CHAPTER TWO
The Muggle entrance to Knockturn Alley was one of the lesser known secrets of the community. It was a dirty place, filled with homeless magickal creatures and it had a stench that Malefic identified as death.*
Granny led the family through the sketchy area and pulled out her wand to tap the brick wall that was spattered with substances that varied from semen to blood. As the family sauntered into the wizarding alley Malefic was grabbed from behind.
A vampire that had clearly not been feeding hissed at her, his fangs bared. Malefic gave him an unimpressed stare and hissed right back, startling the creature. She wrenched her arm free and followed her family.
Wednesday glanced back at her sister with a raised eyebrow, Malefic sent her a raised eyebrow of her own in return causing the older girl to roll her eyes and look foward once again.
"We'll be going to Gringotts first," Morticia said.
"Oh, we'll be seeing the the goblins!" Gomez exclaimed in delight.
Goblins were nasty creatures. Their love for riches would make God weep and their thirst for blood would make even the devil turn away. The Addams family loved them.
And while Malefic couldn't be truly certain she was almost sure that the goblins loved them in turn.
The Addams family had a lot of ties to many different bloodlines and by default that made them wealthy. And even with Gomez not being allowed to access the magickal vaults the Addams' had they brought in money.
Gomez visited the goblins often to invest in something or another. All profits would go to the Addams' magickal vault for the next borne witch Addams to access. It was of no concern to Gomez that he could not access the money himself with him not being a borne witch, he only cared that somewhere along the line family would benefit from it.
The goblins made money off of witches' money and the Addams' made them a lot of money.
Not only this but during the goblin wars Gibbous Addams and his sons fought with the goblinfolk, crowning the Addams family Goblin Friend for the rest of eternity lest they do something to loose that title. Gibbous was a fierce and brutal witch who had no problem with drawing blood via sword or by wand, his sons were much the same.
If Malefic were being completely honest she was certain that the goblins saw Gibbous within the Gomez. The heart of a warrior and bloodlust of a vampire, and of course the added bonus of Gomez not being a witch because despite their love for the family goblins weren't particularly... fond of borne witches.
Which is why she was sure, their accounts manager, Blutcrest, gave her an odd look when Morticia informed him that she wished for Malefic to do a blood inheritance test.
"Lady Addams-" a polite formality, due to the lack of Borne Magick running through her veins Morticia could not be 'Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Addams'-"while Miss Addams is most certainly a death witch, blood inheritances can only be performed on borne witches."
"Very true, my dear friend!" Gomez agreed loudly. "But according to a letter that was delivered to us by an owl Malefic has Borne Magick running through her very spirit!"
Blutcrest's eyes widened a fraction then he frowned. "Lord Addams, according to the curse a borne witch should not be born into your family for another two generations."
Oh yes, that pesky curse. Somewhere along the line the granddaughter of Gibbous Addams, Belladonna Addams, had angered a sorceress (rumors point to Pasiphaë herself) and the sorceress cursed the Addams family bloodline so that a borne witch could only be born into the family every five generations. There was talk of course of a way to remove the curse but that was all it was. Talk.
"Sir Blutcrest!" Gomez cried. "Have you forgotten that our dear Malefic entered our family through means of blood adoption!"
Blutcrest gave Gomez a dry look. "Need I remind you Lord Addams that I have only become your accounts manager 12 moons ago."*
"Ah, how could I forget such a glorious battle! Your proficiency with the blade certainly paid the scoundrel the justice he deserved!" Gomez remembered.
The battle certainly was something glorious and it was most beneficial to the Addams'. Their previous accounts manager, Štakorblade, had been caught stealing the riches in their vaults. Blutcrest was the goblin to find out about the crime and was rightfully outraged. He challenged Štakorblade to an Honor Duel, inviting the family that had been stolen from to watch, and slaughtered the previous accounts manager. By right of conquest Blutcrest became their new manager, something that in the year he had been in the position no one had any complaints about.
"Yes," Blutcrest agreed for goblins never saw the need for modesty. "If I may ask who were Miss Addams' former parents? "
"Lord and Lady Potter, truly brave warriors who died for a noble cause. Lady Potter's sister had temporary guardianship over Malefic until we were asked to step in and blood adopted our dear daughter who is by every right an Addams," Gomez explained.
"Yes, but she is also still by every right a Potter. I will have to call in the Potter accounts manager as he has every right to be here for the test of one of his clients." Malefic watched fascinated as Blutcrest opened a drawer and tapped the bars of a golden tablet that resided within it. The tapping clearly had a specific order, differing with each goblin that was summoned with it. The real question was how long did it take each goblin to learn all the patterns of their brethren?
After a few moments of waiting once Blutcrest had finished the tapping a goblin, clearly much older than Blutcrest stepped into the room.
"Meet Kumhaarblood, Potter accounts manager as well as general of the goblin army," Blutcrest introduced.
