From a11a8b9445220e8cde6279bf9dc8331aba328415 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julian Blake Kongslie
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 16:56:53 -0800
Subject: Notes on another new story idea.

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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
+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."
+
+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.
+
+* 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
+  really amazing legal rights and loopholes through an accident of genetics.
+* Why does Harry attend Hogwarts? He's an *asset* as a fully-trained wizard;
+  imagine what the Goblins plan to do with one of their own seen as a returning
+  hero to Wizarding Britain, and eventually to take a seat as a Lord in the
+  Wizengamot.
+* I am honestly not sure what house Harry is in.
+  * Gryffindor - he is trained as a warrior.
+  * Ravenclaw - as a Goblin, he is an unremarkable warrior, but he is very
+    interested in learning Wizarding magic so as to exploit his great advantage.
+  * Slytherin - from a Human perspective, his morals are off the wall; he is
+    *insanely* cunning and ambitious.
+  * Hufflepuff - he is loyal to the Goblin nation, after all.
+* History of Magic classes do not go well.
+* 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
+    strength.
+  * Some wandless magic, but not impressive. This can change over the years, as
+    he gets more formal studies in Wizarding magics.
+  * Absolute *hatred* for a vast majority of wizards, especially purebloods.
+    Harry spent time under a glamor working the counters at Gringotts, and he
+    has more than a little bit of a grudge.
+* The children at Hogwarts he doesn't-yet-hate ("friends", but he doesn't use
+  that word) are pushed to see Goblins as fair and honorable. He's recruiting
+  for the Goblin nation, after all!
+* The conflict with Voldemort gets *weird*:
+  * Harry had the horcrux removed shortly after the adoption, as a general
+    health concern.
+  * The Goblins were not particularly shocked or disgusted by the horcrux. They
+    are perfectly reasonable devices for immortality. Sadly, without wands they
+    lack the ability to make their own.
+  * Harry plans to construct at least one horcrux for himself. As someone with
+    Goblin morals, splitting the soul is done a little differently. Harry
+    donates to charity. The pain almost kills him.
+  * At the end of year 1, Harry is attacked by Voldemort (while Harry is taking
+    advantage of Dumbledore's absence to steal the stone for himself) and learns
+    that Voldemort is the one who attempted to steal from Gringotts. Harry,
+    being an admitted hypocrit, takes this *personally*.
+* 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.
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