14 Seven is a lucky number?
I subconsciously put my arms around her to steady ourselves and prevent us from toppling over. Crap! It was caught on camera. I imagined the headline, Boy Who Lived Turns into Lord That Got Hooked! Or Boy Who Lived Shows His Appetite in Girls! If they heard Luna's proclamation, it would be like a New Fiancee to Revive the Lord Who Conquered Houses! Worse, they could go on the romantic tour, Will Lord Who Lives accept Other Wives? I hope they do not call out for a Hunt: A Shout Out to All the Single Witches! There is a New Bachelor in Town!
I heard Tonks chuckling, "The Tally is at Seven, Brat, I almost feel sorry for you… Almost."
My Lords-in-law came to the rescue and flanked me, "Lord Potter/Slytherin/Gaunt will give a press conference after we have lunch," Announced Lord Davis, "Two hours from now at the fountain of the entrance hall of the Ministry."
Hermione looked wearily at Luna, who was still happily babbling about Heliopaths who decided I was the one for her.
I sighed and beckoned Xenophilius closer, "Lord Lovegood, join us, please, but not in the function of a reporter but as a Father. Luna? Can you lose the grip a bit so I can breathe again?"
Luna gasped, "I am that strong?" She studied my face again and frowned, "Husband, stop listening to the Blibbering Humdingers. You just got rid of some big Nargels. Don't let others take their place."
The rest of the gang joined up, the in-laws and the fiancees, by the look on the girls' faces, Hermione must have filled them in, they grabbed Luna and took her along.
"Harry? Dobby and Kreacher have prepared lunch for us and are waiting," said Astoria, who took her role as Lady Black seriously, "We take the floo. Don't forget to key the Lovegoods in."
Xxxxx
We had lunch, I dreaded the end of the meal, that would start the true conversation, sure enough, when the plates disappeared from the table, we gathered in the Lounge, the girls dragged Luna up to one of their rooms and let me handle the in-laws.
Lord Abbot commented, "That went even better than we expected, I must say Harry that the minutes Magic was judging you were by the longest in my life. You did well in the Wizengamot."
Lord Davis added, "I agree, there was no trace of nerves at all, I did not know the Vow of Truth forced Dumbledore to answer like that, I thought he would be able to keep silent and refused to answer or omit some of his answers."
Sirius grinned, "I heard everything on the wireless, Harry went after Albus like a dog after a bone. Harry's last command to the Death Eaters will reduce Tom's power base. I'll bet being named a Homunculus and a muggleborn will hurt him more in the long run."
Xeno Lovegood asked, "How did you know the origin of You Know Who, if I may ask, Lord Potter?"
I tried to explain without saying too much, "Please, call me Harry; as for his name, he told me in my second year in the Chamber of Secrets and again at the graveyard when he got a new body. I researched his name; his middle name is the same as Merope Gaunt's Father; the Gaunts were the last line from Slytherin. Otherwise, Tom could not claim to be the Heir of Slytherin. It is in the book Important Houses and their Lines, a genealogy. From Cassiopeia Black. It is a self-updating book from the personal library of Lord Black."
Lord Greengrass asked, "Did you know that the Vow would work that way, Harry? How?"
I shrugged, "I can't tell you much, Father-in-law, a Vow is preventing me from saying much about it. All I can say is that we used that Vow to express our true thoughts about our betrothals, it is also the reason we agreed upon our relationships."
I looked at Xeno, "I bet that is what the girls are doing now, trying to find out if they are compatible before things go too far."
Lady Abbot asked, "That worked? Just a vow and you find out if you will get along?"
I shook my head, "Not always, when your true thoughts and feelings are expressed out loud, it could get you in trouble, or it will embarrass you. Telling your real thoughts to others is a risk too, they could go against social standards."
Sirius got everyone back on track, and got serious, "With Albus out of the way, Tom Riddle will have free range now his secret is out, he doesn't have to hide anymore. I think he will be twice as dangerous to Harry. Outing him as a Muggleborn will enrage him, calling him a Homunculus is a good move too, that will make him not the real Voldemort but a mere puppet that a semi-Wraith possesses."
Lady Greengrass commented, "He may have lost his bankers, but he has enough followers without lands or titles, petty criminals, werewolves, Vampires… although the Vampires could stay neutral, too many Dark Lords fooled them to do their dirty work."
I added, "All he has to do is to pay a visit to Azkaban and he has his loyal fans back with the Dementors as extra. Dementors will follow Tom in a minute."
Xeno asked, "Harry? What are your plans with my daughter?"
What? I did not jump her! She tackled me like a pro-Rugby player, put a mask on and she looks like one of those Mexican wrestlers! I am bloody innocent! She was the one calling me Husband, she pressed her boobs against my chest… hmm, soft. What the hell am I thinking?
I held my hands up and defended myself, "I did not have any plan with your daughter, Lord Lovegood, it sounded to me like she had plans for me. I asked Throat-Slicer not to go after you, for the few payments you missed and there was only a small amount left you needed to pay. Moreover, you have a good reputation and are liked in our community. Demanding Miss Luna would be cruel and damaging to my reputation. Besides, I have six Fiancees, more than I can handle, to be honest."
Sirius grinned evilly, "Only six, Pup? What about Nymphadora? You are bickering like an old married couple."
I grinned back, "You will soon feel what Miss Tonks thinks about that, Dogfather."
I got serious, "What am I going to say at that press conference?"
Xeno answered, "You can classify the questions in categories, they are about your personal life, your relations, your achievements, and your past and future. Prepare a set of answers for those, and you can improvise for the rest."
Xxxxx
The press conference was crowded, Say what you want about Wizarding traveling, if they want to get somewhere fast, they can cross continents in minutes! Outing a so-called war hero as a Dark Lord was World News… Ok, not World News, only Europe and the English-speaking part of the World, the rest could not care at all.
I took the stage, something Greengrass-in-law conjured, and made my speech, "Members of the Press, local and international. That I am able to stand before you is due to the hard work of my allies, but most of all due to the Hard work of Madam Bones, who I now consider a Mother figure to me, one I missed my whole life. I can only remember my real Mother from the night she died, I saw that memory when a Dementor tried to suck my soul out at Hogwarts.
Anyway, I am glad that Dumbledore showed his true colors, and they were not as bright as the ones from his robes."
I took a good look around, "What is left is to get rid of the Golem… no, I guess a Homunculus is a better description. A prophesy, a false one, but made true by Dumbledore's actions, says that Tom Riddle must die by my hand. Well, Wizards and Witches, I hereby give everyone permission to act as my hand and kill Tom Marvolo Riddle; I advise against trying to capture that Homunculus, though; that thing can be tricky."
I took a deep breath, "Are there any questions?
Xxxxx
That triggered a massive Q&A, I got grilled for an hour.
Rep, "What will happen with your Aunt?"
Me, "I leave that to the DMLE and Child Cervices, although there are eased circumstances, Dumbledore set wards up that made them hate and abuse me. I doubt I would have led a happy life, but they would have treated me far more better. Another point was that they did not receive child support for me, I was a burden to them, a blame that can be put before Dumbledore's feet."
Rep, "We heard a girl call you husband, are you married?"
Me, "Not yet, I plan to complete my studies before I marry. I am betrothed though."
Rep, "Can we have names? We identified several girls already, who among them is she?"
Me, "I am sorry, I can not disclose their identity, Tom's Homonculus is still running loose, naming her would bring danger to her and her family's door. I hope you understand and beg that you don't even speculate about the identity in your report."
Rep, "We won't, Lord Potter, You are the Tri-Wizard Champion, how do you feel about that?"
Me, "To be honest, I am not the Tri-Wizard Champion. I was a sheep that was led to the slaughter. If the trials were fair, I would never have won at all. I have been told how to pass that dragon in the first task. Cedric Diggory told me how to solve the second clue about the lake. I can not swim, I would have drowned or stood on the lakeside like a Fool. The Third task was rigged from the start, Barty Crouch Junior was clearing the way for me and imperio'd Victor Krum to attack Miss Delacour. Without interference, I would have ended dead last. No, I don't feel like a Champion at all."
