ᎻᎯᎡᎡᎩ ᏢᎾᎿᎿᏋᎡ another chance at life

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  1. This story is comeing from a fanfiction site it is about Harry getting another chance
     
  2. Synopsis: A Harry Potter fanfiction. This story came from a challenge where Harry dies and is given one last chance to fix his life and fulfill his destiny.
     
  3. Chapter 1

    Posted: November 07, 2011 - 10:01:57 am
    June 15 1995

    #4 Privet Drive is the most normal house in the middle of the most normal neighborhood in Surrey. If you look inside you will find the most normal stuff in existence as if the owners sought out the appliances and decorations striving for normality. The only strange thing about the house visible to outsiders was the door to the smallest bedroom upstairs. The door was thick and heavy with multiple locks and bolts on the outside, with a cat-flap at the bottom. The reason for the door lay upon the rickety bed staring blankly at the ceiling. His name is Harry Potter.

    Harry lay unmoving upon his bed gazing blankly upon his ceiling; his eyes were red and puffy from weeping almost constantly from remembering his godfather falling through the veil in the bowels of the Chamber of Mysteries. Harry had been running the entire fiasco of the battle through his head for two weeks now, along with the bombshell that Dumbledore had finally told him concerning the prophecy between him and Voldemort. 'I need to write this down to think clearly.' He suddenly sat up and went to his desk. Getting up he went to his desk and pulled out a piece of paper and pen. 'Let's see ... There's the whole prophecy which tells me that either I kill or get killed by Voldemort. The belief of Dumbledore thinks that love will defeat Voldemort. The loss of Sirius through the Veil. The fact that Dumbledore has been concealing the prophecy from me. The fact that I fell for a trick vision sent by Voldemort. The utter fiasco of battling Death Eater's with stunners while they were trying to kill us. The fact that I had no plan and no utter clue of what I was doing in the fight, just surviving by my wits and reflexes. The fact that all of my friends followed me and got hurt. All due to me, God I'm pathetic.'

    "Let's see how this breaks down. Dumbledore the Leader of the Light, Head of the Order of the Phoenix, Headmaster of Hogwarts etc. Concealing the prophecy that my parents died over, and saw me facing Voldemort in my first, second, fourth and fifth years at school. Who cast the Fidelius charm for my parents? For that matter if it was good enough protection for my parents facing Voldemort at the height of his powers back then, why was it not good enough to protect me some place where I would be cared for? Why did he put me here? Was it the wish of my parents? Then there are my school years. In the first year: why was the stone even in the school in the first place? Those traps couldn't even keep three first years out. For that matter how could you not tell something was off with Quirrell? Second year: a 12 year old figured out it was a basilisk but no teacher could? Why didn't the teachers stop the rumor that I was the Heir of Slytherin? Fourth year I was entered by a polyjuiced Death Eater. How could you not tell that a personal friend was strange? I mean he cast Imperious on us in class! Why didn't that set off an alarm? Then I was used to resurrect Voldemort using my blood. Wait a second, if my blood was used in the ritual then why is Dumbledore using Blood Wards to protect me, aren't they useless now? Fifth year: how could you let Umbridge even enter the school, much less teach defense? Having Snape mind rape me under the guise of teaching me. Letting Umbridge torture students using a blood quill? How does that happen? Not to mention avoiding me the entire year.'

    'Let's see the battle in the D.O.M. Using stunners against Death Eater's while their trying to kill us? Going in with no plan? Losing Sirius? All of this because I am isolated, ignored and abused by my relatives, Dumbledore, and Voldemort. I can't tell who's worse.'

    Suddenly a tapping sound could be heard from his window. Harry rose and opened the window letting in the owl. "Hey Hedwig, nice flight?" The owl bobbed her head in a show of seemingly agreement. Harry looked at Hedwig and decided to use her as a sounding board. "Hedwig let me tell you some things and maybe you could help me sort them out, ok?" He then told her all that he had written down ending with "well Hedwig what can I do about this? I can't write to Ron or Hermione, or Dumbledore. So who can I contact? The ministry is out, the Order is out, and Ron and Hermione are out. Neville is possible, Luna is on vacation, Ginny is out, everyone I know is out so who's left?" After running through everyone who he could think of and coming up blank he noticed Hedwig fly over to his desk from her perch and grab his vault key. "The goblins hunh? The only one I know of is Griphook maybe he could help."

    Grabbing a piece of parchment and quill from his trunk he started to write a letter. Master Griphook this letter may come as a surprise to you, but I feel that I have no one else to contact concerning my concerns. I hope that you will be able to help me with some things. I will gladly pay for your help. To adequately convey my requests I need a way to contact you or a representative without alerting the "guardians" where I am currently living. If you could send some help or a portkey I would be most appreciative. Sincerely Harry Potter. P.S. I left a drop of blood on the bottom for verification purposes. Harry then rolled up the parchment and told Hedwig well here you go girl, take this to Griphook and wait for a reply alright? Then opened the window and watched as she flew away.

    Two days and sleepless nights later he heard the familiar tapping sound of Hedwig. Springing up from his bed he opened the window and let Hedwig in. Taking the scroll tied to her leg he sat down and opened it.

    Master Potter this letter is in reply to your request. We have decided to comply with your request. The letter will become a portkey at 2300 June 17th and will remain so for 5 minutes. It will transport you to a secure room in Gringotts with the phrase Gold is Good. We look forward to seeing you then.

    Rangok Head of the Goblin Council.

    "Well girl looks like I have a meeting to go to. Now I need to prepare for the meeting. Let's make a list of things I want and see if they can help or offer advice."

    1) Find out how the Ministry tracks magic and how to avoid being detected.

    2) Acquire another wand for backup and be able to duel Voldie.

    3) Find a new home undetectable by Dumbledore or Voldie

    4) Get books on Spells, Potions, Transfiguration, Conjuring, Runes, and Spell Crafting

    5) Some sort of Time device

    6) Occlumency and Legilimency

    7) Full comprehensive medical checkup

    8) Fix my eyes or get contacts

    9) Learn family history

    10) Dueling

    11) Physical Fitness

    "How does that sound girl? Do you think I missed anything?" Hedwig looked at the list, having sat on Harry's shoulder when he was writing the list, and nipped his ear in agreement with it. She then went to her perch and fell asleep. "Well that's that, I guess. Now I just wait till tomorrow night."

    June 17th 2255

    Dressed in black robes with a concealing hood on, with Hedwig perched upon his shoulder Harry was ready for the portkey to activate. "Well girl here goes. Gold is Good." With these words Harry disappeared from the room and was suddenly spinning in the transport to Gringott's. Upon arriving he promptly fell on his backside with Hedwig landing on top of him. Harry looked up and saw three goblin warrior's holding pikes pointed at him. "Umm Hello, I believe I'm expected?"

    Disturbingly grinning one of them said "Follow me wizard."

    Getting up and grabbing his remaining shreds of dignity Harry complied after putting Hedwig upon his shoulder. He followed the goblin through the large door out of the cavern he had landed in and watched in astonishment as the goblin seemingly walked through a solid wall. Hurrying to catch up he stepped through and entered a large room with a goblin sitting upon a huge chair behind a desk, with Griphook sitting beside him on a less ornate chair. The goblin he was following stopped and spoke up "Lord Rangok I present Harry Potter".

    "Sit down Mister Potter." As Harry complied the Goblin said "you asked for this meeting did you not?"

    "Yes sir I did. I have a list here that contains my list of wants and anther that lists my worries and apprehensions about Dumbledore." As he said this he withdrew the two lists and laid them upon the desk before Rangok.

    Griphook took the lists and handed them to Rangok who spent around five minutes studying them. He then cleared his throat and said "well this is certainly something that we can help you with young Master Potter. As for your requests they can be taken care of. However would you please use the pensive over there and show us some of your complaints please?"

    "That shall be no problem Master Rangok, and please just call me Harry." With having said that Harry walked over and putting his wand to his temple started placing several silvery strands into the bowl, concentrating upon his abuse at the Dursley's, his confrontation with Voldemort in the first year, the second year and his fight with the basilisk and the diary of Tom Riddle, the third year and his meeting in the shrieking shack with Lupin and Sirius, driving off over 100 dementors, the reaction of the minister, the fourth year and his name coming out of the goblet and Dumbledore's telling him he had to compete, the three tasks, his part in the resurrection of Voldemort, the fight, the escape and again the reaction of the minister, his fifth year consisted of the dementor attack upon him and the trial, the appointment of Umbridge, the detentions and use of the blood quill, the statement that Umbridge was the one that sent the dementors, the attempted use of Veritaserum, the forming of the D.A., the visions, he mind rape by Snape, the goon squad of Slytherins, the vision of Sirius being tortured in the D.O.M., the fight, the loss of Sirius through the veil, the eventual appearance of Voldemort, and finally the ministers reaction. Finished for now and holding back the prophecy he stepped back and said "done".

    Griphook looked over at Rangok and waited for his nod, he then walked over and touched several runes on the edge of the bowl and sat back down when a projection started playing. Harry then provided commentary upon his adventures. When the playing had finished Rangok looked at the wall obviously deeply concerned and contemplative. He then spoke up "Griphook please replay the basilisk fight concentrating on the dairy please."

    When that had been played through several times he looked at Harry and asked "Please call me Rangok Harry, for you have definitely earned the respect of the Goblins with your actions. Now onto business, do you know what that dairy was?"

    "No, I just assumed it was a creation of Voldie and it was trying to possess Ginny. Why?"

    "That young Harry was a horcrux, and changes a great many things." Upon hearing the word horcrux Griphook whipped his head and looked at Rangok with a look of absolute horror upon his face.

    "What is a horcrux sir?"

    "The work of the worst evil magic I have ever heard of. It requires the murder of an absolute innocent and the tearing of your soul. It is used to cheat death and live even after being killed, but what comes back will no longer be fully sane. It is considered the worst magic that could be done and it is required in treaty that the Goblin Council is informed when one is discovered. Since Dumbledore and the ministry did not inform us it constitutes a grave breech and insult to us." He then frowned and then looked directly at Harry. "Harry without the knowledge of the horcrux we would have helped you with a large fee, however the Goblin race will now help you with a small fee if you promise to end Voldemort."

    "Well that is one the reasons that I wrote to Griphook. There is however one other thing I need to show you." Saying this he got up and walked over to the pensive and withdrew another tendril and placed it in the pensive "this was told to me by Dumbledore immediately after the battle at the Department of Mysteries."

    Griphook got up once more and played the prophecy and what Dumbledore thought it meant and love being the answer. Upon completion of the memory Rangok laughed out loud and said "the fool, love? Love has nothing to do with battle or war! If you follow this you will be killed. What an utter and complete idiot. Harry that fool is going to get you killed. Harry would you consent for the memories you have shown here to be copied? That way I can show the Council and get you some help."

    "No problem Rangok and thank you for the support."

    "Think nothing of it, now while Griphook copies the memories I'm going to send you to one our healers and see what they can do for you." So saying he rang a silver chime and told the guard to lead Harry to the healers.

    Following the guard Harry walked the corridors until he came upon doors that showed the symbol of the healing profession. The guard gestured for harry to open them after handing the missive from Rangok. Opening the door Harry walked to the counter and handed the missive to the woman sitting there. The nurse read the scroll and called out "Doctor Irma we have a patient."

    Harry saw a woman looking to be in her mid thirties come in and read the scroll the nurse handed her. "Alright then Mister Potter, follow me please." Harry followed her into a room with a bed. Irma then said "please disrobe and get into this garment please and lay down on the bed I will be back shortly."

    Blushing Harry undressed and put on the garment then lay down. After a few minutes the doctor came back in and waved her wand over his body while a diagram of his body showed up above him. She then asked about the scar on his arm where the basilisk had bitten him, the various scars from being beaten and details of the famous lightning bolt scar on his forehead. Having gotten all the answers from Harry she then wrote several things down and then told Harry she would be back shortly and for him to get dressed. Getting up Harry got dressed again and stood patiently for Irma to come back.

    Irma came back in and said "well dear the scar from the basilisk is permanent I'm afraid, but the scars are another thing." Handing Harry five vials of potions she continued "I want you to drink these every day when you wake up, they will refill automatically for fifteen days. After the regimen is done you will be at your correct height and your bones will be the correct density as well. Now follow me please." She then walked out with Harry trailing behind her until they came upon a door with an eye on it. Opening the door she called out "Dorcas come over here please."

    When the matronly looking woman walked over Irma handed her the scroll and left. Having read the scroll Dorcas looked at Harry and said "follow me please." She then walked to a small room and gestured for Harry to sit down which he promptly did. "Well Harry I'm an optometrist and will examine your eyes ok?"

    Harry nodded and the witch waved her wand and a three dimensional picture of his eyes and the muscles around them showed up. After looking at them and taking various notes she said "well dear, you can get magical contacts. Now the contacts are semi-permanent in that you won't have to take them out and will automatically correct your eyesight to 20/10.You will have to come back in once every two years and have them updated however. They can also have if you wish the ability to change your eye color with a wave of your wand and the words coloris vicis then the color you want such as gray, blue, silver, or silver to reverse the change simply say Naturalis coloris. Another enhancement is the ability to see a person under an invisibility cloak or disillusioned."

    "I'll take both enhancements please." Harry replied. Upon this Dorcas handed him the contacts and Harry put them in. Blinking and looking around Harry was amazed how clear everything was, before remembering that he hadn't gotten new glasses since 1st grade when the school required the Dursley's to get him to get glasses. Looking at Dorcas he followed at her gesture to a door with a picture of a river and a broken chain on it. Dorcas called out and another witch came in and read the scroll. "Well dearie follow me."

    "Now Irma noticed that your power has been suppressed as well as two drains upon your magic core, one of the drains is from that scar, but we don't know what the other one is. Do you have any idea?"

    "Well the scar I got from Voldemort from his killing curse, as for the other I don't know. Could the blood wards on my Aunt's house be the drain?"

    "BLOOD WARDS???? WHAT BLOOD WARDS??!!!" the witch roared.

    Flinching at the sight of the witch he replied "Dumbledore said that there is a blood ward where I'm living and that is why I'm safe from Voldemort and his Death Eaters. Why?"

    Taking several deep breaths and visibly calming herself she said "blood wards have been outlawed for two centuries because unless the person there tied to have immense magical power they turn that person into a near squib or even kill them, even then they place an extremely heavy burden on the core and can crack or even shatter the core. That hasn't happened in your case, but when the drain on your core is released along with the suppression your magic will be out of control for at least 8 hrs. So, you need to put this necklace on as well as these bracers" she said as she was handing over a pair of bracers that were carved all over with runes and a necklace that had a large diamond pendant with three rubies on either side of the diamond. "When the drain and the suppression is let go there will be quite a bit of pain as well. So you also need to drink this pain potion as well, alright?"

    "Harry nodded and put on the bracers and necklace, then drank the potion. After he did this the witch called for two of her colleagues and the stood around him as he was laying down on the table. The three doctors chanted in Latin for three minutes and then stopped. As they were chanting Harry began to feel as if he was being put under the cruciatis by Voldemort and Bella combined causing him to scream and thrash. The bracers began to shine as brightly as the sun and the necklace began to heat up as if it became a flame. Seeing this and panicking, the three witches scampered to the door and sealing it behind them they watched through the magic mirror. They watched in absolute shock and awe as the bracers got even brighter and then flew apart, and the necklace burst into flame. They were interrupted as ten goblin warriors ran into the room.

