Chapter 11- Betrothal and Wand Weighing
Harry had been jogging around the perimeter of the Black lake. He thought about all that had happened since the selection of champions.
The trail of Snape had been of very much interest in the Wizarding world. The Daily Prophet had published an article about Snape and all that had happened on that night. The Wizarding world had been in outrage when they learned that the man had used an unforgivable on a student. They had stormed into the ministry and had demanded that the man be given a Dementors kiss.
The trail had taken place two days after the Hogwarts incident. Harry had been called to provide the evidence for the man's crime. He had played the moron Fudge a bit and had used veritaserum to make sure that Snape confessed everything to the court. Since Snape was a master occlumens, an entire vial of veritaserum was used instead of the standard three drops. Harry had made sure of that. He had them listen as Snape explained everything about all his crimes. He had explained about how he had heard a secret that would explain about the dark lord being defeated. He didn't explain what it was and how but only how he had learnt very little but that was enough and the dark lord attacked two families, one of the Potters.
He then confessed his bias towards the Slytherin house, the bullying he had done to the other houses. He then explained that he was not interested in Lily at all but she was a filthy mudblood whore who would have made a very good slave and sex toy to him. How he had fooled Dumbledore by telling him that he was in love with that whore.
Dumbledore looked devastated at this. His eyes filled with tears. He was absolutely ashamed of himself. That slowly made way to anger.
His eyes had become stormy and the courtroom had become extremely cold. The wizards and witches had searched for the source and saw two sources. Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter. Harry was looking positively murderous. His eyes glowed dangerously. The magic of his and Snape had the entire room choking and gasping for breath.
Snape had been convicted as guilty and his punishment was to spend six month with two hundred Dementors and finally the Dementors kiss would be enforced on him. This was based on Harry's request that the wizengamot justify the injustice to him.
It took Sirius, Remus and Cyrus to stop Harry from cursing Snape on their way out.
Dumbledore had taken to himself to teach potions personally. He was a great alchemist and it's understandable that he is good with potions as well. The class seemed so much more interesting since he took over. Say what you want but Albus Dumbledore is probably the best professor that he had ever learnt from. His detailing of small matters, different methods, different ways of experiments along with his explanation was very well received by students.
Harry stopped near his favourite tree and proceeded to use a punching bag when he was interrupted by a cough.
He turned towards the sound and saw a beautiful dark skinned girl. He recognised her. She was the Castelobruxo champion Martha Anderson. She was tall. Taller than other girls but she was still four to five inches shorter than Harry.
" Ms Anderson. What can I do for you??" Harry asked as he wiped the sweat away from his face.
" Morning Mr Potter. Are you working out??" She asked him in her accent.
" Ah yes. I am working out." He said as he wrapped his hands with tape. He then started to punch the bag accurately and quickly with efficiency. This went on for some time as he didn't divert his attention from his work.
" Why do you work so much??" Asked Martha.
" I have seen you. You jog for so much distance and all those exercises and workouts. Is that necessary for you??" She asked him.
Harry smiled. " No. I just do it because I love to keep myself occupied. I have a lot of energy. This way, I keep myself busy and fit and healthy. And desirable to beautiful women you know." He said with a wink and the girl blushed a bit.
He conjured a tyre and a sledge hammer. He then proceeded to hit the tyre with the hammer for some time.
" Why do you do that?" A different voice asked him.
He came face to face with the Mahoutokoro champion.
" Mr Yusa." He greeted the short boy. " Conditioning. This keeps your body conditioned and ready. Tones your body and your arms. It seems very easy but is damn difficult." He said to the Japanese boy.
" You guys can call me Harry. If you want." He said to the two. He sat down and let out a breath. The other two champions sat down as well. They started a conversation and were laughing and enjoying spending time.
" Mr Potter." Harry turned to see Professor Flitwick behind him.
" Professor. Good morning." I didn't know that you wake up this early everyday." Harry replied in surprise.
" You would have gone back by the time I come here Mr Potter. I find that a walk in the morning refreshes me immensely." Flitwick said as Harry nodded.
" You people were talking about dueling." He inquired. Harry nodded. Just about a book we read on dueling. We have a dueling tournament you know. Only the champions." He said to the man who nodded.
Flitwick suddenly grinned.
" Tell me Mr Potter. Fancy a duel??" He asked. Harry's eyes went wide. He frowned in thought. ' Why the hell was Flitwick challenging me??' He thought.
He then suddenly grinned and Flitwick suddenly stopped grinning. From his experience, he knew that grin meant trouble.
" Well, if I win, I will defeat the master duelist. If I lose, I lose to a master duelist. No gain, no loss." He shrugged.
The two got up and took ten steps away from each other.
The other champions stepped back to watch the duel.
Harry bowed to the man who reciprocated his action. " Ready??" He asked.
Harry nodded.
Flitwick fired three stunners at blistering speed. Anyone else would have been scrambling at the firing speed but not Harry.
He calmly evaded the spells by just turning his body little by little from the path of the spells.
Flitwick grinned. He waved his wand and summoned two rocks out of the bank of the lake and flicked it in Harry's direction.
