A/N: Hi, hi I am back with a longer chapter than the last one so this officially makes this one my longest chapter ever, yay. There are a lot of interesting surprises ahead. I am quite satisfied with the result of this chap actually but I will love to read your thoughts on it, of course. Talking about Ginny, she was the second established couple since I started writing Antique. Gabrielle and that redhead are just so fitting for each other and their craziness is a blast to write. By the way, Ron's 'magic stick' was a bad joke that I needed to write lol.
Oh yeah, limping Gabrielle will be finally gone! On a side note, I listened to my usual soundtrack to write but there's a nightmare Fleur had that I wrote when I listened to 2 different songs. The first one is Mozart's 'Requiem' and the second was 'O Fortuna' from Carmina Burana. I ended up writing until 4 am and had nightmares after that, maybe my soul was too sensitive [I am not that fond of classical music since it gives me nightmares] but I think you can feel the pain while reading and listening to those ones.
HachiRawr: Me too! I love Gabrielle and her crazy mate.
LazeeEM: Marie's mate? It's a mystery until this chapter, actually. That battle is giving me a headache and it is still on the drafting process but I will try to write it as epic as possible. Fleur and Ginny's interactions? they will be rocky of course.
Retrograderabbit: HAHAHA you killed me with your comment, but yeah I don't like Ron so he will be out of commission again, lol.
MilandaAnza: Well, since I don't write canon I just take the characters and adapt them to my story. Yes, Ginny is younger and is in her last year. I didn't want to make her too old for Gabrielle since she's 15. Ginny is 17, btw.
pappa: Yay, welcome to my Gabs/Ginny ship! A lot of veiled preparation is seen in this chapter and Gabrielle will be healed [poor limping adorable mess she is] Thanks for reading, your comments are always appreciated.
andrewpine: Yup, they deserved to be back together. Bellatrix will be out for blood soon but there are a lot of things to address first but we will get there soon. Ron is an idiot, he will never grow up and if he pulls some crazy stunt, he will be killed by mysterious forces, lol.
Avatar1989: Hahaha Adorei como o Ron foi socado, ele merece. Eu acho que Ginny é uma companheira perfeita para Gabrielle e se eles tiverem filhos, eles serão tão adoráveis e terríveis que eu estou realmente considerando isso. E você está certo! Cecile é a companheira de Marie e você vai ler sobre isso neste capítulo. Obrigado por ser um fiel leitor.
alexanderburchnell: I try to respect the characters so they stay loyal to canon but I also like to add my own touch to the entire thing and I am glad that you think that I did a good job, I will keep on trying.
Serenity: Hahaha welcome to the terrible ones ship, they are awesome. Ron being punched was lovely, I hope I can write it again, lol.
A fan: Loooooool! Careful with those stunts backflips are dangerous XD. I know, right? all the training, healing, and loving ahead plus all the fighting and dealing with Gabs/Ginny, poor Fleur man. Things are better I think, I just need more chocolate in my life lol.
Thestral212: Seh esa pareja explosiva le va a sacar canas a Fleur. Quise que el capitulo fuese ligero a pesar de lo largo y me alegra saber que asi fue. Es importante que Hermione tenga se sienta comoda con su familia y eso incluye tener amigas como Marie para que no sea la siempre seria Gryffindor solo pendiente de estudiar, creo que Hermione da para mas. Jajaja esa pelea me va a volver loca y aun no la he escrito, stupid Bellatrix que aun no demuestra su poder satanico lololo. Ya aparece la hermana de Marie, relax.
Perpetual Nonsense: I didn't promise any smut! did I? lol okay okay. I will give you some, soon [probs next chap]. I don't know who Fleur hates the most now, you for making her suffer and making her miserable thanks to Veronique or yours truly for creating Gabs/Ginny lol. Anyhow, move your sorry butt and gimme Cruel Intention's last chap you biatch XD.
This chapter is dedicated to Avatar1989 since she was the only one guessing Marie's mate [Este capítulo é dedicado a Avatar1989 desde que ela foi a única a adivinhar o companheiro de Marie].
Enjoy!
26.- Amor volat undique
love flies everywhere
The next morning, Hermione woke up to the gorgeous sight of a sleeping Fleur in her arms and could not help but smile. The French witch had her head on the Gryffindor's shoulder, her hair was loose, and a few strands covered her face. Taking them in her fingers, Hermione placed them behind her beloved's ear.
Opening one azure orb, Fleur smiled lazily while wrapping her arm around Hermione's slim waist and closed her eye before kissing her beloved on the neck.
"Morning love" the dark blonde doctor whispered before kissing Fleur's head.
"Don't 'good morning' me, 'ermione" the French witch whispered with a pout "I refuse to leave bed yet" her hold of Hermione became tighter "it's too early to be up, mon coeur"
"It's not" the English witch chuckled while checking the time on her phone that was on the nightstand next to Fleur's "it's eight in the morning" amber and azure orbs widened when they sensed a rush of magie above them and jumped out the way of a falling bucket with ice cold water.
"Gabrielle!" Fleur yelled and Hermione opened the door of their room to find a giggling redhead along with the smaller French witch leaning on her cane.
"Well, good morning to you two" Ginny greeted the now seething couple while Gabrielle chuckled and then pouted when she saw that neither her sister nor Hermione were not soaking wet "aw, I thought we got them, ma petite puce"
"Oh, but we will" Ginny leaned and whispered by Gabrielle's ear "you just have to wait and see" the soft words made the younger Delacour blush.
"Don't tell me that now you are Gabrielle's partner in cri…" Hermione was not able to finish when a second bucket of water soaked both Fleur and her from head to toes.
"Gotcha!" Ginny yelled and high fived with a chuckling Gabrielle.
"How did you…" the younger blonde asked startled while Fleur cursed in French.
"I have my secret powers too, darlin'" Ginny grinned before turning back to look at the soaked couple in front of them.
"How did you become a prefect, got so many outstanding OWLS and then a head girl being this terrible?" Hermione glared at her friend while casting a wandless spell to dry Fleur before she started hexing everyone in the entire castle since she loathed cold water with a passion.
"My behavior and my academic performance are unrelated, you know" Ginny shrugged her shoulders before wrapping an arm around Gabrielle's shoulders who blushed even more "besides, this one here is brilliant too and will graduate faster than any of us which proves that you can be a smart and mischievous, just a perfect combination"
"Mates from enfer! ENFER!" Fleur shouted in French before turning around with a huff and headed towards the bathroom to shower while a now dry Hermione glared at the giggling new couple.
"Anyhow, we just came to let you know that we will leave to the villa after breakfast so you better hurry" Ginny added before an annoyed Hermione slammed the door on her face and both girls laughed amused before heading towards the Great Hall.
"Now…" Gabrielle lifted her cane blocking Ginny who turned to look at the smaller blonde with a raised eyebrow "…are you going to explain to me how they didn't detect your magic?"
"Only if you show me how to make fireballs, darlin'" the redhead smiled "it will definitely freak Hermione out"
"Deal, ma petite puce" Gabrielle grinned before pecking her beloved's cheek who turned as red as her hair before following the shorter blonde.
