Breaking Spells
Part Three: The Forbidden Forest
Hermione woke when she rolled over and her face landed in something wet. She jumped up and looked at her pillow. She had been drooling... A lot. She looked over to Luna's bed; it was empty. Looking at her watch, she saw that it was nearly noon. They can't still be in the elves' room. Can they? She thought as she climbed out of bed and changed into her regular clothes.
She left the room and walked to the Great Hall. No one was there. Thinking about it, the halls were more empty than normal, too. There was no food on the table, only a small note that read:
"TO HELP REDUCE THE HOUSE ELF WORKLOAD AND GIVE THEM A LITTLE TIME TO RELAX, WE ASK THAT STUDENTS STAYING IN THE CASTLE THIS WEEK COLLECT THEIR MEALS FROM THE KITCHENS. -PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL"
Hermione was confused. There were at least one hundred students in the castle for the summer courses. Why would they want to filter all of them through the kitchens? She thought about the logistical issues of collecting meals from the kitchens during school hours. It would take too long and students would miss classes. Her stomach growled, putting an end to her mental protests. Well, at least I'll be able to get the ingredients we need while I'm down there. She thought.
She left the Great Hall and walked down the staircase toward the kitchens. The large painting of a bowl of fruit was open. Sounds of busy, clattering house elves filled the corridor. Hermione entered the painting and was greeted with ear-to-ear smiles on every house elf's face.
"Miss Granger!" They all shouted in unison.
"Uh, hello everyone." She said, feeling her face turn red. "I guess I need to get my lunch from here today."
"Yes! Miss Granger can eat here if she likes!" Polpy said. "Anything for miss Granger."
She looked at the elf and saw that a lump had formed under his shirt. She looked around; afraid other students might be present. There were no humans to be found. Strange. She thought.
"Uh, can I eat over at that table, please?" She asked.
"Yes." Polpy said. "Miss Granger can eat wherever she likes! Here, Polpy made miss Granger's plate for her!" Polpy held out a platter.
Hermione took the plate and walked over to the table. The house elf had done an excellent job in selecting her food. Sliced ham, turkey leg, broccoli, carrots and a baked sweet potato. She was so hungry that she finished eating in less than ten minutes. She looked up from the table and saw Polpy standing with a goblet of cold punch. She smiled as she took the goblet and drank. She was pleased to see that the lump under his shirt was no longer there.
"Polpy, do you know if Ginny and Luna are still in your dorms?"
"Polpy will check for miss Granger!" The elf said excitedly. He snapped his fingers and disappeared. A moment later, he reappeared. "Yes, miss Weasley and miss Lovegood are still in the dorm. They look very... uh... exhausted. Polpy tried to ask if they were almost done but they must not have heard."
"Oh... uh... thank you, Polpy." Hermione said, nodding her head and noticing Polpy's lump had reappeared and was much more prominent this time. She started to feel hot and noticed that she was biting her lower lip.
Realizing she was staring, Hermione jerked her head up and said "We were told we could get some ingredients for our-" She looked around the kitchen again and lowered her voice, "for our potion. Can I get those now? We need-" She closed her eyes and recited "Two leaves of Devil's Snare, six leaping toadstools, four and a half tablespoons of marmalade, two tablespoons of sea salt and one cup of beef broth."
"Oh, yes miss Granger. Polpy will get those for you now!" The elf said as he turned and ran around the room, looking through different items around the kitchen.
A few moments passed while Hermione watched the elf frantically running around the kitchen. He walked back to her holding only two vials and a bottle. Hermione gave him a confused expression.
"Uh... Polpy is very sorry, miss Granger. Polpy doesn't have all of the ingredients miss Granger asked for." He extended his arms, holding the items out to her.
Hermione grabbed the vials and looked at their contents.
"Looks like marmalade, sea salt and beef broth." She said, feeling annoyed. "So, we just spent all night letting you all do anything and everything you've ever wanted to us for these three ingredients. Ginny and Luna are still in there letting the elves violate them and it's only for these three ingredients?" Her annoyance turned to anger and then rage. "Who do you all think you are?" She raised her voice, not caring who heard her. "We just sold our bodies to you, spent all night being choked, groped, bent over, spun around, flipped over and disgraced by all of you and all we get for that is these. THREE. INGREDIENTS!?"
Hermione spun so fast that her hair whipped around and hit her face. She didn't care; she was too angry to care. She stormed out of the kitchen and flipped a small table and chair on her way out. Her steps were more like stomps as she marched through the corridors back to Room 069. Slamming the door behind her, she slammed the vials down on her nightstand and threw herself onto her bed. She laid there fuming for several minutes, waiting for her rapid breathing to settle down, attempting to form a single, coherent thought.
Hermione finally calmed down nearly an hour later. She sat up on her bed and stared at the vials. She started to feel bad that she had taken her rage out on Polpy. He was a very sweet house elf and he was very eager to help her. She contemplated apologizing to the elf but didn't know if she could manage that just yet. It's not his fault. She thought. He did what he could to help. I should have thanked him. She began feeling angry again, but this time it was directed at herself for her outburst.
She heard the door latch click and looked at the door. It swung open, revealing Ginny and Luna, both exhausted, soaked from head to toe and naked.
"What are you two doing!?" Hermione nearly yelled as she jumped up, grabbed them both by the arm and pulled them into the room. She kicked the door shut and stared at them. "You couldn't get dressed? What if someone saw you?"
They both wore blank expressions. Hermione continued staring.
"Are-are you okay?" She asked, concerned.
Luna's eyes snapped back in focus. "What?" She asked.
"Are you okay?" Hermione asked again.
"Oh, yeah. Just... I've never exerted myself that much for that long before. I really need to sleep now." Luna said as she began to walk to her bed, followed by Ginny.
"What if someone saw you? Are you not concerned about that?" Hermione asked.
"There's no one to see us." Ginny said, groggily. "All of the other teachers and students are at the Quidditch World Cup, remember? We're the only ones here this week."
Hermione felt stupid for not remembering. She and Luna opted out of going that year so they could focus on studying, among other things. Ginny must have opted out at the last minute.
"Yeah, but how do you know we're the only ones here? What if someone else stayed?" She asked.
"No one stayed." Ginny said, slurring her words as she yawned and stretched, falling onto Luna's bed. "I watched them... all... leave."
Ginny spoke so slowly that Hermione didn't understand her until she repeated it in her head.
"Okay, but-" Hermione started, but stopped herself, realizing they weren't listening to her. They were both asleep, snoring softly.
Hermione stood there, chewing her cheek. She decided to let them get some rest while she checked the greenhouses again for the other ingredients they needed. She left the room and walked toward the Entrance Hall. The corridors were completely empty. They had a tendency to echo with the slightest sound but the only sounds were her own footsteps and their returning, muffled echo. She walked past several classrooms, each one's door was open, but no one was inside. Maybe Ginny was right. She thought. Maybe we really are the only ones here.
She pushed the large castle door open. Light poured in from outside. Hermione stood still for a moment, shading her eyes, waiting for them to adjust. It was a beautiful day on the castle grounds. Dark green grass bent along the hills as the wind rolled through. The sun was hot, but the breeze offered cooling kisses as white, puffy clouds drifted lazily across the sky, occasionally blocking the sun, providing pleasant shade. Hermione decided that she would lay in the grass by the lake for a while and enjoy the day before going back into the castle.
Hermione walked along the castle walls toward the greenhouses, rounded the corner and squinted her eyes as the sun glinted off of the greenhouse glass. She decided that she would check all of the greenhouses this time. Hot, humid air poured out of the first greenhouse as she pulled the doors open. She quickly walked down the aisles, knowing that what she was looking for couldn't be missed. The devil's snare would likely try to strangle her and the leaping toadstools would start bouncing off the walls. Nothing in the greenhouse moved. She stepped out and moved to the next greenhouse.
Hermione systematically checked each greenhouse, feeling increasingly hopeless each time she stepped out of one empty handed. After checking the final greenhouse, she walked down the slope to the lake and sat at the bank. She drew her knees up, lowered her head and began to cry. After crying away her hopelessness, she realized that it felt good to cry, releasing all of the stress from the summer courses and school year prior through freely flowing tears. She didn't bother wiping her face. After she finished crying, she laid back and let the sun dry her tears. She felt a sense of renewal and comfort as she lay basking in the sun.
