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Hogwarts Shuffle! Chapter Twelve
09/28 – Saturday
"Harry."
He roused himself just enough to be annoyed at being woken up on a Saturday instead of sleeping in, he closed his eyes and hoped whichever girl had decided to wake him up would instead decide to let him sleep. Or at least crawl into bed with him like usual. The bed shifted and he felt a weight settle across his lap, he smiled a little, thinking Ginny must want to "help him" again. His obvious erection pressed against her put lie to any excuse he might come up with to tell her no.
She wiggled on his lap and he felt himself settling into a cleft between her legs, it was extremely soft, and warm and he felt himself buck against her slightly and heard a soft moan in response. He opened his eyes and looked up at the girl in the low lamp light, beautiful golden pigtails sprouting from either side of her lithe little body...blond...little...
He sat up quickly, knocking the girl off to the side and stared at her like she'd burned him, "G-Gabby? What?"
"Ginny asked me to wake you up Harry, she said she called your name twice when she went by but you just wouldn't wake." She answered quietly.
"But why were you sitting on top of me?" He gagged.
She tilted her head and pondered him, "Because it was comfortable, and you weren't waking up when I called your name."
He took a deep breath, trying to remember that this girl was emotionally stunted in many ways and probably had no clue what she'd done. "Gabby...you can't sit on people while they are sleeping...not like that okay? Just shake me til I wake up...or even hit me with the Aguamenti charm..."
The girl nodded and stood up, "It's breakfast time and we all decided to go together, but we had to wake you up."
His breathing had slowed back to normal and thankfully, he hadn't seemed to hurt her feelings. Yes it was possible, he'd seen the difference in her eyes when he said something that made her think she'd done wrong and it killed him every time. The longer she spent with he and Ginny, the more like a normal girl she became. The emotionless doll was slowly wearing away, there were even times when she seemed completely normal, almost always around Ginny.
"Alright, I'm up. I'll meet you guys in the common room in a minute okay?"
She smiled softly at him and left the room skipping. Once he knew she was gone he got out of bed and changed into clothes for the day, some that he'd brought with him from his shopping excursion before semester began. Black jeans and an emerald green polo style shirt, it was nice, he reflected, to have clothes that fit, stylish clothes even, and he wore them every weekend when robes were more a suggestion than a rule.
It was a beautiful, sunny day outside the window as he made his way down the stairs. Unusually warm for September but not a heat wave by any means. Once he reached the bottom of the stairs the girls stood up from the couch and smiled at him. Hermione wearing blue jeans and her uniform blouse untucked without a tie, Ginny in a skirt and Weird Sisters T-shirt he could have sworn belonged to Tonks, and Gabby in a uniform skirt and a plain white blouse.
"Hey guys...where are the others?" He asked.
"Sia and Rina decided to meet their fathers for breakfast rather than letting them come in here and make a scene like they do every weekend. Luna and Neville went on ahead to breakfast." Hermione answered him with a smile, "Looks like just the four of us for now."
He smiled back at her, "That's fine though really, I miss hanging out with my best female friend. It seems like its been nothing but study, sleep, study, crazy royal father, study some more. We don't just hang out like we used to."
Hermione blushed a bit and looked away, "Well Harry, I can't blame you. You have plenty to deal with being the Ambassador for the girls and keeping up with your schoolwork. I'm rather proud of you by the way, I haven't had to remind you once to do your homework."
He shrugged, "Yeah...I don't know what it is but everything has just clicked for me this year. Homework isn't nearly such a chore when I actually understand the material and remember what we went over in classes. I still might need you to look over my Defense essay later though, Snape can't bring himself to give me more than an Acceptable and I want to make sure it's him and not me."
"Ready to head down?" Ginny asked them brightly with Gabby by her side.
He nodded and they left the common room, chatting about plans for the day as they headed toward the Great Hall.
-~Hogwarts Shuffle!~-
After breakfast the group decided that, since it was the weekend, and since Harry had a free pass, they should all go down to Hogsmeade and take advantage of having it mostly to themselves. Harry was all for it but wanted to make sure Ginny and Hermione were allowed to leave with him, there was also the matter of finding the Princesses who were absent from the Great Hall where the rest of the school was eating.