"An honor to meet you General Kumhaarblood," Gomez said with his first over his chest and his head bowed. The family followed suit in his formal goblin meeting. Kumhaarblood nodded to them, not knowing their titles as of yet.
Blutcrest switched to his native tongue, assumably explaining the situation to Kumhaarblood who looked at Malefic sharply a few sentences in. It took a few minutes for the discussion between the goblins to finish.
"We will be escorting Miss Addams to the inheritance hall, do make yourselves comfortable." The two goblins left the room, Malefic followed wordlessly understanding the unsaid instructions.
The inheritance hall was not so much a hall but more a larger than average room. It had white marble walls with a sky light (Malefic wasn't sure if it was truly the sky or if it was a magickal illusion) and a large mahogany table that a female goblin sat at in the middle of it.
The female goblin looked at them sharply when they entered. "Miss Addams this is Crannquill, she is what is known as a bloodkeeper among goblins," Blutcrest told her.
Malefic barely refrained from asking if a bloodkeeper was a subcategory of Goblin Magick, instead she bowed her head and placed her fist on her. "An honor to meet you Bloodkeeper Crannquill."*
Crannquill copied Malefic's movements and said, "The honor is mine Miss Addams." It was a choice for a goblin to make, to use the titles told to them in greeting or to nod in acknowledgement until they knew your exact title. "Come closer Miss Addams so that we may begin."
Malefic stood directly before the table looking down at the parchment that had a golden tint of magick to it and a sacrificial dagger. "Seven drops blood onto the paper should suffice." Malefic took the dagger and unflinchingly sliced her palm. She squeezed her hand until seven drops fell upon the parchment and then pulled her now bloody hand away. She reached into her robe pockets and pulled out a handkerchief to clean the dagger and her hand on. It was never a good idea to leave your blood on a weapon that was not your own.
As she put away the now red stained piece of fabric she glanced to the now filled piece of parchment.
Name:
Maya Malefic Addams
Date of Birth:
July 31, 1980
Parents
Mother/s:
Lily Jasmine Potter nee Evans (Birth) [Dead]
Morticia Addams nee Frump (Blood Adoption)
Father/s:
James Fleamont Potter (Birth) [Dead]
Gomez Addams (Blood Adoption)
Godparent/s:
Sirius Orion Black (Birth) [Imprisoned]
Alice Longbottom nee Fortescue (Birth) [Incapacitated]
Fester Addams (Blood Adoption)
Magickal Guardian/s:
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore (Illegal) [Overruled by Magick]
Hester Frump (Blood Adoption; Magick)
Core Magick/s:
Death
Borne
Lady To:
Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Mort (Mistress of Death)
Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Addams (Blood Adoption)
Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Peverell (Blood; Magick)
Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Slytherin (Conquest; Magick)
Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Gryffindor (Blood; Magick)
Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Ravenclaw (Blood; Magick)
Most Ancient and Noble House of Facilier (Blood Adoption)
Most Ancient House of Frump (Disownment; Blood Adoption)
Most Ancient House of Gaunt (Conquest; Magick)
Most Noble House of Potter (Blood)
Noble House of McKinnon (Will and Testament)
House of Riddle (Conquest; Magick)
House of Evans (Blood)
Heiress To:
Ancient and Most Noble House of Black (Godparent; Magick)
Ancient and Noble House of Lestrange (Black Heirship; Magick)
Second To:
Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Hufflepuff (Magick)
Ancient and Most Noble House of Longbottom (Godparent; Magick)
Noble House of Malfoy (Black Heirship; Magick)
Other Title/s:
Prophecy Bearer
Girl-Who-Lived
Mistress of Death
Goblin Friend
Blocks, Compulsions, Etc.:
Multiple Blocks on Persons (Placed by Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore) [Illegal - Broken by Fate]
Multiple Compulsions on Persons (Placed by Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore) [Illegal - Broken by Fate]
Horcrux (Placed by Tom Marvolo Riddle) [Tied With Magick Core]
"This is truly surprising news," Malefic hummed. "Who may I ask is this Dumbledore figure?"
Crannquill frowned at the peculiar question and took the parchment to take a look at what would spark such a thing to be asked. She barely glanced at the vast number of lordships that the girl had to her name, within Magickal Britain it was not uncommon for bloodlines to die out and Magick to appoint those she saw fit to continue said bloodlines. Not all bloodlines were continued of course, there was no need but a multitude were. With two consecutive wars in a row and the tight - and could she say unjust? - laws, of the bloodlines within Magickal Britain a vast amount had died out and Magick had accommodated. Although Crannquill would admit that Malefic did have a large amount of old and prominent bloodlines to her name.
Crannquill's small black eyes widened instead first at the title of Mistress of Death and then at the compulsions, blocks and Horcrux that was listed.
