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I Chose this particular plot because the decline of the Stark Family started with the Targaryens forcing them to bend the knee and under according to me maxed out due to Rickard and Brandon Stark. Rickard was so into the southern ambitions that when he fell, he fell hard.

Due to Ned Stark and his weak grasp on Northern politics and geography, the waning influence of House Stark further diminished even though the king was his best friend. Do I have to say something about Brandon Stark? He had the potential to be a decent Lord Paramount, but we may never know.

So I had things in mind and wanted to make this story with Hadrian Black/ Harry Potter as the replacement for Brandon Stark.

Neither of the two Franchises belongs to me as they belong to J. K. Rowling and George R.R. Martin.

Inspired by "Black Wolf Stark" by "Savitarsurffer".

It is the edited version of my original draft.

CHAPTER 1

PROLOGUE

Black Manor, Britain

There is only one word to describe the Black Manor, intimidating. Instead of being a palace, it is a sizable gothic-style mansion of white stones with black marble floors and furniture made of white wood. Contrary to popular beliefs the Blacks were not happy to live in a gloomy existence. The house is well lit and is an H Shaped structure with elegant glass domes which let the light through better. The manor was excellent, to say the least, and the people who live there are some of the most elite you could find in the magical hierarchy. Moreover, it is not that anyone could say anything ill about the Black Family and get scotfree.

To understand it, the Black family is a traditional magical family. Revolutionaries would call them dark for several reasons. The first is that they maintained the traditions of the magical world by celebrating the important magical days and being loyal to one of the most powerful magical entities: The Morrigan the 'goddess of magic, war, and death.' Many say that the Black family was descendants of one of Morrigan's children along with Nemesis because it was said that those who dared to challenge the powerful magical family had to pay a heavy price for it. Few people could compete with the Black family when they were on their mission to make your life hell.

The magic of the Black family was combat-oriented. It is a rare thing as most wizards and witches have magical affinity based on family and bloodline meaning they are good in a particular field of magic. However, the Black family was good at everything that could be used in battle which made them dangerous to such an extent that some believed that the Blacks were born with superhuman abilities. Anyways, these beliefs helped the Black family from gaining a reputation for being brutal and merciless when crossed. It is a common conception that 'Put a single Black on the battlefield and there will only be one result of pure destruction.'

The Black family, unfortunately, fell at one point in time due to several members succumbing to the lust of dark magic. Most people believe that any magic that can bring harm to oneself is categorized as dark magic and should be banned without taking one's intent into action. However, there was some hope in the form of the current head of the family named Arcturus Orion Black. He is known for his power, ruthlessness and is respected for his skills on a battlefield or a stage. He was never touched by darkness nor were siblings. Arcturus was not an idiot and saw the weakness of the family. He recognized it and devised a way to counter it and it almost seemed that the family had new hope of getting out alive from the mess until unfortunately, Voldemort arrived. Some family members succumbed again and history repeated itself. With no useful heirs, the family was close to destruction and Arcturus never thought his end would be like this.

Nevertheless, there was an unexpected event. Charlus and Dorea, who were his closest friends, had died at the hands of Voldemort. This brought a lot of things. The first was anger. Voldemort had killed his sister. He had killed sweet Dorea. That didn't make him happy. At Least Voldemort supposedly died with them and it meant nothing because the anger he felt was unprecedented. This anger was the result of his sister's death.

However, Lady Morrigan was on his side. On the night of Voldemort's attack, two children had survived. One was hailed as the savior of the magical world as it is speculated that he stopped Lord Voldemort while The other child was discarded by his parents and was sent out of the magical world for being a squib. When he saw a possible heir appear in the ancient family tapestry, Arcturus reacted quickly and rescued the boy from the hateful Muggles before they could physically and mentally damage the boy. Arcturus had changed the way of thinking of Muggles thanks to his brother Marius who is a squib. showing him the wonders, He took the child in with his sister Cassiopeia, his wife Melanee nee Macmillan. He had reinstated Andromeda back to his family after his daughter-in-law foolishly banished her out of the family for escaping a betrothal contract and marrying a muggle-born thereby sullying herself. It hadn't been hard to reintegrate her into the family because her daughter was a very powerful witch and is also a metamorphmagus.

The only bad thing about the boy upon health checkup was that he carried a piece of the dark lord's soul and the boy was a living Horcrux. Anyway, a Horcrux was possibly the only thing above the unforgivable curses as the magic consisted of using a ritual that separates a part of a person's soul anchors it to an object either living or inanimate. to carry out the ritual you had to kill. True death of an innocent, and is there nothing more innocent than a pure soul?

When Aructus discovered that the boy was a Horcrux, he racked his brains looking for a way to remove it. He had to hurry and was not interested in the plans of Albus Dumbledore with him since he could not have missed the Horcrux during his health checkup. So he was thinking it was the best way to remove it. Unfortunately, he could not go to the goblins as it will draw their attention. There is no doubt that the Goblins would use this reason to extort money from the Black family.

-Retrospective Scene-

"There is nothing Arcturus. There are no rituals. There is nothing that explains how to take a fucking Horcrux out of a person or object without destroying the container, don't you see that it is impossible to do because whenever they met one it was destroyed immediately?'' Cassiopea was a charms mistress She is a powerful witch who used liked using offensive magics but she was horrified by the actions of the so-called dark lord for creating Horcrux.

"Don't you think I know? But we can't go to the Department Of Mysteries or the Goblins. The DOM would either throw him through the veil to prevent the tainted soul from taking control of the body or they will use him to study the dark lord. In either case, the boy is good as dead. Voldemort was a very capable wizard and they will try to gain every advantage against him." Arcturus had been looking for the most efficient way to remove the soul using all the resources at his disposal or at the very least to reach all the possible means in his hand. However it didn't matter how he fucking tried, He couldn't find any viable solution to the problem.

"And the less said about the Goblins, the better. That Goblins will not hesitate to extort favors from me for achieving their personal goals. I can see them more than capable of kidnapping Hadrian and saying that they must keep their culture and secrets safe only to spite me." He had never gotten along with the Goblins. and discovered that they had financed Grindelwald intending to do maximum damage to the wizarding world. Unfortunately, he couldn't prove much more.

"I know. The Goblins would see this as the perfect opportunity to hurt you knowing they would have the would-be heir to the Black family on the ropes and making you do what they wanted." Cassiopeia could feel the power of Hadrian. With the soul leech, his potential was dwarfed down to that of an above-average wizard. That is something which terrified her as if the soul leech is removed he can be on the level of an Archmage and she would try not to get on his bad side for sake of her well-being.

"What good has it been for us to have possibly the greatest library of rituals and dark arts if we are unable to solve this? This should be easier but for some reason, this is turning out to be one of the hardest things I had ever thought of." With their knowledge of rituals, the Black family had many advantages that other families did not have so it was obvious they had used it to their advantage a lot in the past. The Black family had a very powerful ancestor in the form of Morgana Le-fay so she wrote a lot about ritual magic and dark arts and it has been added to their ever-growing library even though there is some part they did not agree with.

"First of all let's all calm down. Look I understand that you all are upset but you must all calm down and think clearly to avoid any mishaps before the situation gets out of control. The piece of the soul has still not affected the child so there must be a reason for it. A reason that if we can exploit, we could benefit from it considerably". Cassiopeia could see her brother beyond annoyed and she couldn't blame him. Like herself he was furious as with all the knowledge from the family library, there was still no solution and it was hurting their pride.