Harry slashed his wand to break the rocks. He sent them back one behind the other like a machine gun shooting bullets.
Flitwick raised a silver dome. ' Atlas shield.' Harry thought. He had to give it to the man. That was a hell of a spell.
Harry waved his wand and Flitwick was suddenly bombarded by three jets of water from the lake. He was caught by the jet and was thrown back a few feet.
Harry didn't waste time. He sent two blasting hexes in quick succession. Flitwick expected the spells to come straight at him. What he didn't expect was for the spell to split into three smaller blasting hexes and scatter from their direction. He was caught by two of the hexes.
Harry smiled. ' That will teach the old man to go easy on me.' He grinned.
Flitwick returned fire with two lighting bolts that were fired with very high precision. Harry narrowly avoided the spells. He twirled his wand in a circular motion and a red beam of light struck the ground in front of Flitwick. The half goblin frowned in confusion. His eyes widened when the ground below him cracked open and three dark black vines captured him.
He freed himself from it but saw the cutting curse hit his arm a little bit late. The curse grazed his arm and drew blood.
" First Blood." Harry called out. Now Flitwick grew serious. A boy of fourteen drawing first blood against a champion dueler. He should have felt angry but he felt proud.
He now upped his game.
He fired three spells of questionable intentions. Harry raised his eyebrows. He calmly sidestepped the spells. He thrust his wand towards the sky and made a circular motion. The atmosphere became cool and suddenly a blast of strong wind hit Flitwick. ' Manipulation of the surroundings. Good job harry.' The goblin applauded internally.
He was blinded and could not see the boy. He then saw four arrows that arrived out of nowhere. Two struck him. One on his shoulder and the other on his thigh.
He winced in pain. He felt his energy reduced a little.
The area cleared and Harry stood smirking.
Harry rotated his wand in between two of his fingers. Then without warning, he fired spell after spell. Flitwick raised his eyebrows in shock. This was a trick that was literally impossible. He himself had tried it and it was difficult to perform. The reason was that the wand never stops shooting spells and spell after spell will be fired continuously without a gap.
These were more effective than a normal spell chain. He hastily erected the silver shield.
Harry stopped all of a sudden and disappeared from the view of Flitwick. The man was breathing very hard right now.
The Atlas shield consumes a lot of energy. And to hold it from a barrage of fifty spells of varying power and style, it taxes a lot.
The man searched the area for any sign of the boy. He was suddenly hit by a bludgeoning curse out of nowhere right on his chest. An immobilizer was hit on his legs that prevented him from moving around. Flitwick in a last ditch attempt called upon one of his trusted spells. He used all his resources and uttered an incantation in Latin. This was a very powerful spell. It uses the atmosphere around him as a shield and responds to any dangerous attempts on him by firing the spell back except the unforgivables.
The stunner that came out of nowhere reflected back in its original direction. Harry materialized in front of Flitwick. He grinned at the man as he examined the shield. Flitwick fired a blasting hex, bludgeoning curse, blood clotting hex, bone breaking hex and a stunner and a disarmer.
Harry calmly swatted the spells away as though they were playing tennis.
" Admirable." Harry bowed. " But not enough." He raised his wand and out of nowhere, a brilliant golden glow struck the shield from the sky.
The shield broke under the assault and Flitwick lost his footing and his wand.
He fell to the ground in defeat.
Harry threw his wand in the air and his wand disappeared.
He heard some noise and turned towards the sound and was shocked to see the cheering from the many students that gathered. He had no idea about the amount of students that had gathered.
The people around him were looking at him in awe. Dumbledore beamed at him with his twinkling eyes. He clapped for Harry.
" Never in all my years have I witnessed such a duel. Well done dear man." Dumbledore praised Harry.
The students were looking at him with awe and a hint of fear. He turned to see the champions looking at him with wide eyes.
Harry shrugged. He moved towards Flitwick and held out his hand. The diminutive professor took his hand and stood up. Harry handed his wand back. He then pulled his wand out of thin air and waved his wand and healed the wounds.
" Sorry professor." He apologized sincerely.
" Why are you apologising Mr Potter?? That was brilliant. I had never faced such an opponent in my entire life. Good job." The little man said excitedly.
Harry bowed to the man. " It was a good fight sir." He said and walked towards the castle.
" That was amazing Harry." He smiled as he heard Fleur Delacour speaking.
" Thanks Fleur." He said simply.
" What were all those spells?? They were unlike any I have heard. And how did you learn to fire cast??" She asked and Harry smiled at the excitement in her eyes.
" Those spells?? You can learn them if you become my Lady Potter. What do you say??" He asked mischievously.
The poor girl blushed brightly and went wide eyed. She sputtered.
" Wh… umm.. " she stopped when she saw Harry smiling at her.
She pouted which Harry found strangely endearing.
" Don't joke ,Harry." She grumbled. " Sorry. But you should have seen your face. It was hilarious." He laughed again.
" Well, that comes with serious practice. If I had used family magic, he would have been decimated even before he could have counted to ten." Harry said seriously. Fleur gulped when she heard his words.
