A Curse of Ancients
C23: Holiday's End
Standard Disclaimer: I don't own any of the recognizable characters
A few days later Hermione, Fabian, Luna and Ginny stepped back onto the train, thankfully finding a cabin quickly, while the rest of the family, including Morgana, Gaia and Aithusa would Floo into their room at Hogwarts.
"To be honest, I'm glad we get to go back to school. This holiday has been far from relaxing." Ginny said with a content smile from Luna's arms.
Hermione smiled at the redhead. "I know, it feels like we haven't had a day of rest in those two weeks. I'm actually looking forward to be on a bit of a schedule again."
Ginny and Luna smiled at that. "So are we, even if it is only for a couple of months. We should also talk about how we are going to help Draco accomplish his goals."
"We'll talk about that tonight, when it is safe to have that conversation, you never know who might be listening, because while Ron might not be here, we all know Potter is plenty stupid for both of them." Fabian said with a smile, having sensed the Whiner Who Lived close already.
Hermione felt it too and gave his thigh a squeeze, letting him know this. "That he is, but I hope that he will be a little bit more sensible without those two whispering in his ear, although I doubt it."
The two girls nodded at that. "We do too, and I am not looking forward to even sharing a dorm with him. I don't know how much he talked to Ron over the break, and if he has I honestly fear for my safety." Ginny said softly.
"We'll talk to McGonagall if that is the case. I doubt she will mind you staying with us, it would actually be well within our rights. You are a ward of the House of Black after all." Fabian said with a smile.
Ginny smiled at him. "I'm still so glad that you all were able to make that happen. I don't know what I would've done if that wouldn't have happened."
He smiled at her. "To be honest I'm glad we're not going to find out. You are the only one who I trust with Luna's heart and you know I would do anything to make her happy, and you certainly make my baby sister happy."
Luna and Ginny blushed as they cuddled into each other. "You're too sweet brother." Luna said softly.
"I know, you've told me that plenty over the years." He said with a wink.
Hermione smacked his arm. "Don't get a big head love, you're not Potter."
He smiled and kissed her softly. "I thought you liked it when I got a big head, at least in another place."
She smirked and moved to straddle him. "Since you've used that big head on every woman in the house a few days ago, I'd think you would be satisfied by now."
He smiled and kissed her deeply. "I think you can feel the answer to your question, my love, but I promise to try and restrain myself."
"You'd better, because we have a surprise for you tonight, one I think you will absolutely love. You may have gotten your every wish fulfilled on Curse-Night, but we all have something for you too." Hermione said with a smile.
He nodded and kissed her. "Is making out forbidden too, or do I at least get to explore the depths of your delectable mouth again?"
"I would prefer it, lover. There is nothing wrong with indulging just a little." She said as she kissed him deeply.
He moaned softly into her mouth as they kept their kiss going for as long as they could, being completely unaware of the two girls who were in a similar position now until the door was pushed open. "Honestly brother, I would've expected that you would have some more decorum." Draco said with a grin.
Fabian smiled at him. "Hush Draco, let me enjoy my fiancee for a bit. What can we do for you?"
The blonde smiled at him. "Not much, I was doing my rounds and saw you two eating each other's faces, but I also have a message. He has asked if you could try and keep Potter of my back while I work, and if you would agree to it, find and destroy one of his items in the Room of Requirement. I haven't been able to find it and since you two are so attuned to magic, I think you two could."
Hermione nodded and got off Fabian, feeling another presence in the cabin with them, and silently she cast a locking and privacy charm on the cabin door. "Before we answer, there is something we must do. Reveal yourself Potter! We know you are here."
Draco growled as the dark haired boy removed his cloak. "I knew you were a Death Eater, I will tell McGonagall about this."
"Be quiet Potter, you are not going to tell her anything if you want to make it out of this conflict alive. So take a seat and do what you do best and shut up." Hermione said with something that resembled a growl.
Harry glared at her but took a seat, sitting as far away from them as possible. "Why do you want to help me Hermione. You're nothing like the girl I used to know."
