Chapter 19 The younger Black sisters, Potter manor, house-elves and the Weasley's learn

31st December 1997, Hospital Wing, Gringotts

Harry, Dora, Remus, and Narcissa (held up by Remus) were following a floating Bellatrix. Bellatrix was still unconscious from the ritual and three healers were walking behind Bellatrix as they kept her floating.

As soon as they entered Penny and Fay said: "Harry, she is over here wanting to know was has happened."

Harry immediately walks towards the screen and when he looks in he sees all the girls trying to reassure Andromeda Harry sees that Andromeda has at least lost 5 years by the looks of it.

The girls see Harry but decided to let Harry talk. Harry walks inside and said, "Andi how are you feeling?"

Andromeda sees Harry and said, "I am a little bit sore but I want to know what has happened and why do I look and feel a bit younger?"

Harry said, "I don't know for sure but I suspect that when the ritual was done on Bellatrix it somehow affect her closest relatives as Narcissa also lost a couple of years."

Andromeda looks amazed and said, "can I see Cissy and Bella?"

Harry nodded when Narcissa walked in and said "oh Andi you are okay. I am so happy when you came in I was so scared. You lost a lot of blood."

Andi said, "I am okay but I need to rest for a few days but I am allowed to be out of bed for a short amount of time."

The healers walked in with a floating Bellatrix behind him. One of the healers waved his hand and another bed appeared. The lead Bellatrix in the bed and Andromeda looked shocked and said: "Bellatrix is young again."

Harry asked, "do you know how old she exactly is because she doesn't look 16 if you ask me."

Narcissa said "well she is around 17 I think. She looks a few days before she married."

Harry asked, "before she married?"

Narcissa said "yes. When she was married very soon she started to look different and also older. I don't know if it was because she was married or that her husband well ... ex-husband already did things to her."

Harry nodded. Bonecrusher opened the screen and asked "Harry can we talk to you?"

Harry nodded and said, "excuse me."

Harry walks out behind the screen and Bonecrusher and Ragnok stood before Harry and Ragnok said "Harry it is nearing 6 pm and with everybody in good enough condition I think it would be best if you take everybody to your Ancestral home or another safe place. We have done everything we could right now and even though I still feel like we owe you."

"Everything about House Potter and House Black has been done including the marriage contracts and bequests, we found some disruptions from withdraws from your vault when you were in Hogwarts. We are investigating as we speak, when we found out what happened we will let you know."

"We are almost sure that House Peverell is also done and there are no active marriage contract or anything else that need to be addressed immediately but we are not fully through that yet. House Gryffindor, Slytherin and Fleamont we have the list properties and what contains in the vaults but we need to see if there are other things like marriage contracts and other things. If there is something we will let you know. The last thing I offer is to send a squad of goblins guards with you including a squad of goblin warders to ward your Ancestral house with goblin wards and keep you safe until the wards are up. That won't take too long but just to be sure and make sure the goblin wards work together with the wards your family has put up."

Harry said "I think that is best as I think I already put you and the Goblin Nation in a difficult position. Any longer and I think the Death Eaters and Tom will attack and even I know you can fight I don't want any goblin to die because of me."

Ragnok and Bonecrusher grinned. Ragnok and Bonecrusher weren't very surprised as his family was one of the very few that do care for the Goblin Nation in some way or another not counting the money they kept here.

Ragnok said "I want to apologize for everything Harry. Bonecrusher and I find ourselves more than a little responsible for what happened with your youth as was visible by the scars you have. I hope we repaid at least a part of the debt we unknowingly created."

Harry said "I don't blame you. I only blame Dumbledore. I admit I blamed Sirius a bit but I understood him very soon."

Harry thought back to when Ron betrayed him in his fourth year and it looked like the few first days he took Hermione away at that moment he could understand how Sirius felt when he found his parents dead by one of his friends. After that, of course, he found out that Hermione tried to convince Ron he didn't enter and talk to Harry, but it didn't work. 'It took me defeating a bloody dragon to let Ron see reason' Harry thought while thinking of Ron with venom.

Harry said, "how soon can you have the squads ready Ragnok?"

Ragnok said "I can have them ready within 15 minutes. I think it would be best that William and Miss Delacour go with you as they are the best human curse breakers we have that can modify wards if that is needed."

Harry nodded and said "if they are not too exhausted from the ritual I would like to do that as soon as possible before I get everybody there. It needs to be safe a bit like Grimmauld Place without the Death Eaters just on our doorstep."

Ragnok said something in Gobbledegook and four guards nodded and left the hospital wing. The girls left the screen with Bellatrix and Andi leaving Narcissa, Dora and Remus there who walked in when Harry went out to talk to Bonecrusher and Ragnok.

Hermione asked, "Harry what is happening I felt your anger and heard Ron in your mind."

Harry said, "Ragnok and Bonecrusher found themselves responsible and I said that I didn't blame them but Dumbledore and Sirius but I understood Sirius at Halloween of our fourth year when Ron betrayed me and at first I thought I had lost you too and that it took defeating a dragon to let him see reason."