" I could teach you. " He said then continued. " But for a price of course." He said with a mischievous grin.
Fleur returned his smirk.
" And that is.." she asked.
Harry stepped forward. Very close to Fleur. The girl swallowed when she saw him step close to her. His face was inches away from hers. Her face was now burning brightly.
" Tempting??" He asked her with a husky whisper in her ears.
Fleur shivered at his words.
' Yes!!!' she screamed in her head.
" N...no." she shook her head. She cannot appear weak in front of her crush.
' Wait . Crush. When did that happen??' she asked herself internally.
" I am feeling very much tempted." Harry said softly as he brushed her cheek.
He stepped back. " I'll see you around." He said with a wink and walked off.
" Wait. " She called him out. Harry stopped but didn't turn around.
" You said something about teaching…"
Harry laughed deeply.
" I might , Ms Delacour. I may or may not. But if you still want to learn, make sure to either come second or third in the first task, whatever it is." He said with a shrug.
" Why not first??" Asked Fleur with confusion.
There it was again. The deep laughter. The laugh that did wonderful things to her body.
" You will be against me Ms Delacour. And when I am playing, the first position literally belongs to me. Don't even bother trying." He said with confidence in his voice.
" See you." He said and disappeared.
Fleur stared at the spot he had disappeared from. Any other boy, she would have dismissed him as a braggart and overconfident pig. But not him. He is as dangerous as he is kind. There is something mysterious in his brain. Something mysterious and dangerous and caring. Something hot. Something sexy.
She licked her lips as the image of him in his workout clothes made their way into her mind. She flushed when she remembered his face inches away from his. God she had to have a release right now. Breakfast can wait, she thought and rushed towards her dorm.
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" So, we finalize this contract. Are we agreeable to the terms and conditions??" Angela Zabini asked.
Bellatrix and Sirius nodded. " Let's send for the two of them. We will need their input as well." Sirius said and conjured a patronus with Angela doing the same.
" Are you sure Elena will take it well?" Asked Bellatrix.
Angela smiled. " Trust me. She will accept it. Very quickly in fact." The Zabini matriarch confirmed.
It was half an hour later that the two in question arrived at Potter Manor.
Harry gestured for Elena to come in.
" Do you know what this is about??" He asked the girl. She shook her head.
" I am not sure about it Harry." She told the boy with a frown.
Harry nodded.
" Are you getting ready for the tournament??" She asked him.
" Is there anything to get ready for?? Just go in and win the damn thing." Harry shrugged.
Elena shook her head. " Do you take anything serious Harry??" She asked him with a sigh.
" Yeah. If I take you out on a date, I promise you that I will be very serious." He said with a wink.
The girl raised an eyebrow.
" You will. Or else I will hex you till next year." She said with a threatening tone but her cheeks had turned pink.
Harry grinned.
" Of course. Someone like you deserves the best. Unmatched beauty that you are, I will never let you out of my sight." He said with a naughty smirk.
The girl was blushing now. ' Damn you potter.' she growled internally.
" Alright lover boy. I know you like her but can you concentrate now." Sirius appeared out of nowhere and said so that made Harry jump.
" I think it will be a few hours give or take before you two will be all over her." He said with a grin.
Elena watched in amusement as for the first time, Harry blushed brilliantly.
" Sirius.. you… I don't.." he blushed all the more when he heard Elena laugh. She leaned forward and kissed his cheek lingering a bit for more and pressing her generous bust into his side. He was blushing crimson right now.
' Take that potter.' she thought internally.
" Aww. You look so cute when you blush." She cooed.
Harry looked affronted that someone would say that.
" I am not cute. And I didn't blush." He pouted. Elena smiled.
" Aww, you are pouting." She told him.
" I am not." He said with defiance.
" You are." She said to him,
" I don't pout." He grumbled.
" You did." She smiled smugly.
" I hate you." He whined.
" No you don't." She said with a smirk.
Harry grumbled again.
" If you love birds, you are done behaving like sick couples, we have something to discuss." Sirius said with amusement.
Harry and Elena nodded and entered the study. " Mum." Harry greeted Bellatrix with a tight hug.
" How are you, love??" Bellatrix asked as she kissed his forehead.
" Wonderful. Now, what is it you want??" He asked.
Angela Zabini was the one who spoke.
" Lord Potter. Greetings. I am Angela Zabini." She held out her hand.
Harry kissed her hand.
" I can see where Elena got her beauty from. A pleasure, lady Zabini." He greeted with a kiss on her knuckles. The woman smiled.
The group sat down. " Harry. We have come to a decision. A favourable one. It might make you angry but give it some thought." Bellatrix said to her son.
" We have arranged a betrothal between you and Elena." She said and watched with clear apprehension when her son's eyes widened.
The girl in question wasn't fairing much better. Her eyes went wide and her mouth dropped open in shock. But Bellatrix cheered internally when she saw her cheeks redden brilliantly and her eyes drift to the boy in question.
Harry was still in shock. What the hell was going on?? He pinched his arm thinking it was a dream and yelped in pain. " Oh Merlin, it's real." He said with a soft voice.
