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a/n: I just want to thank all of you amazing people. When I started on this journey, I never expected this story to take off like it has. Thank you for your continued support. The editing is slowing continuing on, but if I have missed anything then please KINDLY let me know. I suffer from a chronic pain disorder and Chronic fatigue, so my mind is not what it once was.
Chapter 7
"Normal Speech"
Thoughts
'Mental Conversations'
"I'm going to kill the fucking bastard!" screamed Harry as he jumped from his seat and started pacing. "He was the cause of all of this. He is the reason why I was locked away, starved and beaten within an inch of my life. It ends today!" Not one of them has ever seen Harry like this before. You could physically see Harry's magic rolling off of him waves.
Hermione slowly got up, walked over to Harry and put her arms around him to try and calm him down. "Harry Love, if you don't calm down, you will most likely cause the whole building to blow up. I don't think that will improve our relations with the Goblins. We will take Dumbledore down; I promise you that. But mark my words, it will be a painful as possible." Once Hermione was holding onto Harry, he visibly seemed to calm down.
"Thank you Maya." He murmured before turning to Ragnok. "Director, I am sorry about almost destroying Gringotts. I let my anger get the better of me." Said Harry.
"Think nothing of it my lord. Now, if you don't mind, we should continue with looking at your portfolio's" replied Ragnok while he motioned for the two to take their seats again. "Now, unfortunately we don't have an exact number for how much you have in your vaults. The number is constantly growing. This is a list of your assets for all of your vaults:
Potter vaults:
37,412,876 Gallons; jewelry, artwork, tapestries, books, weapons, plus port keys to numerous properties owned by the Potters.
Gryffindor vault-
765,947,345 Gallons; jewelry, artwork, tapestries, books, weapons, artifacts, and port key to Gryffindor Manor in Godric's Hallow. 25% owner Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry with 5% revenue from student tuition fees; 25% share Hogsmead land and businesses
Slytherin Vault:
750,854,478 Gallons; jewelry, artwork, tapestries, books, weapons, artifacts, and port key to Slytherin Manor in York. 25% owner Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry with 5% revenue from student tuition fees; 25% share Hogsmead land and businesses
Emery's Vault:
1,897,572,154 Gallons; unknown artifacts and literature.
Pendragon Vaults:
3,726,987,625 Gallons; unknown artifacts, jewels, weapons.
'How can this be? All of this is ours?' said Harry, completely in awe.
'Harry, this is all yours, not ours. replied Hermione.
'No Maya, ours. What's mine is yours. You are my loving wife and will have full access to all of it.' Harry quickly responded in order to prevent her from trying to argue this fact.
"Now, if you both don't mind, we should continue with looking into Lady Potter's accounts. They will remain yours, despite the marriage. However, you can allow Lord Potter full access to the vaults. For your rings you need to say that you accept the roles and responsibilities associated with each ring." Said Ragnok as he was pushing the small box towards Hermione. She took the box with a shaky hand and opened it to find three beautiful rings. Taking the first ring and placing it on her right ring finger she said, "I, Hermione Jean Potter, hereby accept the roles and responsibilities associated with the title Lady Ravenclaw. So Mote It Be."
Around her finger was a sudden golden flash of magic and resized to fit her finger. It was gold ring with a tanzanite stone and had ravens etched into the sides of it. Hermione did this two other times. The Dagworth ring had a bloodstone gem that was set in beautiful silver band with what looked like a tree etched on it; and the Le Fey ring was Platinum band with a large moonstone set in the center and had a set of roses etched on it.
"Congratulations Lady Potter. Now, we will take a look at your portfolio's" said Ragnok. He pulled the file over and read:
Ravenclaw Vault:
745,826,737 Gallons; Jewelry, unknown artifacts, books and scrolls, artwork, tapestries, port key to Ravenclaw Keep in Aberdeen; 25% owner Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry with 5% revenue from student tuition fees; 25% share Hogsmead land and businesses
Dagworth Vault:
854,326 Gallons; Jewelry, artwork, tapestries, books and artifacts, weapons.
Le Fey Vault:
2,351,672,345 Gallons; unknown artifacts.
'Harry, how wealthy do you think we are right now?' Hermione asked.
