Chapter 1: Gringotts
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As they exited the alley behind The Leaky Cauldron, Harry could only just hide his awe. All around them were colourful shops. they passed various shops from clothing stores, Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions, and Second-Hand Bookshop, which sold tomes that were ancient to more modern editions, but all passed down through the generations, to Flourish and Blotts, the bookshop which sold all new books by new starting writers as we as already popular authors, as well as a sport shop by the look of the shop. Harry could see many other alleys that went off to the sides and as they passed one alley Harry heard a Hagrid mutter to him, "don' go down there, nasty place tha' is. Anyway, we better hurry to Gringotts, Albus will be wantin' tha' parcel." That last line said more to himself than to Harry, which didn't mean that Harry didn't hear it.
Frowning slightly Harry followed Hagrid towards Gringotts, whatever that was. After a moment of thinking Harry spoke up, "Hagrid if you need to get something to Professor Dumbledore, why don't I keep shopping by myself. I wouldn't mind exploring a bit." And after a short pause where Hagrid looked at Harry, he continued in a wistful voice, "you see I haven't been out in a while 'cause Aunt Petunia needs me at home to clean the house."
"Alrigh' 'arry, why don' we jus' go up to Gringotts and get you sorted wi' money and then I'll leave ya,"
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Upon entering the bank Harry saw a weird humanlike creature sneering at him. Not wanting to get on the wrong side of the creature he nodded towards them as they passed by.
Quietly as to not be heard by the creatures he tugged Hagrid's sleeve and whispered, "what are those …" he cut off not wanting to offend if they had been overheard.
"Ahh those are goblins" Hagrid replied loudly making Harry cringe slightly at the lack of subtlety in his words. "They run the bank, interesting creatures they are."
Harry simply nodded then stated, "I'm going to talk with them about my account" and with that he skipped away into the crowd around the counters. As he wormed his way between the adults, the only upside of being so small, he thought about everything that Hagrid had told him, from finding out that his parents had died protecting him to the fact that his aunt had kept his heritage from him.
Finally reaching the counter, he only just reached it, he politely asked, "'Scuse me sir, but I've only just found out that I have a vault as my parents are dead and I was raised by muggles"
Peering over the edge the goblin saw a small dark-haired boy. "And what is your name?" the goblin all but sneered. "Or did those muggles not tell you that either"
Harry grimaced slightly then smirked, "I found that out when I was five."
The goblin hid his shock, the fact that this kid wasn't ashamed to admit that he hadn't been raised by the best of people. "And what is that name?"
"Harry Potter" was the simple reply.
This time the goblin couldn't hide his shock. "If you don't mind I'm going to call your account manager over." Harry merely nodded his response.
The goblin at the counter pressed a button and a minute later another joined him behind the counter.
"Yes?"
"One of the clients is here, he needs assistance"
"And who is this client," he replied as he glanced downward.
"Harry Potter, sir," came the reply from below.
Suddenly two heads looked at the small boy in shock.
"Very well," said the second goblin, who Harry could see was slightly taller than the other. "I'll take him to Ragnok… he'll understand this,"
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Following the new goblin to this Ragnok goblin, he wondered why they were surprised as to when he responded to the goblins earlier.
After many twists and turns, they came to a corridor with only two doors. The goblin leading him knocked on the second door and waited. A moment later the door opened to show a big office with weapons and shields decorating the walls, on the floor was a lush crimson coloured carpet sitting on a dark red oak flooring. Atop the carpet sat a desk, chair and cabinet all made with dark wood and features of red oak.
As Harry was looking around he missed the goblin who led him the explain the what had happened then leave. Just as the door clicked shut Harry looked up with a start.
"Hello sir, I'm Harry Potter, though I'm sure you have already been told" Harry began.
"Why, yes I have. I'm Ragnok head goblin of Gringotts, I do believe you came here to check your vault but one of the goblins noticed a slight problem with that. It seems that your account has been accessed before now but earlier you stated that you only found out about it today, is that correct?"
"Yes sir, I found out that I was a wizard just today and I also found out about the vault about two hours ago."
"Well in that case I do believe that you should do an inheritance test before we proceed, so we can make sure you are who you say you are and as you have had a lot taken from your vault, I can also give you a statement that covers the last ten years as you seem to not to have received them." As he spoke Ragnok began taking out the required equipment. "Place the knife across your left palm and swipe it, now place your cut palm on this parchment."
