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Harry and Hermione were alone on the balcony as everyone else had gone off to dance and Ron had gone to find the loo. Hermione was practically bursting with questions and she didn't waste any time.
"Harry, I don't even know where to start," said Hermione mischievously before continuing, "I can't believe you had a mistress and that Ginny actually agreed to it. Then you clearly fell for her and refused to give her up when Ginny changed her mind. Plus she's a veela, she obviously cares a great deal for you, and you were sharing her with Draco Malfoy of all people. And you never mentioned any of this to me!" Hermione smacked Harry on the shoulder to accentuate the last point.
Harry grinned sheepishly and said, "Sorry, Hermione, it just didn't seem like the type of thing I could talk to you about. I mean you have to admit it's incredibly unusual."
Hermione laughed before she became serious again and responded, "In all seriousness Harry, what made you and Ginny think a mistress would help at all?"
Harry shrugged and looked around for a minute before replying, "It did help, for a while at least."
Hermione sensed his hesitation and said, "Harry, you know you can trust me. I'm not going to tell Ron or Ginny what you said about this."
He thought about it then said, "After Lily was born, Ginny lost all interest in sex. I tried to understand; I tried to just deal with it, but she just never wanted to. Finally when Lily was five I told her that I couldn't take it anymore, that we had to figure something out, that it wasn't fair to me." He paused then added, "We talked about getting a divorce but we still loved each other. It was Ginny's idea actually. We both laughed when she thought of it but the more we talked the more we realized it might work. I mean our main issue was that Ginny didn't want to have sex anymore, so we thought, maybe it would help. So we agreed on some ground rules and decided to try it."
"Harry. I don't mean to put you on the spot here but when you say Ginny lost interest, are we talking only having sex once a week or once a month?"
Harry chuckled and said, "Try once a year, Hermione."
Hermione shocked said, "Oh. Well, I guess… Yes, that is a long time."
"Yes, it really is," replied Harry knowingly.
"Right. So then you started seeing Valentina?"
"Well, it wasn't quite that simple but yes, eventually I found Valentina and we started seeing each other."
"And did you know she was also seeing Draco?"
"No. I knew she was seeing another wizard. She was very clear with me that she was already involved with another wizard and she saw him three times a week. She was looking for someone that could make time for her on the other days. We started off slowly, basically dating and getting to know each other. It wasn't until several months in that I found out the other wizard was Draco."
"How did you find out?"
Harry grinned and said, "I had just had a nasty row with Ginny and I needed to see her. I didn't even think; I just went straight to her place. Imagine my surprise when Draco answered the door."
Hermione giggled in response.
"Yeah, now it's funny but at the time I was furious. I pushed Draco out of the way and stormed into her house yelling like a madman. Of course this set off Draco and we ended up rolling around on the floor trying to bludgeon each other to death. Valentina was not pleased, that's for sure."
"Harry!"
"I know."
"But you obviously figured it all out."
"Yes. We agreed on a set schedule and for years the three of us were never in the same place at the same time."
"So what changed?"
"Valentina got sick… really sick. All the healers kept saying she was going to die and Draco and I went crazy. We never talked about it, but we suddenly had a mutual understanding that she was more important than whatever rivalry we had. We both searched endlessly and brought countless healers to see her. We finally found one in America that thought he could help her and he did, but it took over a year for her to recover."
"When was this?"
"Lily's first year of Hogwarts."
"I remember that's when you and Ginny really started to implode."
"Yeah. She was jealous of all the attention and time I was giving Valentina. She demanded I end things with her but I refused."
"It was immediately obvious to me how much you care for Valentina when I saw you with her tonight. I'm sure Ginny could feel that, even without seeing you two together."
Harry nodded but the conversation stopped as Ron returned. "It's bloody insane out there," huffed Ron sitting down before continuing, "I tried to check on the kids, but there were so many people I could only see them from afar. I don't know how they haven't been trampled yet!"
Harry and Hermione both laughed in response and he said, "I'm serious!"
"Why do you think I haven't left the balcony all night?" asked Harry smirking.
They all chuckled as Draco and Valentina returned, followed by James, Al, Sophia and Bridget. Everyone started chatting amongst themselves and Sophia moved to Harry's side to talk to him in private. She leaned in close to him and whispered in his ear so that no one could hear her or read her lips. Harry instinctively wrapped his arm around her and pulled her close, splaying his hand across her lower back. It was an intimate display that didn't go unnoticed by those around them.
