Chapter 4—Its party time
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I got a wide birth from most students especially in Slytherin house. There was a group that was definitely anti-Potter egged on by Malfoy but for now they stayed away. Daphne and I were the library book-worms along with a mousey girl from Gryffindor. I think she would have joined us if it wasn't for house rivalry egged on by Ron the Garbage disposal unit. Full or empty his mouth was a pig sty with no concept of manors.
I had devoured most of the school library and slipped into the restricted section at every opportunity. Picking up wand capabilities sometimes had startling results. I had just finished another book on wards and found a spell. When I used it I could see the wards as they twisted and flowed throughout Hogwarts. I was glad it was a temporary effect; I still needed more information on identifying which ward did what. Best not to mess with something that could bite back.
The year went smoothly after Dumbledore and Snape were gone. They hired a Professor Slughorn who did a marvelous job in potions. The only trouble was Ron the mouth and two of his bonding brothers went to the third floor which everyone was warned about staying away from. Professor Quirrel also dropped dead about the same time. The three idiots got almost a month in the hospital over the third floor venture. McGonagall was livid over whatever was on the third floor and snapped at everything that was around her.
Finally December arrived and the last day of term. The ride to the platform was happy until the platform; I had a reception committee which I will dodge from now on. I am good but there must have been twenty in the crowd and I went down after a short battle and a sneak attack from behind.
I awoke in a room with orange posters plastered all over the walls. There was a bed but I was dumped on an old army cot. My now my trunk now expanded to normal sized was dumped at the foot of the cot and my father' wand was gone. Someone had gone through my trunk and removed my money and my father's wand. I used a little wand-less magic and shrunk the trunk as I have no intention of staying, I will not be controlled like this. As I stomped down stares I was met with Dumbledore, Snape and a horde of red-heads. Dumbledore and Snape had there wands trained on me as a fat female charged at me and attempted to crush me in a hug while dragging me to a kitchen table. I sat down as the two still had their wands draw and pointed at me. Ron I recognized but there was a small red-headed girl and a set of twins also at the table who I didn't recognize.
"I have arranged for you to stay here at the Burrow for your protection this summer. I also thought that you might like to get to know your betrothed and your new family. I will return your wand when you return to Hogwarts. " Dumbledore was again playing around.
I wanted to remained silent and laugh to myself over my thoughts but I couldn't help myself, "like are you going to sit here with me the entire summer with your wands drawn?"
Snape answered part of that, "We have your wands so you can't 'apperate' and there are 'Order Members' out side to make sure you don't leave. If you try to steal a wand in the house it will do you no good as we put anti-apperation wards. Enjoy your stay Potter."
That's when the waddling Weasley Matron started…"I heard that you have not been properly taken care of" as the Weasley Matron plopped down a platter piled high with food in front of me and continued, "I want you to be sure and eat everything on that plate Youngman!"
That tore it; I slid the plate in front of Ron 'the mouth' and felt lucky I was able to get my hand back without bit marks. I picked up a piece of toast and was applying some jam to it as I said, "Eat up Ron" and then to the room at large, "I am rude, crude and will not be told what I must do, so the lot of you can bugger off!"
"YOUNGMAN...I threw down the jam covered toast and left the room. I was surprised not to get stunned or followed. I found the front door and stepped out into the bright sun. The yard appeared empty but I waved to all those I figured were under cloaks and yelled, "Don't wait up for me." and activated the necklace port-key. I thought that the necklace would have gone the way of my money pouch but the necklace was made of worthless metals so it was not worth taking. I arrive in my cottage and put in my blue contacts, dropped my 'glamour' charm and then 'floed' to Gringotts for a new and full money pouch. My next stop was the wandmaker in Knockturn Alley. After taking out my contacts and double-checked my 'glamor' and it was off to 'The Three BroomSticks' for breakfast and to be seen as Harry Potter. I wandered Hogsmeade village to get some rumors started Diagon alley would be next. I originally took the train to be with the girls and see if I would still be fugitive number one with Dumbledore's club. I think that was proven beyond a doubt.
