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Hermione went up to where her parents were sat along with a white Draco she looked to him and spoke.
"What you just saw, was the punishment for the Murder and Attempted Murder of Younglings. Remember that."

She finished reaching for him only for him to let out a terrified squeak and try to flee her and be caught by Qu'Illaa and simply held.
"Thank you mother, I and Harry are going to shower before returning him to the surface." She said slipping a silencing and restraining field disc from her belt.

"Draco, stand how you will be comfortable for a while as we need to clean up first." Hermione ordered, the now obviously terrified youngling complying immediately, she pressed the disc to his chest and lifted him off the floor by his clothes once more.
"Mother, Father, I will see you later at the meal." They nodded as she and Harry left heading to their quarters, leaving Draco propped up against the wall, not even noticing it was face first as she shed her belt ad headed straight into the shower, Harry coming up behind her.

Harrys hands came around running the wash cloth over her skin as she rubbed the Hair-cleanse into her curls, she felt the heat in her building as she leant back against him, silently groaning she forced herself not to give in, they had to deal with Draco first.

Grabbing the cloth from him she turned and started washing his body clean as he dealt with his own hair, she waited for him to close his eyes before quickly glancing down to check, unfortunately – for her – he was still flaccid, had he shown even the tiniest sign of 'The Desire' she'd have lost her tenuous self-control.

He was going to get such a shock tonight, but not until they had returned Draco to Hogwarts. Sometimes being Duty-Bound sucked.
Quickly rinsing her own and dissolving the 'orange-goop' She stepped back a bit to let Harry do the same before they quickly stood in the blower before returning to their room where Hermione sat on the bed, Harry coming to stand near her as he reached for his wrist blades, grabbing her set as well and passing them to her as he moved about the room.

"Armour do you think?" Harry said quietly to Hermione's nod as she moved to her Armour cupboard, quickly pulling her Armour out and donning it apart from her helmet.
It only took her moments before she was all set.
Going over to where she'd propped Draco she turned him about and released the field he was in as she spoke.

"Now, were you staying at the castle or were you supposed to be heading home today?"
Draco looked around with a gulp at all the weapons on the walls as he spoke.
"H – home." Hermione nodded as a fully armoured Harry came up and stood next to her passing her a hair tie.

"Oh, thanks, I'd forgotten." She muttered taking it and tying her hair up as she spoke again.
"Now, when we teleport down this is what's going to happen. We're going to go to Gringotts direct, where we will have them contact your mother, whereupon you will be released into her care.
Before we go, are you hungry?"

Draco looked at her wild eyed as she spoke, not surprisingly as he'd just seen her ritualistically kill someone using a method not seen on earth in centuries.
"W – why a – are you b – being so nice?" He stammered out as Hermione waved him to sit at the table while she sat opposite while Harry sat next to her, she sat back arms crossed, Harry sat forwards looking to Draco over his steepled fingers.

-0-

Harry scanned the youngling's eyes and was pleased at what he saw, all traces of self-superiority were gone and what was in front of him was the core of Draco.

"Basically, it's because you've served your punishment – for now." Harry said quietly.
"We're a simple people, yes what you said and did infuriated us, and I will not forget it." Harry said glaring at Draco slightly causing him to flinch.

"But even so, we see it as thus. Younglings are going to act a certain way based upon their upbringing. Your actions before proved that when you justified what you did by saying 'but my father said.' Now even had you somehow at your young age been able to continue and get what you wanted, we would not have been able to kill you because our ways are absolute – you do not harm a youngling, if that youngling is able to be taught they were wrong good, if after we've explained why they were wrong and continue to do what got them caught by us after they become of age…" Harry let the sentence trail off allowing Draco to put the pieces together pleased when he saw the understanding in his eyes.

"What we did today was give you a mild taste," Hermione said from his side. "I have no doubt you will have night terrors of this day for the rest of your life, which I will not apologise for. What we did, was try to make you understand just what the consequences of your actions are." Draco slowly nodded as she continued.
"Now I need you to listen, what you did yesterday, was wrong, do you understand why it was wrong to demand I 'Service' you." He looked up now in genuine confusion as he spoke.
"Father always said that it was our right – that mudblood females were born for us to use."
Hermione growled as Harry shook his head and spoke.

"What would you do if someone forced your mother like that?" Harry asked bluntly.
"I'd kill them!" The boy said heatedly.
"Why?" Harry asked leading the conversation and hopefully, to Draco's understanding.
"Because they had hurt her, violated her – forced her against her will." He said strongly.
"Like you tried to do to my LifeMate." Harry said firmly, seeing the colour draining from Draco's face as the words hit him.

When he started trembling and looking about Hermione pointed to the washroom.
"If you're going to be si-"Draco fled.
Harry looked to his mate's now soft ambers as he leaned forward giving her a quick kiss as he spoke.
"I think we got through – what's more, I think he really is just an innocent youngling who believed the lies of a Father. After all why shouldn't he, it was his Father, one who was supposed to teach right from wrong."

Hermione sighed and nodded as Draco returned nearly falling into his seat.
Harry nodded to the boy as he spoke.
"So basically in short, we're being 'nice,' as you did your 'crime' of attempted violation and have served your sentence by being made aware both of the consequences and why your actions are wrong.
Now do you want something to eat or just to return home?" Harry asked.
"Home please?" Draco asked quietly.

Harry stood along with Hermione and they led Draco through the ship to the teleport room.
"To Gringotts London." Harry said standing on the platform with Hermione affixing his helmet.
A brief sensation of ice later and they were stood in a room that had been specifically set aside for them to appear in.

Going up to the door Harry knocked it while Harry indicated for Draco to sit at the table as Hermione went to stand at the back of the room.
The door opened and a Goblin looked in to see the three and spoke.
"What can Gringotts do for you today?" Harry inclined his head before removing his gauntlet to flash his ring as he spoke.
"Please could you contact the Lady Malfoy, and ask her to join us to facilitate the return of her son to her?" Harry nodded to Draco as he said this.
"For the trouble to Gringotts and yourself please remove 10 Galleons from my Vault, 5 for yourself and 5 to pay for the services." Harry rolled his eyes at the greed in the Goblins eyes as he said this and decided to be firm.

"I know the balance of my Vault down to the last Knut, and everything else inventoried in there, see to it only those 10 galleons are removed and nothing more."
His eyes narrowed behind his visor at the disappointment now shown by the Goblin who nodded before leaving.
Opening a private com channel to Hermione he spoke.
"I think it's going to be worth contacting the Scottish Dwarf's before long – he looked positively gleeful when he first had permission to enter the Vault and upset after my stipulations." Hermione nodded as she answered.

"It wouldn't be the first time a Goblin overstepped their bounds. How many of their rebellions have we got our own records for on this planet that were started by such things?" Harry nodded remembering their refresher course on earth a couple days after they got settled, every rebellion was due to a goblin stealing from a Lords Family.

Harry replaced his gauntlet reminding Hermione to have her Psionic blockers up just in case before going quiet. For the next few minutes he reviewed a text he'd stored in his suites memory on Japanese fighting styles when suddenly the door seemed to fly open and a dark haired woman with a white streak through the centre of her hair rushed in.
"Dragon! Are you okay!" She went to rush to Draco only for Harry to grab her arm and speak, using his suit to mask his voice.

