Chapter 5
Harry and Hermione held hands as they walked down the grand staircase behind Aunt Minnie towards the great hall for the start of term feast. Lavender and Neville were waiting for them by the castles front door, looking worried as they watched students pass them by.
"I think they were expecting us on the train." Hermione whispered to him as they stepped off of the last step.
"Yeah, they are certainly looking for somebody." Harry replied before shouting. "NEVILLE!"
Upon hearing his name Neville turned to scan the room, as he caught sight of Harry on the stairs he grabbed Lavender's hand and pulled her towards the couple, smiling as he did so.
"Hey guys." Harry greeted. "How was your Christmas?"
"Good, nan got me a new wand, apparently Professor McGonagall suggested that I'd do better if I wasn't using dad's old one." Neville replied.
"That's great news you never did do to well with the other one." Hermione stated giving him a quick hug. "How was your Christmas Lavender?"
"Not too bad, but mum decided seeing as I've had 3 months of using and seeing magic that the house was to be completely magic free." She sighed as they walked into the great hall. "Still it could have been worse, Dean's stepdad tried to throw him out of the house, he is really not happy with knowing about magic and wants all trace of it removed from his life."
"Oh dear, maybe we can cheer him up." Hermione stated.
"He looks happy enough." Harry said as the rest of their friends came into view in the middle of the table.
"They guys." Dean called above the noise as they sat down opposite him. "Have a good Christmas?"
"Yes thanks." Harry replied. "I got to meet my godfather, and the manor is bigger than I could ever have imagined."
"How was India, Parvati?" Hermione asked.
"Great fun, grandad demonstrated some interesting magic while we were there." She replied. "And mum came to join us between Christmas and New Year's Day."
"Can I have your attention please." Professor McGonagall called above the noise. "Welcome back, I hope you all had a relaxing break, now I have a few announcements before the feast can begin, due to the tragic death of Professor Quirrell not long after Halloween, I introduce you to his official replacement Professor Shacklebolt, l know he was teaching you for a few weeks before the end of last term but he has accepted the role officially until the end of the school year." She paused as cheers rang through the hall. "Now let the feast begin."
"So where's Ron?" Neville asked as the food appeared.
"Last I saw him sat next to Percy near the head of the table." Seamus stated. "He hasn't left his older brothers side since they got on to the train in London."
"I wonder what's caused him to act like that." Harry signed.
"He wasn't exactly a good boy once we got home." Fred informed them from where he was sat near by. "Got all jealous about your manor, the rest of us were just happy to be going home but he just couldn't get over the size of your house."
"And then Ginny told him how she'd met Zeus and he sort of lost it." George added. "It didn't help when Charlie congratulated her on how well she handled it."
"He's such an idiot." Hermione sighed. "He will get to meet them when you're staying with us next summer."
"They're staying at your manor?" Dean asked. "How come?"
"It's just family business." Harry stated not wanting to embarrass the Weasleys. "But maybe you could all join in I'm sure Aunt Minnie won't mind, but it'll take some time to organise it properly."
"Well thank you soo much Lord Potter." Lavender teased. "I'm sure our parents won't mind us spending time with nobility."
"Speaking of nobility." Dean said. "Any news on the whole Malfoy issue?"
"Not yet the next session is next weekend." Harry stated. "But thanks to the work of our allies, it should be a very quick decision."
"Do thank your father for his hard work on our behalf won't you, Parvati?" Hermione stated.
"Of course." She smiled. "But he's not doing it just for you, it helps most of the other houses if they are removed, the Malfoys always seem to be able to get their choice of laws passed and those they don't thrown out."
"It's probably through threats and bribes." Lavender said. "That's why my grandfather is happier that his seat was taken away a few years ago, too much hassle to keep on top of."
"Enough about politics for now." Hermione sighed. "I wonder if Professor Shacklebolt will be any better than Professor Quirrell?"
"Well he won't try to kill me so there is hope for him there." Harry smiled.
"Quirrell tried to kill you?" Dean queried.
"Yes, he was responsible for Harry's broom bucking around during the Slytherin match." Hermione answered him. "I was able to save him with the help of Professor Snape."
"I hope his lessons are more than just theory, nan wants me to follow dad into the Auror corps." Neville said asked from his seat beside Harry as the desserts appeared on the table. "She keeps asking me what I've learned but isn't happy it's just theory."
"You're doing your best Nev." Harry stated. "When I met your nan she seemed more worried if you had friends and were healthy."
"I know but I've got big shoes to fill, both mum and dad stood up to You-Know-Who during the war." The timid boy replied quietly.
