The Power of Four: A Coven's Tale
C26: Bringing Down the Toad
Standard Disclaimer: I don't own any of the recognizable characters
As the months progressed into April, the mood at Hogwarts had dropped to the absolute lowest. Umbridge was in full control of the school with the only exception of not having the title of Headmistress.
Harry and Ginny had set up their Army in early February and were doing weekly classes in the Room of Requirement, and he had been very understanding about the Coven's decision to not be involved, but had a promise that they would help where needed.
Umbridge was none the wiser as Draco and the Inquisitionary Squad kept putting her on the wrong trail, but unfortunately it all seemed to be in vain, because Umbridge instead had made it her mission to catch Fabian and Luna on breaking her imposed rules by watching them like a hawk.
She also kept a very close eye on Fleur, trying to catch her in giving the students false information.
Of course Dumbledore didn't do anything and had become both distant and overly interested in the inner workings of their Coven, and every night they checked each other for renewed compulsion charms, but thankfully never finding any.
Because of this all six of them had become increasingly more withdrawn, only trusting their family and each other.
It was now the eve of the first exams and Fabian, Luna and Hermione were seriously stressed at the new rules that had been imposed, because instead of everyone making their exams separately, everyone was seated in the Great Hall to make their exams simultaneously, apparently in an effort to discourage cheating, but they knew it was solely because of her want for power and control.
Fabian was beyond restless and Fleur and Bellatrix were at a complete loss on how to help him. Luna merely smiled at them. "Give me an hour. I have a way to work with that restless energy." She said dreamily.
The girls nodded and gave her a kiss. "Don't try to wear him out too much, love. You two have exams tomorrow."
She nodded and went to wrap her arms around her lover's waist from behind. "You look like you could use some Moon time, my love."
He immediately relaxed in her arms, much to the surprise of Bellatrix, Nymphadora and Fleur, while Hermione only smiled at them as Luna led him to their bedroom.
"Now love, here's what going to be different from other times. This is the first time you needed some Moon time since we got together intimately and I will show you exactly how I am going to calm you down. Lie down on the bed." She said as she waved her hand to disrobe them both.
He nodded and did as he was told, lying down while he waited for his lover to do one of the things she did best in his opinion. "What do you have in store for me, my Moon?"
She smiled and crawled onto the bed but said nothing as she let her hands run up his thighs. "I'm going to make sure you are as relaxed as you can possibly be tomorrow, something we both know is a big part of Moon time. What will be new is the method I am going to make sure that is going to happen. Just let me take care of you."
He nodded and groaned softly as she kissed him again. "Do I at least get to touch you too? It is a staple of Moon time after all."
She smiled at him. "Not yet, my love. I said it was going to be a little different, and for the first time I want to show you what I have always really meant by Moon time. By the time I am done you'll be as relaxed as you can be."
He pouted a little but Luna merely smiled and kissed him. "I just want to do something special for the man I love more than anything in the world. I promise to do anything you want when I am done with you."
"I'm sorry love, but you know how addicted I am to your body. I'm completely yours." He said with a loving smile.
She smiled and pressed a soft kiss to his lips. "I promise to be worth it, my love." She said before she summoned a bottle of massage oil and oiled herself up.
His eyes widened a little and he let out a soft moan as she slowly started rubbing herself against his body, placing soft kisses against his body as she tried to give him the most sexy massage he had ever gotten from her.
Their definition of Moon Time had been the same for many years and it had always involved them being in their swimwear while she gave him a full body massage, but this would be the first time she would do this without them wearing clothes and she wanted this loving massage to be followed by a very loving and passionate lovemaking.
She felt his cock harden against her body as she slid down his body. "It feels like you're enjoying yourself, my love. Are you read for the second part of this night?"
He nodded and accepted a passionate kiss from his fiancee. "Of course I am. When am I not ready to make love to any of you, to have the opportunity to do this during Moon time is a very definite bonus."
She smiled at that. "Then I hope you will permit me something new today, my love. There is something I have always wanted tot try with you and now that I have you somewhat at my mercy, I was hoping you were okay with trying something new today, and all you have to do is trust me."
"You know I trust you with my life, my Moon. Do to me what you wish." He said with a loving smile.
She giggled and flicked her hand to bind his hands to the bedpost, doing the same to his legs afterward. "You look so sexy with your body glistening and your cock standing proud. I can't wait to feel you inside of me again, but this time I will be completely in charge for once, but I promise that you will enjoy it."
He smiled at her as she straddled him and slowly let his cock slide into her soaking pussy. "While I am usually not a fan of being tied down, I could get used to this when it is you or our lovers."
