Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairings: Bill Weasley/Hyacinthe Potter, Arthur Weasley/Molly Weasley, Viktor Krum/Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom/Luna Lovegood, Dean Thomas/Ginny Weasley, and mentions of Katie Bell/Original Male Character
Warnings: alternate universe; female!Harry (Hyacinthe); het; soulmate; identifying soulmarks; age difference of eight years; underage marriage; bashing of Ron Weasley; bashing of Draco Malfoy; Hogwarts students are like sheep; lawsuits

Summary: When Hyacinthe returns to school, the time to announce her bonding to Bill approaches.


Love on Her Arm
IV: Love to Show

When she returned to the castle on Monday, Hyacinthe Potter found she was greeted with glares and sneers by the students of Hogwarts. It would appear they thought she was still competing in the blasted Triwizard Tournament. A smirk crossed Hyacinthe's face. It was only a matter of time until the truth came out.

After all, she was newly wed woman and she withdrew from the Tournament to focus on her family. Either she nor Bill had plans for children until she graduated, but that wasn't anyone's business – unless they were family, but only select few in the family's opinions matter. Besides both Molly's and Sirius' opinions matched Bill and Hyacinthe's: no children anytime soon.

Molly was overjoyed with the addition to the family. She loved Hyacinthe and she was now an official member of the Weasley clan. Molly was busy sewing and knitting away. Hyacinthe had a feeling she would get more than one Weasley jumper for Christmas that year.

Hermione and Ginny saved Hyacinthe a spot at the Gryffindor table, which she slid into.

"How'd it go?" asked Ginny, eagerly bouncing in her spot.

"Very well," Hyacinthe answered as she served herself some food. "Your mum was thrilled."

"Told you!" declared Ginny with a grin.

Hyacinthe smiled fondly at the younger girl.

"Who's next?" Hermione asked, glancing up from The Daily Prophet.

"I don't know," Hyacinthe replied with a frown. "Bill and I need to talk it over."

Silence fell between them as the three girls ate breakfast. When they finished, they parted ways. Ginny headed to Transfiguration with the rest of the third years while Hermione and Hyacinthe headed outside for Herbology.

"This is gonna be a long class," Hyacinthe groaned when she found icy glares from the Hufflepuff.

Hermione nodded. "I'm with you," she promised.

Hyacinthe shot her best friend a graceful smile. She did have Hermione to count on.

...

Herbology was indeed a long class. The Hufflepuff students glared at Hyacinthe while Professor Sprout treated her with indifference. Clearly, Hufflepuff wasn't happy with Hyacinthe. To be honest, she didn't care. This was their problem. Hyacinthe was sure opinions and attitudes would change when they found out she was bonded and no longer competing.

One thing Hogwarts had taught her was opinions changed. This was second year all over again. Of course, no one would apologize and everyone would pretend this never happened.

Hagrid kept a close eye on Hyacinthe during Care of Magical Creatures. After attending her bonding, he was extra friendly. Hagrid beamed at Hyacinthe all class, and he assigned extra detentions to Slytherins for their snide remarks.

Hyacinthe dragged Hermione and Ginny down to the kitchens for lunch, wanting to avoid a major of the school. Hermione was horrified at the sight of all the house-elves. At first she wouldn't eat because the food was made using slave labor, but she changed her mind with house-elves started getting depressed.

The rest of the day passed quickly. When Ancient Runes ended, Hyacinthe headed to Professor McGonagall's office. It was time for her to floo home. For the time being, she and Bill were living with Sirius in separate bedrooms. Hyacinthe liked the arrangement. She wasn't ready to share a bed with Bill, and she wasn't ready to think about having sex with him. Just the thought made Hyacinthe blush like a tomato.

...

The week passed in the same manner. Hyacinthe hung out with Hermione and Ginny at meals and between classes. Most of the students were shunning her, and Hyacinthe didn't talk to anyone trying to figure out how she entered the Tournament.

One thing Hyacinthe found odd were her old roommates. None of them seemed to notice her disappearance from the dorm room. Hermione missed her, but they saw each other every day. Hyacinthe spent Saturday with Bill and Sirius, and she returned to the castle on Sunday to work on her homework with Hermione.

...

