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Chapter 5. Wizengawhaaat?

May 25

Harry and his staff arrived at the Ministry at 9:40 and headed straight to the Ministers office. They had placed their robes in Hermione's bag and Harry was relieved that they were not noticed by the reporters or anyone else that he could tell. Rita Skeeter was shouting questions at everyone in Wizengamot robes and attracting everyone's attention doing it. When they arrived at the reception room the minister was waiting for them. "Hermione, Ginny, and Ron please put your robes on. Percy will show you the way to the chamber and your seats. Your Majesty come in to my office please?" Harry really really hated being called that. Though he could not recall a time when he did like the names others had given him. Harry followed the Minister into his office. "Put your robes on in here then we will take the Ministers personal entrance into the chamber." Harry quickly changed and The Minister straightened his tie. The Minister took an engraved wooden box off of his desk and opened it. There was a simple crown of three bands of different metals braided together. "Harry we are about to find out if you have right to claim the Monarch's crown. If it is not rightfully yours, you will not be able to touch or wear it. Like Gryffindor's sword only those who are worthy can wield it." Harry suddenly had a strong desire to run as far from England as he could get, but he reached for the crown instead. It felt like it had its own warmth like something living.

The minister smiled "Place it on your head my liege then we should go to the chamber." Harry did, then he followed Kingsley down a stair case he had not seen before into another reception room. "When we go through the door there will be a single chair behind all the Ministry seats that one is yours. Stand in front of it. I will call the assembly to order if I can, then you will sit. If the assembly has realized there is a Monarch present they will wait until you are seated before they sit. They may not if they do not notice when you enter." Kingsley opened the door and Harry followed him into the chamber.

The Minister quickly walked to the podium and beat the gavel and called. "ORDER! This assembly of the Wizengamot is now in session." Harry quickly seated himself.

From high up in the chamber a voice Harry recognized as Neville's grandmother shouted "LADY LONGBOTTOM DEMANDS TO HAVE THE FLOOR IMMEDIATELY!"

"Even though we have yet to call the roll, Lady Longbottom is recognized." Kingsley said.

"Is? Is that a Monarch seated behind you Minister?" She asked.

"I would have thought with all the accoutrements that would be easy to recognize, but yes it is. Is that all you needed Lady Longbottom?" Kingsley said with a huge smile spreading across his face.

"We best get on with this Minister. I call for confirmation vote." Lady Longbottom said.

"I will second that. If we could have the roll called first. Is that acceptable to you Lady? Kingsley said.

"Yes yes lets get going!" she replied.

As the roll was being called Lady Longbottom leaned close to her neighbor and quietly said. "Those four old goats are going to be sorry they stayed at their manors throwing their tantrums, when they realize the stink they could have made by showing up today. It's Potter too. I wonder what third house he holds."

Lady Prewitt was her neighbor and she said. "Look for his proxies. If we recognize them maybe they will be close enough to see their crest."

"Ah ha there they are all together, two of your Weasley relatives and their muggle born friend. Granger is her name I think, and oh my, the irony. Is that the Slytherin crest on her robes? This is the best day ever!" Lady Longbottom said. The roll was interrupted by the two esteemed elderly Ladies very witchy cackling.

When the roll was called it was determined that a Quorum was met. Kingsley stood at the podium. "A new Lord has ascended and combined the house rings of Peverell by blood, Potter by blood, Black by inheritance and Slytherin by Conquest. The Crown has anointed him and we must now confirm him. Those of you that accept King Harry, Lord of four families and Monarch of the Wizard United Kingdoms of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland say aye." The chamber shook with the response. "Those who would decline say nay." Dead silence followed those that may have objected did not voice it. Kingsley turned to Harry and said. "Rise to accept confirmation and the name King Harry Pendragon your majesty."

Harry stood on weak knees and said. "I reluctantly accept your confirmation, but will fervently fulfill my duties." Harry sat.

Kingsley turned back to the podium and said. "Since that was not the reason this assembly was called we will move to confirm the interim Minister of Magic and set the date for the election of a full term minister."

Mr. Weasley stood and said "The Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement ask to be recognized."

"You are recognized and have the floor Mr. Weasley." Kingsley said.

"In an emergency session on May fourth Kingsley Shackelbolt was appointed interim Minister of Magic by a Quorum of the Wizengamot. I move to confirm that appointment and set an election date for six months from now, November twenty fourth 1998." Mr. Weasley said.

"Lord Slytherin's Proxy seconds." Hermione said. There were gasps and some grumbling. There had not been a Slytherin voice or vote cast in the Wizengamot in over a hundred years.

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During the Wizengamot assembly Molly Weasley had decided to go to Diagon Alley to visit Gringotts and do some shopping. Gornuk finished with a customer in his line, looked up and noticed Mrs. Weasley in his line. He looked to the window next to him and said in goblinspeak. "I will pay you a hundred galleons to take the Fire haired woman. I would rather face Ragnok in the pit than tell her she cannot go to her vault until her husband comes in." Molly was very concerned that the goblins kept looking at her. She knew something was wrong.