"Mr Malfoy, for your own safety and to be sure, ask this woman something only your mother would know."
At first the woman struggled but at Harry's words stilled.
"Mother, what were the first words in your last note to me." Draco asked.
"My Little Snap Dragon, come home this Christmas break, I have grave news for your ears…" Draco nodded to Harry who released her.
Turning she spoke.
"Thank you, I don't know who you are but thank you for finding and returning my Son." Harry inclined his head as he spoke.
"Your son will explain when he returns home. I would suggest for the first two nights he be given Dreamless Sleep." He said as he then headed over to Hermione who removed Draco's wand from the storage container she'd used and left it on the table.

As soon as she did Harry signalled a return up to the ship and they disappeared from the room, finding themselves back in the teleport room.
They quickly headed to their quarters to remove their armour and have a quick shower – or so Harry thought was going to be a quick shower as he stepped under the spray.

~18~

Harry held a slightly wobbly legged Hermione steady with a snicker as they returned to the bedroom as he guided her to the chair where she collapsed forwards resting her head on the table.
"This is your fault!" She groaned as Harry picked up a strip of leather coming up behind her and starting to pull her hair into a simple loose but serviceable warrior's tail as he chuckled.

"Maybe so," He said leaning down to kiss where he'd marked her back when he asked her to always be his. "But you can't deny you wanted it."
"Urgh shut up." She groaned out. "How am I supposed to answer Luna huh? She complained to the table before starting an imitation of the conversation. "Mummy why are you walking funny – Well Babygirl that's because daddy shagged me rotten in the shower – okay mummy, but what's shagged mean? Gyah!"

Harry threw his head back roaring with laughter as he finished the tail, he knew what Hermione meant of course, any other youngling they'd just say they'd had a harder than normal coupling session, but Luna was just so innocent to some things that you didn't want to take it away from her, still chuckling he sat the other side of the table as Hermione stayed there forehead against the table muttering depreciations at him and herself for lack of control before finally, slowly, sitting up to try and glare at him, an effect totally ruined by the half smile she wore.

Shaking her head she stood, her legs slightly more apart than normal as she went to her belt storage grabbing the black one muttering about may as well as still had the ruby blade set in, before looking about.
"Harry my heart, have you seen my black wrist sheaths?"

Standing he came up behind her taking the belt from her hands gently wrapping it about her waist and buckling it up planting light kisses on her neck as he spoke.
"I think – kiss – they're right – kiss – where you – kiss Left them on – kiss – the shelf." He finished drawing his hands from about her waist to her hips to turn them to face their bed, and more importantly the shelf above it.

"Dullblade." She muttered at him in jest, in retaliation he gently slapped her bare butt drawing a squeak before heading to getting his own belt and sheaths on before they headed to the common room to grab some food for the group back in the Medical bay.
Harry saw Hermione put a bowl of pudding on the tray before hiding it under a cloth.
Smiling he gave her cheek a quick peck as he pulled together a tray full of drinks, grabbing a couple of ploppus's on the way out remembering Luna's request before heading back to the medical bay.

Going in he saw that Gabrielle and Luna were next to each other on Luna's bed sharing a Screen-Comp with what Harry recognised as an earth cartoon Hermione used to watch on her Mothers knee all those cycles ago. Fleur was sat with Sirius with another Screen-comp and was busily explaining something to the confused looking man.

"Mummy! Daddy!" Luna said with a grin when she saw her carrying a tray of food.
"Oooh what was the special today I'm staaaaaaaarving!" Luna said exaggerating her last word making Harry chuckle as he came over with the drinks tray setting it down on the large bedside table.
"It was buffet style today, so we just grabbed a bit of everything." Harry said as Hermione started pulling different bits together onto a plate after setting her tray down as well, before coming over to Luna and sitting on the edge of the bed by her.

Luna took one look at the plate and scrunched her face up.
"Green leaves mummy. Do I have to?" She asked looking to Hermione with wide begging eyes.
Leaning forwards she kissed Luna's forehead with a smile before she pulled back and carefully held the plate between them as she spoke.
"Yes Luna you do. You know they're good for you." Luna tried to pout at her drawing a snicker from Harry.

"Daddy! She's making me eat the greens!" Luna tried to complain to him forcing him to try to hide his amusement. Seeing her like this made his day brighten just that little more – that she was at least trying to argue with them was good in his eyes as it meant she was feeling better.
"Yes she is Luna, your greens are what make you strong, if you're not strong enough when the medic checks in three days he might decide you can't come home yet and…" Harry didn't finish as much to the amusement of everyone, Luna was now munching down on her greens as if they were the best food in the galaxy.

He certainly had a greater appreciation for what his parents had gone through trying to raise him now.
He moved to Fleur and double checked if there were any foods on the tray he should avoid letting Gabrielle eat. She quickly stood and went to the tray as Harry sat down next to his stunned looking Godfather.
"Sirius?" He asked quietly. Sirius held up the Screen-comp being very careful that Luna didn't even catch a glimpse of it as he showed Harry what he was looking at.

"That is what you fought and defeated to become a royal hunter in September?" Harry looked and saw he was pointing to a picture of a standard Xenomorph.
Harry shook his head and took the screen–comp from him and logged into his personal access and brought up the video feed from the Battle of the Express, specifically the last 10 minutes from when he was stood with his family to the end.
"Watch this," Harry said passing him the screen-comp.

He saw Sirius's face pale when he realised the exact enormity of what Harry and Hermione had faced as they fought the Royals, his face paling at when Harry had been thrown said its own story.
Harry was glad all the words coming through the audio-feed were in Yautja, had any of it been in English he wouldn't be playing this where Luna could over hear it.

By the time it was done Sirius closed the screen down and looked at Harry in something akin to awe.
"H – how?" Harry shrugged as he spoke to Sirius, sitting back and looking to the ceiling as he spoke quietly watching the girls, both adult and young enjoying the food and cartoon as he spoke.
"Honestly? We were bloody lucky. Every single one of the fighters who got in close range that day knew there was a high chance they would not see another sunrise, I lost three of my family there.
Their names now adorn the Great Wall on our home world." He looked to Sirius as he spoke.
"Why the curiosity?"

"In trying to understand something, you and Hermione keep getting called 'Royal Hunter' and 'Royal Huntress' and every time you do the tone of respect it commands is absolute, and I didn't understand. I asked Fleur about this and she told me about then. She said I had to stop thinking 'Military' and think 'Warrior' before pulling the Xenomorph image.

Harry nodded.
"She's right Sirius – we Yautja do not have a standing military because – as you've seen with Luna – our young are trained right from birth to defend and protect. Our entire population is our military. We protect the rest of the universe – anytime there's a threat to a planet we can be called, same for a single innocent. If they know us, and can contact us we will be there." Sirius nodded.
"I think I get it. Thank you. Now isn't it time you got some food too?" Harry chuckled with a nod got up to plate up his meal along with Sirius.

He looked to see Hermione had a drowsy Luna against her, while Fleur was the same with her little sister.
Smiling Harry moved back to where he had sat before while he considered the next few days. He didn't have much to do so would – with Hermione's help arrange for the move into a family suite, looking back to the bed he mentally tagged at least three extra sleep rooms definitely, a mini common area with an entertainment stand, maybe a family armoury. At least two spare guest rooms a room for Luna to have her little art studio, and finally at least a kitchenette.

