A Curse of Ancients
C29: Final Stages
Standard Disclaimer: I don't own any of the recognizable characters
Stepping out of the Floo at Hogwarts a few days later, they were met by the Headmistress, who smiled kindly at them. "Welcome back. I thought it was only appropriate to meet you upon your return, especially given everything we've talked about before the break."
"Good afternoon Headmistress. It is good to see you again. We have some news for you that came to us a couple of days ago. Could you arrange for a meeting with Draco in your office in a couple of days after curfew? It will be easier to explain both sides at the same time." Hermione said with a smile.
McGonagall nodded and smiled at her. "I'll make sure he gets the message. I take it this is big news?"
They all nodded at that. "It is, if anything it is that the end of this conflict is close and all the repercussions that come with it. We'll fill you in when we meet later this week. Could you let Ginny or Luna know the exact time and date?" Fabian said with a smile.
"I will, expect the news on the meeting tomorrow after dinner. I look forward to hear what you have learned." Minerva said with a smile.
"We will fill you in completely when we have our meeting, it is truly a lengthy explanation." Fabian said with a soft smile.
McGonagall nodded and bid them a good day before taking her leave. "We'd better get going too, we wouldn't want to rouse suspicion. We'll see you later." Luna said with a soft smile.
He smiled and kissed them both on the cheek. "Be careful you two, I don't know how bad it will be when people realize Hermione and I aren't there."
"We'll be okay Fabian, I don't think people will want to screw with us too much for fear of repercussions, and besides, I think I can keep my girlfriend safe." Ginny said with a smile.
He smiled and nodded at them as the two girls walked out of the door, after which Bellatrix pulled Hermione and Fabian to their room. "I see someone is horny for her son."
"Don't tease your mother Fabian, she's obviously suffering the effects from the Curse. I'll let you two have some fun and keep Pandora company while you ravage your mother." Hermione said with a slightly chiding tone to her voice.
He nodded and kissed her softly before Hermione made her way back into the living room. "Fabian honey, please fuck me. It's been so long since I've felt you inside of me." Bellatrix said with a husky moan.
He smiled at her. "Of course Mom, I wouldn't want to make my dear mother suffer through this, but I need to know how bad it is."
"It's bad baby, I've put this off for too long. Please ravage me. I need it." She said with a whimper.
Fabian smiled and kissed her as he vanished their clothes. "Then I will make sure my darling mother is sated completely by the time we have dinner. Go to the bed and push that ass out."
She nodded and did as she was told, giving a pained yelp as he spanked her loudly. "Don't tease me baby. Give your mother what she craves."
"You'll get it when I'm ready Mom. Don't get greedy, because I will not hesitate to punish you like I do to your sister when she gets greedy." He said softly.
Bellatrix moaned softly at the tone of his voice and the fact that he was teasingly running his fingers through her soaking folds. "Fabian, sweetie, please don't tease me. I'm begging you my love, please fuck me."
He smiled and kissed a path from her neck down. "Okay mother. Just because you really are desperate, I will give you a special surprise." He said softly before casting a silent spell, the same one Hermione had used a couple of months ago, and soon there was another Fabian standing next to him. "I don't think we'll need the bed, Mom. It's been a while since I've had the pleasure of fucking you everywhere at the same time. He said as he moved behind her and his copy stood in front of her, teasing her folds with his cock.
In unison they slid their cocks inside of her, making the raven haired witch moan loudly as she slung her arms around his copy's neck and pulled him into a deep kiss as they pumped into her. "It feels so amazing baby. Could we make this a staple for the time I feel it as bad as today?"
He smiled and kissed her softly. "Of course Mom, you know I always try to help everyone to the best of my abilities. I just want you all to be happy."
She smiled at him as she tried to meet both of their thrust, but found it was impossible to fully commit to one or the other. "Fabian baby, could you dispel your copy. I just need you today, nothing extra."
He nodded and pulled out of her, while at the same time dispelling his copy and moving to her front, kissing his mother deeply as he laid her down on the bed. "Of course Mom, I just saw that you needed something extra today, but now that the initial lust has settled, I think we can move to our regular form of making love, and I really, really want to taste you again. It's been too long."
Bellatrix smiled and kissed him softly before he kissed his way down her body. "Please do sweetie, I wouldn't want to deny you your favorite treat."
Fabian smiled and placed a soft kiss above the dark curls of his mother's pubic hair. "I suppose I can't argue with that. I've been addicted to eating you out for such a long time that my palette has been formed around your juices."