"If I may speak, I have some ideas." A calm voice speaks. The two senior wizards turned towards the voice. Andromeda had come with her husband and although he was a muggle-born, they tolerated him for being an intelligent company. While Ted Tonks may be a Hufflepuff, He had a good comprehensive capacity was quite competent in playing mediator between disputing parties. He had earned a reputation for his skill as a lawyer which was another reason why the Black Family didn't seem troubled by his presence.

"I know that my husband does not know much about the dark arts and ritual magic but I think it can be said without any doubt that he knows a lot more than some people and at least can draw conclusions that can be exploited by us". Andromeda looked at his relatives with determined eyes. she was a Black after all and will do anything to save her family and innocent blood. She would back her husband without a thought if he was correct and can find a suitable solution to their current dilemma and waited for her grandfather to permit him to speak.

"It doesn't hurt to see the problem from a whole new point of view and anything we can do to save Hadrian might be the best option we have anyway and that and at the same time, I would like to hear a different opinion. We've tried everything to fix it. Maybe a different idea would be the best." Melania could be a Mcmillian but there was a reason why she had married the Black family. Looking obviously at the whole point however she had to reconsider that there was a different possibility that they did not realize and would be in her best interest to focus on that point. She also knew that Andromeda was not stupid for anything and would not choose a useless husband as many others had done.

"I guess I'll follow my wife's words. Well, tell me Ted of the house of Black, What would be your suggestion here? I hope it's not to waste my time." Arcturus looked at the Muggle-born. Unlike many people, Ted did not cower before his gaze. The man glanced in his eyes directly. It could be said that Ted was not insulted and he did respect Lord Black's comeback. Arcuctus was satisfied with Ted since most of the useless ones his family had married were afraid of him. This is a point in your favor

"Thank you. The point is, Hadrian has, in a nutshell, a piece of foreign soul is in his forehead, but we have to ask the question is the foreign soul in his soul trying to gain full control of the child? Is it isolated at a single point? Or is it simply caught between a magical barrier of some kind?" Ted surprised everyone. He was a man who had learned from his father who was a scientist. The first absolute lesson he learned was to Look for all the things that can be used and the ones that can be discarded. The same could be said about magic.

"These are important questions. However, from what we have been able to see the foreign piece is like trying to get to Hadrian but is stopped by something and as such is also trapped in Hadrian's body" Cassiopea speaks in a calm voice and looks at Ted with small respect. She had looked for a probable solution and had narrowed it to three possible fields. She stopped to think and Ted was smarter than she had thought.

"Good. With that said it has become clear that the soul is trying to reach Hadrian's soul but something prevents it so it cannot immediately be a Horcrux. I have read in the library that the Horcrux turns its anchor into something like its own body. The reason it is not done in a living being is that it creates an extension of your consciousness, And it must be Voldemort's plan here." Ted sighs. This was good. the child was still not a Horcrux and as such, there is still time to research. At least that was his thought anyway. although you may still need more data to resolve this problem.

"The plan of the Horcrux was simply to place itself in the child after having the child's conscience destroyed, it will take the control of the body. But with the barrier protecting Hadrian we still have some advantages. But what does that mean for our situation?" Andromeda sighs contentedly knowing that the life of the little guy was in their hand. She didn't want to imagine herself having to kill a child just because of a fucking dark lord with no respect for life, and had decided to dabble with one of the nastiest things.

"Well, I have just a hypothesis but has anyone ever opened the scar? I mean that when Voldemort attacked him and in the process the room was destroyed so to save himself the Horcrux can anchor itself to debris which is stuck in the scar of young Hadrian and is trying to possess the child". Ted shrugged his shoulders earning a look from all the Blacks in the room like why have I not thought about it? It seemed that if this child was saved and was raised by the Blacks, he would have to teach him about critical thinking and the use of the mind above all else. Mind and body are necessary above all else.

"Well, I never thought like that. By having to think like that it is clear that it cannot be a Horcrux. We should have thought about it. You cannot create a vessel accidentally and if you had created the child's soul it would be contaminated by Tom's soul. But now he leaves the part of how to get it out." Arcturus was very impressed. He was a smarter husband than those of Bellatrix and Narcissa.

"Well, the other day I was reading a book about sacrificial protection. I was interested to know how Lady Dorea protected her grandchildren from the idiot and I wondered what if you create a field that is generated in a person's body to create an expulsion of something? For example, you create it on a part of the body and expel poison or contain a curse of some kind. It's an idea that appealed to me quite a bit." He could be a lawyer but he was the son of a scientist and he kept seeing things as they were in that if you could make a profit it was fine. In addition to this, such knowledge would give a lot of money to his family if you stop to think about it anyway.

"A moment you are talking about creating a kind of protection that goes from the inside out, basically expelling the problem. Such a field would serve for example if a person has a curse on him that needs be expelled, Or if a person has poison and you can manipulate it aiming to expel it." Andromeda looked at her husband in wonder. She knew he was smart and this was a reason why he was an important lawyer even though the purebloods had tried to expel him. It was with her family's help he was able to set up his business and quickly had moved as successful lawyers in both worlds and further giving the Blacks a reason to trust him with sensitive information.

"The idea is somewhat correct But little unique. Incase of poisons what we would have to be done is different. The idea of curses came to me due to a conclusion. Magic is all about intent. Someone would have to do the ritual anyway. by doing this you are creating a field with a goal that affects the person's body." The idea was good although he needed subjects to experiment anyway. Still, judging by the look of his wife she already had her plans not that she was against his.

"You would create a field that acts with a particular goal. In this case, it would be to create an enchantment that through a ritual would be one to expel a spirit with bad intentions would be taken from the body of a person. Very ingenious, interesting, and certainly well thought out. Andromeda has never been more proud than now to know that she chose a smart husband, with a more practical brain than her sisters.

"The idea had merit. Creating a ritual of the expulsion of spirits was not easy. The problem is that they were used for the nonliving things." But it was his sister Cassiopeia who surprised him.

"For that, you would need a specially enchanted object to absorb the power of the ritual and then use it on the person's body... Good. I can see a lot of good in you, are you sure you want to be just a lawyer? We could create a new business dealing with enchanted objects with your ideas, which makes me realize that you are obviously above the other illiterate people who don't realize what they do." Cassiopea was impressed if she had to say it. This was one of the reasons why she could accept the man. He had an open mind and was thinking about things and the best way to use them. Ah, it's true because most wouldn't see the point of work.

"The idea comes from the fact that many of the rituals are useful and can be used for wide ranges. Fertility rituals are used to increase fertility. If you want the ritual to work you would need an enchanted object that filters enough energy into the young Hadrian to see the piece of a soul completely expelled so that we can lock it up." Ted shrugged thinking it was the best plan he could think of once again earning a look from those present who were looking at him as if he had grown a second head anyway.

"Do you want to capture Voldemort's piece of soul eh? Some would say it's torture, but a piece of the soul feels immense pain from being anchored to the earth without a physical body and I don't see you as a person who takes pleasure in the physical pain of others. it doesn't look like your style anyway." Arcturus had to rethink what he knew about the child. Ted Tonks was very different from most of Muggle-born. and was much more interesting anyway if he had to say it the same. But the muggle-borns gaze told him that he had much more in mind than the torture of a small piece of soul.