After saying goodbye to a smiling Harry and a sulking Ron, Hermione entered the Great Hall and was taken aback when she saw Marie hugging a witch she knew.
"Um Marie…" the Gryffindor doctor cleared her throat and raised an eyebrow at her coworker "care to explain why you are hugging her?"
"Oh, that…" Marie turns her emerald eyes to grin at the dark blonde doctor "well, number one…"
"You have to tell me the reason behind that 'ideous nickname, mon coeur" Fleur whispers by Hermione's ear who just nodded.
"Let me introduce you to my little sister…" Marie ruffles her sibling's blonde tresses and the teenager giggled amused "…Luna Beaumont, also known as Luna Lovegood"
"What?" both Ginny and Hermione exclaimed clearly taken aback.
"That's…" the redhead whispered.
"Just…" the Gryffindor doctor added while struggling to utter something else.
"Oh? I have interrupted a deep thought, haven't I? I can see it growing smaller in your eyes" Luna commented with a dreamy smile while Marie chuckled.
"You haven't changed a bit, mon petit" the French doctor smiled before hugging her little sister again "by the way, are you coming back with us? Our mothers are dying to see you"
"It is not the time yet, the Nargles had advised me not to" Luna replied while locking her azure with her sister's emerald "they said that only after the big fight it would be safe"
"Nargles?" Ginny asked while raising an eyebrow.
"Those are what you call fairies, ma petite puce" Gabrielle commented with a slight frown "the Beaumont family is well versed on being able to communicate with the occult"
"As in predicting the future?" Hermione asked now curious.
"Yes and no, mon coeur" Fleur smiled at her beloved "they know the future, but the fairies would only disclose what it is allowed for us to know at the right time"
"And here I thought that Luna was just delusional" Ginny sighed, and it was Gabrielle's turn to glare at her before pinching her arm.
"She's family" the shorter blonde whispered with a frown "and Luna is wiser beyond her age"
"Not to mention you had a childhood crush on her…" Marie fake coughed while Ginny raised an eyebrow at her while Gabrielle looked away.
"Crush?" Ginny turned to look at azure orbs that avoided her gaze.
"Oh, this sounds promising" Hermione commented while sitting at the teacher's table and serving some fresh fruit and croissants for her beloved.
"It's something silly, really" Fleur whispered back while pouring some coffee for herself and tea for her mate "but let's see how my troublemaker sister gets out of this one"
"So, you had a crush on your cousin" Ginny seethed, and Hermione frowned when she saw how the redhead's magic became visible. Orange and golden sparks started swirling around the head girl and Fleur smiled amused.
"Remember what grand-mère said" the Delacour heiress commented by Hermione's ear "we can't intervene on mate's issues"
"I know but I am concerned about her magic levels" Hermione pointed at the raging redhead "they look a bit out of control"
"As I said, mon coeur" Fleur raised a piece of croissant covered in jam and drew it closer to her beloved's mouth who bit it without hesitation "this is their issue and we will only intervene if necessary, which is not the case, trust me" the Delacour heiress added before turning to continue observing the scene.
"It is not what you think, ma petite puce" Gabrielle raised her arms defensively "I just liked the way she did magic and envied her fairy communication skills so I followed her everywhere in order to learn her secrets" the blonde stood in front of her redhead before continuing "I just wanted to have the same skills she has"
"Not a crush then, darlin'?" Ginny asked calming down when her beloved took her hands in hers.
"Absolutely not" Gabrielle reassured her mate with a wide smile "my eyes are only for you, ma petite puce"
"Aw, isn't that adorable?" Fleur giggled.
"Well, Gabrielle and I do share the same sentiment" Hermione added while taking her beloved's hand "our eyes are only for the ones we love"
"Aw, mon coeur" Fleur kissed her beloved on the lips.
"Ew," the younger blonde witch made gagging sounds.
"Gross" Ginny added while turning to look at Fleur and Hermione.
"You really know how to kill the mood, huh?" Hermione glared at Gabrielle and her redhead beloved.
"Girls" Antoinette crossed her arms and glared at all of them "we will leave in an hour, so eat and stop the silly drama"
"I am sorry mémère" Gabrielle apologized before sitting next to her sister who was stifling a giggle behind her coffee mug.
"You just had to cause a scene with your stupid comments," Fleur remarked while glaring at Marie who ignored her completely while talking in veela with Luna.
"As you can see, Min" Josephine whispered while leaning towards the headmistress "your head girl has an explosive temperament, same as my younger granddaughter"
"That she does" Minerva sighed.
"She needs to learn how to handle her emerging magie just like Hermione did" the clan's head stated while observing the redhead being fed by an apologetic Gabrielle "and for that, she needs to accompany us"
"But she hasn't finished her classes" Minerva locked eyes with Josephine "she is on her last year"
"We will tutor her and I bet Hermione will gladly help too but you saw how her magic was getting out of control" the clan's head took a sip of her lukewarm coffee before continuing "besides, Gabrielle is about to become a full-fledged veela soon and they recognized each other as mates before time which could be risky for them to be separated"
"Such handful granddaughters you have" the headmistress grinned while observing how lively her professor's table had become with the French witches "very well, I will allow her to leave but she has to come back to take her exams before Christmas break"
"I will make sure that happens, Minerva" Antoinette intervened "I will escort Mademoiselle Weasley back to Hogwarts so she can take her exams"
"It's settled then, she will leave with your family and be back here for two weeks before Christmas break" the headmistress added.
"Thank you, Min" Josephine smiled gratefully "look at the bright side, you won't have to deal with teenagers with raging hormones, magic slightly out of control and insane tempers"
"May I remind you that I am in charge of hundreds of teenage pupils here?" Minerva rolled her eyes and Antoinette giggled amused. Seeing them interact reminded her of the time they were students.
Some things haven't changed.
"Touché" Josephine added with a chuckle before turning to observe her family and notify Ginevra about the decision of joining them for the time being.
"Are you sure that you don't want to come back with us ma petite?" Marie asked while hugging her sister who just smiled at her.
"I need to stay but I will go back for the holidays" Luna replied with a tilt of her head "I heard some wrackspurts talking to the nargles earlier and they said that by that time things will be peaceful enough" Luna stepped on her tiptoes and kissed her older sister on the forehead "tell our mothers to take care and be careful with the blibbering humdingers that will be around the villas in a week"
"I will" Marie hugged her sister once more before whispering some phrases in veela to Luna who just nodded before saying goodbye.
"Do you have any idea what they are talking about?" Ginny asked.
"Not a bloody clue" Hermione who shook her head.
"You two need to learn more about our culture" Marie replied while approaching the floo "I will ask maman to send me some books" it was the last thing the mischievous doctor commented before disappearing in a green cloud.
"You first, mon coeur" Fleur offered.
"No love, you should go first" Hermione replied.
"You know what, we should go first" Gabrielle took Ginny's hand and walked towards the chimney.
