Harry Potter and the power of wives and family

by coco29

This is my spin on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows from the point when Harry sees the doe Patronus. Spoiler Ron doesn't help Harry because he doesn't return. Bashing RW/MW/AD/..? Full summary inside. Heads up this is Harry/multi-story. I hope you like it and PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW. I already apologize for any grammatical or language errors.

3. The death, full of surprises

Chapter 3 The death, full of surprises

27th December 1997, Harry's room (Sirius ex-room) 4th floor, 12 Grimmauld Place

Meanwhile, Harry was sleeping in his room. However, Harry had a very interesting conversation in his mind with no other than the late Sirius Black. Harry didn't know what to say.

Sirius had his normal grin and didn't look like he aged a day more than when he died. Sirius casually said, "hey pup."

Harry started to have tears in his eyes and run towards Sirius and hugged him like he never hugged anyone before not even Ginny. Behind Sirius, someone appeared but Harry didn't see him as he had his eyes closed mostly because he was crying on Sirius' shoulder.

Harry suddenly hears someone say "Black now is not the time. I can't tell how long we have. You can after I talk with him."

Sirius looked over his shoulder and said: "Oh come on he is just here; you can wait a bit."

The person said, "NO, now Black."

Sirius said "fine but I want to say one more thing to Harry."

The person said "fine but be quick about it."

Sirius pushed Harry away from him and keep him at arm's length and said "Harry listen carefully, this is very important. You remember telling me that I hated my family, right?"

Harry nodded and wanted to say something but Sirius cut him off.

"No Harry just listens. I may have given you the wrong impression yes, I hated many people from my family but not everybody. I loved my brother even when he became a death eater, he never tried to kill me, your father, your mother or Remus. The most he did was make sure a witch or wizard couldn't fight anymore and never kill them. I don't know if he ever killed witches and wizards that they were ordered to attack like the Bones. I don't even know if my brother was in that raid or any other for that matter. I do know my brother didn't like muggles but he never wanted to kill them before he joined the death eaters, but we didn't have a spy in Voldemort's group so I don't know if my brother joined on a raid on muggles or muggles houses" Sirius said with a thinking face.

Harry didn't know what to think but Sirius didn't stop there.

Sirius continued "but there is more than just my brother. Even though I hated my mother, I loved my father Orion Black. I can almost say with certainty that he would approve of you as my heir. Nearing the end of my second year my father was trying to convince my grandfather to enter an alliance with the Potters because of my friendship with your father and Orion liked your grandmother who is a Black. My father wanted to have a marriage contract between your father and Cissy. Cissy is Narcissa Malfoy néé Black. Believe me, Cissy really wanted that and your father wasn't against it. True he still loved your mother dearly, but just like you are Harry, your father was heir to multiple ancient and noble houses."

Sirius immediately continued before Harry could have a chance to interrupt. "In the wizarding world is it tradition for lords or heirs with multiple houses to marry at least one different woman for each line to prevent one of the lines from dying out if the men and woman only have one child what many purebloods do. Just look at the Malfoy or other purebloods. There are of course exceptions with the biggest the Weasley's but also smaller like the Greengrass's with only two daughters."

Sirius took a deep breath and saw Harry with his mouth wide open in shock. Harry's mind was probably still trying to process and accept it.

Sirius decided now was the best time to say the last person or better-said person he liked from his family "Harry the most important thing I want to say, I will tell you now. My cousins were the last people I liked. We four thought that we were the light in the otherwise dark family except for my father and grey brother. You know my cousins, right? Narcissa Malfoy néé Black, Andromeda Tonks néé Black and" Sirius took a breath even though Harry knows this.

"Bellatrix Lestrange néé Black. I know she attacked me but the moment she and I fought I saw the girl she was when she was sixteen before she was as good as sold to the Lestrange brothers. However, the Black family needed to pay a dowry. Bellatrix was betrothed to Rodolphus Lestrange however it was commonly known certainly in Hogwarts that Rodolphus shared everything with his brother Rabastan. I am afraid they also did that with Bellatrix and that changed her."

