Authors Note: The next instalment of my fluffy story.
Chapter 11. Birthday's Eve.Harry was up early the next morning, he had slept alone for the second night in succession and although he didn't much like it, it did seem to slightly ease the strain on Hermione, she was in her own brilliant words, 'as randy as something that is very, very extremely randy'.
When the girls eventually came down stairs they found Harry in the kitchen just outside what had been the door to the games room and was now, well they were not quite sure what it had become besides a corridor?
So after Ginny had kissed him Hermione kissed him and asked, "What have you done? We appear to have lost the games room darling?"
"Well none of us ever seemed to use it," he answered, "and so I took a unilateral decision that we needed some classrooms and things so come and see what I have done. If you don't like what I have made we can always put it back the way it was or change it around if you think that is what it requires."
By the time he had finished his short conversation with the girls all the others had arrived so he showed them all the new lay out at the same time. He had left quite a wide corridor and the entrance to the television room was still in the same place on the left hand side and no changes had been made to that room. Carrying straight on up the corridor a door at the end lead to a small homework room, this room was about twenty foot square. Spaced around the walls it had half a dozen tables each with its own bookshelves at the back against the wall there were a dozen chairs and a very large cupboard.
Ron asked what was in the cupboard and Harry opened the doors and they could see that it held various coloured inks, quills and a lot of rolls of parchment, but also there was also all kinds of Muggle stationary.
In response to a question from Ginny, Emma explained what all the Muggle stationary was. Arthur was fascinated by hole punches, staplers, loose leaf binders, pencils, erasers and Muggle pens with a ball at the tip that just kept on writing without ever being dipped in ink.
When they eventually managed to drag Arthur away from the stationary cupboard in the homework room the group went back down the corridor and through the door that had been immediately on their right when they had entered the corridor. The room they entered was about fifteen feet by thirty feet it had two other doors, these were in the corners of the far wall, the room had a small podium and looked from the layout of the desks and chairs that it was intended for lectures.
"I predict," said Luna suddenly, in a faraway mystical voice, "that if we don't hurry the Headmaster will be here before I get my breakfast," then she started giggling and added, "and I am starving."
Everybody else had a fit of the giggles and Harry quickly showed them the two practical classrooms that were through the far doors, at the same time Hermione was telling them that the Headmaster wanted to be collected by Harry because he probably would decide to bring some of the other professors with him.
Breakfast had finished and because it was Saturday Arthur and Molly both went into the television room to watch a video. Luna and Ron went back upstairs to collect their school things from their rooms and then went to the new homework room to do their homework.
All the others went to Merlin's study to wait for Harry to bring the Headmaster and whoever else was coming, he kissed both girls goodbye and drew a door in the corner of the room.
"I thought that you were going to teach me to do that?" Hermione complained.
Harry said, "I will teach you and Ginny at the same time to do a lot of little tricks." This produced snickers all around as he disappeared through the door.
He stepped out of his door and to his left was the door to the Headmasters study upon which he knocked and was bid to enter by the Headmaster. In addition to the Professor Dumbledore in his office were Nymphadora Tonks, Professor's McGonagall and Flitwick together with the Minister for Magic Amelia Bones and they all greeted Harry.
"Ah Harry," said the Headmaster, "let me explain Professor Tonks has been released by the Ministry and she has accepted a position as Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor. Also the Minister received my private communication last evening informing her of Hermione's parents' conversion by you. In addition I believe she received an invitation to Miss Weasley's birthday party on Monday, to which we have all consented to come. Now I believe that we all wish to meet the new witch and wizard."
"Then would you like to follow me please." He led them out of the office door and through his door into Merlin's study and he introduced Professor Tonks, Professor Flitwick and the Minister for Magic to Hermione's mother and father.
"So Harry," Tonks asked, "you are sure that they are now magical?"
Harry handed the pair their wands then he said, "Go through the fireplace into the room of requirements, it is set up for your use." Dan and Emma led the way having been through before.
Thirty seconds later Professor McGonagall returned and said, "Well there is no doubt that they are both extremely magical but I do not want them as students in Hogwarts, it would be chaos, what they require is not what eleven year olds need."
"Professor McGonagall," Hermione said, "would you like to come and see what Harry has prepared for lessons here?"
"Well that could be a very good idea Miss Granger," the Deputy Headmistress said, "would you like to come with us Miss Weasley?"
The three of them departed which left Harry alone with the Minister for Magic and the Headmaster, "Harry," said the Minister, "firstly whenever we are alone you may call me Amelia. Now can you tell me how you made two Muggles magical?"
