7

Halfway through his rant, the shadows around him had begun to come out and thrash, and the wind began to cyclone around him. Harry knew he had to stop, or things were going to get messy. The Headmaster could not open his mouth to say anything. The silence continued until Daphne broke it, letting out a choked sob as tears began to travel down her eyes.

"Harry, surely you must be exaggerating. The blood wards around your home would have prevented any harm coming to you while you lived there. Your mother's protection would have kept you safe." He sounded so desperate, but Harry only responded by seizing his shadow trench coat and t-shirt and pulling the shadows coming undone at his will and disappearing as he turned his back to the observers. With the light hitting his back, they could just make out the crisscrossing lines of scar tissue, none of which was a result of his time in Hogwarts.

"If there was any protection to be had Headmaster, it didn't protect me from my so-called relatives, not one bit." The Headmaster walks out of the room with a defeated look on his face. Lord Greengrass looked at Harry for a bit and then also walked out of the room. "Now that they have left, I need to take you both to see the King. Don't ask any questions; everything will be told to you when we get there. Lord Potter, have you had a chance to try out your new powers?" Asked Calrok. Harry had pulled Daphne into his arms so they could walk out of the room. "No , Calrok, I have not had the time to do that yet. Is there something I should know? Or are you just asking?"

Calrok just smiled and led them through the halls. It took about ten minutes to get to where they were going. Calrok came to a stop in front of two big doors made of gold. The guard stands at the door where twice the size of the goblins, Harry has seen so far. Calrok said something to the guards and then turned back to Harry. "I can not go in only you, and your new wife can. Don't keep the king waiting."

Walking into the room, they saw a larger room with a throne in it. Sitting on the throne was the biggest goblin they had ever seen. Harry walked in front of Daphne and blow to the king. "Greeting your majesty, I'm Lord Harry James Evans-Potter-Black-Gaunt-Peverell-Gryffindor-Slytherin-Ravenclaw-Merlin or just Lord Potter. This beautiful woman by my side is my wife, Lady Greengrass. May I know why you wanted to see us, your majesty?"

The King looks at Lord Potter and his wife before he starts laughing. "Good, good. I haven't had a laugh like that in a while. I am King Ragnuk VI head of the goblins here in British soil. On the reason that you are here, the last time a Therianthrope was seen on British soil was three hundred years ago. When most were wiped out with a blood curse, the few that lived thought it either lost the power and became malediction carriers. So, it was a big surprise when you walked into Gringotts today.

Now, let us get down to why you are here. We had an old alliance with Therianthropes. Witch now includes you and your pack. Here are the alliance terms and conditions. Can you look over them to see if there is anything you like to add or change?"

Harry looks down at the contract, seeing if there is anything he wants to change. Not finding anything he would want to change. Looking at his new wife, he let her read it to see what if she had any questions. "Your majesty, I have a few questions about what my husband and I just read. Is he required to marry a goblin if he can convert them? Does that also apply to the other non-human as well? Where does he go to get that information, and why does the ICW have to be involved?"

"Well, Lady Greengrass, it has to do with the fact that all other Therianthropes are in the ICW. They have been recognized as Witch and Wizard with extra abilities. So, having Harry register with them give him another level of protection under the law. They are waiting for you when you leave here. I have one of the goblins that will lead you to the Floo network. Are there any other questions? If not, thanks for coming. I will be in touch soon."

At the International Confederation of Wizards or (ICW), headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, stood in front of the Floo arrival platform. Waiting for Harry Potter and Daphne Greengrass to arrive. The official location of the ICW Headquarters was in the city of Geneva, Switzerland. The real reason that it was located there was that it is a relatively peaceful country on both the Muggle and Magical sides. The building was similar to a domed cathedral in architecture made of pure white and black marble with some gold inlay and stood as a symbol of magical power and unity for the Magicals of the world, as ironic as that thought was to the old wizard considering how certain countries, like Magical Britain, treated some of their own citizens.

Naturally, the building's surrounding facilities and area were heavily warded and separated from the Muggle world to prevent any Muggles from walking into, or even noticing, the building. The platform he stood on was stretched out over the length of ninety meters and had Floo fireplaces evenly spaced about three feet apart down the length of it for international Floo travel, with extra space for apparition and even portkey arrivals. According to the owl King Ragnuk had sent to him, Harry was on the way to go through his tests to complete the documentation of his new species with the ICW. Naturally, Albus wanted to be here to make sure that Harry was surrounded by people he knew and would be comfortable with all the tests he'd have to undergo. He hoped by doing that Harry would forgive him for his mistake.