"Why don't you four head down to the lake for a stroll while Gin and I get permission and find the others? We'll send a Patronus when it is time to meet up at the path to the main gate." Hermione said with a smile
Luna looked at Neville with a serene smile, "I think that's a lovely idea, don't you Neville?"
The boy blushed but nodded his agreement, Harry shrugged and offered an elbow to Gabby who took it with a small smile and the group parted ways, heading in opposite directions. It was still unseasonably warm, but sometime during breakfast the sky had become overcast. Harry wasn't sure of the weather but it didn't really look like it would rain any time soon.
Luna took Neville by the elbow and headed off, "I believe there are billywigs breeding in the tall aquatic weeds near the forest, I hear they cause the most curious reaction in couples with their mating song."
Gabby made to follow but Harry steered her in the other direction with a grin, "Not this time Gabby, why don't we walk by ourselves?" The girl didn't put up any fight and allowed him to lead her off.
They walked arm in arm by the lake shore, both thinking about the last time they had been this close to the water, but neither one voicing their thoughts. They were about as far from the castle as they could get, closer to the castle boundary wall than the main entrance, when it opened up raining. Harry cursed and grabbed the girls hand, running toward the closest shelter. It was either back up the hill to the castle, or a flat path to the Quidditch Pitch, an easy decision.
They reached the changing rooms and quickly into the boys side without Harry really thinking about it. Once they were inside the sconces on the walls lit themselves and Harry breathed a sigh of relief. Turning around he found Gabby standing against the wall shivering. Her white shirt was pressed tightly against her body from the rain, and it took Harry all of half a second to zero in on her prominent nipples sticking up through the fabric, which hugged her not-so-small breasts impressively. Apparently she had either had a small growth spurt since they met, or he hadn't been paying attention during his hands..nighttime wanderings.
He quickly spun around when he glanced up and saw her staring at him, "Ah, sorry! Um...So, Gabby you don't wear bra's?"
The girl shrugged when Harry glanced quickly over his shoulder at her silent reply, her chest heaving slightly, and he turned his head back again to examine the nearest locker. "I never needed them before."
He could feel how hot his face was, talking about girls underwear, and his pants were getting tighter by the second. "So uh...we should do something about that then. Maybe you and the girls should go shopping today instead of us having fun."
"Shopping is fun, but I don't want to go without you."
He melted a bit at her tone, despite how old she was supposed to be physically, and despite how intelligent she seemed at times. She was pleading with him like a little girl who wanted to take her favorite stuffed animal to school. Actually that might not be all that far from the truth, considering the usual sleeping arrangements.
"We'll see how it goes alright? If it ever lets up raining we'll head back and find the rest and see what they think of the idea."
"Harry?" Her tone was pleading in a different way this time, deeper and with an unspoken question.
He gulped, "Yes Gabby?"
"Please turn around, I don't like talking to your back."
He turned but avoided looking directly at her, also trying to bend slightly at the waist to hide his erection. Again, despite knowing her age at some level, after all the comments about being a pedophile he was embarrassed by his emotional and physical reactions to the girl. He'd only known her for a few weeks, and he had been struggling to think of her like a sister instead of...like..That.
"Why don't you want to look at me? Am I not pretty like Big Sis?"
Harry found her eyes and stepped closer to her, feeling guilty now, "Of course you are, you're beautiful in your own way Gabby. I just..."
"I'm not a little girl..."
"I know..." he sighed, "I know, I just...I'm confused about so many other things. And well...Your.."
She looked up at him with huge blue eyes and he melted a little again, she was so perfect and doll-like, "I'm old enough...I like it when you touch me...I want you to look at me like you look at the other girls..."
He pulled her into a hug, ignoring the rock hard points sticking him in the stomach, "I really like you Gabby...but I just...I'm afraid..." He was getting tongue tied trying not to hurt her feelings at the same time he was trying to figure his own out. He pulled out his wand and cast a drying charm on them both and took a step back, breathing a sigh of relief that she was decent again. "I don't think of you that way..."
She grinned at him for a second before her face went blank as usual, "It's okay Harry, you have several other girlfriends to worry about."
He pulled a face, "I don't have a girlfriend. Yet.."
"If you say so, it is time for us to go back now." She said in a monotone.
