Saving You

Chapter 1

Harry's POV
It has been a month since the war ended. All the people I know have seemed to seetle down. Ron and Hermione are planning to get married in six months. He proposed to her yesterday. I could get from her face that she was waiting for him to ask her hand for ages.

Molly was slowly recovering from the deaths of Fred and Percy.

Bill has gone back to working with the bank along with Fluer.

Charlie went back to Romania to take care of a baby dragon that was found and given to the reserve he worked in.

George seems to space out at times, but he has finally been coming out and meeting people since last week. When he saw me, he gave me a small smile, and Molly was in tears. It was the first smile I had given anyone. I was just a call away for him. He needed someone who would just listen to him, and it seemed that none of his family understood that and kept telling him to do things. So we started hanging out since then.

Ginny looks at me with a weird glint in her eyes whenever I go to the Burrow to spend some time with George. When I leave, she looks at me dissappointedly.

Arthur is also like George. He is working in the ministry, but the light in his eyes is gone. He seems to have lost the zeal to live any longer, almost similar to George.

So I asked George to ask Arthur to stay and hang out with us, and George seemed to understand my intention and gave me another smile as he ruffled my hair like Fred used to do.

Now, I'm waiting in a private room in Leaky Cauldron for both of them.

Even after 20 minutes, they still haven't arrived, and I was getting worried for them. I thought I could ask Molly about Arthur. So I left the private room, informed Tom that I would not be needing the room today and apparated to the Burrow.

The second I apparated, I could listen to Arthur and George's voices. They seemed to have been screaming at someone inside.

Then I saw the door open and George storming out. When he saw me, he walked to me and dragged me inside and said, "Dad, Harry is here. Tell him what we found, or I will, in the crudest way possible."

Arthur looked at me and asked me to walk to him. the moment I was arm's distance from him, he pulled me to a hug and kept saying sorry.

"Arthur, what happened? Why are you and George so angry?" I asked as I returned the hug.

George had Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Molly bound and petrified.

"Harry, these four had been stealing from you. I don't know from when, but they were. Ginny is wearing something I can't afford. When I asked how she got it, she said it was from you, and I know you don't like her in that way, so I compelled her to tell me and she said she took money from your vault. When I asked how she got access to your vault, she said Molly, Ron, and Hermione gave her access. When I put a mild compelling charm on them and asked if they were taking it without your consent, they said yes." Arthur said.

I didn't know what to do. I called Kingsley. When he arrived, I asked Arthur to tell him what he told me. After the entire explanation, Kingsley called for two aurors and asked them to take the four to a containing cell in the auror department and give them some sleeping draught so that they won't wake up and start screaming their lungs out.

"Go to the bank. Ask for the head of the bank, and tell them about the issue. They might ask for an inheritance test. You just have to puor 7 drops on a parchment. It would not hurt. it will show that you are indeed Harry Potter. That is standard for anyone with a problem like this, just to identify that you are you and not someone polyjuiced as you. Then, they will give you your bank statements. If it is true, you can take money back from those four. It will not affect any other Weasley, so you don't have to worry too much." Kingsley said.

"Thank you, Kingsley." I said.

"No worries, Harry. I know we don't know much about each other, but trust me, I will help you if you are facing any problems. You desrve that after all this world has put you through." Kingsley said, and ruffled my hair and flloed back to his office in the ministry.

I looked at George and then at Arthur. "Come with me, please." I asked.

They gave me a smile and took my hand and apparated to Diagon Alley. When we reached the bank, I was glad no one was trying to flog around me.

"Amelia, the former Head of DMLE, and the acting Minister, has stated that no one is to flog you if anyone saw you until you go to them yourself. And she put a heavy fine for going against it. So no one is coming near you." Arthur said as he looked at me.

I nodded as we walked into the bank.

When we reached the teller goblin, "Greeting teller goblin. May your gold always flow, and your enemies lay at your feet. I am Lord Potter. I would like to check if anyone has been taking money without me present or or without my consent." I greeted them and said.

The goblin looked at me and nodded, without their usual sneer. "Follow Armhowl, he will take you to Ragnorok, the head of Britain Bank. He wishes to speak with you. And may your gold always flow, and your enemies lie at your feet." The goblin said as he pointed at another goblin, whose name, as he said, was Armhowl.

We followed the Armhowl to an office. He asked to sit as he told Ragnorok that we were here and left.

In a few minutes, another goblin walked in. He had a different air around him than the other goblins. "Lord Potter, I am Ragnorok, the head of Britian Gringotts. We have sent many letters to you, but you never gave an answer to any of them, so I had to take this measure to meet you in person and talk to you. Do you permit the Weasleys to know about this?"

I nodded. "Yes, they may know." I said.

"We found that the goblin assigned to look after the Potter accounts has been taking bribes from Hermione Granger. We tried contacting you through a letter, but there was no reply. We figured that the letters never reached you, so I asked the teller goblins to inform me if you come to the bank and make sure that you meet me." Ragnorok said.

"When did you find out about this?" I asked.

"Last week." Ragnorok said.

"Can I see the accounts book then?" I asked.

"You can, but just to follow the procedure, we need you to take an inheritance test." Ragnorok said.

I nodded.

Ragnorok conjured a parchment and a dagger and pushed them towards me. "Cut your palm, let seven drops fall on the parchment. The wound will heal in a few moments after cutting the palm, so you need not worry." he said.

I took the dagger and cut my palm. I let seven drops fall on the parchment, and a few seconds later, my palm healed. the parchment glowed for a few moments.

When the glow was gone, Ragnorok took it, read, and growled a little. "Lord Potter-Black, it seems that we have more to talk about than I had originally imagined." He said.

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