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Harry Potter and the Goblin King	By : GeminiFaerie Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Draco Views: 29138 -:- Recommendations : 5 -:- Currently Reading : 14
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Tap. Tap tap. Tap tap tap. Albus Dumbledore looked up from the papers he had been going over and smiled when he saw the black barn owl tapping at his window.

"Ah, Onyx, there you are," Dumbledore smiled as he opened the window, "You're a bit early today aren't you? I wasn't expecting you until after supper, and it's only two 'o clock now." The owl hooted softly and landed on the edge of Dumbledore's desk, holding out the letter tied to his leg. "Hmm, I expect the boy is asking for an advance on next month's payment; he is very rude you know," he told Onyx conversationally as he took the letter, "let's see if Harry has been behaving himself." The headmaster opened the letter, and was shocked at its contents, although his eyes never lost their sparkle.

'Mr. Dumbledore,

My freak cousin is missing. I was calling for him to bring me another snack, and he never answered. At first I thought he went to the store because I know he was supposed to be buying food, but it has been two hours and he hasn't come back yet. I thought you would like to know.

Dudley Dursley

P.s. Do I still get my money?'

"Thank you, Onyx," Dumbledore said, as he wrote a brief reply to the Dursley boy, telling him not to worry about his cousin and to owl immediately if Harry came back. "Please take this to young Mr. Dursley." He waited until the owl had flown off so he could shut the window and then he settled himself back behind his desk to consider his options.

'Damn that boy!' he fumed, 'How did he get out? I set those wards myself so that he would not be able to leave unless ordered to by his relatives, so he shouldn't have been able to run away! I should have known better than to let Potter's cousin keep an eye on him, but he was really the best option since I can't count on Harry's friends any longer.' He frowned as he remembered what had happened at the end of the year.

Once everything had been settled at the Ministry of Magic, the headmaster had returned to his office to speak with Harry. The teen was angry, violently so, but that was to be expected; Dumbledore had allowed Harry to express his rage, and then explained his actions to the distraught teen. He told Harry that he was trying to protect him and didn't want him to worry, that he saw now he should have handled things differently, and it worked; Harry apologized for his loss of temper and left the office saddened by the loss of his godfather-that meddlesome dog!-but with Dumbledore still in his confidence-or so he thought.

It wasn't until the second week of the summer holidays that Dumbledore realized he may have actually made a mistake in his dealings with Harry Potter. Every summer Albus would pay a visit to the Weasley's and Hermione Granger, tell them of his worries for Harry, and extract promises that they would keep him updated on anything Harry told them. When he met up with Harry's friends this year though, he was sorely disappointed by their responses. Hermione told the headmaster that she didn't feel right telling Dumbledore everything about her best friends because it would be a betrayal of trust, Ronald Weasley had simply agreed with his girlfriend, and Ginerva actually told him to keep his nose out of other people's business. They also informed him that they had told Harry how they had been keeping tabs on him for the past few years and the stupid brat forgave them! The main thing he was hoping to get out of the ministry ordeal-Harry's isolation from his friends-was completely ruined! So, when he discovered he couldn't count on Harry's friends for information any longer, he decided to use his family instead, and offered the Dursley's money to keep tabs on Harry and owl him every day. He had to pay them an exorbitant amount of money to get them to agree to the owl, but he considered it worth it to keep tabs on his weapon. Plus, the money was coming directly out of Harry's Gringotts account, so it didn't actually cost Dumbledore anything.

Dumbledore shook his head and brought his thoughts back to the present; his main concern right now was locating the boy, and then he could find out how he got around the wards at his aunt's house. He opened a drawer in his desk and pulled out a yellowed piece of parchment and tapped it with his wand.

"Show me the location of Harry Potter," he commanded, and watched as words appeared in spidery script across the parchment.

This map was created for use by Albus Dumbledore only. If you are not Albus Dumbledore, please set down the map immediately. If you are Albus Dumbledore, please say your password now. If you do not say the correct password in thirty seconds this map will self-destruct. Have a nice day.