"While I am against torture, I would feel anything but satisfaction to see a man tortured who felt no remorse in creating Horcrux and fucking with the whole country is not that. This man may have created more of that Horcrux and I am sure we know nothing about it. We need more information against him and his trinkets to deliver a fatal blow." Ted was a lawyer, he always acted in the best interest of people, and in this case, he was too. He wouldn't deny it, but Voldemort's followers are not defeated, there is a chance one would crown himself the next dark lord or would continue what he started. In any case, the Blacks need to properly remove his powerbase.

"You want to turn whatever is left of the dark lord in Hadrian to turn it into a weapon so you can use it against him and his followers. Andromeda, I will say this with total honesty your husband is by far the best husband we could have asked for. He's very aligned with the Black family and their ways of thinking." Melania smiles with a cruel touch on her. She was more than happy this time that her granddaughter chose such a good child as her husband. She had no doubt now that it was the best choice for her seeing how well it has sat for her anyway. at least that was his opinion

"I only act like that because I see a threat in front of me. Voldemort is a partial problem. While it is true that he is powerful, how powerful is a single man? No. If we all want Hadrian to have a normal life and not be hunted by anyone, it is not only Voldemort who has to fall but every one of his followers, both marker and his sympathizers. They must be destroyed. It's the only way to achieve this." The best way to solve things is when there are no enemies left alive. It was one thing his grandfather said a lot about. While he did not like the war he recognized that the blood war had not ended only postponed in reality and as much as others wanted to start again.

"I guess when you put it in such a way it's clear that that's going to happen. Some would say you're trying to promote a pro-muggle agenda that would mean that you're trying, by all means, to make things end well for you. However, this is a standard Slytherin mentality. We look for the best for us anyway. it has always been like this and nothing will change it". Arcturus agreed with ted. It was what had to be done and nothing would stop them from achieving it.

"I don't try to promote my pro-Muggle agenda. Contrary to many I am aware that the magical world has its customs, its rules, and its norms. It's like going to a different country and saying to do things your way just because it's what you do in your country. Such an action is not the right one and because I know andromeda would skin me alive if I try such a thing anyway." the latter was said as a joke but she could see the mirth in everyone's eye present as if agreeing with him wholeheartedly of what she would do. And the innocent look of Andromeda did not help in the slightest if I had to say it

"Good to know that you know where not to get involved. War. I will make sure by all means that this child is properly taught. He is the Black heir and I refuse him to educate him by some group of idiots." I was very disappointed in James. I had sincerely thought that the man would treasure having a child. There was one reason for their contempt for some of the families, they did not understand the blessing of having children. It was a blessing that they should appreciate but instead of doing so, they got rid of the child to take care of the popular one. This is not how a family advances

"I'll be a brother. As for James Potter if I have to be honest I had expected it, He is a follower. If Dumbledore says jump, they will only ask how high?. No wonder Charlus and Dorea weren't happy with him. however, there are good things from this situation. This child is and will become the greatest heir we could have hoped for. And this so-called war will be how he will make himself known to the world and make clear that the Blacks are back once again." Cassiopeia knew that Dorea must be rolling in her grave to think about her eldest grandson and how bad she was feeling through all because of her complete brainless idiot spawn.

"Now let's get to work. Cassiopea works on the object of enchantment. I in the meantime would go to the ministry. I won't risk the Potter's trying to claim guardianship of the child in some way when they discover that the child has magic. It will not be productive in the slightest." With his thought more than clear Arcturus gave the orders and left not being happy with the time lost, knowing that time lost meant having enemies out there who would take advantage of it from all things and would not allow it for anything.

Everyone moved. They had several plans in place. Melania started to work on making the house much more presentable for a child. Her children had proven to be a disappointment. She was very sorry that her children did not realize the value of family and hated it. Andromeda had to work to make sure his family had comfortable life since she had been cut from family vaults for sometimes and had to take the healer profession. Everyone had things to do and did not have free time to waste. At the same time, they thought that when the time came to the war, they would make sure that this time their family was not affected. Little did they know the child's fate they had in their care at the time.

-Present Scene-

Hadrian was a man in his thirties who was enjoying his last supper reminiscence about his childhood. After the Blacks took Horcrux out of his scar, they devoted themselves completely to many things. Cassiopea and Arcturus whom he loved the most, showed the most affection to them. They were proud of me and talked about how I was progressing. He didn't know until years later that he made them proud and that they felt they could look to their sister and his grandfather in the face for raising him properly when their blood just discarded them. They had a healthy fear of failing them. He never knew how they could feel that way about them anyway.

Ted taught him a very important art of manipulation. Ted was a Hufflepuff and no one expected him to know subtlety like a Slytherin. Like a snake, he knew how to move among people without attracting undue attention and would wait for the opportunity. When an opportunity came he knew how to hit. Ted Tonks was the closest thing to a father he had and he treasured Ted and all his advice. Later in life, he would marry his daughter. Ted inspired him to be better than him and had taught him how to survive. He was his man when he needed advice when it came to personal matters of a masculine nature. That was normal in the minds of many and Ted proudly embraced the role.

Andromeda Tonks was the perfect mother. Loving. Caring. But above all taught him many things regarding parenting, how to move in pureblood circles. Where Ted taught him the subtle art of manipulating a situation as a lawyer, Andromeda taught him to act like a true pureblood. These Lessons helped him survive when he took the mantle of Lord Black and immediately earned him the respect of his peers because unlike many people he did not demand anything, did not command where he was not needed, and certainly was not so idiotic as to think that the name is enough to get him out of everything. It was something that he learned well from that woman and that he treasured these lessons.

Melania Black was the loving, friendly, and affectionate grandmother. She would always listen and give him advice on certain issues. He lost Melania when a man attacked the Blacks trying to kill them all. She gave her life to stop Fiendfyre which spoke well of her heart and love for the family. But it was her actions that taught him a very valuable lesson. When you have an enemy you are not nice and kind. You don't play fair. You are the baddest of the bad and you finish them off with all the strength you have hit where maximum damage can be done no matter the cost. Because if a person is willing to hurt your family, why should you be different about it? That was her grandmother's lesson and she treasured her all her life.

Hadrian had grown up knowing he had enemies. There were a lot of people who hated the Black family. For they were so-called revolutionaries or on the side of the light because the Black family defended and celebrated the old traditions which were considered dark by the so-called light faction. These traditions involved Lady Morrigan as the patron goddess. After all, she was the goddess of war, magic, and death which were three definitive aspects of life for any magical being. They defended and worshipped Lady Morrigan.

Then there were the traditional ones in the dark faction. The traditional ones were in a few words pure-blood families that supposedly defended the ideas of yesteryear. What they defended were rights that Hadrian did not find at ease in the slightest. Hunting Muggle-born (because hunting Muggles was boring), avoiding progress, and many things. With Arcturus in his position as Lord Black, multiple start-ups flourished that guaranteed the power of the Black family in many ways by involving Muggles and muggle-borns. Needless to say, that didn't make a lot of people happy even though they didn't care.

