Chapter 2

For the whole ride back to the manor, Harry sat quietly, and listened to Integra go over all of the plans she had for decorating the nursery, and all of the things she knew she was going to need. He knew better than to interject, and just happily sat and basked in her joy. When they arrived at the manor, she clamped down hard and schooled her expression, nodding at Harry before they exited the car and left with their normal fluid grace. They barely made it through the door when they were accosted by two vampires, a mercenary who was trying excessively hard to look impassive, and a witch who was bouncing up and down on her feet barely containing herself.

"So? Well?! Oh no..." Seras said, looking at Integra's neutral expression. Harry patted her hand and sadly nodded.

"Oh... well next time It'll take for sure." Seras said. Alucard grinned, and Pip was doing an expert job of hiding his disappointment. Integra sighed, and gestured for them to follow her up to her office. She sat behind her desk, with Harry standing to one side with his hand on her shoulder while Alucard who at this point was smirking, and Seras, Hermione and Pip who were gloomy, filed in and sat down.

"We have some important business to attend to. I am going to need help with a task that is incredibly important and needs to be kept as quiet as possible." Integra said, reaching into her bag and pulling out the pregnancy pamphlets.

"We need to discuss how the organization will be run in eight months when I have the baby." Integra said grinning

"What!?" Seras shrieked

"OH MY GOD!" Hermione yelled.

"Vraiment?!" Pip yelled. Integra nodded, smiling as the tears started to roll down her cheeks. Harry was roughly displaced from his position as Seras, Hermione and Pip swarmed Integra to hug her.

"You knew already, didn't you?" Harry asked Alucard who grinned.

"I knew yesterday morning." Alucard said.

"Thanks for keeping it secret." Harry said sincerely. Alucard nodded, still grinning. Harry made a quick escape ducking down the corridors to retrieve a small wooden chest which he returned with just in time for Pip to sit down and vehemently deny he'd been crying. Harry set the chest down in front of Integra and opened it, revealing dozens of small vials sorted into three sections, all a different color.

"I really wish we could pass this stuff along to the muggle world, but until I can you get to be one of the happy exceptions to the Secret. The potion in the left is a nausea potion, take it before you go to sleep and you won't have to worry about morning sickness, don't take that until your first bout of it though otherwise it'll be a waste. The second is a nutrient potion, basically think prenatal vitamins on crack. It will also help stimulate milk production later on, and the last is 'Stabiliendum Graviditatis', it must be taken every morning after breakfast. There are a number of known issues that can cause a stillbirth, this potion will protect you and the fetus from most of them." Harry said. Integra's eyes widened.

"Before you ask, yes these are safe for vampires as well, for when we're ready to start trying." Harry said to Seras who blushed and smiled.

"I hadn't even thought of that.." Integra admitted. Harry nodded.

"And now you don't have to. Hermione can tell you, the nausea one is ok, the nutrient potion tastes horrid and the SG tastes like apples. I have no idea why. Let me know when you're down to a week's supply and I'll start working on the next round." Harry said.

"So when are you going to announce?" Hermione asked. Integra smiled.

"We'll wait until I'm three months along, that seems reasonable. Think you can keep it from Emma for that long?" Integra asked Hermione who nodded enthusiastically.

"Ron's the one we need to hide it from. He's pants at keeping secrets." Harry said with a grin.

"Congratulations, my Master. I look forward to meeting my future master." Alucard said with a kind smile.

"Thank you all so much." Integra said, blowing her nose. They talked logistics for a little while, Hermione and Seras informed Integra that she had no say in the fact that they were taking her to an upscale London furniture store to look for a crib, changing table and a rocking chair that weekend. Harry had to surreptitiously pass a tissue to Pip more than once, he accepted them gratefully.

"One thing that I'd like you to keep in mind, Integra is that the baby will probably be magical. Hermione and I can get them the basic knowledge that I wish I had going into Hogwarts. If this had happened a year ago I'd have insisted in bringing in private tutors instead, but well the new guy running the place is pretty amazing. Also sexy. Great in bed too, from what I hear." Harry said with a grin.

"Agreed." Seras said, causing them to all laugh. With that they went about their day, and at night Harry visited Integra before she went to sleep. He hugged her and kissed her cheek.