"I am a barmy old man with twinkling eyes and a long, long beard that completes my disguise," Dumbledore intoned the password he had been given with a scowl; he had tried to disable the password but he couldn't get figure out how to break the charms. As he finished speaking the words changed:

On behalf of Messrs.' Padfoot, Moony and Prongs we are proud to present you with the Marauders Family Locator Map (a product of Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes). Please state the name of the person you wish to locate.

"Harry Potter," Dumbledore said, and watched as different views flashed across the parchment. After a few moments the pictures stopped and a new message appeared.

Error; the person you are searching for cannot be found. Please try again later. If you feel you are receiving this message in error, please contact the manufacturers. Have a nice day!

"This is unacceptable!" Dumbledore thundered, an angry glint replacing the normal twinkle in his eyes, "Those boys gave me a malfunctioning product! No, but wait; it worked the last time I needed to locate Harry, when he was facing down the dementors before fifth year started. Hmm, maybe he is somewhere that the map can't locate him?" He was considering his next move when Severus Snape entered his office.

"Albus I-"

"Ah, Severus my boy!" Dumbledore interrupted, "Just who I needed to see; it seems Mr. Potter has disappeared, would you just pop in over at Grimmauld Place for me and see if he's there? He may not know that we had to temporarily move the headquarters."

"Actually, I was coming to tell you that I am being summoned," Severus informed him, "however, if I have your permission to tell the Dark Lord that the boy is missing, I'm sure he will let me leave the meeting early to conduct a search."

"No, that's alright," Dumbledore sighed, "I will send Minerva to look for Harry. Let me know when you get back from the meeting; will you send Minerva to me on your way out?" Snape gave him a curt nod and then swept from the office. A few minutes late the strict deputy headmistress entered his office. "Minerva, I need you to see if Harry is at Grimmauld Place; he is missing from his relative's house."

"Of course Albus," She agreed, "Is the floo still connected?" At the headmasters nod she headed to the stairway so she could use the fireplace on the second level of the office, "Very well, I will be back momentarily." Dumbledore waited until he heard her leave through the floo and then summoned Fawkes.

"We need to go to the Dursley house," he said, writing a quick note to advise Severus and Minerva of his actions, and a moment later the two vanished in a flash of light, only to reappear in the back garden of Number 4 Privet Drive. He walked up to the front door and entered without knocking. Once he was inside, Dumbledore saw Dudley Dursley sitting on the couch and watching television. "Hello Dudley." The blonde boy jumped in surprise and then narrowed his eyes at his cousin's teacher.

"What are you doing here?" Dudley demanded, "Mum and dad said you aren't supposed to be here!"

"I know my boy, and I do apologize, but this is an emergency," he pulled out some muggle money and handed it to Dudley, "Here's a little bit of extra money for having to go through this trouble; this is just for you so you don't have to split it with your parents." He smiled inwardly as the boy grabbed the money, "Wonderful, now I just want to ask you a few questions about the last time you saw Harry."

"It was at lunch time," Dudley replied, "He brought me some stew and then he got mad at me for no reason and started yelling; I was afraid that he was going to use magic on me!" He looked at the wizard with wide eyes and was pleased to see him nodding sympathetically.

"I assure you that Harry will not use magic on you," he told the boy, "After last summer he was told in no uncertain terms that the next time he uses magic outside of school he will be expelled and spend time in prison." He watched the gleeful expression inn Dudley's eyes and encouraged him to continue, "What else happened?"

"Erm…I don't really remember anything else," Dudley said, "Oh, wait! He was watching this stupid movie, and he said something about calling the goblin king to kidnap me. After that I must have fallen asleep, because the next thing I remember I was hungry again and Harry was nowhere to be found."

"Thank you very much Mr. Dursley," Dumbledore smiled, "Were you in here when he mentioned the goblin king?"

"No, I was upstairs in my room."

