Harry Potter and his Three Wives Plus
By: Sheltie
I don't own Harry Potter
Chapter 4
Harry and his wives boarded the Hogwarts Express feeling good. They had gotten a letter from Amelia late last night and in it she confirmed that the ritual was a success. The three were now safe from any of Dumbledore's potential plans.
Neville and Luna soon joined them and they got comfortable since they knew that this was probably the only real time they'd get to rest.
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Dumbledore rubbed his hands together. He had a plan to sever Harry's connection with his wives. And once that is done the boy will come crawling back to him for help. And after some oaths and a few other spells Harry would never stray from his chosen path.
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Once back at Hogwarts Harry and his girls sat at their house tables and enjoyed the feast after that they headed back to their quarters. Luna and Neville joined them.
"So do you think Dumbledore knows?" Neville asked.
"Of course he does, the question is when will he strike?" Daphne said.
"Who knows, but he did have that annoying twinkle in his eye all night" Hermione said.
"We'll deal with that when it comes" Harry said.
The others nodded.
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As class began Harry sat being bored to death in History of Magic.
Merlin, this is boring. I think I'll take a nap Harry thought.
"You'll do no such thing Harry James Potter!" said a voice that sound a lot like Hermione.
Harry bolted up and looked to his left to see Hermione working hard jotting down notes.
"Um, Hermione, did you say something to me?" Harry asked.
Hermione looked up from her note taking and furrowed her brow. She then shook her head and got back to her notes.
That was odd Harry thought.
"Indeed, you heard Hermione telling you off" said a voice sounding just like Daphne even down to her sarcastic tone.
Harry turned and looked at Daphne, who was sitting on his other side. She though had a smirk on her face.
"Daph, did you say something?" he asked his first wife.
"Whatever do you mean Harry dear" Daphne said.
Harry's brow was knit in confusion since he had heard Daphne, but she didn't move her lips at all. What in Merlin's name is going on?
"You looks so cute when you're confused" Daphne said in a girly tone.
Harry then turned back to Hermione hoping to get an answer to what was going on, but found her too occupied with her note taking still. He sighed and decided to talk to her after class. So he had to deal with Daphne 'chatting' with him throughout the rest of the class.
Once out Harry pulled Hermione away from everyone with Daphne following them with her usual smirk on her face.
"Harry, now is not the time for this" Hermione said.
Harry realized what Hermione was saying and rolled his eyes.
"Not that love, something else" he said.
Hermione looked at Harry confused.
"What is it Harry?" she asked.
"Maybe we should talk like this Mione" Harry said.
It took a few seconds then Hermione realized what had happened.
"Took you long enough, I've figured it out a while ago when I all of sudden heard Harry's thoughts about our certain body parts" Daphne said.
"But how, is this part of the side-effects of the ritual?" Hermione asked.
"I guess it is, though I've never heard of anything like this" Harry said.
"You know this could be fun" Daphne said.
"Not now Daphne, we need to talk to Luna and find out more about this" Hermione said seriously.
"You're no fun Hermione. Fine, you can chat with Luna." Daphne said, "Harry and I'll just experiment with this one our own" Daphne added mentally.
She then grabbed Harry and rushed to find the nearest broom closet she could find.
"Daphne Victoria Black, you get back here!" Hermione shouted as she ran after the two.
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Hermione was able to catch up to Daphne and Harry, but it took a while since Daphne was a pretty good runner and Harry was amused by this all even with Hermione berating both of them in their minds. Once together they finished the day. After dinner Luna and Neville were in Harry's quarters when Hermione told the told what has developed.
"Merlin, so you can talk to each other mentally" Neville said stunned.
"Yes, and Hermione had to stop us before we could test its limits" Daphne said pouting playfully.
Harry blushed slightly and Neville chuckled though he had a tinge of red on his cheeks too.
"Luna, what can you make of this?" Hermione asked.
Luna tilted her head to the side and hummed a few bars of a nursery rhyme before answering.
"Yes, this is probably a side effect from the ritual. I think you can all talk to one another through this connection with Harry being the hub for it" the Ravenclaw said.
"I see, do you think it is permanent?" Hermione asked.
"I don't know, I have never heard of anything like this before" Luna said.
"Neither have I" Neville chipped in.
"Of course, the unexplainable and the unbelievable always happens to me" Harry said with a grumble.
"Oh come on Harry, this will be very useful in the long run" Daphne said.
"Like how Daph?" Harry asked.
Daphne had a saucy smile on her face and Harry's face went totally red.
"Um, I don't think I want to know what was said" Neville said hesitantly.
"You don't Neville" Hermione said with a nice tinge of red on her cheeks.
"So, shall we leave you to test these changes?" Luna asked.