Rep, "Who do you think deserved to win that Tournament?"
Me, "I honestly don't know, all three were very talented, as a Hogwarts student I should have said Cedric Diggory, but I did not analyze them enough to name a favorite, I was too busy trying to stay alive. I must say it was my fault that Cedric got killed. I warned him of an acromantula that ambushed him, and together, we killed it. As a true Hufflepuff, he said that I deserved to win, if I had not helped him slay that spider I would have won. I suggested taking the cup together and both take first place. Cedric Diggory got killed the moment we arrived at the Graveyard."
Rep, "You witnessed the revival of your Archenemy, What can you tell us about it?"
Me, "Sorry, this is now a case for the DMLE, I am not allowed to speak about it or give details for as long as the investigation is running."
Rep, "When did you find out about Dumbledore's crimes?"
Me, "After the Dementor attack, I found out Dumbledore's puppets were guarding my house, I got mad and visited Gringotts to get money to leave the country. There I found out Dumbledore was stealing from me. Sharpclaw advised me to contact Madam Bones, which I did. Madam Bones set everything in action."
Xxxxx
I skipped mentioning the meeting of the Order, the less is said about them the better, I am still a bit pissed that those naffers were watching me for a month and didn't do shit about how I was treated. Anyway, my PR was done, my reputation is positive again, for now at least, the public opinion of the Wizarding world flips over as fast as I turned the pages from Dudley's porn magazine. Don't judge! I didn't have any muggle money to buy one myself, and I did learn a thing or two from it. The memories of that old guy did teach me one thing, never do what he did. That man was a disaster with his girlfriends. Why that woman married him I don't know, love is blind I guess… and brain dead.
Dinner was at the Davis Mansion, Luna squeezed herself into the group somehow, happily chatting with them as if they had known eachother for years. Me? I am starting to think that the Dementor sucked my soul out and I am in the afterlife. The transition is too big, from moping in my room to friends with benefits, Ravaging Hannah, titty fuck Susan, and turning the Ice bitch and her add-on into steaming hot sluts. There is no doubt about it, I am in heaven.
"No, you are not, Harry," came Luna's voice, "Keep your feet on the ground and your mind in the gutter."
Legilimence? That must be it, although I am happy that I won't have Snape messing around in my mind, with a bit of luck Minnie will kick that prick out. That reminds me, I have to study more, the hearing and the girls distracted me too much. Wtf? Who is playing footsy with me? Hannah, she is an adrenaline junky, she sits in front of me with an innocent smile, well, two can play that game, I removed my shoe and… put my shoe back on. Rubbing a sweaty sock on a girl's leg will not get me good points.
Xxxxx
After dinner, I told everyone that I was going to study at home or here if they had books with Parselscript in their library.
Lord Davis said, "I don't know what Parselscript looks like, Harry, I have two books with an unknown language, but that could be from anywhere. Come along, I'll show you."
Hermione dragged Tracey along, I heard her ask, "Tracey are there books I am allowed to read? Please? Pretty please?"
Lord Davis heard it too, "Ask Daro, our elf, he is in charge of my library, he can give you some appropriate books. Ah, here is the main library, have fun, Hermione. Come, Harry, those two books are in my Study."
Lord Davis took two very old tomes out of a secured vault, "These two books are priceless according to my ancestors, they allegedly belonged to Merlin. What I can make of the drawings is that it is about Rituals."
I took the first book and read on the cover, Rites, and Rituals for Young Druids by Tlachtga. Hmm, I heard that name before, "Father-in-law, do you know who Tlachtga is?"
Lord Davis answered, "Yes, I know about her, she was a famous ancient Druid around the sixth century if I am not mistaken. She wrote that book? I did not know she was a Parselmouth."
I nodded, "Rites and Rituals for Young Druids by Tlachtga, it said on the cover."
Lord Davis paled, "Harry, a lot of the Rituals of the Ancient Druids of the Eire used human sacrifices, there is a reason Druid Rituals were banned three hundred years ago. No matter how careful you are practicing Rituals, you always end up using human sacrifices in the Rituals. It is addicting, just like Dark spells, it taints your Soul. I allow you to page through it to give you an idea of what is in that book, but not to practice them."
I put the ritual book aside and took the other one, Lost Healing Arts… ah! From Salazar!
I grinned at Lord Davis, "You are in luck, Lost Healing Arts by Salazar Slytherin, this must be priceless if it was in the common language. Do you mind if I read this book in your office?"
Lord Davis sighed, "That would be priceless if someone could read it. You have my permission to read it here, call Daro if you are finished."
The book is a gem! Spell after spell was described, the type of wound it was for, what aftercare was needed, and what focus to use. It went from clipping the nails, basic hygiene spells, pregnancy prevention and encouraging, childbirth, spells from baby to old age… I am going to copy this book word for word. I need a Staff though, most spells have to be done with a staff.
Reluctantly I called Daro to put the books away when I was called to go home, I skimmed the Ritual Book and almost every ritual needs something to be killed, goats, pigs, sheep, humans. There was one interesting ritual, it was how to put a hereditary blood malediction on a family, and how to remove it… sigh, with Human Sacrifices of course. I'll keep that in reserve when I happen to have four assholes that deserve to die.
Xxxxx
We got another house guest, yep, Luna decided to spend the rest of the month with her fiancee, and nothing could change her mind, surprisingly she got backed by Little Lady Black and my Dogfather. Dobby went with her to get her stuff from the Rookery. A pouting Little Lady Black went home, she wasn't allowed to stay here like Luna, it was one of the reasons she pushed so hard for it.
At night, I told Hermione about the healing book and the need for a Staff, I ended with "I tell you, Hermione, that book is priceless, but what did you girls discuss with Luna?"
Hermione answered, "I can't tell you without her permission, Harry, you know how that Vows work by now. Her being here should tell you enough don't you think?"
"She is fourteen years old, isn't she?" I asked, "Why did Xeno have no problem leaving Luna here?"
Hermione chuckled, "He must have heard that you have to stay a virgin until the next full moon. She turns fifteen in October, that makes her three months younger than you."
I sighed, "If someone told me last month I would be going back to Hogwarts as a Lord with seven fiancees I would have declared them barking mad."
Hermione chuckled, "If someone told me you were going to kick Dumbledore out of Hogwarts I would say the same," she looked a bit worried at me and asked, "Harry? Is swearing to the Crown not too risky? The Crown lost their true power years ago to the Parliament."
I shrugged, "That depends on your point of view, Hermione. The Lords of the Wizengamot swore to follow the Laws of that same Wizengamot, but that did not stop the Death Eater Lords from plotting against it or breaking their Laws. They would have been turned into Squibs years ago if it had been that easy. Swearing to the Crown just gives the Crown Authority over you. A demand from the Queen can not be neglected, and an Order from Her must be obeyed. You read that book, it was all in name to protect the rights of the common people, but mostly to put a leash on the Wizengamot."
Hermione sighed when she snuggled in closer, "Let's talk about it tomorrow."
Xxxxx
The week after the Hearing was a mess, I kicked Britain awake, Madam Bones was a wreck, she could hardly sleep four hours each day and functioned on Pepper-up potions. The bad news? Now that I am a Lord, I am emancipated and obligated to handle my business at Gringotts myself.
We got into a routine, the Bitch woke us up, study after breakfast, lunch, Dancing lessons with the Girls, and a make-out session before Dinner. Dinner was in different homes where we spent the hours before bed. The Bitch was appointed to us as a Guard and Chaperon, she cock blocked me whenever she could with a big grin on her face.
There is some good news: I am not Lord Black yet! That bloody contract with Greengrass activates when I am Lord Black and have to marry Astoria within the year. Sirius was told by Lady Greengrass, backed by the other mother-in-laws, what would happen when he made me Lord Black prematurely.
