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All is fair in the game called love	By : Sasunarufan13 Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Draco Views: 29070 -:- Recommendations : 2 -:- Currently Reading : 8
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Chapter List
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Author's note: Here I am with the fifth chapter :)

Thanks to the following reviewers: thrnbrooke (thanks!); sharebear (yeah, I wanted that too, hence why I put it in this story); Morbid_and_Sexy (I love your nickname!); Madamdragon (I'm relieved to hear that you don't mind the OOC; I promise they won't be too OOC in later chapters); unneeded (I like an independent Harry too :) )

I hope you'll like this chapter as well!

Chapter 5: The Potter's Will

The group apparated outside the Leaky Cauldron. Again Sirius grabbed Harry's arm and held him steady.

"You're okay?" Draco asked amused.

"I'm all right." Harry muttered.

"Do you need a potion, Potter?" Snape asked sneering.

"No, thank you, sir. I'm sure I'll survive." Harry replied quickly.

"What a pity. We don't want you to get sick."

Sirius opened his mouth to react, but Harry kicked his leg and he closed his mouth again.

'I think we have to move along, guys. We still have to visit Gringotts." Remus said, trying to stop an upcoming argument.

"I hate to admit it, but the Wolf is right. Unlike some of us, I still have work to do." Snape said, distain clearly in his voice.

"What work are you talking about, Snivellus?" Sirius sneered.

"Besides brewing potions, creating lessons and searching for vital information about the Dark Lord, I have to examine your godson's health to see how worse it is." Snape answered and crossed his arms.

"Hey! I'm perfectly healthy! I don't need an examination!" Harry protested and glared at his professor.

"Of course you don't, Potter. You're only too small and too thin for your age." Snape rolled his eyes. Teenagers, stubborn as hell, he thought.

"Look who's talking! It's not like you…" Remus clapped a hand for his mouth, effectively shutting him up.

"Let's move along, shall we?" Remus said hastily. He didn't want to be caught in a fight between Harry and Severus; they were sometimes as bad as James and Severus had been.

"Remus is right. We have wasted enough time by standing here." Lucius said, clearly understanding the urgent Remus was shoving Harry with to the door. He now knew that Harry could hold his own in an argument with Severus and he really didn't want to know how such an argument would sound. It would not be pretty, he suspected.

They all followed Remus and Harry into the Leaky Cauldron. The moment the men walked in, the people in the pub went quiet.

Lucius sighed – he knew they were going to attract attention. Not only was Harry Potter in their group, but there was also the notorious Sirius Black with them.

"Before you all begin to panic, let me explain this first: this is indeed Sirius Black, but he is innocent. We have just come back from his trial and there he was cleared from all charges. He's now a free man." Lucius said quickly.

At first, there was only quiet murmuring, but then a young woman with long brown hair stepped forward. She fiddled with her sleeves and looked around till she caught the eyes of Harry.

"Mister Potter, is this true? Is Black truly innocent?" She asked.

Harry's mouth fell open. Did this woman seriously ask for his opinion?

"Euhm, kiddo? Could you please answer her question? Before this can turn ugly?" Sirius muttered nervously.

Harry jolted out of his stupor and answered, "Yes, he's innocent."

The woman nodded contently and stepped back to her place.

"Anyone else got any more questions?" Lucius asked, barely holding back from rolling his eyes. Only his pride as a Malfoy held him back.

Some people shook their heads.

"Unbelievable. There's no hope left in the world if the people are going to follow the opinion of a Potter." Snape muttered and scowled.

"And here I thought you would be more pleasant during the holidays, sir." Harry replied sarcastically.

"The day I'll be pleasant to you, is the day you can hang me up." Snape snarled.

"Let's hope that we don't have to wait too long for that day to come." Sirius said pleasantly.

"Sirius!" Remus whispered outraged, as to not attract attention from the rest of the people.

"I hope you'll die a slow and painful death, Black." Snape replied and scowled more darkly.

"You know, your threats aren't as inventive as they used to be, Snivellus. Losing you edge?" Sirius taunted.

"You're as always stuck in your childish mood. How the court could think you can take care of Potter is beyond me." Snape shot back.

"Sirius, let it go, please." Harry sighed when Sirius opened his mouth to reply.

"But Harry, I can't have Snivellus have the last word." Sirius whined.

"You don't have to." Harry leaned towards him and whispered in his ear, "We can get him back later."