"Yes" Daphne said.
Luna nodded and dragged Neville out.
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It was now a few weeks and Dumbledore was ready. He felt like he had crossed every 'I' and dotted every 'T'. He called Harry to his office and Harry came with his two wives.
"Harry my boy, welcome. I hope you had a restful holiday?" Dumbledore asked with a twinkle in his eye.
Hermione and Daphne glanced at one another. They knew the old man was up to something and sent their concerns to Harry before they sat down.
"Yes sir. What is it you want?" Harry asked.
"Ah yes Harry, I have come across some very shocking and feel the need to tell you before something tragic happens" Dumbledore said starting his act.
"What is it sir?" Harry asked.
"It appears that you must consummate your marriages to both miss Granger and miss Greengrass for it to be made legal" Dumbledore said.
"We already know that sir and we've dealt with it" Daphne said.
Dumbledore was shocked. He was sure he was the only one who knew. Now he had to think of another way to get control of Harry.
"I'm glad you have handled with it. I was very worried" he said with mock relief.
"Yeah right, meddling bastard" Daphne said with a bit of a snarl.
"If there is nothing else sir?" Harry asked.
Dumbledore shook his head.
The three left the office. As they walked back to their quarters Daphne and Hermione were having an intense mental conversation with one another. Harry was only able to catch tidbits of it. They were getting close when Harry got fed up.
"Okay, what are you two going on about?" he asked.
This made the two girls stop. They looked at one another then they came to an agreement.
"We've come to a decision Harry" Hermione said.
"Okay, and what decision is that?" Harry asked curiously.
"You need to pick your third wife" Daphne said.
"What, but I thought we agreed that we shouldn't do this now" Harry said.
"No Harry, we made no such agreement" Hermione said.
Harry frowned. He knew Hermione was right. They hadn't made any agreement of any kind about when Harry would pick his third wife. Only that he'd pick the third after he married them both.
"Harry, you have to do this. We need to make sure Dumbledore doesn't find out about you needing a third wife. Because you know what will happen if he does" Daphne said.
Harry sighed.
"Daphne and I have already created a list and have narrowed down the choices for you" Hermione said.
"Lets talk more about this inside" Harry said.
The two girls nodded and they entered their quarters. Once inside Hermione went to her room and grabbed the list. When she got back down to the common room she found Harry sitting on the couch. His laid back, eyes closed. Daphne was sitting beside him playing with his hair.
"Harry?" she asked.
"Who are they Mione?" Harry asked.
Hermione handed Harry over the list. He looked over it and frowned.
The Next Lady Peverell
Susan Bones
Padma Patil
Parvati Patil
Katie Bell
Su Li
Lisa Turpin
Megan Jones
Hannah Abbott
Mandy Brocklehurst
Sally-Ann Perks
Tracey Davis
Cho Chang
"This a long list" he commented.
"I know Harry, but we did narrow it down, but it's hard to figure out who'd work best when we don't really know them that well" Daphne said.
"Okay, I suppose you two have a plan to handle this" Harry said.
"As a matter of fact we do" Hermione said.
"Here's what is going to happen Harry. We are going to interview each potential girl and then we'll narrow down the list even more. Hopefully it won't take too long, but you never know" Daphne said.
Harry sighed and put his head in his hands.
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Susan Bones looked at the letter she had gotten at breakfast for the fiftieth time. Harry wanted to see her in his quarters for a talk. She was curious as to why Harry would want to talk to her and why send her an owl instead of just telling her in person. These questions had to wait since she needed to pay attention in class or face another possible zero for the day.
What she didn't know was that she wasn't the only girl to get a letter. Several other girls got a letter just like Susan's. And they too were curious to why they were asked to meet with Harry.
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"I still don't know about this" Harry said frowning.
"Do we have to go over it again Harry" Daphne said.
"No, I understand it and all, but why this way?" Harry asked.
"We thought it would be better then you going to every girl on the list. It makes it more private" Hermione said.
Harry sighed and ran a hand through his hair.
"Are you ready Harry?" Daphne asked.
"If I say no, does that mean we can cancel this all?" Harry asked.
Hermione let out snort.
"I take that as a no" Harry said.
"You'd be correct Harry" Daphne said with a smile.
Harry once again sighed and wished his life wasn't so complicated.
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Susan was in front of the portrait guarding Harry's quarters. She knew she was early, but she was to anxious to wait around. She feared she'd be late something else might happen. The portrait allowed her in and Susan walked in to find Harry and his two wives waiting for her.
"Hello Susan, would care for a seat?" Hermione said.
Susan nodded and sat down in a chair.
"I suppose you're wondering why Harry asked you to come here?" Daphne asked.
"Uh yes, I am wondering" Susan said nervously.
