A Curse of Ancients
C19: Yule Time Thruths
Standard Disclaimer: I don't own any of the recognizable characters
A few days later Fabian and Hermione were in Diagon Alley for the last bit of Christmas shopping, and generally having fun as a young couple in love. "I have to say love, with everything that has happened over the last few months, I've kind of missed these little moments alone with you." Hermione said with a soft smile as they walked into Flourish and Blotts.
He smiled at her. "So have I. It's been a crazy year so far, and it has seriously cut into my 'Mione time."
She smiled and pressed a kiss to his cheek. "Yes, 'Mione time that doesn't include us being naked with one or more members of our family." She said softly.
He only nodded at that. "It'll calm down soon enough. Once the magic in the house settles, and we've gotten through this year's Curse Night, things will even out again, which reminds me, I read up on that part of the Curse and apparently only the man will be affected by that, so that will be the only thing we will not be equal in."
Hermione nodded and kissed him. "It's okay, we both know that I can handle it. My only worry is my mother." She said softly, careful not to say Morgana's name in public.
"I think Mum will catch her up on that and let her read the story of the Curse, as will my Mom will do with Pandora and mother will do with Lily, so that they know what they will be in for when that day comes." He said with a soft smile.
Hermione nodded at that. "And what exactly are we in for baby? Because you really haven't told me much about Curse Night so far."
"It's a bit lengthy to go into now, and it is not really a topic for the public space. How about when we are done, we go to your island where it will be safer to explain everything that comes with that night." He said softly.
She smiled and nodded at him. "That's okay love, at least there we will have all the privacy we need without the fear of being interrupted."
He nodded as he found a book he knew Luna had been looking a very long time for, and without thinking twice about it, he put in on the floating stack behind them, which already held books for them and Narcissa and Lily. "I do wonder what we are going to get your mother, 'Mione, because honestly I haven't got a clue."
Hermione smiled at that. "She explicitly forbade me getting her a Christmas present, stating that I had already given her everything she wanted, but having said that, we as a couple are going to give her something that will show what her influence on us has been, and for that we need to go to Gringotts."
He nodded and kissed her softly as they selected a few more titles of interest before making their way to the bank. "Would you mind if we took a small detour once we get your mother's gift? I have to get something from the Black family vault."
"Of course I don't mind love, we have all the time in the world today." Hermione said with a loving smile.
He smiled and gave her hand a squeeze as they walked into the bank, and not for the first time today he saw the resemblance his lover had to Morgana, which only made him surer of what he was going to do in a couple of days. He had been thinking about proposing to her since the moment she had laid out Ron Weasley last year, but now knowing what they did, only made him want to drop to his knees immediately and promise her the world.
To make that happen, he needed two things. First was the ring that was in their family's vault, which had been passed down through the ages to the intended of the Head of House, having its origins not soon after Morgana's fall, which made it even more appropriate, and secondly he needed the ring that his mother had promised him to give to his intended once they were ready to be married.
After having their wands checked by the Head Teller they made their way to the carts, with their first stop being Morgana's Vault, since that lay deeper in the caverns of the Bank and thus made sense to visit first.
Hermione hadn't actually visited her Vault since the first time she had accepted her heritage, but she knew exactly what she needed, something she knew Morgana would like to have back, and technically she also needed to get its companion for herself.
"What are you thinking about love?" Fabian asked softly.
She smiled and gave his hand a squeeze. "Nothing much love, just thinking about the last time we saw her Vault and how much has changed since then, so honestly I'm just reminiscing a bit."
He smiled and pressed a kiss to her cheek. "We've done a lot since last summer, but I feel it is nothing compared to the things we are still set to do. One way or another, everything is going to change very soon."
She nodded at that. "I know, and I'm glad we don't have to choose our side, because while I am sure that Potter will somehow pull through, we'll get a lot of shit from everyone, no matter how the war will turn out. I think we will need to be a lot more active in this fight if we want to achieve the outcome we want."
He smiled and nodded at that. "I know, but honestly I don't think we need to recruit as many people as we thought. I think that our family the way it is now will be plenty to combat both sides if need be, hell. I would even say that having your mother here will be plenty on her own."
Hermione smiled at that. "I know she will, but don't forget we also have a nice ace in the hole in my dear sister."
"Don't forget our daughter, my love. She will be another thing no one will expect." He said softly.
Hermione smiled at him as the cart came to a stop and she gave his hand a squeeze as they stepped out of the cart and walked towards the massive Vault door, which opened when Hermione put her hand on the sigil.