    "What in the name of Midas is going on in here? The wards are being overwhelmed and starting to break down" the leader exclaimed.

    "We just broke down the suppression on his core and the drain of the Blood wards that were placed upon him. I didn't expect this! The bracers disintegrated in 5 minutes! How in the name of Hel is he still awake I don't know!"

    The leader looked at the witch, then pulled out his communication mirror and rasped something out in Gobbledygook to the person on the other side. He then said to the witch I just called our premier curse-breaker down here to try and reinforce the wards. Hopefully he will get here in time. Next time CALL US FIRST!!!" Saying that he then strode out of the infirmary.

    Scene Break Bill Weasley POV

    Bill Weasley had just finished another patrol of Harry's house at Dumbledore's orders. He had spent last night under an invisibility cloak studying the wards around the house and contemplating one of them that made no sense whatsoever to him. He didn't recognize it and had been looking it over for two weeks now. He recognized the others: a mail redirection ward, a wizard repelling one, an anti-apparition ward, an anti-portkey ward, and finally an intent ward. Those he recognized and understood, but there was one ward that completely baffled him. It was extremely powerful, and it looked to be put up by Dumbledore but he didn't even know what it was. It was infuriating! Oh well, shift over and now he could get some sleep before going to France and seeing his fiancée Fleur.

    Thinking of his beautiful soon to be wife he thought how he got in this position. Hired by Gringott's right out of School as a curse breaker he signed an oath of confidentiality with them. Then he was persuaded to join the Order of the Phoenix by his father when Voldemort returned last year. He also joined out of a sense of obligation to Harry for saving his sister and vowed to protect the boy that did it. He was required to report his joining to his boss BloodSkull as per the hiring contract. The goblins didn't really care about Voldemort or the Order of the Phoenix as they considered them both to be Wizard's problems and nothing to do with the Goblin race. After apparating to an alley way near his apartment he felt the suddenly vibration of his communication mirror. Opening it up he looked at the face of his boss and asked "what's wrong BloodSkull"?

    "Get down to the infirmary in Grigotts right now! Alpha-1 protocol is in effect!"

    "Going, will be there in less than five minutes if the platform is open."

    "It is. Now move!"

    With that Bill apparated to the secret platform and ran toward the infirmary. As he did he noticed all the runes glowing brightly and pulsing. He paled as he saw this for it was a sure sign that they were failing, and rapidly at that. He burst through the doors and saw three witches standing outside the containment/suppression ward. Panting he said "what's going on in there?"

    One of them spoke up "we had a patient come in who had his core bound in addition he also had a blood ward tied into his core. We put the best suppressors as well as the dispersion necklace on and unbound his core. When we did his core came to life and started flailing about. The room is almost at saturation point and there's no telling how long the wards on the room will last!"

    "Blood wards????? Who's the patient?"

    "Harry Potter."

    "Oh, shi*." With that in mind Bill knew he had to do whatever he could to make sure that Harry lived through this. "Alright stand back, I hope this works." He then took out his staff and formed a connection to the wards around the room as well as a connection to the main ward stones deep in Gringotts; he then formed a direct connection between them. He called out "contact BloodSkull and tell him I've formed a connection between the wards in this room and the main ward stones of Gringott's. Now!" That being done Bill turned his sense towards the torrent of magic flowing as he had directed it and could only hope and pray that the ward stones were able to stand the immense flow of magic that was now flowing into them. He silently sent a prayer to whomever was listening that Harry would survive this and come out sane.
     
  4. Chapter 2

    Posted: November 07, 2011 - 10:01:57 am
    Harry had been laying on the bed strapped down when the witches that were chanting, to remove his block as well as the blood ward drain on his core, stopped and left as what felt like 10 cruciatis curses hit him at once. He screamed in absolute agony as the power was ripping through his body. As the bracers and necklace burst into flame and disintegrated from the massive power overload he passed out.

    Harry opened his eyes and saw that he in front of a desk with a woman sitting behind it muttering something. He cleared his throat and asked "where am I? Who are you?"

    The woman looked up and growled at him. She started yelling "do you hate me? Is that it? You have some sort of Death wish? You want me to get canned? That's it isn't it? You hate me?" The woman then leaned her head down on the desk in utter exasperation and sighed.

    Harry cleared his throat and asked "what are you talking about? I've never seen you before."

    The woman looked up and sighed. "I am your death angel and this is the ninth time you have been here."

    "Ninth time? What do you mean? What exactly is a death angel anyway?"

    "Your first time you were here was when you were killed by your uncle during the acceptance letter to Hogwarts fiasco before your first year. The second time was when Quirrell/ Voldemort killed you at the end of your first year. The third time was when the basilisk killed you in your second year. The fourth time was when you were killed when the dementors swarmed you and Sirius at the end of your third year. The fifth time was when you got killed by the dragon in the first task. The sixth time was during the battle at the D.O.M. when you raced after Sirius through the veil. The seventh time was when the Death Eaters invaded Hogwarts in your sixth year. The eighth time was when you were killed by some wards in Rowena Ravenclaw's castle that you failed to counter which took place in your seventh year."

    "Hold on just one second! It is the end of the fifth year now! How in the name of all that is Holy is it possible for me to have died, when the event hasn't happened yet?"

    "We sent you back in time of course! How else are the people we deal with going to be able to avoid their premature death if they don't have a chance to avoid the mistake that killed them????" She looked piercingly into his eyes and asked "anymore questions? Or may I continue?" Seeing his nod she continued on with "now a death angel is a being who is in charge in seeing that specific people die at the right times, if a person has been marked by a prophecy or if the person is slated to do something in particular than it is necessary for us to make sure that that individual lives to accomplish their task. Such people that you might recognize throughout history have been Napoleon Bonaparte, William Wallace, Robert the Bruce or George Washington. Does that satisfy your question of what I am?"

    "Yeah, kinda. What is my destiny then?"

    "Your destiny is to kill Riddle and his Death Eaters, restore the Old Ways to wizarding kind and help clean up the Ministry. Have a bunch of kids then die at the age of 250 or so." She looked at her notes and muttered "possibly to some Granger girl."

    "Hermione? Why would I marry her?"

    "I didn't say that you had to marry her!" She looked pensive for a second then continued "look we don't really get into the whole predicting who you will marry thing, but we do set up in these cases some opposite gender soul bonds. In your case there are two of them. One of them is to Hermione Granger, while the other is to Luna Lovegood."

    "What exactly is a soul bond?"

    "A soul bond in your case means that these two women will instinctively want to help you in your duties. That might be as a friend or a wife, but it just means in this case that the person that you have a soul bond to will form a deeper relationship to you easier than if the connection was not in place."

    "Ok that sounds somewhat reasonable. I do have some questions in how you can be blamed for me dying as I was trying to escape Dumbledore's control and reach my full potential when I died."

    "You obviously didn't pay attention in your History class then," muttering under her breath "not that I blame you for that". The procedure that the goblins put you into was not the best one. If they had called one of their curse breakers in and have them examine you then you would have lived. The reason that they did this was in the hope that once you died that they would be able to claim all of your inheritance, while at the same time having their claws washed of any wrongdoing if it came out that you died. Understand so far?"

    Harry nodded and asked "then what should have I done? I had no one else to turn to. The only person I could have contacted was Bill Weasley and he is under orders from Dumbledore."

    The woman sighed once more and replied "yeah you were in a tight spot. I don't know exactly how you could have gotten out of the predicament you were in. The last time you broke free from the bindings you used the room of requirements at the beginning of your sixth year. I hope that you show better planning in the future."

    "Wait, what do you mean in the future? How can I plan for it if I go back? Since I don't remember any of this that means that you erase my memory before I go back, right?" Seeing her nod Harry ranted on "than how in the name of Hades do I keep from repeating my mistakes?"

    The woman looked at him for a few seconds and was opening her mouth to answer when a sudden buzzing sound startled her. She looked down and picked up a mirror. Using a language unknown to Harry she talked with the person on the other end for several minutes. Sighing she put down the mirror and looked at Harry and said "follow me please. I will be taking you to someone who will be able to answer your questions." Getting up she lead the way from her office to a door and gestured Harry to enter while saying "there is someone that needs to speak to you in there."

    Harry stepped through the door and saw that he was in a misty grayness and looked around in complete incomprehension until he noticed a patch of white in the distance. Having no clue whatsoever he decided to walk towards the light. After seeming hours had passed he entered a scene reminiscent of platform 9 3/4. He saw a man and woman standing in front of him and walked over to them. "Hello, who are you, and what is this place?"

    The man spoke up "You may call me Cernunnos, Tyr, Ra, or Ares. This is my companion; you may call her Brighid, Athena, Hathor, or Diana. As for where we are, well, this is your representation of the plane between your world and ours."

    "Wait a second ... Cernunnos? Ares? Athena? Diana? Those are the names of separate Gods and Goddesses. Who are you really?" Harry asked heatedly.

    "The woman spoke up in a cool and soothing manner "names are too limiting for us, but it gives clues as to our various aspects. My companion" gesturing to the man beside her "is the one in the forefront of battle, the protector and the destroyer, the feral instincts and the willingness to shoulder burdens that would crush others. I however am the healer, the wise one, the voice that counsels reason and the voice that cries out against injustice, as well as the seeking of knowledge that leads to advancement. Know this: for it is an absolute truth that few understand and none fully comprehend we are one yet separate, many yet singular."

    Harry looked at them for long minutes as he tried to comprehend what they had said his mind awhirl he did what comes to those whose world had been shattered in an instant, he fainted. After several minutes he stirred and looked around, when he saw the man and woman gazing at him with faint hints of concern on their faces he groaned and got up. "Why am I here? Why are you telling me this?"

    "Ah, finally we come to the pertinent questions. First you should know that time has no meaning here. You could spend years here in the blink of an eye, or the reverse in that a blink of an eye here and years could pass in the mortal realm. As for why you were chosen? That requires a bit of a history lesson young Potter. Around ten thousand years ago humanity began to spread out. A tribe set out upon the ocean having been driven out by invaders and stumbled upon a continent that you know as Atlantis. There they found a gateway between your realm and ours. The tribe settled down around that portal and in time we encountered them and spent time amongst them. They were fearful and primitive at first, but eventually they learned and they began to worship us. As all acts born from love and desire are pleasant to us eventually children were born thus were the first magic users amongst humans were born. The land prospered and began trading with various tribes, villages, and eventually nations, such as Egypt, Sumeria, Lumeria, amongst others. As time passed they took on the role of advisors, teachers, and priests and priestess. Eventually the leaders and most powerful of Atlantis grew so prideful that they created a portal that reached into the darkest realm where dwell those beings known as demons. They fell for the whispered promises and they opened it that they might gain even more power from the demon lords. They were the first to be slaughtered and their souls were sucked dry. Unchecked the demons spread forth across the land destroying all they found. There was a small minority however who fought back and their leader was known as Merlin, which was a title of the High Priest. They cut their way to the portal and closed it forever sealing it shut, thus saving humanity; however their land was broken asunder and was unstable from all the energies they had used. So taking a few treasured belongings they fled. The Merlin and the few supporters left alive went to England, others went to Egypt, Sumeria, and a small group went west to South America and the land of the Toltecs. Not long after they left the land exploded, destroying our portal as well as the one to the Demonic Realm. Your ancestors were amongst the followers of Merlin and were descended from our loins, as well as being the temple guardians. In this land they stayed true to the Old Ways, that there is no light or dark, there is only magic. The ways and purposes to which magic is used is the only defining aspect. To put it simply there is no light or dark, merely infinite shades of gray. This knowledge was passed down father to son when the son reached the age of 13. However in the 1700's the head of your house was killed by a Dark Lord before his son was of age to begin instruction, thus the line of knowledge was broken. However the enchantments are still in place and have preserved some of the knowledge of magic you will need."

    "Eventually however the band forgot their origins and became corrupt and swayed by the religion from Rome, they have become stagnant and decayed. Their arrogant pureblood philosophy has curtailed the power available so that those descendants whom are known as muggle born have as much if not more potential magic power than they do. For magic and the capacity to use it has become inherent in every human being. However know this, the planet and every human being is facing one of two roads. One leads to your race spreading amongst the stars, the other leads to total annihilation. You asked why you? One of the reasons is that you are our descendant and thus we are able to contact you easier than almost anybody else. The other main reason is that you are the pivot point to humanity's path. For if you do not defeat Voldemort and bring justice and the old ways back to wizarding kind then the world will be destroyed."

    Harry listened to this and snorted "why do I always get the shitty end of the stick?"

    The man laughingly replied "suck's to be you. That and the Fate's seem to dislike you."

    "Yeah that does seem to be the case. Ummm not to be rude or anything, but why are you contacting me now? I mean why didn't you contact me earlier?"

    The woman spoke up "We have contacted you now young one because the blinders that you had concerning the ministry, current wizarding society, as well as the so called leader of the light have been dropped from your eyes. For the first time in your life you have started to take control as well as question everything that had happened to you. Without this you would have either dismissed this as a dream, or run to Dumbledore with this tale. Now Dumbledore is not a truly evil man, however he is manipulative, self-righteous, egotistical, and blinded by his brilliance in other aspects. He abhors any sort of violence or direct conflict. His moral code and justifications for everything he does have led to the rise of Voldemort and the status quo in the current society. Unfortunately he does not realize that the current society will eventually give rise to a new Dark Lord time and time again. If the current society is not changed the mass of humanity will eventually discover wizarding kind in the worst possible manner. The shock coupled by hysteria, panic, fear and revulsion will lead to a series of conflicts that will destroy this world."

    "All right then, let us get started" Harry grimly replied.

    "Excellent" Athena replied. "The first thing you need to learn is the code of the Guardians. Never commit murder, never rape, never steal, never boast and never let the innocent go without justice. Protect the innocent from harm, care for your allies before yourself, never fight without just cause. Think before you act, never lie to your allies, strike fear into your enemies, never take pleasure in torture, never torture without a clear purpose, fight for the rights of others, fight with a clear head and give help to those that need it. Question those that would have power over you and care for those that you have power over. Never forget to live and know when peace is required. Bring justice to those that have been wronged, seek retribution on those that harm the innocent. Stop those that seek power for the sake of power. Learn to live, love and be rejoiceful in knowing that you are loved. Seek knowledge of the world, learn from all things and do judge knowledge from where it came from, for even the most wicked and evil things you may experience will have lessons for you. For the universe talks in all things: in love it whispers, in life it talks, and in pain it shouts. Teach those that wish to learn no matter who they are or where they come from. Learn from history, but never forget that the ones who record history are mortal."

    Tyr spoke up "the code of the Guardians is a hard one to live up to. Take heart that we do not require you to be perfect, but strive always to honor and follow the code, and remember in battle there is no mercy. Mercy is for before or after the battle, never during. Honor your family, but remember that they too were mortal."

    The lessons continued as the two deities explained conflict, war, justice, honor, truth and various concepts. Seemingly weeks passed as the concepts and moral code of the Guardians became instilled and deeply rooted in Harry's psyche. They wouldn't exactly change him, but they would give him guidelines to follow, as well as provide a moral compass in times of need or confusion. Most importantly they gave him a direction for his life.

