A/N: This chapter was beta'd by AlleyKittyKitty for her efforts and my thanks, still looking for someone to write a good violent game between Slytherin and Griff's! Anyone interested? If so write me and let me know or write one and send it to me see profile page! Also please read and review it does help! LOL, and to think I rarely ever say that! Happy New Year to all!
CHAPTER 5
Harry slowly walked into the lobby of Gringotts Bank and strengthened his glamour with Parsletounge and added a Parsletounge charm to make his voice match the age of his disguise and walked up to the line of wizards waiting for a goblin to assist them. No sooner had Harry stepped into the line, he was approached by two goblins that were decked out with bright red tunics, breast plates of gold, and helmets adorned with red and gold feathers. Funny, they almost look Griffyndorish thought Harry.
"Sir, please follow us. We have been instructed by Goblin Manager Griphook to escort you to his office for a conversation before you go to you vault." said the guard that was obviously the leader of the two.
Harry removed himself from the line and followed the two goblins that he started to humorously think of as Mutt and Jeff. They led Harry through a maze of corridors and stopped at two human sized doors made of silver and adorned with emeralds. The guard that spoke knocked on the door and admitted Harry.
"Ah, Mr. Potter," said Griphook rising from his seat and rounded the desk extending his hand "so nice to see you again sir. I have only a couple of things that need to be discussed with you regarding your muggle relatives. As you know there are blood wards surrounding their house which you own, and need to be replenished every year. As long as you are allowed to go there and stay you can replenish the ward. From the parchments that we have exchanged, I know that you have studied the wards and know that they need to be replenished. You have about two days before they disappear. Headmaster Dumbledore could go to the residence and reward them in to a Fiddelius and an unplottable charm, he could even place notice-me-not wizard charms to keep wizards and other magical creatures from finding it, but has not done so. We at Gringotts believe that he has not done so for two reasons. The first being that he hopes that you will return out of you sense of duty to keep them safe and that the watchers on your house will see you appear and take you into custody. The second scenario that we came up with is if the wards fall and your relatives are killed, he could have you arrested the next time that you are seen. We feel as if he would have you arrested under the charge of murder and torture of muggles due to the fact that you knew that you had to renew the blood protection and failed to do so resulting in their deaths and or torture, making you responsible. If you were to be arrested you would be at his tender mercy or locked away in Azkaban until he needed you to do what you are destined to do. Last, the room that you have requested is through the door to your left. The two goblins that escorted you here will escort your business partners there and wait outside the doors till the meeting is finished for your protection and Gringotts as well. That is all Mr. Potter. Please think about the things that we have discussed and goodluck."
With that harry thanked Griphook for his services and went to the room to his left to await his visitors. No sooner had he taken a seat, did the double doors on the other end of the room open. In walked Fred and George. Inwardly Harry smiled it had been a long time for him since he had seen his 'brothers'.
Fred and George looked at the old man that was sitting at the conference table and they both appeared weary. "Sir, we were to meet someone here and it isn't you, so I assume that we are in the wrong room. My apologies." With that they turned and started to exit when they herd an old voice say to them "George, Fred, Please come sit down. There is a lot that needs to be discussed." Upon saying that Harry released his glamours. The twins gasped in surprise and outrage, "Gosh Harry, you look so grown up, Crikey, you look buff too. Ronnikins would be so jealous." They both went up to Harry and hugged him. "Guys, I really hate to do this but it is for my safety as well as yours." Harry took out his wand so as to keep his Wandless abilities to himself and muttered a few incantations under his breath. The spells danced over both boys but the only magic that could be seen residing on them had the headmasters magical signature and were attached to a pendant that they both wore on a chain under their shirts. Having seen the pendants before Harry knew that they were to alert them of meetings for the order, and seeing nothing that could cause him trouble, he briefly made eye contact with both of them and saw through passive Legillamcy that they were not being deceptive and were truthful. He could also see that they ment him no ill will.
"Fred, George, I was forwarded your letter that was left for me and it seemed somewhat important that I get in touch with you……..what's up?" asked Harry. Fred and George looked at each other not sure where to begin. "Harry," started Fred "I think that I should tell you that Hermonie and Ron are member of the order and will be keeping the Headmaster appraised of everything that you do and or read. Aslo they and all the other members in the Order have orders to stun you on sight and bring you to 12 Grimwauld Place." "Yeh," said Fred, "Professor Snape seemed more then happy to hear that they could use any no fatal means nesercery to bring you in." "I am not sure what you did to piss the Headmaster off, but he is irate with you" finished George. "Aslo there are a few other things that I think that you should know. Hermonie and Ron have been getting specialized instruction all summer from all the Professors including Mad-eye, Remus and Tonks. For some reason Shakelbolt is not included in the training, and we have not seen him at any meetings. From what we can tell, he did not agree with the way Dumbledore is acting." Fred took over saying "Ron as you know is a jealous prat and has been strutting around headquarters saying how he is so much smarter then you and more powerful to boot. He said that he hopes that he is the one to find you so that he could teach you what a smart and powerful wizard can do versus a 'boy who has more luck then power'. If you ask me I think that he has been spending to much time with Professor Snape."
Harry looked at the two friends in front of him. Possibly the only friends that he had left and asked if they would be willing to take a wizards oath of silence on what he was about to tell them. Harry wasn't going to tell them everything, not even a quarter of what happened, but he would not leave his two allies in the dark. As soon as the twins agreed and the magic connected them to one another there was a flash of light as the magic took effect and Harry told them that he had been studying potions and DADA at 7th grade levels and slightly above, and that he had a good grasp at charms, to which the twins agreed with him after seeing his disguise a little while ago. Harry also informed them of the letters that he was sent from Hogwarts and that he had found a potion in Knockturn Alley that removed the underage restrictions from him and his wand. He hated not telling his friends the truth but everyone needed their secerets.