She woke sometime later after a large cloud passed in front of the sun, blotting it out for several minutes. After the cloud passed, the seemingly intensified sunlight shone brightly through Hermione's eyelids. She raised an arm to block her face as she sat up. She stared out at the lake for several moments, allowing her eyes to readjust to the sun. The lake rippled as wind blew across its surface, sending distorted reflections of the sun and clouds. The crying, along with the much-needed nap rejuvenated her. She felt as if she had just woken up after a long, restful night's sleep. She then stood and walked back to the castle.
Hermione walked aimlessly through the empty corridors until she saw a beautiful oak door on the wall and realized it was the entrance to the Room of Requirement. Why not? She thought. Erthos is a good listener. She stepped through the door and closed it behind her.
The room was dark for several seconds as the door behind her faded into the wall. When the last sliver of light from outside vanished, two fireplaces erupted into flames, casting a calming orange light throughout the room. In the center was a table with one chair on either side and goblets placed next to a large, beautifully decorated pitcher of water. Hermione sat and examined the pitcher. She realized that what she thought were decorations, was actually a story told through images.
Looking closely at the small images, she saw a forest and a thin cloud hovering along the ground. In the next image, a bearded man approached the cloud and pointed his wand at it. The images continued around the pitcher, moving down in a spiral. Near the bottom, the cloud took the shape of a woman, then a plant, then a woman again. The final image showed the cloud taking the shape of a man as a woman walked into the room. Hermione looked up and gasped in surprise as Erthos sat across from her.
"Please, do not be afraid, Hermione." Erthos said.
"I'm not, you just startled me." Hermione answered.
"I am very sorry." Erthos said.
"It's okay. I was just distracted looking at this pitcher. What are these images? It looks like it's telling a story." She said.
"Yes." Erthos said. "It is telling the story of how Godric Gryffindor found me."
"Can you tell me about it?" Hermione asked.
"Yes. I lived in the forest for many thousand years. The nearby villagers feared me because they did not understand me. One day, a wizard came to the forest and used magic to cripple me. It caused me great pain. I suffered for many hundred years after that. I feared people then, fleeing when they came too close and striking when I had nowhere to flee to. Godric Gryffindor came to the forest to hunt me down. He cornered me and I attacked. He was powerful. He used his magic to subdue me and just as I feared he would end me, he spoke to me. Godric Gryffindor told me that he did not want to kill me. Instead, he wanted to offer me sanctuary. He knew about my powers, that I could see the desires and fears of others and manipulate my surroundings to please or scare people away. He brought me to this castle and gave me this room. In return for saving my life, he told me that I must never use my abilities to cause fear or harm to others and that I could not leave this room. I agreed. Many people came to this room over the years and I manipulated it to suit what they desired or required. No one ever spoke to me until you came to me."
"Wow." Hermione managed. "So, how old are you?"
"I do not know. Many thousand years, I think." Erthos said. "I lived in the forest long before humans visited it."
"And you've been in the castle ever since Godric Gryffindor brought you here?" She asked.
"Yes." Erthos answered.
Hermione stared at Erthos for a while, thinking about everything it had just said and everything it had said the last time she visited.
"Something is troubling you, Hermione. Please, tell me." Erthos said.
"Uh-" Hermione started, and then a thought came to mind. "So, you've been alive since before humans ever visited the forest? You told me last time we talked that I was... the most beautiful person you had ever seen. I just don't see how that's possible."
"Yes, I have lived since before humans visited the forest. Yes, you are the most beautiful person I have taken the shape of." Erthos said.
"W-what exactly did you do when you took my shape for other students?" She asked.
"I did what they desired. For some, I knelt as they did what they pleased, for others, I did what they desired in the bed. I enjoyed when they desired a mirror in the room. It was those times that I was able to admire the shape that I had taken. And then you entered. You were even more beautiful in person than I could ever be when taking your form." It said.
Hermione's cheeks began to blush. "Did you... like doing those things for other people? Did you like doing those things for me?"
"I greatly enjoyed taking your form so I could admire you, but I enjoyed pleasing you even more so." Erthos said.
Hermione blushed again, then she remembered the potion.
"Erthos, if you make something for me, like devil's snare leaves or leaping toadstools, would I be able to take it out of this room?"
"No. I cannot create living things, I must take their form. If I take their form, I still cannot leave this room." He said.
"Damn." Hermione said. "I really need those ingredients for the potion."
"There are none in the greenhouse?" Erthos asked.
"No. I checked all of the greenhouses." Hermione said.
"You are very smart and I do not wish to insult you. Have you checked in the library to see if there is any literature on the items you need?"
Hermione looked dumbly at Erthos. "I honestly didn't even think of that. Thank you, Erthos. You're more helpful than you can imagine."
"I hope you find what you are looking for, Hermione. I would very much enjoy spending time with you after you finish your task." Erthos said.
"I promise I'll visit after we break this spell. It'll be just me and you." Hermione said as she stood, smiled and left the Room of Requirement.
Hermione walked back to the dorm to see if Ginny and Luna were awake. She slowly opened the door and heard them before she saw them. They were both still laying in the bed, arms wrapped around one another, snoring. Hermione smiled, shook her head, closed the door and continued down the corridor. She rounded the corner and ran into a house elf. The elf stumbled backward and fell on his back.
"Lormy? Are you okay? I'm sorry, I didn't see you there." Hermione said.
"Lormy is alright. Is miss Granger alright? Lormy is very sorry he was not watching where he was going. Lormy was distracted." The house elf said.
"It's okay. Where are you going? House elves usually don't just walk through the corridors."
"Lormy was going to check on miss Lovegood. She was very tired after last night and Lormy thought she might like a glass of juice. Lormy was going to ask now."
"I just stopped by. Both Luna and Ginny are still asleep. I'm sure they would love a glass of juice." Hermione said, smiling.
The two of them each went their separate ways, Hermione toward the library and Lormy toward Room 069.
Hermione pushed open the doors to the library and saw that the limited restricted section was closed. She looked to madam Pince's desk to ask her to open it. She wasn't there. A small note on her desk read that she, too, had gone to the World Cup. With no way to get into the limited restricted section, Hermione walked to the aisle labelled "Herbology". She spent twenty minutes searching the large aisle for a book that could help her locate the leaves of devil's snare and leaping toadstools they needed.
"Miss Granger?" a small, timid voice asked.
Hermione whirled around and saw a small figure hiding at the end of the bookcase. Big eyes stared at her as his head poked out from hiding.
"Polpy! You scared me." She said, covering her mouth with her hand and looking around.
"Is there anything Polpy can help miss Granger with? Polpy feels real bad he couldn't find the ingredients you were looking for."
"Uh," Hermione began, "yes. Actually, can you help me find a book that will tell me where to find devil's snare and leaping toadstools?" She asked.
"Oh, yes, miss Granger. Polpy will help you find anything!" The elf said excitedly.
"Shhh!" Hermione noised, putting her finger over her mouth. "You'll get us in trouble."
"There's no one in here, miss Granger." Polpy said.
Hermione looked around again. The library always had at least one other person in it.
"Polpy, do you know how many people are in the castle?" She asked.
"Yes. Polpy helps keep track of where the students sleep and eat."
"How many people are in the castle right now?" Hermione asked.
"Right now?" Polpy said, putting his finger on his chin. "Only miss Weasley, miss Granger and miss Lovegood are in the castle."
"Okay," Hermione said. "How many people are on the castle grounds?"
"Right now, only miss Weasley, miss Granger and miss Lovegood. Everyone else won't be back until next weekend." Polpy said.
"Huh, wow." Hermione said. "Okay, can you help me find the book I'm looking for?"
Polpy nodded his head and ran around to the other side of the bookcase.
Hermione kept searching on her side of the bookcase. She pulled and flipped through any book that seemed like it could reveal where to find the ingredients. She found one book labelled Tendrils, Tentacles and Vines. She pulled it from the shelf. The hard cover of the book was dark green. The title art was made up of different plant vines and tendrils with a long tentacle underlining the title. She thumbed through the book. It contained hundreds of illustrations of different plants with vines, tendrils or tentacles. Many of the illustrations had a human next to them for scale. Several of the tentacles were shaped like those found in the Room of Requirement. Hermione started feeling hot again. Skipping over most of the pages, she finally came across devil's snare. She skimmed through the passage until, to her dismay, she found that it grew naturally in the Forbidden Forest. She closed the book and placed it back on the shelf. Great. She thought. So now we have to go into a dangerous area to find something that could kill us.