When Hyacinthe arrived to school on Friday morning, she was greeted with numerous Support Cedric Diggory, the Real Hogwarts Champion badges. She was mildy surprised when the badges changed to Potter Stinks. It seemed nearly every student was wearing one. The Hufflepuffs and the Slytherins made a point of showing their badges off to Hyacinthe.

At the sight of them, Hyacinthe said and did nothing. She simply ignored the badges. However, she would be telling Sirius and Bill about the badges. There had to be something they could do about them. Did these badges count as slander?

Hyacinthe spent History of Magic reading the textbook. There was no point in listening to Professor Binns. He had the same lesson plan year after year – he gave the same lectures to fourth years each year. Bill handed Hyacinthe his OWL study guide and copies of his notes, which he bought off a Ravenclaw.

So, Hyacinthe spent her time studying for the OWL exam and her end of the year exam. Despite Hermione's instincts, she joined Hyacinthe. Hermione felt the need to listen to the professor and dutiful take notes, but Hyacinthe's method was easier and it would cause the same amount of stress.

After History of Magic came Charms, where they learned the Summoning Charm. Hermione successfully performed the charm first before trying to help Hyacinthe. Without Ron around, Hermione spent her time helping her friend and trying to master the charm. It was less stressful.

Hermione felt a little bad at abandoning Ron, but he wasn't a good friend. He never listened when Hermione told him to do his homework and he always tried to copy hers at the last minute. Honestly, Hermione felt more like Ron's keeper than a friend. Besides, Hermione was more Hyacinthe's friend than Ron's. Hermione tolerated Ron because he was Hyacinthe's friend.

After another lunch spent in the kitchens, Hermione and Hyacinthe headed to the dudgeons for Potions. They arrived early and waited next to the classroom door.

"Well, well," came the voice of Draco Malfoy, "it's Potty and her pet Mudblood."

Hyacinthe's hands balled into fists, but she didn't bother turning to Malfoy. She found nothing irritated the blonde than ignoring him.

"Hey, Potter," called Pansy Parkinson, "do you like our badges?"

Malfoy and Parkinson continued to call insults at Hermione and Hyacinthe. It was getting harder for Hyacinthe to ignore them.

"– after all, Diggory is the real Champion," Malfoy said. "That's why I made these badges."

That caught Hyacinthe's attention. So, Malfoy created the badges. At least she knew who to sue. There had to be a way it was legal to sue him and his parents. Hyacinthe would have Sirius look into it. One of his favorite pastimes was annoying his family and other pure-bloods, and this would allow him to do both.

After the comment about making the badges, Hyacinthe found it easier to ignore Malfoy.

"Are you even listening to me, Potter?" Malfoy demanded, his face starting to turn red in anger. "You should listen to your superiors."

"You're not my superior," Hyacinthe snapped, glaring at the blonde. Malfoy would never be superior than her in any way. She crossed her arms and glared at him.

Malfoy turned redder. "You'll change your tone when I'm Lord Black," he taunted.

Hyacinthe raised an eyebrow. Malfoy would never be Lord Black. The title would pass to Hyacinthe and Bill if Sirius didn't have a child of his own.

A smirk crossed Malfoy's face. "When I'm Lord Black you'll be warming my bed," he declared.

Hyacinthe glared. "I'll never be a mistress," she said.

"You won't get much of a say in it, Potter," Malfoy taunted. "After all there are numerous potions I can use to control you."

Her fists tightened as Hyacinthe listened to him. Those potions were illegal.

"Watch what you say, Blank!" snapped Hermione.

Students in the hallway gasped, their eyes darting between Hermione and Malfoy. That was a worse insult that Mudblood. Blanks were people without soulmates.

"You filthy little Mudblood," Malfoy yelled in rage. His face twisted into a look of hatred. He pulled his wand.

Around him, his fellow Slytherins also pulled their wands. Hermione and Hyacinthe drew their wands.

Malfoy pointed his wand at Hermione and Hyacinthe and shot a spell followed by the rest of the Slytherins.

Hyacinthe cast her strongest Shield Charm while Hermione cast other defensive spells. Despite their efforts, a few spells made it through their defense.

A moment later, the door banged open and Professor Snape was glaring at the students. His eyes narrowed at his Slytherins before trailing over to Hermione and Hyacinthe.

"Potter, Granger," he snapped, "what are you doing? That'll be twenty points from Gryffindor, each."

Hyacinthe glared at the professor. "Malfoy cast the first spell," she said. "I only cast a Shield Charm."