He watched each member of the family and saw them smiling. He turned towards Elena and when he saw her eyes on him, he blushed dangerously and looked away.
The reaction was confirmation enough for the adults to know that Harry was interested.
" But why?? Why did you draw a contract??" He asked his mother.
" It's the way of purebloods, Harry. That's how things happen in pureblood families. Especially as old as ours. Even your father and mother married from a betrothal contract." Bellatrix informed him. That truly shocked Harry.
" Did they??" He asked and the three nodded.
" But they loved…"
" Yes Harry. They loved each other. But as I said, that is the way of our families." Sirius told him.
" Now since you are a very important personality in the Wizarding world and you have three lordships that you have to marry into, we decided that we could draw up a contract with Elena here." He said, indicating the girl.
Harry's eyes drifted over to the girl again and he blushed again which was reciprocated by the girl.
" It seems that the both of you are very much interested. And going by the way the two of you were flirting, it seems that the broom cupboards of Hogwarts will be in for a feast this year." Sirius pointed out mischievously.
The teenagers were now emanating heat from their faces. Though Harry narrowed his eyes.
" I am coming dangerously close to hexing you, mutt." He growled.
Sirius raised his eyebrows.
" I have a betrothal to an extremely beautiful girl. I think few other girls are interested in me like a certain flower and Daphne. I will have three wives very soon. What about you?? Too old." He asked the man with a smug grin that had Bellatrix and Elena chuckling.
It was then that Sirius and Angela looked at each other and blushed slightly which Harry caught on quickly.
His eyes widened.
" Oh God no." He exclaimed. Elena looked on in confusion.
" Are you two??" He trailed off when Sirius took hold of Angela's hand.
" Together?? Yes we are." He said and smiled at the woman.
Harry smacked his forehead.
" Let me make this easy." He said and indicated to Sirius.
" You and her." He asked again. " Yes." Sirius replied.
" So, you are banging my future wife's mother??" He asked in a slow drawl of words.
Angela coughed in embarrassment and blushed slightly. Sirius had a stupid expression on his face. Bellatrix was scandalized.
He felt a slap on the back of his head.
" Ow…" he saw Elena looking at him with a disapproving frown.
" Language Harry." She chided. Harry grumbled and pouted.
" Aw. He is so cute when he pouts, isn't he??" Asked a smiling Bellatrix as she pinched his cheeks.
" I don't pout. And for the last time, I am not cute. I am extremely handsome." He said with narrowed eyes.
" Of course you are cute." Elena said as she nodded at Bellatrix.
Harry turned to look at her with betrayal in his eyes.
The others couldn't help but laugh at him.
" Not you too. Please." He pleaded with big green eyes.
Elena smiled." Ok fine. You are handsome. But you still pout and when you do, you are extremely cute." He crossed his arms and huffed and looked away.
" But you and him." Harry asked Angela. She nodded.
" You have a dreadful taste. A beauty like you, with a mutt like him, I don't know what is happening to women these days. They fall for all kinds of riff raffs." He sighed.
" Does that include me, Harry??" Asked Elena with a devious smile that made Harry gulp.
" Of..of course not. You are special." He said and breathed a sigh of relief when she smiled at him.
" So, are you okay with this??" Asked Harry.
Elena watched him closely. " It's not like I have much of a choice." She muttered.
" I won't come in between any of your dreams or wishes. I will always stand by you and even help you with whatever you want to do. You will have all the freedom that you are entitled to. " He said soothingly.
" Can you do something for me??" He asked his mother. Bellatrix nodded.
" Put a condition in the contract that, if she is unhappy, she is free of the contract." He said to the shock and surprise of Elena. The adults smiled at him.
" Why do you want that??" Blurted a surprised Elena.
Harry smiled at her.
" It's your life. And you are the owner of your life. I have no say in what you want. And I won't ever control it. If you are okay with this, we can proceed. Otherwise, we can break the contract. No use in binding you against your will." He said with a smile.
For the first time in her life, Elena felt something other than a normal attraction towards a boy. ' Love.'
Her heart warmed at his words and she felt herself falling for the young man.
She nodded with tears in her eyes and a happy smile.
The contract was modified and the agreement was signed in blood.
" We will leave then. It's late and we have a ceremony tomorrow. What the hell is that??" Asked Harry. Elena grinned at him.
" Wand weighing ceremony." She said to the others.
" Stupid rules, stupid tournament." Harry grumbled.
The two of them exited the manor and disappeared together to Hogsmede.
They walked back to the castle slowly. Elena shivered a bit in the cold. She hugged her body tightly. She was about to conjure a coat and use warming charms when she felt herself being covered in warm clothing. She looked at Harry and saw him smiling softly at her.
The next part was the most surprising for her. She was about to thank him when she felt his arm slowly encircling her shoulders and pulled her towards his body. She gasped when she crashed against his hard body.
" Better ??" He asked her with a grin. She was bright red in her face.
" Yes." She squeaked.
" Don't fluster Elena. If you are uncomfortable, say so. Never hesitate to speak out to me." He soothed her. The girl nodded but didn't step away from him. She was surprised by how perfect this felt. She stood up to his chest and her head rested against it. She felt perfection.