All the girls were thinking back and remembered how scared they were that Harry would be badly hurt if not worse.

Harry said "anyway. I will go to my Ancestral house soon with a goblin guards squad and a squad of goblin warders and probably Bill and Fleur if they aren't too tired. The goblin warders will ward the house while Bill and Fleur will help modify wards if it is needed to work together with the wards my family put up and things like that while the goblin guards will protect us."

Hermione, Ginny, Luna, Katie, Susan, and Astoria said at the same time out loud and Hermione, Luna, Ginny, and Katie in his mind "let us come with you."

Harry said "no not until I am sure it is safe. As soon as it is safe I will send word probably with Kreacher and Dobby to let you know and get everyone here and at Grimmauld Place to my Ancestral house."

"Ragnok mentioned that the Death Eaters in the last war were able to enter the ground even with wards so I need to make sure that it will not happen again like last time my grandparents were killed before help arrived."

All the girls were looking at him and see his sincerity and knew he didn't want them to be hurt when they think they will be safe. The girls looked at each other and it seems about half was okay for Harry to go while the other half wasn't, especially the Ladies Potter and Lady Black didn't want Harry to go alone.

Remus had walked out behind the screen leaving the Black sisters and Dora alone. Dora knew that Remus still wasn't happy and he wants… no need to help Harry more.

Dora had said "Remus go and maybe something can come up where you can help Harry. I know you want to and still feel like you haven't done enough. Harry isn't mad anymore as he wasn't mad when you were mourning and beyond that but I know you want to do more so just go help, Harry."

Remus smiled and kissed Dora who finally needed to push Remus away before they would do something Andi and Narcissa certainly didn't want to see.

When Remus walked past the screen he saw the girls looking at each other and he walked to Harry before whispering "Harry why are they looking at each other like that?"

Harry whispered "I want to go without them to my ancestral house until I know it is safe and the Goblin wards are up, but a couple doesn't want me to go alone. Now it seems that half is okay with me going alone but the other half is not."

Remus saw that both groups tried the other group to agree with them with glares. Remus noticed that Astoria was starting to back down when Daphne glared at her but then something happened nobody would expect Hermione and Ginny to step in front of Astoria. Hermione took Astoria's place for Daphne to glare at when Ginny went back and took Astoria as Hermione and Ginny were glaring at Fay and Su. Ginny was now glaring at Su and Astoria glared at Fay. While Katie was glaring at Penelope. Luna and Susan were looking at each other but weren't glaring at each other. Luna had a dreamy smile and Susan was thinking 'why is Luna always smiling like that the other girls needed to respect Harry's decision as it is for the Ancestral house of Potter, it is his house by blood.'

Everyone's attention was drawn when they heard a loud voice saying "Harry."

It was Gabby seeing Harry again and her Veela took control launching herself at Harry especially because her Veela side wanted to claim Harry as her mate in front of his wives. Harry tried to evade Gabby but unfortunately, that didn't work. When Gabby had Harry in his arm all the girls except Luna, Susan, Penelope and Fay glared at Gabby to let go of their Harry what all the girls thought.

Harry saw the look and tried to get Gabby off him. Harry was struggling as the Veela in Gabby took over even though Gabby could hold the Veela barely to keep her wits as the lust otherwise would take over.

The other girls were whispering that Remus could hear but Harry didn't notice as he still was struggling that Veela Gabby barely noticed.

After a few minutes, it seems that all the girls nodded and everybody looked at Ginny and Hermione as they were standing together. Every girl expected Ginny to take the lead. Ginny said, "I will, I am her sister in law anyway."

Hermione shook her head and said "no Ginny the Veela could take over and as Bill isn't seen as her brother-in-law she would not see you as her sister-in-law as Bill said. Would you let me try?"

Hermione wanted to do it because if Harry wouldn't let her then she knew she wasn't pretty enough. The thought almost immediately went away as she remembered the soulbond and that she needs to trust Harry. She heard in her mind 'Hermione you are very beautiful both on the inside and outside and don't let anybody tell you differently. I love you for too many things to say, but could you please try to get Gabrielle off of me?'

Hermione could almost cry from happiness as Harry said it in her mind and she couldn't do anything more than believe him. She turned around and said, "we need to get Gabby off, Harry."

It took a few minutes before the girls succeeded to get Gabby out of Harry unfortunately as the girls were a rival for Harry's love made Gabby's Veela come out. Remus saw it happening and jumped in front of the girls and almost tackled Gabby. He said when he was trying to keep her pinned to the floor even though Remus has enhanced strength "get her parents or Fleur."

Ragnok saw what was happening and was moved to the wall with Bonecrusher by the royal guards. Both were protected by the royal guards, and Ragnok managed to send two runners. One to find Fleur Delacour and the other to find where the Delacours went as they weren't in the hospital wing anymore.'