    Tyr spoke once more "Harry now that you have code and underlying concepts behind it down we need to tell you some things.

    Harry puzzled said "what things?"

    Tyr replied "you must go to your ancestral castle and while there go into the henge which is located on that property and dedicate yourself to the code of the Guardians following the ritual described in your families Book of Shadows. Once you have completed the ritual you will be marked by magic itself."

    Harry absorbed this information. He then said "what ancestral castle? What is the Book of Shadows?"

    Athena replied "your ancestral castle will be revealed to you under the name of Gryffindor. Your ancestors changed their name after the founding of Hogwarts and the rupture with Salazar Slytherin. The Book of Shadows contains the magic spells and rituals that have been passed down from father to son. Yours is the oldest Book of Shadows still in existence, as it was started in Atlantis. It contains all of the spells as well as other discoveries by your ancestors. The only other Book of Shadows that is remotely comparable is the one in Dumbledore's possession, which he gained from Grindewald. That book is the reason that Dumbledore is as powerful as he is, especially as Grindewald shared the spells in that book with his onetime friend Albus Dumbledore."

    "Wait, you're saying Dumbledore and Grindewald were friends? I thought they fought each other?"

    Replying to Harry's question Athena answered "Yes they did fight, but only after many years had passed since the sundering of their friendship. Albus and Gellert first became friends in 1900. They were both gifted students and nearly equal in power and skill. They both made plans for the wizarding world to dominate and lead the muggle world. Where they differed was in approach. Gellert wanted to conquer the wizarding world and rule it openly and lead the wizards under his control to conquer the mugles. Albus preferred a puppet master approach to become politically powerful and use that influence to rule the muggles in the shadows as it were. They both coined the phrase 'for the greater good' to explain any and all actions for the furtherance of that plan. One other difference is that Gellert had no problems in equality amongst wizards and witches as long as they obeyed him, while Albus decided a caste society with purebloods on top ruling half-bloods, with muggleborns on the bottom all of them ruling over muggles. Alberforth the brother of Albus found out these plans and remonstrated against Albus for betraying his family traditions. When Gellert found out that Albus was being swayed by Alberforth's words he snapped and attacked Alberforth. Albus stepped in and the two dueled until a stray spell hit Albus's sister and killed her. Dismayed at possibly killing his secret love Gellert fled to Europe where he took on the persona of Himmler and conquered most of Europe and all of Russia. He never went to England however as he didn't want to face Albus. Albus however went to Europe and dueled him in1945. He didn't come before then because he didn't want to face his old friend. The only reason he came was he feared that his own plan for leadership of the muggles was in jeopardy due to persistent whispers that he was afraid of him. After defeating and imprisoning him for life, Albus gained all the political power that he could want."

    Tyr then spoke up continuing where Athena left off. "Dumbledore has spent the last 50 years gaining complete domination in Britain and is now only hindered by Voldemort; because he prefers to remain on his throne and 'pure' in the light he has never taken offensive action or directly killed anyone. He instead sends his faithful out on missions secure in the fact that eventually the dark lord will fall. He ignores when convenient any and all law's that hinders him, and sees the death of people as completely avoidable. He also is blinkered by the fact that everyone deserves another chance to repent and be forgiven. By shaping society the way that he has he has created a society that's mentality can be compared to sheep. As long as their savior is around and doesn't inconvenience them they don't care who is in power. The pureblood's grimly cling to anyone who promises them their continuing prestige, power and wealth. The halfblood's are caught in the middle and don't really care who wins as long as they are left alone. The muggle born are ostracized and belittled at every turn so that in ever increasing numbers they leave Britain and go to where they don't have to face the discrimination they find here unless they happen to be the lucky few who find husbands of a higher social class such as your mother. Meanwhile witches in the top two tiers generally have no political power, and almost no economic power. Amelia Bones is one of the few exceptions and she only got to where she is by being the sole surviving member of the Ancient and Noble house of Bones except for her niece Susan Bones; the only other exception is Umbridge and she got political power by securing the patronage of Cornelius Fudge who uses her as a patsy and cutout to any illegal or immoral actions he wants done. You see why this society must come down? Half of the citizens have no power on their own merits, and of the remaining half only the purebloods whom make up around 22% total of the population dominate business and the Ministry of Magic. With this war currently taking place the percentage of purebloods is going to be more than decimated. With Voldemort killing off the 'blood traitors', and those of his followers being fought and occasionally killed off in return the purebloods are in trouble; especially when the genetic consequences are considered. The constant inbreeding amongst the pureblood's and the desire only for sons has brought their numbers to an all time low. Where exactly they will find suitable pureblood brides is a good question as well.

    Athena then spoke up "now that that has been dealt with one of things that we would like to do is allow you to have some closure with some people who dearly want to meet you." After saying this she waved her hand and the air rippled and then split.

    Looking over in the direction Tyr pointed to Harry saw two people stepping out of the portal. His eyes watered at the sight of his Mom and Dad. He walked with misting eyes in their direction. "Mom, Dad?" At their nods he launched into their arms.

    Harry and his parents spent several months together. They talked of everything that they had gone through. As time passed Harry was emotionally healed as he spent time with them. He got over his emotional and mental scars from his abuse and neglect from his upbringing. He was healed from being unloved and treated as a slave, as well as the abuse he suffered from growing up at the Dursley's. He was comforted with the love and acceptance he found with his parents. As the months passed several things were explained.

    Harry was shocked at finding that his mom and Snape had grown up together. His mother explained that they grew up nearby and talked of their early years together. She talked of the friendship that they held until Snape had been sorted into Slytherin. She talked of her growing distrust and dismay at the fact that he had fallen into hating muggles and his choices in friends with Lucius and other blood purists. She told him of her breaking off the friendship after their third year in Hogwarts as she made friends in Gryffindor and the other houses while he had become abusive and hurtful to people not in Slytherin. She told him of falling in love with James in their fifth year as she finally saw that he and his friends were not tormenting others for fun, but in retaliation for their bigotry.

    James talked of their family history and all the things that his father had told him. He talked of his initial arrogance and condescension of those not "Light". He talked of his growing up and learning of the shades of gray that permeate life. He talked of girls and his growing attraction to the muggle born Lily. Falling in love with her and the rivalry he had with the Slytherins and Snape after them hurting and shunning her. Of his attitude towards those who did not fit his definition changing as his love challenged him and showed that there were always three sides to every argument. One side was what you felt, the second was what the other person felt and their finally was the truth. How he was forced to grow up when his parents were killed by Death Eaters. How he found himself being blinded by his respect and awe of Dumbledore and being deceived into following his plans. How his discovery fell too late as when he finally woke up to the manipulations in his life Harry had already been born. How they had been tricked into staying not at one of the Potter residences, but into one of Dumbledore's. How they were betrayed by him.

    Perhaps the most shocking thing they told him was how they had been betrayed by Dumbledore. How that a person had overheard the first two lines of the prophecy and was discovered by Dumbledore and how he then let the spy go without detaining him; that the person who had told Voldemort and was directly responsible for their deaths was none other than Snape. How Snape had betrayed Lily and James and was able to deceive Dumbledore into believing that he had turned from Voldemort and was now a follower of Dumbledore when Voldemort had made plans for killing Lily. They explained that Snape had turned from Voldemort however he was definitely not against him. That he was the essential Slytherin in that he was solely out for himself and as such was not on any one side, but his own.

    They then talked of his forced Occlumency lessons and Harry was shocked that instead of the announced reason of teaching him instead the hidden reason was to weaken the barrier and allow greater contact. That the hidden plan of Dumbledore and Snape was to allow the magic cores and minds of both Voldemort and Harry to become so intertwined that when Harry was killed by Voldemort that they would both die. They talked it over and decided that the plan was workable only if you didn't care in the least about him. Harry was shocked to learn of Voldemort's Horcruxes and how he had created them. They also talked about where they might be stored.

    After several months Athena and Tyr reappeared. Athena spoke to them "it is now time to plan when you shall be placed when you leave here Harry."

    They looked at Athena when she cleared her throat "now that your mind and spirit has been healed with this time spent here I want to explain some things." She cleared her throat and began some instructions. "As you may already know you will be sent back in time to try once more to accomplish your destiny. We have decided to change some things from our usual procedure and to lend you some aid as well. We will not erase your memories this time and will provide you a helper that will guide you at certain pivotal moments. As you may have noticed Sirius has not been here. The reason for that is due to the fact that since he was killed so recently that we will be able to send him back as well. You are not aware but Sirius was slated to have died much further on. He was to have died in about one hundred and twenty to one hundred and thirty years from now. Thus he will be sent back as well."

    Tyr continued on "we now need to decide at what point in time that you will be sent back."

    Harry thought for several minutes and replied "I think I want to be sent back to right before Hagrid found me. That way I would be able to get ready before I once more enter the wizarding world. I could get treated for the starvation and blocks on my magic and no one would be able to stop me as Dumbledore would not know of what I was doing before I completed my tasks."

    James nodded and said "that sounds like an excellent idea. I would also suggest that you get our will activated. That way you would be able to escape from Dumbledore's clutches earlier than you would be able to. I would suggest that you also have the goblins draw up emancipation papers and have the Dursley's sign them. This will help immensely in your gaining independence."

    Harry nodded and said "I would also like to be able to be resorted into a different house than Gryffindor as that will enable me to be able to avoid being labeled as a 'Golden boy'."

    Athena nodded and said "wise plan. I would suggest that when you reach Hogwarts and before you enter the great hall that you mentally contact the castle and ask that some things be done. You will be able to do this as you are the Heir of all four houses."

    Harry's jaw dropped and he blurted out 'how am I the Heir of all four houses?"

    Athena replied "you are the Heir of Godric Gryffindor and Helga Hufflepuff through your father. You are the Heir of Salazar Slytherin and Rowena Ravenclaw through your mother. You don't know this because your mother never told anyone, but she was adopted by her parents. This happened when her parents were killed by some of the forces under Dumbledore after the battle with Grindewald. Her parents were some of the refugees that fled Germany when the Reich was destroyed. They fled to England and took up a new name. However some of the 'light side' found them out and murdered them. They were blameless for anything as they had been part of the underground that rescued some of Grindewald's enemies. They did this in secret however and when their country was destroyed they went to England where their ancestors had come from. The light side found out that they had recently come from Germany and thought that they had been instrumental for some of the horror's committed by Grindewald. They killed her parents and your mother was adopted by the Evans family whom their parents had helped."

    Harry was shocked at this revelation and asked "does Dumbledore know of this? And what does it mean for me that I am apparently the Heir of all four houses?"

    Lily answered him with "he does not as I hid the information from him. I only found out when I went to Gringotts with James and placed our wills."

    James interrupted her with "and that bastard ignored them too!"

    Harry asked "what do you mean he ignored them?"

    "When we wrote out our wills we specified to whom you would be raised with. If I am correct the list went: Sirius Orion Black, Frank and Alice Longbottom, Xenophilius and Selene Lovegood then Remus John Lupin. In addition to this I set it up following the old laws that you were to receive your full inheritance when you turned eleven."

    Harry was shocked at hearing this and asked "why didn't they tell me this when I went there?"

    Tyr replied "they did not as they wanted to have all of the gold in their claws. In addition to this you were accompanied by Hagrid whom the goblins knew was Dumbledore's man through and through. You don't know this as it is something that Binns never taught, but you need to ask the ask goblins something before they will tell you. You also need to know your rights under the treaties before they will respect you. It is one of the greatest shortcoming's in muggleborns that they see the way that the witches and wizards treat them and think that if they are polite that they will be seen as better than them. The goblins only respect warriors and will cheat anyone that they can."

    Athena cleared her throat and said "to get back to your question on what this means for you in that you are the Heir of all four founders. It means that you will be able to command the castle somewhat. It won't allow you to harm anyone of the students however. It will also allow you to remain hidden from prying eyes. It will also allow you to portkey in and out of the castle wards without any trouble or alerts being sent should you choose to do so. Finally it will also allow you to find the rooms the Founders left behind. In those rooms you will find some journals and writings they left behind. That's all really."

    Harry shook his head and said "wow. That is a lot to take in. Maybe I will be able to prove to the world the Salazar Slytherin wasn't as bad as he is made out to be. I hope."

    James cleared his throat and said "getting back onto the topic: which house do you want to be sorted into Harry?"

    Harry thought for a few seconds and replied "I would like to be sorted into Ravenclaw I think. There I will be able to make friends in all of the houses I hope. Neville in Gryffindor, Susan Bones in Hufflepuff as for Slytherin I don't know anyone of the top of my head, but I will be on the lookout for them."

    Athena nodded and replied "well thought out young one. I do believe that you will do well in that house. It will also allow you to study much faster and be put into a leadership position much sooner than if you were to be sorted into another house. Ravenclaw is different from other house in that they select leaders for each year. For first years they have in their dorm a device to record a person's magical power. They select the top student in power and have that person be the leader for that year. In addition you will be able to provide protection to Luna Lovegood when she is sorted there."

    Harry nodded and said "is there anything else?"

    Athena nodded and replied "yes there is. You remember when I told you about your ancestral castle?" Seeing his nod she continued on "you will not be able to enter the castle as things stand right now due to the fact that it is an unplottable location. So I will deposit a portkey into the main Potter vault that you will be able to use to get there. That portkey will be a permanent one and will take you from Diagon Alley and your castle. Once there you will need to bond with the castle. Do so by saying "I Harry James Potter hawl fy treftadaeth yr castell. The language is Welsh which is the land of your ancestors and where the castle is located in. I suggest you go the castle before heading off to Hogwarts because once you are there you will be able to gather some books that you will need."

    Lily nodded and said "one thing that I want to take up with you son is the fact that you have hidden that brilliant mind of yours. I know that you are able to understand far better than you have shown so far. You can no longer afford to be lazy or easily distracted. While you also need to be able to exercise and make friends I suggest that your main thrust be in learning everything that you can. That way when the time comes you will have more of a chance than you would if you blew this off and lazed about like your so called friend Ron Weasley."

    "What do you mean so called friend?"

    James sighed and replied "while we are dead we can still see everything that happens around you Harry. One of the painful things that we need to inform you of is the fact of the Weasleys are not who they seem to be. They nest within their ranks some pureblood bigots. Arthur is a good man, but due to the love and obedience potion regime that Molly has him under he is almost a complete slave to her whims. Bill and Charlie are good people and are free of the pure blood taint, however they are loyal to their family before all else. Fred and George are only interested in having a good time ad will take nothing seriously except their pranks. Percy is a pureblood bigot and a class one bootlicker that will suck up to anyone that offers him power. I could easily see him joining Voldemort in the future. Ronald is a lazy, incompetent, bigoted jerk. He is the exact same as Draco Malfoy with the obvious exceptions of the wealth and privilege. Ginny Weasley will use any scheme that she can concoct alongside her mother to get you to marry her before you die. That way they will be able to get their hands on your money. She and Molly are the two worst people you will ever come across as they cloak themselves as being 'in the light', but deep down they are the same as Dumbledore. Dumbledore uses them as his patsy's and as a way to influence you and your actions. The whole meeting you before the train in the muggle world was a complete set up contrived by Dumbledore."

