Gringotts and inheritance test pt.1
Chapter 5 : Gringotts and inheritance test pt.1
As Harry and Hagrid stepped inside The Leaky Cauldron Hagrid’s eye’s glazed over and started acting disinterested in guiding Harry Through Diagon Alley, seeing this Harry Figured his Mom(Magic) had something to do with that and after waiting for about 10 minutes a Woman Entered the leaky cauldron, who Harry recognized to be his mother as his mother has a very strong and Ethereal presence (I should note that the others in the leaky cauldron don’t feel it, The only others who could possibly see/feel it are the goblins and Ollivander), as The woman now known to Harry to be his mother entered the Leaky Cauldron she looked at Harry and mentally said to him “I hid your real appearance from the people here, you look like the son of The person i look like now. The name of your disguise is Michael Wraith, while mine is Elizabeth Wraith. we will be using These Disguisses until we arrive at Gringotts,this is mostly due to the fact that the goblins don’t like people who disguise themselves. the disguise will be re-applied after leaving Gringotts” before gesturing at Harry come along and heading to the bar Harry following along to where his mother went, as they walked up to the bar His mother asked the Bartender upon arrival “Hello, can you show us how to enter Diagon Alley, It’s been a while since i’ve been in Brittain so i don’t quite remember how to open the passage way.” The bartender nodded in understanding and said “Follow me i’ll show you how to enter Diagon Alley, I don’t believe we’ve met before so let me introduce myself.My name is Tom and i’m The bartender at the Leaky Cauldron, would you mind telling me your name?” Harry’s mother then proceeded to introduce Herself to Tom “My name is Elizabeth Wraith and i’m here with my son Michael Wraith as he will Be starting his education at Hogwarts to get his supplies” as Harry’s mother finished introducing himself Tom Walked towards The empty wall next to the Bar and pulled out his wand whilst Saying “Opening The door to Diagon Alley is pretty simple, However you need to use a wand for it to work simply following the steps with your hands instead will not open the door to Diagon alley.” as he finished he tapped a brick that was at arround the height of the bar afterwards tapping two more bricks 4 bricks lower than the first one and the third one two to the left of the second one, as he finished the steps the wall suddenly opened to reveal a narrow (i’d say about 3,5 meters wide at most) pathway littered with buildings and shops, at the end of the path way there is a Large But Narrow White building With the words Gringotts Bank on it in large Gold Colloured letters, as Harry and His Mother enter Diagon Alley they turn to Tom and thank him for his help. while walking through Diagon Alley Harry’s mother turns to him and says “we’ll have to stop by Gringotts first, to get you an Inheritence test and get some money to pay for your school supplies” as She said that, Harry noticed That there were several smaller Alley way’s branching of from Diagon Alley this made him wonder why almost all of them were named after a word that ended with ally a few notable examples of this are Knockturn Alley which he was told about by his mother then you have Diagon Alley and it’s Siblings (I guess, best way to explain it to me so) , Horizon Alley (Horizontally) and Vertic Alley (Vertically), Harry was too caught up in his thoughts to notice that he and his mother had arrived at Gringotts until she snapped him out his thoughts by saying his name (Of his disguise they are still disguised at the moment) as soon as snapped out if his thoughts he noticed that they were standing infront of the entrance to Gringotts, as he looked towards the large wooden doors he noticed that engraved into it was a poem he also noted that said poem was engraved multiple times in several different languages including language’s that have long since been considered dead by the muggles, the poem read.
Enter, Stranger, But take heed
For what awaits the sin of greed,
For those who take, But do not earn,
Must pay Most Dearly in return,
So if you seek beneath our floors
For something that was never yours
Thief, You have been warned, Beware
Of Finding more that treasure there.
As Harry read the poem he noticed the magic that was disguising him being washed away looking towards his mother he noticed that she too changed in appearance she looked like she did when she was lily potter with a few minor difference’s but not something that the human eye can notice, he also felt like the poem was not just a warning no it was a promise a threat, Though this does not surprise harry that much as the goblins seemed like a paranoid race that being said they are also the People in charge of his money. Though Harry also noticed that people seemed wary around him almost as if they were expecting him to kill them, he decided to ignore it for now as his mother was waiting for him so they could enter Gringotts together.
As Harry’s mother opened the door harry walked in to the building with his mother following soon after, It didn’t take too long for harry and his mother to reach the front desk the moment they got there His mother asked the goblin if there was any chance they could speak in a more private area to which the goblin replied “there is however, people don’t usually ask for that unless they are here to take an inheritance test, Which is probably what you came here for, but I can also tell that there is another reason you wish for a more private environment to talk.” To which his mother replied with “indeed there is, but if you want me to reveal it I will need permission to cast a quick silencing spell, so that we’re not overheard” Harry could hear the goblin Sigh in annoyance as the goblin replied with “fine cast the spell but drop it as soon as you told me what you needed and the truth is heard” as soon as the goblin finished speaking his mother wordlessly and wandlessly put up a silencing spell before replying “alright, so I’ll start with why I needed to put a silencing spell, the reason for that is that I don’t want my son to be swarmed by people once they hear his name which is Harry potter, and while I could tell you more I won’t since the Inheritance Test should show the rest of the information” the goblin noticed that Harry’s mother hadn’t yet taken down the silencing spell and when the goblin asked why she replied with “I’m well aware of goblin protocol, especially when it comes to people claiming to be a heir. Since it happens pretty often from what I remember.” as she finished saying that the goblin sighed in relief as he pulled a small silver needle whilst saying “alright kid, to confirm your identity you just need to prick your finger on the needle I’m holding, If you are who you claim you are the Blood on the needle will glow a golden colour and be rendered inert and if you aren’t the blood will glow red and the needle will disintegrate using your blood as a source it then curses you silent and brands you a liar, it also revoke’s your access to Gringotts should you be lying about who you are” as the goblin finished saying that he handed Harry the needle on which he then pricked his finger, and after waiting a few seconds the Blood Glowed gold before Glowing Blue three seconds later, While this confused harry as the goblin said nothing about a blue glow being possible. However both the goblin and Harry’s mother knew what it meant, after a few second the goblin said “I guess I’ll be doing the inheritance test then, as this is to interesting to not know more about, Follow me” before pressing a button that harry assumed was for summoning other Goblins, he was soon proven right as not even 10 seconds later a different goblin arrived and began sitting at the front desk and doing his job.