"I don't want you to think that Harry is being insolent Amelia so I will answer that question for him," interrupted the Headmaster, "but I am afraid that you will not like the answer. If he tells you or me how he did that firstly it is doubtful that either of us would understand what he is talking about and secondly we would lose our memories. It is commonly believed by the Magi that how much memory is lost is directly related to how hard someone pushes for an answer. Obviously it is not something that is tested frequently and in consequence information on the subject is rather vague but this general rule applies to a lot of Magi magic."
"Thank you Headmaster," Amelia said, "so secondly Harry, you can make Muggles magical, can you do the opposite?"
"I will give you a complete answer and save a lot of questions Amelia," Harry said. "Yes I can but no one else can, Hermione is as powerful as the most powerful member of the Magisterium and she would not be capable of doing it."
"Neither could I," said Merlin from his picture frame.
"And just who are you?" said Amelia, walking over to the portrait and reading the title she whispered, "oh my!" then she flopped into a chair facing the portrait.
"Greetings fair lady allow me to try to explain something." Merlin said, "But first how would you describe your magical power compared to the Headmaster?"
"Like a child and a teacher," said Amelia without hesitation.
Merlin continued, "We will consider that to be one order of magnitude, well between the Headmaster and Miss Granger are three orders of magnitude then between Miss Granger and Godric Gryffindor is another order, between him and me another then from me to Harry at least one other. Just so that you get it right that makes Harry one hundred and twenty eight times as powerful as you and he is sixty four times as powerful as the Headmaster, a fine friend to keep and that is advice not a threat."
Harry looked at Amelia and said, "I want us to be friends Amelia and I will give you what help I can."
"Will you remove magical power from criminals for the Ministry?" she asked directly.
"Yes Amelia, if you can show due cause for each individual case and why you believe such action to be necessary." Harry answered, "All of Voldemort's Death Eaters are dead so you should only have other criminals to deal with."
"Thank you Harry. Now I have a completely different kind of problem." Amelia said, "There are certain parties in the Ministry of Magic who believe that it is their divine right to be there and I would rather they were not in the Ministry at all. You have seen some of the bigots for yourself at your victory celebration. Well the same crowd are trying to muscle in on Ginny's party invitation and frankly they are really thick-skinned slime balls and won't take 'sod off' as more than a token suggestion. So can you help me get rid of them, sort of permanently please?"
As Harry put out his hand towards Amelia and an invitation appeared in it with red writing on it, "Only you and I will see the writing on this as red to everyone else it looks black, that is simply to stop you getting this and the original invitation you were sent confused. The original invitation would simply have left those who were not invited by it behind. This new one is a far more serious piece of magic you can allow anyone who wants to come to the party to touch it but all those who you do not want to come will be banished to a special cell at the Ministry."
The Headmaster burst out laughing and after a minute wiping the tears from his eyes he said, "This hasn't been used for years. From there they are brought before the Wizengamot charged with trying to illegally enter a secure residence. Their punishment will be automatic discharge from any position at the Ministry and they will be prohibited from ever holding one in the future. Their wands will be confiscated for a minimum of five years and it is quite normal for them to be broken with all of the ensuing consequences. Finally, just to make sure that they realise they have been really naughty they will receive any further punishment the council sees fit to impose."
"To give you some reference Amelia," Harry added, "if their wands were confiscated and they were to be caught practicing magic whilst banned, that would be due cause for them to have their magic removed."
"That sounds just perfect, thank you Harry." Amelia said with a smile and she came over and gave Harry a kiss on the cheek then she went and sat back down.
Amelia thought that she had only just returned to her seat in time because the trio came back in chatting happily and she didn't want to be caught kissing Harry again.
"I like it here Mr Potter." Professor McGonagall said, "You have arranged everything beautifully and I actually caught Mr Weasley doing his homework, Miss Lovegood must be a good influence on him, she has the second highest marks in her year you know. Miss Weasley has the highest and hers have only been bettered, in recent years, by an insufferable know it all who will be Head Girl next year, I only hope that the Head Boy will be able to keep her in order."
"Not a lot of chance of that." Harry said with a grin.
"Well I should be getting along." Amelia said as she stood up.
"Yes I see that you have finished kissing my boyfriend, again Minister." Hermione was smiling at her.
"I am not going to say that I am sorry, because I'm not," Amelia said poking her tongue out at Hermione, "he has been a great help to me."
Laughing the Headmaster said, "Amelia Bones that is conduct quite unbecoming the Minister for Magic."
"Where do you want to be Minister?" Harry asked
"Pot to being Minister, we are all friends so unless it is official please call me Amelia," she said, "and I would like really like to be in my lounge please Harry."
