-No, Voldemort won't claim her for himself, and Harry will remember what happened, but we got a little further to go before that. You'll like it, I hope. Yes, she does rejoin her father and you get to meet the rebellion-

Chapter 16

Lucius was judged by his peers, and though they understood his plight, he crossed the line. "BUT SHE WAS RIGHTFULLY MINE!" Lucius yelled.

"This is true my friend, but the Dark Lord's word is law, and once he gave Harry, Azadeh, the rules still applied, just as they would have applied if he had done the same to you."

"BUT HE DID! He stole her from me in Paris, then altered her memory!"

"Be that as it may, unfortunately, this was found out AFTER the fact." Lucius couldn't have looked more outraged. Azadeh was at this hearing, along with Harry, who held her greedily to him. Azadeh could only look at Lucius in sympathy and look away. "You will spend ten days in Azakaban, then you will be suspended from work for one month, without pay, because that one month of pay will go to Azadeh for emotional and physical damage, she had bruising on her inner thighs from your attempt, but that shouldn't hurt you much since you are already wealthy, Lucius."

"This is an outrage! He planned this!" Lucius pointed at Harry, who only smirked slightly.

"IT IS THE MOST LIENENT SENTENCE WE CAN GIVE!" the judge snapped. "Since you have been in service with the Dark Lord for a long time, we took that into consideration. Please Lucius, don't make this harder on yourself." The gaurds came and took Lucius away, he looked back at Azadeh who was crying slightly for him; she was right, there was nothing she could have done.

"AZADEH!" he yelled. "PLEASE! PLEASE KNOW..." Lucius couldn't finish his sentence, but Azadeh gave a look of understanding...he was sorry, that he loved her. Her heart only sighed to itself, because in all honesty, it didn't matter, she loved Harry, and would only love Harry for the rest of her life.

Draco was invited to dinner, as far as Draco was concerned, it was time to celebrate. He and Harry had started to become good friends, but what Harry didn't know, was that Draco was keeping an eye on him, just as he did his father...for Azadeh's sake. He didn't trust Voldemort, granted, things seemed peaceful now, even idealistic, but there was always calm before the storm, and it would be just a matter of time before the snake struck from the tall grass.

Azadeh watched the two celebrate Lucius's misfortune, and even though she did not deny that he didn't deserve his sentence, it was just sad that his own son would be celebrating his own father's fall. Shouldn't he feel something? She could understand Harry's feelings, this man had tried to violate his future wife...but hadn't Harry started to ball rolling in Lucius's desperation? They hurt each other over and over again, keeping the cycle going, revenge and retaliation, it never ended.

"What's the matter, pet? You're picking at your food again," Draco chastized. 'Did he just call me 'pet'?' Azadeh looked up at him in annoyance.

Harry smirked, "I wouldn't call her any cute names, she hates it...the only thing I can call her is 'sweetheart'. It's sweet really, any other woman I had didn't care what I called them as long as I spent practically a fortune on them." The men both laughed. Azadeh excused herself, taking her plate with her, Dobby followed.

"Please miss, Dobby will take that for you!" Azadeh followed Dobby, at this point, she'd rather sit with him than those two right now. Harry looked at her confused, as did Draco, they thought that she would, more than anyone, be glad that he was being punished.

She washed her dish in the sink and sighed to herself, but noticed how Dobby was very put out by this. "Um, you can clean the bathroom if you want, I kind of left a mess in there," Azadeh saw him light up and he was gone. "House elves are such wierd creatures," she sighed. Continuing to wash dishes, she thought of her grandmother and how Azadeh would help her around the house, in a way, she missed it, even though she'd complain about it before. Azadeh looked through the window, and for a minute, she thought she was seeing things...it was a wolf, a grey one, looking right at her...and immediately, Azadeh recognized the markings, it was her father...he was an Animagus. She started to tear and shake...he'd found her, it had been six months...but he'd found her.

Azadeh bit her lip and looked around the corner to see if Draco and Harry were busy, they were in a deep conversation about something. She walked quietly to the back door and down the stairs in her bare feet and started to run across the lands as hard as she could. Azadeh knew she couldn't go with her father because of the bracelet, but she could at least see him. Finally, she got to the grey wolf, who headed to a hidden area behind some trees and transformed into a handsome older American Indian man who hugged his daughter so hard, he thought he would surely squeeze her to death. Tears were in both their eyes, "my daughter, my daughter, I thought I'd never see you again...I looked and looked. I went to the Malfoy estate and then the rumors spread you were taken by 'the chosen', it took me forever to break the unplottable spell." He was controlling his sobs to an extent and then calmed down. "How have they been to you?"

Azadeh shrugged, "father...'the chosen'...he's Harry, Harry Potter."

Her father's eyes widened, "the one you loved? This is news...but sad news, what happened, why did he turn?"

"I don't know, I've tried...but he can't remember, it's like they've distorted his memory. He won't talk about his past, or he can't."

"You must try and bring him back, the others must know...our numbers are getting bigger, more and more are joining the resistance," her father's eye lit up a bit.

"Oh, good...I don't know what to do, father, I miss you," Azadeh threw her arms around him again and started to cry.