    Harry had a slightly shocked expression on his face as he nodded and said "I sort of expected it to be something like that as I had some of the same thoughts running through my head before my last death, so I can't say that I am completely shocked just saddened by it."

    Lily nodded and replied "we know that this hurts son. We wish that you didn't have to face this, but it must be done."

    Tyr nodded and said "now that you have planned on when you are going back I will offer you one final gift before you leave. I will remove the seals and bindings that Dumbledore placed upon you. He will naturally assume that the bindings fell due to your eleventh birthday as that date has some significance in the magical community. Not only will this help you when you start practicing, but this will also allow you to receive another wand that will work better for you than the wand that you had before. It will also allow you to duel with Voldemort without having to deal with that brother wand effect."

    James spoke up "son there is one thing I want you to get in the main vault. In the back there is a case against the back wall. In that case are all of the old Potter wands. I want you to take one that suits you best and keep it with you at all times. This wand will not be tracked by the ministry so you can use it if you ever need to without being found out by the ministry."

    With a confused look on his face Harry asked "why should I have to worry about that as I will be emancipated?"

    James answered "the emancipation does not cover the use of magic by minors until you reach the age of 13. They changed the law a few years back." He paused for a few seconds and then continued on with "another thing I would like you to do would be to transfer your legal affairs back to the law firm that the Potters have used for generations which is the law firm of Greengrass and Davis. Dumbledore transferred your legal matters to a firm run by his cronies. When you get emancipated you will be able to transfer them back."

    Harry nodded and said "consider it done. I hope they will be able to get to the bottom of who wrote those books about me and get some recompense as well. Hopefully they will be able to represent me when the Daily Prophet begins it smear campaign as well."

    Athena nodded and said "my final gift to you will be thus. I will transfer the Philosophers Stone from the pocket of Hagrid and replace it with a fake one. That way you will not have to worry about rescuing the stone when the time comes. I would suggest that you use Hedwig after you have completed the familiar bond and have her deliver the stone back to the Flamel's and warn them of Dumbledore's plan to use it as bait in a trap in a castle full of children."

    "Familiar bond? What is that?" Harry asked.

    "A familiar bond is a bond that can exist between a wizard or witch and the fully magical familiar. In most cases the witch or wizard will receive almost no benefit, but in a few rare cases, such as the one in your case, the witch or wizard will receive a benefit from the bonding. In this case you will be able to receive an increased sense of flying as well as beyond perfect eyesight. Unfortunately having this bond will disqualify you from flying in any Quidditch matches."

    Harry shrugged and said "no problem there as I prefer flying above all else. Quidditch is interesting, but not all important to me. It will also free up time for studying." He thought for a few seconds then asked "what do you suggest I do about Snape?"

    Tyr thought for a few seconds then said "I would suggest that you have Hogwarts enforce a uniform discipline code on the teachers. This will allow you to remain under the radar where he is concerned somewhat. It will also allow your fellow students the ability to actually learn potions."

    Athena spoke one last time and said "one last thing Harry. I hope you plan to keep the timeline somewhat unmuddled. Since Dumbledore and Voldemort won't know that the stone is a fake that takes care of first year. Your second year I would suggest that you steal the diary from Ginny before your first year. That way you will be able to destroy it before it can be unleashed upon the school. Unfortunately you will have to kill the basilisk as well due to the fact that it is insane from its advanced age and being in the dark for so long. I would suggest that as soon as Sirius escapes from Azkaban you send Hedwig with a portkey to your castle. That way he will be able to remain out from under the thumb of Dumbledore. As for Peter Pettigrew I would suggest that you capture him sometime during your first year and keep him captive in your castle. That way when Sirius escapes you will be able to call the Head of the DMLE Amelia Bones and have her present when you turn him over to justice."

    "Alright I can do that, but what happens when they ask me how I got a hold of him? I won't have access to the map."

    James spoke up then "when you go the main vaults you will be able to retrieve my copy of the map there. In all we made four maps. The one that you are familiar with was Peter's that he lost. Remus lost his when he transformed, and Sirius put his in his vault the same time I deposited mine."

    Harry nodded and said "that takes care of that then." He thought for a few seconds then asked "what happens when they question me on why I have held him for two years?"

    Tyr answered with "the castle dungeons have a stasis charm on them that you can activate. He won't be able to tell that any time has passed, even if it is under Veritaserum."

    "That sounds useful."

    "Indeed young one. Now that all of this has taken place I suggest that you say goodbye to your parents and then you're off."

    Harry launched himself into the embrace of his parents and they all said goodbye one last time. He then stepped back and said "I will always remember you and I swear I will make you proud." The scene then faded away and Harry felt like he was falling down.
     
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  6. Chapter 3

    Harry opened his eyes and saw that he was lying on the floor of the hut that he remembered where his Uncle had taken them in his desperate effort to escape the barrage of letters from Hogwarts that had been sent to him. He looked around and saw that everyone was asleep and he decided that he would follow his actions from the last time. So he drew on the dusty and dirty floor a picture of a cake and Happy birthday Harry. Just as soon as he finished he heard the booming crash as the door of the hut fell down torn off its hinges revealing a giant man.

    "Sorry about that." The giant man said as he was bending over to pick up the door. He lifted it and placed it back into the door frame.

    "I demand that you leave at once, sir!" Vernon hissed through clenched teeth. "You are breaking and entering, sir!" He raised the shotgun threateningly at Hagrid.

    Hagrid stomped over, and bent the barrel of the shotgun. "Oh, dry up, Dursley, you great prune!" As soon as he released the barrel, the weapon discharged, blowing a hole into the ceiling. Hagrid turned to face the only boy he could see in the room as Harry was currently hiding behind the fireplace mantle.

    "Well, I haven't seen you since you was a baby, Harry, but you're a bit more along than I would have expected." He patted his stomach. "Particularly right in the middle."

    Dudley, terrified out of his mind, took a step back. "I-I'm not Harry." He stammered.

    Harry took this moment to step out from besides the fireplace. "I am."

    Hagrid looked over and got a pensive look on his face as he compared how Harry looked next to his 'cousin'. "Well, of course you are!" He held out a hand, which Harry shook. Hagrid then said "I got something fer ya Harry. Made it myself, words and all." He then pulled out a slightly crumpled box and handed it over to Harry.

    Harry opened the box and saw that it was a chocolate cake with the words Hapee Birthday Harry written on it. He looked up and said "thank you sir."

    Hagrid slightly blushed and replied "well it's not every day a young man turns eleven after all. Is it now?" Hagrid then flopped onto the battered couch, pointing his umbrella at the fireplace. Tiny balls of flames erupted from the tip of the umbrella, filling the damp hut with warm air. He reached into his pockets, and began pulling out a motley assortment of items.

    Harry then sat the box down on a nearby table and got the poker, sausages and tea from Hagrid, and started to cook the meal.

    "How'd you know how to do that?" Hagrid asked after a moment.

    Harry gestured with his thumb at the Dursley's behind him. "I've been cooking for them since I was three years old." He replied simply, turning the sausages to make sure they wouldn't burn.

    "Since you were three?" Hagrid asked. "Didn't know you liked cooking."

    Harry shrugged, turning the sausages again. "Doesn't matter if I like cooking or not. These bastards," Harry again gestured at the Dursley's, "make me cook, clean and garden for them."

    As expected, Hagrid heaved himself to his feet. "What?" He roared. "Make you work for 'em like a House Elf?"

    Harry pulled the sausages from the flames. "What's a house elf?" He asked innocently.

    Hagrid flopped down onto the battered couch, which groaned in submission. "That don't matter at the moment, Harry." He reached into his pocket. "Here, give me them sausages." He passed over the letter. "I reckon you should be reading that now."

    Harry took the letter, opened it, and started to read. He quickly skimmed through the message, before looking up at Hagrid. "Is this a joke?"

    "Blimey, Harry," Hagrid began, "didn't you wonder where your parents learnt it all? Haven't you ever made something happen? When you were frightened ... or angry?"

    He looked at Harry's sheepish nod. "You're a wizard, Harry, just like your parents."

    Harry asked "I thought my parent were out of work, no account drunks, sir. At least that's what they told me."

    Hagrid roared "drunks!!!! James and Lily Potter were two of the bravest souls to live!" Hagrid turned on the Dursley's and spoke "why would you say such things?" Looking at Petunia he said "your own sister!"

    Petunia burst out with hatred and loathing in her voice "she was freak! Just like the rest of you lot! We tried to beat it out of him, but we couldn't succeed obviously."

    Hagrid's eyes narrowed in anger and ground out "beat his magic out of him? I see." He turned to Harry and asked "how long?"

    "As long as I can remember sir."

    "Well put it out of your mind then, as you'll be attending the finest school of witchcraft and wizardry in the world!"

    "He'll not be going to be contaminated with more of your freakish ways!" Vernon hissed, obviously annoyed at being ignored by Harry and Hagrid. "He'll be going to Stonewall High, and he'll be grateful for it!"

    Hagrid stood again. Harry swore he could hear the couch sigh in relief, as Hagrid made his way in front of Vernon. "I suppose a great Muggle like yourself is going to stop him then? He'll be at the finest school for wizardry in the world! Seven years there, and he won't know himself! And he'll be under the finest Headmaster Hogwarts has ever known! Albus Dumbledore."

    "I'll not pay for some crackpot old fool to teach him magic tricks!" Vernon ranted, only to be stopped when Hagrid's pink umbrella appeared under his nose.

    "Never. Insult. Albus. Dumbledore. In front of me." Hagrid said slowly, before looking over at Dudley who was busy stuffing his face with the cake that Hagrid had brought for Harry. He waved the umbrella, and a pig's tail erupted from Dudley's pajamas.

    "I'd ... uh ... I'd appreciate it if you didn't mention that to anyone at Hogwarts. Strictly speaking, I'm not allowed to do magic."

    Harry nodded, and grabbed his shirt from the hook by the fireplace. Hagrid pulled the door off the hinges again, before stomping through. "Are you coming? Unless you'd rather stay, of course?" Hagrid had a cheeky grin.

    The two of them then flew off on the motorcycle that Hagrid had used to get there. They stopped in front of the Leaky Cauldron and Harry followed Hagrid through the room once again acting like this was his first time coming here. He and Hagrid went to Gringott's and Harry watched as Hagrid gathered the Philosopher's Stone and they then went to his trust vault. Once there Harry grabbed a bag and scooped in around a hundred galleons. Deciding that this was enough for now he went with Hagrid and got most of his supplies. He then went into Ollivander's while Hagrid went off. Hoping that Hagrid was once more going to pick Hedwig he walked into the store and once more jumped as Ollivander did his spooky introduction.

    "Ahh Harry Potter is it? I remember when your parents came in. 11"Mahogny with a dragon heartstring, pliable and good for transfiguration. Your mother had a 10 ¼" Willow with a tail from unicorn, swishy and good for charms." He snapped his fingers and the tape measure began its seemingly insane dance. He asked "which is your wand arm?"

    "I am right handed sir."

    Ollivander nodded and then started bringing out wands. Harry watched in some amusement as he went through the same process as last time and watched as Ollivander went back and brought out his old wand saying "Holly 11" with a phoenix feather."

    Harry grasped the wand and was slightly surprised when nothing happened. He watched as Ollivander suddenly smiled and cackled. Ollivander then said, with glee in his voice "I was hoping something like this would happen." He took the wand from Harry and turned to the back of the store and said "follow me."

    Harry followed him and walked into a manufacturing center of some sort and looked to Ollivander and said "what now?"

    "I have to make you a custom wand lad. Doesn't happen often, no indeed it doesn't happen often at all." He then took out several trays as well as a small bowl filled with some clear liquid. "Dip your finger into that bowl then move your finger across these wood samples."

    Harry did so and saw four different samples glow. He looked at the names on them and noticed that the faintest glow came from the sample marked Holly. The other three glows were bright and were evenly matched in their glow. One was marked as Rowan the second was marked as Hawthorn while the third was marked as Black Thorn. He looked over to Ollivander when he spoke up "excellent! This will indeed be a unique wand. Now draw your finger across the lip of this box please."

    Harry complied and saw that three items lit up. Looking closely he saw that one was a heartstring from a Kneazle, one was a heartstring from a Hungarian Horntail, and the last item was a small gray Phoenix feather. He looked up as Ollivander whistled tunelessly in surprise. Ollivander spoke with awe tinting his words "a heartstring from a full blooded kneazle, a heartstring from a Hungarian Horntail that was the Alpha of Alphas before she died of old age, and a tail feather from a Royal Gray Phoenix all in the same wand? This will be a masterpiece my boy."

    Ollivander shook his head and then brought out another bowl and said "dip your finger in this and run it across the lip of that shelf." Harry complied and saw that this shelf was filled with various liquids. He saw that there were two items that lit up. One was a vial of basilisk venom and the other was a vial of willingly given phoenix blood. Ollivander's eyes bulged out and whispered "where did that come from? I don't know of anybody that has that in their stock."

    He shook his head and then gestured for Harry to come next to him. He then said "alright then Harry, how I make wands is different than almost anyone else. Other wand crafters make the wand alright, but most of them don't put runes into the wand like I do. They are a bit of a safety net. You see when a wizard uses an immense amount of magic in a short period of time their wand will become filled with magic energy. While the wand won't be affected any, it will make following spells more difficult, so I put runes on all of the wands I make to make sure that the buildup is dissipated safely and quicker than it would otherwise take. For my special crafted wands I need to take some of your blood and put it onto this sheet of paper. The blood will sink in and the runes that are special to your wand and you will write themselves onto it. This will also have the bonus of no one else will being able to use your wand if they somehow get a hold of it."

    Harry complied with the instructions and watched as the blood was absorbed into the parchment. He watched as twenty runes wrote themselves out. Ollivander watched as the runes wrote themselves out and said in some surprise "Norse runes, Celtic runes, ancient Briton runes and Sumerian runes on the same wand? This will be a masterpiece indeed." He looked over at Harry and said now I need your help in making this wand as well. I will be taking the woods and shaping them. While I am doing that I need you to be touching them and putting your magic into them. That way I will be able to fuse them together as well as shape them correctly, alright?"

    Harry cocked his head and asked "how do I push my magic into them sir?"

    Ollivander answered while gesturing to a nearby wooden lathe "see those grips on the far end of my lathe?" Seeing Harry nod ne continued with "I want you to grip those handles and don't let go. I had these specially crafted awhile ago, what they do is provide a connection from your magic into the lathe. Once the connection is formed I will be able to craft your wand."

    Harry nodded and grasped the handles. He could immediately feel his magic flowing through him into the machine. He noticed that the lathe was now slightly glowing. He watched as Ollivander put the three samples into the lathe and started the lathe. Harry watched in awe as the three wood blanks start to glow and condense into one piece. Finally it shortened under the care of Ollivander into a wand 11 ¼" with the three woods in a swirling pattern. Ollivander then took the cores and laid them on top of the wood and chanted a long phrase. Harry watched as the core materials were absorbed into the wand leaving nothing behind. Ollivander then took the fluids previously selected and poured them onto the wand leaving them to be also absorbed. He then took the parchment that had the runes written on them and wrapped it around the wand being careful to not touch the wand itself. Harry watched as the parchment rapidly decayed while the runes that had previously been on the parchment hovered in the air for a few seconds until they shrunk and then fell onto the wand and were grooved into the wand leaving nothing behind.