That last was a must after having Hermione nearly slice his arms with what he counted as at least seven blades before he'd managed to knock her to the ground.

He looked over to the clock in the room and blinked in shock at the time, no wonder it had been buffet style, they'd completely missed the evening meal dealing with Draco, what they'd got to was the setup for those who got hungry between meals or after a long shift on ship-duty.
He sighed as he looked again at that thought. Hermione once more being the Mother, was excused the duty while Luna was in the Medical bay, but he would have to head up soon to take over the Nine to Midnight shift.

Getting up he thought he may as well head up now and get it over the way.
Coming up beside Hermione he gently kissed her temple as he spoke.
"I've got bridge watch." Hermione nodded and moved a bit so a blinking Luna could look up to him.
"Little One I've got to go keep an eye on the ship for a while. I'll come and see you tomorrow okay?" Harry said.

Luna reached for him and pulled him close wrapping her arms about his neck as Hermione leaned back.
"Thank you Daddy." She said quietly.
"What for?" He asked gently wrapping an arm about her to hold her up so she didn't strain the open wounds on her arm.
"Being my Daddy, I love you." She said quietly.
"Always my Little One, always." Harry said gently leaning down so she could let him go as she lay back on the bed blinking up to him.

"Now you get some sleep and I'll see you tomorrow." Harry said with a smile.
Luna nodded closing her eyes after Hermione took her hand again.
As he went to leave Hermione caught his hand and pulled him down for her own sweet tender kiss.
"And that," She said after it broke. "Is for being the best Father, LifeMate and person I have ever known." She said quietly.
Nodding Harry smiled and leaned in for another kiss before pulling away.
"I really must be going." He said.
Hermione nodded letting him go.

-0-

Fleur watched the scene with a smile, very aware that in another time and place she might have joined with them as a true Ménage-a-Trois, but here and now she had something better. In Harry she had the older brother she always wanted, with the 'twin' she wished she'd had in Hermione.
The girl didn't know her birthday so had chosen the day she'd been marked as her day as had Harry.

They'd since found out Harry's Birthday but told Fleur that they weren't switching. To Harry his life began 13 Cycles ago when his Mark-Father rescued him, that he'd been 'four' at the time now didn't matter to him.
He was quite happy as he was here along with Hermione – they were both in their eye's 13 Marked-Years and that's all that mattered. Fleur had tried to explain that to Sirius and it had been truly difficult as he saw it as Harry turning his back on earth. Eventually she had to remind Sirius that well-meaning or not, Dumbledore's actions made it seem to Harry Earth had already turned their back on him therefore the only loyalty he truly had was to the Yautja and those he personally felt had earned it."

She looked to Sirius to see him nodding off in his chair and rolled her eyes nodding his way after catching Hermione's eye. The brunette looked over and smiled, carefully getting up as not to wake Luna and going over to Sirius and whispering in his ear, when he seemed to rouse himself somewhat and nodded getting up and stopping by Luna's bed to smile down at her a moment before he turned to Hermione.
"I swear I'll never let her down like I did Harry." He said pulling Hermione into a quick hug before leaving with suspiciously damp eyes.

Fleur understood those tears well, she had been the one he'd confided in earlier after Hermione said he could be Luna's Uncle Sirius.

-flashback-

Fleur watched as Sirius collapsed against the wall as the two little ones started a new game of snakes and ladders while he covered his face with his hands desperately trying to muffle his sobs. She sat next to him sliding an arm about his shoulders as the door closed.

The moment it did she drew her wand out from her disillusioned thigh holster, casting a small localised Notice-me-Not about the two of them before her wand was returned to its holster.
She knew Sirius felt the ward go up as he stopped trying to muffle himself as his hands came down revealing the face of a man who was in pain.

"Ziriuz? Are 'ou okay?" She asked quietly.
Sirius turned to look at her and gave a mockery of a smile before he answered her.
"I don't know Fleur, I really do not know. I made the insane mistake many years ago to choose vengeance over duty. That lead to Harry disappearing. Now in just a few days, he's returned to my life, gotten me out of jail, cleared my name and introduced me to his family." He drew a shuddering breath as he continued.

"His wife – sorry, LifeMate – the first thing she ever did when we spoke was roast me – I thought she was going to slide a dagger into my heart and be done with it. I was basically warned, and you can see it, where Luna is concerned he follows Hermione's lead – she warned me that I was on thin ice, but now, now that same woman is giving me trust I don't deserve."

Sirius closed his eyes as more tears slid down his face and Fleur spoke.
"Zirriuz lizzen to me. 'Ou know what I am yez?" Sirius nodded. "Yes, it's damn difficult ignoring the Allure but I can do it – before Azkaban I was better at it, but I can."

"Zat makez what I waz about too zay even more zruthful. We Veela can tell a … bad heart from a diztanze. 'Ou ave got darknezz in you yez, but in 'ere,"
She rested her hand on his chest, while with her other placing his on the bare skin of hers over her heart. She saw him gulp and exert an iron control on himself as she did and spoke quickly.
"'Ou ave a good 'eart. My Veela magic, eet zings wiz is ztruth, 'ou are a good perzon – and eef zere iz one zing a Yautja can zee even better than a Veela, eet iz a good person." She let his hand drop from between her breasts and dropped hers from his chest as his coal black eyes met her ice blue.

"Thank you." He said quietly. There was nothing more that needed to bed said. Fleur just nodded before she changed the subject pulling her wand and dropping the privacy barrier.

"Now – 'Ou are 'aving see problem wiz understanding why zey don't get why 'ou prefer to where clothez, oui?"

-End Flashback-

She frowned when she felt something wet sliding down her breast and down her nipple and looked only to chuckle, her baby sister had fallen asleep on her using her breast for a pillow, and drooled on her in her sleep.
"'Ermione may I 'ave a tizzue please" Fleur asked as the girl was closer to the box than her.
Hermione looked over and smiled getting up and grabbing a couple.
"Here, lift her head a little." Hermione said, gently wiping Gabrielle's mouth, before wiping Fleur's breast clean.

"come on, let's head to my quarters, I openly admit I need my friends' arms around me tonight." Hermione said quietly, causing Fleur to look at her with worry.
"I've just had a long emotional day Fleur, it feels like a week's past not 14 hours. Fleur nodded and carefully lifted Gabrielle and waited for Hermione to give her usual goodnight kiss to Luna's forehead before they left, the night nurse nodding to them on the way out.
She heard Hermione say something but as she didn't know Yautja very well missed it.

The walk back was quiet as they simply nodded to the others they passed, another benefit to being up here Fleur thought, Yautja were immune to her allure, and her creature magic simply couldn't work on their biology much to her relief.

They entered the quarters and Hermione led them to Luna's room for them to put Gabby to bed, she had to smile as the little girl seemed to hug Luna's pillow. Those two were definitely forming a strong bond aided by Gabrielle's Veela magic, that even if Luna didn't ever mature properly in mind, Gabrielle would always be there for her. She had decided to let Harry and Hermione know about this after how they had found them at the end of the ball, but just hadn't had time. Just look at how much had happened in such short time since then.

As soon as Gabrielle was down and settled she pulled the sheet up about her and quietly left with Hermione following after turning on the night light.