"I know what you mean, it's difficult to get by with only stories." Harry responded equally as quietly. "But if you come by our quarters tomorrow maybe mum and dad can tell you about your parents from a non family perspective."
"Yeah I'd like that, nan only talks about dad like he was chiselled out of marble, the greatest wizard since Dumbledore." Neville frowned. "It would be good to hear about a different side to them."
"Are you ok Neville?" Lavender asked.
"Yeah just thinking about stuff."
"Must be important."
"It is, Harry do you mind if everyone joins us tomorrow I've got something I want to share something with you all." Neville asked.
"Not a problem, I can show off my Christmas gifts at the same time." Harry stated as he stood up. "Come on Mione let's head upstairs I need to lay down."
"Night guys, we'll see you in the morning before potions." Hermione stated.
"Night." The group chorused.
Harry and Hermione entered their quarters to find their trunks on their coffee table and a portrait of Charlus and Dorea hanging next to Lily and James.
"Good evening." Dorea greeted them. "Minerva had a copy of us made to help you with any queries regarding your duties as a Lord."
"Good that will help." Harry replied. "TILLY!"
POP
"Yes, Lord Harry sir?"
"Can we have the spare bedroom transformed into an office please with desks for each of us and hang my great aunt and uncle facing the door please."
"Certainly, I will have it completed by the morning, would you also be wanting some butter beer?"
"Please." Hermione answered as she pulled out her wand. "WENGARDIUM LEVIOSA." She cast and their trunks began to float into their bedroom. "I'm going to get changed, join me in bed when you're done in here."
"Will do, I love you Mione."
"I love you too, handsome." She called back.
"Mum, how well did you know Alice Longbottom?" Harry asked looking up at her painting.
"She was my best friend, we named her your godmother the same day I was named Neville's." She smiled. "Why do you ask?"
"Neville talks about them like they aren't around anymore, and I remembered what the will said about Alice, so he's coming by tomorrow with a few others to hear about his parents, his nan paints a very lopsided picture from what I gather."
"I wonder what happened to them." James pondered. "Frank and I were god brothers, just like you and Neville are we grew up together, it was always the plan for you to get to know each other early on, your birthdays are only a day apart after all."
"Ok, does being god brothers mean anything in the wizarding world?"
"Only that you should always strive to help each other when the need arises." Charlus answered. "My god brother was Arcturus Black, your godfather's grandfather, we struck an uneasy alliance between our houses but his forefathers had always leaned toward the pureblood agenda, breaking away from that while still being able to have a voice in the Wizenagmot proved difficult."
"Sirius said the same thing but I think he's just going to drop them all and fully align the house of Black with all of mine as it will make it easier when I take over the lordship." Harry replied.
"If he manages that it will be an astonishing feat." Charlus stated. "Sirius was never one to baulk at upsetting people with his actions, he makes his decisions quickly and sticks to them no matter the outcome, hunting down Pettigrew rather than taking care of you is evidence enough of how rash he can be."
"At least he's back in my life again." Harry responded walking towards his bedroom. "Anyway, goodnight guys."
"Is everything ok?" Hermione asked as she appeared at their bathroom door with a toothbrush in her hand.
"Yeah, just a lot of information to process." He sighed taking off his robes. "Neville is my god brother, my mum was his godmother, apparently if either set of parents were still in the picture we'd have grown up knowing each other in some way."
"Well now you can make up for lost time, in any case he'll make a better friend than Ronald."
"I know, he's such an ungrateful git."
"I just can't believe he's jealous of you, he has everything you've ever dreamed of." She smiled returning to the sink to brush her teeth
"A big loving family, a happy home, gets to speak to his parents, can hug them, and doesn't have the wraith of a madman trying to kill him." Harry listed. "I mean I'm not complaining, I have the most beautiful witch to spend the rest of my life with, big house, lots of money, and people who care about me, but I still wish I could just hug my parents."
"I know Hero." She smiled at him through the mirror as he entered the bathroom. "The problem is he can't see the other side of the coin like you can, his ability to empathise isn't working and I wonder if it's because he has so many brothers that he's constantly being compared to."
"You're probably right as usual." He stated before he started brushing his teeth.
The next morning Harry and Hermione were yet again the first people in the great hall for breakfast, Harry was just pouring the cream into his coffee when Aunt Minnie joined them.
"How is it that two can spend two weeks rolling out of bed at 10 o'clock, and still beat me to breakfast on the first morning back at the castle?"
"I have a good reason to wake up in morning." Harry smiled tucking into his bacon.
"The earlier he wakes up the more time he gets to spend with me, before classes start and we both have to focus." Hermione smiled proudly. "And in that regard we've both already finished reading all of Lily's note on the subjects we're taking."
