Building a School

With a grunt Hadrian slammed into the ground and two indignant shrieks followed as the phoenixes fell from his shoulders. Hadrian lay on the ground just trying to focus on breathing and making the world stop spinning. After who knows how long Hadrian finally found the strength to sit up and examine his surroundings. He was in a wide grassy meadow with two phoenix standing next to him. Both of them were fine besides being irritated by the rough landing. Hadrian stood and, brushing some stray dirt and grass from his clothes, smiled and took a deep breath relishing in the magic that was saturating the air. As Dumbledore had continued with his schemes the old man had not even realized that he was killing magic. As he had applied more and more restrictions magic had started to fade from the environment. It left all magical creatures in trouble as they relied on the free flowing magic and as it vanished so did they. It was just one of the many tragedies Dumbledore was responsible for.

As Fawkes and Hedwig alighted on his shoulders Hadrian gave a happy grin and apparated to Diagon alley. He placed a mild notice-me-not on the two phoenixes and gave them a smile as they took off to explore. He walked to the alley and grinned seeing the many different kinds of shops and stalls as people made their way through the alley. It wasn't very busy as it looked to only be around 10 in the morning. As he made his way towards the white marble building of Gringotts, he stopped and bought a daily prophet and gave a slight gulp at the date.

DAILY PROPHET

22 May 1765

JOHNATHAN STARRBORNE ELECTED FOR MINISTER FOR MAGIC

Yesterday afternoon Lord Johnathan Starrborne was elected for the Minister for Magic. At 45 years old he is Married to Amelia Starrborne née Black, with three children; Sirius Starrborne 9, Aires Starrborne 7 and Andromeda Starrborne 6. Minister Starrborne promises to strengthen the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and to continue to strive towards separating our world from the mundanes. For more see pages 3-5.

Underneath was a picture of a rather plain looking man with sort black hair and grey eyes. Quite honestly as he really wasn't planning on living in England he wasn't all that concerned with who the minister was. With a shrug he continued on his way to Gringotts. As he approached an open teller he pulled out the box Ragnok had given him and handed it over. As he was an unknown he couldn't simply ask for a meeting with the Goblin King however the box would quickly make its way to the king in a matter of minutes and after that he would play it by ear it should however get him a meeting with the king at least. About an hour later a goblin returned and motioned for Hadrian to follow. Hadrian did so quietly and calmly so that they did not see him as a threat. As he was escorted into the throne room he could see that the goblin king was not Ragnok which honestly was not that surprising. The king had Hadrian's box on the table beside him with the letter from Ragnok in his hand.

"Hadrian Angelus Asher or shall I say Harry James Potter? Your purpose here is interesting and fear not you will have our aid, my counterpart had made it clear how beneficial that would be for the both of us. The land that you seek for your school is available for purchase. Do you wish to continue that transaction?" Hadrian had to keep himself from jumping up and down in joy that all the sweat, tears and blood shed for this project were paying off.

"Absolutely, I have a Mokeskin bag here with all my money in it I would like to create a vault now so that you may receive payment for the land promptly." The Goblin King nodded and motioned towards another goblin standing to the side.

"Riptongue, will guide you to your new vault, did you want a single vault or more than one?" He was asked.

"I would like for two vaults to be created, one for the new school and a personal vault." Hadrian stated. Another nod and he left the room following Riptongue down the hall to the carts

"Thank you very much for guiding me Riptongue your aid is appreciated when this is done please take ten gallons for you service." Hadrian saw a shocked look come over the goblins face. Hadrian knew it was because very few people ever took the time to learn goblin customs or traditions. But Hadrian genuinely liked the goblin people, when others had lied to him or mislead him they always told him the truth, trusting that if he was old enough to ask about something then he was old enough to learn the truth. Hadrian was led to a vault deep in the business section where very few ever went that had large doors that stood 25 feet tall and 15 feet across and had a blank face plate on them. Hadrian decided to make this the school vault and after approval from Riptongue placed his hand on the door and imagined his schools name and crest. He felt the magic in the door flair as the metal under his hands began to bubble and change. When harry opened his eyes he couldn't help but grin.

The door was a glowing icy silver color, and the school crest had two ebony black night fury's, poised to strike on either side of a deep grey shield with a phoenix in flight on it was made from half water and half fire. Underneath the shield and dragons was crimson banner with gold lettering stating Phoenix Academy of Magical Arts. With a grin the doors opened and harry dumped the bag meant for the school in the vault and watched the gallons, sickles and nuts pour onto the floor. It took half an hour to empty the bag and Hadrian spent ten minutes organizing the money into groups neatly. He pulled ten gallons out of one stack and handed it to the stunned goblin waiting outside of the doors. After Riptongue recovered they moved father down to the personal vaults and Hadrian repeated the process but it took an hour instead of a half hour. He organized the money and books as well as the portraits that were in stasis, weapons, furniture, jewels and family heirlooms. The vault door was a night fury with its wings encompassing a golden shield that had a deep green staff, crimson sword and a bronze book. It was his hidden tribute to the founders the golden shield supporting the rest and holding them together, Hufflepuff. The deep green staff emphasized the magical protection and drive of Slytherin. The Crimson Blade represented Gryffindor and the drive to protect the innocents and bring justice to those who harm. Finally, the bronze book showed Ravenclaw and the intensity to learn from the world to help the world. Underneath was a black plate with the name Asher on it.

Hadrian may not be able to take the same name here but he could still honor his ancestors. The ride back up to the top was silent but for the whistling of the wind. After they arrived back at the throne room Hadrian and the Goblin King whom he now knew was called Fireblade, filled out the paper work for the Phoenix Academy of Magical Arts. The land for the school was about 20,000 miles across in the northern end of New Zealand, the reason Hadrian wanted such a large area of land was so that the northern half could become an animal/creature sanctuary. The school would be on the other side of the bay in the mallyrn's trees. After Hadrian authorized the amount for the land taken out of his account he filled out his personal information for the goblins, such as his full name; Hadrian Angelus Asher born July 31st 1744 in France, basically everything he and Ragnok had decided. He was going to build the school himself since he didn't want anything to damage the trees. A few more papers signed and after calling back Hedwig and Fawkes they were off to New Zealand.