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Thanks Satyr-oh for the great work.
Gods among humans
The Monday following the Samhain and Halloween parties and celebrations, bright and early, the wizarding world began to react as the first editions of the Daily Prophet and wizarding publications and news flashes on wizarding radios globally were blaring that there was a newly chosen King of the wizarding kingdom of Camelot. Camelot at one time was truly a great wizarding kingdom and the chosen King was named, Harry Potter-Malfoy, none other than the Boy-Who-Lived. The news of a newborn royal family was conveniently, not reported.
There was not one person in the Great Hall the evening that Harry was declared officially, the King of the British wizarding world and beyond, who passed through any entrance to the Great Hall that wasn't confunded when they left the room. The fact that the seven babies were even alive was known to only a select few that needed to know. Every guest that evening, never remembered seeing the babies or the nannies, one of the headmaster's more clever spells because it was a memory charm disguised as an obvious cheering charm. Lockhart himself would love to have known this one because it was so specific. Too bad he'd be cured when the Xanadu potion was administered to the wizards on the insane ward of St. Mungo's.
The wizarding press was filling the available rooms at the few inns that were in Hogsmeade Village and many were trying to get past the guards at the gates of the entrance to Hogwarts.
Wizards and witches from all over the world were entering the country through the new international keyport in London. Some witches and wizards for various reasons knew the apparation location in Hogsmeade Village and used the information to earn money from the foreign wizards.
Galleon's were galleons and it seemed the foreigners were happy to part with their gold for the assistance in getting where they wanted to go. Problem was they were left in Hogsmeade with no idea where London was to begin with, or the directions to apparate there. Portkeys were made available for a small fee by some other enterprising witches and wizards that lived in Hogsmeade. Low life seemed to prey on the foreigners where ever they went. As if it were an unwritten code amongst thieves.
There were literally hundreds of owls lining up to be relieved of their burdens by the persons responsible for the mail into and out of Hogwarts. Everything was checked for enchantments or spells before it was delivered and the owls were left to return home. No owl treats, no fond petting, just deliver the mail and get out.
The Thunderbirds had insisted that, since their services were enlisted almost as soon as they had begun their classes with their replacements taking over the lessons, the mail would go through one of their inspections. Hermione and Ron checked over Harry and Draco's mail and the rest of the Thunderbirds checked out the student's mail, for curses, hexes, hidden portkeys and any other magical item they could think of. The correspondence was then screened for persons that Harry and or Draco knew and those with authentic seals on them. The only direct mail into Hogwart's castle was Lulu, Little Bird Thundercloud's special delivery.
Such was the case that Monday morning when the Thunderbirds went to their common room for a break from sorting through a mountain of mail. Very little mail was destroyed without a second thought and the overwhelming majority of the mail was official recognition from wizarding governments throughout the world.
"His majesty's will, shall be law...blah, blah, blah... they would abide by... blah, blah"
Ron was reading the morning Prophet in the common room.
"Ronald, if you're going to read something out loud, please don't paraphrase by saying blah, blah, blah. It's quite annoying. Just read it and tell us the point if you can figure it out, or be quiet." Hermione scolded. She had heard him all morning reading the acknowledgements and the requests and had grown quite tired of hearing his voice.
"Sorry 'Mione, it's just this article is just so wishy washy. One bloody guess after another and not one thing is true. Harry's going to be either hurt or angry. Some of it looks like he might get a leg up on a few things. He won't have to pay taxes that's for sure." Ron said. He was right. Hermione had scanned the paper quickly and came to the same conclusions.
"Has he spoken to anyone from the press besides Luna's father?" Hermione asked the Thunderbirds surrounding her and Ron.
"Has who he spoken to 'Mione?" Harry asked when he walked up unnoticed by the TBirds.
Hermione jumped and turned around quickly. "Harry! Are the children well? Is everything alright?"
"Yes and yes. Now who was it I'm to have spoken to?" Harry asked again.
"The press Harry. You've been King since Friday night and it's just Monday morning. The wizarding press is speculating on what you're going to do. "Will you be an evil git like Voldemort" and rot like that." Hermione explained.
