(A/N) :First i would like to say Happy Early Eid to all my Muslim Bro's out there. Now for the apologies, I'm really sorry about the delay but I've also started Co-writing a story with a pal of mine it called "Godly Parents" if anyone is interested. I was also very surprised when i checked my views today, I HAVE 1000+ VIEWS, I know it ain't a big deal but it made me so happy. I would also like to thank my Beta (BlueDecembers19) for sticking with me, all the people who reviewed and to theHuntress101 i hope this chapter answered your first question as for the second, I still haven't chosen anyone yet, I'm thinking of making a poll but your suggestions would also be helpful. Now on with the story.

OH yeah i almost forgot DISCLAIMER: I don't own the characters of this story just the plot.

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Chapter 5: Gringotts

Harry's P.O.V

Harry was about to explode from happiness from all the good things he'd found out. Magic was real, and he could do it! Who would have thought that? Hagrid was the nicest person he had ever met, and was letting him gawk freely at all the things that caught his attention – which was basically everything. You can't blame him; it was all amazing, not like the cheap tricks you get to see on TV. But then, they went into Gringotts and Harry found out that his parents had left him a fortune. That was when he saw the wizarding world from a whole new perspective.

As they walked up the marble steps of the majestic building, Harry was startled by finding himself staring at little manikins guarding a set of doors, which appeared to be made of twenty-four carat gold. Thankfully, Hagrid seemed to notice the shocked expression and said, "They're called Goblins Harry, an' ya' don' wan' to mess with 'em."

The so called "Goblins" had pointy ears, elongated fingers and expressions that could give an angry Dudley a run for his toys, which wasn't saying much, because it looked funny on Dudley, but deadly on the goblins.Once they passed the golden doors and the bowing goblins, they found themselves facing another set of doors, but this time they were silver, and the following words were transcribed:

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.

(A/N: This paragraph was taken from JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosophers stone.)

When they walked in, Harry was transfixed by the sheer number of goblins in the giant hall, all of them were sitting on stools going about their daily business. Hagrid steered Harry in the direction of the nearest free till, which was pretty far but he didn't mind. He was too busy admiring the finely polished marble that the whole hall was made of.

Before they got to the till, a light tap on Harry's shoulder made him stop and turn around, while Hagrid kept on walking in the direction of the till. He found himself facing a couple of boys who looked about his age. One had curly black hair, dark brown eyes, pointy ears, a cheerful babyish face, a mischievous smile, and was wearing a green jacket and blue jeans with a tool belt over them. This Harry found very odd. The other had messy black hair that made him look like he'd just got out of bed, dark brown eyes and was wearing an aviator jacket with a black shirt underneath and a pair of jeans.

"I'm Nico Di Angelo and this is my friend…"

"I'm John, the most awesome and magnifi– OUCH!"

Nico kicked him in the shin, and continued, "He's Leo Valdez." They introduced themselves in a funny accent that he suspected was probably American, Nico extended out a hand and Harry shook it.

"I'm Harry Potter," he replied.
"Nice to meet you, Harry," said the one called Leo.

"We're new here, and we were just wondering if you could help us get money out of our accounts," Nico asked.

"Sorry, I'm new too, but I could ask my friend Ha…" He was interrupted, because just then, Hagrid came back to see what was keeping Harry.

"A'right the'r Harry? Thought I'd lost ya' for a moment there," he said.

"I'm sorry, I was just talking to these guys here." Then he thought he ought to introduce them to each other, so he continued, "Hagrid, these are Leo Valdez and Nico Di Angelo. They're new here, too, and they were asking how to take money out of their accounts." He then turned over to the American boys and said, "Nico, Leo, this is Hagrid the keeper of the grounds and keys of Hogwarts."

"Nice ta' meet ya', I see y'r havin' some problems with y'r shoppin', why don' ya come with us?, me an' Harry here are goin' to do his shoppin' in a mo'"

The Americans shared a doubtful look, but then Nico spoke out, "We would really appreciate that, thank you very much."
With that, Hagrid resumed his walk to the till, and they followed.

