By Diana the Huntress
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Voldemort summoned his inner circle, the cream of all his Death Eaters, the truest of his supporters: Lucius Malfoy and Severus Snape appeared first (as they should) followed closely by Bellatrix and Rudolphos Lestrange, Dairus Rookwood, Alvin McNair and finally Charles Avery.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
“Avery why are you late? Don’t bother to answer I really don’t care. Lucius what have you found out about that attack at <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Dorset Village? We know we had nothing to do with it correct? I didn’t approve it… have some of the lower order decided to take matters into their own hands?” demanded Lord Voldemort with a sneer.
Lucius Malfoy calmly replies, “My Lord, the ministry are blaming Death Eaters but have no supporting evidence. There was nothing at the scene to point to us; no one was captured, there were no witnesses who can say for sure, no cloaks or masks, and the morsmodre wasn’t used. All that was found or confirmed at the site was a heavy residue of dark magic and 7 dead muggle children. That interfering old bastard Dumbledore pointed the finger at you and the ministry jumped on it.”
“Severus what is the old fool up to?”
“In truth I wish I knew Master. He hasn’t taken a meeting with the staff or the order in over two weeks. I have suspicions but no proof.”
“Speculate.”
“He portrays himself as this great white wizard, as the wizarding world’s great hope, caretaker of the ‘Boy Who Lived’. We know he is anything but. He’s allowed even ordered escalating and continuous abuse on Harry Potter and leaves him, despite his protests, in the care of those abusive Muggles. It’s my belief he hopes to someday soon ‘rescue’ Potter from the horror of his relatives thereby making the boy worship him and do whatever he asks.”
At that exact moment a coal black owl flies in and heads straight to the Dark Lord screeching at him beseechingly to take the outstretched missive.
Voldemort looks at Lucius and Severus, “How is it possible that this owl just flew in here? How did it get past the wards and unplottable charm, notice-me-not charm…?”
To: Lord Voldemort, the Dark Lord, Tom M. Riddle
Sir, you are my final hope, please hear me out before you throw this missive in the rubbish bin. My name (which I only recently found out) is Diana Cassiopeia Ursola Nyssa Astarii Hunter Potter Malfoy Black, I’ve gone by Diana Hunter most of my life. I was at the age of two given into the care of one Jessup Blandish… I don’t know the name of the man that put me in his care (if that’s what you want to call it) but care isn’t the word I would use… torture would be much closer andmore fitting. This is the reason I’ve contacted you. I can’t take his punishments any longer and the punishment and inflicted damage are escalating exponentially on a daily and weekly basis. (How is it my fault that the day ends in y? or that it rained? Would you punish your child because they received the highest marks in a subject?) I’ve been punished for all of these reasons and many more all equally frivolous. I’ve tried getting messages to my still living fathers (also just recently discovered, thank Merlin for summer homework) but can’t get any messages through by owl, elf or even Muggle mail. So after thoroughly studying my family tree you are my final hope. I’ve included a vial of my blood and the potion (Veritas Paternas) which is what I used to discover my true lineage so that you too may confirm it. I am hoping that as a blood relation you will see fit to save me from this madness that I’ve been forced to endure for the last almost 15 years. I know you can’t just trust that what I am saying is true and I understand. I just hope that you can understand that I can not endure this any longer. I’ve longed for a family that would love me, I’ve prayed and futilely wished for a guardian that might at least respect me and have about lost hope entirely.
I know he was told (yes I eavesdropped the last night when the white bearded monster was his giving him his new instructions) that he has to wait for my inheritance to come in before he can rape me, that way he can steal my power for himself and that white bearded bastard… I have only a week left before my birthday and for the first time in my dreaded life I am truly frightened… I don’t want him to touch me; I can’t even bear to be in the same room with him. Please save me from this madness, this horror. I won’t let him… I can’t! I tell you this now if it comes down to it I will take my own life over letting him take what is left of my innocence and my power.
I hope that blood ties have some meaning to you and that the evidence that I’ve sent you proves our relationship to your satisfaction. Please Great-Grandfather please save me.
PS… If you have contact with my two remaining fathers (Lucius Draconis Malfoy and Sirius Orion Black)… let them know that I tried to find them but my letters always came back undeliverable. I wish I had been able to know them. (Copies of letters that were sent are enclosed)
Sincerest Regards,
Diana C. U. N. A. H. P. M. Black
“Severus, take this blood and potion verify her findings. Lucius gather the elite. There is a young pureblood witch that has been tortured past her endurance that needs rescuing. She has the strength and courage to look for other solutions; we will rescue her regardless of Severus’ findings. Have them ready in 30 minutes.”