The Talk with Luna was… unique would be a good word. We had to explain why she could not sleep with me and Hermione, and had to explain why I was sleeping with Hermione to all seven. Telling them I was horny would not work, it was true, but would not work.
I put my best argument out, "It evolved, Susan and Hannah are playing together, so are Daphne and Tracey. Hermione and I decided to do the same to blow off steam. It is not that we go at it every night; mostly, we just cuddle and enjoy each other's company. I did not have a nightmare since she shared my bed."
Luna pouted, "I want my nightmares gone too, the Thestrals can't keep them at bay. The Nightstallion is the worst, he forces me to dream of Malfoy's Dungeon and what they do to me."
I got up and pulled her in a hug, "That future is gone, Luna. Malfoy Manor got burned to the ground. You changed that future too by choosing to activate that contract."
I looked at everyone and explained, "Maybe she told you already, but I guess Luna can see possible futures, and for her to choose one direction must be scary."
When I looked at their puzzled faces, I sighed and decided to come out clean, "I, Harry James Potter, Vow to speak the truth until we leave this room. So Mote It Be! No, I don't want your Vows, I just needed to do mine to let you know that what I am going to tell you is the truth."
I started, "When those two Dementors sucked that sliver of Voldemort's Soul out, something came in its place, the memories of an Old Guy. The thing is that the old guy was not from this world. In these memories, I found that he read a series of books. Books that described my life to the last letter, for each year there was a book. Worse of all, those books did not stop at my fourth year, they went on until my seventh year."
I looked at Luna, "In that year, Luna was abducted to silence the Quibbler and was locked up in Malfoy Manor's dungeon. We escaped with the help of Dobby, who got killed for it by Bellatrix Black."
I stopped their questions, "There is more, that old guy had a hobby, he posted stories on a website that was dedicated to Fan Fiction. Harry Potter stories were the most popular ones. I... downloaded is a good word, those stories in my brain, those stories presented me with a lot of possible solutions to come out better than the Harry from those books. That is what I have been doing from that Dementor kiss."
I first had to tell what was in those books, the Year with Umbridge, the Year with Dumbledore's bullshit, Madam Bone's murder, and the year living in a tent with loudmouth Ron chasing Horcruxes without a clue where to find it. The looks of horror when I explained the extermination camps for Muggleborns and half-bloods amplified when I told them of the final battle, giants, werewolves, acromantulas, and Death Eaters against kids, professors, and some parents. Finally, I told them about my sacrifice, getting an Avada to get that sliver of Voldemort out of my head. I explained my thoughts about the function of the Resurrection Stone and Dumbledore's last ruse against me.
To top it all, I revealed the epilogue, "Nineteen years later, I put my two sons on the Hogwarts Express, James Sirius and Albus Severus Potter. Albus Severus became good friends with Scorpio Malfoy," I glanced at Astoria, I was married to Ginny Weasley, Hermione to Ron, and Malfoy was a widower when Astoria died at childbirth."
That got Astoria in a hug pile, a voice at the door asked, "What about me, Brat? What happened to me?"
Crap! The Bitch was listening! I calmed down and asked, "Do you really want to know that, Tonks?"
The Bitch took a long look at me and nodded, "I have to know, Brat. I need to know."
I shrugged, "Remember that you asked for it, Tonks. So, You and the Order of Useless Phoenixes, spent all year guarding a door at the Department of Mysteries, because Snape said Voldy needed to know that prophecy. You fell in love with Lupin, with or without potions, I am not sure, but in our seventh year the wolf put a bun in the oven and skipped town when he found out about it."
I shook my head, "When he wanted to join us, I told him what I thought about Fathers that abandon pregnant women after they knocked them up, he got back with you, and I became Godfather to Teddy Lupin. And you, stupid Bitch, instead of staying home with your baby, you followed the wolf to Hogwarts and died with him. Leaving your widow Mother to take care of him."
I smiled sadly and said, "And Harry bloody Potter lived long and potioned ever after. Well, Tonks, now that the need to know is fulfilled, are you sorry you missed out on Teddy Lupin? There is still time to hook up with him, you know."
Tonks came into the room and dropped down on a couch, "Those books are a nightmare, Brat. I am glad you changed it. How did you know what the best course of action was?"
"I want to know that too... We want to know that too, Harry," said Hermione.
I answered with a grin, "I told you about that Old Guy's hobby, he wrote alternate stories about me, what I should have done in my first year, or my second or third, on that website there were thousands of stories on how I could pass the three tasks of that tournament, the list goes on and on."
Daphne was the first to connect the dots, "Potter? Were in any of those stories from that Old Guy that you ended up with a lot of wives? Seven of them for example?"
All the heads turned to me waiting for my answer, "Yes, a lot of them, Old Guy was a big promoter of a Harem, I think the smallest was three, but that was a short story. The biggest Harem… twenty-five or six with sixty Concubines on the side. That Old Guy was a horny bastard."
Tonks shook her head, "He probably was a cheating piece of shit in real life."
"I hate to disappoint you, Tonks," I said, "That man was pretty decent all things considered, for as far I know he never cheated on his wife, worked in construction all his life until he retired, he died in his seventies or eighties. I just focused on the period he wrote stories about me. I ignored the rest. His life was boring to look at."
Daphne did not let it go, "Who were the wives, Harry? Name them."
I shrugged, "Old Guy was fond of you, Daphne, you know the Lion and the Snake, fire and Ice and all that. To be honest, everyone in this room, except for a few stories Hannah and Susan end up with Neville Longbottom. Tonks was in most of his Harems too."
The horrified look on Tonks was priceless, "Yes Tonks, you got railed by me in plenty of those stories," I shivered, "There were stories I shagged Draco, worse, I got buggered by Snape, the imagination of those Fan Fiction Writers was endless."
Tonks chuckled, "So you and Draco boy with Daddy Snape. I can imagine that happening."
I chuckled back, "In a lot of stories you and Hestia Jones were a thing, I can imagine that happening too. Let me watch when you do."
Tonks raised an eyebrow, "Is that you asking, or is that Old Guy influencing you? Admit that you behaved differently last month."
"A few weeks ago you were in heat for that wolf," I pointed out, "I lost all my compulsions and spells on me, of course, I behave differently. If I got some pointers from that Old Guy's stories, well they end bloody better than the original one."
I grinned, "Don't worry, Tonks, Seven is a Lucky number, I will keep it by the seven fiancees I already have. Maybe you can find out if Jones is the one for you."
15 Dealing with Vassals.
Tonks scoffed, "I bet you want to see that, you horny Brat. I doubt you know what to do with a woman, and want to learn something so you won't be embarrassing yourself with your fiancees."
"Tonks," I said while shaking my head, "My fiancees can testify that they were very satisfied when I was done with them. Ask any of them except Astoria and Luna. I don't need pointers from you or Jones to please my Fiancees."
I grinned at her, "But that was not what we were talking about, we discussed Tonks and Jones doing the horizontal Mambo."
At the questioning looks from everyone I explained, "That is an expression from one of the stories in Fan Fiction, it means… you all know damn well what it means."
Tonks asked, "So you want to see me naked and doing unspeakable things with Hestia?"
I was forced to answer due to my Vow, "Of course I want to see that, looking at two mature females going at it is a teenager's dream. The only thing that is better is looking at my girls when they are letting loose and I sure want to discuss those unspeakable things."
Luna dreamily said, "I have a lot of catching up to do, I can't wait for my birthday."
Astoria pouted, "I have to wait a whole year for that, it's not fair."
Daphne said, "Let's talk about something else. Harry? Did you find something interesting in those Parselscript books?"
Fuck! That Vow is forcing me again, I sighed, "Yes I did, Daphne, in a book on Rites and Rituals, I found a ritual to get rid of that Malediction Curse. The only problem is that it needs a human sacrifice for each member that is affected by that curse. That ritual needs to be done by a Parselmouth and he is the one that has to kill the sacrifices."
