Chapter 27 Hogsmeade part two, Sirius's story and gold and Ginny meet Luna

18th December 1993, Hogsmeade Village, Scotland

Hermione rushes out of the three broomsticks and frantically looks around hoping Harry may have put off the cloak but when she doesn't see anyone that looks like Harry she tries to see sudden footprints. She quickly sees footprints suddenly appear heading towards the shrieking shack. She immediately follows in his footsteps.

18th December 1993, forest clearing, just outside Hogsmeade, Scotland

After almost 5 minutes she reaches a small clearing just past the outskirts of Hogsmeade not far from the lookout over the Shrieking Shack. Hermione sees the footstep lead to a big boulder large enough to easily sit on. When she reaches closer she slowly starts to hear sobs becoming harder with every step she steps closer to the boulder.

She thinks Harry sits and Hermione managed to remove the cloak off Harry. She sees Harry sobbing and she lowers herself to her knees to make Harry look at her. After almost a full minutes Harry looks at her. Hermione asked, "Harry what is wrong?"

Harry said loudly "he was their friend. And he betrayed them. He was their friend."

Harry's eyes harden and he stared at Hermione when he said loudly "I hope he finds me. But when he does, I'm going to be ready. When he does, I'm going to kill him."

Hermione looks shocked and they hear a few gasps behind Hermione. When they look they see four girls running away. He doesn't recognize them as their backs are turned. Harry was sobbing and Hermione had tears in her eyes from Harry's pain as she felt how Harry felt, that is also why she followed him as she felt he needed someone. With the blurry vision they couldn't see who it was and only saw blurs running with the hats it was difficult to see what the hair colour was and what the hat colour was.

Hermione said, "we can stay here a bit if you want?"

Harry gave a watery smile and said: "don't you want to lunch?"

Hermione said "I am not really hungry and we can't go to the three broomsticks as Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick are there as are many students at least our house knows you can't actually be here. And against my better judgment, you don't want them to know about the map, they cannot see you."

Hermione sighed and said, "but please promise me, Harry, that you will not use the map for dangerous things or for things that could get you expelled."

Hermione didn't say it but thought 'as I can't live without you Harry as you are my best friend. The school wouldn't be fun without you and wouldn't want to be here without you.'

Harry said "I will not Hermione it is just I can't give the map up just like I can't give the invisibility cloak from my father up. I hope you can understand it may not be from my family but the twins gave it to me to keep and use when I want or need to."

Hermione was happy Harry's mind was from Sirius Black and when she thought about what Harry said she said: "okay Harry I understand, but please don't use it to spy on other people, especially girls."

Harry said, "Hermione I can't I only know where they are but I don't know what they are doing except they are doing something that included walking like patrols at night."

Hermione said "okay then I am sorry Harry. You don't need to give the map away but please be careful with it."

Hermione gave Harry a hug and Harry barely stiffened which pleases Hermione a lot as he stiffened significantly less than earlier this year.

Harry said, "Hermione if you need to find someone you can use it just let me know if you need it."

Hermione said, "thank you, Harry, but I don't know if I should use it."

Harry said, "you don't have to I can use it if you need to find someone."

Hermione smiled when they heard behind her "Harry you are here?"

Hermione turns around and Harry smiles and said "hey Neville. What are you doing here?"

Neville said, "ah well I went with Seamus and Dean to Honeydukes but I promised Hermione to lunch with her and Ron with probably Seamus, Dean and if we could find and if they wanted to Fay, Lavender, Parvati with probably Padma as they are often found together with maybe other Gryffindors like the Quidditch team without Oliver as he is with Vanessa but Katie, Angelina, Alicia, Fred, and George would like to at least that is what they said."

Hermione asked, "how did you know I was here?"

Neville said "I found Lavender, Fay, Parvati and Padma and they said you were there before but left quickly. Megan Jones from Hufflepuff heard me and she said she saw you heading this way."

Hermione asked, "okay did you see others come from this place?"

Neville shook his head and said "no, why?

Hermione said, "I am afraid some saw Harry but we didn't recognize them as they rushed back."

Harry said, "let me put on the cloak and if a Professor comes this way then we know I need to return otherwise I can stay here."

Hermione and Neville wanted to argue but Harry had already his cloak on and Hermione sees the footprints appear again. Harry quickly walks past Neville as does Hermione but Hermione grabs Neville's wrist to drag him along after Harry as Hermione followed the footprints that were heading towards Hogsmeade.

18th December 1993, Hogsmeade Village

Hermione, Neville and Harry under his invisibility cloak enter the village. Harry looks around and when he sees no Professor or a Slytherin he takes off his cloak.

Hermione wants to grab his hand because she needed reassurance. She asked "Harry are you sure this is a good idea?"

Harry has put the scarf up again concealing a part of his face and his hair covered the scar. Harry nodded and said, "with all the other students as long as I or in this case, we don't attract attention I wouldn't be discovered."

Hermione wasn't sure as was Neville but Hermione saw Harry give her his signature smile which made her fear go away while Neville felt better having Harry with him as his connection as godbrother even though Harry never have said anything about it.

18th December 1993, the Three Broomsticks, Hogsmeade

Harry, Hermione, and Neville enter the crowded Three Broomsticks. It was nearing the end of lunch but because it was extra cold outside (mostly because of the Dementors) many groups were still inside the Three Broomsticks. Harry, Hermione, and Neville managed to find a booth near the end of the restaurant where they were barely visible but from the bar.

After a few minutes, Madam Rosmerta came to take their order. Because she was busy she didn't really notice who was at the table. Harry thought 'she is nice and I must admit she looks nice I guess, but thank god it is crowded otherwise she may have recognized me."

Madam Rosmerta came back with three butterbeers and said: "the food will come in 10 minutes dears."

Neville smiled and nodded. Hermione rolled her eyes and when Rosmerta was gone she said: "seriously Neville you fancy her too?"

Neville came red as a tomato and said: "what do you mean Hermione?"

Hermione gave him a look and Neville shuddered before saying "a-a-a l-li-little bit. I mean she is nice."