Following the goblin they eventually arrived at the end of the hallway they were walking through, at the end there are 3 doors all labelled with Private room : Inheritance Test, They then followed the goblin to one of the doors who opened the door and led them inside once there he closed the door and handed them a piece of parchment before saying “on the parchment I just handed you is the wording for a magical oath, this oath is similar in nature to the Fidelius charm and is to prevent Private information from being spread outside of those who are your Family or your ruler, it also if you tell them whether they have magic or not enforce the effects of the oath on them should they try and tell someone not blood related to you” as he finished saying this he waited a few seconds before swearing the oath, Harry and his mother followed suit shortly afterwards as they did this the room they were in Glowed slightly signifying that the oath is sworn afterwards the door locked and a timer appeared on it
Time before door unlocks
2 hours
Followed by a knife appearing on the table along with a Silver bowl and a Scroll of Parchment which harry felt was directly connected to the bowl through magic shortly afterwards the goblin finally introduced himself and spoke “I apologise for not introducing myself earlier, it’s just that despite Having had several hundred years go by since separating from the other Fae species some of us still have strong traits related to them, the traits vary greatly and in my case I got the aspect that makes them wary of sharing their name, luckily this oath prevents me from being controlled by the usage of my name, on another note I don’t have the ability to the names of others if they respond to a question like May I have your name. But I digress, you may refer to as Strongjaw if you wish.” Strongjaw waited for a bit before speaking again “So to take an inheritance test all you need to do is grab the knive and puncture your finger before holding it above the silver bowl and letting a few drops of blood fall in to the bowl, the amount of drops for a standard test is 3 but I’m pretty sure you want a middle ground with the full test which requires 10 drops and and the Family age test which requires 4 drops, which means you’ll need to let 6 drops fall in to the bowl” he waited a bit before finishing what he was saying “and while it would normally cost you quite a bit of money to perform an Inheritance Test, Every goblin is allowed to give them for to people who catch their interest. Which you definitely qualify for.” Shortly after he finished Speaking Strongjaw opened the one of the drawers in the desk for a sheet of paper before looking up again and saying “I am correct in the test you want to take am I not?” to which Harry’s mother replied “you are correct, Strongjaw” before looking at harry and mentally telling him “if we did the full test this would too long for us to do your shopping today” Strongjaw then reached into the drawer and picked up the sheet of paper he was looking for earlier before handing it to harry and prompting him to read what’s written on it
Middle ground Inheritance Test
Family Age + Full test
This test will only show the earliest registered Magical ancestor you have on both sides of the family, along with any ailments you may be suffering from, abilities you might gain in the future, your parents and your birth name and any name Given to you later on in life by a living relative Please note that for this to work the relative has to have magic.
This test also shows you any title’s you are set to inherit or have been granted through different circumstances and the benefits from it, Note Networth wont be shown if vault has less than 10000 galleons in it
This will also tell us your species due to the fact there are many species that look human but aren’t , which means Just Because You Look Human doesn’t mean you are Human.
Required amount of Blood drops = 6
Cost = 50 Galleons
Cost after Deduction = 0 Galleons
After reading the paper he reached towards the knife and picked it up before reaching his free hand over the Silver bowl as he does this he asks Strongjaw “How does it know when I’ve dripped enough blood into the bowl” as a reply Strongjaw answered with “The magic of the room heals your finger automatically once enough blood has been dropped into the bowl, it knows how many are needed due to the paper you read just now, the paper acts as a guideline to how much blood is needed, essentially the paper is a touch activated contract in a way.” As Harry heard this he punctured his finger and started Dropping his blood into the Silver Bowl noticing how the blood disappears upon contact with the bowl and seeing the Scroll glow slightly after about 10 seconds his puncture wound healed and the Scroll changed size to match the amount of words written on it after the test it then created Three copies of itself the original Scroll now had a title-card hanging of it reading ‘Inheritance Test Harry Potter, Master copy’ Harry knows where two of the copies ended up as they are in the hands of his mother and Strongjaw respectfully and Strongjaw upon noticing Harry’s confusement answered his unspoken question “The inheritance test Scrolls automatically copy themselves equal to the amount of beings witnessing it, so while these ended up with us for obvious reasons the third copy ended up with our king as it is his magic That powers the Inheritence Rooms and because Goblin magic functions differently than that of a humans it means he is capable of seeing what happens in this room making him a witness automatically regardless of if he was watching or not” as harry heard this he thought “well that explains that atleast” and opened his copy of the Scroll.
I’m going to this chapter here