"Dumbledore?" The Minister of Magic muttered as she looked at Dumbledore and the paper.
Dumbledore was confused, "What's the matter?"
She handed the page to him. Dumbledore's brown rose up, "My great-great-grandfather had a grand-uncle squib?"
Magnus had no idea what was being talked about, so he went ahead and took the paper, after all, it was his future being discussed. But after taking a look at its content, his jaws hung open. He read it from the top.
Relations:
1. Merlin Emrys Bloodline - Pure, Direct(Full Claim)
2. King Arthur Pendragon Bloodline - Pure, Direct(Full Claim)
3. Dumbledore Bloodline - Faint, indirect. (No Claim)
Reading this, Magnus looked at Dumbledore in shock and asked, "How?"
Dumbledore was equally as much in the shock, "I don't know. I never really knew my grandparents, let alone my great grandparents."
The head goblin spoke, "Such events are normal. All humans in the world are interconnected, whether you want it or not. But, most of the time, the similarities in the blood are so low that it doesn't get detected.
"I can assure you, if you were to do an inheritance on all muggle wizards, you'd find many Blacks, Malfoys and Lestrange. Dumbledore family is like that too. Besides, His Majesty is not very closely related to the Dumbledore family, it is probably because of his strong magic that this was detected, if it were his parents, it wouldn't have happened."
Dumbledore nodded. But still, this was big news for him. He had no real family other than his younger brother, who was also unmarried. He knew that with him and his brother, the Dumbledore bloodline would end. And now, finding Magnus to be carrying it was somewhat relieving to him, knowing that his bloodline, even if very faint, would keep on living.
Magnus, meanwhile, continued to read the list of his assets, inherited.
Inheritance: Vault Origin 2 - King Arthur Pendragon
1. Kingship of Britain and its territories.
2. All properties of the crown
3. All properties of King Arthur
4. Gold muggle coins - 22,678,544
5. Diamonds, pearls and valuable stones - 4,678,544
6. Books - 12,668
7. Enchanted weapons - 67,544
8. Rotten Cheese - 600 kilos.
9. Funny & Embarrassing portraits of Merlin - 12
10. Enchanted Crown of the First King
11. Enchanted cape to the First King
12. Enchanted sword of the First King, Excalibur - unlocated.
13. Various Castles
Inheritance: Vault Origin 1 - Prince of Enchanters, Merlin Emrys
1. Lordship of the Round Table
2. All property and wealth of Merlin
3. All held titles in the wizarding world.
4. Gold Galleons - 9,866,788
5. Diamonds, pearls, valuable stones and enchanted material - 7,654,678
6. Books - 1,556,545
7. Wands and Staffs - 127,655
8. Rotten cheese - 124 kilo
9. Funny and Embarrassing Portraits of Arthur - 56
10. Enchanted Wizard robes
11. Merlin's staff - unlocated
12. Merlin's Castle, Western Isles, Island of Hirta and Soay.
Eligible for full ownership due to being the last descendant.
Magnus was excited to read all this. He knew that what was written was just the tip of the iceberg and there was so much more to see. For example, the wands and books in Merlin's vault. Not to mention, the crown, robes and weapons in Arthur's vault. There was also the shining gold.
Magnus looked around with a smile. He was filthy rich.
Dumbledore then asked, "I've never heard of these vaults before. I thought they were all numbered."
The head goblin answered, "They are all numbered except these two. These two vaults were made by Merlin himself and all the protection was set by him. It is located in the deepest parts of the bank and even we don't dare to go there. For one, reaching it is very hard and two, we don't want to face the anger of Merlin's magic. As we are supposed to, we kept the vaults safe and that's it."
This was true. Although these Goblins couldn't open them, they still saw it as their own property all this time. But now, they had no choice but to let Magnus take it.
~Hmm, why are they being so nice to me?~ Magnus wondered.
"Come with us if you want to check the two vaults." The head goblin said.
Magnus nodded, "Okay, take the lead. Professor, I will be back in a bit."
