Faithfully Yours

Chapter 29

Word count:1003

As they arrived at Platform 9 3/4 you could see a bustle of witches of all ages waiting for the train to stop. The people piled out of the train to their loved ones, Ebony saw her driver waiting for her, and as she grabbed her trunk she told her driver she was going with Violet to her parent's house and to have her belongings sent to the townhouse. She gave the driver a letter to her parents describing what had happened at Hogwarts and that her house won the house cup for her bravery and courage during the incident. She often wrote progress reports for her father, as he handled the financial matters of her immediate family. She would get her portion of the royalties since she turned 18 and would have to talk with her father at the bank to settle the amount to be given, she was thinking of a Monthly stipend so on top of what she would make at the parties should be enough to live very comfortably. The driver took the notes and nodded knowing that it was a progress report he said only one thing "Send an owl with the address of the place you will be staying and be prepared for a trip to Gringotts Bank in London." 

Ebony nodded and said her goodbye to her driver and walked back to Violet to meet her parents. They were a lively bunch full of pep and was happy to finally see Ebony as Violet had wrote about her and so they knew they were dating not the whole BDSM thing as her family was slightly unaware of BDSM lifestyle, they were very vanilla as some would say but kind, they would help even if it meant the shirt off their back. After the greetings Ebony asked if it was ok for her to stay with them for awhile as she was getting things  in order, they happily agreed to have her stay with them for a few weeks or so as she told them she was moving to her family's town house in the city and would like to have Violet join her when she went to the town house. They exchanged glances and said " As long as its what Violet wants to do then we have no problem with that."

Violet squealed happily and held her laced fingers to her lips and jumped up and down in excitement. " Yes, I want to live with Ebony, I will write to you and let you know how city life is, and send home some sweets from the bakery. "

"When you wish to visit just let me know via owl and we will come get you guys from the station. I have a five bedroom villa that serves as my family's town house that they have given to me for being so accomplished at Hogwarts. So there will be plenty of room for you two , I do have a live in maid and a butler who will be moving into the town house. He has served my family all of my life and my family has five, so they could spare him. He is very nice and respectful. I do however have an errand to run at Gringotts, Is it ok if me and Violet meet you at the bakery in town in about an hour?"

Violet's parents smiled at them. "Of course Ebony take your time, it has been awhile since we have been to the city so were going to do some looking around, you and Violet have fun see you in a bit you two." With that they started to walk into the bustling city and were out of sight within minutes. Ebony opened her hand and held it out for Violet who took it without hesitation and they walked to Gringotts taking in the shops along the way for things to decorate the town house to suit them as It would need a makeover so it would have some warmth to its walls. Most of the decorating went to Violet as Ebony had a good eye but didn't know much about decorating, so she helped pick out some of the practical things. 

As they arrived at Gringotts they noticed it was bustling with witches everywhere but luckily the lines weren't that long and they were shortly seen. The goblin asked for the key and in which Ebony took off a necklace that had a key attached to it and handed it to the Goblin assisting them. "Vault 311 please" Ebony said and the Goblin hopped off the pedestal he was on and grabbed a lamp leading them to cart they would need to sit in to get to the vault. Ebony was surprised she didn't see her dad or the butler but figured they were caught up in something work related, He was an Auror and sometimes would have to leave quickly so the Goblin gave her a letter than he had given to the Goblin explaining he had some work related thing and was sorry he couldn't be here to wish her a happy 18th but that the Goblin was to bring her to the vault and since she did so well at school this year given the circumstances that had arose that he felt she fulfilled their bargain and she was left with the Vault her parents put money in for when she turned 18.

It took some time as it was in the older section of Gringotts. When they arrived the Goblin ran his fingers down the door and put in the key , it swung open soundlessly and exposed a mountain of money , she stepped in and grabbed a bag full of money and stashed it knowing she would have to visit a few times to replenish what she took out to make sure she would not run out of funds. Now she needed to go shopping with the money she got to help revitalize the town house.