Hermione giggled as that surprised her but it didn't seem to faze Harry or Neville as they were both looking around. Neville avoided looking at Rosmerta and Hermione while Harry looks around to make sure there was no Professor or Slytherins or other that he didn't trust, but it seemed that no one was looking at them let stand recognize him.

Almost ten minutes later the Three Broomsticks had fewer patrons even though it was still very full. Rosmerta walks towards the table with three meals floating in front of her. She put it on the table and said: "here you are dears."

Hermione and Neville said thanks while Harry only nodded just to be sure. Rosmerta recognized Lily's eyes and knew immediately it was Harry. When she turned around she smiled as Harry was the same as his father and ….. godfather. He wasn't supposed to be here but he was. She remembered the days she has given a crate of butterbeer and even firewhiskey to his father or godfather after Gryffindor has won, had a birthday or just because it could. She always wondered how they could get here especially after dinner sometimes even 'late' at night. It seems Harry knew or figured it out.

Not one second did she think about telling the Professors that were in Hogsmeade right now that were Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, Hagrid and Professor Vector at least those ones she saw, that Harry was here. She wasn't completely sure if it was Harry but there were only two people that had those eyes that she knows Lily Potter and Harry Potter according to Professor McGonagall Harry had the same eyes. She was afraid for his safety but disagreed with Professor McGonagall and Professor Dumbledore. Professor Dumbledore didn't intend to let Harry go no matter if he got his slip signed. She, of course, heard that Harry didn't get his slip signed but that didn't matter to her.

Hermione, Harry, and Neville were enjoying their meal when almost 15 minutes after they got their food Ron, Seamus and Dean walked in. They noticed Hermione and Neville and walked toward them while they were talking about Zonko's where they just came from. Ron asked rudely "who is this bloke? Why don't you go so we can sit with our friends."

Seamus and Dean shrugged at the question. Hermione and Neville look confused about how they couldn't recognize Harry. Harry looked up and Seamus, Dean, and Ron three said: "Harry no way."

Harry said, "I don't think I still need to go."

All three nodded and grabbed a chair that recently became empty and took a seat. Seamus asked, "Harry how did you come here?"

Harry shrugged and said, "I just managed to find a way without dementors."

Seamus, Dean, and Ron wanted to say more but the door opened and Hagrid came in with Professor Flitwick. The door didn't close and Lavender, Fay, Parvati, Padma, and another Ravenclaw Hermione recognized as Su Li. Hagrid said something to Fay. Fay nodded before coming with her group to the booth.

Fay said "hey Hermione, Neville, Ron, Seamus, and Dean Hagrid wanted to wish you happy holidays if he didn't get to see you before most of us leave Monday.

Fay looks at the guy she didn't recognize when she turned red and asked almost shouting "Harry what are you doing here? How did you come here? You shouldn't have come."

The other girls immediately looked at the guy and recognized him now Fay said it was Harry, the other girls weren't sure until they see his eyes and knew that Fay was right.

Padma and Su became a little bit red and tried to smile. Harry said "hey Fay, Lavender, Parvati, Padma and ….. Su right?"

Su smiled and became even redder as the Harry Potter knew her name but managed to nod. They also took a seat and Rosmerta came and everybody ordered a butterbeer. For almost two hours they were talking and with all the others nobody would notice Harry so when Hagrid and Professor Flitwick were occupied Harry relaxed a bit and started to talk more with the other about classes if he could get a new broom and about where they have been until now in Hogsmeade.

It was already past four when they were planning to leave. When everybody walked towards the road to Hogwarts Harry said see you in a bit before walking back into the town and walking into an alley before putting his invisibility cloak on and going to some other stores. Harry decided to buy something and order something for his friends as Christmas was just one week away after he got almost everything he went to Honeydukes. He was lucky when he was nearing the door it opened as Malfoy, Pansy, Crabbe, Goyle, and Pike out when Draco said: "Goyle next time I want you with me not stuffing your face here."

Goyle nodded and Harry slipped inside before the door closed. Harry grabs some candy he knew some of his friends like and buys it before he walks back outside. He put his cloak back on and when the door opens again he slips inside. He managed to easily evade the few customers Honeydukes had before he goes downstairs he looks for the time. The man cast the tempus charm and Harry sees it is almost five and that was when the last group would leave for Hogwarts.

He went to the basement to take the secret passageway to Hogwarts as the professors probably leave with the last group and he would surely be recognized if not by the teachers which were highly unlikely than Malfoy who would immediately tell the first teacher he sees even if it was Professor McGonagall and tells Snape so Snape could 'offer' to give him detention.

18th December 1993, Diagon Alley, Gringotts

Sirius was standing in an alleyway that would lead to Knockturn Alley in his Animagus form. He managed to get to Diagon Alley in a couple of apparating what normally would easily only take him one time to apparate, but he was still no way near fully recovered and was just slightly better than he was just out of Azkaban a few months ago. He managed to steal a wand from a wizard in Knockturn Alley who passed out from clearly drinking too much, but the wand was not working well for him so he would return it before he left.

Sirius turned back to himself, he used the wand to transfigure his clothes and put on a glamour. It is early and there weren't many people in Diagon Alley. There were a few Aurors and barely 10 witches and wizards in Daigon Alley looking at shops for Christmas. He walks out of the alleyway when nobody was watching his way and made his way to Gringotts. He hoped that with a week before Christmas Diagon Alley would get to crowded as most while probably shopping a few days before Christmas, not a whole week.

He managed to get to Gringotts without a problem even though two Aurors were looking at him almost the whole time.

18th December 1993, Gringotts, Diagon Alley, London

He walks inside and sees three wizards at the back of Gringotts with the head teller and one witch at the right side talking asking for something as the goblin called a runner. He walks towards the front and after almost 15 minutes he was standing for the head teller. He said, "I need to speak with the Account Manager from the House of Black."

The teller looks him over and calls for a runner. He comes back almost 5 minutes later and said something in Gobbledegook. The head teller said, "follow him."