Two guards returned with a squad of goblin guards just as the runners left. They saw Ragnok at the wall and the captain of the royal guard ordered the squad to come to him and take defensive positions.

Remus was losing the battle and he said: "Harry come here only you can calm her down as the Delacour's aren't here."

Harry trusted Remus almost as much as Hermione he took a few steps at the moment Remus was pushed off Gabby by Gabby. Before Gabby could do anything especially as her fingernails had become larger than as sharp as a claw even though she kept all five fingers. She was also heating up so she could make the fireballs and anyone that tried to touch her (except family and mate) would probably get burned a bit even though the burn from a fireball would be much worse.

Harry took Gabby in his arms and the Veela in Gabby was delighted and the instinct to attack was immediately gone. Her fingernails were shorting to their normal length and she started to go to her normal body temperature only slightly higher as Harry's scent aroused her. The Veela was still a being of lust as the bond with Harry hasn't started yet and she was not together with her mate.

Before the Veela could completely take over Fleur, Bill and the Delacours came in. Antione and Apolline went to talk to Fleur and Bill on Apolline's insistence as Antione was trying a way to keep Gabby from Harry and Apolline knew the look and Antione's face. She decided to talk to Fleur and Bill as they knew Harry better than Antione and herself. The talk was short as they were interrupted when a goblin runner came too quickly and immediately take them to the hospital wing.

Bill and Fleur weren't done with the talk but they couldn't tell much more as they almost knew nothing about his life outside of Hogwarts and everything except his fourth year were rumours and they didn't know the truth behind the stories. Of course, Sirius, Remus, and Professor McGonagall gave answers while Snape if he was present always called Harry bad names and always denied Harry doing good or wonderful even though unbelievable things like chasing away 100 dementors. Snape said there were hardly 5 and Harry didn't chase them away and the other 10 that came later were chased away by him. Also, Snape always said that Harry was like his father arrogant, thinking he was above the rules to name. Professor Dumbledore was always kind of cryptic and hardly ever gave a straight-up answer. Sirius, Remus, and Professor McGonagall did give a straight-up answer with some personable opinion, always good or concerning about Harry, but never bad like Snape always did.

Apolline hoped that Antione was warming up to see Harry as a son-in-law and she hoped more when they entered and saw that Harry was keeping Gabby calm while the girls were asking if Remus was okay and helping him up as he was hurt a little bit by Gabby.

Fleur asked what has happened and a girl about her age, Penelope if Fleur remembered said "Gabrielle hugged Harry and we pulled her off Harry but it seems she wasn't happy about that. She wanted to attack but Remus stopped her. Remus is a werewolf so he had enhanced strength but Gabby managed to push him off her as she was pinned to the ground for a couple of minutes. When Remus was pushed off, Harry took her in her arms before Gabby could attack Remus, a goblin or one of us."

Fleur nodded and Apolline said "reprenons votre petite sœur de Harry. Nous pouvons la calmer." (A/N #1)

Fleur nodded as did a disapproving looking Antione. Harry saw them and when they were close to Harry and Gabby. Harry tried to step away but Gabby was holding on to Harry. This time Fleur and Apolline pulled Gabby off, Harry. Gabby looked to attack the one that kept her away from her mate when she saw it was her mother and sister with her father barely a foot behind them and she didn't know what to do. Fleur, Apolline, and Antione took Gabby to the far of the hospital wing just outside of the screen with the Longbottoms.

Two guards came back with another squad of goblins but they didn't wear armour or at least not as much as the normal goblin guards and their armour had some drawings that most people recognized as runes although they are a bit different from the runes they knew.

All the guards dropped the defensive positions. Ragnok said "good job Harry calming Miss Delacour's little sister. If she attacked I am afraid of what could happen. Well as you can see are everyone here ready to go to your ancestral House. I forgot to tell you that the Lord ring as is the Lady and Heir ring are also Portkey's. As long as they touch you or the ring, you voluntarily want to use the Portkey and you want them with you the Portkey will activate and safely take them with you but not all so the warders and guard will take the Portkey."

Harry nodded, agreed and said, "we can better go immediately."

Ragnok said something in Gobbledegook and the squad of goblin wards, the squad of goblin guards, Bill and Fleur gathered around Harry as Fleur let her parents take care of Gabrielle. Remus immediately joined the large group as he wanted to help Harry.

Harry looked at the girls and said "I will send Dobby and Kreacher when you can come. I will also send them to Grimmauld Place to bring everyone from there."

The girls all nodded but he heard Hermione in his mind 'please be careful Harry.'

Harry responded 'don't worry Hermione the goblin guards will take care of that.'

Hermione walked in front of Harry only a few inches away and said: "I don't care, promise me … us that you will be careful and don't try to find trouble."

Harry said, "I don't try to find trouble, trouble finds me."

Hermione's eyes narrowed and she said, "this isn't funny."

He noticed the other girl's eyes narrow at him and said: "I will do my best that the next time you see me I am not hurt or something similar."

