Reborn As A Squib In Harry potter

I held back the urge to whistle. That was seventy-five thousand pounds in muggle money! And fifteen thousand galleons was nothing to sneeze at, either. Most of the lower and entry-level ministry workers only made five thousand galleons a year, and even upper-ranked managers might only earn ten to twelve thousand a year, assuming they didn't take any bribes. Prices were a lot cheaper in the magical side of things compared to the muggle one, however, which was great for some things, like my budding potion business.

Harry just nodded, stunned to have any amount of money to call his own. Mudclaw then gave a short overview of the status of the Potter family finances, simply informing Harry that Lily Potter, his mother, had invested well after marrying James Potter. She'd been more financially savvy than her husband, which made sense based on what I knew of the two.

"Now, since I invoked the Rite of Sanctuary to do this, none of his 'guardians' will know he has access to his Trust Vault?" I queried as the meeting came to an end.

"Naturally," Mudclaw scoffed, as if offended I'd even asked.

"{Good,}" I hissed out in Gobbledygook, placing a fat, golden galleon on his desk. "It's been a pleasure to work with you. May we ask for your services again in the future?"

"I will have to consult with the Potter Account Manager, but I see no reason why we cannot do further business," Mudclaw said gravely, and I nodded at that.

"Then I wish you a good day," I said. "{May gold and glory grace your clan.}"

"What's the Rite of Sanctuary?" Harry asked me as we left the office, quickly fastening his hat back over his head.

"It's a Rite to protect children like yourself," I replied. "If I had reason to believe someone would abuse their relationship with you to get at your money, I could invoke it. It can only be invoked once a year per person, but for the next eleven months, no one will be able to touch your vault or even ask about it, except for you. You'll need to invoke the Rite again next year yourself to keep anyone from using your money or your parents'. This can be done until you turn seventeen, which is the age of adulthood in the magical world and would mean you can take control of all of your family's assets."

"And that's it? Anyone can claim this Rite to protect their money?"

"Hardly. Like I said, only children, or the vaults of children, are eligible. And by invoking it, I am putting myself under a magical oath. I claimed that, if your family or legal guardians knew of your wealth, they'd steal it using whatever means they could. If I was lying, the oath and the Rite would trigger, and I'd basically forfeit my own wealth," I replied. "I have a small amount of money in a vault here, so that's the collateral being used for the Rite."

I then gave Harry a stern look. "Besides, can you honestly say that the Dursley's wouldn't try and get you to cough up an unreasonable amount of money as 'payment' for raising you?"

Harry looked down, unable to say anything against my statement.

"And that is why I was confident that invoking the Rite wouldn't be problem," I said dryly. "Anyways, now that we have your key, we can use that as a sort of debit card, or check, or IOU, or whatever you want to call it, to pay for things in the Alley."

At that, Harry perked up excitedly.

"Come on, I've got plenty of places to show to you," I said with a grin. "Now, we won't buy any of your school supplies while we're here, we'll leave that for this Friday with the Grangers. But I think we can grab a few things."

We browsed the stores, enjoying the atmosphere. There weren't many people out and about at the moment, so Harry and I got to see all sorts of things without worrying about getting in other people's way.

The Quidditch shop natural caught his eye, and the toy stores dazzled him. I couldn't help but laugh as he gawked at the candy store, or when his eyes bugged out when he saw a poster advertising the latest 'Adventures of Harry Potter' children's book.

Our first stop was the potion supply shop. I'd been teaching Harry how to brew for a few months now, and was feeling confident in his skills. I discreetly made sure to point out certain things, like what bezoars were and where they came from, what wormwood was and what it was good for, and how monkshood and wolfsbane were technically the same thing, just with different names. I also grabbed some ingredients so we could practice together later in the week.

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