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Damian woke up with a certain purpose in his mind. They had not got around to doing as Dudley had wanted at the bank yesterday so a return trip was in order however using the new floo in his own trunk they'd both floo there themselves. He got out of his bed, showered and dressed. Soon enough he was ready to do as he wanted to do. He raised his custom wand in the air. "I Damian Peverell Slytherin Dursley do hereby request any and all free house elves to come to me now for possible employment so mote it be!" he intoned shocked as twenty different elves popped in looking up at him hopefully. They all introduced themselves and he smiled at them.
"My name is Damian Dursley but I am Lord Peverell and Lord Slytherin too. I need a personal elf to care for me, an elf to care for the Manor of the Peverells and another elf to care for the Manor of the Slytherin estate. Also my parents Petunia and Vernon who are both squib descendants will need an elf to care for their home here. They already have the black house elf Kreacher who helps out here but I feel they could do with another elf each. My twin brother Dudley Black Dursley who is Lord Black has that elf which is why he now helps out at home but eventually they'll proabably need their own elves!" he said addressing them all as they all bounced on their feet in joy.
"One moment please. Kreacher! Yes did you check out the Slytherin and Peverell estates as I asked you to?" he asked the changed elf who popped in. Since the locket had been destroyed he was a much better elf with an even temperament. He also seemed to look way better too as that locket had tainted severely his appearance and made him all hunched over too which he thankfully now no longer suffered with.
"Yes sir I did. Slytherin Manor needs four or five elves, Peverell Manor is the same and if you don't mind sir Black Manor needs three elves. Grimmauld Place is not Black Manor but it is where I am stationed to work!" he said seriously as Damian thought long and hard about what he wanted to do and then smiled. He appointed the three elves Bobby, Donny and Chelsea which house Black needed and sent them on their way with Kreacher to do as he said. He told them all that they would need to deal with Dudley in future. Through his twin bond he told Dudley of what he'd done who thanked him very much as he himself showered for the day.
"Ok you and you introduce yourselves please!" he said as the two elves he pointed at stepped forward.
"I am Milly and this is Tilly my sister sir!" she said bowing low.
"Well ok then Milly you will serve my father Vernon Dursley and Tilly you will personally serve my mother Petunia Dursley. They may ask you to do things for them outside invisibly. If they do you should just do it. When they are at home alone you will not need to be invisible. Now I have rules you must obey before you can even accept the job. You must allow me to spell your robes clean and give you better cleaner robes. If you must serve them you will look the best. You will call them whatever they tell you to. Lastly you will not punish yourselves no matter what. They may wish to pay you and you should not reject that as it may hurt them if you do!" he said seriously.
"We will do it sir thank you so much" they said waiting to one side. To be honest they weren't happy about the payment side of things but were even less happy about the prospect of having sad masters so would accept the payment to keep them happy. Luckily for them neither Vernon and Petunia knew much about wizarding money and so would give them each a mere five sickles a month which suited them just fine.
"Wait there please and I will take you to them in a moment and do some introductions. These same rules apply to all elves I hire and any elves who work with me directly in any way are to call me sir. Now then you five here please introduce yourselves!" he said pointing to the next five closest to him.
"I am Dolly. This is Polly. This is Molly. This is Lolly and this Tolly!" she said with a smile. She explained to him that their mother had given them names which all sounded the same because she loved the sound of them. He was honestly happy for them and found it cute that they all sounded the same. He waved his wand giving them fresh new robes and cleaning them so they would always remain clean.
"You five are to go to the Slytherin estate and care for it in any way you see fit. If you find something you don't know what to do with ask me please. If you will need more elves one of you come back and tell me now!" he said dismissing them as they all took off for Slytherin estate. It contained a large castle and huge grounds with a winery, Herbology gardens, food gardens, rose gardens and pottery store.
"Sir we is needing two more elves please. We need an elf for the rose gardens and the pottery stores!" she said as he smiled at her. He leaned down and hugged her closely.