Sirius bowed and followed the goblin. After almost 15 minutes the goblin knocks on the large well-decorated door and heard "enter."

The goblin stuck his head inside and said something in Gobbledegook. The goblin opened the door more and let Sirius enter.

When Sirius walked inside and is shocked as he sees High King Ragnok behind the large desk with at least fifteen guards around the room. Behind King Ragnok and the desk, Sirius sees one large axe and one large sword that King Ragnok could probably grab within 5 seconds.

Sirius said, "High King Ragnok ….. it is an honour, but I expected to meet the account manager from House Black."

King Ragnok looked and said "I was expected to meet Sirius Black. So I ask you who are you? I hope you do not waste my time as time is money."

Sirius said, "if you allow me to remove the charm I could show you."

King Ragnok said something in Gobbledegook and all the goblin guards have weapons aimed at his throat only mere inches away before King Ragnok nodded.

Sirius said, "King Ragnok, could your guards make a little room as I need to cast it on myself, especially my face."

King Ragnok thought 'face…. So he wears a glamour could it be Young Sirius after all?'

King Ragnok said something in Gobbledegook and the guards took on a step back with made the weapons almost one foot away from his throat. Sirius cast 'finite incactatum' on his face and his real face appeared with a ragged look.

King Ragnok said something in Gobbledegook and the guards put the weapons away except the guards with a spear before retaking their place around the office.

King Ragnok recognized him barely and decided to ask "and you are?"

Sirius said "I am Sirius Orion Black the Third and Lord Black as it is my right by family and blood. My father was Lord Orion Arcturus Black I am the only adult male in my family from Black blood."

King Ragnok nodded and said "well if you are Sirius Black and Lord Black by right and blood and the son from the former Lord Orion Black. You need to give seven drops of your blood to verify your identity and claim."

Ragnok placed a ritual dagger on the desk before putting some parchment on the desk. Sirius has seen this before so he grabbed the dagger before cutting his palm from the other hand. In almost half a minute seven drops fell on the parchment when the wound closed leaving no mark.

One full minute later the parchment was fully written with Sirius's full name, date of birth, father, mother, and Lordships he could take. It would also list the Lordships if you didn't get it from your father or mother with the name from who you were made heir if you got the blood of the family (cannot be later than great-grandparents) in his blood.

Sirius knew of Draco and knew as long as he has no child Draco would be heir, but he was never going to let the pompous arse of Lucy or his pompous arse of a son get the Black fortune and wizengamot seat.

Sirius sees that Ragnok nodded and grabbed a box. Ragnok said, "Sirius Black in this box contains the house rings including the Lord Black ring."

Sirius grabs the box and feels a pinch in his thump but when he looks he doesn't see a mark. Ragnok said, "the box pinched your thump to prove you are of the Black family and not under the effect of potions or spell unfortunately it cannot detect the Imperious curse or similar strong mind control but most account managers could detect that by seeing and talking."

Sirius opens the box and grabs the Lord ring, he was doubting to grab the Heir and Lady ring. When he sees the Lady's ring his mind goes immediately to Amelia but decided to let them stay in the box for now as he would also put his ring back after the meeting in case he got captured, but that was for later."

Sirius put the ring on and a light goes over his body before it engulfed him. After a few seconds of the light engulfing him the light disappeared. Ragnok said, "the Lordship accepts you as expected."

Sirius asked, "with all due respect King Ragnok, but I know for a fact that you are not my Account Manager as you are no Account Manager for any family."

King Ragnok "that is correct, Lord Black. I am not an Account Manager for any family but I do take interest in some respectful families and I wanted to know if you came here who really betrayed the Potters as I know for a reason you would never do it, Lord Black. However, I do encourage you to speak the truth."

Sirius's eyes show anger, guilt, and sadness. He says "the real traitor is Peter Pettigrew, but that is my fault so I am also responsible."

Ragnok was not happy with the answer and said: "explain."

Sirius said "James and Lily got a warning from Dumbledore that Voldemort was after them because of some kind of prophecy. Dumbledore said there was another family that was also targeted as they could also fulfil the prophecy. Dumbledore didn't tell me, James, Lily, and Remus before he left for the werewolves which family it was but I think he meant the Longbottom's if I must believe the screams in Azkaban….. Oh, Bella."

Sirius thinks back to his poor cousin and the pain she probably felt for attacking the Longbottoms while she didn't want to but was ordered by her husband. The cries and screams he heard from her almost broke his heart as he loved his cousins dearly (Bellatrix, Narcissa, and Andromeda).

Ragnok cleared his throat and Sirius looked back at Ragnok and said "sorry King Ragnok."

Sirius continued and said "they hide but we knew there was a spy in the order, but we didn't know who. They escaped three times from Voldemort, one time when Harry was born when the Death Eaters found them and one time they were just away at the right time as less than 5 minutes later a large group of Death Eaters appeared. Later we used them as a trap later that worked."

"Anyway Lily found a charm that needed a lot of power but Lily was a real charm prodigy. I was sure if she went for a charms mastery she would easily get it and probably sooner than the normal four years. I would have given her two years to complete it with top marks. I digress. Lily found the Fidelius Charm which needs a lot of power but is also powerful."

Sirius asked and said, "King Ragnok do you know what the Fidelius Charm does?"

Ragnok nodded, he knew what the charm was as for a (large) fee goblins could place it on a property as the goblin could also place goblin wards on a property, but the Fidelius charm is no goblin magic and also most of the time don't work with goblin wards unless it is significantly modified that it is not worth it, but most witches and wizard don't know that.

Sirius said "they wanted to have me as a secret keeper as the charm could fail if one of the occupants was the secret keeper and wouldn't leave the property. I think they have … had enough power to prevent that from happening but James, Lily, and Remus and after they talked to me about it didn't want to take the chance. Lily had an idea for the Fidulius charm that could work even if she or James was the secret keeper but she didn't have the time to test the theory also she didn't want to take the risk, the same as why they choose someone else than themselves as the secret keeper. I offered to be the secret keeper and James and Lily agreed. Dumbledore also offered but they declined that. Dumbledore also wanted to cast the charm but James was adamant about it. James wanted Lily to cast it and Lily was more than happy to do it, but she was tired the next few days and would rest except if Harry needed her."