"The press is printing things like that? I wonder where they got the idea I wanted to take over anything." Harry asked completely stumped.
"Well, I have a good idea it's all meant to get a rise out of Voldemort. He might attack something that is defended as well as this fortress for instance." Hermione theorized.
"Maybe you're right. I hope it isn't here and if it is here, I hope it isn't anytime soon. Draco and I have been watching the owl traffic in and out of here this morning. Amazing isn't it?" Harry asked trying to lighten the subject.
"Blimey mate, me and 'ermione have been sorting through hundreds of pieces of mail since just after the classes started and the aurors took over teaching."
"I wondered why you guys were up here instead of in class. I thought you were showing the aurors the ropes." Harry said.
"They don't need any help Harry. They're bloody brilliant. Did you know two of them wrote some of the books we're using?" Hermione gushed.
"Well, I guess if they're as good as their books then Thundercloud won't have any problems will they?"
"I recon' not mate." Ron said joining the conversation finally.
"Say, Draco's been itching to do some flying and I told him I'd ask if any of you would like to go with us." Harry asked getting more attention than he thought he would.
"Oi, it's about" "bloody time you" "two got" "out of the" "nursery mate" Fred and George said, "What do" "you want to" "fly mate?"
"I said fly, not fly on brooms." Harry said to the twins.
"Oi, everybody" "Who wants to" "go for a" "little wing exercise?" the twins asked the Thunderbirds.
"Oh goddess, I've been dying to go. We haven't been for excercises in almost two months." Ginny said.
"She's right you know Harry." Blaise said looking forward to an outing.
"Does that mean that you all want to come with us?" Harry asked with a little grin.
"Are you the bloody King? Your majesty.." Vince said.
"Ok, cut it you. I'll tell Draco that you all feel like it as well. I have to tell you it will be good to get out for a while. I wish that we could play quidditch. The battle brooms would be a scream to fly in the pitch." Harry mused.
"You got that right mate. We'd all be great bloody seekers with our wandless magic." Neville said with a newfound confidence.
"Accio snitch and it's all over in five seconds. Hardly worth showing up for." Ron said putting in his two knuts and holding his nose in the air.
"For once, I agree with Ronald. Harry, go and tell Draco to get ready. See if he wants to jump off the tower." Hermione said grinning at Harry.
"Uh, I don't think I'll phrase it quite like that Hermione, I still want to have loads of sex in my life and I'm married to Draco." Harry said to shock Hermione.
It worked when he raised his eyebrows and grinned evilly with a lick of his lips. The Thunderbirds had a good laugh at the shocked Hermione. Ron was gobsmacked that his best mate was talking dirty to his intended. Harry had indeed come way out of his shell. Fred and George were making fake tears fall from their faces and boo hoo'd the green eyed wizard saying that they had done a good job in raising him right. A one hundred percent undiluted smart ass.
Harry rushed back to his room and the nursery where Draco was presently cooing at the babies all wrapped up in tiny Navajo blankets lined up next to each other sleeping peacefully. Draco turned to greet Harry with a kiss and a hug. Draco simply said, "Thank you."
"Aye, thank you too Draco. For you and for them. I'm still pinching myself. I have a family. Can't believe it. Can you?" Harry said.
"Six months ago, I'd have said you're probably completely nutters. Now, in retrospect, I wouldn't have it any other way. Who would have know it was going to be seven the first time?" Draco said. "We're going flying straight away are we?"
Harry nodded his reply from over his shoulder. He was leaning over the basinettes the babies were in, fondly stroking the sleeping newborns.
"I'll tell the aunties we're going out and they can ward the door from the inside until we return. Say good bye and don't wake them up. They need their sleep." Draco whispered over Harry's back. He rubbed Harry's butt and that made the former Gryffindor stand straight up, and in a flash he turned and stole a quick kiss from his husband. Draco looked him in his deep emerald green eyes and wiggled his eyebrows at him before he left to tell the nannies that they would be out flying. The old harpies were glad that they were getting to fly after such a long time. Harry and Draco blew kisses at the sleeping babies and quietly closed the nursery door before it was warded from the inside.
