Chapter 25 – Fights, resignations and contracts
Everyone was very surprised when Harry decided not to run into the maze but instead flew into the air, he hovered at a high just above the maze and slowly flew over to the center. He could hear Ron shouting some nonsense about cheating or something like that. Harry eventually landed and grabbed the tri-wizard cup, instantly he felt the familiar feeling of a portkey.
He was whisked off, the next thing he know, he was in an abandoned graveyard, the next thing he knew he saw someone walking towards him. The person was holding what looked like a baby in one hand and his wand in the other hand.
"Crucio!" The man roared as a light shot from his wand and hit Harry, the curse hit Harry in his shoulder and he stumbled back, tripping and falling down. The pain was excruciating, and Harry cursed himself for being caught off guard.
'What happened to constant vigilance?' Ginny's voice echoed in his head while he was being tied up.
'I know' Harry groaned 'even I'm disappointed, I think the portkey threw me off. That combined with the guys wand speed'
'Sure' Ginny didn't seem to believe it, she knew he did it on purpose.
'Let's talk later, I've got my head cleared up now, if things get too bad then I'll teleport to you. For now, be quiet and watch, the fun's about to start.'
"Who are you?" Harry asked, before he saw the figures face "Wormtail?! Are you bloody kidding me?! You were supposed to be in Azkaban!"
"It seems that the ministry didn't broadcast my escape"
"Well this is the first time I don't blame them for not telling the truth" Harry replied "I would be embarrassed to high heavens if the entire ministry couldn't catch a pathetic rat like you. How did you escape anyway? Get on your knees and beg? Wouldn't be the first time."
"I see you still cracking jokes?" A raspy voice came from the baby
"I don't know what you are" Harry responded "all I know is you stink and I'd appreciate it if you could get far enough away for the smell to follow you."
"Insolent child!" It hissed "no matter, Wormtail, begin the ritual." It was then that Harry saw the massive cauldron in front of him, Wormtail delicately placed the baby thing down and started the ritual.
"Blood of the father, unknowingly given, you will renew your son!" Wormtail started as he tossed a bone into the cauldron.
"Hey Wormtail" Harry called "do you get paid for babysitting that thing or is just a hobby?"
"F...Flesh of the sergeant willingly given, you will r...revive your master" Wormtail ignored him, he looked as if he was in pain, then when he chopped his hand off and dropped it in the cauldron, Harry was sure he was.
"You know Wormtail the Marauders would have done the same for you, they would've gladly gave their lives to help you, would your master do the same for your pathetic self? Personally my respect for him has plummeted if you're the kind of filth he has to rely on"
"Blood of the enemy, forcibly taken, you will resurrect your foe" Wormtail stabbed Harry in the arm
"Okay" Harry spoke before the blood dropped into the vial "take my blood, I got some to spare. Not like it'll make much difference" Then the blood went into the vial, Peter was unsure about whether or not he should continue, but did so anyway and put the blood in the cauldron. Moments later smoke came from the cauldron and a voice was heard.
"Robe me Wormtail" Voldermort hissed, and Pettigrew did just that.
Voldermort looked at Harry, Harry looked right back. He had placed his mind shields up in case Voldermort decided to read his mind. He noticed Voldermort mentioning his father, but he was just going through one big monologue so Harry ignored him. He had Merlin's wand in his holster and Pettigrew had taken his other one, so as far as he was concerned he was still in a good position. Now all he had to worry about was making an impression on Voldermort and the death eaters he just summoned.
'I'm sure you'll do fine' Ginny insisted 'if you need proper motivation then I promise to give you a private celebration between the two of us'
'Promise?'
'Promise'
'Well there's my motivation'
Harry watched with an amused expression as Voldermort gave Peter a new hand, then drew his attention to Harry.
"Hello" Harry spoke casually "how are we all doing today? Enjoying the party Voldy?"
"Silence" One of the death eaters demanded "who do you think you are, talking to our master like that?! "
"Listen up" Harry smirked "first of all I'd like to say hi Lucius, there was never any point in hiding behind a mask when we can identify you by your girlish hair. By the way Dobby says hi, you know Dobby? The house elf that ran away from your family to join me" Lucius looked positively embarrassed.
"As for the other guy's question I'd like to say the following. I'm Harry James Potter, I never really know what's going on and a lot of the time I don't even know what I'm doing…but, I am a sassy comeback generator and I will fight anyone."
"Is that so?" Voldermort moved closer
"That's right. I'll fight any enemy, I don't care if you're a muggle, pureblood, muggle born or even a half-blood" Harry looked straight at Voldermort "so Thomas…how is daddy doing?" Voldermorts red eyes lit up with rage.
"Crucio" He whispered as he aimed his wand at Harry, Harry was hit with the curse, he thrived in pain for a few seconds before stopping. Voldermort was confused, he never stopped the curse.
"Touched a nerve I think" Harry chuckled, Voldermort kept a calm face while the other death eaters stood in shock, wondering how this boy took the most painful curse alive from Voldermort himself and still managed to laugh. "Tut, tut Thomas. That was naughty…what would Riddle Senior say if he heard you'd been interrupting me while I was talking? You don't seem to have good manners, probably weren't muggle raised or pure blood raised. For those of you that don't know your masters name is actually Tom Riddle Junior and he is a half-blood"
"Silence!" Voldermort ordered, the death eaters actually stood back a little bit out of fear, Harry didn't seem to be fazed at all.