"I was hoping this could be our special thing, my love. You've got the roleplay with Bella and the dominance play with Fleur. I was feeling a bit left out on not having something special with you, so I figured our new form of Moon time could be our special thing together." She said with a moan as she started riding him slowly, making sure to flex her hips so that they could both get maximum pleasure.
Fabian groaned loudly from the exquisite pleasure his lover was giving him and he desperately wanted to touch her, to commit her delicious curves to memory again, but she seemed adamant in being in control for once.
She seemed to notice and bend down to kiss her fiancee softly. "I know you are dying to touch me, and you will in a minute. Just have a little more patience, my love."
He nodded and stole another kiss as she again sat up and started riding him at a quicker pace than before.
He felt that she was close to cumming and he was close himself, which he was sure she felt as well.
She only smiled and kissed him again. "It's okay love. You can cum whenever you want. I'm close too. I want you to fill me up." She said with a soft moan.
He smiled at her as she released his hands from their bindings, which immediately made their way to her hips. "Your wish is my command, my Moon." He said as he drove himself into her to the hilt and came with a load groan, Luna screaming out his name at the same time as she shuddered against him in orgasm.
They rode out their highs with dreamy smiles, while Luna gave a soft flick with her hand to free his legs. "I hope you liked our new interpretation of Moon time, my love." She said softly.
"Of course I did. You know I will never say no to having sex with you or our mates. That you have found a way to incorporate it into one of our earliest traditions only makes it more special." He said lovingly.
She smiled and nuzzled his neck. "That was exactly my intention, Fabian. Our relationship has evolved so much over the last few months that it was only right to let Moon time evolve with it, but I do hope this can be something that will remain ours alone."
"Of course my love. Moon time has always been our special time and it will stay our special time as long as you want it to be, my love." He said with a loving smile.
Luna smiled and cuddled into him as she let his cock slip out of her, moaning softly, the two lovers drifting asleep with dreamy smiles on their faces, not even noticing their lovers slip into bed with them.
…
The following morning the two Ravenclaws were woken up early by their raven haired mate. "Good morning you two. Yesterday must've been very special if you didn't even hear us slip into bed with you."
Both Luna and Fabian groaned softly and curled into the raven haired witch. "Moon time has always been special to us, we usually tend to forget our environment."
Bellatrix smiled and kissed them both. "As cute as it was to see you two all curled into each other, I'm afraid you two have only an hour before breakfast, and I figured you would want a shower before that."
They nodded and kissed her. "We should, because I don't know if I will be able to hold my tongue if that Toad tries to say anything about us again." Fabian said softly.
"Since Fleur has been waylaid into chaperoning your exams, I think that makes three of you. I swear Dumbledore is getting more crazy with every passing day now that he can't control us anymore. The sooner this is over, the better it is for everyone." Bellatrix said with a soft smile as she ushered them out of bed and into the bathroom.
As soon as the three lovers were in the shower, Bellatrix took her time in making sure that her lovers wouldn't get sidetracked too much. "I am curious about something though, Luna. What exactly is Moon time?"
Luna smiled at her. "Moon time is something Fabian and I invented for times when we are under stress. It involves a massage and lots of cuddling with as little clothes as possible. We have done this for years but have taken it to a new level yesterday. It is my special thing with him."
Bellatrix smiled at that. "I was wondering when you two would find that special thing between you two. It was rather surprised that it took so long."
They both smiled and gave each other a soft kiss. "Fabian and I have always danced around each other romantically, you know that better than anyone, but when we finally had the opportunity to be intimate, we didn't know how to proceed without destroying what we had. It was a feeling out, and up, process for us both. It merely took a while for us to be comfortable enough with being with each other to voice our desires." Luna said dreamily.
"I can understand that. I had the same with Fabian for many years, and I am glad that we've had the opportunity to live out our fantasies." Bellatrix said as she pressed a kiss to his neck.
Fabian blushed a little at that, a bit overcome by the love that flowed into him from his two lovers. "Sometimes you all make me feel unworthy of all the love you show me every day. I'm so lucky to have such beautiful and loving mates." He said softly.
They wrapped him in their arms and kissed him softly. "You are most worthy because you stole our hearts from the moment we met you. So please don't think you are not worthy of us, my love. Do you really think I would've said yes to your marriage proposal if I wasn't completely sure that I loved you after what happened to me?" Bellatrix asked softly.
He shook his head and kissed her. "I know, but ever since we don't need to take the potions anymore the emotions within our Coven have become a bit more potent, and it is a bit of an adjustment."
