Bonded Souls: Year of the Snake
C11: Finish Him!
Standard Disclaimer: I don't own any of the recognizable characters
Two days later everyone had gathered in their room, ready for everything. Right now it was the full Order of the Phoenix, including Merlin, Morgana, Pandora and Xeno. They had agreed to meet Ginny and the others in the Great Hall, while Tom held another speech of what would happen if they didn't tell where Harry was.
Fabian and the girls were nervous but ready to face Tom at this time, and right now they were talking the last things through with Morgana.
"Before you go into battle I have a final gift for you. When we granted you the powers of the Coven, we didn't release everything at once. You have grown so much over the last months that Merlin and I feel confident enough to release everything. This will allow you to communicate to each other telepathically. Among other things." Morgana said with a smile.
"We figured that you didn't give us everything at once, that much power would have been dangerous. But we appreciate that you wanted to give us the rest now, it will certainly help us today." Bella said softly.
Morgana only smiled at them. "That speaks for itself Bella, you as a Coven are now ready to receive this power, and I am just glad to be a part of this, it's been too long since we saw some action." She said with a soft smile
They smiled at that. "And I'm sure the Death Eaters won't know what hit them. Most of them are traditionally trained and won't be prepared for your and Merlin's wild magic." Bella said softly.
Morgana nodded and smiled as she kissed them all softly, releasing their potential through that contact, and again she lingered a bit with Fabian.
"I wonder why you always linger a little when you hug or kiss Fabian." Hermione said softly.
"That's simple Hermione, Fabian reminds me a lot of our firstborn son, and to keep him safe I'm giving him a bit more power that will fade away once this is over." She said with a smile.
The girls smiled at that. "We figured it would be something like that, we just wanted to be sure." Luna said with a soft smile.
Morgana smiled at them. "You know I would never dream of stealing your mate, since I would never dream of hurting my own mate like that. Just like you girls can't live without Fabian, I can't live without Merlin. We've been together for ages and know that nothing we do could ever hurt our relationship. And in time you girls will learn the same. It may sound wrong, but he is yours in every way possible, and he will always make sure you know that."
The girls blushed slightly at that. "We know he is ours, just as much as we are his, but sometimes it's just difficult to not be jealous." Yvette said softly.
Morgana only smiled at that. "In time that will also fade, Yvette, that I can promise you, but I think it's time we get moving, otherwise we will miss our window of opportunity."
They all nodded and after giving each other a kiss, they made their way to the Great Hall, Fabian, Harry and Draco leading the pack.
While they walked everyone kept their eyes open for any patrols, and while they had died down considerably over the last week, they all knew the Death Eaters hadn't stopped their patrols all together, and any discovery now would cause them to ruin their element of surprise, and while Gabrielle's power kept them safe from detection they knew it was not a fail-safe.
Thankfully the Halls were empty and from a distance they heard Tom ranting about what would happen if Harry Potter wasn't brought before him.
"Is everything set?" Fabian asked softly.
Merlin and Morgana nodded at him. "We've strengthened the wards to that point no one could even teleport in or out. We'll keep him inside the main building." Merlin said softly.
Fabian smiled and nodded, a look of grim determination setting in on his face, a look the girls recognized very well by now. It was the same look he had on his face when they confronted Umbridge and The Death Eaters at the Department of Mysteries.
Thankfully they didn't encounter any patrols during the short walk toward the Great Hall, and on arrival they could hear Tom ranting through the doors.
"Just remember, don't start slinging spells right away, we need to make sure everyone is safe before we start this." He said softly.
They all nodded and gave each other a last smile before Fabian opened the door, and Gabrielle dropped her cloaking.
As they stepped in, most of the students eyes widened in delight, while most of the Death Eaters had a look of shock on their faces.
"You wanted me Tom, well here I am." Harry said with a smirk.
"Harry Potter, how kind of you to show yourself and on time for your own death. And you've brought friends I see, Fabian Markov and his gaggle of sluts. This is truly a treat." Voldemort said with a smirk.