"Tommy" Harry sighed mockingly "such terrible manners, I guess they never taught you politeness at the muggle orphanage you grew up in"
"You're trying my patience Potter" Voldermort spoke in a cold and deadly voice
"Actually I'm trying to annoy you" Harry smirked "hey Tom, how about a duel?"
"A duel?"
"Yes, between you and me. I'd like to prove I'm better than you"
"You better than me" Voldermort responded with a chilling chuckle
"Yes I am" Harry confidently replied "if you don't believe me then allow me to prove it, unless you're scared of me winning. I'd understand, it'd be embarrassing losing to the same person three times in a row, especially when said person hasn't even had his owl exams yet"
"I could kill you" Voldermort smiled
"So could another human being" Harry replied "so could a lion, or a dog or even a very dedicated bird. You're not special."
"Very well" Voldermort took a few steps back "Wormtail give him his wand" Wormtail did as he was instructed and gave Harry his wand before freeing him.
"Thank you" Harry stood up "although I have to admit, it's disappointing that my biggest enemy is surrounded by so many hopeless idiots that this fat rat is the best he can find. Oh well, let's get this over with"
"I will enjoy silencing you" Voldermort smiled coldly
"You'd probably also enjoy beating me, but that's just another thing that's not going to happen today. You see there is a reason I am better than you"
"Oh, what reason?"
"I have a nose" Harry tapped his nose with his free hand, almost to prove it was there "and the fact that I beat you twice already, but mostly the nose thing. I hope you don't take offence, well actually I do, please take offence. "
"Enough talk, I trust you know how to duel?"
"Oh yeah" Harry nodded "I know how they work, we bow, then we start and then I obliterate you in front of your followers." The death eaters were quite puzzled by Harry, they were amazed that the boy could so confidently claim he was going to win when he was up against the dark lord himself.
"Just bow" Voldermort ordered, Voldermort ever so slightly bowed while Harry mockingly bowed to him but wisely kept his eyes on him the whole time.
"Crucio" Voldermort fired the first spell, Harry effortlessly dodged before flicking his wand at Voldermort. A small stone flew straight at Voldermorts head, Voldermort swatted it away but then realised that his face hurt, he realised he was bleeding. Blood dripped from his right cheek, did Potter manage to hit him with a cutting curse? Looking at his smug face, Voldermort assumed he did.
"Well Potter, I must admit, I'm impressed. You're faster than I thought, to hit me with a curse, you must be proud"
"Not really" Harry shrugged "you don't seem that impressive to me. I feel that you're power has been greatly exaggerated by your followers, my girlfriend could provide me with a better fight than you"
Voldermort fired another curse which Harry effortlessly swat away, Harry returned with his own curse which narrowly missed Voldermort when he dodged. Voldermort fired two more which Harry dodged, Harry then shot a cutting curse at Voldermort. Voldermort swatted it away.
"What is this?" Voldermort asked with an amused voice "you aimed that curse right at my throat, Harry, are you actually trying to kill me?"
"Of course I am" Harry answered as if it was the most obvious thing in the world "what do you think I'm like Dumbledore? You think I'd just stun you and throw you in Azkaban? No, no, no! We both know you're far beyond redemption, we know all the people in this graveyard are beyond redemption. I have no problems with killing the lot of you"
"You? Kill us?!" One of the death eaters laughed, Voldermort was about to hit him with the torture curse for interrupting but was surprised when blood poured out of a hole in his throat. The death eater fell to the floor, life draining out of his eyes, Voldermort looked and saw Potter had his wand pointed at the dead body.
"Do you like that?" Harry asked, with pride in his voice "that's a spell I invented, it's called 'velox iecit', I made it based off of muggle guns. Works just the same as one, even has rapid fire modes and everything. Allow me to show you, 'multi velox iecit'."
All the death eaters ducked to the floor as multiple blasts shot out of Harrys wand quicker than they could count, two more of them died. Voldermort summoned up a brick wall to protect himself, he was surprised when Harrys bullets damaged the wall so much.
"So" Voldermort banished the wall "you have one or two tricks, don't think they will help you beat me boy"
"I think me being better than you is what will help me beat you"
Harry and Voldermort exchanged a few spells, each spell being blocked or batted away, Voldermort was getting increasingly frustrated. He couldn't comprehend how Potter was matching him, he was the dark lord and most feared wizard in the world yet he was being matched by a fourteen year old. He also noticed that he was getting tired quickly, that didn't make sense, he could easily duel twice as long without getting tried before and his spells had nowhere near the same amount of power he usually had. Unless…unless Wormtail messed up the ritual.
"Do you need a break Tom?" Harry called out "you're looking a little tired. Don't worry about losing against me, it wouldn't be the first time would it? Let's see, you've already lost to one year old me and eleven year old me so I don't see why fourteen year old me should be any different."
Voldermort wasn't going to rise to his taunts, image was everything and getting riled up by a teenager would ruin his. Voldermort fired a reducto curse at Harry, Harry summoned a wall in front of him and the wall burst down. Voldermort smiled triumphantly, he couldn't see anything through the smoke and dust but he assumed that the impact of the wall hit Potter.
