Not reading what you sign

Chapter 7

Authors note:

Hello readers! I am back with the re-write of the seventh chapter!

Sorry to all about the cliffhanger in the last chapter, but, it was fun to write. so I guess I am not really sorry.

I have gotten a lot of wonderful reviews! and Thank you to everyone who has written me PM's with different ideas of where I can take my plot!

I hope this chapter gets similar reactions to when it was first uploaded, I must say that some of those reviews were some of the most fun for me to read. because in this chapter we start to diverge from other stories plot lines. All in all I love my idea which happens in this chapter.. *wink!*

I have just realized that I have not done this yet though.

Disclaimer: I OBVIOUSLY DONT OWN HARRY POTTER!

That felt good to get off my chest... not really... I really wish I did...

Well anyway, enough babble, on with chapter 7.

Harry was speechless to say the least, He was standing in the presence of the most recognized magical figure of all time, and truth be told out of everything that he thought that he would see on the other side, coming face to face with Merlin and being surrounded by over a hundred magicals was not on the list. He blinked, looked around at the gathered people, blinked again, and then looked back at the man who still held one hand on his shoulder. "Forgive my bluntness, but what the hell is going on here?" Harry said in a voice that was just a little edgier then he had meant it to be, because of his confusion.

Merlin just gave a chuckle and smiled at the confused boy. "You, my dear boy, have unknowingly stumbled upon the true purpose of my Veil; it was invented to exorcise unwanted spirits. Though the gathering of fools that calls themselves the Ministry of Magic has perverted it into being an execution machine." He spat the last part with disdain "Now on a normal occasion, you would have just fallen out of the other side completely unharmed, but because you carried three soul fragments with you, and along with the resurrection stone of the Deathly Hallows, you have created a rare combination that allows for a unique scenario to take place. With the stone, the soul fragments become sacrifices so that you may bring two souls back from the beyond, the third being used in your own resurrection. All the souls present are ones that qualify and do not mind returning to the realm of the living. All I ask is that you choose wisely." He said before he vanished slowly with a smile.

For what felt like an hour to him, Harry walked around looking at each of the souls present, stopping to talk to a few of them. He noted that his parents were not among the crowd, and a wave of sorrow filled him at this revelation until a voice sounded throughout the area. "Long time no see Pup." The voice brought him out of his sorrow quickly and he whipped around to see a man pushing past two taller wizards and his smile broadened as his lost godfather, a man who was more of a parent to him in the two years that he knew him than anyone, Sirius Black, walked up to him and pulled him into a tight embrace.

"Sirius! Please tell me that you can come back with me." Harry said desperately as they broke the embrace.

"I can, so long as you choose me." The Marauder said with a toothy grin. "But I don't want you to feel obligated to choose me outright." He added glancing at all the other people around them, worried, but Harry waived him off.

"No, no, I'm pretty sure that I would like you to come back with me. I feel ashamed to admit that the world actually needs you, and why that is, is completely beyond Me." he replied jokingly, even though he couldn't resist the barb, his heart was filled with more joy then he had felt in a really long time his godfather would live again.

He glanced around once more, how he was going to choose the second being to return with him. It didn't feel right just selecting one other person at random, and leave everyone else behind, but just as two men shifted, a set of soft eyes captured his, he felt a very strong tug on his soul, the feeling was one of confirmation, he knew this soul was to return with him. He made his way slowly to the eyes that caught his attention and with a polite gesture with his hands he silently asked the two men to move aside, reviling a young girl in her mid-teens, who couldn't be much older than Gabrielle. Sirius walked up behind him and placed a hand on his shoulder, harry turned his head to his godfather who gave a small nod and a soft smile. Harry returned his gaze to the young woman and outstretched his hand in an open invitation, at which the girl tentatively stretched out her arm and as soon as her fingers touched his, there was a flash of magic and they were gone.

At that very moment, in two portraits, one which resided in Albus Percival Wilfric Brian Dumbledore's office; the other was hanging in The Hogs Head tavern belonging to his brother Aberfourth, A young woman smiled for the first time in years.

For the girls, only the span of ten seconds had passed before the room was momentarily filled with a bright white flash of magic followed by the noise of multiple bodies hitting the ground on the other side of the veil. The first of them to react was Luna whose slight frown turned into a wide smile as she darted around to the other side to find Harry De-tangling himself from the two people that were on top of him. As soon as he was able to gain his footing once more he was almost knocked back over by a pair of blondes who started sobbing happily into his chest. Gabrielle looked up at him with tear filled eyes. "Oh 'Arry I am so glad you made it through." she said through her sobs, before burring her face in his chest again.

He smiled and kissed the top of her head softly before doing the same to Luna, he then looked around at the rest of the blurry figures around him, when he realized. "Hey, where's my glasses?" he asked sheepishly.

"You mean THESE?" Sirius said, holding the elusive spectacles aloft. "Guess you'll have to just come get them!" Harry reached for his glasses, although Sirius, being the taller of the two just moved them higher out of the boys reach. As he laughed, it seemed that all the years that had etched into the man's face were erased from his face, leaving him looking the way he should for his age, if not better. After a few moments of wrestling with his godson he finally relinquished the glasses and helped Harry up. "So I see that you trusted me in my will." Sirius said with a dog-like smirk on his face as he looked at the girls surrounding them.

Suddenly the doors burst open and the Minister of magic, Cornelius Fudge, stormed in followed by Moody, Kingsley, Percy Weasley, and Albus Dumbledore. "Professor, Sirs. Minister." Harry said plainly with a very small bow. Dumbledore was about to make a remark when his eyes fell upon the young woman that now was staring at him wide eyed, standing behind Daphne. The woman stepped passed the Slytherin and closer to the aged headmaster.