"Do you mind if I take a look around upstairs?" He smiled again at Dudley's nod, "Excellent; I will be right back, and in the meantime why don't you enjoy some dinner?" He waved his wand and made a small feast appear on the coffee table in front of the couch before heading upstairs. He by-passed the room with all the locks on it without batting an eye, and continued on to the room that he knew belonged to Dudley. He examined the room carefully and, after casting a few spells, found two different magical signatures in the room. One of the signatures he recognized as belonging to Harry, and the other one were also familiar although he couldn't quite place it. A few more spells let him know that a portal had opened in the room, between this realm and that of the goblin king, so he knew that Harry must be in the goblin realm.

'This is my chance!' Dumbledore thought excitedly, 'All those tracking spells I placed on Harry should allow me to get into the goblin realm and I can work on forming an alliance with the monarchy there; if this goes accordingly I may not even need the Potter boy anymore!' After locating the place where the portal had opened, Dumbledore found that it was a one-way portal into this realm. Instead of being discouraged, Dumbledore followed the magical signatures downstairs and through the house to the backdoor, where he discovered the portal that Harry must have left through. Dumbledore smiled triumphantly; he had installed an observation spell into the window on the backdoor, so he should be able to see who came to get Harry. He activated the spell, and watched as Harry passed through the door followed by Draco Malfoy, which made Dumbledore frown; if the Malfoy's were the rulers of the goblin realm an alliance was highly unlikely, which meant he would have to over-throw them. Dumbledore sighed; the things he had to go through for the greater good! He cast a spell to open the portal, and smirked when the door was surrounded by a blue glow. He reached out to grasp the handle-and then cried out as he was knocked backwards by a fierce heat; when he looked down, he noticed that his purple robes were on fire and cast a quick spell to douse the flames.

"Are-are you okay?" he looked back at the doorway and saw Dudley standing there looking frightened.

"Yes, I'm fine," he assured the boy, "Just go back to the living room and I'll let myself out. Thank you for your help Mr. Dursley." He kept a pleasant smile on his face until the boy had left, then he scowled, angry at not being able to get into the other realm. This would take careful planning, as well as a lot of research. Hmm, if he played his cards right perhaps he could get Granger's help; yes, all he need do is tell the Weasley's that Harry was in trouble and they would no doubt jump at the chance to save him. He smirked as he got out the locator map again and said his password.

"Locate Ronald Weasley," he commanded, and was relieved when the map showed a dot in the Caribbean along with the exact coordinates for the cruise ship he knew the Weasley's were on. He put the map away again and called Fawkes over to him. "Fawkes, we need to go visit the Weasley family." He told the phoenix the coordinates and the two vanished in a flash of light.

Meanwhile, on the cruise ship…

"I feel so bad for Harry," Ginny said, "I can't believe Dumbledore is making him stay with his relatives!" She was sitting by the pool along with Hermione and Ron, enjoying some time away from the rest of the family.

"Yeah, Mum tried to get permission for him to just use a portkey and have dinner with us tomorrow but Dumbledore wouldn't even allow that!" Ron growled, "I don't know what that old coot's problem is; keeping him with people who hate him on his birthday! At this point I wouldn't even blame Harry if he decided to join You-Know-Who!"

"Ron!" Hermione cried, "Don't say that! Dumbledore may not be perfect, and I know Harry doesn't trust him anymore, but V-Voldemort killed his parents! Of course Harry would never join him!"

"We know Harry wouldn't join Voldemort 'Mione," Ginny soothed the older girl before getting a thoughtful look on her face, "Although, he might decide to become the new dark lord after all of this is over. Actually, he would make a good dark lord, don't you think?"

"Ginny!" Hermione cried, scandalized.

"No, she's right," the three friends looked up as Fred and George joined them, "Harry really would make a good dark lord!"

"Yeah, with us on his side he would conquer the wizarding world in no time!" George agreed with his brother, "You girls can design the robes, and we can create some wicked-looking masks to wear. Hmmm…what should the symbol be?"