Ginny asked in his mind 'can I come too?'

Harry looks at her and smiled before he thinks making sure only she could hear blocking the others 'of course you can Ginny when I send Dobby and Kreacher but you need to ask your father if it is okay and your father needs to know something if Hermione wants to tell you both. Ask her.'

Ginny smiled back but also was very curious about what Harry meant. Harry said "I will see you all soon. Susan can you look after Lord and Lady Longbottom they would probably remember you when you were younger."

Susan nodded. Harry thinks of the Potter ring and only that ring appears. Ragnok gave the guards and warders the Portkey and Bill, Fleur and Remus put their hands on Harry's shoulder. Ragnok said, "Harry said the phrase for the Portkey to activate, but for your ring, you only have to think home, but you can also say it if you want to."

Harry said "Messr Prongs home" and thought 'home' at the same time.

31st December 1997, Potter Manor (Yr Odyn), Wales

Harry almost fell but Bill remembered that Harry fell when they used a Portkey in Harry's fourth year and together with Remus managed to keep Harry from falling. When they look around they see that they are in a very beautiful entrance hall that also looks to be from a very wealthy family.

They hear a few pops and see an elf standing before them. The elf said, "leave now this is Potter's Ancestral lands, only Potter may enter."

The elf looks and bows when he sees Harry while saying "Tarpy is sorry for not recognizing Young Master Harry."

Harry wanted to ask Tarpy about other elves as he heard more than one pop but before he could ask he get hit by four small elves ended up on the ground and heard them crying while saying "Young Master Harry is finally home."

He looks and said, "yes but could you maybe let me go."

The four elves let Harry go and said: "Tolly / Dissey / Wissy / Tolney is sorry Young Master Harry."

Harry decided to ask Tarpy who they are "Tarpy could you introduce everyone. I was very young when I was last here and I don't remember."

Tarpy said "Tarpy will Master Harry. Tarpy is the head elf from the most ancient and most noble house of Potter. Tarpy leads the elves and could be the personal elf for Lord Potter except if Lord Potter wants Tarpy to lead the elves and got another elf as Master Harry's personal elf."

Harry nodded. Tarpy continued and said "Tolney is Tarpy's wife and is the personal elf for Lady Potter. Tolly is Tarpy's and Tolney's daughter and helps Tolney and if not needed Tolly cleans the manor with Dissey."

"Wissy is the cook from house Potter and between meals could help Tolney care for Lady Potter. Dissey is the daughter of Wissy and helps Tolly with cleaning the manor and serving the master or mistress if there are guests."

Two more pops and Tarpy says "this is Tarpy's brother Tarby. Tarby works in the library and could take over Tarpy's work to lead the elves if Tarpy is unable. Tarby can also help Lord Potter if needed. Tarby likes books very much and helps with books if someone needs books. The library is three floors above ground from the four floors above the ground. Sometimes Tarpy helps Tarby."

Harry thought 'Hermione is going to like that, a library that is three floors high.'

Tarney points at another elf and said "this is the last elf and is Mipsy. Mipsy works on Mistress Lilly Potter's rose garden and picks berries, fruit and vegetables from the garden also attending to them while she attends to the garden and Tarpy helps Mipsy with the garden if needed. Mipsy can help Dissey and Tolly. Mipsy sometimes helps Wissy with cooking or helps Tolney for taking care of Lady Potter. Mipsy was an elf from bad masters when Master James freed Mipsy, Mipsy just misses her son."

Harry said "hello everyone. I hope you are all happy."

Tarpy said "the elves are happy Young Master Harry is back" and saw all the elves nod their heads almost as enthusiastic as Dobby. Mipsy was also happy but Harry saw her sadness. Harry thought maybe I can find her son, but unfortunately, that has to wait until after the war.

Harry needed to know and asked, "do you all have a room of your own to sleep in?"

Tarpy said "yes Master Harry. We sleep in the servant quarters near the kitchen where we all have our own room and there are even rooms unused. We also have a small room where the elves can be if we aren't needed."

Harry was happy and hoped Hermione was happy with that. Tarpy wanted to say something and Harry noticed and asked: "you wanted to say something Tarpy?"

Tarpy said "Tarpy didn't want to say but without a Lord or Lady, the only thing that could barely maintain us is the house magic that we almost ran out from but fortunately every couple of years the house magic refilled a bit. The house magic is low but with Master Harry back the house magic will slowly refill."

Remus said "that is why you look a bit older and weaker as an elf need to be bonded to a witch, wizard or magical household. Will it help if there are more witches or wizards here?"

Tarpy nodded and said "everything can return to their work. Yes, but it would be even better if they are Potters or ….?"

Remus asked, "or what?"

Tarpy said, "Tarpy is sorry Tarpy doesn't want to say it."

Harry said "Tarpy you can say it. I want to know to help you."