He was getting worried that she had shown so much emotion just a few seconds ago, and completely closed up when he didn't respond. He thought he may have made a huge mistake in her development but didn't have time to ponder it as a silver otter appeared in front of them and did a flip in the air before heading back out of the door.
"Guess you were right, time to head back...thankfully the rain has let up." He went to his locker and grabbed a cloak from his gear, draping it over her shoulders. "That should help avoid any more embarrassment."
She shrugged, "I wasn't embarrassed."
-~Hogwarts Shuffle!~-
They hurried back up to the castle main entrance, following the otter as it swam through the air, and Harry spotted Ginny's stallion Patronus galloping up the slope with Luna and Neville following close behind. Once inside they all cast drying charms on each other, Gabrielle was mostly dry thanks to the cloak and Harry wasn't as wet as he thought. Neville and Luna were completely drenched, though the tousled hair on the former made Harry think they had been too distracted to seek shelter when the sky opened up. He smiled mischievously and gave Neville a thumbs up. The boy blushed but funny enough, Luna gave him a thumbs up right back wearing a mischievous smile of her own.
Hermione caught the interaction and whispered in Gin's ear, who smiled and nodded. The older girl then got the groups attention, "So, the headmaster has cleared all of us to go on this outing as long as Harry is along in his official capacity. Sia and Rina should be along in a moment. Due to the weather however, I propose we try another location, rather than suffering through the damp in Hogsmeade.
"Any ideas?"
They discussed amongst themselves until the other two showed up, all smiles, Sia spoke first, "I just love that we are going out again! We had so much fun last time."
Nerine spoke next, "And I'm excited to get out of the castle for a bit, I haven't seen much of either the Wizard or Muggle worlds since we came here."
Harry nodded and proposed the idea he'd discussed with the others. "Well, we can't know what the weather is like all over the country without a telly or radio. However...if you two are up to it, we could check out a few destinations without actually traveling there right?"
Sia nodded excitedly and asked who's idea they should check first. Luna proposed Diagon Alley, which both girls were familiar with, and Sia concentrated for a moment, gathering her magic, then split the air with her window. "Looks like it is raining harder there than it is here." Luna said with a frown.
"No problem," Rina said with a smile, "Who wants to go next?"
Hermione proposed a favorite row of shops in her home town, Rina put her hand on the back of the girls neck and asked her to concentrate before she too split the air and found the sun was shining on the south side of England. "This looks like the spot!" The blue haired girl said excitedly.
Luna, Neville, Hermione and Ginny were still amazed, looking back and forth between the two windows into far flung destinations. Harry coughed and got their attention, "Shall we go then? Just step through and we'll be there. Don't worry about anyone noticing as it is apparently part of the magic not to have anyone realize we are appearing from nowhere."
They stepped through into the shops and began walking around, taking Hermione's lead as she was the only one familiar with the area. Of course she was on autopilot and lead them straight to a large bookstore. The others didn't seem to mind as it was still a novel experience for the Purebloods to be in a Muggle area, the Princesses were just excited to see something new, and Harry with Gabby in tow was just happy to see his friends happy.
Thinking of Gabby reminded him of her undergarment issue and he turned down the same aisle as Hermione and Ginny, finding them looking at books on electronics and mechanics. "Looking for Christmas gifts already?" He asked the redhead.
She nodded without looking away from the titles, "I have no clue which one of these might be the best though."
"Most of these are probably too advanced for anyone who doesn't have at least a basic understanding of the physics involved. What about this one?" Hermione asked, pulling a copy of 'Electronics For Dummies' book off the shelf.
Harry laughed, "Don't you think that might be a little...insulting?"
Hermione shook her head, "The title is misleading, these are actually very good books for beginners. We just have to explain that it is supposed to be a joke to get you to buy the book."
Sia and Nerine rounded the corner and Sia exclaimed, "So many books, and all so pretty!"
"It isn't like we don't have libraries and books like this in our worlds," Rina said quietly.
"But the covers are usually plain and boring, look at this one!" She held out a romance paperback with colorful artwork of a heroine, bodice ripped to the point it was nearly undignified, on what looked like a pirate ship. The ocean waves were raised in places to give the whole thing a three dimensional look and the title was gilded. "Isn't beautiful?" She then opened it to a page at random and began reading before slow turning a deep red and slamming it closed again in embarrassment.