The person said, "Hurry it up Black, this is your last warning."

Sirius said "okay. Harry, you need to enter the master study in Grimmauld Place and find….."

"Enough Black your time is up," the person said in a loud voice.

Sirius said "no not yet. Harry the letters find them and the."

"Black does not say another word say your goodbye now and nothing else."

Sirius saw that the person was serious no pun intended. Sirius said "goodbye Pup" hugged him and whispered in Harry's ear "I love you."

Sirius disappeared before his eyes. Harry looked at the person, but his whole demeanour from the person changed.

The person said "finally. Harry Potter, it is a pleasure to meet you. We have a few interesting things to talk about which would be very beneficial for both of us. I am allowed to do certain things but what, how and why can wait."

Harry said "why couldn't I talk longer with Sirius and how could I even talk to him. He is dead… WAIT AM I DEAD?"

The person said "yes he is dead but you, young Harry are not. However, Sirius hasn't passed on like some other persons but most pass on within the day some take a year or two. They will pass on when I find that they are ready and accept it or I force them to when they don't want to accept it. However, Sirius hasn't while he is ready and accepted it, but why again I will tell later. This, however, is limbo the place between the world of the dead and the world of the living so to speak."

Harry said "if am not dead how can I be here. If I understand right you come here when you are dead but just wait to be ready or forced onto the world of the dead. If you are alive you shouldn't be able to enter here unless maybe you want to become a ghost but you said I am not dead."

The person said "I pulled you here so we could talk and because of your ancestry, I could. In history there was one family that had contact with me, let's say before their time."

Harry said, "the Potters did?"

The person shook his head and said "no but I could understand it. The Potters could have been the one but alas it wasn't after many generations, the Potters became the family. However, the Potters aren't the original family."

Harry said, "if the Potters aren't it may be the Blacks then."

The person said "no not the Blacks" before laughing.

Harry didn't understand, he was heir or Lord of House Potter and House Black. Harry didn't know what this person meant.

Harry decided to start at the start then. Harry said "normally I would introduce myself but it seems you know who I am. Can you tell me who you are?"

The person was surprised and thought 'his parents were right he is polite, but I would think that he would have figured it out unless the outrage was too taxing and then seeing his dead godfather is maybe too much to understand."

The person said "Harry Potter, normally I would let them find out if they ever meet me, but I will give you a hint. You talked with your DEAD godfather; this place is before the world of DEAD. People pass here to the so-called next great adventure and I got the power here and in the world of the DEAD."

Harry thought for just a few seconds before he said "I was thinking it before but that can't be true. But now you say this, …... you are Death?"

Death said, "congratulations you are right Harry Potter, yes I am Death."

Death was a man but the way he talked it reminded him of Amelia Bones. He met Amelia four times, the first time was at the end of his fourth year, the second time during his trial before his fifth year and the third time after his fifth year when Tom escaped asking her to look after Susan in Hogwarts. Harry remembered wanting to ask her why but said he would. Amelia probably saw the confusion and said: "because some death eaters or suspected death eaters have children in Hogwarts and I am the director of the DMLE with only Susan as any family left, also because something else but that can wait for now."

Harry did want to know what but before he could ask Dumbledore gave him a portkey that sent him to McGonagall's office. Oh, what was professor McGonagall mad, not for breaking the rules but for making her worry was she said and hugged him while she had tears in her eyes. Harry never wondered why she cared so much but the next morning Professor McGonagall didn't mention it so Harry dropped it.

The last time Harry met Amelia was just before his sixth year because she made him promise that he would look after Susan and that he would protect her in case something happened to her, Harry promised, but now Harry looks back at it he knows he failed to do that. Amelia was attacked and killed and he did nothing to help Susan. Amelia was planning to change the DMLE to make it ready for war and was also in the election for the minister position and that is why Harry thinks she was attacked. If Amelia became minister, she is …. was headstrong and couldn't be manipulated and probably gave DMLE a huge budget to train new recruits and get people out of retirement like Mad-eye Moody already was at the time.

