CHAPTER TWO

There was a silence. Gornuk was still observing her and just wasn't reacting. She knew about the Potter, she had read a little about them, but obviously, she knew nothing about the other quoted families. The goblin handed her the parchment.

Name: Lyra Edonna Cassiopea Lilith Potter-Black

Birth date: 31st July 1980

Age: 8

Parents:

James Charlus Potter (deceased)

Lily Rose Potter born Evans (deceased)

Godparents:

Sirius Orion Black

Alice Rhea Longbottom born McKinnon

Magical guardian:

Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore

Heiress:

Noble and Most Ancient House of Potter (by blood)

Noble and Most Ancient House of Black (godfather and by blood)

Noble and Most Ancient House of Grindelwald (by blood)

Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Peverell (by blood)

Most Ancient and Most NobleHouse of Gryffindor (by blood)

2nd in line for the Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Slytherin (by blood and right of conquest)

Inheritance:

Lyra Potter Trust Vault

Lily Evans Vault

Hogwarts Heir Trust Vault (open when reaching eleven)

Potter/Peverell/Gryffindor Family Vault (open upon majority)

Black Family Vault (open upon majority)

Grindelwald Family Vault (open upon majority)

Slytherin Family Vault (only with acceptance of the heir apparent)

Magical abilities:

Parselmouth (partially blocked by one Albus Dumbledore)

Natural Legilimens/Occlumens (blocked by one Albus Dumbledore)

While reading through the document, quite a lot of questions popped in the young girl mind. She didn't know what half of those things meant and that irritated her greatly. After reading all of it, she glanced up and begun speaking.

- I have to say that I do not understand some of it. While I can research the families on later date, I would most appreciate if you could clarify some thing for me? After seeing Gornuk nod, she continued. What are those different magical abilities? Why some of those vault are inaccessible? What is a magical guardian? And most importantly: who is this Albus-too-many-names-Dumbledore? She fired quickly without taking a breath.

- First of all, parseltongue is a language most people can't talk because you can't learn it, you are born with it or you aren't. Only the descendant of the Slytherin's line have the gift which permits to talk to snakes. It is considered quite a dark gift so I would advise you to keep it to yourself. The only living parselmouth, aside from you, is now know as Lord Voldemort.

While she couldn't see why talking to a snake was considering dark, true they can be deadly creatures but there was surely far more dangerous abilities out there, she kept quiet and promised herself she was going to garner as much information on this world later on.

- Legilimency is the ability to read someone's mind, Occlumency is its counterpart, the ability to block one's mind from mental invasion. Now, being a natural at those two does not mean you are capable to wield them perfectly without any type of learning. It means you already have a strong base, you know how they work instinctively and learning them will be far more easier than for other.

- But why are they blocked? Why do you block someone's abilities?

- Normally, parents block a part of their child magic and some abilities if they pose too great a risk to him while he is an infant. They would be freed bit by bit as the child grows up. It is strange yours are, usually they are not cause of trouble, muttered the goblin with a slight frown. It is possible to rid yourself of them completely, but you'll need your guardian's consent. Which makes me think, it is truly strange you never heard of the name of Albus Dumbledore, did you never met him during your upbringing?

- No, I assure you, I never heard of this name. What does this man have to do with me?

- It is of importance since there are rules and obligations one have to follow to fill his role as a magical guardian. One of them is to be present during the upbringing of his pupils to care and protect them and to teach them everything they'll need to know to survive in this world. It is strange that you have never met him or never even heard of him. This is not something for me to look out unfortunately. If you would follow me.

As he got up, he took the parchment she had put back on the desk after reading it. She stood up and followed him out of office with a frown. What was the meaning of this?

They crossed some hallway before stopping in front of another office's door where it was written "Goblin Nagnok". They waited for who ever was Nagnok to bide them to enter after Gornuk knocked. When it was done, the two of them entered a similar office if only for what appeared to be some blazon on the wall behind the desk.

- Nagnok, I bring you Miss Potter. Miss Potter, please meet Nagnok, the Potter account manager.

- It is a pleasure, Mister Nagnok.

- As it is for me, Miss Potter.

She took place in the chair in front of him when he made her signs to while Gornuk went beside Nagnok, Lyra had the strange impression she had already done that just, how much was it really, half an hour ago. Some mutterings were exchanged between the two goblins and the parchment was given to the Potter account manager who read through it before they began muttering again. When Lyra began looking around, they seemed to have finished what they were discussing. Gornuk politely excused himself before taking his leave.

The child looked back at the remaining goblin when he cleared his throat.

- Well, Miss Potter, Gornuk told me some alarming news. If you do not mind, I would like to ask you some questions? At her shrug he went on. Tell me, if you were not living with Dumbledore, where were you actually living?

- With my mother's sister and her husband.

