Chapter 21 –Who?
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The summer was something on the order of, "I can't believe its happening!" The apartment was fine for studying or a jumping off point for shopping in Hogsmeade but way to small for everyone to live in so I had the Goblins find a place in Diagon alley. As with my name I need to watch what the Goblins do when I say take care of it for me. Diagon alley is the same as Knocturn alley there are shops and there are shops no houses. You can also say that Knockturn alley is part of Diagon alley. The Goblins found a shop and converted it into a house on the insides the problem was it was just off Diagon alley and just inside of Knockturn alley. I still don't know why the girls didn't go home for the holidays. I also made sure that my place in Godric's Hollow was expanded should everyone want to visit or stay in my basement all this was completed long before we left on vacation.
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"Aura!"
"Yes Great Lord."
"We have a concession in the war. We have some extra life force that I will be sending you. Use it as you will."
"Thank you Great Lord." Aura smiled and then a grin appeared... a very sneaky grin.
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The girls decided that they had better visit their parents or parental wrath would descend upon them. This left me all alone for two whole days. I 'slid' to Godric's Hollow and my basement. It just felt right to spend the time there sort of like a bachelors pad away from just about everything. I was just returning from a run down Lancaster Road and back thought he woods. I entered the basement and found a person sitting in the living room and I got hit with a shot of déjà vu that stunned me. I know I knew this guy but how did he get through the wards. A noise came from the kitchen area, I turned and there was some one else that I swear I know but I haven't the foggiest who she is.
"Hi Harry I am Adriana" and she held out her hand to be shaken. I did and I was shaken physically and mentally. This girl I needed to know.
"Harry we need to tell you a story and ask for your help"
I was somewhat dazed as I lead the girl to the couch as I was still holding her hand and she didn't seem to mind.
"Harry what do you know of Dumbledore and his history, family and life?" Nick asked.
"I know he's the leader of the light because he defeated some Dark Lord. He dislikes me and wants me in a position so he can manipulate me. I don't think he's very nice man.
"Harry, Dumbledore is no friend of ours either. Killing your own sister doesn't make him as you put it, very nice." Adriana said in a flat voice.
"Sorry I didn't know he had a sister no less that he killed her."
"Actually I was his younger sister and…"
"WHAT!"
"Yep he's my brother and he did me in as nice as you please."
I was told that Adriana was a half-blood witch and the youngest child and only daughter of Percival and Kendra Dumbledore and the younger sister of Albus and Aberforth Dumbledore. I heard of the three-way duel broke out between Gringlewalt, Albus, and Aberforth and how at Ariana's funeral, Aberforth broke Albus's nose and blamed him for their sister's death. Aberforth never forgave his brother for his part in her death, nor was Albus ever able to forgive himself.
"That was the story that people believe or heard as it's not quite accurate. You would never pick up on the finer points even if you heard the story." Nick continued, "Funeral is the key word as most witches and wizards prefer cremation."
"Don't understand why?" I see all kinds of tombstones in magical graveyards.
"Yes but there are ashes buried there because of a number of things and Dumbledore would have been afraid of all of them so the story doesn't ring true."
"What are you talking about?"
"Harry have you heard of Necromancy, blood magic or Inferi?"
"OH!" déjà vu was hitting me again as this was something I'd heard before.
"What actually happened was Adriana was hit with a de-aging curse and was a baby again but her magical core put her into a state that look like death. Albus brought her to me in the hopes that the philosopher's stone could revive her. He left her to be cured but I had to tell him the stone wouldn't work. I only got her cured about thirteen years ago.
"Now what or we are here about is that we want her to go to school and we would like to use your ironclad loophole contract and have her go as Lady Ravenclaw."
"And you know all this because?" I was leery of how they had so much information.
"Harry I have been alive for centuries and as such I know people, have wealth and know were bodies are buried. I have places I can go and many people curry my favors. You might even say I have chatted with the gods so say yes and help Adriana out."
What could I say? "Yes I would be happy to."
He left so all we had to do was chat. I started to explain about all the girls and she just smiled and stated that Nick had told her all about most things. She informed me that Nick had done a super job at tutoring her and she enjoyed holding hands with me. By the second day we were talking but not of normal everyday things.
"So you say you don't have any Veela blood in you and I don't affect anyone else like this either." I was not unhappy but just curious falling for someone so fast.
"Nope just a normal witch with no special powers although Nick says I have one hell of a powerful core."