Luna smiled at him. "You'll be fine once you've been able to get used to it, my love. I have seen it happen, as well as what the result of today will be. Today will be the last day the Toad will plague the school."
Bellatrix and Fabian both smiled at that. "When did you see that, my love?" He asked softly.
"It was in my dreams last night, and it was all so clear that I can barely contain my excitement. The twins have something spectacular planned and with your help we're able to get rid of her, and possibly have her committed to the special ward of Azkaban."
Bella sucked in a breath. "I've only heard stories of the special ward. None who enter there ever come out again. What will happen that she will be put there?"
Luna smiled at her. "I wish I could tell you, but changing this future might be dangerous because if we don't let this happen, we will give Dumbledore important knowledge of our Coven."
Bellatrix nodded at that. "I understand, love. I won't pry any more. We wouldn't want to give Dumbledore any ammo against us, not now that we can almost close the net around him, as long as you two will promise me to be careful."
"Of course we will, Bella. I will keep our fiancee in line." Luna said with a teasing wink to her lover.
He smiled and kissed them both softly as they quickly finished up their shower, not wanting to be late for breakfast this time around.
…
After breakfast Umbridge kept all the fifth year students in the Great Hall, which transformed itself into a classroom with separate tables everywhere. "It is the Ministry's belief in order to discourage cheating that everyone should make their O.W.L. exams together under strict supervision, so please find your assigned seats and prepare for your Defense Against the Dark Arts exam." She said haughtily as everyone scurried to find their seats.
Luna and Fabian were of course as far apart as she could get away with and that alone made her want to suffer, because how dare she keep him away from his fiancee.
Inside of him he felt something strange, a power gathering in his stomach that was begging to be released and he knew that this required more research after his exams.
As was expected the O.W.L exams were just as dreadfully dull as the material had been and it didn't take him half an hour to finish it, but thanks to the Toad's stupid rules everyone had to stay seated until everyone was done.
About fifteen minutes later a low vibration started echoing through the hall, which slowly picked up in intensity, which made everyone look around in wonder.
Umbridge also noticed the sound and started walking to the entrance, which for Fleur was a good moment to make her way over to her fiancee. "What do you think is going on, mon amour?" She asked in a whisper.
"Luna saw something in her dreams that today will be the day we will be rid of that Toad. I think this is it." He said in a similar tone as the Toad started making her way back, while Fleur continued her rounds through the row, after what seemed to be a very deadly glare at the Defense Professor.
Soon after she had sat down again, the doors to the Great Hall burst open with a colorful explosion of fireworks, followed by two redheads on brooms joyfully waving their wands, which made everyone's exams fly up and burn, much to Hermione's chagrin.
Umbridge screamed at them and gave chase as well as she could, but of course the twins stayed well out of her reach and combined a spell to form a massive firework dragon behind her, that chased her all the way to the door, where it exploded in a loud and colorful burst of red, green, blue and yellow around the pink clad woman."
It was soon followed by a loud crashing noise as all of her decrees came crashing off the wall. The exams were all but over at that point and all students made their way to the entrance, while Umbridge still tried to catch the twins with her ridiculously weak spells before she turned to Fabian and Luna. "You! you are responsible for this mess. I will make sure you and your delinquent girlfriend are expelled for this."
Both of them merely glared at her as Fleur came up to them. "That is a terrible assumption to make, Madame Umbridge. Surely you 'ave evidence supporting these claims."
"I just know they are responsible, or at the very least implicated with this blatant attack on staff. I will personally bring this in front of Dumbledore." She said almost eerily calm.
Fabian felt the power inside of come out in an instant, channeling all the despair he could feel through the school into the person that caused it all, to which Umbridge fell to the floor screaming in pain just as McGonagall came up to them.
"What is going on here?" She asked sternly.
Fleur smiled kindly at her. "Madame Umbridge was falsely accusing Fabian and Luna of having anything to do with the stunt the Weasley twins pulled during the O.W.L exams while I saw it was clearly not the case and they were the last ones out of their seats together with 'ermione. This is obviously yet another attempt of Madame Umbridge to slander my mates."
Minerva looked at the now no longer screaming woman, and then at Fabian who was in Luna's arms, the blonde whispering soothing words in his ear. "As I suspected then. Mr. Black, Ms. Lovegood, could you follow me to my office, and Ms. Delacour, could you keep Madame Umbridge here for the moment, the Aurors already underway to collect her."
Fleur nodded and smiled at McGonagall, the stern Professor betraying a small smile as well.