In an attempt to try and break the awkward silence that was starting to form, Harry said, "So, where are you guys from? You don't sound British."

"We're from America. We're going to start at Hogwarts this year," replied Nico.

"Nice, I'm starting there too," Harry said enthusiastically, as he got excited over the idea that he was going to finally make friends, without Dudley scaring them off, and he was determined to make the most of his chance, so he continued, "why are you guys here alone?"

"Our mothers died in an explosion a long time ago, our fathers sent us here to go to school, and our other friends are still sleeping at the Leaky Cauldron."

"I'm sorry for your loss," he said, really feeling sympathy for those guys.

Then Leo said,"What about you, why are you here alone?"

"All my life, I thought they died in a car crash, but I just found out that they were actually murdered."

"Tough luck man, really sorry to hear that."

"We should get going, we might lose Hagrid," Leo said, trying to change the topic, and getting smiles from them in return.

"That's going to be hard," he said, holding back a snicker, but started walking towards him anyway.

By the time they got to him, he was talking to a goblin, and after a couple of minutes he turned to the Americans and asked, "ya' got ye'r keys with ya'"

They shared a confused look, then shook their heads

" Ya' can't get to ye'r vaults without keys," Hagrid explained, but then the goblin cleared his throat to get their attention. Once he had it, he continued.

"Actually, Mr Di Angelo and Mr Valdez are special cases, they need only
show family heirlooms."
"Oh, okay, here," Nico said, pulling a black skull ring from his pinkie finger, while Leo put his hands in his tool belt and pulled out a bronze sphere, bigger than Harry's head (how it fit in that small tool belt was beyond him). It started shrinking when he pressed down what looked like a random spot. When it stopped, he passed it over to the goblin, who assessed the objects, then gave them back. He then rang a bell and another goblin came trotting over.

"What may I help you with Ragnok?" he mumbled.

"Take these customers to their vaults."

He then turned back to them, and ushered them forward, and said, "Follow Griphook. He'll show you to your vaults."

They followed Griphook through one of the many wooden doors that lead out of the main chamber. Once through they found themselves in a cave-like corridors with only torches to light the way, and at the end of it there was chasm, and only rails, and a couple of rocky looking carts could be seen.

Griphook stepped onto the first cart and motioned them to do the same. They followed him and sat down while the goblin stood holding a long rod that was extending from the cart. Griphook then turned around with a devilish smile on his face and said, "Buckle up boys, it's going to be a bumpy ride." At that, all of them started fumbling around, except Hagrid, trying to find the seat belts, but to no avail. As the cart started to rock and gain speed Leo put his hands up and screamed, "OH YEAH!"

When they stopped at the first vault, Harry was so happy, he could have kissed the goblin. The vault was Nico's and they all walked towards it, but the goblin stopped them saying, "Only he can go in."

He and Hagrid agreed silently, while Leo groaned audibly, but didn't argue any further. When Nico was done with his vault, they walked down a steep, cave-like corridor, passing a few other vaults, then ended at Leo's vault, and once again they had to wait outside while Leo went in and got his stuff. Their next stop was a vault that Hagrid went into and emerged from carrying a small package that he placed inside his humongous jacket. Through the corner of his eye, Harry noticed that Nico was staring suspiciously at the package, but he chose to ignore it. After a short walk, they were finally at Harry's vault, and it was his turn to go into the vault, while the others waited for him outside.

As he walked into the vault, Harry almost had a minor heart attack, by just looking at the piles of gold his parents had left him. He took a few moments to take it all in, then looked around to find something to carry the gold he needed in. He found a medium sized pouch by the door, and filled to the brim with gold coins. After he finished with the pouch and had stuffed a couple of coins in his pockets just in case he needed them, he went out to re-join his awaiting friends so they could go do their shopping together.

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(A/N): I know it isn't my best work but I'll try to compensate with the next chapters. Please Review.