The raven haired witch moaned loudly as he started eating her out. "That's only part of it sweetie. The Curse has been affecting us all for longer than you know. All those times you felt compelled to be close to Panny and Luna was also the Curse, so we've made sure that we brought you up to be as open as possible towards this."
He smiled at her as he kissed his way back up her body. "I know. Hermione and I have done so much research over the last year that I think we have a solution, which is something she is going to run by Morgana first, just to be sure. She is from the time the Curse was placed and might have some insights too."
Bellatrix smiled and pulled him into a kiss as he slid his cock into her, setting a rhythm they would both enjoy, and would also complement her mood right now. "It's been a while since we've been this intimate sweetie, are you okay?"
He nodded and nuzzled her neck. "I have become pretty adept at reading everyone's moods over the last months, and I could feel you needed some intimacy once the lust had faded a little. We don't always need to be rough with each other. There will be plenty of time for that once everything has settled." He said with a wink.
She smiled and wrapped her legs around his waist, pushing him deeper into her as they kissed each other deeply, for once neither of them seeking to increase the pace, for once making love like only a mother and her firstborn could.
…
While Bellatrix and Fabian were busy with each other, Pandora and Hermione had retreated to the Potions lab, it being one of the few places they could talk privately. "So Pandora, we haven't really had a chance to talk lately. How are you feeling?" Hermione asked kindly.
The blonde smiled at her. "I'm feeling complete for the first time in a very long time. Death was so silent and empty with my Moon and Stars in them. I was haunted every day with the vision of that old goat taunting me with visions of my Luna being tempted by his so called Light."
Hermione smiled kindly at her. "I think that was something he did to torment you. I know for a fact Luna has always been loyal to Fabian. They really are like siblings."
Pandora smiled at her. "They are siblings Hermione. I was a part of the ritual that helped conceive Fabian and Bella was a part of the one that helped conceive Luna, no matter how much Xeno thought she was his, in the end Xeno was just another puppet of the old man. I am finally where I need to be."
Hermione smiled at that. "I knew it, but I wonder if they know?"
"They do, I told them the truth when I spent the morning with them, the aftermath of that you witnessed for yourself." Pandora said with a knowing smile.
Hermione blushed a little at that. "Yes, it was quite the surprise to see both you and Luna passed out with his seed running down your legs."
Pandora smiled at her. "It was safe Hermione, and it certainly isn't the first time Fabian filled Luna up. There are some nuances to the Curse that are not very well explained, if it is done out of love and not out by being compelled by the Curse it is safe to let him cum inside of you, but I have a feeling you have been doing research on that already."
"I have, and I have found some interesting things that I need to run by Morgana first, but if all goes well, we will be able to at least break parts of this Curse." Hermione said with a soft smile.
Pandora smiled at that. "Is it that simple that you can pick and choose which parts of the curse to break?"
Hermione shook her head at that. "Not exactly simple, but there are parts of this Curse that may be broken with enough preparation and magic, it will make it easier for everyone in the house. It will always compel everyone to share a bed with us, but I truly believe we can make it more manageable."
"That's good news, because I know that it is taking a toll on him with all the women in the house wanting a piece of him." Pandora said softly.
Hermione smiled at the blonde. "That's a bit of an understatement, but yes, it is taking a toll on him and that is why I want to do this, not only for him, but for us as well. I know the Curse will only get worse as time goes on and that is why I want to lessen it for all of us. It'll be easier in the end."
Pandora nodded and smiled at the young witch. "I am wondering how you feel about everything. Bella told me that you've shown amazing resiliency over the past months."
Hermione smiled at that. "I will admit that it was a lot to take in, but Fabian and I talked a lot about the Curse before I even met Bella, Cissa and Andi, and he said that if it came down to it and his mothers didn't approve of us being together, he would've given everything up for me."
Pandora looked a bit shocked at that. "I think I will need to have a talk with my wife. She knows better than to try and break up something as true as you and Fabian share."
"She didn't know that at the time. All she knew from me was that I was a Muggleborn witch who was in love with her son, and after they had met me and everything was revealed she spent a lot of time earning my forgiveness." Hermione said with a soft smile.
Pandora smiled at that. "Yes she is quite good at that isn't she. There were numerous times when we went to school where Bella would 'apologize' for something she said with her legendary temper."
Hermione smiled at her. "I wish I could've seen you two then. You two are so opposite but yet so similar that I can't help but wonder a lot of screaming matches followed by intense make-out sessions."
