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Coming back to the outside world, Toms consciousness arrived just in time to see the Pendragon ring glow for a brief moment, signaling its acceptance of him.

Alluk was very surprised that Tom could gain acceptance from all three rings so easily.

He thought for sure that at least one of the rings would deny him, but that didn't seem to be the case.

'I have to stop underestimating him...' Alluk thought as he shook his head from side to side.

Druella on the other hand, isn't at all surprised by the situation. She's one of the people that's spent the most time with Tom, so she had complete confidence in him from the beginning.

Although, she is still curious about why he was blushing a minute ago.

Time may have been passing in the ring, but on the outside, not even a minute has passed since he put the last ring on.

Her female senses were tingling like never before. Druella felt as though something happened during the Le Fay rings trial.

"Finished, I believe I'm allowed entrance into my family vaults now?" Tom says and looks to Alluk for confirmation.

"Yes, but before you do that you need to come to a decision." Alluk said, getting Tom and Druellas undivided attention. "I imagine you'll want us to reveal your Pendragon Lordship, as you've already shown your heirship to the world, but what about the others?"

Hearing the question, Tom didn't need any time to think. He's already come to a decision on this matter.

"Don't reveal them. Although I'm not ashamed of my Le Fay and Slytherin heritage, that doesn't mean a negative stigma won't be associated due to the world knowing of them. I don't need the press to start talking about the dark side of the wizarding world's hero. Many would follow those headlines like sheep and I don't want to deal with it." Tom states resolutely.

"I agree wholeheartedly, but can the bank do that though? Are they not supposed to report a new Lord to the Wizengamot, since they would be filling a seat there?" Druella asked curiously.

"No, we are not forced to report new Lords to anyone. We take the privacy of our clients very seriously. There are three things we as Gringotts Bank can do in these situations. First, we can reveal the new Lord along with his title and name. Second, we could not reveal anything at all, which would be what Lord Riddle seems to want. Third, we can reveal that there's a new Lord, but he or she wants to keep their identity anonymous. In this case, your title would be known but your name wouldn't." Alluk explains, looking to Tom for his final decision.

"So, the government would know that there's a Lord or Lady for both Slytherin and Le Fay huh?" Tom questioned his thoughts out loud.

"Yes, I'm sure the public would know soon after as well. You would also have to pick a proxy to take your place on the Wizengamot for both houses though." Alluk explains further.

Thinking it over, Tom started to see the perks of going with the third option.

One, he would get more votes on the Wizengamot which is always good. The proxy wouldn't be a problem, as he could just pick one of his followers.

With the number of votes he already has combined with what he will receive, Tom would control a very large portion of the Wizengamot. Nothing in the Wizengamot would get done without Toms approval.

Two, with the emergence of two of the most hated houses, Tom's new fans may rally behind him even further.

When dealing with a dark house like Le Fay, who better to go to than the Pendragon war hero, Tom Riddle.

Also, Tom could use both proxies to lure out any future enemies. If sometime in the future anyone wants to go against Tom in any way, whether it be politically or physically, where else would they go for help than the Le Fay or Slytherin Proxy.

Then, once Tom knows his enemies, he can either have them killed quietly in an 'accident', or turn them to his side willingly or otherwise.

Although this is a good plan, that doesn't mean there isn't any downside.

Tom would be heavily distancing himself from the Slytherin and Le Fay names in the eyes of the public.

He would most likely never have a chance to publicly take up those names again. They would be the names of his 'enemies', but in reality, Tom would be pulling the strings from behind the scenes.

After a moment of thought, Tom turns to his beautiful fiancé for her opinion.

"What do you think I should do?" Tom asks curiously.

"..." Druella doesn't answer immediately and takes a moment to think about it. "The third option."

Hearing her answer, Tom smiles softly in her direction.

"That's what I was leaning towards as well." He says and turns to Alluk. "You heard the woman. Option three it is."

"Good, we'll immediately report your Pendragon Lordship, but the others will have to wait until you've designated a proxy." Alluk says with a nod of his head.

"Alright, I'll have the proxy's for you by tomorrow. Also, let's not report all three Lordships too closely together. Reporting Pendragon now is fine, but let's wait a few months between each of them. It wouldn't be good to cause suspicion by announcing three supposedly separate Lordships so close together." Tom advises his account manager.

As Alluk heard and felt Toms intentions, an evil goblin smile formed on his face.

'I really shouldn't underestimate him.'