They walked the same way for some time.
" What do you want to do in the future Elena??" Asked Harry with interest.
" I want to become an unspeakable." She said to him.
" I have always wanted to work among them. They are geniuses, you know." She said excitedly.
" They do research and work on things that are very important and dangerous. They are probably the most intelligent and powerful group of witches and wizards." She said with a faraway look in her eyes.
" Have you heard of the Unspeakable Rover?" He asked the girl.
Elena suddenly looked positively happy.
" Yes. I know who it is. He is the best unspeakable that ever lived. He was also the chief unspeakable for forty years." She said with excitement.
" They say that much of the research was completed during the time of Unspeakable Rover. He was a very powerful man." She gushed.
Harry smiled at her excitement.
" Did you know who he truly was??" Asked Harry.
She shook her head.
" It was my great grandfather. Alexander Potter." He said and her eyes widened.
" Really??" She asked. " Yes. I will lend you his journals. You can get something from it." He said with a smile and her eyes lit up in excitement.
" Thank you. Thank you so much." She beamed at him.
" No problem. Let's go." He said and the two reached the castle.
" I will see you in the morning, Harry." Elena smiled at him. He nodded and turned to the side to hide the blush that threatened to escape his face as his eyes fell on her wonderful bust.
Elena leaned forward to kiss his cheek but Harry chose that moment to turn back to her and her lips fell on his. Her eyes widened when she realised that she had kissed him. Harry had gone rigid. His body failed to work properly and his brain shut down. This was unlike anything he had felt before. He saw that she was about to pull back but he didn't want this moment to end. He was afterall a hormonal teenager.
He pulled her towards him and continued kissing her with passion.
Elena tried to pull back but the moment he pulled her close to him, she stopped fighting or holding back. She kissed him back with equal passion.
Her hand reached into his hair and she pulled the ponytail loose. She kissed him as she played with his hair.
The two let go, face flushed and breathing hard. Their faces contained silly grins that just wouldn't leave their place.
Harry smiled at her which she reciprocated. " I'll see you in the morning." He said and gave her a chaste kiss on the lips and left.
She touched her lips as he disappeared. She smiled.
" Wow!!." She said to herself softly.
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Harry had retired to his room. He was in a very deep sleep. He was suddenly interrupted when there was a knock on her door. He waved his hand.
" Come in." He called.
When the door opened, his mouth fell open. Elena stood at the door with just her bra and thong. She stood at the door smiling seductively.
" Elena??" He stuttered. His eyes couldn't move forward from her big breast.
" Like what you see ,baby??" She asked him with a husky tone. Harry sat staring at her. Elena sat next to him and let her hands wander into the blanket. Harry moaned when her hand touched his erect member.
" Looks like someone is very happy." She said as she slowly rubbed his dick.
The next moment, her hand was inside his boxers and she was stroking his cock making him moan and hiss in pleasure.
She suddenly kissed him on his mouth, all the while not removing her hand from his member.
Harry fondled her breast. He squeezed and pulled them and started to suck on her pink nipples.
" Ahh….. Harry. Yes baby. Ohh Merlin… yes. Oh yes, Harry!!!" She moaned.
Harry couldn't hold back. Her moans were too much for him and with her delicate hands working on his member, he couldn't hold back.
" Ah Fuck!!!" He came with a groan. But the girl didn't stop jerking his dick.
When he stopped, she took her hand out which had some of his seed on it.
She smiled at him. She slowly took her hand towards her mouth.
Harry's eyes widened when he realised what she was doing.
Elena was about to put his seed in her mouth and suddenly, there was a bang.
Harry woke up. He looked around in confusion. " Damn. It was a dream." He ground out.
He needed to let out some steam.
He stepped into his bathroom. His thoughts turned to Elena. His imagination went wild. He started to jack off.
' Damn she is disturbing me.' he groaned as another wave of pleasure hit him.
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Harry woke up the next morning and after his workouts, he made his way to breakfast. Today was the wand weighing ceremony. He sat down at the Slytherin table with a sigh. He piled his plate with breakfast and took out a book.
Elemental Magic, a book on elemental spells that had been in the Potter Family Library for years. This was the art of manipulation of the elements of the earth.
Earth, Water, Wind, Fire, Thunder, Ice, Shadow, Light and Moon.
Manipulating these elements is probably the most difficult ability a wizard or witch can perform. This book was lost for almost two centuries. He heard that his grandfather failed to locate the book and he grumbled about how unfair it is that he gets to use it. Harry had been fairly amused to see his grandfather pouting though he denied all such things when his grandmother pointed it out.The potters were the only ones capable of using that book. Hence it was a closely guarded secret. The book contains blood identification as well and only a Potter can use it.
The great hall started to fill with students and guest students as well. Harry was so engrossed in the book that he didn't see his friends sitting next to him.
He was bought out of that book he was reading when he was kissed on the cheek by Elena.
He smiled.
" Hey." He greeted her. She smiled back at him. He leaned forward and kissed her on the lips for a short time before pulling back.