"If we wait for you two to make up your minds…" the redhead commented while taking enough floo powder for the two of them "…we will start puking unicorns and rainbows in no time" before whether Fleur or Hermione could reply, the younger couple vanished in a green mist.
"Mates from enfer" the Delacour heiress scoffed and her grandmothers chuckled amused.
"Let's go before they drive everyone nuts, love" Hermione offered her hand which her beloved gladly took before stepping in the chimney.
"Take care Miss Granger" the headmistress added with a small smile.
"I will" the Gryffindor doctor replied with a matching smile before feeling the pull of the floo and disappearing in green smoke.
"Thank you for everything, Min" Josephine remarked before hugging Luna "see you soon"
"We will" the headmistress replied with a serious expression.
"After you, my love…" Josephine showed her beloved the way to the chimney.
"Lovely" Antoinette gave the clan's head a peck on the lips before taking floo powder and stepping into the chimney. Both women stated the location out loud before leaving in a dusty green mist.
The moment Hermione opened her eyes once more, she was surrounded by the arms of her beloved. Looking up, amber locked with azure and she could not help but smile Fleur's serene expression.
We are home.
"Fleur!" two voices shouted at unison and the dark blonde doctor started shivering the moment her beloved was taken from her side and engulfed by Apolline and a woman Hermione assumed was Fleur's other mother, Camille.
"I am ok, maman" the blonde heiress gasped for air when both of her mothers held her tighter "I can't breathe" Fleur giggled at her mothers antics.
"We have missed you like crazy" Camille sobbed while now wrapping her arms around both of her daughters that continued giggling.
"They are a very emotional bunch, huh" Ginny whispered to Hermione that just nodded before green dust started pouring from the chimney once more and Josephine along with her wife joined them.
"Our girls are finally home" Antoinette's eyes sparkled with tears of joy.
"They are indeed" Josephine assured her while giving her a hug.
After the emotional welcome, Camille and Apolline finally freed their daughters from their grip and greeted Marie, Josephine and Antoinette.
"And who this girl might be?" Camille's azure and emerald orbs landed on Ginny.
"She's the mate of the terrible one" Antoinette stated with a smile.
"My baby has a mate?" Camille asked quietly.
"It's too soon" Apolline gasped.
"I don't think so" Gabrielle rolled up her left sleeve and small markings in orange and gold shone "check out what I discovered this morning" Ginny rolled hers and the same colors appeared on her left forearm.
"They started bonding already" Josephine exclaimed taken aback.
"Did you expect less from the terrible one?" Antoinette added as-a-matter-of-factly.
"Mates from enfer" Fleur mumbled annoyed while Hermione rubbed her arm.
"Let them be, love" the Gryffindor doctor added with a grin "we'd better focus on healing Gabrielle, don't you think?"
"Bon" Fleur huffed, and Hermione smiled. She just loved how adorable the French witch looked all pouty.
"By the way, Marie" Apolline turned to look at the blonde that was hugging Camille "an owl got here this morning" the older Delacour approached and handed a sealed letter "by the crest, it is safe to assume that it's from your mothers"
"Thank you, ma tante" Marie replied with a smile while taking the letter and placing it in her pocket.
"I hope you are in good shape, ma chère nièce" Camille commented while wrapping an arm around Marie's shoulder "because I could use some sparring"
"Of course, tante Camille" emerald orbs shone golden for a second "I won't lose this time"
"What are they talking about?" Hermione asked her beloved.
"Let's follow them and you will see, mon coeur" Fleur entwined her hand with her beloved's before following her mother and cousin.
"What is happening?" Ginny asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Oh" Gabrielle replied with a smile "if you thought that my 'fireballs' were cool, you've got to see mama's magie" the younger blonde stated while walking away before turning and offering her free hand to the redhead "let's go, ma petite puce"
Just after the maze, a new building had been raised. It was a medium size gym with different kinds of weapons and equipment. At the surprised gazes of her granddaughters, the clan's head decided to explain.
"Since the attack and after your maman Camille destroyed basically half of the villa in the defense, we decided to build a bigger training room closer to the main house so we could work out at ease" Josephine enlightened "this one has several spells to repel magic so you can use your powers fully with no risk of setting everything on fire"
"Oh, that's so cool!" Gabrielle exclaimed pleased while throwing a small fireball at the building that absorbed it.
"You are surely omitting how you made me build it muggle style despite my injuries" mumbled Camille while opening the door "anyhow, welcome to the new Delacour training facilities"
It was surely bigger than it looked. Inside there was a fully equipped gym surrounded by glass walls, next to it, a room with an array of muggle and magical weapons. On the opposite side, there was a shower and changing room and a sauna right next to it. But the impressive part was the indoor pool on the left and the training grounds on the right. The whole place was a sports complex packed in an apparently small building.
"Impressive reducing spells" Hermione commented distractedly while observing everything with wide eyes.
"I am glad that they are of your liking, Mademoiselle 'ermione" a serious voice commented from behind her which reminded the dark blonde doctor the way her beloved pronounced her name.
Turning around, amber locked with sparkling green and blue that observed her with interest "since nobody had the courtesy of introducing us, I will do it myself" Camille extended her hand towards the Gryffindor "Camille Delacour, Fleur and Gabrielle's mama and in charge of training and defense of the villa"
"Her…Hermione Granger" the dark blonde doctor kicked herself mentally for stammering in front of her beloved's other mother.
A clear sign of weakness, the Gryffindor grimly thought while wincing slightly at the older woman's strong grip.
"Camille" a stern voice called and the blonde released Hermione's hand immediately "stop scaring her and start your sparring already" stated a serious Antoinette Delacour while taking a seat next to her grinning wife.
"Is your mother scared of your grandmother?" Ginny asked while sitting next to her beloved.
"Well, you will too if you saw her duel" Gabrielle pointed out while cracking her knuckles earning a glare from Apolline that she blatantly ignored "the only one matching mémère's skills is Fleur, and barely"
"That reminds me" Antoinette slapped her legs before turning to her granddaughters "we should duel later to see how your rusty you are" Fleur sighed and Hermione grinned. She was really looking forward to seeing the famous Antoinette Delacour in action.
"Crippled here, remember?" Gabrielle raised her right hand.
"I can duel" Ginny stated with a wide smile.
"Great" Antoinette turned to look at the other girls "Fleur and Hermione, are you willing to duel with this old lady?" Josephine could not help but snort "just promise to go easy on me, I am an old woman after all"
"Don't pay attention to her words, mon coeur" Fleur whispered by Hermione's ear "she's very strong"
"We will go as gentle as you do, Mademoiselle Antoinette" the dark blonde doctor teased, and the older witch giggled.
"Enough chatter, you lot" Josephine commented before pointing to where Camille and Marie where "the shiny show is about to start"
After casting a wordless spell, a fencing piste appeared. Both witches stepped on shiny circles on the ground and their magie surrounded them.