She had reached the window and requested a trip to her vault. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN I CANNOT GO TO MY VAULT?" She screamed.

"We will gladly make a withdrawal for you Mam, but your husband must meet with account manager Mogth before you may visit your vault again. I am very sorry. Gornuk explained.

"Well how will I know how much we have in there if I cannot see it?" Molly pleaded. "I wanted to take twenty galleons but I need to make sure we still have seventy left after."

"Gornuk was desperate to appease her. She looked ready to take on a legion of goblins. "I assure you mam there will be seventy galleons left in your vault after a twenty galleon withdrawal or I will make up the difference myself. Then please send Arthur as soon as possible and you will have no further problems with access to your vault."

Molly exhaled. She did not like this one bit, but what could she do about it. She certainly could not take on the whole goblin nation, maybe a legion or two but not the whole nation. He did give his word to make up the difference if she was wrong about the balance. "Fine but Arthur will be here by the end of the day to get to the bottom of this."

When she exited the bank the alley was abuzz with rumors of a wizard king and she smiled. The Wizengamot was certainly in shock right now she thought. She Spotted Andromeda With little Teddy, and called. "Ho Andy how have you been, and how is Teddy doing?"

"We are surviving well enough, thanks to Sirius Black may he rest peacefully, but the rumor in the alley today is that Teddy's Godfather is a King."Andromeda said.

Molly finished her shopping, took it home to the Burrow, put it up, and headed to the Ministry. When Arthur was done with government business, he had some family business to attend at the bank. Arthur and Molly arrived back at Gringotts at 4:00 and entered. One of the armored goblin guards approached them immediately. "Follow me." He said

The guard led them to a door, the name plate on it said "Mogth, Account Manager" on it. The guard knocked.

The door was opened by a round goblin. "Please come in Lord and Lady Weasley" They both looked poleaxed. "Please do come in and sit so I can explain."

The stunned couple managed to make it to their chairs. "Yes, please explain this misunderstanding." Molly said.

"The Lestrange's lord has been conquered, their assets and titles have been seized as spoils of conquest, and redistributed to you. Welcome to nobility Ancient and Noble House of Weasley Vassal to House Potter. I have the account books here and we should review them now."

"NO! We can't accept this." Molly pleaded.

"Lady Weasley given the choice of offending a Lady or a King the Goblin Nation will offend the Lady, and I have taken into account that Molly Weasley is the Lady in question. We would prefer to offend no one. Do you wish to offend your King?" Molly shook her head no. "A wise decision. Your account contains title to five properties including the Burrow, six house elves, a vault containing ninety eight million galleons, approximately forty million galleons worth of jewelry and art. The Lestrange ring has been recrafted by our wizard jewelry smith into a Weasley family ring. Please place it on your right ring finger Lord Weasley." Arthur did and the air in the room was disturbed as the magic bonded to him. "King Pendragon had the vault inventoried and the dark and cursed items removed. The fee the bank charges is return of all goblin made items and five percent of the value of the remaining contents. There was a large hoard of goblin made armor and jewelry in the vault and its makers thank you for its return. The Five percent was charged before the accounting you received. The ministry requires the bank to estimate and make payment of taxes due. That estimate is forty two million galleons. That leaves fifty six million galleons along with the forty million in jewelry and art. You may visit your vault now if you wish lady Weasley."

"I will return at another time. I must go assault my King now."Molly replied.

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Harry and his staff arrived at Grimmauld Place, and were in the sitting room. The house was looking almost normal with the fifteen elves currently working there. "I have a feeling we are going to be very busy for a while and we will need more room. Tillie?"

There was a pop and the female house elf was there."You called Harry."

"Yes, please take all the elves except Kreacher and Noddy to Potter Manor and get it ready to be lived in. I will be moving by the end of the week. Kreacher?" Harry had not noticed him working in the same room.

He had merely turned to Harry and said. "Yes Harry, how may Kreacher serve you?"

"Have you checked on Winky yet?" Harry asked.

"Yes Harry, Kreacher visited Hogwarts and asked the elves how Winky is doing, then Kreacher found Winky in the come and go room crying and drinking butterbeer. The Hogwarts elves say Winky is being a little better but she is needing bonded to a family or house very soon."

"I spoke to the Headmistress today at the Ministry. She said the same thing. I think we have come up with a solution. Could you go find her and ask her to come talk to me?" Kreacher did not respond. There was a pop and he was gone."

"All house elves are barmy." Ron said.

There was another pop and Kreacher was there propping up an unsteady and glassy eyed Winky. "Kreacher has brought Winky like Harry asks."

"Hello Winky. I know you are feeling poorly and that you need some family magic to be bonded to. You are a good elf and deserve a family. Would you want to be my elf?"

Winky started crying and said "Winky is a bad elf and does not deserve a family. Winky was too drunk to fight bad wizards and defend my school. Winky does not deserve Harry Potter."

