Settling Accounts

Their next appointment was in the conference room of the hotel. Dobby invited the gnomes to come meet with Harry so they could work out some details.

The man that stood and greeted Harry took him by surprise. The man was accustomed to the reaction and chuckled out "No Lord Peverell, I'm not a gnome, I just work for them."

"Please excuse me Sir but the only gnomes I've seen are of the garden variety."

"Ah, that explains it. A true gnome is about the size of a Goblin but much more human in appearance. They are also very hospitable. The one's you've seen are a bastardized version thought to have been created when one of the lower castes mated with a niffler. The gnome in question and his offspring were then banished to the Isle of Britain as retribution towards the Goblins for forcing us out."

"That's just… hell I don't know what to say about that."

The man laughed and said "How can the Gnome bank help you Lord Peverell?"

"I just wanted to thank you for the way you have handled my affairs up to this point and wanted to warn you to expect some rather substantial deposits in the near future."

"We would be more than happy to handle all of your needs Milord."

"I thank you for that as well and it may eventually come to that but for now, I am trying to give the Goblins an opportunity to right some wrongs they have done."

"I understand Milord. We are aware of how tightly linked Gringotts is to your houses and we also offer to administer the accounts honoring the same contracts as are in place now but at a more reasonable rate. We would not like to see the economy of Britain fail as it would have a detrimental effect on us all."

"Thank you, I just didn't want you guys to think it was anything you have done to make me unhappy. I was asked to give them a chance."

"We took no offense. Just know that we will be ready whenever our services are needed."

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The next few days were spent planning and spending time with the rest of the family at the different houses. Three days before the train would be leaving for Hogwarts, Kathleen and Celeste along with the girls cornered Megan into a discussion about wedding plans. Having seen he was out of his element, Harry gave Megan a quick kiss and excused himself. When she quirked an eyebrow at him, he replied "As long as you are happy, I'll be happy but since you're busy, I think it would be a good time to go take care of a few things."

She nodded since she knew what he was talking about and watched as he popped away from her. His destination was once again the Veil where he waved his hand to change the iris and stepped through. Once he entered the arrival room, he thought about Potter Manor and found himself on the front steps. He spent a little time catching up and talking about all that had happened since he last saw them and then called for Azrael to start the discussion which brought him here in the first place.

After several hours and a few plans in place, he found himself traveling back to the Jones' house for dinner. Once dinner was over, they took Luna and the others to the suite for the long promised TV night. When everyone was settled, Harry stepped back to his room to find a letter waiting on his night stand.

He opened the letter which was adorned with the Gringotts seal and sat down to read. It announced the completion of their task with the exception of some of the heirlooms which were still being tracked and recovered. The letter also asked for another meeting as quickly as possible so that they could settle the matter and get his gold working for him again. His eyebrow rose at the term and a small smile crept onto his face.

When he entered the sitting room, Megan's eyes caught the mischievous glint in his eye and she asked "What've you been up to?"

He smiled and handed her the letter. Once she finished it, he said "We'll need to go back tomorrow and settle things."

"Okay, but now I want you to forget about plans, business, and everything else and just relax."

As she snuggled into his arms, he said "Yes Dear."

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