"Those are called water mirrors" Gabrielle explained to her beloved "when you step on them, your magie levels enhance and it can take a shape" the younger Delacour smiled "I can show you later how they work, they are pretty cool"
"So, Marie" Camille called while her golden magic covered her up to her neck "which style do you feel like losing to today?"
"Épée" green eyes sparkled when a dark green fencing sword started forming on her right hand and same colored magie started covering her head "I won't lose!"
"We'll see about that" Camille chuckled when a flaming golden Épée appeared in her left before her head and face were covered by golden fire completing her fencing attire.
"Wow" Ginny exclaimed clearly surprised.
"I know, mama's awesome at fencing" Gabrielle smiled proudly while taking her beloved's hand in hers.
"Impressive control of magie" Hermione added.
"This is just the beginning, mon coeur" Fleur grinned widely "mama used to be an international fencing champion"
"Which is basically cheating since fencing is a Beaumont trait, it's in their blood" Gabrielle commented.
"Shut up" Fleur snapped.
"You are just butthurt because you suck at fencing" Gabrielle teased "I am way better than you are"
"But you are not good at dueling" the older blonde deadpanned.
"Stop it, you two" Apolline scolded her daughters "what are your mates going to think about you?"
"I think it's fun to see Fleur without a stick way up her butt" Ginny whispered earning a snort from Josephine.
"I like this one, she has spunk" the clan's head commented in veela to her wife who nodded with a giggle.
"Etes-vous prêtes?" Camille asked while taking a defensive stance.
"Oui" Marie replied while raising her rapier.
"Allez!" Apolline shouted and both Camille and Marie thrust almost at the same time, but the older blonde was faster and scored a point in an instant.
"Too slow" Camille scolded her, and Marie hissed before taking a stance again.
After clenching her jaw and focus part of her magie to her feet, the younger witch was able to thrust faster, but her aim was slightly off, and Camille didn't miss her chance and hit her on the head making Marie lose her balance and fall on her butt. Dismissing the protective fire around her head, the French doctor panted. She was indeed out of shape.
"One more time!" the French doctor shouted before she was able to stand up again.
"J'ai gagné" Camille pointed her rapier at Marie's forehead who opened her mouth to say something but suddenly, her dark green flames extinguished, and she fainted on her aunt's arms who grabbed her niece and approached where her family was seating.
"That burns magie really fast," Hermione noticed.
"Oui, it is an excellent training for magie control since you have to focus your flames around your body to protect you and in the shape of a sword while attacking, moving fast and dodging attacks" Fleur nodded "the trick is to keep a stable fire flow around the body and use the rest to improve speed and accuracy"
"Says the one that has never hit mama" Gabrielle mumbled, and Ginny chuckled.
"Tais-toi!" Fleur hissed.
"'ermione" Camille called and azure and green locked with amber "would you like to try your hand at fencing? I promise to be gentle"
"Um…" the Gryffindor doctor turned to look at Fleur who whispered a quiet it will be fine before Hermione stood and approached Camille.
"First, stand on this water mirror and picture how your flames cover you all the way to your neck" Hermione did as told and her magie covered her like a golden armor "very good, now try to make it take the shape of a slim sword like mine" Camille showed her rapier to the Gryffindor who got it right at the third try.
"Not too shabby, healer Granger" Gabrielle shouted earning grins from her amused grandmothers and a kiss on the cheek from Ginny who made the younger Delacour turn crimson and Fleur rolled her eyes. After showing Hermione some basic moves, Camille and the British doctor took a defensive position.
"Etes-vous prêtes?" Camille asked with a smile.
"Oui" Hermione replied while raising her rapier.
"Don't worry 'ermione, I won't be as hard as I was with Marie" the older witch added with a friendly grin while the Gryffindor took a deep breath "my niece needs to get in shape".
"Allez!" Fleur shouted and Camille's eyes widened when Hermione vanished from her sight. Azure and green blinked surprised when she was barely able to deflect Hermione's rapier and hit her on the shoulder before the British doctor dared to attack again.
"What was that?" Ginny asked clearly surprised.
"Come on you, cheater" Gabrielle booed "no wordless magic"
"In my defense" Hermione made the flames covering her head extinguish before facing the younger blonde "your mama never said I couldn't use it"
"Great reflexes, magie control and spell, that was really impressive, 'ermione" Camille added while ruffling the doctor's hair "let's try one more time and I will let you rest since you will need all your magie to heal Gabrielle later"
"Very well" Hermione took a defensive pose before another Allez was heard and she thrust with surgical precision grazing Camille's cheek who landed a hit on Hermione's arm.
"Impressive indeed" Camille smiled while wiping the blood from her cheek "you even went through my fire helmet" the French witch made her flames vanish before wrapping an arm around Hermione's shoulders "I am happy that you are my baby's mate" the French witch approached Fleur and kissed her on both cheeks.
"Now even mama is a cornball" Gabrielle made gagging sounds and Ginny slapped her on the arm.
"Let them be, darlin'" the redhead scolded her beloved "besides, Hermione is a worthy mate for Phle…I mean, your sister" Fleur turned and glared at the redhead.
"Well, before you start your banter again, let's duel" Antoinette stood and stretched her limbs before turning towards Fleur "shall we, ma chère petite-fille?"
"Oui, mémère" the heiress stood and walked towards her grandmother. At Antoinette's flick of her wand, the fencing piste disappeared and was replaced by a dueling arena.
Opening a dark oak box with golden cravings, the older blonde took Fleur's wand and handed it to her granddaughter who bowed her head politely.
After that, both witches stood on water mirrors to release all their magie before taking a position on opposite sides. Locking eyes, both witches bowed before raising her wands.
"Un" Antoinette whispered with a wide smile.
"Deux" Fleur followed with a matching grin.
"Trois!" Both Gabrielle and Ginny shouted at unison.
Both Fleur and Antoinette used a combination of wordless spells that landed around them when they were repelled by wordless counter-spells and flames. Fleur raised her chin and smiled satisfied.
Her reflexes were sharper, and she was finally able to deflect her grandmother's attacks without depleting all her magie like before. Fleur had not dueled with her mémère for a while and it turned a pleasant surprise that after beginning her bond with Hermione, her skills grew stronger.
Changing her stance, Fleur decided to attack and launched several fireballs with her right and some hexes with her left and a myriad of colorful spells left her wand towards Antoinette who was able to deflect the most sneaky ones, but was not fast enough to repel the second succession of wordless spells Fleur had cast that hit her fully on the chest and the older Delacour fell with a loud thud a couple of meters away despite her flames absorbing most of the stunning spells.
"Not bad" Antoinette smiled while wiping the blood from her open lip whilst standing "I see that you had become stronger since you found your mate but I am not that easy to defeat" the older witch closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
"We are stronger together, mémère" Fleur's smile widened.
When Antoinette Delacour cracked her eyes open one more time, her orbs had turned golden and her left hand started forming a purple fireball before walking back to the arena which made Fleur swallow hard and the grip of her left hand wavered slightly.
"Oh…" Gabrielle gasped and grinned.
"What? Why are you looking that surprised, darlin'?" Ginny asked with a tilt of her head.