"Hold my left hand and picture it in your mind." She did this and Harry drew a door with his free hand, "Check to be sure that it is the correct place."
She stuck her head through the door and brought it back, "It's the right place thank you Harry, bye all." Then she kissed Harry on the other cheek, poked her tongue out at Hermione again and disappeared through the door that vanished with the slightest sigh.
"I believe that the wizard world is in very good hands." Hermione said with a smile.
"Professors," Harry said, "I believe we should tell you that we three have become engaged." The three of them revealed their rings and he continued, "At this moment it is still secret and I was thinking about making it public at the party but the more that I think about it, the more I am not so sure that it is too good an idea."
Professor McGonagall had a tear in her eye as she congratulated them and besides congratulating them the Headmaster said, "I am sure that you three will pick the correct time for the announcement. Now shouldn't we check up on these 'first year' students of ours?"
The trio vanished their engagement rings again and then they and the Professors passed through the fireplace into their room of requirements.
"Ok, you can both take a rest now," Professor Flitwick called.
"How are they getting on?" Professor McGonagall asked.
"Well Dan is especially good at setting fire to things," said Tonks with a grin, "but he is getting better and Emma is very steady but what she tries generally works."
"Is it his wand control that is getting better or it just his fires that are getting better?" asked Hermione chuckling.
"Don't be rude about your father's wand waving Hermione," her mother said with a mischievous smile, "it may be true but still you shouldn't be cheeky about an old man wiggling his wand."
Hermione looked at Tonks and said, "You've been talking to my mother, haven't you Professor Tonks." Tonks just grinned and tried to look innocent.
"Is there anything that you might need?" Harry asked, breaking up the friendly, if slightly rude, banter between mother and daughter.
"Well I need lunch," said Ginny, "us prefects tend to generate quite an appetite."
"Would you all please do us the honour of joining us for lunch?" Harry asked.
Having accepted Harry's offer of lunch they all went back to Merlin's study, Godric's voice came from the picture he was now sharing with Merlin, "I have been waiting to put these two into my house but you haven't even sorted them."
Professors Tonks and Flitwick looked flabbergasted but the Headmaster said, "I am sorry, let me introduce you. Professor Tonks and Professor Flitwick allow me to present Godric Gryffindor and Myrddin Emrys, better known as...."
"Merlin!" finished Tonks in a stunned whisper and she sagged into a chair.
"Nymphadora Tonks," said Godric, "I expected more of you than that, I very nearly put you into my house but if I remember correctly there was hardly any other girls bright enough to be put into Ravenclaw."
"So how does the sorting hat work then?" Professor McGonagall asked hopefully.
"Can we tell them?" Godric asked Merlin.
"I don't see why not," Merlin answered, "they won't be able to tell anyone and our three know anyway."
Ginny looked confused, "But I don't know."
"You will tomorrow," Merlin told her kindly.
"Ok granddad," she said with a small smile.
The four professors looked shocked at Ginny calling Merlin granddad but Godric ignored them and started explaining how the sorting hat worked, "The sorting hat is directly linked to this house and therefore to Merlin and I, as are some of the portraits at Hogwarts, so the sorting actually starts as soon as the first years enter the school. We always try to keep a balance between the houses but we never put anyone into Slytherin unless that is where they should go, most Slytherins are not very tolerant. It is obvious that we are not like the other portraits, that is because this house is imbued with our living essence and what you are seeing here, is the personification of that essence."
The professors appeared to be content with the answer but Hermione asked, "So how did I finish up in Gryffindor?"
"That was my doing," said Merlin, "because it was essential that you were with Harry, you were put into Gryffindor to help Harry defeat Voldemort."
"And you," Harry said pointing at Godric who was now trying to hide behind Merlin, "what was with you telling me that I would do well in Slytherin."
"Can't you take a joke?" Godric could tell that this hadn't been a very good answer, so he added, "I wouldn't really have put you in Slytherin, honest. Anyway I nearly put that Malfoy character in your year into Hufflepuff but Merlin wouldn't let me, he said that it wouldn't be fair to the rest of the Hufflepuffs."
Harry was laughing at the thought of Draco being in Hufflepuff, as with a grin he said, "I won't forget it you know, I owe you one practical joke and I am extremely patient."
With a small smile of his own the Headmaster said, "Thank you for the explanation, it makes several things much clearer, so Mr and Mrs Granger are to be Gryffindor's, the gods are smiling on you Minerva."
"Well I deserve something to make up for the terrible Weasley twins, I still haven't recovered fully from them." The Deputy Headmistress said.
