Garnet

Harry blearily opened his eyes and looked around.

He thought he had his glasses on since he could see perfectly, but he quickly realized that he wasn't wearing them.

He couldn't believe it, is this what everyone else sees? The world was much clearer than even when he was wearing his glasses which made sense since they were random ones he found at a garage sale but the point still stands.

Harry quickly sat up as he remembered all the ways he possibly could have changed now that he was no longer some pawn in Dumbldores game.

Griphook quickly walked over when he realized Harry was awake. ¨How do you feel, would you like to see yourself¨ was the first thing he said to him.

Fuck.

He must look different if Griphook is offering for him to see himself. Well, there was no going back now, and he might as well not push back the inevitable of seeing himself so he agreed.

Harry turned the mirror he was handed towards himself and promptly dropped it.

He looked, the only word to describe it was different.

He looked like he had been through battle, but to be fair he had multiple times so the look fits.

He picked up the mirror again and examined himself. His scar instead of staying the same comic lightning bolt now looked like real lighting. It went down to his neck and covered most of his face, especially the left side.

His eyes though

His right eye was an even more bright and vibrant green, almost so much so it hurt to look at. His left eye was a bright greyish white which contrasted nicely with his green eye.

His scar was now silver instead of the red hue it often used to take up. His skin instead of being pale no matter how much time he spent outside doing chores for his aunt and uncle was now a dark tan which made his scar stick out even more.

He weirdly didn't hate how it looked nearly as much as he used to.

His hair was slightly darker and a bit curlier but not enough to notice if you didn't previously know.

He slowly stood up and quickly lost his balance, he tried again this time managed it. Instead of being roughly 5´4 like before he was now 5´8 which is still on the shorter side for guys would make him taller than almost all of his female classmates and only slightly smaller in size than most of his male classmates.

He was still on the slimmer side since the Dursleys never fed him besides a couple of scraps here and there, and some days he could not bring himself to eat even if he wanted to do which he didn't. You could slightly see the outline of his ribs which would concern any rational person if they saw it but it's not like they would because of his glamors. His arms were still completely covered in scars but instead of some of them being unhealed they were as scared over. This wasn't a problem though since they all wouldn't be healed for long anyways.

Mentally Harry felt nearly the same. He just felt more hatred towards his old ¨friends¨ and Dumbledore instead of Malfoy and his group. Sure they weren't the best people but they were just school bullies, nothing more than that. At least they didn't pretend to be Harry's friends which hurt so much more than anything Malfoy could ever do to Harry. He didn't even hate Snape as much which was a shock, he was still Harry's least favorite teacher but that's it.

¨I feel fine mostly, I'm a bit shocked about my new height and eyes but not necessarily in a bad way, it will just take some getting used to¨ Harry honestly didn't know what to say about his new look besides the fact he didn't hate it.

¨If you are ready now Mr. Potter we can discuss your inheretenses¨ Griphook led him back to the bed to sit down. Harry just wanted this conversation over and for him to be able to leave the bank so he quickly agreed.

¨So Mr. Potter as you know you are heir Potter and since you have no remaining family members you can claim lordship if you wish to do so. The Potters are descendants of the Peverells who also have no remaining members so you can also claim lordship for this family. However, the Peverells are an older family than the Potters but the Potters tend to be more influential. As you probably already know the Blacks are an incredibly influential family and hold a lot of power throughout the wizarding world. There are remaining members of this family but all of them have been incapable of claiming lordship for over ten years which is the threshold, so you are now eligible for this as well. However, if any of these members become eligible again they can challenge you, so keep that in mind. Then lastly you are eligible for the Slytherin lordship which is a family that is widely believed to have died out. You won this by conquest which I'm sure you can figure out whom the conquest was of, but I am not at liberty to discuss it. Out of all of your heirships, this is by far the most influential and has a great deal of influence throughout the world. If you wish I can retrieve the lordship rings and if they all accept you you will formally be known as Lord Potter Black Slytherin Perevell.¨

Harry hadn't even known he had one lordship before today let alone four. There had never before been a witch or wizard with over three lordships, which makes Harry one of the most influential wizards in the world not just in Britain.

Harry quickly agreed to these lordships, that is if the magic accepted him.

Griphook returned quickly with the rings which was good since Harry was starting to wonder what would happen to him if none of the rings accepted him.

If he was too broken for even the magic to accept him.

¨Now Mr. Potter I am going to give you the rings one by one. You are to put the Potter ring on your ring finger on your right hand, and the Peverell ring on your middle finger on your right hand. Then your Slytherin ring on your ring finger on your left hand, and your Black ring on your middle finger on your left hand. Keep in mind that rings from lighter families get along better with other rings from lighter families and rings from darker families tend to get along with rings from other darker families. This is why the Slytherin and Black ring go on your left hand and the Potter and Peverell ring goes on your right in hopes the magic doesn't just accept you, but also each other.¨

Harry didn't think this sounded too complicated so he decided to just go for it and put on the Potter ring first, since that one had the highest chance at accepting him.

He slowly grabbed the gold ring with a large ruby with the Potter crest carved into it and slid it onto the ring finger of his right hand.

He gasped as he felt a rush of warmth envelope him. It felt like hope but most of all it gave him a sense of home. He knew it accepted him. It made him feel something he hadn't felt in a while even if it was only for a brief second.

Genuine Happiness.

It was gone as quickly as it came but it was there for a second and that had to mean something right?

