Chapter 14: The third mate
As it turned out they couldn't locate the person who had attempted to kill Luna and within a week of the attack her father had removed her from the school for her own safety, it had been nearly a month since the attack and strangely enough the annual quidditch match was about to begin between Gryffindor and Slytherin Ron and Harry sat next to Sirius and Remus with Hermione next to them.
"So who are you going to cheer for Harry your husband or your house?" Sirius asked.
"My house of course." Harry said smiling.
"Won't Draco be annoyed?" Hermione asked.
"No he knows that any other time I would support him whole heartedly just not today, today I want Ginny to beat him whole heartedly." Harry said smiling.
"Hello Harry." Ben said from behind them.
"Oh hey Ben come to see your lovely bride play?" Harry asked.
"My sister isn't married Potter." Ron said.
"Don't mind him his under the weather today his been sick all morning so I benched him and put Dennis up for him today." Harry said.
"I am fine I am telling you." Ron said.
"So should I cancel the request for your mummy that you asked for this morning?" Harry asked causing the others around him to laugh.
"Your so dead." Ron said making a lounge for Harry who side stepped it and sent a tickling charm at his best friend who was now rolling around on the floor tears in his eyes he was laughing so hard. "Make…it…stop…Harry…please." Ron gasped out ragidly Harry dropped the spell.
"Harry did you put extra power in that spell?" Sirius asked.
"No just the ordinary level of power I put into any spell." Harry said.
"That seemed to have a little extra whiz to it." Hermione said.
"So where is Daniel today?" Harry asked.
"Preparing for the party afterwards no doubt I am beginning to see your point he likes to do things for you." Hermione said.
"Yes well his sister is joining us tonight which is why his making such an effort you sees grandfather insisted as did mum that we have a servant at the castle so that Sirius didn't have to do so much and so that I would have to do nothing as well." Nate grumbled.
"I gave up trying to fight Daniel on it so don't bother, he didn't mention that he had a sister though." Harry said.
"Yes apparently his quite the looker." Sirius said.
The house teams came out onto the pitch Ron looked ecstatic to be flying on Harry's broom Harry planned on and had in fact brought the boy one for Christmas so that he wouldn't be left out the same for Ginny though he knew that she knew that is what he had brought her as she had seen the presents he had had to get them early as they were in such high demand that if he hadn't he wouldn't have got them for Christmas day.
"I bet you wish you were up there with them." Remus said to him as he caught Harry looking wistfully up at the flyers.
"Is Ron acting strangely around you or is it just me and Draco?" Harry asked.
"Why'd you ask?" Hermione said.
"Oh I don't know it maybe the fact that for the last week he has been carrying my bag for me in the classes we have together that you guys don't have with us." Harry said to the girl.
"There is nothing strange about that Harry everyone does that for you." Hermione pointed out and it was true.
"Well I only seem to notice that his doing it." Harry admitted.
"Harry did you say that you didn't have to have a third mate?" Nate asked.
"I said that didn't I." Harry said smiling slightly at the memory.
"This could be your bodies way of saying that you do need one Draco as said something very similar to us." Sirius said.
"It's very hard to predict when you lose a mate whether you will ever meet someone who is suitable for you to mate with again even more so when you have a mate already." Nate said. "Though admittedly I am not in that situation one of our distant cousins was and he met one even though he swore that he would never take another mate it just happened with him." Nate added.
"I'll talk to Draco after the match." Harry said finally.
When the match was over which had admittedly been a close thought match and in the end Gryffindor had edged the match by a mere 30 points the group headed to meet their friends and husband as they came out of the changing room.
"Hey love lets go for a walk I need to talk to you alone." Harry said indicating that Draco should follow him the others smiled and Hermione winked at him.
They walked with their guards into the forbidden forest for privacy staying well clear of Aragogs lair which Harry knew was of to the right of them so they headed to the left and walked in silence with the guards close behind but at a discreet distance away from them.