As they walked in, Hermione had to smile at Morgana's sense of organization, which she had realized so much resembled her own, and thus she had no issue finding what she needed, and that's when her eye fell on a veil that she recognized from her mother's Chronicles, and almost on a whim she carefully put in into a satchel she had brought with her for today, since they were dealing with powerful and ancient items which deserved the utmost care.
After getting those items, they sat back down into the cart, making their way to the Black Family Vault, which was not that far from where Morgana's vault was.
"Would you mind waiting outside for a bit love? I don't know if you will be able to enter since we are not married yet." He said softly once they were out of the cart again.
Hermione smiled at him. "Of course I don't mind baby."
He gave her a quick kiss and followed the goblin who opened the Vault for him, after which he went on a search for the ring that he needed today.
Thankfully Narcissa had recently reorganized the Vault, making it a lot easier to find everything, and when he had found the rings, he had to smile. They were perfect for her and would compliment her beauty without being gaudy.
He quickly pocketed them and made his way back to his lover, knowing they had an important conversation planned.
…
When they appeared on Morgana's island, the sun was high in the sky, and the expected chill was nowhere to be found.
They made their way into the castle, wanting to use one of the rooms there to talk, since the Castle was enchanted to retain its heat.
When they sat down, Hermione smiled at him. "So love, what can I expect from Curse Night?"
He smiled at her. "Simply said, pure and unadulterated lust, but unlike other nights where this happens I will be insatiable and will have seemingly infinite stamina, but that will catch up to me the following days. All women will feel the need to submit, and I am sorry in advance for that, to both you and Morgana. I know it will be hard for both of you to submit, but it is all part of the Curse. It coincidentally also be the only night in the year where I will cum inside everyone and not run the risk of getting anyone pregnant, and don't ask me why, but that's the way it is. Perhaps Morgana can actually give us some insight on that. Apparently she knew the dragon that placed the Curse in the first place. One thing I must ask you that once I am awake again, is that I can have a day alone with Dora. She usually endures the most punishment because of her already submissive attitude with me, and Curse Night will amplify that. It is my way of saying sorry to her."
Hermione smiled and kissed him. "Of course I don't mind baby, I reckon we will all need a bit of support after that night, but may I ask why Dora always endures the most?"
He nodded at her. "Because of Dora's usual submissive attitude when she shares our bed, Curse-night will amplify that to straight up servitude. There is nothing she won't do for me on that night, and the lust that is induced by Curse Night, takes full advantage of that. There have been Curse Night's in the past where I have basically raped her and felt incredibly guilty over that once I had regained my senses."
Hermione smiled at him. "I get it now, and to be honest I'm a bit nervous about it, and perhaps it's a good idea for you to go talk to mother alone when we get back, explain exactly what she is in for."
"I was planning to, since we still have a little bit of time left before Curse Night is upon us." He said with a soft smile.
She nodded and kissed him softly. "I know, but I've noticed that Morgana and I are not very different and would like to go into any situation well informed. Plus, it will give you a chance to get to know your future mother-in-law and stepmother a bit better."
Fabian smiled at that. "If I can pry her away from Mom's side, I'll try and go talk to her when we get back."
Hermione smiled at him. "I think we'll manage that baby. She told me that she has wanted to talk to you as well, and has been waiting for the right time."
He nodded at that. "Shall we surprise our family and go home early? That way we can get to spend a little while relaxing before dinner, we've honestly done too little of that recently."
She nodded and kissed him softly. "We need one more thing that mother kind of insisted I bring when I would be here again. She told me it was a gift for you that she wanted to give to you personally at Christmas."
He smiled at her as they made their way outside again, apparating home soon after, leaving the island silent once again.
…
After a quick lunch Fabian and Morgana took a seat in one of the sitting rooms, the raven haired witch smiling kindly at the young man that had done so much for herself and her daughter. "So Fabian, Hermione told me you had some things to tell me."
He smiled and nodded. "Indeed I do. It has to do with the Curse placed on our family. There is one night a year where it becomes even more potent than usual. It comes on the first full moon of the new year and we usually refer to it as Curse Night. It is the night where I become insatiable and every woman affected by the Curse feels the need to become submissive to me, and while I know that will be very difficult for you, but unfortunately that is how it is."