Doing as asked, Harry put his bleeding palm against the parchment and after three seconds the cut sealed and black ink started forming words on the page. Then at the top, there were four words.
Inheritance Test
Name: Harrison James Potter-Black
Birth: 31 July 1980
Father: James Fleamont Potter (Deceased)
Mother: Lily Rose Potter nee. Evans (Deceased)
Father (Blood Adoption): Sirius Orion Black (Imprisoned)
Titles:
Lord of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Potter (Paternal)
Lord Gryffindor (Paternal)
Lord Slytherin (Maternal)
Heir to the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black (Blood Adoption)
Heir Evans (Maternal)
Heir Peverell (Paternal)
Potter:
Vaults:
#642: 39,076,032 galleons, 6 sickles, 12 knuts
#430: 238,580 galleons, 13 sickles, 3 knuts
#305: 78,438,439 galleons, 2 sickles, 5 knuts
Heirloom vault:
#652: total value: 3,438,895 galleons, 5 sickles, 32 knuts
Trust Vault:
#568: 43,085 galleons, 5 knuts
Property:
Potter Manor (Scotland)
Potter Cottage (England, needs reconstruction)
Ivy House (California, rented out)
Potter Summerhouse (New Zealand)
The Burrow (England, rented out)
Business Investments:
Daily Prophet: 43%
Quality Quidditch Supplies: 32%
Nimbus Racing Broom Company: 17%
Flourish and Blotts: 16%
Ideal Elf Employment Service: 4%
Gryffindor:
Vaults:
Heirloom Vault:
#125: total value: 45 galleons, 4 sickles
Property:
Gryffindor castle (England)
Hogwarts Castle (Scotland, shared with Slytherin, Hufflepuff – died out, Ravenclaw- died out)
Slytherin:
Vaults:
Heirloom Vault:
#126: total value: Wands, tomes, books, portraits, etc.
(Only accessible by Heir or Lord)
Property:
Slytherin Ancestral Manor (England)
Hogwarts Castle (Scotland, shared with Gryffindor, Hufflepuff – died out, Ravenclaw- died out)
Black:
Vaults:
#458: 4,034,853 galleons, 4 sickles, 28 knuts
#693: 245,345 galleons, 12 sickles, 3 knuts
#639: 77,086 galleons, 7 sickles, 19 knuts
Heirloom Vault:
#546: Wands, tomes, robes, etc.
Total Value: 2,457,567 galleons, 3 sickles, 8 knuts
Property:
Grimmauld Place (London)
Black Castle (France)
Seaview Chateau (Italy)
Black Estate (Denmark)
Business Investments:
Borgin and Burkes: 49%
Daily Prophet: 26%
Hogs Head Inn: 18%
Twillfitt and Tattings: 3%
Peverell:
Vaults:
Heirloom Vault:
#974: Familial Possessions
(only accessible by Heir or Lord)
Property:
Peverell Castle (Scotland)
Magic:
Magic core: blocked – 80% (Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore – 1981)
Wandless: blocked (Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore – 1981)
Healer magic – inheritance maternal: blocked (Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore – 1981)
Dark Magic: blocked (Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore – 1981)
Light Magic: blocked (Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore – 1981)
Natural Occlumency – Parental: blocked (Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore – 1981)
Natural Legilimency – Parental: blocked (Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore – 1981)
Natural Animagus – Paternal: blocked (Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore – 1981)
Metamorphmagus – Blood Adoption: blocked – 90% (Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore – 1981)
Parselmouth
Language Affinity – Gobbledygook, Latin, French, Mermish
Other Information:
Godfather bond: blocked (Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore – 1981)
Marriage Contract between: Harrison James Potter-Black and Ginevra Molly Weasley - (Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore and Molly Weasley – 1981)
Horcrux (skull – Tom Marvolo Riddle)
Compulsions:
To Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore (By Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore)
For Light Magic (By Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore)
Against Dark Magic (By Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore)
Against Tom Marvolo Riddle (By Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore)
To Molly Weasley (By Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore)
To Ronald Bilius Weasley (By Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore)
As Harry read through the list he got more and more shocked, and when he reached the end he promptly fainted.
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AN: This is my first ever fanfic that I have written. Should I keep going? I probably will upload at least another chapter because I have some ideas.
please let me know if anything needs changing!
I don't own anything in this story! (Sadly)