Sirius laughed as he remembered Lily being tired and wanted to rest but Harry 'cried' and it almost looked like she appeared to Harry that fast she was at Harry's side smiling so cute at Lily that her whole tiredness was gone.

Sirius looked around and saw Ragnok. Ragnok said, "Lord Black please continue as time is money."

Sirius said, "sorry King Ragnok I remembered a dear memory of Lily and Harry."

Ragnok said, "I understand Lord Black, but still continue as the story is not completed is suppose."

Sirius nodded and said "you are right King Ragnok. As I was saying Lily would cast the charm and I must say she cast it perfectly and very powerful I couldn't see a thing not to mention I got an enormous headache when even looked in its direction even if it was from a distance and forget where it was the name and even who lived there."

Dumbledore was there when we choose the secret keeper, but before they could choose me, I had another idea. I don't know why I thought so but I knew that the Death Eaters thought I would be the secret keeper as some Death Eaters mentioned that. That they loved breaking me as I would give up the Potters to live and would earn a place in their ranks…"l Sirius said "weird I don't remember that I only remember that I remembered it then."

"Anyway even when you use Legilimency on the secret keeper you can't get the information that you want about the place where they are. Only the secret keeper can give you, not even a master Legilimens can get the information as that is part of the charm at least not with the power Lily used. The only way that someone would know is if the Secret Keeper voluntary tells you or voluntary writes it on a parchment for you to read."

"Remus Lupin was with the werewolves on orders by Dumbledore to try to keep as many as he could from joining Voldemort, but unfortunately most followed their alfa and for most their creator Greyback, but I knew that the ones that refused in front of Greyback were killed or heavily injured. I do know according to Dumbledore that quite an amount didn't want to follow Voldemort and left the Greybacks pack with help from Remus and managed to stop three other packs to join Voldemort but all three were smaller than Greybacks pack. One was really small maybe 5 werewolves, the next one was 10 to 15 werewolves and the last one was 25 to 40 werewolves with the other it was almost a hundred werewolves that would fight for Voldemort but didn't want to fight in the war and were even considering accepting Remus as there Alfa. At least that was what I learned in the last letter that I got the morning of Halloween 1981 but I digress again."

"As I said Remus was on assignment for Dumbledore, but Peter Pettigrew was not. Suddenly I got the thought to use me as bait and let Peter be the real secret keeper as an extra security measure."

Sirius stopped as he could utter the next words. King Ragnok need him to say it as he suspected what has happened. Ragnok said, "please continue Lord Black."

Sirius said "he betrayed them. He was supposedly our friend, we shared a dorm for seven years at Hogwarts. He was a Gryffindor but the sorting hat must have made a mistake. He betrayed James, Lily, and Harry. Pettigrew became the secret keeper. Dumbledore was present when Lily cast the spell and made Pettigrew the secret keeper to James and Lily's objection I must add. I am just happy Peter never wanted to hold Harry. I now understand why is Animagus is a rat. I did say Peter when you think they know you are the secret keeper we can change it to someone else."

Ragnok asked, "are you an Animagus?"

Sirius nodded and said "yes Pettigrew as a rat, I am a big black dog also known as the Grimm and James was a Stag. Lily wanted to, especially as Harry loved our forms but she never got the chance to my knowledge."

Ragnok said, "all of you weren't registered are you?"

Sirius shook his head and said "we didn't. We doubted it after we left Hogwarts as we didn't need to do it as long as we were a student at Hogwarts until six months after we left Hogwarts.

"Master Auror 'Mad-Eye' Moody was James and my squad leader when we were Aurors before and during our hit-wizard training. He said to not do it as it was a useful skill to have if the Death Eaters or other dark wizards and witches didn't know as I was useful in urban and forest areas including that most believed as was the Grimm and their death was approaching. James was useful in forest areas and town outskirts and he could also get closer than my Animagus couldn't."

"To protect ourselves, 'Mad-Eye' Moody and our squadmates knew but used a spell that would hide the memory of our Animagus unless we said a key phrase that would unlock the memory. Even a master Legilimens couldn't find it as the person doesn't know without the key phrase. There was one downside as once the key phrase was said they would remember. You needed to recast it if you want to let them 'forget' but too much of the spell could lead to brain damage. After that, we always needed to change without them seeing us which was difficult but not impossible. We only used it when I need to scout ahead and otherwise only in extreme situations that didn't occur, fortunately."

Every time Sirius said Peter Pettigrew, Peter, Pettigrew or something closely related to him Sirius's voice would turn into a voice laced with poison.

Ragnok said "so it was Peter Pettigrew, but he is considered dead. However, it looks like you think he still lives."

Sirius says "that is because he is. He pulled one over on me. I recognized his rat Animagus form when Fudge came by on August 1st in Azkaban. He gave me a two day old Daily Prophet and there on the front of the page I saw the Weasley family and noticed the rat on the youngest son's shoulder. It was called Scabbers in the paper so I am certain that the Weasley doesn't know it is an Animagus. The rat on the front misses a finger on his left paw and the only thing they found from Pettigrew was the left index finger. He killed the muggles by using a blasting curse on the ground hitting a pipeline with gas that made the explosion larger that blasted me back. I think he cut off his finger and escaped through the sewer like a real rat."

Ragnok nodded. He grabbed a big pile of parchment and said "like I suspected you didn't do it and never followed the Dark Lord. As you are the new Lord after almost 13 years after your father died there are many things we need to address."

Sirius looks afraid and the big pile of parchment. He hated paperwork when he was an Auror and when his father teaches him to be a Lord of a most ancient and most noble house.

Ragnok grabbed the first parchment on top of the pile and said: "you need to sign this to accept the Black Lordship and agree to everything that has been left to you by your father."