"Well Susan, here is the reason why. Harry needs to marry again" Hermione said.
Susan looked stunned.
Daphne then took over and explained to the Hufflepuff why and how all of this came to be. At the end Susan was a bit shaky.
"I know this is a lot of news for you to handle Susan" Harry said gently.
"It is, so you want me to Harry's third wife?" Susan asked.
"It's an offer Susan, but you're not the only one we're looking at. Consider this an interview of sorts. To see how well you fit in and to see if we could all work together" Daphne said.
Susan nodded. She understood that this process couldn't be rushed at all.
So they all chatted for two hours. Susan told them her life story up to this point and they gave Susan a synopsis of their lives. At the end Susan left and the three felt that Susan was a strong candidate. Though they knew this was just the tip of the iceberg.
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Throughout several weeks the three talked with several girls.
Each girl they interview was good. Each one were eager to be the girl Harry would pick.
Harry found Padma enjoyable and liked talking to her. She was a lot of fun and he liked her better than her sister. Though his talk with Parvati was nice. It definitely got better after Harry apologized to her for the Yule Ball. After that Parvati showed that she wasn't just a gossip girl like her best friend, Lavender.
Hannah was a cheerful girl and the three liked her.
The rest of the candidates were interesting, but they needed more time to talk with them all.
Cho was the one that Hermione wasn't happy with. She still had a grudge against Cho for sticking by her friend after she turned in the DA last year. Daphne though talked Hermione into adding Cho since they had to keep all their options open. Besides, Harry already had a sort relationship with her and that was a plus, somewhat. So throughout that entire interview Hermione sat there glaring and talking coolly to Cho.
What was surprising was that they had two more candidates they didn't even have on the list. They happened to be Fleur Delacour and Penelope Clearwater.
How Fleur got in was that her relationship with Bill had ended and she needed some time to think. The place she chose was Three Broomsticks where Harry, Daphne, and Hermione were at. They got to talking and since Harry trusted Fleur and genuinely liked the French beauty Hermione and Daphne decided to interview her. Fleur found the whole thing mind boggling when they told her about it. She was also happy that they are considering her.
Now Penelope came right out of left field. It turned out that Fleur and Penelope became good friends with one another when they both dated a Weasley. Fleur had let it slip about Harry's problem. Penelope jumped on it since she had broken up with Percy a while ago and kind of wanted to get back at him. And who better than with Harry Potter. But when the four chatted they found Penelope or Penny to her friends to be very nice. Harry really liked her, but was still a bit unsure since she was older than him.
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"So Harry, have you narrowed the list down?" Neville asked.
Neville and Luna both knew what was going on and helped give their input on certain girls.
At the moment Neville got talked into helping Harry eliminate girls since Harry was dawdling about it. He got talked into by Luna, who kind of tricked him into it. Neville was still unsure how his betrothed got him to say yes and he'd been replaying it in his head over and over. When he told Harry. All Harry said was you're going to marry a Ravenclaw, what'd you expect.
"Not yet Nev, this is hard. I know I have to choose, but they are all great in their own way and I hate that I have to be the one to break their hearts" Harry said with a sigh.
Neville sympathized his friend. Though he was glad he didn't have to go through it. Luna was enough for him thank very much.
"Well, do you have any ones that are on the no pile?" Neville asked.
"I do" Harry said with a nod.
Neville waited patiently for Harry to gather his thoughts.
"Sally-Ann Perks, Su Li, Lisa Turpin, and Megan Jones are off. I don't know them that well to begin with. And with that they all seemed quite shy and I really don't think we have time to slowly integrate them to be comfortable" Harry said.
Neville nodded.
"I kind of like Tracey, but she is a bit distant. I know she is Daphne's friend, but I don't like how aloof she is. I also don't think she likes guys if you know what I mean" Harry said.
Neville raised an eyebrow at this and Harry nodded.
"Really, so Tracey Davis is a witch's witch" Neville said.
"That's the vibe I got off of her. Plus, I don't think she liked that I took Daphne away from her" Harry added.
"You mean" Neville said.
"Yeah, I think she had a thing for Daphne, but since she's married to me she thinks I stole her away from her" Harry said.
"That's nuts" Neville said shaking his head.
"I know" Harry said.
"So who else?" Neville asked.
"Mandy Brocklehurst, something is not right with her" Harry said.
"Oh" Neville said.
"Yeah, she's seemed cold and thinks of this marriage as just us married, nothing real warm about her" Harry said.
"So she's out" Neville said.
Harry nodded.
"Okay, that leaves Hannah Abbott, Susan Bones, the Patil twins, Katie Bell, Fleur Delacour, Penelope Clearwater and Cho Chang" Neville said, he had been crossing off the names Harry had listed before.