Sirius grinned. "I like how you think, Harry. It's so Maraudish."

"I don't think 'Maraudish' is a word, Padfoot." Remus smiled.

"It is! If I say it's a word, then it is a word." Sirius insisted.

"Moony, you know better by now than to argue with Padfoot." Harry laughed.

"Yes, I should know better." Remus sighed playfully and ducked out of Sirius' reach when he wanted to slap him.

"Are you three done with playing?" Snape grumbled.

"Maybe." Sirius stuck his tongue out.

"How very mature." Snape said icily.

"Thank you." Sirius replied happily and then grabbed the arms of Harry and Remus. "Come on, guys, let's go. We still have to go to Gringotts."

Lucius shook his head amused, but followed the three men to the wall where they had to go through in order to go to Diagon Alley.

Remus tapped on the stones with his wand and the wall disappeared, leaving an opening behind.

The wall closed again behind them and they sat a quick pace to the bank. All around them they saw posters of wanted Death Eaters – apparently the Ministry worked fast because there was also a poster of Wormtail. There were also big posters with the photo of Sirius with the words 'Free man, innocent!'. Underneath the photo the Ministry explained what had happened in the trial.

Well, now I don't have to worry that Sirius will get arrested, Harry thought.

People stood still to stare at them and they whispered furiously to each other.

Harry couldn't clearly see their face expressions because the July sun blinded him, but he guessed they were shocked, surprised and probably gob smacked too.

"Damn sun, damn heat, damn Black, damn Potter." Snape muttered under his breath.

Lucius elbowed him in his side. Apparently he had heard Snape.

"What?" Snape hissed.

"Behave." Lucius whispered back.

"Hmpf." Snape grumbled, but didn't say anything more.

Or he didn't notice or he didn't care, either way, but Sirius looked carefree and happy. He was whistling a weird tune and Harry smiled. He was glad that Sirius was finally free. And he was exceptionally happy that Sirius now had the custody of him. His dream of living with his godfather finally came true.

They all sighed in relief when they entered the always cool bank.

Lucius went to a goblin who sat left. It appeared to be Griphook.

Griphook gazed at them all, but eventually looked at Harry. They nodded to each other in greeting.

"Hello, Harry Potter." Griphook said politely. The other men were shocked: a goblin never greeted a wizard openly.

"Hello Griphook." Harry smiled. "How have you been?"

"All things considered, very good, thank you. And you?" He placed his glasses next to him on the table.

"Never been better." Harry smiled.

"That is good to hear." Griphook's gaze fell on Sirius. "Sirius Black, it's been a long time. Please refrain from sneaking around."

"I was thirteen!" Sirius protested, while Harry and Remus snickered.

"Now, with what can I help you?"

"We are here to hear the Potter's Will." Lucius answered, still recovering from the shock of hearing a polite chat between a wizard and a goblin.

"Ah yes, the Will. I was wondering when you would want to hear that." Griphook mused.

"Is it possible to hear it now?" Remus asked.

"Of course, but I must ask something. Harry Potter, do you mind if everyone hears the Will?" The goblin asked.

Harry looked at Draco, Lucius and Snape. Did he mind if these people heard the will of his parents? He supposed not. His mind was still reeling of the fact that his parents had a will. Of course, he shouldn't be so surprised; after all, everyone had a Will. He supposed he hadn't expected this because his parents had been so young when they had died. On the other hand, they had known there was a chance they wouldn't survive.

"They can hear it." Harry answered and shrugged his shoulders.

"All right. Gornuk will help you further." On cue, another goblin appeared. He looked rather old, with wrinkles and long grey hair.

"Harry Potter, you may follow me."

Gornuk led them to a golden door on their left with a strange pattern on it. He tapped five times on the door and it opened.

They were in a large room, completely made of stone. The only light came from a few torches and a big fireplace. There was a big wooden table with enough comfortable chairs to sit on. The walls were covered with various cabinets.

"Take a seat. I'll collect the Will." Gornuk said and walked over to a cabinet where he began to search through different maps.

Harry picked out a chair in the middle and sat down. On his left was Remus and on his right Sirius. Next to Remus was Snape and Lucius. Draco sat next to Sirius.

"Ah. The Potters. I found it." Gornuk held a dark stone in his hands. He placed the stone before Harry on the table and tapped on it once. A white smoke appeared from the stone and suddenly the smoke formed the faces of Lily and James Potter.