Tarpy smiled and said "If Young Master Harry will rebond all the elves to himself and house Potter. The elves need magic to survive but with low magic, we grow weaker and rapidly get older. Until the house magic is in abundance the elves will feed off the magic from Lord or Lady as Lord or Lady bonded them to the Lord or Lady personally and the house. Strong wizards as Young Master Harry would hardly feel it."

Harry said, "so if I rebond all of you to House Potter and to me it will make you better?"

Tarpy said "not better Master Harry but younger and stronger, not better as the elves are not sick."

Harry thought 'will that also help Kreacher for House Black of course?'

Bill and Fleur already were talking with the guards and the warders outside as the warders were making the preparations until they could start.

Harry remembered the bond he made with Dobby thanks to Kreacher and he stepped forward and put his hand on Tarpy's head and said: "I, Harry James Potter-Black, offer Tarpy the house-elf to serve as my elf and as an elf for the most ancient and most noble house of Potter and most ancient and most noble House of Black."

Tarpy said with a smile "Tarpy the house-elf accept Young Master Harry's offer."

Harry finalized the bond with "so mote it be", but this time Tarpy also said it.

Tarpy falls to the ground and he fell unconscious. Tolney pops in and asks "Master Harry what happened with Tarpy?"

Harry said, "Tolney, I don't know he wanted me to bond all the elves and I agreed but first rebond him before I needed to do something and after that, I would do the others."

Tolney pops out before returning with Tolly and Tolney used some magic. As she was Lily's house-elf she learned some healing. After almost half a minute Tolney said: "Tolly take Tarpy to his bed."

Harry asked, "Tolney what is wrong?"

Tolney said "Master Harry, the new burst of energy from Master Harry was too much for Tarpy. Tarpy will recover but it made Tarpy fall unconscious. Tolney thinks it will take a few days at most before Tarpy is recovered. Tolney will tell Tarby to go to Master Harry."

Less than a minute later Tarby pops in and asked: "what can Tarby do for Master Harry?"

Harry asked, "Tarby I need to see where I can add people to enter and know the wards on the manor."

Tarby nods and said "int the hall only Lord or Lady Potter by birth can add people and feel the ward voluntary, not the heir unless the Lord permits it or the Lady if the Lord is indisposed. Master can also go to the room with the wardstone."

Harry said "maybe another time. How do I add people and know the wards."

Tarby said, "Master Harry put Master Harry's hand with the Lord ring on the Potter crest."

Harry could faintly see the large crest and put his hand on it. He feels a pinch on his thump and the palm of his hand before he feels magic searching for the Lord Potter ring and Harry made sure the Lord Potter ring was visible. Suddenly he got a large headache as he learns which wards are around the house, which are active and which ones are weak or inactive by lack of magic like the anti-apparition wards, but Harry also learns how to cast the wards including some wards that are considered family magic and some are apparently from the Longbottom family giving as part of the Alliance between the houses they established generations ago.

He also learns that the Potter Manor is named Yr Odyn which is Welsh. He learns that Yr Odyn in English means The Kiln. He learns that if you say The Kiln when using the floo you get to the entrance hall but if you say Yr Odyn you get in the living room as the hall has traps and protection and the living room contains fewer traps and protection like Grimmauld place, but the floo isn't connected to the floo system during the first war and was never reconnected. Harry feels almost as if the house sings that Lord Potter has returned when he touched the Potter crest.

Tarby said, "if Master pours magic in the crest the wards will become stronger and the inactive wards will be erected again."

Harry nods and with the headache, he tries to pour magic into the wards. The crest starts to light up and after 5 minutes a ball of light comes out of Harry. It goes up in the air and the sound of shackles falls before it returned to Harry. Harry was feeling drained but with the light returned he 'feel less' drained but still removes his hand from the crest as he needed to do a few more things and if he continued he would be too drained to do such things not to mention what the girls will do if he is magically exhausted when they come here. The crest was first barely visible but now it is proudly visible in the Entrance hall and Harry now sees that there is a second crest on the ground in the middle of the floor.

He asked why there was a crest on the floor Tarby and Tarby said "Mistress Lily made it. Any unauthorized Portkey that managed to penetrate the wards will be transported here and the Portkey will be disabled. The Crest traps the wizards and witches that used the Portkey, only a password can disable the Portkey trap from the inside. If Master Harry wants to know more there is a book on all the wards on the manor and all possible wards that can be applied to the manor. However, the book can only be read by a Potter and only someone with Potter blood can open the book."

Bill came in and saw Harry still talking with an elf. Bill said "Harry sorry to interrupt Fleur and I are done after a sudden spike from magic in the wards Fleur and I think all the goblin wards can be placed without modifying or removing any wards. I do have a suggestion for a defensive ward."

Harry asked "what kind of ward?"

Bill said, "if you put a defensive ward connected it to the other wards you will feel if the wards lose power or are broken through for the Goblin wards to be connected to that ward the warders need some of your blood."

Fleur came in and said "Arry the warders are ready to start they just need your permission. I already told them that the wards from the Manor will not disrupt the wards. They offered to make sure that the wards strengthen each other."

