harry sighed at his uncle's reply but he didn't push it further. he observed the room and found that most attendants of his claiming were of those in noble families.
after 5 minutes or so, he was called up on the platform for the claiming to start. he was told strip to his underwear and lie down on the slab. several men came up to him and drew runes all around his body.
"this child here today is of noble blood, and this child who was named hadrian henri xavier salazar thomas black-riddle on his naming day wishes to fight for his claim on the lordships of several old houses. we call upon you elders, we call that you test this boy of his sincerity. we call that you test him of his worth. we call you, elders, of the houses of riddle, of black, of slytherin, of gryffindor, of huffelpuff, of ravenclaw, of peverell, of potter, of evans, of gaunt, of parkinson, of le fey, of ambrosius, and of pendragon. we leave this boy, hadrian henri xavier salazar thomas black-riddle, in your knowing hands so mote it be!"
all of those in the room chanted, and once they finished a bright light surrounded the room coming from the body of harry. the light lasted for a few moments before harry emerged, his body looking fitter and taller and his true looks on display. he looked different, but it was a good different. everyone looked to his right hand and saw the rings which meant he was accepted.
everyone rejoiced and motioned for harry to join them but as he took a step forward, harry collapsed and chaos ensued.
sirius was quick to action and made his way to his nephew. he quickly placed the boy on the bed that was at the other side of the room. he allowed the healers to come and inspect harry and it was soon that the young lord woke up.
"was i accepted?"
was the first the young lord asked as soon as he woke up. sirius nodded and handed his nephew some robes to wear. harry took the robes and wore them before looking around.
"what does that mean for me then, siri?" he asked in a small voice, confusion on his face.
"you are now known as a lord of several pureblood houses, and you must act that way. you are given votes and properties you are to look after. you will have to marry in 3 years if you do not want to lose your titles and you will have to present yourself differently. kiddo, these are things that i will teach you, but you have to be willing to be taught." sirius replied shakily, his face showing no emotion. it hurt him that he would have to teach his nephew all the lessons that his brother, regulus, was supposed to teach the boy.
"now, come, harry, we have to check the contents of your vaults beofre we can go shopping." sirius continued after a while, pureblood black in him coming out.
monies of hadrian black-riddle:
•riddle vaults: 189,000,000 galleons
•black vaults: 24,791,000,000 galleons
•slytherin vaults: 345,000,000 galleons
•gryffindor vaults: 345,000,000 galleons
•huffelpuff vaults: 276,000,000 galleons
•ravenclaw vaults: 276,000,000 galleons
•peverell vaults: 100,000,000!galleons
•potter vaults: 78,000,000 galleons
•evans vaults: 32,000,000 galleons
•gaunt vaults: 45,000,000 galleons
•parkinson vaults: 56,000,000 galleons
•le fey vaults: 978,087,230 galleons
•ambrosius vaults: 546,987,000,020 galleons
•pendragon vaults: 980,923,876,056,000 galleons
harry gasped in shock while sirius just chuckled. "kiddo, you're born to be rich. now, come we have to finalize some papers with ragnok."
harry and sirius sat there for the next hour or two finalizing things with ragnok. it was decided that harry was going to stay in the custody of sirius and he was also going to be taught by sirius and his betrotheds' families. it was also put in writing that all money stolen from harry's vaults was going to be taken back with interest but there would be not lasting punishment on the thieves yet.
after signing paper upon paper, harry and sirius finally left the bank to do some shopping at allée de platine.
"so kiddo, clothes or essentials or education stuff first?" sirius asked as soon as they stepped out of the bank. it was at that point that harry realized he was severely underdressed compared to the other lords he saw and even to the common people in the alley.
"clothes, siri, then we can go for school then essentials." the young lord replied, fiddling with the robes he was wearing. sirius smiled and led the boy to his favorite clothing shop, vêtements de fantaisie.
"madame brodeur! its so great to see you! my nephew henri over here has just come into his inheritance and he badly needs a new wardrobe! money is of no problem, madame, just please fix him." sirius rambled in fluent french as soon as they entered the store.
the old french witch wasted no time in measuring and dressing up the young lord. harry was dressed in all types of robes and attire, some of which he did not know even existed.
it took another hour before they finished, and harry was thousands of galleons poorer.
they took a lunch break straight after that and then went on to finish their shopping trip. at three o'clock, they both finally had all that they needed and went home to the manor of the most ancient and noble house of black.
upon arriving, harry was led to a set of rooms in the highest floor and was told to rest for a while. sirius did this because he knew his nephew was not yet prepared to face the weasleys or granger or any of the pureblood mantra that would be taught to him.
as soon as sirius was sure that harry was settled, he ser off to his study to write some letters. one to regulus, one to thomas, one to the malfoys, and one to the lestranges. he wrote to inform them that their little henri was found safe and that the betrothals will go on as planned. he also wrote for draco and raphaël to come to the manor as soon as they can for the betrothal period to start.
sirius sent the letters with the family owls before he made his way to the common area where he knew everyone else was.
"sirius orion black! how dare you leave the house against dumbledore's orders!" molly weasley screeched as soon as she saw the man.
sirius just shook his head and said, "if you did not know, i had to pick up harry from gringotts because he took a portkey there without telling the rest of us. as his named guardian, i was the only one who could get him out of there."
the adults stared at each other for quite some time. it was only when dinner time neared that molly admitted defeat and left the room. the remaining adults and teens sighed in relief and started to talk about plans, plans that did not include dumbledore nor his supporters in them.
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welcome to the rewrite guys and gals! if you happen to read the original (which is still up at the time of me writing this), you will notice that there are some changes, like major changes. my writing style has also changed a bit so it will be different. please be patient with the updates as it is hard to write especially with the guidelines i have set for myself. - a
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inheritance (a rewrite)
Fanfictionharry potter receives a letter from gringotts saying that his godfather wanted him to be emancipated. he finds out people were stealing from him as well as he isn't a potter. he's betrothed to his enemy. when will he have a normal year at hogwarts? ...