"I agree with you Winky you do not deserve to be bonded to House Potter, but you deserve to be happy and have a purpose." Harry pulled out his wand and pointed it at Winky. "I King Harry Pendragon Take into bond with the magic of my name and house the Elf named Winky If she agrees to the bond. Do you House elf Winky accept this Bond?"

With tears streaming down her face she said. "The house Elf Winky does accept your bond Your Majesty." A gold thread snaked out the end of Harry's wand and wrapped around Winky's left arm and gently pulled her toward Harry then the thread wrapped around his left arm and there was a bright flash between the two and the thread seemed to sink into their skin. "Winky can feel her new masters magic it is stronger than any magic Winky has ever felt. Winky feels much better already."

Harry held her hand and looked into her eyes and said. "Winky, Kreacher will tell you my house elf rules but you can add one to those. Winky cannot drink butterbeer. I want you to live in this house and attend me when I am at the Ministry or Hogwarts. I have given you a permanent bond that even I cannot break. I am bonded by my magic to care for you as much as you are bonded to care for me. As a sign of this old bond you will wear livery of the house Pendragon." Harry waved his wand and the clothing Barty had given her turned into red and white livery with a Pendragon crest on the left breast.

Winky looked down at the clothing she was wearing and looked uncertain for a moment. Then she stood up straight and said "If his Majesty is not in need of me at the moment Kreacher will show me the house, and my quarters. Then tell me the elf rules and give me some work to do."

Harry told Kreacher. "Her quarters are Sirius' room.

Harry's staff was in shock at what they just witnessed. Hermione hugged Harry and said. "I could never imagined slavery being the right thing to do, but that was the right thing to do. Although, it felt more like an adoption than enslavement."

"I think that was the original elf-wizard bond and that it has been perverted by wizards over the centuries. House Elves need a bond with our magic to live. So our connection is necessary. I think I should offer this old bond to all my elves."

"Kreacher would accept that bond rather than be freed like Harry offered Kreacher" Harry was surprised again that he had not noticed Kreacher in the same room.

Harry pointed his wand at Kreacher. "I Lord Black….." The ceremony repeated except the thread was black. Harry waved his wand at Kreacher's pillow case and it turned to Black and Grey livery with the Black crest on the left breast. "Kreacher we might as well get Noddy done while I am at it, if he wants it. Could you go explain the bond to him and send him to me if he wants it?

"Noddy wants Harry's old bond."

Harry jumped. "Bloody house elves! Are you all watching me while disillusioned?" Harry pointed his wand at Noddy. "I Lord Peverell…." This time it was a silver thread and the livery was blue and silver with the appropriate crest. His staff was clearly enjoying this.

Hermione and Ron flooed back to the Burrow but before Ginny went Harry grabbed her into a hug and asked. "Have you ever snogged a King before?"

"Only all the time." Ginny told him. Harry planted his lips on hers while she was laughing. They snogged for a while, then they flooed to the Burrow so Harry could face the wrath of Lord and Lady Weasley.

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As soon as Harry's feet touched ground in the Burrow floo Molly was yelling. "WHAT ARE THE WE GOING TO DO WITH HOUSE ELVES? YOU BETTER UNDO THIS HARRY! THE WEASLEYS DO NOT LORD OVER OTHERS!... " It went on for about five minutes until Molly wound down, and ended with."WELL WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY FOR YOURSELF? HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO US?"

"I cannot think of anyone better to do this to. You have been as good as parents to me. You Molly, gave me my first real Christmas present. Arthur warned me about me about Sirius in third year because he felt I should know. All your children treated me like just Harry and not The-Boy-Who-Lived. Well Ginny treated me like The-Boy-Who-Lived for a little while but she got over it. Molly you killed Bellatrix defending your family. The reasons why I did it do not end. I love you all and you deserve it, and do not ever think for one moment you do not. Then again I could give it back to Rabastan. Is that what you want Lady Weasley?"

"Well no dear. Those were very nice things to say. It's just a lot to take in. We love you too. Really your first Christmas Present? "

"The first I can remember. I will keep that jumper the rest of my life." Harry then looked at Arthur."How do you feel about this sir?"

"I would prefer Arthur or dad, to sir, or Mr. Weasley, or Lord Weasley for that matter. I cannot say I am any more comfortable than you are with the fancy title business, but I understand why you did it. I know you have had a Laurie load of proper Wizard sheep manure dumped on you Harry. Lord this and Lord that and then this Monarch rubbish. I also noticed how uncomfortable with it all you look. " Arthur and Molly both hugged Harry.

"Off to the table the lot of you. This may be the last chance I get to cook before my kitchen is infested with house elves."

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May 26

Daily Prophet

Headlines

Lord Potter secreted into the Ministry! By Rita Skeeter

(HM) Potter? Lords over us all! By Rita Skeeter

Pg. 10 Have we traded a Dark Lord for a child King?

Pg. 10 Weasleys war profiting?

Pg. 9 Slytherin family returns to Wizengamot with muggle born Proxy.