Blaise and Luna, Ginny and Neville, Hermione and Ron, Fred and George, Vince and Greg and Adam and Charley were waiting for Harry and Draco discussing battle scenarios. George and Fred knew quite well the secret passages into and out of the castle and brought them to mind when theorizing on totally surprising attackers from behind. Problem was Pettigrew also knew the secret passages existed. The 'tunnels would have to be protected' was a new scenario that they were smacking themselves in the heads for not remembering before just then. That's when Harry and Draco joined the group.
"You knew we'd be right along did you?" Draco said to his friends.
"We thought that since we didn't have anything that was pressing now that the aurors have taken over the classes we teach, you'd have beaten us here." Blaise said for the group.
"This is the first time we've actually walked away from the babies since they're born." Draco said not caring how it sounded.
"They're well tended and you know it. They're perfectly safe aren't they Adam?" Hermione said.
"Who's safe? Where? What are you talking about Hermione?" Adam said pulling himself out of Charley's gaze.
"Honestly, can't you two wait?" Hermione said to the unabashed Adam Thundercloud. "Men...Boys"
"Yeah!" Adam said.
"Oh, I..." Hermione said realizing what Adam had just said.
"I'm quite sure now that if Adam was sorted in first year, he would have been in Slytherin." Hermione said. The group left their common room and headed for the nearest exit to the grounds and the dragon's paddock. Charley was going to go for a ride with his Thunderbird friends.
"High praise from the former Gryffindor indeed cousin. How sweet of you to say so Hermione." Draco said mocking the flustered witch and looking at Adam.
"Well, I never..." Hermione began.
"Ha Georgie! You owe me a galleon. I told you Ron's still a virgin." Fred exclaimed trying to further embarrass Hermione who was being an incredibly good sport considering her training.
"Hey you two, cut it. She can wait if she wantsta. Makes it that much more special." Ron defended his girlfriend earning a smile and an extra squeeze.
The wizards and witches got to an exit to the grounds and beyond quickly. The air was crisp and smelled of autumn. The wind was hardly blowing.
"Well then for your sake" "Ronniekins, then we have" "to get you married" "soon. Mum will" "be so pleased." Fred and George teased Ron as they passed him to get ahead.
Hermoine giggled at just how red Ron could get by the simplest words. Ron looked at Hermione nervously and asked, "Hermione. If I ask you all over again, you'll still say you'll marry me won't you?"
"Of course. Do you want to ask me again? Hmmm?" Hermione said coyly.
"I was thinking about it. I'm glad that the first time still counts though." Ron said looking down sideways at his girl trying to gauge her reply.
"Well anytime you want to ask me go ahead. I'll still say yes until the day we say I do. Does that make you feel any better Ronald?"
"Mmm, Yeah, It do." Ron said and leaned over to give Hermione a kiss. Since the bonding with the fellows in Arizona, he was a tiny bit more at ease when it came to showing Hermione affection. Ron looked up from his impromptu kiss and he looked right into the eyes of no less than a dozen aurors in sea green robes coming straight for them. Hermione and Ron drew their wands to get their attention.
"What do you want?" Hermione asked.
"We've been ordered to watch over King Harry and when it was discovered that he was gone, you can imagine the panic it caused. Someone's head is going to roll over this." The auror said when Hermione and Ron holstered their wands up their sleeves. Hermione smirked just like Draco did just for an instant and Ron saw the look on her face.
"He's fine actually, he's up ahead there at the paddock. You won't be needed to guard him."
"I'm sorry little lady but, I don't know who you think you are but if you ever pull a wand on me again I'll have to take you to the MLE office for assault on an wizard of the law." The auror huffed.
"You and what army? Do you know who I am? I didn't think so." Hermione said not giving the wizard a chance to answer, and stepped back from the now angry auror.