Harry was shaking out of his thought when the person said "Harry Potter can we move on. Like I said to your godfather I don't know how much time we have. I am after all not the goddess of time."

Harry said, "sorry …. Death, but how should I call you?"

Death said "Death should be okay. Now let's continue."

Harry nodded. Harry was wondering what Death wanted to talk about. Death waved her hand and a table with two chairs appeared, one on both sides. Death gestured to Harry to take a seat and Death took a seat across from him.

"Now Harry Potter have you ever heard about the Deathly Hallows?"

Harry was thinking about everything he ever heard or learned and said "yes, it was in a book of wizarding fairy tales: The Tales of Beedle the Bard and in the story of the three brothers. In the muggle world, fairy tales aren't supposed to be real, but the name Ignotus Peverell is supposed to be one of the three brothers and Hermione and I by accident found a grave with the name of Ignotus Peverell."

Death nodded. Harr said, "also I heard Luna ….. and Mr. Lovegood say something to Hermione about the Hallows when Hermione noticed the necklace Luna ….. and Mr. Lovegood wore at Bill and Fleur's wedding."

Every time Harry said Luna tears came into his eyes and needed to blink a few times to make sure the tears didn't fall. He was before Death and had already cried ones.

Death again nodded and ask "what did you exactly hear?"

Harry was thinking back at Bill and Fleur's marriage after the ceremony and dance before the Patronus from Kingsley. Harry said "the only thing I heard at the wedding was: The Deathly Hallows were given by Death to the three brothers. The three brothers were from the Peverell family that went extinct many generations ago. The three brothers were Antioch, Cadmus, and Ignotus Peverell."

Harry thought about Hermione telling him that the sign of Ignotus Peverell's grave was of the deathly Hallows according to Luna and Mr. Lovegood. Harry was trying to convince Hermione on the last day to visit the Rookery as Luna's house was called, but Hermione wanted Harry to focus on Horcruxes which Dumbledore ordered him to do.

Harry took a breath and retold the story Hermione told him just after they escaped Godric's Hallow, Nagini and Tom.

He remembered Hermione's voice saying "there were once three brothers who were travelling along a lonely winding road at twilight. In time, the brothers reached a river too treacherous to pass but being learned in the magical arts, the three brothers simply waved their wands and made a bridge."

"Before they could cross, however, they found their path blocked by a hooded figure. It was Death and he felt cheated. Cheated because travellers would normally drown in the river, but Death was cunning. He pretended to congratulate the three brothers on their magic and said that each had earned a prize for having been clever enough to evade him."

"The oldest asked for a wand more powerful than any in existence so Death fashioned him one from an elder tree that stood nearby. The second brother decided he wanted to humiliate Death even further and asked for the power to recall loved ones from the grave so Death plucked a stone from the river and offered it to him. Finally, Death turned to the third brother. A humble man, he asked for something that would allow him to go forth from that place without being followed by Death. And so, it was that Death reluctantly handed over his own cloak of invisibility."

"The first brother travelled to a distant village while with the Elder Wand in hand, he killed a wizard with whom he had once quarrelled. Drunk with the power that the Elder Wand had given him, he bragged about his invincibility. But that night, another wizard stole the wand and slit the brother's throat for good measure. And so, Death took the first brother for his own. The second brother journeyed to his home where he took the stone and turned it thrice in hand. To his delight, the girl he once hoped to marry before her untimely death appeared before him. Yet soon she turned sad and cold for she did not belong in the mortal world. Driven mad with hopeless longing, the second brother killed himself to join her. And so, Death took the second brother. As for the third brother, Death searched for many years but was never able to find him only when he attained a great age did the youngest brother shed the Cloak of Invisibility and give it to his son. He then greeted Death as an old friend and went with him gladly, departing this life as equals."

Death nodded agreeing with the story. Now Harry remembered Death being cunning and deceiving the brothers. Harry was on his guard now especially when Death earlier said something about a beneficial talk.