By saying this, Magnus had barred anyone from coming with him. He wanted to check the vaults by himself first.
So, he followed the head goblin. They sat on a railcar and travelled deeper, navigating the complex labyrinth of tunnels underneath Gringotts. Magnus was amazed by how big and elaborate it was, for all he could see, there was dark space and a deep dark pit with no end in sight.
"Who made this place?" Magnus inquired.
"It was our ancestor, the creator of this bank, Elder Gringotts. King Arthur had graciously given this land on lease to Goblins. We built this place with our own hands. It took years, and whenever needed, we still dig it. It was not made in a single day or year, Your Majesty, it is still being made." the head goblin explained.
It took them a while, and soon they came to an end of the rail. But, it turned out, this was not the end. This was the furthest the rails could go. Beyond this was a deep ravine. A gondola lift was going there.
"The vaults are much deeper than where our goblins can reach by digging. The ground here is too hard to work with. It is still surprising to me how Merlin made it there." the goblin said.
They boarded the Gondola lift and descended into the dark ravine. Only their gondola was a light source in the dark space there. Magnus looked down from it and really felt creeped out. He had no idea how deep it went.
"How deep does it go?" He asked.
"Enough for us to see magma," Goblin answered.
Magnus took a cold breath. The fact that he was still seeing darkness below meant that they had a long way to go.
"Tell me, what kind of services do you provide?" He inquired, seeing that the goblin was very polite with him.
"Anything related to money management or asset management. Also, as you just saw, inheritance management." He explained.
Magnus thought for a second, "Hmm, do you give loans too? What about other services? Restricted to your specific abilities, let's say, forging weapons and gold."
"Yes, we give loans with enough collateral. As for the other things, we do not serve wizards and witches. But since it's you, as long as you pay, we'll do it. What is it that you need?" the goblin asked.
"It's not something, as it's not a physical thing. What I want is your help in researching and creating a rune system. That can let us use muggle electronics in the vicinity of magic." Magnus said.
The goblin rubbed his chin, "Hmm, we have researched it in the past. But could not produce results. If you want, we can sell you the research."
"Only if you also sell its patent." Magnus haggled.
"If you may as graciously renew the lease, I would agree." The goblin said, finally showing his true colours.
~I knew it, so this is what he wanted.~ Magnus muttered to himself.
"Only if you vow to never use a dragon to protect vaults. I am an Emrys and Pendragon, and history is clear in how close my bloodline is to dragons. I can still hear the cries of the dragon you have kept here. If you promise this in writing. I will sign a lease for 50 years." Magnus bargained.
"150 Years," the goblin haggled too. He could always find more ferocious beasts to safeguard the vaults, but the existence of Gringotts was important for that to happen.
"100, no more than this." Magnus sternly said.
"Agreeable." The goblin shook his hand.
Magnus, with a smirk, looked down at the red dot, getting bigger. ~Haha, 100 was my plan all along.~
The goblins were afraid of losing the bank, so they easily agreed to 100 years term. The lease signed by King Arthur had ended hundreds of years ago, but nobody came to object so they kept quiet. But, now. They can finally breathe without worry.
After a few more minutes, strong heat started radiating from below. The two goblins accompanying him started heavily sweating. Meanwhile, Magnus was unaffected.
*BAM*
The gondola lift touched the ground. Magnus looked around. They were on a small mountain, surrounded by a sea of lava. From his understanding, this place seemed to be fully enclosed, meaning that this was not a part of some volcanic activity. The whole place was made of magic.
"Your Majesty, please follow me. The vaults are inside this mountain." The head goblin led the way.
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Soon, they arrived in front of one huge door. Bigger than the gates of the great hall of Hogwarts by many times.
"So, do you have the key?" Magnus asked.
"No, there is no key. We have no idea how it opens. Touch it, maybe it will recognise your blood." the goblin advised.