Fleur watched as Hermione sat at the table elbows on the table with her forehead leaning against the linked hands. Fleur came up behind her and slowly reached for the woman's arms; receiving no resistance she removed the wrist blades before putting them away in their trunk and returning.
The weapon belt was a bit more difficult but she managed even as Hermione seemed to go catatonic.

Carefully she set the belt on top of the trunk having no clue how to put that away before returning and managing to get Hermione to her feet and through her necessities before bed and guided Hermione to the bed before closing the door to Hermione's Quarters.

Fleur gently climbed into the bed in front of Hermione and pulled her into her arms, gently holding her as she spoke.
"Eet iz okay ma sœur, zee day iz over, eet iz okay." Fleur whispered as Hermione gave a choked sob. It seemed to be the breaking point, but instead of cries, screams or wailing all Hermione could seem to do was short sobs that shook her body as she clung to Fleur.

"F – fleur… s – she was in s – so much pain…" Fleur gently held her as Hermione spoke around her sobs.
"It wasn't j – just that she hurt Fleur, b – but I h – had to…I…I…my own Daughter Fleur…"
"Shh, 'ou deed ze bezt 'ou could, 'Ou were zere for 'er yez?" Hermione's head ducked in a nod.
"'Ou 'eld 'er 'and? 'ou were zere being ze ztrong mère zat she needed yez?" Hermione gave another choked sob as she nodded.

"B – but I – I put her t – through w – worse. S – she had a sword I – in her leg, I g – gave p permission f – for them to c - cut the sword…"
"Ah merde. Zee sword 'ad to be cut wiz a cutting torch." Hermione nodded her sobs shaking the bed as she clung to Fleur.
"I – I, she begged me to stop them Fleur and I f – forced her t – to… What k – kind o – of mother am I?" The pain in her voice absolutely shattered Fleur, that Hermione had been feeling like this all day and not only been able to do her normal routine, but perform an execution and a re-education on top…

"'Ou are one of zee bezt muzzerz I 'av ever zeen. "Fleur whispered.
"I could smell it burning Fleur, it was cooking her leg! I f –forced her to go through that!"
"And eef 'ou 'ad not?" Hermione pulled away looking up to Fleur, amber eyes full of torment.
"S – she would have l – lost her leg," Fleur nodded.
"Zee, az iz, 'our daughter 'az both of 'er legz, and she will be running zrough zee 'alls 'and corridorz again in zee next few dayz." Fleur said quietly.

"b – but but…"
Fleur put a finger to her lips as she spoke.
"Non, no butz, 'ou did ze bet 'ou could." Fleur said lightly kissing Hermione's brow.
"Now we weel wait until zat LifeMate comez back, zen 'e weel get in ze bed wiz uz, 'and 'ou weel 'ave 'im 'ard in 'ou az 'ou zleep. 'ou need zis."
Hermione blinked at this – and Fleur smiled. She was quite sure they would be asleep by the time Harry finished his shift, but she needed to shock Hermione out her track of thought so she wouldn't fall to sleep doubting herself.

"Fleur did you just, I mean I know you're better than most at accepting but, I mean not even we…" Hermione seemed to babble in English before she saw Fleur trying not to smile.
"Fleur! You were having me on!" She accused with a smile before hugging the woman.
"Thank you." She said quietly quickly going to the washroom, Fleur following as they cleaned themselves up.

Washing her breast Fleur spoke Hermione.
"'Ow much znot did 'ou do?!" she said mock horrified causing the brunette to snort, then giggle before outright laughing having to lean against the counter for support as her body shook with her laughs.
"Oh now 'ou are laughing at me – look at zis! Eet took a 'ole wipe to clean off! One 'ole wipe! 'ou couldn't even znot me up properly! 'Oneztly!"

"Enough!" Hermione squeaked from the floor where she had collapsed, curled up wheezing out the laughs as she couldn't draw breath for laughing.
Fleur grinned and rinsed Hermione's wipe for her as she fought to control herself before passing it down to the woman to wipe her face.
Hermione somehow managed to get to her feet and followed Fleur back to the bedroom before the two got back on the bed.
Fleur smiled as she saw Hermione's eyes beneath the laughter she caused now held peace.
"Come 'ere 'ou, I like to cuddle ma sœur – not zee empty air." Hermione chuckled and rolled closer resting her head on Fleur's shoulder.
"I know I've already said it Sister of my Heart, but thank you." Hermione said quietly.
"Zat iz zee first time 'ou 'ave called me zat." Fleur said quietly, aware Hermione didn't realise Fleur had been calling her sister in French for a while.

"It is how I feel Fleur – you have become to me the sister I always wanted."
"And 'ou 'ave for me, I must confez I 'ave been calling 'ou zizter in my 'ome language for a while."

Hermione's arms tightened about Fleur slightly before the brunette spoke.
"Fleur, would you be my mark-sister?"
Fleur drew in a quick breath; this offer was very rarely made. You had Mark-Adopted and LifeMated. As far as Fleur knew, there were none living in the galaxy who were currently Yautja Mark-sibbed.

"'I ave not a Mark to give 'ou but yez." Hermione's grip tightened around Fleur enough she feared for her ribs. "'Ermione! Air – Air!" Fleur gasped.
The grip loosened just enough for her to breath but no more.
"You don't have a mark to give yet." Hermione said, "The one part we don't tell you until you accept the offer is that part of the gift of becoming my Mark-Sib, is I get to design a mark for you."
"Zank 'ou" Fleur said quietly.
No more words were said and before long Fleur felt Hermione's breathing steady as she fell asleep. She glanced out the window a smile on her own face.

In seven days or less she would officially have a new sister and a permanent reminder of such on her lower back.
"Zleep well, may your 'untz zrough zee night be ever zuccezzful." Fleur murmured to Hermione as she closed her own eyes and let her own need for sleep claim her to the land of Morpheus.

-0-

Three days later Hermione slowly woke up to find herself once again sandwiched between two warm bodies and smiled, behind her was Harry, his obvious morning issue was pressed between her butt cheeks, that she would help him with after his shower. His one arm had slid under her head to act as her pillow, while the other was about her waist, holding her in a gentle embrace.

In front of her was Fleur lay on her back, one leg over Hermione's hip, though she was twisted to lie on her back with her head right back, mouth open wide as she gently snored.

Hermione had to suppress a giggle, no matter how graceful Fleur could be awake, there were some nights when the Frenchwoman would contort herself into such strange positions in her sleep, and yet she found these positions were the ones that were most relaxing!

Hermione smiling started to poke Fleur in the side with a smile.
"Fle-uuuur time to wake up now." Hermione whispered, she knew Harry was already awake from the gentle kiss he gave her shoulder the moment she spoke.
"Cinq minutes de plus," Fleur grumbled.

Smirking Hermione recognised the tone if not the words, Fleur did not want to get up, but she was pinning Hermione.
"Fleur it's moor-niiing." Hermione sung.
"Se perdre…" Fleur groaned in a frustrated tone of voice rolling to her front, her leg pining Hermione even more.
Hermione tried not to laugh she really did, but Harry chuckling behind her made it all but impossible.
"Fine." She giggled, before reaching down with her hand hovering over the curve of the butt cheek closest to her.