Death focused on Harry again "now Harry Potter it seems you know what you need to know. I will tell you the truth the cloak you call your cloak is or maybe better said was my cloak. However, I allow you to keep it as I respect the third brother and he came when he reached old age and didn't continue to use it to avoid me."

Harry was shocked and thought 'so Hermione was right, I needed to tell her if she would ever talk to me again, I was after all the reason she needed to send her parents away. If we weren't friends, she could have joined her parents and didn't need to obliviate them, she would also be safe.'

"However, the Peverells line didn't go extinct but was adopted in another family, your family, the Potter family," Death said.

Death let Harry recover and then he said "however I want the other two returned because they don't have any descendants, they died without having children. The oldest Antioch was married but lost his life before he could have a child and Cadmus the second brother had only one love in his life and she died before they could marry so there was no chance for children. They also used it for their own gain while Ignotus did not he just made sure he had a great life with happiness what everyone should deserve."

"and that's why you are here Harry Potter, as the last of the Peverells. The Peverells got the gift and two died without descendants, those two should be returned to me. You, Harry Potter, can help to retrieve them. The wand I made with blood was taken from the brothers without them knowing. It should be possible for you to call for the elder wand to come to you however the stone is a different story as I didn't use anything that will bond you to it. The stone was corrupted by Tom Riddle and I lost the connection to it although I sometimes still feel it. However, the last time I felt it was at Hogwarts right before Dumbledore died."

"Harry Potter as soon as you wake up try to feel the elder wand as soon as you feel him call him to your hand. I let you keep the elder wand until you defeated Tom Riddle, but after that I want you to return it."

Harry was shocked but after almost a minute he nodded and said: "thank you Death but how can I return it to you?"

Dead said, "you already know Harry Potter; you already have seen it."

Harry thought about the last years and suddenly Harry knew. "The veil," Harry said.

Death nodded and said "Yes Harry Potter the veil where your godfather went through. If you use that you can return the wand and when you find the stone, just throw them in the veil."

Death looked at Harry with piercing black eyes "now the talk. I am Death and I rule here (limbo) and the world of death. I gave you a sign of good faith by making sure that your familiar Hedwig survived. I am willing to give you another sign of good faith, but in exchange, I need to make sure that you return the Deathly Hallows and that you make an end to Tom Riddle and destroy all Horcruxes. Do you agree?"

Harry wanted to agree immediately but suddenly heard Hermione saying "but Death was cunning. He pretended to congratulate the three brothers on their magic and said that each had earned a prize for having been clever enough to evade him."

Harry thought about what Death said and noticed two things that a cunning Death would say. Harry said, "no Death I do not."

Death said "great than the deal is …"

Death looked shocked. Nobody ever declined or went against him he is Death after all. Nobody talked for a few minutes until Death said: "why not?"

Harry said "you said the Deathly Hallows but before you said I can keep the cloak. The second point is to destroy all the Horcruxes. I think it should be more specific to destroy all the Horcruxes from Tom Riddle and not all Horcruxes because there could be Horcruxes from other people that I don't know about."

Death thought 'bloody hell, Harry Potter is smarter than I thought or at least more observant than I thought. With all the information I gave him already he could possibly win and I don't get back my Hallows and my second sign of good faith needed to be done. The power I use to keep them here and not sent them further is hard to maintain much longer. I have kept some for already 16 years here I never thought that was possible.'

Death said "okay Harry Potter. With the things you point out changed will you agree then?"

Harry thought and said "yes, but I have a request before I agree."

Death said "fine, what do you want?" Death was being agitated, Harry Potter is here while he is alive and he talked to his godfather and not to mention what will happen and he still has a request. I am going to do something that is actually supposed to be impossible and against the rules from the gods, my rule. '

Harry asked, "can you find all the remaining Horcruxes from Tom?"

Death nodded "no if I could we would have this conversation much earlier probably after Dumbledore died if not sooner."

Harry went back to thinking and asked after a minute "you said you are Death and control limbo and the world of the dead. I am here and am not dead which means everybody here is not dead yet. I want everybody whose time hasn't come back to the world of the living."

