Gringotts - Part3g - Harry
Bonding contract - To Ginevra Weasley, to be released on her 17th birthday unless she makes it publicly known before. Signed by Lord Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, Molly Weasley, née Prewett, Lady Dowager Muriel Prewett, Lord Elphias Doge.
“It was signed on the 1st, now if Dumbledore had managed to get Harry’s guardianship, this would be valid as he signed as a Lord, as his guardian, and as Chief Warlock. As is it is and will stay illegal, even if he managed to gain guardianship today, which will not happen, he would need to bring a new contract, which would invalidate and judge this one, which he won’t want to happen,” Ragnok explained.
“What would happen?” Sirius asked.
“I looked into it, and found that Muriel Prewett is not bonded, Magic would certainly bond them together, but it would be easy to know. As Harry’s guardian, you can ask Lady Magic to judge the contract,” Ragnok informed them gleefully.
“But he will know it was because of the contract and that someone has Harry,” Sirius hesitated.
“I took it upon myself to inform him, every document filed at Gringotts were authenticated today, after all, it is Sunday, and we have to file our weekly dealings with the ministry,” Ragnok told him.
Sirius looked at the people around the table, Tony nodded childishly, Natasha shrugged, but she had the same gleam in her eyes Ragnok had, Clint seemed intrigued and Phil looked like he was trying to find a flaw in the plan.
“Won’t he try to check on Harry before coming to ask the Goblins?” Phil asked.
“No, I know Petunia, there is no way she wanted Harry in her house, she started hating Lily the moment I told her she was a witch, Dumbledore knows it too, he won’t risk being seen and Petunia telling him she doesn’t want him, I can guarantee he won’t be going to see Harry for at least a year,” Severus explained. “It’s not worth the risk, even if we manage to pull something big on him, that would make him doubt Harry’s placement he wouldn’t go, thinking he is the only one knowing where Harry is, is a bargaining chip for everyone, telling them he knows, he is protecting him, even training him, people will trust in him because they will think he works for Harry and keeps him safe. Going to see him, means risking his safety, someone could follow him, or know someone who knows someone who saw him in that street that day and people would be at the Dursleys before Dumbledore would be aware of it. From what Harry showed me and his test results, Dumbledore wants Harry to be as ignorant of the Wizarding World as possible, make it seem like this amazing world that needed saving at all cost.”
“So, do I do it?” Sirius asked. “I mean it’s an awesome prank and the old goat deserves it, but I don’t want to risk Harry and Luna.”
“We are in the USA, the MACUSA knows we are here and the Head auror already signed your freedom away, you are his father by our laws and magic, if needed we can just stay here, never go back to Britain,” Remus told him. “I’ll even live as a muggle and won’t ever use magic anymore if we need to, the priority will always be to protect the cubs. But think about it, it’s actually a good way to know if Severus is right, you have another meeting here in two days with Amelia, who knows about Harry too, she will tell you if Dumbledore is looking for Harry, or for us, thinking we took him.”
“Plus, it’s barely lunch, even if the school year started already as the Headmaster he doesn’t have to be at every meal, and from what Ragnok was telling us he left the castle often in the last few days, he will probably come to Gringotts before we are done for the day, we will be made aware immediately,” He said and raised an eyebrow at Ragnok for confirmation.
“I am their King, I know everything that goes on,” Ragnok sneered then with a grin, “and I already gave orders, you didn’t step foot in London’s Gringotts branch since the 1st, which is technically true, the man doesn’t know I oversee every Gringotts, or that they all work together, he won’t look further. He already tried years ago, to send a contract through the French branch thinking we wouldn’t know, of course, we did not correct him.”
Sirius hesitated then took his wand out, before putting it down and sitting next to Harry on the floor.
“Pup, Dumbledore already sign a contract to get you to marry Ginevra Weasley,” Sirius told him and Harry’s eyes bulged from his head. “Now you don’t worry,” he said holding him in a hug, “it’s illegal, and will always be, but we are wondering if we should cancel it now.”
Harry nodded enthusiastically with his toothless grin making his little chubby cheek bulge.
“P’ong’e’ do!” He said happily, holding his arms up, before babbling to Luna who nodded and babbled back, “‘una ungy, Moony,” Harry informed him.
“Ragnok can we have something for the little ones now, and maybe lunch prepared for the adults soon, please?” Remus asked, Ragnok nodded, grabbed a parchment pushed to the side made a note and looked back at them.
“It will be there soon, with the menus for our lunch,” Ragnok told them, “My daughter is our cook for the day, it is where she shines,” he says proudly.
Harry looked at the parchment in front of him, caressed it, eyed it intensely, though Remus was pretty sure, he couldn’t read yet, no matter what his mind might remember.
“Fee’ Ba’, Pa’foo’.”
“Do you want to change that?” Sirius asked him.
“‘kay,” Harry said and put both hands on the paper, “Go ‘way,” he said, pushed a little of his magic into it, or so Remus guessed as the parchment started to glow. “Wow say now?” Harry asked once the glow receded.
Hear Lady Magic’s judgment, on filling a fraudulent contract with the Gringotts clan those named below are found guilty.
On this day, I do declare Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is to bond within a month with Muriel Alice Prewett.
And marry, within his daughter’s Ginevra first birthday, her mother Margareth Prewett.
No more magical children will come from these unions. Judgment on Ginevra Molly Dumbledore, acknowledge Weasley, will pend on her own choices and behaviors by the time of her majority.
Elphias Doge is judged blameless but is henceforth restricted to signing contract for himself only and in the presence of a competent Goblin.
Arthur Septimus Weasley is to be made aware immediately, a copy of this judgment will appear to him the first time he is alone. He will retain sole custody of his children and may claim priority custody over Ronald Billius Dumbledore, acknowledged Weasley, and Ginevra Molly Dumbledore, acknowledged Weasley, or to deny them the Weasley name, no harm will come to the children, if so chosen, memories of their times with their siblings will be changed for all seven of them.
Childe Harrison James Potter-Black-Lupin will be henceforth under the Guardianship of Lady Magic, all decisions not made by her chosen guardians will be judged harshly and with severity.
So it was judged, so mote it be.
“So mote it be,” everyone said as one, even though the new-to-magic humans looked confused as they all started to glow, Sirius more brightly so than the others, the glow entering Harry as it deemed.
“Fee’ goo’,” Harry said nodding to himself, “‘Ung’y now, p’ease,” he asked and Remus would swear it was timed as a young female goblin came in with small plates for the children and menus under her arm for the rest of them.
“I will feed them if you allow me,” she asked, and they agreed.