"Three…Two…one!" Thwack "Yeeeek!" Fleur rolled away and fell off the new bed finally breaking Hermione who let out peals of laughter at the sight of the girl sitting on the floor looking up to her with a playful glare.
"Zat wazn't nize." She mock grumbled. Hermione shrugged, feeling how the strong movements of her body were affecting Harry even more, decided more direct methods were needed today as she lifted her leg a bit, wriggling until he was inside her.

~19~

As he finished pulling out, she noticed Fleur still looking before the blond spoke with almost awe in her voice.
"Did 'ou know when 'ou look at each ozzer az you couple 'ou can feel zee love in zee air? Eet iz a beautiful zing to zee. I zink we on Earth 'ave eet all wrong, love like 'ours iz not for zee 'iding, but eet should be zelebrated." Her voice said in wonder, her own eyes shining as she sat on the edge of the bed next to the happy Hermione.

"Now, 'ou need to 'ave a zower non? 'ou do 'ave leetle Luna coming to 'er new 'ome today." Fleur reminded her making Hermione smile even more.
She felt Harry slide his arm from beneath her while the hand on the other gave her nipple a quick but gentle pinch making her squeak as she jumped, rolling to try and retaliate with a gentle slap only for him to have already gone to the washroom.

Fleur laughed at their byplay and Hermione knew why it didn't bother her, she was slowly becoming accustomed to everything Yautja. Even things she never thought she would accept. She lay back on the bed and stretched as she spoke.
"If there's a better way to stretch your muscles before you get out of bed I haven't found it she muttered, sitting up, lifting her knees and resting her cheek against them as she grinned to Fleur who just laughed.

"Zere probably iz, but not az full of zee bezt emotionz. 'Ou could always alternate – one morning a genteel coupling, anozzer a round een zee sparring room." Fleur teased Hermione who knew from their talks that Fleur knew she may love sparring against Harry, but not before breakfast.

Hermione stuck her tongue out at the blond before getting up and heading to the washroom.
"Haven't you got a sister to wake up." Hermione called back as Fleur stood following her into the washroom just as Harry came out from under the blower.

"True zat, but I zink she likez 'er new bed too much, I zink I'll zend 'Arry." Fleur laughed as she stepped under the running water next to Hermione, the brunette smiling, after Fleur's talk with them interrupting them as she and Harry sparred yesterday they'd decided Harry's idea of getting a suite big enough for Gabrielle to have her own temporary room was a good one, but that was now a permanent fixture.
To find out Gabrielle's magic had locked on to Luna at first had worried the two parents until Fleur had explained all it was doing is forming a strong companion-like bond. Gabrielle's magic had seen and recognised someone who needed a friend and had simply pushed Gabrielle to not be as shy about Luna originally – everything else had just been their friendship alone.
When they heard that it would mean even when Gabrielle grew up she would always have time for Luna, their fears had nearly gone, the final thing that settled them was Gabrielle's magic would not force either Luna or Gabrielle to do anything they didn't want.

Hermione finished her wash and turned to help Fleur with her hair quietly thinking as the elegant woman did the same for her before finally smiling to herself.
Fleur's mark was going to be a simple heater-shield shape with the Yautja letters 'FD' in it as it seemed to describe Fleur perfectly in Hermione's mind, Fleur would shield those she cared for to the bitter end.

As they finished cleaning and other necessities she walked into their new living area and over to the family armoury as Fleur headed to the kids bedroom.
Pulling down her white wrist sheaths and belt today, slipping in her blades.
She sighed as she recalled Sirius wouldn't be here as he had decided to return to earth yesterday to track down his remaining friend, someone called Remus Lupin, who again should have been there for Harry.

Frowning she decided she would find out why he hadn't tried to find him those first four years.
The permanent scars on his back forever a reminder to her that others had let her LifeMate down.
Going back into the living area as she tied her hair back she smiled at the squealing laughter from the couch.

Little Gabrielle was awake, lay on the couch in a large sleep shirt having Fleur 'pin' her as Harry tickled her sides as Fleur spoke.
"Zo eet ees time to get up oui?" Fleur said grinning.
"Non!" Gabrielle tried to argue as she squeezed her eyes tight, Hermione smiled leaning against the doorframe.
"Oh dear 'Arry, I zink anozzer…ten zeconz!" Fleur said with laughter in her eyes as Harry's fingers started digging gently into Gabrielle's ribs drawing more squeals from her, after only 2 seconds she screamed.
"Okay I'm uuuuuuupp!" the little copy of Fleur screamed. Harry relented as Fleur let Gabrielle go who sat up grinning.

"Why don't you go for a shower Gabrielle, I'll get you some toasted thrarst." Gabrielle grinned and shot off the couch back into her room to the adult's chuckles. She was as hooked on that as Luna was Greth Stew.
Hermione headed into the kitchen with the other two, pulling open a cupboard and dropping into a pan two slices of something that was between raw meat and bread in consistency, sliding it under the grill as Harry and Fleur helped themselves to bowls of cereal from earth.

She shook her head and reached for the chill-box, she'd stick to her fruit bowl mixes. Why have either Yautja or Earth food when you can mix the best of both she thought popping a quartered strawberry and slice of ploppus in her mouth.

As Gabrielle's breakfast finished cooking she slid it to a plate heading back to the living area setting the plate on the table along with her big bowl of fruit, Harry and Fleur joining her as they seemed to be having some sort of in depths physics chat when Gabrielle returned with a smile in her blue swimsuit that Luna had given her.

"Ooooh soon you're gonna be too big to lift!" Hermione exclaimed as she lifted the 9 year old onto a chair sliding her breakfast to her.
"Merci Tata 'Mionee" Gabrielle said pulling the plate to her, Hermione looking to Fleur with a slight questioning expression on her face for translation, realising it was nothing bad when, although Fleur had suspiciously shining blue eyes, she had a wide smile as she whispered.
"Auntie Mionee"

Hermione felt her own throat choke up a little as she heard this, realising she now knew how Fleur had felt the first time Luna had called her auntie.
"That's okay Gabby, now eat up as the medics said if Luna's arm and leg have completely healed we can bring her home today. Remember she doesn't know we've moved yet it's a surprise.

"I will, I want to zee 'er reaction to 'er new painting room." Hermione smiled at that. Gabrielle when not visiting Luna had been constantly pestering them on needing to do this or that to the room. Even when they had explained that they were working as fast as they could.

The moment the breakfasts were done Harry took the bowls away while Hermione went and got a clean swimsuit for Luna.
As soon as they were ready the quartet made their way to the medical bay where they could see Luna from the main door sat up tapping away on a screen-comp in her room.
Looking Hermione smiled, it was a simple youngling's game that had been designed to teach strategic thinking.

Walking up she slid her arm about Luna as she kissed her on the temple as she spoke.
"Hey; how are you doing Babygirl?" Luna looked up to her with a smile, pausing the game.
"Mummy, the medic took my last bandages off this morning look! She held out her arm now free of any dressings and much to Hermione's relief not even a scar.
"My leg as well, look mummy!" She pointed to the limb that had been the cause of so much of Luna's agony a few days ago to see indeed the medic had worked absolute wonders.

"That's great Babygirl" Hermione said with a smile.
"Now, I'm just going to go with Daddy and talk to the medic. Do you want to go use the Washroom to have a shower and get changed while I do that? When you're done Gabrielle and Aunty Fleur will sit with you okay?" Luna nodded and as soon as Hermione passed her the clean change went to the washroom dragging Gabrielle behind her talking a mile a minute, she looked to Fleur who waved her off indicating she'd sit on the chair and wait for the girls.