"Harry," she whispered, "I need to ask you something."
He met her gaze and nodded for her to continue. She smiled at him and continued whispering, "I don't know how to say this, but I like your son… James."
Harry instinctively gripped her tighter and clenched his jaw. He realized this after a second and loosened up. He looked up and made eye contact with James, who seemed curious as to what was being discussed, before looking back to Sophia.
"He's a grown wizard Sophia, you don't need my permission," he said a little more aggressively than he meant to as he saw her surprise. He closed his eyes for a second to gather his thoughts before he said quietly, "Sorry, you just surprised me."
She nodded and said, "I don't want to do anything to jeopardize my friendship with you Harry, and so if you're not comfortable with it, we can forget about ever having this conversation."
He looked at her for several minutes, she was biting her lip nervously and while she was absolutely beautiful, he knew he would never be with her again as his heart belonged to Rose now. Who was he to deny her? He reached up with his free hand and moved some of her long hair off her shoulder before he said gently, "Sophia, you don't need my permission," he paused seeing that she wanted to interrupt him and held up his hand to stop her before he continued, "but I promise you it won't jeopardize our friendship if you pursue James."
She beamed at him and pulled him in for a hug making him smile as well. He broke the hug and added, "I just ask that before anything happens with you two, that you give him full disclosure. I don't need to know what happens and you don't need to give him explicit details, but he deserves to know that we've been together so that he can decide if he's comfortable with that."
She nodded seriously before kissing him on the cheek and said, "Thank you, Harry," before getting up off the couch and moving to talk to the others.
He noticed that Rose and Lily had returned and were laughing about something next to the couch he was sitting on. He smiled widely and said, "Hi, love," reaching out to touch Rose.
She smiled at him and turned to stand in front of him. He looked up at her and still couldn't believe how lucky he was. She took his breath away. She reached out for his hand and pulled gently making him raise his eyebrow as he stood up. She smiled and began un-tucking his shirt from his jeans confusing him, "Rose?"
"Shhh," she said continuing to now unbutton his shirt.
He looked around to see the others watching curiously and he asked, "Rose, love, what are you doing?"
She finished unbuttoning his shirt and pushed it off his shoulders revealing a fitted black t-shirt underneath. She ran her hands across his shoulders and down his arms, making him shiver, before she grabbed his hand and said sexily, "You, Mr. Potter, are coming to dance with me and I want to feel your skin against me."
He growled sexily then added, "Rose, love, I'm not a good dancer."
She stepped back and ran her eyes up and down his body before she said a little too loudly for his liking, "Oh, Mr. Potter, trust me, you are definitely a good dancer."
Valentina chuckled and added, "Tres magnifique!"
Rose smirked as Harry blushed profusely before she pulled on his arm making him follow her. He sent a panicked look towards the group then said, "I guess I'm going to dance… Hermione…"
"Yes, Harry, I'll stay and keep an eye on things for you," she smiled cutting him off.
"Thanks!"
Harry found himself being dragged through a never-ending crowd, down several flights of stairs, through more crowds until they finally stopped on the dance floor. Rose's wasn't happy with their spot so she maneuvered them across the floor until she was satisfied with where they were. He was honestly tired just from the amount of work it took just to get here but Rose quickly distracted him by turning her back towards him and pulling him tightly against her, wrapping his arms around her body. He took advantage of the situation and began kissing her neck, making her grind back against him. He groaned in response and Rose said, "See love, I told you you were a fantastic dancer."
He chuckled and followed her lead, moving with her. The music was loud and it was dark except for the colored lights that shot across the dance floor sporadically. Harry found himself getting lost in the feeling of Rose very quickly. After a while Rose turned to face Harry and he couldn't resist pulling her in for many passionate kisses as she continued to dance seductively.
"I'm so going to make you pay for torturing me when we get home," he whispered huskily in her ear.
She raised her eyebrow at him and said innocently, "Why, Harry, I have no idea what you're talking about; we're just dancing," she finished smirking.
Harry pulled her even tighter to him and growled, "You little minx."
She giggled and whispered in his ear, "Maybe you can tie me up and punish me when we get home…how does that sound love?"
