6 We are Listening…
I grinned, "Accio wands!" To their surprise, Luna's and Ginny's wands flew into my hand. I waved them at the girls, "Guess who tied themselves up and lost their wands to get out?"
I inspected the girls; they were tied to a rack, close together, with their arms in the air and their legs spread out. I said to Parvati, "I did not know I had prisoners in my dungeon, we have to question them first, don't you think so, Parvati?"
Ginny complained, "Harry! Not fair! Give our wands back!"
Cautiously, Parvati asked, "What are you planning, Harry?"
I conjured two blindfolds and covered Luna's and Ginny's eyes. "You see, Parvati, I think these two maidens wanted to embarrass me by being tied up and playing the damsels in distress when you and I came into the room."
I got behind them and put my mouth next to Ginny's ear. I softly said, "The things I can do to these naughty girls… You know, I never felt a boob or saw one." A bit louder, I said, "Can you believe that, Parvati? I never saw a real boob in my life. Hey, Ginny's blouse has buttons! Ah! Luna's too!"
Luna and Ginny started whimpering, "Harry!"
I shook my head, "Nope, Parvati, I can not do this, that is skipping some steps, no? Parvati? What should come first?"
Parvati giggled, "Before tying them up, a lot of things, Harry. But ahead of fondling the tits, I would say a few dates and kissing. Chaining them up in your dungeon… I would wait five to ten years. Two if they are kinky."
I went in front of the girls and whined, "But I want to kiss them now, so that I can feel their boobs next."
I put a finger on their lips and slowly traced it down their neck and between their boobs. My fingers went lower until they reached the seam of their skirt.
I chuckled, "Why should I keep it at boobs? I have free access to lift their skirts. What color do their panties have, Parvati? Should I check if the carpet matches the drapes?"
Luna and Ginny protested louder, "Harry! No!"
I softly said to both, "What I really want is to let my Crumpled Horned Snorcack evolve into a Big Straight Horned Snorcack and fill up some pussies. I know just which pussies it wants. A blond, a red, and a brunette."
Luna shivered, and it was not from the cold. She groaned, "Harry! You can't!"
I went with my fingers through their hair, "But I can. You are my prisoners, all tied up and at my mercy." Then I sighed, "But, I want that kiss to be given to me out of your free will, I want you to show me your boobs when you are ready, and I will wait to see them until you flash your panties at me."
I complained to Parvati, "You know, Parvati, sometimes I am too honorable for my own good. I have two gorgeous girls at my mercy, and I am not ravaging them, not even doing some naughty things with them."
I removed the blindfolds and released the chains, "Here are your wands back. I didn't do naughty things, but I am using this memory later tonight."
Parvati giggled, "I am sure I got some inspiration from it, too, Harry. For a moment, I thought you were going through with it."
Ginny slapped my arm, "You prat! You almost gave me a heart attack! It is still pounding two hundred beats a minute! I thought you… You… You prat!"
Luna frowned, "That was not funny, Harry. The Blibbering Humdingers were scared out of their minds. The Heliopaths, however, think it was a missed chance."
I put my arms around them both, "I would never touch a girl without her consent. And certainly not you two. You were with me at the Ministry. You are special to me, I even walk through fire for you. After casting a flame freezing charm, though."
That broke the tension. Giggling, they hugged me back. Parvati sighed, "Auw, what a special moment, I am going to brush my teeth extra long, it needs that after all that sweetness I have been forced to swallow. So jealous…"
I grinned, "You can always join, Parvati. There is still room at my front."
Ginny protested, "No! All mine and Luna's today! We missed him for more than two weeks. Wait for your turn."
Parvati teased, "My Father thinks it is a good idea to catch Harry Potter. Maybe I should obey him."
Luna dreamily said, "You have to start with a listening charm if you want to catch him, Parvati. Then he has the complete set: a blond, a red, a brown, and a black carpet. Or you could only take the benefits, Harry is good at that."
Parvati shook her head, "Sorry to break the news to you girls, I plan to be an exclusive carpet for a boy... What in Morgana's name am I saying?"
I chuckled, "These two have a knack at pulling you out of your comfort zone, and right into their perverted one."
I slapped their butts, but kept my hands on them, "Come, I think it is time for tea. And if it is not, we make it so."
Xxxxx
Hermione, Padma, and Li claimed their space in my library. Each has a couch, a small table, and a stack of parchment to take notes. With no Madam Pince around, they discussed the books and spells they were reading about. We had to drag them out for our elevenses, which Dobby was happy to provide.
The boys refused to sit down for elevenses, they are in the 'girls are icky' phase and view sitting down for tea and biscuits with their sisters a torture. Many grown males tend to think that too. Not many dare to admit it, though.
Padma pouted, "There are too many books with that sigil, Harry. It's not fair that the most interesting books have it."
Then she brightened up, "I know it! Harry has to sit between us and page through the book so we can read alongside."
I shook my head and pointed out, "There are three of you, where does the third one have to sit to read along?"
Ginny joked, "I bet Hermione would not mind sitting on your lap, Harry. She might even forget to read."
Hermione kept her cool, "I bet Harry would not mind chaining you up again, Ginny. I think you enjoyed it last time."
Xxxxx
Penny flooded in at that moment. It stopped the teasing. She sat down at our table when she saw the tea and a cup appear. I introduced Hermione to her, "Penny, I don't know if you remember her, but this is Hermione Granger, my best friend. She helped me out of trouble more than I can count. Hermione, Penelope Clearwater, ex Ravenclaw prefect and Head Girl."
Penny smiled at Hermione, "I heard a lot about you, Miss Granger, and I do remember you from my days at Hogwarts. Please, call me Penny, all of you."
Hermione smiled, "You can call me Hermione, Penny. Of course, I remember you. You were one of my role models at Hogwarts. We will see a lot of each other now that you are living here."
Penny turned to me and said, "Bart visited every employee of the Wireless, Harry. The older ones are worried, they told him stories about the first war. They want to sit out the two months' holiday before making a decision. Half of the employees are excited about the new setup. They all agreed to come to the meeting in two days. The portable transmitter has a recording function that stores it for a week."
Penny looked at me, "There are good stories to be told about that war, Harry. Most of the neutrals, for example, went into hiding. A lot of them are on small homesteads or farms. They grew their own vegetables, raised a few pigs and chickens. With magic, they didn't even break a sweat tending to the garden or animals."
Penny got everyone's attention. "The Lords had it harder, they got a lot of pressure from the Death Eaters to support their cause or else. When word got out that the homes of the refusers accidentally caught fire, most of them got the message."
I grinned, "I think it is time for another exclusive interview, Penny. It is way overdue to discuss strategies to survive the madness."
Penny stood up and said, "I'll announce it on the wireless that we have an interview with you at one o'clock, Harry. That will get the word out, and more will tune in to listen."
Hermione suggested, "Finish your tea first, Penny. A few minutes later does not matter. I hope you don't mind us watching you do the interview."
Xxxxx
Penny's voice came through the wireless.
Penny: Good day to all the listeners, my name is Penelope, and I am your host for today's interview with Lord Potter Black. Good day, boss. In the name of the staff, thank you for not sacking us and keeping the wireless alive, not to forget the two months' pay.
Me: That is purely self-interest on my side, Miss Penelope. The wireless is a direct link with the public. They can hear who said what, not what someone else is forced to write in the paper.
