17. Inheritance!

Ryan looked at the Gringotts building he had decided to visit after 1 and 1/2 years. He had evolved from a naive kid hoping to explore the magical world to a dark lord, a mercenary, an actor, and so on. And he stood here again, ready to face what the country had to offer.

He went inside, ignoring the guards who looked at him in surprise and reached a counter, where sat the goblin he had met previously. He waited as he had before to have the teller finish writing. The goblin finished the page and looked up, and Ryan felt the goblin receiving the shock of his life. He smiled, seeing the goblin was still scared to even see him.

"G-g-greetings warrior, how can I help you?" The goblin greeted, and Ryan was surprised by the way he addressed him

"...Warrior?" Ryan blinked and asked.

"Y-your stature and aura are that of a warrior, and as a tribe of warriors, we respect those who follow this path." Ryan nodded at the explanation, while his ears picked up someone muttering 'barbarians' under their breath. Ryan turned his head to look and saw a man with long, blond hair, sneering in their direction. 'Lucius Malfoy? Just my luck' Ryan thought, recognizing the man from a picture in the Daily Prophet.

Thinking of interacting with Malfoy to be a waste of time, Ryan turned towards the teller and spoke in Gobbledegook, " Well, greeting teller. I was hoping to take an inheritance test."

The goblin was surprised to see he could speak their tongue, and grinned in response, "That would be 10 galleons." Ryan narrowed his eyes, causing him to flinch as he remembered the glare quite well, but seeing he did not lie, he handed him the key to the vault and the goblin jotted down the vault number and asked Ryan to follow him.

Ryan followed him to a room where the goblin asked him to wait for the tester. Ryan waited for a while when another goblin entered, who seemed more well-dressed than the teller and greeted him, "Greeting young warrior, I am Gornuk, and I will be taking your inheritance test." He introduced himself and placed a paper and dagger on the table, and Ryan felt a runic array below it.

"Please drop some blood in the paper." Ryan took the dagger and sliced his palm, or tried to, but forgot his skin was too tough, causing the dagger to produce a weird scratching sound.

"... how many drops does it require?" Ryan asked after a pause.

"... 5 drops would do," Gornuk replied, also stunned speechless for a while.

Ryan produced a mana blade on his nail and made a cut, causing drops to fall on the paper, and after about half a minute, words started taking shape.

[[

Name: Harry James Potter

Born: 31 July 1980

Age: 10

Father: James Fleamont Potter

Mother: Lily Marie Potter née Evans

Godfather(s): Sirius Orion Black (unfit guardian)

Godmother(s): Alice Longbottom (unfit guardian)

Titles:

Heir of the Most Ancient and Noble House of Potter (Paternal)[Redacted]

Heir of the Most Ancient and Noble House of Black (Grandmother/Godfather)

Heir of the Most Ancient and Noble House of Gryffindor (Paternal)

Heir of the Most Ancient and Noble House of Hufflepuff (By Magic)

Heir of the Most Ancient and Noble House of Slytherin (Maternal)

Heir of the Most Ancient and Noble House of Ravenclaw (By Magic)

Heir of the Most Ancient and Noble House of Peverell (Parental)

Lord of the Most Ancient and Royal House of Pendragon (By Magic)

Crown Prince of Camelot/ Britain Wizarding World

Vault :

Trust Vault (Does not exist)

Potter Family Vault (Redacted by Lord of House Potter)

Potter Trust Vault (Redacted by Lord of House Potter)

Black Family Vault (Num. 115)

Sirius Black Vault (Num. 11,670)

Peverell Vault (Num. 69)

Gryffindor Vault (Num. 4)

Slytherin Vault (Num. 5)

Hufflepuff Vault (Num. 3)

Ravenclaw Vault (Num. 2)

Pendragon Vault (Num. 1)

Properties :

Black Manor (Wiltshire, England)

12 Grimmauld Place(Unplottable; somewhere in London, England)

Black Cottage (Villefranche-sur-Mer, France)

Black Beachhouse (Manarola, Italy)

Gryffindor Manor (Unknown)

Ravenclaw Castle (Unknown)

Slytherin Castle (Unknown)

Hufflepuff Manor (Unknown)

Peverell Manor (Unplottable; most probably in Caerfyrddin, Wales or Tweeddale Forest, Scotland)

Pendragon Castle (Unplottable; somewhere within the area formerly known as Camelot)

Island of Avalon (Unknown; may be mythical or simply not exist anymore)

]]

Ryan was stunned by the information for a few seconds. While he was expecting Peverell due to the deathly hallows, and even Black to some degree, the rest were a complete surprise. 'In hindsight, I should have expected Pendragon.' Ryan thought and nodded to himself. Meanwhile, Gornuk looked like he was on the verge of passing out due to the shock.

Ryan waited for a few moments for Gornuk to gain his bearings and spoke, "I do hope this information could stay between you and me, Sir Gornuk."