"I don't know; will it have to be burned into our skin like the dark mark?" Ginny asked and Fred nodded, "Hmm, then it would need to be something tasteful, that girls will like too; that snake and skull tattoo is just horrible!"

"How about a Griffin?" Ron suggested, "Or a dragon?" His siblings gave him a scathing look. "Okay, so what are your ideas then? And we need to come up with a name for our group, too; something better than 'Death Eaters'."

"I can't believe you guys are planning for Harry to become a dark lord," Hermione shook her head and then sighed, "They say if you can't beat them join them, and you definitely need my help, so…I think our symbol should be a phoenix."

"That's brilliant 'Mione!" Ginny exclaimed, hugging the other girl, "A red and gold phoenix surrounded by stars!"

"No way, that's too corny!" George protested.

"Yeah," Fred agreed, "A phoenix is okay, but red and gold? Not everyone who joins will be from Gryffindor; I'm sure we'll have a few Ravenclaws if nothing else."

"Why don't we have different colors for the different members?" Hermione suggested, "You know, the members of the inner circle will have a certain color for their mark and the outer circle will have a different color; we can even do different colors based on what the members do."

"But wouldn't it be better to keep the inner circle a secret?" Ginny asked, "If we color code the marks then outsiders might catch on."

"That doesn't really matter," Hermione waved her hand airily, "I have no intention of losing; if Harry agrees to this and we go up against the ministry we will plan so that there is no chance of failure. Do you really think I would go along with this if there is the slightest chance of me going to Azkaban?"

"WHAT?" The teens all turned to see an angry Molly Weasley standing behind them, "What are you talking about, going to Azkaban? What did you do?" She glared at the twins.

"They didn't do anything Mrs. Weasley," Hermione said, thinking quickly, "We were just talking about ways to rescue Harry from his horrible family, and I was making sure everyone knows I won't do anything that could get us in trouble."

"Quite right, Hermione dear," she smiled at her before turning an angry look on her sons, "You will not do anything to get your siblings in trouble, understand?" She waited until they nodded before continuing in a softer voice, "Now, as for Harry, don't you worry about him; Albus may want him to stay with his family for a while, but when we get back Arthur is going to talk to Madame Bones; she already assured us that she would get permission for Harry to stay with us. Now, speaking of Albus-he's here and requesting to speak to you children. Why don't you lot get dressed and I'll tell him you're on your way?"

"Okay, thanks Mum," Ginny said. The five teens waited until Molly was out of sight before speaking again. "What do you think Dumbledore wants?"

"He probably wants to ask us to spy on Harry again," Ron scowled, "I can't believe I used to look up to that man."

"I have an idea," Fred grinned, "Why don't you tell Dumbledore you've had a change of heart? Tell him that you understand keeping tabs on Harry is in his best interest?"

"Yeah, if Dumbles thinks he can trust you again he may be willing to let Harry join us," George agreed; "Here you go;" he waved his wand and a moment later everyone was dressed in dry clothes, "No sense wasting time, is there?" The group headed up to Mr. and Mrs. Weasley's cabin and entered to find the couple having tea with Dumbledore.

"Ah, there you are," Dumbledore stood up and smiled as the teens entered, "I trust you are having a good summer so far?"

"Yes sir," they replied in unison.

"Sir? What brings you here?" Hermione asked, and the headmaster's expression became sad.

"Well, I'm afraid I have some bad news for you," he said, "Why don't you sit down?" He waited as Ron and Hermione sat together holding hands and Ginny sat between Fred and George. "Now, I don't want you to panic, but as Harry's friends I think you have a right to know that he's missing."

"Missing?" Mrs. Weasley cried, "What do you mean missing? You assured us that no one who wants to harm Harry would be able to get through the wards!"

"And no one has gotten through the wards," Dumbledore replied, "Or, at least not in any way that we could have expected."

"Please explain, Albus," Mr. Weasley spoke up, "You know Harry is like another son to us, and if he's in danger we want to help."

"Yes, I understand," Dumbledore nodded, "What do you know about the goblin king?"