Death was furious, Harry Potter has no right to request that. The gods decide if that is even possible, no mortal has the right to not even the-boy-who-lived. He was mad at Lily Potter, the entire first year when she gave her life for her son which gave him protection from the killing curse but he understands her after he could stand her without 'hurting her' and listened to her reasoning.

Death screamed "NO YOU CAN NOT REQUEST THAT HARRY POTTER. NO ONE HAS THAT RIGHT NOT EVEN THE-BOY-WHO-LIVED OR SHOULD I SAY THE CHOSEN ONE!"

Death thought 'Harry Potter you ask something from me that is going to happen but only because I and some gods want it not because Harry Potter wants it, let's say that is just a coincidence.'

'Although' Death thought 'I was almost certain he would want that but not everybody, I wonder if that is Lily Potter, James Potter in him or his saving people thing I witnessed before.'

Harry said, "oh okay then I want to know all muggleborns that are on the run and where they are."

Death sighed again and his head went under his hood grabbing the brig of his nose thinking 'again his parents or saving people thing.'

Death said "Harry Potter I cannot follow people in the world of the living. The brothers were just lucky I was there at the time and I saw an opportunity to get them."

Death was doubting but decide to say it because he needed Tom Riddle dead and wanted at least his two Hallows if he couldn't get all. "I can send some kind of messages in the world of the living and take the dead, you familiar was an exception and sign of good faith. If they have a connection with you like Penelope Clearwater, Katie Bell and Colin Creevey I can leave a message to send them to a place like Grimmauld Place, but what you do with them then is up to you."

Harry said "can you also do that for the immediate family for the girls in Grimmauld Place except for the Carrow twin's parents. May I ask if you can have Hermione's parents regain their memory and sent them the same message even though they are in Australia? Can you do the same for Hogwarts?"

Death was sighed again 'Harry Potter wants too much."

Death said, "I only can do it if they have some kind of connection to you like Neville Longbottom."

Harry decided to not get Neville from Hogwarts because Neville wanted to be there if he believed the girls and Harry thought they were right when he thought about Neville and how he changed over the years.

"Can you at least help them in Hogwarts? They are taking a huge risk even …. Pansy Parkinson" Harry said with difficulty.

Death thought 'Harry Potter is just like his ancestor Ignotus Peverell, only Ignotus had no one else at the time not even friends with a connection even his wife he found years later, Harry does have more than he knows.

Death said, "okay if you agree I will send them a portkey as a message and …"

Harry interrupted Death "can you at least send DA meeting place to activate the portkey?"

Death said "fine Harry Potter, but you asking too much."

Harry looks embarrassed. He never meant to ask too much but he wants to help the people. Death sees it and now understands Lily Potter even more.

Death said "as I said before I got interrupted if you agree I will send them a portkey as a message with the message DA meeting place to activate the portkey, but for Hermione Granger's parents, I will send "daughter'. However, I cannot help Hogwarts students but I make sure if they die, they don't pass on, but I can only do that as long as Tom Riddle or Death Eaters control and it happens because of the punishments. I already broke rules and I cannot break more."

Death thought 'if I just send the same message to Neville Longbottom without the portkey, he would have an idea to keep students safe. Harry Potter should better now agree. I already need help from other gods as my powers are very limited in the living world. I can't do much I am almost a squib but I can at least make the portkeys.'

Harry said, "I am sorry if I ask too much, but I can't let them suffer because of me."

Death said "okay. I am Death and I rule here (limbo) and the world of the dead. I gave you a sign of good faith by making sure that your familiar Hedwig survived. I allowed one other sign of good faith to help you defeat Tom Riddle and I accept your request but in exchange, I need to make sure that you return the Deathly Hallows minus the so-called death's cloak and that you make an end to Tom Riddle and destroy all Horcruxes from Tom Riddle. Do you agree?"

Harry said, "yes I, Harry James Potter, agree."