'I think we are the richest witch and wizard in all of Britain right now love.' Replied a stunned Harry. They both just looked at each other, forgetting that Sirius and Remus were still there.
"Let me get this straight. You two are now the owners of 75% of Hogwarts and Hogsmead, are two of the wealthiest people in the kingdom, and plan on taking out Dumbledore?" asked Sirius with wide blinking eyes.
"Basically. Anything you want to add Remus?" replied Harry.
"I think Sirius covered it all" said a stunned Remus.
"Right, now that all of this is out of the way, we can continue on to the other business" said Hermione as she was looking over all the rolls of parchment, trying to take as much in as possible. While she taking a quick glance at her Heritage test she asked, "Is there a way to see the healers now director? I mean no offense, but this is a lot to take in at the moment and do need some time to myself. The last few days have been trying."
"Of course Lady Potter. If all of you would please follow me. And in answer to your first question, I will have copies of everything ready for you by the time you are done with your visit to the healer. Will you be taking a look at any of your vaults before you leave?" replied Ragnok.
"Maya, do you mind if we have a look in the Potter vault? I want to quickly see if my parents left me anything else." Said Harry. "Ragnok, would you please complete an audit of our accounts and possibly have it ready to go over before we leave for the day?"
"Of course my lord." Ragnok lead them to the end of the hall to the healers. When they walked in they were amazed. Everything was white marble with gold trim. It looked like there was a room with in a room that had some strange runes all around it. Just as they were walking towards the senior healers desk they saw Bill Weasley sitting on one of the beds. They both jumped from the shock. Seeing this Ragnok walked over to where Bill was and said, "Mr. Weasley, I trust we have no problems here?"
To say Bill was shocked was an understatement. Here was the leader of the Goblin Nation, escorting Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Remus Lupin, and Sirius Black. "Of course not sir. I just ran into a nasty curse while breaking into one of the abandoned vaults on the lower level." Bill then looked at Harry and asked, "How is everything Harry? Are you here with mum? I think they said something about stopping by today before doing a little shopping."
"Bill, I have to ask a favor for you. Please do not tell anyone you saw us here today. Unless I have an oath from you, I cannot reveal anything." Harry said.
"Of course Harry. And just so you know, I have already taken an oath of confidentiality for the Goblin Nation. Anything that happens here, I cannot speak of." Bill replied with a smile on his face. "Honestly though, I enjoy working here, why would I do anything to jeopardize that?"
"Thank you Bill. If you would like to stick around, we need to see the healer about a few things. Afterwards, we are going to be auditing our accounts. Why don't we take that time to get to know each other better?" Explained Harry with a smile on his face.
'Harry, what are you thinking? We don't know if he is in on everything with Dumbledore or his mother' snapped Hermione.
'It's ok Maya, the only Weasley's we need to worry about are Molly, Ron, and possibly Ginny' Harry replied back.
While the two of them were silently speaking to each other Bill thought, I wonder if I should bring up what Fred and George wrote to me about during that time?
"Senior Healer Bloodfang, I would like to introduce Lord and Lady Potter. They are both Friends of the Nation, and I would like for you to personally tend to them." Demanded Ragnok.
"Of Course director. Do you have a copy of the Heritage report?" Ragnok handed it over. "If Lord and Lady Potter would please lay on the beds, I would like get started. We will start with Lady Potter. I am sorry to say, this will hurt. Lord Potter, I need you to not to interfere in any way."
Both Harry and Hermione looked shocked at this. They gave each other a passionate kiss and went to their designated beds. As Harry sat down he felt a hand on each shoulder. When he turned around he saw that both Sirius and Remus were there for him. He turned back around and saw Hermione was laying back with her head turn so that she could look at him.
Before the healer began, he had two additional healers come and stand by him. They spoke in low tones so that no one would hear them, not that anyone would be able to understand them anyway. The turned back and asked, "Lady Potter, are you ready? We will be unblocking your core last." Hermione mustered her Gryffindor courage and nodded. The three healers started to softly. At first, it seemed like nothing was happening. But as they got louder, Hermione started to twitch and groan. Suddenly, there was a small pop and not even a minute later another one. Hermione started to scream and thrash around on the bed. "Hermione!" screamed Harry as he tried to jump off the bed and run to her, only to find that Sirius was holding him back. "I need to get to her! She needs me. Let me go Sirius!"