"So what is it you wanted to talk about?" Draco asked.
"I was wondering whether it was just me or whether you had been noticing Ron a lot as well." Harry asked as they walked.
"I thought I was going round the bend that it was just me I asked Hermione about it a couple of days ago when you were in the bath but she said it could just be nothing, now I think about it though I think I picked up his scent and if that's the case I think that we may have our third mate." Draco admitted.
"I picked up a scent but it was so much like yours I think I may have just ignored it and put it down to your smell." Harry said.
"Oh what do I smell like?" Draco asked.
"Honey and cocoa." Harry said.
"You smell like Coffee and vanilla." Draco admitted.
"If we can smell him does that mean he can smell us?" Harry said with a smile.
"If his started to attract to us then its likely that he may have picked up our scent but then again his human which means that may not apply, its like with you when I started to come into my inheritance I could smell you and Cedric I knew that we were meant to be together like you did to I suspect." Draco said.
"It felt right with you, Cedric was human but he picked up on you before I did." Harry said taking his mates hand in his as they walked.
"We should speak to Ron when we get back." Draco said.
"Yes that would be the best idea to talk to him before we do anything else I should get gramps to help us with that he may know more than we do about this sort of thing." Harry said.
They had come across a clearing which was quite big to say the least it had to be at least thirty meters wide and circular in appearance, Harry spotted a unicorn grazing in the clearing the birds chattered happily as they walked into the clearing which had the most stunning wildlife in it.
"We mean you no harm." Harry said to the unicorn who neighed but stayed grazing though eyeing the pair up occasionally.
"Dobby." Draco called.
"Master Draco I is so happy to see you again." Dobby squeaked.
"Dobby could you bring Ron here for us." Harry asked.
"Yes master Harry Potter." The house elf disappeared from view before reappearing moments later with a bewildered looking Ron who beamed at the sight of the two of them and they both picked up his scent they were not mistaken now that they were alone it was an unmistakable smell. "Dobby bring food." The elf disappeared.
"Hey guys what are you doing out here?" Ron asked.
"We have been noticing you for a while now Ron you see it became clear that we might be seeking our third mate and well now that we are alone we can smell your scent." Harry said rather hurriedly.
"So I am not going insane every time I go near one of you guys I get this raging stiffy." Ron said blushing.
"Oh no you're not imagining things." Harry said taking Ron's hand the boy sighed with contentment a moment later when Draco took his other hand the guards had turned away respectfully to give them all privacy.
"Mum is going to be so proud now you really are going to be family." Ron said. "I've never had something feel so right." He added.
"It feels fantastic to be linked to someone." Harry admitted.
"Hey guys look at this." Draco said breaking the intense stare between the two of them looking around the Centaurs and a number of other creatures appeared in the clearing Firenze at the front smiling at the three of them the guards looked stunned.
"Hello again Harry Potter it was written that we would meet again." Firenze said.
"These are humans they are not of our world." Bane shouted.
"They are Hecatamae Bane or at least one of them is the other two are his mates and two of them have Veela blood in them tell me young one what is your name." one of the centaurs asked.
"King Michael this is my mate King Draco and I guess that this will be King Ronald or Ron for short." Harry said smiling.
"It is a pleasure to meet the three of you." The centaur bowed Harry smiled before placing a warm hand on the males shoulder.
"Their will be none of that we are all equals here." Harry said the centaur looked shocked for a moment before smiling back at him. "I have never viewed your race or any other with contempt or considered you to be less for not being human." He added.
"You truly are as great as the house elves would let on maybe you will be the one to help the magical races that are looked down upon because they are not human." The old centaur replied.
"If I have my way all would be equal." Harry said smiling.
The centaurs stayed for a while with the exception of one who stormed of into the forest the three of them noticed that a family of unicorns was still their with a green bird and black bird which was unmistakably a phoenix.
"Harry do you know what that bird is?" Ron asked in awe.
"I think she is a forest phoenix they are meant to be really rare and no one has them as familiars." Harry said walking to the family and the bird.