Death said "great then the deal is accepted, the only thing I need to let you know is that the other sign of good faith will take time. You are just like your ancestor Ignotus, I respected him and now respect you. Also, I must say you are a real Gryffindor. This is goodbye Harry Potter; I hope the next time I see you it is because your time has come."

Harry said "thank you Death for this, I am sorry that I almost demanded a request but I couldn't think of another way to help the girls in Grimmauld Place, the people that took or are taking a risk in Hogwarts and the muggleborns. So is apologize for it. Goodbye Death."

Death gave a smile seeing that he accepted Harry's apology. Death says "I start to like you, Harry Potter, even if we are kind of opposites. There is only one thing left to say is you will forget everything as long as you are in the world of the living except the talk with Sirius, remembering to look for the elder wand and resurrection stone and throw them at the veil of death. It is protection for limbo, the world of the dead and for me. I intervened too much already; the other gods won't like that."

Harry said, "I understand and I appreciate it."

The next moment he was sitting straight up in his bed. Harry could only remember the talk with Sirius and finding the elder wand and resurrection stone and throwing them through the veil, but not his cloak. Harry tried to feel the elder wand and felt a small spark but nowhere strong enough to even guess where it is. Harry looked around and remembered everything that happened the evening before when he cast 'Tempus' and saw that it was 05:59 am.

Harry was feeling refreshed, the last time he really felt refreshed after he woke up was months ago. When he wanted to get out of bed, he saw bloodstains on his clothing. When he looked around, he saw clean clothes that were left in Grimmauld Place when they couldn't return at the beginning of September. Harry went to the bathroom, took a shower before putting on the clean clothes and heading downstairs.

28th December 1997, Kitchen ground floor, 12 Grimmauld Place

Harry walks into the kitchen but sees nobody. Harry sits down and exactly at that moment, Kreacher pops in.

Kreacher bows and said, "what can Kreacher make for master Harry?"

Harry thought and said "I would like bacon, scrambled eggs and toast. For a drink, I like some tea. Do you need any help?"

Kreacher bows and "of course master Harry, but Kreacher doesn't need help master Harry."

Harry hears a hoot and Hedwig flies in before landing on Harry's shoulder. 'It seems like Hedwig missed me as much as I missed her if not more' Harry thought happily while he was petting Hedwig.

Harry thinks about the Phoenix that helped Hedwig. 'Could that have been Fawkes? Wasn't Fawkes Dumbledore familiar like Hedwig is mine? What meant Kreacher with a bond? Should I ask Kreacher?'

Harry decided to ask Kreacher "Kreacher I remember you saying that this phoenix was having a bond with me. Can you explain what?"

Kreacher said while he keeps working on breakfast "master Harry, Hedwig is your familiar, but somehow the Phoenix had a similar bond with master Harry not a familiar yet but it was close."

Kreacher have you an idea if I can call for the Phoenix?" Harry said.

Kreacher said "Kreacher don't know master Harry, the Phoenix went away when Kreacher arrived. If the Phoenix stayed Kreacher would have taken the Phoenix here master Harry."

Harry thought for a moment but shook out of his thought when Kreacher placed his breakfast for him.

Harry said, "thank you for the breakfast Kreacher and also thank you for your answers."

Kreacher was looking happy but was still getting accustomed to being thanked. Kreacher hoped if he pleased master Harry good enough, he will rebound Kreacher to master Harry and the house of Black.

'Kreacher will not ask for it only a bad elf ask for it, a good elf is good like he is. Kreacher is good elf' Kreacher thought. With that thought, Kreacher popped out.

After breakfast still, nobody was downstairs. Harry tried to remember if he knew where the master's study was, but he didn't know. He decided to ask Kreacher.

"Kreacher" and Kreacher popped in and bowed.

"What can Kreacher do for master?" Kreacher asked.

Harry said, "Kreacher can you tell me where the master's study is?"

Kreacher nodded and said, "yes master Harry."

Kreacher hold out his hand and Harry grabbed it. The next moment they were on the 1st floor standing in front of a door Harry can't remember.

