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Harry stared at the ring on his finger.
"It's legal right? My adult status I mean?"
"Yes. Sheets will already be filled out in the Ministry of Magic. They have spells on the rings to do that. No one will most likely notice them though as it's done magically in one of the back rooms and filed. I will also arrange for muggle papers stating the same thing."
Harry twisted the ring on his finger idly.
"I could kiss you right now." Harry finally said, happy tone lightening the air.
The goblin appeared amused.
"I would prefer if you didn't."
Harry soon wandered back through the room looking at everything. He found the glass surrounding the gold was magical; as such he could stick his hand right through it and pull out a handful of gold coins without the rest spilling out. He soon filled a small pouch with some and then set off looking everything over. A few books caught his eyes but he only grabbed a few which he quickly threw in his trunk, which was still in the cart. Harry had also looked over all the supplies in the glass shelves and the jewellery and weapons in the cases. Nothing caught his interest in them though. He had been quite interested in the egg case seeing some eggs labelled griffin, basilisk, Ridgeback, and other magical creature species.
Finally Harry left the large vault and shut the huge door, noticing the light of the orb vanished as he stepped out. When the door was shut Harry could hear all the tumblers fall into place. He glanced at it one more time before following the small goblin back to the cart.
When they reached the surface once more Harry was directed to a set of seats to wait as the goblin went off to arrange some legal muggle papers proclaiming his new status. Even in the muggle world he would be considered a Lord. In the agreement between the magical and muggle governments all magical people with titles would be recognized in the muggle world and helped with records if they ever needed to enter the muggle world for some reason. Most Lords were purebloods and at the least halfbloods, so no one took that offer up any longer. Harry could see the advantage though. He'd get all the legal documents he would need to live alone, buy a house, and even drive possibly.
He idly swung his legs and made sure the brim of his hat covered his face as much as possible. As the goblin returned and strode over to him, he held out a small folder.
"Here are copies of the papers. The originals have been sent off to be filed and we have a copy on hand in case something happens to the others."
"Thank you." Harry said tucking the file into his trunk and vowing to read it later.
Harry hopped up and grabbed his trunk ready to set off when he paused.
"Um, do you know if there are any properties I own?"
"In fact there are two. There is the Potter Manor. It's the ancestral home of the Potters and filled with many things that have belonged to the potters over the years. The last place is a house in Godric's Hollow. Usually when a Potter owning a piece of property other then the ancestral home dies, the property is sold off instead of inherited as each new generation usually ends up buying some place to call only their own. The property would just add up and most would never get used."
"Understandable." Harry nodded. "But why didn't the home in Godric's Hollow get sold?"
"It was in James Potter's will that the house would go to Remus Lupin when he died. As Werewolves can not legally own property he had it written under the Potter name as rented out to Remus Lupin, but also written as paid for Remus Lupin's lifetime."
Harry found a smile flitting across his face. Then he wiped it and nodded to the Goblin.
"Thank you Griphook."
The goblin eyed him curiously.
"So you remembered my name. Not many humans can tell us apart."
Harry shrugged. The goblin's face morphed into a sneer.
"Don't think that will immediately get me to like you. I can't count the number of times humans have tried to memorize our names and recognize us thinking it made us friends."
Harry smiled slightly but nodded in understanding.
"Thank you again. For everything. You just saved me a lot or worrying and helped with a lot of my 'running away' plans."
Griphook's face lit up.
"Running away? Defying Dumbledore?"
Harry bit his lip and decided in a way he was.
"Good, good." The goblin grinned viciously. "I'm glad to be of service then. This should give the old human some things to get a headache over. Now, your new legal status should appear in the muggle database in the next twelve hours. We label all our files important and they're taken care of quite quickly. In that file I gave you is also a card showing you status along with a picture of you. It's classified as ID and shows you are legally an adult."
Harry nodded and bowed his head before hurrying off to an exchange teller to get some muggle money. Half of his gold now in bills he hurried out the door having spent quite a while at the bank.
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Harry found himself pausing on the white granite steps of the bank wondering what the next step of his plan was. He had to get a room in a hotel or something but it would have to be muggle. He wondered if he should perhaps go find a place to stay right now or spend time shopping. He quickly dismissed the idea of shopping knowing it would increase his risk of being spotted or found out.
'Perhaps I could get a second wand.' He thought.
His thoughts screeched to a halt.
"I'm an adult. That must mean I can do magic outside of school." He grinned.
The grin vanished though as he bit his lip.
"But what if I can't?"
Suddenly he was struck by an idea. He knew who to ask. He gripped his trunk and set off down the street. As he neared his destination he smiled slightly. Finally he slipped into the small out of place wand shop and found himself face to face with Ollivander. The old man smiled oddly at him.
"Here to get the tracking charms off your wand eh? You're quite luck to get them off three years early."
The man deftly snatched his wand from his hands. Harry didn't bother to ask him how he knew why Harry was there. The wandmaker ran his hands over the wand before tapping it gently. A white sphere of light surrounded the whole wand before shattering, planes of the light falling like broken glass. They vanished before touching the floor. The wandmaker held Harry's wand back towards him, handle first. Harry took it slowly.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome Mr. Potter."
Harry quickly left the store and the strange wandmaker behind, heading back towards Nightingale Cage.
Soon he was out side, back in the muggle world, weight charms on his trunk cancelled and wand and hat tucked away. He spotted a taxi off to the side and waved the man down. He slid into the back seat dragging his trunk with him. The man eyed the trunk but then looked to Harry.
"Where to kid?"
"Could you take me to a nice inn please?"
"Nice as in expensive?"
"Sure. And make sure it has a pool." He grinned.
"Sure thing kid."
Harry enjoyed the silence of the ride and watched the streets of London go by. When the Taxi stopped it was in front of a large hotel that looked well kept. Harry pulled his trunk from the car and paid the man with a quick goodbye before heading for the main entrance.
Harry entered the inn and headed straight for the front counter. A man sat behind the desk and smiled at Harry as he stepped up.
"Can I help you?"
"Yes. I'd like to get a room?"
"Do you have a parent or guardian with you?"
Harry reached into his trunk and grabbed the file from Griphook. He grabbed the ID card inside and slid it to the man. The man blinked and read it.
"Oh." He said evenly. "Well then, single room?"
"Yes please."
"How many nights did you wish to stay?"
"Seven at the least." Harry said.
"Of course. Do you wish to pay now or when you leave?"
"When I leave please, in case I have to leave earlier or stay later. I'll pay for the first three nights now though."
Harry pulled out his cash and counted out the number the man gave him, sliding it over to him.
"Thank you. Here are your key cards. Your room is number 237. Do you need help carrying your luggage?"
"No thank you." Harry said taking the cards handed to him.
He tucked the cards in and headed for the hall. The first area he stepped into was a large open area with balconies going up three stories, doors lining them. The whole three floors were open to look down on the first floor where there was a large pool and a bunch of fake plants in some large fake gardens. Harry glanced at the numbers on the first floor doors and realized he had to head up. He found a stair case and made it to the second floor where he quickly found his room.
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