I looked at Astoria, "I did not want to tell you this so soon, I am working to change that ritual so I can do it without the killing. It might take some months or years, but know that the curse will be gone when you graduate, even when I have to kill four people for it."
Yeah! A hug pile on me! Boobs from all sides, kisses all over... Wtf? Bitch is piling too? Who is cupping a feel at my Pego?
Daphne took charge and removed my clothes, "This needs a reward, Harry, prepare to get spoiled by eight girls."
I swallowed, "Eight? Isn't that a bit much? Last time I checked I am engaged to seven."
Tonks slapped the back of my head, "Shut up Brat, accept this one-time deal and never mention this to anyone."
Xxxxx
Three hours later, a very satisfied boy, me, and eight... seven-and-a-half satisfied girls came down for dinner. It is a miracle that I did not lose my virginity today. We knew Sirius's sense of smell was almost as good as a dog, so we took a shower before we came down. We discovered several uses for a shower, I cursed the decision to postpone that cleansing ritual of the Horcruxes for the next Full Moon.
After dinner, today it was at Grimmauld Place, I asked Lord Bernard Davis, "Why did you warn me about the Druid Rituals, but not object to the Ritual we are planning to get rid of the Horcruxes? That is a ritual too isn't it?"
Lord Bernard Davis nodded, "That is true, the thing is that Irish Druid Rituals are bound to bloodlines, it taints the ones that use them without their blood. Records show that at the time England and Ireland were in conflict, a Druid who lost his family went undercover and added Druid Rituals among ours, he wrote books with a mix of ours and their Rituals and let it slowly corrupt our way of doing rituals."
He shrugged, "A lot of those Rituals were stronger than ours, so we took them over. In the end, we could not tell which was a Druid from the Eire Ritual or an English one. We forbade all rituals just to be sure. Your Ritual comes from Apollo Aries Black, in his time he was a famous Spell Crafter, that he was a Parselmouth wasn't known to us. He is famous for creating new Rituals and curse-breaking Spells."
I turned to Lord Cyrus Greengrass and said, "I found a Ritual to get rid of the Blood Malediction, but it requires human Sacrifices. It is in the book Rites and Rituals for Young Druids by Tlachtga."
I held my hand up to stop the questioning, "I am still searching for another way so I don't have to kill four humans."
Lady Ellen Greengrass asked, "Is there any way we can help in your research, Harry?"
I shook my head, "It is all in Parselscript, although at the moment I am learning Arithmancy and could use some help with that. The girls are a big help but two years of education leaves some gaps."
Lady Helen Abbot volunteered, "I can help with that, I got an O on my NEWT for Runes and Arithmancy, and if memory serves me right Ellen and Helen took Arithmancy too."
Both Ladies nodded, Ellen Greengrass said, "We will help, Harry. Prepare to be rewarded properly, removing a Blood Malediction Curse is a big deal, if you did not already take my daughters, you would have them now."
I paled, is this the start of a MILF story? Those ladies are in their prime, there is a good reason why their daughters are gorgeous, they take after their Mothers.
"No, Harry, we are not taking that road," came Luna's voice, "The Heliopaths said that you are not allowed to be greedy."
Sirius changed the subject, "I have to be at the Wizengamot in three days, after Dumbledore's Hearing, it is a formality but it has to be done. Pup, your presence is asked by Throat-Slicer tomorrow at Nine o'clock. The deadline for paying their debts is over and what is left are the negotiations for the remaining amount that still has to be paid."
I protested, "Hey! You are Lord Black! Why do I have to do this?"
Sirius shrugged, "Because it is your fight, Pup. You suggested to call in the loans, you suggested buying all their properties. I suggest that you deal with the consequences of your actions. Besides, Lord Slytherin, almost all of them are your Vassals."
Sirius smiled, "Throat-Slicer got my letter that gives you full authority to handle them in any way you see fit. Remember that I am still a wanted man for the next three days."
Ellen Greengrass cut him off, "Those are worries for tomorrow, Sirius, today we are going to teach Harry Arithmancy. Come, Harry, we are moving to the Library."
That is where Astoria's bossy attitude came from! I got a crash course in Arithmancy. Soon, the girls got involved, every one of them was in Arithmancy class except me, this dumbass listened to Ron the Garbage Bin, and took the easy road. I was lucky that first-year Arithmancy was a lot like muggle math, I caught up quickly under the skilled tutoring of three Mothers-in-law. The extra motivation is the looks and hints the girls gave me for answering the questions correctly or solving the problems.
At last, Helen Abbot said, "I bet one more week and Harry can join the Owl Class for arithmancy. You are quite good at Arithmancy, Harry, you have a talent for it."
Veronica Davis nodded, "Ask to be tested for it, they can not refuse it. You are Lord Slytherin, the last one was three Centuries ago when only the Gaunts were left of the Slytherin's line. They must have sinned against Magic to be denied the Lordship. Rumors said they killed the last Lord Slytherin to gain that House."
Ellen Greengrass looked thoughtful, she said, "Harry, you can demand Lord Quarters for you and your wives. I don't know if Fiancees are allowed to stay in your Quarters, another alternative is to change House and move to Slytherin House, as Lord Slytherin it is within your right, I want my girls to be safe."
"I'll write to McGonagall about taking the Arithmancy test and my lodging options," I answered, "Do you think they want to act against Astoria, Daphne, or Tracey? Their parents are my Vassals now, one wrong step and they are on the street with only their clothes on their body. I have to meet most of them tomorrow too."
Hermione commented, "It is in Hogwarts a History in the earlier editions, I read this one from the Black Library, the edition from 1790. There are Lords and their betrothed allowed private quarters, in the editions in Hogwarts library the earliest is from 1920 there is no mention of betrothed anymore, only wives."
She blushed and explained, "I looked it up when Harry postponed the Ritual to the next full Moon."
Xxxxx
Gringotts was busy… Throat-Slicer was a busy Goblin, so was I. One after the other we processed the Lords that are in default, the best part? Lord Malfoy was sitting next to me and paid the amount that those poor purebloods were due to me after I cleaned them out. That alone put a serious dent in Malfoy's Vaults. Poor Lord Malfoy grind his teeth in rage, but technically it was his fault to let them stop their payments, and they put a lot of pressure on him, you could say his life depended on it.
Each one of them had to sign their Vassal pledge to me. I granted them ten thousand Galleons and hired them to manage the farms, shops, or factories for me. With Magic contracts and oaths of course.
When the last one was done, I looked at Lucius and said, "Be glad that I didn't kick Narcissa out of House Black and reclaimed her Dowry, Lucius. That would make Draco a half-blood, isn't it? The son of a Malfoy and a No-Name? Think about it before you do something foolish."
Lucius growled, "You can't kick my wife out of House Black without just reason, boy!"
I nodded, "True, but I have just reason to kick her out, Lucius. The moment Arcturus died, Sirius became the new Lord, no matter how hard you deny that. Your wife knew Lord Black was innocent and didn't lift a finger to get him out of Azkaban or have him a trial."
I looked Lucius in the eyes and warned him, "Beware, Vassal Malfoy, any crime against me or mine will get you kicked out of House Malfoy. Maybe I can grant a muggleborn that Title. What do you think? Is Tommy going to help you? I bet he was the one that burned your home to the ground."
Without a word, Lucius stood up and limped out of Gringotts.
I turned to Throat-Slicer, "Today was a good day to do business, don't you think? There rest me one more thing to do, Throat-Slicer. Do you know a Goblin that can manage my businesses? There is no doubt they are going to try to shaft me, I need a supervisor that can prevent that from happening. For a just fee of course. I bet you have one of those among your relatives, or do I have to ask Sharpclaw?"
Throat-Slicer chuckled, "Nice try to play the bad boy, Heir Black. What are you prepared to pay for that Manager?"
