Gringotts trip part 1
Tom and Regulus walked towards Gringotts, standing in front of the huge building the pair read the same lines carved into marble as always.
‘Enter, stranger, but take heed
Of what awaits the sin of greed
For those who take, but do not earn,
Must pay most dearly in their turn.
So if you seek beneath our floors
A treasure that was never yours,
Thief, you have been warned, beware
Of finding more than treasure there.’
A riddle disguised as a threat that most don’t bother to understand.
Tom has always found it amusing how no one notices the obvious threat to everyone, most assume that because the threat comes from goblins it wasn’t anything dangerous. Most don’t bother to remember that goblins are one of the most deadly beings out there and they have control of almost all of the wizarding world's finances on top of that. So the amount of disrespect shown to them is truly showing how stupid some wizards are.
They walk into the bank, pausing to bow to the goblins guarding the bank doors, as is respectful according to goblin customs. At first the creatures seem surprised by the wizards knowing their customs but quickly gather themselves and bow back.
“May your gold prosper and your enemies fail against your blade” said Tom and Regulus in unison.
“May your endeavours be successful and your battles victorious ” responded the goblins.
Having greeted the goblins properly, the two move inside the bank. As it is still early morning most of the bank is still empty, so they move to the closest teller without having to deal with anybody else. After the greetings were done they got to business. “What can I do for you today Lord Slytherin?” Inquired the goblin. “I was summoned to Gringotts by the Black family account manager” responded Regulud. “I would also like to talk to the Slytherin family account manager” added Tom.
“Ah yes, I was informed that you would be coming” Said the goblin “Follow me I will lead you to his office”
The goblin took them to the Black account manager and then went to summon the Slytherin account manager as well, as he would be needed later.
Stepping into the office the pair again greeted the goblin who introduced himself as Ironclaw. “So I assume that you are here today to claim your lordship?” began the goblin, straight into business. Regulus nodded “Yes that is one of the things I wish to do today but before I would also like to take an inheritance test, to make sure there are no surprises”.
Tom had wanted to get one to get a better outlook on his family tree and what to expect and even though Regulus most likely wouldn’t learn anything new, he too decided to get one just to make sure everything was as it should.
Making a noise of agreement, Ironclaw pulled out the inheritance test parchment and told Regulus to put 5 drops of his blood on it while giving him a ceremonial dagger.
Not even flinching, Regulus sliced the palm of his right hand and let five drops fall onto the paper. Tom was quick to take his hand in his own and heal the cut before releasing his hand again, no one mentioned it.
After that was done the parchment began to write itself. After it was done the goblin snatched it and began reading, the further down he went the more furious he looked, finally he handed the parchment silently over to Regulus who took it and began reading, wanting to know what caused the usually stoic goblin to react in such a way.
‘Name:
Regulus Arcturus Black II
Date of birth:
June 25, 1961
Blood status:
Pureblood
Parents:
Father- Orion Regulus Black (Alive) 1929 –
Mother- Walburga Irma Black (Deceased) 1935 – 1979
Siblings
Sirius Orion Black II (Disowned, Alive) 1959 –
Antares Vega Black (Kidnapped; missing since 1964, Alive) 1960 –
Soulmate (Found):
Tom Marvolo Riddle-Slytherin (Alive) 1926 –
Heirships
Black (Lordship unclaimed)
Crabbe (Second in line)
Ravenclaw (Lordship unclaimed)
Le Fay (Lordship unclaimed)
Emrys (Second in line)
Peverell (Third in line)
Lordships
Black (Available)
Ravenclaw (Available)
Le Fay (Available)
Curses/Compulsions/Spells
Horcrux
Amortentia (Administered by W. I. B) (Ineffective as the person has found their soulmate)
Support the light side (Administered by A.P.W.B.D)
Doubt the dark side (Administered by A.P.W.B.D)
Forget about Antares Vega Black’s existence (Administered by A.P.W.B.D since 1964)
Vaults
Ravenclaw vaults nr 4, 9 & 17 (1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 galleons)
Black vaults nr 6, 352, 284 & 59 (1 246 736 105 195 295 000 galleons)
Le Fay vaults nr 2 & 12 (1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 galleons)
Crabbe heir vault nr 637 (543 953 galleons)
Emrys heir vault nr 10 (1 000 000 000 000 galleons)
Thousands of heirlooms and artefacts
Estates
Black- too many to list (For more accurate answers, acquire list from manager)
Ravenclaw- ¼ of Hogwarts, Ravenclaw castle, Ravenclaw library
Le Fay- Le Fay castle, too many to list (For more accurate answers, acquire list from manager)
Regulus was speechless by the time he finished reading his results, he didn’t even notice when Tom gently took the paper from him and began reading it. He snapped out of his shocked state when he heard Tom cursing. “Merlin…how didn’t I know of these things? I have another older brother, who has been kidnapped for the last 20 years. I have three lordships I can claim and I’m the heir for three more. Mother tried to love potion me!?!” It was all becoming a bit much for Regulus, but he had trained his whole life for this so he got over it quickly.