He took a step closer, when a brick flew at him, he dodged it only to be hit in the chest by another brock. He stumbled back as various bricks flew at him. He dodged or got rid of most of them but one hit him in the stomach and winded him shortly before one hit him in his right knee. The next thing he saw was a curse flying at him, Voldermort recognised this curse, it was a dark one. He himself had used it a few times, if hit by the curse then then the victim's eyes would melt. Fortunately for him he managed to duck, although he was still surprised, to see Potter use a dark curse.
Potter slowly emerged from the smoke with a victorious smile on his face, he winked at Voldermort before throwing another curse. Voldermort rolled out of the way before firing a curse of his own, Harry ducked before aiming to just under Voldermorts feet.
"Reducto" He shouted and the ground beneath Voldermort exploded and threw him backwards, the three remaining death eaters were all terribly worried. Not only was Potter matching their master but he was also beating him without struggling. "Come on Voldy, you don't want your men to lose hope in their beloved half-blood now do you?" Voldermort staggered to his feet
"Imperio!" He shouted and the curse hit Harry "bow to me, bow to me and admit that I am the greater wizard Potter"
"Nope" Harry immediately responded "I see no reason to lie"
Voldermort was thoroughly surprised, not only did the cruciatus curse not work, neither did the imperious. Harry, however, didn't give him time to think. He aimed his wand at Voldermort and various bats shot out of it and straight towards Voldermort, a few quick wand movements and Harry had transformed their wings into steel wings with spikes, The bats all cut Voldermort in various places before disappearing. Voldermort staggered back, it took all of his will power not to fall down. He had cuts all over his body and his robes were torn.
"Come on Tom" Harry taunted "nothings working for you, how about we stop holding back, you know which curse you want to use. Use it! Come on! Two simple words and a green light, that's all it would take, go on. End it!"
"You think I'm a fool Potter?" Voldermort spat "I know what you're trying to do"
"You worked it out? Well done, ten points to Slytherin" Harry joked "now I wonder if you worked out what's wrong with you?"
"Wormtail ruined the ritual" Voldermort eyed the fearful and pathetic man
"Nope" Harry laughed "he did it perfectly, I ruined the ritual, something about blood being taken unwillingly from the enemy. I'm sure you can work it out"
"No matter" Voldermort fired a deadly cutting curse at Harry, if all went well it would cut Potters head clean off. Harry ducked under it before taking a step forward, he swung his arm and his own cutting curse connected with Voldermorts wand arm. Cutting off his hand, Voldermort yelled in pain, but Harry wasn't done. He aimed his wand at Voldermorts and with pinpoint accuracy he shot his next spell.
"Reducto" Harry watched with joy as Voldermorts wand exploded "now, this has been fun but I must go now, my girlfriend and I are planning a celebration to congratulate me for winning the tri-wizard championship. I'm the youngest champion ever you know, don't worry I plan to come back and kill you all at a later date. Now if you'll excuse me I'll be off, oh, but before I go I will gladly show you my bullet spell one more time."
Harry aimed his wand at Voldermort, a small red light shaped like a bullet shot out from Harry's wand and hit Voldermort in-between his eyes. The red eyed man collapsed onto the ground as the green eyed hero smiled and walked over to the cup, he grabbed it and zoomed away with it.
The four remaining death eaters, couldn't bring themselves to say anything, their dark lord had just been bested by a child. They looked at the figure of Voldermort, cut up and broken before them. Every single one of them wondered what they would do now, Lucius was already coming up with a plan for what to do if Potter accused him of being a death eater.
Their thoughts were interrupted, when they saw what they thought was the dead figure of Voldermort sitting up, he slowly rose to a standing position. He stood with ripped robes, a limped leg, cuts all over his body, a missing hand and a hole in-between his red blazing eyes.
"Leave" He ordered, and without hesitation they obeyed. Running off before their master could change his mind.
Words couldn't be described to explain how angry Voldermort was, he was always divided between hating Albus and Potter but now he realised that he definitely hated Potter more. He'd wait for another fifty years if needs be but he will personally kill Potter, yes, he would kill him and enjoy doing it.
Harry arrived in front of the maze, holding the cup in one hand and his wand in the other. Everyone looked at him, taking in the blood coming from his arm and the dust and dirt on his clothes. Each and every single eye was on him.
"I'm back bitches!" Harry raised the cup and the crowd erupted with cheers, Ginny rushed towards him and Harry put the cup down before catching her. She wrapped her hands around his neck and her legs around his waist before kissing him passionately. Ignoring the crowd and her mothers shouting.
"To be continued" Harry whispered when he saw the minister and Dumbledore walking over, Ginny reluctantly got down but placed one hand around Harrys waist. She likely wasn't going to let go until tomorrow morning at the earliest.
"Harry Potter" Fudge exclaimed "what happened?"
"Funny story really" Harry replied, everyone became quiet and listened to Harry "you see the cup was a portkey, took me to a graveyard and when I was there I was met with one Peter Pettigrew" Fudge paled at this and looked positively embarrassed
"It seems that he managed to escape from the ministry without anyone knowing, you may want to look into that. Anyway he ties me up and then steals some of my blood to use for a ritual, I think he planned to bring back Voldermort"
"But Voldermorts dead!" Fudge shouted
"That's why I said he planned to do it, doesn't matter either way, I escaped. But sadly Peter got away, although I don't think I can be blamed for that much as I'm just a fourteen year old boy and not an entire government but still" Fudge looked a little annoyed by that comment
"Oh yeah" Harry spoke as if he had suddenly realised something "stupefy" he aimed his wand at Moody and Moody fell unconscious.