Penny: We know about that, Lord Potter, this station, too, was forced by Lucius Malfoy, the former Minister Fudge, and his undersecretary, Umbridge, to slander your sanity. Malfoy claimed to have control of 25% of the Black shares. The Ministry holds 10% of the shares, together, they had a majority. Our hands were tied.
Me: That is what also happened on the Daily Prophet and Teen Witch Weekly. They don't report the truth. They print what they are told to print. I told them to print who forced them to print those lies about me. I own 40% of them both, enough to have the majority of the shares. You read the names in the paper, no doubt.
Penny: You proved to be right in your case, Lord Potter. You Know Who is back, you exposed him in your battle at the ministry last month. Can you tell us about it? Why were you at the Ministry on a school day?
Me: Well, Miss Penelope, that scar Tom Riddle gave me in 81 has a connection with him. Tom used that connection to lure me to the Ministry. The Department of Mysteries has a room dedicated to prophecies, and apparently, Trelawney made one about me and Tom Riddle. That room is filled with prophecy orbs. Tom lured me there by sending me false mental pictures.
Penny: Lord Potter! You are telling us there is a prophecy about you and You Know Who? Was that the reason he came after you? It must be. Why else would he go after a baby?
Me: It said I was one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord. Severus Snape, a junior Death Eater at that time, heard part of it and ran to Tom Riddle with it. But thinking about it, the Dark Lord I am supposed to vanquish is probably Dumbledore.
Penny: Are you sure, Lord Potter? You Know Who killed so many innocents! He terrorized Britain for a decade before you stopped him!
Me: I checked it the last few weeks, Miss Penelope. Did you know that the Aurors were forbidden to use deadly force in any arrest, no matter the deadly spells the criminals use? Who do you think pushed that law through? Yes, it was one of the first laws Dumbledore promoted when he was appointed as the Chief Warlock.
Me: A second law he pushed through was to forbid fighting back with deadly force when you are attacked. Even now, you are forbidden to kill Death Eaters, even in your own home! Those two laws were used by Tom Riddle to ravage the country. Any opposition that used force to defend themselves was arrested and convicted to Azkaban.
Penny: I have to check this in the Ministry. Why would Dumbledore make those laws?
Me: I am certain you already know, Miss Penelope, you went out to interview a witness and record it, didn't you?
Penny: I did, Lord Potter, it was an eye-opener. With your permission, I want to replay the recording. Dear Listeners, this morning I visited Bathilda Bagshot, the renowned author of the History of Magic books Hogwarts uses in their History class. She lives alone in a dowager house in Godricks Hollow. This is a recording I made with her permission from the moment we sat down for tea.
Xxxxx
Penny: Mrs. Bagshot, you were a close neighbor of the Potters. Can you tell us a bout them?
Bagshot: Call me Bathilda, dear. Ah, the Potters, I remember them well, nice people. They were in hiding for You Know Who. I was one of the few who knew the secret of their fidelius. Albus let me read it from a paper.
Penny: Wait, that means Dumbledore knew who gave that paper to him.
Bagshot sighed: Yes, he must have known, I heard it on the wireless yesterday. He was like that from the time he got his Owls with record grades. His head inflated, and from then on, he thought he had all the answers. He corrupted my Gellert with his ideas on how to rule the world. It ruined the poor boy.
Penny: Gellert Bagshot? What happened with him?
Bagshot: No, no, dear, Gellert was my nephew, the son of my oldest sister, who married a Muggleborn from Germany, Grindelwald.
Penny: The Gellert Grindelwald?
Bagshot sighed again: Yes, dear, that Gellert. He was staying at my house after Durmstrang expelled him in his last year. Gellert claimed he was set up, and foolish me believed him.
Penny: How did they meet?
Bagshot: The house the Potters hid in used to belong to the Dumbledores. After his Newts, Albus stayed at home to take care of Ariana. She became an Obscuros after some boys wanted to beat the devil out of her when they saw her do accidental magic. Her father was convicted and sent to Azkaban for punishing those boys. It was a sad affair.
Bagshot: Gellert and Albus met and became close friends. Both intelligent and frustrated with their lot in life. One was expelled from school, and the other confined at home to take care of his sister. They fell in love, I saw them kiss a lot of times. Both had theories on how the Magic World should get its rightful place at the top again. Gellert by force, Albus by controlling the Muggles with Magic. Both questionable methods.
Bagshot: "Albus started to neglect Ariana. When his brother Abersford returned home from Hogwarts, he must have confronted them. There must have been a fight, because Ariana was killed with a very dark spell. Gellert ran away, but I doubt it was him who cast the spell.
Penny: Why do you think that, Bathilda?
Bagshot: Abersford broke Albus's nose at the funeral and yelled that it was all his fault. I witnessed with the neighbors that Albus made a vow on his Magic never to use a deadly spell on a human. He swore that on Ariana's grave. I ask you, if Gellert was the one who killed Ariana, why would Albus make such a Vow? Albus made Gellert his scapegoat and somehow controls Aberforth from spilling the truth.
Penny: Bathilda? Are you sure Dumbledore made that Vow? He dueled Grindelwald in 45!
Bagshot: Dueling is not killing, dear. Albus must have captured him somehow. I bet with underhanded means, Gellert was far better at Magic than Albus.
Penny: Why did you never come forward with this information, Bathilda?
Bagshot: Because I saw what happened with the ones who did dear. Albus may have vowed not to cast a deadly spell, but he did not vow never to cause someone to meet an early death. To be honest, dear, I don't have many years left. And I carried this guilt all those years.
Penny: I promise to let the truth out, Bathilda. As I said, I recorded it all, it can be used in the Wizengamot.
Bagshot: That is very brave, dear. Before you go, take these manuscripts, those are the uncensored books on the History of Magi. Not the corrupted ones Albus uses at Hogwarts.
Penny: Lord Potter will make sure they are published, Bathilda, uncensored. We can end this interview. Stay safe, Bathilda. I am sure we will send it out today. Listeners, this shocked me completely! We have been manipulated by Dumbledore for years! Merlin only knows the damage Dumbledore caused to our society!
Xxxxx
Penny: Dear listeners, I have to agree with Lord Potter that Albus Dumbledore is a Dark Lord. Where You Know Who is using terror and violence, Dumbledore caused deaths with his manipulations.
Me: I can change that, Miss Penelope.
Penny: How? By changing the laws? That is too slow!
Me: Nope, I am named in a prophecy as the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord. Now that there are two of them, I declare that every witch or wizard who can use a cutting spell can act as my hand to use spells against those two Dark Lords. If they can win against ten people, attack them with a hundred.
Me: I allow deadly force against all Death Eaters. If they claim to be innocent, let them swear an Oath on it. An oath they are not willing Death Eaters, and not willingly kill innocents. I allow all Aurors to use Deadly force against named Death Eaters. They may act as my hand too.
Me: Face reality, people, there are only a couple of dozen Death Eaters, they use Werewolves, thugs, and Dementors to sow terror. We are close to fifty thousand Magicals. When will we change from timid victims to brave defenders of our families? Our homes?
Penny: How can we do that, Lord Potter? Almost everyone lives in a remote home, not many villages have big communities that can get organized.
Me: Simple, with listening spells. A common tactic from the Death Eaters is closing the floo, bribes, or Imperio, but the floo closes down. I suggest groups of a couple of hundred to make an alert system with Listening spells. At an attack, the neighbors are warned who is in danger and can apparate there to help. Bombarda Maxima is a useful spell in those situations.