" Hey you." She greeted him back.
The Great Hall had gone silent.
" Uhm.. guys." He heard Tracy calling out.
" Maybe you can give an explanation??" She asked.
Harry smiled at her. He turned to see Daphne and Fleur staring at the two dumbfounded.
She could also see a hint of longing in the two of them.
" Well, yesterday night I was called out by Sirius and Mum. When I arrived at Potter Manor, they informed me that me and Elena were being betrothed. And so, we spent some time together and then, we kissed. So, um.. that's basically it." He shrugged and went back to his breakfast.
His friends stared at him like he had grown a second head. Blaise was looking sour.
" Blaise, I know that you are looking out for her, but if you look at me like that one more time, I will gouge your eyes out." He said with a straight look.
Blaise stilled in his seat but let out a sigh.
" You know how I feel right??" He asked.
Harry nodded.
" I understand. But rest assured, I will not hurt her. I can promise that." Harry said seriously.
Blaise nodded and smiled at the duo.
" You two seem awfully quiet." Harry said to Fleur and Daphne.
The both of them shook their heads.
" Nothing. Just thinking." Fleur said and Daphne smiled at him.
" Are you ready for the ceremony today??" She asked Harry.
He frowned." Stupid tournament." He grumbled. They all laughed at him.
" Come on Harry. It won't be that bad." Daphne soothed.
" Easy for them. Not me. I hate this tournament. I hate the fact that these shits are playing with us." He growled.
His face then turned mischievous.
" But now that I am in, I will win the damn thing." He said confidently.
Fleur and Elena raised their eyebrows.
" Oh really??" Elena asked.
" Of course. You will see. You can read my name on the trophy after winning." He replied.
" We will see." Fleur said and smiled at him.
Harry stood up and moved close to her. His face was mere inches away from hers.
The great hall had once more been silenced.
Harry looked into her eyes. Green stared at blue.
His lips were just a few centimetres away from hers.
" Tempting??" He asked her again. Fleur' s breathing had paced up. Her face was burning brightly. Her eyes were sliding ever so slightly to see his lips.
She shook her head again.
" N...no." She stuttered although her mind was screaming at her to grab him.
"Damn. I was tempted." He said with a grin and he walked away from her and left the great hall.
Elena and Daphne grinned at her.
" What did he say??" Asked Daphne coyly.
" N... nothing." She shook her head and blushed again.
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Draco Malfoy watched what had happened with barely restrained anger.
' The filthy half blood got her. How can he get someone like her??' He thought.
" My father will surely hear about this." He grumbled.
He will have the three of them. That was for sure. He will enjoy rubbing it in Potter's face.
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Harry sat down in the room of requirement.
He wiped the sweat out of his face. He had not attended a class at all today. He didn't see a need. He can sit his NEWT exams today and will pass each exam with an outstanding guarantee.
He was spending time studying advanced magic. His magic was coming up in leaps and bounds. He knew that he can fight literally anyone right now but he still needed every trick in his sleeve.
His wandless abilities had skyrocketed since he completed the trail.
He could do every spell wandless that he could perform with a wand. His staff had helped him a lot as well. He was absolutely dangerous with his staff.
He was broken from his thoughts when a phoenix patronus appeared.
" Mr Potter. You are needed in the classroom on the fourth floor corridor. The event is about to start." Dumbledore's voice was heard. He took a deep breath.
Time to go.
He freshened himself up and exited the room. He walked to the room in question and entered the room.
His eyes observed every person in the room.
Elena and Fleur smiled at him. Dumbledore gave him a smile and a nod.
Martha and Yusa also nodded at him with friendly smiles.
Krum and Benjamin glared at him. This caused Harry to raise his eyebrows. ' They seem very friendly.' he thought sarcastically.
Diggory was another story. The boy has started to literally hate him. He always looked murderous and would glare at him. If looks could kill, pretty boy here would have reduced him to dust.
He also saw the headmasters and headmistress of the other schools. He saw Ludo Bagman and Olivander. There were two other people of course.
The lady had blonde hair and thick glasses with heavy make up. Her acid green quill was writing for itself. ' God that woman is ugly.' He grimaced.
" Harry. Welcome." Ludo Bagman called out. Harry narrowed his eyes and stared at the man. The man shuffled unsurely.
" I'll advise you to hold your tongue Bagman. Next time you call me with my name, I will rip your tongue out of your mouth and stick it on your forehead." He said with a straight face.
The man paled and took a step back.
" Uhmm… this is Rita Skeeter. She will be covering the events and reporting for the daily prophet. She would like to do a small article." He said as he indicated the ugly blonde.
The woman watched Harry as if he was a piece of meat.
" Maybe not that small, Ludo." She said as she licked her lips.
" Harry dear, if you…." She was cut off by a laughing Harry.
" Ms Skeeter. I would give you the same warning as I gave Bagman. Call me by my title. I don't like people blatantly disrespecting me." He said and leaned forward.
" I might just let slip the fact that you are a very troublesome ' bug' if you get my point." He whispered in her ear and she backtracked quickly. Her face was deathly pale.