"So it's our cores attracting us?"
"It could be or it's a bond of some sort."
"Sorry I don't know a thing about bonds either, we could do some research if you want."
"That's ok, I just prefer sitting here with you and …" The kiss to launch a thousand ships started and was repeated as often as possible throughout the day.
It was time to go to meet the girls at the house and then get the paperwork done with the Goblins for Adriana to become Lady Ravenclaw. I defiantly did not want to go but knew I had to.
Daphne and Tracey were off in a corner discussing bra's so I and Adriana were able to get to the couch and sit before…"Harry! Look everyone Harry has another soul bond going." Luna shrieked and jumped into my and Adriana's lap.
Luna was special, intelligent and really nice but had a personality that got her named Looney Lovegood in Hogwarts.
"Luna what are you on about?" I asked.
"Don't you see the aura's in the room trying to grab onto yours? The new girl has one hell of a grip on yours; it's like its eating your aura alive."
Those left the entire room looking at Luna and we were all completely speechless.
The Goblins took the paperwork but confirmed that Adriana and I were soon to become married in the eyes of magic. That took care of the topic of conversation for the rest of the day and late into the night not to mention the reading of all the books we could lay our hands on.
Somewhere, at someplace if it was findable Aura was laughing herself silly and singing, "some extra life force, they got some extra life force."
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I awoke feeling like I was being crushed into the bed although it was a warm and comfortable all at the same time. As my mind started to work I realized I was flat on my back and pinned by some warm softness wrapped around my chest and legs. I peaked out and saw blond which ment Luna and as I turned my head I met blue eyes watching me. My smile probably could light every candle in the house as I recognized Adriana as my other bed partner.
"You comfy? I asked.
"Mmmm" was a good reply from Adriana.
We spent the day wandering the muggle stores and ate out in a nice restaurant. I was feeling really proud at the stares we got. I and seven beautiful girls it was a very nice entourage. The next morning I found Adriana and Tracey snuggled up with me. The third morning it was Adriana and Daphne. I was curious and asked Hermione as she was the head bookworm.
"Oh! You should ask House Mother as she is choreographing this group. Well someone has to be in charge of the group and Adriana is it for some reason. Right now we get sleeping time and later some snogging time but its all got to be scheduled."
That made sense but none of this really made sense but I figured they would all run off and find a single guy rather than sharing as Hermione described. The little devil in my head said shut up and enjoy it while you can.
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The vacation was done and school shopping was now required so the entourage hit Diagon alley. It was kind of funny Adriana on my right arm always but a different girl on my left as we moved. When we stopped it seemed that everyone was locking arms or holding hands as if the group had to be connected to everyone else. Actually when we went into some of the stores we actually were our own crowd.
At Gringotts everyone got a bag of gold from my trust vault and we tootled over to Madam Malkin's for robes and such.
"Harry we have our own money and…" I interrupted Susan, "I have not even dented my trust vault and the family vault makes more in a day than I just gave you all. Besides how would it look if one of my betroths was broke, it would reflect badly on our houses. Spend and enjoy."
Madam Malkin was happy to provide each girl a robe with their House crest as well as the Hogwarts crest in the color of the appropriate house. For which I paid. When she did my robe with all the crests it registered that this entire crowd was my girls. We thought she was going to faint. Later as we entered the stationery shop I saw the Quality Quidditch shop next door. "Do you think we could field our own Quidditch team this year? I got vetoed and slugged on the arm for my even suggesting that ladies do such a thing.
That's when the twenty Deatheaters showed up. They of course were not out for a picnic and were casting 'Avada Kedavra' at just about everything.
"Girls when I say cast throw the strongest stunner you know and then run back into the Stationery shop. NOW!"
This was not supposed to happen. The girls and I started to turn and run but just stopped and stared. The stunner of the girls went down the entire street behind my stunner and not a person was standing. Everyone, good, bad, adult or child was stunned and now laid on the ground. Shields from the Deatheaters were ineffective the spells just crushed the shields like tissue paper as they speed down the street.
Pop's were heard up and down the street as Aurors arrived wands drawn and looked surprised.
"Susan are you alright?" Madam Bones had arrived.
"Yes Auntie we are just fine."
"What happened... who…how…?" Susan presented the tale of unprecedented magic. They all were confused how stock stunners could do this to the street. I had used a stunner that was enclosed in the little blue book Aura had given me.