This capter shows Katherine is not the innocent and sweet person everyone percieves her is. But then again one may think she is the victim here. I think it's a toss up.
In later chapters some of you might realize she's just as bad as her family. She and Fiona both are...they just show it differently.
minerva's-kitten
Chapter 38: An Automobile
"Bounce 1, bounce 2. Jump and move!" Three year old Hermes chanted as he bounced his blue ball on the front porch.
The little boy with the short crimson hair and bright green eyes was happily entertaining himself when a loud noise made his head snap up.
"Wow," he whispered and rapped on the front window.
"Mummy! Mummy!" he shouted.
"What is it Hermes I told you not to bang on the window," Katherine admonished opening the window and peering out.
"Look, look!" Hermes said ignoring his mother and pointing down the street.
She leaned herself out more and gasped as she saw the contraption rolling down the street. All around people were coming out of their homes to see the sight.
"What the bloody hell is that thing?" Stewart asked wrapping his strong arms around Katherine and frowning as it stopped in front of their house.
Richard Potter and his three year old son Jasper got out of it grinning broadly.
"Richard what is that?" Katherine laughed.
"It is an automobile my love," Richard laughed taking the goggles off of his head.
"What are you doing with one of those muggle contraptions?" Stewart asked as he and Katherine came out of the house and stood on the porch. Hermes wrapped himself around his father's leg.
"Acclimating myself to the other species. I think it best we know about them," Richard laughed.
"You make it sound like they are animals to study. It that why you're head of the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts?" Stewart laughed.
"That would be correct," Richard laughed, "So come on who of you purest of purebloods is willing to ride?"
"It's a metal death trap," Stewart growled.
"I'll go," Katherine stated as her eyes lit up in childlike excitement.
Richard smiled hopping on the heels of his feet. He would do anything to see that smile on Katherine.
"Katherine it's not safe," Stewart stated pulling her closer to him.
"It's as safe as riding a broom," Richard replied.
"I'll be fine dear," Katherine smiled kissing his lips gently.
"Jasper mind Mr. McGonagall," Richard nodded as he and Katherine hurried off the porch.
"Yes papa," the little blonde haired brown eyed boy nodded.
"Here you wear Connie's duster," Richard said climbing in and handing Katherine the white coat. She put it on and pulled her curls over her shoulder before climbing into the contraption.
"Hermes your mother is to pretty for her own good," Stewart sighed as he and the toddlers entered the house.
Richard took Katherine to the edge of town out into the country side where they stopped by large oak tree.
"So what do you think" Richard asked shutting off the automobile.
"It's definitely something to get used to," Katherine laughed.
"A lot of things should be gotten used to," Richard said snaking and arm around her and pulling her close for a kiss that was full of desperation.
Her eyes popped in fear and confusion as she forcefully pushed him off.
"Richard what are you doing!?" she exclaimed.
"Tell the truth you never wanted him. You wanted one of us. Well the good thing about being a pretty pureblood is people forgive you of your mistakes," Richard said weaving his hand in her dark hair.
"He wasn't what I'd planned but I do love him Richard. I truly do," Katherine said climbing out of the vehicle and waking back toward town.
"Kat! Katy wait!" he called hopping out and running after her.
"You've always been my best friend. Why now?" Katherine asked with tears streaming down her face.
"If not me it will be Alabaster, Cameron, Damien, David… eventually you will have an affair with one of us you graduated with. You're a Harris…you'll never be satisfied till you've had us all. Don't play dumb with me," he snapped pulling her into a fierce animalistic kiss again.
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Stewart sat in his chair smoking his pipe and staring murderously into the fire. He'd already sent Jasper home through the Floo and put Hermes to bed. Still Katherine and Richard hadn't return.
He heard the sound of the automobile coming and looked at the clock on the mantle to see it was ten o'clock at night.
The door opened and Katherine quietly entered with her hair in disarray carrying her corset and slip. She stopped in the door way seeing him staring at her.
"Have fun on the little rendezvous?" he asked.
"I…Stewart please I didn't do it on purpose. I'm not like the others," Katherine cried with tears pouring down her face.
"No you're not. And have you ever thought of why? I have," he snapped standing and reaching her in two long strides.
"You're charmed Katherine. They've cast a spell that makes you even more irresistible than you are. They probably did it when you were born," he hissed grabbing a handful of her luscious thick dark curls and yanking her head back.
She whimpered helplessly grabbing onto his arms.
"I am certain you were a virgin when we married but now you are my property you are coveted. This will not be the last time you have an affair either willingly or not," he stated pushing her hard against the wall. A few of the pictures fell and broke.
She gasped in fright staring into his cold grey eyes.
"So I will have to make sure that no matter what I am what you think about when another man is inside of you," he hissed in her ear before gathering her lips in a heated a fierce kiss.