The girls noticed the change in his eyes, but were surprised that he kept his temper in check. "Oh Tom, you have no idea of the hell my mates and I are going to rain down on you. I hope you're ready to die you bastard, because when we are done we will make sure that you will stay dead." He said with an evil smile.
"I do not think so, we have you outnumbered and are more experienced than you can ever dream to be." Voldemort said as he made a very subtle gesture with his hand.
Fabian just smirked as he saw it, and from the corner of his eye he saw Nagini slithering towards them. 'Yvette love, could you take care of that snake please, once that is dead we can start this.' He said through his mind.
Yvette smiled at him, preparing a fire spell that would incinerate anything it would touch.
"Perhaps you are more experienced, but we have the power of the light on our side, as well as something you will never have." Fabian said with a smirk, trying to distract the Dark Wizard.
Voldemort laughed evilly at that. "I am more powerful than you can ever imagine, allow me to show you just why your father feared me." He spat as he charged forward.
At the same time Nagini sprang from the shadows, but it was quickly incinerated by Yvette, who smiled sadistically as the Snake died in the air.
Voldemort looked shocked, and gave a shout which got all of the Death Eaters moving, The Order doing the same thing while the students got to safety.
…
"Time for you to pay for all those times you screwed us over in the past years you fucking bastard!" Fabian shouted as he met Voldemort in the middle.
They circled each other with a smirk and Fabian could feel the power of his mates flow through him.
"If you would have just joined me like you were meant to from the moment you were born, I wasn't about to kill you and your sluts. Avada Kedavra!" Voldemort shouted before the bolt of green shot towards Fabian.
As expected the spell bounced off of him, much to the chagrin of Voldemort. "How did you do that, you insolent boy. You cannot be that powerful, only I have that power." He said evilly, bur clearly confused.
Fabian smirked at him. "You have made a beginner's mistake Tom, you underestimated us and feel all powerful, and you do realize that anything we do will be enough to end you for good." He said as the girls gathered around him.
Voldemort actually looked a bit frightened. "I will live forever, and there is nothing you or your stupid sluts and traitors can do about it."
They all smirked at him. "You just fucked up for the last time you bastard." Hermione shouted angrily.
They focused their combined magic and conjured up a ball of light that they threw at Tom with a smirk.
It hit him square in the chest and they watched as Tom's body started to implode on itself, exploding in a flash of light.
"Unbelievable, all that planning and it is all over in less than ten minutes. I suppose we best round up the Death Eaters and call it a day." Bella said softly.
They all nodded at that and as they turned they saw how that all of the Death Eaters were either dead or subdued, Draco smirking at his father who was on bound and on his knees.
"That went quicker as expected, didn't it Fabian?" Merlin asked with a smile.
Fabian nodded and smiled at him. "It certainly did, I'm just glad we did this without any losses on our side, and I don't condone violence in any form, but I can't feel bad for those that fought and died. I think we can drop the wards and let the Aurors apparate in."
Merlin and Morgana smiled and nodded before their eyes flashed gold and their magic dissipated.
Right at that moment Kingsley and the Aurors apparated in, most of them gasping softly when they saw the scene before them.
"You never cease to amaze me Fabian." Kingsley said with a smile as he joined them.
"Thank you Minister, we try to please. But I must admit that we planned for a larger battle than the one we got. Tom is gone and the Death Eaters that aren't dead are captured." Fabian said softly.
Kingsley smiled at that. "I'm glad you managed to do this without unnecessary bloodshed, and if you feel up for it, I would like to invite you to the Ministry for a talk."
Fabian shared a look with his girls and he smiled at Kingsley. "If it is okay with you Minister, we would like to postpone that for tomorrow. Because even if it was a short battle, it has left our Coven drained and we will need a bit of time before we are up for a talk of the future, because that is what I think you want to talk to us about, am I right?" He asked softly.