"HARRY! You can't go to her, you have to stay here. If you go now, you could kill her." Sirius said as he struggled to hold on to his Godson. No matter what he said, Harry kept trying to get to her. It got to the point that Sirius, Remus, and Bill were holding Harry down and he was screaming "Hermione!" Hermione's screams were breaking his heart and only getting louder. All of a sudden there was a flash of golden light that was almost blinding. Once the light faded away, Hermione was laying peacefully with her eyes closed. Once Harry was allowed to get off the bed, he ran to her side and held her. Harry bent down and gave her the sweetest kiss. Her eyes slowly fluttered open. "There is my beautiful wife."
Just before Hermione could reply they heard, "Lord Potter, if you would please follow us. We will be using the chamber for you. Curse Breaker Weasley, you will be needed to assist us with the removal of the soul shard from Lord Potter's scar."
Bill looked stunned at this and his jaw was just about to reach the floor. How could the boy who lived have a shard attached to his scar? He looked over at him and could not believe it. "Maya, if anything were to happen to me, please know that I love you with all my heart." Harry pulled Hermione into a deep kiss.
When they parted Hermione said, "Promise me that you'll come back to me darling." Having a little more strength, Hermione managed to sit up and watch as Harry followed the healers and Bill into the chamber in the center of the room.
"Don't worry Hermione. He will come back to you" said Remus. Hermione didn't trust herself to speak at the moment. She decided to focus on the link she had with Harry. The chanting started back up. But this time it was different. There were more voices than last time. Hermione suddenly felt like her body was on fire. Then she heard Harry scream. In a blink of an eye Hermione was up and running towards the chamber that Harry was in. It turns out that Remus can channel his inner wolf when needed. Just before Hermione reached the door, Remus grabbed Hermione from behind. "HARRY! Let me go Remus! Something is wrong! I have to be with him! HARRY!" Hermione was screaming at this point. The floor started to shake and suddenly there was a BOOM and blinding white light. Once the light faded, everyone thought Harry was in the clear. The fear, anger, and screaming came back tenfold. Bill came running out, "Hermione, something happened. We don't know what, but all we know is that Harry is fighting for his life and his very soul right now."
Hermione just ran. She knew what was happening. She needed Harry to fight. She reached the bed and grabbed Harry's hand. "Harry, I'm here. I need you to fight love. Fight for your life."
"Can't. Too…. Hard." Harry struggled out.
"Yes you can my love. I believe in you. Fight for me Harry." Hermione begged.
"Hurts… So much."
"I know baby. But you can do this. When you win this fight, we can be together as a married couple. When we are ready, we will start our family. We will always be together."
Black pus started to ooze out of his scar. He was thrash more than ever, and screaming even louder.
"Harry James Potter, you can beat this! Fight Harry! Fight for yourself. Fight for me. Fight for our love and our bond!" Harry screamed as if his soul was being ripped to pieces. His back arched off the bed as the last of the taint was expelled from his body and soul.
"Quick, grab a container. Lady Potter, do not touch it" one of healers said as he was running over to the bed. While this whole scene was playing out, Sirius's shoulders seemed to drop a little as the tension left his body.
He looked around and saw Remus talking with Ragnok and thought, "I wonder what that is all about." Sirius made his way over to the duo, but just as he got there they stopped talking. "Ok Moony, spill it. What are you up too?"
"I was thinking about Hermione's heritage test. Only her father was listed as deceased. Her mother may still be alive. I don't want Hermione to find out about that just yet. We have to make sure it's true. That young lady has had enough heartbreak to last a life time." Sirius was nodding his head in agreement.
"I will begin to search for her. I only hope that we find her in time. That young lady is very special, and I hope we at Gringotts can help her." Replied Ragnok.
"Ragnok, use my vault to pay for the search. I have more than I could ever spend" said Sirius. Ragnok shouted for the guards and told them to begin their search. Once he finished barking out his orders, he turned back to see Lady Potter holding Lord Potter.
