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Chapter 11

Three days had passed since Antares had made his late night speech regarding Voldemort in the common room. The next morning had bought a lot of questions and even more stares. His friends had wanted him to fill them in of course, but he had refused to say anything more, claiming ignorance of any other info.

As promised he had given Regulus a good talking to, going as far as to forbid him from interacting with Selwyn altogether. Regulus hadn't like this of course, but had quickly complied once Antares had threatened to reveal his secret to their mother and father. A secret that Regulus had carried with him his entire life.

Selwyn hadn't tried any more recruiting since that night, not in the common room at least. In fact, he had done his best to keep out of Antares's way, being the last one down to breakfast and the last one to go to bed.

Antares didn't understand why of course; he was hardly going to attack the bloke for being in the same vicinity as him. As long as Selwyn stayed away from his brother and dropped this talk about joining Voldemort, Antares could care less about what he got up to in his daily life.

Currently it was around eleven o'clock at night and Antares was sitting by the fireplace with Xavier and Jasper, the others having just gone to bed a few moments ago.

"I was told to give you this Mr Black. She said you'd know who it was from" squeaked a first year from out of nowhere, holding out the cream coloured envelope whilst maintaining as much distance from Antares as he could.

"It's about bloody time. I've been waiting three days for this" said Antares good naturedly as he grabbed the letter off of the first year and tucked it into his robe pocket.

"What's your name boy" called Antares as the first year made to retreat.

"F-Felix sir," he stuttered, "Felix Abraham"

"Well Felix Abraham," said Antares as he pulled out a small sack of coins, "Take this for your trouble".

"Th-th-thanks Mr Black" said Felix, his eyes widening considerably when he felt how heavy the coin pouch actually was.

"No problem kid, just make sure your come to my room in around 15 minutes so that you can deliver my response"

"Will do Mr Black, you can count on me" said Felix before hastily exiting the common room.

"What's that all about?" asked Xavier after Felix was out of earshot.

"I'll tell you later Xavier," said Antares as he stood up, "but right now I have a letter to write".

With that Antares left Xavier and Jasper to their own devices and made his way to his room. Pulling out his wand he cast a quick locking charm on his door before sitting down at his desk. Pulling out the envelope from his robe pocket, Antares broke the wax seal and pulled out the letter within.

Black,

I agree to your proposal. Although I need some assurances if this arrangement is going to work at all.

Firstly, no one, including your friends, are allowed to know about our arrangement. The last thing I need is for everyone at school to think that I'm some kind of whore that'll have sex with anyone for a couple of galleons. Secondly, you have to give me at least an hours' notice before we meet up anywhere. You can't just send me a note to meet you somewhere without giving me at least this amount of notice. Lastly, on our first meeting we are both to swear an Unbreakable Oath that will force us to uphold our end of the deal or we will both loose our magic. This part is non-negotiable. No Unbreakable Oath, No Deal.

Maxine H.

Ps. The price has gone up to 12,000 a month. Take it or leave it.

Antares couldn't help but grin as he quickly read Maxine's response. He wasn't even mad that she had risen the price by 2,000 Galleons a month, it wasn't like a few thousand galleons meant much in the grand scheme of things. Grabbing a spare bit of parchment from his draw, he picked up his own Augurey quill and began to write his response.

Maxine,

All terms are agreeable. Meet me in the Prefect Bathroom on the third floor tomorrow at 7PM.

The password is 'Falconcrest'.

A.

Antares nodded his head in approval. His letter was clear, concise and got straight to the point. He had decided on not placing his full name on his response so that if it happened to fall into the wrong hands, it wouldn't be able to be traced back to him. One could never be too careful when it came to one's own personal safety.

Folding the piece of parchment in half, he placed it in a standard white envelope and sealed it with the Hogwarts School crest.

It was about 10 minutes later when he heard a loud knock on his bedroom door. Picking up the envelope, Antares stood up and walked over to the door. Instead of opening it and handing the letter to Felix, he bent down and pushed the envelope through the small crack at the bottom of the door.

From his position he could clearly hear the envelope being picked up and the sound of scurrying feet making its way away from his room and down towards the Slytherin common room.

Antares couldn't help but contain his glee as he made his way over to his bed and literally jumped into it. Four Days. That's how long he hadn't had sex for. Sure it might not sound like a very long time, but to someone who had been having regular sex since they were thirteen four days felt like an eternity.

Maxine saying yes to his proposal was very good news indeed. Not only did it mean that he would finally be able to relieve his stress, but he would also be able to have sex with her whenever and wherever he wanted. Something that every 16-year boy no doubtedly dreamed about.

