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They were sitting on the metro the next day, Harry and Nora next to each other, Hagird opposite them. They attracted many looks but they just ignored them. "First year's students will require three sets of plain work robes, one wand." Harry read from the letter.

"Essential bit of equipment, Harry."

" 'One pair of dragon hide gloves.' Hagrid, do they mean from a real dragon?" Nora asked horrified that they are from real ones.

"Well, they don't mean a penguin, do they?" Hagrid chuckled. "Crikey. I'd love a dragon."

"Oh God, they have dragons." Elijah said, disbelieving.

"Awesome." Kol said, looking at the screen, getting weird looks from everyone in the room except from Lily, who remembered how her niece had reacted when she first met a dragon.

"You want dragons to be real?" Caroline asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Duh. Or was that not clear enough for you blondie?"

"Jeez just asking."

"You'd like a dragon?" Harry asked in disbelief. Why would anyone want a dragon? He thought to himself.

"Vastly misunderstood beasts, Harry. Vastly misunderstood." Hagrid nodded at a woman who was staring at the three. Well, when do you ever meet a half giant on your way to work?

"All students must be equipped with one standard size 2 pewter cauldron and they may bring, if they desire, either an owl, a cat or a toad." Harry read from his acceptance letter now they were walking on the streets again.

"Can we find all this in Londen?" Nora asked and Hagrid came closer to the two kids. The two had never been to Londen, so they had no idea what they could even do there.

"If you know where to go." He grinned.

"If only we had the money I would buy a cat." Nora whispered softly but got heard by Harry who took her hand and gave it a squeeze, getting a small smile in return from the girl.

They came to a stop by a pub, named The Leaky Cauldron.

"He is taking them to a bar?" Elijah asked in disbelief, worried for his daughter. "Who would ever bring two 11-year-old children to a pub."

"No, they need to be there." Lily answered. "Hagrid isn't a danger to them, believe me." She reassured him. The giant loved these two.

"Well when we meet her we're buying her a cat." Finn said to his brother, seeing his niece excited to buy a cat.

"Of course." Elijah replied. He loved how happy she had become since she left the Dursley's and would do just about everything to keep that smile on her face.

The kids walked in before Hagrid, who got a greeting here and there. "Ah, Hagrid! The usual, I presume?"

"No, thanks, Tom. I'm on official Hogwarts business. Just helping young Nora and Harry here buy their school supplies."

Tom let out a breath in disbelief. "Bless my soul. It's Nora and Harry Potter!" Now everyone who was talking before looked at the two with curious eyes.

And before they knew it everyone started to shake their hands. "Welcome back, Mr. Potter. Welcome back." A man spoke while shaking Harry's hand.

"Doris Crockford." Doris spoke to Nora while grabbing her hand. "Mrs. Potter. I can't believe I'm meeting you at last." She smiled sweetly at the elderly woman.

"Harry and N-N-Nora P-Potter. Can't tell y-you how pleased I am to meet you." A man with a turban spoke nervously looking at Nora's scar, which was very visible unlike Harry's.

"Hello, professor. I didn't see you there." Hagrid turned to Nora and Harry. "This is Professor Quirrell. He will be your Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts."

Nora extended her hand. "Nice to meet you professor."

"She really has your manners, Elijah." Stefan spoke and the Mikaelson's just smiled proudly.

"I don't like that man." Klaus muttered to Elijah, referring to the stuttering professor. "He seems dodgy."

"I'm sure it'll be fine, Nik." Rebekah said, having heard her older brother.

The professor didn't shake her hand in return, making the girl look confused at him. "Fearfully fascinating subject." He looked at her hand. "Not t-that you need it, eh, Mrs. Potter?"

Hargid interrupted them. "Yes, well, must be going now. Lots to buy."

"Goodbye." The Potters said to Quirrell but the man didn't give them a second look. They walked past him towards the exit of the pub on the back from the building. "See, Harry, Nora? You're famous."

"But why are we famous, Hagrid?" Harry asked, confused. "All these people back there, how is it they know who we are?"