    Ollivander then spoke "take the wand from the lathe Mr. Potter."

    Harry released the handles and walked over to the front of the lathe and reached out and grasped the wand. He felt a surge of magic like nothing he had ever encountered before. The wand emitted a glow of magic that was bright and fairly filled the room with a thrum of power. He looked with a rapturous gaze upon the wand and smiled in awe. He broke his gaze from his wand and looked over to Ollivander and asked "how much do I owe you sir?"

    "Twenty five galleons should cover it."

    Harry took out the money and laid it on a bench nearby. "Here it is sir. Thank you for the wand."

    Ollivander nodded and said "I believe that you are meant for great things Mr. Potter. Perhaps even greater than the person I sold a wand to many years ago, the wand that gave you your scar."

    Harry reached up and rubbed the scar and said "I hope that I can do so sir. I sincerely hope so." Nodding and saying "goodbye sir" Harry turned and walked out of the shop. He looked around and saw Hagrid coming down the street with a large snowy white bird on his shoulder. Feeling immense excitement Harry called out in his mind 'Hedwig!' The bird looked up startled and directed its gaze onto him and flew from Hagrid's shoulder onto Harry's. Harry, still playing clueless, looked at Hagrid and asked "whose is she, sir?"

    "She's yours Harry. Just bought her for yeh. Sorta birthday present for yeh."

    "Thank you so much sir! It's the first present I've ever gotten."

    "No problem Harry. Now that yeh got everything I best be taking yeh back to yer Uncle's house."

    "You needn't bother Hagrid; I can easily get back on my own. You have an errand to run I suppose?"

    "Yeah, you sure you'll be alright?"

    "Yep. No problem."

    "Alrighty then." Hagrid reached into his coat and dragged out the trunk that Harry had purchased earlier and unshrunk it. He then handed it over to Harry and said "I be seeing you soon at Hogwarts then." With that the gentle half-giant walked off.

    Harry turned to Hedwig and said "wait for me here Hedwig as I need to go into the bank, alright?" Hedwig made a barking sound that Harry recognized as agreement and flew off. Harry picked up his trunk and walked into Gringott's. He walked in and went to the nearest teller and said in a low voice "my name is Harry Potter and I need to speak to my account manager."

    The goblin sneered and said "follow me."

    Harry followed the goblin to a door with a name plate next to it announcing Most Ancient and Noble Houses account manager Bloodpike. The goblin opened the door and waved Harry in. Harry walked in and said to the goblin behind the desk "I am Harry Potter and I have some business to discuss with you."

    The goblin sitting behind the desk said "I require verification."

    "What sort do you need?"

    The goblin placed a bowl and a knife on his desk and said "place three drops of your blood into the bowl."

    Harry picked up the knife and pricked his thumb with it. He dropped three drops of blood into the bowl and saw his cut immediately heal. He saw at the same time as his cut healed that the bowl glowed blue for a few seconds. He looked up at the goblin and asked "good enough?"

    The goblin nodded and said "what business do you have for me then Mr. Potter?"

    "Several things actually. One would be why I have never received any listing of my assets here? The second thing would be that I would like to receive a ledger detailing all financial transactions that have taken place within my account. Third would be that I would like to receive a copy of my parents will. When these things have been seen to I have some further things I would like done."

    The goblin had an indecipherable expression on his face as he listened. Once Harry finished he cleared his throat and said "am I to believe that you have never received any information on your account?"

    "You would be correct. How would I be able to prove this to you, should you require it of me?"

    The goblin shook his head and said "no need. I cast a spell on myself to make sure that you were telling the truth when you verified your statement. Wait please." The goblin opened a drawer and took out a mirror and started speaking rather rapidly into it for several minutes. He listened to the reply for a few seconds then looked at Harry and asked "am I correct in that you came here earlier in the day?" Seeing Harry nod the goblin looked back down into the mirror and spoke some more. He waited for a few minutes then received some reply. He then looked at Harry, as he put the mirror back where it came from, "the items you requested shall be here in a few moments."

    Harry nodded and leaned back in the chair as he waited. After about five minutes the door opened and four goblins walked in. Bloodpike got from behind the desk and bowed to the approaching goblins. Harry stood up and slightly bowed as well as he recognized the leading goblin as Ragnok the current goblin king. He then sat back down as Ragnok waved his hand. He looked on attentively as Ragnok sat behind the desk.

    Ragnok cleared his throat and directing his gaze at Harry said "you may not know who I am Mr. Potter. I am Ragnok the director of this bank and leader of all goblins in Britain. I am here so I can directly know what transpires here." He then turned to Bloodpike and said "do you have the information?"

    Bloodpike looked up from the information that he had gathered and answered "yes, I do now." Turning his gaze to Harry he said "the information that you requested is as follows. You never received any information of your assets before now due to two things. One of them was that there was a mail ward set upon your current residence, the second was that someone in the bank has been redirecting your mail from here to Albus Dumbledore." He looked at Ragnok and said "I am not completely certain who it was, but I believe that it was Griphook, sir."

    Ragnok nodded and called out to one of the goblins that had accompanied him and said "bring Griphook to a holding room now." He turned to Bloodpike and said "continue."

    "I have a ledger here that you can keep. It lists all transactions that take place concerning your account." He then handed over a rather thick tome to Harry. "As for your parent's will, it has been sealed by order of the Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot. I am afraid that I cannot unseal it without permission from Ragnok."

    Ragnok nodded and turned to Harry and asked "why did you wish to unseal their will?"

    "I believe that their will has been violated sir. After my parents were killed I was sent to my mother's sister Petunia. Since she hates and despises all things connected to the wizarding world I do not believe that my parent's would have allowed that to happen and I am hoping it says so in their will."

    Ragnok nodded and turned to Bloodpike and said "you have my permission to unseal their will on my authority."

    Bloodpike nodded and opened a parchment that had been folded. He read the parchment and turned a shocked gaze to Ragnok. He then turned the parchment over to Ragnok. Ragnok read it and handed it over to Harry and said "I believe that your hope was correct."

    Harry took the parchment and read it.

    The Last Will and Testimony of Lord James and Lady Lily Potter

    All previous wills are hereby abolished

    To Sirius Orion Black III: we leave 25,000 galleons

    To Remus Jasper Lupin: we leave 25,000 galleons and set up a trust fund to pay for a lifetime of the Wolfsbane potion

    To Peter Pettigrew we leave 13 sickles and a curse for if we have died it means that he has betrayed us

    To our son Harry James Potter (prongslet): we leave everything else. On his 11th birthday he shall be allowed to take on the Lordship of the Potters. Until he has reached that age he shall be raised with the people we have listed further down the page. His guardians shall receive an allowance of 700 galleons a year to defray the cost of raising and teaching him.

    As it is wartime currently in the wizarding world we have provided a list of people we wish to have custody of Harry until his 11th birthday.

    Sirius Orion Black III: his godfather

    Frank and Alice Longbottom: his godmother and her husband

    Remus Jasper Lupin: a brother in all ways

    Flavius and Heathcote Bones: good friends

    Xenophilius and Selene Lovegood: excellent friend

    Under no circumstances is he to be placed with Vernon and Petunia Dursley.

    Signed this date on October 13th 1981

    Lord James and Lily Potter

    Harry looked up from reading the will and looked to Ragnok and said "what happens now, since their Will was not adhered to?"

    Ragnok looked pensive for a few seconds then looked to Bloodpike "when you looked at the account ledger were there any monetary withdrawals listed since Lord and Lady Potter died?"

    Bloodpike nodded and replied "a monthly withdrawal of 60 galleons that we were able to trace that was converted and deposited into the account of Vernon Dursley. A yearly withdrawal was also taken and deposited into the account of one Albus Dumbledore. The reason listed was that it was his stipend as his charges magical guardian. The yearly amount was 350 galleons. The total amount taken by him comes to 3,500 galleons. He has also claimed the Potter seat and votes for them."

    Ragnok nodded and turned to Harry and said "I will be pacing the Will into effect. You may not know of this but Sirius Orion Black III, your godfather, was imprisoned on charges of betraying your parents to Lord Voldemort, as well as killing 12 muggles as well as Peter Pettigrew shortly after Lord Voldemort was banished."

    "How did they convict him?"

    "They didn't. No trial, no hearing, just chucked him into Azkaban."

    "Fuck. That's harsh. Maybe I can get him out somehow. Voting in the Wizengamot maybe."

    "Even when you become emancipated that won't be possible until you turn 25."

    "Alright then, showing this to the head of the wizarding police then."

    "Possibly, but not likely as any trial would require that either Albus Dumbledore or Cornelius Fudge, the current minister of magic, to endorse it."

    "Damn. What about the other names on the list?"

    "Frank and Alice Longbottom were tortured into a catatonic state shortly after your parents were killed by followers of Voldemort. Remus Lupin is a known werewolf and it is currently prohibited by Ministry decree for any werewolf to have custody of any child. Flavius and Heathcote Bones were killed shortly after the will was made. As for Xenophilius and Selene Lovegood ... Xenophilius is still alive and his wife was alive until just over a year ago. According to the will you should have gone to them. As the will was sealed I doubt that they were even aware that they were listed."

    "Alright then; well since I am eleven now how about getting my emancipation then?"

    "That we can do. Now this will only affect you in the wizarding world. To receive emancipation in the muggle world you will need Vernon and Petunia Dursley to sign emancipation papers."

    Harry thought about this and said "that shouldn't be a problem." He sat back and thought for a few seconds and asked "when do I become emancipated as today is my 11th birthday."

    Ragnok looked to Bloodpike and said "have emancipation papers covering both the magical and muggle world drawn up." Bloodpike nodded and began speaking into the communication device. Ragnok then looked to Harry and said "what else can Gringott's do for you?"

    Harry thought for a few seconds then said "I would like to hire a curse-breaker and have him go to my Uncle's house and break any and all wards on it. I would like them to then examine me and remove any and all wards that have been placed on me. If you could do this after I have gotten emancipated from my Uncle that would be perfect."

    Rangok nodded and spoke to some goblins standing in the back of the room "carry out his requests." Turning to Harry he asked "anything else?"

    Harry thought and asked "is there a way for me to access my funds without having to go into my vaults?"

    Ragnok nodded and said "there are two items that we have invented recently. One is a charmed pouch that you will be able to draw wizarding currency from it. Just think of the amount and it will appear in the pouch. The second item is a credit card that you will be able to use in the muggle world. Normally both would require fees for their usage, but I shall waive them in your case."

    Harry nodded and said "that sounds great." He thought for a few seconds then said "is there anything that Gringott's can do about the underage trace?"

    Ragnok shook his head and said "once you become emancipated in the wizarding world you need not worry about that. Is that all?"

    Harry nodded and said "I would like to do a bloodline ritual sir."

    Ragnok nodded and said "the normal charge is three galleons, but I authorize a waiver in this case." He turned to Bloodpike and said "get that set up will you."

    Bloodpike went to his desk and opened one its drawers and pulled out a piece of parchment. He chanted for a few seconds then waved hand in the direction of it. The parchment glowed blue for a few seconds. He looked at Harry and said "drop five drops of blood on it and it will list any and all ancestors. Those that glow blue are magical, green are squibs, and no glow are muggles. If any flash red it means that you are the primary heir for them and will receive whatever is in their vault if anything is in there."

    Harry pricked his finger once more and dropped the required amount onto the parchment. The parchment glowed red for a few seconds then it started listing all of his ancestors. He watched as it wrote down his parents and he saw that his mother was listed as Lily Rabeclaue. The name for her flashed red. Reading further he saw that there was one other name that flashed red. He looked closer and saw that the name was listed as Wentworth Wenlock. He looked over the list once more saw that it had finished writing down names. He looked up at Ragnok and said "there are two names that flashed red sir." He then handed the list over to Ragnok.

    Rangok looked at the list and grunted and looked at Bloodpike and said "get the information for the Wenlock and Rabeclaue vaults as well."

    Bloodpike looked over at one of the goblins standing by the door and said something in his native language. The goblin nodded and departed. In a few minutes he returned and handed over two tomes to Bloodpike. He looked them over and handed them to Harry. He then turned to Ragnok and said "their vaults have been combined with the Potter vaults. The ledger is already updated with that information as well as the vaults personal ledger." He turned to Harry and said "there wasn't much in the Rabeclaue vault as most of it had already been moved to the Potters. All that was in the Wenlock vault was some ancient books and they have already been moved."

    Harry nodded and said "that seems to be it. I thank you for your help today."

    Ragnok nodded and replied "I shall deal with the matter of the traitor shortly. If that is everything, Gringott's looks forward to a long and profitable business with you." He then got up and walked out of the room. Harry looked over at Bloodpike waited for him to finish his business.

    Bloodpike looked up from the device and said "the items that you have requested shall be here shortly. Since you are now emancipated I need to ask who you wish to be your account manager."

    Harry thought for a few seconds and asked "what exactly does an account manager do?"

    "He takes care of your investments basically. If you have money you want invested in the stock market he makes sure that you get a good return on them. If you own any property he makes sure that the rents are paid, and makes sure that if you have any investments in companies that you get your money from them. If you own any property such as farmland or such like that he makes sure that they are managed correctly."

    Harry nodded and asked "what does he get paid for this?"

    "5% of all monies earned in the stock market and 8% of all other money you make, except for interest earned from your vaults."

    Harry nodded and said "I don't really know of anyone that I would ask for this. I would like a goblin to take it on if possible. Since your race controls the money I assume that they would be better than almost anyone else."

    Bloodpike got a shocked look on his face and stammered "yyyyyou are completely unlike any wizard I have ever heard of." He thought for a few seconds then said "I would suggest Knifebiter. He is due for a promotion soon and this will be good for him."

    Harry nodded and said "that sounds ok to me. Is there anything else?"

    "You will have to designate someone to vote by proxy for your seat on the Wizengamot."

    "I don't know of anyone right now. To make such a decision I would have to see their voting record."

    Bloodpike nodded and said "good planning. I would suggest that you hire a law firm on retainer as well."

    Harry nodded and said "I am planning on doing so after I get my emancipation."

    Bloodpike replied "very well." He stopped as the office door opened admitting a goblin carrying some papers as well as some other items. The goblin handed them over and left. Bloodpike sorted through the papers and handed them over to Harry. "The top three papers are copies of your emancipation. You will need to sign them with this" he pushed over a quill, "while the bottom three papers are copies for your emancipation in the muggle world which you're Uncle and Aunt will need to sign. Once they have signed all three copies one copy will disappear when it automatically transports here. One copy must stay with your Aunt and Uncle and the final copy is yours."

    Harry took the quill and signed the top three copies, wincing as he realized that it was a blood quill. Finishing the signing of the three copies he slid them back to Bloodpike and took the bottom three copies and read them over. He looked up at Bloodpike and asked "and the two items that Ragnok mentioned?"

    Bloodpike nodded and took out the bag and a card. "You will need to bind them to you by blood. Take the dagger and prick your finger and allow a drop of your blood to fall onto them."

    Harry complied and watched as the bag glowed blue for a second. He then did the same for the card and saw as a long line of runes ran down the face of the card before it to glowed blue for a second. Putting the dagger back onto the desk he stood up and asked "oh one last thing. How do I access my vaults from now on?"