Harry gasped and pulled back to look at her in surprise. She smiled devilishly and said, "After all I have been a naughty girl. Haven't I?"
Harry's eyes filled with lust and desire as he looked at Rose. He was so turned on that his heart was pounding in his chest, his mouth was dry and his body was literally trembling with need. He crushed her lips in a bruising kiss and pulled her so tight against him that she had trouble breathing. She squeaked as he reached down and pulled her left leg up to rest on his hip, gripping her thigh tightly to keep it in place. Suddenly Rose felt the crowd moving and then she heard, "Mr. Potter." She thought she was imagining it so she continued to kiss Harry but then she heard it again, "Mr. Potter." She pulled away from Harry and turned to see Nicholas and several other men in suits standing on the dance floor in front of them. Harry apparently hadn't noticed them until then either, as he cleared his throat and gently released Rose's leg.
"Nicholas?"
"I'm sorry to interrupt you Mr. Potter, but a situation has arisen that requires your attention," replied Nicholas quickly. Rose couldn't help but notice he looked very nervous, as did the others behind him.
Harry frowned and said, "What is it?"
"Sir, I think it best if we discuss this back in your private room."
Harry sighed, grabbed Rose's hand and said, "Fine. Lead the way."
Nicholas nodded and they followed him through the maze of the club to the hallway that lead to the private rooms. Rose was surprised to find many additional men in suits once they reached the hallway where Harry's room was. They all seemed to stiffen and look down as Harry approached and Rose thought that probably wasn't a good sign. She felt Harry squeeze her hand and she knew he was thinking the same thing. They reached the door labeled "Potter" and when they opened it they were surprised by how chaotic it was inside. Everyone seemed to be in here and there was a lot of shouting going on.
Her Dad and Mr. Malfoy were shouting at several men, while Scorpius and Al were trying to get Lily and Bridget down from dancing on a table in the center of the room. Wait, what?
She shook her head and continued to look around. James was listening to Valentina berate several men in French with Sophia, Renee and Christy all chiming in. He had a deep scowl on his face and his arms were crossed in anger. Her Mum was talking to what looked like a muggle police officer in the corner of the room. What the hell was going on?
As soon as she thought it Harry yelled, "QUIET!" Everyone stopped and turned to stare at him. He clenched his jaw and demanded, "Now, would someone like to explain to me what's going on?"
The room exploded in noise again as they started to tell him what was going on at the same time. She could feel him getting angry and wasn't surprised when he yelled, "ENOUGH!" silencing them all again. He took a deep breath and said, "Hermione, just Hermione, could you please tell me what's going on?"
She nodded and walked over to him. She hesitated for a minute, and Rose realized that her Mum was obviously nervous, which almost never happened.
"Harry…I just want you to keep in mind that everyone is safe now. Can you do that for me?"
"Hermione…" he said warily.
"We're not sure how it happened, but somehow, Lily and Bridget managed to end up with a drink that…that…"
"Hermione," growled Harry losing his patience.
"That was drugged," Finished Hermione nervously.
Harry looked at her in shock before he started to clench his fists in anger, making Rose yelp as she was still holding his right hand. The noise startled him and he looked at Rose surprised then quickly realized what he did and said, "Shit, Rose, I'm sorry." He pulled her hand up to his lips and scattered several kisses over her fingers and palm before she smiled at him in forgiveness. He turned back and noticed the chaos had resumed in the room and he now noticed both his daughter and Bridget were dancing on a table. Closing his eyes and pinching the bridge of his nose he barked, "Nicholas!"
"Yes, Sir?"
"Explain," Barked Harry angrily.
"Well sir, it seems that your daughter and her friend left your son and Mr. Malfoy on the dance floor to go to the bathroom. On their return from the bathroom, they decided to stop and get a drink at the bar since they were right there, instead of walking back and asking the attendant to get it for them. They had both already started drinking it when they returned to the dance floor. The attendant immediately took the drinks and notified us. We then tested the drinks and found that they were drugged but as I said the girls had already started drinking them. We brought them back here so that they would be safe until we found you."
Harry closed his eyes trying to reign in his anger. Finally, he felt calm enough to talk and he said, "Nicholas, I want to know what's going to happen to them. How much of this drug did they drink and what exactly is in it? Can we flush it out of their system? If not, how long will they be affected by it? And what's going to happen to them? Are they going to be sick? Should we bring them to the hospital?