"I'm not sure I'm exactly the right person to tell you that." Hargid replied to Harry's questions before starting to tap on the stones, who went backwards, forming an entrance.

"Welcome to Diagon Alley." Hargid said and the two were amazed by what they were seeing. Both their mouths hanging open a little.

"Here's where you'll get your quills and your ink and over there, all your bits and bobs for doing your wizardry and witchcraft."

"But Hagrid," Nora started. "How are we going to pay for all this? We don't have any money."

"Well, there's your money, Nora. Gringotts, the wizard bank. Ain't no safe place, not one. Except perhaps Hogwarts."

They walked in and saw the goblins, making Nora groan in disgust after seeing one look at her with a deadly look.

"What is that?" Caroline asked, wearing the same look of disgust as Nora.

"Goblins, they hate the wizard community with their entire heart, if they even have one." Lily answered. "Goblins are very proud creatures. They have always been forbidden from carrying wands by the Ministry of Magic and they were treated as second-class beings. And this lead to the famous rebellion in 1612, which took place in Hogsmeade. You'll see Hogsmeade in their third year."

"That's cozy." Bonnie replied, sarcastically.

"Hagrid, what exactly are these things?" Nora heard Harry ask.

"They're goblins, Harry. Clever as they come, but not the most friendly of beasts."

"You think?" Nora muttered sarcastically under her breath. Harry, hearing it, started laughing quietly.

"Best stay close." Hagrid spoke to them before walking up to the goblin, who was busy writing on a parchment. "Mrs. Nora Potter and Mr. Harry Potter wish to make a withdrawal.

The goblin lent over, hovering over the two kids. "And does Mrs. and Mr. Potter have they're keys?"

Realization hit Hagrid's face. "Oh, wait a minute." The goblin looked at him. "Got it here somewhere."

He found the two keys. "Here's the little devils. Oh, and there's something else as well. Professor Dumbledore gave me this." He took out an envelope. Nora saw 'top secret' standing on it so she was very curious about what it was.

"It's about You-Know-What in the vault You-Know-Which." Harry and Nora looked at each other in worry. "What does that mean?" Nora asked him, but Harry shrugged his shoulders, not knowing either.

"That's not suspicious at all." Damon rolled his eyes.

The goblin nodded in understanding. "Very well." They went with another goblin, inside a cart. They went down quickly, so fast that Nora had to grab Harry's hand.

"Vault 687." The goblin spoke before stepping out of the cart. "Lamp, please." Hargid handed it to him, before stepping out himself, Harry and Nora following right behind him.

"Key, please." He received the key to Harry's vault from Hagird. "Now Harry," Hargid said. "This is your vault."

The goblin opened it and the money came in sight. Both kids' eyes went wide. "Gee, Harry you're rich." Nora said to him, knowing it was his vault, therefore his money.

"Didn't you think mum and dad will leave you with nothing, now did ya?"

Harry grabbed many coins, enough to pay for his school stuff. "Now Nora, your vault is last, we need to go to another one first." Nora nodded quickly and they stepped back inside the cart.

After riding on it for a few more minutes they stopped again. "Vault 713."

"What's in there, Hagrid?" She asked.

"Can't tell you, Nora. Hogwarts business. Very secret."

"Stand back." The goblin said through gritted teeth, opening the door. Nora looked inside it and saw a little package lying on the floor. Hagrid picks it up. "Best not to mention this to anyone." He warned them and put it inside his coat.

They walked towards Nora's parents. "Vault 717."

When it opened they saw an even bigger vault then then the last two. "No, Nora, you're rich." Harry said, referring to what his sister said a bit earlier.

She grabbed a few coins and the vault closed again.

"So she has enough money to go through how many years?" Elijah asked, worriedly. She would need enough to spend God knows how many years.

"Enough. Harry got all of our money, mine and James, and Nora got all of Jasmine's money and Sirius' money." Lily answered.

"Where's Sirius?"

"Sorry Elijah but I can't say." Lily told him with an apologetic smile.

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Posted: January 17, 2024

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