CHAPTER 6

Bill helped Harry carry the luggage to the small cottage they had purchased a year ago. Unknown to Bill and Ellen, Harry had bought the house and then started an account for them with a million galleons. All the rent they paid now went into this account. They entered and Bill helped Harry take their luggage to the second bedroom. Bill looked at Harry "I don't want to hear about sharing a room with my daughter. It is obvious that you and Hermione belong together and that she trust you so Ellen and I trust you. Besides Kingsley told me that you and she shared a tent in the wilderness for over six months." Harry just nodded.

Harry came out to find Hermione and her mother conversing. Hermione was telling her an animated story about their year. Harry sat beside Hermione and put his arm around her shoulder and she just leaned back into the comfort of his embrace. Ellen and Bill smiled at this. Harry had placed a leather bound book on his lap and waited.

While Ellen went to make tea Hermione looked down at the book. When she saw the name Lilly Potter on the cover she lightly touched the lettering to his mother's name. Hermione looked at Harry and stated "This is what started the changes to happen over the last ten days. I want you to read this from cover to cover it is about three hundred pages and it should take you about six hours to get through it. I suggest you read it once and then go back later and make your notes."

Hermione looked at him "What are you going to be doing while I am doing this?"

Harry grinned at her "Your parents and I have some things to arrange together and then I need to take them to Gringotts before we hit the stores. We should be back before dinner which I am going to make for all of us. Is there anything you need while I am out?"

Hermione gave him a very sly smirk "You on a silver platter…naked!"

Harry looked surprised at her answer and then turned red before he looked at Hermione's father. Bill was standing and whistling looking at something on mantle. Bill turned to them "Did you say something I was just over here thinking?"

Hermione chuckled at his antics "Your virginal daughter just made a very inappropriate suggestion about seeing her fiancé naked…tonight."

Bill put his hands by his ears "I didn't catch that about naked finances." Harry had to laugh as well. Bill then smiled "Naked financing is a very hot topic in this country."

Hermione kissed Harry "Daddy is still in denial but other than that just come home safe to me."

When they had finished their tea Hermione went to their bedroom and began to read as Bill, Ellen, and Harry began a walk to the local magical area. As they were walking Harry handed Bill two necklaces "These are charmed so that you can see all magical areas and in addition they provide protection from all but the killing curse. No one can harm you and in fact the shield charm reflects their spell against them." Bill took them from Harry as he stopped at the corner "You should put them on each other now."

Ellen looked at him "Is their danger awaiting us Harry?"

Harry looked at her "You are in no danger Ellen because your safety is important to Hermione and me. I won't allow her to be hurt." Ellen finished putting on Bills and they began walking again. It was another kilometer that they saw the sign with a witch flying on a broom with the name of Bog's Brew below it.

Harry opened the door and a few people were milling about eating or drinking tea. Even Ellen could tell from the strangely dress people that some were witches and wizards. Most looked in curiosity and then went back to what they were doing.

Harry went to a wall and tapped the wood panels in a sequence before they folded away and a small village appeared. The signs above the business's names were strange as compared to the non magical world Portent Potions, Abe's apothecary, Newton's collectables, Avis Trunk's, and Rotfang's Robes.

Just as in Diagon alley, Gringotts was the largest building and in fact it looked like the same building. Harry guided Bill and Ellen to Gringotts first. "We should conduct our business at the bank first before anything else." Harry told them politely.

They entered and Harry chuckled as he saw Griphook manning a counter. Harry smiled up at him "I should have known that the Goblin's had mastered Dimensional living. It explains much of why you never lost a war.

Griphook grinned "It would, wouldn't it! Mr. Potter what can Gringotts do for you today?"

Harry bowed "Honorable Goblin I have met the requirments for executing my will and the Granger's are here to register for their account."

Griphook slipped from his chair and motioned them to follow "Right this way Lord Potter."