"I'm so happy for you Integra. Thank you for letting me be a part of this." Harry said. Integra smiled and leaned her head on his shoulder.

"I couldn't do this without you. I never thought growing up I'd have friends like you to lean on when I need them." Integra said. Harry smiled.

"From now on you'll never need to face anything alone. Also, just to let you know, I need to leave very early in the morning. Sirius and I are starting to prepare for Phase 4." Harry said. Integra frowned and looked up at him.

"Harry, please be careful." Integra said.

"Of course. Besides tomorrow is going to be a fact finding mission more than anything." Harry said.

Sirius woke with a clear head and a smile on his face. Once again, a consequence-free night of drinking. He smirked at the fact that Mooney would likely need a potion to survive through the morning. He stretched his arms, and rolled onto his right side, and saw a shirtless Harry in bed next to him.

"Padfoot, last night was amazing..." Harry said, causing him to shriek and stumble out of bed, falling and banging his knee on the bedpost on the way down.

"GODDAMNIT HARRY!" Sirius yelled, causing the door to burst open admitting a clear-headed Tonks and a clearly hung over Remus.

"What the hell is going on?" Remus asked. Harry turned over in bed to look at them.

"Sirius is such a gentle lover." Harry said with a smirk.

"YOU ASS!" Sirius yelled, causing Remus to clutch his head in pain and Tonks to fall over onto the floor laughing.

"Alright get up lazy ass we got shit to do. Remus, catch." Harry said tossing a corked flask to Remus who accepted it gratefully, downing it instantly. With a clear head he was able to appreciate the situation and joined Tonks in laughing as Harry stood up and put his shirt back on.

"What are you two up to this morning?" Tonks asked, finally getting control of herself.

"So, I can't tell you but it's for your own good, given your occupation. I swear to you though that it is completely safe, all we're doing is visiting the bank and gathering some information.

"Why do you keep taking me to the bank? Every time we're there you nearly scare me to death." Sirius whined

"Stop being a pussy, Sirius." Harry said, getting up and walking over to Teddy's room and picking him up.

"Hey why isn't Teddy upset at all then noise?" Sirius asked.

"Because I warned him ahead of time, and bribed him to keep quiet." Harry said grinning.

"Unca Harry takin' me to da park!" Teddy said, giggling and hugging Harry. They all walked downstairs and were pleasantly surprised to see breakfast all ready waiting for them.

"You cooked? " Tonks asked. Harry nodded.

"Didn't want to give this one an excuse to drag his feet." Harry said pointing at Sirius whose scowl only lasted a moment before he was in bliss eating one of Harry's famous omelets. They all sat down to eat.

"Has Lavender been by, Mooney?" Harry asked.

"Yeah! She seems to be doing a lot better, Tell Integra to expect a call from her in the next couple of weeks, they found someone to replace her at the factory." Remus said.

"Oh excellent. I'm glad she's doing well." Harry said.

"She was extremely reluctant when Teddy came into the room at first, I can't really blame her I was terrified of being around you when you were born." Remus said

"Why?" Harry asked. Remus shrugged

"We're all raised to think that werewolves are dark creatures and murderers regardless of whether we're transformed or not. It's a hard stigma to shake, even when it's one that applies to you. Teddy loves her though." Remus explained.

"That's good. Integra is looking forward to bringing her aboard, basically everything they know about werewolves is either from muggle fiction, or from you." Harry explained. Remus nodded.

"And any time she needs my input let me know." Remus offered.

"Alright, come on Padfoot, we got business amongst my loyal subjects." Harry said

"Do I really have to go?" Sirius whined, pulling on his boots.

"Don' be a pussy Unca seerus." Teddy said

"What he said." Harry said.

"Language, Theodore!" Tonks shouted.

Harry and Sirius arrived in Diagon alley, and were again reminded of the nightmare they'd endured. It had largely been spared from most of the fighting, the wards actually did protect quite a bit however several buildings were destroyed, many of which were still waiting to be cleaned up and sorted through. One of the larger buildings destroyed was a tower full of low-cost domiciles for the poor. The owner hadn't felt the need to ward the property very well and as a result it suffered. Only a few tenants had been inside when the bomb hit, the rest had widely evacuated to Hogwarts.

