Here's the next chapter. I hope you enjoy it. Please read and review love Hermione xxx
"Is that what you really see sometimes?" Blaise asked Ron shocked to have seen his bath and cheesecake dream. In it Blaise however looked a lot more put together then he did now.
"Well yeah. I had heard you were Italian so the cheesecake makes sense!" he said blushing bright red up to his roots. Glancing down at his hand Ron saw a silver Celtic wedding band covered in faintly glowing runes and gasped in awe. He glanced over to see the same ring on Blaise's hand and smiled.
"This is unexpected but lovely. I wonder what our parents will say when we tell them?" he asked as Blaise leaned over and kissed him deeply.
"I love you Ronald Weasley and I will always love you. If our parents do not take it well they are not worth it!" he said as his mother outside the curtain cried at his kindness.
"I love you too Blaise Zabini you sweet kind man!" Ron said as the curtain was opened to show both sets of parents there smiling at them both.
"Before you two say anything at all Professor Snape has informed us about the soul bond and that you are now married so it's ok. We love you both equally. Thank you Blaise for completing my son so much. I must admit when he told us he was gay it was a shock. I guess I had always just expected if any of my children had told me that it would have been Percy. He's certainly dramatic enough!" Molly said smiling and embracing both boys who were delighted to be so accepted.
"Mia caro Blaise hai trovato la tua anima gemella e sono felice per te. Congratulations boys. Ronald welcome to the family. We know you will do your best by Blaise so we are delighted to have you here with us. Your mother told us about your house while we were waiting for you to reawaken and let's just say I have a good idea what you can do with it. I agree with her about renting it out with a contract but I think you should do that all year excluding the summer times. If Blaise is agreeable I think you should both live there in the summer time" she said as he smiled at her.
"Thank you Mrs Zabini. It is currently under the fidelius charm and mum and dad can access it. I am the secret keeper of my own home. I will tell you all now because I can that Ronald Billius Weasley lives at The Willows, Mill Lane, Shropshire. Now all of you can visit us there whenever you like!" he said smiling. No one else except for those who were meant to hear his address had done so. Snape entered then smiling at them both.
"Good afternoon boys. From now on when you enter your own house common rooms you will see a door which only you can open. It leads to your own personal common room and bedroom and so on. If you wish to have friends over to your common room they may enter through this door. They may not see any of the rest of your home though. This here is Tilly and she will be your personal elf. She will get you all you need ok?" he asked as they were discharged. They both smiled linking hands and said goodbye to their delighted parents who said they'd send on the contract for the house to be reviewed by both boys in the future as they left. Both boys eventually entered their common room and smiled at the décor. It was lovely. Elsewhere at lunch time in the great hall the Hufflepuff table was suddenly overcome by shouting and fighting. Harry was about to get a shock as it would seem Sirius had undone the things his family had done before passing his lordship onto Harry. He glanced over to see three boys punching each other.
"How dare you read my fucking mail?" one of them shouted loudly.
"How dare you think you can outsmart my family?" the other boy responded.
"Once Lord Black is through with both of you you'll see he likes me better!" the third boy snapped as Harry's head snapped up in shock. He was about to ask what it was about when three owls landed in front of him and he relieved them of their letters while feeding each of them a piece of chicken and sending them on their way. He had always been so kind to animals and did love owls.
He approached the three boys now furious. "The three of you will calm down and not make a scene lest you cause me any further embarrassment. I will read these letters and when I am done we will see what my answer is! Grow the fuck up! Hufflepuff's my arse. No loyalty amongst you at all. You couldn't be loyal if you tried" he snapped and took the letters to his room to read. He opened the first one and had an elf bring him some tea and cake at his desk while he read them.
Dear Lord Black,
It is with sincere hope I write you this letter. I have learned that Lady Andromeda Tonks nee Black was reinstated into the Black family by the previous Lord Sirius Orion Black. I am writing you this letter to petition for my son Zacharias Smith to be wed to the wonderful Nymphadora Tonks who is by relation to her mother a member of the formidable Black family as a whole. We wish to align our great families as a whole. I know my son can benefit from this and you can benefit from an alliance with our great family. Please write to us at your earliest convenience with your response and we can iron out all the details then.
Signed Lord Byron William Smith.