Hermione turned into a Thunderbird and gave the air a little crackle and rumbling brought the attention of the Thunderbirds in a heartbeat. The eleven Thunderbirds not present with Hermione were just that in two shakes. The Thunderbirds turned at the first sound of thunder into their magical creature forms defensively. Together they were invincible and they flew to the source of Hermione's thunder.
Ron was the only one of them that didn't turn into a Thunderbird because he wanted to warn the wizard of his grave mistake. The king was safer with them than with a thousand aurors in his opinion. Ron learned a trick from Birdy meant to intimidate the opposition in a confrontation.
Ron brought forth a light breeze that made his hair flare out from behind him and he made a glow come from his eyes. He conjured tiny little sparks to emanate from his clothing and he issued a warning. The auror almost wet himself when Charley flew one of the dragon's overhead. His arrival came with a huge amount of wind and a menacing roar from the giant magical flying lizard.
The auror almost peed his pants when Ron turned into a Thunderbird when the auror's back was turned. In such close proximity, lightening strikes. Ron managed to hold back the power to a minute fraction of it's potential when he shocked the auror and flew away to join his friends. The auror and his comrades fled back to the castle. None of them had seen the Thunderbirds in action before and it scared the life out of them. Their report went straight to Severus Snape.
Severus read the hastily written explanation as to why the aurors wanted Hermione and Ron arrested.
"Do you mean for me to issue a warrant for their arrest? You probably got what was coming to you. You have no idea why I cannot and will not do any such thing. The matter is absolved. You may go." Severus said to the now stunned auror.
"You're not going to do anything sir?" The auror braved.
"Yes I am. Obliviate. Now you've taken up more time of which I have none to spare. If in the future you're attacked by, let's say a Death Eater, by all means come and get me. But if you continue to harrass that group of young wizards, your health may come into question. Do I make myself quite.crystal.clear?" Severus said to the gobsmacked auror.
"Yes sir. Sorry to have bothered you." The befuddled auror said and left Severus to his paperwork.
The Thunderbirds had gone invisible the second they were out of sight of the aurors. Their secrecy was still something that they could continue to count on. For now they suspected who ever they reported the wild story to, would do as was preplanned and modify their memory. The practice was a close secret and it was used frequently.
'Hey you guys! Where's that lock ness?' Adam said as they were flying in formation behind Charley and the dragon.
'I suppose if you fly high enough, and it was clear enough, you could see it from here.' Draco thought to his cousin.
'I'd like to see it sometime. Suppose we could go have a look?' Adam inquired.
'I don't think it would be such a good idea right now cousin. We should stay close to the castle. The babies might require us to be there quickly.' A rightly worried Draco thought.
'Not with my aunties watching them. I've seen them change into harpies and they're scary as hell. Pretty good with wands and damn good without.' Adam thought to reassure his worried cousin.
'We should do something special for them Harry' Draco thought to his hubby.
'Giving them money is out. They're quite rich... aren't they Adam?" Harry thought to his cousin.
'Oh yeah. Live like queens they do. Their pequenos are very happy and take good care of them. They told me for us to kill the old pendejo and they would feel better.'
'Then I suppose we should oblige them. I wonder if Dumbledore or mum Malfoy would like to know what's going on in the old bugger's head. I could take off the pendant and Luna could project it for us.' Harry theorized.
'If Adam is there to help us well you, out when you go screaming on the floor from the pain, then I'm for it. I just want him gone so the babies will have a safe world to grow up in.'
'Me too. Let's talk to Dumbledore later. I think that the Slytherins are practicing quidditch about now. You guy's want to have some fun?' Harry asked hoping for an affirmative reply.
'Harry, what do you want to do? Scare them off their brooms like when the dementors went after you?'
'Nothing that drastic. Let's go and fly the battle brooms and give them a scrimmage.'
'Oh this I have got to see' Ginny intoned enthusiastically.
'Us too' Blaise, Greg and Vince said.
'How about the rest of you? I'd like to go blow something up but, I guess until we have death eaters to use for targets we might as well get a work out on the brooms. Flying classes for Thundercloud starts just before Yule break.'