Penny: "What about Werewolves? That is something You Know Who used in the past. He even uses giants!
Me: Transfigure some silverware into powder. A simple ventus on a handful of powder would be enough to stop any werewolf. Their lungs will burn once they inhale silver. For Giants, they are immune to almost all Magic. But incarcerous uses ropes to tie your opponent. How hard can it be to use steel cables? Or a dozen ropes? When they are tied up, smash their heads with a hammer or cleave them with an axe. They come to kill us? We will kill them back. This is our fight for survival.
Me: Make no mistake, people, this is a real fight for the survival of the wizarding world. Once the Muggles have enough, they will turn on us. If Riddle keeps on killing Muggles and Muggleborn, they will react. They will defend their families. Riddle will lose, so will we, as collateral damage.
Penny: Let us hope it doesn't go that far. You Know Who should have seen the dangers of alerting the Muggles.
Me: I doubt it. Tom Riddle is nothing more than a mixture of a Ghost and a poltergeist. He used a dark ritual to get a body, but is that body real? Can you brew a human body in a big cauldron with a ritual? I saw what came out of that cauldron, and it definitely was not human. For one, it has no nose, only some slits like snakes have. Bald all over, not even pubic hair or eyebrows. Red eyes, and no… no way to produce children to say it kid-friendly. And last, he has big feet. He has huge feet! He has enormous feet!
Me: I guess he used snake and Giant parts to brew his body. Too bad the only giant part is his feet. I bet Bellatrix was disappointed when she saw her former lover back. For one that is so hung up on pureblood, Bella has to serve a half animal, part Giant, part… who knows what animal parts he used to get that horrible body. There is not much that resembles a human.
Me: Maybe that is why Bellatrix likes him, she can hardly be regarded as a human either. She may look like a human, but her brain is from an animal, no doubt. But then again, she married one, too.
Penny: We will end this broadcast before Lord Potter makes more mortal enemies than he already has. Dear listeners, stay safe. Goodbye.
Xxxxx
Penny and the girls looked at me with wide eyes. Hermione asked, "Was it necessary to aggravate Riddle and Bellatrix that much, Harry?"
I shrugged, "You mean to say they didn't want to kill me before? That is a first."
Padma said, "That warning system should be manageable. A listening spell on a collector that alerts everyone with another listening spell. Or like Hermione's fake galleons."
Li shook her head, "No, the listening charm on the collector is good, use the protean charm to connect the incoming listening charm to the returning charms. Maybe use a vocal spell. That way, they can hear which neighbor is attacked and by how many."
Hermione nodded, "We can work with that. There must be at least one in a hundred people who can cast a protean charm. We can hand out fliers to the people with the design and spells."
Penny said, "Make that one in five hundred people, Hermione. That is a difficult charm on Newt level. Make it so that people can be added to the collector. Many will try it out first."
Hermione stood up, "What are we waiting for? Let's go to the library! Harry, we will probably need you to open some books for us. Penny, can you help out?"
Parvati said, "I am going to keep the boys company."
Ginny held Luna back and said, "Luna and I will let you do it. Three Ravenclaws and a Griffinclaw are more than enough to complete that setup. We will explore the house and get rid of any bad stuff.
Xxxxx
Ginny and Luna went up to the fourth floor. After some searching, they found Harry's room. Ginny held her hand with the listening charm on her back and whispered in Luna's ear, "It is payback time for Harry's prank on us in the dungeon. Let's get on his bed and enjoy ourselves, loudly. With five girls there, he has to control himself. Even Hermione can not hear us."
Luna nodded with a big grin. "Oh! Ginny! This must be Harry's room! Let's check his wardrobe. I am curious what color his boxers are."
Ginny followed up, "I hope they are not the same color as my panties, Luna. Some things are better not matched."
Luna replied, "You are right, if they have a ribbon or a bow, then we need to reevaluate our relationship with him. We have some standards to uphold after all."
Ginny tapped her chin with her finger, "Hmm, we should give him some slack, he did not have much time to shop for clothes after all. Ah, a black one! Mine!"
Luna pouted, "I wanted that one, the others are boring blue. There is a green one! Mine!"
Ginny said, "They will be busy for hours, let's have some fun. You know, we will hide our panties in this room and wear his boxers. I still have the one I nicked when he was staying with us at the Burrow. It was a boring white one, though."
Ginny grinned and changed her panties with Harry's boxer. She held her finger up and showed Luna that she had put her panties in her pocket to take home. Harry will search his room into next month for those panties.
Luna giggled, "We'd better hide them good, Ginny, he is listening, and knows we are hiding them. Don't you think it is warm in here? I am going to strip and roll around in his bed, so he can smell us when he is going to bed."
Ginny got in the moment, "That is a great idea! That will teach him to grab our wands away. I am getting naked too. No, I keep my boxers on."
After a bit, Luna asked, "Would he have done it if Parvati were not with him, Ginny? I bet he would have kissed us and rubbed our tits."
Ginny answered, "I think he would. We were helpless without our wands, we were fools to tease him like that. Would you have liked it if he had kissed us and fondled our tits?"
Luna thought for a moment, "I think I would have loved it. I bet you too, both of us like him a lot. What if he lifted our skirts and looked at our panties? I admit I was getting wet when he said that."
Ginny sighed, "I did too. He would have seen a wet spot on my panties. Say, how would it feel to be taken like that? We stood there with our legs open, all he had to do was rip our panties off and push his Dude inside us. He could have fucked us for hours, and we could do nothing back."
Luna groaned, "I am getting hot thinking about it. Feeling his Big Straight Horned Snorcack inside my pussy would be… oh! I almost came from thinking about it!"
Ginny was panting, "I know! I am rubbing myself, imagining Harry fucking me! Luna! Suck my tits! No, let's do that sixty-nine we saw in your Dad's research magazines last night. I want to eat you out!"
Luna complained, "You're at the bottom, Ginny, you are a squirt and would drench my face if you came. I love how you squirt, but I want it to be on Harry's bed sheets. I bet he would love to smell it."
Ginny moaned, "Suck my clit, Luna! Oh! Too bad you did not bring your strap-on. Cumming!"
Fully clothed, Ginny and Luna continued to moan and call out the most daring positions. Ten minutes later, with a lot of moaning and dirty talk on the bed, Ginny and Luna stood up and straightened their clothes. Ginny called out, "Dobby? Can you wash these bed sheets, please? We made a bit of a mess on it."
Dobby snapped his fingers, "It's been done, Mistresses."
From the Library came a loud scream, "NOOOOOOoooo°°°°°!"
Ginny and Luna just raised the level of 'Faking It' to untold heights.
7 Small steps for a man? A huge jump for me!
Somehow, they knew about a high five, those Muggleborn must have influenced them. Luna giggled loudly, "Yeeeeesss, Potter. The bed is nice and clean again, and guess what? Ginny is staying over again tonight. We are going to bless my bed like we did yours."
Xxxxx
Hearing those two, not so maidens anymore, go at it on my bed for the last twenty-five minutes drove me almost crazy. I had a boner that was ready to blow, and I was surrounded by four pretty girls. Did you know those Chinese Authors are yapping about the girl's fragrance?
I Smelled it! True! I could smell their fragrance! Also true that the room smelled like old books and dust, but the fragrance was there! Combined with the actions of the evil maidens, this Dude was ready to erupt and shoot a load in my pants… We can't have that.