I shrugged, "The usual pay for employees and as a bonus 5% of the Net profits if the business did the same as last year. 10% if the business made more than 10% more profit than last year, 15% if the business made more than 15% more profit than last year. Do you get the idea? With a maximum of 30% of the profits… after taxes of course."
I grinned, "You are the one paying them of course, you can decide for yourself what your cut is going to be. My contract is with you."
Throat-Slicer grinned, "I happen to have some young sprogs that need experience in the field, say, do you happen to know a Female called Fleur Delacour?"
I nodded, "She was a Tri-Wizard Champion for Beaubatons, you can say we are friends. Why do you ask?"
Throat-Slicer had a diabolic grin on his face, "Because I am going to appoint her as the main supervisor. Those Purebloods are going to love it. Miss Delacour has a degree in Muggle accounting and Management she will be the test for hiring wizards or witches with a Muggle education."
Now I am impressed, Fleur doing Muggle studies on the side? Plus the Tri-Wizard Tournament on top of that? Respect!
I nodded, "It is your show, Throat-Slicer. Contact me if you need me."
Xxxxx
I left Gringotts as a rich… richer man. I own half of the shops in Diagon Alley, all sorts of farms, some factories, and stocks. 75% of the Daily Bullshit and TWW, some of the more shady kinds like Play Witch Monthly and Play Wizard Monthly were included in the package.
When I walked to the leaky Cauldron, I saw one of my Vassals packing up and preparing to leave. I grinned and told him, "Lord Parkinson, Didn't you read your contract? You sold that shop to House Potter with everything in it. I would put everything back in its place, I can take your Lordship, and your house as a penalty, those ten thousand Galleons will be confiscated too. What do you think?"
If looks could kill… grinding his teeth, Lord Parkinson put everything back. My last warning to him was, "Tell your buddies that when you sell something, the inventory is recorded. That goes for everything my Allies bought too."
Xxxxx
I came home just in time for lunch and reported my actions, Sirius laughed his ass off when I told them that Lucius paid off the last amounts of each loan and my warning to my Vassals, "Priceless, Pup! I am actually surprised Malfoy survived this long."
I sighed, "Yeah, but now I have all that money and a crippled economy. I have no clue how to solve that. Tomorrow I have an appointment with Sharpclaw to gut the Ministry with their loan to House Potter, I have to kick those squatters out of my houses and get a reputation of a Dark Lord. Do you want to bet on it?"
Hermione commented, "You could start new businesses, Harry, for example, Eco-friendly food. Farms that won't use Pesticides or any other chemical means to get good results, warding the fields against harmful insects or mammals, for example. Antique shops are another option, buy damaged items and reparo the lot. Restoring old-timer cars, renovating old paintings. Flipping houses is another possibility. For as long nobody sees you do the Magic, you can make good money."
Daphne tempered her enthusiasm, "That is for making money in the Muggle World, Hermione, we need muggle capital to start that up, Gringotts don't like to do business in the Muggle world since they started with paper money. Harry has to use his money in the Wizarding World both to spend and to invest."
I sighed, "That is the problem with the Magic world, Daphne, there is no room for expansion. The Ministry is suppressing the Muggleborn and half-bloods and prevents them from opening new businesses, they are driving them back to the Muggle world or they emigrate."
I asked, "How many Magic people are in Britain? Fifty thousand? A hundred thousand? I doubt it after two devastating wars. That is the size of a small city, not even a drop in a bucket. How many Potion shops do you need, Potion supply farms? Vegetable farms? Most Magicals grow their own food, build their own houses, because with Magic it is easy to do."
Susan interrupted us, "We discuss this later, it is time for Harry's dancing lessons, and I want to go swimming today. The weather is too good to spend it all indoors. Our pool is perfect."
Hannah cheered, "Let's skip dancing and go swimming, so my poor feet can recuperate from getting stomped on by that clumsy barbarian."
I grabbed her from behind and softly said, "Why, Hannah, I thought you liked it rough? Are you going soft on me now?"
"I want it rough on my other body parts, Harry," answered Hannah, she turned around and pressed her body against mine, "So, you don't want to see us in our bathing suits? That is a shame, we wanted to try that Monokini Hermione was telling us about, I bet even Tonks was going to try that."
My head snapped at Sirius, "Sirius, we are off to Bones Mansion, don't wait up for us."
"Those three days are going to be bloody long." I hear him muttering, "I gotta get laid soon, I am getting outshined by the Pup, it is depressing."
Xxxxx
OK… this one can't swim, it is worse than dancing, without Gillyweed I'll be dead in minutes. The worst part? I saved Ron and Gabrielle from deep down in the Black Lake and they expect I can swim like a bloody dolphin. It took two near deaths before they believed me, I swear I saw Mum and Dad laughing their ass off.
Swimming lessons were put on the roster, at dinner time I could float without sinking like a brick. I admit I did that on purpose, they were holding me up and skin contact was more important than dog paddling in a pool. The view was nice though, Monokini all around, even Tonks showed her tits.
The bad part? Dancing and swimming are the major part of recreation in summer and I sucked at both, which decreases my Hunk Harry value… a lot. This has to be rectified, my new friend the RoR is going to help me out next month. These last weeks we will explore the Muggle World, it is time I get some Hunk rep back.
Here was I? Ah, drowning again. The stupid part? If I stand up, the water hardly reaches my shoulders.
Hah! The next day I came prepared! Behold the bubblehead charm! This boy is swimming like a fish! A clumsy fish, but a fish nevertheless. A few puppy eyes got everyone a bubblehead Charm and soon everyone was exploring the bottom of the pool.
They had to rescue me again when my charm expired in the deepest part of the pool and I forgot all about silent casting when I was drinking water with my lungs. There goes my Hunk Harry rep, killing Basilisk, or fighting evil Dark Lords are forgotten, they have something they are better at than me and they let it know. Meh, the blowjobs and titty fucks are making up for it.
Xxxxx
I got a visit from McGonagall, on neutral grounds at Abbot's Mansion. With a stiff face she said, "Mr. Potter, we reviewed your application to take arithmancy and strongly advise against it. Your school records prove that you are not able to keep up, missing two years of education will put you too far behind."
I smiled, "Madam McGonagall, that will not be a problem, I am getting tutored by the Ladies Greengrass, Davis, and Abbot. According to them, I am at the same level as their daughters. The fact that I was a dimwit can be put before Dark Lord Dumbledore and your school nurse Pomfrey. Sign me up for Arithmancy, Madam McGonagall."
She glared at me, "It is Professor McGonagall or Headmistress to you, Mr. Potter!"
I shrugged, "Oh? Sorry, Professor McGonagall, I thought we were speaking informally, but, if you insist then I am Lord Potter to you. Lord Slytherin works too, I hate Lord Gaunt though. As Lord Slytherin I don't ask, I Demand to be put in Arithmancy, Professor Vector may test me in our first lesson if she objects."
McGonagall was not used to being slapped down by a student, I pushed further, "I as Lord Slytherin Demand private quarters for me and my Fiancees, as it was agreed upon in Hogwarts charter. I have seven of them, Headmistress."
McGonagall protested, "That counts only for wives, Lord Gaunt, Fiancees must stay home or in their house like every other student."
I glare at her, that bitch is getting on my nerves, "Then, Madam Minerva you should freshen up on the rules, not the mess that old fag left behind, and you better be careful Minerva, a lot of the bad stuff at Hogwarts is your fault. You and Dumbledore made Hogwarts into a joke."
McGonagall stood up, "Never in my life have I been so insulted! You better apologize Mr Potter or you are not welcome at Hogwarts anymore."
I looked at her with pity, "What if I can prove your incompetence, Madam McGonagall? Let's start with the first of November 81, yes, that day you observed my aunt's house the whole day and still you allowed Dumbledore to drop me on the doorstep. Tell me, Madam, is that a habit of yours? Dropping a baby on someone's doorstep without even knocking on the door? My parents were fighting Voldemort side by side with you, and you disposed of me like a piece of trash."