"Up to the end of 1st year?"
"Yes." Harry answered. "We are going to continue with them but we want to make sure we've mastered all of the work before we do."
"Do you think you could cast any of the spells?"
"There's one we both tried last night and had moderate success with." Hermione answered.
"Please demonstrate."
"SCIBBLIFORS!" They both cast pointing their wands at their unused knives, smiling broadly as they became quills.
"Well done you two, we don't normally teach that until the start of next year unless the class is particularly advanced. But I still want you to pay attention in your classes." Aunt Minnie stated.
"That might be tricky in History of magic, Professor Binns sends most of the class to sleep in every lesson, I manage to stay awake purely by reading the chapter in the book, but other than that it's a pointless class the way he teaches it." Harry informed her. "Only Hermione seems immune to his soporific effect."
"Well I did promise to improve the standard of teaching, I'll have a chat with him and give him a month to change." She smiled. "Not that he will he's been teaching that class for 300 years, I'll find a worthy replacement and have some more modern history added to the curriculum, unfortunately that will mean you learning about yourself."
"I think we can handle that." Hermione smiled. "We can correct the Professor if they get it wrong at least."
Potions that morning proceeded much like it had since Halloween, Snape paired them off and had them make the potion he had written on the chalkboard, and as usual the Slytherin's tried to get away with murder, almost literally.
"Mister Malfoy are you aware that the ingredient you've just collected is incorrect?" Snape asked while he was bent over talking to Neville about his and Lavender's potion.
"Is it sir?" The white haired boy replied challenging his head of house smugly.
"Indeed, have any of your classmates retrieved anything from the back of the room?"
"No, sir?"
"Do you know what adding boomslang skin does to the cure for boils you are brewing?"
"No sir?"
"Can anyone else answer?"
"It releases a noxious cloud, that can cause instant death if a significant amount of the skin is added." Hermione stated.
"Correct, Miss Granger, 20 points to Gryffindor." Snape smiled holding his hand out to Malfoy. "Mr Malfoy 30 points from Slytherin for the cheek and you will report here every night this week after dinner for detention."
"But sir that's not fair."
"50 points from Slytherin for questioning me." Snape sneered. "I have shown no leniency with any of my Slytherin's since Halloween when our new Headmistress was appointed, I will not start now."
"Why the change Professor?" Pansy asked wondering why their Head of House had turned on them.
"Not that it's any of your business Miss Parkinson, but I was able to reconnect with an old friend who reminded me that I used to judge others on their abilities not their heritage, and an old nemesis that showed no ill will to me after everything I've done to him and his scion."
"No one who believes that belongs in Slytherin." Malfoy snapped.
"While Salazar did believe in teaching only those with magical blood, he never openly put first generation witches and wizards down either, he was the potions master of his day and taught the entire school equally." Snape informed the obnoxious 1st year. "If you dare question my teaching style again you'll end up in detention for the rest of the year."
That evening after dinner Draco found himself cleaning out perished ingredients from their jars by hand, while Harry and his friends sat in his living-room drinking butterbeer and casually chatting with his parents.
"How are your parents Neville?" Lily asked innocently.
"That is actually why I'm asked you all here." He replied getting up so the group could see him. "A few weeks after Harry devastated You-Know-who, Bellatrix paid my parents a visit as they came out of hiding."
"By Merlin!" James exclaimed.
"She held them under cruciatus for hours trying to find out what happened to V- V- Voldemort, they lost their minds and are currently living on the long term illness ward at St. Mungo's." Neville continued. "I hope to one day cure them but most cases like this never recover."
"Harry you need your special black book, there's a chapter near the end that has remedies for dark curses." James stated seriously.
"Tilly!"
POP
"Yes, Master Harry?"
"Tell Aunt Minnie I know about the Longbottom's and dad says there might be a way to help them in the black book in the trunk from Gringotts."
"Right away."
POP
"You have your family Grimoire don't you?" Pavarti questioned. "Don't worry, we understand the need for secrecy."
"I don't." Dean stated.
"My family history is in that book, everything my family has ever achieved, with it anyone could destroy the wards around my homes." Harry answered. "Mione are you ok? You've hardly said a word."
"Do you know what the spell Neville is on about does?" She asked pulling him into a hug.
"Not really I gather it's not pleasant though considering the outcome."
"It causes every nerve in a persons body to feel pain at the same time, it's a spell that is fuelled by hate the more you fuel it the worse the pain." She replied as she shed a few tear into his shoulder. "Bellatrix is known to have cast it almost exclusively on people like me, muggle borns."