"You two there step forward and introduce yourselves!" he asked as the two he had pointed at stepped forward whilst the others waited for instruction.
"I am Toby and this is my brother Tabby!" he said happily bouncing on his feet.
"I forgot to ask before and you must not be offended but can you all care for the various things I may need you to care for such as the rose gardens and pottery stores? I don't want to give you jobs you can't actually do because that would be mean of me" he said as Toby shocked him by becoming rather angry and stroppy with him.
"Toby can do it sir and so can Tabby! We can do anything you ask us to. We is not bad stupid elves sir!" he snapped as Damian regarded him in shock.
"Well I am so sorry I offended you. Please proceed and take the job. You can all take whatever pay you like as long as you tell me first. The Slytherin accounts will be open to you all to use to improve the lands and house as you see fit. Make good records of what you spend where and tell me if anything interesting comes up too ok? Great stuff dismissed! You five step forward please!" he said as those he pointed to did so.
"I am Frankie. This is Dubby. This here is Cranky. This here is Jeeves and this one is Sammy!" he said as Damian told them to go report to the Peverell estate which was laid out the same way as the Slytherin one. Two more elves called Sylvester and Chang joined them. The last elf who was called Dora stepped forward and he found it hard not to laugh considering that was also the name of Ted's child.
"Ok Dora you will work for me personally getting me anything I may need and anything like that. If I ever ask you to do anything you are not comfortable with sweetie you tell me and I will just ask you to do something else!" he said as she cried and ran at his legs hugging him close.
"Oh sir you're so kind. I am thankful sir. What do you need now?" she asked as he smiled at her.
"Well ok Dora. Firstly I need to give you access to my accounts. Later on today Dudley and I will be heading into the bank to deposit some money from our other accounts into accounts in our Dursley name which we will be opening. Actually I plan to put one third from both the Slytherin and Peverell lines into it. You are to take one galleon a week for your services and I will not hear otherwise. If you are not comfortable taking it for yourself use it to buy yourself something you'd like such as jewellery or something to make your outfit prettier! Right now I need you to clean my room!" he said as she smiled in awe and set to work. He went downstairs with Milly and Tilly and entered the kitchen to see both Vernon and Petunia look at him strangely.
"Dad this is Milly. She will be your own personal house elf. This here is her sister Tilly and she will personally serve you mum. They must do as you ask such as clean the house, cook the dinner or help you with shopping or whatever you may need. In public they are to remain invisible but not here!" he said as they both thanked him profusely.
"I wanted you to be safe while I'm at school in case someone tries something funny. I doubt they will but still it's better to be safe then to be sorry later on. You must tell them how to address you. When we've eaten breakfast Dudley and I are going to the bank to sort something out and then we'll be back. It shall be a quick trip" he said as Vernon smiled. He loved how independant they were both becoming and how safe they both were now with all the elves they had.
"Hello Milly. I am Vernon and it is pleasure to meet you. You may call me Vernon if you like or if that makes you feel weird you may call me sir. You can have five of these sickle things a month for your services. I wouldn't feel happy otherwise. I may need you at work with me whilst servicing the drill orders and such but I'll let you know later on if I do. Right now though could you go and make sure my work suit is laid out for me on my bed please!" he asked as she smiled at him and hugged his legs for a moment.
"Such a kind man. Yes sir I will. Milly will be there whenever you need her sir I promise!" she said earnestly and leaving to prepare his suit for him. Actually he was testing her. The suit was absolutely filthy as he'd accidentally spilled coffee on it yesterday and was a ball of wrinkles too. He wanted to see how she'd cope with his secret challenge. He didn't need to worry though as it was done in a few minutes. She set about cleaning the house as she would be doing until she was needed. Petunia had greeted Tilly and told her to clear out the car and service them both to a high finish. She would also pay Tilly five sickles a month. In a few moments Milly had clicked her fingers as the breakfast Petunia was about to start cooking was made in a flash surprising her.