With that they all went to lunch that became a very jovial affair especially after Harry had poured them some rum from his personal jug.
"I don't really like rum," said the Deputy Headmistress taking a small sip from her goblet. Her eyes lit up and she took another sip and asked, "But where did you get this it is superb."
"It is the finest rum available anywhere," said the Headmaster, "it is Potters finest, which makes it simply the best rum available anywhere."
"I have never seen this on sale," said Professor Flitwick.
"Well," said Harry, "you should be able to buy Potters Rum everywhere in future, I have had a message passed to the distributor to ensure that all wizarding hostelries stock and sell it. So from now on if you are anywhere and you can not buy it let me know because I need an excuse to change the supplier it seems from what I have been told he is not a very nice person."
They all promised to do what Harry had asked and lunch continued but eventually it was time to resume the training. So this time Professor McGonagall, having collected several small items from around the room, took the adult Grangers to their room of requirements to start teaching them transfiguration.
Ron and Luna went back to their homework whilst Molly and Arthur went to watch another video film. Ginny and Hermione took the other two professors to see the new classrooms and Harry went with the Headmaster to arrange a more suitable location for the Hogwarts end of the connecting portal.
The position they found for the Hogwarts end of the portal was in a quiet corridor off the Ravenclaw main corridor, this would be very convenient for Luna. The Potters Wheel end of the portal Harry decided to put in the corridor opposites the door to the television room, this would make the house end of the connection very convenient for the classrooms.
The professors were all in the Room of Requirements with the new students, so Harry took Ginny and Hermione to the Inner Hall so that they could look more closely at the Office, the Visitors Lounge and the Formal Dining room.
"Why have we come here?" Hermione asked glancing quickly at the doors to the party room.
"Because," said Harry, "we need somewhere to put the party buffet and we may need somewhere to expand the office and we can't do that magically because of the Muggle equipment. We have an hour or so now so I thought that we could do it now."
"Let's go and have a look in the party room first." Ginny said, setting off across the hall.
"Oh no you don't," said Harry, dragging her back, "you have been in there once and you don't need to see in there until later tomorrow."
Needless to say Ginny had a big smile on her face.
They had checked both of the major rooms and decided that the Formal Lounge would be the best for the Buffet and although all the furniture had to be moved out this would be no problem for them.
Next they considered the office and Harry decided that if it was necessary they could lose the other two rooms without ever missing them. If in the future the were to need a large formal dining room they could always use the party room, although as Ginny said it would be nice to have these rooms for their wedding.
They finished their inspection tour and returned to Merlin's study until the senior Grangers had finished their lessons.
The Headmaster had stayed at Hogwarts so before the other professors left Harry showed them the location of the new permanent portal between his house and the school. It was decided that the next day, being Ginny's birthday could be a short day and only Professor Flitwick would come at nine thirty in the morning for two hours and they would use one of the new classrooms.
Before entering the portal Professor McGonagall said, "You are all student authority figures and must all travel on the Hogwarts express at the beginning and the end of the school year."
Harry said, "We love the Hogwarts express, it is where we all first met and this is our last year so we may use clever magic to get too and from Kings Cross platform nine and three-quarters but we certainly want to be travelling on the school train for the last time."
At dinner that evening Harry thought that Molly was not her usual self and appeared to be quite subdued so when dinner had finished Harry asked her, "What's the matter Molly, you don't seem to be quite as bubbly as usual?"
"Oh I'm alright," she answered, "it's just that tomorrow, well I lose my daughter because she becomes Magi."
"Don't be daft Molly," Emma said, "I haven't lost Hermione, even before I became magic myself we were just as close after she became Magi. So what if their magic is beyond our understanding, they are both still girls and need their mothers comfort and advice, I received the biggest hug I have ever had from Hermione yesterday. We mustn't try to run their lives and we better not upset them or they won't lend us house elves to do the spring cleaning, but apart from that I expect everything else to be much the same."
Ginny went to her mother then having pulled her chair out she sat on her lap and put her arms around he mum's neck whilst telling her, "You're my mum, whatever happens to you or me you will always be my mum and I love you, not as much as treacle tart and custard mind but I will always love you."
Molly smiled through her tears and slapped Ginny playfully then gave her a big cuddle and told her, "And you are my not so little girl anymore, but all the same I will always love you too."
Molly said as they were getting up from the table, "After Ginny's birthday I think that I had better go back to the Burrow for a while, all I ever seem to do here is watch films and I am getting lazy."
All of the others went to Merlin's study to read, Luna and Ron had decided that they would not do any more homework for the time being tonight they would read and tomorrow morning they would go swimming. Emma and Dan were back to reading their first year text books and they told everyone else that the books were now making a lot more sense.
