A/N: I'm happy for every feedback and constructive criticism but I will not respect straight out hate or trolls in the comments.

ThePhoenixandtheDragon: Of course he does ;) He is not stupid like Dumbles :D Oh yes that will be fun but Dumbles will probably find something out before that happens...

Vivid Snare: Which part? ;)

randomplotbunny: There will be so much more of that in this chapter ;)

Disclaimer: Harry Potter belongs to J.K. Rowling - I just played a bit in her universe.

Thanks to miu-sama95 for prereading, betaing and helping with the storyline ;)

Chapter 24: Gringotts Pt.2 - Lordships

Words: 3815

Parseltongue

Six houses! He was the heir to six different houses! This was crazy! He was JUST Harry so how could he have such a huge inheritance? Absolutely crazy. Bloody hell…

'Wait a second! Where do the House of Black and Gryffindor come from?' Harry suddenly asked. 'Actually where do they all come from?'

'Well, Potter and Prince is easily explained through your biological and adopted fathers. Slytherin must be because you already started forming a heir bond with Mr. Riddle. Same goes for the Peverelle line although if he can't find the stone it would be your right to claim the Lordship as well.' Griphook explained before looking through the Potter file quickly.

'Aha! Black comes from your Godfather. Sirius Orion Black is the Lord of the House Black and he made you his heir apparent when you were born. That means unless he has children of his own you will be his heir. House of Gryffindor is the ancestor of the House of Potter.'

'This is crazy! Dad! I can't be heir to that many lines!' Harry exclaimed.

'Calm down, son. We will work it out.' Severus tried to calm his son before turning to the goblin. 'Since Harry is now emancipated can he claim any of the Lordships?'

'If he meets the stipulations. May I ask how he was emancipated? This was not done through Gringotts or the Ministry.'

'That was kind of my fault.' Marvolo admitted. 'It's a long story but the gist of it is that I had Harry entered into the Triwizard Tournament. Since the Goblet of Fire only allows of age wizards to compete it automatically emancipated Harry.'

'At least something good came out of that stupid plan of yours.' Harry murmured quietly while Griphook looked thoughtful.

'That would work. The Goblet is an ancient artifact and believed to be sentient. It would have enough magic to emancipate someone officially.' The goblin explained. 'Now to the stipulations. You can claim the Potter and the Gryffindor Lordship. The Potter line only requires you to be of age and of Potter blood, so it is yours to accept. To get the Gryffindor Lordship one must be able to pull the sword of Gryffindor out of the Sorting Hat.'

'I did that.' Harry admitted and when he saw the surprised looks all around he elaborated. 'Back in second year. When the basilisk started attacking me Fawkes came with the hat and I pulled the sword out of it and used it to kill the basilisk.'

'You killed Agathe?!' Marvolo asked appalled.

'Really? That is all you just heard?' Severus sneered but with no real malice behind it.

'Well, she was a very nice girl and a good friend.' The Dark Lord would vehemently deny that he had blushed if asked later on.

'She tried to kill me first. I even tried talking to her but she didn't want to listen.'

'Gentlemen!' Griphook called them back to order. 'We can not test that since the hat is in the Headmaster's office in Hogwarts and the sword has been missing for years. A memory shall suffice and only the true heir or Lord can open the vault so you will be tested there again.'

'Dumbledore kept the sword after I showed it to him.' Harry stated. 'How do I show you my memory?'

'I'll help you, Snitch. Think of what happened and tell me when you are ready.' Severus instructed while drawing his wand. When his son nodded he put the wand to the boy's temple and drew the silvery thread of a memory out. Griphook quickly moved a pensive onto his table and the Potions Master dropped the memory into it.

'That's it?' Harry asked astounded.

'Yes, that is it. Now we go in and watch what happened. Do you want to come or would you rather stay out of it?'

'I'll come.'

'I would like to see the memory as well if that is alright with you, Harry.' Marvolo quietly asked and the teen just nodded.

Severus watched his son closely for any signs of distress before nodding and turning back to the goblin.

'Alright. Everyone touch the surface now.' He commanded.

Seconds later the tree wizards and the goblin found themselves in the main room of the Chamber of Secrets. A little in front of them a younger Harry was talking with the sixteen year old Tom Riddle while hovering over the unconscious form of Ginny Weasley.

Marvolo visibly startled when he was confronted with his younger self. Although Lucius had told him what had happened not even he had been privy to the details of what had happened down there.

They watched as Tom Riddle sent the basilisk Agathe after Harry and Fawkes coming to help him. Harry was watching himself so intently that his startled when his father grabbed his hand in a tight hold. Since Harry didn't think it was so bad yet the hand must be for his father's own reassurance that his son was in fact fine.