"Polpy," She called out, "don't worry about devil's snare. It's found in the Forbidden Forest."
"Okay, miss Granger." Polpy said.
"Grab as many books as you can find about fungus and bring them over to the table, please." Hermione said as she carried a handful of books to a nearby table.
Polpy emerged several minutes later carrying a ten-book-high stack. His legs quivered beneath the weight. Hermione rushed over, chuckling at the elf's effort, and took most of the books from him and set them on the table. Polpy set the remainder of the books on the table bench. He climbed up and sat next to Hermione.
When Luna and Ginny made it back to the room, Luna didn't even notice that she and Ginny were still naked. She didn't care though. The only thing she could think about was getting some rest. She had overexerted herself that night and pushed herself even further by staying around for the night shift. She barely heard a word Hermione said until she asked if she was okay. She saw the concern on Hermione's face. Luna could barely manage the energy to stay standing. Engaging in conversation would require more energy than she was able to muster. She informed Hermione that she was just tired and had never exerted herself so much. Miraculously, Luna managed the walk to her bed. As soon as her head hit the pillow, she fell asleep.
Luna woke shaking as her hips convulsed. Waves of pleasure flooded over her. For a moment, she thought she was still in the house elf dormitory, but then she remembered talking to Hermione. She opened her eyes and saw that she was in her room. She looked next to her and saw that Ginny was still asleep. Her hips bucked again as her back arched. Whatever was happening, it felt amazing. Looking down to the foot of the bed, she saw that her legs had been lifted and a house elf lay between them, pushing his nose into her entrance while he licked her bottom. Luna grabbed his head and pulled him in harder. The elf pulled back and pushed his tongue into her entrance. She grabbed one of his ears and squeezed. The elf looked up at her.
"Lormy hopes miss Lovegood doesn't mind. Miss Lovegood said Lormy could come see her anytime." The elf said.
"Mmm." Luna said. "Miss Lovegood doesn't mind at all. Actually, I owe you a little something. Come here."
Luna pulled the elf up on top of her. His penis pressed against her entrance and it took everything in her to not just take it and push it into herself. She grabbed his hips and pulled him so he was straddling her chest. Grabbing his penis, she began to stroke as she licked its head. Lormy closed his eyes. Luna pulled him closer slowly, taking in his full length, stopping periodically to suppress her gag reflex. Finally, his full length was in her mouth and throat. She looked up at him with watering eyes and began bobbing her head while swallowing. Lormy gasped and let out a high-pitched squeal
"What's going on here?" Ginny said. "Didn't bother to wake me up for the fun, huh?"
Luna pushed Lormy off of her so he landed on his back between the two witches. Ginny rolled over and started licking his shaft, Luna joined her, pushing two fingers into Ginny' entrance. Lormy reached down and grabbed handfuls of their hair, pulling hard. Ginny rolled on top of Lormy and began sucking. Luna propped herself up on an elbow to watch, grabbing Ginny's head with her free hand and pushing. Ginny tried to pull back but Luna was stronger. She pushed until Ginny's lips pressed against the base of Lormy's throbbing cock. Luna loosened her grip and Ginny popped up, gasping for breath and wiping her mouth.
"I wasn't ready for that." She said in between breaths. "Let's try again."
She tilted her head back down and quickly dropped it back onto Lormy. The girl had taken Lormy in so quick that Luna couldn't even get a good grip on her head before Ginny made it to Lormy's base. Luna instead grabbed a handful of hair along with Lormy and began pulling and pushing Ginny's head. Lormy grabbed Ginny's head with both hands and pulled hard as he pushed his hips forward. Ginny's eyes widened as she swallowed frantically. When he released her head, she popped up. White liquid poured out of her mouth as it pulsed from Lormy's still hard penis. Luna licked from the base of his shaft to its head, where she followed a string of it up to Ginny's mouth. She pushed her tongue into Ginny's mouth and was surprised at how much of the cum was still left there. Their tongues danced around each other, fighting for the liquid.
Lormy grabbed Luna's hips, pulled her over his face and began to lick her. Ginny positioned herself on top of Lormy's still throbbing cock. Luna grabbed his penis and started rubbing it against Ginny's clit. Ginny began sliding her hips back and forth, enjoying the pleasure while trying to align herself with it so she could sit. For a brief second, Lormy's cock was aligned with Ginny's entrance. She sat so hard that she nearly smashed Luna's hand. Lormy jumped in surprise as his full length slid into the witch. Luna leaned forward and supported herself by wrapping one arm around Ginny's shoulders. She used her free hand to rub Ginny's clit while the girl bounced on top of Lormy. The two kissed and licked dried cum from each other's face. Lormy's hips convulsed. Luna pushed herself off of the elf and laid across him so she could lick from his shaft up to Ginny's clit as cum flowed out of her. Ginny rolled back, allowing Lormy's softening penis to slide out of her. Luna leaned forward and began to lick Ginny, pushing her tongue into her entrance, excavating the cum inside.
Hermione and Polpy flipped through the pages of several books in silence for nearly an hour.
"Cen...taurs keep gardens of leaping toadstools for snacks" Polpy read, sounding out the word "centaurs".
Hermione grabbed the book and skimmed through it as well, finding that leaping toadstools could also be found in the Forbidden Forest, most commonly in Centaur gardens.
"Okay. I guess that's all I need to know." Will you help me put these books away?" Hermione asked.
"Yes, anything for miss Granger." Polpy said, excited to continue helping.
After putting the books away, Polpy stood staring at Hermione.
"Yes?" Hermione asked.
"Uh, Polpy is very sorry about earlier, miss Granger. Polpy didn't know that we didn't have all the ingredients you needed." The house elf said.
Hermione stared at the elf. His ears drooped and he stared at the floor while he clasped his hands in front of himself. She could see him squeezing his hands so hard they turned white. Hermione could tell that the elf really cared for her. She couldn't deny that she liked the little elf. He was so eager to help her, even when she was mad at him. She couldn't help herself.
"Come here." She said, holding out her arms.
Polpy looked at her, wide-eyed. He slowly walked toward her, extending his arms. He wrapped his arms around her as he buried his face into her. She placed one arm at an angle down his back while wrapping the other around his head.
Hermione felt Polpy's large nose press against her entrance, his height caused him to wrap his arms around her bottom, rather than her back. She began to feel hot again; and this time, she couldn't contain herself.
Hermione reached back, grabbed one of Polpy's hands and slid it so it rested on her bottom. He squeezed slightly.
"I was very upset earlier." She said. "But I think you can make it up to me."
She released Polpy's head and untucked her shirt from her skirt, revealing her stomach. The elf looked up at her and she smiled, seeing that a large lump had formed under his shirt. Polpy stood on his toes and kissed her stomach, causing Hermione to close her eyes and sigh. He then lowered himself and began to kiss the front of her skirt. Biting her lip, she reached down and bunched up her skirt in her hands, exposing her underwear to the elf. Polpy grabbed her hips hard and began kissing her thighs and entrance.
Hermione climbed onto the table and laid on her back, throwing her tie over her shoulder so it wouldn't get in her face. Polpy climbed up on the bench and spread her legs and began licking her through her underwear. Hermione began to shake. She closed and lifted her legs to remove her underwear. Polpy grabbed her legs and held them in place as he licked her exposed entrance. Hermione pulled her legs toward her chest, wrapping one arm behind her knees to hold them in place while she pulled Polpy's head harder into her. He obediently licked her, starting at her bottom crevasse and sliding his tongue up to her vagina.
Standing up straight, Polpy lifted his shirt and allowed his penis to rest on Hermione's entrance. He pushed his hips forward, sliding it against her entrance and up onto her legs. Hermione grabbed it and pushed it into her. Polpy leaned into Hermione's legs as he began to thrust. Closing her legs had made her front entrance nearly as tight as her rear and Polpy felt that he wasn't going to last much longer. Using his thumbs, he spread her entrance as he continued thrusting into her. Hermione moaned as the elf slid his thumbs into her entrance and pulled outward. Her moans worked against the elf, arousing him and bringing him to completion quicker than he wanted. With a final thrust, he pushed all of his weight into her. Hermione's moan caught in her throat as she grabbed the edge of the table and pulled herself into him. He burst inside of her.