When he he put on the Perevell ring he felt a rush of wind rush past him. It wasn't the same feeling of home as the Potter ring but he felt a sense of belonging, and he knew it accepted him.

This ring had a gold band and a large peice of opal with the Peverell crest in the middle.

Two rings down two to go and Harry was feeling slightly less nervous about them not accepting him, but he still had a pit of dread in his stomach at the thought of if they didn't.

He thought he might as well get the next two over with.

He chose the Slytherin ring to try next since it felt like it was practically calling to him.

He placed it on his left hand on his ring finger and the second he placed it on his hand he heard the echo of ¨power¨ and ¨strength¨ echoing around him. He only realized after the fact was in parseltongue. He felt a shiver roll over him and like the other two rings, he knew it accepted him.

This ring had a silver band with an emerald in the middle with the Slytheirn crest carved into it.

The last ring was the Black family, and it was the one Harry thought had the least chance of accepting him.

The second he put on the Black ring he heard generations of Black lord's voices in his head, he felt anger he had never felt to this severity bubble up inside of him. Just like that it was over and the Black magic accepted him.

This ring also had a silver band and black onyx with the Black family crest in the middle.

It was over as quickly as it started, a process that felt like it took hours in reality took two minutes.

He was now Lord Potter Black Slytherin Perevell.

¨Okay Lord Potter Black Slytherin Perevell or should I call you something else now?¨

¨If you would call me Mr. Potter Black that would be best I think¨

¨Okay then Mr. Potter Black, now that this is out of the way I think we should discuss all the alterations mentally and physically you were placed under 15 years ago on October 31st by Albus Dumbldore. What he did was illegal and if you choose we can start the process of pursuing legal action against him for the crimes he has committed against you.¨

Harry thought about it and it wouldn't be wise of him to pursue legal action against Dumbledore yet. He didn't quite want Dumbledore to know he didn't control Harry anymore and if he did this he would know.

¨I don't want to rule out the possibility of prosecuting Dumbledore but I don't think I want to right now Griphook.¨

¨We can do whatever you choose Mr. Potter Black. Just so you are aware now that you are a lord four times over, in the eyes of the Ministry you are emancipated and are seen as an adult even though you are not yet seventeen.¨

Well, at least that gave Harry more freedom to go wherever choose to after this.

¨Mr. Potter Black, you also have a large number of vaults from all of your lordships and a variety of homes you now own. Only one of these homes is currently occupied and this is by Albus Dumbledore who made the Black home named Grimald Place in London the meeting place for what he calls the Order of The Phenix. ¨

¨Griphook now that I own Grimauld place what would happen if I wanted to move in and didn't was Albus or anyone else living there besides me?¨

Griphook suddenly smiled at him and said ¨Well they would be apparated out and unable to see the house or re-enter it unless you gave them direct permission or if they never have had any ill intentions towards you.¨

This was the best revenge Harry could currently get on Dumbledore and he'll be damned if he was not going to do exactly that. It's not like anyone in the order or Hogwarts would be able to get in anyway since they all have hated him and wanted him dead at one point or another, and he wasn't going to let any of them in by choice.

This was the perfect place for him to live since it was untrackable and unplotable and no one could see it, so no one would be able to contact him.

¨Okay Griphook, what do I need to do for them to be kicked out?¨

¨All you have to do Mr. Potter Black is cut your finger and place it on this document and they will immediately be forced to leave.¨

Harry cut his finger with the knife Griphook gave him and placed it on the document. He felt the magic around him buzz and the deal was set, he finally had a place to go that was all his own.

¨There is one more thing that I need Griphook, do you have one of those automatic filling wallets so I dont need to come here all the time?¨

¨Of course Mr. Potter Black I can get you that right now. I don't think we have anything left to discuss today but we can set up a meeting if you have questions, want to look into previous investment, or want to go through your vaults. We will be in touch.¨

¨Of course Griphook, thank you for everything.¨

¨It was my pleasure, Mr. Potter Black.

Once Harry had the self-filling Wallet linked to his Potter vault he was ready to leave Gringotts.

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Harry decided to go find a familiar next since he now had a safe place to go and he didn't want to be completely alone.

Harry walked into an unnamed store in Knockturn Ally that felt like it was calling him.

He immediately saw the most gorgeous black snake with eyes that strikingly resembled his right one.

He walked over to the snake which was in an incredibly small glass box for a snake that was about a foot and a half.

The worker quickly rushed over and said ¨I wouldn't go near that snake if I were you, it is highly venomous and is aggressive to everyone it meets.¨

Harry just stared at him and laughed, the snake didn't look dangerous and if it bit him then he would die.

Hell, maybe this time it would work.

The snake looked at him ¨Do you speak human¨

¨Yes, do you have a name?¨ Harry quickly responded.

¨I ever haven't even met a human who speaks. I dont have a name but you could give me one if you wish¨

¨I do not have one for you yet but I can think of one¨

¨Take me with you human it's lonely here with no one to speak to¨

¨If you are okay with that I would like to take you to my new home¨

Harry looked at the salesman ¨I would like to purchase her, how much do you want?¨

¨If you can take her out of the store she is yours, we haven't been able to get rid of her for years and I just want her out.¨

Harry couldn't believe his luck and quickly took the snake out of her glass box, placed her around his neck, and walked out of the store.

He had everything he needed and felt more free than he had in as long as he could remember.

He took one last look at Knockturn Alley and apparated away to his new home.