Hermione pour all the love she ever felt into the bond as she was holding Harry close. It was her turn to lean down and kiss him. What started as an innocent kiss ended with a bright flash of white and gold. When she opened her eyes, she saw that Harry had his eyes open as well. Relief. Relief was the only way to describe how she felt. They heard, "What the hell was that?" and "How is that possible" coming from every direction. "What happened" asked Harry as he started to get his strength back.
"Harry, you had to fight for your life. For your soul" replied Hermione.
"That I remember my love. Thank you for everything" replied Harry as he pulled Hermione into him and kissed her. The kiss was so forceful and demanding that when they broke apart, Hermione was speechless. Harry chuckled. "If that is all it takes to get you to stop talking, I think I will have to do it more often."
Hermione chuckled at him and playfully slapped his arm, "Prat."
"Perhaps I can explain my Lord" said Ragnok as he was walking over to the two. Sirius and Remus were close behind him, they themselves wanted to hear that explanation. "It would appear that when you bonded the first time, the shard that you had was preventing the bond from fully forming. Once it was removed, the magic between the two of you was finally able to finish what it started. I hope you both are feeling alright. Would either of you mind if we continued this in my office?"
Harry was first to replied, "That sounds like a brilliant idea director. However, I feel completely drained from all of this."
"Not a problem my Lord. Senior Healer, fetch to Pepper-up Potions for these two."
The healer jumped to his feet from the command and ran over to the cabinet. "Drink all of this and then you will be free to go." Harry and Hermione both gulped it down and made a disgusted face. True to his word, a minute later the Healer released them from his care.
A few minutes later and they were all back in the director's office. Ragnok had someone bring tea in for everyone. Once everyone was settled he said, "I have had someone look over the Potter accounts. Before we get to that, I have something else to discuss with you." The director looked around and saw what must be the human emotion of concern written all over everyone's face. "I want to discuss a prophecy with you. This is a Goblin made prophecy. Our seer's are 100% accurate. Hundreds of years ago a great seer had a vision about what is to come. They predicted all the events leading up to this very moment."
"Excuse me director, but what does this have to do with us?" asked Hermione.
"Straight and to the point Lady Potter. I like that. The prophecy goes,
When two souls twice combine, prepare for a great evil.
From two fronts they will have to fight.
Friend will turn to foe.
Trust no one unless proven otherwise.
When two souls combine, prepare to face two dark lords.
The power to vanquish them is within.
In order to win, the bonded pair must stand together.
Must fight together.
You two are the bonded pair. You have bonded twice. That is what we saw earlier." Ragnok said while sitting on the edge of his chair.
"Why can't I have just a normal life for once?" asked Harry as he put his head in his hands.
"Lord and Lady Potter, I want you both to know that I consider you both Friends of the Nation. If you ever need anything, all you have to do is ask. We help our friends."
"Thank you director." Replied Harry as he lifted his head. "Could we look into the Potter accounts now?"
"Of course my lord. I hope you don't mind, but I have appointed myself as your account manager. Your previous manager has been…indisposed." Ragnok held his hand up to prevent Hermione from asking a question. "Once I go over you accounts you will understand why. It looks like someone has been making withdrawals from your trust vault since November 1981. They have been depositing it into two different vaults. One is to Albus Dumbledore, and the other is the personal vault of Molly Weasley. Also, we have found a betrothal contract for one Harry James Potter to one Ginevra Molly Weasley. Signed by Albus Dumbledore and Molly Weasley on November 2, 1981. They have currently taken close to 600,00 Gallons from you. We have also noted multiple attempts to get into the Potter Family vault as well."
Before Harry could blow his top, Hermione put a hand on his arm to hopefully calm him for the moment. "Director," she said, "Is there a way to destroy that contract, and also press charges against those two?" Harry started to say how he wanted to ripe those to pieces and feed them to the dragons but stopped as he felt Hermione squeeze this arm. "Darling, don't you worry about the revenge. I will make sure those two are completely destroyed. But, I don't want to take down the others. We should set up vaults for Fred and George, and Arthur with the stipulation that only those the person listed on the account can use the money."
"That could work Maya. But, we also need to create one for Ginny. She is being potioned with love and loyalty potions as we speak."
"Harry, how do you know this?" asked Remus.
'It's time my son.' Said Lily's voice.