    Bloodpike looked at him then said "you didn't receive your key from Hagrid earlier?" Seeing Harry shake his head in negation he grunted then took out a box and said "place a drop of blood on this box please. This will allow us to reclaim any and all keys that you are now eligible for."

    Harry complied and watched as the box glowed a deep red for a second. Bloodpike opened the box and took out three golden keys and handed them over. Harry saw that they had numbers on them and looked at Bloodpike in a questioning manner.

    Bloodpike answered the unspoken question "key number 21 is the vault where all of your family's furniture and the like are kept. Key number 22 contains all the various things that your family stored there, such as jewelry, precious stones, rare seeds under a stasis charm, rare books of magic, and otherwise extinct creatures that are also under stasis charms. Key number 23 is the vault where your money is stored. All of the vaults are connected to each other as well. As far as protocol for when you go down there you will be transported there by way of rail car. Once there the car will leave. Just ring the bell outside the door and a car will come pick you up shortly."

    Harry nodded and asked "what happened to the vault I went to earlier?"

    "It has been consolidated into vault 23."

    "If that is all, then I thank you and wish you a good day sir."

    Bloodpike shook his head and replied "no there is nothing else. Good day Lord Potter."

    Nodding his head Harry replied "good day Bloodpike." Harry turned and walked out of the office and went back to the Leaky Cauldron. He walked to the owner and asked "can I get a room here for tonight please?"

    Tom nodded and said as he pushed a ledger toward Harry "sign this."

    Harry signed the ledger and took the key from him. He saw that he was staying the night in the same room as he had before his previous third year. He put his trunk down and turned to Hedwig, who had joined him on his way to the Leaky Cauldron, and said "well girl I am on my way to my former residence. I want you to stay here please." Hedwig gave a bark of minor displeasure and hopped out of the open window. Sighing Harry walked out of the room and out of the bar into Charing Cross Road.

    He took out his wand and called the Knight Bus. With a pop the bus appeared and the door opened. A man said "welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. I'm Stan Shunpike and I will be the conductor today. The fee is 11 sickles."

    Harry nodded and took out the bag and thought '11 sickles.' He took out the money and handed it over. "Here you go."

    Stan took the money and asked "where to, then?"

    "Number 4 Little Whining, Surrey please."

    "Right then. In you go."

    Harry climbed aboard and sat down on the nearest bench and held on tight as the bus did its insane thing. He closed his eyes and held on tight for what felt like thirty or so minutes until he heard Stan say "all out for number 4 Little Whining Surrey."

    Harry got up and walked out. He then walked to the front door and knocked. The door opened suddenly revealing the puce colored face of his Uncle. As soon as he saw Harry standing there he bellowed "get in freak!"

    Harry walked in and sat down on a chair in the sitting room and asked "Uncle could you call for Aunt Petunia to come here please? I promise that if everything goes correctly this will be the last time you will ever see me."

    Vernon got a glint in his eye and shouted out "Pet get in here. The freak says he's leaving!"

    Petunia came in from the kitchen and sat down on the couch next to Vernon. Vernon said "well boy what do have for us?'

    Taking the three documents out Harry said "sign these papers and I will never come here again."

    Vernon snatched the papers and read them over. He looked up and said "emancipation papers? We just need to sign these and you'll never come here again?"

    Harry nodded and replied "exactly."

    Vernon took out a pen and signed the papers with a face full of glee. Petunia took the papers and signed them as well. She pushed them back and asked "what about your fellow freaks?"

    Harry took two of the copies and replied "I am emancipated there as well. Since this is done I am shut of this place. Goodbye." He walked out of the door and called once more for the Knight Bus. He got on and went back to the Leaky Cauldron. Once there he went back to Gringott's and knocked on the door to Bloodpike's office; entering when he heard the call to enter he walked in and said "It is done and I am free of them."

    Bloodpike nodded and looking up at Harry said "now that you are emancipated in both worlds I believe that you have an appointment with a curse-breaker?" Seeing Harry's nod he opened his communication device and said something in his native language. He received an answer in the same language and nodded. He closed the device and said "a goblin outside the door will direct you to where you will be examined."

    Harry nodded and said "good day then Bloodpike" and walked out the door and followed the goblin through various corridors until he entered an office at the gesture of his guide. He walked in and saw a human sitting on a chair. The man looked to be quite tall at about 6'3" and broad shouldered. He had sandy blond hair and a weathered face. He looked to be about 60 or so.

    The man looked up and introduced himself saying "I am curse-breaker Owens Patterson. You are here to be examined and have any and all enchantments on you to be broken?"

    Harry nodded and said "except for the connections between me and this money pouch and card."

    Owens nodded and said "I would have excluded them anyway. I will be casting various detection charms on you and the results will be listed on this parchment. Now please sit down as this may take some time."

    Harry complied and watched as Owens waved his wand muttering various things for several minutes.

    Owens finally stopped after about fifteen minutes had passed and looked down at a piece of parchment. He read the list and handed it over to Harry saying "these are all of the enchantments currently on you. If you find any that you wish to keep please tell me."

    Harry read the parchment and saw:

    Mail redirection ward
    Health monitor
    Location monitor
    Level 3 binding
    Level 6 binding
    Blood ward monitor
    Blood ward connection
    House Elf locator ward
    Inactive Horcrux

    He looked up at Owens and asked "can you tell me what these mean?"

    Owens nodded and said "the mail redirection ward is a ward that redirects any and all mail that you receive to another location unless the sender is keyed into the ward. The health monitor is tied to some device that tells someone your overall health, same for the location monitor. A level 3 binding is typically placed on babies so that they don't cause something to harm themselves; it is typically placed by parents." He paused and got a hard look in his eyes and said "now we get to the grim part. A level 6 binding would suppress roughly 60% of your magical power and is almost never used. The blood wards are a piece of magic that has been banned if they are not erected by their creator. They typically can form an unbreakable defense around a place that you call home. They also produce a drain on your power in the early stages after they have been erected or when they recharge that will drain your magical power until it is at a level congruent with a squib. The House Elf locator ward is something that will block any and all House Elf's from locating you." He paused for a few seconds then asked "that covers all of them except for the last one; to explain that I need to go into some history, alright?"

    Harry nodded and said "please do."

    "Alright then, a horcrux is a spell that falls under soul magic. To create a horcrux a wizard or witch must kill an innocent in cold blood and at the same time he does this he must break of a piece of his soul. Once he or she has done this they then must place that piece in a magical item of some sort. What this does is ensures that the witch or wizard can linger on in a semi-living state even if they are killed by something. The only place that did this with any sort of regularity was Egypt during the time of the Pharaohs. Horcruxes however have some immense drawbacks. When you fracture your soul like this you lose some humanity at the same time, such as your capacity to care for another, as well as your grasp on reality. Another drawback is that unless the horcrux is placed in a living being you cannot stand to be around that item for a long period of time. The only case I've heard of where the soul was split more than once was a particular sorcerer who did it seven times, but he died when he tried it for the seventh creation. I can only assume that Voldemort did it five times looking at the size of the soul embedded in your scar."

    "You can tell by the size of the horcrux that he did it five times?"

    "Yes I can. Look each time you split your soul like this it takes half of the one you have. So the first item has 50% of his soul, the second item has 25% of his soul, the third item has 12.5% of his soul, the fourth item has 6.25% of his soul and you have 3.125% of his soul in your scar. All souls have a certain size and you can tell with a ton of research how much of one is stored in an item."

    "Ok then. Can you remove the horcrux from me then?"

    "Yes I can. Like I mentioned earlier we run into this occasionally in Egypt. So Gringott's curse-breakers have devised a spell to remove it from items without destroying that item."

    "Would I be able to get a hold of this spell? Seeing as I will possibly need it if I find more of Voldemort's horcruxes."

    Owens thought for a few seconds then said "maybe. I will need to ask Rangok if you can get a copy of that spell as it is considered property of Gringott's." He then opened a device and spoke into it in the goblin native language for a few seconds. He was answered back and he replied to what had been said. This went back and forth for a few seconds then Owens turned toward Harry and said "Rangok has agreed to let you purchase a copy of the spell if you promise to not give it to anyone else besides your wife or descendants."

    Harry thought for a few seconds then asked "how much?"

    "1,300 galleons. Expensive I know. It translates to a yearly income of an upper middle class wizarding family, by the way."

    Harry nodded and said "I will pay for it and you have my word that I will tell no one of this spell. I will put it into my family's Book of Shadows. That way only Potters or my wife can learn of it and it will be kept secret."

    Owens nodded and spoke once more into the device. He was answered, and he then closed the mirror. He looked at Harry and said "to remove these things on you will require a payment of 115 galleons. The spell will require a payment of 1,300 galleons, so the total comes to 1,415 galleons total."

    Harry nodded and thought of the amount while holding his pouch. The pouch got suddenly heavy and Harry started piling the gold on the desk in front of him. Once all of the gold was deposited he turned to Owens and asked "now what?"

    Owens said "now I take these things off of you. I suggest that you lay down on the couch while I do this as there will be some pain."

    Harry complied and watched as Owens then took his wand and made several motions while muttering under his breath. He felt a slight pain, but nothing compared to the Cruciatis that Voldemort had put him under. He looked as Owens finished suddenly.

    Owens then said "everything has been removed except for the blood ward connection and the horcrux. I stopped right now because I need to know if you are experiencing any effects."

    Harry thought for a few seconds then said "I feel that I have slightly more power than before and my memory seems to be better as well. Nothing drastic though."

    Owens nodded and said "the bindings were already deteriorating on their own. If you hadn't removed them the mental effects might have lingered or even increased. This would have limited the amount of knowledge that you could have gained, and once you did gain the knowledge it would have been harder to recall it; if you ever decided to study them it would have made the mind arts immensely harder." He paused for a few seconds then said "when I remove the horcrux I will place it into a piece of parchment. Once I burn that parchment the horcrux will die on its own, alright?"

    Harry nodded and said "let's do it."

    Owens then took out a piece of parchment and placed it nearby. He then took his wand and said a long incantation while making precise movements of his wand. Harry felt like he had been put under the cruciatis by Voldemort and clenched his teeth. He felt his scar split open and start bleeding as a glowing black shape poured out of his scar screaming. He watched as it was directed by Owens into the parchment. Once it was absorbed Owens blew out his breath and looked over in concern at Harry and asked "how do you feel?"

    "Headache, and slight general achiness throughout my body, but other than that I feel fine."

    "The headache and ache in your body will subside quickly. Do you want the honor of destroying the horcrux?"

    "Yeah I do."

    "Put on these gloves and toss it into the fireplace then."

    Harry complied and watched as the piece of parchment was destroyed by the fire and thought of how easy this was if you knew what you were doing. He watched until there were only pieces of ash left and then turned to Owens and asked "was that all?"

    Owens shook his head and said "not quite. We still have your connection to the blood wards to deal with. I have removed the various things on you in this order to have your magic core at it's most unfettered when I do this. If I had proceeded in a different manner than this procession you ran the risk of dying."

    Harry nodded and was mentally going over the procedure that he had foolishly done before he died the last time and mentally winced as he figured that this was the reason he died. He looked at Owens and said "what do you need me to do?"

    Owens replied "not a single thing yet. I would suggest you sit down as I have a team of curse-breakers at your previous home right now. They will take down the blood wards while I close the connection that you have at the same time." He then opened the device once more and said "are you in position?"

    A voice from the device replied "just got here. We are all under disillusion charms and no one will be able to see us. Tell me when the connection is muffled."

    "It's muffled right now. Go ahead and break it."

    "Will do." The device was silent for several minutes then the voice came through once more "wards are down. I repeat the wards are own. They were practically non-existent."

    Owens replied "good job. Come back here then." He closed the device and looked at Harry and waved his wand once more in a small loop and jab pointing at Harry. He put his wand away and smiled as he said "the connection is now completely severed. The team leader reported that the wards were practically nonexistent so that means that whoever put them up must have modified the spell somewhat. Now that all of the connections and bindings on you have been lifted off you I would suggest that you go to St. Mungo's and get scanned by a qualified healer to make sure that all traces have been erased."

    "That is next on my list sir. Does that cover everything then?"

    "Two things before you depart. First you need to take this as this has the spell written down. Keep it safe please. Second would be that I would suggest that you floo to the main owl post office and get yourself set up with a mail account. They will be able to set you up for various things there concerning your mail. Good day Mr. Potter."

    "Good day Mr. Patterson." Harry turned and walked out of the room and followed the goblin standing there back to the main lobby. He walked back to the Leaky Cauldron and walked up to where Tom was standing and said "I need to use the floo please."

    Tom nodded and said "the floo powder is beside the fireplace and it costs a sickle for the use."

    Harry nodded and placed a sickle on the countertop and walked over to the fireplace. Taking a pinch of floo he called out "St. Mungo's" and disappeared in a flash of green flames.
     
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  8. Chapter 4

    As he was whisked away Harry was reminded of why he hated using the floo as he was catapulted out and skidded across the floor. What he didn't expect to happen was that the fireplace cracked. He got up and dusted himself off. He looked at the fireplace and winced. He then turned to the smirking receptionist behind the desk and smiling said "I hate the floo, I really, really do. Sorry about the fireplace."

    The receptionist said smiling "yeah it looks like you are severely allergic to floo travel. Don't worry about the damages; we'll be able to fix it in no time."

    Harry looked at her and replied "Floo allergy? First time I've ever heard of it. Anyway I need to have a checkup and all vaccinations taken care of please."

    The woman smiled and said "yeah, looks like you are allergic to floo travel. A pretty bad case too. Anyway I'll get a doctor to see you shortly. Your name please?"

    Internally wincing at the expected reaction he replied "Harry Potter."

    The receptionist gasped softly and her eyes flicked upward to where his scar was. She slightly flustered said "please take a seat until I call for you."

    Harry turned and sat down on one of the chairs and sighed. He sat there for about ten minutes until he was called by the receptionist. He got up and walked over to the desk and waited. The receptionist said "go through that door to your right please. The doctor will show you to the examination room."

    "Thank you." He then walked through the door and saw a graying haired witch that looked about 35 and followed her till they reached a door that she opened and waved him inside. Harry went in and sat down on the edge of one of the beds. He looked at the witch and waited for her to begin.

    "Hello my name is Healer Marci Brisbank. Are you a first time patient here?"

    "I believe so ma'am. My name is Harry Potter and this is the first time I remember being here. My parents may have taken me here before, but I don't recall."

    Marci nodded and replied "no your parents never brought you here. So I will be conducting a thorough examination. Now for first time patients I need to get some things said. First all information you tell me falls under Healer Patient confidentiality so anything you tell me will not be repeated outside of this room. Any information that is written down will be sealed and cannot be accessed without your express permission. Second is that I expect you to follow up on any instruction I give you, because if you don't I can't be held responsible for the consequences and it may necessitate a return trip. Is this understood?"

    Harry nodded and replied "perfectly. One question though. I will be going to Hogwarts soon. What happens if the Healer there wants to access the information?"

    "If you don't give her permission then she can't. She will however be informed of any potion regiment that you are taking if so ordered."

    Harry nodded and said "thank you."

