Lily's Plan

By: Sheltie

I don't own Harry Potter at all

Chapter 10: Interesting Summer Pt. 4

Sirius enjoyed the sunshine in France as he reconnected with his godson. It was quite easy to do since Harry was very easy to like. Though he did his best to avoid Lily since she'd glare at him every time they passed one another. He felt like he was getting neutered every time.

"Bloody hell Harry, you have six girls. Not even your father was that good when he was a fifth year" Sirius said.

Harry rolled his eyes.

"Five of them are my friends, and you forget that one of them is my wife" he said.

"Yeah, I'm still trying to get used to that one" Sirius said shaking his head.

"What do you mean, it's the most natural thing to me" Harry said with a confused look on his face.

Sirius sighed.

"Harry, you're only eleven. You should be having fun not be married," he said.

Harry blinked.

"But I am having fun" he said.

Sirius shook his head.

/Scene Break/

The training was going well as all the preteens became stronger and more confident in themselves. Harry and Hermione also taught them Occlumency too, since they didn't want their secrets revealed too soon. The others were shocked and felt filthy at the thought of Snape probably reading their minds. When Amelia heard this she was livid and Hermione learned where Susan learned her more vulgar vocabulary.

/Scene Break/

On one of the group's days off they went off exploring more of France. Parvati and Astoria rushed off to the nearest clothing store that they laid eyes on. The brainy trio locked on a bookstore. Neville and Susan along with Harry just wandered around since they really didn't have a place they wanted to go.

As the three walked around they chatted about non-important things. They made sure to avoid talking about anything that dealt with their training since it was their day off. As the wandered Harry bumped into someone, well crashed would be the better word to use.

"I'm so sorry" Harry said getting up and then offering a hand.

"Thank you, and it was my fault for not paying any attention."

Harry blinked, the girl spoke French and though Harry learned a bit of French he didn't know enough.

"Uh" Harry said.

"Pardon me, I didn't know that you didn't speak French" she said in a butchered English.

"That's alright, I know a little French" Harry said.

"I'm learning English, so you have to pardon me if I slip into French" she said.

"That's fine, by the way I'm Harry Potter" Harry said smiling.

The French girl took the hand Harry offered and shook it.

"I'm Fleur Delacour" she said.

"Nice to meet you Fleur, these are my friends Neville and Susan" Harry said.

Fleur greeted them.

"So what is the great Harry Potter doing here in France?" Fleur asked.

"On vacation" Harry said.

Fleur nodded, "are you enjoying yourselves?"

"Yes we are" Susan said.

The four chatted a while losing track of time until Harry felt a pair of arms wrap around his waist.

"Hey Hermione" Harry said without even looking back.

"How'd you know it was me?" Hermione asked curiously.

"Your shampoo" Harry said simply.

Harry then introduced Hermione and the other two members of the brainy trio to Fleur. Hermione seemed excited and asked Fleur a lot of questions about Fleur's school, Beauxbatons. Daphne and Padma were quite interested in this too.

/Scene Break/

Later they all met up with Parvati and Astoria, who were disappointed at not finding anything worthwhile during their shopping. Fleur then led the two girls to a store that became Parvati and Astoria's dream.

"I think they had just died and gone to heaven" Padma commented.

The others had to agree as the two fashion girls gushed over the clothes.

Dinner that night was spent telling the adults what they did and how they met a new friend.

"Delacour, that name sounds familiar" Adrian said sitting back.

"It does?" Sirius asked.

"Yes, I think Fleur might be related to Henri Delacour. He's pretty high up in the French Ministry" Adrian said.

"Really, this could be useful" Frank said.

Adrian nodded.

/Scene Break/

After dinner the men retired to Adrian's study to discuss strategy.

"Alright Sirius, we need you to take up the head of the Black family. It will help us get some control over the dark families" Adrian said.

Sirius mumbled his reply since he wasn't very happy with this.

"Come on Sirius, buck up" Frank said slapping Sirius on the back.

Sirius just pouted.

"With you in control of the Black family you can cast Bellatrix out and Narcissa too" Adrian said knowing just how to push Sirius' buttons.

"Yeah, that also means I can bring Andi back into the family also" Sirius said happily.

"See Sirius, I knew you'd find a bright side to this" Frank said.

Sirius smiled and nodded.

/Scene Break/

Harry's birthday was coming up and Hermione was pushing everyone to make sure that Harry's party was perfect. She even created a party committee.

"Alright, this is Harry's first birthday with friends from the magical world. We are going to do our best to make sure he loves it" Hermione said.

She was pacing back and forth like a General in front their army.

"We're going to have everything. Balloons, streamers, confetti, birthday cake, party hats, noise makers, the whole enchilada" Hermione said marching back and forth.

"Um Hermione, I think you're getting a little overboard about this" Susan said speaking up.

"Did I say you could speak Private Bones" Hermione snapped.

Susan stood straight up.

"Ma'am, No ma'am" she said.

