harry potter: death's gift

chapter 22

after leaving the castle i made my way outside the wards before realizing one small problem

"ah bloody hell" i said as i turned my way back into hogwarts

"professor mcgonagall, might i make use of your floo network yet again" i asked 

"of course your majesty" minerva replied as she yet again led me to her office

"DIAGON ALLY" i shouted as i threw the powder down as i found myself in the fireplace of what i assumed was the leaky cauldron i walked out to the back hitting the appropriate brick i entered diagon ally

where in i walked up and entered gringotts noticing the 

enter, stranger, but take heed
of what awaits the sin of greed
for those who take, but do not earn,
must pay most dearly in their turn.
so if you seek beneath our floors
a treasure that was never yours,
thief, you have been warned, beware
of finding more than treasure there.

i shook my head 'just as ominous as grandfather said it was' i thought

"indeed" glaedr replied who was seeing through my eyes

we entered the bank and walked up

"ah lord grindelwald we had been expecting you please follow me" ripfang said as he showed me to another two goblins

"let me introduce the potter account manager, griphook, and our ruler, director ragnok the XIV" ripfang introduced

"thank you ripfang it is a pleasure gentlemen" i said

"indeed it is, welcome to gringotts your majesty prince pendragon" ragnok said he was the obvious spokesperson here

"i do not intend to take the throne here in britain i have a throne waiting for me elsewhere in fact we were about to start planning my coronation ceremony when i was dragged back here by the now very destroyed goblet of fire" i said

"i see and would the goblins have a place in this kingdom of yours" ragnok asked

"that depends would you bend the knee, and swear your  loyalty to me as high king, i have four races who have made me the ruler of the continent if you come your people will also be subject to my rule" i said

"interesting, what rights would we have" ragnok asked

"i'm surprised you believe me. but to answer your question, all races including human are equal, though i must request you release the dragon under this building before i allow you to enter. it may be less intelligent then an alagaesian breed but it still should not be tortured and enslaved" i said

"consider it done, anything else, we need to consider" the goblin asked

"your people would have to practically start from scratch and take the land that is given your outsiders entering my realm i will not force my people to move for you that being said, if you are okay with living in a desert i have a perfect place for you" i said

"hmm, that is true but we would be equal, in this empire of yours" ragnok asked

"indeed, you like every other race would send to ambassadors of sorts to me, to act as my advisors" i said

"director" griphook asked

"yes, i think we will accept and come under your rule, high king grindelwald" ragnok said he had heard of his disappearance and filius contacted them about the boy telling them of what he had said, if they could be free to walk in the open once more they would take it

"sir, professor mcgonagall is here, she requests to speak to lord grindelwald she says something about a siege is occurring at hogwarts, the enemy army in question is over fifty thousand soldiers, and five very angry dragons among them" ripfang said as he barged in the room

"are they insane that's majority of our army, and they are about to attack a school of children, excuse me director i will need to deal with this now, before it escalates" i said

"of course, your majesty do you mind if we come" ragnok asked

"not at all prepare yourselves though my people are very much still in the middle ages, that is just how alagaesia is and honestly i think it's for the better mostly anyway" i said as i left the bank three goblins in tow

"grab onto me and the professor we will apparate back to the castle" i said as we apparated