I held my hand up to stop her protest, "Here is the incompetent part, you protested at Albus that they were the worst kind of people, and you never checked up once on me! Not one visit, not observing how I was treated, NOTHING! Don't you ever dare to say my parents were your friends, your actions proved the opposite. I bet your excuse is: Dumbledore said..."
"Let's talk about how you managed House Gryffindor… oh that is right, you didn't, the few times you showed your face is when you stopped a party HOURS after curfew, but I got fifty points taken for being out after curfew. To show you are impartial you punished Gryffindor harder when there are students from other houses around."
I shook my head, "The job you botched up most was the Deputy Headmistress job. You were responsible for making sure the teachers were doing their job. Did you ever reprimand Snape for his horrible way of teaching? Have you ever monitored Bins class? What about Hagrid's class? He had us taking care of illegally cross-bred class five monsters for a bloody year! I had to fight for my life against them in the Maze. It was also your job to tell Dumbledore to hide that Philosopher Stone somewhere else!"
I glared at her, "You should have told that old bastard to buy Mandrakes instead of waiting seven months to have Professor Sprout's mandrakes mature. You could have bought the restorative potion for the price of one of Albus' hideous robes, and you did NOTHING!"
I was on a roll! I didn't give her time to answer I just raged on, "What idiot gives a thirteen-year-old girl a time-turner? Are you out of your mind? Yes, it must be, I was attacked by Dementors, once on the train, once during a Quidditch match, and once at the end of the year, and you did not even protest."
I sighed, would it change something? I doubt it, I finally told her, "I am taking Arithmancy, and my Fiancees and I are moving into Slytherin's private quarters, or I will hang your dirty laundry out for everyone to see. Now, get out of my sight."
Hmm? I did an Old-Guy rant! It is quite liberating to be honest, take all your anger and frustrations and throw it in someone else's face. Satisfaction is guaranteed, although I could have said the dirty laundry part in another way. Minnie's dirty knickers are not an item I am curious about.
McGonagall was conflicted, she could not deny anything, but it was decades ago someone dared to speak to her like that. When she left the meeting room she passed the girls at the door, it was obvious they heard it all, the looks on their faces said enough.
Before McGonagall reached the front door, Susan called out, "Headmistress, we are those Fiancees. The Lord's quarters better be ready the first of September. Goodbye, Headmistress."
16 Prepping for Hogwarts.
McGonagall turned to Susan, "Miss Bones! I do not deserve your hostility, for whatever I have failed with at Mr. Potter, it did not affect you at all. Mind your manners!"
Susan went in front of McGonagall and shot back, "Not affected us, Headmistress? Can you imagine why girls have to move in groups of at least three in Hogwarts? Do you think we are blind or stupid that we don't know what would happen if some upper years catch us alone in a hallway?"
Susan was almost shouting at McGonagall, "Do you think we don't know what happens when some girl reports a rape, McGonagall! Snape and Dumbledore would brush it off with a detention and House points. Two weeks later that girl will get raped again by the same bastard! And you did nothing!"
Daphne asked, "What is your policy on Rape, Headmistress? Are you going to ignore it like you did all these years? Or are you going to do something about it for once?"
McGonagall protested, "Those are false rumors, Miss Greengrass! Most of these girls were baiting the students to elevate their station or fill their coffers with Galleons to get rich fast."
That answer was unexpected, the girls looked slack-jawed at McGonagall, they could not believe she could say that with a straight face.
I was standing in the doorway when I heard that answer, I spoke up, "Madam Bones let Rufus Scrimgeour avoid asking questions that would incriminate you when he was questioning Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall. I say she made a mistake, you are as bad if not worse than Snape and Dumbledore. Her reason for going easy on you was to have some powerful witch at Hogwarts that could defend it against Voldemort. From where I am standing, it looks like you are helping Voldemort reach his goal."
I shook my head and said, "Your actions prove you are a pureblood bigot, Minerva McGonagall. I am starting to doubt if you could be useful in the fight against Voldemort, you were allowing Snape to train Death Eaters at Hogwarts and can stand here with a straight face telling us that Muggleborns or half-bloods can't be raped, they are baiting the purebloods."
Helen Abbot's voice came from behind the girls, "Minerva, make sure you have a new potion professor and a transfiguration professor. Do not think you will be allowed to do whatever you want. I, as Proxy for Lord Harry Potter will take his seat with the Board of Governors, Sirius will take the Black Seat from Malfoy. There will be a lot of changes coming your way, Minerva, starting with an emergency meeting of the board of Governors."
Helen Abbot faced McGonagall, "Stay still, Minerva, I wondered why the professors never visited St Mungos, I am going to do a diagnostic charm… As I thought, I suggest a visit to St Mungo's to flush all those loyalty potions out and treat those compulsions and memory charms. My advice, Minerva, is to fire Pomfrey and send all your Professors to St Mungo's for a check-up. This is too big for Pomfrey to have missed."
Mum-in-law added, "Today, Minerva, when I arrive in St Mungos tomorrow, and you are not there, then I will declare you unfit to teach or be the head of a school. Pomfrey will face charges for breaking her Vows. Maybe it is best she let herself check out too. She is facing Azkaban, Minerva."
Xxxxx
When McGonagall was out the door, Hannah asked, "Mum? Was keeping her in office a good idea? I never expected her to be a blood bigot of that magnitude."
Helen Abbot answered, "We had no other choice, Hannah, her years of managing the castle made her familiar with all its defenses. We need that when Riddle decides to attack the Castle. No matter what her flaws may be, we need that expertise It could be the influence of those loyalty potions."
I commented, "Maybe it is better to let some experts examine the wardstones of Hogwarts, Merlin knows what Dumbledore did with them."
Helen Abbot smiled at me, "They already are on it, Harry, try to enjoy these last weeks of holiday, Amelia is working overtime to make Hogwarts safe for everyone. I'll tell her of this incident."
Tracey cheered, "Yes! Swimming lessons for Harry!"
What? Did she really think I would protest? I am in a pool with eight girls in Monokini, swallowing some water or almost drowning is a small price to pay… I am Fifteen! It is in the job description to be horny! Old Guy said so!
Besides, I am starting to get the hang of it, a few more days and I can swim without the Bubblehead charm. As a bonus, I get to ogle Tonks's tits, she knows it and she shows it. From her normal C-cup, she went to a full D-cup at the pool. Meh, Susan's are bigger and I can play with those.
Tonks took her bodyguard duty seriously, she stayed in the room when the girls and I were making out. Since the girls didn't seem to have a problem with it, neither would I. Her comments were helpful too. Some of her suggestions were priceless and were welcomed with cheers, not my cheer though, he bitch let me do all the work. Four girls at once? No problem for the Brat, Hanna riding my face, Susan doing a titty fuck, while Daphne and Tracey are using my fingers to get off. Hermione and Luna refused to use my feet, thank Merlin.
Anyway, Luna joined Hermione and me in bed for the benefits, although I had to chase Tonks to her room or she would have joined our bed, my virginity would not survive the temptation. Hermione was extra clingy these days, at the end of the week her parents would come home and she would have to leave, which made the nights hot and steamy for her.
Luna's comment, "I'll have him for myself next week, Hermione, go for it!" made Hermione go all out. Must... Stay… A… Virgin…
Xxxxx
Winky was ready for duty, so I introduced Winky to the girls, "Ladies, Winky is fit to start to be a part of our family. Winky, these girls are my Fiancees, your priority is to see to their needs when they are here."
Winky was surrounded by the girls who welcomed her into the family, Winky hugged Astoria's legs and bawled, "Mistresses are too kind for Winky, Winky gets a big family and new nest to sleep in, Winky will take good care of mistresses."
Astoria patted her back, "We have no doubt about that, Winky. Now that you are recuperated, we will discuss along with Kreacher and Dobby what is needed in this house. I bet the kitchen needs a renovation, don't you think so?"
