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Chapter 4
They'd been missing for most of the summer. Ever since the end of their wedding Harry and Daphne Potter, Tracey Davis, Blaise Zabini, Hermione Granger, and Neville Longbottom had gone missing. No one was sure where they'd gone or disappeared too. None of his tracking devices keyed to Harry had worked since whatever ritual had taken place to turn them into Fae. It had taken a little searching to find what they'd become after seeing them. But deep in the library that could only be accessed by the Headmaster, revealed exactly what they'd become. Fair folk. The same as the Founders. To his knowledge the first fae folk to walk the earth since they'd abandoned this realm.
Dumbledore sat in his office. Worried about where Harry had disappeared to, especially after their less than stellar meeting with him and his fiancé. He wasn't sure what he could do to bridge the gap and hopefully help the boy with his destiny. He wasn't sure what all occurred in the ritual, but he was fairly certain that since Harry had not died during the ritual, he still held a piece of Voldemort's soul within his scar, and his own soul. He needed to talk to him, to explain things and get him prepared. Prepared for death.
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"So, you four are both sure you want to go through with the ritual then?"
Blaise and Hermione stared deeply into the other's eye. "Yeah."
Neville simply squeezed Tracey's hand and nodded once meeting Harry's eyes with conviction.
They'd spent two months within their safe haven. And during that two months they'd added on another month from the use of a time turner and the three-story building. The building they'd gotten from the goblins and had prepared for them contained two floors for practice, the middle being for living and eating.
They ensured that their current selves always practiced on the top floor, while their past selves were either sleeping in the middle, or practicing and learning on the bottom floor. They never left the building, sending Dobby, Harry's newly bonded elf, for anything they needed.
It was while working on his occlumency that Daphne and Harry found the ritual hidden in the spells left for them by Merlin and Morgana. It was the lesser version of what was done to them by merlin and Morgana.
It required the two who were chosen to have some sort of bond formed between them, or available for bonding. They'd found a ritual that could determine if a bond was available in a book on rituals from Daphne's family library. The two would be bonding themselves together, in a crude sense, forever tying themselves to the second recipient of the ritual. Though Daphne had better explained it as simply moving things along between the couples, allowing their bond, should there be one, full reign.
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For the ritual they would then have to make love within a special runic circle drawn in the blood of a pair of bonded fae folk.
By doing this, the couple in the circle was bound to each other, as well as bound to the couple who supplied the blood. Tying them together like family through the blood. They'd be able to lightly sense the other's magic like Harry could sense everyone tied to the family magic of the Blacks. The bonded couple would be unable to knowingly or accidently harm or betray the Fae couple. In return they became part fae. Their magic becoming stronger, being bound to their lover in the circle and their bodies strengthening somewhat. It was nowhere near the level of what Harry and Daphne were after their experience. When they'd found it they'd mentioned it to Hermione and Tracey, who had immediately stated they wished to partake of the ritual.
They'd then spent the four days alone with Blaise and Neville respecitvley. Hermione and Blaise had been dating since they'd gone on their date together for dinner and dancing. Tracey and Neville had taken a little longer thanks to Neville. But shortly into their training the two had begun dating.
They'd all agreed to try the first ritual of finding if there were even bonds with which they could tie themselves to the other. Hermione and Blaise had gone first. First, they cut each finger upon Hermione's left hand, and Blaise's right, then clasped hands. Next a small cut was made upon their foreheads, bringing their foreheads together as they stared into the other's eyes. Lastly, they bit their tongues till they tasted blood and shared a brief kiss.
As they shared their blood Harry chanted the spell and began funneling his magic through his body and towards them as Daphne burned leaves from a thousand-year-old maple tree, the smoke beginning to form a haze around Hermione and Blaise before lines began to become evident branching off from the two.
The ritual now complete Blaise and Hermione backed up a bit, keeping their hands conjoined as they looked at the coloured strings coming off them.
Hermione and he shared a silver strand, with a light purple string going from him to Hermione. There was a light green string from Hermione to Harry, as well as she had a light pink string from her that disappeared into a wall and seemingly out of the building. Blaise also had a light purple string branching out the opposite wall and from the building.
"So, you both are soul mates, it seems there used to be three potential soul mates for you Blaise and you Hermione had two. But since you've been dating and getting close you cut those bonds and are left with just this one. What I'm curious about is why Hermione owes you a Life-debt Blaise? I know why she owes Harry one, but not you."