'Aren't the bloody aurors going to push us out of the way with that too?' Neville thought.
'I wonder. I'll have a chat with Sev later Neville.' Draco thought.
'Let's get on over to the pitch then if no one minds. It's still a beautiful day out.' Harry urged.
The Thunderbirds landed behind the broomshed and in their human forms opened the newly installed extra secure broom vault. When the Thunderbirds stepped inside they were amazed at the number of battle broom lined up row after row. It must have been at least a thousand brooms. All the latest models of Little Birds broom manufacturers. The Thunderbirds brooms were under wards that could only be accessed by them. Ginny made a grab for her broom and was off in a flash out the door nearly knocking Neville to the ground.
The others were behind her in two tics and soon they were circling the outside of the pitch as closely as hands on a clock with thirteen spaces. They weren't invisible at all and they were flying at more than a hundred sixty kmph. All at once the Thunderbirds took up positions between the towers of the pitch to watch the action. Their blurs were noted by the amazed Slytherins who had stopped their practice to look at the witches and wizards flying the brooms faster than any of them had ever witnessed.
Adam, Harry, Draco and finally Charley, who joined them on an old firebolt he kept at the dragon paddock, flew up to the Ravenclaw captain and offered to fly at a handicap to their team if they wanted a scrimmage for a practice. The Slytherin captain was eager to try something with them if he could pick who he wanted to fly against. The arrangement was agreeable with the Thunderbirds. Their team would only consist of four people, one seeker, one keeper, one beater, and one chaser. Adam had only been reading about quidditch in Quidditch Through the Ages and was eager but he thought that the ex-Slytherins playing for the Thunderbirds would still be able kick their butts. He was happy to root for his team from the grandstands around the pitch.
Blaise played keeper, Draco naturally was seeker, Vince was the better beater and Greg played chaser. Well, for one thing, Greg and Vincent had grown quite a bit during their Thunderbird transformations and were solid as hell. Their flying skills had improved exponentially and the new challenge was fine with him.
Hermione stayed on the ground and released the balls one after another. Snitch first, the bludgers and finally she shot the quaffle aloft and the scrimmage was on. The Thunderbirds let the Slytherins catch the quaffle first and make a bee line for the hoops. Blaise was watching the captain of the Slytherin team as he flew as fast as he could towards him and he just sat on his battle broom with his arms crossed waiting for the shot. Blaise was one of the better of the Thunderbirds at riding the brooms without hands, almost an expert at only using his legs. The throw was tossed at a tremendous speed the farthest away from Blaise as possible with only a split second for the shot. Blaise maneuvered his broom and he easily caught the quaffle. He gave his former housemate a smirk and waited for his chaser Greg to come to get the quaffle from him.
Greg was on the scene in a flash and he too flew handless and caught the ball one handed. He said, "We win. Good game. We should play again soon."
"What are you on about, Malfoy couldn't have caught the damn snitch so fas..." The Slytherin said looking behind Greg at Draco with the snitch in his hand.
"That's one hundred fifty to none. Must be some kind of record. Too bad we weren't playing an official game." Draco said smirking. The Thunderbirds had all joined their players and were honestly trying to be good sports and not laughing at the embarrassed Slytherins.
Pansy was also in the stands watching the whole thing and she mounted her broom and flew to the hoops where everyone seemed to be hovering.
"I saw everything! Draco must have accio'd the snitch. How else could he have gotten it so quickly. They're nothing but frauds and cheats. You shouldn't even be playing with them." Pansy yelled.
"Parkinson, I did no such thing. I simply kept my eye on the snitch and caught it with the help of this broom. Now I'm sure you don't want to make an apology to me in public because I'll make you do it in front of the court of Camelot, lords and ladies present." Draco admonished.
"You don't have lords and ladies and you know it Malfoy. This whole royalty thing is such a farce. Potter wouldn't know what to do as a king if his life depended on it. I'm surprised you've let yourself become his whore." Pansy said to her ex friend and now enemy.
'Somebody slap her in the mouth before I do something horrible to her' Draco said fuming silently.