Before Nicholas could respond Harry noticed he could hear Valentina yelling furiously in French above everything else. He turned in her direction and asked loudly, "Valentina, What's wrong?"
She stopped yelling at the attendants and turned to Harry before moving towards him. When she was in front of him she said quietly, "Bridget is Veela, Mon Cheri."
Confused he said, "Yes?"
"Mon Cheri, Veela react differently to this drug! It's very dangerous for us and for those in our presence as well," Valentina replied genuinely concerned.
"How exactly?" asked Harry dreading the answer?
"Mon Cheri, Veela are very sexual beings and our inhibitions keep us from taking what we want from whomever we want. This drug will incapacitate those inhibitions."
Hermione gasped from beside him and he looked at her before following her gaze.
"Separate them for Fucks sake!" roared Harry as he saw his daughter and Bridget passionately kissing on the middle of the table. Both Al and Scorpius seemed incapable of moving so James and Rose moved in to try and break them apart.
Harry quickly realized how dangerous this could be and he didn't want Rose anywhere near it. He moved swiftly to Rose side and picked her up making her squeak in surprise. He stood in front of her and said, "You need to get out of here Rose." He ran his hands through his hair and took in the chaotic scene around him.
"Hermione!"
"Yes?"
"Can you take everyone back to the house? This is very dangerous right now. I'll stay here with the girls and try and figure out what to do."
"Harry, why don't we wait until we figure out what to do before we go home? I mean do we need to take the girls to the hospital?"
"Please, Hermione. I just… Please, just take Rose home. I don't want anything to happen to her...or the baby. I'm going to stay and figure everything out with Lily and Bridget, but I don't need everyone here for that. Please."
Hermione smiled at Harry gently before nodding and Harry sighed in relief. He cleared his throat then said very loudly, "Alright, I need everyone to go back to my house right now. I'm going to stay with the girls and figure this out but for now I just need everyone to go."
Everyone seemed surprised but started to gather their things. Harry turned to Nicholas and said, "Tell all of your attendants to go too. I want to have as few people as possible in here. The sooner the better."
Nicholas nodded and began ushering people out of the room. Harry noticed that Rose was glaring angrily at him as Hermione practically dragged her out of the room, but he did what he needed to do. A few minutes later, only Al, Scorpius, Draco, Valentina, himself and Nicholas remained in the room.
"Nicholas, should we be taking them to the hospital? Is there a way to flush this out of their system?"
"Sir, I don't know how much they drank. It is likely that whatever they do to them to flush it out of their system will be far worse than letting it run its course, but it's up to you."
"Mon Cheri, it's too dangerous to take Bridget to a muggle hospital. And a wizarding hospital won't know what to do for this. I think her only option is letting it run its course. It's best if she could just spend the night with her boyfriend. If we're lucky that will be enough for her."
Harry and Al both looked extremely uncomfortable with the conversation so they both just nodded. He cleared his throat and said, "But this still leaves Lily…she's drugged and she won't remember anything in the morning, and I'm definitely not comfortable locking her in a room with Scorpius."
Draco snorted but tried to cover it up as Harry glared at him.
"Well, I'm not leaving her alone!" snapped Scorpius.
Harry narrowed his eyes at Scorpius making him add, "I meant that I don't want her to be scared and all alone. I won't do anything with her. I'm not a deviant; I just don't want her to be alone. I can sleep on the floor in her room, or in the hallway, whatever, I just want to make sure she's OK."
Before Harry could reply Valentina said softly, "It's probably best that he stay with her Harry just in case she has similar side effects."
Harry pinched the bridge of his nose and swore under his breath before he said, "Fine. Stay with them. But I want both of you to promise me that you won't do anything with them that you haven't done when they were sober!"
"I promise," replied Scorpius quickly.
"Me too," replied Al.
"Let's go then," he motioned for everyone to leave before turning to Nicholas and adding, "Nicholas, I expect to be hearing from you tomorrow with the names of those here tonight that had this drug on them. I also expect a formal apology to be given to both the girls."
Nicholas nodded and said, "Of course, sir."
They all left the room and headed back to Harry's for what was sure to be a very long night.