Hermione looked to him with questioning eyes of her own as Blaise blushed and looked away. "Well… Nott and Draco once tried to ambush you. Planned to rape and 'have a little fun' and then going to see how well you flew off the tower. I overheard them discussing it, so when they went to attempt it I ambushed them. Obliviated any thought of doing so from their mind and for good measure let them get caught by Professor McGonagall. I didn't even think about that counting for a life debt."
For his deed he received a passionate kiss from Hermione, tongue still bleeding as she did so. To everyone's surprise as she drew back, the silver string was now much thicker and seemed to have streaks of gold running the length of it. Fading in and out of sight.
"Well, make that a much stronger soulmates bond. Well done you two, especially you Blaise, very nice job with the obliviation. Then you both have latent familiar bonds. Somewhere out there is a destined familiar. The ritual will work for you two. We'll leave you to discuss it as we go begin with Tracey and Neville."
Excusing themselves from the first ritual room, they went across the hallway to the second ritual room. Entering to Find Tracey and Neville both ready, ritual daggers in either hand as they faced each other.
They quickly went through the same steps as Blaise and Hermione while Harry cast the spell and Daphne burned the leaves.
When it finished there was a bronze string connecting Neville and Tracey, with one yellow string branching off Neville and out of the building. Tracey's was the surprising one, with four light blue bonds coming off her and out of the building.
"Another unusual one. You both share a compatibility bond, that slowly been strengthening through your relationship. Neville you have a familiar bond, also not here, while Tracey you have… well you've got four familiar bonds. You love animals far too much. Just saying."
"What can I say. They love me back!" She laughed as Neville chuckled and kissed her nose playfully. "So do we share enough to go through the second ritual?"
"Yes, especially since you've strengthened the bond some. It may not have as profound an effect as it will upon Blaise and Hermione, as they are apparently soulmates. But it will be possible for you to do the ritual."
"Can we… Can we have a moment to decide if we want to go through with it?"
"Of course. We'll go see if Blaise and Hermione are ready."
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When they entered the room, Blaise and Hermione where sharing and impassioned kiss. A chuckle from Harry broke them from their kiss. "Ah… You're back. How were Tracey and Neville?"
"A compatibility bond shared between them, and Tracey has four familiars hiding somewhere out there."
"So they can do the ritual. Talking it through then I assume?" Hermione commented.
"Yes. Now we're here to see if you've come up with an answer or would like more time to discuss it?"
"We're ready."
"Then let's get started. If you two would please go to your rooms and heal the cuts, as well as bathe You need to bathe together, and wash each other. And I know it will be hard, but no sex. It needs to be strictly washing each other." Daphne's blushing cheeks gave away her embarrassment at giving these instructions, though her eyes were hard, denoting how important it was they listen. "You need wash using as hot of water as you both can stand, and you must wash using this." So saying she held her hand out, Dobby popping in and dropping a crystal box of some light pink gel-like substance. "Don't ask what's in it, just use it. It smells like strawberries so no worries about that. No quickly. Be back down here in one hour. We'll be ready for you by then. You won't need clothes, so come in bath robes. Leave your wands in your rooms."
With a nod, Blaise taking the substance from Daphne, the two of them headed upstairs towards his room to shower and get ready.
Gathering up two large bowls Harry and Daphne slit their wrists, letting their blood fall generously into each bowl. Finally healing the cut as both began to get lightheaded from loss of blood. A blood replenishing potion from Dobby quickly helped keep the room from spinning.
After they'd finished the two left to check on Neville and Tracey as Dobby began adding various roots and herbs to the bowls full of their blood.
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Neville and Tracey were waiting for them when they entered. Hands still holding the other as they rose to face them. "Yes."
Laughing at their quick answer before he'd even spoken, Harry and Daphne gave them the same instructions as Hermione and Tracey, along with their own crystal box of the odd substance.
Returning to the first room Dobby informed them the blood was done and ready to be used. Harry gave Daphne a quick kiss before turning to a large set of runes drawn on the outside wall of the room. Pulsing some magic into the runes, the wall leading to the hallway disappeared into the floor as the two Ritual rooms began sliding together till they'd combined into one large room.
