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The Heritage - Chapter 35
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A/N: Beta reader for this chapter is Dave
A/N: Scene from the last chapter.
"Master, you have a guest," she said.

Harry looked surprised at the little elf.

"A guest?" he asked surprised.

"Yes, Master. It is Madam Branstone to see you as fast as possible," Giddy answered.

"Well, bring her in," Harry answered, wondering what Madam Branstone wanted from him. He remembered that he received Eleanor Branstone as a slave from the Bones heritage, and he remembered also that he gave her away to the Pritchard family as payment during the Bones heritage. He swallowed.

The door of the dining room opened and he saw Giddy entering, closely followed by a distraught and crying Madam Branstone.

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"When my baby was being taken away from us by the Aurors and the Goblin warriors, I knew something bad would happen with her. And I as right," Madam Branstone wept, dipping her tears with a towel.

Everyone was looking at Madam Branstone in sympathy, and was anxious to hear more.

"When my baby was taken, I contacted Brutus Pritchard, who is the Head of the Pritchard family. He slammed the door in my face before I could say anything. Well, then I went to search for his wife, because I knew that she works in the Ministry registration office and I went there to talk her. She looked dreadful, spots on her face, limping and all of that and she was obviously in a continue state of panic. When she saw me approaching her office, she fled! When I caught her right outside the Ministry building, she told me horrible stories about Brutus Pritchard.

Since that beast became Head of their Family, he was terrorizing everyone, and as Head he could do that without any problems and without getting into legal problems. As Head of Family, he can do what ever he wants, and the Ministry is not allowed to meddle.

Later I found out that he hurt my little baby, he raped her and beat her almost to death. He is giving my Eleanor to his business associates for fun and relaxation, and she is forced to endure everything. I also know that he is not feeding her well, because the last time I saw her she looked terrible and skinny. When Brutus Pritchard saw me standing in the entrance of the Ministry, he was only laughing at me. He took my little baby, and had his hands under her skirt to show how much he was in charge. "

The girls gasped, and Theresa Crabbe was crying softly, being embraced by her sister Virgina. Both girls knew Eleanor, because they played a lot of times together when they were younger. Marietta Edgecombe whispered to Petunia Greengrass and turned to Harry.

"Harry, I want to thank you for treating us as well as slaves," she said. "I hear now how it could be different," she said somberly.

Harry only nodded and turned to Madam Branstone.

"What can we do for you, Madam Branstone?" Harry asked the woman.

Madam Branstone looked up and started to wail again. Harry watched the woman for a moment and sighed. It is impossible to allow something like this to happen, and in a way he felt more then responsible, because he was the one who gave Eleanor away. He could not say that he knew Eleanor, because he did not. The only thing what he remembered on the girl was that she had blue eyes and medium length brown hair.

Harry was thinking how he could help the girl, and realized that he needed some help ... or better muscle. He smiled a very feral smile, his teeth bare and his eyes gleamed dangerously.

Harry turned to Gidi.

"Gidi, floo Master Hiphook immediately and ask him to come. And ask him to bring Nasar with him," said Harry resolutely.

"Yes, Master," said Ginny and she disappeared with a loud plop.

Harry stood up and he looked to one of the Goblinettas, which he recognized as their leader.

"Can you accompany me to visit the Pritchards, please?" Harry asked.

The Goblinetta looked uncertain to the girls, then back to Harry. "Only when they are coming with us," she said.

Harry looked at the girls and smirked. "Alright, when do they want to go?"

"What are you going to do, Harry?" asked Susan.

"I'm going to get Eleanor Branstone from Brutus Pritchard," Harry answered with a growl. "If that means violence, then we use violence, but I think with Master Hiphook and Nasar that there are many other ways to get her out of the claws of Brutus Pritchard. If I have the possibility to finish him off, then I will take it."

Thea and Su approached Harry and stood behind his chair. Thea placed her hands on his head and stroke his hair tenderly. "We are your wives, Harry. We stand next to you in the battles to come," said Thea simply.

Su smiled warmly at Thea. "It is not so easy like that, Thea. I don't want that you come between our husband and his targets. It is better that we stand behind Harry and guard his back," Su said with a tinkle in her eyes. "I think when our husband is angry, that it is not a good idea to stand between him and his enemies. Our place is to support him."