Normally, the ICW Headquarters was used for the day-to-day operations of the international organization and for holding international meetings when a situation called for it, such as a Muggle or Magical war like the last World War. Those were the times the ICW Headquarters held the representatives and ambassadors of the magical nations to discuss what should be done to avoid the Muggle conflict or end the Magical one. The rest of the time the building was taken care of by large numbers of House Elves as people went about their daily work and any official business was dealt with by the proxies that normally arrived throughout the day from each magical government. It was his job to be the head liaison between Magical Britain and the ICW, hence the 'Supreme' part of his Mugwump title, but while he did that he could not also be one of the proxies that came in every day to work with other Magical Nations and possibly advance Magical Britain to a slightly more modern standing. So, his efforts to advance Magical Britain were often stalled by the other proxies from the Ministry that were more interested in maintaining the Pureblood's status quo than improving their country.

Standing next to him were several people including Aleris Athis, Michael Silvercroft, Luca Glasson the Head of International Magical Documentation, Theresa Lorek the Head of International Magical Healing and Medicine, Tilda Ekstrom the Head of International MagiZoology and Research and a special guest, courtesy of Tilda, Liam Thrane another therianthrope. All present agreed that it might help put Harry at ease to meet another therianthrope like he was, and Liam's family line had been therianthropes for almost six hundred years. They were all talking quietly to each other as they awaited Harry's arrival.

Suddenly, the fireplace two places down from where the group was standing erupted into green flames and out stepped Harry Potter and Daphne Greengrass.

"Welcome, Harry, and Miss Greengrass. " Dumbledore greeted to the two new arrivals that all nodded back and stepped down the steps of the platform to stand in front of the group of people around Dumbledore. "I believe some introductions are in order." Dumbledore stated as he gestured between Harry's group and his own.

"Yes, sir, Headmaster." Harry replied with a nod as he looked at the people around Dumbledore, recognizing Lord Greengrass and Lady Longbottom.

"Allow me to introduce you to Michael Silvercroft. He is a lead authority on the Identification and Discovery of Magical Creatures in the United States. As well as a fully licensed Magizoologist." Michael introduced himself. He wore a casual light grey suit with a black tie and white undershirt with a darker grey wizard traveling cloak over it.

"Harry meet Aleris Athis. She is also a lead authority on the Identification of Magical Creatures in Greece as well as a Master Healer with a specialty in treating poisoning and infection from most known Magical Creatures." Aleris introduced herself. She wore a dark green traveling cloak with white Healer's Robes on underneath.

"Harry, meet Luca Glasson. He's the Head of International Magical Documentation here at the ICW." Dumbledore introduced as Luca stepped forward and shook Harry's hand. He was an older man, probably in his sixties, with greying black hair and wearing a navy blue robe with the seal of the ICW over the left breast.

"Pleasure to meet you, Mr. Potter, I'll be documenting the specifics of your tests today and having them archived here in the Grand Archives." Luca said with a small smile.

"Thank you for your time, Mr. Glasson." Harry replied with a nod of thanks. As Luca stepped back, Dumbledore introduced the next person to Harry.

"Harry, meet Theresa Lorek. she is the Head of International Magical Healing and Medicine and will be administering your tests today with Ms. Athis is assisting her." Dumbledore stated as Theresa moved forward to shake Harry's hand. She was also slightly older, probably around fifty to fifty five, with dark brown hair and wore a white Healer's robe with the ICW seal in navy blue stitching over the left breast.

"I'll try and keep this comfortable for you Mr. Potter. But, we will need to be thorough with our tests today." Theresa stated as she shook Harry's hand.

"I understand ma'am. I'll try not to be a difficult patient." Harry replied, which got a small chuckle from Theresa as she stepped back.

"This woman is Tilda Ekstrom; she is the Head of International Magizoology and Research at the ICW, Harry." Dumbledore introduced as Tilda walked forward to meet Harry. She was probably only in her forties with light blonde hair and also wearing a navy blue robe with the ICW seal over the left breast. She had an energetic feeling coming from her as she shook Harry's hand.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Potter. I'll be answering any and all questions I can about your new state of being with help from my acquaintance over here." Tilda said with a smile as she gestured at Liam who made his way forward.

"Thank you very much, Ms. Ekstrom. I've had a few questions about being a therianthrope but never really had anyone to ask." Harry stated with a smile of his own at the chance of learning more about his new self.

"Oh it's not a problem Mr. Potter, in fact let me introduce you to a true expert on therianthropes. Mr. Potter, meet Liam Thrane a natural-born therianthrope." Tilda introduced as Liam shook Harry's hand and Harry looked at the man in amazement, finally aware that he stood in front of another therianthrope like himself.

"It's very nice to meet you, Mr. Thrane." Harry said as he looked up at the young man. Liam was only in his twenties with black hair and was wearing a green button-down shirt with a pair of black pants and a black belt with small silver studs in the shape of feathers.