Harry and the Grangers followed him into a smaller conference room and Griphook grabbed a stack of papers. He turned to Harry "So I take it Miss Granger has accepted your marriage proposal because her name has appeared on all of these documents. You must sign your name here to make this will official."

Harry looked over the document while Griphook drew blood from the Grangers and after doing so handed them a key and an accounting sheet of their holdings. Bill sputtered "Harry this is too much."

Harry smiled "Griphook can you inform Bill here of the amount of interest my investments earned last month?"

Griphook leaned forward "As you wish my lord." Griphook looked on another sheet "Lord Potter from all his investments world-wide earned 2,384,331 galleons and that is over 131 million pounds for just last month." Bill's mouth fell open as he looked at Harry.

Harry looked at him "It is ridiculas, I know but it comes in every month. What I gave you is half of the interest I made in just one month. I couldn't spend a month's worth in a lifetime. You are important to Hermione and I want you to do what you want to do."

Ellen looked over at Harry "Thank you Harry."

Harry handed the document back "So as far as Gringotts and Magic is concerned Hermione Granger no longer exist but there is a Hermione Potter."

Griphook smiled "That is correct. She has full access to your vaults, properties, and assets." Harry smiled.

Harry stood up "Thank you Griphook for everything." Harry reached across and shook his hand.

Griphook stood and shook his hand "Thank you Harry for all that you did for the Goblin Nation."

Bill and Ellen walked out holding hands and looked around "Where to next?"

"Hermione and I will be doing a little traveling for a few years after this month. I suspect that a nice multi-compartment trunk would be a handy thing to have." They reached Avis trunk shop and immediately Harry was drawn to the trunk in the window. It was rather a large trunk and looked more like a wardrobe than a trunk.

Harry approached the guy at the counter "What can you tell me about that trunk in the window?"

The guy's eyes lit up "Yes, my friend that is a very good choice. It is a multi compartment trunk with a very large eleven room house. It has a dueling room, five bathrooms and a fully furnished and functioning kitchen. All bathrooms have hot and cold running water. There is another three compartments that can be used for Storage, Library, potions lab, anything you want really."

Harry looked at him "Anything else?"

The man smiled "Well of course the trunk itself is self shrinking, self righting, and has self cleaning charms. The security is superb as well with a Fidelus upon command and a blood ward to keep all others out."

Harry asked "How much?"

The man smiled "With or without furniture?"

Harry answered "With."

"It is 2300 galleons without other options." He said.

Harry smiled "What other options are available?"

"We can add an additional connecting trunk for 30 galleons more. The additional trunk is an escape trunk that works both ways for those keyed in. We also can add two others for 30 galleons more per trunk."

Harry grinned "I will take all of it with the three additional escape trunks. When can you have it ready?"

The man smiled "In two days, if you put half down and the remainder upon delivery." Harry handed him his bank card.

They spent the next two hours looking in the various shops. Ellen got lost in the book store as it seems Hermione got that gene from her mother. Bill had just found Harry in another row when they heard a man from outside call out "Harry Potter come out if you dare!"

Bill looked at Harry and he said nothing as he went towards the front door. Bill watched Harry apparate and then came back wiping blood off of a large dagger or short sword. Harry looked at him "I had to get rid of snipers, so to speak."

Bill looked strangely at him "You don't look surprised by all of this?"

Harry reached for the door handle "This is what my life is going to be like for the next five years. The good news is that people will not mess with me again after the word spreads but it will take five years for the word to get around."

Harry walked out the door to see Ellen being held by a man with his one arm and a wand on her temple with the other. "I don't suppose you would release the woman and stop scaring her. It really is not necessary."

The younger man looked at him and smiled "You worry too much about inconsequential muggles."

Harry stepped down and out into the street "If muggles are so inconsequential then why are you so afraid of them?"

The man grew angry "Evan Troste is afraid of nobody." The man gave a smile "After today it is everyone that will fear my name after I kill the greatest wizard in the world."