Harry looked up to Su for a moment and laughed. "That's right," he said. "For one thing, I don't want that any of you girls stand near any enemy. I prefer that you stay in the castle then come with me. If the Goblinettas will not accompany us, then I have only Master Hiphook and Nasar with me, and that must be enough," Harry said.

Blaise Zabini smirked to Harry. "I think that this is much too much Gryffindor thinking," she said, and everyone could hear Pansy laughing in the background. "What you need is a Slytherin perspective. What do you think, Pansy?"

Pansy was laughing again. "I think that is an excellent idea, Blaise. Maybe we need to give our fiancée some ideas, so that he can survive this ordeal and marry us?" Pansy smirked.

Now it was Blaise's turn to laugh. "Yes, that's right. It is in our own interest to educate our big Gryffindor here, the way how you really can fight without danger and making your hands dirty or bloody. What do you think, Harry?"

Harry stared amused at the two girls. "Well, I'm waiting, oh big Slytherin."

"Wait until Hiphook is here, and then ask him how you can buy Pritchard family, and then you go to Brutus Pritchard and demand Eleanor," answered Pansy.

Harry looked thoughtfully. "How do you think I can buy the Pritchard family?"

"Well, for this you need Hiphook," said Blaise. "Only he can say if the Pritchard family has any outstanding mortgages or loans or credits. If they have, and they have a lot of outstanding debts, you buy everything. You also can investigate if there are any ... let's say reprehensible things about Brutus Pritchard, and you can use that as well."

"You also can use brute force to buy the Pritchard family with everything what it has," said Marietta Edgecombe.

Everyone was looking at Marietta. "What do you mean?" asked Harry curious.

"Brutus Pritchard is many things and he is very ... shrewd about money. If you give him enough money, he will sell his soul to the devil," Marietta said.

"I don't understand," said Harry frowning.

Pansy sighed. "You can buy Eleanor, Harry. If you give him enough money, you can have her released from his claws without a fuss and in a minimum of time. It might be so easy, that when Hiphook makes an offer, that Eleanor can be within the hour here in the castle."

Harry nodded. "That would be much better," he said thoughtfully. "It is really disgusting how this society is treating their slaves as bad as common properties what you can buy or sell," he sighed.

"Are you willingly to do that for my daughter, my Lord?" asked Madam Branstone hesitatingly. "We are not rich, and we don't have that kind of money, but you and I can make a contract together that I pay you back in services to you," she said, looking at the floor.

Harry looked disturbed by that idea and he shook his head. "No worries, Madam Branstone. You will own me nothing. In a way I was responsible for this mess you daughter is in at the moment, and I intend to correct this. "

"And there is another thing, Harry. Eleanor is a slave ... does that mean that you are going to free her as well?" said Sebena Zabini with a smirk.

Harry looked fondly at Sebena and smiled at her warmly. "She will be a slave of mine and I will give her the same choice as I did with you all," he answered.

Madam Branstone looked confused, and Sebena noticed that. "Madam Branstone," Sebena said slowly. "Harry here has many slaves, and he found a way to set his slaves free. But for this, he needs to marry them ... at the moment they are married, they are free again, except that they are Mrs. Potter, but that is a very small price to pay."

Madam Branstone frowned. "You mean to say that it is possible to become free from being a slave?"

Sebena nodded.

"That is impossible!" exclaimed Madam Branstone.

Sebena smiled and shook her head slowly with a large smile on her face. "My daughter Thea was a slave yesterday," she said proudly. "Today she is Mrs. Potter, and not a slave anymore, she can do magic as she wants and according to the law, she is now an adult. I and the rest of my daughters are still slaves until we marry Harry. I think the same can be arranged for your daughter when she wants."

Madam Branstone looked thoughtfully. "Since when is it possible that a slave can be freed?"

"Not for so long," answered Sebena firmly. "The law was changed recently in the Wizengamot, thanks to Harry."

Madam Branstone glanced at Harry. "Are you willingly to do that with my daughter, my Lord?"

Harry nodded immediately. "When I am able to buy your daughter, Madam Branstone, she becomes my slave, and I personally don't want any slaves. That means that she will join the rest of my fiancées and she will end up free and Mrs. Potter."

Madam Branstone nodded slowly and sighed.

Gidi appeared in front of Harry again.

"You have visitors, Master," she shrieked.

"Yes, Gidi?" said Harry with a smile. This time those visitors would not be a surprise for him.