    "Now I am going to run a diagnostic charm on you." She took out her wand and waved it around for about ten minutes. She then put it away and turned to the parchment that had written down her findings. She read the parchment and said "well let's see here. I am going to read off the parchment and you tell me when it happened if you can, alright?" Seeing Harry nod she continued on with "broken right arm improperly set."

    "Five years old by my cousin. Had to set it myself."

    "Multiple lacerations on your back."

    "Fifth through tenth birthday presents from my Uncle."

    "Hairline fracture of your skull."

    "Punishment for burning the bacon at four years old."

    "Severe malnutrition."

    "Eating table scraps for all of my life."

    "Lingering traces of bindings and various connections recently severed."

    "Had that done before I came here by a Gringott's curse-breaker." Harry then went on and described the various things that had been taken off of him.

    Marci finished scanning the list and shook her head at the list of abuse and torture this young man in front of her had gone through and wondered how in the name of Merlin the savior of the wizarding world had been put in such a home. She shook her head and said "I believe that concludes my list Mr. Potter. What I will be prescribing is a mixture of three potions that you will need to take once a day as soon as you awake. The regimen will last around a month. These potions will be a general nutrition potion to counteract the malnutrition, a derivative of the skelegrow potion to get your bones to thicken up and a muscle enhancer that will allow you to put on weight and muscle that you should have. I am afraid that I can't do anything about your eyesight though. If you want that fixed I suggest you see an eye specialist I know of in Ravenna Alley."

    "Ravenna Alley ma'am? Where is that?"

    "It's a side street off of Diagon Alley. Anyway I want you to come back here the 29th for a follow on check up. At that time I will know if it is necessary for you to continue the potions, or if it would be possible to either eliminate or modify them."

    Harry nodded and said "is there anything else?"

    Marci nodded and said "I will also be prescribing a salve that I want you to put on your entire body. Let it sit for about ten minutes then wash it off. Do this every day for two weeks once a day. This should take care of all of your scars. In addition to that I will be giving you all the inoculations that you should have had. This will cover things from dragon pox to measles." Marci paused for a few seconds then continued on with "you will need to exercise more than you would normally while you are taking the potion regimen. This would consist of jogging for about thirty minutes, doing pushups as well as sit-up's every day. I hope that you continue these exercises when you are no longer taking the potions as they will allow you to become stronger than most wizards, except the few that play professionally." While she had been speaking she had written something down on a piece of parchment and folded it up and sent it zooming away. She then got up and walked to the door while saying "I will be giving you a vial for the potions and a jar for the salve that will refill everyday at around 4a.m." She then walked out of the room.

    Harry sat down and thought about the conversation he had just had and wondered if there was any sort of map or listing of businesses in Diagon Alley as well as the other Alley's. Deciding to ask at Flourish and Bott's he waited about six minutes until the door opened once more admitting Marci. She handed an empty flask to him and said "now remember you are to take this first thing in the morning, alright?" When she saw his nod she then handed over a jar over and said "remember you need to cover your entire body with the salve in here and leave it on for ten minutes before taking a shower. I suggest you do so before you go to bed as this will allow your body to heal over all of your scars." She then handed over a potion filled vial and said "Now this is your inoculation. Drink it right now please."

    Harry complied and drank it right down, then handed the vial back to Marci.

    She said "good. Now that you have all of what you will need I want you to follow all of my instructions, alright?"

    Harry nodded and said "will do."

    "Good. You will need to pay at the front counter before you leave. Good day."

    "To you as well ma'am." Harry then made his way back to the front counter and paid the bill which came to 4 galleons and 5 sickles. Once he had paid he asked her "you mentioned something earlier about my having an allergy to floo travel ma'am. Could you please tell me what you meant by that?"

    "Sure. Floo travel allergy is a reference to a witch or wizard being unable to use the floo network. This usually comes about when the person's magic is too strong. There are some techniques that you may be able to learn that will eventually allow you to use it, but from what I've heard it takes a lot of practice. Since you are allergic to floo travel you can go to the Ministry of Magic and get a hardship apparition license. Once you get that you won't have to use the floo ever again."

    Harry nodded and said "that sounds useful ma'am. One question though?" Seeing her gesture to go on he asked "how do I learn to apparate when I am still underage?"

    "No problem there. Just go to the licensing bureau and tell them you are allergic to floo travel. They will be able to set up lessons for you. They will also be able to provide you with a portkey to and from there office. That way if the lessons take longer than your first day you will be able to leave and come back without having to floo."

    "That sounds perfect ma'am. Which destination do I need to use to get there?"

    "Ministry of Magic. Once you arrive just tell the guard where you are going and he'll be able to direct you from there."

    "Thank You ma'am. Good day." Harry then walked back to the now repaired floo and taking a pinch of floo powder said "ministry of magic." He catapulted out of the floo which also sharply cracked at his arrival. Getting up he noticed several witches and wizards peering at him in surprise at his arrival. He sheepishly waved and turned to the guard.

    The guard said with laughter in his tone "nice arrival sonny. I'm guessing you're here for an apparition license due to floo allergy?" At his nod the guard continued "well then just go to the lift over there and get off on the sixth floor. There will be a sign there that will tell you where to go from there. Now I need you to check in your wand please."

    Harry put his wand on the tray and watched as it glowed with a white light for a few seconds until it faded. He looked at the guard who gestured for him to take it. He did so and went into the lift the guard had indicated. Once in he pushed the button for the sixth floor and watched as people and various flying papers came on and off various floors until finally the light dinged for the sixth floor. Harry along with a small swarm of flying papers exited the lift. Harry followed the directions posted to the wall in front of him to the apparition office and went inside. He walked up to the man behind the counter and said "I am here to get an apparition license due to floo allergy."

    The man looked him over and asked "are you sure you have a floo allergy?"

    "Yes, I am."

    "Very well follow me." The man got up and walked into a nearby room that had two fireplace's on the opposite sides of the room facing each other. He said while gesturing to the floo connection "we test to see if you have a floo allergy here. Take a pinch of floo powder and say test floo. It will transport you from that floo to that one."

    Harry complied and said "test floo." When he was catapulted out of the opposite one he was accompanied by the now standard crack of the fireplace splitting. Getting up he brushed himself off and looked at the man with one eyebrow lifted in a silent question.

    The man looked at the floo he just came out of and waved his wand repairing it. He turned to Harry and said "well you certainly have a severe floo allergy. Now have you been taught how to apparate?"

    'No sir I haven't."

    "Good, I hate to teach people who feel that they already know how to apparate. Follow me and I'll sign you up for apparition class. I don't know how long it will take you to learn, but it usually takes about six days, each day consisting of three hours work." He walked back into the front office and pulled out some forms. "Now I have to fill out this paperwork with your information. Name?"

    "Harry Potter."

    With an eyebrow raised he said "right then. Ummm age?"

    "11."

    "Guardian?"

    "Emancipated."

    "School you will be attending?"

    "Hogwarts."

    "Current residence?"

    "Umm could you leave that blank for right now? I have yet to claim my ancestral property."

    "I actually need a location Mr. Potter. Where are you planning on staying tonight?"

    "I currently have a room rented at the Leaky Cauldron."

    "Very well, I'll have the portkey set up to take you from the Leaky Cauldron and here. Your class will start as soon as we're done here. For tomorrow and Friday it'll run between 1100-1400 ok?"

    "Got it. Anything else?"

    "Yeah the fee for the lessons no matter how long it takes and the fee for an apparition license runs to 15 galleons."

    "Here you go" Harry said as he handed over the money.

    The man took the money and said "oh by the way my name is Wilkie Twycross." Wilkie then took the money and said "follow me." He then led the way to a large room about 50' long and 35' across. There were two hoops laid out on the floor, one on each end of the longest side. He said "now the basics to apparition are what I call the three D's. Destination, Determination and Deliberation. First you must fix your destination in your mind. Then you must fill yourself with determination to go there. Finally you must deliberately move there. Now don't be discouraged if you don't make any progress at first as this is a tricky bit of magic. To start with move to the middle of that ring and stand in it."

    Harry complied and stood in the ring.

    "Good. Now focus on the ring in front of you. Nod when you have the destination in mind firmly fixed in your mind." Wilkie looked at the absolute concentration on the boys face and wondered if this boy could actually live up to all of the hype. He saw the boy nod and said "now fill yourself with determination that you will move there, while at the same time keeping the destination firmly in focus. Nod when you have done so." Wilkie saw the boy get an expression of absolute will on his face and saw him nod. "Good now deliberately will yourself there." Wilkie watched in absolute shock as with an earsplitting crack the boy apparated to the other circle. He looked in the circle that he left and saw nothing, so he hadn't splinched himself at least. He looked over at Harry and asked "how do you feel?"

    Harry had just apparated and was slightly astonished at the feat he had just done. He felt his body and nothing seemed to be hurting so he said "just fine Mr. Twycross. Why do you ask?"

    "Well one of the dangers of doing apparition while either learning or under stress unless you are well practiced is that you could splinch yourself."

    "What does that word mean, splinch?"

    "A splinch is when you leave a part of your body behind like a leg or an eyebrow or something like that. If you do happen to splinch yourself the Accidental Magic Reversal Squad will have to reattach the missing body part. Now don't worry about permanently losing a body part as unless something happens to that piece. They can reattach it quickly and efficiently." Wilkie paused for a few seconds then asked "have you ever apparated or been side-along apparated before?"

    "Well I have done this once before when I was six and was being chased by some bullies. I apparated to the top of a nearby building. Got in trouble because I couldn't explain how I got up there."

    "Apparating as a part of accidental magic? Astounding. Well then do you have any more questions?"

    "No not really. What now?"

    "Now I want you to apparate back into the hoop you just left. Then apparate back and forth ten times. Each time should be just a little easier. When you are able to apparate back and forth ten times in a row successfully we will move on to the next step."

    Harry nodded and reached for the feeling he had felt right before his last success and successfully apparated. He mentally frowned at the huge noise he was making and turned to Wilkie and asked "is it possible to reduce the noise?"

    Wilkie nodded his head and said "yes there is. But before we get to that I need you to apparate back and forth ten times in a row without splinching, alright?"

    Harry nodded and did just that. As he went along he noticed that he could call up the feeling almost at will and started on his own to do it rather faster. He finished the last three apparitions in almost a blur. He then turned to Wilkie and said "what now?"

    Wilkie was mulling over the apparently effortless ease Harry apparated as he had just apparated twenty times and he wasn't even sweating! Merlin this kid has power. He snapped out of his thoughts as he saw Harry was almost barely appearing before apparating again. He looked with deeply concealed awe and answered Harry. "Now that you have the basic down I want you to change the direction you are facing when you finish apparating."

    The lesson continued on for about an hour as Harry learned to appear any direction he wanted; eventually they moved on to apparating from a sitting position and finished with landing in a sitting position. Wilkie then moved them to another room where he taught Harry to apparate to coordinates, apparating to a location on a map, even apparating to a location that he had never been to before.

    They finished back in the room they had just left and Wilkie turned to Harry and said "now we need to test your apparition limits. I want you to apparate to Paris, France. The distance is about 213 miles as the crow flies alright?"

    Harry nodded and thought of the coordinates and appeared in Paris. He could tell he was there as he saw the Eifel Tower in the distance. He nodded and apparated back He looked at Wilkie and said "no problem."

    Wilkie nodded and said "now I want you to apparate to Berlin, Germany. The distance is about 578 miles alright?"

    Harry once more apparated and looked around and saw the wall. He nodded and apparated back. He looked at Wilkie and said "what next?"

    "Nothing, you passed with flying colors. Now you asked earlier about the noise, right?" Seeing Harry nod he continued on "now the noise you make is congruent with how at ease you have in apparating. The only way to get your body and magic used to apparating is to use it. Continue apparating about ten to twenty minutes a day and within a week your noise will be drastically reduced." He paused for a few seconds then said "now some other things that I need to tell you. One is that your license is only authorized for your personal use. So no side-along apparitions for your friends alright? Next is you need to keep your use of apparition secret from the sight of muggles; so no apparating without being invisible first or having a notice-me-not charm in place. Now it may have come to your attention that you are able to apparate to places that you have never been to before like your apparitions to Paris and Berlin. When you apparate to a place like that you automatically appeared in the local apparition point that those countries have set up. When you apparate like that your magic automatically selects a place where you can appear without any obstructions. However if you were to apparate to the top of a flagpole or something of that nature your determination will automatically override the safety limitation inherent in magic." Wilkie thought for a few seconds then asked "anything else?"

    Harry shook his head and shaking the hand of Wilkie he said "no there isn't. Thank you for your help today sir."

    "It has been my pleasure, and I must say that you have grasped apparating faster than almost anyone I know of. Best of luck to you lad."

    Harry nodded and made his way down to the lobby and apparated to the Leaky Cauldron and made his way to Madam Malkin's. He entered the store and asked Mrs. Malkin "do you have any muggle clothes in this store madam?"

    "Yes we do. I'll send Robin to help you out alright?"

    She then called a young looking witch over. Harry looked her over and saw that she appeared to be in her mid twenties and had bright blond hair and aquamarine eyes. She chirpily said "so you need some clothes hunh? Follow me please." She turned and led the way to an elevator and took them up a floor. She stepped out and waved for Harry to look around.

    Harry looked around and saw that there were racks and racks of muggle clothes. He looked around and then turned his gaze back to Robin and told her "I need three sweatpants, four t-shirts, five pairs of jeans, ten pairs of white socks, ten briefs, five pairs of running shorts and a pair of sneakers."

    Robin nodded and asked "what type of colors do you want?"

    "I would prefer black, if you don't have the items in black then in natural subdued colors."

    "Alright, hold on a second while I measure you." Robin then had a tape measure fly all around him and then headed out into the racks and came back with all of the clothes he had requested. She laid them down on a nearby counter and said "unfortunately we don't carry sneakers here. I can direct you to a nearby shop to pick up some dragonhide shoes though."

    "Great. Now what sort of charms can you put on the clothes?"

    "All of the clothes come standard with growth charms. On the pants as well as the shorts they allow up to 30" in height and up to 20" in the waist. The shirts will grow up to what muggles would consider 5xlt. The socks allow your feet to grow up to a size 16. We offer stain resistance, water repellent and our newest charm allows the clothes to actively absorb then shed on the outside of the clothing your sweat."

    "Very nice. I'll take all of the charms please."

    Robin wrote down all of the clothes and the charms to be added and handed the list to Harry and said "take this to Madam Malkin. The clothes will be ready when we open tomorrow for you to pick up, or they can be delivered to you within two days. Alright?"

    "Thank you ma'am." Harry turned and went down to the counter and handed the list to Madam Malkin.

    She looked it over and said "your bill comes to 15 galleons 8 sickles please." As Harry was paying the money she asked "whom should I address the package to?"

    "I plan on picking them up, but if for some reason I can't then you should address it to Harry Potter ma'am." Wincing internally as he saw her reaction he waited until she nodded and left the store. He walked to Flourish and Blotts. He walked in and went up to the counter and asked "do you have a listing of business's available here? I also need a map for all of the Alley's as well please."

    The man nodded and pulled out two items and put them on the counter and said "the business listing is 3 sickles and the map is 2 sickles and 4knuts. Your total comes to 5 sickles and four knuts."

