She took a deep breath as she watched her parents head to the airport. It was hard watching them leave again. But at least this time around, they were leaving with their memories intact.
She wished when she had been forced back in time by Harry that she could have gone farther back to save others like Sirius and Cedric but either way she was here now.
Her parents had even helped her purchase items she decided she needed, things shes learned from the first round of being on the run.
She turns to the house and wards it. Just because it was empty, didn't mean she wanted her home of birth to be damaged or completely destroyed.
Apparating away, she lands in the park at the end of Harry's neighborhood. She had to do this now while he was under the underage charm. When no one would suspect it to happen now. Her memories were her current resource. Her own parents had been in much more danger than Harry's family. It had been no secret that there was no love between the Dursleys and Harry.
She watched for the order people on watch. Fletcher was asleep as usual. Idiot. She dillusions herself waits for the last bits of light to disappear formm the sky before throwing rocks at Harry's window. She was lucky he was awake, he was quick to open the window.
She removes the spell.
"Hermi" she quickly cuts him off.
"SHHHHH!! Pack your things and come out. Hurry!" She tells him. He nods amd disappears, closing the window behind him. It takes 30 minutes but he comes out the house, Hedwig and trunk in tow. Once he was past the wards Dumbledore had placed on it long ago, she grabs the other end of the trunk. She silently guides him back to the park. She pulls out a toddler backpack in a dark blue and hands it over. He keeps quiet as she shrinks his trunk and hedwigs cage, placing them in the open backpack.
Once everything was put away, she looks at Hedwig.
"You are a lovely owl Hedwig," the bird preens under her praise, "However, you stand out. I'm going to place an animal safe glamour on you that will disappear when you arrive to your destination. " With her muttering, Hedwig went from a white snow owl, to a pretty light brown barn owl. "I need you to go to the Burrow for now. You'll see Harry soon." She was glad the owl listened as she flew off. She turns to Harry.
"Pull out the invisibility cloak, please." He jerks to the backpack to look for it. While he did that, she placed the jewelry she created on, automatically changing her curly brown hair straight and black, her eyes were now hazel and there was just the slightest change to her bone structure.
"Put it on and hold my hand," he didn't argue. She didn't have time for that anyways. As soon as she felt his hand under the cloak, she apparates them to london, in an alley a block away from the leaky cauldron. Inside the inn, she request a room that she immediatly wards once inside. Harry pulls off the cloak.
"What are we doing here Hermione," Harry finallt ask.
"Did you ever wonder how Sirius had been able to give you Grimmauld after he died?" she ask instead.
"I'm sure it was in a will, why?"
"This is the wizarding world Harry, more rules involved. Harry, you were Sirius's heir. Heir Black. Everything under the Black name is yours though you can't do much until you claim your ring. Which is what we are doing tomorrow."
"I , I never really thought about it." He crosses his arms as he sits in a chair by the window. "How come I was not told?"
"I don't have an answer to that. But you should start reading tonight," she tosses him a book on the basics of being in a wizard in Britain and the responsibilities of Lords in the Wizengamot.
"There are certain greetings you should know when meeting with Goblins. Best to give them respect as they hold all our money, don't you think?" She smiles at his frown at not know ing that information either. She takes a bath while he gets to reading.
They got up bright and early. He was back under the cloak as they left the inn, heading straight to the bank.
"Hello, I am looking to speak to the Potter and Black Account Manager," She walks up to a free goblin. She lowers her voice, not wanting the sound to carry. "Mr Harry Potter is with me under an invisibility cloak for his safety." The goblin stares at her and then right where Harry was standing. he disappears. A moment later, another goblin gestures for them to follow.
She removes the cloak off Harry at the office door.
"Go on Harry. I'll be out here waiting,"
"You're not coming in with me?" he stares at here confused.
"It is not my business to be in there. They have much to go over with you," she explains. He smiles as if she was saying something stupid.
"Hermione, I wouldn't know to be doing this if it weren't for you. You don't need to sit next to me and listen if you don't want to, but I'd like you to come in with me," he grabs her hand to drag her behind him. She didn't know what to say so she just follows him in. She does however stays silent as they got started. She was serious that it wasn't her business to be barging into. She'd help if he asked but nothing more.
She was proud as he properly greeted the goblin. He was shaken to hear they have been trying to reach him since the end of 5th year.
Harry handed her the file folder of his stocks, properties and investments and whatnots while he reached for the 2 boxes holding his Lordship Rings for House of Potter and House of Black.
His expression of amazement meant the magic of the houses accepted him. She finally spoke up at the end.
"Harry, we should have them go through the vaults for dark objects to be removed. You don't want to walk in and get cursed accidently."
They sit as just that happens. It took a good hour and a half before they came back with a enchanted crate filled to the brim with dark objects.
"All of this came from the Black vaults. We can easily destroy the dark magic inside. However, we noticed one object that was truly darker than the others. We can destroy it but it will cost you." The separated box was open, holding the huffepuff cup.
She could tell Harry felt it. Might as well see if they can remove it as well .
"You can feel it can't you," she ask. She turns to the goblin. "I am positive this cup holds a Horcrux as I am sure you may have already guessed. Can you also remove one from a person?"
"What?" Harry whips around to look at her, eyes wide.
"I've been wondering for awhile Harry. You sense the connection to the Horcrux, your dreams, him in your mind. Not being able to shield your mind no mattert how hard you try. How you survived the killing curse as a baby..." she reasons. He stares at her lost in thought.
He turns to the goblin who was already agreeing they can do it.