Then there was the neutral faction. This faction was the one who advocated the progress of magic but without losing the course of traditions. Needless to say, that earned a look of annoyance from many of the so-called two sides. That didn't mean they got along with the Black family because, in the end, the Black family was getting absolutely rich by moving forward and not the Neutral faction. It was a more than the obvious thing that no one could deny the Blacks in the slightest and that earned the Blacks the wrath of many in the neutrals, Not that Hadrian cared before

Hadrian grew up traveling the world. Unlike many wizards and witches both Arcturus and Cassiopeia quickly recognized that magic was diverse. What they never expected was that the biggest impact on Hadrian's life would be Marius Black. No matter what one says, Marius was the person who most affected Hadrian by showing him possibly the most dangerous thing you could show a magician: science. Honestly, both older wizards looked at their brother with looks of clear annoyance, for the fact of what he had done but he only shrugged his shoulders saying that it was not his fault in the slightest that science was interesting.

Science states the rules of the universe or That's what a Muggle would say. For even a magician there are rules. after teaching Hadrian how the different forces of the cosmos worked and their expected impact on day-to-day lives. Magic is the ability to alter reality and understand the world. With that in his hand, Hadrian began to work on what was a path that would make him the most powerful sorcerer and to create possibly the most powerful magical dynasty of all, since the knowledge of magic made him one of the most powerful people.

However, one of his most critical moments was when he was forced to return to Britain and fight for his right as Lord Black. We have to accept human stupidity as a factor. When his age was seventeen his grandfather Lord Acthurus died peacefully in bed. He had left a detailed will. Hadrian would remember the peace in mind the day he was formally presented himself to Britain's magical society and how disappointed he was with magical Europe because of how stagnant they grew compared to other groups of wizards in truth, and that is something he could not tolerate in the slightest.

Rumors had reached him that Voldemort had risen again from the dead. Some would say it wasn't their problem but Hadrian as lord Black would normally agree. But then he remembered that Ted his beloved uncle could be an unacceptable target. His grandfather Marius had already passed to the afterlife but his children and grandchildren could be a target something that he would not tolerate in the slightest. Many things could be said of Hadrian but earning the enmity of him was a big no as a certain blonde-haired wizard would discover when he came up with the brilliant idea of trying to take over the Blacks through usurpation.

Hadrian tasted his wine. He wouldn't deny it but was delighted in violence or rather harsh punishment. He got it from Nemesis as much as he got from Morrigan in truth. Nemesis invites retribution, every action will always react. Morrigan on the other hand made him strong, powerful, and capable. No one could argue with that. Lucius Malfoy from the now-defunct house Malfoy knew that perfectly, because of the mindless actions of the worthless monkey. Those actions cost Lord Voldemort dearly from the memories, especially because Hadrian was a person who believed that it was the best thing you could do to clean up the trash to give a push strong enough to make the message clear. Not that everyone took it into account anyway

-Retrospective Scene-

"My son Draco is the only pure-blood heir of the Black family. He is therefore the only heir available for the position of Lord Black with the death of the distinguished Lord Arcturus. So Albus Dumbledore's presumptions of thinking that the next Lord Black would be Sirius Orion Black is null as he has been cast out of the Black family and cannot be the future lord." Lucius Malfoy smiles. The power was close in his hand if he had to say it. So close that I could feel and taste it if he had to be frank. He was one hundred percent sure that things would work his way and end with Fudge and everyone would agree with his proposal.

"I'm sorry to disagree but from the magical point of view, Sirius Orion Black is the only possible heir. First of all, is the son of Lord Arcturus' heir named Orion Arcturus Black. He is the heir of this man because although he was indeed cast out of the family there was no official proof of this, He can also use the family magic after all, but can we say the same about your son Draco?''. Albus Dumbledore did not intend to leave all the power of the Legendary Black family that dwarfed both the light and dark sides in Voldemort's hands. It will be very bad if you stop to think about it and he didn't intend to tolerate it.

"This is your word Dumbledore however Lord Sirius does not respect the rules or laws of the Black family. My wife Narcissa has respected and cared for my son by educating him for the day he became Lord Black. On the other hand, Sirius not only rejects the family but does not respect its sacred laws. Such a man who does not respect the family would destroy the family." Lucius saw that both neutrals and the faction were on his side. The neutrals because they knew that the light side should not win it and the dark faction because they wanted to see all those lucrative businesses in their hands except for their workers.

"My word is that we are talking about stripping a person of their family legacy just because they didn't agree with the rules set by the family charter. In the end, each person must create their path and decide how to live it. It's not you, me, or anyone else who should decide which path Lord Black should follow when it is obvious that by blood the claim of Sirius is stronger anyway. " Dumbledore smiled knowing that he had made things difficult for the dark faction. Because if they now agreed with Lucius many problems could happen for example many of those children born of rape could claim the power of their family

However, before anything or anyone else could follow the lights of the room began to fade. It was an amazing thing as it was light created by magic. Everyone was about to say something when a strange black portal began to form. Portals were an ancient form of travel that was incredibly complicated. An unprecedented mastery of magic was needed for creating the portal. When the portal stabilized a young man entered through it. He had to be seventeen years old. He wears an elegant black suit with a grey shirt and a black tie. On top of that, he was wearing an expensive overcoat. What surprised many were the emerald green eyes that are synonymous with Lily Evans leading to several people being speechless.

"I hope that there is a compelling reason why the wills of Lord Arcturus Black, the previous lord of the house of Black, have not been read and this body has gone directly to fight like a pair of dogs. " Hadrian moved forward quietly with a step rather in tranquility but with eyes that looked at each person in the room. His magical presence was overwhelming making more people tremble with fear.

"How dare you simply present yourself to this body?" The one who spoke to was a woman who seemed to be a combination of person and toad. She spoke slowly and sickly and as if demanding respect. That was a mistake because at that moment the magical presence of Hadrian that had been thrown at everyone in the room was centered on her. Everyone saw how Dolores Umbridge a woman who everyone knew was a complete witch shuddered with fear and tried to hide but nothing defended her. Everyone wanted to avoid being in the sights of the wizard because they knew he was powerful.

"Who I am is a very important question that demands to be known first, who I am but let's go first to the important Thing minister Cornelius Fudge. I think you know best about the laws of inheritance since as Minister of Magic you have been taught about the hereditary positions of the Wizengamot. Forgive me for saying this, but what is the reason for you to have ignored the release of a will?" Hadrian enjoyed the vision of how the so-called minister of magic shuddered with fear. He had no love or sympathy for such an incompetent man. They were talking about usurping his inheritance.

"I am sorry but there are only two possible candidates for the position of Lord Black, this session was called immediately to resolve it". Cornelius was now trembling. What exactly was going on here? He didn't know that but what he did know is that he was very afraid. Why was the will important? Not that it mattered. For a moment he gathered up the courage and was about to say something stupid when he felt a presence that felt like a foot on his back feeling as if someone was placing something very heavy as the Hogwarts express on his back. The pressure became brutal to the point that everyone backed away in fear and more than one was shaking.

"Since this body decided that without any reason, justification it was perfectly fine to ignore the sacred laws that agree to form this government to discuss as spoiled brats r who is entitled to something. The last time I checked the laws are mandatory to comply with and missing or violating them means spending time in Azkaban. If that is true, then does it mean that everyone present should spend time in prison?" Hadrian laughed when he saw all the members of the Wizengamot were shuddering. The idea of spending even a month in prison was bad. Especially in presence of the dementors. More than a few people were thinking about what was being said and some were questioning the reason why they had not done anything before.

