The End of an Era

Harry stood in front of an open vault and stared at the gold piled uThe End of an Era for Gringotts and Its Clientsp in there. He finally asked "Just how much is there?"

Griphook replied "Not including the value of the heirlooms, there are one hundred and one million galleons in the vault."

"How? I thought Ragnok said that you guys estimated the theft to be around fifty million."

Griphook chuckled. "Yes Harry that was the amount of the theft. Let's just say that we were creative and penalized anyone who ever took money from you. The Malfoy family has had their accounts drained dry and then we started selling off their assets. They have refused to leave the family manor and have raised some serious wards to protect themselves. An unofficial report says that Tom is hiding there as well."

"Surely that doesn't add up to that much."

"No, very astute of you Harry. We drained what was left from the vaults Dumbledore moved money to except for one. It is my understanding that Miss Granger sold the books she purchased with the money she earned and then cleaned out her account. The next transaction she made was to deposit the entire amount into the account for the magical orphanage in honor and memory of the friend she lost. The remainder and any shortfall came from Dumbledore's personal vault. I thought it best to charge him interest in the matter and even paid the recovery team a bonus from there as well. I would love to be there when he gets his next statement and only sees the thirty pieces of silver we left for him."

"Fitting."

"Yes, I thought so. Now the rest came from the personal and family vaults of Bearclaw. Ironfist thought it would serve well as a reminder of what happens when you cheat a client."

"Thank you Griphook, I appreciate the efforts you made on my behalf."

"It was my honor to do so Harry."

"Please do not take offense at what happens next."

Griphook chuckled "I already have the transfer order filled out and waiting for your signature. I would honestly do the same thing if I were in your shoes."

"You know my offer was genuine. If you ever find life here unbearable, come find me. I will always a place for you."

Griphook bowed to him and then escorted them to Ragnok's office who had a greedy gleam in his eye as soon as he saw Harry. "Ah Lord Peverell, are you ready to put that money back to work for you?"

"Yes I am." Harry placed the transfer order on his desk.

As soon as he read it, Ragnok asked "What is this?"

"I thought it was obvious. With the exception of Griphook and his team, Gringotts does not deserve to touch the gold that you allowed to be stolen from me. I will not subsidize Goblins who have no concern over the accounts of my houses and just look at me as a way to line their pockets. I will warn you now that any further mistakes on the part of Gringotts will see me pulling everything out. And before you even bring up the loans and everything else, I've already had a very lucrative offer from the Gnomes to manage those accounts."

Harry nodded to Griphook and they were led from the office. As they walked down the hall, they conveniently ran into Ironfist. Harry bowed low.

"Milord, I thank you for your assistance. Please understand that my actions today were nothing personal and just business."

"I understand completely Harry. I am in agreement with Griphook in this matter and am grateful that you are at least allowing the remainder of your accounts to remain here for the time being."

Harry smiled "I couldn't allow anything to happen to the two men who I now consider friends."

Ironfist bowed low. "For a human, you don't stink so bad."

Harry laughed and replied "Neither do you for a Goblin. If you need me, you know how to find me."

"What will you do next?"

"It's time to sow a little chaos."

Ironfist gave him a feral smile. "Your father would be proud. I return your sentiments, if you need me; you know where to find me."

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On August 31st, owls were winging their way from Gringotts with the most up to date account statements for all their vault holders. In Crawley, the ledger that was received showed a zero balance and also had a letter attached from the orphanage thanking her for her generous donation. The young lady had lived through a rough summer with her parents and was looking forward to returning to Hogwarts in order to try and prove herself a trustworthy person once again. The only thing she knew for certain was that this was going to be an even lonelier year than the one that just passed. The loss of Harry was hard on her and she mourned his loss along with the loss of the opportunity to ever get to the point where he would at least speak to her. Finding someone to hang out with would be difficult as no one was guiltless in Harry's betrayal and the only ones who were would never accept her into their company. She walked into her father's study and laid the ledger sheet along with the letter on her father's desk in the hope that he would one day be proud of her again.

Harry received his statements along with a letter from Griphook. The letter stated that he was to receive the estate of Severus Snape along with a personal letter. Harry thought about it for a minute before writing back saying that it was his wish that Griphook liquidate the estate and in turn donate it to the magical orphanage. As to the letter, he said to burn it as he had no desire to ever be subjected to the demented ranting of the arsehole.

Albus Dumbledore saw his statement and sat it to the side. He knew he had more than enough money than he would ever need. His first signal that something was wrong would be when he saw Molly Weasley storming into the castle the next day after dropping her kids off at the express.

Another owl was making its way to the Burrow that was close to the Jones' home. Ron and Molly hurried to get their statements before Arthur saw the owl. As soon as he entered the room, they hurriedly pocketed the ledger sheets as he sat down to look at what he had to work with. He released a sigh that he never had enough to meet their needs but was always positive that things would work out.

As Molly and Ron both snuck off to check their balances, the screams of 'no' could be heard all the way to where Harry and Megan were sitting out on the lawn and enjoying a quiet evening together. She kissed his cheek and chuckled out "The Weasleys must have got their statements."

Harry smiled at her and said "Sounds like it to me. You can't miss the cry of anguish from Ronniekins or the harpy like screech of Molly when something doesn't go her way."

She pulled him down onto the blanket they were using and held onto him as it was their last night together. After a while "Promise me you'll be careful."

"I will as long as you promise me to keep your head down no matter what happens until we have control of the situation."

"But…"

"But nothing. Dobby has my back. We'll be fine."

She snuggled into him and replied "Yes dear."

They stayed like that until it was dark and Kathleen called Megan back into the house. As they parted, Harry gave her a passionate kiss and told her he would see her in the morning.

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