Harry shook his head "Glory, you are looking for glory. There is no glory in death. I have been there and I know. I am only going to ask once and then I am going to act. When I am done you will not be the man or person you were when you woke up this morning."

Harry pointed to the two building behind him "Your friends up there are already dead and your other twelve clan members are next."

The young man grew concerned "Gongju, Billy let me see you." He called out but received no reply. "What did you do to them?" he asked next.

Harry pulled his dagger out "I stabbed them in the back like they were going to do to me." Harry disappeared and a second later reappeared where he was. He took his robe and wiped the blood from the blade. Harry's eyes were a vivid and glowing green as his voice deepened. "Your little band is dead; all of them and you have no back up left."

The wind shifted around Harry and his hair began to blow around. Evan Troste was now afraid. Earlier, when he heard that Harry Potter was in town, he was elated that he would have a chance to prove he was somebody. He could prove to everyone that he was not a minor criminal with a bad attitude.

Evan yelled "If you so much as twitch I will slice this woman's throat open. Now put down your wand and die quietly or else."

Harry's response was not what Evan Troste expected – Harry began to laugh, a deep rumbling throaty laugh. As he was laughing Harry opened his robe "I have no wand you moron. I don't need a wand anymore." Harry was still laughing "If you were half the wizard you thought you were you might be dangerous."

It was at that moment that Evan Troste, wannabe Dark Lord realized he was in serious trouble. Harry Potter was known to be one of the most powerful Wizards in the world, if not the most powerful. Evan Troste had just pissed this powerful man off. Evan Troste had just gotten fourteen members of his clan killed and knew his death was close at hand.

Evan Troste removed his wand and then released Ellen. "Look I have released her. I made a mistake and I don't want this anymore." Evan threw his wand down on the ground. Ellen ran from him and towards Harry as quickly as she could.

Harry yelled out "Troste don't move and don't twitch." Harry held his arm out for Ellen. Ellen reached him and he put his arms around her in protection. Harry whispered to her "I am sorry for what I am about to do but it is necessary and I very much wish there was another way."

"Troste you know there must be consequences for your actions. If I allow you to walk away free then others will begin to believe that they can do this too. I have to ensure the safety of my family." Harry sighed "Raise both of your arms in the air."

Troste began to complain "Look I gave up. I quit and I promise to never bother you again."

Harry flicked his fingers and both of Evan Troste's arms fell from his shoulders and Harry called out "Only because you got fourteen of your friends killed and realized you couldn't win. Had you had the upper hand I would be dead right now and why because you tried to prove you were all powerful. There must always be consequences for your actions, this is your reward!"

Evan Troste looked on in horror at his shoulders where no arms or hands extended from "NOOOO!" Evan Troste fell to his knees and began to cry.

Harry turned and went back to the book store. Everyone that was in his path moved to give him a wide berth. He was almost to the store when an older man in a shorter cape stepped in front of him "Mr. Potter, I am an Auror Johnson and I am afraid I have to take you in for questioning."

Harry looked up "Questioning for what?"

"For assault and battery" The auror said as he pulled out his wand. He then looked at the woman with him "The muggle must be obliviated."

Harry visible tensed as he looked into the Auror's eyes. Auror Johnson watched the young man and saw a discernible twinkle in his eyes. He became more alert as he assumed that Harry was drawing magic into himself.

Harry looked into the auror's mind and saw that this auror was doing nothing more than trying to increase his reputation by bringing in a very famous wizard. The auror was using the obliviation as a means to incite Harry to attack him and thereby he could charge him with a more serious crime of attacking an Auror.

Harry shook his head and twitched his hand. The auror's wand suddenly turned into a rubber Chicken. The crowd that had started to gather began to laugh. This caused Harry to smile. The auror finally noticed that something was different about his wand and raised it as he were saluting. This made the crowd roar with laughter. The auror was turning red with embarrassment.

