23 Inheritances

July 1994

Gringotts Wizarding Bank

The human and goblin duo of Sharptooth and Harry after a long journey on the cartwheel, which bought them deep inside Gringotts arrived in an extremely large room.

The ceiling of the room was so high, that Harry felt like he was almost looking in the sky.

Placed in the centre of room was an square shaped altar. At the top of the altar was a bowl made of some kind of Red Crystal.

Sharptooth and Harry both, arrived near the altar.

Sharptooth started, "Mr. Potter, you know there was a time when ritual was as common as wand magic in the Wizarding world. But slowly the Ministry and the Wizengamot started to fear powerful people. So instead to finding ways to get powerful, they started to clip every powerful magica and rituals. Everything they feared or did not understood was classified as dark magic."

He sighed, "This inheritance ritual is the one and only legally allowed blood ritual."

Sharptooth then gestured and understanding what he meant, Harry picked up the silver knife placed next to the bowl.

With a slice of the knife his palm was split open and blood trickled down in the bowl. After few drops of blood, the bowl started to glow. The bowl continued to glow for few moments and then 5 lines emerged from the bowl and was connected to five different locations.

The first line was blood red in colour, which traced to Jamee Potter and Lily Evans.

Another line emerged from James Potter which connected to Charlus Potter and Dorea Black Potter. Lily had no lines emerging from her name.

The second line was a dashed line in red blood colour which was connected to two names. One Sirius Black and other being Dorea Black.

The third line was purely golden and was connected to three names, Antioch Peverell, Cadmus Peverell and Ignotus Peverell.

The fourth line was again purely golden which was connected to one single name Godric Gryffindor.

The fifth line was again purely golden which was connected to Salazar Slytherin.

After the lines were connected to names, the wall infront of the altar pulsed and engravings appeared on the wall.

Harry James Potter

LORD PEVERELL

LORD POTTER (Lordship not claimed)

LORD BLACK (Lordship not claimed)

LORD GRYFFINDOR (Lordship not claimed)

LORD SLYTHERIN (Lordship not claimed)

Sharptooth and Harry both stared at wall in shock and astonishment.

After few moments, Sharptooth composed himself and howled with laughter, "Mr. Potter, I must say you played well. Really really played well."

Harry still not able to overcome him astonishment, "How?"

"Hahha", laughed Sharptooth, "This will need some explanation to do."

Haary nodded, "Explain Please."

Sharptooth snapped his finger and two chairs appeared out of nowhere in one end of the room. He gestured and Harry took his seat.

"Now you are already Lord Peverell, Mr. Potter, so no explanation required here", started Sharptooth, "But I must say, you played me well by hiding that fact."

Harry simply nodded and waited to for the explanation to continue.

Sharptooth continued, "Same is the case with Potter family. There are no surprises here."

"Now about Black Family, We will discuss that in last."

Sharptooth continued further, "Now about the Gryffindor and Slytherin family. Just like the Peverell family you have been chosen as the magical heir of Salazar Slytherin and Godric Gryffindor. The blood red lines in the Potter family indicated Blood relation while the golden light represents Magical heir."

"Why me?" Questioned Harry.

"That is something I don't know Mr. Potter. I assume that you know about the reason for you being Peverell heir", answered Sharptooth.

Harry nodded but did not divulged any information.

"Now about the Blacks", continued Sharptooth, "is a complex matter."

"Isn't Sirius Black supposed to be the Black lord?" Questioned Harry.

"In an ideal scenario, yes. But since he was in Azkaban he never took up the lordship" said Sharptooh.

Remembering about Sirius innocence, Harry felt a rage welling up inside him. But he kept his neutral expression and did not let anything show on his face.

Sharptooth continued, "After Sirius there are two other people who could have take Black lordship. Draco Malfoy through Narcissia Black and you through Dorea Black."

Sharptooth sighed, "But Mr. Potter your case is bit exceptional. Since you gained lordship of a Primitive family your claim to any other inheritance was strengthened. Since Black lordship was empty, you became the rightful lord."

Harry took a minute to digest all the information. Though he had a understanding of certain privileges he had being a Lord of Primitive family, this was something he had no idea. Even so he did not wanted to take something which rightfully belonged to Sirius.

"And if I don't want the Black Lordship?" Questioned Harry.

"You must claim what magic had dictated to you Mr. Potter." Said Sharptooth. He continued before Harry could interrupt, "But I can understand why you would detest the Black Lordship. So there is only one way, you must banish yourself from the Black Family."

"Sirius would then be Lord Black" commented Harry.

Sharptooth shook his head, "No Mr. Potter. There is no gurantee. Magic is not a simple thing. It has been years when Mr. Black should have claimed his Lordship but since he had not done so, his claim was weakening day by day. And now since his claim was breached and you were chosen as Lord Black, there is little chance he will be Lord Black. Draco Malfoy will have greater claim than Sirius in this scenario."

He continued, "And even if somehow Sirius Black is able to claim his Lordship, he has no heir. And I doubt that after his stay in Azkaban and even if he is able to deceive everyone and be on run, he will have chance to wed and give birth to a heir."

Sharptooth sighed, "Ultimately now or some time later, Draco Malfoy will definitely become Lord Black."

Harry sat there in consideration for few minutes. On one hand he did want to snatch something from Sirius on the other hand he could not allow Black fortune and influence to fall in hands of Draco Malfoy.

Finally, he declared, "I will take Black Lordship."

Sharptooth grinned in response.

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