"Sir, I understand that this may be a bit exaggerated but one would think that this is important. The Black family was a pillar in British Magical Society and we had to try." Lord Selwyn tried to speak out of turn and was rewarded with insufferable pain. Everyone shuddered with fear. In anyone's eyes, they would think Hadrian was using the cruciatus curse. What Hadrian had done was to attack his nervous system with a pulse of pure energy. It was much less possible that he would be convicted of it. When he was finished, Lord Selwyn had passed out from the pain. Since he didn't use a wand everyone was even more nervous actually like it was a beautiful display of wandless control, even if a bit terrifying.

"Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think we all know the laws here. Laws are what prevent us from becoming uncivilized animals and Little less than dirt. This body represents the power of our government, instead of respecting the rules and laws set by the founders of this body, they decided that it was best to behave like idiots and forget the rules. Let me ask Chief Warlock Albus Dumbledore What is the law according to inheritance, regency, and leadership of an older and nobler house?".' Hadrian savored looks of absolute fear in everyone's eyes. It was from Nemesis and everyone knew perfectly well what was coming upon them at that time because of their stupid actions and not complying with the laws set.

"According to the laws, the Wizengamot has no right to interfere in the affairs of a house and it lets its policy be maintained internally. As a next point to confirm that the family in question is not in any way accused of foul play when there is a will three will orbs will be created with the seal of the magic of the house in question. One will be for the family. Another for the Wizengamot. Another one for the Goblins. That's the way it is." Albus was not happy that this young man treated him this way. As a powerful sorcerer, he felt bad. He try to pulse his magic but it was impossible. The magic of the child felt immense and powerful. How was a single man capable of such a thing and more being so young?

"I see. So forgive me for asking this, but for some reason, this body has to ignore the same rules and laws that have ruled over the centuries in the family? It seems to be more like the action of an idiot without a brain if I have to be frank. But anyway I think this can be fixed. I will present the will sphere of the Black family and Lady Amelia Bones will personally go for the will sphere of the Wizengamot". When Hadrian said that he saw both Dumbledore and Malfoy shuddering, had they done anything? Of course, they had. Those two were more than capable of anything to get away with it.

"I'm sorry but that won't be possible. The sphere appears is already read and that means that it is no longer there." Amelia sat quietly in her seat immensely enjoying the looks of pure fear of the members of both factions knowing that they were not having a good time. I couldn't blame them. Dumbledore and Malfoy did what they possibly thought was a smart move. However, when she saw the young man's smile become colder, she knew that shit was about to hit everyone and not in the best of ways.

"that is interesting, Chief Witch I'm sure you already know what that means. I think you have read that area so I would like you to say exactly what was in that area. If he doesn't, he would consider himself the worst of all since it would mean he was trying line theft. Although it is also possible that you are Lord Lucius Malfoy. Advance before this body to know who of the two did such a thing." Hadrian already knew who was responsible this was too good to spoil anyway. with a single blow, he was about to do a lot of damage to the people in power in Britain.

And then a light illuminated from Lucius Malfoy. You didn't have to be a genius to know. Although Narcissa was indeed from the house of Black, it was a well-known thing that after her marriage she and her sister Bellatrix have been separated from the family to protect the Black family above all else. What Lucius did not know, who the possible heir he decided to go see the orb of the Wizengamot, and there he discovered that not only did his son have no claim for the Blacks, but also that he would never have anything. So he came up with this plan. The dark faction wanted the money and power of the Black family and Cornelius agreed to take his cut from the money. But now everything had fucked up well that I knew it.

"Lucius Abraxas Malfoy. That little stunt was interesting if you stop to think about it. But you were trying to commit Line theft. The Malfoy family certainly is and always has been a nasty traitorous family but you have taken it to a new level, you do know the punishment of your actions right? Do you know the punishment of trying to rob the Black family?" Hadrian enjoyed the look of pure fear not only in Lucius but in every comrade of his those who was involved. Everyone had the same look of fear this time that clearly said that the group wanted to be as far away from Hadrian and Lucius as possible. They didn't want anything to do with this. But they knew the truth. They knew they were in a bad position and they were themselves responsible for it so they had to suffer the consequences.

"I refuse to recognize you as the heir and the new lord of the house of Black. you are Hadrian Corvus Black also known as Harry James Potter former member of the Potter family and a supposed squib". Lucius would have said more but shrunk in pain when a shock of power pierced every nerve. Contrary to what many thought, the cruciatus not only created a slight yet violent pain in the body. It was much worse because it attacked the entire nervous system and shouldn't be considered dark since it was pure and simple energy manipulation anyway. Lucius ran out of breath.

"Congratulations. I'm surprised you know who I am. Someone present in the very room made sure in every possible way that my name was erased from the potter tapestry. They called me a squib and banished me from my house without a second thought. They were the Potters who did it at the request of Albus Dumbledore. But anyway I think you and everyone present in the room knows how the magic of inheritance Works. Lucius Malfoy do you know that what you were trying in collaboration with the minister and your assistants was theft right?" Hadrian enjoyed, the look of fear in the eyes of the minister at that very moment. He was afraid of what would happen to him and his carrier. of course, it was logical that the minister knew that the Black family would charge for any offense that was done against them or their House. They were a very spiteful family and would stop at nothing to exact revenge.

"Do I look like I care? You can't do anything to me and you know it brat." Lucius would have said more when the Black family emblem and his Totem appeared. This surprised many. Few families had Totem. The Potter and Black were among the few. When the Black family's crow Totem was seen, everyone trembled with fear knowing that there would be consequences for their actions. The Totem had reacted to the command of his lord which meant that no matter what Lucius said Hadrian was the undisputed lord of the Black family and nothing and no one could mess with him in that regard. More than a few were already making plans to get in his good graces.

"Well-deceived Lucius Malfoy. He Thinks he's at the top. He thinks he is above all. You have tried to rob the Black family. You have tried to usurp their leader and take that position for yourself and your albino son from me. And therefore because of this, I will pass the sentence. The Malfoy family gained true power due to Lucius Malfoy's marriage to Narcissa Black. From this moment on I cancel the marriage and I do not recognize any spawn from the marriage as a member of Blacks. Narcissa will have the option to return to her family if she wishes but her offspring is a No Name." Hadrian could taste Lucius' absolute fear. The man knew what was coming upon him. Well, he wasn't dumb but obviously, he had thought he would get away with a light sentence in case he gets caught. But he didn't know Hadrian Black.

́ ́Lucius Malfoy from the noble house of Malfoy. You've tried to rob the Black's, One of the oldest and noblest houses in Britain's Magical Society. That is why the judgment is as follows. Your house will be erased. You will be used as an example to all those who think they can somehow mess with the Black family." Hadrian saw the blond wizard growling and saw him pull out his wand. So predictable. Before Lucius had time to finish the dark curse, his head was cut off by a blade of wind. It was quick and accurate that made few people shudder at what they were witnessing right now.