Fabian and Luna noticed though and followed their Transfiguration Professor to her office, which she then warded with a lot more spells than was strictly necessary. He also felt that her emotions were still her own and for that he was glad, because that meant Dumbledore had either failed to or had not bothered to recast his charms on her.
"Now that we are alone and in complete privacy, I want to know the truth about what happened to Umbridge." McGonagall said once they had taken a seat.
Fabian and Luna both smiled at her. "To be very honest, I don't know what happened. I remember feeling pissed at her about placing us so far apart just because of who we are, and feeling this power inside of me wanting to react to her. When she started spewing those accusations against us I just felt it react and let her feel all the despair that had been built up in the last months, and I suspect that is what caused her reaction. It certainly wasn't a conscious thing and also not something I knew I was capable of. I have been able to feel everyone's emotions more clearly since we got engaged but never to this extent."
Minerva smiled proudly at him. "I must say that the more I learn of your gifts, the more curious I get."
Luna smiled at her. "Perhaps in a few weeks we can tell you about everything. Unlike the Headmaster, we trust you with this information and are very willing to share it, but it is better to wait until Dumbledore has been charged, because that is something we are certain will happen now, even without the latest things we found."
"I'm sure they are no better than the things we have found on Umbridge. It seems that she is a known Death Eater and was sent not only by Fudge, but by the Dark Lord as well to spy on us and reveal Order secrets, but fortunately for us the woman had the social graces of an elephant and never got anything out of anyone, but do tell what the Headmaster did this time. You know I am more than willing to testify against him by now." McGonagall said kindly.
"We found out that the Headmaster spiked our Coven's food with compulsion charms, with the obvious exceptions of Dora and Bella because they ate in our room. Bella found them on me when I accidentally elbowed them in some part of their bodies the Saturday we came back after break. I felt unhinged, for a lack of a better word and Bellatrix found compulsion charms on all of us except her and Dora, so we knew it had to be the food." He said softly.
Minerva sighed softly at that. "I'm sorry that it has happened again. I used to believe the things he did were for the greater good, but I can't defend his controlling actions anymore. I promise here and now, no matter what happens, that I will always stand beside you. It has become clear to me that in order to win this war, we need to have faith in you four."
"Technically the Coven consists of six, Hermione and Dora are equal to us as our Consultants, but we are merely an asset for Harry to use when the time comes. That is the way it is meant to be. His Prophecy needs to be fulfilled." Luna said softly.
McGonagall smiled at that. "Yes I understand, but unfortunately we are no closer to knowing where Harry's Prophecy is, unless you all know something about it?"
"We have heard Dora talk about the Hall of Prophecy and are pretty sure that it is supposed to be there, but while Fudge is still in power, we have no way to actually go there and collect it, but in our talks with Harry we have gotten all the information we need, all we actually need is an opportunity, which I am sure we will get once Dumbledore is charged. There is no way Fudge can hold on to his position when everything comes to light." Fabian said with a soft smile.
Minerva nodded at them. "I am sure that it will all fall into place soon enough, but I have kept you long enough. We'll make a formal announcement on how we will continue tonight at dinner. For now I think it is best to go and celebrate the Toad's departure with your mates and family."
They laughed lightly and nodded. "We will Professor, and thank you." Luna said with a kind smile.
McGonagall merely smiled at them as they left, knowing that before this week was out some major changes would befall the school.
…
Later that day, everyone was gathered in the Great Hall as the Headmaster took the stage. "Good evening everyone. Before you all eat, I have a quick announcement to make. As most of you know earlier today Madame Umbridge was taken away after an unfortunate incident during the exams. As a result of this the Defense Against the Dark Arts exams will be performed tomorrow under the supervision of Professor Snape. I have also heard the multiple complaints about the material provided this year and it has been taken into consideration for your O.W.L. exams. For the remainder of the material that should have been taught this year, it shall be taught next year by your new teacher. That is all for now, and I would just like to say, enjoy your meal."
Fabian, Luna and Hermione inconspicuously cast their detection charms, pleased to find none cast on the food this time.
They ate in silence and decided to talk about this when they were back in their room and had Bella, Dora and Fleur there with them.
They also knew that they would have to confront Dumbledore soon now that the Toad was gone and probably in Azkaban, and that the confrontation was not going to be pretty. His controlling ways had far stretching consequences as they had experienced first hand, and it was high time that he experienced the consequences of his actions and knew exactly how his choices had impacted everyone.
After dinner they quickly made their way back to their room, needing to talk to their lovers before everything would go down before it was time.