Harry took a deep breath; it was time to reveal his visit. Taking a swig of tea to wet his suddenly dry throat, he said, "I had a visit from someone when I was passed out when Hermione first came to us. Before you ask, the visit was from my mother. She told me not to trust Molly, Ron or Dumbledore. She also was the one to tell me that Dumbledore was stealing from me and the he was the one who tried to kill me. According to him, I was slipping from his control and that my death was for the Greater Good. I had hoped it was all a dream. I should had known better. Mum was the one who told me to have Professor McGonagall and Madame Pomfrey check the holes in their memories. I was told about all of this. We also have to see Snape. He is under a spell that only I can break."
"You saw Lily?" Remus quietly asked.
"Yes, and everyone is right. I do have my mother's eyes." Replied Harry, and a slight bow of his head as he became very emotional at the thought of his mum and her beauty. He tried to clear the lump in his throat before continuing, "Before we start planning for Dumbledore's and Molly's demise, is it possible to get some lunch? I need some fresh air."
"That sounds like a fine idea my lord. Do I have your permission to forward a copy of your parent's will to Madame Bones? We have get the ball rolling on clearing Sirius' name" said Ragnok.
"Of course director. Sirius, you will have to stay here. I don't want anything to happen to you. Before you try to say anything about having my cloak, we can't take that chance. If we run into the Weasley's, I don't want them to know about you being with us. Ron knows about Padfoot. He may be a fool, but there is no way he forgot you." Harry said in such a tone the meant business and no amount of arguing will change his stance.
"Fine" pouted Sirius. "But that doesn't mean I like the idea. What about Hermione? We need to make sure you are safe. We still don't know who tried to kill you." Hermione was getting ready to argue Sirius' point, but Harry put his hand up to stop her. Harry took her hands within and decided to speak from the heart, "Maya, you know that Sirius is right love. We have to keep you safe. You are my life."
"Harry, what if I wore your cloak? I would still be able to go outside with you, but no one will see me. We can run to the Leaky Cauldron and grab some take away. This way, Sirius gets to eat as well" Hermione begged. She was not in an emotional place to leave Harry's side.
"Ok Maya. You know that I can't argue with you. But if you are going to come out with us, you must be silent" replied Harry as he put his arm around her shoulders. He knew that she really did not want to be alone right now and hope the fresh air would do her well. "Remus, will you take a walk with us? I'm sure Sirius will be good dog and do as he is told. And hopefully, I don't have to hire some Goblin Warriors to guard you."
"I'll take the walk with you Harry. This way it doesn't look like you are alone" said Remus. "We can say that you sent me an owl about wanting to grab some books to keep you busy this summer. Being your favorite Uncle, of course I agreed." Sirius snorted at this.
"Right, are we ready to go?" Harry gave Hermione a quick kiss before throwing his cloak over her. "Keep your wand at the ready Maya. If anything happens, you are to come straight back here." Said Harry. Just as Harry turned to go his head snapped forward. "Now Hermione, that wasn't very nice" Harry said with a smirk on his face. "Ouch! Ok OK, I get it, no more stinging hexes."
Hermione quietly giggled. "Sorry Harry, I couldn't resist. I promise to behave from now on." Harry, Remus, and Hermione all left the room quickly after that before they could cause any more trouble.
Sirius made sure that they were down the hall before he asked, "Did your warriors find anything on Emma Granger?"
"It looks like the report just came in" replied Ragnok. "Well this is interesting…"
(A/N: Sorry guys, I know I'm evil.)
In the Lobby-
"Mum, do you think we can see Bill while we are here?" asked Ginny as she was standing beside her mother waiting for the next teller.
"We shall see dear. Why don't you go see what Fred and George are up too while Ron and I go to the vault?" said Molly. "Ok mum." Ginny turned and walked cautiously towards the twins.
"Mum, do I have to go to the vault with you? Why can't I just wait here?" whined Ron
"Fine. Go stand with your brothers and sister." Molly walked up to teller, "I want to go to my vault."
"Key" was all the goblin said. Molly handed over the key and was waiting impatiently. "Wait here." Before Molly could begin to protest he Goblin walked away. While she was waiting, she turned to check on her kids. Mainly to make sure the nothing happened to Ron. The twins were just like their deceased uncles, a hand full.