Hermione took the book slowly from the girl with a smile, "Why don't we start you on something a bit less risque?"
He looked between the four girls, deciding it might be slightly less embarrassing to talk to Ginny first about Gabby's problem...as he'd been inside her bra... "Gin can I talk to you real quick? In private?"
She looked at him skeptically but nodded and followed him to the end of the row where they could have semi-privacy. He was looking so flustered and nervous she was both afraid he was going to ask her out again, and excited/scared he might ask her to do something for/to him...here...in public! She was scandalized and admittedly a bit turned on by the thought..but Hermione and the others were right on the other side of the shelf! What if they saw? What if they SAW? Her eyes widened at the thought; Wow...she didn't know that would turn her on either...
"Gin?" He asked for the third time, bringing her back to reality abruptly.
"What? Sorry...what can I do for you?" She tried not to imply anything, but her tone was slightly breathless.
He completely missed it in his nervousness, "Gabbyneedsunderwear."
She shook her head and made a face, "I'm sorry what about Gabby?"
He took a deep breath and related what happened on their walk earlier, though he didn't mention the conversation they'd had. Gin's eyes went wide and she felt completely mortified for the girl in question, "The poor thing! We'll take care of it today, I promise. I bet there is a shop around here, I'll just ask Hermione."
They returned to the other side of the shelves and Gin whispered in the older girls ear, gesturing slightly to Gabrielle who was looking at a comic book she'd picked up somewhere. Hermione's eyes whipped to Harry and back to the girl then nodded and turned to them. "Gabby, would you like to go shopping for new underwear? I know a nice shop down the row." The girl shrugged, and looked at Harry.
"I'll pay for whatever you need Gabby, my treat."
"Can Harry come?" She asked quietly.
Hermione turned to Harry, who was looking like a deer caught in the headlights. "Do you want to come Harry? I mean..if you are going to pay then you'd have to be there..."
Ginny suddenly had an epiphany and grinned at him, "We can all try on a few things! I know I had a growth spurt recently, and you can only transfigure clothes so much..." She suddenly looked down, "Not that I can actually afford new things...never mind."
Harry was positive she wasn't manipulating him on purpose, which is why he gladly made the offer, "Gin, if you need new things I'll pay for you as well. I have plenty of money to last me through school, especially considering I didn't spend a dime of it before I got to Hogwarts. I bought myself a new wardrobe this year and it feels great. I think the least I can do for my friends is buy them some new stuff if they need it."
Ginny was suddenly torn, she was supposed to let him do things for her...she was supposed to be doing things for him. She then got a wicked idea...he would be the only one to see her in these things, so she would buy things he wanted to see her in. Harry noticed the look and swallowed a bit of air, he had planned on asking her to help Gabby pick out something...but seeing that look he wasn't sure he trusted her to get something modest that fit her frame and age.
"Hermione, I'm trusting you to get Gabby something modest." He said quietly to the girl.
Gabby heard that though and her face darkened for a moment, it passed without him noticing. "Okay, I'm ready as long as Harry will come help me pick something out."
She held up the comic book and Harry got a good look at it for the first time. There was one guy surrounded by females on the cover in a fairly obvious Japanese style of artwork. "This book is perverted." She said matter-of-factually.
He reached to take it from her, "Ahh..why don't we just leave that here then..."
She smiled slightly and turned her head, "I want you to buy it for me."
He looked at the other girls in the group nervously, but saw Sia sneaking glances at her bodice ripper and gave up. "Alright collect the books you picked out, lets just get this over with!"
Luna came around the corner pulling a dazed looking Neville along, his hair was tousled again an Harry figured that once was a fluke, twice made them an item. "What are we doing now?" the girl asked.
-~Hogwarts Shuffle!~-
Immediately upon entering the shop Harry was rethinking his decision to come along, after a quick few breaths to calm himself down, and another moment to think through the situation he found a way out, but he'd have to get one of the Princesses to help him.
"Rina! I need your help!"
The girl turned to him in confusion, "Anything for you Harry, what's the matter?"
