When I opened my eyes for the first time in this new world, I immediately had a large headache which made me wince for a moment before it faded away seconds later.
When the headache faded away, I could feel all the new information in my head providing me context about this world of mine which I already knew from watching the films.
Just as I was about to start looking around my room however I heard a small ding inside my mind
[Ding..]
[System Activating …]
[ Approximate time before activation: 5 minutes...]
'Okay so I got a system from Michael it seems' I thought chuckling a little to myself
"Are you okay young master?" I heard and turned my head to the right to see an elderly gentleman in what I could tell was a pure black suit jacket, maroon waistcoat, white formal shirt, black bowtie, monocle and top-hat with white gloves. The elderly gentleman was quite bald, with black eyebrows, black hair and a black moustache.
I raised my eyebrows for a moment after taking in the sight of the distinguished gentleman before replying as calmly as I could "I am okay, but I'm sorry I can't seem to remember very much. Who might you be?"
The gentleman appeared slightly upset at my statement but none the less composed himself before placing his hand holding his top-hat over his heart and bowing slightly to me before stating "I am Alfred Pennyworth, young master. I am the active Aide-de-camp for the Imperial Family of Richmond. I am also your current Butler, young master. I will do my best to serve you as the last sole heir to the Imperial Family."
I was awestruck for a moment at his professionalism which made me respect the man and feel like I could trust him more before calming myself and replying, "I see, so I am the sole heir to an Imperial Family. That is incredibly overwhelming."
I sighed and Alfred seemed to notice my demeanour before asking "Is there perhaps anything I could do to assist you, young master? You had a fall whilst we were in the garden so I asked Poppy the family house elf to bring you to your room to rest."
I simply replied by placing my hand on my forehead and said "I am having a hard time remembering anything at all, I can only remember my name and the information you just told me Alfred. Please can you sit down and explain to me some details and we can see if it helps jog my memories?"
The butler bowed once more before replying "Of course, young master. One moment if you'd please."
He then proceeded to get a chair from the corner and place it near my bed before placing himself on it and displaying what could only be explained as an incredible sense of proper etiquette.
For the next 30 minutes Alfred proceeded to explain to me the history of our house and what exactly I would have to do as the sole heir to the family. During which time, I had heard another ding inside my head stating the system was complete however it seemed to sense I was busy so promptly stayed quiet until Alfred left my room again, concluding our conversation.
I sighed and felt a headache coming over myself due to all the information I had just been provided by Alfred. With that information and the little bits I could remember from watching the films in my past life, I have a somewhat good picture of the world I am in currently.
This is infact not the normal Harry Potter as there are a few changes to what I had expected. For example, one such change is my own current situation. For some context, in the normal Harry Potter Universe there was a total of 28 pure blood houses, known as the 'Sacred twenty eight', however in this world there are also families called 'Imperial Families' which are basically wizarding royalty.
There was originally 5 such Imperial Families but due to the wizarding war that occurred, 4 of such families decided to disband themselves alongside their countries other pure blooded families.
The only exception was the current Richmond Imperial family which is in-charge of wizarding Britain. Due to the last wizarding war however, my father the prior patriarch of the family, Philip A. Richmond took to the front lines alongside the majority of wizards to combat the dark lord Voldemort. During the war my father was a highly proficient wizard but surprisingly also a highly proficient knight as our family line is known for its skilled swordsmanship.
During the war however, my father was breaching a death eater stronghold when after killing approximately 12 people single handedly he was struck from behind by a rough hex and as such dropped his wand and sword, before he could pick either of them back up, lord Voldemort who was watching from a rampart decided to throw a killing curse his way, which as expected killed my father before he could retaliate.
When the Ministry Aurors, Hit Wizards and Dumbledore himself arrived it was too late. Following the death of the active Imperial Emperor for Britain, Dumbledore and the ministry went on a drastic offensive which eventually lead to the ending everyone knows where Voldemort killed Lily and James Potter and tried to kill poor Harry.
After the war, my mother who was pregnant at the time was so distraught that she refused any outside visitors and was only seen in public to attend the funeral of my father which most of the wizarding society attended, surprisingly alongside the muggle Queen Elizabeth II.
My mother eventually gave birth to my predecessor who unfortunately she died giving birth to. My predecessor was too young at the time to take the mantle of patriarch so Uncle Alfred (I insisted calling him that as he said he was my father's close confidant) took over as my active guardian and assumed temporary control over the Imperial Family as my legal representative.
For 10 and a half years my predecessor grew up under the tutelage of Uncle Alfred who taught the child a lot including proper etiquette, dancing, manners, economy, a few different languages, how to read and write alongside a few other things. Unfortunately it appears that during a trip into the garden however, the unfortunate child starting having a terrible nose bleed which proceeded to cause him to black out and pass out.
According to uncle Alfred, my body was unconscious for 2 days but maintained normal vital signs so everyone assumed I was simply unwell. I obviously have since taken over this body so will try and get revenge on behalf of my father and mother for their demises.
Anyway, now that the explanation is over, let's see what the system has got to show
'System, can you explain yourself to me please?'
[Ding....]