"I thought so," Hermione said smirking.

"Hermione, you have to calm down. The party will be great. We're on schedule," Daphne said.

"Are we?" Hermione asked arching an eyebrow.

"Yes we are" Daphne said not backing down.

"Good" Hermione said happily.

The rest of the meeting was just as intense and was over when Hermione left the room.

"Oh Merlin, she's a bloody handful" Neville said slumping in his seat.

The others nodded.

They heard a chuckle, which made them all jump and had their wands drawn.

"Take it easy guys, it's just me."

Harry removed his invisibility cloak smiling at the group.

"Harry, do you have any idea how mad Hermione is going to be when she finds out that you know about your party?" Padma asked.

Harry shrugged.

"I can handle Hermione," he said.

"Okay, but how do you handle Hermione when she's in one of these moods?" Parvati asked.

"I just let her do it, there's nothing stopping Hermione when she in this mode" Harry said.

"Bloody hell, you mean we have two whole weeks of this?" Neville asked shocked.

Harry laughed, "Yep, have fun."

The group so wanted to hex Harry right now, but he put on his cloak back on so they couldn't find him.

/Scene Break/

Neville's birthday was before Harry's, but Hermione let Neville's parents handle the party for their son. Neville never had a party before. It was usually his Gran and a few of his relatives and that was it. Now he had friends, which made the whole thing so much better. Neville's party was on a much smaller scale than Harry's would be, but still very fun. They played wizarding games and had a lot of fun. When Neville blew out the candles off his cake the others threw confetti into the air and cheered. Neville had to mark this day as one of the best days in his life.

/Scene Break/

Harry's party went off without a hitch. Hermione was a taskmaster, but she made sure everyone got their job done. Harry even acted surprised when it happened. The party had the families along with McGonagall, Flitwick, and Sinistra. Harry got some nice gifts from his friends. He got a book on pureblood customs from Daphne, a book on chess strategy from Susan, a plant from Neville, and other gifts from others. Sirius surprised Harry by getting him a Nimbus 2001. Harry jumped on the broom as soon as he unwrapped it and was flying around the air doing barrel rolls, steep dives, and other very dangerous stunts laughing the whole time. When he landed Hermione rushed toward him and wrapped him in a tight hug before smacking him.

"What did I do?" Harry asked perplexed at the mixed signals he was getting.

"Don't you ever scare me like that," Hermione said.

"Sorry love, but I couldn't help it" Harry said grinning.

"Bloody hell Harry, not even James could pull of those maneuvers" Sirius said.

"Yes, but he better not do any of those tricks like that again," Lily said sternly.

"Sorry mom" Harry said sheepishly.

What was another surprise at the party was Fleur and her family being invited. This really shocked Harry.

"Hello Fleur, how are you enjoying yourself?" Harry asked.

"I'm enjoying myself just fine Harry, thank you for inviting me," Fleur said smiling.

"That would be Hermione's doing. I had no idea," Harry said.

"You and Hermione are close, yes?" Fleur asked.

Harry stumbled and mumbled trying to find the right answer.

"It's alright Harry, I'm part Veela. I can tell that there is a bond between you and Hermione" Fleur said.

Harry sighed and asked Fleur to keep it a secret. Fleur promised she would and the talk turned quite pleasant after that. Fleur was great to be around and then there was her little sister Gabrielle. Gabrielle and Astoria got a long famously and even promised one another to write to each other.

/Scene Break/

As Harry and his friends laughed and had fun with each other Adrian, Sirius, Amelia, and Frank had a nice long talk with Fleur's father, Henri Delacour. They talked politics and strategies that they could use in the future, possibly. They were afraid what Dumbledore might do and wanted as many contingency plans in place.

/Scene Break/

They all arrived back from France the day after Harry's birthday. Everyone was refreshed from their vacation and ready for whatever was to come.

When the letters for their school supplies came Lily was outraged at the prices of the books that was needed for DADA.

"Is the old man insane. How could he let this pompous prick do this?" Lily asked.

On the list for DADA books was the entire collection of works by Gilderoy Lockhart. The brainy trio had read the man's books during vacation and every book had a boatload of inconsistencies written down, not to mention that Lockhart tended to discuss his appearance more than anything. They knew the man was a fraud, but couldn't prove it since they didn't know who were the real people who originally did theses things.

On their trip to Diagon alley they met the Greengasses, Patils, Longbottoms, and Bones. This was the first time meeting Padma and Parvati's parents, but it didn't take long for everyone to get comfortable with one another. They allowed their children to roam free without adult supervision since they knew that they could protect themselves. Not to mention Harry and Hermione were legally adults in the wizarding world too.

The kids waited to get their books last, since they didn't want to be in the bookstore all day. The brainy trio were upset about this. When they got to the bookstore they found it jammed packed with people.

"What the bloody hell is going on?" Neville asked out loud.

"Don't know mate, but I just want to get my books and get out" Harry said.

"Lockhart is signing books today" a witch said excitedly.