"Um…" Hermione frowned and was about to stand when a hand was placed on her shoulder stopping her attempt to intervene.
"Gabrielle is surprised because it is very rare that my wife goes full force this soon" Josephine explained "you can tell by the color of her eyes and the aura forming around her" every pair of eyes turned to observe Antoinette who now was covered by a gleam of purple while her eyes looked like liquid gold.
"Mémère is pissed" Gabrielle chuckled "now the real duel will begin"
"Expelliarmus!" both witches shouted at the same time and both spells collided with such strength that both witches took a few steps back before going back to wordless hexes to surprise the other but both styles were extremely similar and most of the spells were repelled again. The heiress' orbs shone golden and her fireballs grew in power burning her grandmother's right shirt sleeve.
Suddenly, Fleur's eyes widened, and she slashed with her bare hand a purple sword that almost hit her on the back before extending her right palm to repel another fireball that Antoinette had thrown at her.
In a matter of seconds, she balled her right fist and materialized a fire whip that she used to disarm a surprised Antoinette that raised her left hand to summon her flames to shield her from Fleur's aggressive spells and flames.
Copying the style of her enemy, good trick indeed.
It took her a while, but Antoinette was finally able to get rid of Fleur's whip burning her right wrist before stomping on the ground and the younger Delacour yelped surprised when her feet started burning.
She had forgotten her mémère's second elemental magie: light, which allowed her to turn the ground into something like lava when she used both of her magie at the same time. Seeing this, Hermione started glowing blue and was about to aid her mate with her own magie, but Josephine stopped her with a shook of her head.
"Don't intervene, Hermione" the clan's head whispered "Fleur won't forgive you if you do"
"But…"
"She will be fine since my baby is stronger than that" Camille cut in while a distracted Gabrielle played with Ginny's fingers.
Fleur jumped back and focused part of her magie to her feet to avoid being burn before summoning her grandmother's wand. The moment she had it in her right hand, the blonde threw it towards Hermione who caught it with her left.
Seeing that her mémère has not noticed her trick, Fleur deflected some purple fireballs before running towards her grandmother.
"Stupefy!" Fleur shouted and Antoinette easily deflected it.
"Come on, ma chère petite-fille you can do better than that" the older Delacour grinned.
"Oh, but I did, mémère" Fleur smile widened before she stopped a few steps away and balled her right fist.
Antoinette's golden orbs widened surprised when she finally felt it. Her sneaky granddaughter had masked her golden flames with her purple ones and used her magie to cuff her ankles making it impossible to move. The next thing Antoinette Delacour felt was Fleur's wand on her neck.
"I won, mémère" now azure orbs looked back at still golden.
"You did indeed" Antoinette smiled before hugging her granddaughter and both got rid of their magie.
"Wow, I didn't know phlegm had it in her…" Ginny was at a loss of words.
"She still sucks at fencing, though" Gabrielle mumbled whilst Hermione glared at the younger couple while the veela within her thrashed irritated.
"Nice fight, mon amour" Josephine handed her wife a towel that she gladly accepted.
"Fleur has indeed grown stronger," Antoinette remarked while sitting next to her beloved "I am very proud"
"What did I miss?" a yawning Marie asked, and everyone just looked at her and chuckled. A moment later, the Gryffindor doctor blinked confused when she felt a new presence and someone else's magie became visible. A new connection was established.
"Do you see that, love?" Hermione asked with an amused eyebrow.
"Wha…oh…I see it, mon coeur" Fleur replied with a mischievous grin.
Now, I want to see how this goes, the dark blonde doctor mused.
A thin dark green string started floating from Marie's chest towards the gym's door and time suddenly stopped when the French doctor's emerald orbs widened when locking with sapphire.
"Non!" Marie exclaimed while covering her mouth with her hand when she felt a pull on her chest "this can't be"
"Oh, merde…" the blonde at the door exclaimed with annoyance before approaching the group.
"So, Cecile" Camille commented unfazed "how were rounds?"
"All is fine, aunt" the tall blonde commented while avoiding Marie's gaze "all the perimeter of the villa is secured and there are no incidents to report"
"Bon" Camille remarked satisfied while standing up "how about some fencing?"
"I would prefer going for a swim first" the tall blonde replied and green and azure looked at her curiously. It was very rare for Cecile to reject a spar with her aunt.
Then, Cecile's orbs widened when she saw the rest of her family staring at her and she rushed to engulf Fleur in a tight embrace before doing the same with Gabrielle.
"My lovely ones" Cecile exclaimed with tears in her eyes "why nobody told me that you were arriving today?"
"I can't breathe!" Gabrielle gasped and Ginny helped her out of her cousin's grip.
"Hello Hermione" an amused Cecile greeted.
"Cecile" the Gryffindor doctor deadpanned.
"I bet you remember Marie, my girls' cousin" Camille commented with a grin.
"I do" an annoyed Cecile bowed her head slightly "Hello, Marie, long time no see"
"I…I…" emerald orbs gleamed "hi?"
"I thought I would never see this" Hermione whispered, and Fleur smiled "Marie stammering is such a refreshing sight"
"She had it coming" Fleur hissed in fake annoyance while leaning against her beloved.
"Let her be" Camille warned whilst sitting next to her wife once more.
"I…will go and…take a swim, then" Cecile stated with a shaky voice and a glare directed towards Marie before turning around and walk towards the pool.
"That was…unexpected" Hermione sighed.
"Not really, healer Granger" Gabrielle added before she stretched and leaned her head on Ginny's shoulder "cousin Cecile hates Marie"
"What did you do to her?" the English doctor turned to look at her green-eyed coworker.
"I thought she was over it" Marie shrugged her shoulders "I used to pull pranks at her, nothing more"
"Nothing more?" Gabrielle glared at her cousin "you are unbelievable!"
"You cut her wings with your magie and burned her" Fleur's eyes shone in anger "it took her months to be able to grow them back and she still has burn marks on her shoulder blades"
"You did what?" Camille asked in a too quiet tone which made Marie flinch "you girls told us that you didn't know!"
"You also used to call her 'dwarf bird' since she was smaller than you" Gabrielle spat ignoring her mother.
"Don't tell me you forgot about the prank of locking her in one of Beauxbaton's dungeons knowing that she was claustrophobic" Fleur hissed "or the time you hit her with a bludger"
"I hit it away, but she was near, it was an accident" Marie replied with a frown.
"Or the time that you vanished the stone stairs, and she fell in the lake," Gabrielle remarked with a chuckle "although that was a good one"
"How about the time you were on your last year and insisted on dueling her and burned her neck when she was winning" Fleur's eyes were turning golden by now. Luckily, Hermione noticed it and took her wand from her beloved's grip "she still has that scar you know" a soft splash was heard when Cecile dove and started swimming clearly ignoring them.
"Merde, why do you think that I am studying medicine?" Marie yelled now standing "I want to make my wrongs right and heal the scars I caused and that she refused to be healed" all of them grew quiet and Marie's face turned crimson.
