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Chapter 7 – Surprises

Andromeda Tonks knew something was up when she was told that the Will was temporarily on hold as Harry had some research to do. Ragnok wasn't forthcoming to any of her questions, saying only the Will would be changed as some new information was revealed.

"When can I see Harry?" she asked, being worried that someone had gotten to him and "convinced" him to return to the pawn that he had been.

"He knew you would be concerned for the delay but I swear to you he has not been compromised. He will meet with you two days from now in one of our Continental branches in a secured room to put the finishing touches on the Will and to get your advice on certain matters."

She was not happy, but had to trust Ragnok as he knew where Harry was and she didn't for reasons of safety. But she had to have some news so asked "How is his recovery going? Has he had the Muggle and Magical surgery the healers suggested?"

"Yes he has but it will take some time before he is completely healed and he will never be as healthy and magically powerful as he would have been due to the Dursleys' 'care' and Dumbledamnit's manipulations. We both have to wait until the meeting to see the results but I have heard he is nearly unrecognizable."

"One thing he has done was to purchase a new home – not in Britain – and has decided to sell some property he has inherited. Apparently he is worried that Dumbledamnit will be able to trace and trap him if he inhabits one of the Potter properties. I do not know where it is located but several house elves have been purchased to ready the house and grounds as it has been empty for a long time due to the owners' deaths. He is currently shopping for furnishings and the like and being assisted by an unnamed entity."

Unknown to Ragnok, the unnamed entity was none other than Luna Lovegood who had been easily found by Harry's searchers because she sensed that he was looking for her. Apparently, Lily had been Petunia's half-sister (same father, different mothers) and Lily had had three aunts, two of which had children. Luna was the daughter of Lily's cousin Pandora, thus making Harry and Luna cousins.

Luna and her father moved into the Manor which Harry had named Melody Manor at Luna's suggestion. Luna knew how to play the harp and drums (go figure) and she highly recommended to Harry that he should have music lessons as "it will do you good" so he was purchasing a baby grand piano and a few other instruments he wanted to learn to play.

During his stay at the clinic, he heard that in most places other than Britain, it was possible to have a room or two wired for electricity and the runes to make it work were installed on the TV, VCR or computer, etc. to make them work. Also, there were special landline telephones to be had as well as mobile phones that worked in a magical environment when the proper runes were applied.

This was going to be a Magical/Muggle household, free of prejudice, bullying and abuse of any kind…just as long as one obeyed the rules. For the environment that was to be a peaceful, safe and structured for learning of any kind and fulfilling one's full potential, rules had to be made, oaths sworn and anyone who strayed from the rules would be obliviated of all knowledge concerning Harry, and the Manor and those who also lived there and then sent away. If was only fair for the utopia Harry was creating that no "snake" – and that didn't mean a Slytherin – would be allowed to disrupt this Eden.

Dobby was Harry's Head Elf/valet and Winky was the Housekeeper. Sammy would be the valet for any other males, was the main messenger and would share secretarial duties with Luna. Addy, a young but very talented elf, was the cook and totally in charge of the kitchen and ordering supplies, making a list which would then be given to Winky for approval. Henny was also a young elf that would help Addy in the kitchen and be in charge of the general cleaning and laundry/ironing. Rurry was an older male elf who had vast experience with landscaping, gardening and care of the few animals such as chickens, cows, etc. which Harry would be purchasing. Rorry was his son and apprentice.

Hermione would have a conniption knowing Harry had SEVEN house elves, but too bad! He would never harm them, allow them to punish themselves for real or imagined mistakes, keep them healthy and happy, give them a half day off every week and a galleon per week also. Therefore, they were servants, not slaves, and Harry would also say to Hermione "We can learn so much from them."

If Hermione didn't like it, then she could clean out the barns and poultry houses, clean all of the bathrooms and her room and anything else Harry thought of. From what Hermione had said, she had to keep her room neat, help with the washing up of the kitchen things but not much else. In an emergency, she did some dusting and vacuuming and she knew how to do the laundry but was only responsible for her own.