Once Harry had stabbed Agathe with the sword and the diary with the basilisk fang they all found themselves back in the goblin's office again.

'That sword was in fact the Sword of Gryffindor and thus you fulfil the stipulations, Mister Potter. We will get the Lordship rings later on. Now- …'

'The Ring!' Marvolo suddenly exclaimed before he started muttering to himself while the others looked at him in astonishment.

'Love? What ring are you talking about?'

'The Gaunt family ring. I know it has a symbol carved into it that looks similar to what Griphook showed us. I would need to check…'

'Do you know where it is?' The goblin asked.

'I know where it should be. I hid something in it and then hid it as well.' Marvolo admitted .

'Why don't you go and check while we continue here, love?'

After a moment of thought Marvolo nodded, got up and left the room. Harry and Severus watched him leave before turning back to Griphook.

'What's next on the list?' Severus asked.

'Your name change can be completed since your husband's identity was confirmed. I need you to sign with your new name here and then you will also need to fetch your Lordship and Consort ring from the vaults.'

'Okay.' In a matter of seconds the name change was completed and copies of the documents were on their way to the Ministry's archives. He was now Severus Prince-Slytherin.

'Next would be the reading of the Potter's last will. Are you ready to hear it, Mr. Potter?'

'Let's do this. And please call me Harry, Griphook.' Harry said a lot more confident than he felt. He released a breath he hadn't noticed he had been holding in when his Dad put his own arm around the boy's shoulder.

Griphook broke the seal that was not the Potter coat of arms from a big scroll of parchment and unrolled it.

'I, James Fleamont Potter and I, Lily Potter nee Evans do hereby declare this our last will, written without pressure and with our full wits about us. So we say, so we declare, so mote it be.

To our friend, Remus John Lupin. We gift you the cottage in the northern Highlands and everything in vault 234. We are sure that Moody will love the woods. Use the money in the vault to get some new clothes and snatch yourself that man you love. He is too stupid to notice he loves you too!

To our friend, Sirius Orion Black, Heir of the House of Black. We gift you everything in vault 235 and offer you Potter Manor to live in until you can claim your Lordship. You have a responsibility now! Look after our dear Harry and help him be the best wizard possible but don't forget that you are not alone. There are friends out there who will help you every step of the way.

To my dear friend, Severus Tobias Snape, Lord Prince. We wish to apologize.

I, James Fleamont Potter, Lord Potter want to formally apologize to you, Severus Tobias Snape, Lord Prince for the despicable way I treated you and all actions I took against you during our time at Hogwarts. If I could I would turn the time back.

I, Lily would like to apologize for what I did on October 20th 1979. I know you don't remember but we had sex that night and Henry was the result. You were not a willing participant and I am ashamed that I tricked you into this situation. Henry is your biological son and I hope you will take him in and love him as he deserves to be loved. I know our friend is probably furious with me and I am sorry for the hurt I caused you as well, Marv.

If we were killed by the Dark Lord it means we have been betrayed by those we trusted since we are writing this will after we were sent into hiding. Thus the following applies!

To Albus Dumbledore we leave nothing. You should have protected us better you old fool! We trusted you!

To the Order of the Phoenix we leave nothing. Being part of this group is what painted targets on our backs.

To Peter Pettigrew we leave nothing. You despicable rat! You were our friend!

To our son, Henry James Potter Snape. We leave everything to you, love. We are sorry that we can't be with you anymore. From the second we were sure that I was pregnant you were our little miracle. We love you so very much! Never forget that! Sev, Marv, Padfoot and Moony will be looking out for you.

We leave the following people in charge of our son until he reaches the age of maturity. His father Severus Snape, his godfather Sirius Black, his godmother Alice Longbottom and her husband Frank Longbottom, our dear friend Amelia Bones and last but not least the Malfoy family. Under no circumstances is Henry to go to my sister Petunia Dursley nee Evans!

To the Ministry we leave some work for the DMLE. If we are dead our Fidelius Charm was broken and our trust betrayed by our Secret Keeper. Peter Pettigrew was our Secret Keeper and he is an unregistered animagus. His form is a common brown rat.

This shall be our last will, so mote it be!'

By the time Griphook was done reading, the magic in the room had reached a nearly stifling peak. Harry was having a hard time keeping his anger in check at what he was hearing.

Severus was not much help since he was fighting with his own emotions. It was a tedious job to get all of his occlumency shields back into place and he had to do that before he could help his son.