Taking a deep breath to calm himself, Regulus looked expectantly at Ironclaw hoping that he could shed some light to the situation. “First of I think in the light of these new revelations it would be for the best if Lord Slytherin takes the test as well before we go any further” Said Ironclaw while looking expectantly at Tom who didn’t have to think much as he was the one who had wanted to do the tests in the first place.
Tom took the offered parchment and the dagger, already knowing what to do. After letting five drops of blood fall onto the parchment, Regulus grasped his hand right after to heal it, and the waiting began once again. After a few minutes the parchment was done and Ironclaw took it once again, like last time he grew even more angry the further he read, to be honest Regulus and Tom didn’t think goblins could even express that much emotion before.
By the time he finished he had to take a deep breath before handing the paper to Tom. “Lord Slytherin, please read this while I am going to get someone to set up a cleansing room for the both of you and inform your account manager of the situation”
‘That doesn’t sound good’ thought Tom as he pulled the paper closer to himself and Regulus so they could read it. Looking at each other Regulus and Marvolo both nodded, so they began reading the parchment together.
‘Name:
Tom Marvolo Riddle-Slytherin
Date of birth:
December 31, 1926
Blood status:
Halfblood
Parents:
Mother- Merope Gaunt (Deceased) 1907 – 1926
Father- Tom Riddle (Deceased) 1905 – 1943
Siblings:
None
Soulmate (Found):
Regulus Arcturus Black (Alive) 1961-
Heirships
Peverell (Lordship unclaimed)
Gaunt (Lordship unclaimed)
Emrys (Lordship unclaimed)
Le Fay (Second in line)
Pendragon (Third in line)
Lordships
Slytherin (Claimed)
Peverell (Available)
Gaunt (Available)
Emrys (Available)
Curses/Compulsions/Spells
Horcrux (x2)
Distrust of others (Administered by A.P.W.B.D)
Believe to not have soulmate (Administered by A.P.W.B.D)
Hate muggles (Administered by A.P.W.B.D) (Worn off 70%)
Turn into a dark lord (Administered by A.P.W.B.D)
Kill innocents (Administered by A.P.W.B.D)
Find Salazar Slytherin’s secret weapon (Administered by A.P.W.B.D)
Fear Albus Dumbledore (Administered by A.P.W.B.D) (Worn off 95%)
Lose sanity (Administered by A.P.W.B.D) (Ineffective)
Vaults
Slytherin vaults nr 5, 8 & 18 (1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 galleons)
Peverell vaults nr 0 & 20 (1 000 000 000 000 galleons)
Gaunt vault nr 395 (827 galleons)
Emrys vaults nr 1,15 & 100 (1 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 galleons)
Le Fay heir vault nr 45 (1 000 000 000 000 galleons)
Thousands of heirlooms and artefacts
Estates
Slytherin- ¼ Hogwarts, too many to list (For more accurate answers, acquire list from manager)
Peverell- Peverell castle, ½ Diagon alley, Peverell (Death) mansion
Gaunt- Shack
Emrys- Merlin castle, too many to list (For more accurate answers, acquire list from manager)
The magic swirling around the office would suffocate a weaker man as Regulus and Tom finish reading their test results. They were almost too pissed off to even breathe, they couldn’t believe how they didn’t know so many things about themselves, how many things were hidden from them and how much of their lives were affected by compulsions.
Ironclaw came back 5 minutes later, by that point, the two were planning how to murder the ones responsible for this.
“Come along, the cleansing room is ready for you” Said Ironclaw.