"To all those who supported this worthless idiot in this foolish venture. You have two options. The first option is obviously to say that you can get away with it. I do not recommend it at least if I have to be frank. But that's a decision and you have to make yourself anyway." Hadrian looked at his hand very calmly. More than one person looked at him thinking about what they wanted to do to get out of this. At least that was the plan everyone had in mind. The option of ending up like Lucius was not something they wanted in the slightest anyway since it would be bad for their health (death has that effect)

"The second option is for them to pay the price. And it is that the debt of each of the people presents here. The debt they owe to the Black family is paid in full. Because if I don't, I'll be beyond disappointed. It will mean that they do not agree with me and I will have to settle it myself, are we clear?" Hadrian saw every person in the room upset by what he was saying. Some already looked furious and it seemed that they were going for their wands but for Hadrian that was not important. An excuse. A single excuse and everything for them would end. He would not be surprised at all if they threw his dark lord anyway. they were that silly

"Harry, do you need to select a proxy?" Dumbledore looked at the young man secretly hoping to be able to use a touch of mental magic. He was a master of the arts of the mind. He looked at the young man and smiled at his opportunity and suddenly he was paralyzed with pain. The feeling was as if someone had stuck a sword in his head. He felt that his powerful mental abilities were insignificant at the time and focused his gaze on the young man who looked at him even bored of all possible things if you had to be frank. As if Hadrian thought dumbledore was an idiot or something like that (some would think you're an idiot for trying to get into the head of a traditional and paranoid family but hey that was just the same anyway)

"Members of Wizengamot. While I'm glad, I seem to have an interest in politics but I'd like to make one thing clear. I am not his friend nor am I interested in the least or like you. Please do not address me like that again if there is no reason. What if, I need a proxy. Contrary to what many would think, as the head of Black's, I have a lot of work to do." Which was true even though he smiled. Mental probes or legillimency that allowed us to see memories. The mind is not a book but complete images or so would say an ordinary wizard for him? The mind was a set of experiences and if you knew how to do it you could turn it into everything from a book to a cinema.

"Show some respect for that man." Augusta Longbottom came out in Dumbledore's defense seeing it as the perfect opportunity to put the upstart in his place. He however looked at her. It was a simple boring look. It infuriated her. She hated Blacks as they had not properly punished Bellatrix for the attack on her son. She was about to say something when she found the dull look Hadrian was giving her and it made her furious, so furious that some would say it was as if she had seen something wrong (what she did not know is that Hadrian had numerous reports of Neville and that she had seen in her mind how she treated her grandson, she was not happy with him and she was made it clear).

"I will talk to the man as I please because this man has spoken to me as he pleases. He treated me like trash, taking me out of my family just because in his own words I would be a hindrance to my younger brother and that I would be a safe target for Death Eaters. That man as you describe him is not to my liking and I will make it clear to him. It's not my problem. The last time I checked Albus Dumbledore is not a Mediwizard or Healer." Hadrian looked at the annoying older witch who knew she was dying to say something about it but fell and kept silent.

"As I said I have someone in mind to take care of the affairs of the Wizengamot and she will take care of all matters. Any business will make an appointment through it. But any offense the smallest and smallest is to mean one thing and only one more thing. And believe me, you do not want me as an enemy. Now seeing that this governing body was about to help two people commit line theft, are we clear?" The warning came because he did not doubt that some idiot would possibly bring the idea of placing what were cursed cards or god knows what else. He would completely make sure that it didn't go through their heads in the slightest.

"Lord Black is being very smug and is even threatening this entire governing body." Augusta got up just a split second later a knife stuck next to her face and cut. She was completely shocked to see the knife and was frightened because she hadn't seen him do the conjuration. It was much worse for her because she didn't see wand Black's hands which scared her more than she could say. If so, he was a threat to her but at the same time, She looked at him with more fear seeing that he did not seem tired.

"I've said it once. No more. I am within my rights to warn. A moment ago you were about to put the idea that Neville, your grandson was so worthy of being a member of the house of Black for the simple fact of his great-grandmother was once a member of my house. Once again you were doing line theft but considering who you are, it does not surprise me in the least. Longbottom, Tell me is it true that you plan to make Neville your puppet to rule the family even when he gets married? It's just a question of course." Hadrian enjoyed the look of anger I cross. A moment later the masses turned against the woman who thought she had the right to say anything and Hadrian enjoyed her silence.

However, that silence lasted little because the doors of the Wizengamot opened. There entered Andromeda Black in all her glory with a black dress that accentuated all her curves. Many of the people looked at her with little lust in their eyes because of how good Andromeda looked. Andromeda for her part looked at everyone in the room of the Wizengamot with a cold look that made it clear what she felt for them. It was the look that sent a nice message not to fuck with her at least and with that, she was also looking at her lord with a look that made it clear that she was not saving them from their possible mistakes if they made them.

"This is Andromeda Black who is now the proxy of the Black family. She would negotiate with the ministry and with the different families who were supporting the motions for the Line theft for the future Lord Black. I'm just going to say this: be each faction. So you have to pay a debt. Line theft is ugly. And it's not okay to do it after all so you know what it's about." With his words said Hadrian said goodbye to all those present, was there anything more to discuss? Who knows. Maybe he had it even though Hadrian sincerely doubted it. He felt that they had finished with their stupid affairs. The dark faction was possibly already planning with their lord to attack him obviously but that didn't matter too much to him anyway.

Andromeda saw his nephew come out with a look. While she was a physician above all else she had not made the limiting oaths of St. Mungos using some pretty clever things. Anyway, Andromeda looked at everyone in the room and had a cold smile. Many of these idiots had looked at her badly. They had thought themselves above her. A glance fell especially on Augusta Longbottom who was looking at Andromeda with pure anger at the reminder of the woman who humiliated her son. That's what hurts women the most. That she alone had torn apart her beloved perfect son. His sister had beaten him and she reminded her of her sister too much.

The Wizengamot swallowed with fear knowing that they had to pay. The dark faction frowned. If Lucius had been intelligent they would have killed the so-called heir and this would not have been a problem in every way. the light faction was not happy to have missed an opportunity but they were furious at the humiliation of their leader Dumbledore. Dumbledore was worried about a truth that he had wanted to hide completely from what reality was. He had prevented the Potters and Sirius from knowing about young Harry, he had hidden him with many spells but this would be enough to break him and he knew the damage was already done to his political carrier. The neutral faction only looked at this with interest but already making plans to exploit this situation to the fullest and take advantage to weaken the other factions.

-Present Scene-

Hadrian remembered after destroying the Malfoy family politically and financially, the other dark families had to pay their outstanding debts of the Black family in full seeing that they had betrayed the Blacks. However, Hadrian was much smarter. Knowing that many families would be much easier to control with the heirs, He eliminated the heads of the family so that the heirs could be controlled by the Blacks along with eliminating any possible proxy that was chosen by the previous heads. In this way, the dark faction was neutralized, anticlimactic? Maybe. But a little-known fact is that most magical security systems in Britain and much of Europe were designed by the Blacks in some capacity. So he knew the possible backdoors to them.

Killing Voldemort wasn't the hardest thing to do either. Many may say call Voldemort foolish and even stupid for creating multiple Horcruxes. Every time a person creates a Horcrux unless he has control over it, he splits his soul in half and Voldemort had split his soul in half a total of seven times. That meant that when Hadrian destroyed Horcruxes piece by piece Voldemort was incredibly weak. What he had not known is that it is very foolish to have drunk Unicorn blood. You had to be incredibly idiotic since unicorn blood was one of the three things that produced a curse of the highest level. promising to make your life miserable.