- Petunia Dursley born Evans, right? He asked after rummaging in some papers to find the answer. Well, it seems like my colleague was right. Miss Potter, you should never have been with her in the first place, it is stated here in your parents will that under no circumstances were you to be living with her since she would do the absolute contrary of taking care of you. Unfortunately, no one beside us goblins know this since their will had been closed by Dumbledore in the Ministry and said to having been followed. Knowing he had been made witness of their will, no one questioned it. Another thing to be perfectly sure, have you ever used, took or even given money for upbringing? He asked while reading another paper after bringing it out of his piles. I can see here some monthly deposits to the account of one Vernon Dursley, and quite consequent ones. And some to a Miss Figg.

Her frown seemed to be enough answer for him since he looked her up and down, took notice of her clothes and her physical appearance before sighed and begun massaging his temple.

- Gringotts has failed you, Miss Potter, by allowing Albus Dumbledore access to your vault, it appears we have allowed a theft to be made and that from the day of your parents death, he growled with evident discontentment.

She didn't need anything more, this man who was supposed to care for her and follow her parents Will had deliberately made the contrary, because who would ever let an infant in the care of someone who had been said to be dangerous to a child, and had stolen money from her. She thought the Dursley were bad with their abuse, but really who was the worst, the ones who abuse or the one who know of it even before it began and still leave a defenseless child in the care of abusers?

She came here to sort things out and to learn more about herself, but what she found was even worse than she thought she could find in the worst possibilities. He would pay, he would pay for everything he made her go through for what ever reason he had.

- Is there a way for me to regain what he took me? She asked coldly.

- Yes, but unless your guardian state so or you are emancipated, you cannot do anything I'm afraid. However, as it seems Dumbledore is not a suitable guardian, he didn't react to her un-lady like snort, we can appoint you a new guardian and that without anyone taking notice. Unfortunately, your godparents, who should have been made your guardians are incapacitated, both of them, but we could look for some family members.

Lyra didn't need to think too long about it, after all this was one of the reason she was there, to find some relatives that could possibly take her in. And she told him so.

Nagnok began searching in his papers for some time, allowing her to take in everything she found out. She quickly wondered what happened to her godparents before putting it aside, the young girl had more urgent matters in hand, she would inquire about them at a later date.

- Currently, you have two possibilities. From your father's mother, Dorea Potter born Black, you are related to two women, one Andromeda Tonks born and disowned from the Black family, and her youngest sister, Narcissa Malfoy born Black. But I wouldn't advise you to contact Mrs Tonks because she is considered one of Dumbledore's follower since her husband is a muggleborn wizard while Mrs Malfoy and her husband are known to disagree with the man.

The goblin handed her two parchment for her to look at, one was about Mrs Tonks who was the mother of girl named Nymphadora who was currently studying at Hogwarts and the other one about Mrs Malfoy, mother of a 9 years old boy named Draco. She learned a little about them and asked Nagnok if their was a way to contact Mrs Malfoy to see if it was possible to meet them. The Malfoy were, without a doubt, the most intelligent choice she could make, they could help her achieve her ambitions.

Before he went to do that, he gave her the Potter's genealogy which went back to three brothers by the name of Antioch, Cadmus and Ignotus Peverell. She was so immersed in it that Lyra didn't notice when her account manager came back half an hour after.

- It seems like today is your lucky day, Miss Potter, the Malfoy have an appointment with their account manager this morning and have agreed to meet with us after. They should be here in an hour and a half, we could bring you to look around the vaults you have access to. I know for a fact that there is no money in your mother's vault since she transferred everything in the Potter's one but there are some items in it.

She agreed to do just that, and that was how the young girl spent the remaining time she had before meeting her first cousin once removed and her husband.

When Lyra came back to Nagnok's office, she was greeted with the sight of an aristocratic couple she guessed was the Malfoy. Mr Malfoy was a tall man with a pale face and long pale blond hair. He was wearing dark clothes fit to his status among the Wizarding Word of Britain. When he took her in, the child could see consideration and the beginning of the making of a plan in his cold grey eyes when he watched her. Mrs Malfoy could be described as nice looking, she was tall and slim and as pale as her husband was, with long blond hair and blue eyes. While they were as cold and collected as Mr Malfoy, she could see something that she could not place, never having seen it before. But from how they were observing her and the look the gave her, Lyra had the impression they were already informed of her situation and she was proven right by the next sentence Malfoy male said.

- I have said this old man would bring more problems than anything. Leaving a magical child with muggles, he said this word like it was the worst insult ever used, a pureblood child that is. Preposterous. His eyes were still analyzing her - and was it greed she saw? - but she knew from this instant that, they might never become a true family but they could understand each other, he was too much like her, observing, analyzing and making plan to use what he had in front of him to obtain what he wanted, power.

They discussed in greater detail the current situation and the different options placed in front of them, they reached an agreement, Lyra, who would be known as Edonna Black until she received her Hogwarts letter to not arise suspicion, would come live with the Malfoy and she would be followed by healer appointed by the goblins to make sure they were not making her a disservice by placing her with them.

The first stage to reach her goal was already fulfilled, she could not wait for the day she would go to Hogwarts to finally put her plans into motion.