She went over with Harry to the Medic's office as Fleur sat.
Going in they saw the medic wave them in to sit opposite him letting him gather his words before he started in their own tongue.
"Firstly your Daughter from what I can tell has made a full physical recovery from the attack – however I think you need to be aware she will probably have many interrupted nights from this."
Hermione nodded.

"we've already got plans in place for that, on our last visit to earth yesterday afternoon we went to non-psionic London, in one of the shops there we got something they use with their suckling's. One device will be put in her room and transmits to a device we'll keep in ours. She even whimpers in fear in her sleep we'll know about it." The medic nodded.
"Good, also I think it would be fair to warn you, having researched mental trauma in human younglings such as she's faced, re-enforced by this latest attack is only going to drive her to stay 'youngling minded' for longer." Hermione sighed as Harry nodded before he spoke.

"Remember we already knew that there was a good chance she would have this mind-set for years, my LifeMate," Harry took her hand as he spoke, "Was the first to spot the warning signs." He sat back in the chair looking sternly as he continued.
"We came to the decision back then, and haven't had anything change our minds since, we will not 'push' her to grow up, and will let her live happy. Whether that is as a child in a tiny full-grown body or as a tiny adult will always be on how she recovers."

The medic nodded.
"Good, I had worried that you would change your mind one day on this." Harry shook his head as Hermione snorted a denial.
"Then with her physical injuries all healed I think it should be okay for you to take your youngling home." He said tapping a few symbols on his screen.
"Thank you." Hermione said with genuine relief in her voice. They had only been Luna's parents a few short months but she was now the centre of their world.

Getting up they headed back to the room to see Luna and Gabrielle hadn't returned yet, and Fleur had sat in the chair reading something on a Screen-comp.
Sitting next to her Hermione raised an eyebrow to her in question.
"Wiz 'Arry's 'elp I 'ave been trying to find exzactly 'ow my Allure workz pzionically. We 'ave narrowed eet down to at leazt 10 zouzand deeferent partz. I am going zrough what zee zcanner readz when I am in zee room." Hermione nodded as she answered.
"Okay, that's 'what' you're doing, the next question is 'why?'"

"Zat iz zimple, eef I can find zee proper arithmanzy zen I can make a rune ztone zat I can carry, and not 'ave men after me all zee time." Fleur said.

Hermione nodded before going to look herself until she was attacked by her daughter insisting on sitting on her lap.
"I'm all done mummy!" She said with a grin as Hermione looked at her, she was indeed done, done in a range of colour change charms.
Hermione goggled at the bright neon blue hair and hot pink skin, her swimsuit was cycling through the colours of a rainbow, and each of her nails were a different colour.

Hermione's mouth was opening and closing but no sounds were coming from it as she tried to take in the painfully bright sight in front of her.
"GABBY!" Fleur's shocked voice soon sounded and Hermione looked to see Gabrielle had hot pink hair, and blue skin, otherwise everything the same as Luna.

The two women looked to each other, back to the younglings they were in charge of, then to their respective 'nieces' before returning to each other's gaze.
Just how were they supposed to respond, Harry was being no help roaring with laughter in the doorway before stumbling out.
"Ah er that's very…" Hermione started before trailing off looking to Fleur.
"Eet eez vary colourful." Fleur started to say only for the two to nod rapidly forcing Hermione to close her amber eyes.
"But – why did you do it?" Hermione asked slowly, thinking if she ignored the oncoming headache it would go away.

"Oh that! Gabrielle didn't believe me when I said I could do it so I borrowed her wand, mines still in my weapon belt." Luna said pointing to the head of the bed as Hermione opened her eyes to look into the innocent silver eyes of her daughter before taking a breath.
"That's very good Babygirl, you did very well, and I'm sure when we show this memory to blade master Flitwick he will award points. But can you please cancel them. You're very…"
"Bright." Fleur finished for her even as the two tried to ignore the howling laughter now coming from both Harry and the medic.

Luna smiled and bounced over to where her weapon belt was forcing Hermione to close her eyes a minute.
"Finite!" She heard her say and opened her eyes to see instead of something from a psychedelic casting show, her normal looking daughter was stood there, cancelling the charms on Gabrielle before putting her Wand back in her belt and pulling it on.
Getting up and coming up behind Luna she waited until her little one had finished pulling on her wrist sheaths before quickly picking her up and swinging her about to rest on her hip as she screamed in laughter.
"Mummy! You surprised me." Luna pouted.

Hermione walked out the room with Fleur and Gabrielle, ignoring the two grinning males in the main area at first until Harry quickly came over and gave them both a quick kiss.
"Unfortunately I've got to go." He tapped his arm-comp. "They think they might have a lead on Pettigrew." Hermione nodded leaning forwards and kissing him again.
"May the Hunt go well." Hermione said. Harry nodded and turned to Luna.
"I'll be back by tonight Little One." Luna nodded. "Okay Daddy, have a nice hunt." Harry smiled and kissed her temple before he left, sprinting as he needed to get armoured up and gone.

"Now Babygirl." Hermione said with a smile heading out at a much slower pace as she spoke to Luna.
"How about Mummy makes up for surprising you by showing you a nice surprise?" Hermione asked.
"A nice surprise? What is it?"
"Well if I told you it wouldn't be a surprise now would it Babygirl?" Hermione said.
Luna tried pouting at her as she walked down the corridors, and when that didn't work she turned to Fleur, twisting in Hermione's grip to look behind her.
"Aunty Fleur do you know?" She asked with wide innocent eyes.
"Yez I know, no I am not going to tell 'ou. 'Ou will juzt 'ave to wait and zee." Fleur said with a little smile, tapping the end of Luna's nose with a finger.
"Oh go away!" Luna said loudly.

"Luna!" Hermione scolded giving her bottom a spank. "That was not nice!"
Luna looked down upset, Hermione knew what she was doing though, hoping to get out of her punishment for her actions – unfortunately for Luna that wasn't going to happen, but first she needed to apologise.
Hermione had stopped in the corridor and was looking harshly at Luna.
"Now, what do you say to Aunty Fleur!" Hermione said sternly. Luna looked over to Fleur to see even she was frowning at her a little and Hermione saw that was when she realised she'd pushed too far.
"I'm sorry Aunty Fleur." Fleur nodded.
"Apology aczepted."

Hermione nodded as she spoke. "Very good Luna, but because of what you did I'm going to take away your morning playtime with Gabrielle this morning." Luna's head shot up as tears seemed to fill her eyes at this.

"No I'll be good!" She said even as little Gabrielle tried to get her to change her mind while they walked.
"Luna stop it." Hermione said sternly internally sighing. She knew why Luna was acting up, she'd been stuck in the bay for three days, and pretty much gotten her way all the time since she'd been hurt. In a way Hermione was thankful that she would still act up like this, as it meant she was slowly coming out her shell – but it made things difficult at times.

