Ember Potter and the Secret of the Gems

Chapter 25

"Dumbledore, no you don't understand. According to Damien, Lily got a letter from Gringotts and now she's missing, you have to do something!" A man with mossy brown hair yelled at an older man with long white hair.

The man with the Mossy brown hair was James Charlus Potter, the father of Damien Potter, the Boy-who-lived. He was also the biological father of Ember Ravenclaw and kept trying to get custody of her back. He didn't really care for her, he just wanted to get his hands on the Ravenclaw fortune.

The man with the long white hair was Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Everyone saw him as a grandfather figure but he was a master manipulator. He wanted to be known as the greatest wizard since Merlin. He was currently trying to calm James down.

"My boy, I understand you are worried but everything will be fine you'll see." Dumbledore said while popping a lemon drop in his mouth. In truth, he was a bit concerned as well. Why would the Goblins contact Lily and not James, what could they need with the poor girl?

"But sir, Lily knows that if there's a letter from Gringotts she's supposed to come and get me and I'll take care of it. I'm in charge of our money, not her," James spoke up looking worried.

"Why would she not listen to me this time?" He mumbled looking furious.

There was a moment of silence before a flash of light blinded both wizards in the room. After it went away it still took them both a few moments to regain their eyesight back. There was a letter floating in front of him.

"Let me check and make sure there are no charms on it my boy." Dumbledore said while pulling his wand out and waving it over the letter. He frowned as he got back the results, there was nothing on the letter except for the charm making it float and faint traces of a spell that would teleport the letter to the one receiving it.

"It is fine to pick up, there is nothing on it but the charm making it float," Dumbledore said, nodding to James to pick up the letter.

James frowned at the innocently looking piece of parchment before he plucked it out of the air and opened it. Reading it he slowly got more and more angry before shoving it into the headmaster's hands. "THAT BITCH HOW DARE SHE!"

Albus didn't want to admit it but James' screaming had startled him, he looked down at the letter baffled before starting to read it himself to find out what made James so angry.

He was shocked at what he read.

Dear James Charlus Potter,

We here at Gringotts are writing to inform you that as of today, you are no longer Married to the woman who was known as Lily Maria Potter. Her new head of house demands that Lily Maria now shares 50/50 custody with you. You shall have to work out the details between the two of you at another date.

You are not to approach Lily Maria at this point in time. Her new head of house is going to be acquiring a new bodyguard for the young woman.

Gringotts Bank,

Albus was shocked, how could Lily divorce James? He had written their marriage contract himself, there should have been no way they could divorce unless James willingly wanted to.

The only other way would be if the head of one of their families decided that the marriage wasn't working out and therefore declared that the marriage contract was no longer valid and that they would be divorced.

Wait, the letter mentioned that Lily had a new head of her family. His eyes narrowed as he finally fit the pieces of the puzzle together. There was only one person who could have done this.