"Harry?" Molly quickly turned as she heard Ron's voice. "What are you doing here mate?" asked Ron as he ran up to Harry.
"I just needed to get some money from my trust vault. I asked Remus to bring me so that I could get some books to keep me busy this summer while at Durskaban" replied Harry.
"Harry dear, what are you doing here? Does Dumbledore know you are here? You need to be careful!" said Molly as she turned into the overbearing mother. "Hello Mrs. Weasley. I asked Remus to bring me so that I could go and purchase some books to read over the summer while I am at my relatives."
"Why would you want to read during the summer?" asked a confused Ron.
"Well, I'm not allowed to do anything, so I need something to keep my mind busy." Said Harry with a shrug of his shoulders. 'I think Maya will have no problems keeping my mind busy'.
'Harry, if you keep thinking like that, then we will cut the rest of the day short so I can keep you occupied.' replied Maya through the link.
"Besides, I wanted to get Hermione a gift while we were here."
'Harry, are you purposely trying to egg him on?'
'Of course I am Maya, I want to see what he does. I'm sure you want to know too.'
"Why would you do that mate? Besides, you know that she is mine and I want her. She would make a great practice girlfriend." Said Ron. Besides, you will never have her you bastard. Ron thought.
"Ron, Hermione is a living being. She is not property. Besides, I was only planning on getting her a few books. I took out more than enough gallons from my trust vault. I was thinking of getting her a few first editions of some rare books. I have the money to spend, and wanted to not only thank for her all her help last year but also to apologize for acting like such a prat to her." Inside Harry was enjoying this way too much. He thought, 'Can you believe this git? Don't worry Maya, I plan on making his suffer.'
'If you don't, I most certainly will.' As an afterthought, Hermione went on to say, 'You do realize that now we have to go to the book store right?'
'Crap, I should have thought this out better.' Harry said as he pushed the smug feeling he was having through the bond.
"What does that have to do with anything Harry? It's only Hermione." Said Ron. Fucking boy who lived. What a dick for rubbing my face in the fact that he has money. I'll show him! thought Ron.
Remus gave a not so quiet cough to get him moving, and Harry took the hint and said, "Well, I better be on my way. It was nice seeing all of you" Harry said as he turned to walk away.
"Just one moment Harry dear, you will wait for us to finish here and we will escort you where you need to go" Molly replied in a tone that oozed with acid as she grabbed Harry's arm.
"That's ok Mrs. Weasley. That is why I came with Remus. He is my uncle and that makes him family after all" said Harry as he was pulling his arm free. "Send me an owl later Ron. I really need to be going. I have a lot to do." Harry said his goodbyes and walked away.
Ron watched Harry and Remus walk away and thought, I'll show that bastard a thing or two. Stupid fucking half blood. He will suffer greatly. Him and that little mud blood. That money and that little bitch should be mine since I'm the Pure Blood. While all of this was going on, Fred and George managed to slip away.
"Fred, now is our time to let Harry know what is going on."
"I couldn't agree more with you George." The twins were both hiding just outside the entrance waiting for Harry to come out. "There!"
Harry just came out of the bank with Remus Lupin. "Psst! Harry! Over here!" both twins said at the same time. "Fred and George? What are you two up too? And before you start with the twin speak, can just one of you speak, I have a headache right now and would not be able to do either of you justice."
The twins just smirked in understanding. "Right, we just wanted to warn you that Mum and Ron hatched a plan with Dumbledore to take everything from you. You also need to know that those two are the only ones who are plotting against you. Mum is slipping Ginny loyalty and love potions" said Fred.
Harry took all this in for a moment. 'Do you trust me love?'
'Of course dear. What are you planning?' "
Thanks for the head's up guys. We already know that they are planning something. You will know when we set our plan in motion. I need you both to remember, my Family will always welcome you and yours. That includes everyone but those two" said Harry.
"Thanks Harrikins. We got the message loud and clear" said George. Fred nodded his head in agreement and they headed back into the bank.
"Are things always this interesting around you Harry?" asked Remus.
Harry chuckled, "You have no idea Moony." All three walked towards the book store.
'Harry, why are we going to the book store? I thought we were just going to get food?' asked Hermione.