"What are you doing?!" Fudge shouted
"That's not the real Moody" Harry explained "it's an imposter, Peter told me himself, apparently he was the one who entered me into the tournament and turned the cup into a port key."
"But why would Peter tell you this?" Fudge asked
"He thought I was going to die, everyone knows the villains have to monologue to the dying victim before they actually try and get the job done. Now if you don't mind could you please contain the imposter and give me my prize money, I'd like to have a nice bath and some sleep as soon as possible"
'Among other things' Harry telepathically spoke to Ginny
'Perhaps I could join you in both' She suggested as she slowly rubbed her hand on his back
'You know what, screw the bath, as soon as we're alone I want my reward.'
'Yes sir' Ginny replied seductively 'I like it when you take charge'
"Ah…yes" Fudge spluttered, he took the money before turning to the crowd "ladies and gentlemen, may I present the youngest tri-wizard champion of all time, Mr Harry Potter!" Fudge handed Harry the money, he took it and ordered his elves to take the cup and Harry checked it for charms and spells before they took it back home, he then started walking off with Ginny.
"Now Harry" Dumbledore started but Harry was already walking away with his arm around Ginny's shoulder
"Well done" Fleur and Krum congratulated him, Harry nodded his thanks to them when he noticed Ron sulking behind them. He continued walking with Ginny until they were out of the stadium.
"GINNY WEASLEY!" A familiar voice shouted, the two turned to see Mrs Weasley bustling towards them with Bill slowly following them. He gave the two an apologetic smile which they returned "where do you think you're going?!"
"Well mother" Ginny answered with a smile "my husband did win the tournament, I was planning to give him a private celebration for doing so"
"I was planning on receiving a private celebration for doing so" Harry added
"Absolutely not!" She roared
"Mum it's nothing I haven't done before"
"What?!"
"Well mother that is how weddings work" Ginny responded "we got married then we spent the night together, it was without a doubt the…"
"Best night of our lives" Harry finished
"Too true sweetie" Ginny kissed him on the cheek
"I forbid you from doing that and you are going to come straight home young lady!"
"Wow" Ginny looked amused "you're really overestimating your authority mother, in case you forgot I am of age and don't have to listen to you. There is only one person who can make me do something that I don't want to do now, and his arm is around my shoulder. Not that he would but from now on Harry is the only person I listen too"
"Harry tell her to listen to me!" Molly ordered
"Ginny" Harry turned to his wife "do whatever makes you happy!"
"HARRY!"
"Thank you" Ginny ignored her mum "but if I have to do whatever makes me happy then I think we should find somewhere private." Ginny lead Harry away "Bye Bill" She shouted
"By firefly" Bill called "Harry, treat her right"
"That's the plan" Harry shouted
"GINNY! GINNY! COME BACK THIS INSTANT! YOU WILL LISTEN TO ME YOUNG LADY! GINERVA MOLLY WEASLEY GET BACK HERE!"
Mrs Weasley continued shouting as she ran after Harry and Ginny, the two saw her running however and Harry picked Ginny up in his arms and ran into the castle. Mrs Weasley couldn't keep up so she resorted to using her wand. She fired a spell but Ginny blocked the spell from hitting Harry and shot her own back which hit her mother's wand arm and nearly broke it.
Molly looked up after picking her wand up and saw that Harry and Ginny were nowhere to be seen. She screamed a variety of curses from her mouth while Bill was behind her with his hand clutched over his mouth trying not to laugh. He wasn't overjoyed at the fact that his sister was so young and married but if Ginny was happy then so was he, he knew Harry wouldn't treat her wrong and if he did then Ginny was probably the only one who could put him in his place. The fact that it annoyed her mother was just a great big bonus and after working with goblins he knew to always take a bonus if you could.
Molly eventually calmed down, remembering that swearing was un-lady like. She patted her clothes and adjusted her hair, she turned to see Bill with a neutral expression on his face. 'Such a good boy' she thought.
"Come on we'll talk with Dumbledore about this" She said as she walked past him. Bill followed, his lips forced themselves into a smile.
Harry and Ginny found themselves in the room of requirement, where a massive bed was waiting for them. The two immediately began kissing, Ginny planted a few kisses on Harry's neck while he removed his top layer of clothing. He placed his arms around her as soon as the kissing returned to the lips, she placed her arms on his neck and her legs around his waist. Harry felt like she was trying to shimmy her way up while Ginny was enjoying where Harry placed his hands to keep her up.
She rubbed her hands all around his back, as he carried her over to the bed. He delicately placed her down on it, her legs still wrapped around his body, they kept kissing and slowly began removing more and more clothing as they did.
Harry woke the next day, to find Ginny in the covers next to him. She smiled peacefully, he smiled back at her. Silence fell upon the two of them, neither willing to break it, they stared contently into each other's eyes, as if nothing else mattered.
'Harry' Ginny called
'Yes sweetie'
'I'm so proud of you'
'Thanks, well I was a little bit tired but I put some effort into it and'
'No, not that! Although that was brilliant, I mean fighting Voldermort, even with the botched ritual that is still a major accomplishment.'
