Chapter 5

Everyone sat in silence for several seconds after the reading. All lost in their own little world, trying to wrap their minds around what they had heard. Because in a true Sirius Black fashion, he had left them speechless.

"I can't believe he left me all that money!" Ginny exclaimed, breaking the silence.

"He seemed to be very fond of you, Miss Weasley." Ragnok said. "Mister Potter, those are the emancipation papers. If you sign them, you will become an adult in the eyes of the Ministry and the eyes of the bank. You will be able to take your place as Head and Lord of both the House of Potter and the House of Black. You will have access to all of your Estate and will gain once again control of the two seats in the Wizegamot. You will of course be able to perform magic as you please. You will become an adult and you will look like as you should as an adult. You just need to sign at the bottom right of each page." Ragnok explained giving Harry the papers and a quill.

Not needing to think about it twice, Harry signed the papers. The moment he put the quill down, a golden veil formed around him. It swirled around him, blocking him from view. After several minutes, the veil began getting transparent, until it disappeared altogether leaving a tall young man behind. He looked to be around Bill's height, 6'4". He seemed muscular, but not overly so. His hair was a black mess, though if you asked Ginny, it was a sexy mess. His scar was not that angry red anymore, instead it was a thin line. His eyes were more gorgeous than usual, they were bright emerald green and had a twinkle.

"I feel different." He said.

"That is to be expected. Other than the physical changes, the blocks you had on your magic have been removed, as well as the presence in your scar." Ragnok explained.

"What presence?" Bill and Harry asked together.

"A fragment of a soul. I believe that's what caused your scar in the first place." The goblin said. "Miss Weasley, I have your emancipation papers here, too, if you are interested."

"What? But my parents would never set them up!"

"Well, no one said they know about it. We only needed some of their blood." Bill commented.

"So, I can sign them and then I will be an adult?"

"Quite right."

"Where do I sign?"

The goblin gave a toothless grin and handed her the papers. Ginny picked up the quill Harry had used and signed the papers. Once again the golden veil appeared and enveloped her. It did not take long for the veil to disappear, leaving behind an adult Ginny. The changes in her weren't as drastic as Harry's. She had gained an inch in height. Her freckles had faded quite a bit. Her red curls reached her lower back. And she had filled quite nicely on the right places. Harry's jaw dropped upon seeing her. Before he thought that Ginny was very good looking, but the girl -no, woman- in front of him was beautiful.

"Goodness, you look really beautiful." Fleur said at her sister-to-be.

"Thanks" she replied blushing faintly.

"Those are the Potter and the Black Family Rings. When you put them on you will gain control of both Families." The goblin said and gave him two small wooden boxes. Harry took them and opened them reluctantly. The first box had the Potter Ring. it was a platinum rectangular ring with the Potter crest. It was elegant and not too big. Instinctively, he put it on his right ring finger and felt its magic running through him. Then, he opened the other box. The Black Ring was nothing like he thought it would be. The ring was a dragon swirled around to form the ring, with tiny onyx stones for the eyes. It was rather elegant, he thought as he placed it on his right index finger.

"Very good. You are the Lord Black – Potter. The Potter Estate is now available to you. I will prepare the list of what you own, if like?"

"Yes, that would be really helpful."

"It will take a day or two, but you will have it as soon ass possible. Now, about our plans. As we told you, there are certain people that want to severe the bond, something that can kill you both. We think it is best for you to disappear for some time. Curse Breaker Weasley and Miss Delacour will relocate with you. You are their new assignment. Lord Potter will disappear first and a couple of days later, Miss Weasley will follow. A few days later, we will send an owl to your brother to inform him that he is being relocate along with his fiancée, immediately. Meanwhile, you will be staying in a muggle hotel in London, until Curse Breaker Weasley comes to get you. We have to decide where to take you after that. Lord Potter, you have houses in a number of countries. You have four in Greece, two in France, two in Italy, one in Norway, one in Canada, one in New York, One in Los Angeles, one in Scotland, one in London, one in Godric's Hollow, two in Wales and one in the British Virgin Islands. That is without counting the houses from the Lestrange Estate."

"I own all these?" Harry asked rather surprised.

"Indeed."

"Well, um, can we go to Greece? If it's okay with everyone?" he said reluctantly.

"We can always travel." Bill grinned.

"I love Greece." Fleur commented.

"And I love going to new places." Ginny smiled encouragingly at him.

"Greece it is then." Harry said with a small smile. He always wanted to visit the country. Its history always fascinated him.

"I would suggest the Manor in Crete since it is summer."

"I think that's a good idea." Harry said.

"I will prepare muggle papers for all of you. But for now, I will give Lord Potter and Miss Weasley debit cards. It is used in the muggle world instead of giving money, it takes it directly from your account. Lord Potter has one for each of his vaults. I suppose you will need to go shopping after experiencing those physical changes."

"Of course they are going shopping. I am taking them once we are done here." Fleur said.

"Good. Lord Potter, the goblins owe a great debt to your Family. Your ancestors saved many of our clans and helped us build the bank. You are the only wizard that owns stocks of Gringott's. the Goblins will help you whenever you need."

"Thank you, Ragnok. Um, I am glad my Family could help your people." He said awkwardly.

"No, thank you. Before you go to your vaults, I will contact the only people we know that can help with your bond."

"Oh, thank you." the teens said together.

"Griphook will take you to your vaults."

The trip to the vaults was as fun as Harry remembered it. Ginny -who had never been down to the vaults- enjoyed it immensely. Fleur seemed paler than usual and Bill, well, he did that a lot so he didn't react really. They stopped at Sirius' personal vault first. Other than piles of gold, there was a big package in the middle of it, with a note saying: 'Harry's Sixteenth Birthday'. Harry took it and then, they went next door, to Ginny's new vault. And she almost fainted. She stood several at the entrance, just gapping.

"Ginny, you okay?" Harry asked her, concerned.

"I just can't believe he left all that money! I mean that's so much money! What am I supposed to do with it?"

"Save it, buy something you want, go shopping … anything you want. That's why he left it to you." He said lightly.

"You are right." She murmured and stepped in to the vault. She picked to money bags and filled it with money. "Where can I exchange galleons for muggle currency?"

"At the lobby." Griphook replied.

"Thank you."

Their next stop was the Potter Family Vault. It was a long trip down there, since it was in the deepest level. The door was adorned with the family crest, on which Harry had to put his hand on to open it. The vault was ginormous. The main vault, along with many side chambers, was filled with galleons, gems and precious stones. One chamber had art, one furniture, one was filled with various heirlooms and artifacts, one with jewelry and one with books. After getting over their initial shock, they set out to gather anything that would help them to their upcoming adventure. Harry filled some money bags and they left for the lobby. Harry and Ginny exchanged some galleons for pounds and after altering Harry's looks a bit, they went to the Leaky Cauldron for lunch, before Fleur dragged them out of the pub for shopping.