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Chapter 3 : From Father to Son

The Great Hall the next morning was noisy as the owls arrived with the morning post, one stopping right in front of Harry with a large scroll attached to her leg. He gently untied the paper and gave the grateful owl some of his bacon.

His eyes widened as he realized this was his accounts inquiry from Gringott's, he stowed it away to read in private later. Rushing through the rest of his breakfast he made his way down the corridor not really paying attention nearly knocking someone over.

"Oammph" he said as he fell to the floor as the other individual fell in a heap on his lap to the floor with a Gasp.

Looking up he was locked in a stare with a very beautiful pair of almost glowing amber eyes, her breath hitched as she was locked in his deep emerald gaze as well. With a slight blush she broke eye contact and tried to stand.

Harry gently detangled himself and grasped her hand to help her up. A look of surprise fell on her face as she accepted his help.

He finally got a full look at her and she was beautiful…. she had very delicate features with long blonde hair and elegant cheekbones, with a honey kissed glow to her skin.

His eyes traveled down she was nearly a head shorter than him but he noticed the Slytherin crest on robes, his eyebrows knitted together in surprise …..he had never noticed her before.

"Thank you, I'm sorry I wasn't watching where I was going" she spoke softly breaking Harry out of his stupor. She turned to leave dropping her hand from his.

"Wait!" he exclaimed she turned slightly no expression on her face. "What's your name?"

She arched her eyebrow, smiled and said "Daphne, see you around" he smiled and she walked away.

He stood there for a moment and watched her walk away entranced in a haze shaking his head..

He found Hermione in a secluded corner of the library waving his parchment. They sat down reading over the contents….

Dear Mr. Harry James Potter,

We are pleased to have received your inquiry as we have been trying to get in contact with you for over 5 years in regard to some inconsistencies with your account. Below we have also attached your parents will and your current account holdings:

Trust Vault: 475,000 Gallons

Lillian Potter Personal Vault: 54,000 Gallons

Potter Family Vault: 42 Billion Gallons and family heirlooms.

Potter Family Castle: Ireland

House at Godric's Hallow

Various vacation cottages in : Bora Bora, Venice, Paris, Moscow, Sweden, Mexico, and Australia.

Various Stocks: The Daily Prophet (60% ownership) , Firebolt Brooms, and Fifth Avenue Realtors.

Harry looked up at Hermione speechless, her brow was puckered in deep thought. She finally said … "you could sack Rita Skeeter!"

Harry blew out a laugh as he thought about how much the paper had slandered his name and he owned it!

"Do you think I can sue them for slander?" he asked and Hermione nodded slightly. They continued reading…

Mr. Potter, Albus Dumbledore has withdrawn various amount on behalf of your name. These are where we find inconsistencies as he claims to be your magicalGuardian. He has withdrawn 432 Million Galleons over the last 12 years in the name of The Order of The Phoenix while expressly refusing to prove his proctor status. We have stopped all withdrawals after receiving your letter until we are able to meet with you in person. Your parents wills can only be unsealed by yourself and it should have your correct procurator information inside. We would like to meet with you as soon as possible.

Potter Family Accountant

Lead Gringott's Goblin

Fabian Rickrod

Harry was fuming, why would Dumbledore withdraw such a substantial amount when the Order wasn't recreated until the beginning of this year! Hermione's face expressed the same question as she handed him the parchment that was his parents wills.

His throat constricted with emotion as he opened the wills:

Dear my son,

If you are reading this it is because your mother and I can no longer be in the land of the living with you. I hope we went protecting you and what we believe in. Please know that we love you so very much and we are deeply sorry to not be able to be with you as you grow. You are the best thing that happened to me and your mother and we wish you could be born in a happier and better world.

Please note that our secret keeper was changed from Sirius Black to Peter Pettigrew as we thought Sirius was to obvious of a choice. Your first Godfather to be named to care for you in our demise is Sirius Black. If he is not able to care for you your second Godfather is Remus Lupin, I know they will both do a very wonderful job and teach you all sort of naughty things your mother would not agree with. Harry is NOT to be placed in the care or Petunia Dursley for any reason as she hates anything magical and would not be a good provider for Harry.

We leave all of our worldly possessions to our son and we only ask that he makes sure that Sirius Black and Remus Lupin are taken care of financially. As I know that Sirius most likely not burnt through his inheritance yet, I hope that you will take care of Remus and his housing and living needs financially as he deserves it for protecting this family and being a brother to me.

My son, this is your mother …... I hope that you grow into a strong individual that strives to do right by everyone and gives everyone a second chance to make better choices…..even Slytherins! I know this life can be difficult but I hope you find a love and a passion like me and your father found, there is nothing more important than family and love.

With all of our Love,

Your Mother and Father

Lily and James Potter

Big Fat Teas were falling down Harry's face as he finished the letter from his parents. Hermione had tears of her own as she could not imagine how he must be feeling. Rubbing his back she said "There is hope Harry".

He turned to her as if he realized something "We can free Sirius with this can't we?" he asked in a harsh desperate whisper.

She slowly nodded "I think we can, we should make a copy and send it to the ministry legal department" suddenly getting excited.

If Sirius was free they could be a proper family and he could leave the Dursley's.

Harry's thoughts turned back to Dumbledore and his mistrust for the man was just rising.

He thought back to his conversion in the graveyard…

"He let his front man be abused at the hand of muggles, you played in the tournament as a minor child….. how much could you really mean to them..?" he said his voice laced with a serious humor.. it was a ridiculous motion to believe he was capable to fight of the greatest Dark Lord the world had seen at 14...

"Can you imagine all of the families that would have given the Boy Who Lived a magical home and not to muggles that beat you…hmmm?….or even why your Godfather Black never got a trial? Dumbledore was grooming you Potter to need him and his love and he fed you these lies that love could conquer all right? The man is a great manipulator and used your ignorance of our world to his advantage in the political scheme of the world and he will use you when he needs you…."

Voldemort's conversation seemed to ring true. He knew that he would have to keep a close eye on Dumbledore and Hermione agreed. The first thing he did was scribble a response to Gringott's letting them have access to view the will and asking if they could recommend any good lawyers. He also apologized for his delayed responses as he had not received any of them and he had never gavin access to his accounts to Dumbledore.

He also sent a letter to Sirius:

Dear Snuffels,

Please do not show this to anyone but Remus as I trust him but we need to speak I have seen my parents wills and we need to talk. I DO NOT trust Dumbledore anymore please believe me and trust me do not tell him anything about me or that I have seen the wills.

Hope to see you soon.

Love Harry

Hermione nodded and they set out for the owlry as Harry tied the last letter Hermione spoke up "I don't think we should tell Ron anything right now"

Harry turned to her "I was thinking the same thing, I dont want work to get back to Dumbledore" Harry loved Ron like a brother but he could be so immature especially after his name was entered into the goblet he lost some trust in him.

He went to sleep that night with thoughts and dreams of his future, all the changes he would be making that would start tomorrow when they boarded the Hogwarts express for summer.

His conversation with Voldemort more prevalent than ever….. Did he know what he stood for? What his agenda was? He could have killed him easily but he had let him go….why?

His thoughts also strayed to Daphne and her glowing amber eyes and a soft smile …. As his word shifted to blackness and he knew no more he dreamt of her with a slight smile for the first time in a long while…..

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