"A Master Hiphook and Nasar are here to see you, Master," answered Gidi.

"Let them come in," said Harry and Gidi disappeared with a very loud plop. Why she is doing that for, Harry thought. Is she angry?

The door opened and Gidi entered, followed by two Goblins. Master Hiphook and Nasar were approaching Harry quickly. Both Goblins were smiling widely and suddenly Harry became warily. Smiling Goblins means troubles, he thought, and he was embracing him self mentally for the onslaught what for sure had to come.

"Dear Lord-Baron Harry James Potter-Gryffindor-Slytherin-Ravenclaw-Black-Bones-Zabini-Evans-Malfoy," said Hiphook with a large feral smile on his face. "It is so long time ago that we have seen each other," he said.

"My Lord," said Nasar and bowed slightly, but said further nothing.

"What can we do for you today," said Hiphook.

"Well, Master Hiphook, I have some questions about the family Branstone and especially Brutus Pritchard, their Head of Family," said Harry, looking to the Hiphook.

Immediately Hiphook looked thoughtfully and smiled widely. "What is it what you want, my Lord?"

"I want to buy the slave Eleanor Branstone," Harry answered.

"You mean Eleanor Pritchard," corrected Hiphook. "All slaves carry the name of their master," he said.

Harry nodded. "Yes, I want to buy her back," he said.

"That will cost you money," Hiphook said.

"I don't care," Harry said. "What ever it cost, you buy her. I want her here this evening," Harry said.

Hiphook nodded eagerly, thinking about the commissions he would receive. "Consider it done," Hiphook grinned.

"When you are finished with buying Eleanor, I want you to destroy the family Pritchard with everything the Gryffindor has. If needed, you can use the rest of my family names as well," Harry said with a straight face.

"Why?" asked the stunned Goblin.

"That Brutus Pritchard is a bad person, he is treating his family bad, and I want him taken out. Do what ever is in your power to take him out, " said Harry with a straight face

"Do you want to kill him?" asked Hiphook.

"No, I want him bought out, to destroy his sources of income, take his properties and businesses. Take over any debt he has, and force him to pay until he has nothing. At the end I want that he is being taken as slave and sold somewhere far away. I don't care how much money that cost, simply do it. And please, take care that you do this in the open, so that every family in the wizarding world can see what I have done and how Brutus Pritchard is being destroyed and reduced to a nothing. "

Pansy smirked and Blaise laughed. "Revenge is sweet," she said.

Hiphook looked with wide eyes to Harry. "My Lord, this is a very interesting assignment, and with the economical power you have, it can be done very quickly. Lets say within a month Brutus Pritchard is reduced to a nameless slave, who is going to be sold somewhere in the Far East and nobody will ever hear about Brutus Pritchard anymore."

Hiphook hesitated. "Can you tell me why you are doing this?"

"Yes, you can ask," Harry answered. "I gave Eleanor Branstone to Brutus Pritchard as payment; do you remember that, Master Hiphook?"

Hiphook nodded.

"Well, that Brutus Pritchard has treated Eleanor very badly, and her mother is here asking me to help her. I feel responsible for that happened with Eleanor Branstone, and I have decided to help her. But listening to the stories about Brutus Pritchard, I see that this man is misusing his status as Head of Family, and I have decided to stop him. By doing this in public, I show the wizarding world that I am able to destroy a family without too much trouble, and that gives me additional power. I plan to use the Wizengamot later to make some changes in the current laws about slavery and treatment of women and magical creatures like Elves and Goblins.

Hiphook smirked, bowed shortly to Harry and turned to Nasar. He whispered something in his ears and turned back to Harry. "Nasar will get Bersak for us, and we have a meeting about Hogwarts, security and some other issues, "he said.

Harry nodded, but Hiphook was not finished.

"My Lord, it might be interesting and very noble of you to defend all the magical creatures in the world and free all the slaves in England by marrying them, but the reality is much different," he said. "When you want to make those changes, you need to have a valid reason to do so," Hiphook said. "And being noble and so is not reason enough."

Pansy and Blaise smirked, and Hannah laughed loudly.

"You don't know Harry," Hannah said extremely amused. "He is the knight in white armor on his white horse ... he is coming to the magical world to free the house elves and release the werewolves, fighting against the Dark Lords and destroying the incompetent wizards and even Ministry of Magic if they are not careful enough. He is the one who removed Dumbledore from his positions ... not even You-Know-Who could do something like that."