"Indeed it is Fabian, I understand that you need some rest first. Just come by the Ministry whenever you are ready, my door will always be open for you." Kingsley said with a smile.
"We'll probably be round in a few days, but if you would excuse us, we need to check on the others." Fabian said with a soft smile.
Kingsley smiled at them. "Of course, we'll take care of everything on our end, and make sure none of the Death Eaters escape this time."
They nodded at Kingsley before they walked towards Draco. "Hello brother, I see you caught yourself a nice prize." Fleur said with a smile.
Draco smiled at them. "I sure have, he thought it was a good idea to try and kill me again, but I know death is too good for him so we bound him and wait for the Aurors to take out the trash." He said as he wrapped an arm around Pansy's waist.
"They'll be with you soon enough brother, there is a lot of trash to take out." Gabrielle said with a wink.
Draco laughed at that. "That's most certainly true sis, I'm just glad everything went as quickly as it did and that no one got hurt." He said softly.
They all smiled at that. "That is something we are glad about too, it all worked out better than we could have hoped and that in the end our planning was not necessary." Fabian said with a smile.
"So what's your plan now Fabe, since you've done what you've set out to do this year." Pansy asked softly.
"We didn't have anything planned beyond today besides moving forward with our lives, and more specifically, starting our own family." Bella said with a wink.
Draco blushed a bit at that. "Well, all I can say is that you have earned it more than anyone." He said softly.
They smiled at that. "And so have you and your fiancé, my dear brother, and I think that after this year you will know the same freedom. But if you would excuse us, the magic we used to finish Tom took a lot out of us and we could use a nap. I trust you with the clean-up. We'll see you later today, or perhaps tomorrow." Fabian said softly.
Draco and Pansy nodded and gave them all a quick hug before the two walked towards Kingsley with Lucius in tow.
…
When they arrived in their room, the girls led their husband to the bedroom immediately, because they could see he was on the brink of exhaustion.
Before they could put him on the bed, he fainted in their arms, having exhausted himself beyond his breaking point.
Bella caught him and carried him on the bed, all of them worried about him. "We didn't use that much magic when we summoned that ball of light, did we?" Gabrielle asked softly.
"We didn't, but our poor husband did. He wanted to make sure that Tom would be finished for good, and in doing so he exhausted himself. That's also why Tom imploded on himself. He might be out for a few hours or a few days. The one thing I know is that we need to stay close to him, that's the only way to get his core regain its strength again. We should also call Merlin and Morgana, maybe they have some more information on this." Hermione said softly.
They nodded and after undressing themselves, cuddling up to their husband under the covers and making sure that they were all in contact with him, Hermione contacted Merlin and Morgana telepathically, smiling softly when she heard the reply that they were on their way.
When the two teleported into the room, they both gasped softly. "What happened? Fabian seemed fine a few minutes ago." Merlin said softly, while Morgana slowly made her way towards the bed.
"It's a combination of him having used too much magic and a so called adrenaline crash. He just exhausted himself." Hermione said as she stroked his hair.
Morgana smiled at that. "That is something that is easily fixed. Stay close to him for a few hours, and he will wake up on his own accord." She said with a soft smile.
The girls smiled at that, and then looked at their husband, who slept on oblivious to their worry.
"We'll leave you to it, we'll see you soon." Merlin said softly.
"You go on ahead baby, I need to tell the girls something more personal." Morgana said softly.
Merlin nodded and gave his wife a kiss before he teleported away, Morgana turning towards the girls afterwards. "Alright girls, what I am going to say next is really important. I know how you are feeling at this moment, and that your Bond is pushing you to take the final step, but I must warn you not to do it just yet. Fabian is still very weak, and will be for a while longer when he wakes up. The best thing you can do when he wakes up is to take him home and let the innate magic of your island heal his core back to full strength. Trust me that it will be worth it." She said softly.