'Well I had good motivation. Did you watch the whole thing?'
'Yep' Ginny smiled before talking out loud "I watched my strong, brave and funny husband destroy the worlds most feared wizard in a duel"
"Thanks Gin" Harry then noticed Ginny looked like she wanted to say anything "you can tell me anything you want"
"You killed three people today" She spoke, afraid of Harrys reaction "I'm not judging you or anything, as they were death eaters who have definitely done worst and I still love you just as much if not more but I was just wondering how you feel about it."
"Truthfully?" Harry though about it for a while "it felt weird, killing someone, at the time I second guessed myself for a second. I thought about how I just killed a person but I liked doing it, then I wondered if there was a difference between me and Voldermort if we could both kill so easily but then I looked at snake faces eyes and I realised that there is a difference between us.
He kills because he thinks that he's the one who can do anything he wants. I kill because I want to protect the people I love and they deserve it, Snape and maybe a few others would have changed sides and attempted to redeem themselves. But the others…fear is the only thing they understand...if I have to kill a few hundred evil beings with no chance of redemption to save the rest of the world then so be it. I don't need to worry about enjoying the feeling as you're here to stop me from turning into the next dark lord. Besides me and Snape are working on a way to tell the difference between those forced to join the death eaters and those who willingly joined."
Harry and Ginny spent most of the morning talking then they had a shower in the room before they put their clothes on and ate the food the elves had brought them. Harry was going to straighten himself up but then the two decided to have fun with the just shagged look. The two walked hand in hand back to the common room with goofy smiles along with messy clothes and hair. They entered the common room and all eyes fell on them.
"Alright, go on then" Harry smiled and the room exploded with cheers, Harry was swarmed with hugs and pats on the back. It took ten minutes for the crowd to die down.
"What happened Harry?" Neville asked
"Well my 'official' statement is Peter Pettigrew kidnapped me"
"Official?" The twins asked
"Story for another time" Ginny interrupted when they saw Hermione and Ron enter the room "today we're celebrating!"
"Dobby, Stink" Harry called and the elves appeared "me and the common room would like a party, could you two and the other elves get some food and drinks for everyone please? Butterbeer as well please"
"Yes Harry" The two elves popped away
"You can't do that" Hermione interrupted "you can't make them work for all of us and..."
"Hermione" Harry spoke slowly "I'm in a good mood, a very good mood today, change that at your own cost. Now decide if trying to force your views upon magical creatures that have chosen to do what I want is worth a silencing charm that will last until the end of summer"
"You wouldn't"
"Is that a challenge?" Harry tapped his wand, Hermione was tempted to take her wand out but she knew she wasn't as strong as Harry and she had seen how quick he could be.
"Hey" Ron spoke up "You…"
"Ron" Ginny interrupted "the same applies with me, except I'm not kind enough to let you off with a simple silencing charm. Understand?" Ron gulped but wisely backed down.
"Excuse me" McGonagall entered the common room and looked around until she found Harry and Ginny "the headmaster requests both of your attendance in his office"
"Okay Professor" They both spoke at the same time, McGonagall nodded and waited outside. Harry called his two elves back.
"Guys, work with the twins in setting up the party, we'll be back in a bit. Fred, George, I'm expecting a bloody brilliant party when I get back"
"Language" Hermione scolded
"Yes mother" Harry and Ginny responded with mock shame
"Don't worry Harry" The twin speak began
"Me and my handsome brother over here"
"Will work very hard"
"On setting up"
"A fabulous"
"Spectacular"
"Great"
"Lovely"
"Fun"
"And cool"
"Party" They both ended.
Harry and Ginny walked out and McGonagall escorted them to the headmaster's office. She led them inside where they found Dumbledore sitting behind his desk, Mrs Weasley standing on one side of it and growling under her breath when she saw their messed up hair and clothes they were still wearing yesterday while Bill was trying not to smile. On the other side they found Snape standing with a neutral expression on his face.
"Morning" Harry greeted them in a cheery manner
"Where were you two last night?" Dumbledore asked
"I'd describe it as heaven" Harry winked at Ginny and clicked his tongue which caused her to blush a little.
"Harry, where were you?" Dumbledore repeated
"In the school sir" Harry replied "you see I had just gone through a very traumatic experience and needed some time alone, Ginny accompanied me and eventually we lost track of time and fell asleep."
"Is that all you did?" Molly asked
"You wish it was" Ginny responded
"Harry" Dumbledore spoke before Mrs Weasley could start shouting "that is very inappropriate behaviour and as such must be punished"
"Really?" Harry raised an eye brow "what are you going to do? Put us in detention?"
"No"
"Sorry to interrupt sir but I can assure you that you need not bother with the threat of punishment"
"Oh" Dumbledore replied "pray tell, why that is?"
"Simple" Harry smiled "I go where Ginny goes and vice versa, you could put us both in detention. Or you could suspend or expel one of us, if you do then both of us go, personally I don't mind. If you do then we'll just go to another school. Fleurs school sounded really interesting, don't you agree Ginny?"
"Oh yes" Ginny crossed her arms "I wouldn't mind spending time in France"
Dumbledore realised that they were right, though he didn't know as much about Harry as he liked, he knew that he wasn't the sort to give empty threats. Dumbledore needed Harry where he could see him.