Morgana smiled and nodded. "I understand Fabian. I knew the Dragon that placed this Curse on your family and from my own experiences with him, he was a vindictive creature with a special hatred for me, and since he knew what the future of my daughter held, he made sure to inflict as much pain and suffering on your family as possible. But I suppose one plus in this situation is that for a dragon, every negative needs to have a positive. So I am sure this Curse Night has some sort of positive."
He nodded at that. "Yes, I suppose there is. While Curse Night compels me to empty my seed inside of everyone, it is also the only night where we do not have to worry about getting anyone pregnant. Another side effect of Curse Night is that it gives me seemingly infinite stamina, but exhausts me for two days afterward."
Again the raven haired witch nodded. "I can understand, and I want you to know that I will surrender myself to anything that might happen. Unlike any previous lovers, save Andromeda of course, I actually trust you. You made me feel comfortable and loved and that was a first with a man."
He smiled at that. "Thank you, that means a lot to me. I will admit I worried about how I was going to tell you this."
Morgana smiled at him. "You won't have to worry Fabian. I know you are an honorable young man that only tries to make best of a situation out of your control, and I sorely wish I could break this Curse, but only the dragon that placed it can remove it, and unfortunately that dragon is long dead. Aithusa made sure of that, so I am sorry for that."
"It's okay, we've learned to live with the effects and have devised several ways to mitigate the effects when needed, and the boundaries we have set are very clear as well, and it is something I always try to adhere to." He said with a kind smile.
"Again that speaks highly of you. I knew a little bit about you from what Hermione told me and from what I had seen in her memories. It was very courageous of you to be so truthful with her about everything connected with your family so early in your courting." Morgana said with a smile.
Fabian smiled at that. "I knew very early on that what we had was special, which is why I told her everything so soon and defended our relationship to my mothers, they hadn't always been so supportive before we learned of her heritage."
"From what I've gathered from Andromeda they have thoroughly apologized for that over the last months, but I will be honest, some things that Andromeda told me shocked me a little. I'm not used to so much sexual freedom." Morgana said softly.
"I can understand that, coming from a time where women were seen as accessories to be then thrust into a world were witches are usually more powerful then the wizards must be a shock to the system." He said with a smile.
Morgana smiled and nodded. "Indeed it was, but your family has helped me a lot in helping me get used to this age, especially your little sister Luna. She reminds me a lot of my adopted daughter."
Fabian laughed lightly at that. "Yes, Luna has that effect on people. She was the first girl I ever loved, and probably will always love. I learned a lot about life from her, and she's a year younger than me."
"Yes, she's told me about your childhood exploits, and the things you two and Hermione did at school. It was very enlightening." Morgana said with a soft smile.
He smiled at her. "Most of it was Hermione's idea to be honest. She knew once we had established our relationship that it would only be a matter of time before we became intimate, and she didn't want to be completely inexperienced, but speaking of Hermione, there is something else I wanted to ask you. If that's okay?"
She smiled at him. "Of course Fabian, Hermione may be my daughter, but she is your Bonded, and such a bond goes deeper than that of a mother and daughter."
"I know, but I feel it is appropriate to ask you anyway. I intend to ask her to marry me on Christmas Eve, and I wanted to ask you for your blessing and her hand in marriage." He said softly.
Morgana smiled at that. "Of course you have both my blessing and my permission to marry her, and may I say that it speaks highly of you that you are still adamant on doing this."
"Thank you Morgana, that means a lot to me. I know what Hermione means to you, and I thought it was only proper to ask you for permission." He said kindly.
Morgana smiled at him as she took a seat next to him, placing a hand on his knee. "You are a very honorable young man and even if you and Hermione weren't Bonded through Prophecy, I would still give you my blessing, and that's why I will give you two something I think you will appreciate. When you two get married I will make sure that you two will have an uninterrupted wedding night. I might not have the power to break the Curse, but I have the power to negate its effects for a couple of days. You two deserve that much for everything you have done not only for me, but for your family as well."
He smiled and hugged her, a bit surprised when she returned it. "You are family too, Morgana. You make my mother happier than I have ever seen her in recent years, plus thanks to you I'm going to get the opportunity to marry the most extraordinary witch of our time."
"I'm sure that even without my blood running through her veins you two would be an amazingly powerful couple, but as it stands now, both of you and your future children will bring positive change to the world. There was a reason that Merlin feared the union of the Le Fay heir and the Black family." She said with a soft smile.
Fabian smiled at that. "There are people in this era who fear it, and have tried everything in their power to keep us apart, and they have failed."