Ginny took upon herself to fly in front of Pansy and the other Slytherins who were becoming slightly pissed off at her because frankly they knew they were beaten fair and square. Draco was simply a better flyer than any of them. "If I were you Parkinson, I'd ask my friends if they feel like that. It doesn't look like it to me and haven't you had enough trouble for one year?"
"Shut up you blood traitor, I don't have to listen to you. Why don't you and Longbottom go and try to figure it out?"
"Oh, Neville's pretty good at figuring things out Parkinson. Now, Draco didn't cheat, you owe him and your friends an apology. Don't piss me off Parkinson or you won't have hair for a year." Ginny threatened.
"You wouldn't dare you little bitch!" Pansy said.
Ginny began the incantation to make Pansy's hair fall out when Adam stopped her.
'Don't do it Ginny, save it for a real good reason like for when she tells lies or something. This is only a game.'
'Ok for you Adam. But she deserves something... I know..'Splinterus seatus'..' Ginny thought and waved her hand with a snapping motion and soon...
Pansy began to squirm and then she began to shout. She flew as quickly to the ground as she could because her broom had just become rough and she wasn't wearing very thick riding garments. Ginny and Adam gave themselves a high five and the others were congratulating her on a job well done. If Ginny really wanted to piss off Pansy she could have got an impromptu group of her students together to meet in the hospital wing to pluck out Pansy's splinters with dull muggle tweezers. She decided on staying and watching the shenanigans while Pansy was gingerly floated to the hospital wing.
The Slytherin flyers were glad that Parkinson was gone as her voice could be heard from just about anywhere in the stands or in the air. Each of the Thunderbirds took turns as seeker and each time they had the golden flying ball in their hands in under a minute. That was because they gave the snitch a fifty second head start. The chasers didn't have a chance against the log like Blaise who was entirely unstoppable. The Slytherins thanked the Thunderbirds for a most enjoyable work out and the lessons in shot work, throwing and catching the quaffle and just how to keep your eye on the snitch.
The suddenly enlightened Slytherin team headed for the showers and the Thunderbirds stowed their battle brooms in their secret location before heading for their own showers and fresh clothes. Their appetites were quickly approaching an all time high when they had cleaned and changed they ordered food from the kitchens for their common room. Draco was delighted that there were flour tortillas, sour cream, cheeses, tomato's, ground meat of some sort, lamb had been discovered as a taste sensation, and chopped fried white meat chunks. There were two salsa's... one for the less brave and one for Ron and Draco oddly enough. It was hotter than any of the Thunderbirds besides the two of them would try.
Having babies had increased Draco's appetite somewhat and the day's flying was just what he needed to gain back his prebirth shape. It seemed to be working before everyone's eyes because just the amount of food in Draco's stomach was making a pouch that was forming into the makings of a six pack set of abs.
"Perhaps you should all give birth a go. Look what it's done for me.kiss" Draco said smooching his hubby.
"It got you Harry Potter in bed is what it's done Draco. The amount of food you just ate could have fed the whole Weasley family for a week." Blaise said poking fun at his friend.
"It did at that. Good for me then grin" Draco said sneaking another smooch.
"You're not... uh pregnant already are you Draco?" Harry inquired suddenly panicked.
"Oh Merlin no. Birdy sent along some restorative potions for after the babies were born. Been working wonders. One of the side effects is that it acts as some sort of birth control. I can't get pregnant. You seemed to shovel the food in as well Harry. Are you sure you're not up the duff?" Draco said to his husband this time Adam heard the term and used in context he could figure out.
"Oh boy! Harry are you knocked up? Gonna have a baby? Hey everybody! Harry's preggers!" Adam said before Harry could stop him.
"Adam will you quiet down? I am not pregnant. Couldn't be. The only time we did it that way was when Draco was a week from.." Harry stopped his thought.
"I think you should go see the nurse Harry. I'm sorry I made fun of you. Wow that will be a lot of babies for the two of you." Adam gushed.