I took one of the Black Only books and stood up, "Sorry about that, I just remembered something disturbing. I'm going to put this one away and look for another one." I held the book before my boner, it was obvious once you got the facts of life spelled out for you.
Hermione stood up, "I'll help, Harry. I saw some interesting titles when you were showing Parvati around. You can tell me about the disturbing thing."
Xxxxx
At the opposite corner of the library, Hermione softly asked, "What was that scream about, Harry?"
I got in front of Hermione and gave her a long, passionate snog. When I released her, I told her, "Those two were playing with each other on my bed for the last half hour. Listening to them made me so horny, sitting so close with four gorgeous girls did not help me cool down. I'm still pumped up. What do your dad's dirty books tell you about it?"
Hermione looked me in the eyes and asked, "You think I am gorgeous? You are not saying that to get into my knickers?"
I hugged her again, "Hermione, I always want to get into your knickers, fondle your boobs, and snog you senseless. But yes, you are gorgeous. Now get on your knees and get me a hand-job, I am ready to blow. That is one of your fantasies, isn't it? To wank me off in the library? I'll return the favor."
Hermione blushed and took her wand out. A cushion charm on the floor later, had her on her knees in front of my Dude. Slowly, she unbuckled my pants and pulled them halfway down. Next was the last black boxer I had left. It went down too. Dude showed himself, throbbing from cropped-up emotions. Hermione took Dude gently in her hand and cupped my nuts with the other.
That did it for me, I groaned, "It is coming out, Hermione! I can't hold back any longer!" Yeah, try to hold it in after being tortured by Ginn and Luna for half an hour. Then this was the first time Dude felt a female hand. If you don't erupt from that, then you should try if guys are your thing.
Hermione was just on time to avoid getting sprayed in her face. It went right over her shoulder and splattered against the back wall… OK, part landed on her shoulder, but who is nitpicking?
A few scourgifies later, the evidence was gone. I pulled Hermione back on her feet and said, "I will return the favor, honey."
Did you know that jeans on a girl are men's worst enemy? They are! Then most girls prefer form-fitting jeans, as if they are painted on their bodies. They sometimes even need help to get into them. They fit so tight that you can see the camel toe! The problem with a fast handjob is getting those jeans down. You can't let your hand slip in without cutting the bloodstream from your hand. So the pants have to come down.
If the pants are still above the knees, the legs will be pressed together, and it will deny any access to the good stuff. The panties have to be down to their ankles. By the time you get that far, 80% of the girls have lost their mood and are secretly hoping to just get it over with.
Lucky for me, Hermione wore a skirt, and I had easy access. Her pink panties disappeared into my pocket. I said, "That is my trophy, Hermione. Ah? You shaved, I have to examine it closely."
Hermione whispered, "Hurry, Harry! They will come look for us if we stay out too long."
I let my fingers slide over her mound and teased her clit, "I don't mind them watching us, Hermione, they probably already are. But we are at home, and we can do what we want in our home. Right now, I am admiring your pussy, your dripping wet pussy. My fingers are going inside your snatch, Hermione. I wanted to do this for weeks."
Hermione was on edge, too. It did not take long to reach her top. She grabbed my hair and pressed my face against her cunt. A suppressed groan later, "Harry! I'm Cumming!"
Hey! I did not press your face against my Dude! I will next time. I got up, and Hermione pulled me into a big hug. She sighed, "That was better than masturbating, Harry."
My hands were on her butt-cheeks, "We will do this a lot more this summer, honey. Let's grab a book and go back to the others."
Xxxxx
Did you know girls can smell fragrances too? According to the three blushing faces, they have a sensitive nose. I forgot to scourgify my face, and Hermione did not scourgify her hands. No, we don't stink! But the smell is dominating. Hormones, pheromones, and all that.
It stimulated them to research the setup to create a neighborhood alarm system. The book I randomly grabbed was a gem. It explained the protean charm and its utilization in simple terms. A few tests later, we had a simple but ingenious warning system worked out.
We added a spell that alerted the residents when someone was tampering with the wards, an attack when people are asleep was not an exception. No, it was the normal modus operandi of the Death Eaters.
I said to Penny, "There is still time, write an article for the Daily Prophet with the design of this alert system and let them print it in tomorrow's edition."
I called out, Luna? "Is your father up for an extra edition?"
Luna stood in the doorway, "Only if it doesn't put Daddy in danger, hubby."
Xxxxx
A Stag Patronus reached Barnaby and relayed its message, "Barnaby! Lord Potter Black here, in a few moments, my House elf will deliver a report and a design of a warning system that everyone can make themselves at home. You have to print it word-for-word and not change a line of the design. Let only people you trust work on this."
Dobby delivered a stack of Parchment, "These be for you, Master said he will owe a favor if it gets done by tomorrow," and Dobby popped back out.
Barnaby studied the alarm system and said, "This is Newt level, if not Master level. I did not know he was that smart. Ah, Padma Patil, Su Li, Penelope Clearwater, and Hermione Granger. With the Patils and Su, they have enough backing to pull this off."
Barnaby went to the printing press and called out, "Desmond! Jasper! It is too late to change the front page, but this is second page material. Make sure a headline for it is on the front page. Remove all the page fillers to make room for it."
Jasper took the papers and paged through them, "On it, Boss! We will get it done, it will take some extra time, though."
Barnaby nodded, "I will ask Lord Potter for a bonus for the ones who are working overtime."
Xxxxx
Luna entered the office of the Quibbler and gave the papers to her Dad, "Daddy? Do you think this is important enough for an extra edition? Harry said he will cover the extra costs."
Xenofilius studied the papers. "I need your help with this, Moonbeam. Old Edgar took the day off."
Luna hugged him, "I will help, Daddy, Ginny will too."
Xxxxx
The Patils and Su stayed for dinner, Hermione had to go home, while Luna and Ginny were at the Quibbler. Parvati was praising the Game room, "That room is a dream for every boy! It has practice wands and books with simple spells with clear and easy-to-understand explanations."
Vivaan grinned, "We learned to do a lumos! Tomorrow we will do the sparkles."
Jin and Chen almost shouted, "Us too!" Jin added, "And the tickling hex! There are practice dummies too! We are asking Father to get a room like that for us!"
I said, "I don't mind, but you can only practice when Kreacher or your sister is in the room, and you have to listen to Kreacher when he tells you something is too dangerous. Do we have a deal?"
Vivaan nodded, "That is fair, Harry. We like Kreacher, he helped us a lot by letting us pick the right practice wands."
Penelope asked, "Practice wands? I did not know there was such a thing as practice wands."
Li commented, "Those are probably legacy wands that have been in use by the children for centuries. After a period of time, the wand adjusts itself to the type of user. If I am right, most of them have a core of Dragon blood. Unicorns are prone to stick to one owner, and Phoenixes are picky about who their owners are. Dragon wands want to be used, to be active. That is what I read about this morning."
Kreacher popped in with our dessert and said, "Pureblood mistress is right. Dragon wands be perfect for little pureblood Scions to practice."
I nodded, "It will be your task to guide them, and keep them safe, Kreacher."
Chen smiled, "That is great! Kreacher knows all the best books."
Parvati chuckled, "Vivaan will be nagging for weeks to get a room like that at home."
Padma remarked, "We could have used a room like that at home when we were younger. We could have gotten more house points if we had demonstrated those spells for the first time."
I shrugged, "It would not have mattered much, Padma, Snape, and Dumbledore made sure to let their favorites win. Slytherin or Griffindor, take your pick."