" Make sure that whatever the fuck you write, it is meaningful and truthful." He growled.
" O...of course my lord. You have my word." She stuttered and moved away from him very quickly.
Dumbledore was staring at them in amusement. He cleared his throat.
" Welcome to the wand weighing ceremony. We have this program to check and make sure that your wands are in good condition to use in this tournament.
This ceremony would be conducted by Mr Olivander, the premier wand maker of Britain." He introduced the wise old man who bowed his head in greeting.
" Let's start shall we??" He asked and gestured for Fleur.
" Ms Delacour. If you will…" he held out his hand asking for the wand. " Yes. 9" long, made of rosewood, and contains a Veela hair as the core." He questioned the girl. She nodded.
" A hair from my grandmother." She said with pride.
" Ahh yes. Yes," said Mr. Ollivander, "yes, I've never used veela hair my-
self, of course. I find it makes for rather temperamental wands . . . however, to each his own, and if this suits you . . ."
Mr. Ollivander ran his fingers along the wand, apparently checking for scratches or bumps; then he muttered, "Orchideous!" and a bunch of flowers burst from the wand tip.
"Very well, very well, it's in fine working order," said Mr. Ollivander, scooping up the flowers and handing them to Fleur with her wand.
"Mr. Diggory, you next."
"Ah, now, this is one of mine, isn't it?" said Mr. Ollivander, with much more enthusiasm, as Cedric handed over his wand. "Yes, I remember it well. Containing a single hair from the tail of a particularly fine male unicorn . . . must have been seventeen hands; nearly gored me with his horn after I plucked his tail. Twelve and a quarter inches . . . ash . . . pleasantly springy. It's in fine condition. . . .
Do you treat it regularly?"
"Polished it last night," said Cedric, grinning.
Mr. Ollivander sent a stream of silver smoke rings across the
room from the tip of Cedric's wand, pronounced himself satisfied,
and then said, "Mr. Krum, if you please."
Viktor Krum got up and slouched, round-shouldered and duck footed, toward Mr. Ollivander. He thrust out his wand and stood
scowling, with his hands in the pockets of his robes.
"Hmm," said Mr. Ollivander, "this is a Gregorovitch creation,
unless I'm mistaken? A fine wand-maker, though the styling is never quite what I . . . however . . ." He lifted the wand and examined it minutely, turning it over
and over before his eyes.
"Yes . . . hornbeam and dragon heartstring?" he shot at Krum,
who nodded. "Rather thicker than one usually sees . . . quite
rigid . . . ten and a quarter inches . . . Avis!"
The hornbeam wand let off a blast like a gun, and a number of small, twittering birds flew out of the end and through the open
window into the watery sunlight.
"Good," said Mr. Ollivander, handing Krum back his wand.
" Mr Kamara." He was called the Uagadou champion.
The dark skinned boy got up and stalked towards the wand maker.
" Hmm. Thirteen inches…. nice ebony...rigid..Griffin claw and dragon heartstring again…. Interesting wand you have there Mr Kamara." The boy nodded and smiled at the man.
Ollivander transfigured a nearby desk into an intricately designed goblet.
" It's in good condition." He nodded and turned the desk back.
" Miss Anderson." He called the dark skinned girl.
" Ahh… ingenious. Red wood ...Twelve and a quarter inches….. feather of a hippogriff...with a horn of a horned serpent. One of the most wonderful creations I have witnessed in recent times. Reducto!!" He pointed towards an old desk and it decimated on impact.
" Perfect Ms Anderson. Take good care of it. You have a wonderful creation in your hand." He handed her wand back.
The Japanese boy Yusa stepped forward and handed his wand to Ollivander.
" Nine inches…. Phoenix feather core…. and ebony. You must be quite a hand in charms if this wand has chosen you, Mr Yusa." The boy nodded in pride.
" The best in my school." He said with a smile.
" Thought so. They are really delicate wands. They demand your attention. Try to use it a bit more than normal." He said and handed the wand back after a summoning charm.
" Ms Zabini." He called Elena. She stepped forward and held her wand for the man to take.
"Oh oh.. Beautiful. Simply beautiful. It's been a treat today. Such rare and powerful wands. Thestral hair ….. ten inches ….. Redwood….. Chimera claw...Useful for transfiguration and dark arts. That's a great wand you have Ms Zabini. Unique." He handed her wand back.
" No need to test it. That's perfect for your magic." He said with a bow.
He then turned to Harry and his eyes lit up.
" Last but definitely not the least. Lord Potter." He called Harry.
Harry walked towards the man and pulled his wand out of thin air.
The wandmaker tried to take it but Harry stopped him. " I would advise against using it directly Mr Ollivander. It would not be pleasant." He said with a shrug.
Ollivander raised his eyebrows in surprise.
But heeded his words by wearing dragon hide gloves.
He took the wand from Harry.
His eyes became all the more brighter.
" Thirteen inches…. Blackwood and
...white ebony. Immersed in basilisk venom. Scale from an Egyptian black. Hair of a manticore. Tears from a thestral, feather of the phoenix of yours and the mane of an Asiatic Lion. There is also new material here. I don't remember using it." He said curiously.
