Alright, first I want to say thank you to MissBecca for letting me adopt her brilliant idea of this story. Changes have been made in this chapter, so be prepared. Hope you enjoy
Harry Potter lay on his bed staring at the ceiling. He had been back at Privet Drive for a week, and for that week all he had done was think. And the conclusion he had come too? Dumbledore was as bad as Voldemort.
He'd also thought about how vague and few his letters were from his friends. And Harry had come to another conclusion; Dumbledore is preventing them from telling anything and leaving him by himself as he tried to fight the grief waging war inside him about the loss of his godfather, Sirius Black.
Whilst he pondered this thought, he didn't notice the regal looking owl fly through his open window until Hedwig hooted to get his attention. Harry sat up and took the letter from the owl, which flew off immediately. He opened the letter and read;
Dear Mr. Potter,
I am writing to request your presence at Gringotts Bank immediately. Something has come up and we need your help to solve the situation. The enclosed Galleon is a portkey directly into my office, so there is no risk of you being seen. Just rub your finger over the coin and it will activate.
Fetch your wand and owl.
Ragnok the third
Bank Manager.
Harry raised an eyebrow as he read the letter again. Then he looked at Hedwig.
"Looks like we're going on an adventure girl," he muttered as he picked her cage up. He made sure his wand was in his hand as he rubbed his thumb over the coin.
He felt the familiar tug and off he was, being deposited rather hard on the floor of an office. He stood up quickly and looked around. To his surprise, Hermione with her parents, Luna with her dad, and Neville with his grandmother, all sat around a desk. On the other side of the desk a grim looking goblin smiled slightly.
When Hermione saw him, she immediately jumped up from her seat and crushed him with a hug and talked rapidly, "Oh, Harry. I am so sorry. I should have written more or went to see you! But for some reason Dumbledore wanted you to be alone so you could grief about Sirius"
Harry chuckled and hugged her back, "Hermione its ok. I was about to swallow myself in grief, but then I thought what would Sirius say?"
Neville got up and walked towards the two, "From what I've heard about the famous Marauder, he would've kicked your arse and tell you to go live your life. Either that or go and make sure Snape gets some shampoo."
Harry let go of Hermione and gave Neville a bro hug, and then frowned slightly, "How'd you hear about him being a Marauder?"
Then Luna and Neville chorused together, "Ron and Ginny." Harry started seeing red, how could they betray that trust in them not to say anything about Sirius? What he didn't notice was his magic seeped through his skin and made him glow a gold and red. Harry felt an arm rest on his arm, he looked to see Hermione. A burning anger in her eyes, but that was on the back burner. What he really noticed was the calming look about her eyes.
His controlled his anger and the red and gold glow stopped as well. Hermione said in a hard voice, "Harry, as much as I hate the betrayal of them we have to get to business before we can harm those weasels." He nodded, then turned to Luna and picked her up in hug. She laughed, "It's good to see you too Harry."
Harry put her down and looked at Neville, he asked him, "What else have they been blabbing about?"
Neville replied, "I think we should wait until later to tell you. You might need time to calm down after what we have to tell you." Harry nodded grimly.
"Now that we greeting done and out of the way, let's start. If you would like to take a seat, we have a lot to get through, and not all that much time." From the name plate on the desk, the goblin's name was Ragnok. The Director of Gringotts.
He sat in the center of the others. Neville on his right side and Hermione on his other with Luna on Neville's other side.
"What's going on?" he asked quietly, looking at the others. Neville, Hermione and her parents looked as confused as he did, Neville's Grandmother sat staring at the Goblin with a shrewd look in her eyes, and Luna and her father just smiled as though they didn't have a care in the world.
"It's a long story, and I would rather tell it in one go. Do I have everyone's agreement to let me talk? Questions will be welcome at the end."
They all nodded and the Goblin took a deep breath. Then he began.
"You all know of course, that Hogwarts School was founded by Rowena Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff, Godric Gryffindor and Salazar Slytherin. I am also sure you all are aware of the legends behind the founders. Rowena was the clever one, Helga the loyal one, Godric the Brave one and Slytherin was the sly one. What isn't in the history books, is that the four got on rather well. In fact, Godric and Salazar were the best of friends. Until they died. I know the story goes that Slytherin left the school but that didn't happen. Now the four founders left a prophecy behind when they died with the Goblin king of the time. That has been passed on through time right down to now.
Now the goblins have their own seers, and as we understand it, the prophecy left by the founders is happening. We have been aware of the coming of the prophecy children
The spirits of the founders shall return in times of need,
Once four apart, now stand together,
Gryffindor glues the four, as Slytherin of mind and strategy,
Hufflepuff of brute force, Ravenclaw of healing,
Four will stand as one.
They will join by other forces to create peace, with three forces to defeat,
One with everlasting power, another with everlasting darkness
The last with the ability to turn friend against friend,
The founders shall return, and they will reunite the creature of the world, both man and not.
for 16 years now and it is about time we pass the knowledge on. The Prophecy goes like this;
"That is the Goblin prophecy. We do not set store by the silly sphere rhymes that reside in the department of mysteries; a true prophecy does not have to rhyme.