Morgana smiled at that. "And they will keep failing if they try, Fabian. The love you two share is very rare in the world, and at the same time I feel it with nearly every couple in this house, save for Aithusa and Gaia, which makes sense because dragons mate very differently."
"I know. Gaia told me a little bit about that while she was healing her wing, which makes me curious, how did you find Aithusa" He asked kindly.
She smiled at him. "Ironically it was Merlin who awoke her in her egg, but she came to me as soon as she was able to fly and fend for herself. Merlin had hoped to make her into a weapon to be used against me, but being an Elemental, she knew who she wanted to bind herself to, like Gaia has done to you, Hermione and Luna. Elemental Dragons are the only type of dragons to have that ability, and it's a shame that there are so few left in the world."
He nodded in agreeance. "Yes, I have always considered myself extremely lucky to be able to even know one, and to have her so close to my heart is still one of the greatest gifts I have ever gotten."
"Your influence as well as Luna's is very clear in Gaia, I have never seen a Dragon so gentle as her, and I've known my fair share of Dragons. There used to be a grove of them on my island, but I urged them to escape when it was time for my final confrontation with Merlin and Arthur, and I don't know how many escaped the aftermath. It took a few years before I regained my consciousness to the world." She said with a soft smile.
He smiled at her as they stood and made their way back to the living room, having completely lost time in their talk and it was nearly time for dinner.
…
Later that night Fabian and Hermione were back in their bedroom, both of them tired but content after a long day. "So love, how was the talk with Morgana?"
"To be honest, better than expected. She was surprisingly understanding about the situation that is to come. She even told me some things about the Curse that I didn't know. Apparently the fact that I can't get anyone pregnant on Curse Night is a positive to counteract the negative effect of the night itself."
Hermione smiled at that. "It might be a bit skewed, but I can see it as a positive. It would've been a bit of a hassle if we had to worry about you pulling out in time when your brain is so addled by lust, and I don't think the potency of Curse Night would allow us to overpower you at that point."
"I'm pretty sure that is going to be impossible, for a lack of a better term, I will become an animal on that night, looking to satiate my most basic need, although with the number of women in the house at the moment, I fear that it will be an all day affair this time around." He said softly.
She smiled and straddled him. "I would love to have a preview of that. It's been a while since we had the opportunity to have some fun together without a family member wanting to join in."
He smiled and nodded as he kissed her. "I'll be honest and say that I have missed it too, and I think we should really make up for lost time."
Hermione nodded and kissed him deeply as she gently cupped his balls while he let his hands roam to her breasts, squeezing the pale globes softly, both of them moaning softly. "Your mother told me something about you baby, do you mind experimenting a bit?"
"Of course I don't mind love, because I have a feeling I know what Mom told you." He said with a soft smile.
Hermione just flashed him a wink as she gave him a last kiss before kissing her way down her body, placing a soft kiss on the tip of his cock before doing the same to his balls.
He groaned as she continued to place soft kisses on his balls going on to take one of them into her mouth and suckling softly, herself moaning softly at the slightly salty taste. "Am I to understand from those lovely noises that you are enjoying the treatment?" She asked sultrily.
"Of course love. What man would not enjoy such a loving and intimate treatment from their lover." He said with a soft smile.
She smiled at him as she took his cock between her lips, letting her tongue run over the sensitive head before she started sucking him off in earnest.
She sucked him off for a few minutes before she smiled up at him, releasing his cock from her lips with a soft pop. "Are you ready for the main course love?"
"To be honest, no, because I haven't had the opportunity to return the pleasure." He said with a soft smile before sitting up and gently laying her down on the mattress before kissing his way down her body, paying special attention to her nipples. "I love how much bigger your breasts have gotten since the ritual, my love."
She smiled at him. "It was a gift from Morgana, she brought my body in line with my age. Apparently having not known the truth about my heritage had affected my body as well as my magic."
He smiled at that. "You certainly look a lot like your mother now, and to be honest it's turning me on even more." He said as he nuzzled his nose in the well groomed curls of her pubic hair.
Hermione moaned at the intimate action as she tangled her hand in his hair, throwing her head back as he started eating her out in earnest. "I've missed the feeling of your tongue stirring up my insides baby. You are more than welcome to do that every time we make love."
He smiled at her as he kissed his way back to her lips. "I could make this a staple of our mornings, at least when we are at home, I might get carried away if we do this every morning at school."
