The goblin leader answered her question, "Oh he did kill him Hermione but what the books don't tell you is that they used to be great friends and that Dumbledore sneaked into Grindelwald's home with a muggle pistol and shot him six times in the back!"
Ragnok looked at his shocked audience "not exactly the brave and heroic image that the man wants to portray, is it! Now it couldn't have escaped your notice how the wizarding world idolises the boy who lived which must have annoyed him even more hence hiding you away for ten years hoping it would blow over"
Emma couldn't contain herself any longer "could you please just explain it so we parents can understand why their headmaster is doing all this"
"I apologise Mrs Granger at our best guess we think that Harry was going to be used to fight Voldemort with Dumbledore picking up the credit and with a wife whose family have been life long supporters he could just about control any situation" replied Ragnok
Everyone just sat quietly dealing with another shocking revelation to add to the already long list
Harry eventually asked, "So Ragnok what can we do about it?"
A now beaming Ragnok was actually wringing his hands in anticipation
"Gringotts can only handle the financial side but would be more than willing to lend our support when dealing with the Ministry of Magic. The money paid to the Dursleys can be reclaimed as no care was provided and most of the cash was spent on their obese offspring. There is no financial reason for you to pay thousands of galleons in School fees for the Weasley family and money had been getting withdrawn from your account before you even met them. As to Dumbledore we can take action for financial mismanagement of your account but the decision has to come from you!"
Harry and Hermione were discussing the situation in their minds while trying to consider repercussions, Dumbledore and the Dursleys were no brainers but did they really want to effectively put the Weasleys out on the street.
"Can we see the marriage contract please?" asked Hermione.
The details of the contract made their blood run cold.
Here it was, in black and white, Harry's whole life had been a gigantic lie staged by Albus Dumbledore with the Weasley clan as accomplices.
The contract was dated just days after Harry had been left on his Aunts doorstep and was countersigned by Molly and Arthur.
They had sold there only daughter for tuition fees, its no wonder Ginny had a crush on Harry; she'd been programmed from a very early age to marry him.
Whether Ron or Ginny were actually involved in the deception or being manipulated just like Harry was a question for another day as the answer held the power to hurt more than anything else revealed so far.
Harry and Hermione stood, placed the now void marriage contract on the desk and in as formal a voice as he possessed Harry gave the order
"Director Ragnok I would request that Gringotts bank take the fullest measures possible in all three cases"
No sooner had the words been spoken than they clung to each other visibly upset at the decision they just made, while both understood that it was the right thing to do it didn't make it easier to accept.
The young couple felt their childhood being stripped away piece by piece but with the compensation of their bond both knew they would emerge from this stronger and closer as they drew comfort from each other.
Dan Grangers admiration for this young man who had become his son was growing by leaps and bounds; his whole life had just been trashed yet here he was, standing tall beside his daughter and making decisions that must be breaking his heart.
As they clung to each other Dan and Emma immediately joined them in a family hug trying to offer some grain of comfort.
With a nod from Ragnok, Griphook immediately left to carry out the Potters orders while his leader removed an ancient scroll from his jacket.
He really wished he could spare them this but events were proceeding at an alarming rate and the information he possessed was critical to the entire magical world.
"I'm sorry but we have more yet to discuss and due to events happening throughout the magical world even as we speak this simply cant wait"
Ragnok had their attention now as the four sat back down with Hermione resuming her now customary seating position.
"A genuine prophecy was made many years ago and the Goblin nation believes it concerns you both. From Dobby and Winky's appearance I will assume the Elvin nation believes this also?"
"Yes we do!" answered Winky
Ragnok continued, "This prophecy does not concern Voldemort who would have been taken care of years ago but for greed and incompetence, this has far more reaching effects"
Two shall come from the house of the brave
Their powers combined this world will save
With love they'll see the bloodlines fall
And stand united magical beings all
The silence that followed was eventually broken by another Granger temper exploding although thankfully not Hermione this time.
Emma Granger was on her feet a split second before her husband, causing the guards to tense before a glance from the director assured them there was no danger.
A very angry mother laid into the goblin leader, "What the hell do you think you're playing at here, I've sat quietly and heard how they've been lied to, manipulated, cheated and were effectively running for their lives earlier on today and now you practically place saving the whole magical world on their young shoulders! Well I think we should go to this island that no one else can find and leave you all to stew in the mess that you made!"
"Way to go Mrs Granger" said a shocked Harry at the ferocity in her voice
Ragnok tried to placate the angry female, "Mrs Granger please understand we're not asking to fight a war here, at this moment in time Harry and Hermione are the two most powerful beings on the planet and in the coming weeks as their bond matures they will be practically untouchable."
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