"You would be right in that dear. Bella and I are both diametrically opposed and the same woman at the same time, but the one thing we've always shared is our curiosity for each other and our love for knowledge, and before we knew it we fell in love and were making plans for our future. We've had our arguments of course, and still have, but at the end of the day we can't stay away from each other." Pandora said with a soft smile.
Hermione smiled at that. "I've noticed, and you are a very cute couple, to be honest a lot like how I have seen Fabian and Luna interact over the years."
Pandora smiled at that. "That's because of two things. First off, they've been close before Luna was even born, because Fabian used to love to sleep between Bella and me when I was pregnant with Luna, and secondly it is because of the way they were both conceived. The rituals we performed were from Morgana's time and very powerful, we wanted to make sure that Fabian would always have someone by his side and that Luna would have something she can trust implicitly, and if we add you to that mix, you three have developed into a very powerful trio."
Hermione smiled and nodded. "That we have, and with Ginny added to that, we've given people enough reasons to leave us the hell alone at school. I just hope Ginny and Luna will be okay when people notice we're not here anymore."
Pandora only nodded as she wrapped her arms around the brunette. "I'm sure they will be fine Hermione, and I am sure they will tell you two if anything happens."
Hermione smiled at that as she relaxed in the hug. "Now I get why Fabian loves to cuddle up to you. You're so warm."
"That's one of the reasons, but we've also had a special connection from the day he was born, which sometimes really annoyed Narcissa and Andromeda. He would immediately settle against me whenever I held him, while he was a little bit fussy when they held him." Pandora said with a smile.
Hermione smiled at her, but said nothing else as she was more then content to bask in the relaxing aura the blonde exuded
…
A couple of days later Fabian and Hermione were underway to the Headmistress's office, both of them under a Disillusionment Charm because they didn't want to give away their presence just yet, even if it was well after curfew.
They saw the blonde patiently waiting on one of the benches near the staircase, and seeing no one else near, they dropped their Disillusionment. "Good evening Draco. I hope you've been doing well?"
The blonde smiled and nodded. "Yes I've been doing okay. It's been a bit tedious explaining why you two aren't here, but most people understand."
"What are you telling them?" Hermione asked softly.
"That you two are just fed up with everything and that there is nothing left to learn here at school." Draco said with a smile.
They both smiled at that. "Well at least one of those is true. I trust you are also keeping an eye on Luna and Ginny during meal times?" Fabian asked with a soft smile.
He nodded at that. "Of course, but everyone's been leaving them alone, except for Potter of course, but they can handle him easily enough. He's lost a lot of credibility over the past days without the Weasel to back up his claims."
"That's good news. It'll certainly make things easier down the line, but shall we go talk to the Headmistress, otherwise we might talk the entire night." Hermione said with a soft smile.
He nodded as the stairs turned for them. "I think the Headmistress agrees with us. Let's go and inform her of everything."
Fabian and Hermione nodded as they made their way up to the Headmistress's office, the door swinging open on its own accord. "Good evening you three. I hope you are still doing okay?" McGonagall asked with a smile.
They nodded and took a seat. "We are, still no cabin fever as of yet, and with everything that we are going to tell you, I doubt we will have time to get cabin fever." Hermione said with a smile.
"Let's not beat around the bush then. I think I'm ready to hear what you have to tell me."
They smiled at her as Draco started. "I suppose I'll start, since I think I have the most information to share. The Dark Lord held his last meeting with the Death Eaters, where he informed us that the plans are finalized and pushed forward. A small force led by my father will invade Hogwarts, coming through the Vanishing Cabinet in the Room of Requirement. They are under strict orders not to hurt anyone and merely detain staff and students. The ultimate goal is to get Potter to come out in the open. At the same time the Dark Lord will invade the Ministry and take control of that, appointing Kingsley as temporary Minister until a new one can be elected. At that point the Dark Lord will come here for his final confrontation with Potter, and if all goes to plan, that will be the end of it. All this will happen within the month." He said before turning to Fabian and Hermione.
"However we doubt it will, because Dumbledore has ordered Ronald and Lavender to take care of us, and I can take a guess how he means that, and I hope you understand that we can't let that happen after everything they have done to us. We also know that Harry will not honor his deal to us and probably stab us in the back the moment the Dark Lord is defeated, which we also will not let happen." Hermione said kindly.
Minerva nodded at that. "I understand that Hermione, but I do ask you to try and not kill him. You know as well as I that he will be seen as the vanquisher of Voldemort and that he will be lauded a hero, deservedly or not."
"We don't want to kill anyone, but I will do everything to keep my family safe, and if Potter proves to be a threat to my family, I will do anything to make sure that threat is silenced." Fabian said with clear determination.