After another identity switch I returned to the Junk Shop and paid another years rent. It was always good to have someplace to hide. I also wandered around Knockturn Alley to let everyone know that Jimmy was still around. I continued finding books and wands to absorb. I also saw red heads and the KFC club chasing after Harry Potter.
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January arrived too quickly and back to school, well actually the girls were drawing me more than anything else. The returning feast was interrupted by me standing and demanding that my money pouch be returned along with my father's wand. I never saw those or my other wand either but the announcement in the Great Hall made me feel a bit better. I went as far as filling an official complaint with the school board and the DMLE. Dumbledore had too much power to be touched so my complaints remained unanswered.
I did have some fun for the first couple of days by declaring as loudly as I could in the most public places…"Sorry Professor I cannot perform as Dumbledore has stolen my wand and won't give it back."
So while the professors were probably complaining to Dumbledork I was using my new wand to cause a little mischief. I put an invisible bucket of permanent dye over the top of the gargoyle entrance to get Dumbledore when he left his office. Then there were the invisible nails in his opulent chair in the great hall. When the accusations came I pleaded innocence because I didn't have a wand. Two days later I made sure the teachers and Dumbledore saw me with a wand and when asked I stated that I left school to attain the wand. This was of course was against the rules and started a yelling match.
I thought that this all started because Dumbledore wanted me to come begging for my wands back so he could put some restrictions on me, in any case I made him mad by not doing what he wanted.
Finally June arrived and the summers break. I got invitations to Daphne and Tracey's homes for some formal parties that were going on in the summer. This time I used my port-key to leave Hogwarts, train platforms were now something that I was avoiding.
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Daphne's party:
Actually Mr. Greengrass's party had all the pomp and stuck-up-ness that a room could hold. I got the good and the bad. The bad were Malfoy Sr. who decided to threaten a kid over punching his son in the nose. It progressed in a typical fashion. I said, "Bugger off before you get hurt." And his reply, "YOU snot nose kid I'll show you." He grabbed my arm to at least shake the hell out of me or maybe worse. He got the worse of it as I imbedded the dagger I carried in my waist band in his arm that was holding me. Of course he released me while cursing up a storm. I expected more but he basically left when they offered to help him fix the wound."
"Mr. Greengrass please accept my humble apologize for being involved in this interruption of you party."
"Son I haven't seen many who could put that pompous ass in his place. No apology necessary unless its to my daughter who seems to be glaring at one of us right now."
"Thank you sir and I guess I best go and get my medicine for whatever I did to her." Mr. Greengrass was laughing as he turned and started talking to another guest.
"I did not invite you here to get thrown out; I invited you to have someone to dance with!"
Now I was in trouble, "Daphne I'm sorry but I don't know how to dance." I awaited the blast but got a laugh.
"The Great Harry Potter doesn't know how to dance. Get over here and let's get your lessons started." It was a pleasant party after that, even Tracey had a comment, "You know you probably stabbed him in his Dark Mark and that's why he didn't want help."
The summer pressed on and I was beginning to believe I had read enough books to open a public library. Maybe the Hogwarts Librarian would like all these books as my spare bedroom was getting full of them. She did want them and I shrank them and sent them off piece by piece with the local owl post.
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Tracey's party:
It was of course Mr. Davis's party but with a twist. It was a formal party inside and a pool party outside. Without a fight with anyone, I found Tracey teaching me how to swim which was real nice. She was beginning to fill her bathing suit nicely. Daphne's absents was curious as those two were tighter that thieves. Later I was directed to get dressed and show her my moves on the dance floor.