CHAPTER 2 – Harry’s Decision
Harry was sitting in his tiny barely furnished room on Privet Drive contemplating the lies he’d discovered at the end of the school term. Ron being paid to be his friend, Hermione getting privileges and power for spying on him, Ginny getting promised the Potter fortune for spying on him and keeping his hormones on edge; the whore. Dumbledore thinking of him as nothing more than a tool, a weapon to be used and disposed of once its purpose was complete. They never should have even considered taking his inheritance but they did and have. The bastard should have never given him that invisibility cloak, especially if he didn’t want his secrets found out. What to do about the traitors… ignore them? Nah… not painful enough to them need to hurt them where it counts. Going to start with legal matters and make it hurt them where it counts most. Will show them just how mature I am.
He pulled out a piece of parchment and started writing…
To Griphook,
I hope that you don’t mind me addressing these matters to your attention but yours is the only name I have for anyone employed at Gringotts Bank and what I am writing about are definitely banking matters. Please don’t take this the wrong way but what the hell are you Goblins playing at? Are you truly neutral like you claim because if that’s the case I am honestly not seeing it? To my eyes and from what I’ve witnessed lately you all seem to have sided with that double dealing thieving backstabbing bastard Dumbledore. IF this is the case then I will have to take my business elsewhere… IF I am mistaken and I do hope that I am please help me in dealing with these issues.
First issue, please AUDIT my accounts fully. I have recently discovered that I should have more than just the single vault that I have been accessing.
Second issue, why have I never gotten statements from Gringotts about any of my accounts/vaults?
Third issue, I want every penny not withdrawn by me personally since the death of parents in October 1981 returned with 10% interest or I will file a lawsuit AGAINST Gringotts. I am the only heir, I am the BLOOD Heir to the Potter – Evans line and everything is MINE. Every book should be returned, every scroll, every piece of jewelry, every item and artifact. I have never authorized anyone to access my vaults, so everything removed is to be considered stolen. I AUTHORIZE you to act in my stead in getting my funds and property returned.
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%e22><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Fourth issue, why wasn’t I informed of my inheritance from my Godfather, Sirius Black and WHY hasn’t this matter been dealt with properly according to GOBLIN laws? Fix this NOW! I know what is in his WILL because he showed it to me BEFORE he was killed.Fifth issue, I want to do the Heir’s Blood ritual to see if there are any other lines that I could possibly inherit. I will be at Gringotts on Wednesday at 7am.
Final issue for now, look through the properties that I have inherited thus far and find the most secure, haveit prepared for me add any additional wards and charms that you feel would keep me safe from the Death Eaters and Dumbledore… charge my school vault appropriately. I want to move there after our meeting.
Thank You Griphook for you assistance in these matters.
Sincerely
Harry James Potter
Griphook was amazed at the letter he’d just received from Harry Potter and grinned accordingly. The boy had finally discovered the treachery being played upon him… now they could help. He’d finally asked. He headed straight to the clan chiefs office and after knocking opened the door…
The aged Goblin behind the desk looked up inquiringly, “Yes youngling?”
“Master Grimtooth the Potter boy has finally discovered the treachery played against him. He has made me his agent in handling his account He is demanding that we fix several things before his arrival in two day, starting with unauthorized withdrawals of funds since his parentsdeaths and the returning of property removed from the Potter vaults to include jewelry, books, scrolls, magic items, clothing, all property. He also demands 10% interest on the money taken. Sir the Chosen One has had his eyes opened and he isn’t happy. He wants to have a house prepared with wards strong enough to protect him from not only Voldemort and his Death Eaters but Dumbledore as well. He wants to do the Heir’s Blood Ritual.
Grimtooth smiles in satisfaction, “He knows what to expect then since he’s asked for it. That is good Griphook. There might finally be a wizard worthy of regard from Goblins. Do as he wants; we’ve never like Dumbledore anyway and him stealing from one of our clients makes me more than angry. Get him 15% interest instead of 10. Take everything back today no later than midnight; have the secretaries send the retrieval notices out after the retrieval. Have our Ward-Smiths prepare the best of his houses at no charge and look into finding him a magical advisor, someone who has experience in accounting and business matters as well as estate management. We will provide Mr. Potter with everything he needs to be a successful independent wizard. Oh and Griphook make copies of all the evidence: the forged signatures, the unauthorized withdrawals the removal of property and send them all to Madame Bones with a note to start preparing for trial and be sure to let her know that even if her copies are lost, we’ve kept the originals so the case cannot be swept under the table and forgotten. I’ll have them prepare the ritual chamber. Wednesday should indeed be interesting. Congratulations Griphook and your very major promotion.
