Author's Note: Guys! Thanks for the support. I really mean it. Seeing people reviewing and following your book is a really motivational factor. So onto my replies to the reviews.
Scott – Thanks for your thoughts. I am leaning towards pure H/F but I wouldn't know for sure till I get to at least the 3rd chapter. Since it is easy to deviate. I would have think of a good MOB Dumbles but I like the challenge. So I'll leave the pairing undecided as of now until I confirm it.
inkvi – I will try to increase the size but sometimes I feel like I am adding too much detail than necessary. Thanks for the encouragement though.
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"A bond from broken marriages" – Normal Speak
'A bond from broken marriages' – Thoughts
$A bond from broken marriages$ - Parseltounge
Chapter 2: Miserable Marriages
Harry wanted to surprise Ginny. So he decided to Diagon Alley to get her something as a gift of appreciation. He was on his way to the jeweller passing Flourish & Blotts when he noticed the familiar face of Hermione. This immediate brought back the memory of the diary.
'Should I tell her that her whole life is a lie all because the great leader of light thought that she would be a distraction for me? Can I really tell her the truth that she seeks or should I relinquish it so that she can live a happy but ignorant life? Man, sometimes ignorance is bliss at least the old bastard got that right, if he didn't I doubt I would have loved quidditch had I known about the prophecy very early' his thoughts were disturbed by Hermione who saw him outside.
"Harry! Snap out of it. What has gotten into you?" she asked.
"Oh! Hi Mione. How are you? What are you doing in Flourish and Blotts? Don't you have a big library at home?" he asked in return trying to change the topic.
Hearing that Hermione got red with embarrassment and replied "Well, I'm fine Harry. Just buying books to keep me occupied as I've finished the books in the library with Ron always busy with practice I'm left at home, bored."
At hearing Ron's name his thoughts began to drift back to the blatant betrayal but he crushed it to reply "You see I wanted to buy Ginny something as a surprise as I leave her at home most of the week" telling only half the truth.
"Ah! Ah! Ginny is a very lucky girl then. Too bad you are not Ron. I wonder if he'll get me a surprise gift."
"Don't worry Mione. Ron maybe a git but he loves you more than you know it. I know he may not show it a lot but believe in him" said Harry while thinking 'I am not sure whether I am reassuring her or myself that Ron is trust worthy enough to love Mione instead of planning to just use her'
"Yeah you're right. Ron may be insensitive but he always comes back" she replied but just like Harry she was thinking 'Trust Harry to find the good in everyone. I don't really know whether Ron really loves me. He rarely comes home. Even when he comes all he does is eat and sleep. We haven't even consummated our marriage since he had a game on the night of our wedding. He already banned me from contacting you'.
"Well, Mione got to go. Take care and do send letters to me. We don't have to meet by accident to get an opportunity to talk" he said unaware of Hermione's predicament.
"Bye Harry. Take care. Don't worry I'll try" she shouted back as he started to move away.
His talk with Hermione only increased his worries about the Weasley family. 'So far I know that Molly, Ginny and Ron are in the plan. But Arthur and the twin aren't. But what about the elder three. Did Percy, Charlie or Bill know about the plan? And if they did why did they not do anything? But the biggest question is how they convinced Dumbledore of the plan? He seems to gain nothing out of it.'
Continuing to walk towards the jeweller while thinking about it. 'All in a single day. I find that Dumbledore is not really a good guy. Molly is a conniving old witch who used Amortentia to first capture Arthur, now to catch me for Ginny and Mione for Ron. Is there anything more or is that it?'
He eventually arrived at the jeweller. He began searching a piece for presenting to his wife. He comes across a silver pendant of a phoenix with enchanting sapphires as its eyes. He bought the piece thinking it was a good present. He went to the Apparating zone near the Leaky Cauldron to go outside Hogwarts to pick up the diary before heading home.
Meanwhile Hermione decided to floo home after her meeting with Harry. She was still distracted by her thoughts 'Thinking back now, Harry avoided answering my question. Which means his thoughts were either something he does not want me to know or something that does not concern me, why do I feel like that it is the former' that she didn't notice Ron entering.
She snapped out of her thoughts when Ron greeted "Good Evening, Hermione. How was your day?"
"Nice to see you come home early. My day was boring, since you were not with me dear" she answered.
"So will you stay home for dinner or shall we go out? It has been a long time since both of us went out together" she asked him with a pleading face.
"Sorry Hermione. The team wanted to party tonight. I came home only to take a shower and get changed. Don't worry I promise to take you out another time" he said softly in an apologetic tone while pulling her into a hug.
"Fine. But I will hold you to your promise" she answered to his unasked question of permission.
"Thanks. I am going to take a shower. The party will most probably go on till midnight so don't wait up for me" he replied. Taking a towel with him he left her standing alone.