Unfortunately September rolled around and back to school. On arrival I ready for a full-out attack on my body, Dumbledore and Snape were back after dodging some of my accusations and law suits. Surprisingly both of them left me alone. I however was not completely lucky. I had the "I have been in love with you since I was two years old and I have a marriage contract with you. I am thrilled to be at Hogwarts with you." Ginny Weasley was now number two on the pester and annoy Harry Potter list, Ron was now number one with, "Keep you slimy dirty snake eyes of my sister bla, bla bla.
I was luckily since I was at a different table and Ron hated Slytherins, Ginny was not allowed to visit by order of Ron. That did not stop her from accosting me when I walked by the Gryffindor table. About the gazillionth time she stopped me I was just fed up with her…and then I felt it and I reacted.
I stunned Ginny and quickly turned and stunned Ron as he would be all mouth and stupid enough to draw his wand, besides it felt good. I levitated her school bag and dumped the contents on the floor. I could feel it calling me so I levitated a black diary over to in front of Dumbledore and asked, "Doesn't this school have wards against dark items? That is darker than the inside of a whale's belly."
Dumbledore put his wand away which he was probably going to use on me and reached for the diary.
"I wouldn't do that if I was you unless you want an extra guest in your head." I added.
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I really would have left a long time ago because all this stupidity was just annoying and not going anywhere. This school is one of the most dangerous places I have ever seen, well may be my crib a few years back was more dangerous. What kept me here was Daphne and Tracey. They are filling out really nice and my hormones are killing me.
During the end of the third year I got dragged into an empty class room. I like Slytherin girls as they are upfront with you. In this case I was pushed to the wall and told, "Harry its time to make up your mind me or Tracey as you girlfriend. Stop being a stupid boy and open your eyes."
"Daphne, Tracey, I have opened my eyes and to tell you the truth I like both of you and I couldn't decide on one over the other if my life depended on it. Besides I do like what I see you're both gorgeous."
"Ok, we discussed this already." Daphne was talking and I was thinking. They have discussed this already, what already?
"So you have to understand we are not pushing you" No just against the wall right now.
"Girls think ahead and we become girlfriend with the hope of becoming wives." Oh, I think I am in trouble.
"Since you are Lord Potter you can have a wife and a secondary wife." Every boys dream multiple girls in love with them…
"Are you listening Potter?" I nod I don't think my mouth could work right now.
"So we have decided that if you can't choose between us you have two girlfriends now and if it all works out Tracey want the second wife position." I don't believe I said…
"Oh no problems I am also Lord Slytherin." I got a kiss on each cheek, they locked arms with me and I got hauled down to the Great Hall for dinner. I wonder if there is a wand around to help explain what just happened.
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A Staff meeting a week before end of term:
"Albus there is something definitely wrong with the Potter boy." McGonagall stated.
"I've already told Dumbledore back in first year and he just ignores me.' Snape sneered.
"He is good isn't he?" Flitwick chirped.
"What are you all talking about? He is good with fighting but that was luck and caught us unexpectedly." Albus was justifying his defeat and not seeing the facts and definitely not listening.
"Albus he just does the class work like he is bored yet his work is perfect. I see no indication of the capabilities required of being an animagus or being able to 'apperate' at his age yet he has licenses for both."
"That's another thing Madam Rosmerta has reported that he is there on a constant basis with his two girlfriends. How does he get there or better yet out of Hogwarts and what's with two girl friends? Professor McGonagall prudish thoughts were leaking through.
"Lets get to the bottom of this, Severus call some elves to find Mr. Potter and have him escorted here immediately."
Meanwhile:
The three friends had been dating seriously for a good while and the three had worked out schedules in their boyfriend girlfriend relationship. Better put I was told where to be with whom, you could not kiss two girlfriends at the same time. I was actually enjoying being directed by the girls. From studying in the library with both, then one left and the other dragged me to a broom closet. Later in the common room the other girl took over and snogged me senseless. If it wasn't for the library time I would never get any of the homework done. There was no doubt about one thing, the girls were in charge.