"I understand that Fabian, but we also need to think of any implications that decision might have in the long run. You wouldn't want to be seen as another Dark Lord." McGonagall said with a soft smile.
Fabian smiled at that. "And we won't. We'll go after him through legal means. Ronald Weasley however will receive no mercy. We also need to set an example that the combined bloodlines of Le Fay and Black will no longer tolerate this type of behavior, no more shadow warfare, and no more games of Wizards Chess with children at the center, and I'm afraid that Ron might be too far gone in Dumbledore's doctrine."
"I fear that too, and with his mother in his ear as well, I'm afraid of what will happen. Molly is still livid about what you have done to Dumbledore and her son, and I fear that she will also have some tricks up her sleeve before this is all said and done." Minerva said softly.
Hermione and Fabian both nodded at her. "We fear that too, and honestly we don't know how we are going to handle her. There is however one thing we can use your help with. We would ask you to relay what we have shared with the staff, and especially the Heads of House, so that you can keep the students in line, especially Gryffindor."
Minerva smiled and nodded. "Yes I am well aware of the nature of my House, but don't worry I'll keep them in line and make sure the others will do the same, although I think Severus has already made sure that Slytherin knows of this, or am I wrong Draco?"
Draco smiled at that. "Indeed he did. We're all under strict orders not to intervene for whichever side. I'm the only exception because I need to let them into Hogwarts, but after that I will stay with the rest of my housemates."
Minerva smiled at that. "That's good to hear. I do have to ask Draco, have you taken the Mark?"
"I haven't. The Dark Lord was quite adamant on me not taking it because of what is to happen, and once this is over, no one will have a mark anymore. He will be dead, Dumbledore will be dead, and our society can rebuild better for it." He said with a smile.
Minerva nodded at that. "That's good to hear. All of you have been through enough already, you don't need the persecution afterwards."
Draco smiled and nodded at that. "That was his plan too. He knows what he has done, and that's why he has chosen this course of action this time around. He knows he cannot be in power for this new society for fear of rebellion."
"Good, I am glad he has seen sense in the end, I was a bit worried he might go for a bloodbath anyway, but I think it's time I sent you back. It's getting late and one of you three has classes tomorrow." Minerva said with a smile.
They nodded at her and bid her a good night as they took their leave, and after doing the same to Draco, Fabian and Hermione walked back to their room, not caring if anyone saw them now.
…
The following morning Hermione woke up before her fiancee for once and she couldn't help but smile at the sight she was presented with. He was sprawled out across the bed and while she wasn't much better with the way she was almost literally draped over him, it was an adorable sight.
She gently traced her nails across his abdomen, smiling as he tried to roll over. "Good morning lover. I see you are a bit sensitive this morning." She said softly.
He groaned and turned to face her. "Morning 'Mione. Did you sleep okay?"
She smiled and kissed him softly as she crawled on top of him. "Of course I did. I slept with you after all, and that always makes sure that I sleep well."
He smiled and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Then why did you feel the need to wake me up already. I thought we could sleep in now that we don't have to go to classes."
"Because you presented me with such a nice target baby. You know I can't keep my hands to myself when presented with your gloriously naked body." She said with a soft smile.
He smiled and let his hands trail down her back so he could give her butt a squeeze. "I'm glad you are just as naked as I am. It opens up so many avenues of morning activities."
Hermione smiled and kissed him softly. "I would love to, but we have an early meeting with my mother this morning. We have something to discuss with you."
He pouted a little at that. "When this is all over, we're going to take at least a week somewhere where we can be alone and won't have to care about anything."
She nodded and kissed him. "That's okay love, and I think you'll love what we have found. It might be life-changing for everyone."
He smiled at her as he stretched. "Fine, but can we at lease have breakfast before meeting with Morgana?"
"Of course, we wouldn't you to go hungry. I know how grumpy you get when you're hungry." She said teasingly.
He smiled at that. "I think that's another thing we share, love. You're just as grumpy when you haven't eaten."
She nodded and kissed him softly before rolling off him and getting out of bed to get dressed, Fabian not being far behind.
After a quick breakfast Hermione led her fiancee to Morgana's sanctum, which was a small room in Gaia's garden, and it would be the first time Fabian would step into the room.
Morgana smiled at them as they walked into the garden. "Good morning my sweets. I trust you had a good night's rest?"
They both nodded and hugged her. "We spent it together, so yes." Hermione said with a smile.
Morgana smiled and waved her hand to open the door. "I figured as much, you two are so much in tune that it is little wonder you two are completely at ease when you're alone in bed with each other. Have you told your paramour what we found sweetie?"
