Chapter 75: Summer Begins I

"So be it, I'll escort you human," the guard spat, before saying something to his partner in their native tongue, before leading him down the corridor.

Neither of them wasted time with conversation, they just quickly made their way to Bloodmoon's office.

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Finally reaching the office, the guard announced him before he entered, "I apologize for my lateness, I was delayed, and then interrogated about my business here today," he explained quickly, at the same time as subtly gesturing towards the door, where the guard was still standing, waiting to be dismissed.

"I see," Bloodmoon answered, before turning to the guardsmen "You may leave us." While Harry took that as permission to sit down in the offered chair, so they could get down to business.

"Now down to business, since the last time we talked, nothing much has changed. I mainly been getting accurate picture of Potter Household yearly profits now that everything is in order, so we can get an accurate idea of profits yearly profits, now that their under effective management, so we can made accurate investments" He explained, before continuing on. "Of course there are still some problems, but we should be able to handle them this summer, since they needed you to be present," he said in reinsuring manner.

"Now the Peverell account has been very active this year as you can imagine, and the primary figures suggest that we will be making close to five hundred thousand a year in profit. Even after taxes and fees are paid, combined with Potter account, we looking around a million a year from both accounts," Bloodmoon explained, this cause him to frown, since one galleon was worth anywhere between 3-6 pounds, he was expecting far more.

"You disapprove," Bloodmoon questioned? Obviously catching his frown at the figures.

"Well...," he said, trying to think of what he wanted to say, without upsetting his account manager "in the non-magical world there are business empires which make several billion pounds or dollars a year, so 1 million galleons a year is close to 5million pounds so in comparison it doesn't seem a lot," he reply cautiously, hoping it was an acceptable explanation.

"Indeed, you are right, but let me tell you something about magical economics," Bloodmoon answered, putting down the ledger, before starting his explanation.

"First, due to statue of secretly acts resulted in magical economically separating from the muggle one in 16th century. So our trade is all internal or with other magical parties, and we use cover companies. If we ever have to buy something from the non-magical world, if there is a shortfall in the magical," he explained.

"Now think about how many magical's are currently living in Britain, you got around 40 thousand wizards, and the same again in other magical beings. While non-magical Britain's population alone is close to 65 million individuals. Hence our economically is so much smaller, because it has far less people in it!" the goblin stated, before carrying on with his explanation "Including Europe, you got around 1.4 million wizards and properly the same again with other creatures such as veela, sirens, werewolves, depending if you class them as creatures or not... England does by the way. Of course there are the dwarf's settlements, and other goblin states, and other magical groups and beings, now do you understand why it's small in comparison?" Bloodmoon asked.

"Now I do, but what about when first generational magicials join the magical world? And how I'm able to use my Gringott's card to shop in the mundane world," he asked, his Ravenclaw mind creating a list of questions.

"Well that is tricky, first generation magicals are given a scholarship that covers everything from tuition, school supplies, as well as provides an allowance for additional costs. Then any additional gold is based on the current exchange rates. Then it's same in reverse, magical Britain set up an exchange system with bank of England, gold for credit. But we're not here to discuss economics, and politics," he stated, making clear that was the end of the questioning, before getting out a box and passing it to Harry.

"Inside you find everything you need for nice quite summer as you requested, there also a two way port-key, going from the alley to your summer residents and back again, its rechargeable, and it expires the first of September at mid-day," Bloodmoon listed, whilst he examined the content of the box, finding the necklace shape port-key like the one he used the summer before, keys to the house and fake id, which had been bewitched to confuse any non- magical who examined it.

"Is there anything else I can get you," Bloodmoon probed.

"I just got couple questions I would like to ask, if that is ok?" he said, as he put the necklace around his neck, before asking. "Are the extra guards are response to the break in last year?" just to receive nodded from Bloodmoon, before asking his second and final question.

"And how did you ever get that Port-key to me, that first night we meet?" he probed, since it had been really annoying him, trying to work out how it had happen.

"Well Mr Potter, since traditional magical means of locating you was proving to be ineffective. I approached the rest of the senior management with the idea, of hiring a non-magicial private investigator to locate you," He explained with bit of amusement. "Upon finding you, we sent a wizard to investigate. The wizard would of handed it to you himself, but the wards around the place were set to prevent any non-authorised magical from entering the place. Hence after some debate, it was decided to bewitch one of your relatives to drop the coin in your room and forget about it. It was charmed to activate on your birthday, just past midnight. At the same time several ward-stones were set up to temporary bring down the wards as the port-key triggered, allowing you to slip way unnoticed."

"Ok thank you," he answer with smile, before saying "I believe that is everything, so what is the pass phase for the port-key since you haven't said" he asked.

"I believe the activation phase is Home Sweet Home to active it, it should be written down on piece of parchment in the box," replied his account manager.

"Thank you, I wish you a good evening, May your gold grow, and your enemies bleed before your blade," he said, before leaving the office, heading to main reception area so he could head down to his Peverell Vault.

With the purpose of securely storing the stone away for future study, for when he knew more about the workings of magic in general. Sometime in the future he would tell his account manger of his find, but not for a while, not until he could protect it from thieves. After all there was no point carrying around such an available object, that he had no immediate need for, nor could be use at this time.

Taking the first cart, he saw it was same goblin as last time, "Griphook?" he asked unsurely.

Only to see the stun goblin turn around with his own stun expression, before he asked, "How's your year been?" recognising it was the same goblin.

"You remember me Human," he asked, bit confused.

"Sure, you took me on my first cart ride down to my vaults last summer, with my account manger Bloodmoon," he explained, wondering if it was all right to make small talk.

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( The Vault )

He had store way the stone in one of the high security chests, which housed other valuable heirlooms, like family wedding rings and other ancestral jewellery. After all if anyone other than him did look in it, it would be hard to notice the blood-red stone in stack of gems.

Many would wonder why he was sealing the stone way, simple he didn't know how to use it, and he didn't need it, plus he had no way to defend it. So it was far safer in his vault hidden way until he could use it and protect it. Plus if he started suddenly having large amounts gold turning up, people would start questioning the source of the gold and investigate it, so he would need some way to explain his rapidly interesting wealth without drawing prying eyes.

In the short term, it was better to hide the stone away for a year or two at least, until the knowledge that a Philosophers Stone had been at Hogwarts been forgotten about and came nothing more than rumour, and second hand stories.

It wouldn't take much to add two facts together, and work out that he had taken it. And that would put him in everyone's cross hairs, who desired it for themselves. Even his best friends could be attempted to betray him for the chance at unlimited wealth, and eternal life. So he would have to be very careful who he told.

Sure long term it could fuel his business empire, ensuring to point he unlimited amount of gold. As well long life if he mastered it, so he could plan decades ahead of his rivals, but for now it was safer if it was just locked way. Until he had the knowledge and the resources to protect it: and of course a private army of wizards and witches at his command.

Taking one final look at the blood red stone, prior to sealing it away in the treasure chest. Before carefully putting the now fully resize mirror next to it, before heading over to a series of books shelves, to examine them for anything of interested.

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