"Yeah" Harry said.
"So what about them?" Neville asked.
Harry furrowed his brow in thought.
"I like Katie very much. I mean she and I are teammates and we've known one another since my first year" he said.
Neville nodded.
"As for Susan, well, she is also very nice and I like her. But it might cause some problems because her aunt is the Minister of Magic and it might cause a conflict of some kind" Harry said.
Neville nodded understanding Harry's thought on this. He could see the possible problem. If Harry married Susan then the papers might make out that Amelia made a deal with Harry of some kind. She got to be Minister and Harry married her niece.
"But, I think we can get pass that. I really do like her" Harry said.
Neville nodded and stopped himself from crossing out Susan's name.
"Hannah is another one I like though I don't really think she knows what she is getting into if she marries me" Harry said.
"So Hannah is in the no pile?" Neville asked.
Harry nodded slowly.
"Yeah, I like her, but I don't think she could handle my life, especially now" he said.
Neville crossed Hannah's name off.
"This leaves the Patils, Fleur, Penelope and Cho" Neville said.
"Yeah, I know" Harry said running a hand through his hair.
Neville waited patiently for Harry to continue.
"I like Fleur a lot, but I think she is not thinking right. I mean, she had broken up with Bill not too long ago so she is on the rebound or that's what Hermione says" Harry said, "the same goes for Penelope too, she's in the same boat with Fleur. Though I don't think they are bad in any way. Plus I enjoyed talking with them. Fleur's English has gotten better. And Penelope, well she is a muggle-born like Hermione and she is smart and I guess I like smart girls."
Neville chuckled as Harry realized his quirk. Who knew the 'Chosen One' liked brainy girls?
"So should I cross them off?" he asked.
"No, I think I want to keep them around. Maybe not as a wife, but for something else, like advisers or something" Harry said.
Neville nodded and took a fresh sheet of parchment and jotted Fleur's and Penelope's names on it.
"That leaves the Patils and Cho" he said.
Harry sighed.
"Cho, well, I know Hermione still hasn't forgiven her" Harry said.
Neville nodded. He remembered Hermione's rant about Cho before they were supposed to meet her. He was afraid Hermione was going to hex something to vent her rage.
"I don't think Cho will work. She and Daphne got along well, but I think Hermione not going let go anytime soon. So she's off" Harry said.
Neville nodded and crossed Cho's name off the list.
"That leaves the Patils" he said.
"I like Padma, I like her a lot. But I think it's because she's smart, and beautiful too. I like that combination. As for Parvati, well, get her away from Lavender and she's a very nice girl" Harry said.
"So?" Neville asked.
"Parvati is off even though we've got back on good terms. As for Padma, I think she is a possibility" Harry said.
"Okay, that leaves Susan, Katie, and Padma" Neville said.
Harry nodded.
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Daphne and Hermione were proud that Harry had narrowed it down. Now it was time to have more chats with the three remaining girls. Harry also told them about his thoughts of Fleur and Penelope and his wives agreed that they could be placed somewhere in an adviser role of some kind.
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It took several weeks after that for Harry to make a final choice. Though his process was interrupted due to Valentine's Day. Harry lavished the girls with presents and a special evening out. Neither girl object to sharing Harry on this day since they knew Harry was doing his best.
After that Harry was back deciding. He talked more with the three girls and he found it harder and harder to pick. He liked them all and didn't want to hurt them.
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"Harry, you have to pick" Hermione said with a bit of annoyance in her voice.
"I know that Hermione, but this is hard" Harry said frowning.
"I know Harry, but we can't let Dumbledore figure out you need a third wife or then he'd pick Ginny or some other girl that is in his pocket" Hermione said.
Harry sighed and ran a hand through his hair.
Daphne was sitting back watching it all. She knew she didn't need to get involved since Hermione was doing her job for her. She did feel bad for Harry. They were pushing him to choose a girl that might not work out.
"Fine, I'll pick" Harry said.
"You will" Hermione said eagerly.
"Yes" Harry said with a nod.
He then jotted the three names on three strips of parchment and dropped them into a hat that he had conjured.
"Harry, are you sure that's the way to choose?" Hermione asked.
"It's the only way Hermione" Harry said.
He shifted the hat so the three strips of parchment got mixed up.
"Daph, will you do the honors?" Harry asked.
Daphne got up and stuck her hand into the hand and pulled out a strip of parchment.
"Don't read it, okay Hermione, you do the same" Harry said.
"Harry, what are you doing?" Hermione asked.
"Eliminating two and picking one" Harry said.
Hermione nodded and grabbed her slip. After that Harry grabbed his own.
"Okay, and Lady Peverell is…" Harry said.
End of Chapter