The trio were also reading, Ginny was finishing the second of the two books that Jiffs had given to Harry to read the first day they had come here, was that really only eight days ago. Harry and Hermione were reading large old tomes that smelt musty and seemed to crackle with powerful magic, it would do no one any good even asking what the books were called.
She closed her book with a snap, Ginny had finished the book and it was nearly eleven thirty so she kissed Harry goodnight and after giving Hermione a hug and kiss on the cheek she went up to her room. Fifteen minutes later the other six all followed her lead up to their bedrooms for the night.
Harry was alone in his room and in ten seconds it would be midnight and Ginny's Sixteenth Birthday.
Three, two, one, zero.
At the stroke of midnight the arch from Ginny's room opened and she walked ceremoniously into his room and she looked and smelt gorgeous. It was quite obvious that she had showered and prepared herself for this moment and was wearing a turquoise robe with her waist length copper gold hair hanging straight down the middle of her back.
Smiling slightly Ginny was looking straight into his eyes as she stopped two yards from him, Harry said, "Happy Birthday darling. First I must remove the protective charms I placed on you a few days ago. Finite Incantatum."
Harry continued, "Are you certain that this is what you desire," he said formally, "and that you are doing this entirely of your own free will?"
Like Hermione, Ginny could tell that the ritual had started, "I am positive." She had also replied in a formal tone.
Harry waved his hands and her clothes changed, now all she was wearing was a light white silk gown that was identical to the one Hermione had used. It was also completely open down the front and it also had one pair of silk ribbons tied in a bow between her breasts.
The robe she had been wearing was folded neatly on a chair.
"Are you prepared to receive this invocation?" he asked.
"I am absolutely ready for this privilege." She replied.
As previously he held his hands out to her and when she took them he said, "Peri y morwyn dewines 'Eithafol Dewins'." (Make this virgin witch Magi). Once again a white glow came from Harry's hands and engulfed Ginny who floated off the floor and into a horizontal attitude, her gown remained in place, she drifted over to the centre of the bed where she settled gently. Having undone the bow of her gown the front opened so that her body was totally revealed to him and he was obviously excited by what he saw.
Ginny was still surrounded by the silver glow and Harry's body was now emitting a golden glow, he spread her legs open and moved between them and as he plunged himself into her he said, "Gwenhwyfar cydio y annedd am 'Eithafol Dewins'." (Ginny join the house of extreme magic).
She gasped as he entered her but as he started moving in and out of her gently, her pain slowly appeared to ease and they started to move in unison until they reached their climax together and they collapsed into each other.
After a couple of minutes of them just kissing and cuddling he knelt up and removed her gown which was now stained with her blood, he folded it then stood at the foot of the bed and held it up and said, "Hwn nyni cyflwno erfyn 'Eithafol Dewiniaeth'." (This we commit to ultimate witchcraft). The blood stained robe disappeared in a golden flash and the silver glow emanating from Ginny became golden and he said "Asio myfi Gwenhwyfar". (Join me Ginny).
Ginny came to him because she understood him as had Hermione, then he took her in his arms and kissed her.
Their golden glows became one and shone brilliantly for a few moments then disappeared, he could see that Ginny's eyes had become Silver and Turquoise eighths due to the ritual.
"The ritual is complete, you are now Magi." Harry said then with a cheeky smile he continued, "So what would you like now darling?"
Ginny had a stunned expression and said, "It's true I suddenly understand such a lot," she was smiling lovingly at him, "and thank you so much for it all, also I know that I love you more than my own existence, so obviously my wish now is that we make love. But before anything else, what colour are my eyes, do you think that anyone will notice the change?"
He was staring into her eyes and he chuckled, "I think that they might, your eyes are silver and turquoise eighths and each eye has four tiny flecks of green."
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"I mean that each of your eyes are in eight sections, alternately silver and turquoise." Harry answered,
She went over to the mirror to look and then she asked, "So what do the colours mean?"
"Merlin said that silver is Earth Magic and Turquoise is Healing, we know what Healing is but just what Earth Magic is I am not exactly sure and you know that the green flecks denote goodness."
"Well it will be time to worry about all that stuff in the morning, at the moment," she said with a seductive smile, "guess what we are going to do?"
His only reply was 'I love you' and other similar terms of endearment, none the less for the next few hours he appeared to have guessed her intension quite accurately.
Authors Note: So now we move to the final instalment of this ever so fluffy tale. PLEASE REVIEW.
For the information of one of my reviewers, yes Welsh is still spoken quite widely in Wales.