We believe that you four are the Prophecy Children. Mr. Longbottom, will be Lord Hufflepuff. Miss Lovegood will be Lady Ravenclaw. Mr. Potter will be Lord Gryffindor. And Miss Granger here is-"
Hermione interrupted with a look of horror on her face, "Is Lady Slytherin." She sat back in her chair, head in her hands as she tried to process this information.
Neville and Harry shared shocked looks. Hermione was dubbed as the Gryffindor Princess and now she was actually being crowned Lady Slytherin.
Luna was the only one who seemed unaffected by this news and said in her dreamy voice, "Well, it does make sense if you think about it. Hermione is very determined when she wants to get something. Take her exams for example, she wanted perfect Outstanding's and that's what she got. As for the slyness of the house, remember in you third year Harry when she told Professor McGonagall about the broom possibly being cursed. She went behind your back and did that, without you knowing what happened before they told you."
Neville nodded, beginning to understand. Harry was still shocked, but agreed with her logic on it. Hermione sighed, "I'm sorry Ragnok, please continue." Ragnok grinned at Hermione and continued,
"As you heard in the Prophecy, there are three forces to defeat. We believe them to be the Dark Lord Voldemort, and Albus Dumbledore, and Cornelius Fudge and his followers in the Ministry
I understand this is a lot to take in, and I am nearly finished. We want to train you. Now I said we have been aware of the coming of the prophecy children for 16 years. For the past 16 years, there has been a task force of Goblins working on a way to train you completely in a short space of time. And we have finally managed it. If you have any questions about the prophecy, now would be the time to ask."
The people in the room just stared at the Goblin for a few minutes, still taking in all the information he had just unleashed on their minds.
"Ragnok, why should we believe this?" Augusta Longbottom said primly.
"Lady Longbottom, you have been dealing with Gringotts for a long time, have you ever known us tell a lie?"
She shook her head thoughtfully.
"Why Dumbledore?" Harry asked.
"Do you truly believe Dumbledore is as white as his beard Mr. Potter? Truly, even after what happened in the department of Mysteries?" The goblin has a fire in his eyes, though not directed at Harry. But at Albus-too-many-names-for-his-own-good-Dumbledore
Harry scowled at the reminder. "No, I already know he's not a light wizard, I wondered why you thought that."
"We have our reasons. Do you all wish to continue this meeting, and stand up to your destiny?"
Harry nodded, as did Neville, Luna and Hermione. Though Hermione's parents looked worried, "Very well, Mr. Potter, we need to conduct a little business before we continue, would you like to go into a different room or do you want to stay here."
"Here's fine, I see no reason to believe anybody in this room would betray me."
"Ok, it's a simple matter that should only take a few moments. I need you to claim your lordships, so you will then be emancipated, and no longer the headmaster's charge. You inhertited the Potter ring from birth right. But as to the Black ring, left in his will that you were to be next in line to the title of Lord Black amongst other things. "
Harry nodded and Ragnok got two ring boxes out of a draw.
"The Potter ring first, then the Black if you will."
Harry placed both rings on his fingers and they resized accordingly.
"Ah, may I be the first one to congratulate you Lord Potter-Black. I have a file for you with all of your assets and other things that I would inform you of at this moment, but we don't have the time to do now, that I will give you later. Onto business.
"We have been working as I said, on a way to get you trained quickly and we have found one. There is a trunk in the next room along, that I will show you shortly that has had a lot of work on it. It is a ten bedroomed mini mansion onside, complete with pool room, garden, classroom and a dueling room.
"That is where you will be trained. Now the reason it has taken so long to complete. There have been runes placed on it that will make a day in real time, be a year down in the trunk. You will have certain physical changes in the trunk, you will be allowed to grow but not to the point of suspicion. Your bodies will change to look like very fit teenagers but not adults. Though your magical powers and mental state will have unlimited growth.
"There has been a schedule put together, starting from midnight tonight that will last for eight days. You will be in the trunk for eight years. Now I know that sounds like a really long time, and you are right, it is a long time, but in that time you will have training in every kind of magic available.
"The trunk has been stocked with everything you could possibly need clothing wise, and we have hired two house elves that seem to know you at least, Mr. Potter.
"For every day in real time, you will receive new trainers that, whilst in the trunk will be with you for a year. There is also a surprise on each of your beds awaiting you." Ragnook looked at each Lord and Lady and asked the question that would change their lives forever.
"Are you ready?"
The four looked at one another for a few moments before grinning and nodding,
"Then sat your goodbyes, and get ready to go. You will have two days in the trunk to settle in before a trainer arrives. Schedules are printed in a book on your beds, along with a letter explaining your surprise. I truly hope you have fun, and train hard, because when you come out, I imagine the fun will be few and far between for a while. Build bonds between you, because when it matters the most, you must have ultimate trust in one another. Good luck."
Ragnok clapped his hands and a door behind him opened leading to a normal looking trunk placed on the floor in an otherwise empty room. The foursome said their goodbyes to the adults with them and took a deep breath. Ragnok handed Harry a thick file, and together, the Prophecy children descended the steps of the trunk.
Training would be hard, and their relationships would change, but Ragnok had no fear. He would sit back and laugh when the children come out and unleashed hell on the world that had sat back and let two dark lords rise.
Eight days wasn't a long time to wait, and then the fun would really begin.
For him, anyway.
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