"But Mummy! It's not fair to Gabrielle!" Luna argued. "Please, I'll do two punishments if you'll keep Gabrielle's playtime! Promise!"
Hermione stopped in the corridor and looked her little Daughter in her eyes.
"You want to do two punishments so you can keep morning playtime with Gabrielle. Only to keep it fair to her?" Hermione said carefully making sure she was looking in Luna's eyes.
"Yes mummy." Luna said quietly, and thanks to everything she'd learned as an Interrogator she saw the truth in Luna's words.
"Okay, but you need to be good now." Luna nodded.
"Yes mummy! I'm sorry!" She finished her arms about Hermione's neck as she hugged tightly.

Walking again they headed into the quarters section and started making their way to their new quarters.
"Luna you need to remember, sometimes you words and actions don't just affect you. We'll sit down and talk about it tonight." Hermione said quietly as they got to the door of her new quarters.
"Now, I'm still going to show you the surprise, but that's only because I can't undo it – any other time the surprise being taken away would be a part of the punishment do you understand."

Luna looking to the floor as a couple of tears slid down her cheeks nodded, she had learnt her mother was really serious if she ever threatened to take a surprise or toy away. But until today she'd never threatened to take away her playtime.
"Yes Mummy." Hermione closed her own eyes, seeing her daughter upset all she wanted to do was comfort her, but unfortunately that would undo any lesson here.

She reached forwards with her free hand and pushed the door open.
"Welcome to our new Home Luna."

Luna broke down into tears at this whispering sorry over and over.
Hermione realising waiting until tonight to talk wasn't going to be an option she turned to Fleur as she spoke quietly. "Fleur, can you give Gabby a drink or something, I just need to take Luna to her room for a little bit." Fleur nodded and Hermione stepped through the corridor and into Luna's room which apart from being bigger was a copy of her room in their old quarters.

Sitting down on the edge bed Hermione balanced an upset Luna on her lap as she cried.
"I'm sorry, mummy I'm sorry!"
Gently holding her, she pulled a tissue out the box and wiped Luna's tears.
"Now what brought this on Babygirl?" She asked quietly. "I – I Made you mad – you didn't want s – surprise any more – new home – y – y – " Hermione sighed as she managed to follow Luna's logic and mentally kicked herself.

What she'd said outside, about not being able to take the surprise away, Luna had interpreted because she'd been naughty, Hermione didn't want the new home anymore.
That wasn't at all what Hermione had meant – Taking a deep breath she rested her cheek atop of the sobbing blonds head as she spoke.

"No Babygirl, of course I wanted to move into a new home with you and Daddy, I still want this to be our home. What I should have done was say this." Hermione said pulling away and looking down to watering silver pools.
"'Luna, because of what you did I'm not going to surprise you. We have a new home.' Instead of what I said okay. I should have taken the 'magic' of having the new home away. For making you even think I didn't want a new home with my beautiful Babygirl and her big strong Daddy I'm sorry." She finished, leaning down to kiss Luna's brow.

"Really?" Luna asked quietly.
Hermione gently rested her head above Luna's.
"Really, really Babygirl." She said before pulling back and speaking some more.
"Now – you did a really good thing out there earlier," She said quietly catching Luna's attention and holding it as she continued.
"You were willing to do two punishments to keep things fair for someone else, so, what I've decided is this – you will only do the one punishment, and it will be to sit with Daddy and write down what you did wrong, why it was wrong, and how you now feel about it, bear in mind how much you upset Aunty Fleur, she knows how you feel about people not coming back and you asked her to 'Leave you'."

Luna's blotchy face paled and before Hermione could stop her Luna was on her feet and out the door a panicked "AUNTY FLEUR DON'T GO AWAY!" echoing back down the corridor.
She rested her forehead in her hand a moment before standing with a groan, her back popping as she stretched, heading out. Whatever idiot came up with 'The younger the youngling, the easier to manage' was obviously male and had never even looked after younglings!

Going out into the common area she saw Fleur stood in the middle of the room pinned as Luna had wrapped her arms about both the woman's legs sobbing with Gabrielle doing her little best to free Fleur as Hermione approached she could hear Luna's 'Don't leave me, don't go away." Being repeated over and over.

Hermione knelt down and gently rested her hand on Luna's back as she spoke.
"It's alright Babygirl, Fleur doesn't have to return to earth for another two days, and even then she'll never truly leave you. She will always be your Auntie Fleur." Hermione said quietly.
Looking up to Fleur Luna whispered.
"Always Aunty?"
"Yez Luna, I will always be 'our 'Aunty Fleur'" Fleur said with a small smile. Luna let her legs go and Hermione moved back enough for Fleur to pick the little blond up and gently hold her as she moved to sit at the couch with a worried Gabrielle following.

Hermione sighed at yet another disaster averted as she entered the kitchen, leaning her head against the wall as she took a couple of steadying breaths.
'Surely being a parent shouldn't be 'this' difficult.' She thought to herself for what seemed the hundredth time before going over to the juice dispenser and pouring out a glass of everyone's favourites before returning to the living room.

Luna was now sat on the edge of the couch slowly looking around obviously wanting to go and explore, but with the fear Fleur wouldn't be there when she came back showing through in how she had a hold of the young woman's hand. Setting the tray down on the table she passed the drinks around before taking the chair opposite, deciding to tackle the problem obliquely she looked to Fleur.

"So Fleur, how did you find your new room last night when we finished the move?" Luna's head whipped to Fleur her long un-braided hair fanning out.
Nodding slightly Fleur gave a tiny smile as she saw what Hermione had done.
"Eet waz Vary nize, I will look forwardz too sleeping in zere again." Hermione smiled as she continued. "Well as far as we're concerned that's your room full stop. After-all I'm going to need my Mark-Sib to have her own place."

"REALLY! YOU'RE GOING TO BE MARKED?!" Luna's wide happy smile shouted at Fleur who nodded.
"Oui, I am – 'our mummy 'az 'azked me to be 'er Mark-zizter! Fleur told her only to be a victim of one of Luna's 'So-Happy-I'm-Going-To-Squeeze-The-Air-Out-Of-You' hugs.
As Fleur managed to prise her off she looked down to Luna with a smile as she drew in a big lungful of air.
"And juzt where do 'ou 'ide zhoze muzzles on 'our tiny frame?" Luna just giggled.

"Now Babygirl," Hermione said. "Do you want Gabby to show you around properly while Mummy and Fleur talk." Luna nodded rapidly and let herself be pulled away into the kitchen to be shown everything as Hermione watched from a chair when Gabrielle showed her the 'permitted at any time' snacks before the two now fruit wielding girls ran off down the corridor leading to the rest of the corridor.

"I thought I'd really messed up the whole discipline/consequences thing there." Hermione sighed as she leaned her head back to rest on the back on her chair.
"Non, not really, 'ou were a leetle more firm zan I would 'ave been, but zen, Gabrielle iz a leetle older in mind." Hermione looked up and across to Fleur with a raised eyebrow.

"I am not Gabrielle'z full zizter. I am 'er 'alf zizter. Er Mère, a beetch ov a veela married my Papa 2 yearz after my Mère died. Zree yearz after, wen Gabby waz only 2 she left 'im. I 'elped and ztill do 'elp raize 'er. Eet wazn't always eazy." Hermione gave a nod as Fleur sighed.
"Even zho I 'ad to cope wiz zat… zat… putain zowing up every time she waz 'ozting a function zat iz for children she zuddenly rememberz Gabby," Fleur was looking out the window to the stars now as a tear slid down her face.
"Zat waz unteel zee last time zho, eet made me file for full guardianzip zankfully on zee paper I am now more rezponzible for 'er zan even Papa. 'E asked zee courtz to do zat to give 'er extra protection." Fleur's eyes hardened and for a moment, just one moment Hermione felt herself in the room of a predator she would never want to face, an angry mother.