"We kind of intended to let him rest for a while, but we appreciate the warning none the less, we wouldn't want to hurt him more than he already is after all." Luna said lovingly.
Morgana smiled at them. "No, I figured you didn't, but I have to say that when I see him like this he reminds me of my firstborn Gwaine even more. He had the same reaction the first time he pushed his magic too far." She said softly.
"Well, since technically we are all your children in a way, it's only natural that we bear some resemblance to your children." Yvette said with a smile.
"That's most certainly true, but I'll take my leave for now, we'll talk more when that darling husband of yours has woken up and has recovered a little bit." She said with a soft smile.
The girls nodded and watched as Morgana teleported away. "Sometimes I wonder why they don't just apparate to places. That teleporting is so overly dramatic." Nym said softly.
"Probably because it is all they know. It's so easy to forget that they weren't always here to guide us, and that they should have been dead for more than a thousand years already. And since when does our family care about being dramatic anyway. It's not like we are any better at times." Bella said with a smile.
They shrugged and smiled at that. "True, we do have a flair for the dramatics, which makes me wonder how we will get when we are pregnant, and how Fabe is going to survive with us hopped up on hormones." Hermione said with a smile.
"I'm sure he will cope with it like he copes with everything when it comes to us, namely being attentive to our needs and taking everything we say in stride. He'll know it will be hormones, and that we are crazy by default because of it." Luna said with a smile.
"We are crazy, about him and each other, and I'm sure he feels the same about us, even though he can't really express it at this moment." Gabrielle said softly.
They girls smiled at that and cuddled a bit closer to their husband, who was whispering things about them while he slept.
"I wonder what he is dreaming about, I would love to see inside his mind." Fleur said softly.
Hermione smiled and gently entered his mind, sharing what she saw with the others, who also had to smile when they saw how they were relaxing on their beach, all of them completely naked and tanned.
"Why am I not surprised. I should have known that it would involve us." Bella said as she kissed his cheek softly.
"I think we better get some rest before we keep talking all night, and while that wouldn't be anything bad, Morgana did say it would help his recovery if we were at ease too." Luna said softly.
They nodded and kissed each other softly before they cuddled up to him, all of them sighing contently as they fell asleep listening to their husband's steady breathing.
Halfway through the night Bella woke up to see all of her mates had rolled to one side, leaving Fabian sound asleep in the middle of the bed.
"I really hope you wake up soon my love. We're so lost without you to guide us." She said softly.
"Mmm Bella, my love, right there. Your hands feel so good on my body." He muttered in his sleep.
She smiled and kissed him softly. "How I wonder what you are dreaming my love." She said in a whisper.
She didn't notice how his lips twitched up a little. "Ask me nicely and maybe I'll tell you baby." He said with a smile.
"Fabian my love, how long have you been awake?" She asked hopefully.
He smiled and opened his eyes. "I woke up when you said that you were wondering what I was dreaming. But I must admit that I wasn't really dreaming anything, it was more of a vision." He said before kissing her softly.
Bella smiled and cuddled up to him. "And what kind of vision was that my love. Something that was still to come, or something that has already happened?" She asked softly.
"It think it was something that still has to happen. We were on our beach with you girls at least five months pregnant. All of us were quite tanned and you were cuddled up to me just like you are now, although you did have your leg slung over mine, like you usually do." He said with a smile.
"You meant something like this my love?" She said as she pushed herself against him and slung her leg over both of his. "And I suppose my breasts were pressed against your side?"
He nodded and pulled her into a kiss, both of them moaning into each other's mouths as they sought to deepen it.
"Fabe love, Morgana warned us this might happen, and we really don't want to risk anything with your health at this moment." She said as she pulled back a bit.
He smiled at that. "And trust me that I don't want to take any risks as well baby, but I just want to make out with you for a bit, nothing more." He said softly.
She bit her bottom lip as she thought it through. She knew it would probably turn into something more, but she couldn't deny she was craving his touch. "Okay, but absolutely no sex tonight. We do not want to risk you getting even more hurt." She said softly.
