12/5/16
When Harry woke up, he sat in bed and though back to the day before. He remembered that he picked up some paperwork, he decided at that moment, to go through it today. So got up and headed down for breakfast, he told Hermione and Ron what he was going to do today.
Harry, Hermione and Ron, went outside with all the paperwork. Harry decided to start with the smallest pile, it was for the Peverell family. The first envelope contained;
Peverell Family Heirlooms
Elder Wand – Belonged to Antioch Peverell
Resurrection Stone – Belonged to Cadmus Peverell
Invisibility Cloak – Ignotus Peverell
Gold Engagement Ring with Painite Stone – Belonged to Meredith Forbes (Cadmus Peverell's Fiance)
The next envelope had on the front of it;
To the next Lord of the Most Ancient and Noble House of Peverell
Harry wondered what could be in the envelope, so opened it and took everything out of the envelope. The first thing was a letter that said;
23rd August 1263
Dear Lord Peverell,
My name is Wallace Potter and I am the current Lord Potter-Peverell.
I have entered the next Lord Peverell into a contract with the Clearwater family, for a first born daughters hand in marriage.
I hope it isn't too long, before the next Lord Peverell is around.
Regards,
Lord Wallace Potter-Peverell
'The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.'
The last thing in the envelope was the betrothal contract;
Betrothal Contract between the Most Ancient and Noble House of Peverell and the Most Ancient House of Clearwater
I Lord Wallace Potter-Peverell, sound of body, mind and magic. Hereby enter the next Lord Peverell into a betrothal contarct, with a first born daughter of the Clearwater family.
I Lord Piers Clearwater, sound of body, mind and magic. Hereby enter a first born daughter of the Clearwater family into a betrothal contract, with the next Lord Peverell.
Clauses –
1) The contract must be completed, within three months of the contract becoming active. – Activation Date: 11/5/16
2) The first child of the marriage, must be born within two years.
So we say, mote it be.
Lord Wallace Potter-Peverell
Lord Piers Clearwater
All three were shocked when they finished reading the papers. Harry was white as a ghost and Ron was red in the face. Hermione shouted out, "That is barbaric, you have to marry because of a contract." Ron went on to say, "It used to be common to marry through contract." Harry grabbed the Black family information next.
The first piece of paperwork was;
Black Family Heirlooms
Special Box filled with the Family Wands
Two Gold Wedding Rings
Gold Engagement Ring with Large Diamond
Platinum Engagement Ring with Heart Motif in Sapphire, surrounded in Diamonds
Silver Snake Brooch with Diamonds
The next thing was a envelope that said;
To Harry James Potter
In the envelope was a letter that said;
Dear Harry,
You won't know who I am; I am Sirius Black's grandfather. You will be reading this letter at a hard time, Sirius must be dead and your are now on your own.
You are now Lord Black and with that comes responsibilities. I have left you a journal of my experiences of being a Lord of a Most Ancient and Noble House.
I am sorry as well because you are now part of a prank I have played. My niece's husband was expecting his son to become the next Lord Black. I was never going to let that happen, as can be seen as you are the Lord Black. I however let him think he was correct and something else came from that. Another Lord from a Most Ancient and Noble House contacted me and wanted to enter the next Lord Black into a betrothal contract. I did this as I knew it would annoy by niece's husband and this other Lord, when it came out your are Lord Black.
I am sorry for that and wish you all the best.
Regards,
Lord Arcturus Black
Harry was surprised to find a letter, which was directly addressed to him. He felt a wide range of emotions go through him. He went from happy, to sad and finally to angry. He was angry that decisions were still out of his hands. He was also trying to work out who this family could be, for this other betrothal contract. He pulled out the last piece of paperwork from the pile, which was the betrothal contract;
Betrothal Contract between the Most Ancient and Noble House of Black and the Most Ancient and Noble House of Parkinson.
I Lord Arcturus Black, sound of body, mind and magic. Hereby enter the next Lord Black into a betrothal contract, with Pansy Olivia Parkinson of the Parkinson family.
I Lord Hector Parkinson, sound of body, mind and magic. Hereby enter Pansy Olivia Parkinson of the Parkinson family into a betrothal contract, with the next Lord Black.
Clauses –
1) The contract must be completed, within three months of the contract becoming active. – Activation Date: 11/5/16
2) The first child of the marriage, must be born within two years.
So we say, mote it be.
Lord Arcturus Black
Lord Hector Parkinson
After reading the contract, Harry and Ron both burst into laughs. Harry though it was a great prank to play, on a death eater family. Hermione was so angry, she shouted, "This is so barbaric, how can you have two wives." Ron didn't think and replied, "Harry is the Lord of three families, he has to keep the families going. That means he could have three wives." Hermione looked really angry, yet stayed quiet for Harry. Harry said to Ron and Hermione, "I will leave the Potter paperwork for now, it is only one file. So all three of them grabbed the files and went back inside.
Harry spoke to Mr Weasley and asked to speak to him after dinner. They went and sat down in the living room after dinner. Mr Weasley asked Harry, "What can I do for you Harry?" Harry replied, "Me, Ron and Hermione went through some of the files I got from Gringott's. Within them were these two contracts." Harry handed the contracts to Mr Weasley and he read them over. He was shocked at the contracts and asked Harry, "What help do you need of me with these contracts?" Harry turned over what he wanted to say in his head and then said, "I need to know what I need to do about these contracts." Mr Weasley replied, "I wil go with you to Gringotts tomorrow and help get this sorted." Harry said thanks to Mr Weasley and then went to bed.