"Well.." he said shyly, "I offered to pay for everything..but I left all my Muggle currency at home so my relatives could buy a new telly, we kind of broke the last one. Hermione had to buy the books and I promised to pay her back."
She smiled at him, "Oh, well that isn't a problem. I have a credit card in one of Daddies names, I can just..."
"NO! I mean...No thank you. I want today to me my treat, I just need to get to Diagon Alley and back in order to grab some money. I know you probably want to shop with the girls though, so if you could just send me through, and then come get me from the same place in about twenty minutes?"
She protested for a minute, telling him she'd rather just go with him, but he told her how boring it would be waiting in line at the bank. In the end she agreed to let him go while they shopped for underwear.
She placed a hand on his neck and he envisioned the entrance to Gringotts in Diagon Alley, still marveling at the magic that allowed this form of transport. He stepped through and the gateway snapped shut behind him.
He made his way into the bank and queued up at the only open teller, there were three people in front of him so he lost himself in thought while he waited. His thoughts drifted between the smiling faces...and awesome bodies of the girls in the Lingerie shop half a country away. Maybe sneaking out wasn't the best idea after all; he was aroused from his daydream by a shout.
"Die Potter!" The man screamed, producing a wand with the tip already glowing a sickly green. He barely got out the first part of the incantation for the killing curse before his head was separated from his body by the ax of a security goblin.
Other security quickly surrounded the body and hauled it away, the familiar goblin...Riphook?..appeared and escorted him away from the scene and the eyes of the others in the lobby. "Please follow me Mister Potter."
Harry glanced back at the spot where a man had just died as he followed the smaller being, noting that not even a drop of blood had been spilled in the encounter. He was led back to the cubicle of the account manager he'd met before and shown in.
"Ah, Mister Potter. Glad you are unharmed."
"Me too..so what was..."
"That was the security this bank offers to all of its customers, Wizards are not allowed to draw a wand or cast a spell within Gringotts walls on penalty of death, as per the Goblin Treaty of 1739. He was dead the moment he drew on you. Now...why are you here, causing disturbances in what was a rather boring day?"
Harry remembered himself and got straight to the point, "I need a way to access Muggle currency without coming into the bank all the time or carrying large amounts with me. I'm spending more and more time in the Muggle world lately and it is getting bothersome to travel back and forth to the bank for funds. I'm sure it just as much a bother for you to deal with me when all I need is cash."
The goblin nodded and pulled a sheet of parchment and a black credit card out of a drawer. "If you'll place your key in the box at the top, and a drop of blood in the box at the bottom, this card will act just as a normal credit card, being tied to your account. The text in the middle simply describes the interest rates and fees associated, but I assure you, because you should have the funds to cover any expenditures, it will be removed directly from your account for a reasonable per-transaction fee."
Harry knew he should read the contract...but he was running out of time, and he didn't want to anger the Goblin. "Can I get a copy of this contract to take with me? Not that I don't trust you..."
"But of course, I'd gladly steal the money off any human dumb enough not to double check that the contract was fair. Though I would also gut one who tried to call me a cheat without reading the fine print first."
Harry didn't think he'd ever NOT be nervous when dealing with Goblins, he quickly produced his vault key and, using the letter opener on the desk, pricked his thumb to place a drop of blood on the document which flashed golden and rolled itself up. The black card flashed at the same time and his name showed up in gold letters, along with a second rolled up copy of the contract.
"Will there be anything else?"
"Ah...no. Thank you for your time." Harry said politely.
"Don't thank me, I'm charging you the minimum of 30 minutes for a consult. Have a good day."
Harry shook his head and quickly found his way back to the lobby and the front doors. He was hesitant to step outside the bank after his life had just been threatened, so he loitered in the entryway until he saw the tale-tell-blue line split the air in front of the bank. Just as the window turned he exited the bank and entered the lingerie store...changing rooms?
"Welcome back Harry, did you get what you needed?" Rina asked him.
"I did.." he said looking around nervously, "What am I doing back here though?"
Before Rina could answer him Hermione...in just her panties, strolled into the open area between the curtained off changing rooms carrying a bra and looking at the tag. "Rina I don't think the cup size on this one is labeled correctly. It says its a C but feels like a B, do you think you could go grab me..." She noticed Harry standing there and trailed off in shock. "Hi Harry..."