"Detention, Ms. Potter," Professor Snape said, "this Saturday after dinner."

Hyacinthe said nothing. There was no way she was serving that detention.

"P-professor, I need to go the hospital wing," Hermione said, drawing everyone's attention. Her front teeth were rapidly growing and her skin was covered in boils.

"Why?" demanded Snape. "There's nothing wrong with you, Ms. Granger."

Hyacinthe glared at the professor. That was it! She was so done with this class.

Snape stepped aside and the students started filing in. Malfoy shot a smirk at Hyacinthe and Hermione.

"Come on," Hyacinthe said, wrapping an arm around her friend, "let's go." Without another word, she walked away from the classroom, leading her friend to the hospital wing.

...

Madam Pomfrey started working on Hermione the moment they entered the hospital wing. She started by giving Hermione a potion for the boils. While Hermione drank the potions, Madam Pomfrey fussed over Hyacinthe, running a Diagnostic Charm that had her eyebrows raising.

"Why, when were you married, Lady Potter?" the medi-wtich asked.

Hyacinthe blushed. "Halloween night," she answered.

"After the Feast?" Madam Pomfrey asked.

Hyacinthe nodded with a smile, "I won't be competing."

"Who's the lucky young man?"

Hyacinthe's blush darkened. "Bill Weasley, my soulmate."

"Congratulations, Lady Potter." Without another, Madam Pomfrey returned to fussing over Hermione.

Thirty minutes later, Hermione was given a clean bill of health. However, the two girls remained in the hospital wing with Madam Pomfrey. Hyacinthe was filing a report. She was reporting Malfoy and his fellow Slytherins for attacking them, and Snape for his blunt favoritism and dismissal of Hermione's injures. Madam Pomfrey was all too happy to help. She was tired the war between Gryffindor and Slytherin. With Snape around, the Slytherins had turned into bullies and they were left largely unchecked.

...

When they were done in the hospital wing, Hyacinthe and Hermione started walking towards Professor McGonagall's office. Both girls were confident Snape would report them. When they arrived to the McGonagall's office, Hyacinthe knocked.

"Come in," called the professor's voice.

Hyacinthe opened the door, allowed Hermione to enter first. She closed the door behind her as she entered the room.

"Miss Granger, Lady Potter," the professor greeted. She was seated at her desk with a pile of parchment in front of her. "What do you need?"

"Here," Hyacinthe said, handing over the reports.

Professor McGonagall took the parchment. As she read over it, Hermione and Hyacinthe helped themselves to seats in front of the woman's desk. It took McGonagall ten minutes to read over the report.

"What do you plan to do, Lady Potter?" the professor said, setting the parchment down.

"I'll be hiring my own Potions tutor," Hyacinthe answered, "and I'll open lessons up to select few." Just another benefit of being a bonded student. As needed, Hyacinthe and her husband could withdraw her from a certain class and hire a private tutor. Since Hyacinthe was paying for the lessons, she could invite others to attend her private lessons, but other students did permission from their legal guardians.

"Very well," Professor McGonagall nodded. "I'm assuming Ms. Granger will be joining you."

Hyacinthe nodded.

"Ms. Granger," the professor said, turning her attention, "you'll need your parents to fill out these forums withdrawing you from the class." She handed Hermione a stack of parchment.

Hermione looked over the paperwork before Hyacinthe took it from her. "Sirius will take it to your parents tomorrow," she promised. Sending Sirius in person would allow Hermione's parents to ask questions and receive answers, and it would be faster.

Nodding, Hermione shot her friend a smile.

"Now, Lady Potter, don't worry about the detention," Professor McGonagall said. "However, the points will remain as you two skipped class. As punishment, you both will serve detention with me on Sunday." There was something telling about McGonagall's smirk.

...

Hyacinthe spent Saturday with Bill since Sirius was off with Hermione's parents. With Bill's help, Hyacinthe was studying Ancient Runes and Arithmancy for her OWLs. While Hyacinthe wasn't thinking about her future career, she did want to have her options. In between studying Ancient Runes and Arithmancy, Hyacinthe worked on finishing her Herbology homework. Studying Ancient Runes and Arithmancy with Bill was fun – even more fun than attending the classes. Bill's passion for the subjects was clear.