"Contrary to popular belief, I haven't changed at all. It was you and Ron who shunned and berated me for being with Fabian, instead of being my supposed friends and supporting me. What happened with Ron was his own fault and you know it. I felt you there and you heard what he said just as we did. Did that sound like something a friend would say to another friend?" She asked with a similar glare.
Harry sighed and shook his head. "No, it didn't, and I warned him that antagonizing you would not end well for him, but Lavender kept pushing him, there wasn't anything I could do about it and the only reason I followed was to make sure no one got hurt. I still care about you as a friend and I will admit that I was wrong in letting Ron get in my head."
"To be honest, that's not enough Harry. You hurt me badly when you shunned me not only for dating Fabian, but becoming downright nasty when it was revealed I was Morgana's heir. But we are not Death Eaters and we do not want you dead, no matter how much you believe the opposite." Hermione said softly.
Harry nodded at that. "I understand, and I'm sorry for what I did. I'll leave you to talk."
"No, because there are a few things I would like to say now that we have the chance. You will leave us alone the remainder of the year, or we will not have any scruples about anything that is going to happen. We know of your Prophecy and we want to help keep you alive through this. All we ask is to leave our family alone, and that includes Ginny. There are bigger things than just the Dark Lord at play and you're right at the center of it, so I ask you. Have you had any contact with Ron or Dumbledore over the break?" Fabian asked softly.
Harry nodded at him, figuring honesty was the better option right now. "I have. Dumbledore has tasked Ron with finding several of Voldemort's items, I believe they were called Horcruxes, and he tasked me with finding the one in school."
"Why do you still follow him so blindly Harry, after all he has done to you? I still struggle to understand why you would willingly follow the man that was responsible for the death of your parents." Hermione said softly.
"I don't know to be honest. I felt like I needed to, and after a while I just stopped questioning it. It wasn't until Remus showed me the court proceedings that I started to have doubts." He said softly.
Fabian quirked an eyebrow at that. "So you gave up on fighting it?"
Harry nodded at that. "I guess I did, and it's not like I can do anything about it now."
"There is Harry, and it would serve you well to listen very carefully right now. We've met with Voldemort over the break, and while we are not and will not be by his side, we learned a lot about his plans, and he is not the man we were led to believe. I will not go into great detail, but let's just say he wants to create an honest society, instead of the pureblood status quo that has been in place so far. There is a very easy way for you to end this, and all that takes is to leave us be and trust that everything will be back to normal by the end of the year. You will be rid of him forever and we will build a society where everyone will be allowed to participate fully, not just the purebloods." Hermione said with a soft smile.
Harry nodded at her. "I will, and I am glad that I was wrong about you Hermione, and I'm sorry for being such an ass."
Hermione smiled at him. "I can't forgive you yet, and I doubt we'll be the friends we used to be, but I'm grateful that you're starting to think for yourself. Perhaps in time I will be able to forgive you and we can build somewhat of a friendship again."
"I understand, and I promise to leave you all alone and will try to make sure that the rest of Gryffindor will too. All I ask is to be kept at least a bit up to date so I can prepare for what is to come." Harry said softly.
Hermione nodded as she waved her hand to remove the spells on the door, after which Harry left.
…
Later that evening, when they were back in their room, Fabian and Hermione had taken a moment to relax together in Gaia's garden, the dragon cuddled up in between them in her human form. "Are you sure it is wise to let Potter in on our plans love. He might go seek contact with Dumbledore." He asked softly.
She smiled and kissed him softly. "I'm very sure, my love. I saw nothing but truth and realization in his eyes. I think he's finally coming around, but that doesn't mean that my views on him have changed. It just think that we might catch more flies with honey than we will with vinegar, and that being at least a bit kind to him will benefit us in the end. If he manages to survive he will be of use to us when we will start rebuilding, and perhaps Riddle will get lucky and kill him, either way, we win. We already know Lily won't mind, so it is really all up to Potter at this point."
He smiled at that. "Sometimes I forget how cunning you are, my love."
She smiled at that. "Trust me that playing Potter has nothing to do with being cunning, my Prince. I know exactly which buttons to push to steer him in any direction, but thank you for the compliment anyway." She said softly.
