The Beast and the Auror
by coolhacker1025
Harry found himself outside of a castle. There seemed to be a localised weather field around the castle that seemed to create an eternal winter. Harry thought it strange, as the field only extended less than five kilometres from the castle.
It was rather cold, so Harry went to knock on the door.
"Hello!" a voice replied. Harry opened the door, and saw a talking candelabra.
"Hello," replied Harry to the candelabra. "Who are you? More importantly, where am I?"
"You are in my Master's castle," replied the candelabra. "I am Lumière, one of master's servants. Trying to help my Master fall in love with a girl from a little provincial town."
"Why?"
"Years ago, our Master was not a nice man—he was a prince, spoiled, selfish and unkind. One night in the dead of winter, around Christmas, I believe, an old woman came to the castle and offered a single rose in return for shelter from the bitter cold."
"He turned her away, didn't he," said Harry.
"Three times," confirmed Lumière. "She reminded him each time that beauty was from within, but he refused. After the third time, as she transformed into a beautiful Enchantress, she cast a spell on the castle that caused all of us to turn into this. The Master himself got turned into a hideous beast, as the Enchantress could see no love in his heart."
"How long does the spell last?"
"She gave him the rose, and said that if he doesn't find love before his twenty-first year, he will remain a beast forever."
"And you?"
"We will die if that happens," said the candelabra mournfully.
"I suppose I could help out," said Harry. "I know something of magic."
They went upstairs, and saw that the Beast was leading Belle to the library. She seemed to look extremely familiar.
"Ah, wouldn't it be nice to be human again?"
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"Who are you?" demanded the Beast as he came down the stairs a while later. Apparently, Lumière had felt the need to break out into a song and dance number about how he would like to be human again.
"I'm Harry, Harry Potter," he replied. He saw no sign of recognition in the Beast's eyes. "I'm here to help you."
"How?" asked the girl standing next to the Beast.
"Hermione?" asked Harry.
"I don't know anyone of that name," said the girl. "My name is Belle."
"Well, Belle, I know a bit about magic, so I can help your friend out," said Harry. "Mr Beast, do you renounce all evil, and have you learned your lesson, etc., etc., etc.?"
"I have," said the Beast. "It was unkind of me to turn away the old woman. I have found that my years of solitude have been excruciating."
Harry took out his wand and pointed it at the Beast. A complex Arithmantic equation appeared. He looked through it, nodding and "Uh-huh"-ing every so often.
"I have a solution," he said. "Mind you, I've put a little bit of a reminder in, but I'll be able to transform you and your castle back into humans. The catch is, it'll hurt like hell, and I don't have any pain relief potions with me."
"A reminder?" demanded the Beast, who instantly calmed down when Belle touched his arm.
"If you are ever truly unkind again, the spell will kick in again," said Harry. "But I am limiting it to just you. No need to punish the servants for the sins of the master."
"Belle, you might want to move away from the Prince," said Harry. "Preferably, outside of the castle where you cannot hear him screaming."
She nodded and left the castle, staying close, in case the wolves attacked again.
Harry cast his spell, and for five minutes, the Prince screamed as he was transformed into a human. As soon as the Prince was turned into a human, the rest of his staff were returned to their original forms.
"How may I ever thank you?" asked the Prince.
"Don't thank me yet, the struggle is only half over," said Harry. "I've just detected that a powerful magical entity has entered the premises."
"You broke my spell," stated a furious woman coming into the room. Harry thought that she looked like a cross between Bellatrix Lestrange and Ginny Weasley.
"What you did was wrong!"
"He needed to be taught a lesson!"
"Not that way," shouted Harry. "He's learned his lesson. Turning you away was unkind at the time."
"Spoiled little brat," said the Enchantress.
"I believe that your actions have caused almost more harm than not," said Harry.
"You will die, and I will have control over my kingdom once again!"
The enchantress shot a spell at Harry, who expertly blocked it. He sent a spell of his own, before accidentally knocking her out a window.
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Harry woke up. He was in bed, with his wife Hermione.
"What's wrong, Harry?"
"Odd dream," said Harry.
"About the War?"
"No, it was different," said Harry. "You were being held hostage by a beast..."
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"And you managed to defeat the Evil Enchantress?" asked Hermione.
"Well, I wouldn't say that she was evil," said Harry. "Just more off her rocker than Dumbledore ever was."
"And how did I get cast in the role of Belle?" asked Hermione.
"I don't know, it just seemed right," said Harry. "I should try to get some more sleep. I've got work in the morning."
"You could call off, and we could do more pleasurable things," suggested Hermione in a flirty tone.
"Go to bed, you evil witch," said Harry, as he tried to get back to sleep.
A/N: This is all a reference to the fact that Emma Watson plays Belle in the 2017 version of Beauty and the Beast. Originally, she had a much bigger part in this story, but I just couldn't fit it in.