"You mean the character played by David Bowie in the movie Labyrinth?" Hermione frowned, "What does that have to do with Harry? I mean, I know I let him borrow the movie, but still."

"The goblin king is real 'Mione," Ron spoke up, "He lives in a different realm, and certain people have power to call the goblin king by saying a certain phrase. Muggles can even summon him, although they don't usually understand and so they undergo the challenge of the labyrinth to try and save their child." He stopped and looked at Dumbledore, "But I'm with Hermione on this one, sir; what does the goblin king have to do with Harry?"

"Well, it seems that Harry summoned the goblin king to take his cousin away," Dumbledore allowed a small smile as the twins broke out in laughter, "Yes, but for some reason Harry was taken instead of the young Mr. Dursley. Mr. Dursley does not remember what happened, so I believe that the goblin king, or rather his representative, altered the boy's memory."

"Let me get this straight," Ginny said slowly, seeing as how the twins were still laughing and everyone else was too shocked to say anything, "You're telling us that Harry has been taken to the goblin realm and-what? Is he trapped there permanently or fighting for his freedom; what's going on?"

"I'm afraid I don't know," Dumbledore replied solemnly, "I found the portal to the goblin realm, but I was unable to get in. Also, there are several observation spells placed around Harry's aunt and uncle's house, and the one in the kitchen showed me who took him to the goblin realm." He looked each person in the eyes (Fred and George had finally calmed down by now) before continuing, "I am afraid that Harry is in the company of Draco Malfoy."

"What?" seven people shouted at once, and then all hell broke loose. It was a good ten minutes before the group calmed down enough for Dumbledore to continue.

"I know you are all shocked and worried about Harry," he said, "so am I; I believe that the Malfoy's may be the rulers of the goblin realm, and if that's true Harry may be in very grave danger. That's why I came here; I wanted to ask you for your assistance in finding a way to either get into the goblin realm or get Harry out of it."

"Of course we'll help!" Mrs. Weasley said, "But where should we begin?"

"We need to do research," Hermione spoke up, "I'm sure there are useful books at Grimmauld place and Hogwarts…Professor, isn't there a wizarding library somewhere in London?"

"Yes, Ms. Granger," Dumbledore smiled, "there is a hidden entrance next to Gringotts. I can get some rooms at the Leaky Cauldron for all of you, and you will be able to floo back and forth between the inn, Hogwarts, and Grimmauld Place. I will contact Tom and he should have everything ready within the hour, so just pack up and head over to the Leaky Cauldron, and I will contact you again after supper."

"Professor? Can we go straight to Grimmauld Place?" Hermione asked, "We can just gather the books and bring them back to the inn."

"An excellent idea!" Dumbledore said approvingly, "Why don't you go with Fred and George since they are old enough to apparated; I'm sure the others can collect your things."

"Yes dear," Mrs. Weasley said, "You three go on now, and if you get to the Leaky before us just wait in the dining room." Hermione nodded and went to stand between Fred and George; a moment later they were gone and Mrs. Weasley rushed the rest of her family to get things packed. Somewhere in the midst of the hustle bustle Dumbledore left, but the Weasley family didn't pay him any mind. After a few minutes everything was packed, and Mr. Weasley let the captain know that his family would be missing from the cruise for a couple of days. They gathered around the portkey (it was a ragged teddy bear with a black top hat and red bowtie, if you were wondering) and felt the familiar tug before they landed in the entrance room of the Leaky Cauldron and got their room keys from Tom. The adults were sharing one room, Ginny and Hermione would share the room right next to it, and on the other side of the girls room was a room for the boys to share. Once they got settled in, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley headed off for the London Wizarding Library, while Ron and Ginny went downstairs to wait for Hermione and the twins.

They only had to wait a few minutes before the trio appeared, Hermione carrying three thick books.

"Mum and Dad already got the rooms?" George asked and Ron nodded, "Good; let's go upstairs then." Ginny lead the way upstairs, calling over her shoulder,

"We'll go into the boy's room since it's a bit bigger," she stopped in front of room number eight, "Here we are!" They all trooped in, and the three younger teens arranged themselves on one of the beds, watching as Fred and George cast privacy and locking spells on the room.

