Dark, Light, and In Between

Chapter 5

Harry wiped away his tears and took deep breathes in and out to try and calm himself down and regain his composure. He still had two letters that he had to open. One of them he knew contained the information about all of his vaults and properties that he now owned, but he had no idea what the other letter contained.

Since he wanted to read through all of the letters from Gringotts first, he picked up the second letter that had the exact same handwriting as the first one from the bank.

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Dear Mr. Potter,

Once again Happy Birthday.

Below is the list of all the vaults that are in your name:

-Vault 415 : School Funds = 20,000,000 Galleons, 95,000 Sickles, and 25,000 Knuts.

-Vault 416 : Personal Vault = 15,000 Galleons, 2,000 Sickles, and 3,000 Knuts.

-Vault 678 : James Potter Personal Vault = 30,000 Galleons, 15,000 Sickles, 7,500 Knuts, and various amounts of books containing light magik.

-Vault 540 : Lily Potter nee Evans' Personal Vault = 23,000 Galleons, 3,000 Sickles, 300 Knuts, Various Books and Potions, along with unlistable items.

-Vault 784 : Heir of Slytherin Personal Vault = 10,000,000 Galleons, 45,000 Sickles, 500 Knuts, Various Books, Potions, Magical Objects, Salazar Slytherin's Personal Journals, Along with Unlistable Items.

-Vault 345 : Trust Fund = 100,000,000 Galleons, 20,000,000 Sickles, and 34,000 Knuts.

-Vault 456 : Personal Usage = Empty

-Vault 213 : Personal Usage = Empty

-Vault 214 : Personal Usage = Empty

-Vault 215 : Personal Usage = Empty

Yours Sincerely,

Manager of Gringotts Britain

Ringok

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Harry gawked at the letter, not quite grasping the fact that he was apparently rich, as well as a lord. He couldn't believe that no one had told him, but he suspected that it had something to do with Albus Dumbledore. It made him wonder just how much of his life the old man had manipulated.

Besides that, what was he going to do about his real parents? They would never believe me if i told them the truth. He reminded himself, not letting any hope into his constricting heart. He knows all too well that he will have to do this on his own.

He decided that he might as well read the last letter that had been sent to him. He broke the seal and unfolded the parchment.

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Dear Hadrian Scorpio Riddle,

Happy Birthday Harry.

I am Lily Potter nee Evans, otherwise known as the person that you have thought to be your mother for the past fifteen years. For all of this-I am so sorry.

I am probably the last person that you want to hear from, especially on today of all days. I want you to understand, I never knew what my apparently loving husband and Albus Dumbledore were planning after we had found out that our daughter was a still born. They had told me that you were a muggleborn in need of a loving family and home.

When you were nearly a year old, I found you sitting in the garden talking to a couple of snakes. Resting on your shoulder blades were brilliant snow white wings with specks of black on the very tips of your feathers. It was at that moment that i knew that you weren't a muggleborn wizard, but a pureblood.

I had my first real and horrible fight with James that night when he got home from work. He finally admitted that he had stolen you from someone else, and told me just who he took you from. I felt sick and rotted on the inside. He had stolen you from Lucius Malfoy's arms before he ever even had a chance to hold you. He had pretended to be a dark wizard healer for so many months. He had shoved the blood adoption potions down your throat before I got the chance to see you as who you really are.

James had stared at me when i had demanded to know who your father was. He refused to tell me until I threatened him with divorce and never letting him ever see or hear you and I again. When he told me, I could hardly believe what i had heard. He had not only took you away from one of the most powerful Pure-Blooded family, but he had taken you away from Voldemort.

I can never and will never condone what he has done, and I will never ask you to forgive either of us. Let me tell you this Harry, I will always love you. You were always like a nephew to me more than anything else. I wish so much that i could give you back the time that they took from you and your parents being together as a proper family. Both of your parents, no matter who they are or what they have done, never deserved to have you taken away from them. Somehow, Dumbledore had erased both of your parents memories of you, as well as the memories of ever even being together.

I couldn't stand to be in the same room as James after he told me everything. I was preparing to take you back to your original parents, when something happened. Something more sinister than I had thought could ever happen.

The old man that I had thought of as a hero and a grandfatherly figure turned out to be an even bigger monster than Voldemort himself. That statement must sound very strange coming from a muggleborn, right? It even sounds strange to me.

He created a fake prophecy of both you and Voldemort so that you two would be at each others throats. I wish that I had seen it before hand.

I know that this must be quite a huge shock to you, especially if that bastard of an old man didn't tell you about any of this as i suspect he hasn't.

I can only hope and pray that you get this letter Harry. Try to reunite your family. Find the real prophecy if you believe that they won't listen without it.

Best of luck and wishes.

All My Love,

Auntie Lily

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P.S. I wouldn't blame you if you went to Gringotts and restored your looks to how they are supposed to naturally be. Lucius and Voldemort won't figure it out either, considering they have no memory of what happened. But, please tell them at some point Harry. They deserve to know. I know what it feels like to lose a child, even if they don't realise that they have lost one.

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Harry let out a whimper, strangling a sob before it could escape and alert the Dursleys. The tears streaming down his face were relentless, and he scrubbed the back of his arm across his eyes. He had never thought that Lily had to do anything with what had happened, but the letter was definitely a nice touch to his beaten and mangled heart. He could never call anyone else Auntie, because she owned that title now.

"You are forgiven, Auntie Lily." He whispered into the air, hoping that wherever she was, she heard and knew that she was forgiven.