"One night Gabby ran back in after zee end of zee night, she came running, calling my name, eet woke me." Fleur looked to Hermione.
"I waz fifteen, and 'ad raized 'er zinze I waz 9, in me 'eart she iz az much my daughter az zizter – and she ran to me wiz a 'uge bruise covering 'er from 'ere to 'ere!" She waved over the full side of her face.
"She 'ad asked 'er … muzzer" Fleur sneered out the word. "to come 'ome az she waz tired. I zaw ze memory, she dragged 'er to a leetle room and zilenzed eet and… 'Ermione she beat 'er! Beat one 'oo I wish I 'ad gizzen birth to!"

"Fleur…"
Fleur whirled around looking horrified as the one saying her name had been Gabrielle stood in the doorway, Luna behind her.
"Vous voulez être ma mère?" Fleur unable to deny her own words simply nodded, and before she could do anything else had Gabrielle run to her and launch herself into Fleur's arms, Gabrielle whispered a question bringing a lump to Hermione's throat.
"Can I call 'oo Mummy?"
"Oui, oui vous pouvez ma petite fille." Fleur answered her quietly in what from Gabrielle's tight hug and smile was a yes as Fleur held the little girl close.

Waving Luna over she pulled her into her lap as she slid a screen-comp out and whispered to Luna what she was doing as, with all this growing family talk, she found she couldn't wait anymore and quickly programmed in the design with an explanation for the lines that made up their letters with Luna correcting a couple of English words for her.

She smiled as Luna then leaned back in her arms as she held her while Gabrielle and Fleur got themselves back under control.
"I am zorry…" Fleur tried to say after a while as Hermione waved her off.
"What for? Loving your child, never, ever apologise for that." Hermione said with a smile, kissing the side of Luna's head before sliding the screen comp across the table.
"Well, from sister to mother, and mark-sister to a Yautja in one day…" Hermione said quietly as Fleur picked up the screen and smiled, more tears spilling as she smiled and nodded.
"Oui, zank 'ou…" Hermione smiled again saying not to worry, and they would get everything registered and filed in system before the end of the day, and if she wished it, they could mark each other tonight.
Fleur's bright smile was all the answer Hermione needed.

-0-

A couple hours on and the kids 'playtime' was over and they had been sat at the table to work on their respective homework's, while Fleur sat with Hermione reading through an old hunt report from one of Hermione's own youngling training hunts. She'd asked Fleur's opinion on the three prey she'd narrowed it down to when on the final one she noticed the aquatic creature that looked like a Merman and suddenly paled as something clicked in her mind.

Turning to Hermione she spoke.
"'Ermionee, 'ave 'oo got zee egg 'cracked' yet?" Hermione nodded.
"Yes, as soon as we opened it Harry said it sounded like the gnarth, so we took it to a communal bathing room as we still lived in our old quarters at the time, and we soon heard the riddle.
Fleur slowly nodded as she turned the screen she had.
"Zis lookez like zee merperson. On our world zey are zentient – zere voies can only be 'eard under ze water…

Now Fleur was finding the worry hard to bottle as she continued.
'eef az I now zink, zat zee tazk iz in zee Black Lake, zere iz a colony zere – zee merfolk, zey zee a Veela and zey rejoice. Zey – zey, 'Ermione zey force our transformation and zen EAT uz, we are a delicazy to zem." Hermione set her screen-comp down and took her trembling hands in her own.

"Fleur, by tonight, you will be my Mark-Sib, tomorrow you will get just one of the benefits of that.
Hermione said quietly looking into Fleur's eyes as she spoke, amber eyes shining in sincerity.
"From the first time you Teleported there's been a copy of your body's 'pattern' in our databanks. The very second I added your name to my Family-Roster under Mark-Sib-To-Be, the Armourer would have been informed. There is waiting for you your own set of armour like mine to be picked up." Fleur couldn't hide the smile now even if she tried, the armour Hermione was on about, a trident would easily snap on.

"'ou mean zis?" She said pulling Hermione close.
"Come on." Hermione said standing pulling Fleur down the corridor into the family Armoury.
"Ermione?" Fleur said as she pulled her in, confused as to why as she hadn't been in here since the first day they moved in.
"Fleur, look over there." Hermione told her. Fleur looked to where Hermione was pointing and against the wall instead of two adult and one child sized armour cupboards, there were three adult sized. One had Harry's mark over the doors, another Hermione's. The third was blank as Hermione pulled a shocked Fleur over.

"Your mark will be engraved on here tomorrow, and we have fitted your cupboard with a special Teleport unit that will be linked to a disc you will be given tomorrow.
Basically when you return to earth, you will simply need to press the disc and the cupboard will appear in front of you to keep with you on earth." Fleur had her hand on one of the doors before spinning and pulling Hermione in for a tight hug.

As she did the Klaxon of an alarm went off and Hermione let out a string of words in Yautja pulling away from Fleur even as her weapon belt and wrist sheaths dropped.
"'Ermione?" Fleur asked worriedly.
"Fleur be ready to catch Luna!" Hermione barked out as she wrenched open her Armour cupboard.
"MUMMY!" Luna's shouting voice approached them and Fleur span and intercepted a panicked looking Luna, sweeping her up off the floor even as Hermione finished pulling on the lower half of her armour.

Coming over she looked Luna in the eye as she spoke.
"Babygirl I've got to go, that's the distress signal – another Hunter is calling for help, and there's only one on the planet right now." Hermione said leaning forwards and kissing Luna on the forehead before spinning and carrying on pulling her armour and weapons on.
"Daddy!" Luna cried out as Hermione bowed her head a second against the cupboard pulling her hair tie tight.
"Yes Babygirl. Mummy's got to go help Daddy," She said looking to the little blond before turning to Fleur.
"Will you be alright watching them?" Fleur nodded trying not to let her own worry show, what could be causing even Harry to signal aid?!

Hermione tore the helmet from the cupboard and ran from the room, leaping over Gabrielle in the corridor as she went.

Fleur knew now her immediate focus was going to be calming down the little girl in her arms.
Deciding the best place for this would be in her room she slowly walked out gently singing to Luna in French, Gabrielle following.
By the time they got to Luna's room the total panic had left her system, but the fear was still there in her eyes, a fear Fleur understood wouldn't go until she had both her mother and father with her.

Gabrielle had run into the washroom before returning with a damp cloth making Fleur smile a little as she climbed on the bed with them and carefully wiped Luna's tears free.
Fleur sat back against the headboard continuing her singing seeing the calming effect she was having she gently pushed with her magic, hoping to calm Luna enough for the little one to sleep, smiling when ten minutes later Luna's eyes slid closed.
She gently moved and slid Luna into her bed, Gabrielle quickly getting under the sheet too and pulling her friend into her little arms.

Fleur watched as her Gabby fell to sleep herself and smiled, a smile hiding her worry. What had happened?

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A/N: An uncensored version of this fic will be published on my hpfanficarchive account with the author name Harmonyerotica.