Magnus nodded and went closer to the gate. He looked at the intricate design of the gate. It had so many patterns on it that he didn't even know what to make of it. There were lines, curves and whatnot. All made of carved metal.
He put his right hand on it and tried to push it in. Nothing happened for a few seconds. Then, suddenly, the engravings on the door started moving, as if they were all snakes.
But, by the end of the movement of all these snakes, they had organised themselves in a shape that depicted a dragon. Then all of a sudden, the dragon opened its mouth and Magnus' whole body was engulfed in flames.
*WOOOSH*
When the flames disappeared, Magnus was not there. The head goblin panicked and started shouting for him.
"YOUR MAJESTY... WHERE ARE YOU?" he shouted. He was still calling Magnus your majesty because the Goblins had taken Arthur as their king too. This way, Goblins had proved allegiance to Arthur and Merlin and not Morgan Le Fey.
"I'M FINE... The fire seemed to be some kind of special way to enter. Only one from my bloodline can enter it without being burned. You stay there and wait for me." Magnus's loud voice came from inside.
Magnus turned to look at the long path leading deep down inside the mountain. It was illuminated by fire torches. Even the floor had some kind of a glowing stone that was making the whole path illuminated.
~He really made a very futuristic looking place while living in the past.~ Magnus thought.
He followed the pathway until it brought him to a dead end. There was a simple wall in front of him with two smaller gates on them. One was bright red and one was bright blue.
On the left one were words saying, "Greatness awaits you, unless you're the guy on my left,"
On the red door on the right, it said, "Mumbo Jumbo won't take you far, be a great man before a great fighter."
Magnus chuckled, ~These two were like this from the start.~
Then, first, he decided to open the vault of Arthur Pendragon. He went ahead and touched the red door with his palm. Then, with a stone grinding sound, the door got pushed in and slid to the top.
In front of Magnus was a dark space. So, he put his first step forward. Like it was a motion sensor, the torches on the walls of the vault ignited immediately.
Now, in front of him was a majestic vault, bigger than multiple football stadiums combined. His jaw hung open, seeing the beautiful hills gold, all-around filled to the brim.
What the inheritance note had said was not even the tip of the iceberg. It only counted the gold coins, while here, there were many gold made and precious metal decorated statues, there so much money he didn't even know.
~I'm really... filthy rich.~ he thought to himself and roamed around the vault. Then, after looking for a while, he finally found the robes and crown of King Arthur. These two might come in handy later so he put it in a better, more visible place.
Then he found the huge enchanted weapon racks. There were so many, It was as if Arthur was planning on raising an army.
But, except for all this, there was nothing much other than money and more money. The magical items were nonexistent. Now that he had seen the money, it was time to see magic.
So, he went out of the Arthur vault and stood up in front of Merlin's vault. Magnus was expecting at least 1 good wand this time. The last one couldn't even handle his budding powers.
The door opened in a similar fashion to Arthur's. But the change was visible. It was more organised. It had a huge library and also, a full chemical testing equipment.
~This place, feels so magical.~ he thought happily. But, then his eyes fell on an egg near the entrance.
There was also a note, saying. "If the Dragon mom comes, she can take it. But if not, then my next heir shall bring the dragon to life. If you are reading this, then she did not come. So, it will be your job to train him now. Yes, you're a mum now, boy."
Magnus' brows furrowed as he saw the egg. It was going to hatch soon, apparent from its movements.
*CRACK*
"Oh no," he exclaimed.
Magnus was very much shocked by this turn of events. It seems that up until now, the egg was in a state of comatose.
It started twitching and cracking from places. He knew that the dragon baby would be coming out.
Then, it finally happened. A big crack appeared and a head popped out of it. It looked like a chicken at the moment, just without a beak.
"QUACK"
-_-
Magnus was left speechless. "Aren't you a Dragon? Why are you quacking?"
"Quack"
*Sigh*
"What do baby dragons even sound like? Okay, we'll see that later. You sit in my pocket for now." He muttered and scooped up the baby dragon.