Sirius signed the parchment. Sirius said "as I am the godfather of Harry James Potter I want to change my heir. I want Harry James Potter to be my heir for the house of Black."

Ragnok nodded and grabs another parchment out of the desk drawer. Ragnok didn't say it but he expected that much. Ragnok wanted to suggest it if the ending of the meeting was drawing near and Sirius hadn't talked about it yet. Ragnok didn't like the Malfoy's as they were a bigoted pureblood family that treated goblins as inferior and that was on a good day.

Sirius gets a quill and he right his name under it he writes 'I, Sirius Orion Black the third, Lord of House Black hereby declare that Harry James Potter is the new heir of House Black through his grandmother Dorea Potter neé Black. On my death, he will become Lord Black and will be emancipated if he is underage. So I say it, so mote it be.'

When Sirius was done and wrote as new Heir Harry's full name the parchment lit up. The light almost immediately disappears and the parchment is still on the desk.

Ragnok said "magic accepted it Lord Black. By your death, Harry James Potter will become Lord Black and emancipated if he is minor at that time. If you are incarcerated for life in Azkaban you can pass the Lordship on to your heir and if you don't he will be temporal Lord until you die with limited rights as is the law by your ministry."

"You are Regent Potter as long as Heir Potter above the age of 14 and deem you fit at least when you are a free man what unfortunately you are not. As you are Regent Potter and didn't assign the witch and wizard for respectively the Peverell and Potter wizengamot seat you can dismiss them and will be until you assign two witches or wizards to act for house Potter and house Peverell. We just need to get some other documents."

Sirius nodded and they waited a few minutes when another goblin came in with also a couple of documents but it was barely a foot high, the goblin was high in the hierarchy just below King Ragnok if Sirius must believe the clothing (light armour). The goblin bowed put on a document on the desk and with magic placed the others on the bottom of the large pile. Sirius signed the document even though he could barely make head or tails of it due to his extended stay in Azkaban, but saw that this document will dismiss the current proxy. Sirius sees something about a third seat but it is empty. He faintly recalls his father's teachings but not enough to understand what he signed, but enough to know it was the wise thing to do even if it made his head spin. He did notice that he slowly started to remember more neutral or even happy thoughts instead of only the bad memories.

He knew the law and he maybe would have changed the heir sooner, but as he wasn't Lord Black so he couldn't also if he did his Draco Malfoy will get House Black, the Black fortune, the Black wizengamot seat and who knows what else. Sirius didn't know what all the documents on the desk were because before his father would explain it but Sirius ran away before his father could go into the legal stuff. He felt sorry for his father but he couldn't stay any longer because of his mother. His father never knew what his mother did to him and far lesser to his younger brother Regulus. His mother only punished Sirius when Regulus became a Slytherin and the punishment became worse for Sirius when Regulus was one of the best Slytherins in his second-year classes. He was average compared to the other houses but that didn't matter to his mother.

Ragnok starts to give documents to Sirius and Sirius signs them. The first half of the pile was about investments, their revenue for the last 13 years, the vault under house Black and Lord Black and the statement from all the vaults that contain money and what kind of property are in the vaults.

Sirius needs to read them through and sell the shares from certain stores and companies controlled or founded by the dark families. Sirius decided to invest by shares from the Greengrass family as they have an import and export business, are a neutral house and were almost in the grand alliance founded by Harry's grandfather and Lord Longbottom. He made some money available to buy at least 5% but if possible more, but he needed to talk to his account manager so he could make the offer to the Goblin of House Greengrass or directly to House Greengrass that was his Account Manager decision. Sirius had an extra bargaining chip as House Black and House Potter have a few 'small' farms on the mainland that grew few restricted and difficult to make because of that valuable resources and (potion) ingredients so House Black and House Potter could supply the import/ export business from House Greengrass which can import and export the product and gain a good price for the supplies. Sirius decided to ask Ragnok later he first needed to work for this large pile away, The remaining pile was almost 2'6 high without counting the desk after the first half was done.

The next quarter of the pile was boring and mind-numbing. He signed where he needed but after the third page of the document that went over House Business, he went into a trance and signed where he needed without reading one letter on the whole parchment.

When he was done with the quarter of the pile it was copied and Ragnok said "Lord Black you can take the copy. Now the last part of the pile goe…."

Sirius went into trance again and just signed where he needed without reading one letter. After almost half an hour after starting with the last quarter of the pile, he was done. He was shaken out of his trance as he wanted to sign the last three parchments but was stopped by Ragnok. When Sirius decided to read it he saw it were the marriage contracts of Narcissa and Bellatrix. The last one was a marriage contract from Harry to Susan that could not be cancelled, if Sirius had signed the other two they would have been cancelled with consequences. Sirius was happy that Ragnok stopped him from signing the last three because he would cancel it one-sided which would have hurt the House of Black finically and probably a part physically, especially from Narcissa's and Bellatrix's contracts.

Susan and Harry's contract is unbreakable and pleases Sirius that if he did sign it, the marriage contract would still be active and thought to himself 'Harry you lucky dog.'

Sirius remembered how Susan already looked like she was a couple of years older and wondered how her mother looked a lot like Amelia and he was sure she wasn't that developed at Susan's age although still way above average all those years back. Her mother was also beautiful but if he must believe Susan would easily surpass her mother but not Amelia in Sirius's mind. Sirius never forgot about Amelia but focused his mind on Peter as the revenge on Peter kept him going as was the memory of hurt looking Amelia. He wanted to make it right to Harry, Remus, and Amelia and capture Peter that is what kept him the same together with being able to be in his Animagus for a long time as the Dementors have little effect on animals.

Sirius was shaken out of his thought when Ragnok asked: "Lord Black when do you want the parents to know about the accepted and activated marriage contracts?"

Sirius said shocked "WAIT! What?"

Ragnok smiled. He knew Sirius didn't read it, but as the Potters were a respected family inside the Goblin Nation and trusted that Harry was one of the better husbands out there and Harry Potter needed to make sure three families at the moment didn't die out and there were a few laws Harry could use to ensure that or at least make it difficult. The law was made centuries ago and there were some things added after the Grindelwald war, but that needed to be discussed after Lord Black is free again, has dead, is in Azkaban or Harry has reached majority or is emancipated.