Harry read the letter and scowled. The law dictated he'd have to deal with all marriage contracts for the women of his house but the law did not specify how he could deal with them so he would be doing things very differently he had decided. He placed the letter to one side and opened the other one.
Lord Black,
Amos Diggory here of the Ancient and Noble house of Diggory. I wish to petition for my son Cedric Arcturus Diggory to be wed to the gorgeous Ms Nymphadora Tonks. I know she is a member of your prestigious family and I know we could have mutual benefits from the union. I would willingly support any motion you would put forward at the Wizengamot meetings should you request it of me. To be honest sir I would do all I could to ensure Cedric's safety and security in this matter. I look forward to future correspondence between us.
Signed Lord Amos Diggory.
Harry read that one which definitely seemed to have a more formal tone to it then the other one had. He had actually known how to handle things as things were way more formal in the Wizarding world and he had needed to learn how dating and so on would commence for him in the future. Right now he had his eye on a Slytherin girl whom he thought beautiful but he would not approach her until he was sure about how he wished to do things. He then realised he may need to write one of those letters himself in the future and sighed. Many purebloods knew already at the age of ten who they would marry in the future although some waited until later like those who were interested in Tonks. He finally took the last letter and broke the seal surprised at its contents.
Lord Black,
I am not a wealthy man by any means but I am a pureblood man and I determined to do things correctly. My son Frederick Gideon Weasley would very much like the hand of young Nymphadora Tonks in the future. I am not at all sure what we could provide her with in terms of a bride price but we do have a very loving and caring family. We would be honoured to see one of our children married to someone who is related to the Blacks but whose mother decided to follow her dreams and find love with a muggleborn man Ted Tonks. We honour and respect fully her choice and we do feel more people should have followed in her footsteps. We kindly await your response at your earliest convenience.
Signed Mr Arthur William Weasley.
Harry read that last one and smiled. Finally someone down to earth who just said it like it was and didn't hide anything. To be honest it was refreshing.
"Nev! I got letters here from some people wanting to marry into my family. I am thinking of asking the girl in question her opinion on the matter do you think I should?" he asked Neville who smiled brightly at him.
"Well Harry not many people think like you do and I think it would be a splendid idea. How refreshing. Would you like me to be there with you when you speak to her? I can support you if you like" he said kindly as Harry smiled and hugged his best friend close.
"Neville you're the best. Thanks buddy. No I should be fine myself although having to remember all of this fancy pureblood etiquette stuff which isn't fun at all" he sighed getting up and heading back out towards the great hall. He found a Hufflepuff girl which he approached smiling.
"Excuse me ma'am I wondered if you might be able to head into your house and fetch Nymphadora Tonks for me. I desire to converse with her a moment" he said as the girl giggled at him and bowed before him.
"Right away Lord Black!" she said hurrying inside and five minutes later Nymphadora Tonks came out smiling.
"Hello Lord Black you wished to see me?" she questioned as he eyed the beautiful girl in awe. She was gorgeous.
"Well you are gorgeous aren't you? Please step into this side classroom with me for a moment as I desire to converse with you of matters of importance. Before Lord Sirius Orion Black gave the Lordship to me he reinstated your mother as a Black family member. Today I have received three correspondences for your hand in marriage. As the Lord of an ancient and most noble house it falls to me to decide which one to pick for you however it also occurs to me that I cannot do that. Yes indeed law says I must but I will be damned if I do so without your consent or input" he said as she gasped.
"My Lord I didn't know that I swear. I am honoured you would think to include me in selection of my own spouse. I know it's not commonly done but you are a good and kind lord I can tell. Thank you for your compliment also. Now could please tell me who these three people were?" she asked kindly as an elf brought some pumpkin juice and cups for them to drink as they discussed the situation. Quite frankly his casual demeanour was so refreshing. She was genuinely honoured he even cared about her input.
"Mr Amos Diggory Petitioned on behalf of Cedric Diggory. Mr Byron Smith petitioned on behalf of Zacharias Smith and lastly Mr Arthur Weasley petitioned on behalf of Frederick Weasley" he said as she blushed bright red. There was so much to consider. They would be at this meeting for a long while yet.
AN: hai trovato la tua anima gemella e sono felice per te = You have found your soulmate and I am delighted for you.