Enough is Enough

Chapter 8

Once the will reading was finished chaos erupted. The Weasleys, Granger and Dumbledore were all shouting loud enough that Harry flinched and fought not to cover his ears.

“There must be some mistake-”

“This isn’t the right will-”

“I was promised-”

“I deserve-”

“WHAT ABOUT OUR MARRIAGE CONTRACT?!!!” was heard over all the shouting.

It all quieted down to hear what the goblin had to say next.

“What marriage contract?”

“There was a marriage contract made that Sirius was supposed to give the approval of in his will.” Ginny said snobbishly.

“Unless you mean a marriage contract between Harry Potter and a name that will not be spoken of at this moment because of current company that was already sent off to the parents of said unnamed person the moment everyone was in the room and the will was stated, then there was no other marriage contract.”

“WHAT? THAT’S NOT POSSIBLE!!! THERE WAS A CONTRACT MADE BETWEEN HARRY AND I. IT WAS COMPLETELY VALID!” Ginny shrieked like a banshee.

“Do you mean the invalid one that Dumbledore and Mrs. Weasley made that they had no right to as neither one of them are Harry Potter’s legal guardian in any way, shape, or form?” the goblin said with a sneer in his voice.

“Now look here, my dear boy-” Dumbledore began, “Since Sirius was put into Azkaban I was made magical guardian by proxy. I had the right to do as I see fit.” He said conveniently forgetting that Harry hadn’t left the room.

“Sirius may have been put into Azkaban, taking him out of the running for guardian. But there was no trial so in the eyes of magic, he was still able to be magical guardian. Which is all we need. So that means, not only did you illegally place yourself as magical guardian of one Harry Potter, but you also had no right to control his vaults and seats in the Wizengamont, or to withhold them from him.

“Mr. Potter if you would please come and sign here, you can become emancipated and take over as Lord Potter-Black, Head of Houses Potter and Black.” The goblin said.

“If we could discuss this in private, I would be really happy to.” Harry said standing up with Draco’s hand still on his shoulder.

“Of course. If you would follow me.”

“Harry, wait a second. You don’t have to do this.” Dumbledore said trying to appeal to him. “I took good care of your accounts and it is a big responsibility for one so young. Let me control your accounts until you are ready.” As he said this Harry could feel the compulsion charm try to latch on. He had never been so thankful for the bracelet Tom had given him except for that moment.

Glaring from the direction Dumbledore’s voice came from, “Yeah, that’s why I got a letter before I left the Dursley’s stating that you, Ginny, Ron, Hermione, Mrs. Weasley, and Mr. Weasley have been stealing from me. I would also appreciate it if you would refrain from trying to put compulsion charms on me.” He said with a tone so cold everyone could feel a shiver rundown their back, but for different reasons. For Draco, it was with lust, but for everyone else it was fear.

“If you would lead the way.” Harry said gesturing to where he remembered the door to be. As he moved towards the door, he was stopped by a disturbance behind him.

“Hey! Why is the ferret going along with you?” Ron shouted out.

“Because, Ronald, unlike you, Draco has been a better friend to me in three days then you have been in four years. He is also helping me until I find a familiar, now that I am blind.” Here he went back to glaring at where he last heard Dumbledore’s voice. “I trust him more than I trust anyone here besides maybe two others, depending on certain things. Now, if there is nothing else to say I would be happy if you could escort me out.” He said turning towards Draco.

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“Now that we’re in private, what was it that you wanted me to sign again?” Harry said while being guided to a seat by Draco.

“Is it okay to talk about it with heir Malfoy in the room?” he says a little questioning.

“Yes, Draco is here to help me sign anything that may need to be signed and read me anything that will need to be read. If you would like, I can ask him to take an oath of silence.”

“Yes, that would be preferred.”

Harry looked toward where Draco’s arm was that still rested on his arm. Draco sighed.

“Fine. I, Draco Malfoy, swear on my magic to never divulge anything that is said here in this room to anyone without permission of one Harry Potter.”

“Now, Sirius wanted you to be emancipated when he died, so we can do that now. He also wanted you to get an inheritance test as well as a test to see if there is any magic on you that shouldn’t be. That includes blocks, spells, and potions that may influence you in any way shape or form, good and bad.”

“What all does the inheritance ritual include?” Harry asked tilting his head in a slightly questioning way.

“Well,” Draco says answering this question instead of the goblin. “Correct me if I’m wrong, but an inheritance ritual tells you everything that has been left to you, both by magic and by people. It is usually used after wars because whole families were killed off during them and purebloods used them to keep old families still living. Sirius must assume that you are the lord to more than just the Ancient and Noble houses of Black and Potter.”

“You are correct heir Malfoy. I would advise doing both though, your lord rings may not accept you if your under any compulsions.” The goblin adds.

After thinking it over, Harry finally decides. “Alright, I’ll do both tests. What do I do?”

“All you have to do is cut your wrist and put four drops of blood onto this piece of paper.”

After doing so, the goblin said something in Gobblegook, there was a sharp gasp when he finished. There was a rustle of paper showing that the goblin had given the paper to Draco. There was another sharp inhale, this time from Draco.

“Harry……” he said hesitantly.

“What?” Harry says a little afraid.

“There is a lot we need to talk about.”