POP
"Your grimoire, Lord Harry." Velma stated handing him the book as she appeared on the coffee table.
"Thank you Velma, can you wait in the bedroom until I'm done so you can take it back home please?"
"Certainly." She replied jumping down from the table and walking casually into the bedroom.
"Mione you're the faster read why don't you look." Harry smiled holding the book out to her.
"Ok dark curse remedies start on page 645." She smiled. "No... no... Ah here it is, it's a potion that takes 60 days to produce and contains about 100 ingredients."
"So we need Snape?" Dean asked.
"Professor Snape and probably." Hermione affirmed. "But there's also a history on the curse, it was originally created to gather information from the goblins during the last rebellion, apparently due to their thick skin and adherence to the warriors code all other methods of torture proved ineffective. This potion was developed by Lord Henry Potter in 1702 after Reginald Binns tortured an entire village of goblins, men, women and children for fun, and that poor excuse of a man was already a teacher here when he did it."
"I'm gonna be sick." Lavender said turning green.
"Velma get me Aunt Minnie and tell her to bring Professor Snape." Harry stated authoritatively.
The group heard a faint pop, and sat in silence contemplating the news that another of their professors was guilty of a heinous crime, they were so engrossed in their thoughts that they didn't hear the portrait open."
"Is everything alright Harry?" Aunt Minnie asked as she looked over the group.
"Neville told us about his parents and dad suggested there might be a remedy in the grimoire, and there is but there's also an explanation as to why the remedy was created." Harry frowned.
"It must be bad if all of you were that deep in thought." She replied. "May I see the book?"
"I will contact the governors immediately." She stated her temper rising after only a few moments reading. "I'll have him out of the castle in a matter of days."
"That is all well and good but why am I here?" Snape questioned. "I assume the remedy is a potion."
"Yes Professor." Hermione smiled weakly as Aunt Minnie showed him the book. "It's rather complicated and requires over 2 lunar cycles to brew correctly."
"Indeed this requires a master brewer." Snape smiled. "I can do it but I assume you'd rather not let me have the original copy."
"No sir." Harry replied. "It's not that I don't trust you Professor, but there's a lot of family secrets in that book. If it were to fall into the wrong hands there's no limit to the damage they could do to me and my family."
"I'll copy it out for you if you like Professor." Hermione smiled. "The brewing has to be started on a full moon, so as long as I get them to you before Friday you should be able to start on time."
"Indeed, will you be releasing this potion for everyone to use?" Snape asked.
"No unfortunately we can't, we'll tell the healers to say that it just happened." Harry frowned. "If we go public with this people will know I've found the most complete collection of Defence Against the Dark Arts magic to have ever existed."
"And you'll only be a bigger target when the Dark Lord does manage to activate one of his Horcruxes." Snape frowned. "A wise idea, indeed."
Hermione awoke early the next morning snuggled into Harry's side in the middle of their bed, she lamented the lack of noise that she had become accustomed to while living at the manor, the morning chorus, the calls of the griffins hunting together, and the sound of the wind in the trees. She loved the castle but having a suite with no connection to the outside world was now an issue for her, she sighed deeply and Harry stirred beneath her, she traced her fingers lightly across his chest.
"Morning sleepy head." She whispered as his eyes opened. "How are you feeling this morning?"
"Good morning Mione." He yawned. "Weird sort of like I'm in the wrong skin."
"Then change, you haven't used your ability since before we went to the manor." She stated softly.
Harry nodded as he relaxed, letting his body change of its own accord, he only stiffened as Hermione began to giggle.
"Well good morning Lady Potter." She said as her giggles subsided. "I wonder what's brought this on?"
"I don't know, I'll speak to Aunt Minnie at breakfast and maybe speak to Tonks, she helped when I got stuck with flashing rainbow hair last month."
"That's a good plan." Hermione agreed kissing her. "But first we need find a name for you in this form. What about Harriet?"
"No that doesn't feel right, to close to Harry but I'll ask mum." She replied. "Let's get dressed, but I'll need to borrow your spare uniform I completely forgot to go to Madam Melkin's over the holidays."
"We were a little distracted, weren't we?"
"Yeah getting to spend time with your loving family was better than I could have ever dreamed of, I wonder how your dad would react to seeing me like this."
"You don't even know how you look." Hermione stated getting up from the bed. "Sit down at my dressing table and look in the mirror."
She gasped as she sat down on the dressing table stool, staring back at her was her mother's face with her father's shining blue eyes, her hair was still black but matched her girlfriend's bushy curls.