The goblin sensed the explosive magic in the room so he simply occupied himself with writing up a statement for the Department of Magical Law Enforcement with the information from the will. He also started a formal complaint file against Albus Dumbledore for the Gringotts and Ministry records.

The goblins didn't take lightly to thievery and manipulations. They had known that the headmaster had been up to no good for some time now but there was never any evidence they could collect. The Potter's accounts might just give them what they needed to convict him. Griphook was pulled out of his malicious thoughts when the wizards had calmed down enough to speak to him again.

'Who sealed that will?' The Potions Master asked, anger still evident in his voice.

'It seems Albus Dumbledore had them sealed through a Ministry order on October 31st 1981.'

'How is that possible?' Harry interrupted astounded. 'My parents only died that night!'

'Do not worry about the how, Mister Potter. I will start an internal inquiry and we will have the goblin culprit very soon. We detest traitors and thieves.' Griphook explained with a grin that looked more like a snarl. 'Also, I took the liberty of getting a letter to the DMLE ready and start a file on all of Dumbledore's misdeeds.'

'Good. He will pay for keeping me from my son for 13 years.' Severus said and looked over to his son who looked still ready to burst with anger. 'Harry. We'll get him and he will never have us separated again.'

'I know, Dad. But still. I could have lived with you or Sirius for years. I could have had a good childhood instead of being the Dursley's house elf. All the shit I had to endure just because of one power hungry moron that has everyone following him like sheep!'

Harry had to stop talking and take a deep breath before he would explode. He was so angry at Albus fucking Dumbledore right now that he was sure he could manage a decent Cruciatus should the man enter the room right now. He felt his father's hand starting to softly pry open his tight fist.

For whatever reason the feeling of his father's hand on his own calmed him immensely and after another deep breath Harry felt calm enough to open his eyes again. He had not even noticed that he had closed them.

'Better?'

'Yes. Griphook, what is next on the list?'

'Either we continue with the state of the Potter accounts or we contact the DMLE with our findings.'

'Let's keep the DMLE for last.' Severus decided. 'Who knows what else we might find.'

'As you wish. Here are the current statements of all the Potter vaults although you should have received them monthly since you turned eleven.' Griphook explained while handing over a wad of parchment.

'I never recieved any mail from Gringotts.' Harry said surprised. 'I didn't even know I had more than one vault!'

Severus and Griphook shared a dark but knowing look and the goblin made another note on the Dumbledore complaint form. While the wizards looked through the accounts he sent a short message to one of his staff to check Mister Potter's mail for a redirect spell and to add a tracking charm on the parchments. Since it was the first Monday of the month the statements would be sent out tonight.

'Griphook, we have a problem.' The Potions Master suddenly said.

'What is it?'

'It seems as if someone took money from my vault.' Harry started. 'I mean the one I knew about. It is listed in here as my trust vault.'

'Let me see.'

Harry handed the documents back over to the goblin and waited while he read.

'Hmmm… Yes, it seems there have been regular transfers from the looks of your yearly statements.' Griphook murmured while looking through some other parchments in the Potter files. 'Aha! Here it is! According to this parchment you sanctioned the transfer of 300 galleons per month into the vault of Albus Dumbledore.'

'I never signed anything like that!'

'I know. It was also filed in November 1981 so your signature would not have been legal.'

'There seems to be a lot of illegal activity that has happened back then.' Severus drawled. He knew the goblins hated to be mislead and they punished their own people very harshly for these kinds of misdemeanors.

'I have to say I am shocked at what I am seeing here. I have already started a formal inquiry into these matters. Now I believe it is easier if I would get this sorted out for you - free of charge of course - and will simply inform you of my findings.'

'That sounds amenable.' Severus accepted. 'We would also appreciate it if you could get us a file on all of Harry's current possessions. That should give us quite some work as well.'

'Of course. Until we have the mail problem sorted we will offer you a box for your statements and any other mail from Gringotts. All letters we have for you will show up in this boy and if you want to get in contact with the bank you only have to put the letter in it and I will get it right away.'

'Sounds simple enough.' Harry said. 'Why don't you use these instead of owls?'

'They are a lot more expensive. Many of the higher Lords use them because they are in constant contact with the bank.'

'Oh… Okay.'

'Do you want me to get all of the illegally transferred funds back into your vault? Gringotts has a policy that allows you to demand interest of up to ten percent per month on illegally taken things.'

Harry looked at his father in question, unsure if it would be a good idea to draw the headmaster's attention. If he asked for his money back the old fool would know instantly and could start working against them.

On the other side he wanted to destroy Dumbles for everything he had done to him and his family. Severus saw the emotions playing over his son's face and knew he would have to help him with his decision.