"Um..." He gulped and tried not to stare at her chest, "Hello Hermione..."
"I'm just going to.."
"I'll just be..." They both began at the same time as Hermione pointed back to the changing room she'd come out of and Harry turned and walked out of the secluded area. A few moments went by before he heard her muffled scream and one of the sales girls from the floor ran past him giving him a dirty look.
He was mortified...sure he'd dreamt of seeing his best female friend in less than that...but to actually see it...and in these circumstances. He didn't know how he could ever face her again...not without his nether regions instantly giving away his thoughts. He was still blushing when the sales girl appeared once more looking more friendly. "Hello sir, the situation was explained to me and I am sorry for thinking badly of you. Though you are lucky that I asked questions first rather than calling the police."
"Explained to you?" He asked in confusion, what story could they have told her to make it okay that he was in the changing room of a lingerie store?
"You are paying for the outing correct? And the girls tell me they have no problems with you helping them to decide. This is not unheard of, I simply wish you all had informed before the screaming...you only surprised her, it was not a scream of fear." The girl finished with a small smile.
"Oh...okay? Well, uh...thank you, I guess."
"Very well sir, they are waiting for you now. I will let any other customers know to use the other changing area." She winked and walked away from him.
"Harry?" He heard Ginny call out quietly.
He walked up to the door, "Ye..iipe!" He yelped as he was dragged into the room and forced into a chair.
Ginny smiled at him, "You still have to help us pick out what to wear."
He made to get up, mumbling excuses, but Hermione pushed him back down into the chair and Ginny sat on his lap. At least this time Hermione had all the important bits covered; not that he couldn't see right through her bra with his minds eye. He was suddenly VERY aware of the girl in his lap and remembered something Seamus had told him about squeezing your thigh muscles to get rid of a boner.
"Now Harry, I think the least you can do after walking in on me is sit here and accept your punishment." Hermione stated with a laughing tone.
He tried to explain himself, tripping over his words, "But I didn't walk in...I was brought in by Rina...I didn't realize where I was, she had clothes on...and you didn't..."
"Quiet Harry, you might say something you'll regret. As it stands you are going to let them embarrass the heck out of you as revenge. Either that or you can get starkers to make things even."
He gulped, "Who are you, and what have you done with my best friend? The Hermione I know would be mortified, we would barely speak for a couple of weeks until we both forgot what happened."
She shrugged, doing impressive things to her bosom, "Having all these other girls around has helped me to get more comfortable with myself. Besides, there is only the one bath in the common room and I find it likely this would have happened eventually. Also, there may have been a topless beach or two on my summer holidays in France... So its not that big a deal really... you just surprised me."
Harry tried desperately not to imagine Hermione topless in the ocean, but he had to shift his legs uncomfortably as his erection returned. Before he could respond to her Sia came into the room wearing a lacy black and white number and did a little twirl. It was actually fairly modest other than the pattern, he'd seen plenty of swimsuits that covered more skin. He smiled at her. "That one looks nice Sia, you should get it."
She smiled and did a little twirl for him, "Really you think so? It's a bit on the modest side, and it isn't on sale. I'm not sure if it's a good enough bargain, especially if it only looks 'nice'. I'll try something else on."
He was confused, first off these girls should have lots more experience underwear shopping than he did so his opinion shouldn't really matter. Second of all, why were they all so happy to parade around in front of him. Sure, he and Gin were all but dating, and Sia and Nerine considered themselves his betrothed so he could understand them not minding him seeing them like this. But Hermione was half naked in the corner of the room, he'd barely dared to daydream about a similar situation let alone think it would ever happen.
Nerine came out next, looking at the floor and holding her arms behind her back. She was the perfect picture of innocent shyness in her solid purple underwear, it wasn't even a sexy cut but Gin smiled and wiggled a bit in his lap. "He likes that one very much Rina, you should put it in the keep pile."
"I what?" He asked out loud.
"He does? Rina said looking up shyly through her hair, then smiling at him. "I'm glad you like it Harry. I have one more to show you though."
He closed his eyes and began breathing, pushing all his sexual thoughts out and trying to find that blank calm space that helped him think and reason. His body began reacting as he relaxed and he thanked Eustus that he wouldn't embarrass himself any further.