The search was on but Harry Potter was with Daphne and Tracey in his cottage watching TV and drinking butterbeirs. Later the girls would bed down in the spare room which was now void of books. Therefore the ongoing search for Harry Potter was not successful and since there were wards up on his bed the teachers decided to arrive early in the morning to confront one Harry Potter.
Blaise Zabini just shook his head and left, the teachers were in for a surprise in the morning.
The next morning early:
The teachers arrived and were seated on Dumbledore transfigured chairs. The elves were bringing tea and scones, it looked like a theatre where all were awaiting the rise of the curtains for act one of a play.
As the curtains of the bed slid open the sound of coughs, chokes and porcelain cups hitting stone floors followed by, "Mr. Potter, Miss Greengrass, explain yourselves, Miss Davis?". They all ended up in the Headmasters office with the girl's parents being called. Then the theatre intermission got started in the Headmasters office, the silence was deafening and the stares menacing.
I never thought of parents just soft lips and feeling great. Now my head was spinning with thoughts of being drawn and quarter or put in Azkaban. I was so evolved in worry that I didn't notice that both set of parents arrived at the same time.
Mr. Greengrass nodded towards me and said, "Is that him?" and both girls nodded. Then the calliope of accusations and disappointed teachers interspersed with threats of punishment.
Mr. Davis shouted "ENOUGH!" and then, Headmaster if you have a conference room or classroom we might borrow?"
"You may use this room as I should be part of …" Mr. Greengrass said, "No thank you headmaster this will be a family discussion, so that room is where?"
Mr. Davis turned to me and said, "You too young man." About then I think my heart dropped down to my stomach.
The Headmaster was determined to be part of the talk that was to take place until…Lord Greengrass stated, "Listen we can take this to my office in Diagon Alley if you persist, you are not invited Headmaster."
Once in the room Mr. Greengrass put up a silencing charm. "I hope you know what you have bitten off young man."
That brought both girls to my side and forcing me down into a chair I didn't see before the two girls sat on the arms of the chair and leaned into my shoulders. Then they started giggling. "The great Harry Potter is scared!" giggled Daphne.
I went to respond and just choked on the words. That started them all laughing.
Lord Potter the girls have already been telling me what they will do and what I will agree to so just relax. We men have little to say about such matters." That got him a slap to the shoulder from his wife.
I just stumbled out, "Just call me Harry."
Mr. Davis then started about the contents of the marriage contracts. That statement made me look at the girls.
"You do plan on marring us don't you Harry dear?" Tracey purred.
"Yes but contracts?"
"Yes Harry, it's not our style but contracts do tend to stop people from muddying up the area. I understand you are emancipated?" Mr. Davies said.
I nodded as a bride price was determined and the contracts were drawn but before they were finished I put my two knuts in to the works. "I would like Daphne to be Lady Potter and Tracey to be Lady Slytherin." That got me kisses from both sides and laughter from all the parents.
"You do like to stir up the waters I see. A half-blood as Lady Slytherin will piss the purebloods off to no ends.
"Well don't take this wrong but all his pure-blood followers might like to know the Voldemort was a half-blood himself."
"You're kidding" Lord Greengrass gasped.
"I did some research on the bum, I thought I would like to know a little about who tried to kill me. He was born Tom M Riddle.
"WHAT! I knew him here in school! We were in the same house." Gasped Lord Greengrass as he sought a chair.
"I think we could all do with a drink to celebrate." I stated and pulled out my port-key.
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While Dumbledore sat waiting outside the door to the classroom determined to find out what was going on, so he could use the information for his own good…the newly betrothed and family were tipping a glass or two in The Three Broomsticks. It was decided that they would send a Greengrass elf to collect everyone's belongings at Hogwarts. McGonagall would be notified by letter to prepare private quarter for Lord Potter Slytherin and his betrothed for the coming year. While another round was being ordered there were sinister things being initiated which again would affect Harry Potter and his new family.