Part of Your World| D.M., M.R., C.D., H.P., F.W., G.W., and N.L.

Chapter 37- The Vault

Arthur ran up to them like a toddler going to see Santa Claus. Hermione introduced all of us to them and Arthur grabbed their hands, shaking them enthusiastically. "You're Muggles! We must grab a drink some time! What do you have there? Oh, you're exchanging Muggle money for Wizarding Currency! Molly, Molly look!" He pointed to the ten pound notes in Mr. Granger's hand.

"We'll meet you back here," Ron told Hermione as we all ventured down to the vaults.

Once we reached the Weasley's vault, I prepared myself for what I was about to see. The vault opened and I felt even worse than I did in Knockturn Alley when I saw a tiny pile of silver Sickles and a single golden Galleon.

But, instead of scraping up the pile and feeling around the whole room for more money like she had in the books, she instead reached into her purse and deposited eight galleons into the pile. Instead of seeming downcast, the Weasley family seemed happy because they now had a lot more money in their vault.

"Seven galleons should be more than enough," Mrs. Weasley said cheerfully. She turned to me and said, "And also, seven is Fred and George's lucky number." My heart quickened in excitement. I had the same lucky number as them!

We then went to Harry's vault and it opened to reveal piles of golden Galleons shimmering brightly. It was a lot of money. Harry guiltily shoveled coins into his bag and rushed to get out of there.

Finally, we reached my family's vault, which was on an even lower level than Harry's. I held my breath again, trying to prepare for what might be in the vault. I let out a loud gasp when I saw everything. My parents hadn't let me come down with them last time, so I was not prepared at all.

There were piles of Galleons that were even more than what Harry had. And that was only the beginning of what it had. There were trophies and artifacts all around the room. There were even other large gems like rubies, sapphires, emeralds, topaz, and diamonds. I asked them to go back up before me, but the Weasleys said they wanted to make sure I got up safely, so they waited outside of my vault as I explored. I went further and further into it until I reached the back, where there were some very interesting items.

A long ebony table was in the back, complimented by a crimson red carpet on the bottom. On it lay a small box, surrounded by a magic circle. Inside the box was a golden ring with a unique design on it. The top of the ring was shaped like a sun, each ray embedded with a different jewel. I took notice of the fact that there were seven rays coming from the sun on the ring. The central jewel was a very circular moonstone. It seemed to have a slight gleam and it seemed to radiate some sort of energy.

There was one more item on the table. It was a large white rectangle that I deduced was a painting or portrait of some kind. As I analyzed it further, I realized that it was flipped around to keep the other side hidden. Curious, I grabbed the painting and flipped it over, revealing the artwork on the other side.

I got somewhat scared when I saw the other side of the painting. The left side was covered in dark gray paint, which reminded me of darkness and evil. On the right it was covered in hues of white and yellow, reminding me of light and good. Could this painting be some sort of foreshadowing? I got my hopes up, but then I realized that was all there was to the painting.

"Magic can hide many things, even the truth," I heard a voice whisper. It was Hikari in my head.

I suddenly understood what she was saying and pulled out my wand, quickly saying, "Revelio!"

I shivered and got goosebumps when the full image was revealed. On the dark side of the image, the top had what looked like a god or some sort of higher being laughing evilly. At the bottom was an army painted in black, led by a figure with a white head. My eyes widened as I realized who it was. "Voldemort?" I murmured softly.