Harry nodded." Venom of my Hydra. My new familiar." He said ignoring the gasp of Skeeter. Ollivander nodded.
" An excellent wand Mr Potter." He said with a grin.
The others stood shell shocked at what they heard. They stared at Harry in shock.
" What the hell??" Asked a surprised headmaster Silva.
Ollivander could not help but chuckle.
" I told you Mr Silva. Mr Potter here is a very special man." He said and then frowned.
His eyes then met Harry's.
" This is not your primary wand." He whispered. Harry went silent. So he knew.
" What are you talking about??" Asked a surprised Headmaster Ntini.
" As I meant. This is not his primary wand. There is another one." Ollivander said as he stared at Harry.
" You must show me Mr Potter." He said with curiosity. Harry narrowed his eyes.
" Why?? I am not obligated. " He said coldly and the others flinched at his tone.
" It's the rules Mr Potter. You know it too. I will have to ensure that it is suitable for use." Ollivander shrugged.
Harry narrowed his eyes. He closed his eyes and held out his hand.
The remaining members in the room were not expecting what happened next. They gasped in surprise when a staff appeared out of thin air. The staff touched Harry's hand and the lion on the top of the staff roared and it's eyes glowed brilliantly.
Power was now rolling off Harry in waves.
" Extraordinary. It truly is that staff." Ollivander cried out in excitement.
Dumbledore had seen many things in his long life but had never seen this. He was truly shocked.
The other champions now thought about their chances. If the boy is this powerful, how the hell can they fight against him?
Harry opened his eyes and the glow in his eyes was near blinding.
" Is that the staff of William Potter??" Asked Ollivander.
Harry nodded. He raised the staff in the air and the staff glowed golden before calming down.
" It truly is the staff of the legend." Ollivander gasped.
" Say no more Mr Potter. That is a perfect match. You have the clearance of using both of them in the tournament as you are ambidextrous." He smiled at the boy.
" Thank you Mr Potter. This was a day that I would remember for centuries. Thank you." He thanked the boy.
" You have made my day." He said as he stepped back.
Dumbledore broke out of his trance. "You can leave, champions. The first task will be on November 24 th. A week from today. Prepare well. And good luck. Garrick, my office." He said to the wandmaker who nodded.
The two walked out leaving the others in.
" Skeeter. Keep the news under wraps. About that staff." He said and the woman nodded meekly.
He turned towards Elena. " Shall we ??" He asked her and also Fleur. The two of them nodded and joined Harry each taking his arm and left the room.
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" You didn't tell me that you had a staff." Elena said softly.
" I would have. I thought about this yesterday and I decided that I should tell you everything about my life till now. You deserve to know. And so do my other friends as well." He said with a sigh.
Elena squeezed his hand. " Don't worry. I will always be with you." She kissed him softly on the lips. Harry grinned into the kiss.
" Thanks Elena." He smiled.
" Uhm…" they were broken out of their moment by Fleur who was eyeing them with amusement.
" You do know that there is someone nearby ,right??" She asked and the two blushed.
" Right. I will see you two later. Have some work to do." He grinned and left the place.
" So…." Fleur dragged on as Elena turned to her. " How is he?? Down there??" Asked Fleur mischievously.
Elena blushed brilliantly and coughed." Fleur!! Wh… what are you talking about??" She choked.
" Oh come on, darling. I too like him a lot and you know that. Then there is Daphne who absolutely loves him." She said with a smile.
" Love's who??" A new voice came and Daphne came to them. " What are you girls talking about??" She asked them.
" Nothing. Just about the size of Harry's wand. You know, the other one." Fleur shrugged and giggled as the two blushed brilliantly.
" Fleur. Can you please stop being so crass??" Daphne pleaded.
" Let me think." She made a gesture of thinking something seriously.
" Nope. Not happening." She said and walked away with a laugh.
" Come on. Don't be standing there like that. We have some things to do." She called them behind her shoulder and the two followed her out.
Fleur turned towards Daphne.
" I was not okay with coming here at first you know??" She said as they made their way to the Black lake.
" But your letters were so true. Things are certainly interesting at Hogwarts." She said with a small smile that was replicated by the other girls.
TBC--
Hey guys. The next chapter of AOLP. I have introduced a betrothal between Harry and Elena. Many won't agree but come on, we got to write something.
Moreover if we have to bring three women into the fold, something like this should happen. So the arranged marriage.
I just put a freedom clause there so as to pacify people who believe that she is being trapped. No. The contract was purely based on old pureblood family ways. He was the last of the line, and the Zabini family needs preference in England.
But based on Harry's character, he tends to accept things as they come. And so, he wouldn't make a fuss. A beautiful girl, I don't see him complaining.
The girls have been interested in him since day one. Harry really has interest in Daphne as she has known him for sometime.
He flirts with Fleur because he finds her interesting and he is a teenager with a chance of three marriages.
Harry and Elena will develop stronger feelings from now. It's a developmental phase.
Stay tuned…. Enjoy reading…