Harry's breath caught when he saw his parents. He knew how they looked like from his photo book, but then they were small. The faces now were a lot bigger and clearer.

Sirius glanced at Harry, saw how hard this was for the boy and took his hand. He looked at Remus and nodded towards his godson. Remus nodded once and grabbed Harry's other hand to support him. Harry smiled weakly at them and looked at his parents again while taking calm deep breaths.

Draco had noticed the quick exchange and felt jealous. He was supposed to hold Harry's hand. He tried to banish his jealousy; he just had to be patient. They were friends now: that was a huge step already. Besides, he was sure Harry would fall for him eventually. He was a Malfoy after all and Malfoys always got what they wanted. For now, he would be content with Harry's friendship.

He focused his attention back on the faces in the smoke. So, this were Harry's parents. He had to admit Harry was the splitting image of his parents; although he looked more like his father. Draco was suddenly interested in what Harry would inherit.

"All right, we can begin, Lily."

Harry startled when he heard his father's voice. He had only heard James' voice in his head when the Dementors were nearby.

"Well, if you hear this, that means we're both dead." James continued. "That's a shame, but it can't be helped. Since we both refuse to believe that Harry is dead too, we will continue with this will. So, Harry, first of all, know that we love you and always will and that we didn't want to leave you."

Here Lily interrupted him. "And sweetie, don't blame yourself with what happened to us. Just live your life as happy as you can."

"But make Snape's life as miserable as possible." James quickly said. Then, "Ouch, Lily!"

"Behave, James! God, you're just as childish as when we were in school. When will you grow up?"

"Never! A true Marauder never grows up!" James cried out and he grinned. "I'll teach that philosophy to Harry when he's older."

"The hell you will! He's an innocent boy! Hogwarts doesn't need another Marauder!"

"Of course they do!"

The men in the room, except for Lucius and Snape, chuckled.

"Anyway, Harry, you'll get the Potter Estate in Scotland, the Manor in France and the vaults on mine and Lily's name – don't ask what's in there, just see for yourself. You're going to love it, I swear. Padfoot, you'll get one billion Galleons and the holiday house in Miami, and Moony, you'll get three billion Galleons – quit complaining, you deserve it! – and that little house on the edge of London. It's quite there and you won't be disturbed. Isn't that great!" James said enthusiastically. "Oh, and Harry, before I forget: you'll also get my Invisibility Cloak and the Marauder's Map. Use these things well, son, cough – sneaking around in Hogwarts – cough."

"I knew it!" Snape hissed under his breath. Harry gulped – shit, now Snape knew of the Cloak, it would be even harder to sneak around. He didn't find it a good idea anymore to let the others listen to this.

"Sweetie, don't listen too much to your father. I don't want you to get into too much trouble." Lily said, in a slightly disapproving voice. "Now, let's move on to the guardians, James."

"Oh yes, Padfoot and Moony, it's your task to look after and raise Harry. Teach him all he have to know to be a fantastic Marauder." James answered.

"But, if you two can't, I have two other people who I want to be guardian." Lily suddenly said.

"You have?" James asked confused.

"Yes, I have. For God's sake, pay attention, James!" Lily huffed. Harry was distinctly reminded of Hermione. She often used that tone with him and Ron. "Now, as I was saying, the two other guardians are Albus Dumbledore and Severus Snape."

"What!" James and Sirius yelled at the same time. Remus looked amused and a bit wary, Harry's mouth hung open in shock and Snape looked unbelievable and confused. Lucius and Draco were simple snickering.

"What do you mean? Snivellus is one of Harry's guardians? How could you do that, Lily? I don't want my son to be bored or yelled to death!" James yelled.

"Oh, shut up, James! It's time you grow up! I know Severus and I know he'll be wonderful to our son!" Lily replied angrily.

"For the love of all that's holy, please, Padfoot or Moony, don't back out of this guardianship. If I check on you and I find out that my son is being raised by Snivellus, you two are going to pay!" James threatened.

Lily rolled her eyes. "Drama queen. Anyway, I want this to be known: under no circumstances, and I repeat under none, will Harry be raised by my sister and that awful husband of hers. I don't want Harry to be taken there. Normally, this won't be a problem because Albus knows of this wish, but just to be on the safe side I'll say it here too. Now, I think we've said everything there is to say. Bye, sweetie, I love you, always will and we'll see each other again."

