Harry Potter: The Invincible Stag
Chapter 142: The Day of The Contract

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Chapter 142: The Day of The Contract

Two days before the end of Spring Break.

James was inside the private laboratory he created in one of the towers of his family property. In front of him was a large chunk of gold.

"Not bad, but I am going to need to perform a few more tests." A moment ago, this chunk of gold had been nothing but iron, proving that the Philosopher's Stone worked as intended. At least, one of its functions. He had yet to test the others.

" It appears that money is no longer a concern. I can't wait to see the face of the goblins when I arrive with a pile of gold to sell." James chuckled and sat down in his chair.

'That was some stressful break, but at least it's over.' His eyes moved across the table as he made mental notes of everything he was meant to finish during this week.

He stopped when a particular book caught his attention.

"Oh… I had forgotten about you." He stood up and went to pick it up.

He had paid a lot of money for this book. It was almost like that shopkeeper didn't want to sell it to him.

'She looked very interested in the book as well.' He recalled her odd behavior when he showed interest in this tome.

The book he bought during his shopping trip with Lily gave many details about the Tomb of Kilgharrah. This was an evil wizard who lived during the era of the first Merlin, the one many claim had been the most powerful wizard who ever existed.

Kilgharrah was not too far off from Merlin, but very few people knew about him.

Not many wanted to write tales about such a nasty individual. Not when heroic figures like King Arthur or Merlin were around.

Most preferred to forget about Kilgharrah the Cruel.

James cared little for old history about forgotten wizards. But he cared about his tomb.

To be more specific, he cared about one item in particular that should be hidden inside that tomb.

'I had always wanted to get my hands on that thing… How wonderful would it be to experiment with it?'

He opened up the old book and began reading. He already had a good idea of where the tomb was, but the information stored there would prevent him from falling into a trap and dying.

"Now, let's see…" He began reading.

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An hour later, he heard his mother calling for him from outside.

"James, you there? Can you hear me?"

He put down the book and peeked from one of the windows of his tower.

"I can hear you just fine. What is it?"

Euphemia put her hands on her hips. "Have you forgotten already? We had an important visit today. You should have been in the house, getting ready."

"Ah… right." James just remembered. He had many things in his head, so it was normal for something to fall through the cracks. "Is Lord Black here already?"

They were supposed to sign the marriage contract between him and Bellatrix.

"Yes, he is already here, along with the rest of the family. I hope you are presentable at least," Euphemia said.

James looked down at himself. It was a good thing that he took a bath after breakfast. "I think I'm fine."

"Then you better hurry up. Everyone is currently waiting in the main hall." After saying what she came to say, Euphemia turned around and left.

James sighed. "Let's get this over with…" He went back to store his things, making sure he didn't leave anything important lying around.

As much as he trusted his parents, this was still their house, so it wasn't out of the question for them to visit his laboratory. That's why he was always careful with what he left in sight.

He then made the long way back into the castle and to the main hall.

The gates opened, and he was welcomed by a similar view from the last time: his parents, Lord Pollux, Cygnus, Bella, and Andromeda.

Only Druella and Narcissa were missing.

It was easy to guess why those two were not here. Narcissa had no interest in this meeting, and Druella was likely asked not to come, to avoid any conflicts during the meeting.

The woman's preferences were not a secret. She very much would have preferred to be on the other side of the war.

'I bet she changes her mind once she finds out what happened to her family,' James thought. The news about the destruction of the Rosier household should begin to spread soon enough.

"Hey, James." Andromeda greeted him with a smile as he sat down.

"Hello." Bella was in her usual cold mood.

James had only seen her speak warmly to Primum.

He greeted everyone back and sat down in the same place as the last time.

Lord Pollux and his parents then began to discuss the marriage contract that Pollux had brought.

There was still time to make some changes if necessary, at least before they signed.

Magical contracts usually had enchantments that prevented other parties from breaking them or destroying them. They were also enforced by the Ministry of Magic in case one of the parties failed to uphold their side of the contract.

Once they all signed, only Lord Pollux or Lord Potter would be able to destroy it, by burning the paper it was written on.

Just like Pollux did with the Malfoy, Lestrange, and Rosier contracts.

After a few minutes, his mother turned to him. "James. This is going to take a while. Your father wants to be very thorough and go over the entire contract." Her eyes moved over to Bella and Andromeda. "Why don't you take the girls outside and do something more fun?. I bet they are getting bored."

James raised an eyebrow. "I'm not exactly the 'fun' kind of guy. You're probably looking for Siri—"

"Actually," Andromeda interrupted, "I would love to get some fresh air. We've been stuffed inside our house for the entire break. Can we go see the fields?"

Euphemia smiled. "Of course you can, my dear." She glanced at James. "You heard the lady. Go on."

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