"What's going on?" Ginny asked once they were done, "Why all the secrecy?"

"Because we don't trust Dumbles," Fred replied, "Harry may be in trouble, stuck in the goblin realm, but that doesn't mean Dumbledore needs to know everything we find out."

"Do you remember what Harry said at the end of last year, on the train ride home?" Hermione asked, "He said that Dumbledore was so obsessed with the greater good that he was willing to sacrifice anyone and anything to accomplish it; Dumbledore could have stopped Sirius from going to the ministry, or he could have shown up earlier himself, I'm sure. It was an awfully big coincidence that he showed up seconds after Voldemort, don't you think?"

"There's something else too," Ginny said, "Harry didn't get to tell the two of you because of your Prefects duties, and I forgot until now, but Harry went back to Dumbledore's office during the closing feast. He said Luna was with him, and Fawkes spoke to them."

"Dumbledore's phoenix?" Ron questioned and Ginny nodded.

"Yeah, he told Harry a few things about Dumbledore," Ginny informed them, "Evidently Dumbledore wants to be seen as the savior of the wizarding world; he plans to have Harry take care of Voldemort and then take all the credit for himself. Also, Fawkes mentioned something that confused both Harry and me at the time, but it makes more sense now. Fawkes said that Dumbledore wanted to conquer the 'place where goblins dwell'; at the time we thought it was a reference to Gringotts, but now I'm certain he meant the goblin kingdom."

"Do you think this is all just a ruse to get us to find a way into the goblin realm then?" Hermione frowned, "I mean, we don't even know if Harry is missing."

"He's missing," Fred and George said in unison, and then Fred continued, "Remember the Marauder's Family Locator Map? We checked on that and Harry is nowhere in this realm."

"But there's no reason for us to try and find the goblin realm," George said, "Fred and I did some research because we were thinking about opening a fun park and having a labyrinth as one of the attractions-"

"We really just need to find a location," Fred interrupted, "with the success of Triple W we shouldn't have any problems getting a loan."

"-so we researched labyrinths and found a lot of information on the goblins realm," George glared at his twin as he continued, "There is no way for us to interfere with the challenges Harry is going through; basically, he either wins or he loses. The good news is that anyone who takes on the labyrinth is guaranteed safety; even if he loses Malfoy Jr. won't be able to harm him or turn him over to old Voldie unless Harry breaks some major laws of the goblin realm."

"Hmm," Hermione frowned, "so technically Harry is probably safer there than he is here. I mean, if Dumbledore can't get into the goblin realm then there's no way Voldemort will be able to, right?"

"Yeah," Ginny agreed, "I hate to say it, but maybe this whole goblin-thing is a good thing."

"I don't see how being with Malfoy can ever be a good thing," Ron protested and then sighed, "but I guess all we can do is wait; how long do the challenges usually take?"

"Thirteen hours," Hermione replied, reading from a small book in her lap, "So it should all be settled by breakfast tomorrow; now, do we share any information with Dumbledore?"

"No," Ron said firmly, "We keep anything we learn to ourselves; I would even keep it from Mum and Dad for now."

"Agreed," everyone nodded.

"Well, now that's settle," Fred stood up and George followed him to the door, "You keep researching about the goblin realm and customs and such; we're going back to our store to see if we can develop a way to get into the goblin realm."

"Yeah," George agreed, "we may not be able to help Harry, but we can at least be there to support him, no matter what happens. We'll check back in with you after Mum and Dad go to bed, say around midnight." With a nod to the younger teens Fred and George apparated out.

"Well, let's start the research," Hermione said, and handed the books around, "When you go through those, I've got some more in here." She held up a knapsack, "Fred and George spelled them to shrink, and they'll revert to full-size when you pull them out." Ron and Ginny just nodded and then the three teens settled in to find out as much information as possible about the goblin realm.
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