Voldemort had spent his last days bedridden. In the end, the war did not break out and Dumbledore was left as a senile madman. It didn't help that he lost much of his credibility when it was discovered that he had confounded James Potter, Lily Potter, and Sirius Black and had tied up their memories of himself to prevent them from focusing on him in any way. Dumbledore lost all his positions and had been relegated to being just a speck of dust remembered for his good deeds until the book "Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore" by aunt Cassie was published. She was known as a spiteful woman who never liked Dumbledore

In the end with that done, he spent the rest of his days helping the magical community. He had to work hard onwards to prevent the discovery of the magical society. For this, I first redefine the existence of magical security. Then Later Hadrian helped create a real security division in the ministry to protect the wizarding world. He is glad to do so because the nonsense of many Muggle idiots and politicians was something he would not tolerate in the wizarding world. He had forced all the employees in the ministry to install oaths of loyalty to the magical world and not to the minister of magic or certain powerful individuals like Dumbledore or Voldemort. Needless to say, the British magical world advanced as recruitment was changed from blood to merits, thereby ministry began to employ competent workers and not purebloods.

He married Nymphadora and had four children. Four wonderful children three girls and one boy. Hadrian smiled at the memory of his wife and took a look at what was the family portrait and smiled. Then everything turned black and his life ended... or maybe not?

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Winterfell, The North - Year 260 BC

Hadrian Stark's POV

Hadrian Stark calmly advanced through Winterfell. Five years ago he was reborn in the world of Planetos. He didn't feel bad about being reborn as in this world magic felt twenty times more intense and powerful and he felt he was in paradise. He could feel the magic was already strengthening his entire body and even at an age of five, he had the body of a ten-year-old child. He was already reaching the peak of the human body and there was a large difference between him and other inhabitants of the castle.

He was a Mage and although it was a rank similar to Warlock and sorcerer there is a noticeable difference.

The Sorcerers were more like scholars who studies the intricacies of magic and its effect. They have 50 to 80 percent connection with the magic and use foci like wand, staff, ring, or pendant to guide magic and if the foci are removed they are useless in a fight.

The warlock has the same connection to magic as sorcerers but is very different from them. They focus on magic to strengthen their bodies during fights. The more connection you have with magic, the stronger you become. The most powerful warlock can fight face to face with chimeras and even dragons. These warlocks are revered and even feared. But in exchange for the magical energy they use, they cannot use foci. They use alchemy, runes, and potions that do not need foci. The sorcerers despise the warlock due to the use of various rituals to strengthen their bodies.

The mage is the most dangerous of the group. A Mage's body is affected by the amount of magical energy in the environment which constantly strengthens their body. Their number is very low such as 1 in 1000 sorcerer or warlock is a mage. In a nutshell, a mage is like a sorcerer who could use foci to a greater effect than a sorcerer while maintaining a superior connection between body and magical energy than a warlock. The ICW does everything to try and control or eliminate mages as they are a threat to their power and cant be controlled.

His Grandfather, Lord Arcturus Black discovered he was a mage, and instead of imprisoning him, he encouraged him to learn and refine his power. He hired tutors who were masters of their field. He had an eidetic memory and a hunger to learn. Lord Black considered it the blessing of Lady Morrigan. He could understand, comprehend and apply magic easily. He learned quickly and soon had to bind the tutors in an oath to keep his secrets and to caused him or his family no harm.

By the time the ICW found out he was a mage, it was too late. He was twenty and had refined his art with great precision. He could be considered a master in various fields of magic. He was a terrifying individual who would combine his magic with science to cause greater results using less energy making him even more dangerous. The ICW tried to harass him once during his business trip, his wife Nymphadora Black died trying to save his children from kidnapping. As a reward for their action, he arrived at their headquarters and took the entire ICW body hostage. Each country sent attacking forces to subdue him and they fell to his runic traps. He then forced them to accept his demand for releasing the ICW members.

He forced the various ICW members and agents to take oath-bound to their country and ICW body that will prevent them from going against him, his family, or loved ones and leave them alone. Since the oath was tied to citizens of the country, no one could go against him and they knew it. In return he promised not to impose his demand, obligations of any kind, try to subdue or control any country. In the end, the ICW had to accept the demands and they knew they could not harm the Blacks without harming the citizens of their respective countries. This led to the formation of the first Magus Family, the Blacks. They grew and spread their influence far and wide making them the most powerful family both in the muggle and magical world.

However, as a mage, harry was absorbing the magical energy at an astonishing rate from the ley lines and spreading it throughout his body. The energy was massive and for any other being borderline dangerous. When he was small, he was almost killed by the excess energy. It led him to do some meditation to evenly spread the energy throughout his body. Since Winterfell is built on the nexus of three leylines, he sent the excess energy through ley lines. It was through the ley lines he was able to find more about his homeland, the North.

Some would simply scoff and sneer about the North and its beauty. He found out several times that people thought that the North was the land of worthless fools. It was the opinions of the South. The Southern Andal reminded him of the politicians, who would sell their mothers and daughters to gain some influence. Some people from the south were outright tyrants. Not that he had anything against these people, they lived in their lands and had a right to rule as they saw it fit to make their land stronger and gain more influence. He had more than enough in his mind to worry about the others.

Some of the people from the South had ego problems and behaved as the pureblood from Earth. They are proud of their power but when you look at them from a different perspective, you would say what power?

The Arryns were the most powerful family in the Valley in the East. They were only powerful due to the strategic location of their stronghold "Eyrie" and they were self-sufficient, so their coins remained with them. They also had silver mines and the lord of the Vale paid tribute to them. The Arryn's were not powerful as a house but as a whole, the East was powerful due to their Heavy Cavalry.

The Riverland was a fucking joke in Hadrian's mind. Their wealth mainly comes from the food contract with the North. While some say it is a good thing as it helps to keep the North in check, Hadrian thought that Riverland's only source of income was from the North. In Hadrian's mind, a country is as powerful as its economy, and if he was honest, the Riverland was economically pathetic for its dependence on one region. If somehow the North starts to grow their food, the Riverlands will start to lose their economy rapidly Hadrian was already planning ways he can make the North self-sufficient in crops.

The Stormlands was a land of mountains and strong weather. They had veins of silver in their mines. They were not self-sufficient in crops and bought some from Reach. This led them to lose coins but not that much. Stormlands were not a superpower but could muster somewhere about 60,000 well-trained men in time of need.

The Westerland was economically the most powerful region in Westeros. due to abundant mines. They had a large number of goldmines which gave them an advantage as gold is valuable and important. They went by the principle of "the more gold we have, the more power we have". Despite this, since Westerland is a semi-mountainous region they had less tract of fertile land for farms and had to buy food from Reach. Hadrian knew the current head of Westerland Lord Lannister was a joke, but if there is one lesson he learned in his previous life it is if the father was disappointed that the sons did what was necessary to be different from the father as possible and he had a strong heir in form of Tywin Lannister.