"That's right," said Susan with fire in her eyes. "You are all too cynical. That is the biggest fault you Slytherins have. There is much more between the heaven and earth, and when you think that the world is ruled by your cynical logic, and then it will take a person like Harry to push you back into your holes and take over everything else."

Before Pansy could reply, Harry held out his hand, and immediately Pansy shut her mouth and was quiet. Even that she was engaged with Harry, she was still his slave and she was forced to listen to her master, as frustrated this was.

Harry smiled affectionately at Pansy. "Before we go into any discussion, Pansy, I want to finish the business here we have."

Harry turned to Hiphook. "Is there something else, Master Hiphook?"

Hiphook grinned. "Yes, my Lord, we have some business to discuss."

"Continue, Master Hiphook," said Harry warily.

"Yes, My Lord," Hiphook said with a smirk. He took some parchments out of his robes and started to sort them.

"Did I receive any slaves or wives or any heritage, Master Hiphook?" asked a guarded Harry.

"No such things at the moment, my Lord," answered Hiphook. "But what we have discovered, is almost as good or even better then additional heritages, my Lord."

Oh shit, thought Harry. More crap coming on my plate.

"We discovered some irregularities in the management of your accounts, my Lord. Several years ago, the former Headmaster Dumbledore opened accounts in the name of the Order of Phoenix and transferred a monthly amount of twenty thousand Galleons to those accounts from your Potter's vaults. Those accounts were not under your control, my Lord, and only recently those accounts were emptied by said Dumbledore," Hiphook said.

The girls gasped after hearing this and they looked at Harry, curious how he would react on the news.

"I thought that Dumbledore was imprisoned because of the Wizengamot member he killed," asked Hannah Abbott.

Hiphook smirked. "He was hospitalized for that joke," the Goblin said with a large grin on his face. "But Dumbledore is a very powerful and influential wizard who lived for a very long time, and all that time he was building his personal kingdom by collecting goodwill and personal and honorable debts by many influential people in and out of the magical world. It is extremely hard to take a person like Dumbledore out politically, because even when you remove his current functions, you can not remove his influence, unless you kill half of the older generation wizards and witches in the magical world. "

Hiphook stared pointedly at Harry.

"Ten minutes after Dumbledore was forcefully was imprisoned in his cell in the mental department of St. Mungo, he was released and free to go. There is still an official investigation against the man from the Wizengamot, but that investigation is only a farce ... that man will not be in legal trouble and that is for sure."

Harry frowned and Ginny stirred. "We propose to destroy Dumbledore the same as we are going to destroy Brutus Pritchard," she said fervently.

Hiphook smirked. "With all due respect, my Lord, when you think that you can destroy Dumbledore in this way, you will fail. With all your money, and multiply it multiple times, you will only fail to do so. Dumbledore can not be defeated by economical and political ways, you need to defeat the man personally, and be able to handle the aftermath, because that aftermath might sweep you away as well. It is extreme dangerous to attack Dumbledore, because there might be a response, which will hurt you much more than you can hurt Dumbledore."

"Well, I think that it was masterful to dumb Millicent Bulstrode on Dumbledore's head," said Blaise with a large grin on her face. All girls laughed as well, but Hiphook was not amused.

"That might be so," he said. "But after Dumbledore is finished with the girl, he will turn himself to the person who did that to him and he will pay back ... and with interest."

"Why didn't you say this before, Master Griphook?" asked Harry with his eyebrows up.

"In that time you did not hire me, my Lord. And it was in the interest of Gringotts that things happened the way it happened, if you know what I mean. And not only that, transferring Millicent Bulstrode to Dumbledore was masterful, and Dumbledore must endure the girl until he did his duty," grinned the happy Griphook.

"And what happens when Dumbledore is not able to do his duty as married man?" asked Blaise.

"Then he will have serious problems," Griphook answered immediately. "Then it is possible to take him out. But if he is not having such problems, he will hit back."

Everyone looked thoughtfully after those statements.

"There are also other issues, my Lord. One of the issues I want to address with you is the concerns of Gringotts that you are going to lose control over all kind of things like Hogwarts, your personal duties like member of the Wizengamot and much more," Griphook said.

Harry frowned.