"Hey Beautiful." Hermione said hugging her from behind a few minutes later. "Stop staring at yourself we need to get dressed."
"Sorry it's still weird looking at myself and seeing another person."
"It's fine and I'm happy you chose my hair, now you'll understand how truly unruly it actually is." Hermione smiled. "Now let's get dressed I want to beat Aunt Minnie to the great hall again she's going to get the shock of her life."
They dressed quickly in matching clothes, right down to their underwear and entered the living room to find James snoozing while Lily bounced baby Harry.
"Harry is that you?" She asked as the bundle she was holding finally settled.
"Yes mum but that name doesn't really fit this form, does it?"
"No I suppose not." She smiled. "Well I'd always planned to call my daughter Rose if that helps."
"So Lady Rose Lily Potter-Merlin-Dumbledore it is." Hermione stated beaming at her girlfriend before kissing her. "Now then Rose let's get downstairs."
"Ok Mione, but you'll need to slow down I'm still not completely comfortable in a skirt."
"I know Beautiful, but you won't be for long, the tights will keep you warm."
They entered the great hall 10 minutes later to find Aunt Minnie sat in the middle of the Gryffindor table talk animatedly with Remus.
"So they really turned their knives into quills yesterday?" They heard Remus question as the quietly approached their honorary family.
"Indeed, with little difficulty." Aunt Minnie replied as she added cream to her coffee. "And from the praise of the rest of the staff I could easily move them into second year right know and they still be ahead of their classmates."
"I wouldn't go that far Aunt Minnie." Rose stated smiling as she and Hermione slid onto the bench opposite them. "We're still perfecting our wand movements."
"Good morning, to what do we owe the pleasure of your company this morning Lady Potter?" Aunt Minnie queried.
"We're not sure." Rose stated.
"Harry woke up not feeling right, so I suggested he change what was feeling uncomfortable." Hermione continued as their breakfasts arrived. "And Rose appeared before me, and if I'm completely honest I think it's because he hasn't shifted in over 2 weeks."
"A plausible deduction, Hermione." Remus smiled. "I assume you asked Lily for a name then?"
"Yeah, Hermione suggested Harriet but it felt kind of wrong to use a name so close."
"So after Lily said she was going to name her daughter Rose, I coined her full name Lady Rose Lily Potter-Merlin-Dumbledore." Hermione smiled.
As soon as they had finished breakfast they climbed the stairs to the charms corridor and found Professor Flitwick waiting for them.
"Good morning to you Ladies Potter." He greeted them as he waved them into his classroom.
"I'm not Lady Potter just yet." Hermione blushed.
"Nonsense, you are betrothed and unbound soulmates." The tiny professor stated. "Now today we'll be going over all of the spells we've already covered, however the two of you are proficient enough in your knowledge base to continue working on something new."
"Well to be honest Professor." Hermione started.
"We're planning on mastering the spells before we move on." Rose finished.
"In that case I'd suggest non-verbal casting, we don't normally begin this until 6th year but I believe the two of you should do just fine." He smiled. "Once the class starts, follow along with the revision, but merely think the words as you bring forth your magic."
"Sounds easy enough." Rose nodded.
By the end of their double lesson Rose and Hermione were able to cast the spells without a sound, and Professor Flitwick was absolutely ecstatic. The rest of the week proceeded in much the same fashion as the Professors collectively agreed the a revision of the spells already cover was the best corse of action, Remus had even gotten Rose, who was still on full show on Friday, to attempt wandless casting.
"So scarhead." Malfoy said turning on Rose and Hermione as they waited outside potions. "You really think parading around as a girl is going to stop me from hexing you like my father instructed me to?"
"Honestly, I don't care." Rose stated. "I took this form because it felt right at the time it still does, it has nothing to do with you."
"I'm not stupid Potter I know your scared about the Wizenagmot this weekend, my father is going to take every last Knut you have."
"Unlikely." Hermione retorted before she could help herself.
"You mangy little mudblood." Draco sneered pulling his wand out of his pocket. "DURO!"
"PROTEGO!" Rose cast quickly as soon as his wand was in his hand having called it from his holster the moment Malfoy had begun to reach for his.
The spell rebounded off of the conjured shield, back towards Malfoy's feet, he jumped to the side and the spell hit Mrs. Norris the caretakers cat square in the face, turning her to stone instantly.