"You must be strong, like I know my Azadeh is," he looked at her and knew that she had been...taken. "I know...that your virtue is...no more, they didn't..?"

"No, not like that... I have so much to tell you, but there's no time. Harry keeps a close eye on me and soon he'll know I'm gone. Have you been eating much, you look thin?"

"Rations are scarce," her father watched as Azadeh pulled out a money purse from her pocket.

"Here, there's enough galleons in here to pay for a month of food for an entire family, use it and try to come back and I'll give you more...it was retrabution for some damages and I get an allowance, I don't spend so all I do is save."

"Azadeh," her father hugged her. Just then she heard Draco and Harry's voice.

"You have to go!" Azadeh's lip quivered and they hugged one last time..."GO!" He transformed into the wolf and snuck away without being seen.

She came out, "I'm here...I'm sorry,I was just taking a walk."

"ALL THE WAY OUT HERE!" Harry snapped. "Please don't do that again!"

"I'm sorry, I just needed time alone to think." They heard a wolf's howel and everyone turned around, it was her father, but they didn't know that. Draco raised his wand as the wolf stared down at them, but Azadeh quickly put her hand on his arm, sending shivers down his spine. Suddenly, Azadeh saw the same look in Draco's eyes as she did his father's when he wanted her and quickly took her hand away, "please...don't hurt the wolf, wolves are sacred to my people.."

"A familiar, my pet?" he purred.

"Something like that, so please...don't."

"Alright, alright...come now, it's time for dessert, isn't it, Harry?" Harry nodded and took Azadeh by the waist, he leaned down to Azadeh...

"I know what I'd like later for a real dessert," he whispered.

"You always want that..three times a day was my last count," she whispered back.

"Guess I have a sweet tooth.." He smiled as Azadeh blushed. Harry looked back slightly, "by the way, Draco...you're coming to the wedding, right?"

Draco's chest jerked, but he wasn't totally suprised, Harry wasn't wasting time, "yes...of course."

"Good, because I want you to be one of the guard that give her away..."

"That would be an honor," Draco was lying through his teeth.

Azadeh looked confused, "ONE of the guards who gives me away?"

Draco looked amused, "yes, my pet. You will have four guards giving you away that day, to protect you, should anyone try and harm you to get to Harry or just out of spite...or even jealousy? Harry's had his own trail of lovers who were quite scorned."

Harry shot him a look, "I don't think she needs to know that..." Azadeh looked up at him, how many had he slept with? "Don't you look at me like that either...I haven't had THAT many! He makes it sound like I slept with the entire country of England...and I did not! And that's calling the pot calling the kettle black, isn't it?"

"Now, don't start...look, we're upsetting Azadeh," Draco nodded and Harry found Azadeh walking in front of them with her head slightly down. He watched in amusement as Harry rushed to Azadeh and apologized, it was a very stupid conversation to have in front of her and Harry had a feeling that Draco baited him a bit.

Azadeh laid there again after they made love, Harry's arms were around her and she managed to slide out of his grip with a little effort. Putting on her robe, she went to the balcony, her heart sank, but not necessarily over Harry, that was the past and she knew that now that they'd found each other, he would always be faithful. It was seeing her father again and there was no one she could tell about it, maybe the girls at work, Harry suprisingly didn't stop her from working, though he threatened it when he was upset just before Lucius's hearing. No, they could get into trouble or maybe even tell...

Harry watched her closely but Azadeh turned around and smiled, she knew he was up, she always knew whenever he did something, it wasn't just the seer in her...it was that fact that they were connected in some way...in every way possible. "Come to bed," he stated.

"I'm not really tired," she whispered.

"Come to bed anyway." Azadeh looked at him and turned away. Harry sneered slightly, he hated when she didn't listen, but at the same time loved it. He got out of bed and threw her over his shoulder, causing her to squeak, then tossed her on the bed. "You're going to listen to me...you're future husband."

Azadeh sat up on her elbows and looked him in the face, he had climbed on top of her and was on his hands and knees looking down, "and if I don't...?" Harry took his arms and swept her elbows out from underneath her, causing her to land flat on her back.

He smiled mischievously, "consequences..."

"Such as?"

"Tell me where you originally know me..." Harry saw the panic on her face, clearly she didn't want to tell him that. "What are you hiding, my love?"

Azadeh didn't want him to remember, if he did, he would know some of the secret tunnels that he had been in, possibly costing more lives...but what if he came back, what if it jogged his memory, would it drive him insane or set him free from Voldemort's hold?

"TELL ME!" he demanded. "I want to understand...I want to know you, I want to know OUR story...please," Harry did want to know for his own reasons, not to trap her...but ever since he met her he knew his life would change forever...

"Alright," she whispered.

Draco tore his room apart, "MARRIAGE! DAMMIT!" Harry had never wanted to marry a woman in his whole life, and he thought that Azadeh would be no different, he should have known better. Azadeh was different from other women...she had this light about her that attracted him, attracted his father...his father who said, 'that women like her were addicting to dark creatures such as themselves. Like moths to a flame, all they wanted was to be near the light because it was warm and familiar, but she knew it was more than that for Harry...and it sickened him.