Ragnok said, "you signed a couple of marriage contracts for your Godson as Regent Potter but also as the Heir of House Black."

Sirius thought that Lily would kill him until he saw her signature on the marriage contract between Susan Bones and Harry Potter. He remembered Lily being mad that James could take more than one woman for the Potter line and more than one for the Peverell line even though he never thought about a woman for the Peverell line.

After a few minutes, Sirius said "yes let them know but make sure they know that Lord of House Black said that it isn't Draco Malfoy and that on a later date the rightful heir would be revealed to them. For house Potter let them know that they under no condition approach Harry Potter until next schoolyear especially not without my consent. Also if I or a representative from me with a signed consent are not present they are not allowed to talk with him about the marriage contract in any way also if a supposed representative is present but doesn't have a signed consent then they are also not allowed to talk about the marriage contract in any way."

Ragnok nodded. Sirius continued "I want to choose an account manager for the Black fortune."

Ragnok said, "are you sure Account Manager Doubleaxe have taken care of the Blacks for many centuries."

Sirius said "I want Account Manager Bonecrusher if I remembered correctly. The same Account Manager as the Potters have. I know normally it isn't allowed for an Account Manager to have more than one large account, but as my heir is also the heir of house Potter I think an exception could be made."

Ragnok thought for a bit before he said "I will tell Account Manager Bonecrusher and will ask if he could combine it. That is all?"

Sirius thought before saying "one more thing could I get parchment, quill and some ink."

Ragnok waved his hand and what Sirius requested appeared. Sirius wrote on the parchment used the seal of his house and grabbed a dagger Ragnok had put down on the desk as Ragnok thought he would need some of his blood.

Sirius gave it to Ragnok nodded and said "considered it done Lord Black. Would you like a copy of the parchment and all the active, activated and signed marriage contracts?"

Sirius shook his head and said "as I am a fugitive now I don't think it is wise. I also requested that for now, you can put the ring back in the Black Vault. My new heir should also not be notified until I die or I think the time is right. Hopefully, sooner rather than later I come here with him so I could get the Lord ring and allow him to wear the Heir ring."

Sirius thought about the face Lucy and his pompous arse of a son will have when they see Harry Potter wearing the Heri Black ring. He hoped he could get a real trial soon as he couldn't wait. He hoped he was present or otherwise could get the memory from Harry or someone else who saw it. Sirius had a smile showing he was deliriously happy with his thought before focusing back a Ragnok.

Ragnok nodded and grabbed the ring Sirius removed from his finger. Ragnok said "as we have the right over house Business as set by the ministry they have no way to refuse you Heir and godson Harry James Potter even if you are a fugitive and have stated how he could be your heir. We shall not notify him unless you die then we need to notify him."

Sirius said "I understand. If I may recast the glamour?"

Ragnok nodded. Sirius stood up and said, "may your gold flow freely."

Ragnok said, "may your coffer always be full."

Ragnok ordered four guards to lead him outside. As soon as Sirius left, he ordered two other guards to carry out what Sirius has written on the parchment. Four other needs to get Account Manager Bonecrusher. Ragnok was in his office with five guards left and thought 'how can wizards be so stupid to believe Sirius Black betray the Potters. James was his cousin but they were more like brothers. If they looked alike, they could have been twins. I hate the wizards and their politics.'

After almost 15 minutes six guards returned. The four that lead Sirius outside and the two that went to a goblin that could carry out Sirius's request. Ragnok had a copy from the request he would give to Bonecrusher if he accepted to also manage the house of Black as the heir is the same as the Potter heir. Ragnok didn't say it as Sirius could as the ministry doesn't recognize him as Regent Potter, Chief Warlock has close the Potter will before it could be opened in 1981 if the wizengamot accepted Sirius as Regent Potter he could open it but alas he wasn't, Ragnok hoped that that will soon be rectified as Heir Potter never went to look for his Account Manager. Ragnok wondered why but to his knowledge he hasn't been in Gringotts for the last two years. He only was before his first year of Hogwarts on his eleventh birthday but was out of Gringotts before he was notified.

Finally, the other four guards returned with Bonecrusher, Ragnok's brother in arms and brother-in-law. His younger sister married Bonecrusher so she also married in Bonecrusher's clan. Bonecrusher's clan was one of the most honourable clans out there which partially is thanks to Bonecrusher being the Potter Account Manager as his father before him and his father before him all the way to the beginning of the Potter family in Britain and the beginning of the clan from Bonecrusher.

It took some time but when Bonecrusher was told Harry Potter was also Heir Black he immediately accepted and was told by Ragnok what Sirius wanted about his heir, the marriage contract and wrote down what to do with the shares in other companies. Sirius also wrote down one company he wanted to invest in one of that is the import and export company from the Greengrass family and what he offered to gain as must shares as possible could supply the company from the farms (not the farms themselves). He gave his Account Manager limited access to invest in other profitable companies muggle and magical alike. Bonecrusher took everything with him when returned first to draft up the letters for the family before looking if some companies the Potters invest in could be valuable for the Blacks as the other way around. It looked like the Potters and the Blacks had some common interest in magical companies and the Blacks only invested in the magical world which would change now.

18th December 1993, Daigon Alley/ Knockturn Alley, London

Sirius is back in Daigon Alley. He sees more people and tries to blend in when he managed after a few minutes slip into an alley that leads to Knockturn Alley. When he slips in he goes back to the wizard that was knocked out. He felt that the glamour has fallen and was surprised the spell managed to hold as long as he did. The wand felt cold in his touch. He sees the wizard still sleeping. The glamour spell and transfigured clothes fall the moment he is a few feet away from the wizard. The wizard was drunk and still not awake. Sirius put the wand back in his pocket and walks to a dark corner. He transforms into his Animagus form and takes off back north to Hogwarts. He wanted to apparate but the spells with a wand not working for him took too much out of him.