They too stripped each other of their clothing, having already bathed each other that morning and kept from having their usual morning love making session. Taking the bowls of their blood they each went to the far side of the room and began drawing the runic circles. After finishing their circles, they met in the middle and drew a third circle. They were just finishing up the final circle when a knock sounded at the door before their four close friends walked into the room, careful to stay off any of the blood drawn circles.
"Alright you four. Enough with the modesty for a moment, off with the robes and leave them in the hallway." Daphne, not even looking up from her work of a few intricate runes in the middle, and struggling not to stare at her husband's raging hard on, ready as ever for their part of the ritual.
Tracey and Blaise were the first with their robes off, followed shortly after by Neville. Hermione needing an encouraging kiss from Blaise and his helpful hands pulling her robe off her body.
Finished with their circle Daphne and Harry stood and asked the two couples to stand together on either side.
"Now this next part could end up a little embarrassing. But you four must each, listen to your magic, for lack of a better explanation. You'll each be guided to do something, either for both of us, or for each individually that is your way of proclaiming your allegiance to us. From what information we found on the ritual, and that Merlin and Morgana left for us. It could be something as simple as a kiss, or shared blood. Or it could be cutting off an entire arm. It all depends on the person. Whenever you're ready you may begin, we will wait here till each of you has finished."
Neville was the first to step forward, his eyes locked with Harry as he strode forward. His hand raised as he conjured a knife. Ignorant of the gasps behind him at the display, he simply knelt and looked to Harry as he placed the knife upon his forearm, the same one that Harry had been cut by Pettigrew and bitten by the Basilisk. Harry, a curious look on his face simply nodded his acquiescence. Neville drew the dagger up his arm in three swift yet jagged cuts, not uttering a word of pain as he cut himself. When he was done he revealed a cut that matched the old cursed scar Harry'd bore upon his head. Turning he then faced Daphne, who was watching in morbid fascination. He cocked his head to the side, as if listening to something before a small smile appeared on his face. Catching some of his blood upon in his opposite hand he concentrated, his magic swirling to obey. When he was done a crystal rose sat in his hand, the center hollow and holding the small pool of blood. Handing it over to Daphne he turned and stepped into the runic circle to their right.
Blaise was the next to step forward eyes also locked with Harry's. With a smirk on his face he stepped forward, kissing both of Harry's cheeks, then doing the same to Daphne before stepping back. Harry shocked as Daphne giggled slightly beside him as Blaise held his hand out his summoning a book from upstairs in his room. Once it was safely in his hands he quickly copied the book with a wave of his hand, further impressing his girlfriend behind him as he handed the copy to Harry and Daphne. "A copy of every poison the Zabini family knows of, and each cure." With a bow of his head he turned to the left circle and stepped into the middle.
Tracey walked forward, eyes boring into Daphne with interest, a smirk adorning her face as she stepped up. She bowed lightly while biting her tongue to draw blood. She stepped up to Daphne and kissed her upon the mouth, a deep kiss as everyone in the room watched, stunned into silence as Harry stared. She backed up still smiling her smug little smirk. "Always wanted to do that. May I?" She asked, inclining her head towards Harry. With a matching from smirk from Daphne and, "A little less tongue I think." She stepped up and kissed Harry upon the mouth, almost as hard as she'd kissed Daphne before stepping back. With a faux curtsey, she stepped away and into the circle with Neville on the right.
Hermione was still standing there when Harry and Daphne turned to look at her. With a deep breath and a look of conviction that turned Blaise on like a lighthouse she stepped forward. I swear upon my magic that I will never turn my back upon Harry and Daphne Potter, supporting them for all of my days and keeping their secrets till death greet me. So I say, so mote it be." Magic flared between the three of them, and had they been able to see the bonds still. They would have noticed the green thread that had connected her to Harry split and connected to Daphne, turning bright white in colour.
Shaking her head to get rid of the shock at her vow to them as Hermione joined Blaise in the runic circle kissing him upon the lips before turning to face Daphne and Harry. "Good. That's over. This last part of the ritual will be the most fun. Blaise and Hermione, Neville and Tracey. Please stand in the middle of the circle." Quickly everyone entered their circle, Harry and Daphne taking the middle circle. "Once Harry and I begin the ritual there is no turning back to if any of you want out now is the time to leave." Seeing as no one left Harry continued.