He nodded and summoned his sweatpants to him. "There, to show you how serious I am about not getting even more hurt. I'll put on some clothes, but we both know it's impossible not to touch each other right now." He said softly.
Bella nodded at that. "I know, but I just want to be careful right now. We don't really know what happened to you back there, but we do know it scared the hell out of us."
"I don't know what happened either love, but I do know it exhausted me." He said as he kissed her softly.
She smiled and deepened the kiss quickly, letting her hands roam across his still bare chest and abdomen, while he gently caressed her breasts and stomach, making them both moan into each other's mouths.
Their moans woke up the others, who quickly crawled up to them. "What happened to being careful love?" Hermione whispered in Bella's ear.
The two lovers startled a little at that. "We were just making out baby, nothing more." Bella said with a smile.
"I even put on some pants to make sure we wouldn't go too far, but staying away was impossible for us right now." He said softly.
The girls smiled and laid them down, cuddling up close to their two lovers. "We understand, but we woke up from the moans, and we thought you two were caught in another one of your passionate trysts." Fleur said with a wink.
They blushed a little from that. "We would have been if Fabian had been at a hundred percent, but for now we were content with being close." Bella said softly.
They all laughed at that. "I think that we need to get a few hours more of sleep, tomorrow we'll say our goodbyes to the others and then head on home, where we will take care of our loving husband until his core has strengthened again." Hermione said with a smile.
They all nodded and gave Fabian a loving kiss before cuddling up to him again, all of them quickly falling asleep afterwards.
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When the girls woke up again in the morning they had to smile at their husband, who was still asleep. "I'm glad he woke up as quickly as he did, that says a lot about his strength." Yvette said with a soft smile.
"It does, most people would be out for weeks after going through something like that. But I think having us close, and especially having Luna close helped him a lot in regaining his strength this quickly. I felt how depleted his core was, and it would have killed any normal wizard." Fleur said softly.
"Thankfully for us, our husband is not a normal wizard, and we are not normal witches thanks to our Bond. It is probably the only reason we managed to end this as quickly as we have." Gabrielle said with a smile.
They all nodded at that. "That is most certainly true my love. I think we should give Merlin and Morgana something special as a thank you for everything they have done for us and more importantly, what they have given us." Bella said softly.
"That's a great idea, but what do you get the two most powerful people in the world that they can't give themselves?" Hermione asked softly.
They smiled at that. "We could give them their own island back. It's currently under the control of the Ministry as a place of importance, but I think Kingsley is more than willing to give it to us after everything we've done, and perhaps even more so when he learns it is their home." Nym said softly.
They all nodded and smiled as their husband rolled into Bella's arms as he woke up. "So comfy, but I can't remember my pillow being so soft." He muttered sleepily.
"That's probably because you're using your other two favorite pillows love. Good morning." Bella said as she ran her hands through his hair.
"That's probably why they are so amazingly comfortable. Good morning my loves. How did you all sleep?" He asked as he slowly sat up.
They smiled and gave him a chaste good morning kiss. "We slept fine love, but the more important question is, how did you sleep?" Luna asked softly.
He smiled at that. "I slept amazing baby. Having you girls next to me definitely helped my strength." He said with a wink.
They blushed at the double meaning of that. "Not yet love, let's wait a few days with that to make sure your strength is completely back." Gabrielle said softly.
"I was merely teasing, my lovelies. But may I suggest we take a shower, I feel quite grubby after dealing with Tom." He said with a smile.
The girls nodded and gave him a kiss before Bella picked him up bridal style to carry him to the shower, which got a quirked eyebrow from him. "Don't start love, we are going to pamper you today and tomorrow, and right now that includes washing you, so just relax and enjoy yourself." She whispered in his ear.