"So…" Hermione broke the silence with a clear of her throat "since when did you like Cecile, Marie?"
"I…I…" the French doctor opened her mouth, but no words came out for a few seconds "I…don't like her…" she finally whispered while looking down.
"Yes, you do" Hermione stood which made the French witch look up "if you didn't, you wouldn't have bugged her for this long"
"I…"
"It's like when a boy likes a girl and pulls her hair to catch her attention" Hermione explained, and Fleur giggled "it's textbook on liking someone"
"I told you to stay away from those psychology books, number one" Marie chuckled dryly.
"Well, now you need to find a way to apologize, she's your mate after all" the Gryffindor doctor grinned at her coworker's frown.
"Serves you right for bullying her for so long, you idiot" Gabrielle chuckled before yawning.
"You are tired, darlin'" Ginny commented before gently touching her beloved's forehead "and you are a little warm"
"I am not" Gabrielle promptly replied before yawning one more time.
"Go and take a nap, my dears" Apolline added "we will wake you when it's time for lunch"
"Bon" Gabrielle sighed standing up.
"I will go with you" commented an eager Ginny earning grins from the rest.
"Just don't make me a grandmother yet, I am too young for that" Camille shouted with a wide smile.
"Tell that to Fleur!" her youngest daughter shouted back whilst rolling her eyes and the rest laughed when Hermione turned crimson.
Entering her room, Gabrielle sat on her bed and took off her shoes before getting under the covers. Her eyelids felt heavy and she did feel warm, but she was too proud to accept it. Soon, she felt relief when Ginny placed a wet towel on her forehead.
"You are too stubborn, darlin'" the redhead whispered.
"I am ok, ma petite puce" Gabrielle mumbled with a small smile "care to join me in bed?"
"Sure but no funny business, Miss Delacour" Ginny added before lying in bed next to the French witch.
"I wouldn't dare, mademoiselle Weasley since you have a mean right hook" Gabrielle added softly before leaning her head on Ginny's shoulder and closed her eyes. Not even a minute passed by and the younger blonde fell asleep. The redhead smiled and hugged her beloved before closing her own chocolate orbs.
Back at the training facilities, Camille called a gulping Marie apart which was more the former scolding the latter under the amused glances of the others.
"I think you girls should rest for a bit if you plan on healing Gabrielle today" Antoinette advised.
"You will need all your energy for that" Josephine added "luckily, it will take less time since the healing was almost done last time"
"I think I will take a walk instead" Hermione added before standing.
"Me too" Fleur commented before joining the one for her and holding her hand.
"Those two are way stronger now" Apolline commented before standing.
"I guess we should have a special lunch to celebrate" Antoinette joined her daughter "I will bake some sweets"
"I will help you mama" Apolline added and both women walked towards the villa's kitchen.
"Camille" Josephine approached the arguing women "walk with me" and her daughter-in-law complied. The clan's head winked at Marie before leaving the place.
Emerald eyes turned towards the pool where Cecile kept on swimming and the French doctor sighed. She knew how evil she had been towards the other blonde and that was one of her main reasons of choosing medicine, to heal old wounds, not only physical but emotional and she had caused so many to the younger veela that she didn't know where to start.
Ironically, life had a twisted sense of humor and now, the same girl she had caused so much pain was her the one for her, something none of them could change but learn to deal with it, at least on Cecile's side since Marie was indeed smitten by the now taller Cecile. Sensing a cold stare, the French doctor turned, and her emerald locked with furious azure and Marie could not help but shiver.
This doesn't look good.
"Cecile, I…" Marie uttered while approaching the blonde that just got out of the pool and was drying her hair with a towel.
"Oh, so it's not 'dwarf bird' anymore?" Cecile spat with anger "so your manners had finally improved or is it that you are scared of me now that I am at least twenty centimeters taller and way stronger than you"
"I…" Marie's words died in her throat when she noticed Cecile's neck scar, the same one she caused years ago, and emerald orbs focused on the floor "I am sorry for every…"
"Look at me when I am talking to you" Cecile's stern voice interrupted and Marie raised her gaze to find stormy azure and golden "it might be part of our culture to be with our mates but I don't want to be with you" the taller blonde turned around and left a speechless Marie behind.
Merde, this will be complicated.
"I know that you are upset but your niece is an adult now" Josephine commented while checking the protective runes of the villa.
"Oui, but what she did is unforgivable" Camille replied in an angry tone.
"It was" the clan's head admitted, "but now it's Cecile's choice in the matter, not ours, understood?"
"Bon" Camille sighed "but that doesn't mean that I will go easy on her on her training"
"Fair enough" Josephine grinned. She knew how strict Camille was when it came to young veela being properly trained "although I think Cecile will be the harshest on her"
"And she had it coming" Camille replied with a scoff.
"You Beaumonts are so wild" the clan's head could not help but chuckle.
"We are just too passionate…wait, that is not right" green and blue orbs blinked, and the blonde witch tilted her head before pointing at one particular set of runes.
"You are right" Josephine crouched to observe the enchanted stones that were glowing red instead of the usual golden "this combination could seriously injure any veela trying to apparate here"
"Let's fix it right away" Josephine proposed, and both women took their wands and transformed before started casting elaborated spells to rotate the heavy boulders that contained the protective runes.
"Mon coeur" Fleur whispered after placing the book she was reading on her nightstand and leaned towards her beloved's face that rested on her lap.
"Hmm?" Hermione opened her eyes and could not stifle the yawn that escaped her lips.
"Let's rest for a bit" the French witch mumbled before rearranging her position on their bed.
"Ok, love" the Gryffindor doctor murmured and moved to kiss the one for her on the lips. Soon, the couple drifted off.
Several death eaters tried to break the guarding runes of the villa but the veela were prepared this time and repelled most of them. They didn't have time to celebrate when Hermione started coughing blood and Fleur screamed in horror.
"I told you that you will pay dearly for what you did to me" a sinister voice added before a cackle was heard.
The Gryffindor fell on her knees holding her neck that didn't stop bleeding. Fleur rushed and used her magie to form a shield to protect them both. Kneeling by her beloved, the French witch tried hard to stop the blood from escaping Hermione's neck, but the gash was too deep.
"Fleur…" the Gryffindor coughed once more and her face paled when the blood in her mouth made it difficult to breathe "…I love you"
"Don't talk, mon coeur" the blonde whispered whilst casting all the healing spells she knew but the blood didn't stop "everything is going to be fine"
"I will love you forever, Fleur…" Hermione whispered one last time with tears in her eyes before her orbs lost all traces of life.
"Non, non, non mon coeur" Fleur yelled while holding Hermione's limp body "'ermione!" the French witch tried to revive her beloved by all the means she knew to no avail. Her golden eyes darkened when black tears went down her cheeks when time stopped the moment Fleur Delacour lost her mate.
Giving a last kiss to the now cold lips of the one for her, the heiress of the Delacour screamed in pain and her flames started turning dark. Her heart just broke and she won't pick up the pieces but destroy the person that took the most important person in her life. The once shining royal blue and golden wings tinted black, while a dark aura starter glowing around the pained heiress.