'As I thought he still doesn't want to go out with me after marriage. It is almost as if he doesn't want to be seen with me. Stop it! Hermione. Ron isn't like that it is just the pressure of being in professional team that is getting to him even if the team sucks' she thought as she was chiding herself.
A few minutes later Ron came out dressed smartly in black jeans and a red coloured T-shirt that matched his hair. He wished her a good night and left with a kiss to her forehead.
'He seems distant at the same time he shows these small signs of affection. I don't get him at all is he afraid of becoming a father or is he just afraid of taking our relationship to the next stage?' she thought while she started cooking her dinner.
She sat down in the couch with her dinner in her hands while she started recalling about the past 'How much has changed since we were children? Ron and I constantly bickering while Harry in the background stuck between the two of us. Those days of simply enjoying being ourselves has gone by. Not that we had anything simple with Harry around us' she snorted thinking this. "But the 4th and 5th years were the worst" unknowingly speaking her thought out.
'I am so bored out of my mind. Maybe I should get a job in the ministry. They did say that a job would be waiting if I ever changed my mind. Yeah! I should do that at least it will give me something to do when Ron is not around' she thought of her future plans. Quickly finishing her dinner, she flooed to the ministry to meet Kingsley. Unfortunately, he had gone a trip to Russia to improve international relationships between the countries. Luckily the assistant told that he would arrive tomorrow and that he would reserve an appointment for her.
Pleased with herself, she flooed back home thinking about the jobs that would be available as she didn't want a job with erratic timings like the ones in DMLE. She reached home changed into her night dress and peacefully slept unaware of the fireworks that was about to occur.
Fleur was in a happy mood. Today William would be coming back from his long trip in Italy. Unable to contain her excitement she went near the floo to occupy her time by speaking with her mother. As soon as she neared the floo she was startled by Bill's voice.
"Fleur…Fleur…Are you there?" he asked through the floo.
"Yes. I'm here Bill. When will you come home? I can't wait to see you" she replied, her tone full of excitement.
"Sorry, my beautiful flower. That is why I called. I wouldn't be able to come home, I am stuck here as we discovered a new tomb underneath the Coliseum and we can only dig at night time only. I promise I will make it up to you" he apologised to Fleur.
"Fine. William. Take Care" replied Fleur in a tone that clearly told Bill that she wasn't happy with the delay in plans.
"I'm really sorry. I can't help it. Don't be angry. Please smile for me" he replied asking her to understand the situation. Unable to deny him she smiles back with a small smile.
With her mood taking a dip Fleur goes into the kitchen to prepare bouillabaisse to help her get out of her funk. Sadly it wasn't meant to be so. Her thoughts keep drifting off to the past 'I still remember the day that Bill got bit by that werewolf. Only after that did I get accepted by the Weasleys completely. Ah! Who am I kidding? They still think that I don't know that Molly still calls be Phlegm behind my back. I still keep trying to earn their respect but it is so hard to do when they are not willing to change. Oh God! Why did I have to fall in love with Bill?" she asked herself.
'I wonder what would have happened if I had fallen in love with someone else. Bill is resilient to my allure I know that. But I don't know anyone who is immune to it" she wondered about her life choices.
After a deep sigh to get rid of her thoughts she got up and went to take a cold shower to relax herself. After the shower she dressed in skimpy night gown that she had set out to seduce Bill. Lying on her bed she tried to sleep but her mind kept going to dreamland thinking about her married life. Making a split second decision she goes to the floo to make a call to Harry.
Harry was packing things in his office. He didn't know when but he started to keep his work place clean and tidy. Everything had its place and that is where it will be found. Suddenly the floo comes online and he sees Fleur face in it.
He asked "To what do I owe ze pleasure of your late call, Mademoiselle?" in his best French accent.
"Haha. Make fun of my accent that no longer exists when I speak in English. I just wanted to talk with you" she answered.
"Ok. What do you want to talk about?" he asked praying internally 'Please let it not be about Bill my thoughts about him'.
"Well Harry, Bill called and told me that he wouldn't be coming home today and I don't know why he doesn't want to stay at home even during full moon" she answered.
He groaned internally 'Great! Just great! I don't want a single topic and that is the topic that comes up in the conversation' before replying "You know about the job don't you. I know it sucks when your plans come crashing down but we can't do anything about it other than take it in our stride. I'm sure even Bill would have wanted to come home. So stop worrying because it makes you look old and wrinkly" he reassured her, joking at the end.
"Thanks Harry. I needed that. Going home I see" she asked anyway knowing the answer.
"Yes. I thought I'd surprise Ginny today with a gift".
"Oh! Then don't let me keep you. Good night" she said.
"Good night Fleur. Don't worry" he answered back before closing the floo for the day.
Harry silently apparated to Godric's Hollow as it was late and he didn't want to wake up Ginny if she was asleep. He slowly crept towards their room when he heard Ginny moaning. He was immediately suspicious therefore he silently took the Cleansweep that was kept at home and wrapped himself in his invisibility cloak before going out and hovering outside his bedroom window. What he saw shocked him and shattered his heart.