The walk up to the bank was slightly less ominous for Sirius, with Ragnok gone much of Harry's animosity towards the goblins had disappeared. Many of those in the bank that had mixed feelings about him before were now considerably more amenable to him, after seeing the values of their stock portfolios skyrocketing after both his restructuring of the bank and the repulsion of the Millennium attack. Harry grinned when he saw that the giant doors had been reinforced with thick steel plates and the hinges were now massively, and to Harry's eye, magically reinforced.

They walked into the bank and immediately Talnok rushed over.

"Harry! Come in! How are you this morning?" Talnok asked, guiding Sirius and he across to his new, larger office on the main floor. Before reaching it they stopped when Talnok noticed a goblin with a mob muttering under his breath.

"Granog. Your king is in your presence." Talnok said. With a disgusted sneer, Granog turned and slightly inclined his head at Harry and muttered "All hail the goblin king." Talnok, moving faster than Harry had ever seen a Goblin move, punched Granog in the gut, causing him to stoop over and groan.

"That is how you bow before your sovereign. Remember for next time." Talnok shouted.

"Yes, Director. My apologies, my King." Granog said.

"As you were." Harry said, before following him into Talnok's office.

"I still think you should have decapitated that piece of shit." Harry said, sitting after Talnok invited him to.

"Believe me, this is far worse a punishment. He will spend the rest of his days mopping the floors, cleaning the toilets and collecting dragon dung for resale. He will never hold the rank of teller again." Talnok said. Harry shrugged.

"What did he do?" Sirius asked.

"On top of helping Dumbledore funnel funds from my family's vaults, he was found to have evicted the tenants of a building in Wales, the owner of which had forfeited the deed in a foreclosure. It was an orphanage. Gringotts has a policy of never interfering the function of charitable organizations that help children." Harry explained.

"Greed is considered a valuable attribute amongst my kind, Mr. Black, but children are sacred. Granog forgot that. I suspect he won't forget it again. So, to what do I owe the immense pleasure of your presence this day, my king?" Talnok said sarcastically, eliciting a laugh from Harry.

"Remember that plan we were talking about? I'm here to execute the first part of it." Harry said

"Oh wonderful! I'll get the account managers working on that immediately. " Talnok said, retrieving a stack of papers.

"Make sure the Malfoy account manager gets a bonus after this, I'll pay it if needed, Malfoy's not going to be pleased." Harry said with a grin.

"Of course. If my estimates are accurate, House Malfoy's business with Gringotts will be concluded after the collections are completed." Talnok said with a gleeful smile.

"Excellent." Harry said, steepling his fingers.

"Harry?" Sirius asked.

"Most of Sacred 28 owe money to the Potters for loans given for the start of businesses going back to the middle ages. We're calling in the debts for the Bulstrode, Burke, Carrow, Crouch, Flint, Lestrange, Malfoy, Nott, Parkinson, Rosier, Rowle, Selwyn, and Yaxley families." Harry said.

"Ok, but aside from your personal financial gain, what does that accomplish?" Sirius asked.

"Interest over a thousand years, my man. The Malfoy family owes me so much that even if he sold the manor and everything inside or around it, which he can't because the deed is under Narcissa's maiden name, he would still owe me over 20,000 galleons." Harry said.

"So you're bankrupting him?" Sirius said with a grin. Harry nodded

"Malfoy as well as the Carrow, Crouch and Rosier families. The rest should be able to cover what's owed... provided they liquidate their assets. Do you know which company the Carrows, Crouches, and Rosiers owned a majority stake in?" Harry asked.

"The Daily Prophet!" Sirius said

"Exactly! Putting Malfoy out on his ass is just a bonus. Of course I'll provide Narcissa with the means to live comfortably." Harry said.

"Aside from stopping their slander of you, though why own the prophet?" Sirius asked.

"Step 2 of Phase 4 will ruffle a lot of feathers, and I want it reported on properly. No lies or slander."

"That's brilliant!." Sirius said.

"Also I'm going to need the Prophet to market the Harry Potter-Victoria sex dolls I'll be selling." Harry said.

"Wait, what?" Sirius asked incredulously.

"Harry Potter-Victoria sex dolls. They were your idea. Keep up, Padfoot." Harry said.