"Fils de pute! I will kill you with my bare hands, you salope" Fleur screamed, and her fire shield exploded. The French witch raised her left hand and a small ebony shield covered Hermione. Fleur's veins turned black and became visible and Bellatrix wide grin turned into a frown.
After repelling all the spells, the wicked witch threw at her, Fleur walked towards Bellatrix and, when she finally reached her, she grabbed her by the neck.
"You are not that brave now, salope" the French witch smiled, and her golden orbs tinted black. Bellatrix was gasping for air, but Fleur didn't let her go.
"Have mercy! You are supposed to be the good one" Bellatrix gasped, and her strength failed her when the infuriated veela squeezed her neck harder almost breaking it.
"You took my heart and now I will take yours" Fleur ignored her and in a swift move, the blonde used her ebony magie to bore a hole through the dark witch's chest and ripped her heart out killing the witch instantly.
Releasing Bellatrix's body from her grasp, the heiress squeezed the heart and her black fire turned it into ashes. After that, Fleur Delacour's pained scream could be heard all over the villa when her black flames started consuming her.
"Fleur!" Hermione's yell made the French witch open her eyes.
"…" without uttering a word, the older blonde hugged the doctor with all her strength and sobbed quietly.
"It was just a nightmare, love" Hermione whispered by her beloved's ear.
"I saw you die, 'ermione" Fleur whispered with a shaky voice and her tears poured again "and I lost control of my magie and killed the one that took your life, it was 'orrible"
"Everything is fine, I am here with you, love" Hermione whispered and hugged her beloved whilst whispering sweet nothings. The British witch didn't stop holding her mate until she calmed down and fell asleep once more.
A knock on the door made the Gryffindor doctor look up to find the worried gazes of Josephine, Antoinette, Apolline, and Camille. Hermione invited them in with her free hand and the four women sat on the bed around the couple. The Gryffindor doctor told them what happened and Josephine along with Antoinette frowned.
"It might have been just a nightmare but it could also be a premonition of sorts" the clan's head commented "in any case you both will start training with Camille in two days when your magie levels should be back to normal since curing Gabrielle will require a considerable amount of it"
"Sounds good" Hermione promptly replied. Something about Fleur's nightmare had her disturbed.
"This time all of us are here and we won't let anyone harm our family" Camille stated rather loudly, and her wife silenced her with a glare that made Hermione smile. She felt so at ease with them, and that warmed her heart.
My family.
"Anyhow, Apolline and I were coming to let you know that lunch will be ready in half an hour" Antoinette spoke softly.
"But if you want to rest, I can send an elf with a tray of food later" Apolline offered.
"Thank you but I think both of us would love to enjoy a family lunch" Hermione smiled sincerely while holding Fleur tighter "I will let her rest a bit more"
"We will leave you both alone, then" Josephine stood, and the other women followed suit. Just when Fleur's mothers left the room, the clan's head placed a hand on the door, and azure orbs turned to look at Hermione again "you will wake Gabrielle and Ginny, I presume"
"Oh, we will" the Gryffindor added with a wide grin "let's say we have unfinished business since this morning" the last comment made Josephine and her wife chuckle and shake their heads before closing the door behind them.
"I don't know who the terrible ones are anymore," Antoinette told her wife who smiled.
"Let them be, they are harmless" Josephine replied before frowning "but that nightmare, we should definitely look into that"
"I will after lunch so don't worry" Antoinette took her beloved's hand before facing her "this time we will face everything together so nothing will harm our family" stepping on her tiptoes and brushed her lips against the clan head's ones.
"I hope so" Josephine sighed and kissed her back while wrapping her arms around her wife. They stayed holding each other for long minutes before heading back to their routines with troubled thoughts.
Cracking her azure open, Fleur smiled at the sight of Hermione holding her tight. The warmth the younger witch emanated made the French witch feel calm and safe. Despite that, Fleur Delacour could not help but ponder at the nightmare she had earlier.
It felt so real. Azure landed to stare at her hands that glimmered golden against the light filtering through the curtains.
I am scared of losing her, Fleur concluded while caressing her beloved's cheek.
"Sigmund Freud said that dreaming was the window into our subconscious that reflected our deepest fears and secrets" amber opened and a smile grazed both of their faces "whatever the reason is, I assure you that we will overcome anything that is troubling you together, love"
"You haven't stopped being a sweet talker, mademoiselle Granger" Fleur giggled before kissing Hermione who eagerly kissed her back.
"I try my best, mademoiselle Delacour" the British doctor's smile widened "say, how about some payback regarding our rude awakening this morning?"
"I am all ears" Fleur giggled at her beloved's playful side.
When Ginny opened her chocolate eyes, a few cold drops surprised her. When the drops turned into a cold drizzle, she started shaking Gabrielle.
"Darlin' I think Hermione and your sister are trying to pull a prank on us" the redhead whispered, and Gabrielle jumped out of the bed so fast that she tripped and landed with a loud thud.
"Merde" the smaller blonde groaned, and the room dropped its temperature on several degrees when the drizzle turned into snow and the walls froze.
Ginny was immediately by her mate's side and helped her stand when dark clouds appeared out of nowhere and followed their every move while dropping hail at them.
Both girls yelled and tried to cast some spells to stop the attack, but it was as their magic was disabled for some reason. Not even Gabrielle's fire was a match to the increasing hailstorm in their shared room.
The moment the shorter blonde landed on her butt, an infuriated Ginny opened the door to find Fleur and Hermione laughing with tears in their eyes.
"That was not funny, you two" the redhead barked making the older couple laugh even more.
"I beg to differ, mademoiselle Weasley" Fleur finally calmed down "I find the entire situation hilarious"
"Agreed" Hermione added while wiping some tears from her amber eyes "consider that payback from this morning"
After a bit of struggle, Gabrielle was finally able to be on her feet and limped all the way to her door to glare at her sister and companion.
"I'll get you back for this" the shorter blonde yelled while tripping again but Ginny was faster and held her.
"I would really like to know the reason why this hall is so cold and there are snow and hail coming out of the terrible one's room?" Antoinette's stern voice boomed from the other side of the hall and everyone flinched at the tone "lunch is ready, and I hope everything is back to normal before you show your faces in the dining room"
"Yes, mémère" Gabrielle and Fleur promptly replied while Hermione and Ginny muttered something along the lines of 'at once' and 'not a problem'.
With a flick of their wands and several wordless spells later, everything was the way it was supposed to be, and the two couples freshened up before going down the stairs to have lunch while joking around in friendly banter.
The moment the younger couples entered the dining room, they could not help but notice the tension coming from Cecile and Marie. Both women were sitting far from each other and avoiding eye contact, well, Cecile did while green orbs looked down in shame.
"What happened to them?" Gabrielle voiced and her grandmothers glared at her.
"They are just being stubborn idiots" Camille ignored them while sipping her wine.
"I am not" Cecile crossed her arms and looked away.
"We aren't" Marie exclaimed with a sigh.