"Very well" He spoke "as long as you promise not to repeat this action"
"Oh I promise, we ARE going to repeat this action" Harry responded "and we're very much allowed to seeing as she is my wife"
"WIFE?!" Dumbledore roared, he was hoping Molly was wrong when she said the two were married but it was apparently true. He slowly regained his composure "now Harry, Ginny cannot be your wife"
"Oh I'm sure she can" Harry grinned
"And I can assure you I am" Ginny showed Dumbledore her ring
"Ginerva Molly Weasley!" Mrs Weasley shouted "don't you dare disrespect the headmaster!"
"Actually mother" Ginny smiled "I've made some changes and my full name is now actually Ginerva Potter, if you don't believe me then you can check my medical records and check with Gringotts and the ministry."
"And" Harry added "if you need proof of our marriage and emancipation I'd advise checking with the ministry and the Goblins, however don't expect much details. The goblins are big on privacy and for some unknown reason that no one can explain" Harry smiled smugly "the original record of our marriage is gone"
"Gone?" Bill asked
"Gone" Harry repeated "naturally I have a copy but the one in the ministry went missing, a shame isn't it? Luckily however you'd still be able get proof we're married but not much beyond that."
"Very well" Dumbledore sighed
"Very well?!" Molly shrieked
"Mrs Weasley we will resume this topic later" Dumbledore turned back to Harry "now Harry could you tell us about the events of last night?"
"Well sir I took Ginny to a private place, we kissed a lot and eventually we removed our clothes and…"
"Not those events!" Molly shouted
"Spoil sport" Harry mumbled before turning to Dumbledore "the cup was a portkey and it took me to a graveyard where Wormtail took my blood for a ritual to bring the unnameable idiot back to life"
"And?" Dumbledore prompted
"And what?" Harry played dumb
"Did he succeed?" Dumbledore asked
"Professor Snape" Harry turned to the potions master "did the mark burn?"
"Yes it did" Snape nodded whilst rubbing his arm
"I believe you have your answer Headmaster, oh and Professor Snape, the potion had finished cooling down this morning. Dobby, give the Professor his potion."
The house elf popped in and handed Snape a vial of pink liquid before popping away. Snape had rolled up his sleeves to reveal his dark mark, he gulped down the potion and soon the mark had disappeared.
"Thank you" Snape spoke with a grateful voice
"What have you done?!" Dumbledore shouted
"Removed my dark mark" Snape spoke simply "Mr Potter a hundred points for that particular potion"
"Thank you sir" Harry beamed
"But Severus" Dumbledore looked so disappointed "how are you supposed to spy now?"
"I'm not" Snape smiled "my days of spying for you are over."
"But you made an unbreakable vow!"
"No" Snape shook his head "I made a vow to promise to help rid the world of the dark lord and I intend to do it, just not your way. I quit the order of the phoenix and I no longer spy for you"
"Severus!" McGonagall pretended to be shocked, Harry was impressed by how convincing she looked
"Severus if you no longer help me than I will fire you!" Dumbledore screamed
"Thank you" Severus dropped a letter on his desk "but there is no need, here is my letter of resignation and I would like to inform you that I no longer work for you. I already have a new employer!"
"WHAT?! WHO?!"
"Him" Snape moved around and stood just behind Harry, the look on Dumbledore's face was priceless. He was so in shock that he didn't notice Stink popping in and taking a picture with a camera before popping out.
"But…But…you can't!" Dumbledore sputtered
"Mr Potter has hired me as his and Mrs Potters private tutor, and under the laws of the school and British government they are allowed to have a private tutor and not attend school classes regarding the subject providing they have their guardians permission. As they are fully emancipated they are their own guardians and are allowed to hire me."
"Read this professor" Harry said when one of his house elves popped in and gave him a note, Snape read it before burning it. The elf gave him a flower which everyone soon realised was a port key, Snape was teleported away. While Harry and Ginny stood there looking triumphantly.
"Fidelius charm" Ginny spoke "so don't bother asking where he went, now if that'll be all, me and my husband have a party to go to"
"Bye Dumbles" Harry waved cheerily as the two went away, as they exited the door they briefly heard Dumbledore's voice.
"TWENTY THOUSAND POINTS FROM GRYFFINDOR!"
"Thirty thousand points to Gryffindor" Harry whispered, and the points were added straight back to Gryffindor's tally. Harry and Ginny laughed all the way back to the common room when they met the rest of the house. The common room was covered with party decorations, the photo of a shirtless Harry was back on the wall and there was tons of food. Everyone, bar Ron and Hermione who were sulking in the corner, looked to be having fun. Harry noticed that Fleur and Victor Krum were also there along with Cedric, Daphne and her sister Astoria.
"Harry! Gin-Gin!" The twins exclaimed as they bound towards the two "what happened?"
"Oh Harry pissed of Dumbledore and mother for life and got Snape to no longer work at Hogwarts anymore" Ginny answered "Snape is now our private tutor, Mums probably redder than her hair, Bills probably trying not to laugh and Dumbledore is probably more angry with Harry than he has ever been with anyone ever."