Kreacher bowed and said, "master Harry this is the master study, only the master can see it unless the master permits to let other people see."

"Kreacher can you and Dobby enter without my permission?"

Kreacher said, "no unless the master orders Kreacher and Dobby or when the master is in the study and calls for Kreacher."

Harry said "okay can I enter now?"

Kreacher said "master Harry needs to put master Harry's hand on the door and if the house recognizes master Harry as Lord Black then you can unlock the door. The protection master Orion placed closed the door of the master study."

Harry puts his hand on the door and feels a small sting in his dumb, forefinger and a small slash in the palm of his hand. The door opened and when Harry looked at his hand the supposed wounds were closed.

28th December 1997, master study 1st floor, 12 Grimmauld Place

Harry walks in and said, "again thank you Kreacher."

Kreacher bows and pops out. Harry looks around and sees in the master study a fireplace, a desk with one comfy looking chair on one side and two wooden chairs on the other, three bookcases full of books (two small behind the desk on either side of the chair and one large took the half the wall the whole right side when you enter) ) and one cabinet probably with liquor. Also, two couches and a comfy looking chair with the couch pointed toward each other on the right side of the room with a 'small' table in the middle.

There were also two windows and he could look at the park from the outside. When he looked, he sees that there were six dark-cloaked people outside that meant that the death eaters were still watching the house. The tapestry that he saw with all the family members but he didn't look at it now Sirius's name could bring back bad memories from the ministry and he needed to find the letters and at least something else, Sirius said it was important.

For the next hour and a half, he searches but couldn't find it. He takes the seat by the couches and thinks about where else it could be. He looked under all the furniture, the cabinet with indeed liquor and looked through the three bookcases but nothing. After sitting for almost 15 minutes he decided to look in the desk drawers. There were four on the left side and three on the right side but the last one on the right looked like a small cupboard.

He decided to look through the desk drawers, first on the left side. The top drawer had documents that stopped in 1979 when Sirius's father died, all about the wizengamot next meetings in 1979. The second had a wand and two knives. The third one had a few documents that weren't read yet, but when Harry looked at them, he saw that they were outdated also from 1979. The last drawer was empty.

On the right side, the top drawer was full of documents about the house of Black, the second drawer contained five letters and the small cupboard was filled with more liquor and two small safes were only able to be in it because of magic.

Harry grabbed the letters, there were three letters with his name on them and two with Sirius's name on it.

Dear Pup,

If you read this letter it means I am either back in Azkaban or I died hopefully protecting or helping you while taking a few death eaters with me. If not then I am so sorry I couldn't help you more pup. I hate to say this but you may think you have no family left but you still got Moony and Dora. I think even more at the end of this letter.

I think you should already know but I should tell you why. Harry, I made you my heir and because of that, your full name is now Lord Harry James Potter-Black. With my death I also emancipated you and if it happened before you turned seventeen it was to help yourself against death eaters or other attacks outside of Hogwarts.

Also, when you were born not only your parents were there but also me and just outside of the room Moony. We four were so happy to see you. They made me your godfather and Moony your honorary uncle and second godfather if something happened to me. However, the ministry doesn't accept secondary godfathers and certainly not werewolf guardians as he would have been, therefor Moony couldn't raise you like you should have been full of love, knowledge of your parents and the magical world.

Harry, you were certainly James and Lily's child but Moony and I also saw you as our son. Moony and I were many times at Potter Manor and even when you went into hiding we still came by very regularly I still remember the smile you had when you saw Moony or I enter the room not to mention the smile you gave your parents, you were a very happy child. I also still remember the first moment I saw you I promised I would protect you and you would be my heir if something will happen to me before I have a child or all my children were female. I saw the happiness on James and Lily's faces and even though I saw you as my son I wanted a child for myself with the witch I loved but before that could happen I was thrown into Azkaban and when I escaped there was no chance to go after the witch I loved and still do even in dead or Azkaban. That is why I made you my heir when I knew that I was Lord Black after I escaped and reached Gringotts.