'Do it, Griphook. Keep it quiet for as long as possible. Maybe until you have sorted through this mess and the we want it repaid with full interests.'

'As you wish.' The goblin noted with a feral grin. Finally they would be able to pin that old fool down. 'Now since you will take up the Lordship of Potter and Gryffindor you will be able to change your name as well.'

'Do I need to use all names?' The teen asked. He already had an idea but since he didn't know the rules he couldn't decide.

'No, Snitch. You can actually chose any name you want.' Severus started to explain. 'You can also chose a short form since you have so many inheritances.'

'Alright. I think I know.' Harry began after a few minutes of playing around in his head with all the names. 'I will be going with Henry Prince-Slytherin. As my full name I would like Henry Gryffindor Potter Prince-Slytherin, Lord of the Most Ancient and Noble House of Gryffindor, Lord of the Noble House of Potter, Heir to the Houses of Black, Peverelle, Prince and Slytherin.'

'Wow. That is a mouthful, son. Why didn't you take James as a middle name or Potter as a surname?'

'I don't want to be named James anymore. He may have blood adopted me but I never knew him. I also want to have the same surname as you, Dad.'

The Potions Master would never admit it but he was getting a bit emotional when his son told him that he wanted to have the same surname. It meant a lot to Severus and he knew that Marvolo would be over the moon when he found out.

'I need you to sign here, Lord Gryffindor Potter, so you can officially claim the titles.' Griphook stated while handing Harry a parchment and a quill. After the teen had signed with his new name the goblin sent copies of the document to the archives of the Ministry and Gringotts.

Before anyone could say anything else the door opened and Marvolo strode in with a smug smile on his face.

'Hello, love. Have you found what you were looking for?'

'Yes, I did.' Marvolo grinned at his husband and fave him a quick kiss before taking a seat beside him again. He carefully pulled a delicate ring out of an inner pocket of his robes. The ring was a simple gold band with a single stone set in it. It actually looked rather delicate as if it had been made for a witch, not a wizard. 'Is this the stone, Griphook?'

The goblin bent over his desk to take a closer look at the ring the wizard was holding out to him. The symbol of the Deathly Hallows was clearly carved into the side fo the stone and when he held his hand over it he could feel its magical power. It felt nothing like anything he had ever felt before.

'Yes. This is the stone.' Griphook confirmed. 'That means you can claim the Peverelle Lordship. For the Slytherin Lordship you need an heir and you and him need to be able to speak Parseltongue. Do you speak the language?'

'Yes I do. Harry is my heir and he speaks it as well.'

'We will need to confirm this.' The goblin pulled an orb out of one of his desk drawers and placed it on top of the desk. 'Would you both please speak in Parseltongue with each other? The orb will be able to check that it is the correct language.'

Marvolo simply nodded and turned his attention to his son.

'Harry, did you decide on a name yet?'

'Yes I just signed the papers. I got a long and a short one.'

'Did you? Which ones did you decide on?'

'Henry Prince-Slytherin and Henry Gryffindor Potter Prince-Slytherin.'

'Really? You took my name as well? Why?'

'Yes. I wanted to have the same surname as my Dad. Also I thought it would make us all more of a family.'

Severus and Griphook had watched in fascination while the other two hissed at each other. The Potions Master could see quite clearly that his husband was getting emotional which was confirmed a moment later when Marvolo left his chair to embrace Harry in a tight hug.

'Alright. You talked in Parseltongue. That confirms your status as Lord Slytherin.' The goblin stated when the orb on his desk had changed colour to a bright green. As with the other two wizards he asked the new Lord about his new name.

'I shall be Marvolo Cadmus Slytherin, Lord of the Most Ancient and Noble Houses of Peverelle and Slytherin, Consort to Lord Prince.'

After signing his new name for the first time the wizard watched as the goblin sent off copies of the document to their rightful places.

'Are we done yet, Dad?' Harry asked. He was exhausted after the emotional roller coaster he had been on today.

The adult wizards shared a look over their son's head before quickly deciding to call it a day. Griphook saw no problem with them finishing their business tomorrow after a good night's sleep. Especially since he knew that they still needed to give young Harry a medical exam which should be done in the morning anyway.

After making arrangements for the next day the two wizards led their tired son to the goblin's private floo and made their way home.

Harry's day finally caught up with him and he was having a hard time to not fall asleep during dinner.

He didn't even protest when his father sent him to bed early. He was too tired even for that.

The moment his head made contact with his pillow he was out like a light much to the amusement of the adults.

TBC

What else will they find out tomorrow?

First posted on: 13. August 2017

Next update planned: 20. August 2017