Chapter 24: The Goblin!

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The Tonks account manager, Ragluk, was sitting behind his desk with a rather large grin on his face which put the Tonks off somewhat, a grinning goblin was a strange sight for most wizards.

"As good you've all come as requested, good, this will all run more smoothly then," the goblin spoke.

Andromeda stepped forward, "For what purpose did we all have to come goblin" she demanded wanting answers.

Ragluk put up his hands in a placating manner, "All will be explained shortly, an offer has been made from another house for aid and an alliance, but there are stipulations, one of such is that I have to ask each of you a question and your answer to said question will decide if the offer still stands or not."

Ted frowned at this it was unheard of for a house to just offer aid to another out of the blue and not want something in return.

He suspected that's what the other stipulations were but he needed more information, "Which house is offering us this aid and what are the other stipulations?" he asked.

Ragluk shook his head, "I have been instructed to withhold such information until after I have been given your answers for the first stipulation, please take a seat in the three chairs in front of his desk."

The Tonks gave each other glances but nodded to one another and each took their seats with no further complaints, Andromeda sat forward in her chair, after a moment, "Ask the question goblin" she instructed.

Ragluk gave a sharp nod, "The other house requests to know: What is your opinion and do you trust Albus Dumbledore" he stated plainly.

That got various responses from each of the Tonks, Tonks first was too shocked to answer and Ted blinked as he tried to figure out just what the other house could be after wanting to know such information.

While Andromeda just crossed her arms and sat back before stated her answer.

"No I don't," She said getting looks from both her husband and her daughter like she had just grown a third head, "Oh don't give me those looks, I was in Slytherin when I was at Hogwarts my views of him are different for a reason."

"But he's Dumbledore," Tonks said sounding scandalised, "How can you not trust him?"

"Because I don't, the man has a power complex, he holds three powerful positions in our world, he claims to be light but yet his actions say differently."

"He works his wording very carefully and plays manipulation games with others as his pawns, I saw him do so in the last war, it was through his actions that got my cousin Sirius locked up in Azkaban."

"I don't care what anyone said he was innocent, there was no way a Black would have betrayed the potters when he knew he was the only one capable of doing so...."

"..... It would have been like him walking into the ministry minutes after the deed was down and declaring it was him who set them up, Gryffindor or not that would be just plain stupidity and Sirius was anything but that," She stated firmly.

Ted nodded his head as his wife continued, "I'm of a similar position on the matter of Sirius, the man was not a fool and there were too many unanswered questions involving his incarceration...."

".... And Dumbledore has never been the kind to strike me as letting questions go unanswered except in this instance, I don't trust the man either," he said before deciding to cover his bases.

"But if he offered aid I wouldn't turn it down"

Tonks couldn't believe what she was hearing neither of her parents trusted Dumbledore, sure she knew that neither of them had ever spoken highly of the man but to completely not trust him was something she wasn't expecting, and while she wanted to argue differently.

Both her parents made good points and she didn't honestly know what to think anymore as she swallowed, "I'm not sure anymore, I used to think he was a good guy and part of me still wants to believe it but with what my folks are saying, I'm just not sure anymore," she said sounding a little down hearted.

Ragluk nodded, "Good, those answers are acceptable, he said as he stood up from his chair, "Please follow me, a meeting room has been set up for you and the current head of the other house to meet to discuss the other stipulations, he requested all of you to be there as there is a single stipulation for each of you that each of you will have to agree to, or so I have been told."

The three Tonks stood up and followed Ragluk out of his office and down through the corridor to a prepared meeting room, as they walked in they were greeted with the sight of Magnus sitting on the opposite side of the large table in the room.

Magnus smiled before looking at Ragluk, "Thank you Ragluk, I take it their answers fell within what I asked?"

Ragluk nodded, "They did, I would not have brought them if they didn't," the goblin replied.

Ted looked from Ragluk to Magnus and back before speaking, "What is this, what's going on here, I thought…" he said before Magnus cut him off.

"That you were coming to talk with another lord about offered aid for your house," Magnus said with a smilesmile

"I assure you mister Tonks that this is that meeting, while I may not be a lord I am capable of offering you aid, please sit down, and let me explain, " he said and looked to both Andromeda and her daughter, "All three of you."

The Tonks looked to each other for a moment before they moved to take their seats both Tonks women taking a seat on either side of Ted.

He sat in the middle facing Magnus who sat with his fingers stapled below his chin as he rested his elbows on the table, "Alright young man, care to explain just what is going on?" Ted asked sternly.

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