Winky nodded, "Kitchen needs a lot, Mistress Tory, rooms need new colors too, colors for young people."
Winky turned to me, "Thank yous for wanting Winky, Master, Winky will do her best."
I smiled at her, "I know you will, Winky. Uncle Kreacher, Dobby? Ah, now that all three are here, I have to tell you something. I am not a fan of pillowcases, could the three of you come up with something else you would be comfortable in? Anything but a pillowcase is fine, you can pick ideas with the girls or think of something yourself."
I stopped the girls from jumping into fashion mode and continued, "Each elf will have a jar with ten galleons in it for you to spend as you see fit. You can spend it all or never touch it, it is all up to you what you do with that money. Each month that jar will be filled until there are ten Galleons in it, if you want to save it for a big acquisition you have to take them out of that jar."
Dobby was the first to understand what the jar was for, he asked to be sure, "Master Harry Sir, this be not pay, but allowance? Like family gets allowance from the Lord?"
I nodded, "We call it pocket money for children, they buy candy or toys with it, older kids go to pubs, buy books or something for their hobby. Hermione for example would spend it on books, adults like you get an allowance."
Winky asked, "Can Winky buy new kitchen tools with allowance?"
Astoria answered, "You can, but only after we renovated the kitchen and bought new equipment with the household budget. You may buy extra tools."
Daphne commented, "Maybe you can take on a hobby, something to do when your tasks are done, our elves are working in their garden when their duties are done and have free time."
Well, that handled the House-elves, Winky is in seventh heaven with her seven Mistresses to take care of, the rest we will handle later.
Xxxxx
The Ministry and I came to an agreement, I postponed their payments of the loan until after Voldy was taken care of, in exchange they had to double the budget for the DMLE so they could buy some armor and hire a potion tutor for new recruits.
The squatters moved into Dumbledore's house after the DMLE raided the place, a lot of families received long-lost books and artifacts that somehow ended up with Dumbledore. The place is a bit crowded now, the good part you ask? They are all single males, members of Dumbledore's gentleman club.
The four other defaulters you ask? I could not really blame them, they showed a letter signed by the Ministries appointed Magical Guardian that they had to start their payments when I turned seventeen. We agreed now that I am emancipated that they start their payments next month.
Xxxxx
Fleur Delacour asked for a meeting with her team, Throat-Slicer had no trouble hiring her and gave her a free hand letting her form her team. We met at Gringotts in a conference room, all the girls came along to understand the size of the new businesses.
Fleur started her sales pitch, "Lord Potter, as you know I am the team manager to handle all your businesses. Account Manager Throat-Slicer and Sharpclaw joined up with the Account managers of Houses Greengrass, Bones, Davis, and Abbot. That way we can coordinate our business to prevent inside competition and favor the business of our allies when we need to buy or sell materials."
Then she introduced her team to us, "We hired some highly qualified witches to do the visits to the stores, factories, and farmers, all of them are muggleborn. It was a suggestion from account manager Throat-Slicer, who thought that was a nice touch. To start with the youngest, Penelope Clearwater, Sandra Williams, Bernadette Delacroix, and Winona Driver."
Ah? Penny is working in Gringotts? What about stick-up-the-ass Percy? I'll ask later.
Fleur pointed at four young Goblins, "Account managers Throat-Slicer and Sharpclaw each appointed two young managers from their Clan to, in their own words, train them up as their successors. Gnauw, Bite, Spit, and Tooth. They have yet to get their Blooded names."
What followed was a complicated speech about what she was planning to do with my newly acquired businesses. You know the kind with graphs and slide shows and a ruler to point… it was kind of sexy to see Fleur pointing with that ruler... An elbow to my side let me snap out of it.
Daphne, Tracey, and Hannah were the ones that are interested in management and Trade, they asked the questions, Hermione discussed the possibilities of branching out to the Muggle side, Luna discussed Magic animal farms, like Acromantula, Bicorn, Thestrals, and the like. Susan's ambition was for politics, so was Astoria's.
When the presentation was done, I asked Penny about Percy, she laughed bitterly, "That asshole dropped me like a brick when he found out dating a muggleborn is harming his promotion chances. My feelings for him died when he suggested he would come over from time to time in secret. If not for this job, I would be a waitress in the Muggleworld. The most a muggleborn can have in the Wizarding World is a low-paying job or work as a prostitute."
I smiled at her, "We will show him what he missed out on, Miss Clearwater. The future is yours, and there are plenty of good men out there waiting for a Prime Quality Witch like you."
As the owner, I was supposed to make a speech, "First of all, I am not good, or not yet good enough at business. What I want is to expand and create opportunities for all Magic people, and develop new branches of Magic, like letting technology work with Magic. For example, if Muggles can fly to the Moon, why wouldn't we be able to do the same? Perhaps combining our efforts with Muggles?"
I looked at their surprised faces, "Come on, is it that hard to imagine? Take airplanes for example, how easy would it be to put Featherweight on the hull? Or silencing runes on the engines? That would reduce fuel consumption and noise by 75%. The same goes for Space Flight, Featherweight, unbreakable, spells to refresh the air, shields to stop radiation, heating charms, and I bet you can think of a hundred more. The muggles have to do the mechanical parts and electronics."
Hermione commented, "Harry, Electronica, and electricity don't work around Magic. Those airplanes will crash if you use Magic on them."
I shook my head, "Hermione, we are in a Magic Hot-spot smack in the middle of London, even if Diagon Alley is in a pocket dimension, the Leaky Cauldron isn't, the shops next to the Leaky are not affected, are they? Does the Hogwarts Express at King's Cross for example ruin any electronics? I even heard that in Macusa they have Technomancers, we are falling behind if we wait too long."
I looked around and finished my speech, "The market is saturated with Potion shops and the like, we need to create something new, create more jobs, innovate."
The Hunk is back! My Fiancees are staring at me with sparkles in their eyes! The Clumsy Dancer is forgotten, the Gawky Drowning Boy leaves their thoughts! Here before you stands a Hunk of a Man with a Vision! This Man will lead them into the future, be the Father of their Children…. Wait a frigging minute! Let's put a hold on the kids for a decade, I am not in a hurry to have kids, practicing making them, however... Totally!
Before we left Gringotts, I took Fleur aside and showed a copy of Ginny's and mine contract, "I won't tell you who to love, Miss Delacour, but make sure it is real love, not love from a potion bottle. Molly Weasley is very good at brewing those."
Fleur smiled at me, "Thank you for warning me, Lord Potter, Bill already told me all about your situation and the betrayal of his family to you. Bill swore an oath to never use spells or potions on me that could affect my way of thinking."
"That is a relief, Miss Delacour, I wish you all the happiness and joy in your relationship." were my parting words. At least there is one decent Weasley in this world.
Xxxxx
My potion regime was done! I grew almost a foot in three weeks, the dancing and swimming got me in shape, now it is time to buff up. A few books from the muggle world combined with potions accelerated my muscle growth. It is quite simple, exercise until you are exhausted, a pepper-up with a stamina potion will make you recover and grow new muscles, instead of recuperating for two days, I could start again after two hours. Nourishment potions made sure I had all the right energy to feed my muscles.
I know that it is cheating, but the potions are not addicting and not harmful to the body. The increase in strength is great too, I am almost ready to throw Hannah on my bed and rip her clothes off. She has to wait until after the full moon though.
We escorted Hermione home, her parents were not happy with her at all. I softened the blow by explaining the situation, "It was something Hermione had no control of, Mr. Granger, the former Headmaster used loyalty potions and compulsion spells on us. Mr Lupin who came to fetch Hermione used spells too. Otherwise, she would never disobey you at all."
I pointed out, "Due to these actions we exposed the Headmaster's crimes, he is arrested and faces an international trial. He will not see daylight again. The authorities have Hogwarts almost set straight and made it a place of learning again."