She smiled and wrapped her legs around his waist, pulling him into her as his cock slipped inside of her. "You know I will hold you to that right?"
He grinned at her as he slowly started thrusting into her, the two young lovers quickly losing themselves in the passion they shared.
At some point Hermione flipped them, riding him slowly as she moaned as he let his hands roam across her body. "Fabe, I need to feel you in my ass again."
He smiled and nodded as she got off him and cast a quick Cleansing and Lubrication spell on herself before lowering herself on her lover's cock, moaning as he penetrated her most intimate of places.
"I think this is a first for us, baby. I can't remember you ever taking my cock up your delicious ass while you were riding me." He said with a soft groan of pleasure.
She smiled at that. "I've wanted to do this for so long baby. I just recently gathered the courage to try this."
He smiled as she bent down to kiss him. "I don't know if I can hold it much longer though, your ass is squeezing me just right."
"Last time I checked the chance of getting pregnant through anal sex is pretty much zero, so feel free to fill my ass to the brim." She said sweetly.
He smiled and groaned as he came deep inside of her, Hermione moaning loudly as she came with him, the two lovers slumping against each other as they rode out the high of their orgasms.
…
The following morning Fabian and Hermione woke up to find Gaia in bed with them, the dragon being back in her dragon form as she slept between them. "Good morning sweetie. This is certainly a nice surprise." Hermione said softly as she stroked their familiar's scales softly.
Gaia smiled and nuzzled her head against their hands. "Aithusa and Morgana needed to do a ritual to make it easier for Aithusa to be in her dragon form at the house, so I decided to come cuddle with you two."
They smiled as Gaia curled into Hermione, her belly exposed and her wings folded open across their bodies, a sign she was truly relaxed. "You know you are always welcome to come and cuddle with us sweetie, even now that you have found your mate." Fabian said with a smile.
Gaia smiled at them. "The first few days of a dragon's mating are critical, but now that we have taken the steps, we need to reaffirm our bond with our Masters."
"Since we have no other plans today, we're more than okay to spend the day lazing with you sweetie, or is there anything you want to do today?" Hermione asked softly.
Gaia smiled at them. "Well, it snowed yesterday and I would love to be outside with you and Daddy."
They smiled at that. "We would love to sweetie. Give us a moment to get suitably dressed and then we'll go outside and play in the snow."
Gaia smiled brightly and nodded as she sat primly on the bed while Fabian and Hermione went to get dressed, being done within a minute. Gaia then flew up to Fabian's shoulder and wrapped her tail around his arm, smiling brightly as they made their way downstairs.
Walking outside after a quick breakfast made them smile, because the entire garden was coated with a light coat of fresh snow, and as they made their way to Gaia's grove, since they knew that there would be literal hell to pay if they dared have a snowball fight in Narcissa's garden, Fabian had to suppress a shudder, which of course did not go unnoticed by Hermione. "What's wrong love? Cold shiver?"
"No, just remembering the last time I got roped into a snowball fight by Dora and we accidentally bruised one of mother's plants. I had honestly never seen her so angry, because there is one thing my mother loves more than her family and that is her garden." He said softly with a slight blush.
Hermione laughed lightly at that. "Then we'll do our best to keep it in Gaia's grove. I wouldn't want to draw the ire of Narcissa."
"I think out of everyone in the house, you are the most safe together with Luna and Ginny. You gave her Lily back and that has put you forever in her good graces." He said with a smile.
Hermione smiled at that as they walked into the grove, Gaia flying down from his shoulder and running a few laps in the snow, and Fabian couldn't help the smile as he saw her have fun.
Hermione also smiled as she summoned up a snowball and flicked it to her lover, and she just couldn't help the laugh that left her when she saw the insulted look on his face. "So that's how you want to play it baby?"
She merely smiled as she repeated the action, this time hitting him square in the face, shrieking as Gaia deposited a small load of snow in her neck.
"So that's two against one then? Fine." She said with a bright smile.
Gaia smiled at her as she dodged a snowball from Hermione before she also deposited a small load of snow down Fabian's neck.
They played around for hours, and in the end they were all sweating, wet and cold, but it had been worth it, because both Fabian and Hermione couldn't remember the last time they had so much fun.
They decided on a nice hot bath once they walked inside again, and after a slight scolding from Narcissa for their disheveled state they were glad that they could soak for a bit, while Gaia curled up on the shelf Fabian had installed for her, since it wasn't the first time the dragon had joined him for a shower or bath.