"Great" Harry mumbled.

When the merry band got in they were pushed and jostled around by other wizards, well mostly witches, trying to get a place to a good look at Lockhart.

In front of them was a blond haired man with a big dazzling smile that oozed charm. He was beaming at the crowd making most of the witches sigh.

"What a ponce" Harry muttered.

The others nodded in agreement.

Sadly that comment didn't go unheard as Lockhart turned and spotted Harry.

"Well Merlin's beard, it's Harry Potter" Lockhart said.

Before Harry could do or say anything the grinning nut grabbed him.

"Smile big Harry, we're going to make the front page," Lockhart said.

Harry struggled to get away, but couldn't break the idiot's grasp.

"Let go of my son!"

This caused the store to go silent as Lily stood there looking quite angry.

"Mrs. Potter, what a pleasure to finally meet you" Lockhart said pouring on the charm.

Lily was unfazed.

"Stow it Lockhart. Unhand my son this instant," she said firmly.

Lockhart did as he was told and Harry rushed back to his friends.

"Now Lockhart, what gave you the right to manhandle my son?" Lily asked glaring at the blond ponce.

"I wouldn't say manhandle Mrs. Potter" Lockhart said flashing Lily one of his dazzling smiles.

Lily's eyes narrowed.

"Look Lockhart, I don't know what kind of manners you learned. But you don't just grab a Lord of an Ancient and Noble house" she said.

This was a big shocker.

"Wh-what?" Lockhart said. His smile now gone and replaced with a frighten look.

"Harry could have you arrest for assault Lockhart" Lily said smiling.

Lockhart tugged at his collar.

"Really, it was a mistake. I had no idea Harry Potter was head of an Ancient and Noble house" he said nervously.

"I'm surprised Lockhart. Every pureblood knows that since Harry is the last of the Potter line that he can take the title of Lord Potter at age eleven" Lily said smirking.

"I meant no harm to him, I swear" Lockhart said now sweating bullets.

"It's not up to me. Harry, would you like to press charges?" Lily asked pleasantly.

Harry smiled, though they wanted to keep him being Lord Potter secret for a little longer. Now was a good time since they could probably charge the arrogant ponce for assault.

"No charges mom, he didn't know. But this is a warning never to do it again" Harry said.

Lily nodded.

Lockhart gulped as he tried to regain his composure.

"Yes, well the students of Hogwarts are in for a real treat this year as they will be getting me as their new DADA teacher" he said and flashed his big smile.

The news didn't make a big of an impact with the news of Harry being Lord Potter. Reporters tried to swarm Harry, but thankfully the his friends surrounded Harry. They left with their books in hand and were quite relieved to back at Potter manor.

"Oh Merlin, that was tiring" Neville said plopping onto one of the couches.

"I'd say" Susan said following Neville.

"We aren't out of the woods yet. We still have that warning from that house elf, remember" Hermione said.

"How could I forget," Harry said.

During their stay in France they were visited by a house elf warning Harry not return to Hogwarts. The elf couldn't tell them what kind of danger, but Harry was adamant that he'd be returning. The elf didn't look happy about this and the merry band knew they'd have to be on watch this year for trouble.

"I never knew that being your friend could be this exciting" Daphne said.

Harry smirked.

"Wait til the school finds out we're friends" he said.

/Scene Break/

The group of friends headed to platform 9 ¾ chatting happily with one another. When they passed through the barrier there was silence. Everyone on the platform was shocked to see Harry Potter talking to a Slytherin. The group ignored them and headed to find a compartment. They said their goodbyes to their families and boarded the train again. They all got settled in the compartment with Harry and Hermione expanding it some so it wouldn't be so cramped. Though Parvati went off to find Lavender, Astoria stayed with Daphne since she was a bit scared sitting with other first years she didn't know. The others didn't mind at all since they all liked Astoria and saw her as their little sister now.

"I see that you've finally got sense during the summer Potter."

The group turned and found Malfoy with his two bodyguards.

"Malfoy, I see that you are just as arrogant as ever," Harry said.

Malfoy glared at Harry, but spun on his heel and left.

"Methinks that his father told him to be nice since the Potters are a very wealthy family" Daphne said.

"Really, this is going to be fun then" Harry said smiling.

Ron came in next and when he caught sight of Daphne he was livid.

"What's a filthy Slytherin doing here?" the redhead bellowed.

"Daphne is here because she's my friend, now leave," Harry said sternly.

Ron opened his mouth to spout more abuse, but he suddenly collapsed in a heap.

"I'm sorry Ronald, but you were infest with Garglenauts" the blond in back of him said serenely.

"Please come in, leave him there for the Prefects to deal with" Harry said.

The blond did and closed the compartment door.

"I'm Luna Lovegood."

End of Chapter

A/N: that's the end of this chap. How'd you like the way I introduced Luna? I added Fleur in though for a small part right now. I didn't do her accent since I didn't feel like it. Thanks for reading and please review.