Both Sirius and Bill were supportive of her decision to withdraw from Snape's class and hire her own tutor. In fact, Sirius even had several ideas. He would arrange interviews for the following week while Hermione and Hyacinthe would study potions theory, reviewing ingredient reactions and the different types of stirs.

Apparently, The Daily Prophet featured an article on the Triwizard Champions, even listing Hyacinthe as a Champion despite her withdrawal. The newspaper would be receiving a visit from Sirius and solicitor, Edgar Bones.

Sirius was happy to pile on work for Bones and his associates. He was even happier to add a lawsuit against the Malfoy family for slander and defamation of character. He even put Narcissa on probation. If her son stepped one more toe out of line, she would be disowned. As a result, her dowry would be returned to the Black family and her son would no longer be considered a pure-blood. After all, a child couldn't be a pure-blood if one of the parents were disowned.

...

When Hyacinthe returned to Hogwarts on Sunday, she didn't even bother entering the Great Hall. Since she wasn't at the Weighing of the Wands Ceremony, The Daily Prophet wrote a long piece about her neglecting her duties as a Champion.

Hyacinthe dropped off the paperwork from Hermione's parents before heading off to the library. On the journey, she encounter several students, most of whom were wearing the Potter Stinks badges with pride and smug expressions.

In library, Hyacinthe claimed a table in a dark corner. Hermione would be joining her soon enough. While she waited, Hyacinthe pulled out her Charms essay. The draft was finished, and she was working on the final copy, which she would turn in in a few days.

"Where were you Friday?" asked a heavily accented male voice.

Hyacinthe glanced up and found Viktor Krum speaking to her. She knew what he was talking about without asking. "I guess you didn't hear," she said, "I withdrew from the Tournament." She held up her left hand, showing off her rings.

Krum's eyes widened. As a pure-blood, he knew the significance of the rings. "Congratulations," he said.

"Thank you," Hyacinthe said with a smile.

"You didn't really enter did you?" Krum asked.

Shaking her head, Hyacinthe answered, "There's no reason for me to. I'm already famous and I'm rich enough."

Hermione arrived a moment later. Her eyes narrowed at the sight of Krum. "What can I help you find, Mr. Krum?" she asked. She knew the library like the back of her hand.

"The rules and regulations of the Tournament," Krum answered.

Hermione's eyes widened before a smile blooming on her face. She pushed up the sleeve of robes, relieving her Words: The rules and regulations of the Tournament.

Krum studied Hermione's Words before he rolled up his sleeve. His Words said What can I help you find, Mr. Krum?

The pair stared at each other.

...

The next week passed the same, with one noticeable change. Viktor Krum joined their group. It seemed as though he and Hermione were attached at the hip. Classes were the same and the other students were the same and the Potter Stinks badges were still around.

Instead of attending Potions, Hermione and Hyacinthe spent their time in the library. They were surrounded by numerous books. Without an instructor, Hermione and Hyacinthe were unable to brew potions, so they brushed up on the theory behind brewing.

Sirius and Professor McGonagall were handling the tutor. Sirius was looking for the person while McGonagall set up a classroom on the second floor.

...

When Hyacinthe got home on Friday, she found Bill wearing a grim expression and Sirius was glaring. Molly was over, and she didn't look too happy herself. Something was going on. She glanced around, trying to find a clue, but there wasn't anything.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"Your bonding announcement," Molly replied. "It needs to be made."

Hyacinthe sighed. It was time to tell the world then. "Who's interviewing us?" she asked.

"The Prophet wants Rita Skeeter," Sirius answered.

Molly nodded. While she did enjoy reading Skeeter's work, she was concerned with how the woman would handle this piece. Skeeter was known to stretch and twist the truth.

"When is it?" Hyacinthe asked.

"Tomorrow," Bill replied, "and they want pictures."

...

Saturday went by slowly. Hyacinthe was dressed in her wedding dress and Nala spent forever recreating the hairstyle. The house-elf was a perfectionist and it had to be just right.

The interview began at nine o'clock and the whole family was summoned. Hyacinthe demanded Hermione attend as well. After all, Hermione was her maid of honor and her best friend. Molly and Arthur showed up at seven with Charlie and Percy in tow. Percy wasn't very happy about missing the bonding, but it was his own fault.