Li looked at me and said, "We enjoyed our day here, Harry. I enjoyed it more than I expected. Helping with something that can save lives is satisfying on its own."
I smiled, "We are happy to have you, Li. You and the boys are always welcome." I turned to the Patils, "The same goes for all of you. The Floo is always open for you. Hermione will be here during the weekdays when her parents are at work. Penny, too, when she is not doing a report."
Penny asked, "What are we going to do with the manuscripts from Bathilda? Who will dare to publish it? We damaged Dumbledore's reputation, but it will take more than that to get him down."
I speculated, "It depends on the actions of the DMLE. My bet is that they are first going to clean their ranks of Death Eaters. I named a lot of them, many are working in the Ministry. They will keep Dumbledore out as a repellent against Tom Riddle."
Penny nodded slowly, "Telling Minister Bones she will be murdered this summer rattled her bones, pun intended. You scared her even more when you called two of her guards out to be Death Eaters. I doubt she will follow the privacy laws Dumbledore installed that prevented looking into the private lives of the Ministry employees. Percy was telling me about it before he broke up with me."
Xxxxx
Hermione popped in with Dobby after breakfast. Penny was reading the Prophet while commenting, "Well, there is the Ministry that closed for the whole day without an explanation. That is the DMLE rooting out the Death Eaters, no doubt. The wireless is being discussed, and they wonder how much is true."
Penny turned the page, "Our warning system is on page two with everything printed just the way we wrote it down. Even the names who designed it… yours is not on it, Harry, just like you asked, but why not?"
I chuckled, "What if they ask me what my contribution was, and I have to answer: turning pages. I would be the laughing stock of Britain. I have enough attention as it is. I don't need more of it."
Luna floosered in, carrying a stack of Quibblers. She put it on the table and presented an invoice. "Two hundred Galleons for the materials and wages. Owl delivery included. Twenty each are for Ginny and me for helping out."
I pressed my ring on the designated spot and added a note to give fifty Galleons as a bonus. The same bonus I gave the crew of the Prophet. Good work has to be rewarded.
Penny turned another page, "I think Hagrid is on the run. The DMLE came to investigate the illegal Acromantula farm in the Forbidden Forest and reported hundreds of adult-sized Acromantula. They are going to hire hunter teams who specialize in big game hunting. Hagrid is being called in to give a statement, but never showed up."
I sighed, "Hagrid might be a good person, but his taste for animals is off the scale. In my second year, he told me and Ron to follow the spiders. We ended up in the middle of that Acromantula nest. I still have nightmares from it occasionally. I bet Ron has them too."
I speculated, "Penny, what would happen if Voldemort attacked Hogwarts? What are the odds for those Acromantula to follow Voldemort to get a chance to eat some juicy students?"
Luna said, "Without Hagrid controlling them, more than 90%. With Hagrid controlling them 30%."
I shook my head, "Hagrid controls Aragog. Aragog controls his offspring. How long does an Acromantula live? Once Aragog is gone, students will be put on their menu. Just like Ron and I almost ended up as fresh food that walked into their nest."
That Memory is on the same scale as the Basilisk fight. I said it before, Hagrid is a good man, but not fit to be around children. If he doesn't recognize the dangers of keeping a dragon or an Acromantula, how can he keep students safe?
Xxxxx
I changed the subject, "A question, Runes, is it necessary to engrave them, or is it possible to write them on a surface?"
Hermione answered, "It is best to engrave them, we fill the lines with a Magic paste for an optimal effect. We can write with that paste, but it won't last that long and is easily damaged."
Penny added, "In Japan, they use a magic imbued ink to write talismans and charms on paper tags. Depending on the paper, they can last for years."
I asked, "Can you get that ink or make it yourself?"
Penny shook her head, "You need to be a master at Potions and have the recipe. That recipe is a well-guarded secret in Japan. I know a potion shop that sells it. I bought some in my sixth year for a Runes project. Why? Do you need some?"
I nodded, "Yes, I want to try some ideas out. Oh, before I forget, we will do another interview at one. We need to keep the public informed."
Penny shuddered, "Making more enemies, Boss? I am afraid to look out my bedroom window, afraid to see who is watching the house."
I grinned at her, "We need to make high waves, Penny, they counter the terror the Death Eaters imbue in the public. Oh, do you know how to make a portkey?"
Penny nodded, "That was part of my Newt studies, Harry. You need to have a license to sell them. The Ministry is heavily regulating them. It is not the first time someone ported into a muggle area and caused a panic."
I asked, "How do you know the coordinates of your destination? A wild guess?"
Penny explained, "There is a spell that records location coordinates. We can also put that spell on a piece of parchment and activate it with a Magic pulse on the destination. That makes the coordinates appear on the parchment."
Luna added, "There are two kinds of portkeys, Harry. One is with a fixed destination, no matter where you depart. The other is with a fixed starting point, and it takes you to a predefined direction and distance. For example, five hundred miles North."
Hermione put her two cents in, "There are two ways to power them, pre-load it with enough Magic to transport, or take the Magic from the one that is ported."
That made me cry bitter tears for not taking Runes as a selective. I took a book about portkeys and found a quiet spot to read. It won't make me an expert, but I will not stand by and let the smart ones talk. I have a lot of catching up to do.
I learned a lot from my library. I noticed the books are focused on the practical applications instead of discussing theories. It was a cozy moment too, surrounded by three Ravenclaws, I felt myself getting smarter by the minute. Maybe because I was reading a Black only book and had Penny on my right, Hermione on my left, and Luna on my lap, reading along. I smelled their fragrance! And Luna is grinding on my Dude.
Xxxxx
Penny made her introduction on the Wireless.
Dear listeners!
Today, we will have a short interview with Lord Potter. After that, we will do a report on yesterday's Quidditch matches with comments from our trusted experts. Soon we will have enough portable transmitters to do a live coverage or record the complete game and send it out on fixed days and hours.
And it is Lord Potter who will make it true. Tell us more about your plans, Lord Potter.
Me: Well, due to the limited population of the Wizarding World, we can only afford three channels to broadcast our programs. As Miss Penelope just said, Quidditch will be a big part of it. We will record each game and send it out at fixed times. We will shorten the Games if they take too long, of course.
Me: There are other programs in the future, cooking, gardening, and household tips. They could be useful for young people who are moving out of their parents' home. Politics will be discussed too, new laws, the budget, what our Tax money is used for. Sometimes, trials of criminals that deserve our attention.
Me: Also, to keep a critical eye on our community. To report who is abusing his position, who is embezzling our tax money, who is not doing a proper job. Fudge is a good example, for the duration of his position as Minister, he never decided something on his own, Malfoy and Dumbledore told him what to say and when to say it. He would do anything, as long as he got his bribe.
Penny: The Daily Prophet published a good warning program on your orders. Can you elaborate on it?
Me: This is a time for the neighbors to band together. Tom Riddle already started his terror. You can not fight a band of wild animals alone. With this warning system, the neighbors will protect each other. No matter how many people Tom Riddle brings, a neighborhood watch of a few hundred wizards and witches will wipe him out.
Me: A simple cutting spell, used to cut vegetables, is enough to fight them when there are many friends with you. Just be sure to let your neighbors vow never to be part of the Death Eater movement. If someone knows the Patronus charm, they can send a message to the DMLE when there is an attack. We have the numbers, we can overwhelm them.
Penny: A lot of people think they have a just cause, Boss. They think they fight for the good of our people.