Harry said "thank you, Fleur. Tarby if I need you I will call for you. Can you get every elf except Tarpy to come to me after dinner?"

Tarby bowed and said, "as Young Master Harry wants."

Tarby pops out and Harry walked towards the front door where Fleur came through. He walks outside and sees that the guards have put a half-circle around the warders and front door.

Harry asked the head warder "Sir goblin, Bill told me I need to put a defensive ward that can detect the ward losing power and being attacked and you need some blood from me to connect the goblin wards according to Bill."

The head warder nodded and asked "Lord Potter if you can put up the ward we can key our wards in. Your blood is not required but with your blood, you can feel even the slightest change in the power of the wards with the added effect that you can pour magic into the wards to strengthen them without needing to touch the wardstone or the crest, but I will be easier with the wardstone and crest. There is one more added effect. You can feel if someone inside the wards has a glamour charm or use a Polyjuice potion to change their appearance. The wards may not be able to let you know who but the wards can lead you to that person."

Bill and Remus were immediately behind Harry and Bill said "let me show you how to cast the ward. Remus, you can help Harry too you taught him the Patronus charm after all."

Harry, Remus, and Bill were flanked by 8 guards while the other 7 guards stayed near the front door by the goblin warders and Fleur. After almost an hour Harry and Bill returned with the 8 guards. Bill said "that should do it, Harry. You successfully cast it at eight places that should contain the whole ward line. You need to cast it at the wardstone and the goblin wardstone should be placed by the manor or better said ancestral manor of the Potters' wardstone and be connected so it could add to each other's power and if the goblin wards are broken the remaining power in the goblin ward stone will strengthen the manor wards and it also works the other way around."

Almost an hour later the head warder said: "Lord Potter the wards are up and the smaller wardstones are buried near the wardline on different spots the largest one is right under the front door if we can go to the room with the wardstone for the manor we can complete the wards with a Gringotts wardstone."

Harry nodded and said "Tarby."

Tarby pops in and said, "what can Tarby do for Young Master Harry?"

"Tarby, can you take the warders, Bill, Remus and me to the room with the wardstone?"

Tarby holds out his hands when everyone was holding his hand he pops them into the wardroom.

31st December 1997, Potter Manor wardroom, Wales

Harry managed to keep standing and he sees a big wardstone with the Potter crest. Tarby said, "the crest on the ward stone is to show which family owns it and it connects it to the two crests in the entrance hall."

Harry nodded and the goblin warders put another large wardstone with a Gringotts crest and under it, the warders make the Potter crest. The head warder grabs a dagger and said "if you want Lord Potter the wardstone needs 7 blood drops. I would advise you to also do it on your wardstone too."

Harry looks at Bill and Remus both nod. He looks at Tarby and he also nods. Harry grabbed the dagger and let 7 drops fall on both wardstone, Harry sees that the wound doesn't close so he grabs his wand.

The goblin said, "Lord Potter, you need to put your hand on our wardstone with the wound open and pour some magic inside."

Harry does what the goblin said, when he poured magic into the goblin wardstone and when he was done the magic closed his wound. Harry is a bit tired, he looks at Tarby and sees that he looks tired too. Harry asks "Tarby are you okay?"

Tarby said, "just tired Master Harry."

Harry said, "you can go Tarby."

Tarby pops out as he bowed.

Harry said "Tolly, Dissey."

Both popped and ask what they can do for Harry. Harry asked to bring all of them to the entrance hall. The head warder said when they were in the entrance hall "the wards are complete Lord Potter. The first days the wards are not very strong but after a week the wards will get stronger. The guards will stay for three days to one week if you have a place for them unless King Ragnok recalls them sooner."

Harry said, "thank you Sir goblin, but I don't want to be an inconvenience for the Goblin Nation."

The head warder said "I will relay that message to King Ragnok. May the wards serve you well."

The head warder looks at Bill and said "William I bid you farewell. I hope after the war the witches and wizards got themselves in to see you again in the halls of Gringotts."

Bill gave him farewell as did Fleur that came to him when they were popped into the entrance hall.

31st December 1997, Diagon Alley, London

A tall figure dressed in a black cloak was moving quickly and silently. He had got a message that Harry Potter was in Gringotts. He wondered how they could find him to get the message to him, but the message was a few hours old there was a chance he wasn't here anymore but he needed to take the chance.

The tall figure walks around a bit to see if he was followed, he was here a few minutes and saw that it was almost 6 pm. He is trying to use the long shadows. He may be dressed black like Death Eaters but he is many things but Death Eaters isn't one of them. He decided to stay in a small Alley where he can look at the Gringotts Entrance. It was busy in front of Gringotts. He sees many Goblin guards and only lets a few people enter when a few leave. He thought if he enters the crowd he can be attacked while he doesn't notice it and if the attack from outside the crowd many innocent people could die, he was safer where he now was but he couldn't wait too long or he miss Harry.