"So, what are you going to do Harry?" they asked in unison.
"First things, first. I need to pick up my supplies for the up coming school year, not that I think that I will need them before the start of class, and I need to get my finger back on the pulse of what the Wizarding world is doing and what Voldermort is up to. Have you two heard anything about what Voldermort has been up to?" Fred and George both shook their head and said that there have been no major attacks and the Snape has not been summoned to kiss his robes in some time. This worried Harry. When Voldermort was quite it usually meant that he was up to something.
"Guys, don't let anyone know that we met, or that I will be at the train on September 1st, okay? Are you going to see your brother and sister off?"
"No Harry, we have a business to run. Plus Ginny is upset that she had to stay at the burrow with mom all summer while Ron got to stay with his girlfriend at the headquarters using magic all summer. Creepers Harry, that is something that we forgot to tell you, the two gits have a waiver to use magic and both got a licence to apperated, though Ron barely managed to keep from splinching himself. Headmaster Dumbledore got fustrated having to piece Ron back together almost twice a day for a week!" laughed the twins.
"Girlfriend? I think that you guys left something out there…Are Hermonie and Ron dating? asked Harry with contempt.
"Yeh they started dating straight away when they started training. It is disgusting watching them snog each other senseless. You would think that they were dying of thirst and that the other was water. Sickining I tell you" Fred spat. Harry would have been happy for them if they were not such kiniving self-serving self centered pricks. "They deserve each other" he said an icey voice that did nothing to hide his dislike of his two former best friends.
Harry took a piece of parchment and a self-inking quill off the desk and wrote a quick letter.
Ginny,
I know that you are worried about me, and even though you have not written I am sure that had you not been told to not write me you would have. I know that you were dating someone at the end of the last school year, and was wondering if you still were. If you weren't I was hoping that maybe you might like to talk to me and see where things go. I started liking you last year but was not sure of how you would handle considering you were over me according to Hermonie and because I was not sure if you would be willing to date your brothers best-friend. I know that everyone is looking for me and I trust that you will forget to let them know that I worte you. Just so you know this poarchment was charmed to look like the daily prophet to anyone else but you. All you have to do is write your reply below and the letter you are reading will disappear and appear here where I am. This parchment is also immune to tracking spells.
Love Harry
"Guys, would you please use a non descript owl to mail this letter to your sister. Let the owl know that it should be delivered to her and only when she is alone. I would use Hedwig for that but she is too noticible." The twins assured him that they would and stood up to leave. "Oh Harry before we go, do you think that we could get you to help assist us with a business loan with the goblins? We want to open another store in hogsmead but they keep giving us the run around. Something about investing in a joke shop is a joke." stated George.
"Hold on a sec guys, GRIPHOOK?" Harry called. A moment later a goblin entered and said "Yes Mr. Potter?" "My friends here have asked me to give them assistance. According to them Gringotts refused their attempts at securing a loan to start a second joke shop, and since I am their financial backer I have decided to assist them. Would you please to it that 10,000 Galleons are transferred into their WWW account from my accounts and also could you assist them in buying a commercial property and residential property in Hogsmead. Nothing but the best, spare no expense. I would prefer that the commercial building have two stories and a basement. Also the residential property should be three stories with a basement and a sub-basement. If you can not find a house like that buy the best that you can and hire Wizarding construction companies to complete it. You need not my approval for any repairs or the prices just have it done. The cost of the properties should be taken from my account not the WWW account. Also make the basement and sub-basements of all properties including the upper floors unplotable and have those charms placed by the best money can buy. Also I will need to put them under the Fiddelius Charm."
"As you wish Mr. Potter. May I suggest that you allow us Goblins to use our magic for the Charms, you would not have to be present and you could still be the secret keeper. Also you have the added benefit of no other Wizard being able to break the wards since they are goblin made and a branch of magic that wizards can not break or mimic. It is wuite expendive, but to wuote you it is the best monet can buy."
"Griphook, if you can get this done before the end of the week, tip yourself 1,000 Galleons and be sure that you over pay all people involved and extra ten percent over the cost" said Harry.
"As you wish" replied Griphook and was gone as quick as he arrived.
Fred and George's mouths were hanging wide open, almost touching the ground. "Harry," George started "Are you aware that the Goblins have never offered their service like Griphook did to you? You must be really loaded or the goblins must really like you for some reason."
Harry snorted and said that since he had the Potter Estate coming under him in a year that the goblins would probably load the money against the Potter estate. Quickly becoming serious?Harry asked that the twins have a WWW OWL bring a message to Mrs. Alfreddo with a parchment asking that he attempt a better grade in all the Owls that are offered for UK students regardless of his never being in some of the classes ever before. He had proposed that if the OWL he received in a class never took would only be on his records if it was an "O". Harry stood and told the twins that they would hear from soon, and they went there seperate ways.
TBC
A/N:
Listen readers,
I have cut this chapter short becuase the next one will be a long one and I had hoped that the one after that would be the first match, Slyth. vs. Grif's but since I suck at writting sport scenes I think that Chap 7 might be a way off, well if I end up writting it it will be dumb and slow and not as violent as I wished! oh well! If anyone is interested please let me know!