Harry conjured a rubber chicken and mimicked the auror's stance "I accept your challenge brave auror to a duel to the death by rubber chicken. Harry leaned forward and in a lower voice "I had one of these before and neither of us won because the chicken fell apart before we could deal each other a death blow but I am game!" Harry gave his chicken a squeeze and it squeaked out loudly. This caused the crowd which had gotten bigger to laugh even louder.

Auror Johnson became enraged "You think this is funny Potter? Nobody makes a mockery of me and lives to tell about it." He stated so that everyone could hear.

Harry stepped back and gave him a serious look "Excuse me, did I just hear an officer of the law threaten to kill me?"

Another voice from behind the crowd answered "That is not the only thing he threatened you with. I heard him threaten a muggle, who obviously knows about magic with obliviation, he wrongly tried to arrest you for defending yourself, and as his final act he threatened to kill you."

Johnson looked at the voice that had said this and his eyes got wide in recognition "Minister?"

Minister John Williams stepped forward "That is right Auror Johnson, your minister, and your boss."

Johnson started to sputter "I…I can assure you that I had the best of intentions and was only trying to uphold the law."

Harry spoke up "No, you weren't. You wanted to increase your reputation by arresting me and hopefully incite me to attack you by threatening to attack my mother-in-law. You tried to arrest me for battery against a man that was attempting to murder me and kidnapped the same woman."

Johnson replied without thinking "I never said that out loud, how..."

Minister Williams answered "Not until just now when you confirmed what Lord Potter just said." Minister Williams stood beside Harry "You will report to your department head immediately and turn in your badge. I will be along shortly to give her my report."

Auror Johnson walked away with his shoulder's sagging. Minister Johnson turned to Harry and looked him in the eye "I am very sorry about this nasty business this morning. Kingsley told me you were something else. Words can't describe what I witnessed this morning and it was a real treat to see you in action."

Harry shook his extended hand "I am very sorry for causing you trouble." Bill came and put his arms around Ellen and Harry released his protective hold on her. Ellen was still a little bit dazed from all that had happened and Bill found a bench for them.

"She seems a little shocked by all this." Minister Williams stated off-handedly.

Harry chuckled "I think what magic can do just hit her even if she did know about it for years." Harry turned to him "There were an additional eight members of Troste's gang that I let slip away. They gave up and ran away when he yelled my name and I don't think he told them who he was attacking."

Minister Williams smiled "I am impressed. I did count seven and they are all minor fish in the scheme of things. I think seeing their former leader in his present state will do more to bring them on the proper path than arresting them and taking them to trial. I believe I will take your tact and let them slip away this time."

Minister Williams smile left his face "Lord Potter I am afraid little incidents like this are not over for you. When Dumbledore defeated Grinwald in the forties he spent the next ten years fending off people trying to make a name for themselves. I am afraid that many will try the same with you."

Harry placed his hands behind his back "I know and I have chosen a method to deal with this that I hope will reduce the number of attacks and deaths."

Minister Williams smiled at him "Yes, devastating an opponent and letting him live is a very effective way to get a message across. Those with intelligence will take heed and those that don't… well they will probably deserve what they get."

The Minister looked at Harry "How long are you staying in my little corner of the world?"

Harry looked at him to judge the hidden meaning behind the question "I had planned about a month to get married and have a small honeymoon."

The Minister grinned "Excellent! I am having a dinner party and a mini ball next weekend and I would very much like you to join me. It will be a chance for your bride to gussy up as they say." The Minister looked at Bill and Ellen "I think it would be very nice if you could include your mother and father –in- law."

Harry was surprised and showed it to the minister "Harry, we in Australia have a much closer relationship with those non-magicals we share the planet with. A non-magical at a dinner party wouldn't be unusual."

Harry smiled "I find that intriguing and I believe that Hermione will as well. So I accept your generous offer."

The minister truly smiled "Fantastic. I will send the invitation by owl. Now I must depart as I have other affairs to manage today and a department head to dress down. Please take care of yourself and your family and should others in the ministry give you a hard time have them call me."

Harry shook his hand again "Thank you!" The minister smiled and walked away.