"I love you too, son. Make us proud and please, please, try to be a good flyer so you can get in quiddith team – preferably that of Gryffindor – and beat the others. In other words, follow in my footsteps, but if you can't, well, we'll still love you. Bye Harry! And Moony, Padfoot: Marauders forever, guys!" Their faces disappeared in the smoke and the smoke returned to the stone.

"Well, this was interesting." Lucius said finally, in the quiet room. He stood up and turned to Gornuk. "Could you get the papers and the keys to the vaults, so that Harry can check everything?"

"Of course, I'll get them now." Gornuk answered and walked out of the room.

"Sirius, can you sign the custody papers?" Lucius then asked.

Sirius nodded. "Of course." Then he looked worried and concerned. "Kiddo, are you all right?"

Everybody looked at Harry. Harry was still staring at the stone, but he began to shake. Soon, his whole body shook and his face was as white as snow.

"Harry, cub, calm down. What's wrong?" Remus asked concerned.

"He knew. That asshole knew and he still sent me there to live!" Harry whispered and they all shivered when they felt the crackle of his magic in the air.

"Harry, please calm down." Sirius said urgently.

Without warning, the glass in the cabinets shattered and books went flying.

"I think now is a good time to calm him down!" Lucius yelled and ducked out of the way when several large thick books went flying to him.

Sirius crouched before Harry and took his small hands in his.

"Harry, Harry, pup, listen to me." Harry's big green eyes focused on his face. "You need to calm down, pup. I know that's not fair what Albus did and he will pay for that, but you're now here. You don't have to go back. I'm going to sign the custody papers and then you're going to live with me and Remus. And in the summer, we'll go to the holiday house in Miami. How does that sound?"

All at once, the books fell down on the floor. Harry's head fell on Sirius' shoulder and he sighed. Sirius patted his back and he hugged him.

"There, there, feeling better?" He asked, in an attempt to make his godson laugh.

It worked. "Yeah," Harry sighed again. Then he looked up and saw the damaged room. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to destroy the room." He said, feeling guilty.

"No harm done." Remus said lightly. He looked around. "Well, at least we're not harmed."

"Remember me to never make you that pissed off." Draco muttered and wiped the dust of his clothes.

Harry chuckled, which then turned into a full blown laugh. Sirius and Remus looked at each other surprised; who could have known that Draco would be responsible for Harry's laugh?

"Yeah, yeah, laugh all you want. You're not the one who's covered in dust." Draco grumbled.

That only served for more laughter on Harry's side.

"Wait till you get dust on you. See if you're still laughing then." Draco muttered, but hid a smile when he heard Harry's laughter.

"I'm sorry, Draco, but you should have seen your face." Harry grinned.

"I know I'm handsome, but please, wait till we're alone." Draco teased with a wink. He smirked when Harry blushed and spluttered.

"I have the papers. Will you sign this now?" Gornuk asked when he walked back into the room. He noticed the state of the room and without blinking he repaired everything. Then he laid the papers on the table. "I have four papers that must be signed by Harry Potter, two for Sirius Black and two for Remus Lupin."

"Okay." Harry shrugged and signed the papers after reading it. That was the only thing he had learned from Vernon: never sign a paper without reading it first. Basically the papers stated that he had heard the Will and that he now owned everything in his parent's vaults.

Sirius whistled while he signed his two papers: the custody and his acceptance of the things he inherited. He couldn't wait until he had his godson back in his home. True, the house could do with a makeover, but that could wait. Besides, before they went home, he would take Harry shopping. His godson needed new clothes. Clothes that would actually fit. Hm, maybe he could do something about Harry's glasses too. Sirius shook his head. First the glasses, then the clothes.

Meanwhile Remus was staring at his two papers. He had already signed the paper with his acceptance of the inheritance – although he still wanted to refuse everything. No, the main problem now was the second paper. It was a custody paper. If he signed this, he would have officially the custody of Harry. The thing was, he wasn't sure if he would sign this. Not that he didn't want the custody! No, it was just weird. Sirius had already the custody – why had James also wanted him for custody? He was a werewolf for heaven's sake! He could hurt Harry! Besides, who said Harry wanted him as a guardian? He had a better bond with Sirius after all.