    Harry nodded and paid the man. He picked up the listing and the map and walked outside. He then opened the listing until he found his next destination. He looked on the map and saw that he had to walk quite a bit. Deciding that it would be better for his feet if he got the shoes first he walked to the shop that Robin mentioned. He walked in and saw a man behind a counter quietly snoring. He walked up to the counter and gave a ring to the bell that was sitting right next to the man's head.

    Blinking his eyes rapidly the man slightly jumped and exclaimed "What's that?" He saw Harry standing there and said "Can I help you with something?"

    "Yes. I need two pairs of sneakers or something equivalent to them please."

    "You've come to the right place then. Come over here please" the man said as he walked to the side and waved him to sit on a chair. He then measured Harry's feet giving a disdainful look at the sight of Harry's taped together sneakers and the sock with a hole where his big toe stuck out. He got up and said "now all of my merchandise will fit perfectly. What sort of activity do you see yourself doing with these? Just walking around? Running? Working in the yard or something of that nature?"

    "Jogging and once I go to school a lot of walking I would imagine."

    "Indeed. Now what style do you want? Take a look at the selection on that wall."

    Harry got up and looked at all of the available styles. He finally picked one style that looked like it was a muggle military style boot with laces up the front. The second style that he picked was a hiking boot style. Both had excellent treads on the bottom and moved freely. He said "I'll pick these two styles."

    The man looked them over and nodded and then asked "all of the boots will allow your feet to grow until their size 16 without pinching your feet. Now what color do you want? All of the skins are the same, just different colors."

    "Both in black."

    The man nodded and went to the rear of the store, upon returning he handed the pair to Harry and said the "total comes to 12 galleons."

    Harry nodded and put on the hiking style of boots and asked "can I leave these sneakers here for you to throw away?" Seeing the man nod Harry walked outside of the shop and went into the Leaky Cauldron. Once he reached his room Harry saw that Hedwig was back and said "hold on one second girl. I need to send a message to Bloodpike after I finish putting these away." He put his new shoes away into the trunk and grabbed a sheet of parchment and his new quill and wrote, well more like scribbled, a note to Bloodpike asking if Knifebiter had accepted the position of being the Potter account manager. If so he asked to have an appointment set up with him so that he could get a handle on what exactly he owned. He rolled the letter up and attached it to Hedwig and said "I need you to take this to Bloodpike please. He should be in Gringott's. Wait for a reply, ok?" Hedwig nodded her head and soared off. Harry opened the map and made sure of his directions and set off to his next to last destination of the day.

    He finally reached the building that housed the law offices of Greengrass and Davis. He walked inside and followed the directions listed on the ground floor to the office entrance and opened the door onto an elegant appearing front lobby. There were several chairs scattered around and a desk of mahogany behind which sat a young pretty brunette. He walked up to the counter and said "I need to speak with one of your lawyers please."

    The brunette looked him over and asked slightly condescendingly asked "your name?"

    "Harry Potter."

    The woman's face underwent an instant transformation from slightly cold and remote to sultry and inviting on hearing his name and she simpered "wait right there cutey. I'll get the senior partner right here in a sec. alright?"

    Harry nodded and sat down and mentally ran over what he wanted done. He sat there mulling his thoughts over and wondered why Dumbledore hadn't reacted yet to him not following the prepared script and shedding the bindings. Shrugging mentally he waited for about five more minutes until the door opened and a tall man about 6' 3" tall with shoulder length wavy chestnut colored hair that was graying at the temples entered the lobby. He looked to be about 60. He reached out his hand and said "welcome Mr. Potter. I am Samuel Greengrass Davis and it is a pleasure to meet you."

    "Likewise sir. I think we have some business to discuss if you aren't too busy?"

    "Not at all, please come this way." He then led the way to a large extremely elegant office and settled in one of the chairs in front of the desk and gestured for Harry to take a chair facing him. Once Harry sat down Samuel asked "now what can my firm do for you Mr. Potter?"

    "First off I would like to hire you to be my law firm and take it away from whoever is representing me now. You may not be aware of this but my parents Will was violated and sealed by the Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot. I also believe that is was that person that ceased to have the Potter legal affairs represented by your firm as well, though I could not prove it. Before I get into those matters I believe that I need to sign some sort of confidentiality agreement, do I not?"

    Samuel nodded and got up and went behind the desk and took out a parchment that listed all of the clauses and duties of a lawyer-client confidentiality agreement and handed it over along with a quill. Harry scrawled his name and sat back and asked "what now?"

    "How do you know that your parent's Will was violated, since it was sealed on order from the Chief Warlock?"

    "I asked the goblins today if my parents had a Will on file. They said they did, but couldn't show it to me unless Ragnok allowed it to be unsealed. Ragnok asked me why and I answered that I thought that it had been violated. He allowed it to be unsealed and the Will is now in effect. Due to the Will be in effect I am now emancipated in both worlds as shown by these documents." He handed the two papers over and continued on with "since I am now emancipated I do believe that I can hopefully get your law firm on retainer. I would also like this firm to take some legal actions as well if you are in agreement."

    Samuel looked over the emancipations and saw that they were endorsed by Gringott's and mentally whistled. With that endorsement no one would dare challenge it as the goblins would likely ignite into another war over the slight if they were overturned. He thought over the law firms position right now and remembered with a hint of nostalgia Charlus Potter who he had gone to school with and become friends there. It was an unlikely pairing as Charlus like almost all Potter's ended up in Gryffindor and he was in Slytherin. The friendship held true though based mainly on their families longtime association with each other. They never married into each other's family, but their families had worked together for almost 600 years. He remembered his impotent fury at losing the Potter's as clients by the actions of Dumbledore who claimed at the time it was the last wish of James. He knew better but Dumbledore was seen as the next thing to a saint in Britain and he had no proof that no such action was to be taken. Here sitting in front of him was a chance to regain the friendship between their families and stick one up Dumbledore's ass at the same time and he mentally salivated at causing discomfort to the old geezer.

    Samuel shook his head and answered Harry "since you are emancipated you are certainly able to hire us on retainer. One second please." He then reached into one of the drawers which he pulled out and took out a form for hiring the firm and putting it on retainer. He handed over the form and said "the fee for our retainer is 167 galleons a month Mr. Potter. Once that is paid we need to discuss some things I believe."

    Harry nodded and paid for a year's worth and signed the paper. He then leaned back and said "before we get to what I came here for what would you like to know?"

    Samuel took the paper as well as the money and filed them away then took out a parchment and said "first off I need to see your parents Will. Second I need to know of what you have been doing since that night."

    Harry nodded and launched into a recital of where he had been living and the abuse he suffered there, then the bindings and other enchantments that had been cast upon him. He finished up with "once I got done with the doctors I came here as I had found out that your firm was the traditional firm of my ancestors."

    Samuel had taken copious notes and felt a severe burning of anger at the plight of the young man sitting before him. He was half tempted to go to the Dursley's and show them why they should fear wizards. He shook his head at learning of the bindings and enchantments that someone had cast upon him and wondered at the boy's survival. He sat back in thought once Harry was done and marshaled his thoughts. Once his thoughts were in place he then said "first off you need to claim your title of Lord Potter as this will give you some additional legal protection when Dumbledore finds out you have escaped his grasp. Second thing you need to do is get a place of residence as soon as possible."

    Harry asked "how do I claim the title of Lord Potter? I realize that it might be common knowledge on how to do so, but I've just entered the wizarding world. In addition what would be my obligations as Lord Potter?"

    "To claim the title of Lord Potter you need to go into the main vault of the Potters. Once there, there should be a pedestal with a ring on top. Take the ring and put it on. Putting on the ring is all you need to do to be confirmed as Lord Potter. As for your duties ... well there are several things. I am not quite certain what they are as I am not of an Ancient and Noble House as both the Greengrass and Davis families were never ennobled. I can arrange a teacher to come to Hogwarts every weekend and teach you the obligations if you would like."

    "Yes please, I would definitely like that. If the teacher could also teach the customs of wizarding society I would appreciate that as well."

    "No problem. If you don't mind I would like my daughters Daphne Greengrass and Tracy Davis to join you for the instruction on polite society as well. If you find any other students at Hogwarts that would like to join please invite them as well. Since you are requesting this it allows me to stick a thumb in Dumbledore's eye, since he cancelled the class that was basically an introduction to our world to all muggleborn and muggle raised."

    "I see do you know why he cancelled the class? And what happens if he tries to block your teacher from entrance?"

    "I don't know of the reason he cancelled the class, he stated publically that there was no need for the class since the students could learn on their own. What his private reason might have been I can't say. As for him trying to deny the entrance of the teacher, I happen to sit on the Board of Governors that oversees the running of Hogwarts. Since I am on the board I can arrange a private instructor to come to Hogwarts. Since the instructor will be privately arranged to come there Dumbledore can't interfere."

    "Excellent. As to your second question I intend to claim my ancestral manor."

    "You found out where it is?"

    Harry decided to tell a little white lie here as he certainly couldn't tell him a Goddess and God told him! "Actually my father did. He set up a permanent portkey between Diagon Alley and the manor that only a Potter or their spouse could use."

    "Amazing. I remember your Grandfather lamenting that he couldn't find it as it was considered an heirloom of the Potters."

    "You knew my grandfather?"

    "Yes I went to school with him in fact. It was slightly difficult as I was in Slytherin and he as almost every Potter known was sorted into Gryffindor. He was a good friend nonetheless. He married Dorea Black after graduation as they were soul mates. It's a tragedy that he only had one son. James came so late in his life that he spoiled him somewhat."

    "Yeah I kind of got that impression that my dad wasn't the best kid around."

    "To a point yes. However he rapidly matured and became someone anyone could be proud of by his third year. You have to remember that it was during these times the rivalry between Slytherin and Gryffindor became vicious due to the actions of its members. It's sad the state my old house has fallen to Mr. Potter. We were once the epitome of cunning, ambition and tradition. Now they've twisted it to distrust, hatred and lawlessness. I blame Dumbledore for this as he has always mistrusted Slytherin and disliked it. The latest ongoing outrage is he has allowed a despicable person to become a teacher there in addition he has put that person as the Head of Slytherin."

    Harry thought back to how Dumbledore treated Slytherin and could see how had allowed Slytherin to be ostracized, especially by encouraging by inaction the actions of Snape and the pureblood fanatics. He shook his head and said "well there's not much I can do about that right now, but if any members of Slytherin wish to be my friends I will certainly welcome them. With the way the wizarding world had put me on a pedestal I don't know how my fellow students will take to me, but I can hope that they get to know me and not the boy-who-lived." He fell silent and said "you know that brings up a good point. Would you be able to find out who has taken my name and slapped it onto those ridiculous books? I've never received any sort of compensation for any of them, nor given my permission to use my name."

    "You mean to say you've never received any sort of compensation for those books or anything else?"

    Harry pulled out of his backpack that he had been carrying around all day and reached in and extracted the ledger that listed the transactions for his accounts. He opened it and searched through it along with Samuel and they found that until he had become emancipated all of his accounts were frozen. The only deposits were from his stock dividends. They saw the withdrawals that were paid to Dumbledore and the Dursley's as well as one item withdrawn recently that simply stated one invisibility cloak, but nothing else.

    Samuel leaned back with closed eyes and whistled tonelessly between pursed lips as he contemplated some actions his firm would be taking in the near future. He opened his eyes and said "Ok, so in addition to getting compensation I am going to have to take a legal case against the firm Dumbledore put you on."

    "By the way you never mentioned that law firm."

    "Oh, sorry, that law firm is Diggle, Doge and Ogden. They are all long time cronies of Dumbledore's. Practically worship the man they do."

    "Oh by the way do you know where he is right now? I have an impression that he's tied up with something right now. As I assumed that he would have noticed the various monitors he put on me to have notified him of their breaking."

    "He's away on I.C.W. business right now. He won't be back for another week or so as when the I.C.W. meets it's always in a closed session. That way its members have to sort out their business before anyone can leave."

    "Ahhh, excellent. This way I can get established in my new home without worrying I'll be kidnapped and thrown back into prison."

    Chuckling Samuel replied "indeed. Was there anything else?"

    "Yes there was. I would like you to start looking into the Sirius Black case as he was never tried. In my parents Will they stated that Peter Pettigrew was the secret keeper. Now I was informed by the goblins that he was also accused of killing 12 muggles, but once again there was no trial."

    "Are you telling me that there was no trial at all for a standing Lord of an Ancient and Nobel House?!!?" Samuel roared.

    "According to the goblins, yep."

    "Damn, that's almost inconceivable. Well we will have our work cut out for us. With this on top of your earlier directives we're going to have to hire new staff."

    "Sorry to be a bother."

    "Don't worry Mr. Potter I'm actually excited. It's not often one takes on tasks like these, I was sorted into Slytherin for a reason you know." He leaned back and tried to think of anything else he could advise and came up blank so he asked "was there anything else?"

    Harry thought it over decided to ask something. "Do you know where I could get some house elves if there aren't any at my ancestor's manor?"

    Samuel leaned back and thought for a few seconds then decided to make an offer to his new client. "I can offer you between fifteen to twenty house elves. They are from my family, but before I would be willing to offer them to you I would need an assurance that you wouldn't mistreat them. They and their families have been serving the Greengrass and Davis families for centuries and we consider them to be almost family members."

    "I can assure you that I would never consider punishing them or mistreating them in any way. In fact one of my first rules before I accept them would be that they can't punish themselves without them bringing the reason for punishment to me first."

    "That would be more than acceptable. Very well, if you find that you need them I will have them come here tomorrow at around say 0900?"

    "That should be perfect sir. That way I could check my manor and see if I need the help. Thank you for this."

    "No problem. Is there anything else?"

    Harry thought for a few seconds and decided that this was enough for the day. So he shook his head and replied as he rose "no I do believe that this is all. I thank you for your time sir."

    Samuel rose and shaking Harry's hand replied "thank you for your patronage Mr. Potter. As my wife said to me once upon a time, I do believe that is the start of a beautiful relationship." He then led Harry to the lobby and said once they got there "good luck Mr. Potter and good day."

    "Good day sir." Harry then turned and went back toward Diagon Alley. He was almost there when Hedwig appeared in the sky and landed on his shoulder and stuck out a leg that had a scroll attached. He opened the scroll and saw that he had an appointment in an hour and a half. His stomach grumbled in hunger and he decided to eat at the Leaky Cauldron. He turned to Hedwig and said "I'll be eating in the Leaky Cauldron and then going to Gringott's Hedwig. Thank you for doing this for me."

    Hedwig looked at him as if to say 'thanks for doing what? My job?' then bobbed her head and took off. Harry chuckled and went in and ordered food from Tom and ate a fulfilling meal. Finishing he saw that he had about ten minutes until his appointment and decided to get there a little early.
     
  9. I LOVE Harry Potter and all, but I didn't read that.

    Stopped when I saw that they got something wrong. It's Chamber of SECRETS, not mysteries. 

    Seriously. That's so long.

    Ah, the wonders of copy and paste. 
     
  10. Omg. Think I'm going to die!!! I can't read all that and I really want to
     
  11. I Started a New Thread and will do this story their this time I just posted half of the first chapter and I would like u to post on my wall what u think of it the new Thread Is Called:

    ᎻᎯᎡᎡᎩ ᏢᎾᎿᎿᏋᎡ The Last Chance