Note: This story will be based on actions of my characters in Free Play or otherwise inspired by the characters in my 'party' in a particular scene. There is no guarantee that I will finish this story, but I will put a list on my profile of stories I've given up on, if anyone else would like to adopt them.
Idea: 1st Year - Gringotts Vaults - Harry steps into vault and immediately turns into Lucius Malfoy?
Pairings: None
Word Count: 653
Harry looked at all the gold in his vault in wonder.
"This is all mine?" he asked.
"Yep," Hagrid said. "Now go an' get some galleons – the gold ones." Harry stepped towards the vault. He stepped into it slowly. A few steps in, he gave out a cry and hit his knees. "Wha?" Hagrid moved to help Harry but Griphook stopped him.
"That wouldn't happen if he were truly Harry Potter."
"Wha'dya mean if he were truly Harry Potter?" And then Harry began changing, his body lengthening, along with his hair, which also turned from pitch black to silvery platinum blonde. A few moments later, Lucius Malfoy stood in the place of Harry Potter. Malfoy glanced at both of them.
"Bugger."
"Malfoy? Wha' are you doing 'ere? Where's Harry?"
"You'll never find the little brat," Malfoy hissed out. Several goblins, wearing armor and carrying weapons, appeared behind the vault.
"Mr. Malfoy," Griphook said, "I'm afraid we're going to have to take you into custody."
"Who the hell puts high security vault protections on a bloody trust vault?" Malfoy exclaimed as they led him away.
"Apparently the Potters," one of the goblins answered him. Malfoy glared at the goblin in question.
"I don' understand? Where's Harry at?"
"I am unsure Mr. Hagrid. Rest assured however, Mr. Potter is one of our more wealthy clients. We will most certainly do anything we can, and possibly quite a bit of what we're not supposed to, to get him back. We'll have to if we want to keep our reputation as the best. Now, let us go to vault 713."
"What do mean, missing?" Dumbledore asked.
"I picked up Harry like you said, only he was Lucius bloody Malfoy in disguise," Hagrid answered.
"Oh dear. This isn't good. Where is Malfoy now?"
"The goblins have him in custody. The ministry don' know yet. The goblins wanted to tell the Prophet that he was caught trying to break into Harry's vault, so the ministry won' fight hard to get him back and then jus' let him off."
Just then, two owls flew into the room, both carrying the Daily Prophet. One flew to Hagrid, and the other to Dumbledore. Splayed across the front page of the newspaper was:
SPECIAL EDITION
DAILY PROPHET
Malfoy Attempts to Steal from Boy-Who-Lived!
"Oh, he's not going to be happy about tha'," Hagrid said, with a vicious grin. "Ain' no one gonna wanna be friendly with him now."
"No, I suppose not," Dumbledore said. "Not if they want to remain in the good of the public eye." Directly under the headlines, the article started:
Earlier today, says Gringotts spokesgoblin, Lucius Malfoy was apprehended by guard-goblins while trying to break into one of Gringotts vaults. But not just any vault, no, he was trying to break into Harry Potter's trust vault!
Ten years ago, if you may recall, Harry Potter became the Boy-Who-Lived and saved us all from the Dark Lord You-Know-Who. He was sent to relatives to live his life in peace. Apparently, however, it was not so peaceful.
Lucius Malfoy attempted to break into the vault by way of the Polyjuice potion. For those of you that don't know, the Polyjuice potion allows you to take the form of another for an hour per swallow. However, you need a piece of the person you're turning into.
So how did Mr. Malfoy get his hands on Harry Potter? This reporter isn't quite sure. Mr. Malfoy, when asked by several people, including myself, refused to comment on it. According to a hidden source however, he claimed, "[No one will ever] find the little brat!"
The Ministry, has of yet, done nothing. Hopefully, they will get moving soon, and find our precious savior.
-Rita Skeeter, Daily Prophet
"I don't think he'll be claiming imperious to get out of this one," Dumbledore said, getting up. "I'll be at the Ministry, to try and get things moving."