"Moony, what's the matter?" Sirius asked suddenly and stood next to him.

Remus bit on his lip and pointed at the paper. "This."

Sirius looked confused, but picked the paper up and read it. After a couple of minutes, he lowered the paper and stared at Remus.

"And? I don't see the problem. Besides the fact you haven't signed it yet, of course." Sirius frowned. "Why haven't you signed yet?"

"Isn't that obvious, Sirius?" Remus sighed.

"No, not really."

"Well, you have the custody already, so I don't see why I should sign too. Then is there also the fact that I'm a bloody werewolf and the fact that I don't know if Harry wants me as his guardian too." Remus answered stiffly, not comfortable with the conversation.

"That are all crappy shit reasons, Remus and you know it. Harry doesn't care that you're a werewolf and I'm sure he doesn't mind you being his guardian. Why would he? You're his uncle Remmy, remember? You and I are his only family, Remus. Don't take that away from his, just because you're too stupid to see your worth." Sirius' eyes flashed angrily, like all the other times they had this sort of conversation.

"You have a better bond with him, Sirius. Harry and I hardly know each other." Remus muttered, flinching under Sirius' glare.

"That's a pathetic reason, Remus! If you stop walking away, you can talk with Harry and you can have a bond with him too. He needs you too." Sirius whispered.

"For God's sake, stop bickering! You two look like an old married couple. Wolf, although I hate to admit it: the mutt is right. Potter needs you too. He doesn't care that you're a stupid werewolf. You should see him when somebody dares to insult one of you two: if his stupid friends didn't restrain him, he would likely have done much damage to the unfortunate ones. Five students were sent to the hospital with serious damage, just because they had insulted you two. And that was just a few weeks ago. If his idiotic protectiveness doesn't convince you, then I don't think anything else can. Just sign the stupid paper, Wolf and spare us you dramatic reasons for not doing it." Snape snapped suddenly and crossed his arms.

"What's in this for you?" Sirius asked suspiciously. "Since when do you care about Harry?"

"I don't care about Potter. I just don't want to see more students end up in the hospital, because of that protective Gryffindor. He's just like his father in that aspect: protecting his friends and getting away with it." Snape grumbled and scowled at them. "Well, what are you waiting for? Sign the stupid paper!"

Remus just smiled and signed the paper.

Gornuk snapped his fingers and the papers flew into his waiting hand. "Would you like to see your vaults now?" He asked then.

Harry shrugged his shoulders. "I like to, but only if we have the time."

"We still have some time." Lucius answered.

"I will lead you to them. Follow me."

Once again, the group followed the goblin to another door. Gornuk whistled and two carts appeared rather loudly.

Harry, Sirius and Remus sat with Gornuk in the first one and Draco, Lucius and Snape in the second one. Gornuk snapped his fingers and the carts began to ride. After the first few turns, Harry lost the count and he simply sat back to enjoy the ride. He knew the goblin knew the way and busied himself with fantasizing what could be in the vaults. Money probably, but what else too?

It didn't register at first, but suddenly Harry began to sweat.

"Euhm, is it only me or is it here warm?" Harry asked and wiped the sweat of his forehead.

"No, it's definitely warm." Sirius puffed.

Gornuk turned around to face them and grinned evilly. "Now we will know if you are a true Potter, Harry Potter."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Harry asked suspiciously.

"Do you know what's on the Potter's crest, Harry Potter?" Gornuk asked, instead of answering.

"No." Harry answered hesitatingly.

"A lion who can breathe fire. There are not many lions out there in the wild and there is always one who defends the most important vaults of your family. If someone, who isn't a part of the family, dares to enter the vaults, the lion will rip him or her apart." Gornuk smiled with a strange gleam in his eyes.

"Euhm, has the lion ever ripped someone apart?" Sirius asked nervously.

"Only two in the last three centuries." Gornuk answered nonchalant.

The three men in the cart gulped by the mental image and tried to relax themselves. They were Gryffindors after all, why would they be afraid of a lion who could breathe fire?

Suddenly, without any warning, they stopped. With trembling legs, they all got out of the carts and stood waiting for the goblin to lead them the way.

Harry was frightened to death (well almost) when a strong hard voice said, "Who is the one that seeks access to the vaults?"

"Euhm, do I have to name everyone here?" Harry asked uncertainly and scratched his hair.

"Harry, who are you talking to?" Remus asked confused.