'I did say we were heading here Maya. I need to keep up appearances. If you see anything you want, just let me know.' Replied Harry. They managed to be in the store for only 15 minutes. As they headed towards the Leaky Cauldron. It was a good thing that they did exactly as they told Molly Weasley. Just as they were walking into the Leaky Cauldron they saw the short, plump red head watching their every move.
'You know she is going to report back to Dumbledore' an annoyed Hermione said.
'I know Maya, and that is exactly what I am hoping for.' They ordered their food from Tom and waited for a few minutes. Once it was ready, they had Tom put a warming charm and stasis charm on the food. They packed everything up and Harry said, "Remus, I forgot something at Gringotts. Can we head back there for a moment before you bring me back?"
"Of course Harry. We have all the time in the world" replied Remus with a straight face. All those years as a maurder were finally paying off.
'Smooth Potter. Real smooth.' Hermione smirked
'I thought you might like that love.' Harry eagerly replied.
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"Director, they are head back this way" said one of the guards.
"Good. Make sure you escort them directly to my office. Do NOT make them wait for a teller" the Director said as he barked the order at the guard. "Let's wrap this up for now Lord Black. We will send word about our findings in regards to Emma Granger."
"That is all I ask director. They must not know about anything we have discussed." Seconds after everything was put away Remus, Harry and Hermione walked in. "Did you lot run into any trouble?" asked Sirius.
"Of course we did. I'm sure you have already been told that we ran into Molly Weasley in the lobby. Mark my words Harry James Potter, I will make the bumbling idiot suffer!" said Hermione. Everyone was a little taken back by the fierceness in Hermione's words.
"Maya love, as much as I love the fierce lioness, I need you to calm down sweetheart. We can't have you destroying the bank" said Harry as he wrapped her in his arms. "They will pay love. But I intend to make them suffer… Greatly."
That earned Harry a kiss on the cheek. "Now, while all of you finish lunch, I want to head down to the Potter vault for a moment. Maya, stay here, I need to go on my own for this first trip." Hermione started to argue with Harry before he quietly added, "Hermione, you need to eat. I need you to take care of yourself. We can't have you getting sick. You have been through a lot, and need to rest, even if it is just for a moment. And before you say anything about how you can take care of yourself, I know you can. And I also know better than to tell you otherwise."
"What did I ever do to deserve you darling?" Hermione said as she laid her head on his should for a second.
"Director, is someone avail..."
"Lord Potter, I have someone on the way" replied the director. "Ah here he is now."
Before the director could introduce the Goblin Harry said, "Griphook."
"You remember who I am Lord Potter?" a stunned Griphook replied. A wizard who remembered a Goblin?
"Of course I remember you. You not only were the first Goblin I ever met, you showed me to my trust vault the first time" said Harry.
"Very well my lord, let us go." Harry and Griphook left for the carts. It took them a few minutes longer to reach the family vault since it was located deep within the bowels. Harry and Griphook stood in front of a large set of double doors.
"Griphook, I wasn't given a key for this vault."
"You do not need a key for this vault my lord. Only those of the Potter bloodline may enter it. All you need to do is put your hand on the door. It only takes a few drops of your blood." Harry put his hand on the door and felt a small slice across his palm. He heard a bunch of clicks and the door started to unlock and slowly open. "I will wait out here my lord."
Harry walked into the vault. As he looked around he saw piles and piles of gold in the center of the first room. Everywhere he turned he found more. He walked into the next chamber and saw endless stacks of books and rolls of parchment. He decided to pick up a few for Hermione, as well as his family spell book. He walked towards the left and entered a chamber that was filled with tons of jewels. In the center was a small table that contained a letter and a small jewelry box. Harry walked over and saw that his name was on it. He tucked the letter into his pocket and opened the box. He found two rings. The label said that they were the engagement and wedding bands of one James Potter and Lilly Potter nee Evans. The engagement ring had a large emerald in the center with diamonds around it and was set in white gold. The emerald matched his eyes perfectly. They matched his mother's eyes. Placing the small box in his pocket and he turned to go so that he could quickly rejoin the others. "Thank you Griphook. I was able to get exactly what I was looking for." With that, they left and went back towards civilization, and what every drama awaited them.
Edited 7/2/17