"Well done young Marauder" Fred patted his back
"Yes, you did us and the name proud" George added
"Speaking of you two" Harry called for Stink who appeared with a heavy bag of gold, Harry shrunk it down to the size of a hand and handed it to the twins "that's my winnings from the tournament. I want you two to have it so you can open up that shop you wanted"
"But Harry" George spoke, Fred seemed unable to do anything "we can't this is too much"
"It's not and it's not charity" Harry responded "I'm doing it because you're my friends and my family, it also helps that you're my brothers in law"
"Just think of it as an investment" Ginny spoke when she saw the twins were about to argue "Harry's investing in your shop, make him a silent partner. You don't have to send us money but do it if it makes you feel better"
"But you really don't need to send us money" Harry replied "trust me this wouldn't even make a dent in my money, and as Ginny said think of it as a investment. If you two become successful then you annoy Ron , you can move away from your mother and prove her wrong while simultaneously making her furious, and if your pranks end up in the school and cause Dumbledore some problems then so be it. Money well spent I think." The twins looked at each other, Harry began wondering once again if the two had their own form of telepathic communication.
"Very well" Fred nodded "you drive a hard bargain"
"That he does Fred, but we accept the money"
"However we will"
"Make you a partner and"
"You will get twenty-five per cent of our earnings"
"We're not budging on that"
"Fine" Harry agreed and the four all shook hands "I'd advise hiding that before your brother finds out and rats you to your mother and I'd advise not letting her know until you're a safe distance away so she can't steal your money."
"Good point" The twins nodded and took the money upstairs
"What was that about?" Ron asked when he and Hermione came over
"Oh, nothing important" Harry smiled "now can I help you two?"
"Yeah actually" Ron turned red "where were you and my sister yesterday?! Nobody saw either of you after the tournament! Where did you go?!"
"Well Ronald" Ginny smiled and placed her hand in Harry's "me and my husband spent the night together"
"HUSBAND?!" Hermione screamed in shock, all eyes turned to them
"Hey listen up everybody" Harry addressed the common room as he let go of Ginny's hand and stood up on a chair "we're celebrating today because of three reasons. The first being the school year has nearly ended" Cheers filled the room "the second being I won the tri-wizard tournament and the third being this lovely woman." Ginny stood up on the chair with him and waved at the crowd
"I'd like to introduce Ginny Potter!" The room erupted with cheers, Harry was pretty sure that they could be heard all the way in Azkaban. The two stepped down where all the men congratulated Harry and the girls did the same with Ginny, Harry saw Ginny showing off her ring to the girls.
"But…But you can't be married" Hermione interrupted "you're not of age"
"Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve" Ginny replied
"How did you do it?" Hermione desperately wanted to know
"Simple, he asked and I accepted. Sorry but that's all we're willing to tell you, have fun not knowing"
"Ginny" Astoria spoke "does that mean that you're moving in with Harry?"
"No she isn't it!" Ron interrupted
"Yes I am" Ginny ignored Ron "I'm going to move in a day or two after school finishes, maybe a week at the most but I will be moving in."
"No you won't" Ron shouted
"Why not?" Ginny replied confidently "the marriage made me of age and I am Harrys wife so technically I see no reason why I can't move in. Sorry Ron, but looks like you have to do all those chores on your own"
"What do you mean?" Fleur asked
"Well mum makes us all do chores" Ginny explained "but since Bill, Charlie and Percy have moved out and I am going to as well then that just leaves Ron and the twins. The twins were already making up for Bill and Charlie being gone and I was making up for Percy being gone. But now Ron will have to make up for me and Percy."
"This is so not fair!" Ron shouted
"I guess you're glad to be out of the house" Daphne spoke to Ginny
"Shut it snake" Ron demanded "what are you doing in our common room anyway?" The room fell silent
"I'm a relative from the grooms side" Daphne coolly responded
"And a friend of the brides" Ginny added and nudged Daphne's arm
"Plus I asked permission from your head of house and the rest of the common room to be here."
"How could you all let a snake in here?!" Ron looked around the room
"Seeing as we've let actual snakes in here, I don't think they're a problem" Neville joked
"So if Harry brought in a vampire you'd let him?"
"Yes" The entire common room responded
"What if he brought in a dementor?"
"Why would I do that?" Harry asked "although if I theoretically did let a dementor in then I'd ask everyone if I could first then I'd keep it under control with a patronus charm and I'd provide everyone with chocolate after"
"You can do a patronus charm?" Hermione asked
"Yeah, I tried it in my third year then I taught Ginny, watch" Harry raised his wand and soon a bright white light blinded everyone temporarily as a white Phoenix flew from his wand, Ginny did the same and another Phoenix was in the room. The two flew around for a bit before disappearing.
'Hey Gin' Harry spoke telepathically while everyone was distracted by the Phoenixes 'at the end of the year tell everyone you're going to stay in Diagon Alley until I come and pick you up, but I want you to actually go and stay with Percy for a day or two, okay?' Ginny nodded at Harry who winked at her.
Soon it was time to leave, Harry and Ginny found themselves alone in a train compartment, after briefly saying hello to Luna Lovegood and the twins the pair found themselves alone. They decided to quickly finish all their homework now and then have some snogging done before they arrive. While doing their homework the two were laughing at Dumbledore's reaction to Gryffindor still winning the house cup despite all the points he took away, he looked like he was about to throw the table and hex Harry. Once the homework was completed and put away, Ginny got up and sat in Harrys lap, their lips were about to touch when they heard an annoying voice.