Me: Tom Riddle's cause is Tom Riddle. Pure and simple. How do I know that, you ask? If you openly disagree with them, they will attack and try to kill you. Why? Don't you have the right to have a different opinion? They are yapping that the Muggleborn are shunning their traditions, but who is teaching them those traditions? Hogwarts doesn't. They used to, the previous Headmaster canceled those lessons, on the advice of Dumbledore. For budget reasons.
Me: Another reason they named is that Muggles steal our Magic. I ask, HOW? How can a Muggle who can not do Magic steal Magic? They don't steal Magic, we are forcing our Magic on them. Squibs are put with the Muggles, people who got their Magic bound are exiled to the Muggle world, and last but not least, those wizards who are visiting Muggle women, with or without their consent.
Me: All that, and you still think Muggles steal our magic? Sorry, but then you are stupid, dumb, ignorant, foolish, dense, idiotic, scatterbrained, and I could use a hundred more words to describe your mental capacity or the lack of it.
Penny: All solid arguments, Boss. And yet, those rumors are persistent.
Me: Those are accusations to justify their violence against innocent people. To morally justify themselves, it was for a good cause, for the greater good.
Penny: You are painting a dark picture of our society, Boss. There must be something that you find good?
Me: Minister Bones, she is a bright light in the darkness. She has a reputation for being incorruptible. She was the only one who spoke up on that trial where Fudge tried to get my wand snapped. For telling Voldemort was back. I know, I sound bitter, you would too, if you were treated like a mad person the whole year. It cost me my Godfather.
Penny: We listened to the negotiations for the sale of the Basilisk. What are the yield forecasts of the auction?
Me: I don't know, I hope a lot. With a madmaniac out for me, I need all the funds I can get.
Penny: Dear listeners, we end this interview and change to the report on the Quidditch game between the Holyhead Harpies and Puddlemere United.
Xxxxx
Penny sighed, "Boss, you have to loosen up. At every interview, you are stabbing at everyone. In many cases, you are right, but you are losing credibility if you point out all the flaws in our society every time you come on the wireless. People don't want to hear they are wrong all of the time."
I mentally went over the interview… she is right, I grabbed every occasion to put the blame on something or someone. There was no structure in this interview, I came over like a raging fool that kicked at everything on its path.
I caved in, "You have a point, Penny. I will take a few steps back. No more interviews this week. Find some interesting topics, play some music, whatever. We will take it in small steps."
Luna took my hand and pulled me to the stairs, "Don't worry, Penny. Hermione and I will let him focus on more important topics.
8 If you can't beat them with a stick, get a rifle.
Penny called after us, "Use silencing charms!"
Luna called back, "Why? That way you can't hear us, that is half the fun!"
Hermione gasped, "Luna! Behave! We will put silencing charms, Penny."
Luna giggled, "Because we are going to be loud."
Xxxxx
In my room, I grabbed Luna, sat down on my bed, and put her over my knee. I lifted her skirt and lightly slapped her ass. "That is for driving me crazy yesterday." I pulled her panties down and rubbed her butt cheeks. I said, "I wonder, what it would be like to slap your bare ass?"
Luna giggled, "I was a bad girl, yesterday, hubby. I need to be punished. AAAUUUWWW! Hey! That hurt! That was not in Daddy's research magazines! They loved to be spanked in there!"
I chuckled, "But you were a bad girl, Luna. You and Ginny drove me up the wall with your teasing. You have to be punished, and spanking is just the way to do that."
Luna whimpered, "I'll be a good girl, Harry!"
I let my fingers slide over her pussy, "But I like it when my girls are naughty, Luna. But let me kiss it to make it feel better."
I put Luna face down on the bed and kissed her butt cheeks. Luna gasped, "OH! That's more like it!"
I turned to Hermione and said, "Hermione, help me take Luna's clothes off. This naughty girl needs a lesson."
I got behind Hermione, grabbed her boobs, and whispered in her ear, "Don't worry, my lovely slut, you will get your turn soon."
Hermione moaned, "You are skipping steps again, Harry. Luna needs her kiss before you go down on her."
I flipped Luna on her back and straddled her, "Is that so, Luna? You are right, Hermione, I never kissed Luna. Sorry, honey, we are going to fix that."
I went down and gave her a gentle kiss, slowly intensifying it, my tongue invaded her mouth and teased hers to play along. Then I rolled on my back and pulled her on top of me. Luna took the lead in our kiss, trying all the stuff out she read in her Dad's research magazines. It was her turn to straddle me and grind my Dude.
Luna sat up and sighed. Then she wiggled with her hips and asked, "That was better than I expected, hubby. Is that your Dude I am feeling?"
I nodded, "It is, and Dude is hungry for a pussy. First, we have to set the stage. Hermione, today in this room, you are mine! Call me Master or my Lord in here. We are going to test if Luna is fit to be a concubine or Consort. Luna, do your best to convince me."
Luna's face brightened, "I know how to do that! It was in Daddy's research magazines."
Hermione's eyes glazed over, "It was in Dad's stack of dirty magazines too, Master! Let me help Mistress Luna get her out of her clothes. Blouse first, Miss Luna, Master wants to see your tits. Oh? You came prepared! That is a sexy bra, nipple free. Suck them, Master."
I pulled Luna down and sucked her left nipple while fondling the right one. Luna moaned, "Oh, Harry! This feels better than I imagined. It feels different when Ginny does that."
Hermione slapped Luna's butt. "You are here to make Master feel better, to convince him to make you his Consort. How are you going to do that, Miss Luna?"
Luna got up and stood before Hermione. She slowly undressed Hermione, then herself. Butt naked, they stood before me. Luna said, "Well, if I am going to be the Consort, it will be my job to satisfy Harry. That includes ordering the maid around. Open hubby's pants and suck his Dude, maid Hermione."
Hermione came closer and unbuckled my pants, she pulled them down, and took Dude in her mouth. Luna got next to me and opened my shirt. She whispered, "I am not ready to go all the way, Hubby, but there are many things I can do with you. Hey maid! Do the sixty-nine! Eat that shaved cunt out, hubby."
Hermione did a great job. I remembered some of Luna's teasing and let my hand wander over her body until it reached her snatch. My fingers went in while my thumb rubbed her clit. I could claim we came at the same time, but that is hard when you get double-teamed by two naked girls. It didn't take long for Hermione to get a mouthful of Harry-spunk. A few minutes later, Hermione reached her top with a scream.
Luna took her place, "Suck me, Harry, eat your Consort's cunt. Maid, try to get the Dude back up. I want to suck it too."
Xxxxx
Role-playing is fun! Luna is qualified to be a Consort, and Hermione makes a fine maid. I heard a door softly close when we finished. Someone was Snoopy. When we came down for High Tea after a shower, we saw an amused Penny, a blushing Padma, and a grinning Parvati.
I smiled at them, "Good afternoon, Parvati and Padma. Dobby? Why didn't you tell us we had visitors?"
Dobby answered innocently, "Mistress Luna was convincing Master Harry that she was a good Consort, Master. That's be important. Dobby showed Mistress Parvi and Paddy how Mistress Luna was doing that."
Parvati grinned, "I can vouch for Luna, Harry. She will make a fine Consort."
I shrugged, "I hope you enjoyed the show, Parvati. Maybe next time you can play along. Is Vivaan in the playroom?"