"Wands now." Professor Snape snapped as he walked out of the classroom having listened to the entire exchange. "Priori incatartum." He cast quietly over both wands, Rose's holly wand showed a bright shield from it's tip, while Draco's blackthorn wand showed a stone cat. "Draco, Rose, and Hermione come with me to the headmistress, will the rest of you head to the library and use this time to revise the wigenwild potion for Monday's lesson." Snape retained the wands and marched away from the group with his cloak billowing out behind him, Rose and Hermione fell in behind him quickly but Draco was rooted to where he stood. "Mister Malfoy that was not a request, now pick up that stone cat and follow me." Snape stated as he reached the first step leading to the entrance hall.
"Yes professor." Draco conceded meekly as he picked up the statue of Mrs. Norris.
The griffin cawed as Rose and Hermione entered the corridor.
"I take it you two don't need a password?" Snape smiled.
"No sir Professor McGonagall gave us unrestricted access unless she was in a meeting." Rose stated smiling as she stepped onto the stairs next to Hermione and the griffin began it's accent.
"Good morning ladies." Aunt Minnie greeted them. "To what do I owe the pleasure when you should be in potions?"
"I can explain that Headmistress." Snape advised as he entered the room dragging Malfoy with him. "Mr. Malfoy was throwing his usual insults at them outside my classroom, attempting to goad them into attacking him, but when neither of your charges reacted as he expected he used the stone transfiguration spell, luckily Lady Potter appears to have advanced knowledge as well and was able to cast a shield, but the spell rebounded and rather unfortunately hit Mrs. Norris."
"I see." She replied tersely. "As I'm sure you are aware Mr. Malfoy there is no way to reverse that particular transfiguration on a living being, so I'm afraid that you will be facing charges of attempted murder, attacking the Lord of an Ancient and Noble House, and endangering a soulbond. You will be expelled, now sit down I need to get the Department of Magical Law Enforcement in here to sort this out."
Aunt Minnie Floo'd Amelia over at the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and she arrived through the office door 20 minutes later with the Malfoy patriarch following behind her smirking as he entered the room.
"Good morning Madam Bones." Rose greeted standing from her seat. "It is a pleasure to see you again."
"And you Lady Potter." She replied.
"Please call me Rose."
"Lady Potter?" Malfoy senior sneered. "What preposterous nonsense is this he can't possibly be married."
"Mister Malfoy you are correct, I'm not." Rose stated. "I am Lord Harry James Potter-Merlin-Dumbledore, a metamorphmagi, and in this form I am Lady Rose Lily Potter-Merlin-Dumbledore Head of the Ancient and Noble House of Potter, Head of the Ancient and Noble House of Merlin, Head of the Ancient and Noble House of Dumbledore and Heir to the Ancient and Noble House of Black. As I am the senior noble here I suggest you refrain from insulting me again, and as you are the head of the house of Malfoy, which is neither ancient or noble, I also suggest you don't attempt to claim to be a Lord in my presence."
"Uh... yes of course." The blonde man frown, he was unaccustomed to being spoken to in this manner, unless he was in front of Dark Lord. "Anyway I'm here to press charges against you for attacking the scion of my house."
"That's rich coming from you." Rose smiled.
"Actually Lucius, I'm here to arrest your son." Amelia smiled. "He is being charged with attempted murder, attacking the Lord of an Ancient and Noble House, and endangering a soulbond, each of those charges carries a minimum of sentence of 2 years in Azkaban's juvenile wing where there are no dementors but the affects can still be felt."
"What spell could he have possibly used that could bring those sorts of charges?" The senior Malfoy demanded.
"I cast Duro, like mother showed me I didn't realise it wasn't reversible." Draco said quietly and his father glared at him. "I never meant to kill any one."
"You are just lucky that Lady Potter knows how to cast a shield." Snape stated. "Otherwise you'd be facing a lot more charges."
"Well we have our confession, he will come with me, and sentencing can be completed at tomorrow's Wizenagmot session." Amelia stated. "Your wand please Master Malfoy."
"Here Madam Director." Draco frowned as he handed it to her.
"Professor McGonagall, the honour is yours as the Headmistress." The blond woman frowned.
"Draco Malfoy," she said snapping his wand in two, "with the snapping of your wand you are here expelled from Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, and forbidden from using magic from this day forward if you are found to be using any form of magic you will face charges and have your core bound to the extent of non-existence."
"Thank you all for your co-operation." Amelia smiled. "Draco I need to place these manacles on you it's standard procedure for arrests." He nodded his understanding and held out his hands. "Now I'll port key you to your cell for the night, the auror on guard will remove them give you some robes to change into and he will then take your uniform from you. Do you understand?" She asked as she closed and locked the manacles around his wrists.
"Yes Madam Bones." He nodded. "Goodbye father." And Amelia activated the manacles port key.