He shrugged as much as he could and relaxed against her, smiling when she lowered them in the tub, with Luna joining them quickly. "I'm surprised you are letting us do this for you love. Usually it is the other way around." Luna said softly.
"That's probably because I'm too exhausted to argue at this point. I know you girls only want to take care of me, and since I am on bedrest for the time being, I'm okay with anything." He said with a soft smile and a kiss to his blonde mate, making her blush a little.
As he was guided back against Bellatrix, Luna relaxed against his front, trying very hard to ignore his erection that was pressing against her back.
His arms quickly encircled her waist and she had to smile at the familiar feeling. She had been scared most of all by the way he fainted yesterday and to see him safe and sound was an enormous relief. "I'm glad you're okay love. You scared us yesterday." She said softly.
"You know I didn't mean to do that, and to be honest I was fine until we started walking back to our room. I think that the concentration of magic in the Great Hall diminished the further we got from it, and I didn't feel the exhaustion because of it." He said as he kissed her neck softly.
Luna smiled and kissed him back. "That is actually a good explanation if you think about it, but I also think part of the reason was that you put more magic than necessary into the attack against Tom."
"If I did, it was a subconscious thing. I was paying special attention to not over exert myself yesterday, but I guess our Bond reacted on what we were feeling and drained a bit more magic from all of us." He said honestly.
The two women smiled at that. "Whatever the reason was, we're just glad it's all over and that nobody got hurt." Bella said softly.
Fabian smiled and nodded. "You and I both love, and now that it is finally over, we can focus on the more important things in life. Like living our lives the way we see fit, and not on other people's terms, and of course focus on our own family." He said softly.
"And we can't wait for that moment, but there are unfortunately a few more thing we need to take care of before we can start putting our practice to use. Like the inevitable talk with Kingsley, Snape, McGonagall and our parents." Luna said with a smile.
"I almost forgot about that. But I guess it's something that has to happen eventually. But Kingsley said he'll wait until we are ready. The talks with Snape and McGonagall can be arranged today if you're up for it, and our parents will understand if we come tomorrow." Luna said softly.
He nodded and groaned a little as Luna sat forward so she and Bella could wash him. "Was that an indication that I'm getting heavy love?" She asked softly.
"Of course not love, it's just that it was so comfortable having you against me." He said with a smile.
She smiled and kissed him softly before she started washing him slowly. It had been a while since she got to tease him, and while she knew she couldn't take it too far, she figured a little teasing wouldn't hurt him.
"Why do you get to do his front?" Bella asked teasingly.
"Because you lifted him into the tub and took a seat behind him. But I'd be willing to switch with you baby." Luna said with a wink.
Bellatrix smiled at that. "It's okay love, I was only teasing. There's enough of our husband for us to both enjoy ourselves."
Luna smiled at that. "That is most certainly true baby, we've proven that several times over the past two years." She said with a wink.
Bella nodded and gave the blonde a kiss over her husband's shoulders, Fabian being squished between their breasts, which he didn't seem to mind one bit.
The girls let out a moan as he caressed their breasts. "Feeling a bit frisky love?" Bella asked softly.
He smiled and kissed them both as they pulled back a bit. "You know I will always want to touch all of you my lovelies. It has been that way since we figured out our Bond, and I don't see that changing any time soon." He said softly.
They smiled and kissed him. "Then it's a good thing we would never want that to change love. But I think we should follow our mates' example and get out, we've been in here for over an hour already." Luna said dreamily.
He nodded and righted himself, testing his leg strength to make sure he would stay standing, smiling as he didn't feel anything weird.
After drying themselves off a bit, they made their way back to the bedroom, smiling as they saw their mates in various stages of getting dressed, except for Nym and Fleur, who they presumed were making breakfast.
"Hello lovers, did you have a nice time in the tub?" Hermione asked with a smile.
"Of course we did love, we had out husband in there with us after all." Luna said dreamily.
Hermione smiled as she and the others were kissed by their three lovers, who also got dressed afterwards to go and have breakfast together.