He then turned to look around in the vault. It was equally as big as Arthur's. Though there was less gold, but more other stuff.
After looking around at various books, he finally found the wands section. He really needed one.
He randomly picked wands from the cases and tried a simple Lumos spell. The wand that was producing the most light meant it was the best.
But, even after trying tens of them, he didn't find a perfect one. So, he had a hyothesis~Maybe Merlin has it hidden?~
So, he took 10 wands with him. He was really going to use them like expendables.
Then, he went to see the enchanted Wizard robes. They were big for him but he still put them on. They were black, made of leather, but the inside had nice soft red fur.
"Ah, this feels comfortable. Only if it came in my size." He muttered.
*ZIP*
It did get smaller to his size. "Woah, what else is there that's like this? I should bring Merlin's portrait here next time."
"Quack"
"Ah, you must be hungry. Okay, let's go back. Smuggling you into Hogwarts should be easy under the disguise of a duck." He decided.
He took some gold coins and left the vault. He still needed to check out the castle of Merlin when he will have holidays.
He went back to the door from where he entered the mountain. This time, no fire came and he was sent out as if he had apparated. The door was less like a door but more like a portkey, he had studied about.
When he came out, he saw the two Goblins sitting together on the gondola lift. They were smoking something and stopped the moment they saw him.
"Haha, what was that? Since when did Goblins start smoking?" He asked. Magnus was a kid, he didn't know how to differentiate between a cigarette and marijuana.
"Ah, just some stress reliever. Were you satisfied with the visit?" The head goblin asked. He had greed in his eyes.
Magnus nodded, "Yes, let's return now. We will sign an agreement for the lease."
So, they started their boring journey back to the top. He really needed to find a way to enter the vaults faster.
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Omake (An Omake is just an alternate version of the main story. It is not canon and exists just for the laughs.)
[The scene is when the Inheritance test result came in.]
The results of the Inheritance test came out. Everyone in the area had their jaws touching the floor. There were two more names other than Merlin and King Arthur.
The Head Goblin looked at the paper and sneered while looking at Dumbledore. He then passed it onto the Minister for Magic, who was horrified after reading it. In fact, she couldn't hold it and vomited.
"UWAAAAA..."
Magnus and Dumbledore were in shock by this. Rita Skeeter, quickly snatched the paper to get the news. But she was left dumbstruck after seeing it. And then she exploded, "BIGGEST NEWS OF THE CENTURY..."
Soon, Moody the hold of it. His fake eye twitched uncontrollably. He then looked at Dumbledore and asked, "HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE?"
"What?" Dumbledore asked back.
Moody slowly handed the paper to Dumbledore. The old man was calm till now, but all of a sudden, he felt his scalp going numb and his face getting hot with embarrassment.
"What is it, Professor?" Magnus asked in great interest. He wanted to know the reason behind all these over the top reactions.
Dumbledore, still a bit red, handed the paper to Magnus. Magnus read it aloud to all.
"Okay. It says that I am related to.
1. Merlin Emrys - By Blood
2. King Arthur Pendragon - By Blood
3. Albus Dumbledore - By relation (Great Grandparent.)
4. Gellert Grindelwald - By relation (Great Grandparent.)"
Slowly, the paper slid from Magnus' hand and it fell down on the floor. He was stuck in time, not moving. His young brain processed everything he read.
-_-
He turned back to Dumbledore and asked, "Are you, my Great Grandpa?"
But seeing no reaction on his face, he asked further. But this time, he saw Dumbledore's pupil contract. "Are you my... Great Grandma?"
Dumbledore went full red ... "UwU... don't mind it, Magnus, those days are gone, wild times those were, so much war and sin."
Magnus coughed, "YES... EXACTLY!... so much war and SIN!... BUT HOW?"
Dumbledore closed his eyes and sighed before answering, "The dark side of the magic is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be...UNNATURAL."
[Omake Ends(THIS IS NOT CANON TO THIS STORY. An omake is a short alternate story of the main novel.)]
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