Once a week a char woman came in to do the main cleaning and twice a year a cleaning agency was called in to do the heavy seasonal cleaning. The Grangers had a landscaper who mowed the lawn, trimmed the hedges and trees and in the winter, shoveled snow. The Grangers were professional people and their time was worth more than doing mundane chores. They only did the basics, although Mrs. Granger had a flower garden which she took care of and was her pride and joy.

Harry had been shocked to discover that Emma Granger was his youngest aunt. From the detailed information provided, she was born to Harry's grandparents, had magic but lost it due to a very dark ceremony performed by Albus Dumbledore! Apparently, Dumbledore knew that "Evelyn Rowena" was a descendent of one of the Founders, and was born around the time that Dumbledore had (finally in his opinion) become Headmaster of Hogwarts.

The fiend had found an ancient ceremony geared to Hogwarts that anyone who was a descendent of a Founder could use a special spell to strengthen the wards and his/her personal control over the school. Wanting as much control and power as possible over Hogwarts, he only knew of one ancestor of a Founder who was married and his wife just had a new baby. He couldn't go anywhere near that couple so to circumvent being accused of kidnapping, he compelled the newborn's maternal grandmother to offer to babysit the new child and give her daughter a much needed rest.

The Granny brought the child to Dumbledore for him to "draw out the evil that the baby was born with" but actually used the secret spell. He drained Evelyn of her magic but not her life telling the horrified Granny "She will not ever live in darkness and the sacrifice of her magic was well worth the loss." Granny didn't see it that way.

Granny knew that if she brought back her now sickly grandchild to her parents, the child's father would MURDER HER that is if her daughter didn't do it first. So she went to a healer she knew, explained the situation and the healer took care of things. She went to a Muggle hospital where a couple had just lost their third child to SIDS. As they mourned, the healer substituted Evelyn with the dead child, slightly glamouring her to look like the other girl. Then "a miracle happened" as the baby Emma had started to breathe again. The parents were estatic and grateful and took their child home and raised her with loving care. Eventually, the glamour would fade, but Evelyn had looked enough like the other child so it wasn't noticed as both had been so young when the switch was done.

Meanwhile, the healer and Granny glamoured the dead girl and sadly returned her to her mother with an explanation. Fortunately for them, Daddy was out of the country doing research otherwise he would have done a very extensive exam, found out about the trickery and then….

Thus, Evelyn grew up as Emma and never knew she had been born with magic but was now essentially a Squib. As fate had it, she married Matt Granger, who didn't know that he was a third generation Squib and a descendent of Hector Dagworth-Granger.

Harry had always thought of Hermione as a sister (mostly because he had been spelled that way) and he was happy to find out she was his cousin. Unfortunately, he also found out who their mutual maternal grandparents were and although it explained much, these were people who he would not like to have as relatives. But Hermione would never believe any of it, so she would have to be obliviated of certain things.

Emma Granger was shocked to (1) find out she had been adopted; (2) that she had been born a witch but lost her magic because of Dumbledore; (3) find out who her real mother was; and (4) her only daughter was in danger from Dumbles, Weasleys, Death Eaters and both of Emma's parents.

A representative of Harry Potter (who was apparently her nephew) contacted her and Matt and explained exactly what was going on in the world they let their daughter enter. They were shocked, then horrified and ended with being extremely angry. Fortunately Mrs. Tonks told them that Harry wanted to save them and Hermione from the fate that awaited them. She had even brought a synopsis of what had occurred in the first war and would definitely be reoccurring in the upcoming one.

She helped them arrange for their escape and recommended they grab their daughter as soon as she got off the train and take her to her office, where Hermione would be talked to…or rather knocked out and taken to the Goblins for a health and magical checkup, as would both her parents.

They were placed in a Goblin safe house while Hermione was examined then deprogrammed. Between the obliviations, hexes, charms and totally illegal potions used on their daughter, both parents were furious and thought things couldn't get any worse – until it did. They also were examined and there were a few obliviations and compulsions found on them. However, something had been done to Emma when she was very young and the Goblin healer had never seen anything like it in her long career. She consulted with other Goblins and even took her questions to a healer who she trusted – but made him swear an oath as he was a human - but he was just as baffled as the Goblins.