"Harry, do you like this one?" Gabby asked.
He opened his eyes and found the girl standing in front of him in a green and white sports bra and matching panties. It was nothing sexy at all, but he still felt himself stir once more and Gin smiled at the girl who suddenly grinned back, bouncing into the changing room.
"What was that about?" He asked her.
She shook her head and smiled knowingly as Sia reappeared in...could that even be called underwear? It was damn near see through with only the barest bits of cloth covering the naughty bits. It was also Red, or was that his vision? He couldn't tell because his heart was hammering too hard at the sight to think straight. Ginny got up and Sia replaced her on his lap.
"Hello there Loverboy...Oh! I see you like my outfit, maybe if you play your cards right I'll let you see me without it later." Sia said seductively.
This was 180 degrees from the bubbly and shy Sia he had come to know, like an entirely different personality, but he couldn't think straight. "I...What? ..what was going on with Ginny telling them whether I liked their outfits or not?"
She leaned in and whispered to him, lips against his ear and warm breath playing over his neck, "She could feel your...approval just as well as I can." She wiggled against his reborn erection to further demonstrate, "We knew you wouldn't be able to vocalize your approval so we decided to use a lie detector. Though I'm not sure right now if it is because of the clothes, or just because of me."
"Sia!" he said in whispered shriek, she giggled at his discomfort and turned to look just as Ginny came in wearing something black and lacy. He took another cleansing breath and smiled for her, "That looks nice Ginny."
Rather than look happy at his approval, the girl got a dark look on her face and returned to the changing room shaking her head. Nerine came out next wearing a something pale blue and stringy. His member jumped at the image and he gulped, trying to think of what he'd done wrong with complimenting Gin. "You look...really..uh.. nice in that one Rina."
"Yep, that's the one." Sia said with a grin and Rina blushed hard but didn't run away.
Ginny came back in, wearing a teddy that didn't even hide her engorged nipples. Harry had finally had enough and passed out in the chair.
"I think we broke him." Sia said with a giggle.
He woke up in a chair sitting outside the changing rooms, wondering how he got there. In fact he was starting to wonder if he'd dreamed the entire thing, it was too surreal. The sales girl approached and he stood quickly, nervously. "I didn't do anything!" he said too quickly.
She looked at him strangely, "Of course not sir, the girls have their purchases ready at the counter. Will that be cash or credit?"
He pulled out the black bank card and handed it to her and the girl smiled at the thought of the large commission she'd just made as she went back to the register. Harry followed her warily and found the girls, fully clothed and chatting amongst themselves, acting for all the world like nothing happened.
'Maybe it didn't? It can't have.' He thought to himself, desperately holding onto that thought and willing to believe he had dreamed the whole thing he signed the receipt and got hugs from all the girls in thanks.
He followed them out of the store and Hermione led the way across to an Ice Cream shop where Neville and Luna were waiting. Neville looked up as they approached, "Hey Harry, so everything go alright?"
He wasn't really sure...but the girls all seemed happy enough. "I think so," he turned to Gabby, "Did you get what you needed?"
The girl nodded and he sighed in relief, at the very least he didn't have to worry about it raining again. Luna smiled dreamily at him, "Looks like you had a good time, unfortunately all of my underthings still fit me." She grabbed her breasts and lifted them slightly, then let them drop and bounce which immediately had Nevilles eyes locked in place, and Harry looked away with a cough.
"Right then! So...whats next?" Harry asked, desperate to change the subject.
Authors Note:
I LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE! And I'm sorry, for being a jerk and abandoning you. I don't really have an excuse other than ADD and a small break turning into...months of hiatus. But I'm back now, nothing has been abandoned. I hope I didn't lose too many of you by waiting too long, and I hope you enjoyed this installment. It got a bit awkward to write for a moment, mostly because I began suffering from "too-many-girls-in-one-scene-to-keep-track-of-prop erly" syndrome. A common malady in the harem genre. I ended up having Hermione in the corner rather than trying things on for him, she was already far enough OOC as it was.
In any case, I hope to write another chapter this week, but I can't promise it will be for Shuffle. I was begged to work on Incarnation, and French Twist is sitting there, full of potential...