Truthfully he had expected her to say 'No'. Judging from the way she had reacted when he had asked her the other day, one would think that he had asked her to do something much more drastic than having casual sex for a ridicules amount of money.

But then again, her response hadn't been all that surprising. He had chosen her for his sexual partner for a very specific reason, and had offered her as much gold as he had because he knew she would have a hard time not accepting it.

He was just glad that his contacts information had held some degree of truth to it, and everything had gone according to plan. If it hadn't and he had made a total fool of himself for absolutely no reason, then he would have to have a word with his Aunt the next time that he saw her.

Sliding under the covers and turning off the lights with a flick of his wrist, Antares couldn't help but feel excited about tomorrow night. He hadn't been with anyone other than Sophia since before he had found out about his marriage contract, and couldn't wait to see what Maxine looked like under all those bulky school robes.

For what felt like the first time in ages he was finally going to do something that he actually wanted to do. Not something that he had to do because of his contract, or because he had detention, but something that was purely for his own enjoyment. In his opinion, tomorrow couldn't come fast enough.

The Next Day

The prefect's bathroom was located at the very end of the third floor corridor. It was well hidden behind a large portrait of a very famous potions master named Asmodian and could only be opened by someone who knew the password. Antares – being a prefect himself – knew the password, and had made use of the private bathroom on more than one occasion.

The bathroom was very large, was brightly lit and was lavishly decorated. The floors were made up of a combination of grey polished tiles and so were the walls. Lavatories lined the left side of the room and across from them on the other side of the room were several porcelain sinks that had mirrors above them.

In the centre of the room there was a large circular in-ground pool, for calling it anything but would be severely inaccurate. The pool was perhaps 6 meters wide and a meter and a half deep, and had a set of marble stairs that descended into the water for easy access. An odd ensemble of 30 or so faucets were located on the far side of the wall, all of them in various shades of silver, copper and bronze.

Looking around the room Antares couldn't help but think back to all the times he had used this very place for the exact same reason he was here for now. Everybody in Hogwarts knew that the prefect's bathroom was one of the most frequently used rooms for teens to shag in, second only to the various broom cupboards that littered the upper floors of the castle. He had learned about the room from his one of his older cousins in his second year, and its reputation as great place for debauchery was one of the main reasons he had become a prefect, that and the ability to move about the castle after dark without the fear of detention.

Knowing that he didn't have a lot of time, he walked over to the other side of the room and turned on the faucet. Water of varying colours began to pour out from the many taps that lined the wall. Within minutes the pool was filled to the brim, a thick layer of white foam covering the surface.

Checking the temperature of the water with the wave of his wand, Antares nodded his head in approval before turning the faucet off. Raising his hands to his collar he began to unbutton his cloak, taking it off completely when he had undone all of the little gold buttons.

Next came his woollen jumper and then his silk undershirt. Followed by his shoes, socks and trousers. In the end he was standing in naught but his black silk boxers, and they were the next to go. Standing in naught but his skin, Antares admired his body in the mirror across the room.

All of his early-morning workouts were paying off handsomely, and then some. Gone was that skinny and anaemic looking boy he had been when he had first entered Hogwarts six years ago, and in his place stood a tall, broad-shouldered, healthy looking and physically fit man. Had he enjoyed waking up at 5 am in the morning for the last few years, of course he hadn't. But he had realized early on in life that being good looking could usually get you whatever you wanted, and he was happier now more than ever that he had stuck with his rigorous workout regime.

Folding his clothes into a neat pile and putting them in the corner (along with his wand), Antares slowly descended the stairs into the large pool of water. The temperature of the water was perfect, not being too hot nor too cold. Sitting down in the water, Antares waited silently for Maxine's impending arrival.

Five. Ten. Fifteen minutes passed as Antares awaited Maxine's arrival. It was just when he was becoming impatient at her tardiness and his mind was on the cusp of boredom that he finally heard a sound coming from the direction of the portrait hole.

His position in the pool made him unable to see the doorway without peering over the edge, something he thought would give off a somewhat desperate vibe. He needn't have worried however, for several seconds later Maxine Harrison came into view.

Maxine was looking as gorgeous as ever, if a bit flustered. Her honey-coloured skin was flushed red and her long dark locks were in mild disarray. He didn't know why but her dishevelled appearance coupled with her natural good looks only made her more appealing to him. He was unsure if these were his genuine feelings about her or just his libido talking, and at the moment he didn't rightly care.

"You're late"

"Yeah, Sorry about that, I had to an issue I had to take care of. I'm here now, that's all that matters" said Maxine as she looked down at him from her position outside of the pool.

"For a second there I thought I you weren't going to show"

"I am a woman of my word. If I had any doubts about this, then I wouldn't have agreed in the first place" replied Maxine nonchalantly.