18th December 1993, Great Hall, Hogwarts, Scotland

Ginny was sitting in the Great Hall, the first group of Hogsmeade has already left with all her brothers well except Percy but he was mostly studying and Charlie and Bill of course already graduated.

She expected Harry to try to slip past Professor McGonagall again, but he would be caught. However, she didn't see Harry a little bit disappointed when she focused she could feel some kind of relief, happiness and anticipation. She wondered why she felt that while she was a bit disappointed that Harry wasn't here while last time he easily found her here. She especially ate extra slow without letting it look like she deliberately ate slow hoping Harry would come to the Great Hall to find her.

When breakfast was over she decided to go to the library maybe Harry was there but she knew that even though he was doing better without Hermione he would not stay in the library that long if he went to the library at all.

18th December 1993, the Library, Hogwarts

She went into the library and saw that Hermione's table like most have called that table or sometimes called the golden trio's brain table in the back of the library was empty. She looked around but didn't see Harry. She decided to use the table as Hermione was in Hogsmeade.

She talked quite a bit with Hermione at the weekends, at Gryffindor's table, when she needed help with homework or the few times she wasn't busy with homework in the Common Room and sometimes before bed as Ginny also talked with Hermione's dorm mates. She liked Fay and Parvati as long as she didn't gossip. She didn't like Lavender as she always gossiped even though Ginny didn't like gossip she must say some gossip was too good to not remember, but besides the gossip Lavender was nice enough Ginny thought.

Ginny finished her homework for Charms, Transfiguration, and Potions before lunch. She hoped she could ask Neville for Herbology tomorrow, Harry for Defence Against the Dark Arts and Hermione for Astronomy and History of Magic. She wasn't sure if she wanted to stay or go home with the twins and Percy. She didn't know why Ron didn't want to go, but she couldn't decide she knew Harry wasn't going as was Hermione for some reason, but almost everybody else did go probably because of the Dementors or missed their family.

18th December 1993, the Great Hall, Hogwarts

She was back in the Great Hall and saw that it was mostly the first and second years. There were only a few upper years who didn't go to Hogsmeade probably because of the cold or because they needed to pass the Dementors again and didn't want to. She looked at the head table and saw Professor Snape saying something severe to Professor Dumbledore's leave which only leaves Professor Babbling at the heads table.

Ginny was talking with other second years and the first years again having a great talk with Demelza Robbins. Ginny felt a closeness to her as they shared the same hobbies and favourite Quidditch team. Ginny was thinking about Luna again. Luna didn't like Quidditch or followed Quidditch as Ginny did with the Holyhead Harpies, but she talked with her about it because it made her happy or at least that is what Ginny thought. Ginny found herself a bad friend as she never tried to talk about the creatures Luna saw.

Ginny saw Luna walk in and grab a quick lunch before leaving again. Ginny immediately started eating as fast as she could before she left after saying goodbye to the second and first years at the Gryffindor table. Ginny almost ran outside trying to find Luna. Ginny has found her Gryffindor courage, everything went better this year she just knew she needed to reconnect with Luna and hoped to find her soon before she would lose her Gryffindor courage.

Ginny starts to search for the most common places she would be or a Ravenclaw like Luna would be if she must guess where a Ravenclaw would be. It took Ginny almost an hour when she sees Luna walking toward the Owlery. Ginny immediately makes her way to the Owlery before she would miss Luna again.

18th December 1993, Owlery, Hogwarts grounds

Ginny reached the Owlery without trouble. The Owlery was far from the border but she still felt the cold that remaindered her from the Dementors. She walks inside and sees Luna sitting with a dreamy smile looking around. Ginny thinks Luna doesn't see her and Ginny was slowly losing her courage.

Ginny hears a familiar hoot and sees a snowy owl fly towards her before landing on her shoulder. Ginny pet Hedwig even though she did not know her very well Hedwig surely knew she was a 'good' friend of her owner and familiar.

When Ginny pets Hedwig she suddenly heard right beside her "hello Ginevra."

Ginny jumps up which almost lets Hedwig fall. Hedwig hurt her by pushing her claws in her shoulder when she jumps up before letting go almost a minute later. Ginny looks beside her and sees Luna standing with a dreamy smile.

Ginny said "hey Luna. I was looking for you."

Luna smiles innocently and cocks her head interrogative to the left side before she asks "why were you looking for me, Ginevra?"

Ginny said "I wanted to talk to you and apologize that after your mother died I never went to see you. I wanted to go to the funeral to help you any way I could, but my mother didn't want to go with everyone except Bill as he was in Egypt as an apprentice and daddy needed to work. She never left me to visit you after and I am sorry I should have tried to convince her more instead of just agreeing."

Luna said "I understand Ginevra. I was sad for a while and I still miss mommy but I still got daddy that loves me."

Ginny notices a tear and had the urge to hug her that she couldn't resist. She hugs Luna and Luna hugs her back. They were the same height so when Ginny let go she looks into Luna's eyes and said "Luna, I know I have no right but I want to be your friend again. You were my first real friend outside of the family I could remember and you always talked with me about Quidditch even though you don't really like Quidditch."

Ginny stops and looks around and outside on the stairs when she doesn't see anybody approaching or nearby she continued "and more than half of the time you pretended to be Harry and we pretended to get married although I also enjoyed the fake marriage were would share him as at the time you were like a sister. I know our friendship isn't that anymore but I hope we can be friends again before we can be great friends again almost like sisters like we were before and know we can be again."

Ginny noticed a locket around Luna's neck and asked "what a nice locket Luna. How did you get it?"

Luna said "it was my mother's locket. It is the only thing I have left of her besides the memories."

Luna opens the locket and said, "look there are three pictures, one from my mother made when I was seven, one from my mother and me when I turned nine and one of my mother, father and baby me."

Luna continued and said "I am happy I found it. The Nargles stole it at the beginning of the year but I managed to find it in the Ravenclaw Common Room behind one of the books on the top of a bookshelf. I could never reach it but with a chair and some books I could."