I sighed, here goes nothing, "Due to these events, Hermione and I grew closer together and started a relationship. When I visited my Account manager, I found out there was a marriage contract with Susan. Now it gets complicated, you see Susan is the last of House Bones, and has to let her children keep her last name. Therefore she bonded with Hannah to be the main wife. After a long discussion, the four of us wanted to give it a try to see if it works for us."
I took another deep breath, "There is more, I am not only head of House Potter, but I am also the Heir Primary of House Black, a few months ago the Regent made a marriage contract with the Greengrasses, Daphne, and Astoria. Daphne has the same arrangement with Tracey as Susan has with Hannah. That made it six. Luna was contracted as a deposit if her Father's loan defaulted, although this was something Luna wanted."
Hermione spoke up before I messed it up completely, "Mum, Dad, Harry is the Lord of three Houses and Heir of another one. Susan, Daphne, and Luna have to keep their last name and can only be Consorts. He is rich enough to keep all of us and we plan to form a Coven to erase jealousy and conflicts. It is not set in Stone yet, but it will be if I get your blessing."
Mum and Dad looked at each other, finally, Dad spoke up, "We took into account that you would fall in love with Harry, your letters told us enough, but jumping into a relationship with six other girls is something that we have to discuss properly. First of all, you are barely sixteen, what if this is just a fling? What if you fall in love with someone else in a year or two?"
Daphne answered, "Astoria and I have no other choice, our contract is unbreakable, we can not even have an affair with someone else or we lose our Magic. Tracey is devoted to us either way."
Susan added, "Our parents made our contract to protect us so we would not be pressed to marry someone we don't want. Hannah was to be Lady Potter so I could stay Lady Bones."
Luna said, "I did not want to be raped in Malfoy's dungeon."
Dan Granger stood up and shouted, "You didn't want WHAT?"
I raised my hand and got his attention, "Mr. Granger, Luna has the ability to see possible futures, any action can change those possible futures. One of those futures has her imprisoned in a dungeon and raped every day. Activating that contract with me erased that future completely. That is why I did not refuse her contract."
Luna softly added, "In that future Harry and Hermione will be dosed with Love potions and marry the youngest Weasleys."
Dan Granger sat back down, "I start to regret letting my little girl study Magic, she should have stayed in our world."
Hannah shook her head, "You shouldn't, Mr. Granger. Mother told me that Muggleborn children or wizarding children who had their Magic bound have emotional problems, often they turn violent and start committing crimes. That is not generally known, mother is a senior Healer in St Mungos, and accidentally found out about it. Hermione wouldn't be the same after her Magic was bound."
Jean Granger gasped, "So we are trapped, no matter what we do it will always have a negative side."
Luna commented, "Being Married to Harry has no negative side, we will bind ourselves to him with Love bonds, we will be equal Sister Wives, our children will be the leaders of our future."
Astoria turned to Luna, "Tell me Luna, how many children will I have?"
Luna shook her head, "That changes all the time, Tori, sometimes one sometimes five, and everything in between. There are too many variables, too many futures, focusing on it will upset the Heliopaths and make my head hurt."
I stood up, "We let you discuss it in private, Mr. and Mrs. Granger. Do know that we love Hermione, she will explain how we found that out. Hermione, call for Winky if you want to visit."
Xxxxx
When Winky and Dobby popped us back home for lunch, I told Sirius of our discussion and ended with, "We will know more on Monday."
Sirius smiled, "They will come around, Helen kicked up a storm lately. After she discovered that Minerva was up to her gills in potions, every professor had to report in. Pomfrey was questioned and examined, she broke so many rules that she was fired on the spot. Her only excuse was that she too was potioned and cursed. Every professor spent a whole day in St Mungos."
He grinned, "McGonagall is demoted, I gave Helen my proxy for the board of governors, almost all of them voted to demote her to teaching only. Snape is arrested and questioned for the potions. He got sacked too. Vector is the new Head of Slytherin and Sinistra the Head of Gryffindor. We offered Sprout the position of Headmistress and she accepted, which made Babbling head of Hufflepuff, Sprout will teach the Owl and Newt classes and hire someone for the four lower years. Hooch got the position of Deputy Headmistress."
I asked, "Why did they make Hooch Deputy Headmistress? She is just the flying teacher."
Sirius shrugged, "That is the reason, she has a lot of free time, her evenings and Saturdays are filled with supervising training sessions, the rest of the time she is free."
I grumbled, "She is a bit biased toward Slytherin though."
Tracey, our Quidditch fanatic denied that, "That is not true, Harry, everyone thinks Hooch is favoring the other team. Our team is always complaining Hooch is favoring Gryffindor. It is because she judges too hard, she judges as if it is a professional game, what we see as a foul, she shrugs off as a minor detail, not worthy of stopping the game. She was the star player for the Holyhead Harpies for years after all."
Sirius agreed, "Hooch accepted on condition that she got new brooms. She was the Star player at the Holyhead Harpies when I was at Hogwarts, if it wasn't for that pillock of a national trainer she could have won the world cup for us. That ass hole took bribes and messed two years up, he went missing at the beginning of his third season."
Sirius concluded, "We are missing a Potion Teacher and a Dada Teacher," he glanced at me and said, "The only candidates are your Vassals, Harry."
I groaned, "Great, one Death Eater gets out and two Death Eaters get in."
Sirius grinned, "Not necessary, Harry, the board of governors forced to let every professor sign a binding contract, this is a standard contract that was used for centuries, they stopped using them a century ago. Even when they are Death Eaters, the contract forces them to treat everyone fairly and prevents them from betraying Hogwarts. If Voldy attacks Hogwarts they have to fight him or lose their Magic."
Sirius commented, "When they found out about that contract, they canceled their application."
"I have to write to Sprout, or pay her a visit," I commented, "If I take Susan and Hannah along she will mellow out... I hope."
Susan said, "I will write to arrange a meeting. Harry, we have one week left let's make the most of it. The pool!"
Xxxxx
Swimming got to another level, the girls used the carrot and the stick, four laps with the breaststroke got me a handjob, four laps doing the crawl was a blowjob, failing meant that they put their bikini tops back on, and Tonks reduced her tit size to a small A-cup. You understand I was a pro swimmer in no time at all.
Three hours of swimming was enough, the rest of the time until dinner we practiced our spells from previous years, I expanded my repertoire with the spells in Parseltongue from Black and Slytherin's books.
Dinner at the Greengrasses, Susan said, "Tomorrow it is Saturday, next Friday is the first of September we have one week left to do our shopping, we better do that tomorrow or on Monday, our book list is not in yet, but I want to have the rest out of the way."
Daphne thought for a bit, "We can spread it out, we buy most of it tomorrow, on Monday Hermione is here during the day when her parents are at work. We can buy most of the books from the professors that taught last year, like Runes, Charms, Arithmancy, Astronomy, and so on."
I commented, "I need a bigger trunk, Hagrid shafted me by buying everything cheap instead of quality products, my potion set is the bare minimum, my telescope is a tube with some magnifying glasses in it and I need a proper set of robes."
Tonks said to that, "I'll ask Madam Bones if Hestia Jones can back me up those two days."
That reminds me, I asked, "Does anyone have some News on Tom Riddle?"
Helen Abbot shook her head, "Not exactly, we have fewer patients with Crucio damage, from the day you cast Tom Riddle out of House Gaunt and Slytherin it has gone silent. Your Vassals could be a good reason for it, you made a Magical demand to them and gave them a rule of conduct, if they deliberately broke it they would lose their Magic. As far as I can tell, they are useless to Tom Riddle."
Jacob Abbot added, "We are all waiting when he makes his move, we fear that it is at Diagon Alley when the book list is owled or your first weekend of Hogsmeade."
Xxxxx
That night, Tonks joined me in bed with Luna, she grabbed Little Dude and said, "Fix me up, Brat, I had to look at all of you the whole day, I am ready to explode."
I grinned, "Beg for it."