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Harry Potter: Returns Back From Game of Thrones (ASOIAF) - 11
🕑 Added 2025-09-26 14:18:02 +0000 UTCChapter 11: The More Scheming Humans Are
When Voldemort was alive, he had feared Dumbledore would destroy his physical body and uncover his secrets. Even with Horcruxes protecting him, they weren't infallible—Dumbledore surely possessed countless ways to destroy Tom.
But now he was dead. If he still cowered before Dumbledore even in death, what had been the point of dying at all?
Probably only after resurrection would Voldemort try to avoid Dumbledore.
Harry naturally didn't know Voldemort possessed such obscure magic as Horcruxes. Currently his understanding of magic came only from Hagrid's descriptions and the other world's R'hllor light magic. Considering the differences between worlds, he really only had Hagrid's knowledge.
And Hagrid had been expelled in third year—you'd need to be Voldemort to have heard of Horcruxes by third year.
Since Voldemort hadn't yet merged into Quirrell's body but was in a state of possession, merely hiding in the turban, Harry sensed two separate magical energies.
Additionally, if Voldemort had truly fused with Quirrell's body, he wouldn't be able to touch Harry directly. The instant their skin made contact, Harry would know something was terribly wrong.
The love protection his mother had died to give him still shielded Harry, activating only in Voldemort's presence.
After crossing to the A Song of Ice and Fire world, novice Harry never realised he carried protective enchantments. After reaching adulthood, the protective charm had dissipated.
Returning to this world and reverting to childhood, the spell had reactivated.
The transformed Harry could feel multiple anomalies within himself, all suppressed and integrated by the kingly power in his forehead.
The two ice and fire divine powers had the strongest presence, requiring a long period to truly integrate as his own strength. But besides divine power, he could sense more than one foreign magical energy.
He had theories about this—perhaps each time his body grew in the other world, returning to this world reset him to his original condition, but core attributes, skills, and bound equipment remained unchanged... Which changed and which didn't would require another crossing to verify.
On the other hand, Harry entering Diagon Alley stopped thinking about Quirrell.
The other world was named A Song of Ice and Fire—perhaps the system had special reasons for this naming.
But according to Harry's personal feelings, that world should be called A Song of Killing and Violence.
Like Dumbledore's influence on Tom, A Song of Killing and Violence and the system had greatly influenced Harry.
After participating in various major events in that world, Harry understood part of worldly truth.
No matter what happened, what conspiracies arose—don't fear, just crush through with the most domineering, overwhelming force.
The name King of Strength wasn't earned lightly!
When encountering malicious enemies, analyse their trump cards, find suitable opportunities, and kill them directly.
Overthinking was useless. Rather than pondering why these people opposed him, it's better to kill them directly. Some people never changed—besides death, only violence could make them change. This was Harry's world-shaking wisdom.
He'd seen plenty of people playing elaborate conspiracy games, thinking they hid well and could survive to become final winners.
In his brief otherworldly life, Harry learnt one thing: the more scheming humans were, the more easily they fell into unpredictable predicaments, losing everything.
Even if they could fool others, they couldn't fool the "Legendary Warrior's" beastly instincts.
The villains' final judgement was "Lightbringer, Darkness Slayer, King of Strength Harry"—these people's pre-death terror often fell short of ordinary fools.
After passing numerous strange shops that dazzled Harry, they first reached Gringotts.
Before a snow-white building towering above surrounding shops, beside gleaming bronze doors, stood a figure in scarlet and gold uniform—a goblin.
As they entered, the goblin bowed to them.
Then a second door appeared—silver, with verses warning thieves carved on both panels.
"Like I said, if you want to rob this bank, you're crazy," Hagrid said.
Harry nodded, though only superficially agreeing, not truly believing robbing banks equalled madness. "The verse is well-written, but warning thieves at bank entrances seems petty."
Two goblins bowed and led them into a vast marble hall.
About a hundred goblins sat on high stools behind a long counter—some weighing coins with copper scales, others examining gems with eyepieces while scribbling in large ledgers.
The hall had countless doors leading in different directions, with many goblins guiding visitors in and out.
"Morning," Hagrid said to an idle goblin. "We want to take some money from Mr Harry Potter's vault."
"Do you have his key, sir?"
"Got it," Hagrid said, emptying his pockets onto the counter.
Harry's inheritance had always been kept by Dumbledore, including Potter family heirlooms.
Before departure, Dumbledore had given Hagrid the key to pass to Harry.
Based on what Hagrid had told him about Dumbledore's character, particularly his status and wealth as the wizarding world's leader, Harry didn't think he would covet the Potter family fortune.
He'd already learnt the Potter family had been wealthy in the past—potion-making pioneers with some reputation.
His grandfather's generation had created profitable hair-care formulas, owned companies, and achieved nouveau riche status as capitalists, though they'd long since sold their business interests. They had enjoyed considerable wealth then, but nowhere near great noble levels.
James lacked money-making talent and lost quite a bit.
The couple were unemployed vagrants—or rather, a full-time wizard and witch.
Born with destiny, specifically opposing Voldemort.
They lived with a friend—Sirius, whose surname Hagrid omitted. Disinherited by his family, the spendthrift Sirius had never worked, living with the Potter couple—all unemployed, surviving on inheritance.
So Grandfather's generation was the wealthiest. The Potter family formerly had some reputation but little money—an ordinary wizarding family. Some people made fortunes selling potions; the Potter family just avoided losses.
His great-grandfather's generation, for criticising the Ministry and frankly representing Muggle communities, was excluded from the "Sacred Twenty-Eight", also because Potters historically supported Muggle rights and sometimes intermarried with Muggles.
Harry didn't care about associating with any Sacred Twenty-Eight. Blood was honoured through strength, not vice versa.
Leadership qualities and command abilities were also strengths. If a family was strong enough, with unshakeable rule and people living peacefully, achieving eternal glory, they naturally deserved honour.
When he becomes King and God in the future, local magical families better not try associating with him.
Returning to money matters, what remained for Harry was enough for personal use.
School and shopping were definitely affordable without economising, but establishing a warband was completely insufficient, which was why Harry considered digging up his first fortune.