"I could get used to this. Damian you are really spoiling us you know. Thank you son we love you so much. Have a good time at the bank and let us know if you need anything ok?" she asked as he smiled brightly at her. Damian was nothing like James and right now that was a huge relief.
"I will indeed!" he said as he devoured his breakfast. He'd been hungrier then he originally thought. It was his growing body and of course all those hormones going through him. The point was he'd always thought of Vernon and Petunia as his parents. It wasn't that he didn't love Lily and James because part of him always would but he simply didn't know or remember them. I guess he should have but he just never could. Petunia was so thrilled with the wonderful boy she had helped mould and shape as he was growing up. He was turning into a true gentleman and she loved it. He was her son in every way that counted and he truly did love his brother. She had been nervous all those years ago telling both of them the truth. She had thought they'd instantly hate each other or worse still her and Vernon but they said they loved each other and them very much and this information would change nothing for them.
After a large and hearty breakfast they entered Damian's trunk and left for the bank. Whilst there they each had a third of all of their money placed into a joint Dursley account they could both access as and when they needed to. It was just easier like that. For a fee of one hundred galleons a year they had been supplied with two unique mail boxes which only they themselves could access to receive mail and correspondences in from the bank and others they trusted. This prevented anyone from stealing their mail including house elves which were not their own. They were very conscious of things like that since hearing Kreachers report on the Weasley's. Apparently they talked a lot when they thought no one was there. There was a plot to give various dangerous love potions to Harry if he refused to naturally just love their daughter when the idea was strongly suggested. They had taken this extra care to be sure. With these boxes they could also send mail to others as well which lessened the need for an owl. If the person they sent the letter to had no owl, one would come to the public box automatically as part of the wizarding postal service to send the letter to it's intended recipient the box was only called the public box and could be accessed only by owls so there was never any risk of anyone ever stealing mail although attempted mail thefts rarely in their world. One could never be too sure though.
As Lord Black Dudley had a lot of advantages he wouldn't have had otherwise. "Tell me good goblin how much Draco Malfoy has in his account? He has recently insulted me and my family saying his are more powerful and I wish to see the results for myself! Is he as powerful and rich as he was suggesting?" he asked the stunned goblin standing before him.
"One moment Lord Black. Well this is telling me that yes he is rich and richer than most but not as rich as you. As you may know this bank regularly deals in trillions as we have such wealthy clients who have inherited from generations hence the large numbers of money. Draco Malfoy has at present one hundred and five billion galleons in his account which is to say the Malfoy Family account. He is merely allowed access to the main one. He gets an allowance of one hundred thousand a year. You have five hundred and twenty five billion in your family account. You are indeed one of the richest people here. Damian of course is much richer but with the various inheritances he has it would make sense. Speaking of which Mr Dursley what would you have me do with your inherited family funds?" he asked reminding Damian of his Potter family fortune.
"Actually Griphook forget what I told you to do and even what Dudley told you to do. Transfer all of that money into our new Dudley account for us both to use. We can leave our other funds alone for now. How much is it?" he asked as the goblin smirked.
"Yes that can be arranged. You have 221.5 billion galleons sir. It will now reside in the Dursley account. Is there anything else you wish to do here today?" he asked them both as they both looked at each other for a moment before Dudley spoke.
"Mr Griphook please can you place a date on the account creation at a date even earlier then the Malfoy one for a price of your choosing. I want anyone who should look into it to think it has always been there even if it was never questioned!" he said as Griphook grinned an almost feral grin.
"Mr Dursley you should never say that to a goblin. It will be one thousand galleons for it!" he said as Dudley looked shocked.
"Nine hundred and not a knut more!" he said as Griphook smiled.
"Ok you're on. Sign here and here please both of you!" he said handing them a blood quill. Leaving with their magical mail boxes they returned home to Harry's trunk and settled in to read the rest of the day. It would be long day for sure.