Ginny asked, "how did you know it was there?"

Luna said "Padma Patil and Su Li said that some things are hiding up there and I should take a look when everybody was at Hogsmeade. They were really nice so I took a look and found it."

Ginny was getting mad, not at Luna. She was getting a little bit mad at Padma and Su but she was madder at who stole and hide it from her even though she didn't know who it was."

Ginny's anger almost immediately disappears when she sees Luna's happy smile and feels much happiness coming from somewhere else almost like two people were very happy and sending it to her. Ginny said, "Luna I really want to talk to you last year but I think you know what happened?"

Luna said "the whole year you had Wrackspurts infestation and every time I saw you it looked like you had more Wrackspurts than before. The Nargles told me to let you alone until you were gone of them, but before the end of the year you were gone I thought the Wrackspurts finally left you and you wanted to be home if there was a chance you could become affected again. People are very suspectable for a Wrackspurts infestation when you just had one. I now see far fewer Wrackspurts and certainly not an infestation."

Ginny smiled and said "I am sorry I didn't talk to you, there was a diary that controlled me and let me release the monster of Slytherin. At the end of the year, the diary ordered me to go to the Chamber of Secrets I have opened a couple of times throughout the year and let the monster loose but I could stop it. I saw Harry with the diary and I didn't want Harry hurt for the good it did. The last thing I remember was Tom saying 'go to the Chamber of Secrets. We have something important to do and I need your help with that, won't you help me?' I tried to resist but I could not and before I know it I was in the Chamber of Secrets the next thing I remember was like wakening up and seeing Harry dying next to me with a large fang of the beast on the ground next to the diary, a large sword with blood on it and a large wound on his arm from the monster and he would have died if Fawkes the phoenix didn't cry in his wound."

Ginny's eyes started to become watery with a few tears running down her cheek. Luna hugged her and said, "the Nargles told me it wasn't your fault and you were saved by our….. your childhood hero, Ginevra."

Ginny said "yes, Harry saved me but seeing him like that and everything that happened this year with Harry in the hospital wing after he was attacked and very hurt by the hippogriff made me see the real Harry and now know that the books were just stories with nothing real in them. But he is so much better than Harry, the-boy-who-lived in the books. Mostly because the Harry I now know is real and so much better than the other Harry or better said the not-real Harry even though he got hurt for saving two people from the Hippogriff and they were girls funny enough like he always saved girls in the books about him which are not true."

Luna was happy Ginny didn't notice her slip up and what made Luna happier was that Ginny finally understood that the stories were just that as everything Harry supposedly did in the books is nothing compared to the rumours especially know Ginny said that he defeated the monster of Slytherin. If this was a book he would have a whole harem of girls that he saved while coming out on top of the creature maybe even tamed it and unhurt but that isn't what would happen in the real world although was the phoenix a nice touch if it was a story. Luna knew and felt that Ginny was telling the truth which made her happy.

Luna's eyes turned white and thought 'maybe I am wrong as he deserves the love from his girls and others' before she smiled and her eyes returned back to her blue eyes. Ginny didn't notice it as Ginny was just smiling looking into Hedwig on her shoulder while petting her again.

Luna said, "Ginevra I would love to talk but I was following a couple of Nargles as they like hiding things from me and I like to have most of my stuff before I go to Yule Holiday to visit daddy and help him with a couple of articles for the Quibbler."

Ginny said, "Luna please call me Ginny like you did before when we were little."

Luna smiled and said "okay Ginevra ….. Ginny."

Ginny said, "Luna why don't we go to the Great Hall and talk?"

Luna said, "I would love to but like I said I need to find more Nargles as they could lead me to my other stuff."

Luna rushed off and Ginny followed her all over Hogwarts and managed to find most things according to her as they went to the Great Hall for dinner.

18th December 1993, the Great Hall, Hogwarts

Ginny sees all the Gryffindors from the third year walk in except Harry. A few minutes later Harry walks in and took a seat next to Ginny and on the other side of him sits Hermione while across from him was Neville and Ron. Harry got another bag with candy from Susan and Katie even though it was smaller than the first time and thanked them very much as they didn't know he had sneaked to Hogsmeade and he appreciated the gesture and had some candy he hasn't bought or tried before.

Ginny asks Harry "Harry where have you been? I was looking for you."

Harry smiled and said, "oh I just was around and about but I need some time alone."

Harry didn't want to lie but he couldn't say anything about the Marauder's Map at least not here as there were too many people around and the twins were secretly about it than Harry thought he should, but he will tell his friends with included Ginny. Harry has bought some candy for Ginny as she couldn't go yet and hoped if she was mad that would make her forgive him. He considered telling the Quidditch team as they were his friends too but the twins didn't do it so he also wouldn't unless the team required it although he couldn't think about a situation when the team would need it at least not in the first few years.

Harry said, "Ginny was a nice hairpin it's a Quaffle right?"

Ginny smiled and said "yes with a small diamond in the middle. I got it from Charlie and Bill for my birthday when we were in Egypt but I didn't wear it before I also got a hairpin with a broom that has a small ruby in it. I can also use the hairpin to make a ponytail as it can change to a circle hairpin."

Hermione noticed that Ginny was so happy that Harry noticed something different about Ginny that Ginny didn't even stutter once so far. Dinner was over soon and everybody went to bed after Neville and Harry promised to help her the next day with respectively with Herbology and Defence Against the Dark Arts while Harry also offered practical Transfiguration and practical Charms. Ginny was good at charms at least as good as Harry who got the gift for it from his mother even if he didn't know it… yet.

Ginny asked Hermione for some help with the history of magic and Astronomy which Hermione happily did and said that she could help Ginny tomorrow evening as Harry and Neville were helping her in the afternoon.

Let's end it here for now. The next chapter will be Christmas and if the word counts allow it, new year's day (if I am going to do it) and maybe the first class day of the new year.

I made a small change in chapter 9 about the wizengamot. Please let me know what you think of this chapter and story.

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