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 [[!meta title="A Little Greed"]]
 
 The morning that Petunia discovers Harry on her doorstep, she makes a decision:
-Lilly would not have left Harry to her without also leaving her some monetary
+Lily would not have left Harry to her without also leaving her some monetary
 compensation. She remembers the Goblins, and makes her way to Gringotts,
-demanding to see the will. The Goblins find a clause:
-
-"Our son, Harry Potter, is to be left to the care of whomsoever the Goblins of
-Gringotts find best suited to raise him."
+demanding to see the will. The Goblins find that she is not rightful guardian,
+and that they are to place him according to whomsoever they find best suited.
 
 Petunia is sent on her way (with a small token or something from the will).
 Obviously, no-one in the Wizarding world would be *best* suited to raise Harry;
 they'd raise him as a *Wizard*, and Wizards are (in the minds of Goblins) all
 terrible people. The Goblins raise Harry as one of their own.
 
-This is an exploration of Harry with inhuman morals and drives.
+This is an exploration of Harry with inhuman morals and drives. It is also a
+huge opportunity to play the Goblin culture for laughs.
+
+I'd really like to aim for 3500 words on each chapter. If I can maintain at
+least 500 words per day as per my writing goal this year, that's about one
+chapter per week. That said, considering my record, I'd be happy enough with
+2000 word chapters as long as I succeeded in moving the plot forward in a
+coherent manner. Depth of storytelling, I suspect, is a skill that will take me
+some time to learn.
+
+Although I have many notes here, they are primarily descriptive rather than
+prescriptive. Being the first work of this size I have attempted, I expect to do
+significant revisions and nonlinear editing as I rework the story.
 
 * Harry winds up *completely* self-motivated. He is *clearly* superior to all
   those *humans*, viewing himself as a Goblin who happens to have access to some
@@ -30,6 +40,16 @@ This is an exploration of Harry with inhuman morals and drives.
     *insanely* cunning and ambitious.
   * Hufflepuff - he is loyal to the Goblin nation, after all.
 * History of Magic classes do not go well.
+* Snape's antagonism can go different ways.
+  * If Harry sees him as a genuine enemy, then Snape is going to have to go down
+    *hard.* Goblin-raised Harry would not tolerate being attacked.
+  * On the other hand, if Harry's upbringing was full of harsh personalities and
+    general antagonism, then Snape might be the only professor that Harry really
+    *likes.*
+* Flitwick is probably in on the plan.
+  * This is a point in favor of Ravenclaw house.
+  * On the other hand, Harry is raised as a Goblin, while Flitwick is raised as
+    a Wizard. Harry might see him as a traitor, or at best just another Wizard.
 * Harry spends his childhood training as a Goblin; their lives are shorter and
   faster than Human, so he mostly completes this training prior to Hogwarts.
   * Harry is, at best, "nearly adequate" at fighting. He lacks Goblin speed and
@@ -58,3 +78,32 @@ This is an exploration of Harry with inhuman morals and drives.
 * Harry reclaims Goblin artifacts aggressively. Gryffindor's sword in year 2.
   The Goblet of Fire in year 4, *before* the names are drawn.
 * Ideally, a huge buildup to a new Goblin revolution.
+* Dumbledore doesn't learn about the Goblin guardianship of Harry until as late
+  as possible.
+  * Blood wards - Goblins give Petunia a receipt for the sale of Harry Potter,
+    marked with her blood. She loves the receipt, therefore the wards do not
+    fall.
+  * Mail wards - Goblins are already redirecting mail for Harry Potter at
+    request of Dumbledore.
+  * Mrs. Figg - if it comes up, she dutifully reports on movements and actions
+    of Dudley to Dumbledore. Both Figg and Dumbledore are completely clueless
+    about him being Petunia's son.
+
+There are lots of OCs in this work, many of whom are Goblins whose names I have
+trouble remembering, even though I'm the one who came up with them.
+* Axeblock is the Foreign Tax-Related Disbursements Teller whom Petunia first
+  contacts.
+* Beltlock works in Unusual Currency Exchanges. His blood is on the receipt
+  given to Petunia for the purchase of Harry.
+* Bloodrock is the Head of Foreign Tax-Related Disbursements.
+* Goldknife is the Healer responsible for Harry. She yearns to someday work as a
+  Disemboweler instead.
+* The Matriarch is an Oracle, who counted the prophetic enemies of Harry.
+* Ragnok is Supreme Branch Manager of Gringotts Britain, and effectively head of
+  Goblin government in Britain. He officially decided the placement of Harry was
+  a Goblin responsibility, and personally placed Harry with Sharpaxe.
+* Sharpaxe was Head of Potter Accounts, now Head of Harry Potter Affairs. He is
+  Harry's father in the Goblin society.
+* Steelgash works in Potential Difficulties.
+* Throwhook works in Wills and Inheritances.
+* Urgnok works in Wizarding Relations.