Padma shook her head, "No, he is with Father. They are visiting Rune-Masters to make our own practice room. Vivaan could not stop bragging about it to Father. He used my wand to demonstrate his Lumos and got a good result. Our wands have a dragon heartstring, so it was easier for Vivaan to use them. It convinced our Father to invest in such a room, he is the Heir and a bit spoiled by us."
Parvati sighed, "It is thanks to Vivaan that we are not married already. Father had candidates lined up for us. When Vivaan was born, that got the pressure off from us. According to Mother, a lot of purebloods showed interest in us as a package deal. Until Vivaan was born, and Father's fortune and Lordship went to him."
Padma shuddered, "Crabbe and Goyle were among those purebloods, Flint and Montague too. Can you imagine being married to one of those? Vivaan did us a big favor by being born. The purebloods dropped their offer when Vivaan was born. Suddenly, we weren't good enough anymore. That is why Father allows us to find a husband for ourselves."
Parvati giggled, "Harry found a Consort, alright. One who is willing to share the fun with Hermione."
Luna shrugged, "We were roleplaying, but I would not mind being Harry's Consort. When he is using Parseltongue, you won't last a minute. Hermione can testify to it. When she got her pussy eaten for the second time."
Hermione blushed, "Luna, those are supposed to be bedroom secrets."
Luna dryly commented, "They are not secrets anymore. When they saw us in action, Hermione, I thought you knew they were watching us. It was quite obvious, an open door with three heads looking in was hard to miss."
I defended myself, "Hey, I didn't see them. My view was blocked all of the time."
Padma tried to change the subject before the conversation went off the rails. "The alert system is discussed by everyone, Harry. Many contacted us to get more information. I bet Li got her share, too. There will be many such alert systems in the country by the end of this week. Also, a lot of people are trying to learn the messenger Patronus charm in case the Floo gets disconnected."
Padma informed us, "A reporter of the Prophet came by our home to interview us about the Alert System. They came to us because I am named as one of the designers. Penny, Hermione, and you were out of reach. I tried to explain the system in simple terms. When the Patronus came up, we demonstrated it and explained how you taught us that spell. That will be in tomorrow's newspaper."
Penny shook her head, "I doubt a Patronus will work when you are under attack from Death Eaters, Padma. Try to get happy thoughts when Death Eaters are at your doorstep. You would be too scared to have a happy thought."
Parvati spoke up, "It is used against Dementors, Penny. Once you have found your happy memory, it is easy to bring it to the front and concentrate on it. We used it in our practice duels to distract our opponent."
I groaned and bashed my head on the table, "I should have used a Messenger Patronus to contact Sirius. I messed that up. I am such a moron."
Luna patted my back, "And Dumbledore knew about it through his listening spells, Harry. Sirius' death is on Dumbledore, not on you. You were in a panic and could not think straight."
Penny sighed, "All for the greater good. It is terrifying what someone is willing to do when he is convinced he has the right to decide what the world needs."
Xxxxx
Dobby took Hermione home while Kreacher served dinner for the rest of us. At my curious look, Parvati explained, grinning, "Father hasn't given up hope that one of us will catch your fancy and encouraged us to make an effort to do that. It beats visiting Great Grandma and Great Uncles in India. They are hardcore traditionalists. We love them all, but they can be suffocating when you spend a month with them."
I shrugged, "Luna, Hermione, and Ginny struck my fancy already. If you want a spot, you will have to talk to them."
I heard Ginny gasp in my head, "I am one too? YESSS!"
Luna smiled. She said, "Yep, Ginny is one of us, too."
I changed the subject to portkeys, "I don't quite understand the principles of portkeys. They move you from one point to the other. But if that is in a straight line, then we move through the planet's surface if the distance is more than a few miles. Am I wrong?"
Penny answered, "Yes and no, the portkey creates a Magic Beacon at the destination and connects the starting point with the beacon with a… tunnel is a good description. Then the Beacon pulls everyone who holds the portkey to it."
Penny thought for a bit, "Maybe that is why international portkeys are limited to four thousand miles. Any further, and it has to travel through the molten core. Intercontinental portkeys have extra sets of beacons and are very expensive."
Padma confirmed it, "We make a stop at my uncle's in Cairo when we travel to India. Father said it is cheaper that way and he can visit his brother. Why do you ask all that, Harry?"
"I was thinking of putting a portkey on a Death Eater and porting him to the center of the planet, or five hundred miles into orbit."
Penny shook her head, "That is impossible, Harry. The portkey only works when the point of destination has the same conditions as the starting point. The best it could do is portkey you to the ocean. Once they arrive, they will fall into the ocean. You can not portkey someone into a volcano or to the bottom of the ocean. Otherwise, there would be a lot of them there."
I lit up, "The ocean is possible? So I can send someone close to the polar cap?"
Parvati asked, "How are you going to put those portkeys on them, Harry? You could kill or capture them, if you can get that close to them."
I spammed different solutions from fan fiction: "A crossbow with the dart as a portkey, a paintball gun with portkey balls, a rifle with portkey bullets. I could even use a slingshot."
Penny shook her head, "Where would you get a rifle or a crossbow, Harry? Would you walk in Diagon Alley with a paintball gun? Besides, you need a license to create portkeys. It is an international law that the license holders have to swear an oath not to abuse or sabotage their portkeys. Death Eaters don't care, but if you get caught doing that, they lock you away."
Crap, another good plan down the drain. Well, I have plenty more of them.
That night, I had a good conversation with Dobby after silencing the listening charms.
Xxxxx
It was time to meet the crew of the wireless, the ones not afraid to show up, it is a risk to be seen in my presence after all. The meeting room in the Leaky Cauldron was occupied by fifteen employees. Penny walked in and kept the door open to let me pass through under my invisibility cloak. Penny closed the door after a tapped on her arm.
I removed my cloak and went to the head of the table, followed by Penny. I made my opening statement, "Welcome, crew of the Wireless. I know that the destruction of your station was a revenge for my words from that interview, but those words needed to be said to the people. Voldemort's real name must be known to the public, and Dumbledore's real character had to be known."
I held my hand up to stop the comments, "That is why I won't abandon the Wireless. From a fixed location, we will change to a mobile one. I already ordered five portable radio stations from Bart and used some of them for a few days. This will make it possible to do live coverage of Quidditch games, or record them and send a compiled report in a sports program."
"This is one of the possibilities, interviewing Ministers or Department heads, live coverage of the Wizengamot, the list is endless. We will use three channels instead of one to broaden our audience. That is my goal."
Penny reassured them, "The role you are going to be in is much like before, we just expand on it. Lord Potter Black told me that the pay stays the same for the first six months, after that, we are going to evaluate the results to see if we can expand or have to cut back."
Bart demonstrated the functions of the portable radio, he kept the functions quite simple: on/off, record, stop record, and send are the easiest. Just the basics. It did not take long for even the purest pureblood to work with it.
I ended with, "Miss Clearwater is going to be my contact person for now. I gave her sanctuary for as long as she is single. Or at least for the duration of the conflict between me and Tom Riddle."
One of the women asked, "Is Penny your house guest in the traditional way of the old Houses?"
I shrugged, "I don't know, I am Muggle-raised, so I don't know any old customs. Nobody taught me those. You must be one of the reporters. It is a good question, though, but I can not answer it truthfully."
Penny said, "I don't have a relationship with Lord Potter, Marlise. I am living in one of his guest quarters. Lord Potter has more on his plate than to add some paramour gossip on top of it."
Marlise chuckled, "Sure, honey, whatever you say."