When they entered their living room, they had to smile at the sight that greeted them. Bellatrix and Fleur were already in each other's arms on the couch while Nymphadora was reading a magazine at the table. "Well, isn't this just the most domestic sight we have seen in a while." Hermione said with a smile.
Nymphadora smiled and made her way to her lover, while Fabian and Luna went to give their smiling mates a kiss. "We figured you three deserved something special after another day of dealing with the Toad."
"You haven't told them yet, mon amour?" Luna asked softly.
The blonde Veela smiled at that. "I figured you three wanted to share the 'appy news yourselves. You suffered more at 'er 'ands than I did."
They smiled and kissed her softly. "Then we will enlighten our darling Bella and Dora. As of today Hogwarts is officially Toad free and Fabian somehow managed to make her feel all the negative emotions that her presence has wrought over the last months, and to add to it all, McGonagall informed us that she has been arrested for being a Death Eater too, which Fudge appeared to know."
Both Bellatrix and Nymphadora smiled brightly at that. "That's great news! Now we can finally start work on getting the school back to normal, and of course prepare for a summer of excitement, and perhaps a trial." Bellatrix said with a smile.
"There will definitely a trial, because we want to confront Dumbledore as soon as the year is officially over and Ms. Bones can lay out the charges, but one thing that is for sure, is that we are going to have a wedding this summer." Fabian said with a similar smile.
The girls cooed and kissed him softly. "You damn right there will be, and two separate wedding nights. One for us, and one that we have to share with Apoline, Juliette and Gabrielle." Bellatrix said with a soft smile
He smiled at her as Luna cuddled even more into him. "And don't forget that the summer will also be a grand opportunity to talk about everything connected to the Coven as well, as we have understandably put that off in the last couple of months." Hermione said from Dora's arms.
Fabian and the girls nodded at that. "We should do that once we are back at home, because we all know that with O.W.L. exams coming up we won't have proper time to discuss the important things." Bellatrix said with a smile.
Hermione and Dora smiled and nodded. "We really should, because even if Fabian, Luna and I haven't been dubbed Study Crazy this year, does not mean that we don't need to focus on our exams. After those we can focus on everything."
"I'll write Cissa tomorrow about the plan for Dumbledore. They have all the evidence and I am sure that Ms. Bones wants the school year to have concluded before coming down on Dumbledore." Bellatrix said with a smile.
They all nodded at that. "I can see the wisdom in that. It will be a lot easier on the school, and I am sure that his successor, who I am sure will be Minerva, will explain everything at the start of term." Hermione said with a smile.
"I'm sure she will, and I am also sure that she will be in contact with us during summer." Fleur said with a smile as she cuddled into Bellatrix.
Hermione smiled and nodded before she yawned. "How about we talk about this tomorrow, I can imagine everyone is tired, and the redo of today's exam is tomorrow." Fleur said with a soft smile to her lovers and her nieces.
Hermione and Dora smiled and nodded as they went to give them a hug. "That's okay, have a good night, and we'll see you tomorrow." Hermione said softly as Dora led her lover to their bedroom.
The Coven smiled at them before they made their own way to their own bedroom, the four cuddling up together as soon as they were in bed together. "So Fabe, what happened with the Toad?" Bellatrix asked softly.
He smiled and kissed her softly. "I really can't explain it. I really need to check the Chronicles for this, but it felt like this power inside of me begging to get out all day, like my gift felt that today everything was coming to a head. When she started spewing accusations it just all ballooned out and I let her feel all the despair and glumness that her presence had wrought on the school. I really had no control over it until Luna and Fleur were beside me."
The girls smiled at that. "We'll do some more research love, because this might be the evolution of our gifts that we have read so much about, but may I suggest doing that research during the summer, when we have plenty of time to read up on everything and can test some things too?" Luna said with a loving smile.
He nodded and kissed them softly as he got comfortable against his lovers, while they did the same to him. "One more question before we go to sleep. Do we have a plan for when we are married. Do we want to keep living with Eliza and Narcissa, or do we want to live at one of our properties?" Bellatrix asked softly.
"We'll take a look on the weekend on which properties we could use for now, because I really want to stay close to our family for the time being. Maman and Papa only moved to England last year and Fabian and Luna still have two years of school left, but since we have a Chateau in France, we can easily make that a summer home once you two are out of school. I think I saw a Manor in our name close to where Liz and Cissa live on the list as well. We can easily use that as our home for the time being. After everything dies down a little we can make a permanent decision." Bellatrix said softly.
They nodded and shared a few more kisses between them, all four of them soon asleep against each other, being cuddled up as close as they possibly could be.