On his bed Ginny was riding Ron, both of them naked with their cloths lying around on the floor around the bed. With Ginny moaning "Ah! Ah! You are hitting my g-spot. Ah! It feels so good" between saying this. Saying Harry was furious would be understatement but he put up his Occlumency shields so that his magic didn't flow about wildly. As if adding insult to injury Bill comes walking out from the bathroom before going behind Ginny and started kneading her breasts while planting kisses around her neck. Then suddenly he plunged inside her other hole. Ginny chose that exact moment to scream and climax "Ron… Bill… I'm cumming".
Seeing this Harry was almost overwhelmed with anger as not only his wife but the husbands of his closest friends were cheating on them. He thought 'Moreover they are cheating on us by sleeping with each other. They talk a lot about how the pureblood inbreeding would cause the downfall of the magical community. Hypocrites! All of them, practising incest while spreading the anti-pureblood agenda' his anger increasing by the minute. Soon his anger was replaced by cold fury. He wanted to hurt them. Oh! He wanted to barge in and curse till his anger dissipated but he knew that he needed to inform Fleur and Hermione about this.
He quickly apparated to Hogwarts' grounds before hurrying to his office. On his way 'Fleur is going to be crushed. At least Hermione was under love potions but Fleur fell in love with Bill. On another note this explains everything. Why Ron and Ginny needed love potions to get married. When Ron was overprotective of Ginny in 6th year it wasn't due to brotherly love but due to his jealousy acting up. Also I understand why Bill is Ginny's favourite 'brother'. All these years fooling everyone' he thought acidly. He reached the floo activated it threw in some powder in it shouting "Shell Cottage".
Fleur upon hearing the floo rushed down to find Harry coming out of the fireplace. Harry seeing Fleur's clothes blushed before regaining control with his face set displaying cold rage on it.
"Fleur go get changed. I have to show you something" he told her.
Upon seeing his face Fleur decided that she would be getting her answers soon went up and got changed into a decent dress resembling her uniform. Finished with her wardrobe change Fleur comes down and asked "Where are you taking me Harry? Why are you so angry?"
"I will show you later. Now we need to talk to Hermione" he answered.
Fleur made a floo call too Hermione's flat and called out "Hermione! Hermione! HERMIONE!" before figuring that she was asleep. They take the floo and then Harry told Fleur to go wake up Hermione and wait for him. Fleur goes into the bedroom and wakes up Hermione who grumbled upon being awoken. Harry flooed to his office and picked up his broom and invisibility cloak and returned to Hermione's flat.
"Both of you apparated outside Godric's Hollow. Then cast the disillusionment charm on yourself" he commanded.
All the three apparated and got ready to charm themselves. Hermione was now angry that Harry dragged her out of her sleep just to come to his home, hissed "Why the hell did you bring us here?"
He replied in a voice that held no emotion "I entered my home and reached for the door of my bedroom only to hear Ginny moaning in pleasure. So I took my cloak and hovered near the window to find her cheating on me" as if stating facts.
Hermione nodded in understanding. Fleur now having a look of puzzlement asked "Ok that explains your anger but are me and Hermione here?"
"Both of you are here because of the person she is having an affair as it affects the both of you. You wouldn't believe me if I said it that is why I brought you here" he answered.
"Now, can we move?" he whispered.
They went near the window and stood underneath it. Harry pulled his cloak over the broom and held his hand out for Hermione. Trusting Harry to keep her safe. Hermione got on the broom with him as he started to rise and hover near the window after being disillusioned. Hermione realising that she was safe opened her eyes and gasped and started sobbing on seeing the person below Ginny. Harry understanding her situation didn't want to torture her and began lowering his broom, touching down. Upon seeing the sobbing Hermione, Fleur raised an eyebrow before getting a negative shake of his head from Harry and kept quiet. He then held his hand for Fleur.
"I know how to ride a broom Harry?" said Fleur.
For that Harry politely replied "I know that Fleur. I am helping you because you may not be able to control yourself after what you see".
"Fine" she said. Before getting on the broom and the same procedure followed. Fleur saw Ron below Ginny when Harry whispered "Sorry Fleur but please see who is behind Ginny" he asked her. Upon seeing Bill her first thoughts were 'Not Bill. It definitely can't be my Bill. It must be someone similar to Bill. Yeah that's it' but it all came crashing down when she heard Ginny saying "Big brother. Oh! Big brother your hands are amazing. Please take care of my breasts" while moaning as Ron buckled his hips. Fleur couldn't stand it anymore and started breaking down. Seeing this Harry touched down. After gently grabbing both their arms Harry Side-Along Apparated to 12, Grimmauld Place to ensure that they aren't disturbed.
Well that is another chapter done. I know the first part seems dragged out but I thought that I needed to give importance to their individual thought process. Again I ask you to tell me your opinion. Drakkus signing off.