"Let's just hope I'm not Adam. I still have to kill Voldemort. Being pregnant would hinder the effort." Harry said.
"Uh uh! The babies make you stronger. Draco did some great wandless stuff before. Big stuff. You remember don't you Draco at the pond with the waterfall?" Adam said trying to make Harry feel better.
"Come to think of it, it was a little amazing the magic was so much easier to control. Maybe you are Harry. I think you should go see Poppy straight away. It's hours before the evening meal so why don't you just go pay her a visit. She won't suspect a thing if you actually walk inside at a normal pace. Drive her mad it will." Draco encouraged.
"It would be fun to see the look on her face when I ask her to do a pregnancy test on me. You will be with me won't you two?" Harry asked of Draco and Adam.
"Sure, if your that big of a puss you need us both." Adam teased. He really wanted to go see Charley.
"Oh go on and see the Professor Adam and leave Harry to me. We'll do quite nicely alone." Draco said petting Harry on the arm.
"Cool. See you dudes later. I got a red head to sneak up on." Adam said glinting as he disappeared.
"Don't you make him mess himself Thundercloud. I hear it makes him quite angry." Harry said.
"He didn't hear me did he Draco?"
"No Harry he didn't. You want to go watch the fireworks in either the paddock or the infirmary?"
"I suppose we should go see what's wrong if anything. Maybe it's just one of those new things I should be feeling as a king."
"I should be the only feeling the king, but if you insist, I'm quite sure Poppy will be quite professional." Draco said leading a mock stumbling Harry towards the castle and the infirmary.
Harry and Draco entered the infirmary just as Pansy had been completely relieved of the splinters she mysteriously got from her broom. Pansy's attitude was both humiliated and if there were anything worse than insanely furious that would be it. She looked at Draco who was smirking at her and didn't say a word when she passed the royal pair.
"I suppose we're going to have to insist on royal ettiquette lessons for the subjects. Pureblood in my opinion means nothing if it doesn't show class and respect. I'd rather see the Weasleys become Dukes and Duchess or Lords or Ladies or what ever before I'd let her become a maid in waiting for a lower house such as mmmm... Parkinson." Draco intoned imperiously.
"If that is your wish love, I shall command it right away. Ron, Ginny, Fred, George! Get over here." Harry motioned to his long time friends.
"Wa' is it mate? I was just about to kill Fred here at chess." Ron said.
"Was not"
"Was too and you know it."
"Cut it you guys. Draco and I want to know if you think your folks would mind becoming members of court." Harry asked his friends.
"Court of what Harry? Wizengamot or something?" Ron asked.
"No, I mean what if I knighted you lot and made them a Lord and a Lady. You think that they'd snatch themselves bald at the idea?"
"Bloody brilliant Harry!" "Dame Virginia Weasley," "War Auror Assassin," "Order of the Thunderbird." "It will make a smashing "introduction card" Fred and George said teasing their little sister.
"We were thinking about your parents you guys. Your mum's been nothing less than a mum to me and to Draco. And your father has always, always been honest with me. I think it's worth a go. We're going to ask Snape, Dumbledore and Draco's Mum to become a Knights and a Dame. We think that this will drive Voldemort out of hiding, but first we need to get Dumbledore and Snape here so we can get Luna to take a peek at what he's doing. Luna? Is that alright with you? Blaise?" Harry asked
"No worries here. Luna's a strong witch and we'll all be with her." Blaise said giving Luna a loving squeeze.
"If you're all with me Harry, then I can get us thorough. I think it would be a good idea though if everybody did this tonight. I've been feeling funny all day." Luna announced.
"Funny like you did too much or funny like funny funny?" Blaise asked his love.
"Funny funny. Maybe we ought to move this thing up. I bet Draco's mum can get here in a hurry. Let's go you guys things are starting and it's not good. Let's go." Luna said bolting from Blaises embrace headed for the castle. Luna was in such a hurry she changed into her Thunderbird form and headed skyward and the headmasters window. The others were on her like stink on Pansy. Something was up and it was big. George and Fred went to fetch the headmaster and the others on the short list.