's earliest offence was placing Mr. Potter with with Aunt and Uncle." The words were spat out, menacingly. "He placed him there to set up illegal blood wards to guard Mr. Potter. While these were efficent they did nothing to help inside the house. Mr. Potter was subject to malnutrition, beatings and mental beatings. According to Mr. Potter he was called a 'freak' on a daily basis, until he began believing it."
The goblins were besides themselves. Their knuckles gripping their chairs, until their hands were bone-white. Most of the goblins were imagining they were crushing Dumbledores throat or other painful places.
Ragnok sighed and spoke to the goblins on either side of him. "The list carries on, my friends." He looked at Harry, who was holding a crying Hermione. "To prevent a waste of time I will not carry on listing offences. We," he indicated the goblins and himself. "have brought the three Head of Family rings for you, Mr Potter. Mrs. Potter," Hermione sliently thrilled at being called Mrs. Potter. "will obtain the Lady of the Potter Family ring. The other Families didn't make one for the Lady." He responded to Hermione's questioning look.
Harry spoke, hand clutching his head from the infomation. His Occlumency foldering all the new infomation. "Do the ring's show at all times?"
A goblin to Ragnoks immediate left responded. "No. They remain hidden unless you purposley show them to someone. In addition, the Ravenclaw and Gryffindor rings will automatically merge into one ring. They will seperate on your order."
Ragnok rubbed his forhead. "Take the rings if you wish Mr. and Mrs. Potter. The benefits will be multiple and will be explained if you take them."
Harry and Hermione looked at eachother, then at the four rings in front of them. One was red and had a lion on it, obviously Gryffindors. A purple ring with a golden eagle, Ravenclaws and finally the Potter rings. Each had a silver background with a deep purple trimming round the edges and a blood-red sword down the middle.
Harry was the first to speak when they took their eyes from the rings. "What do you think?"
Hermione smiled. Taking care not to bare her teeth, a sign of disrespect amongst goblins. "Let's see. Get you away from the Dursleys, out from under Dumbledores thumb and I get to keep you to myself." He grinned at her, her heart softened. "It will also prevent you marrying Ginny."
Harry went pale at a thought. "God!" The goblins and Hermione jumped at his raised voice. "Mum... Ginny... similar looks... shit..."
The goblins and Hermione paled as well. What Harry was trying to convey was Ginny reminded, and looked slightly like, Harry's mum Lily Potter. That just wasn't right. Pretty disgusting.
Hermione looked at Harry, who wasn't feeling well. "I think for that reason alone we'll be taking those rings." At her words Harry leaped up, startling the goblins, and grabbed the three rings he was supposed to wear and jammed him onto his finger. They re-sized to fit his fingers perfectly. Hermione was chuckling at the eagerness on his face.
The Gryffindor and Ravenclaw rings blurred and changed into a light purple with a red trimming. Hermione smiled at him studying the rings and took her own from the table. Ragnok and the other goblins were sharing glances smiling slightly at eachother.
The goblin on Ragnoks far right stood and spoke. "Congratulations Lord and Lady Potter. You're both offically emancipated. You are both above the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery, furthermore you have control over all the Potter holdings in the various stores, magic and muggle." He looked at Harry. "You, having married Hermione Jane, have negated the marriage contracts set up by Dumbledore. It is likely he will try and overturn your emancipation, which he can't. If you handle things correctly and get a trial for Sirius Orion Black, and get Dumbledore placed in Azkaban." He grinned ferally at the idea.
Hermione looked thoughtful. "Can you draw up a list of Dumbledores offences? Getting Sirius a trial won't be easy but when he does, proving his innocence should be quite easy." Harry gave her a questioning look, so she listed why. "Vertiserum, Magical oaths and your parents journals, which detail their change in secret-keeper."
Harry nodded, it would be quite easy to help his godfather. "Ragnok can you send a letter to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement? Keep it vague though. Point out that I would like to speak with the Head of the Department to get a trial for Sirius Black."
Ragnok nodded and motioned for one of his advisors to write up the letter. "I will dictate as follows. To Madame Bones, Head of the DMLE. I, Ragnok Director of Gringotts wizarding bank, on behalf of Lord Harry James Potter have a request. Lord Potter understands that his godfather, Sirius Orion Black, never recieved a trial despite much more violent Death Eaters recieving trials. Lord Potter searched through evidence and can prove that Sirius Orion Black is free of guilt. Mr. Albus Dumbledore must not be present for this meeting since he was the one to places Mr. Black in Azkaban without a trial, which Mr. Potter believes is very suspicious. Good Day, Ragnok, Director of Gringotts Wizarding Bank."