"Albus?" she said in a soft whisper that could still be heard reverberating through the chamber due to the dead silence that filled the room. She took a deep breath and spoke again. "You have gotten old, dear brother." she said softly. The old man's eyes widened as a sudden realization dawned on him. "Ar...Ariana?" he gasped out before falling backwards clutching his chest.

Ron Weasley had woken up that morning to the soft tapping of a beak on glass, he groaned and opened the window for the Gringotts owl to glide in and land on his desk with his leg stuck out, waiting for the youngest male Weasley to take the parchment from him. Ron reached out to grab the letter, and only after receiving a rather hard peck on the back of his hand as he was just about to tear open the letter, did he reach over and grab one of Pig's treats that were scattered over his desk to give to the owl. The bird gave an agitated hoot before soaring out of the open window. Ron smiled as he tore open the letter and read the first few lines.

Mr. Ronald Weasley,

We were surprised to receive your letter regarding marriage contracts for the House of Weasley. Upon further investigation we have found an old dormant contract for your family, if you wish to claim it please stop in our offices in Diagon Alley today to confirm your inquiry We have already contacted...

Without bothering himself to read the rest of the letter, Ron gave a loud noise in happiness as he grabbed clothing off the floor and threw them on before rushing down the stairs and to the fireplace, not realizing he left the letter on his bed, and with a flash of green, Ron's life was changed forever.

Meanwhile the twins had heard their younger brothers yell of joy through the floorboards, and moments later heard him thundering down the stairs. Poking their heads out from their bedroom they saw the flash of green and the roar of the fireplace indicating that he had just left via floo. With identical looks of intrigue and confusion, they slinked up the stairs and into Ron's room in hoped to find some indication of where their brother had gone.

Upon entering they had to suppress gagging at the smell of unwashed socks and unclean owl cage. They hurriedly pulled out their wands and started casting air cleansing charms and a cleaning charm at poor Pigwidgens cage.

"Damn Georgie, our experimental dung bombs didn't even smell that bad." Fred stated when the air was breathable to normal human beings again.

"I am sad to say that you're right Freddy." George replied shaking his head. "Luckily, He will only think that Mum came in here and cast the charms." He added as he looked around. On top of Ron's messy bed he spotted some parchment with the Gringotts seal at the top of it, he picked it up and started reading, and then hysterically laughing. Fred rushed over and started to read over his brother's shoulder, and then joined in on the hysterical laughter.

"Looks like Ronniekins' jealousies have won out once again." Fred stated still shaking from the laughter. "But what can we do with this knowledge George?" He asked his twin with a glint of evil planning in his eyes.

George placed the letter back on the bed and he walked from the room, followed by Fred, with a contemplative look on his face, which kept all the way back to their room. Almost thirty seconds after his twin had closed their door he whipped around with a grin on his face. "Fred, we have but two options. One we find a way to get Mum to find the letter, and let her and Dad know that way." He stated ticking off one finger before putting up another finger. "Or two, we wait for this all to come to light, and just sit back and enjoy the show when Ronnie fails to tell them and they still find out!" He exclaimed with a flourish. "I feel the second option would be much more entertaining, if I do say so myself."

"By George! I think you're onto something!" Fred laughed out.

Ron entered the front doors of Gringotts and walked up to the nearest free teller and slapped his hand on the counter proudly and confidently "Ronald Weasley, here to inquire about activating a dormant marriage contract for the House of Weasley." He stated loudly. The goblin looked up at the disruptive youth in front of him before hopping down from his stool and walking towards the nearest manager. Soon enough Ron was in a small conference room sitting across from a smartly dressed goblin.

"Mr. Weasley, to activate this contract I just need to get your signature on this document stating that you of your own free will, decided to activate the marriage contract between the House of Weasley and the Noble House of-" The goblin said before he was rudely cut off by the over excited youth in front of him.

"Of course I'm doing this of my own free will! Just give me the document so I can sign already!" Ron stated impatiently slightly annoyed that his choice was even in question. The goblin rolled his eyes and slid the papers over with a blood quill, to which the youngest male Weasley eagerly signed the last page with a nearly illegible scrawl; as soon as he lifted the quill from the page, a brief flash of light filled the room.

The goblin grinned as he took the document back and looked it over. "Congratulations Mr. Weasley, your marriage contract between the house of Weasley and the Noble House of Parkinson has been activated. According to the contract, you and the daughter of the house, one Pansy Pernell Parkinson, must be wedded by the end of your seventeenth year of life. I hope you have many years of happiness in this union." The creature said before standing and walking towards the door.

Ron was so excited that he almost didn't hear what the goblin had said. "Wait… Parkinson!" He exclaimed shooting out of his chair. "Nononono! It can't be her! I want to take it back!" He pleaded with the creature.

"I am sorry you feel that way Mr. Weasley, but it is done, if you are unhappy with the girl, then you shouldn't have signed. Her family name was not only in the document that I tried to read to you, but it was also in the proceeding letter that we sent earlier this morning. Now, I have other work that needs to be done, Good day to you Mr. Weasley." The goblin stated over his shoulder before walking out of the room, leaving Ronald Weasley to wallow in the horror of his biggest life altering decision to date.

OK I believe that I shall stop there for now, I know that it is shorter than previous chapters. Even during my look through of this one, I really couldn't think of anything to add to this that would make sense.

But here is the 7th chapter, and I hope you enjoyed it!

After this the plot will begin to pick up a bit more, so I am sorry that up to this point I haven't moved things along quicker.

I again thank you all for taking the time out of your lives to read my quaint little story, and I hope you all are enjoying it!

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