The rest of the day passed solemnly for the Potter ladies as the implications of the attack settled over the rest of the school. When she awoke the next morning Hermione found herself laying on Harry's chest, smiling softly she began to ponder the reasons behind her loves changes as she waited for him to rise from his slumber. She hypothesised that his body was reacting to their appearance at the Wizenagmot later in the day.
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"Good morning Lady Hermione." Velma greeted."I is being instructed by Mistress Minerva to bring you both your Wizenagmot robes, Poppy is already making them your sizes while you was at the manor."
"Thank you Velma."
"It is now being 7:30, I is suggesting you wake Lord Potter as the session begins at 9." She stated before she popped away.
"Hero, it's time to wake up." She said loudly kissing his cheek.
"Uugghh!"he groaned in his stupor.
"We have a busy day today, if you want any kisses you'll need to get up now."
"I'm already up." He stated before planting his lips against hers. "I swear Velma was louder then normal when she arrived."
"How long have you been up?" She demanded glaring at him.
"About 2 hours but you look so beautiful when your sleeping." He stated smiling. "So I just rested with my eyes mostly closed."
"So I could have been kissing you the entire time I've been awake?" He nodded. "Prat." She responded slapping his shoulder, before darting out of the bed and into the shower leaving harry to follow her.
By the time they reached the great hall it was passed 8 and were a few more students around tan was normal fr their breakfast, Aunt Minnie and Remus were none the less waiting for them in the middle of the Gryffindor table.
"You two are up late." Remus teased smirking at them.
"No same as always."Hermione smiled as they sat down.
'We just took our time this morning.' Harry stated as his betrothed poured into both their coffees. "We are assuming that there wont be a lot of privacy today."
"You're not wrong only 2 amongst their number knows your official titles so it should be interesting." Remus smiled.
"Charlus has given me a good plan as well." Harry stated.
"Care to share it with e rest of us?" Remus asked.
"Part one includes hiring a steward to look after my estates." Harry stated mischievously. "Remus, how does 1000 Galleons a month plus your required medication, the duties should be able to be performed alongside your current role."
"That's too much..." Remus began.
"And far less than I want ti give you."Harry cut him off. "Mi said you'd argue a probably refuse any more than that, Ranog sent me the standard House of Potter employment contract for the position, just sign and you'll receive the benefits immediately."
"Benefits?"
"A secure vault at Gringotts next to the Potter family vault, a cottage in the forests surrounding the manor, and complete access to all family secrets. To name but a few." Hermione stated.
"So what's the plan?" He asked as he signed the parchment.
Harry divulged his plan to the adults as they climbed up to the headmistress states office to Floo to the ministry, Amelia met them as they arrived and led them down to the Wizenagmot chamber.
"Good we're the last to arrive." Amelia stated as the anti chamber doors closed behind them and disappeared into the granite wall. "Wait here and I'll introduce you."
She opened door behind her and they were met with a calamitous noise of many conversations happening at once..
"Ah Madam Bones please take your seat and we can begin." A voice croaked above the noise.
"Actually Chief Witch Marchbanks, I have need of the floor before we begin." Amelia stated.
"Very well."
"Lords, Ladies and esteemed guests, I stand before you to introduce anew member of this House of Representatives, and return of his unused seat." She stated as the lords turned their attention to her. " I give you Lord Harry James Potter-Merlin-Dumbledore, Head of the Ancient and Noble House of Potter, Head of the Ancient and Noble House of Merlin, Head of the Ancient and Noble House of Dumbledore and Heir to the Ancient and Noble House of Black, and his betrothed Hermione Jean Granger."
There was a collective gasp at the use of his full title.
"All of you know who I am and I might be young, but let me make one thing clear I am no push over." Harry stated as the rest of the shambles finished their applause. "Now I believe I can claim restitutions from any house that is in anyway linked to the death of the my father the previous Head of House Potter, Lord James Charlus Potter?"
"You are correct." Lady Marchbanks agreed. "In what way do you claim a person is connected to He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named?"
"I deem anyone baring a dark mark to be an accessory to all of his crimes." Harry answered. "So I require all persons present to prove they have no mark, and request the chambers magic suppression field be activated so any glamours that have been cast are no longer obstructing anything."
"Agreed." The chief itch smiled as she waved her wand. "Any who refuse will be found guilty by omission, now all of you uncover your left arm."
"It was established by the members of this government that some individuals received their mark while under the imperius curse, and should be omitted from this movement." Fudge declared.
"I am afraid that once I as the chief of the Wizenagmot have accepted the request of the aggrieved party, it cannot be amended." Marchbanks stated. "Now are their any of our ranks that fall into this movement?"