"What do you mean 'who am I talking to'? Didn't you hear that voice?" Harry asked with wide eyes.

"What voice?" Draco asked bewildered.

"Well, that – that voice that just…" Harry trailed off when he received more confused looks. He groaned. "Not again. Please let this not be like second year."

"Second year? What happened in your second year?" Sirius asked alarmed.

Harry ignored him and instead looked at a grinning Gornuk.

"You know what I'm talking about, don't you?" He asked with narrowed eyes.

"Oh, I most certainly do. You have just heard the guardian of the vaults." Gornuk answered. "Since you're the only one with the Potter's blood, he questions you. You can better answer him. Lions like him aren't very patient."

"I'm Harry Potter and I wish to visit the vaults." Harry said uncertainly.

For a moment, it was quiet, but then Harry saw something moving around the corner. His eyes went wide when he saw the creature.

It could be best described as a lion. It had everything from a lion: the head, the body and the paws. There were slight differences however. His eyes were a fiery red and smoke was coming from his nose. At the end of his tail Harry could see flames. The flames were fiery red, bright yellow, icy blue and dark green. The lion was nine feet long and six feet tall. It was most certainly not a cute kitten.

The lion cocked his head and approached the group.

"There is more than one of you. Who are the others?" The lion asked.

"Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Draco Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy and Severus Snape." Harry replied, still in awe from the sight of the lion.

"Do they wish to see the vaults?" The lion stepped closer.

"Are you guys coming with me to the vaults?" Harry asked his companions.

"If that's okay with you." Lucius replied carefully.

"You heard them." Harry said, addressing the lion.

"Are they trustworthy?" The lion asked. He was now right in front of Harry and Harry had to look up in order to see the lion's face.

"So far they haven't killed me, so I believe they are trustworthy." Harry answered.

"Your standards aren't very high, are they?" The lion said and sounded for the first amused.

Harry shrugged. "Maybe, but if you know my life then you know that this standard is high enough for me."

The lion was silent for a moment while he looked at Harry's companions.

Then he turned around. "Follow me. But if your companions dare to steal something, I will personally rip them to pieces."

"Sounds fair enough." Harry replied and motioned the others to follow him.

Draco walked next to him and casted nervous glances at the lion.

"Has he planned to rip someone apart?" He asked in what he hoped was a calm, nonchalant voice.

"Unless someone steals something, no." Harry answered grinning.

"Please don't tell me you like this lion." Draco frowned unhappily.

"Why would I not? I mean, my family has a lion who can breathe fire; protecting the vaults. How cool is that! You have to admit, Draco, that this is a pretty awesome lion." Harry smiled.

"You're an idiot, Harry." Draco muttered, but his voice lacked the malice that was once there in the past.

"Maybe, but now you're friends with me. So if I'm an idiot, what does that make of you?" Harry replied amused.

Draco opened his mouth to throw a sarcastic remark back and then realized he couldn't say anything back.

"Never thought I would see you speechless, Draco. You never cease to amaze me." Harry teased, his green eyes shining with laughter.

"Oh, shut it." Draco muttered and scowled half – heartily.

"Make me." Harry smirked and then stuck his tongue out.

Don't jump him, don't jump him, Draco thought repeatedly. He was saved from embarrassment when the lion stopped before an old wooden door.

"Here we are." The lion said and his red eyes looked at Harry. "Do you have the key?"

"Euhm." Harry searched through his pockets and then remembered that Gornuk hadn't given it. "Euhm Gornuk, can I have the key, please?"

Gornuk sighed and handed over the key scowling. It looked almost like he had hoped on the lion ripping someone apart.

"Thank you." Harry said politely.

"Good, good. Place the key to the sign in the door." The lion instructed and moved out of the way.

"Pardon me for asking, but do you have a name?" Harry asked while he studied the sign. There were two figures carved out of wood: a lion and a dragon standing next to each other peacefully. The lion had two ruby's as eyes and the eyes of the dragon were emeralds. The light of the torches flickered in the stones which gave the illusion that the carved figures were watching.

"My name is Dagda. Why do you ask?" The lion asked, his eyes casting a curious look at the last living Potter.

"It's easier to call you by your name than referring to you as the lion." Harry answered smiling and placed the key to the sign, still wondering why there was a lion and a dragon on the door of his vaults. The lion he could understand, because it was on the Potter's crest; but why was there a dragon too? Harry shook his head: he would think about it later.