"Let me explain," Griphook said slowly. "You have fourteen fiancées and nineteen slaves to marry. You marry them by having two weddings a day, and that means thirty three weddings in seventeen continuous days. You will not have time to handle your businesses, your school, and not even your wives you have already married, because you are busy to do good deeds ... and for what reasons? Only to set a couple of slaves free? And what is the cost of setting those poor slaves free? If you do not take charge of the Hogwarts, I doubt that the school will open in September. And you don't have time to take charge, because you are busy with weddings instead of work.

And that is not all. If Gringotts sees that you spend all your time with weddings, which does not give you anything special then satisfying a misplaced childish fantasy, then Gringotts will pull its support from you, my Lord. When Dumbledore would ask for our support and he will bring more profit, then we will support him ... and if that means against you, then Gringotts will act against you."

Nobody said a word.

"And what happens when Harry would redraw his accounts from Gringotts?" asked Susan.

"With the amount of money what Lord Potter has, it is impossible to find another bank," Hiphook answered. "In the wizarding world there is only one bank, and that is Gringotts. Per decree, the wizarding world had decided that only the Goblins are controlling the magical financial world, and nobody else."

"And where do you stand, Master Hiphook?" asked Hannah.

"I am hired by Lord Potter," Hiphook said. "I am here to warn him against inactivity, which is bad for business in general and specifically for his Lordship personally."

"Are you sure you act only for Harry?" asked Hannah skeptically.

"We stand at the crossroads," Hiphook answered. "At this moment, the most powerful person in the magical world is Lord Potter. But that might change while his attention is only directed inwards instead of conquering the world by stabilizing his gains and advancing for more profit. There are other players in the market, and one of the players is the Dark Lord, who is waiting for his chance to destroy the current status quo in his advantage. Another player is Dumbledore, who is still not defeated and is waiting to hit back with everything that that wizard has.

Then we have the Ministry, who is waiting to see where the strongest wind is coming from. If his Lordship does not act for many days, then the Minister for example is going to search for other powerful sponsors and his Lordship will lose the advantage he had reached in the Wizengamot.

I personally think that it is more profitable for his Lordship to cut down the weddings and concentrate on other business as well. It does not result in profit by helping poor slaves, while his actual work is being ignored. Think about all the students, who are waiting to start the studies at Hogwarts, while the Hogwarts is still without any real headmaster. His Lordship is the headmaster of Hogwarts in name, but he still has not taken charge of the school."

"What happens when we spread the word that Gringotts is not to be trusted anymore?" asked Hannah.

Hiphook grinned. "That does not mean anything, because the wizarding world has nothing else to go to. Do you think that they will go to the muggles for their money? Where do you think where the magical contracts are being maintained and administered? Where do you think who is implementing many of the magical laws, which are related to money and property? Where do you think is the register for properties? All of that type of business and much more is only arranged in Gringotts. If Gringotts should strike, then the magical world ends right there. But don't be alarmed, Gringotts can't strike because that is regulated in magical laws as well."

"What does Gringotts want, Master Griphook?" asked Harry.

"Gringotts is a magical institution, my Lord. And Gringotts want to continue functioning as a magical institution. But the way how the magical world is acting lately, it will lead to the downfall of the magical world."

"Why do you think that the wizarding world will go down?" asked Harry confused.

"Because the stagnation, my Lord. While Dumbledore is in power after he had defeated Grindelwald, the magical world did not grow anymore, it stagnated at every level. For a society to survive, it must evolve or show progress, like what you see in the muggle world. But in the magical world it did not happen, with as result that there are less magical children born, less opportunities being taken, less business created and in this way less money earned. Do you know that the economical volume in the magical word has reduced by sixty percent since 1945? Do you know that since the last two years, only two new businesses were registered?"

"I did not know that," said a shocked Harry. "That's bad."

"Gringotts knows that as well, my Lord. That is the reason why you received so many heritages, and you are still not finished with those," Hiphook said.

Harry looked shocked at Griphook. "Excuse me?" yelled Harry.

"No, my Lord, there are several heritages waiting for you, but Gringotts is waiting for your next move. When you act according Gringotts interest, then you will receive more power, but if not, the power will go to someone else who can do the job. In that case you will be removed from your current powerbase."

"How can Gringotts remove me from my powerbase?" asked the flabbergasted Harry.

