Chapter Four: Revealing Dark-Ron and Hermione

Warning(s): talk of MPREG, nothing big

'Nice place.' Dark commented as Harry stepped into Grimmauld Place. Harry shrugged and stuffed his hands into his pockets. Albus stepped foreword and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Hermione and Ron will be here later this evening. Are you going to introduce them to Dark?" Harry nodded. "Okay, then why don't you let Dark explore? I'm sure he can handle anything that might pop up. You'll know when your friends arrive."

"Okay sir." Harry said. After dropping his trunk off in his room ('Hey! Neat place! A little too cheery for me but hey….that can be fixed!') Harry allowed Dark to take over. He sat in the little mind room, as he'd come to call it, and watched Dark explore the old house with a touch of amusement.

"I think it's time for you to transform." A voice said in the doorway of Harry's room. Dark had returned to it in order to decorate it a bit, but only changed what Harry agreed to change.

"Yes sir." Dark replied with a salute. Albus chuckled as he morphed back into Harry, who grinned.

"Doesn't that get tiring?" Albus asked once Harry was ready to depart down the stairs.

"No, not really. It's only tiring if he does anything very strenuous." They entered the kitchen and Harry was immediately pushed back as something bowled into him.

"Oh, Harry! You've grown!" Hermione squealed in delight. "And you got your hair dyed…and contacts!" Harry grinned as Hermione stepped back. Ron immediately took her place, giving him a slap on the back.

"If only we could have gotten you over here sooner!" The redhead said. "You're lucky mum isn't coming for a couple more days…she'll be all over you!" Ron said, making Harry blush.

"Ah, yeah, I am glad. Besides….i have something I need to tell you." Harry said, glancing at Albus. The old headmaster nodded and he left the kitchen after casting a spell to insure their privacy.

"What is it mate? You haven't gotten pregnant have you?"

"Ron!" Hermione glared. Harry blinked in surprise.

"I can get pregnant?" He asked, distracted from his original topic. Ron nodded while rubbing his head. "Seriously? I didn't know…" Harry shook his head. "Anyway, no. That isn't it."

"Good." Ron said. "Although mum would love it…." Ron ducked Hermione's swat this time and Harry's lips quirked.

"Hermione, have you ever heard of the Phantom Thief Dark?" Hermione cocked her head and frowned.

"Dark….Phantom Thief…AH! Yes, I have. I read that he stole paintings and sculptures that had dangerous magical powers. This was back before people practiced magic. Before wizard communities were made. Why do you ask?"

"Well…i…ah……"

"Spit it out!" Ron said. "You're shagging him?" Harry blushed crimson and he heard Dark laugh.

"NO!" Harry said vehemently. "I am him." Ron began to laugh.

"How? Harry, how can you be some dead guy?" The laughing boy asked. Harry crossed his arms and scowled at him.

"It's called magic, Ronald Weasley!" Hermione said, eyeing Harry skeptically. "Can you prove it?"

"I can let him come out." Hermione blinked. "We share a body. If I let him out, he takes over and morphs my body into his." Hermione nodded and Harry mentally nodded to Dark. Dark grinned in triumph as he stretched, once his body was done morphing.

"It's great to be out….even though I was just out a bit ago." Dark grinned at Harry's friends, whose jaws had dropped. "You look like a fish you know." Their jaws snapped shut. "Much better."

"So you're Dark." Hermione asked, suddenly in action. She circled around him, eyeing him closely. Dark gulped.

"Uh, yeah. Hey Ron? Could you call your girlfriend off? Please?" Dark asked nervously. Ron shook himself out of his stupor and pulled Hermione away. "Thanks…" The three stared at each other for a while after that.

"Does Dumbledore know?" Hermione finally asked.

"Yes. I was introduced to him and that other guy in the car." Dark said. "Now what did Harry call him…Grease pit? No that was me…uhm…."

"Snape!" Ron choked out. "You called him Grease pit?" The boy asked, grinning.

"To his face." Ron suddenly lunged foreword and hugged Dark, who yelped in surprise.

"I love this guy Hermione!" Hermione snorted and crossed her arms, at which Ron untangled himself from Dark and hugged her instead. "Don't be jealous Hermy! You know I adore people who insult Snape to his face…and live to tell the tale." Dark snickered.

"She's playing you Ron." Ron blinked down at his chuckling girlfriend.

"You..!" Ron let go with a huff, before laughing as well. Then he turned back to Dark. "So I take it you'll be hanging around?"

"As long as Harry lets me, yeah." Ron grinned. "But I can't stay forever. I have to let Harry have his body back."

"Dark, have you ever thought of making your own body?" Hermione suddenly asked. Dark blinked at her in surprise.

"When I was around last, that wasn't an option. Are you saying it is here?" Dark asked. "Not that I want to be separated from Harry, but…."

'I know, but she's right. You could still be with me…' Harry spoke up in Darks mind. Dark nodded.

"We can ask Professor Dumbledore later, but for now I want to look you up in the library." And so Hermione strode out, breaking the privacy spell and making Dark laugh along with Ron and Harry.

TBC