"Lord Dumbledore is a prominent figure within Magickal Britain. He is the Supreme Wugwump, holder of an Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorcerer, Headmaster of Hogwarts, Chief Warlock, and holds a seat on the International Confederation of Wizards. There is no lost love between the Goblin Nation and Lord Dumbledore as he is what we call a Master Chess Player, he manipulates those he needs and then tosses them off the board when he no longer uses them," Kumhaarblood explained as Crannquill and Blutcrest whispered to one another about the results.
'This Dumbledore fellow and Great Aunt Ilium would certainly get along, perhaps I should let them meet,' Malefic thought idly." I suppose I was meant to be one of those pieces?" She asked rather bluntly.
Kumhaarlblood could not answer her as he had yet to see the outcome of the inheritance test.
"Bloodkeeper Crannquill," Malefic said politely making the female goblin stop with her discussion and look to the young witch. "Why is there a horcrux tied to my magick?"
Crannquill took a moment to answer. "I would assume that it has something to do with that scarring on your arm Lady Addams."
Her left arm, the one covered from shoulder to wrist in scars that resembled lightening tendrils gave a short spasm as if affirming Crannquill's words.
"Had the horcrux been picked up within a year at most then one of our Spellworking Goblins may have been able to remove it however due to you being a host to the soul fragmant for so long it has bonded with your magick and to remove it would not only cause you unbearable pain it would most certainly kill you, " Crannquill explained further.
Malefic's face did not betray her emotions, in fact her face had gone so eerily blank that the three goblins considered summoning a Lifebearer Goblin. Malefic, unaware of this concern, was reaching at her magick core.
She gave it a tug making magick push itself to her fingertips but she made no move to utilize it. Instead she examined the core.
It looked as if a gold and a black ribbon had been tied together, gold being her Borne Magick and black being her Death Magick. She prodded at it further until they unraveled ever so slightly to reveal a thin dark green ribbon of magick and an even smaller ribbon of deep purple. If she recalled correctly (which she was certain she did) purple was the colour associated with Divination Magicks and green with Soul Magicks.
She touched the green strand of magick and unsurprisingly it lashed out. 'Calm yourself,' she commanded firmly in that odd language she had found that she could speak when she was younger. The response was instantaneous, the magick settled and gave a contented little purr as she started stroking it.
'I will come and check on you later,' she promised, feeling an odd attachment to the Soul Magick. That moment of attachment brought a sudden dam of emotions that she didn't understand and before she could explore it she came to and was rather surprised to find herself in a white hospital room with a goblin looming over her.
"Hello," she said startling the goblin.
"Lady Addams!" The goblin exclaimed in what she assumed was surprise. "You have us quite the fright!"
Malefic titled her head to side. "Why?"
"You were unresponsive for quite some time and a sudden surge in your magick worried us that you were in defensive mode within your head due to backlash from the horcrux within you after you found out about its position inside of you."
"Oh," Malefic said frowning. "You needn't have worried Healer...? "
"Lifebearer," the goblin corrected. "Lifebearer Retina."
"My apologies for the mistake, my studies as a child did not cover Goblin Magick as it is a branch of magick that I myself will never have access no matter how bitterly I wish to. Back to the former topic, you needn't have worried Lifebearer Retina I was merely examining my magick," Malefic explained easily.
"Examining your magick?" Retina asked sharply. "You can't mean you saw your cores?"
Morticia had taught her how to play the game of life. If there was something possibly special in your hand, you keep it close to your chest so that you may use it to win later in the game. "Of course not," Malefic lied smoothly. "I was feeling my cores, attempting to find an oddity."
Being in contact with your core was not all too rare. It was a difficult feet that only Wandless Magick users could accomplish as you had to be in touch with your magick to access it freely but not completely out of the ordinary.
"And?" Retina asked her eyes shining greedily for the information regarding the (assumedly) little studied horcruxes.
"And it felt as my magick always has," Malefic responded.
Retina slumped slightly. "If you are fine now Lady Addams I will call Sir Blutcrest and allow you to access your vaults."
Malefic inclined her head. "Much obliged Lifebearer Retina."
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LAST EDITED: 01/10/2022
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*Yes, Knockturn Alley is notorious for being dark and being part of circles that hate Muggle but poverty exists in all circles and impoverished magick creatures have to get their food somewhere.
* All magick users at Hogwarts level (or below) are witches regardless of gender.
* 1 Moon = 1 Month ie. 12 Moons = 1 Year
* It is in fact a subcategory of Goblin Magick in my universe and I plan to write a guide on the different magicks at a later stage.
* This fic involves Dumbledore bashing and while Malefic won't be overly concerned about his manipulations as she, as an Addams, finds his scheming rather admirable she will not stand for being one of those in his manipulations.
Magick cores and seeing, feeling and speaking to them will be explored later on.
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vampire: *hisses at malefic*
malefic: am i a joke to you?
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sir blutcrest: *violently murders the previous account manager* i am in charge of your finances now.
addams family: haha nice.
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