"Get off my sister!" Ron yelled
"In case you haven't noticed, she's on me" Harry replied "now do you have something important to say or are you just here to annoy us again?"
"Ginny, you're coming with me right now and you're going to stay with me until we arrive at the train station and mum takes us home"
"You can't tell me what to do!"
"Yes I can!"
"No you can't Harry interrupted "Ginny is my wife, and I am the heir to the most ancient and noble house of Potter, so in simple terms, touch Ginny and I ruin you. You'd best hope I do it legally as well"
"I'll get you one day Potter" Ron growled "one day"
"I doubt anyone born in this century will live long enough to see that day" Harry replied, Ron scowled at him before marching off.
"Hello Potter" Draco walked in, confidently "sorry to inform you but your reign is at an end, the dark lord is back and he'll end you and your poor little girlfriend"
"Wife actually" Harry smiled "that makes her richer and of a higher standing than you, as for Voldermort I can assume your father told you he's back" Draco flinched at the name but then paled at the mention of his father.
"Before you say anything Draco" Harry continued "I found myself in that graveyard with Voldermort and seven death eaters if we include Pettigrew. I walked out of that graveyard but there were three less death eaters when I did. If you don't believe me then ask your father"
Malfoy sneered then walked off, Hermione then walked by.
"Have either of you seen Ron?" She asked.
"Went that way" Harry pointed "goodbye"
"Harry I was wondering if you could tell me what happened in the graveyard, nobody knows much and a lot of people think you-know-who is back"
"I could tell you what happened in that graveyard" Hermione waited, but Harry didn't seem to want to say anymore.
"Well?"
"I said 'could' didn't say I would, now off you go, me and the wife want to spend some time together before we arrive."
"You're a jerk" Hermione spat and walked away
"High praise Herm" Harry called back before closing, locking and putting the necessary spells on the door. Once they arrived at the station Harry and Ginny shrunk trunks and put them in their pockets. As soon as they got out they were met with Mrs Weasley and Arthur, the twins and Ron followed shortly behind them. Ron stood by his mother with a smug face.
"You are coming with me" Molly ordered, but as she was about to grab Ginny Harry stood in front of her "move Harry"
"Nope, hi Mr Weasley" Arthur smiled at him quickly "now my wife is not coming with you, I'm going to drop her off in Diagon alley for a day or two then she's returning with me to my house"
"No she is not!" Molly shouted "she is coming with me right now! Ginny I am so disappointed in you! This is no way for a young lady to behave"
"Maybe I don't want to behave like a young lady" Ginny replied "did you ever ask what I want? No, you just made me do what you want. I'm sorry mother but cooking and cleaning and not having a job while producing as many kids as possible is not how I want to live my life. I am going to do what I want and I'm going to do it with Harry at my side and have fun doing it"
"Ginny!" Ron shouted "listen to mum" The twins were about to say something when they saw Harry pass Ginny a note, she passed it to them and they quickly looked at it. 'We'll tell you about the following prank later' the note read.
"Okay why don't we compromise?" Harry spoke up
"Compromise?" Molly asked
"Yes" Harry smiled mischievously "me and Ginny will go to your house to get all of her stuff, if you can beat us there before all of Ginny's stuff had been removed then Ginny will stay but if we win then the two of you can't ever try and force her to come back"
"Yeah go on then" Ron replied, not knowing that Ginny had her wand out "You'll lose"
"He accepted" Harry smiled "Ready, set, go!" Harry grabbed Ginny's arm and the two flamed away.
Mrs Weasley rushed out of the station with Ron following her, leaving the twins and Arthur behind, she grabbed his hand once they were out and the she apparated the both of them back to the outside of the burrow. They ran up to Ginny's room, when they entered they found all of her stuff had been removed and Harry and Ginny stood there looking very smug.
"Did I forget to mention?" Harry feigned forgetfulness "I already ordered my elves to remove all of her stuff once you left the house."
"Harry" Ginny struggled to keep a straight face "I accidentally had my wand out so when you and Ron made that challenge and I think I accidentally made a magical contract" Molly and Ron stood there in shock
"Ginny" Harry pretended to be angry "that was a stupid thing to do, once we move into my home I just may have to 'punish' you"
"Well I have been a naughty girl" Ginny licked her lips, before throwing something at her mother's feet. Upon looking at it Molly realised it was Ginny's handle on the clock and it was twisted and broken.
"Well as you two can see" Harry turned to the two Weasleys "you can try and convince Ginny not to come but I doubt she will and a contract has been made saying you can't force her to stay. With that being said me and Ginny are going now, I need to drop her off and set up the house so we can spend a lot of quality time together."
"Don't worry about the house" Ginny smiled seductively "just get the bedroom ready"
"I'd better get to work" Harry grabbed her arm and the two laughed before flaming out.
"You" Molly tuned on her son with a cold voice "made a magical contract….making it…so that I….can't bring my daughter back?!"
Ron screamed as he ran downstairs, chased by his angry mother who had pulled out her wand, unfortunately for him the twins and his dad were still hours away so it wasn't likely that he was going to get help. Unless his dad apperated over, but unfortunately for him the twins reminded Arthur that they couldn't leave their car at the station, the even more unfortunate news was the fact that Arthur agreed.
As Ron was hung upside down and screaming loud enough for all of Europe to hear, he silently cursed his sister and he cursed Harry Potter.