"Good then. Once Daphne and I being pouring magic into the runic circle around us. We will begin to make love, this will have activated two parts of the runic circles. The first, is it will put up special wards around you both to contain any excess magic, and give you privacy from the rest of us. Second it will act like a lust and love potion. Pushing each of you towards the edge. Just let it happen. The actual ritual will last through the first climax for each of you. But the effects of the first two parts will not end till late in the night for the lust, and the privacy wards at first light. So prepare to stay here all night."
Without giving them time to respond, Harry's magic flared to life about him, magic pouring off him in droves as the circles upon the floor began glowing green, pulsing in time to Harry's heartbeat. Blue quickly joined the glow as they flashed bright, the other two couples disappearing form sight as Daphne pulled his head down for a scorching kiss.
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Daphne awoke with a bright smile upon her face, laying on Harry's chest, a soft blanket draped across her body and a large pillow underneath Harry's head, his arms wrapped gently wrapped about her.
"Come love. Let's see our handiwork. Hopefully we did the ritual right." She gently shook him, casting breath freshening charms upon the both before giving him a light kiss as he languidly stretched beneath her, almost starting round two of last night as he deliciously moaned while doing so.
They sat up and looked towards each side of the room. Blaise and Hermione were in a similar position they themselves had awoken in, wrapped in a blanket. But thanks to Hermione's hair which had grown to, what Daphne assumed would be well past her shapely ass, not much was visible of either.
Neville and Tracey were cuddled together, backs to Harry and Hermione, but this did not conceal the slightly pointed looking ears that Neville was now sporting.
"Seems we were mostly right. All right you four, time to get up." Pointing at each couple in turn he sent a small stinging hex towards Blaise and Neville, effectively waking up both couples.
"Well let's get a good look at you."
Blaise and Hermione smiled at each other, sharing a brief kiss before stepping towards them.
Hermione's hair was grown almost to the middle of her calves, still curly and wild but luscious and full. Her eyes had taken a more almond-like shape, also glowing slightly a ring of gold on the outside of her pupils. He neck was slightly longer. Daphne also noticed that she too had a slightly larger bust. 'good for her' she thought. 'also good for Blaise.' She smirked. She was more muscled as well, defined beneath her feminine curves. She'd grown several inches taller and her magical strength was certainly stronger.
Blaise had grown almost half a foot if Harry had to guess, slightly taller than himself now. He was much better muscled now, chiseled chest and abs showing how he'd grown. If Harry had to guess he'd probably grown some below the belt as Harry had after the ritual. 'Hermione will surely enjoy that' he thought with chuckle. Sensing Blaise, his magical power had grown considerably. His eyes also held a glowing gold ring about the pupil of his eye. All good signs that the ritual had gone well.
Both of their ears were pointed, almost as pointed and long as Harry and Daphne's were, but there was a noticeable lack of a glow and that extreme growth in all of them compared to himself and Daphne. Well it would have to be enough, this was the largest amount of people they could bind to themselves and strengthen. The ritual was a one-time thing, and the most attempted was six people. They didn't have a second pair they were willing to bring in. So, four was the magic number.
Next, they looked over to Neville and Tracey. Both had grown in similar ways to Blaise and Hermione. Not quite to the same extent, but still good growth. Magically both were stronger as well. Neville's ears where both the shortest and pointiest out of the four, and Hannah seemed to have grown the most in the chest department.
"All in all. Good results. How do you guys feel?"
"Amazing."
"Great."
"Wonderful."
"Sexy." Tracey's ending comment after Hermione, Blaise, and Neville's brought laughter from everyone else lips.
"Indeed. I felt all of those as well after Harry and I finished up. Now, it's almost time to return to school. Let's ensure we are well prepared."
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They were the first ones at the train station and had boarded the train and into a compartment without being seen by any other students. Quickly locking the door to their compartment and then expanding the inside of the cabin for a more comfortable journey.
They'd discovered that the ritual had worked well in making the four more powerful. Though they were not giants as Daphne and Harry had become or would be. It had essentially made them as powerful as they would have been by their forties. That made them heads and shoulder above their peers in school, but only closer to even footing with adults. The rest would come own to knowledge, wit, and creativity. Of which they all had in spares.
They were all relaxing within the compartment when the first knock came. A spell from Hermione and the door became transparent, but only from their view. Outside the door waited Luna, who seemed to be staring directly at Harry and Daphne. She further made it seem she could see them by waiving at them.
"…. We should probably let her in." Neville commented, still staring at the girl through the door. Which means he had a great view as she nodded her head emphatically with Neville's statement, giving him a thankful smile.
