By Loralee
As embarrassing as the idea was Harry decided that if Hermione really thought that this was something he needed to learn then he had better do it. The last time he hadn't listened to her thing had turned out terribly wrong.
Harry thumbed though the book and noticed diagrams and illustrations some of which looked rather embarrassing and decided to start at the beginning. Maybe it wouldn't be quite so embarrassing that way.
The forward discussed the author's reasons for writing the book. That without proper instructions it would be easy to stray into dark territory, that if it was merely power that one wanted that sex magicks were a dangerous method.
Chapter one covered the difference between light and dark sex magick the dividing line seem to consensual. If the acts preformed whether ritual or common were non-consensual, involved pain or humiliation they were considered dark and there fore forbidden. Harry didn't think that was for him anyway.
Common sex magick was that preformed with out set ritual. Common sex magicks involved contraception spells, fertility spells and the most common of warding spells.
Harry studied the contraception spell skimmed over the fertility spell with a shudder and glanced at the warding.
He was surprised that the warding spell could be done solo and then blushed thinking about it.
The chapter went on to briefly discuss ritual sex magick. Permanent contraception spell, fertility spells for wizards who wished to have a child with another wizard, a great many warding spells, power raising and storing spells, enhancement spells and a variety of bonding spells were motioned with details in later chapter and a warning not to skip ahead with out reading Chapters 2 and 3.
Chapter 2 was on breathing, centering and other techniques for enhancing the rituals. Harry realized that the common theme seemed to be the longer you could last the better the results. Harry also realized that the centering exercise was what Snape might have been talking about when he said to clear his mind. With a shudder, sex and Snape in the same thought, Harry laid down the book and went to get something to eat and take a break.
Harry didn't spend long away from the book. It seemed to call to him and he found most of to quite interesting in an academic sort of way. He was still unsure about actually doing any of these things and let alone the idea of talking it over with Hermione but he admitted to himself that he felt more comfortable with the book now.
Unfortunately for Harry, Chapter 3 was specific exercises for prolonging the experience 'hands on' exercises, as it were. Which were to be combined with the breathing and centering of the previous chapter. As the book said the point of sex magick was to be able to cast during the ritual. Concentration was key. Without practice there were a great many things that could go wrong.
Harry put the book aside as a lost cause, he couldn't do that, it was something that his mind just couldn't wrap around. Oh the wanking he could do, but the other stuff and he knew what it was leading up to. How could he ever ask a girl to do that, he couldn't hardly even talk to a girl. The idea that he would have to do that and cast spell at the same time.
Harry went for a walk around the neighborhood still deep in thought. He didn't acknowledge his followers though he knew they were there. He didn't pay attention to the whispers and pointing of the neighbors, as that was old news. He automatically turned a corner and went another way when he spotted Dudley's gang down the next block.
He finally looked up when he noticed where he was.
Downtown Little Whinging such as it was. Convenience store petrol station, discount store, pub, a little white church, police station, branch bank, library, youth center and a dingy little second hand shop. Harry stood in front of the window of the discount store. Looking in he could see they were having a sale on tee shirts and socks. Harry wondered if he could get one of his watchers to withdraw some money for him for some decent clothing. Dudley's hand me downs were not what he wanted to wear. As he turned away he notice the dirty window of the second hand shop had a sign 'Buying gold'. Harry still had a few galleons left from his spending money last term. Would it be against the rules to sell them for the gold he wondered. Then he wouldn't have to ask and run the risk of being told not to go to the store and that he could have his own money for clothes.
Harry turned and started back toward Privit Drive. He would try it. Maybe if he had decent clothes he could talk to a girl. If he had decent clothes he could go the youth center or the library. He snickered at the thought; he knew Dudley had been banned from the youth center. He could practice talking to girls there.
Hermione thought he needed to know what was in the book. Maybe he'd give it another shot. Maybe he just read it; he didn't have to practice the exercises. Though it might relieve some of the stress he felt. He'd do what Hermione wanted for now but she better be prepared to explain her reasoning when he saw her next. With that settled in his mend he started jogging for home. No reason to go easy on his followers.
A/N There may be mild flirting with OC muggles but no pairing.