To Polpy's surprise, Hermione wasn't finished with him. She sat up, rolled over, planted her feet on the floor between the bench and table and bent over, flipping her skirt up over her waist.
"It's okay. Take all the time you need." She said as she grabbed his soft penis and rested it on her rear. "I can help if you'd like. Do you want me to help?" She asked.
"Polpy would love for miss Granger to help." He said.
Hermione placed her hand over his cock and pushed, forcing it into her crevasse. She began rocking back and forth, sliding it through her cheeks. It didn't take long for Polpy to harden again. He pulled back, spread her cheeks and spat. Hermione looked back, biting her lip. Polpy used his thumb to spread the saliva around on her rear entrance before pressing it into her. He began to wriggle his thumb around and spat again. Hermione moaned and reached back to spread her cheeks for him. Polpy slid his penis up across Hermione's vagina and between her cheeks where he slowly pushed it into her rear entrance. Hermione sucked in through her teeth and dug her nails into her cheeks as Polpy pushed himself deeper into her. She removed one hand from her cheeks and began to rub her jewel. His cock was half way in to Hermione when he stopped to calm himself down and breathe. Hermione didn't want to wait. She rocked back quickly, taking in the rest of his length with a pained moan that echoed through the library. She began rocking back and forth slowly, moaning each time his stomach slapped into her rear. Hermione rocked forward again. Polpy grabbed her hips and pulled as he thrusted. Hermione shook and nearly screamed, using her other hand to cover her mouth. Her hips began to convulse has her moans, muffled by her hand, echoed back from the far corners of the room. Polpy looked down to see that a small puddle of clear liquid was beginning to spread out from under Hermione. When her hips stopped convulsing and her moans quieted, she looked back at him.
"Cum in me." She said shakily.
The words nearly made him explode. Grabbing her hips harder, he began to thrust, pushing Hermione forward each time. After a few thrusts, her legs hit the edge of the table. She couldn't go any farther forward. Polpy placed one hand on her lower back, grabbed her tie and pushed all of his weight into her while pulling hard on her tie. Hermione jumped in surprise. Without her hand covering her mouth, her screaming moan echoed back and into the corridors nearly as loud as when it escaped her. She covered her mouth with both hands as Polpy continued to pull back and push all of his weight into her.
Feeling Polpy begin to throb as he pulled back, Hermione grabbed his hips and pulled him in while rocking back as hard as she could. Polpy grunted as his penis pulsed. She felt the warm liquid spray into her as she grinded her hips against the house elf.
They both remained there, panting; Hermione, bent over the table and Polpy standing behind her, softening in her rear. The house elf pulled back and exited her with a pop sound. Hermione, having never fully removed her underwear, pulled them up to catch the dripping cum.
"I think you made it up to me." She said. "However, I might get mad again, and you'll need to make it up to me again."
"Polpy doesn't mind." He said.
The elf then snapped his fingers and dissaparated. Hermione stared in confusion. A moment later, he apparated with towels in hand. He bent down and cleaned the mixture of his hand her cum that had dripped on the floor. Hermione grabbed a towel from him and began wiping the table where she came.
After readjusting her clothes, Hermione bent down and kissed the house elf on the head before leaving the library for her room. She stepped into her room and saw that Ginny and Luna were still in bed. They were laying in different positions than when Hermione had last saw them. She shut the door and Luna's head popped up.
"Did Lormy come check on you? I bumped into him on my way to the library earlier." Hermione said.
"Oh, yeah, he came." Luna said smiling.
Hermione looked at her, expecting more but then noticed the small rivulet of white running down Luna's neck. Hermione shook her head in disbelief.
"Do you ever stop?" She asked.
"He did so well last night. I owed him." Luna said.
"Well," Hermione said, sitting on her bed, "We still need devil's snare leaves and leaping toadstools. Turns out, we can find them in the forbidden forest."
"Great! When do you want to go?" Luna said.
"It's too late now. It's almost dinner time. We'll go tomorrow morning." Hermione responded.
"It's almost... dinner time?" Luna asked in disbelief.
"Yes, Luna. It's almost dinner time. You've been sleeping all day." Hermione said.
"Ginny." Luna said as she shook the girl's shoulder. "It's time to wake up and get some dinner."
Ginny slowly lifted her head. Her hair, which was sprawled out around her head while she slept, remained as it was, sticking straight out in all directions from her head. Hermione and Luna both laughed while she stared at them in confusion.
"You two should probably take showers first." Hermione said.
"Yeah," Luna said, "that sounds like a good idea. Wait here for us?"
Hermione sat on her bed while Ginny and Luna climbed out of Luna's bed.
"I need clothes." Ginny said groggily.
"Okay," Luna said as she pulled a set of clothes from her dresser. "Let's go get them."
Luna pulled a towel from her drawer and walked with Ginny out into the corridor. Hermione stared, mouth agape as the two of them left the room, still in the nude. Having a little fun in the empty library was one thing, but walking around the castle naked was another thing entirely. She wondered how they could be so confident. Even though the castle was completely empty, she still wouldn't be able to walk through the castle in the nude. One good thing that had come from the spell, she supposed, was that Ginny's confidence had grown exponentially. The girl who would shy away from anyone who looked at her was now strolling through the castle unclothed and without a care in the world.
Ginny and Luna returned to the room sometime later. Their wet hair dripped onto their shoulders, darkening their shirts.
"Ready for dinner?" Luna asked.
"Yeah," Hermione said, climbing off of her bed, "we have to go to the kitchens for it though. They wanted to give the house elves a break while everyone was away."
"Hmm." Luna said. "Maybe after last night, we should be getting our meals served to us in our rooms on a silver platter."
"Well, I guess while we're down there, we can pick up the ingredients we need." Ginny said.
"Yeah. About that." Hermione replied. "I stopped by during lunch. They only had three of the five ingredients. When we go to the forbidden forest, we'll talk to the centaurs about devil's snare leaves and leaping toadstools."
"Oh." Ginny said.
Hermione looked at her, waiting for her to say something else. She didn't want to be the only one who had become angry about the situation. Instead, Ginny kept walking.
The three witches stepped into the kitchens and were greeted with the same ear-to-ear smiles Hermione had received during lunch. She noticed several of the house elves grew lumps under their shirts upon seeing the three of them together.
"Don't get any ideas." She said under her breath as she stared at Ginny and Luna, who were also smiling.
To her relief, a house elf motioned to a table near the far wall of the kitchen with three chairs, goblets and filled plates.
"Thank you." The three of them said as they walked to the table.
"Anything for miss Granger." Polpy said, causing Hermione to blush. This attracted curious glances from Ginny and Luna, which caused Hermione to blush all the more.
The elves continued with their work cleaning the kitchen while the three witches ate together.
"So," Ginny said as she wiped her mouth, "What do you guys want to do tonight? We have the castle to ourselves."
"Well," Luna said, leaning in to whisper, "we can always go up to the Great Hall and invite the house elves up."
Hermione stared at them in disbelief.
"I'm still tired from last night. You two spent last night and half of today in there and you want more?" She said.
"What?" Luna asked, looking at Hermione. "I slept almost the rest of the day away. I'm ready for round two!"
Hermione looked at Luna and then to Ginny, hoping the girl would offer support but she was smiling at Luna instead. Looking closely at the two girls, she could see that they were actually exhausted. It must be the spell taking full effect. I kind of wouldn't mind going to the Great Hall. She thought. No. We need to focus.
"Look, let's go lay down in the room for a while. Later tonight, if you still want to go to the Great Hall, you can." Hermione said.
"Are you going to be joining us?" Ginny asked.
"No." Hermione said. "One of us has to be responsible."
"We're not going back to the room until you promise to join us when we go to the Great Hall tonight." Luna said defiantly, crossing her arms.
Hermione fixed Luna with a hard stare but the girl didn't budge.
"Fine." Hermione said, finally giving in.
Ginny and Luna both smiled, stood up and walked to the kitchen exit. Hermione followed. Walking through the empty corridors felt unnatural to Hermione. Any time she had ever walked through the castle, there had always been at least a few students in the corridors. Even on her late-night visits to the Room of Requirement she had to hide in the shadows to avoid others.
The three of them entered room 069. Luna and Ginny both stood in the center of the room as Hermione sat on her bed.
"Aren't you going to lie down?" she asked.
"Nope," Ginny said, crossing her arms. "we're going to stand here for a while and then go to the Great Hall."
"Lay down. It was part of the deal." Hermione said.
"No it wasn't!" Luna said defiantly, also crossing her arms.
"In the kitchen, I said 'let's go lay down in the room for a while and later tonight we could go.' Laying down was part of the deal." She said.
Ginny and Luna both huffed and walked to Luna's bed. Hermione watched as they sat. They were really trying to cover up their exhaustion but they couldn't fool her. She continued to watch them as they attempted to lean back slowly. Their abdomens gave out and they both plopped onto their backs. Over the course of a minute, she saw their eyelids begin to flutter as they fought away sleep. Not more than two minutes later, they lost the fight to exhaustion and began to snore. Hermione laid back on her bed triumphantly and, finally noticing her own exhaustion, fell asleep seconds later.
The sun shined brightly through the window as the curtains opened. Shielding her eyes with her hand, Ginny rolled over and nestled her head in Luna's shoulder. Luna rolled and wrapped her arm around Ginny's waist.
"Rise and shine." Hermione said as she stood by the curtains.
"No." Ginny said as she closed her eyes tightly in a futile attempt to block the light that had filled the room.
Luna rolled away from Ginny and groaned as she pulled the blanket over her face. Ginny followed suit. Hermione walked over to the bed and ripped the blanket from them. Luna then pulled her pillow out from under her head to cover her face but Hermione took it before she could use it. Hermione then ripped Ginny's pillow from under her head.
"Come on, we have to go into the forbidden forest today. I want there to be as much light as possible, so we need to go early. It may take some time to find the centaurs and even more time to find devil's snare." Hermione said.
She was right, Ginny knew she was. Only two words were needed to accurately describe the forest: "dark" and "dangerous".
Ginny had never gone very deep into the forbidden forest, and even when she had entered the forest, she had professors like Hagrid, who knew every inch of the place. She was confident that, in the event of danger, the three witches could defend themselves; however, she wasn't very confident in their combined knowledge of the forest. She knew they would have to go deep into the forest to find centaurs; deeper than she had ever gone before. The thought of the possibility of getting lost in the forest frightened her. What if they lost their way and couldn't find the centaurs? What if they stayed too long and had to make camp? They couldn't defend themselves while they slept. Sure, Hermione knew some warding and cloaking charms, but what if the creatures of the forest weren't affected?
"Come on." Hermione said. "You two need to get dressed. After that, we'll go to the kitchens for breakfast and ask if they can give us food to last us our trip."
"Right." Ginny said as she slowly climbed out of bed. Her entire body ached.
She looked over at Luna, who had rolled onto her stomach, using her hair to block the sun, and wondered if she felt the same way. Gently, Ginny wiped the hair from Luna's face. Luna opened her eyes slowly, blinking as they adjusted.
"Come on, Luna." Ginny said. "Get up and get dressed. Oh, by the way, you may want to get up slowly."
Luna looked at Ginny, confused. She rolled over onto her back and sat up, wincing and falling back down.
"Sore?" Ginny asked.
"Very sore." Luna responded.
"Yeah, me too. That's why I said you should get up slowly."
Luna held out her arms and Ginny and Hermione gently helped the girl onto her feet. She swayed from side to side for a moment, trying to regain her balance, and slowly walked to her dresser.
"I'm going to get dressed. I'll be back in a couple of minutes." Ginny said as she walked out of the room.
"How are you feeling?" Hermione asked.
"I feel like I was just hit by the Hogwarts Express. I don't know why it's just now hitting me, though." Luna said.
"You were probably too exhausted to notice last night. That's why I wanted the two of you to get some rest. We're going to need our energy today." Hermione said.
A few minutes later, Ginny walked back into the room dressed in jeans and a short-sleeved shirt with a light jacked draped over her arm.
"Lots of thorns in the forest." Ginny said, looking at her jacket.
Hermione and Luna nodded their heads and grabbed their jackets as well. Hermione pulled her satchel from under her bed and the three of them left the room for the kitchens for breakfast.
The witches sat at the same table they sat at for dinner the night before. While Hermione had a modest helping of eggs, ham and fruit, both Ginny and Luna had taken the liberty of serving themselves. They both walked to the table, each with a mound of food on their plate. For a moment, Hermione thought the girls had grabbed extra food for the trip. She realized she was mistaken a few minutes later when Ginny and Luna were half way finished with their food with no indication of slowing. Hermione finished her meal and sat grinning as Ginny and Luna struggled to finish their last few bites of food. After eating, they both slumped back in their chairs and took deep breaths.
"We're going to be spending most of the day out of the castle today. Can we take some food in case we miss lunch... and maybe dinner?" Hermione asked one of the house elves.
"Yes, yes! Miss Granger can take as much food as she likes!" Polpy said from the corner of the room as he hung pans on the wall.
"Yes, miss Granger, miss Lovegood and miss Weasley can take all the food they want." Another house elf said.
"Uh, thanks." Hermione said, feeling a little uneasy.
The three packed up Hermione's satchel with a variety of wrapped snacks and sandwiches and left the kitchen for the Entrance Hall.
They stepped out to what was likely the most beautiful day of the year. Sunlight gleamed off of dew in the grass, making the ground sparkle. Taller grass in the distance rolled with the cool breeze as the tops of trees swayed lazily. Ginny, Hermione and Luna walked across the field as dandelion seeds carried by the breeze delivered soft kisses. Occasionally, the wind would gust, blowing Luna's hair into her face. She reached into her pocket, pulled out hair ties and offered them to Ginny and Hermione. They stopped briefly to tie their hair up into ponytails.
"It's absolutely gorgeous today." Ginny said.
"It was almost as nice yesterday." Hermione responded.
"Keep an eye on your things." Luna said. "Nargles like to play outside on days like this. Some of them could take your shoes without you even noticing."
Ginny and Hermione exchanged smiles at Luna's statement.
After a few minutes of walking, they reached the edge of the forbidden forest. The tall trees loomed over them, blocking out the sun. Stepping into the forest was like stepping into a different world. It was an eerie shift from bright, beautiful sunlight to darkness as the trees choked out the sun. Here and there, shafts of light fought their way through the thick canopy. Under the canopy, undergrowth fought for dominance over the ground where fleeting shafts of sunlight landed. Small, spindly trees dotted the landscape between the towering oaks and pines. The warm summer air abandoned them and was replaced by a cool, damp fog that covered the ground. Ginny shivered and slipped on her jacket. Hermione and Luna donned their jackets as well.
The witches continued deeper into the forest, following a narrow, overgrown path that was barely visible through the fog. The path twisted and turned to avoid trees and was overtaken by thorns in some areas. They followed the path for nearly twenty minutes before it became indistinguishable from the ground around it. Hermione pulled her wand from her pocket and muttered "Lumos". She pointed her wand at the ground in front of them and continued walking.
"Do you know where you're going?" Luna asked.
"Not really, but I can still see the path a little bit." Hermione responded.
After a while, they came to a small clearing with a hill at its center that was bathed in sunlight.
"What's that at the top of the hill?" Ginny asked.
Hermione looked to the crest of the hill. At its peak was a small stone structure that resembled a sundial that was missing its gnomon. They climbed the hill to investigate the structure. Upon further inspection, Hermione concluded that the device wasn't a sundial. Instead of lines and numerals, the plate was marked with several hundred dots. Some dots were larger than others with thin, etched lines connecting the large dots together.
"Stars." Luna said.
"And these lines must form the constellations." Hermione said.
"I don't recognize any of them." Said Ginny.
"That's because I don't think these are our constellations. I think these are the constellations the centaurs use." Hermione said.
"Great. So, we must be getting close then." Ginny responded.
"I don't know." Luna said while tracing some of the lines with her finger. "See these three dots? You can take this line away and draw a line through them. And this one up here? I think that's Betelgeuse. This is Orion. It's only visible in the winter."
"Maybe they have more of them." Hermione said as she looked up from the plate. "There! Look, through the trees. See the other hill?"
Barely visible through the trees was another small hill. They couldn't see whether or not it contained another star map like the one they were currently investigating. They walked down the slope of the hill and through the brush and trees until they reached the second hill. They found that it, too, had a star map.
"There's Scorpius." Ginny said.
"And there's Lyra." Luna said.
"I wonder if they still use these." Said Hermione as she looked around. She could see no other hills through the trees and no signs of civilization.
"It's strange how clear these hills are." Said Luna. "It's like the trees and brush know not to grow here. Look, even the branches don't spread out this way."
Hermione looked up and around. Luna was right. Every other tree in the forest threw its branches out in every direction to gather as much sunlight as possible. The trees growing near the clearing, however, only grew branches away from the clearing, forming a perfect circle where nothing but grass grew. The brush, which was most dense at the edge of the clearing, stopped abruptly at the same spot as the farthest tree branches. Not even the fog crossed the invisible line. Nothing but grass grew beyond that point. Hermione looked at the ground and realized that not even leaves blown from their parent trees landed in the clearing. They stopped short, landing on the dense undergrowth. Hermione made a mental note to ask Hagrid about the clearings when she saw him again.
"Let's get going." Hermione said. Ginny and Luna nodded and followed. "I don't see another trail to follow, so we're going to have to remember where this is so we don't get lost."
The three witches walked to the base of the hill and exited the bright, beautiful sunlight and re-entered the damp darkness that was the forbidden forest. They walked for a while in silence, only speaking when crossing a root that threatened to roll one of their ankles.
"Okay," Hermione said. "I know there are centaurs in this forest but... are there any centaurs in this forest? Where are they? I haven't seen a single building or anything that hinted at civilization other than the star maps earlier, and that was over an hour ago."
"I have no idea." Ginny said. "I thought we would at least be able to hear them. Horse legs aren't very quiet in the forest, but I haven't heard a thing other than our own footsteps and the wind."
Hermione groaned as she continued walking. The forest had brightened as the sun, now directly overhead, shone through the canopy. Hermione looked at her watch and pulled open her satchel.
"I guess we can eat our lunch now." She said as she pulled three sandwiches out and handed two of them to Ginny and Luna. The three witches ate as they walked.
After eating, Hermione gathered the wrappings from Ginny and Luna to place them back into the satchel. No longer looking at where she was walking, she stepped on a root and was surprised and startled when the root moved.
Vines twisted around her ankles and pulled. With a scream, Hermione first fell on her back and then was lifted into the air, feet first. She reached for her wand but it fell to the ground. She frantically searched for Luna and Ginny and saw that they too were suspended by their ankles. More vines began wrapping around the three witches.
"I think we found the devil's snare!" Ginny shouted.
"Don't struggle!" Hermione responded. "It will get tighter if we struggle."
They relaxed their bodies as best they could and tried to control their breathing. Vines continued to wrap around them, spiraling up to their torsos.
"It's not working!" Luna cried out.
"Just stay calm! Let me think." Hermione said.
The vines wrapped themselves around Hermione's chest and neck and slowly made their way to her dangling arms. Her breathing quickened and she felt like she would begin to panic soon. She knew that, as soon as she began panicking, the devil's snare would tighten around her neck, cutting off her air and she would die. Feeling her eyes begin to water, she didn't fight to hold the tears back. They flowed from her eyes, up her forehead and into her hair. All was lost.
"Hermione Granger!" She heard someone shout. "Your wand!"
Hermione opened her eyes and, through her tears, she saw a blurry figure throw a barely visible object. The man's masterful throw landed her wand directly in her hand. She closed her eyes and shouted "Lumos Solem!" Bright, hot light erupted from her wand. The devil's snare shrieked and released them. Hermione hit the ground and heard two more thump sounds immediately after. She wiped her eyes and searched for Ginny and Luna. They sat on the ground, each propped up by one arm while Ginny held her head and Luna held her shoulder.
"Are you all alright?" The man asked.
Hermione wiped the remaining tears from her eyes and looked at the stranger. The man wasn't a man at all. He was a centaur. He was shorter than other centaurs that she had seen before, but she had really only seen a handful of centaurs. Maybe this one was average height.
"Oh, so we finally found a centaur, I see." Luna said as she walked over to Hermione. "Here, thought we might need these."
She held out her hand and dropped two leaves into Hermione's hand.
"Devil's snare leaves." Hermione said.
"Yeah, and I grabbed extra just in case we mess up the potion or... I don't know, decide to do this again?" Luna dropped eight more leaves into Hermione's hand.
"How could you possibly be thinking of-" Hermione stopped and glanced at the centaur. "That right now?"
"I don't know. I guess a brush with death will do that to you. You know, make you want to take every opportunity to enjoy yourself?" Luna said.
Hermione shook her head. Ginny slowly walked over to them.
"Don't worry. I'm fine." She said, staring at them.
The centaur approached Ginny and reached into a small bag that hung from his shoulder. He pulled a small cup whose top was covered with a large leaf and fastened with twine. He removed the leaf and dipped his finger in, scooping a thick blue substance from the cup.
"Where does your head hurt?" The centaur asked.
Ginny removed her ponytail and parted her hair on the left side of her head, revealing a bright red spot. "Right here." She said, touching the spot and then wincing.
Gently, the centaur leaned down and grabbed the top of her head, pulling her hair out of the way, and applied the gel. Ginny pulled her shoulders and flinched in anticipation of pain, but there was none. The gel soothed her injury and rid her of the headache she developed as soon as she struck the root that was so conveniently placed where she landed.
"Is that better?" The centaur asked as he rose up straight again.
"Much. Thanks, uh-"
"My name is Mentian." The centaur said.
"Okay, thanks, Mentian." Ginny said
"You are very welcome, Ginny Weasley." Mentian said.
Mentian then walked to Luna and pulled her shirt down, exposing a large bruise that had begun forming on her shoulder. He applied the gel and the bruise quickly went from blue to purple to yellow and then back to her normal skin tone. Luna grabbed her shoulder and spun her arm around in circles, smiling in astonishment. Mentian then approached Hermione.
"Oh, I'm fine. I don't think I was hurt in the fall." Hermione said.
Mentian grabbed her by the shoulder and spun her around.
"There is a large tear in the back of your shirt. There is also a large cut across your back."
The centaur touched her back and she winced in pain.
"Okay! Ouch. I believe you."
She felt him touch her again with a cold, viscous liquid. She tensed, expecting pain but there was none. He gently slid his finger across her back several times and then released her shoulder. Hermione reached back and felt along where Mentian applied the gel. There was neither a cut nor any indication that something was applied to her back.
"Wow. What is that stuff?" Hermione asked.
"We call it 'Life's Blossom'. The main ingredient comes from the Life's Blossom flower that grows deep within this forest. It can mend cuts, scrapes and bruises. It can also alleviate headaches."
"It's amazing. Uh, hey. I know you just saved our lives and healed us but... can I ask for your help?" Hermione said.
"What do you need?" Mentian asked.
"We need leaping toadstools. I read that centaurs grow gardens of them and eat them for snacks. Would you happen to have any on you?" She asked.
Mentian reached into his bag. "I have two with me. How many do you need?"
"We need six." Hermione said.
"Come with me. I live in a village a few miles east of here. We have a leaping toadstool garden there."
"Thank you so much, Mentian! We owe you." Hermione said.
The three witches followed Mentian through the forest. They followed no discernible path as they walked. Hermione looked over to Luna and saw that she was leaning to the side as she walked, like she was trying to see in front of the centaur. Hermione tapped her shoulder.
"What are you doing?" Hermione whispered.
"Swap places and look." Luna responded, also whispering.
Luna grabbed Hermione and pulled her around. Hermione then leaned and looked. She had no idea what she was looking for. In front of the centaur was nothing but trees. There was no path, no structures, nothing but forest. And then she realized what Luna was looking at.
The centaur would sway occasionally as he walked. As his weight shifted to one side, Hermione saw a large, human shaped penis swing out from under the centaur, causing Hermione to stop in her tracks.
"I want it." Luna said.
Hermione gaped.
"Want what?" Ginny asked, whispering. "What are we looking at?"
Luna motioned at Ginny to lean over. She did and stopped walking instantly. Hermione grabbed her wrist and pulled her along.
"I want." Ginny said, looking at Hermione and Luna.
"We just almost died. How could the two of you possibly be thinking about sex right now? Plus, you were both with the house elves for over twelve hours just yesterday." Hermione said.
"Like I said. A near death experience will make you appreciate the opportunities that are available to you." Luna said.
"He just saved our lives. Do you really think he wants to have sex with us? We're not even the same species." Hermione whispered more loudly than she wanted to, causing Mentian to turn his head back to them for a moment.
"Look." Luna whispered quietly after the centaur looked back forward. "We've done a lot over summer term that we would never do. Think about it, muggles experiment with their sexuality during college; this is basically college for us. We've already experimented with-" She raised her hand and started counting on fingers. "each other, flitterbloom, statues, house elves... why not add a centaur to the list? No one will ever know about it. It'll be a secret kept between us."
"It's just... so unnatural." Hermione protested.
"Plants, statues and house elves, Hermione." Luna said, causing Hermione to blush.
"Don't know if this helps but... different species. We can't get pregnant." Ginny said.
"Please?" Luna asked.
"I'm just... I'm not sure."
"Don't tell me you didn't feel it." Luna said.
"Feel what?"
"That heat as soon as you saw that massive cock swing out from under him."
Luna was right about the heat. As soon as she saw the centaur's penis, she felt herself become wet as a wave of heat, like stepping into an oven, washed over her. Talking about it wasn't helping the matter at all. She looked at Luna, who was smiling. Hermione began to wonder why but then realized that she was licking her lips.
Ginny leaned over and whispered in Hermoine's ear. "See that rock up there? Just imagine laying on top of it as he pushes that massive cock into you while I lick your clit." She finished off by licking Hermione's ear, causing her breath to become shaky.
Luna then leaned in and whispered in her ear. "And while they're enjoying your pussy, I'll be enjoying those sweet, succulent tits of yours." She finished by sucking Hermione's earlobe and biting softly.
"Mentain, can we take a break up here by that rock?" Hermione asked, barely able to hold a steady voice. Her pants were noticeably wet.
Mentian continued walking until he reached the tall boulder ahead of them, which had two flats, one higher flat and one lower. Hermione walked past him, sat on the boulder's lower flat and then leaned back. Luna and Ginny both walked to either side of Mentian and began stroking his sides.
"Your hair is so soft." Ginny said.
"Uh. Yes, we take pride in cleanliness."
"You know, Hermione did say that we owed you. How would you like for us to repay that debt now?" Luna said.
"I did the right thing in saving you. That knowledge is the only reward I need." The centaur said.
"Are you sure?" Luna asked as she slowly slid her hand down to his stomach. "Because we owe you. We would do anything to show you how grateful we are."
Luna could feel Mentian's stomach quavering with his shaky breath. They were doing a fine job in seducing the centaur. She looked at Hermione, who had removed her jacket and was now adjusting her ponytail. Lifting her arms had lifted her shirt as well, exposing her stomach. Time for the final touch. She thought as she grabbed his penis. Mentian gasped but didn't pull away. Success! Luna thought as she began to stroke the centaur's hardening penis. Ginny crawled under the centaur and began stroking him with both her hands while she licked its head. Luna decided to leave her to it and get Hermione ready.
Hermione watched, feeling her body become hot as Ginny licked the centaur's shaft and head as she stroked. Luna left Mentian's side and started walking toward her. She felt her breath begin to shake. She sat up straight, trying to calm her breathing. Without breaking stride, Luna grabbed one of Hermione's breasts and pushed her hard into the boulder. She gasped as Luna grabbed her head and pulled it into hers, pushing her tongue into her mouth, starting the familiar dance that still gave her butterflies. Hermione grabbed Luna's hips and pulled her on top of her. Luna pushed her hips against Hermione's.
Luna pulled away and pulled Hermione's shirt over her head. She threw it away onto the ground and leaned in to kiss and suck on Hermione's breasts. Hermione pulled Luna harder into her as she worked to unhook her bra. Luna didn't wait and pulled her bra down, exposing her breasts. She then leaned in, licked from the bottom of her breast to her nipple, where she planted her lips and sucked. She felt Luna's tongue swirl around Her hard nipples and gasped when she felt her teeth. Luna climbed off of Hermione and began working at her pants, unbuttoning and then unzipping them. She pulled Hermione's pants off and threw them by her shirt. Kneeling down, Luna grabbed Hermione's underwear and pulled it to the side. Hermione watched and felt the cool, damp air brush against her vagina. Luna looked up and her and, without breaking eye contact, lowered her head to lick her jewel. Hermione's hips bucked as Luna sucked and bit, sending waves of pleasure through her body.
Ginny squeezed the centaur's penis hard as she sucked its head. He bucked, pushing it into her throat. She pulled back, gasping for air and looked at Luna and Hermione. She saw that Hermione's face was bright red and Luna knelt between her legs. Ginny stood in front of Mentian and motioned to the two witches.
"I think Hermione is ready for you." She said.
Mentian walked toward them. When Hermione saw him approach, she pushed Luna aside, pulled herself higher onto the boulder and lifted her legs. Mentian grabbed the crotch of her underwear and pulled, ripping them away, leaving only the waistband and a piece of fabric hanging. The centaur lifted his front legs and planted them by Hermione's shoulders. She felt his penis press against her entrance.
Ginny, who was now standing beside Hermione, grabbed the centaur's penis and rubbed it across Hermione's entrance, causing her hips to sway. Mentian shifted his weight forward as Ginny aligned him with Hermione's vagina. It slid into her slowly. Her eyes went wide as her mouth fell open and she rolled her head back. Ginny looked at her and smiled as she positioned herself to begin licking Hemione's clit. Luna kissed Hermione, pushing her tongue into her mouth. She then pulled back and kissed her cheek and then neck, biting softly as she worked her way down to her breasts.
Hermione moaned in pain and pleasure as the centaur pushed his full length into her. Ginny's head was pushed away from her clit by Mentian's stomach, so she started rubbing her jewel, moving in to lick as the centaur pulled back to thrust again. Hermione grabbed Luna's head and squeezed, closing her hand until she had a tight handful of hair. The centaur continued to thrust; quickly and forcefully pushing his full length into her each time. The pain was almost unbearable but the pleasure was immeasurable. Hermione felt heat welling up inside her as she began to shake. She reached down and grabbed Ginny's head and pushed it down to her jewel. Ginny licked as the centaur continued to thrust, slapping his stomach against her head. Hermione's hips bucked violently as she reached climax.
The centaur pulled back quickly and removed himself from Hermione. She looked down at his pulsing penis. It sprayed a thick, white stream that covered her stomach and chest, drenching her bra. Ginny grabbed Mentian's penis and squeezed, causing the remainder of his cum to drip onto Hermione's stomach.
"Got any more?" Ginny asked. "You've got two more witches just dying to repay you. After all, you did save all of us."
She felt his penis throb and reharden in her hand. She smiled, removed her pants and shirt and climbed on top of Hermione, licking the fluid from Hermione's chest. Hermione pulled her up and kissed her, reaching down to grab the backs of her thighs to spread her entrance and moving her panties aside for the centaur. Ginny lifted her hips and reached back, grabbing the centaur's cock and aligned it with her entrance. Mentian pushed himself into Ginny. Hermione felt the girl tense up on top of her as she inhaled sharply. She felt Ginny rock back and forth with the force of each thrust.
"Come here, you." Luna said.
Hermione looked up and saw that Luna had removed all of her clothes and was sitting on the high flat of the boulder, spreading her legs. She grabbed Mentain's head and pulled him toward her entrance. He grabbed her hips and pulled her into him as he began to lick her clit. Luna moaned as she pulled the centaur's hair. Hermione felt a sharp pain in her head as Ginny grabbed and pulled her hair, using it to steady herself as she rocked forward while Mentain was pulling back. Ginny pushed herself back hard and the centaur thrust into her. Ginny's moan was sharp and caught in her throat. Hermione could tell that the thrust hurt her. To her astonishment, the pain didn't seem to bother her as she continued rocking forward and throwing herself backward, pulling at Hermione's hair all the while.
Hermione looked at Ginny, who was shaking. Biting her lip, Ginny rocked forward and released her grip on Hermione's hair to grab Mentian's front legs. With all of her strength, she pushed herself back and let out a pained moan. Her mouth fell open as she shook. Hermione felt her sway her hips as she grinded them against the centaur's penis. She looked down at Hermione and fell limp onto her, panting. Hermione wrapped her arms around the shaking girl, brushed her hair with her fingers and kissed her forehead.
The centaur pulled himself from Ginny and raised his front legs, planting them higher on the boulder as he stepped forward. Hermione stared up at the hulking centaur that now stood directly over her.
Luna smiled as she grabbed his front legs and lowered herself onto his cock. She planted her feet on his hind legs and, using her arms and legs, began bouncing on the centaur. Mentian moaned as Luna let herself fall onto him, grinding her hips against him each time. Both her pace and breathing quickened as Mentian began to shake. Luna pulled herself up and released the centaur's front legs, holding his sides to keep from falling off as all of her weight fell onto his penis. He jumped and twitched as Luna gasped. White liquid oozed from her entrance, dripping onto Ginny's head and Hermione's chin. The centaur gently lifted Luna off of him and placed her back on the boulder's high flat where she slumped backward as she shook and panted. Mentian stepped back from the boulder and supported himself by leaning against a tall pine.
"Well," Ginny said, not lifting her head from Hermione's chest, "I think our debt is paid."
"We may owe you for the leaping toadstools, though." Luna said, still panting.
Hermione started to chuckle and then laugh, followed by Ginny, Luna and Mentian.
They all rested for a while before Luna climbed down from the boulder. Ginny climbed off of Hermione and wiped the cum from her head and sucked her fingers. Hermione licked her lower lip, where some of the ejaculate had landed. She found that she liked the taste and she scooped the rest of it from her chin and sucked her fingers as well. She looked over to Mentian, who was staring at them, mouth open slightly. She decided to stop before they aroused the centaur again. She couldn't handle a second round just yet. Hermione pulled her bra back up onto her breasts and found her shirt and pants. Her shirt clung to her chest and stomach and the jeans felt strange on her bare vagina.
The three witches dressed themselves and looked to one another. Both Hermione and Ginny's shirts clung to them. Luna was completely dry except for a wet patch on her pants where cum still oozed from her entrance.
"Shall we continue?" Luna asked.
"Yes, my village is a little over a mile in that direction." Mentian said.
The four of them finished the remainder of their journey in silence. They came to the base of a hill when Mentian said "Just over this hill,". They stared in astonishment when they reached the hill's apex.
On the other side was a sprawling village complete with what looked like a pavilion and a fountain. Wooden huts lay on either side of a cobblestone road that branched off in many directions. Smoke from several campfires rose to become trapped in the thick canopy above.
"Wow," Hermione said, "it's beautiful."
"Incredible." Luna said.
"The garden is over at the far end of the village." Mentian said as he pointed.
They looked in the direction the centaur was pointing. The cobblestone road transitioned into a dirt path that rounded several trees. Nearly fifty yards down the path, a small, wooden fence was visible, mostly obscured by tree trunks. He looked at the three witches and decided that it was best that they didn't walk through the village. They followed him along the outskirts and around the trees to the garden. A couple of centaurs tended to the crops, pulling carrots from the ground. Mentian guided them to the far edge of the garden.
The farthest plot from the village housed the leaping toadstools. The small mushrooms, varying in size, jumped around the enclosed pin. Several toadstools lounged on a large rock in the center of the plot.
"Why are they so far from the village?" Ginny asked.
"The garden is on the outskirts for two reasons." Mentian replied. "To keep the crops out of reach of the children, who aren't allowed near here, and to serve as a communal working and living area for those centaurs who have lost their honor. There are not very many of us. If a crime doesn't warrant exile, a centaur may work the gardens for a period of time that is sufficient to have regained his honor."
"Ah. So, do we just go in and take what we need?" Hermione asked.
"Yes." Mentian said as he walked around the fence to a system of two gates that allowed entrance to the plot without allowing the leaping toadstools to break free.
The three witches entered the first gate and waited for Mentian to close it. They looked over the second gate. Leaping toadstools gathered around the inner gate, jumping in an attempt to escape. Luna reached over the gate and tried to grab a mushroom. Before she got close, all of the leaping toadstools near her hands jumped away.
"Of course it wouldn't be that easy." She murmured.
Luna slowly opened the gate and looked at the mushrooms. Either they were smart and knew what she was planning, or they were afraid. Either way, as soon as the gate opened, all of the toadstools leapt away. Realizing there was no easy way to collect the mushrooms, the three witches stepped into the plot and slowly approached the rock in the center. They surrounded the rock and slowly stepped closer to it. Hermione looked at Ginny and Luna and mouthed "On three. One... Two... THREE!" The three of them lunged forward, grasping at any toadstools they could. The mushrooms all leapt away, evading their attempts to grab them. The three witches all fell inward, toward the rock. Hermione and Luna caught themselves but Ginny slipped, hitting her forehead on the rock.
"Again?!" Ginny said, holding her head. "Why does it have to be my head?"
"I don't think there's any easy way to do this. Take a break, Ginny. Hermione and I will get them." Luna said.
Ginny left the pin and approached Mentian, who had already scooped some Life's Blossom from his cup. Hermione and Luna both ran around the pin, sliding and diving for slower mushrooms. Ginny looked at Mentian, who was watching, and noticed that his drooping penis was beginning to harden. She licked her lips.
"Got one!" Luna shouted.
"Me too!" Said Hermione.
"Four to go!" Ginny called out.
Luna and Hermione continued running around the pin. They seemed to be developing a system where they would work together to corner one or two mushrooms and one of them would make a dive for them. They gathered the remaining four mushrooms in a fraction of the time it took them to collect the first two.
Dusty, skinned up and sweaty, Hermione and Luna left the pin with triumphant smiles. Ginny held Hermione's satchel open so they could deposit their reward.
"Thank you, Mentian." Hermione said.
"Yeah, we owe you... again." Luna said, smiling, causing Hermione to shake her head as she blushed.
"Okay," Luna said, "what's the quickest way back to the castle?"
"That way, at the edge of the village is the hill we came over. There's a tall tree that was struck by lightning years ago and lost its leaves. You'll be able to see it from the top of the hill. Make your way toward it. When you reach the tree, turn due west. You'll find a path that will take you to the edge of the forest. From there, you'll see the castle. I'll escort you to the edge of the village."
The centaur began walking and the three witches followed. He turned and left them at the top of the hill.
When they reached the tall dead tree, they sat down at its roots for dinner. Hermione opened her satchel just enough to reach one hand in and pull out their dinner one sandwich at a time. As she removed the final sandwich, one of the leaping toadstools jumped out of the satchel and made its attempt at freedom. With cat-like reflexes, Ginny pounced on the mushroom and placed it back in the bag. After eating, they continued west until they found the path Mentian mentioned.
Exhausted, Ginny, Hermione and Luna reached the edge of the forest just before nightfall. The sun had just set and the crescent moon hung in the sky. The brighter stars were just becoming visible as the light of day faded. Lights flickered in the windows of the castle. They were greeted with cheers when they entered, causing them all to jump.
"We missed miss Granger, miss Lovegood and miss Weasley." A small house elf said. "We didn't know if you would come back."
"Why wouldn't we have come back?" Hermione asked, catching her breath.
"We saw you go into the forbidden forest. We were worried. Polpy and Lormy were very worried."
The three witches blushed at the mention of Polpy and Lormy.
"We have some things to take care of. Uh, we'll see you in the morning for breakfast." Hermione said.
The three of them made their way to room 069 where they grabbed Hermione's cauldron and the other ingredients that were needed for the potion and headed to the second-floor girl's lavatory.
"How long until we get to play?" Luna asked.
"Better question. How long do we get to play for?" Ginny asked, smiling.
Hermione blushed. "The potion has to brew for a day. It should be ready tomorrow."
"So, we should get a good night's rest so we can be ready for tomorrow." Luna said.
"Right." Hermione said.
Hermione finished placing the ingredients in the cauldron and lit the burner.
"Alright," she said, wiping her hands, "that does it. Time for showers and then bed. I'm exhausted."
The three witches went back to their rooms to retrieve clean clothes and towels. Hermione spent nearly an hour in the shower, letting the warm water run over her body, washing the dirt and dried cum away. She was surprised to find that Ginny and Luna had done the same.
Hermione went to bed that night smiling, feeling happy that the spell that had been driving and warping her desires over the past several weeks would soon be broken.