"Honestly. She's infuriating sometimes." Hermione muttered, waving her wand so the door quickly opened. "Hurry inside Luna. Not all are welcome here."
She skipped happily in and took a seat next to Daphne who only laughed in amusement at the younger girl.
"I knew you were going to become fae. You all wear it well."
Stunned silence met Luna's declaration as they all stared in wonder. "Luna. How do you…"
"Fae can always tell when their own kind are near." She stated as if it were obvious, all while pulling out her copy of the quibbler to begin reading. After their continued staring she sighed in mock annoyance before moving back her hair to reveal her own slightly pointed ears. It was with a start that many realized they didn't think they'd ever really looked at or seen her ears. Why would they? And yet they can only remember them always being covered. "A glamour usually when they're in view. But now I can take that off. As can one or two others."
"but I thought Harry and Daphne were the only fae!" Tracey spluttered, unable to hold it in anymore.
"They are the only ones recently to be Made into fae by magic. The fae have always existed, they just left our world. To where all fae go when they are done living here on earth. There was a great migration in the time of Arthur, most of the fae up and left. Some stayed, only to leave centuries later. And still others, escaped where they'd left and returned to here, to our realm. Some fell in love, and had children. Other's passed on their magic to make abandoned children into semi-fae. Such as you four." She gestured to Neville, Hermione, Blaise, and Tracey. "As it stands, my mother is Fae. Full blooded as well. She was called back to their realm and had to leave me, it's why she had to 'die.' She'll come back someday I hope. But I honestly don't know, perhaps I will instead be called to her land as well and get to live there. That is what father is hopeful for."
"Luna. You never cease to amaze." Harry commented with laugh. "I don't suppose you'd care to join us more often would you?"
"I'd love to. But first I must find myself a boy. Every fae needs a lover." She muttered, going further into her copy of the Quibbler. With a glance at what she was reading Daphne burst into giggles.
"Oh Luna. You're incorrigible."
"Easy for you to say. You were handed true love by magic herself! A perfect match! I on the other hand must go searching, and there's slim pickings here at Hogwarts."
Harry leaned over his lover, and there on the pages of the quibbler was a picture with the name of every boy at Hogwarts. With either a blue ex meaning they were currently taken, a gold circle meaning they were married or bonded, a red X meaning no way. Or a blue circle with the word maybe written nearby.
The compartment was brought to tears in laughter as Harry explained, much to Luna's annoyance. Though the gleam of laughter in her eyes betrayed her actual feelings.
"You mentioned there were potentially other fae, or semi-fae in the school Luna…"
"That's not for me to reveal. I doubt they know that I know. Not everyone can see as well as the rest of us. Their eyes don't believe enough."
Several were silenced at her words, Hermione herself. Knowing that she could very well be considered one who did not believe enough. Mocking the younger girls love of perceived imaginary creatures.
"Well enough of that. Let's help our friend her find a boy!" Tracey declared, sidling up next to Luna to get a good look at her roster, giving her own two cents as they started going through all the boys in Hogwarts, one by one.
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The next two knocks that came were both unwelcome. The first was a sour looking Ron. Searching about for Harry it seemed, but after hearing Tracey's voice he'd angrily left. Assuming the compartment full of Slytherin's like her.
Second had been Nott. Who's somehow managed not to be kicked from school. He'd gone so far as attempting to blast the door off to little avail. They'd chuckled at his attempts to get in, sighing in contentment when he finally left in huff.
They ended up the last leg of the journey napping. Hermione and Blaise curled up on one of the expanded benches, spooning with Hermione in front, Blaise's hands wrapped around her middle and keeping her firmly on the bench and close to him.
Neville was upon his back with Tracey's head resting comfortably in the crook of his shoulder, in the space of his side, curled up and into him.
Luna had the floor to herself, that was covered in huge fluffy pillows that she was comfortably resting upon with a contented smile on her face.
Finally, Harry was laying on the expanded window seat, a pillow under his head as he lay on his back. Daphne laying atop him, her head just below her lovers her hair covering his chest. Her arms pulled up beneath her on his chest as his were draped upon her lower back in a casual embrace.
They woke up just before arriving at the school, a quick changing done with all present, none blushing as they quickly changed and prepared to face the school. And a magical world that feared Harry had been kidnapped due to his disappearance.
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