When the door opened, all their mouths fell open. The vault was huge! It was full of gold: Galleons, Sickles and Knuts were laying in piles on the ground. There were also different kind of stones: ruby, diamond, topaz, emerald…

Thick, dusty, old books were neatly piled against three walls. Different kind of clothes were folded and put into big trunks. On the biggest wall Harry could see a variety of weapons hanging: swords, axes, knives…

"Holy shit!" Harry gasped with huge eyes.

"You can say that again." Sirius said, gulping when he saw the content of the vault.

"You never said you were that rich!" Draco said indignantly.

"Nobody ever told me!" Harry replied surprised.

"You must be as rich as my family." Draco said, sounding incredulous.

"Actually, I think Harry is now even richer than you. Hell, I think Harry is officially one of the richest boys of England." Sirius grinned.

"You're enjoying this, aren't you?" Lucius sighed.

"What am I enjoying? Oh, you mean the fact that my godson is now richer than your son? Yes, I most certainly am enjoying this." Sirius replied laughing.

Remus cuffed his head. "Behave like the adult you're supposed to be." He chastised Sirius.

"Where's the fun in that?" Sirius complained.

"Father, is Harry really richer than us?" Draco asked surprised.

"I'm afraid so, Draco. I believe the Potter family has always been richer and more powerful than the Malfoys." Lucius answered.

"Their arrogance is bigger too." Snape sneered.

Draco frowned his forehead. "Sev, be nice."

"Yes, Sev, be nice." Sirius said in a nagging voice.

"Well, Harry, why don't you take some gold?" Lucius suggested loudly.

"Why? I don't need the money now. It's too early to go shopping for school stuff." Harry said confused, not noticing that Snape and Sirius were currently engaged in a staring contest. But the word 'money' made Sirius snap out of the contest, although reluctantly.

"Of course, you need money. We are going shopping." Sirius sad satisfied, while thinking that he would need money too. No way was he letting Harry pay.

"Shopping? For what?" Harry asked suspiciously, not liking the way this conversation was going.

"Shopping for new clothes, of course! You need a new wardrobe, Harry. Clothes that actually fit from the first time." Sirius explained patiently.

For some strange reason, Harry didn't think he would like shopping with these men. "What's wrong with my clothes?"

"They don't fit properly and they aren't very stylish." Draco clarified and looked critically at the other boy.

Harry rolled his eyes. "I don't need stylish clothes. I'm perfectly fine with the clothes I have now."

"I will make your life a living hell, if we don't get you new clothes, Harry, and I mean it." Draco said and his grey eyes were glittering mad. "Voldemort will look tame in comparison with me. I don't take no for an answer."

"Apparently." Harry muttered and he eyed Draco warily. Then he suddenly had an idea when he heard Remus chuckling.

So, Remus thinks my future suffering is funny? I'll show him, Harry thought.

"All right, I give up. We'll go shopping." Harry sighed. Sirius and Draco cheered. "But only if we go shopping for Remus too." He added smirking.

Remus immediately stopped chuckling and looked horrified. "What? No!"

"Yes, you need some new clothes too." Harry grinned, enjoying Remus' horrified face, while putting some money away too.

"What! No, I don't need…" Remus started to stutter, when he was interrupted by Sirius.

"You know, Harry is right. You really need new clothes. Well, it's decided then: we go shopping for Harry and Remus." Sirius clapped in his hands. "Come on, before we go, we have to visit my vault first. I need some money too." With that said, Sirius walked out of the vault, closely followed by Draco, Lucius and a very reluctant Snape.

When Remus too was out the vault, Harry pressed his key to the sign again and the door closed.

The moment he turned around, he was faced with a red faced Remus.

"What the hell were you thinking? I don't want to suffer too. How could you do this to me?" Remus hissed, while breathing heavily.

"I'd say I would make you regret your pessimism from a few hours ago, Remus. This is just my revenge." Harry laughed. "Now come on, we have some shopping to do." He practically skipped his way back to the cart, only stopping to wave at Dagda.

All the way back to the cart, Remus was muttering things like "That evil dark haired devil."

He would make sure Harry paid for this. Nobody took revenge on a Marauder and got away with it.

AN2: Hm ... Weird chapter O_O Anyway, next week, it's the chapter about shopping :)

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