"A woman of integrity," smiled Antares, "I can respect that".

"So, how is all this going to work?" asked Maxine, getting straight to the point.

"No need to fear Maxine, I've already got it all figured out" Antares replied.

"Firstly, we will both swear an oath on our magic to uphold our end of the bargain. All of the terms in your letter are acceptable and I agree to all of them. Failing to uphold either end of the bargain results in the other painfully losing their magic, with the safety net that if I break it off with you at any time that I see fit, then both of us will walk away unharmed. If I this is the case and I do not require your services any longer, then you will be paid a lump sum of 60,000 Galleons as a parting gift and the both of us will go our separate ways. After the oath has been made, we will have sex for as long as I see fit. Lastly you will be paid on the last day of each month in the amount of 12,000 Galleons per month. I highly suggest that you open up a Private account with Gringotts so that you can begin saving for your future, that and the fact that 12,000 gold galleons is hard to keep safe in anywhere but a bank. This way I can also just have my account send your money directly into your account without having to withdraw a heap of gold. Are all these terms agreeable?" finished Antares, who had thought about this exact question whilst he had been awaiting her arrival.

"Agreed" replied Maxine, still trying to wrap her head around everything Antares was saying.

"Any questions or anything you need to discuss with me before we get started?" asked Antares, trying to be as respectful about the situation as he possibly could. He was unaware if tonight would be her first time or not and didn't want to be too much of a prick to someone he would be having a relationship with for the next couple of years.

"Excellent" replied Antares with a grin as Maxine shook her head in the negative.

"You may as well start undressing now,' said Antares after Maxine hadn't said or done anything in several minutes, "being naked is an essential part of our agreement. In fact, it's basically the entire basis of our arrangement. And do try and relax won't you Maxine? You haven't got anything that I haven't seen before. Although I must admit I am quiet curious to see what lies beneath those bulky school robes you're wearing."

Nodding her head slowly, Maxine blushed furiously as she slowly began to unbutton her clothes. Undoing the silver clasp with trembling fingers, her woollen school cloak released itself and fell into a pool at her feet. She looked directly into Antares eyes as she removed her sweater next, and was surprised to see a look of pure arousal etched into the features of the Slytherin prefect. His obvious interest in her body made her nerves slowly begin to disappear and the blush began to fade from her cheeks. By the time she had removed her shoes, black knee-length socks and trousers, and was standing in nothing more than her black lace panties and matching bra, she was feeling a lot more comfortable then when she had first entered the room.

Reaching behind her back she unclipped her bra and slowly peeled it off of her body, exposing her magnificent honey-coloured breasts to the cool night air. Maxine's nipples hardened into little pointy nubs as she realized how cold she was now that she wasn't wearing any clothing. Quickly removing her panties, she stepped over her pile of clothes and descended the marble stairs into the deliciously warm water.

Antares couldn't help but stare at Maxine's gorgeous body as she removed her clothes piece by piece. When she was down to nothing but her cute little underwear and see-through bra, he couldn't help but begin to get an erection and by the time she had unclipped her bra and dropped her panties it was safe to say he was fully hard.

Beneath the bulky Hogwarts robes that they were forced to wear, Maxine was sporting a rather beautiful body. She had a slim statuesque figure with not an ounce of fat in sight. Her breasts were small, perky and perfectly round, with not too much space between them nor too little. Her nipples were small little nubs that were dark pink in colour, with each one pointing off in a slightly different direction.

His eyes travelled south, past her breasts, over her flat stomach and down to her pussy. From his position in the water he was unable to admire her femininity up close, but one thing that he could see was that she was shaved completely bald. Now he had been with his fair share of women and over half of them had no hair whatsoever downstairs, in fact he even preferred women that had little to no hair on their sex as it made it easier – and a lot more enjoyable – to go down on them.

Maxine being shaven wasn't an issue, he had just been surprised that all of the stories he had heard about Asians never shaving downstairs had proven to be false. Ultimately, he was grateful he had been misinformed on the subject.

"What now Black?" asked Maxine as she finally stood in front of Antares, the thick layer of white foam covering both of their private parts from view.

"Come now Maxine, we're going to be spending a lot of time together. The least you could do is call me by my given name" said Antares.

"I guess you're right about that. What now Antares?" replied Maxine, nodding her head at his logic.

"Thank-you,' smiled Antares, 'and firstly we should both get these Oaths out of the way. I'll go first shall I?"

Seeing Maxine nod her head, Antares began his oath.