The Iron Island was a group of pirate islands. They are similar to Vikings. The Vikings were explorers, Did they plunder? Yes, but at the same time, they were warriors. They had rules and regulations. The Ironborns did not have any rules or regulations. If they could steal they will. He preferred the Vikings to Ironborns a thousand times. For an Ironborn there was nothing important, they were rapists and looters. If it was up to him, he would massacre them all and send them to their beloved Drown God. It was not kind of him but he had concluded a long time ago that ' Being kind was a fool's gift and here its the act of fool to put up with the enemy forces near his shores'

Then there is Reach. It has green fields and has the most fertile lands in Westeros. Their economy is completely dependent on agriculture. They are the main suppliers to the Lannister, Baratheons, Martells, and the Royal House of Targaryens. They were rich because they produced a lot of crops and can sell them at their favored price. They also had the largest army of Westeros. There Lord Paramounts are the Tyrells. It didn't help if the Reach lords are considered idiots if he had to put it bluntly.

Finally, there is the Dorne. This is an interesting region. Dornish customs are a mix between the Rhoynars, Andals, and the First Men. They were interesting people and were the most Slytherin of the people if one were to describe them. They were very stubborn and were the last kingdom to join the Iron Throne and that too by marriage. Hadrian also knew that despite the Martell's no love for the Targaryen, they would do everything in their power to remain influential and even were willing to force a Martell position as Queen to slowly control the seven kingdoms.

Then there are the ruling family, the Targaryens. They kind of reminded him of purebloods on steroids. Who thought it was a good idea to not bring any new blood into the family? It was stupid and pointless. You have to constantly improve your blood to eliminate any shortcomings, to do that you have to bring new blood to the family. He thought it was a good idea to bring a valyrians every two to three generations to have the mythical dragon-riding ability, but the truth was there is a lot of magic in the blood of Valyrians, Rhoynars, and the First Men. The Andals lacked Magic and considered it an abomination and thus a lot of people feared magic.

Anyways the Valyrians were dynasties of dragon tamers and riders. He would have congratulated them if not for the fact that they were idiots of the highest caliber. Instead of creating a solid bond of friendship with the dragon they created a slave bond with the dragons, the same creatures which could be considered the symbol of power and strength. You need to be a complete idiot to do it, but then again that is the side effect of inbreeding and getting what they deserved. It wasn't entirely wrong, it was an effect produced by Mother Gaia. Gaia was the conscience of the planet or you could say Gaia is the planet. If Humanity became a threat to the planet, the earth would find a way to eliminate them before it is too late. When the Valyrians enslaved her children the dragons, Gaia gave them a chance to recover from their actions. But when they didn't do what Gaia wanted, she destroyed the Valyrians. They say fire purifies everything and nobody better than Gaia would know about it. From the ashes of Valyrians rose the new race of dragons and it wasn't their time yet.

Anyways since he was there he had looked North. The First men were Gaia's favorite. human since they were the only ones who accepted the changes made by her. If you stop to think about it, it was interesting and she felt it was good. Though for some reason Gaia was upset and didn't tell him. Gaia was interested in watching him, learning from him, and knowing what her plans were. Hadrian felt like she was testing him, but he did not know the reason nor did he care. He was already used to being tested by magic so it was not a serious problem.

Hadrian read and understood the history of the Starks and was shocked, they were an interesting bunch of people as it would seem. They were touched and affected by magic. The first Stark was Brandon the Builder, he built the Wall and Winterfell amongst the many fortresses he built. After 8000 years the Winterfell stood strong without any repairs. That was only possible with help of magic and he watched the group carefully, There were many good Starks like Brandon the Explorer but there were also bad lots in the group like Brandon the Burner who in the grief of the loss of his father, torched the entire Stark Navy. Hadrian finally understood their family was touched by genius and idiots.

With that being thought, he extended and used his connection to understand the geography and landscape of the North and came to realize that it had untapped potential. Her land, His Home and he fell in love with his home. Hadrian loved magic and nature. It is the reason he hated the muggles because they destroyed nature and destroyed it without thinking of its consequences. But the North was beautiful and its only weakness is long winters which make it impossible for agriculture leading them to buy crops at staggering prices. The winters in the North are similar to ice age winters. It could be changed but whether magic is a complex set of magic and doing it in such a large area is difficult if not impossible. He would need to study and research a lot before attempting.

The North was big or a little bigger than Canada and is roughly the Half of Westeros. So far perfect for his plans. One of the most important things about any good country is it needs to be spacious. Now for the resources, thanks to his relationship with Gaia he discovered several things about the North which if discovered by the South may lead to war for control of resources. Not that he cared, a storm here or a volcano there may lead to the death of a very well-trained military force. Let it not be said he wasn't capable of solving problems when they were on the door anyways.

Well the North has several huge mountain ranges, The first and the most notable are the monstrous mountain ranges that are near the new gift and Brandon's gift under the control of mountain clans. It was filled to the brim with valuable resources which can be easily exploited containing veins of gold, copper, and iron. Iron was in the largest amount followed by gold and copper as they are known to be found close to each other. not that he cared. He cared for the worth of the entire mountain.

The next valuable and notable mountain ranges were found fortunately within the Stark lands which are more than a solid advantage for him as it meant he can easily take control of this land. The chain was south of Winterfell and was surrounded by White Knife. This range has gold and its excellent position meant it could be easily exploited by the Starks. No one could tell him how to use this land as these lands are under the jurisdiction of the Starks and if someone tells him, well accidents happen in Winter.

The next chain was belonging to the lands of Cerwyn and Hornwood, which could create a problem or an easy solution. House Cerwyn is an important ally to the Starks, as a part of the Winter Alliance. It is an Alliance created to counter Red Alliance created by house Bolton. Winter Alliance's object was to counter House Bolton's tactics and method. He didn't like the Boltons. Hornwood is a neutral house on the surface, but on deep research, it was found that Hornwood was a secret member of the Red Alliance as they are tired of dealing with the Starks and not acknowledging them as an important ally for the past millennia.

House Cerwyn had significant reserves of silver and precious jewels, unfortunately, Hornwood had Gold and Iron with little Copper. Needless to say, it was bad. But he was a Black and they learned a very important lesson that it is better to have enemies in two forms, dead or weak. He honestly preferred them dead as it gives them little headaches anyways. A dead enemy means zero problems and zero difficulties in his mind as he wanted to have a good time with his family. A weak enemy is always problematic as they create small problems when you become powerful.

The last decently sized (Lannister size) vein is in Skagos. Hadrian wanted to hit himself on his head. Skagos was like cancer in the North. He wasn't a person who would advocate the death of entire groups, but on other hand, Skagosi is xenophobic and would never abide by the Northerners. They also have bad blood with almost all the Northern houses which were incredible if Hadrian has to say. Although the island had very few trees, they are an ideal place to build a shipyard and his mind was compelling him to beat the shit out of the Skagosi and conquer the island even though it would be a morally wrong thing to do.

The more he looked at the North, the more he realized the importance and value of doing something. It is the moment, 8000 years they had to be lazy and sit on their asses without exploiting their country and he would not tolerate it anymore. Besides it is ridiculous that people can come up with ridiculous ideas such as democracy (Democracy on paper is fine but for it to work people need to be educated, and since when did rulers care about the education of the people) but educated people means many things like a good building, good military men and healers. All of them are very valuable.

Steeling himself he went to his father (his father was terrifying, standing at six and a half feet with all muscles and the Southern idiots were lanky and worthless really) he opened the door. He loved his family above all else but he would have no trouble to admit it but he had great respect for his family name. One does not become the protector and lord of the North by being kind men and women, that rules out respect and fear. Nothing is more valuable than the two people standing before him, but he knew his question will cause discomfort to them, but if he wants the North to rise he had to go through them.