"Thank you Ragnok." Harry gave his thanks. "I would like to go back to Potter Mansion. Please inform Madame Bones to meet me at The Three Broomsticks in two days at 1:00pm."
Ragnok nodded to another goblin who wrote it down and sent it off. "It's done Lord Potter."
Harry chuckled quietly. "It's still Harry. May I call you friend?"
Rangok looked stumped for a second, before he recovered. "You may, Lor- I mean Harry."
Harry smiled and took Sharptooths arm, who promptly apparated out've the bank into the living room of Potter Mansion. Dan and Emma leapt off the sofa and engulfed the two teens in hugs. Pulling back from her hug with Harry, which was rather comfy, and Emma asked. "What was that outside? Where did you go for half an hour?"
Harry smiled at took her arm and moved to the sofa and sat next to her."Calm down Emma, it's okay." He gave her a hug. "The chill you felt was a group of creatures called Dementors, they are disgusting creatures who suck all the happiness from the world and force you to re-live your worst memories."
Emma was naturally curious, like her daughter. "What did you re-live?"
Harry changed from being strong to looking vulnerable. "I- I relived the moment my mum gave her life to s-save m-mine." Tears were gently falling. Hermione sat on his other side and wrapped her husband in a strong hug, tenderly kissing away the tears. "It's ok Harry. It's fine." She was quiet while he hugged her back. "We can carry on trying to finish the Animagi potions and learning from your parents okay?" The change in his mood was immediate.
The next two days were filled with learning pranks and various other subjects. Hermione and Harry were eager to learn proper potions not 'Instructions are on the board. You have two hours' since it was a crap teaching method. Harry was also learning all about what came with being owner of Hogwarts castle. It was very interesting.
He learnt a lot of interesting things. For example, he found that he could sack teacher's who were un-fit or improper in their conduct. He also learned that Hogwarts was a sentient being; after the Founders had put so much of their magic into the building, it had evolved into something more.
The Animagi potion was going very well, although it had to simmer for a couple of days before adding the final ingredient and then having to leave it for two weeks, which left them a week to practise before going back to school on september first.
It was 12:55 pm and Harry, Hermione accompanied by her parents entered The Three Broomsticks for lunch with Amelia Bones or Madame Bones. The director of the DMLE was enthusiastic in her response. She, having known Sirius from school, didn't believe that he was capable of betraying James and Lily or going bad.
At exactly 1:00pm the head of the DMLE entered the pub and spotted Hermione and Harry, who were looking at her, and walked over to the pair. Giving small smiles the two teens motioned for her to sit down. "Good afternoon Madame Bones. From you being here, I trust you are interested in helping Sirius?"
"I am, Lord Potter." She replied, remembering his elevation in society, before continuing "Can I see this evidence? And what was that about Dumbledore having offences?" She inquired.
Harry smiled at her, her heart softened, and motioned for the waiter for three butterbeers. "Well, we don't have the evidence here right know but you will see it. Same thing with the Dumbledore situation. For now enjoy the drink... You have eaten?"
Bones nodded. "Yes, thank you." She took a sip of her butterbeer and spoke. "Shall we go?"
Harry and Hermione nodded and called. "Dobby!" A quick crack later and the elf was in front of them. "Can you take us to my home please?"
The ever-eager elf nodded and grabbed Harry's hand, which was link to Hermiones, and took Amelia Bones' in the other. A pop and the pub had three less humans and minus an elf.
Back at Potter Manor said peoples arrived in the living room, much to Dan and Emma's shock which they quickly recovered from. Amelia Bones looked at the two of them. "We haven't been introduced. I'm Amelia Bones Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement." She held out her hand, which they took.
The two parent Grangers smiled nervously. Dan spoke first. "We're Hermione's parents. Nice to meet you."
Harry rushed upstairs with Hermione leaving the two adult Grangers to talk with Amelia.
Upstairs the two teens were rushing, after making sure the Animagus potion was still going well, around their shared study grabbing proof. Sirius's documents and Dumbledore's loaded their arms. Carefully they made their way back downstairs to talk.
What they saw was Amelia Bones, ex-auror, Head of Law Enforcement chatting to Dan and Emma like they were best friends.
Harry and Hermione walked into the room and set down the piles of paperwork they had done. Amelia looked at them, then looked at the amount of paper as if to say 'you've got to be kidding me'. Sighing in realisation that this would be a long day.
(A/N) Again i'm so sorry for not updating sooner. My step-dad thought it would be a great idea to keep me off the computer for two days so I couldn't write or update.
The chapters will keep coming though. I'm just sorry I couldn't give a A/N sooner telling you why I wasn't updating, but then I suppose you wouldn't have liked me about giving an authors note.
The next chapter will have some Dumbledore bashing and Sirius's trial.