After 15 minutes he can't wait anymore and enters the crowd that was slightly smaller than 15 minutes ago. When he nears the entrance he hears a killing curse cast and he falls to the ground just in time as he sees the green curse passed over him. He looks where the curse came from and sees four Death Eaters as they have the mask and one cast an unforgivable. 'Someone against Voldemort would not cast unforgivable or at least not the killing curse, they would use a piercing spell or a bonebreaker curse' he thought.

He cast back stunners when the Death Eaters start to cast Confringo and Diffindo. He wants to evade them but uses Protego instead to prevent innocent people from getting hit by the curses near him. When the witches and wizards saw the curses blocked they fled except for a few that are on the stairs from Gringotts hoping that it would protect them. The guards don't let anyone enter while the fight is going even if they didn't fight. When all remaining witches and wizards heard that they also apparate.

When he saw that everyone was going and the goblin guards were in the doorway he starts to evade the curses. He started firing back with Confringo, Expulso, and Diffindo. He also starts firing piercing curses to take the Death Eaters out. When he had taken three from the four out, more Death Eaters apparate in.

He sees ten in front of him and noticed five to his side as his back was turned towards Gringotts. The guards wouldn't intervene without orders and not be attacked by the witches and wizards.

The Death Eaters managed to drive him away from the stairs as Voldemort didn't want to make the goblins their enemies at least at this time. He managed to take out the five at his side but he was hit by three Diffindo's and was blasted to a wall twice by Expulso's but managed to evade killing curses and block Incarcerous, Expelliarmus and Diffindo's.

He used the Cascading Jinx three times, one in the group of five to his side and twice in the group of ten. He managed to take out all five when he used Cascading Jinx with one Reducto and three Expulso's. He took out three Death Eaters from the ten as he also used two piercing curses and one Expulso killing at least two of them.

He gets hits by another Diffindo and he fires back with two well placed Reducto's to take out four of the seven in front while hurting one other. He decided now was a good time to enter Gringotts if they let him. He managed to get to the stairs and cast a Protego to block a Diffindo that was aimed with his back turned. He didn't hear the spell but he cast Protego just to be sure. When he was just a few feet away from the goblin guards the two Death Eaters fled as they were just new Death Eaters and knew they stood no chance.

The Death Eaters he had taken out were gone probably by a Portkey which Voldemort also use during the first war. If his Death Eaters were seriously injured, unconscious or dead they would Portkey to a safe house from the Death Eaters.

He said to the Goblin guard in the middle "I need to enter!"

The goblin said, "no, we have no side in this we don't let fighting wizards enter."

He said "but I need to speak with Harry Potter, he knows me. I got a message he was or is here."

He was limping a bit as he was hit with a few Diffindo's and he was sure his left arm was broken and probably a few ribs too as he had trouble breathing. It probably happened when he was hit by Expulso twice and hit a wall both times. The goblin guard looks around when he sees no witches or wizards he let him it but made him sit out of view from the outside. As soon as he sat down 6 guards had a spear aimed at his throat and only mere inches away. The goblin guard has sent a runner to King Ragnok.

After a few minutes, a runner came back with a full squad of goblins and said that they would move to the hospital wing as he was injured. The true reason was that even though Harry wasn't in Gringotts Hermione and the other girls were and Ragnok thought that if Harry knew him so would his mates, maybe not all but most likely Hermione Potter and Ginny Potter do.

31st December 1997, Hospital wing, Gringotts

Harry, Remus, Bill, Fleur, a squad of goblin guards and goblins warders has just Portkeyed out when Ragnok said "Ladies Potter, Lady Black, Miss Greengrass, Miss Bones, Miss Li, Miss Dunbar, and Miss Clearwater Bonecrusher and I will leave you for now so we can continue to look over Harry's account from the other families. I would like it if you send a runner to get me and Bonecrusher when you are ready to go to Harry. Unless Lord and Lady Longbottom wake up before that as I wanted to be notified about that."

All the girls nodded, and Daphne said: "King Ragnok, I want to thank you for everything you have done to help Harry and by helping him us."

Ragnok said, "you are welcome Miss Greengrass."

A guard opens the door and Lord and Lady Greengrass walk in. Ragnok and Bonecrusher left with the royal guards and a few minutes later a squad of goblin guards come in and take position around the hospital wing.

Hermione walks to Healer Goldhand and asked "Healer Goldhand could you get a table with enough chairs here so we could sit."

Goldhand said, "of course Lady Potter."

Goldhand waved his hand and a long table with 20 chairs appear. The healer moved the table to the wall with the short side between the screen with Bellatrix and Andi and the screen with the Longbottom.

Luna asked the healer "Healer Golhand could you tell me how Mr. Ollivander and Mr. Fortsescue are doing?"

Goldhand said "They are still resting Lady Potter. The misters are quite old and the time spent in the Dungeon didn't do them well. I would take at least a week maybe more before they are rested enough to be awake most of the day."