Gornuk snapped out and looked at Ryan, who was looking at Gornuk with a blank expression. Gornuk finally processed everything and muttered, "L-Lord Pendragon, I-I would have to report this to the king. But I assure you this would remain a secret. The Pendragon household were good friends of the goblin nation, and I have no doubts King Ragnuk would continue this." He said.

Ryan looked at Gornuk for a few seconds and nodded, finding no lies in his words. Gornuk sighed and folded the paper, and asked Ryan to follow him. They were stopped multiple times while going down, but every time Gornuk spoke of the matter being a top priority and that he would present his neck if proven wrong. Ryan nodded to all guards he passed as well.

Soon they reached a huge gate, which Ryan guessed led to Throne Room. But he guessed wrong, as they were then guided to the side door which led to a room with a tea table, with chairs arranged for his size as well, and a goblin in regal robes, and a scar near his eye, sitting in one of the chairs, looking at Ryan.

Ryan met Ragnuk's gaze for a few seconds, then nodded, getting a nod in return. Gornuk went and bowed, presenting the paper to his king, who picked it up and read it, and his eyes widened in surprise at its contents. He reread it a few times, confirming each and every detail, then turned to his guards and said, "Leave us." His guards bowed and glanced in Ryan's direction as if warning him. Ryan kept his calm and nodded, not faltering under their gaze.

"Greetings Lord Pendragon, I am Ragnuk the VIII, king of the goblin nation of Britain. It's an honor to meet you" He spoke.

Ryan decided to greet him in his language and spoke, "Greetings King Ragnuk, I am Ryan... Pendragon. The honor is all mine." Ragnuk was surprised at Ryan's fluent words in his language, as it is very difficult for a wizard to learn it, then showed him a toothy smile.

"Well met Lord Pendragon, please call me Ragnuk." He said and extended his hand.

"Thank you for hosting me. And please call me Ryan." Ryan spoke as he shook Ragnuk's hand. Ragnuk gestured for Ryan to sit down and he followed his gesture. Ragnuk was confused why his name was different but didn't question it.

"Well, I must say, Ryan, never in the History of Gringotts has one gained heirship of so many ancient and noble houses at once. And we considered the royal house of Pendragon dead, yet magic has again shown us anything is possible" Ragnuk spoke, his voice filled with curiosity.

"I too didn't expect this. But before moving on, I want to enquire if James and Lily Potter have gained any idea of me being here." Ryan spoke in a serious tone, showing he considered the matter urgent.

"Not yet, no. We usually indeed do, but I believe Gornuk had not activated the acceptance array after the test. He knows of wizarding politics and had realized the matter's importance and did not want to offend you with any mistakes. So you can rest assured." Ragnuk explained. "But from your reaction, I believe you would want to avoid that?"

Ryan nodded to the question and asked, "What would happen if I accept all titles? Would I still be assigned a magical guardian? And how much power would they have?"

"Well, in the case of Orphan heirs of Ancient and Noble Houses, the headmaster of the institution they attend usually becomes their magical guardian, and in the case of Hogwarts, the heads of the houses become the next in charge of that title unless one has their magical guardian assigned beforehand," Ragnuk explained, and Ryan inwardly sighed as he had expected that.

"But that won't be the case for you Ryan," Ragnuk said, gaining a questioning look from Ryan. Ragnuk grinned and continued, "The Royal House is the only one exempt from this rule, as the king doesn't have anyone above them. You must have noticed I greeted you as Lord Pendragon since you entered." Ragnuk explained.

Ryan's eyes widened a bit in realization but Aria's words stopped his line of thought. Ryan then asked, "Would the school headmaster be aware of the situation? And is the name of all the houses present in the Hogwarts letter if I inherit them?"

Ragnuk scratched his chin and spoke, "The headmaster is indeed made aware of the case. And it's been known since the formation of Hogwarts that a child receives a letter on his 11th birthday with his real name, so all your titles would indeed be mentioned if you accept them now completely."

Ryan felt in contemplation, while he had Aria analyze his situation, then spoke, "What is your opinion on the current headmaster of Hogwarts King Ragnuk?"

Ragnuk gained a sharp glint in his eye and spoke, "Dumbledore is a manipulative man who would go to no ends to get what he wants. He holds too much power in his hands yet he has never used them to force his ideals of improving the conditions of muggle-borns, while he has more than enough power to do so. He is powerful, and does everything to make sure he maintains his power."

"That's quite a critical view you have there, King Ragnuk," Ryan spoke with a raised brow.

"We goblins are warriors as well as merchants. Discerning a person's nature is a must for us. Also, the money in one's hold and its uses can tell a lot about them" Ragnuk spoke and gave a sinister grin.

Ryan gained a smile seeing his grin as well, while Aria came up with a plan to move forward. Ryan nodded and spoke, "I have decided what to do King Ragnuk."

"Please do tell," Ragnuk spoke with a smile.