Since Harry Potter was paying, the Goblins decided to give Emma Granger a heritage test if only to see if she was a Squib and from a family with a magical peculiarity. This occurred before Harry had his test done. Matt found out he was related to Hector Dagwood-Granger (whoever he was) but Emma had a very "interesting" history.

Emma always thought that she was not her parents' natural child. Neither of them had blue eyes but she did. They just told her she never grew out of her blue baby eyes and that it was probably a recessive gene or something. Now she knew why.

Wound Giver – the Goblin assigned to them – had scanned the test before he would hand it over. It looked as if he was having a double take and about to lose his lunch before he spat out "Woodungagaplick" which sounded to Matt like a curse word. It was then Anooskous – the healer – yelled out "Language" (much like Hermione always did) "These might be humans but they are our clients and patients and I will not allow this disrespect and such language."

He then handed it over to the healer who took one look at it and her eyes widened considerably. As the test was as comprehensive as the one Harry got, it told all the gory details. She then handed the test to the humans as she said "At least I found out the reason for the discrepancy in your health."

Anooskous attempted to give them an explanation, but soon found that she wasn't up to it. Ragnok must be contacted and advised of the situation and they would now wait for a decision to be made by Ragnok and Harry Potter.

It was September 1st and despite all of the threats, demands, manipulations and all of his political and magical power, Dumbledore could not get Harry Potter to return to Hogwarts. Several people were also fighting with him, from Goblins, to Amelia Bones and the DMLE, members of the Wizengamot and even the ICW got involved.

He had lost the use of Grimmauld House, funds from Harry's trust vault and Bill Weasley, Nymphadora Tonks, Hermione Granger and Luna Lovegood were all missing.

Fudge still had Lucius and the other Death Eaters captured at the Ministry in Ministry cells pending "investigations and trials (if needed)" as their solicitors were fighting tooth and nail to keep their clients out of Azkaban. Fudge wasn't answering any of Dumbles' calls so the old wizard had Fawkes fetch him directly to his office for a long delayed chat and a lot of "convincing" as only Dumbles could do.

However, the first thing out of Fudge's mouth was "I'm being checked daily for compulsion spells and magic that shouldn't be on me, so I strongly advise you" Fudge said gathering all of his courage, "Not to try anything to get your way or threaten me or mine, as you are in enough trouble."

No one had dared talk to him like that in decades, especially someone the likes of Fudge. But the wily old wizard would not show any emotion except to turn on his twinkle, stating that since "Since you, dear Cornelius, has been avoiding me, I decided to bring you here to check on you…in case someone did try to…."

"I'm fine, Lucius and the others are awaiting a trial, Harry Potter refuses to come back to Hogwarts and I've decided not to run for another term." With that said he grabbed some floo powder and flooed back to his office, as Dumbles had been too shocked to do anything until it was too late.

Lord Voldemort got the shock of his life. An official Gringotts owl flew into Malfoy Manor while Voldie was enjoying breakfast. The owl dropped off a large brown envelope, the kind that Muggles used. As Voldie hadn't received any mail in – hmmm, he forgot how long it had been - especially Muggle mail, his curiosity was aroused. The envelope was address to Mr. T.M. Riddle, c/o Malfoy Manor, Wiltshire, etc., and even had stamps on it.

After checking it for spells and curses, Voldie carefully opened it. He pulled out a copy of what appeared to be a Gringotts heritage test, set it aside and read the letter attached to it. It was a good thing (for him) that he wasn't currently eating or drinking anything otherwise he might have choked to death. The letter was from Harry Potter of all people and the contents was TRAUMATIZING, although very enlightening and explained many puzzling things.

All thoughts about finishing breakfast and – oh hell everything else – was cast aside as Mr. T.M. Riddle absorbed the contents of that letter and then the heritage test.