Luna said, "thank you Healer Goldhand."

Goldhand gave a small bow and returned to his work while Luna went to a chair and sat down.

Ginny asked, "Hermione before Harry went away he said that you needed to tell my father and me something if you want."

Arthur looked surprised at that, was in the same thing Bill wanted to say but found it difficult to breach the topic.

Hermione said, "I won't mind telling you and - Lord Weasley."

Arthur said, "Hermione you can call me Arthur of Mr. Weasley you don't have to call me Lord Weasley unless when it is needed as I would call you Lady Potter then."

Hermione said "okay Mr. Weasley. Ginny are you sure you want to know? Or Mr. Weasley are you sure?"

Ginny looked at her father and said "Daddy, I think we need to know. I mean how bad can it be? It sounds bad and we need to know, Ron and mom are still part of our family."

Arthur nodded and said "you are right. We need to know."

Arthur looks at Hermione and said, "could you tell us, Hermione?"

Hermione nodded. Hermione's anger, sadness, and guilt are rising in her. Crookshanks feels it because of the part kneazle he is, but he also felt it more profound than before. Crookshanks jumps on the table and walks to Hermione before jumping on her lap. Before Hermione is going to talks she pet Crookshanks to get her voice under control and try to let her emotion of anger, sadness, and guilt go.

After a few minutes Hermione said "it was when Harry came here and Su, Daphne, Astoria, Susan and I followed him under protest from some of the girls at Grimmauld Place. When I learned about the other marriage contracts that Harry needed to do when he took up three Lordships I felt disappointed even more than about Ron and Lavender last year. I admitted I like … love him more than the others and I ended up on Harry's lap kissing him."

Susan and Su giggled and said in unison "snogging you mean."

Hermione turned red from embarrassment and slightly from how good it felt. Hermione said "okay yes snogging but it felt good and right. Suddenly I felt wrong and Ronald flashed through my head. I jumped off Harry and woke up here in the hospital wing."

Daphne said, "Hermione don't you remember you screamed after you jumped off Harry?"

Hermione thought and said "no, but that doesn't matter for the story. When I was unconscious I was examined by the goblin healers and they made a horrific discovery. It seems it was fed potions unknowingly that were keyed to Ronald and Mrs. Weasley likely loyalty, obedience and trust potion to name a few. Also, one to Professor Dumbledore but that one was very weak and only had remnants probably because Professor Dumbledore died. I also had some keyed to Harry but that was one jealousy, friendship, and hate potions. The worst potions were told after Harry's ritual for the Horcrux in his head and those potions were lust potion keyed to Ronald and a fertility potion also keyed to Ronald to improve having a chance to have a child with Ronald."

Hermione continued "most were remnants but four had a normal dose so should have been fed to me recently. That was Amortentia otherwise known as a love potion keyed to Ronald, a loyalty potion keyed to Ronald, a trust potion keyed to Ronald and a friendship potion keyed to Harry. The friendship potion was almost destroyed but had only remnants left but I guess due to the amount they know it was a normal dose."

Arthur looked shocked while Ginny was mad at Ron …. well more than she already was and was mad at her mother. Arthur heard from Molly's experience with potions when they were in Hogwarts but she promised him even though it was without an oath that she didn't or wouldn't use any on him or their children, but that doesn't make it right to use it on Hermione. Arthur wondered if Harry, Ron or Ginny had any potion in them. Hermione handed Arthur a document with what they have discovered in her.

A healer walked out of the screen with the Longbottoms and ask a guard for a runner as one guard returned with another goblin that left after the healer was done speaking. Susan said, "healer, are Lord and Lady Longbottom awake?"

The healer said "yes Miss. I send a runner to King Ragnok as he wanted to know if Lord and Lady Longbottom woke up."

Susan smiled and asked, "may I see them?"

The healer shook his head and said: "I am sorry Miss but King Ragnok had ordered that no one except him (King Ragnok), Account Manager Bomnecrusher, Lord Potter and Madam Andromeda Black are allowed to have access."

Susan's smile dropped but when she heard that Harry had access she said: "I understand Healer but Lord Potter asked me to look after Lord and Lady Longbottom as they probably knew me when I was a baby."

Let's end here. Harry finally is home and would soon get the girls here. Unfortunately, Hermione hasn't seen her parents yet how will she react?

What does Bella know and what not and how will she act?

Who is the wizard that came to Gringotts and got hurt in a fight but is obviously a good dueller/ fighter?

What is Arthur going to do when he returns, will Ginny be him?

What will Harry do in his manor?

Who will sleep where?

Will Kreacher want to be rebonded?

What will happen to the Potter elves when they meet Dobby?

That and more are in the next chapter but that depends on the word count there is a chance it will be a long one again (at least 10k words). Also, a shout out to many people as obvious The Kiln won, to do it in Welsh was my own choice as Harry's Ancestral manor is in Wales.

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A/N #1 translated it means "take back your little sister from Harry. We can calm her down."