The only other that was eligible to become my heir was Narcissa's son. You know him well Draco Malfoy and I would never let Lucy or his pompous arse of a son become the new Lord Black and get their hands on the black fortune. However, in my will you became my heir, I suspected Lucy and Draco didn't know that you were also eligible to become my heir because your grandmother was also a Black. (a/n #1)

Unfortunately, when I made you my heir, I needed to sign a few times. What I didn't know then but do know now is that one was a marriage contract. Many generations ago Lord Black helped a Lord which created a debt. I don't know what kind of debt, the only thing I know is the Lord couldn't pay it so Lord Black made a marriage contract. Because most of our house believes in purebloods, the marriage contract was for the heir of House Black and the daughter from a pureblood house. I signed before I knew what it was. You are betrothed and this marriage contract cannot be broken without severe consequences. Even though I am very sorry about it, it does help. With the marriage contract, it solves any attempt from Malfoy to question your eligibility to be my heir. If I didn't sign it the Malfoy could use that to make Draco the heir of House Black.

I am still very sorry. I contacted the house as Lord Black (not using my first name) soon as I knew and believe me, they were relieved that Draco wasn't the heir of House Black. I made them take an oath to reveal that you are my heir and not only the father but the mother was pleased. The parents told me in confidence that their daughter has a crush on you the first time she saw you in Hogwarts as Harry and not the-boy-who-lived.

Harry closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration. Harry started to think 'the girl likes him and is essentially his wife. Well I could be worse like the girl didn't like him or even worse his betrothed could be the Ice-Queen or Ice-Princess for Slytherin respectively Daphne and Astoria Greengrass. Harry decides after that though to continue reading.

I don't know if you know Harry but with me emancipating you, you also became Lord Potter. I know that both Lord Potter and Lord Black have a ring showing them to be the Lord of the house. If you don't have them you need to go to Gringotts to get them. I changed account managers so the account manager of the Black is also the account manager of the Potters. When you go to Gringotts go ask to talk to the account manager for the house of Black and the house of Potter. His name is Bonecrusher and has been the account manager for the Potters for a very long time. When you address him say account manager Bonecrusher otherwise you can offend him always say their title and then their name if you know it.

Harry is the ministry is still against you, you need to enter Gringotts unseen because Gringotts is the Goblin Nation and the ministry has no power there just like the ministry has no power over Hogwarts. As soon as you enter Gringotts you should be safe from the ministry and even Death Eaters. The goblins don't want to intervene in wizarding affairs.

Harry, you need to know because you are a lord of multiple noble houses it is almost required to have more than one wife. You can still marry for love a smart, nice, bushy-haired, book-loving woman just like your mother or a smart, fiery, quidditch loving, red-headed scary woman like Lord Potter or even better marry both, you can.

Don't forget Harry you still got family with Moony, Dora and your new betrothed and your new in-laws, I am sure they will love you. Pup love is all around you, you just need to see it and embrace it.

If Kreacher helps you find the study I believe you that he has changed even if it is for a little bit and give him my apologies for how I treated him if I didn't change it.

With all my apologies and love,

Lord Sirius Orion Black (made official by Gringotts wizarding bank, London)

Lord of House Black

Godfather of Heir Harry James Potter(-Black)

Regent of house Potter

1st March 1996

Harry puts the letter down while crying and it took almost half an hour before he stopped crying. He sees the other letter and didn't know if he wants to read it but decided to read it.

Dear Pup,

What I am going to tell you now is …

Let's end it here. Normally it would take two or more weeks but this chapter just needed to be written before I forgot it. The next chapter will have a bit of surprise and will Harry then find out who Lady Black is? Maybe but is he happy with it?

Please let me know what you think of this chapter and what you think of the story.

A/N #1 The is a law that would you can only be an heir if one of your great-grandparents is from the mainline of the house. I also do not follow JK Rowling that Fleamont is James' father but rather grandfather and Charlus Potter is James' father, James' full name is James Charlus Potter and normally that means Charlus is his father. Many may not agree but this is how it would be in this story.