"Well, my Lord. Gringotts helped you in power, and Gringotts can take the power away," Hiphook answered.

"And how is Gringotts going to do that?" asked Hannah.

"That is simple," answered Hiphook immediately. "There is a pile of heritages and family binding contracts in Gringotts offices, which involves you, my Lord, and the Dumbledore's, the Fudge's, the Malfoy's, the Snape's, the Lestrange's, the Rosier's, the Crabbe's, the Nott's, the Towler's, the Stimpson's, the Peakes's, the Abercrombie's, the Carmichael's, the Boot's, the Corner's and the McDougal's. The way how those contracts are going to be handled depends on who is hearing them first. When it is you, my Lord, then you can act accordingly. When it is Dumbledore, he will act accordingly. "

"What do you mean with acting accordingly?" asked Harry wearily.

"Well, my Lord. When there are things, which can only be repaid by paying with your most precious processions, and you decide what you are going to give. When Dumbledore will chose or Gringotts will chose for Dumbledore, then your choice is out of the question and Dumbledore will chose for sure something extreme valuable from you."

"And what about Voldemort?" asked Harry. "Who will take care of Voldemort?"

"When you act in the interest of Gringotts, then you act according the interest of the Magical world, and Gringotts has the tools, which enables you to take care of Voldemort," answered Hiphook.

Harry said nothing for a while. He was watching Hiphook intently; he did not seem to mind. The Goblin looked very relaxed, and was looking expectantly at Harry. None of the girls said anything, because they were too shocked by what they had heard.

Harry knew that this situation was extremely dangerous. He was aware that he was manipulated by the bank and the real persons with the power were not the wizards, but the Goblins. The real danger for the wizarding world was not some Dark Lord like Voldemort, or a stagnant like Dumbledore or a radical like himself, but it was Gringotts. But what can he do against the bank? If he would fight them, they would simply force him out of his current position and he could even end up as a slave, lie what they did with the Zabini's!

"What is it what the bank wants from me?" asked Harry.

Hiphook grinned evilly.

"Cancel all weddings for today, and come to Gringotts. We will handle the pile of heritages and family binding contracts. After that, you are going to marry your fiancées, and ignore the slaves, because there is no time for that nonsense. There are fourteen fiancées waiting for you at the moment. You choose a day next week, where you marry seven of them. You chose after that another day and you can marry the rest of your fiancées.

You are going to establish an official harem after you have married the seven fiancées, because you can't live like this and waste the abilities of your wives.

Tomorrow you travel to Hogwarts and you take charge of the school. You will work almost every day as headmaster for the school and you guarantee the education of the next generation of wizards and witches in England.

From this week on, you are going to visit on a regular basis the Wizengamot and do your job as a ruler and Wizengamot member.

You will hear at Gringotts how you are going to defeat the Dark Lord.

That is the best plan for you."

Hiphook looked expectantly at Harry and waited for his reaction.

Gidi appeared next to Harry.

"Master, Master Hiphook has a visitor from Gringotts," she said.

"Bring the guest in," said Harry.

Gidi plopped away and Harry looked at Hiphook, but said nothing. Hiphook looked disturbed in a way, and Harry decided to wait and see what would happen next.

After several minutes of tense waiting, the door opened and Gidi appeared, followed by two Goblins.

The Goblins walked quickly to Hiphook and started to whisper with each other.

Hiphook looked gravely at Harry.

"My Lord, we have arrested a certain Minerva McGonagall and Filius Flitwick. They were in the process to flee England with the intention to hide somewhere in France," said Hiphook slowly.

Harry looked in shock at Hiphook.

"Before you ask, we can arrest a wizard or witch when they break a magical contract, "Hiphook said. "First, Filius Flitwick had kidnapped your fiancée Minerva McGonagall, and secondly, we found out that Minerva McGonagall was the initiative taker of this plot. She wanted to escape her responsibility to marry you and she broke therefore the magical contract. She will be punished accordingly.

An on another subject, you managed to buy Eleanor Branstone from Brutus Pritchard for twenty five thousand Galleons. She will be delivered here this evening," said Hiphook satisfied.

"Please tell us what your choice will be," continued Hiphook. "Because when you chose to go to Gringotts today, we have many things to discuss. When you decide not to, then I must take my leave, my Lord."

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A/N: Beta reader for this chapter is Dave