A little after seven marked the arrival of Hermione and the other Weasley children. Hermione and Ginny rushed off to Hyacinthe's room to get ready. Fred and George put an effort into behaving. It wasn't everyday they got to spend time with their idols. Both Sirius and Remus were happy to share stories from their Hogwarts days. Ron glared the entire time with his arms crossed.

At eight, Rita Skeeter and her crew from The Daily Prophet showed up. The photographers got ready while Skeeter and the other reporter, Penelope Clearwater, reviewed questions with Sirius.

Hyacinthe made her entry a little after nine. Bill quickly moved to her side, placing a hand on her back.

Overall, the interview went well. Skeeter and Clearwater were only interested in talking to Bill, Hyacinthe, the witnesses, and Molly and Arthur, largely ignoring Ron and Percy. The thing everyone wanted to know was how Bill and Hyacinthe met.

"We're soulmates," Bill explained, taking Hyacinthe's hand in his.

"Really?" Clearwater asked, excitement in her tone.

"Yes," Hyacinthe replied. "Bill caught me when I fell out of the floo."

When the interviewed was over, Ron's tempter reached a boiling point. No one wanted to know his side of the story! Bill and Hyacinthe were lying. They weren't soulmates. Hyacinthe only married Bill to seek more fame – she would be the first Champion to marry to get out of the Tournament she cheated her way into – and she chose Bill to humiliate Ron because nothing was worse than being in his brothers' shadows.

"Don't you have any questions for me," Ron demanded to Skeeter.

"No, sorry, Tom," Skeeter said. Why would she want to interview him about the love shared between Bill and Hyacinthe? He hardly had a role in the story. He was Bill's brother and Hyacinthe's classmate.

...

Hyacinthe didn't return to Hogwarts until Monday. She didn't want to be around when The Daily Prophet was delivered. There would only be more looks and stares, and people would demanded answers.

On Monday, she headed down to the kitchens where she found Hermione and Viktor. She got something to eat while keeping an eye on the time. Hermione tended to lose track of time when she was around Viktor. When it was time for Herbology, Hyacinthe grabbed her friend and she led her to class.

Herbology was different. While stares and whispers greeted Hyacinthe and Hermione, these were curious ones, not hostile. It didn't matter to Hyacinthe. She didn't care what her classmates thought.

"Why did you wear a white dress?" Lavender Brown asked, buddying up to Hyacinthe.

Hyacinthe's eyes narrowed. It was starting. "White is the color muggles wear," she answered, "and it was my mum's dress."

Lavender giggled. "Why wear your mum's dress?"

Hyacinthe didn't answer. She stepped away from Lavender and closer to Hermione.

"What's he like?" Parvati Patil asked. "He's hot and I heard hot guys know what they're doing."

Hermione glared at Parvati. That was an inappropriate question to ask.

Parvati and Lavender shared a giggle.

"I bet he gave Ron some tips," Lavender whispered.

...

This week was different. Everyone wanted to know more about the bonding and Bill. People thought they had the right to demand answers from her, which irritated Hyacinthe to no end. Her marriage was a private thing, thank you very much.


This fanfiction story is a part of The Halloween Collection, which is a collection of unrelated ficlets, oneshots, and full-length fanfiction stories that are all related to a Halloween-themed word prompt, which is listed at the end of each story.


Type: Full-length - Eight chapters
Prompts: Beads, candy corns, crystal balls, masks, and pumpkins.


The Halloween Collection of 2015
One: Accord de le Destin (general)
Two: Her Niece and His Goddaughter (general)
Three: Love on Her Arm (Bill Weasley/Hyacinthe Potter)
Four: Of Flames and Snow (Jon Snow/Hedera Waters) [Crossover with Game of Thrones and A Song of Fire and Ice]
Five: A Tale of Two Lilies (general)
Six: Bonds of Family (general)
Seven: Just a Glance (Jacob Black/Heather Potter) [Crossover with Twilight]
Eight: Shine Bright (Danny Williams/Helene Potter) [Crossover with Hawaii Five-0]
Nine: Whispered Conversations (Ron Weasley/Helenium Potter)
Ten: Emmett Cullen: Triwizard Champion (Emmett Cullen/Roselia Hale, Harry is Emmett) [Crossover with Twilight]
Eleven: Enchanting (Abraxas Malfoy/Halesia Potter)
Twelve: Eclipsed (Tom Riddle/Heliconia Peverell)
Thirteen: Silent Symphony (general)