"I, Antares Orion of the House Black, do hereby swear on my magic and by extension my life, to pay Maxine Harrison the sum of 12,000 Galleons per month in order to have sexual intercourse with me whenever I see fit. This sum will be paid into any account of Maxine Harrisons choosing, and shall be paid on the last day of every month. If for any reason I do not require her services any longer, I swear to pay her 60,000 Galleons for her troubles. I swear that no-one other than my closest friend – Xavier Nott – will learn of our agreement via any form of communication, unless I am forced to tell someone because my life is at risk. I swear to be kind and considerate in regards to our arrangement and shall not force Maxine Harrison to do anything she is uncomfortable with, excluding regular vaginal sex. I also swear to give Maxine Harrison at least one-hour notice before meeting up with her. If for any reason she does not want to continue with our arrangement, she must provide me with at least a months' notice. Et ego iuro, Sic fiat semper"

Antares finished his oath by saying the final line of 'So I swear, so mote it be' in Latin. Without it everything he had said would have been meaningless, nothing more than a mouthful of empty words that had no meaning and no real affect. The six words at the end of oath made sure that he upheld his end of the bargain, ripping the magic from his very soul and killing him for using Magic as a tool when it was anything but.

No bright light or thunderclap could be heard as Antares swore his oath. Instead both Maxine and Antares felt a light pressure in the middle of their chest, right where their hearts were located. This pressure would remain until both of them fulfilled their end of the bargain, staying there as a reminder to them to not break their oaths.

"I think that about covers everything, what do you think?"

"It was good. I appreciate you giving me a way out if things don't go as planned, you didn't have to do that"

"I thought it only fair," replied Antares with a shrug, "I don't want to sleep with anyone against their will, especially someone as beautiful as yourself".

"I guess It's my turn then" said Maxine, smiling slightly at the offhand compliment.

"I, Maxine Claire of the House Harrison, do hereby swear on my magic and by extension my life, to engage in any sexual act that Antares Black desires of me for the next two years. I swear that I will tell no one - especially Helena Greengrass - about our arrangement via any form of communication. Et ego iuro, Sic fiat semper"

As the last of the words left her mouth Antares stepped forward and captured Maxine's pink lips in a tender kiss. Maxine stood still in shock, before hesitantly returning the kiss, her eyes closing of their own accord as she let go of all of her inhibitions. Just as she was beginning to get enjoy herself and get lost in the kiss, Antares pulled himself away.

Looking into her hazel eyes was all the confirmation he needed to know that she wanted him to continue, so that's exactly what he did.

Antares wrapped his arms around her slender frame and pulled her closer towards him, his hands going beneath the water and coming to rest on either side of her bum. Unlike their first kiss, their second kiss was far from tender. Antares's lips crashed against hers with wanton need, his tongue pressing hungrily against her mouth as he non-verbally asked for entrance. She immediately accepted his invitation and in response she hooked her fingers into his hair lightly and deepened thee, pushing her tongue against his in a full out battle. Their kiss was both passionate yet primal, both of them trying to release their sexual tensions with nothing but their lips.

Maxine's toes curled as she allowed him to explore the inside of her mouth with his tongue, doing things with his lips she had never experienced before. Never before had she kissed someone with as much passion as she was now. Not even her ex-boyfriend had kissed her with such fervor and reckless abandonment as Antares was doing to her now, and they had been together for more than two-years. If this was what the kissing was like, she couldn't fathom what the sex was going to be like.

It was several minutes later before they separated from their tonsil war, both of them red faced and breathing heavily.

"I think our arrangement might not be too bad after all Antares" panted Maxine as she rested her forehead against his, her eyes closed tightly as she tried to regain her breath.

Antares's only was response was to started trailing a line of kisses along her jaw line. His hands gently kneaded her arse cheeks as he slowly kissed down the nape of her neck, passed her collarbone and into the valley of her breasts. Maxine moaned loudly as Antares captured one of her breasts in his mouth, his tongue and teeth paying extra attention to her erect nipple. After several minutes of paying attention to her left breast, he licked his way across her cleavage and did the same thing to her right one.

Once he had paid enough attention to right breast he began to make his way southwards, his lips trailing lightly down her stomach and towards her navel. Seeing as the both of them were in a pool of water, Antares couldn't continue past her waist to give her femininity some much needed attention without drowning.

Having come across the problem before – in a very similar situation to this one – Antares knew exactly what to do. Bending his head forward so that Maxine couldn't see what he was doing, Antares wandlessly and silently cast a variation of the bubble-head charm on himself before going under the water.

What followed after that was many hours of passionate orgasm-inducing sex as the two of them became familiar with each other's bodies. When they did finally leave the prefects bathroom, it was the middle of the morning and Antares had to call his family's house elf to take him and Maxine back to their dorms, the both of them being too tired and too sore to move. Despite their aches and pains, it was two very sexually satisfied teens who crawled into bed, the both of them falling asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow.