Ilvermorny Year Four: Puritans Uprising

by Flurry of Freezing Flames

It's Year Four at Ilvermorny for Nick, Saryna and their friends and enemies at America's Wizarding school. Unfortunately, with Saryna's biological father Auron Sayle, the leader of the Puritans, resurrected that means the enemy count is higher than ever. With their love reignited, and an even wackier clause to their betrothal or marriage contract, the chaos mounts..

7. The Transfer Student Part One

A/N: Alright, the chaos is beginning to calm down, thank Merlin. I was honestly getting more and more lost trying to figure this chapter out, but now the full harem is at least listed mostly by name. Next Chapter or two are going to be the wrap-up of the Contract shenanigans and the further plotting of the Puritans, not to mention Ilvermorny Parents Night and the Halloween Ball (which as of yet has actually never been mentioned lol). The story's getting attention at least, most I really ask for but whether or not anyone actually alerts or favorites this at any point is fine either way. But only because I write to write and allow people to enjoy the wacky if not good storylines I manage to come up with in my admittedly bonkers mind. Anyway, here's Chapter Six. Man, I've been getting these out much faster after playing more of Hogwarts Mystery, and I love it. I hate keeping so many stories of mine on hold due to writer's block, so me consistently updating even one story is more than I even ask myself lmfao.

Chapter Six

The Transfer Student Part One-

The Ones Who Hid

The Next Afternoon..

The student body of Ilvermorny had filled out the Dining Hall, classes having been cancelled (as well as that morning's Quidditch game) for the afternoon as the headmaster called for assembly. Nick sat with the girls at the Thunderbird table as Nessa was up at the Staff Table. They all knew it was for the arrival of Harry Potter and the new transfer student from Hogwarts School.

Outside the castle stood two figures, a teenage girl and a man who looked as if he was entering his forties. The man sighed. "Come on, Drea. You'll be better off here."

"Yeah? And why is that? Oh, right, because I'm an illegitimate child of the fucking Harry Potter! But, really, how does that make me better off at an American school?"

"We've gone over this, love. Ilvermorny is a place without judgment over parentage or legitimacy of such things. Not as much as the still more traditional families back home. Your mother and I-"

"Where is mother, actually? I thought she would want to be here to see me off." Despite the attitude she gave off, the girl's voice was noticeably saddened.

"She did, Andrea. And she will, before she and I leave to go deal with the shite at home. Right now, mum needs to do her job to help the students here."

"From what? Dad, I know I'm not one of your actual children like James or Albus-"

"Don't go there. I have seen what happens when people are shunned by others in society. I've been that person, and by people I would otherwise call family. Yes, you being here was unexpected at the least, but you are one of my children. I'm more surprised my wife was alright with it all."

"She wouldn't have been if the night I was conceived wasn't consensual between you, mum and her. Now, seriously, what are you trying to stop now? Voldemort is gone, Delphi is gone. What kind of problem could possibly need the UK's Head Auror and top Curse Breaker to be on loan across the pond? I'm almost of age, dad. I should be allowed to know what dangerous shite my parents are risking their lives with."

Harry Potter sighed, knowing the girl was right. "You're right, Drea. I'm sorry. As long as it has been, I can't help but be paranoid and unsure of who to tell what to. You remember your early studies? About Grindelwald and his attack in the States?"

"Yes, I remember. But, what does that have to do with now.. Wait, you can't possibly mean.."

"No, it's not like Voldemort. At least, it isn't Grindelwald. That would be a whole nother issue. No, the United States and MACUSA have been in a similar war we had in the UK against Voldemort and the Death Eaters. The Americans' Voldemort went by the name Auron Sayle, and like I was subjected to in my fourth year at Hogwarts, students here and now have been used to resurrect him. One of those students, from what I was told, is Sayle's own daughter, as illegitimate as you are." That made Andrea look at her father, their identical green eyes meeting. "The other student used in the ritual was her boyfriend, or betrothed, technically. Surprised anyone's still arranging marriages overseas, but here we are. Your mum is working to break whatever curse or enchantments Sayle made to the marriage contract between his daughter and the boy. However, some things happened during the last year when Sayle was resurrected which have made everyone nervous."

"Like what, dad? You want me to go to school here? Fine, but if I can help you and mum at all while you're both still here, then tell me what you need me to do."

Harry smiled. "So determined. You get that from both of us, you know? Anyway, the headmaster here cast memory alteration spells on the daughter's mind, making her polarize herself from her loved ones. In the year or so these spells were active, the boy technically cheated the marriage contract, which surprisingly didn't null it. But, the contract was written so as not to null it in the event that the cheating was safe. Unfortunately, the other girl in that equation is now pregnant. You'll probably be able to spot her pretty quickly. With the pregnancy, however, comes our roles. The contract was made to allow a dying family, the Halliwells in this case, to rise from the ashes, so to speak. You get what I'm saying?"

Andrea thought about it before gasping. "No! You mean there's a harem building in this school? And you want me to attend while these issues are going on? Are you daft?"

Harry chuckled. "No, unfortunately. Not yet. No, the harem is growing, but it seems to be working in ways no one has seen before. Your mum, being the badass curse breaker she is, was hired to break the curse on the contract which will, in turn, cause the harem to hopefully stop growing in size before it engulfs the whole female population of the school. It seems to be based on attraction, so just keep your distance when you see them. Supposedly the harem sticks together, so it won't be hard to spot a mix of girls around a single guy, will it?"

"No, definitely not. But, how do you know it'll stop growing if the curse is broken?"

"Because the contract was only meant to include the girl cheated on and cheated with. Instead, it affected them, the older sister of the girl cheated on and then spread to most of the boy's female friends or even acquaintances. Supposedly, Sayle's anti-Muggle equivalents to the Death Eaters, or at least their children, are being brought into the harem as well, which in fact is hindering their schemes."

"But, that's good, right? Means Sayle has less power."

"Correct, but it isn't how he intended the contract to react and in his selfishness, he doesn't care. Some of these girls, before the attraction set in, weren't even on speaking terms with the boy, yet now they stick to him like glue when not in separate classes. Just mind your distance and you should be okay, alright sweetie?"

Andrea grimaced. "I hate it when you call me that. I'm not a little kid anymore."

"No, you certainly aren't." Harry chuckled again. "But that's why I trust you with this. Although, if you do wind up involved, it would probably do you more good than staying back in the UK with Hugo and Scorpius and the rest of the little buggers who bother you about the fact your mum and I aren't married. I know you don't want to leave home, or Hogwarts, but this is a fresh start for you. If anyone judges you, hex them, but I know you'll fit in here much easier than back home where you knew if you told anyone who your father really was, they would ostracize you."

"But, dad, I did tell someone. I told James, the boy I fell in love with. My own half-brother!"

"Yes, and I got a good tongue-lashing from him, believe me. Until his mother entered the conversation." Harry shook his head. "Just try to like it here. It's much more vibrant than Hogwarts ever was, and I hear there isn't much snow, even in the Winter here."

Andrea sighed. "I do hate the snow. How does James feel about all this? He won't.."

"Don't even bother to think about it. As good a boy as he is, James is very noble in keeping things.. Simple, you could say. Unfortunately, it's really gotten to him, the fact his girlfriend the past couple years was actually his sister. He needs time to process it, but you two can't be together. Inbreeding in general is why the Wizarding population is much smaller in the UK than it is here in the West. It'll be tough, but you have to move on. Just promise me you'll try? I'm sure there's plenty of boys here who would love to take you out."

Andrea huffed, annoyed. "Fine, dad. I understand. Can we go in, now?"

Nodding, Harry led the way into Ilvermorny, his daughter behind him. They entered the Dining Hall to the barely surprised crowd of American students, the rumor mill having already spread through the entire student body like a cold warning of them all of the Wizarding World's savior Harry Potter's arrival and his short tenure as a guest professor at Ilvermorny.

As the pair entered the Dining Hall, eyes from all over the room fell on Harry Potter and the young girl with him. Andrea's eyes found the golden gaze of Alcina, who then looked away just as quickly, refocusing on another part of the Dining Hall with a glare and pout. Raising her eyebrow, Andrea followed where the other girl was looking and realized this harem was much easier found than her father may have thought. Nick sat with an intrigued expression on his face, the girls heavily involved with his growing harem situation seated around him and making it obvious they were on some level infatuated. It reminded Andrea of her early years at Hogwarts, when some of the upperclassmen pranked the younger students with love potions. That event had been particularly stressing for Headmistress McGonagall and the other Hogwarts staff.

She turned slightly towards her dad. "Found them. Thunderbird table, far-off corner." Harry glanced towards the direction and hummed as he saw the group. "Well, looks like you won't have to go asking around then."

They walked up to the podium where Fontaine stood with a smile. "Mr. Potter, lovely to see you again. I wish it was more of a social call, however."

"Oh, you know me. Once I hear about Dark Wizards trying to stir shite up, I come running. It is good to see you again, Headmaster. I hope Fawkes is doing well with his new family."

"Oh my, yes. That Phoenix almost never leaves my office or bedroom. It seems a Headmaster's office suits that bird just fine."

"Yes it does. In fact, Minerva wanted me to apologize for dropping him on you so suddenly five years ago. She couldn't handle seeing the old bird every day back at Hogwarts."

"I can imagine. Albus was a dear friend. Somewhat misguided in how his mind worked more like a conspirator, but a great man indeed. And now, we only spoke briefly about your ward. It's a pleasure, miss..?" Fontaine said to Andrea, hand held out.

Andrea smiled sweetly, a mimicry of her mother she never failed to nail down. "Andrea Tracey Greengrass, Headmaster. Pleasure." She said, shaking hands with the older Wizard.

"Ah, but neither Greengrass sibling had other children other than the Malfoy heir, I thought?"

Harry took the lead then. "Yes, well. My wife and I were very.. adventurous in our younger years of marriage."

Fontaine got the hint. "Oh, I see the resemblance, now. Well, we welcome you to Ilvermorny all the same, parentage or the circumstances of which notwithstanding. Tonight, you shall share a guest room my staff have made up and first thing tomorrow morning, we can resort you into one of our Houses so you can make your residence more permanent. Everyone, your attention, please." Fontaine called out, wordlessly using sonorus.

All eyes turned to the Headmaster as he smiled again. "Now, you all know about our guests, but I must welcome the esteemed Head of the Auror department of the European Ministry of Magic, Harry Potter!" The students applauded, having all known about the hero of Wizarding kind since before they could walk, for the most part. "And with him is our transfer student. Back at Hogwarts school, she was part of Gryffindor House which is, as you all should know by now, known for their courage and bravery. And, as likely as that will transfer over to here, there is no guarantee Thunderbird will get this one. I welcome, to all of you, Miss Andrea Greengrass."

Andrea waved, a bit shy at the sudden attention that wasn't negative pointed towards her. "Hello, All. I'm happy to be here. I hope we can get along." She bowed in a mock curtsy, giggling as she stood next to her father.

Fontaine chuckled. "Now, I know you're all awaiting my go ahead to have some otherwise unscheduled fun, but I do have a request. Vanessa, dear? Would you kindly show Andrea around? Avoiding you know who, mind you."

Nessa looked surprised, but nodded. "Of course, Headmaster. Come with me, Andrea. We'll start at the top floor and work our way down, shall we?" Andrea nodded, following behind the young teacher as she exited the Dining Hall.

Nick frowned but nodded at Fontaine's thinking. "That's good. Less chance of her falling to the contract if she sticks with Nessa."

"You really think she's gonna stay away? Nick, did you not notice?"

Nick laughed. "Oh, I did. But, it seems like it's a secret for them, so we'll keep it as one. For now. Hey, Jas? Nas? You two okay?"

"Ugh, stop being so fucking concerned, Nick! That's half the reason we can't stop it, you know." Nashrah said, fire in her eyes.

"Alright, shit. Sorry for being concerned for two of my oldest friends from school. Sheesh. Ryna? You feeling better, love?"

Saryna huffed. "I'm still pissed at you and Nessa, but yeah I'm fine." Nick chuckled as they changed the topic to their classes.

Meanwhile, Nessa panted slightly as she and Andrea reached the top floor of Ilvermorny's halls. Andrea, as smart as her mother- a real smart-arse according to Harry, saw this and smirked. "So you're the teacher who got involved. That must make you the sister of the girl who should have been singularly affected by whatever curse my mother is trying to break on your marriage contract." Nessa looked at her in shock. "How far along are you?"

Nessa laughed then. "Me? Not very far. Now the real girl inflicted with this curse is a couple months further than I am. Fucking babies having babies."

"What does that make you, then? You're not much older than the oldest students in Wizarding schools like Ilvermorny and Hogwarts. You're what? Twenty?"

"Exactly that, yes. You said your mother was here in the states to break this curse?" Andrea nodded. "Alright, that must make you Daphne's daughter, because last I knew Astoria only has one child, Scorpius Malfoy."

"That is correct. Do they teach you about the more prominent families and shite here? That would be a different curriculum than Hogwarts, at least. Finally learn something newish for a change."

"We barely touch on the UK families here in the States. There is mention of some of them in our course books, but most of that information is more recreational learning, not mandatory. Who is your father? Daphne's been pretty abstinent when it comes to suitors according to Wizarding World Weekly."

"Oh, yes. Mother doesn't like the idea of being completely tied down in marriage. Contracts in old families will give you that sort of opinion." Nessa nodded. "As for my father, it should be pretty obvious. I didn't come to the States without my parents."

Nessa thought about that before gasping. "No! Seriously? But, Harry Potter's been married since he finished Hogwarts, well killed Voldemort but screw semantics right now. How the hell did that happen?"

"Well, as it turns out, old Wizarding families are very prone to either bisexuality or straight up unorthodox relationships. My mum fell for my dad during the second War with Voldemort, actually. Bit of a schoolgirl crush, really. Then, after dad married into the Weasley family, they had a get-together or something about some new bylaws introduced overseas. Mum let her old crush slip, Ginny Potter admitted she wanted a piece of mum and Ginny was pregnant with James, their oldest, already. Somehow, they wound up having a bit too much fun together and I came about. Don't get me wrong, I love both of my parents, even if dad wanted me kept out of the spotlight, especially being a child out of marriage."

"I'm sorry. It's no excuse, but surely they had a reason to want you out of that spotlight."

"Oh, sure. They said all the nutters at the Daily Prophet would have a field day and dad might be fully discredited as an Auror for keeping such a scandal under wraps. Unfortunately, the truth did come out. And it cost me more than my friends at Hogwarts.."

"Uh oh. Boy troubles? Because with Nick, I have more of those than I can count, and only a fraction of those are because of Nick himself."

"That's his name, then? Nick? Dad will need to know that. He wants to talk to Nick about what's going on, at some point. But, to answer your question, it was a kind of boy trouble. Unfortunately, the truth made it impossible, seeing as how James is my older half-brother."

Nessa's eyes widened comically. "You mean you were sleeping with your brother?"

"Yes, but he didn't know that for the two years we dated. I have more of my mother's attitude on relationships, but I wanted him. I loved him, more than I thought I could. But, when he broke it off with me, he blabbed the secret to the rest of Hogwarts and within days I went from one of the popular girls to the outcast of the school. But, good riddance and all that, really. Having kids with James would have been another issue just waiting to happen."

"Well then buck up, huh?" Andrea looked at Nessa quizzically. "Ilvermorny is very different than Hogwarts, especially when it comes to that. I mean, the American Wizarding population is by far less incestuous than the Old families in the UK. I believe I looked it up once and found that the rate of inbreeding within magical families in America dropped from about twenty percent to a meager two percent throughout the 1900's. Currently, it's dropped to just over one percent, meaning the diversity of America has won out in favor of the magical. Plus, the Statute of Secrecy was all but abolished years ago here. MACUSA found that No-Majs, or Muggles as you lot call them, are very receptive to knowledge of the magical world these days. The Ministry would do well to adopt similar beliefs, too. I doubt you haven't seen that the school runs on electricity for the most part, or that all the students have cell phones that work." For emphasis, Nessa took her own cell out of her pocket and showed there was indeed a signal.

"Holy shite! How did you make it possible?"

"It's only a matter of adjusting spells around an electrical current, really. Most magic, or the effects of it, are based in some form of science, and electricity is one of the world's modern scientific marvels. But, the school actually had a No-Maj electrician come around, paid for by their government to have the electrical systems installed. As an added benefit, if someone tries getting through the wards on the school and managed to get through the ancient magic, then they'll get a real nasty shock because the electrical field acts as a sort of buffer to the wards. Trust me, our version of Muggle Studies is much more fun. Granted, we live in America, so everyone knows how to use shit like televisions or whatever whether they're an older, more traditional family like mine or a newer magical family like Nick's."

"Dad was right, this contract thing really does have you girls all acting like you're under a love potion or something."

Nessa giggled, shaking her head. "Nope, not at all. In fact, our dazed states are really just because the contract issues have made Nick into a real beast in bed. Like, you know how they say that it's possible for a werewolf to channel their stamina while not transformed?" Andrea nodded, remembering the lessons Harry himself had taught her. "Well, that's Nick all the time, even just up and about. How do you think I got knocked up so quickly?"

Andrea half-frowned. "Jesus, I can't believe that. There's no way."

"You'd think, but my sister's father? He'll do anything to stop Nick and her from stopping his plans, but that's backfiring. In a big way. The whole school is being affected, and it's scared. Hence why we needed your mother to look at the contract. It needs to stop before every girl in this school starts drooling and throwing themselves at Nick like bitches in heat."

"How could Sayle do something like that, though? His own daughter?"

"Oh, like the secret love child of Voldemort and Bellatrix Lestrange was capable of redemption? No, Sayle knew his child was supposed to end him, along with Nick if the prophecy really is about the two of them. He would have eventually taken Saryna under his wing if that prophecy hadn't been foretold, and instead he tried to kill her. Whatever protected her and I, killing Sayle originally in the process, is still completely unknown to us. Well, except for something Nick told me about the night Sayle was resurrected, but that's not the point. The point is that Sayle has no regard for who he kills, whether it's one of his Puritan flunkies, his enemies, or even their children. Auron Sayle, mark my words, is ten times deadlier and more dangerous to society than Voldemort was. If he wins, there won't be much of humanity left on this planet."

Andrea felt the fear sink into her body, a shiver colder than even the Black Lake at Hogwarts in the winter months shaking her to her core. "Alright, point taken, I guess. But, if this prophecy is about your sister and Nick, then how the hell did you get involved?"

"Simple, really. Saryna was just born when our mother was killed by Sayle that night. She hadn't yet had her own marriage contract written up, so I altered mine to help them out, partially because it was only a year and a half later that they decided they wanted that bond and because I wasn't trying to marry myself off like that, more traditional family or not. But, whatever Sayle did altered the contract further. I didn't notice it until I looked at the damned thing once I found out about Laura being pregnant during the summer. It was then I found that my name had in fact been reworked into the contract and from there, my own descent came pretty quickly. Nick had a piece of me that same night."

"Ugh, I may be sixteen but that's still gross." Andrea scrunched her face up.

Nessa laughed. "Yeah, it is. But, you're gonna have to get used to and, hopefully ignore, what the others in the harem might say to you. As part of whatever Sayle did, it kind of compulses them to act out and expand the harem further, which is why all of us have these," She pulled her robe's sleeve up to show Andrea the bracelet she wore. "I made them to dampen the urges a lot, but for a couple of us it only helps some of the time. Just, try your best to avoid any of them if they try to come on to you. And yes, they will try to kiss you. For most of us, that's all it takes to fall under the deeper parts of the enchantment. It's how I fell, and my sister too. She was part of it anyway, but when Nick's childhood friend became part of the group over the summer, she kissed Saryna and the rest is easy enough to figure out."

"Wow, so how badly is this spreading?" Andrea asked, somewhat fearful of the answer.

"Not too far, luckily. But that could change at any time, really. Right now, there is myself, Saryna, Lizzie, Laura and Camille. You'll meet them all soon enough, I'm sure. Then, we have the two girls odd in Nick's close friend group, that would be Nashrah and Jasmine. A couple of younger girls I don't remember from my own time here are affected but not part of it all and then there's the Ilvermorny heir, Alcina. You'll recognize her if you saw her, she's the only one here at Ilvermorny with gold eyes. Her and Nick arranged her own inclusion to be on her terms, although the contract has already amended itself with her name so whether or not we fix the issue as to why it keeps spreading out, she's already his, in reality. She doesn't really seem to mind, but it's the sexual thoughts that plague our minds that gets to her."

"I saw her when my dad and I came into the Dining Hall. She looked at me oddly, kind of hungrily, being honest. Then she kind of snapped out of it and glared over at who I can only assume was Nick."

Nessa nodded. "Yeah, that's her. Despite wanting it, she hates the extra infatuation she has with Nick. Although, with how Nick's fought against Sayle it isn't too surprising so many girls may be affected. All girls do like the idea of a knight in shining armor, right?"

Andrea shrugged. "I don't know, really. I lived my life half in secret, so James, his siblings and cousins were honestly the only people I knew more than the few friends I managed to keep at Hogwarts while the truth of my existence was still mostly a secret."

"Well, that will change here, I assure you. Especially seeing as how quite a few children here are illegitimate, Saryna technically included. If it's not that, then many of us here have had parents walk out of their lives like mine and Lizzie's father, or died like Nick's father, who apparently has something hidden in his old schoolbag- now Nick's- that Sayle wants. We think it might be some design for something that could be used as a superweapon, or even a more complete version of the prophecy Sayle heard. Like Voldemort did years ago, Sayle only knows the bit specifically pertaining to his daughter."

Andrea nodded. "Alright, I think I have a good enough grasp of the situation as a whole. I'll have to tell my father tonight, he's going to want to hear or see exactly what Nick went through when Sayle was resurrected. He may have horcruxes about."

Nessa nodded. "I thought so, too. Possibly even in the marriage contract, actually, although we hope not. We'd have to go to the goblins to get it taken care of without destroying the contract itself. But, Nick doesn't think so. He said Sayle told his goons that Horcruxes were a waste of magic and he was powerful enough to keep himself alive through, most likely, sheer willpower."

"And if the contract is destroyed, you don't know what the repercussions could be to the group already involved. It could reverse all those feelings towards Nick and then he'd be at war with not just Sayle, but the women he cares for.." Andrea put her hand over her heart with a sigh. "Such a tragedy for teenagers."

"Yes, well, while a broken heart could be mended, it would destroy Nick as a whole if that came to pass. Alright, enough talk. We should probably get on with this tour." Nodding, Andrea followed the young professor down the hall as Nessa began explaining what the few but various classrooms that high up in the school were used for.

Later..

It was close to curfew for the students of Ilvermorny, meaning Andrea stood outside of the Thunderbird dorms, a book in her hand as she watched the door. It opened, and out came several women of other Houses. She spotted who had to be Saryna (the resemblance to Nessa was large enough to tell), Lizzie who had her arm in Saryna's own and Camille, the only one wearing the symbol of Wampus House emblazoned on her robes. The last girl she watched leave the dorm was the golden-eyed one from earlier, Alcina, Nessa had called her. The girl stopped, looking down at her feet which were glowing a mix of purple and yellow as she looked over at the new girl, huffing in annoyance. "Hey, you! New girl!" She called quietly as for the rest of the withdrawing group not to hear her.

Andrea tilted her book down, looking at her. "Yes? You're Alcina, I believe, right? Nessa told me about you all."

"Oh, she did, did she? That was nice of Vanessa. Stay away, please," The pleading tone wasn't lost on Harry Potter's second oldest child. "From me in particular. I don't know exactly how this shit works, none of us do. But, us girls are hardwired into this now, and that makes us go a little crazy. Vanessa and Saryna basically entered the real harem when Laura and Lizzie kissed them, respectively. And for whatever reason, I have the urge to do the same with you. So if you don't want to be in over your head, just keep away from Nick, the other girls and especially me. I'm one of three who haven't slept with him, yet. Well, four since Camille's just overly horny and wanting it."

"What if I don't want to stay away? Seems you girls have a pretty sweet deal, having a guy with stamina levels on par with Saiyans."

"I'm kind of surprised you know what a Saiyan is. But, yes. In fact, I witnessed it myself the other day. Nick runs around our Quidditch Pitch for exercise, and that morning he didn't stop running for almost three hours, and even then he looked like he barely broke a sweat. You can only imagine how that translates into the bedroom, but I'm not going to walk further into this mess and tell you the more detailed version of that shit. So again, stay away."

Andrea smirked, shaking her head. "Hmm, no. I don't think so. I can't help my parents figure out what's wrong if I don't know anything other than the basics you all already know."

"So you would willingly put yourself at the mercy of this curse or enchantments, whatever it is? You'd become a slave to your urges like the rest of us already in this mess have?"

"You don't seem so out of control, Alcina."

"Of course I don't. Being the heir of Ilvermorny, and even that fact is little known to the rest of the students here, the school helps stave off some of the unbearable feelings of lust. Hell, most of them can't even see when the school channels it's feelings through me. But, I have to keep my cool otherwise I will affect the school."

"You mean that glow at your feet? Pretty handy to know how an entire sentient building feels, though. It doesn't matter to me, though, not really. I don't really have anything waiting for me back in Britain." She had a far-off look in her eyes that told Alcina she wasn't being entirely truthful.

"There was a guy, wasn't there? You got your heart broken."

Andrea nodded. "Yes, there was. But, it would have been impossible to have anything with him, in the end. I wasn't about to turn into the incestuous one in my family."

Alcina's eyes widened. "Your brother? Well, half-brother, I guess. But, how?"

"It's none of your fucking business, you bint. Just know that even when my parents go back to Britain and do whatever they want to with their weird triangular relationship, I'll still be here. I'm at Ilvermorny to stay, maybe even past school. I'm already a big source of gossip and ridicule at Hogwarts, all I want now is to be accepted like they never would have done. And if that means I have to fall into this ridiculous harem bullshit, then so be it."

Alcina scoffed as the floor below her started glowing red. Not an angry red, but red all the same. "It's your life. Just don't blame me for what'll happen when I can't control myself anymore."

"And just what the shite is that supposed to mean?" Alcina didn't answer, as she had already walked off, not willing to entertain the new girl's attitude about the issues at hand any longer. "Hey! Get back here!"

"Fuck off!" Alcina shouted back, flipping Andrea the bird as she continued on her way back to the Pukwudgie dorms. Andrea, angry at the sudden blow-off, huffed and stalked off back to where the guest room for her and her father was.

The Next Morning..

Nessa looked at her room's door as it opened to show Alcina. "Well, well. This is a surprise. What's wrong, Alcina?"

"Vanessa, what do you think would happen if one of the girls wanted to be involved with this? From a total outsider standpoint?"

Nessa looked at her thoughtfully. "This must have to do with Andrea, doesn't it?" Alcina nodded hesitantly. "She's willing to somewhat throw herself away just to be a part of all this?" Another nod. "Well, that's definitely interesting. Honestly, I have no idea how the enchantments would work in that situation. Is she affecting anyone?"

"She's making me go crazy like you explained Laura's bit during the summer, when she dragged you into this."

Nessa's eyes widened, but she didn't seem overly surprised. "Just as I thought. She told me about the look you threw her way when she and her father entered the Dining Hall."

"You knew something and didn't bother to tell me? The hell, Vanessa?!"

"Oh, shut it, Alcina. It makes more sense than not that you are being affected more now by a girl than the fact Camille keeps trying her absolute hardest to make you lose your mind about it. And, technically that means you are in fact already truly involved in this. You told me two days ago you weren't going to let yourself get caught up in it like that so what happened to change that?"

Alcina frowned, her nose scrunched in thought. "Honestly? I don't have a clue. After I talked to Nick out at the Pitch, I kind of snapped at the school for being such a pussy about all of this, being scared of Nick like he was the bad guy. I reminded the school just how powerful he is, even at just fourteen. Since, it's backed down on the fear, but it won't stop being anxious. It's still buffering the pull from affecting me at its fullest, so I've been hanging around with the rest of you girls during Nick's little meetings. He says he's not building an army, but those meetings might get bigger the longer this harem situation stretches. Ever since whatever the hell happened to Looper, more of the Children are starting to whisper doubts about what our parents are trying to do, especially pairing that with Nick's always obvious but still hidden latent potential. He has magic capable of fending off an Unforgivable, I've seen him hit by a Kedavra, Vanessa!" The girl had tears shining in the corners of her eyes, memories of Nick's first year and the kidnapping of Ilvermorny schoolgirls that he himself stopped.

Nessa knew what Alcina was talking about, remembering Laura's retelling of Sayle's apparent plan back in that year. "You were a part of that group in his first year?"

Alcina nodded. "Yeah, all of us upper year women being affected by all this were, I think. I know Tsume was there.."

"Wait, where is Tsume? I haven't seen Urahara this entire term so far, and we're about to hit October now. It's not like her, at least from what I remember of her before I graduated."

Alcina shook her head. "I don't know, and that worries me, actually. Tsume avidly declared her refusal to do anything Puritan related at the end of last year, especially after seeing Hina dead. But, knowing that your parents' idol and leader killed your best friend and cousin would probably put you in a bad state. I keep hearing mention of her, but you're right. She has been absent from general sight all term so far. You think it might be part of the contract? I mean if she openly withdrew allegiance to Sayle and how Nick thinks the contract is actually working, with the chosen women being those whose ideals align with Nick's own, then that would make her possibly a second patient zero, hiding herself from everyone in fear of what she might do."

Nessa thumbed her chin. "That couldn't be possible, though. The contract never added her name, but Tsume is the only girl out of any Lizzie mentioned to Saryna during the summer that we haven't seen lately. Maybe I should go check in with her.."

"You think that's wise?"

Nessa laughed. "Don't worry about me, Cina. I can handle a younger girl when it comes to all this. Plus, maybe I just need to give her one of the bracelets. It's a good thing I wound up making so many." She shrugged. "Anyway, about Andrea.."

"Don't worry, I'm not going to go looking for a reason to push her over whatever edge she's balanced on. Just otherwise keep my distance, right?"

"Yeah, basically. Oh, and if her father comes around to question you about your connection to Ilvermorny, just tell him. Sentient buildings are very much a mystery, and even I don't get how or why they function as such. It's such ancient, deep magic. Nice to have a bit more insight in the world, right?"

Alcina nodded. "Sure. And thanks, Vanessa. For not being a bitch to me when it's all I ever treat you."

Nessa smiled at the younger girl. "Too many of us in the younger generation are in similar situations, when it comes to home life. You're technically still an orphan, just like Saryna and I, and so many others among our- your- schoolmates these days in the world, whether they were killed like the majority," Nessa looked away briefly, the pain of old wounds still present and visible to Alcina. "Or even just abandoned. Like Camille."

"Wait, what? Cam was abandoned by her parents? How old..?" Despite continued hostilities (mostly due to Camille's very eager nature as of late), Alcina cared about the other seventh year girl. Hell, they had been friends in their first couple of years, before Alcina discovered her connection to Ilvermorny and decided to keep her distance. Purely selfish, in hindsight as she was now beginning to realize.

"She doesn't know their identities. The way it looked from archived records, she wasn't born in a hospital at all. The only records of her birth are from the orphanage that found her wrapped up one chilly morning on the front steps."

"No way.. Fuck, Cam.. No wonder she acts even more clingy around Nick than ever before now." Nessa looked at her for clarification. "If she was abandoned like that, then she probably has some deep-rooted fear of it happening to her again, and now that she feels for Nick so powerfully because of the contract and it's twisted effects.."

"She's even hornier than Laura, even though she should still be more in control like you or I are! Shit, Alcina I think you just figured out how to project how far this could spread. You still have it in with a few rumor Mills or otherwise useful sources of information you may or may not technically have any use or need to know?"

Alcina smirked. "Of course I do. I'll ask around about what girls come from similar backgrounds, or even just the ones who think of opposing Sayle. There's already two separate factions of women to check for, so it might take me a couple days."

"Just try to hurry. We don't know how long it's going to take Andrea's mother to break whatever screwed the contract up in the first place, and any number of those girls present in school who could be affected have a higher chance the longer it takes just to figure that all out. But, not a single word to any of the others. Even Nick. This is between you and me to find out, alright Cina?"

Alcina nodded with a mock salute. "Aye, captain." She giggled before leaving the room, Nessa rolling her eyes. At least she's in a better mood now. She thought, sighing contently as she finished her class preparation for the day. Well, afternoon since that morning was the rescheduled Quidditch game from the day before.

A Short While Later..

Nessa looked out over the seating areas that lined the Pitch, searching for the as of yet unseen Tsume Urahara. She had looked in the obvious spots first, over by the Horned Serpent students seated near the announcer booth, nothing. Then she had checked with the group of girls Camille and Alcina had told her Tsume usually hung out with, also nothing. The last possible place to check had been on the field, the few students who helped their otherwise Flying class teacher (not that any of them had to take it anymore due to their already proficient flying) keep the game straight, still nothing. "This isn't good.. Where the hell could Tsume be?" She saw another Pukwudgie girl in their Seventh year like Tsume was and tapped her on the shoulder. "Hey, Allison, right? Any idea where Tsume Urahara is? A few of the other students are.. Well, a bit worried they haven't seen her around lately."

The girl, Allison Chambers, smiled at her teacher and nodded. "Tsume actually never arrived this year. I sent her an owl, and Tsume said she felt like she couldn't come back. Something about feeling weird. Who's been asking?" Allison asked, genuinely curious. No one asked about the usually roguish, tough Pukwudgie girl that was Tsume Urahara unless it was important.

"To be honest, Nick Negron and I, along with several other girls. We just expected to see her here for her final year."

"Yeah, I don't know about that. I mean, if she comes to school in the next couple of weeks she should be fine, but any later and she'll probably have to repeat anyway. Like Ruca."

Nessa's eyes widened incredulously as she gasped. "Shit, Ruca hasn't been here either, has she?" Allison shook her head. "Damn it! Do you have either of their addresses on-hand? It could maybe be life or death. For both of them."

Allison looked mortified as she took her phone out. "Yeah, hold on.. Here! We all exchanged addresses to write to each other, but I only ever really got to Tsume. Are you..?"

Nessa nodded. "It has to be me. Stay and enjoy the game. I'll be back soon enough and let you know how they are. Do me one favor though?" Another nod from the younger girl. "Tell Alcina where I went. You don't have to go into detail, she'll understand what and why. I'm sorry to be cryptic but it's best not to rope you into this as well."

"Are you talking about Nick's rumored harem?" Nessa's face told her the answer. "I figured. It's all a lot of the girls are talking about, thankfully only a few girls have been affected.. But, with how Nick and Saryna have been since the end of their second year, the hostility and all that? How does her sister factor into this, exactly?"

Nessa gave herself away as she rubbed her stomach, Allison gasping and squealing. "Oh Merlin, really? You and Nick? Does Saryna..?"

Nessa cursed. "Merlin's fucking sweaty balls! Yes on all accounts. That's why I can neither confirm nor deny that Nick is actually amassing a harem throughout Ilvermorny, but it seems present in the older women more than the girls his age, it seems. But, if you know, then you're liable to fall under it too. I'm trying to make sure some of us girls don't become shameless sluts like Laura was in the beginning.. Shit!" She facepalmed herself as Allison looked at her, amusement evident in the smirk the younger girl wore. "I didn't say it, you didn't hear it. The more who more, the worse it spreads. But it should be taken care of soon, so then and only then can you relay anything you may or may not have heard during this conversation. Capisce?"

Allison laughed. "I get it, Professor, relax. I'm sure you'll all figure it out. Nick is a bright and powerful kid."

Nessa nodded. "That he is. Alright, bye!" Without another word, Nessa turned on her heel and was gone from Allison's sight in record time, impressing the younger girl.

Shortly, Meteor Heights..

Tsume Urahara, who should have been enjoying a nice match of Quidditch at Ilvermorny during her seventh and final year at the Wizarding school, was instead lounging on a couch in her living room. Other than going and doing her homebound duties around the house, this was how the Japanese-Brazilian girl had spent the last few weeks. Ever since she had woken up from a very vivid and erotic dream pertaining to a certain fourteen your old whom had saved the seventeen year old young woman back in his first year. When she had woken up, she had been bombarded by thoughts and daydreams of Nick and her, and Tsume had feared for her own sanity once her bestie Allison had visited her before the summer had ended.

Tsume didn't know why it was happening, all she knew was that she wanted Nick, most comparably to that of a dog in the middle of mating season. Except, the feeling Tsume had never went away and only increased it's corruptive influence bit by bit, day by day. She was also sure that if Allison had stayed any longer than she had (Allison had joked saying she just wanted to make sure Tsume wasn't getting up to trouble. Again) then Tsume would have kissed her, for what reason she didn't know but she could feel her body trying to do such things. As such, she had delegated to staying home and trying to make the strange obsession lessen, but to no avail. Tsume almost jumped off and over the back of the couch she sat on as Nessa appeared in the living room with the crack! of apparition. "Good, you are here. You doing okay, Tsume?" She asked, a gentle smile on her face.

Tsume narrowed her eyes at the older girl, remembering her graduating four years earlier. "Nessa? What the hell are you doing here? You can't be here, I-"

Nessa silenced the younger girl with a quick charm. "I know. It's Nick, isn't it?" Tsume nodded, shame evident in her eyes. "Oh, sweetie, it's nothing to be ashamed about. I heard what Nick did for you, Laura and those other upper year girls in his first year. Plus, you're not the only one in this predicament." She explained briefly, releasing the silencing charm on Tsume.

Tsume looked at her. "What the hell do you mean I'm not the only one? How many women are being affected like this? Pulled towards Nick in some insane, hypnotic way?!"

"More than you would think. As it stands, the full list of active members are Saryna, Laura- almost a full three months pregnant now, mind you- Lizzie from Horned Serpent House, and myself." That made Tsume's eyes widen in shock. "Other members not yet graced with Nick's admittedly amazing skills in bed so far are you, Camille from Wampus, Alcina and more likely than not, little Ruca. Ruca was my next stop."

"But, why are you coming to see me? Just to check up on a girl you have no need to?"

"Of course I have a need to. You are one of my students, as is Ruca. And Nick's baby be damned, it'll stay that way until he graduates safe and alive."

"Wait, I thought you said Laura was the one pregnant?"

"Oh, she was just first. Then I did probably during the first weekend up at the school. Not too sure, really. It's driving Saryna absolutely nuts, though. No, I came to find you after finding out you never came back to the school and that made me realize you were probably being affected by what is essentially now Nick's marriage contract with all of us girls. So far. Something is wrong with the contract, and the effect is spreading. If it isn't all handled soon, Nick might just have a whole school full of his own kids one day."

"If it's so important it be stopped, then why look for me again?"

"Because, you already have felt the pull, the unbridled lust that's at work here. And, I bet you've tried to spread it, too. Have you tried to kiss anyone lately?"

"Allison, but I was able to hold myself back from it. I didn't want to ruin our friendship, or whatever would have happened."

"Probably sex, but that's neither here nor there at the moment." Nessa shrugged, pulling something from her robe's pocket. "Here, put this on. It should help you feel a lot more yourself and you can come back to the school. You need to come back and finish your year, even if that means I subject another girl to Nick whether they want it or-"

"I want it!" Blurted out Tsume as she blushed. "I've felt for Nick since he saved us girls three years ago. Honestly, the others involved all probably feel the same. Like Alcina, Camille and Laura."

"And that would explain why most of the girls already brought into the situation are older, because Nick only saved one girl his own age that day: Lizzie."

"Alright, breakthroughs, hurrah." Tsume said dryly as she took the offered bracelet and slipped it on her wrist. She felt a light breeze of magic and gasped suddenly. "Oh, my.. I haven't been able to think this clearly in weeks. What is this thing?" She asked, tugging at the cord bracelet.

Nessa giggled. "Mostly suppression charms. The list got real bad with Laura, still gets to her from time to time so keep that in mind. But, while you wear the bracelet, the fog of lust and whatever else is screwing with the contract lifts just enough for you to be productive and otherwise normal."

"Nifty. I assume you made these for all of Nick's women?" Nessa nodded and showed her a handful more of the bracelets she held in her pocket. "Wow, preparing for the worst?"

"Someone has to, and my sister is too busy being jealous of me and Laura, Laura keeps relapsing even with the bracelet and the other girls are either fighting themselves to stop from just going and letting Nick screw their brains out or are just kind of.. waiting to be inducted you could say."

"Inducted? Why sound like that? Also, isn't Lizzie dating that asshole Looper?"

Nessa laughed. "Funny you should mention him. Nick finally managed to truly one-up the punk. From the vivid picture Saryna painted of their plan and yes, it was rehearsed, practically. My little sister, now a shit talking, much more perverted version of herself, teased Looper with Lizzie and caused him to have an anime-style nosebleed at the Welcoming Feast," That made Tsume look at Nessa like the event was humanly impossible. "It happened. I can show you the memory sometime. Anyway, she and Lizzie then lured Jack up to the Tower Chambers."

"You mean Nick and Laura's love nest?"

"How do you know about that? Lizzie makes sense because she does suffer from night terrors and has permission to wander the halls past curfew. But how is it you know about the supposed big secret of last year? At least, it was to Saryna, circumstances be damned."

"It wasn't that big a secret. Everyone avoided telling Saryna about it, well those who did know, anyway. I mean, we weren't going to tell the girl who suddenly started cursing Nick out for absolutely no conceivable reason that he was cheating on her. I kind of just figured it was their way of taking a break, trying to let loose a bit. Then after Saryna came back as her old self from wherever that madman brought her, Nick and poor Hina," Both girls had forlorn expressions in remembrance of the murdered teen. "No one dared bring it up because we all saw just how close and important to one another Laura and Nick had become during last year, even though they didn't show up together again before the summer began. The point is, we all kept it a secret because of Saryna's newer temper, although I guess the niffler is out of the bag now."

"Oh, yeah. Amazingly, though, Saryna didn't get that mad about it when she found out. I think, somewhere in her mind while it was still altered by Fontaine.. Don't ask, you'll get even more of a migraine, believe me. But, Saryna may have figured it out then, but her mind didn't reconnect the dots right, because she told Nick and Laura both that she remembered everything from then but if that was the case, she was just ignorant of it or something. Merlin, my own little sister is a mystery to me these days.."

Tsume smirked playfully. "Well, Nick is a mystery, himself. Getting a harem, at fourteen no less? That kid's gonna wind up more powerful than Harry Potter himself soon enough, and even a helluva lot more later on."

"Funny you mention Harry Potter. But, let's go Missy. Go pack your trunk or whatever and let's go get Ruca. Her staying home might be the real reason we all have been getting bad vibes back at school for reasons we can't explain like at all."

"What do you.. Oh! You mean like me with Allie?" Nessa nodded grimly. "Shit, and us older girls all knew she was a ticking time bomb of hormones last year. She could be.. What are you guys calling it? Brainwashing? Converting?"

Nessa groaned. "Ugh, the semantics mean nothing when Ruca could have turned half her neighborhood by now, depending on how many women that fit the bill she comes in contact with, since we've all had one or two of the other girls give us the pull as much as Nick himself. I know, it doesn't make a lot of sense but this is Nick we're talking about. Again, he is not normal when it comes to these yearly schemes of Sayle's. So get a move on!"

Tsume put her hands up. "Okay, fine, Professor." She giggled as she left the room, coming back fairly quickly as Nessa took her arm and apparated the two of them to Ruca's neighborhood.

Meanwhile, Back at Ilvermorny..

The match had just ended, Nick releasing a breath he hadn't known he was holding in as Saryna came up to him with a slightly worried expression. "That bludger could have killed you." She said quietly. "I should hex Reggie into next week."

"None of that, love," Nick chuckled. "I can handle an overenthusiastic Reggie. Have you seen your sister? She disappeared pretty quick into the game."

Saryna opened her mouth only to close it again in annoyance as Alcina came up to them. "Good game, Nicky. Vanessa still isn't back yet, huh? I hope that doesn't mean those two gave her any trouble."

"Back? Where did my sister go, then?" Saryna asked, eyes narrowed at Alcina.

The older girl noticed the look and giggled. "Oh, Saryna, it's alright. I'm not Nick's. Yet. Not until this whole ordeal blows over. But, as for where Vanessa went, she went to make sure Tsume and Ruca we're alright, because you've all forgotten that they might have been involved with this and neither of them are, in fact, even here at Ilvermorny at the moment."

Nick's eyes widened. "Fuck, we did forget about Ruca. Shit, so she went alone to both of their houses, then?" Alcina nodded. "Oh, this can't be good."

Ruby Shores..

Ruca broke apart from the girl she had been kissing, shocked as Saryna's sister and Tsume appeared in her living room, fuming and shocked respectively at the interrupted scene. "Fuck, I knew it! Ruca, really? You knew about the damn harem and didn't come to any of us?!"

"Nessa?! What the hell are you doing here?" Ruca asked, eyes wide.

"Oh, no. Don't play it stupid with me! You know exactly why the fuck I'm here! And who the hell is that you're potentially bringing into this shit?!" The older witch asked, eyes and finger pointed at the beyond terrified girl on the couch next to Ruca.

Ruca rolled her eyes. "Giselle, go on home. You're fine." The girl in question, still confused as to how the two women got into the house so suddenly, got up and left the house in just as much a hurry. Ruca then sighed. "She isn't a witch, Nessa. I've figured out the way around the magnetism."

"What are you talking about, Ruca? The contract.." Nessa felt like punching herself in the face for not realizing the truth Ruca already knew. "The contract is magical, and binding between magical families, so any No-Maj girl wouldn't apply.. Ruca? How did you figure that out?"

"Because of Giselle. And before you ask, she is the only one I've actually tried it on, but she has met Nick so it seemed a safe bet to try. Why are you two here?"

Tsume spoke up then. "Professor Halliwells is here to make sure we both get back to Ilvermorny and stop letting this insanely unorthodox fog of lust in our heads get the best of us. Like you, I have been sitting around my house avoiding everyone, man or woman because of it."

"No way.. It got more than just us in Nick's group of friends?"

"It got me too, remember." Nessa rolled her eyes. "And Lizzie, Camille, Alcina. We don't know if any other students are being affected yet, but I have a feeling there's at least one more hiding around school somewhere. The point is that you need to put this on," She threw Ruca a bracelet which was immediately put on. "Pack your bag or trunk up and get back to Ilvermorny. Other than the bracelets, the only remedy to being out of control is to be at the least around Nick. Sleeping with him at this point is optional and possibly more harm then good, using Laura and I as examples."

Ruca was at the meeting at Nick's house where Nessa, Nick and Saryna had explained how Laura had gotten pregnant and that had started this whole mess. Ruca's eyes widened again as she realized Nessa was doing everything to keep herself calm, one hand glowing in a green aura over her stomach. "Nick got you pregnant, too? What about-"

"Saryna is not pregnant. Yet. And every ounce as pissed and jealous of Laura and I due to that fact. But, Nick better remember to stay safe until this is under control."

"How do you know we can get this under control, Nessa? And what's with Tsume calling you Professor?"

"I'm the current Potions teacher, actually. And I'll fucking keep it that way until you all graduate so I can keep an eye on Nick and make sure he isn't getting a new girl pregnant every other month. Shit, at this rate he'll have a girl for each month of the year!"

"Alright, just calm down, teach." Ruca teased. "I'll pack up my things. Nessa, is this still going to escalate any more? Seems Nick is already in over his head."

"Nick will be fine and so will we. We already have someone looking over the contract and, hopefully, will be able to break whatever curse or other enchantments might be present before too long. Oh, and we have one girl wanting to be in it, but you'll meet her later, I'm sure. Now go get your shit! I missed Nick's first Quidditch game of the season because of you two."

"Oh, get a memory of it from one of the others." Called Ruca from the basement level, where her room was situated.

Quickly enough, the trio were all then headed back to Ilvermorny.

Spellton Heights Apparition Point..

Nick didn't know how he and the rest of his girls had made it to Spellton before Nessa had gotten back, but it turned out to be a good thing. As the trio of witches appeared before the group, Ruca, Tsume and the rest of the girls felt lighter, like something that helps been weighing them down had finally lifted, and Nessa's eyes widened at Camille's sudden proclamation. "The lust is gone!"

The other girls all realized she was right. Now that everyone they knew had in fact been affected and brought into the contract had gathered together, the insatiable lust and fogginess of their minds had left. As they all began walking back to the school, Nessa revealed the revelation that Ruca had found out about their collective situation. It was then that Nessa realized something else, another magical signature following the group.

Nessa stopped and looked behind them all to find no one in sight, but the signature was definitely present. Nick asked her what was wrong as she walked towards the magic and gripped something she couldn't readily see. Pulling at it hard, she revealed Andrea Greengrass as Nessa realized the fabric she held was in fact the famous Invisibility Cloak of Harry Potter. The real cloak from the legend of the Deathly Hallows. "Andrea? Did your dad tell you to come spy on us?"

Andrea frowned with a dry chuckle. "Yeah, right, like the morally perfect Harry Potter would tell me to spy on people. No, I took his cloak and followed you because I want to know more about this whole thing, just like him and my mum do."

Tsume and Ruca narrowed their eyes at the transfer student. "Your father is Harry Potter?" Andrea nodded. "But his kids all have red hair. Except James, oddly enough but that's what happens when you look like your father and grandfather, I suppose."

"Ugh!" Andrea groaned, the subject of her half-brother and ex still pretty sore to the seventeen year old. "Don't even say his fucking name. Yes, I'm not one of Ginny Potter's kids, hence why my last name is Greengrass."

That shocked Ruca, who had always seen Nick as a young Harry Potter since rescuing her and the other older girls from Sayle and the Puritan schemes of Nick's first year. "No way, Harry Potter cheated on his wife?!"

"No, he didn't. Apparently, the Greengrass heiress is his mistress, and Ginny loves it according to this one." Nessa answered. "Anyway, why are you so adamant about this, Andrea?"

The girl huffed. "Because I don't want to stay hung up on my asshole of a brother. Don't even fucking ask, you bints." She said to the other girls who didn't know about her past relationship with the oldest Potter child. "Dad wants me to move on, mum thinks this move is gonna be good for me. But, I can't see any way to not stop thinking about James other than joining this dysfunctional harem shite you all have going on."

"Who the hell are you calling dysfunctional?!" Laura asked, her tougher past self showing thanks to the clarity she now felt. "We're all a family, and we have been since we all met."

"Speak for yourself, Laura. You moved in on my fiancee and got us all in this mess." Saryna said, rolling her eyes. The group descended into chaos as everyone argued amongst themselves until Nick sighed.

"Enough, girls." Nick said, his power over the girls still evident as they all shut up, even Andrea which Nick noticed. "It doesn't matter who started or did what in all this. What matters now is we all keep it from getting any further out of hand. Not to mention, Andrea is already in this, she willingly chose to be even knowing the situation. Now, can we please just get back to the castle? We're going to be late for afternoon classes and I don't want to miss anything from a DADA class headed by Harry Potter himself."

With nods from the girls, they all moved to get back to the school. "Nick, I need you to be completely truthful about this. How many girls did you rescue from the Puritans in first year?" Nessa asked.

"Other than Alcina, Laura, Ruca and Camille?" Nessa nodded, dreading his answer. "A few, actually. The Captains of the Quidditch teams bar Julia, but she was the one who escaped and found me to help the others."

"And has Julia been showing any signs of being involved?"

"Maybe. I haven't been paying attention to her like that, but she has been trying to get me for private practices."

"Shit. And you said the other Captains?" Nick nodded. "Did they already graduate?" Another nod. "Good, then they Should be safe from all this. It seems like the contract is bound to the school itself, seeing as how the No-Maj girl Ruca was kissing when we got to her house-"

"Her name is Giselle." Ruca said hotly.

Nessa rolled her eyes. "Yes, her. Since Giselle isn't being affected at all, this is only affecting magical people because of the inherently magical nature of the contract itself. But, that means that until this gets figured out and the curse or whatever it fucking is is finished, Nick needs to stay away from all the female population it could be affecting. That also means the very few teachers around my age up to maybe about twenty-five years old."

"Aw, man. I like my seat in the front of Professor Hayes." Nick said, earning him a slap on the back of the head from Nessa, Saryna and Laura.

"Just because she's the hottest teacher at Ilvermorny, no offense Nessa, doesn't mean you get to say that shit in front of us." Saryna scolded him.

"I guess it's a bad time to reveal the fact that she was one of the girls taken back in first year then, isn't it?" He said to which he was sent to the ground by the combined force of the three girls' own magic.

"Nick?!" They shouted in unison as the others just watched on, amused by the display.

Andrea, however, had to say what the others must have all been thinking. "So Nick gets to snog the shite out of two of his teachers? Can't wait for us all to meet Nick's mum, then."

Nick scrambled up from the ground faster than a bullet could be fired. "Nessie! We have to tell mom about the spread before she finds out like she did with the attack on Vertic Alley." He said, eyes moving around frantically as if his mother would appear out of thin air.

"I guess Cordelia will just have to find out on Parents Night, won't she?" She answered, smirking mischievously knowing she might get hit again by the Negron matriarch, but it would be worth it to see how she dealt with Nick and his now hopefully complete family-to-be.