Hermione shook her head and smiled at her. "No mother, I thought it more prudent that we tell him together."
Morgana smiled at her daughter. "I expected as much, and you don't have to be nervous Fabian, I think you will rather like this news we have to share, come let's talk in my chambers."
He smiled at her and nodded as Hermione led him into the room, where he felt a quick pull in his stomach. "We're on the island aren't we?"
The two women smiled and nodded. "We are. I found a way to connect this room to our island should we need a way to escape suddenly, it specifically connects to my ritual chambers at the Castle." Morgana said with a smile.
"I haven't seen this room before, and I thought we spent considerable time exploring the Castle." He said with slight awe in his voice.
The two smiled at him. "That's because this room was to remain sealed until I woke up again. The magic that lingers here is more ancient than I am, and will always remain. This might very well be the birthplace of magic in Britain, and it is that magic that we will need to help us today. I want you to think long and hard before you answer my next question. If there was one part of the Curse that you could do without, what would that be?" Morgana asked softly.
He let out a long breath and shared a look with his lover, who only smiled at him. "It's okay love. We can not break the Curse outright, but we can ease certain parts of it. The need will always be there, and its effects cannot be lessened, but we can make it easier on everyone."
He nodded at that. "I figured, but I think the most pressing part of this Curse is that if I ever get anyone suffering the effects pregnant that it will lead to my death."
Morgana smiled at that. "I had a feeling you would say that. And I may have a solution for that. I could alter the Curse in such a way that you would be sterile for everyone except for Hermione. Mind you that is only one of the options available. With Hermione's help I can also make it so that only when given consent you would be able to get anyone pregnant, which if I am honest, might be a very good option for the current state of our family."
He smiled and nodded. "I would agree with that. While there are plenty of rituals that can help, they're not always full proof and there is still the Curse of Black to consider too. Our family has always kept our lineage so close to the vest that my great grandmother put a curse on our family that would ensure that any child born of anything other than only the most powerful of purebloods would be born an abomination, as she liked to call it. It's what made Dora a Metamorphmagus."
Morgana nodded at that. "I know, and unfortunately I can't break that one either, not yet anyway, its magic is unfamiliar and too specific for me to unravel at this moment."
"I understand, is there anything special you need me to do in order for your ritual to work?" He asked softly.
Hermione and Morgana smiled at him. "No love, nothing special. We're all going to get naked and mother and I will press ourselves against you, sharing the required magic with you, and after that we'll see what happens. Mother also has something to share with you that only she can give."
He smiled at her as he kissed her softly as he felt his clothes fall from his body, and the two women clearly weren't far behind as they pressed themselves against him, Morgana to his back, and Hermione to his front. "Eyes on me love, just focus on me and just let it happen. It might feel a bit weird in the beginning, but it will feel normal soon enough."
He nodded and locked his eyes with her soft chocolate brown ones, seeing them slowly change to molten gold as he felt an influx of magic not unlike the effects of Curse Night, but this felt infinitely more benign.
He could also not help the hardening of his cock as it came up with little shocks to come to rest between Hermione's thighs, although she didn't really seemed to notice as the two women continued the soft chant.
When the feeling faded and Hermione's eyes had returned to the soft brown he loved so much, she smiled at him. "It's done love. It's now safe to spill your seed inside of any woman without running the risk of getting her pregnant without you losing your mind or life."
"Thank you love, and thank you too Morgana. It means so much to me that you two are willing to go to such lengths." He said softly.
They smiled at him. "It's for our best interest as well, my sweet. This Curse is vile and while always a part of our lives, we will not stop working on making it easier for everyone. I don't think this will be the last time we will do this ritual." Morgana said as she wrapped her arms around his waist.
He smiled and pressed a kiss to the raven haired witch's cheek before giving his fiancee a deep and passionate kiss. "I know this Curse has been a large part of your life and that you are weighed down with the knowledge that it will only get worse as the years go by. We only want to make it easier for you, because as I've said before. This Curse doesn't define you as a man." Hermione said softly.
He smiled and kissed her softly. "I know, but it's hard to explain all the things I feel when I feel the effects, because I do, almost every day. They are just not as noticeable for me. And I think that thanks to you and Morgana I will be able to let a bit of that weight go."
The two women smiled at him. "We'll talk about this another time. Let's go back and enjoy the day with our family. The ritual tired me out more than I thought." Morgana said softly.
Fabian and Hermione nodded and smiled at her before getting dressed, the three stepping back through the portal that would lead them back to Hogwarts.