I just rolled my eyes. No matter what I say won't be believed anyway. I asked, "Does someone know what happened inside the ministry?"
Marlise shook her head, "All that my contacts could say was they signed a confidentiality contract with the loss of their Magic as a penalty."
An old man confirmed it, "The same for my contacts, even my son in the Department of Education could not tell a word other than that contract. They are all nervous, though, something is brewing in the Ministry."
I remembered my conversation with Minister Bones. I said, "It is possible they did a sweep and routed all Death Eaters and their sympathizers out. I told Minister Bones all the names from the Death Eaters I know. She was shook up, two of them were in her ministerial guards. I can only guess what they have done, but that is what I would have done if it were up to me."
When the murmurs were over, I spoke up, "That is one of the big changes I want you to hold on to. If you are speculating, don't tell it like it is the truth. I think, or we on the Wireless speculate. Rumors said. Those are the dividing lines between truth and lies. I have been slandered for years, and know what it feels like to be on the receiving end of the slander stick."
Xxxxx
The rest of the time, we divided the tasks and discussed how the portables are getting used and when or who is going to broadcast. We ended the meeting and left first. Penny opened the door to let me out, while she stayed to chat with Bart.
I scanned the pub for troublemakers, one, two, three from Voldy and… two Dumbledore drones. What do you know, Tonks is here too with her wolf. Would Dumbledore be here too? That depends on how much he wants to get me back in his corner. A bit stupid, though. If I start praising Dumbledore all of a sudden, then even the biggest moron will know I got mind whammed.
I turned to Penny and whispered, "Call on Dobby, they are waiting for us. I first need a word with my cousin."
Penny paled and whispered back, "Stay safe, Harry."
I watched Penny pop out, one of the Death Eaters left the Pup, and one of the drones. Tonks and Lupin sat at a corner table. I took my wand out and removed my cloak. I sat next to Tonks with my back against the wall. I shook my head. "You are taking big risks, Tonks. Why are you still with this traitor? Did you swear loyalty oaths to that old fag?"
Lupin opened his mouth to say something, but I stopped him and asked, "Did you let Gringotts remove all those charms and potions, Lupin? Sirius paid for them."
Lupin shook his head, "We are fighting against Voldemort, Harry. We can't afford another betrayal, that is why I took that loyalty oath. Dumbledore told us we need you to win against Voldemort."
Tonks sighed, "I swore that Oath before I found out about his crimes, Harry. I can not stop it, and Dumbledore won't lift the Oath."
I thought for a bit, "Being Loyal does not mean you are a slave, Tonks. You can be loyal by showing his flaws. Dumbledore can ask you to do something, but he can not force you to do it. That would be a servitude oath or a slave brand. It is all about how you interpret the words of your Oath. As a Black, Bellatrix wouldn't have been able to harm Sirius, and yet she caused his death."
I looked at Lupin, "You stopped being a Marauder the moment my parents died, Lupin. I was never on your mind. Sirius was in Azkaban, you had no excuse besides Dumbledore said so. Guess what? Dumbledore stole a hundred thirty thousand Galleons from my trust vault. How many knuts did he give you, Lupin? You are aiding a Dark Lord, don't go down with him, Lupin. Tonks, use contraception spells... And flushing potions."
I snapped my fingers when I felt the air move. No matter how invisible you are, the air gets displaced when you move, you sense it when you are aware of it. Dobby popped me out. I bet there will be anti-Elf travel spells next time.
Penny was glad I made it home in one piece. "You took a big risk to stay behind, Harry! You have to be more careful."
I nodded, "Noted, Penny, now help me remove all the spells they cast on me."
Listening and tracker spells can be cast unnoticed, that is the way they made those spells, and I had a lot of them. Surprisingly, Penny got some too.
I said, "If they cast it on you before you get in the meeting, then we are in trouble."
Penny shook her head, "No, I cast silencing spells on all my clothes. I started to do that in my Newt year, after I discovered those listening spells. I kept on doing that."
I looked admiringly at her, "You know, Penny, I should listen to you more. You have great ideas. I would hire you if you weren't already in my company."
Penny curtsied, "Why, thank you for the compliment, Boss. Is it too soon to ask for a raise?"
I raised my eyebrow, the left one, "Miss Clearwater, aren't you a bit greedy? You just moved in, free room and board, even your laundry is done for you. Access to the library is free. I say you are getting the princess treatment here. Ask it next year."
Penny smiled, "I will, boss, the first of January. No, I'm just joking, Harry. I am saving a lot of Galleons by living here."
Xxxxx
At night, we discussed our day. It was Saturday, and Hermione had to stay at home. She said, "Tonks is trapped by Dumbledore. On Monday, I will search for books on oaths. There must be a way to break them."
Luna said, "There is, kill Dumbledore, that breaks the spell."
Ginny reported, "We are part of the alert System from this county. We were surprised that so many Muggleborn and Halfbloods lived in our region. Dad was helping set it up. No doubt he drove some muggleborn up the wall by asking silly questions."
She added, "He is tight-lipped about what happened in the Ministry. I even heard him refuse to answer Dumbledore about it."
"One more week," I said, "One more week for that blasted Horcrux to get out of my scar. It will make a dent in my money. Master Curse Breakers are not cheap, and they are being paid from the moment they start researching. Almost a month now. I bet Bill is begging them to let him help."
Ginny asked, "Is it going to be dangerous for you, Harry?"
I answered, "If Dumbledore went to Gringotts on the first day, a Curse Breaker like Bill would not have any problem with it. That the curse is too deeply embedded now, only Master Curse Breakers can do something about it."
"Harry? What were you looking for in a Muggle library this morning?" asked Hermione, "Something to fight Voldemort with?"
"Something like that," I answered, "mainly to get some ideas and to get a different point of view."
At that moment, Dobby popped in with a few boxes. I opened the boxes and inspected the contents. "Those are the correct ones, Dobby. You did great. Store these in the basement. I'll work on them tomorrow."
Hermione asked, "Harry? What did Dobby bring?"
I grinned, "Who is asking? The friend, the slut, or the wife?"
Luna giggled, "I prefer the slut, Harry."
Ginny commented, "I am curious too, I ask as the slut, Harry. Luna said it was a lot of fun. I could not listen well, I had to help Mum with the neighbors, the wives were having tea in our kitchen while the men installed the Alert System. I had to silence you to get things done. I can come over on Monday with Luna."
Xxxxx
The next day, I inspected the sniper rifles that Dobby nicked from the Army base and the ten boxes of ammo, three of them matched the caliber. Ah, now all boxes match. Having a Dobby is great. I have two L96 sniper rifles with all the trimmings, like scopes and silencers, tripods, and ammo.
In the third box was an artillery shell, a sample that Dobby brought along. I asked Dobby, "Are you sure they won't miss it soon, Dobby?"
Dobby shook his head, "Dobby took the last ones at the back of the row, and made copies of the boxes. They won't miss them soon, Master."
I nodded, "You did great, Dobby. Have you been scouting your old Master's house? Is he still there?"
Dobby answered, "They be having meetings every night, Master Harry."
"Do they have prisoners in the dungeon, Dobby?" was my next question.
Dobby nodded, "Missy Greengrass and Missy Davis, they be controlling the Grey faction."
Hmm, I changed too much to rely on Canon, they did not abduct Greengrass or Davis in the books, only Luna to shut the Quibbler up.
Xxxxx
Penny almost screamed, "You want me to do what?"