"Hello young one my name is Gaia these unicorns and I sort you our today guided by nature herself you are the prophesized ones you will bring great peace to this world I don't doubt." Gaia said.
"We wish to come with you and be your friends if you will allow it." The eldest of the unicorns said a female their was five in total all pearly white.
"We would be honoured." Harry replied.
"Then shall we return to your castle, come the elder of us will carry you back." The female said.
"I think if you do not already have a name that I shall call you Lily." Harry said to the unicorn.
"I am honoured that you would call me by that name." Lily replied.
"Harry are you okay you have been staring at the unicorns for a while?" Draco asked.
"They have come to us of their own will and wish to become friends the phoenix's name is Gaia the eldest of the unicorns will be my ride you two work out which ones you wish to ride." Harry said.
Walking over to Lily he gingerly climbed aboard making sure as not to hurt the unicorn he wouldn't want to do that.
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Dumbledore was looking out of his office window waiting for a sign of the boys returning when he spotted three of them one of the Weasley boy's Ron if he wasn't mistaken riding on was that unicorns.
Dumbledore called Sirius and Nate telling them to meet him in the great hall where the boys were no doubt heading. When he arrived in the great hall he saw five unicorns and a forest phoenix with them which was an incredible sight for anyone to see.
"Boys going into the forest is against the rules you know that." Dumbledore said to them all trying to look stern Lily decided to nudge the mans hand at this moment which he used to stroke the creatures head with she was incredible.
"I see you met Lily she's the leader of the family this here is Gaia as you probably guessed she is a forest phoenix." Harry said patting the rump of the unicorn Hagrid walked into the hall smiling at the sight of the unicorns. "Hagrid would you be so kind to find a nice paddock for them to stay in please." Harry said to the giant.
"Of course Harry." Hagrid said.
"Well come and see you later." Harry said.
"Take care of your young one Harry." Lily said to him.
"I will do." Harry said.
"Harry you do know that unicorns don't like to be kept as pets." Dumbledore said to him.
"They came to us professor along with the centaurs." Ron said.
"What were you doing out their with them anyway." Sirius asked intrigued the three of them looked very happy about something.
"I finally met my mate." Ron said.
"Or in this case mates." Harry said then the pair of them wrapped an arm around Ron protectively.
"Looks like you owe me dinner headmaster." Sirius smirked.
"You were betting on us?" Draco demanded.
"You need to drink this so that the baby isn't rejected Ron all you need to do is had a drop of your blood into the vial before Harry drinks it." Nate said which with a little help he did.
Harry downed the potion in one smiling at the confused look on his mates face he took the boys hand placing it on his stomach.
"This baby isn't just mine and Draco's anymore its yours as well." Harry whispered causing the boy to grin.
"I am really going to be a dad?" Harry nodded and Ron whooped the others smiled Harry simply kissed the boy where he stood Draco when he had finished did like wise before they headed up to get the stuff from Ron's room out of their and into the apartment they now shared.
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Voldemort sat in his throne room looking entirely unhappy with the recent events first his brother was captured now the damn boy had managed to survive an attempt on his life damn that boy.
He had lost his favourite follower and now the person that he wanted to carry his child Draco fucking Malfoy was his enemies life mate this was not happening his best laid plans were going to waste and what was more the followers knew it.
"Have you not found Lucius yet?" Voldemort demanded.
"No my lord we think his being protected by the Hecatamae." Crabbe said.
"I want him dead." Voldemort roared.
"If we attack them we might as well declare war with them my lord." Goyle said.
"I want that traitorous bastard dead." Voldemort roared.
"My lord the Hecatamae will retaliate if we attack them." Wormtail tried.
"I am not afraid of them." Voldemort said with confidence. "And if you are then you are of no use to me AVADA KEDAVRA." He shouted the last two words killing Wormtail. "Anyone else like to tell me something if not find him and kill him." Voldemort roared.
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