Yes, you are. Everyone thought at unison and a collective eye-roll was seen. Just when Gabrielle was about to make a witty remark, lunch was served, and all ate ignoring the sulking pair.
"Any news on your mother and sister, Cecile?" Apolline asked while serving some salad to her wife.
"Maman will start teaching potions at Beauxbatons while Colette decided to stay there until she starts school again just to keep our mother company" Cecile added while Camille explained to her niece what was happening to her mate's family and the former gasped surprised.
"It's better that way, I guess" Antoinette looked suddenly sad. She missed her younger daughter "I will visit her in a couple of days"
"I will join you, mon amour" Josephine interjected before turning to look at her older granddaughter and beloved "in the meantime, you girls are in charge of healing Gabrielle today"
"We can start as soon as the sun hides if mon coeur agrees" Fleur added before stealing a spoonful of Hermione's triffle.
"I don't see why not" the English doctor replied while taking one of Fleur's éclairs.
"See ma petite puce? They are even mushy while eating" Gabrielle pouted.
"Totally true, darlin'" Ginny agreed while shaking her head "but as long as they fix your leg, you might have to deal with it"
"Then, it is settled" Josephine ignored their comments before smiling at the older couple "see you in a couple of hours at the inner temple, then"
"Bon" Fleur assured while taking her beloved's hand.
"Not a problem" Hermione added before eating the last of her triffle. It was so good to eat her favorite dessert again that she just invested the last minutes of the lunch to enjoy her sweet treat.
Just after the sun hid behind the mountains, Fleur and Hermione entered the inner temple. The young couple gasped at the sight of the remodeled place. The ceiling was higher, and the water mirrors were bigger which would channel energy faster and more accurately.
"Well, girls" Josephine turned to look at the future heiresses "this is it"
Camille and Apolline used a ceremonial knife to puncture their hands and crimson drops fell on the outer water mirrors raising the first protective wall. After that, Josephine and Antoinette did the same and a second wall surrounded the inner water mirror where Gabrielle peacefully slept.
Fleur and Hermione held hands before taking a step forward. As soon as their feet touched the sacred water, royal blue and golden flames arose and Hermione and Fleur's wings stretched while Gabrielle mumbled in her sleep in the center of the inner circle formed by the two of them.
Soon, they began chanting an ancient veela song and their elemental energy materialized and started swirling around them. Golden and royal blue created a powerful cocoon that covered the three of them while outside the full moon started shining golden after they cast beauté ignis, the veela healing spell.
After chanting for several minutes, royal blue and golden threats covered Gabrielle's leg who winced in pain when the magie covered her limb and the scar started vanishing while the bone was back in a proper position and the muscle regenerated to its original shape.
It only took them four hours to finally heal Gabrielle who started thrashing, a clear sign that her veela was awakening way before time. Fleur and Hermione tried hard to contain it, but the creature was too rebellious, true to her host's nature.
Before the young creature went out of control, Josephine approached and cast an extra barrier around the younger Delacour to let Fleur and Hermione step out of the magie charged inner circle.
The moment the heiresses walked towards the last magie wall, their wings vanished and both lost consciousnesses landing on Apolline and Camille's arms.
"Take them to their room" Josephine commanded while fully transformed and the purple feathers of her head raised and turned golden, a sign of royalty. Golden orbs turned towards her wife "summon Ginevra" Antoinette nodded before walking out of the temple with her daughter and granddaughters in tow.
"Calm down Gabrielle" Josephine yelled while channeling her magie thanks to the water mirror and the younger veela screamed while stretching her orange and golden wings before summoning her own flames to break free.
"What is happening to her?" a surprised Ginny asked while running towards her beloved. All the flame walls did nothing to the redhead who crossed them as they were made of paper.
"Her veela is awakening and threatening to go out of control" a sweaty Josephine commented while her magie faltered for a moment to be reenergized by her mate's that just arrived.
Gabrielle's piercing scream could be heard all over the temple and Ginny felt a pull towards the rebel veela.
"That's enough!" Ginevra screamed while extending her arms while facing the clan's head "don't you see that you are hurting her?" unbeknown to the redhead, she had stepped into the sacred inner water mirror and soon, orange flames started engulfing her legs.
"She is dangerous and could attack you at any moment!" Josephine yelled back.
"Step away from her" Antoinette warned before transferring more magie towards her wife.
"Never!" Ginny screamed before a sudden surge of magie came out of the water mirror and crashed against her back making her fall on her knees panting heavily. The redhead let out a shriek of pain when golden wings started coming out of her back. She was turning into a veela to protect the one for her.
Golden and brown orbs glared at the clan's head before standing up once more. Her hair's roots shone goldenly and her red mane now had golden highlights.
"You won't harm, my darlin'" golden and orange wings stretched "you will have to go over me, first"
"That can be arranged" Antoinette added with a wide threatening smile whilst raising her wand. Ginny balled her left fist while raising her right hand that produced a bright golden fireball.
"Stop, ma petite puce" Gabrielle whispered from behind while wrapping her arms around the Gryffindor's waist "please calm down" the moment Ginny heard her beloved's voice, her golden and orange wings started vanishing right after the French witch hugged her from behind while using her own wings to engulf them both "my veela calmed down when you stood up for me" turning around, golden and chocolate stared at azure and golden.
"I…" Ginny hesitated. It would be the first time that she would voice her feelings ever "I don't know what just happened to me and why I feel this comfortable and happy near you, darlin'" the redhead wrapped an arm around the younger witch's waist "but I want to continue understanding how I feel"
"Me too, ma petite puce, me too" Gabrielle stepped on her tiptoes and brushed her lips against the redhead. Unbeknown to them, their left forearms shone orange and golden when the first step of their bond became visible.
"Ah, young love" Antoinette whispered while she lowered all the magie walls with a wordless veela spell.
"Young love, indeed" Josephine smiled while observing the new blushing couple since they just realized where they were and who were witnessing their public displays of affection.
Fleur opened her eyes and frowned at the sight of her room since she didn't recall how they got to their shared room.
Wishing for higher privacy, the French witch cast a wordless vortici and both vanished to softly land in Fleur's cabin bed where a faint cedar smell invaded her senses once more.
Something related to the golden moon outside made her senses extremely sensitive and restless, but the calm face of her beloved made her relax and after Hermione turned and wrapped an arm around her waist, the extremely active veela within Fleur calmed down at the warmth her beloved engulfed her and her now golden and azure orbs closed to rest a bit more since both were extremely exhausted after depleting almost all their magie while healing Gabrielle.
A/N: When it comes to veela relationships, I see the 'mate thing' as something beautiful and interesting maybe that is why I wanted to portray different types of mates. From the ones established such as Antoinette/Josephine or Apolline/Camille, to the adorable Fleurmione, the fast-paced and explosive Gabs/Ginny to the complete opposite of Marie/Cecile where the latter doesn't want to be near the one for her. I think all of them have a unique development that makes them different and interesting in their own way. Again, thanks for reading and I would love to read your thoughts.