Amelia stood showed her blank left arm to harry and the chief witch, and started to walk around the room checking the rest of the rooms occupants.
"Lord Chester Nott Head of the Ancient and Noble House of Nott, Mr Lucius Malfoy Head of House Malfoy, Mr David Parkinson Head of House Parkinson, Lord Marcus Flint Snr. Head of the Ancient house of Flint, Lord Tiberius Sylwen Head of the Ancient and Noble House of Sylwen, Madam Delores Umbridge senior undersecretary to the Minster For Magic Cornelius Oswald Fudge, Senior Auror Rookward, and lastly Lord Jameson Bulstrode Head of the Ancient house of Bulstrode." She stated.
"Very well, Lord Potter-Merlin-Dumbledore what do you wish to request of them?"Marchbanks asked calmly.
"I will give him nothing he's a lazy halfblood son of a whore muggle born who dared defile an ancient and noble house." A toad like woman dressed in pink screamed at Harry.
"They took two of the most amazing people from me." Harry stated ignoring her. "So I will accept nothing less than everything from them."
"Any objections from those not named." Nobody moved. "Motion carried. All lands, possessions and titles are hereby passed to Lord Harry James Potter-Merlin-Dumbledore."
"Thank you." Harry smiled as the Aurors in the room began to remove the affected heads of house and ministry workers from the room in magic suppression cuffs. "I hereby revoke the voting rights of houses Malfoy and Parkinson, and forbid anyone with those names from holding a seat in this assembly forever more, and I gift those seats to the house of Weasley, reinstating their Ancient and Noble status."
"Thank you Lord Potter." Arthur stated standing from his ministry voting seat and moving to sit in Malfoy's old seat beside Sirius.
"You are most welcome Lord Weasley, I request you join me and Lord Black for dinner this evening."
"With pleasure."
"Secondly." Harry continued. "I hereby dissolve all marriages and turn all children over to their mother's Head of House to be dealt with as they please."
"A wise decision." Lady Marchbanks said. "Any other business before we begin the session proper?"
"I Lord Sirius Orion Black, motion that all previously convicted Death Eaters be subjected to Lord Potter-Merlin-Dumbledore-Flint-Sylwen-Bulstrode's request for restitutions."
"Seconded by House Longbottom." An elderly woman stated.
"All those in favour please light you wands." Marchbanks called.
"That's 35 lit and 8 unlit motion carried." The scribe stated.
"Madam Bones are you aware of which of those imprisoned hold seats in this room?"
"Role and an ancient house, and LeStrange as standard voting house." She replied.
"I gift the all possession and lands of the house of LeStrange to the house of Longbottom in the hopes it helps to appease the suffering the house has cause to you, but I suggest you have the goblins screen for dark objects like I am planning to." Harry stated.
"Thank you Lord Potter." The elderly woman smiled. "We thank you for your generosity, and hope it is a step to regaining our old alliance."
"I hereby request permission to forgo the hyphenated surname and simply be known as Lord Potter, Head of the Ancient and Noble House of Potter, Head of the Ancient and Noble House of Merlin, Head of the Ancient and Noble House of Dumbledore, Head of the Ancient and Noble House of Sylwen, Head of the Ancient house of Flint, Head of the Ancient house of Bulstrode, Head of the Ancient house of Role and heir to the Ancient and Noble house of Black."
"Granted due to the extraordinary number of titles you hold." Marchbanks smiled. "Is there any further business before we continue?"
"I Sirius Orion Black hereby cast Draco Black formally Malfoy out of my family and remove his name."
"Accepted." Marchbanks smiled.
"I Lord Arthur William Weasley, request the floor."
"Granted."
"I motion to adjust the title of one of our number." He called as he stood next to Harry. "I believe that the House of Potter should be elevated to the rank of Ancient and Most Noble for its work in ridding us of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named."
"Seconded by house Black."
"And agreed by House Longbottom."
"Motion carried." Marchbanks called. "Any objections?" Nobody moved. "Henceforth the house of Potter is given the rank of Ancient and Most Noble, all lesser houses are herby absorbed giving you 7 votes noted under the house of Potter."
"I request to have my title of Lord Merlin acknowledged." Harry stated.
"As the first heir to be found I accept this request." Marchbanks agreed. "All those in favour of granting Ancient and Most Noble status to the House of Merlin."
"All 43 wands lit, motion carried by unanimous decision." The scribe stated.
"All rise to welcome Lord Harry James Potter-Merlin, Head of the Ancient and Most Noble house of Potter and Head of the Ancient and Most Noble House of Merlin."
The room erupted in applause.
"Well at least thats a lot less hyphens." Harry whispered to Hermione.
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