He smiled and kissed her softly. "What do you think sweetie? Is Mommy as cunning as your Grammy?"
Gaia smiled and nodded at that. "Yes she is, but according to Aithusa that is a family trait."
Hermione smiled at their sweetling. "Your mate might be a bit biased sweetie. I'm nowhere near as cunning as Bella or Cissa, and not even in the same league as my mother."
Gaia smiled and pressed a kiss to her cheek. "Perhaps, but you are a special breed of cunning. More manipulative than actually working from the shadows, and that is something completely you."
Hermione smiled and pulled their familiar into her lap. "There is something else we want to talk to you about sweetie. You know that someday Mommy and Daddy are going to start a family of their own and we were wondering how you stood on that."
Gaia smiled at her. "Any children of you and Daddy I will see as my siblings and will always protect them, as I will with any other children that are undoubtedly going to be born into the family."
Hermione smiled and pressed a kiss to her cheek. "You will always be our first sweetie, and I am so glad that our future children will have an eternal playmate and protector."
"Of course Mommy. I am bound to you and Daddy and I will also be bound to your children, and will always be sensitive to their needs as I am to yours. Which brings me to something I need to tell you. Now that I have a mate, I will be going into my heat soon, and I just want you to be prepared for that." Gaia said with a soft smile.
"We know my sweet. We've done a lot of reading on dragons whenever we had a free moment, and we just want you to know that if there is anything we can do, we will be here for you." Hermione said softly.
Gaia smiled and cuddled against her mother. "I know Mommy, and I promise to come to you and Daddy when the need comes."
"Does that mean what I think it does sweetie?" He asked softly.
Gaia blushed a bright emerald and nodded. "Yes Daddy, at some point you will have to make love to me, and perhaps Aithusa as well, but don't worry, we'll be in our human forms. It is a tradition among familiar dragons. It will probably not be much different from when the Curse hits." She said softly.
He smiled and pressed a kiss to her cheek. "Then I will be honored to help you and your mate through it. Will this be your first heat?"
She nodded at him. "Yes, and it will happen once a year from now on until Aithusa and I mate properly. A dragon's courtship is very long."
They both smiled at her as she rested her head against Hermione's chest. "You're tired aren't you precious?" Fabian asked softly.
Gaia nodded at that. "Yes, Aithusa and I had a lot of fun today and we may have exhausted each other a little."
He smiled at her. "Shall we go to bed then? I believe Mommy still has a surprise for me."
Hermione smiled at him. "Not just me, my love. The entire family is waiting in our bedroom to give you a surprise."
"I don't know if I can last through an orgy tonight love." He said softly.
Hermione smirked at him. "Who said it was going to be an orgy, baby."
He swallowed heavily as Gaia crawled into his arms and let him pick her up as they made their way to their bedroom.
…
When they entered their bedroom he had to smile at the sight. Their entire family including Aithusa was in bed, waiting for them with loving smiles on their faces.
"We thought you deserved a night of utmost comfort, my sweet, and we know how much you love to have everyone in bed with you, so tonight we are going to spend the night with you three to make sure all of you are plenty relaxed for the next five months of school." Bellatrix said with a soft smile.
Fabian smiled at her as he shared a look with his fiancee. "This was your plan all along, wasn't it?"
Hermione nodded and smiled at him. "Of course, I can see you are stressed and I figured having everyone here would help you relax a little, especially after the revelations of Curse-Night."
He smiled as she waved her hand to disappear their clothes. "I'm sure it will, and with Curse-Night still so fresh in my mind, I think this will be the most relaxed night we've had in weeks."
They all smiled at him as the three joined them in bed. "That is the purpose of us being here tonight, my Starling. A night together not driven by lust, but by love. I am very curious to see if you are still the touchy sleeper you always have been." Pandora said with a smile from Bellatrix's arms."
"He is Mummy. There have been many nights where we ended up on top of each other over the course of the night, which of course led to more the following morning." Luna said with her patented dreamy smile.
Pandora smiled at her daughter and gave her a soft kiss. "Well you and Fabian have been so close since before you were born, Moon. So that you two are like that when you are intimate is hardly a surprise."
Luna smiled and cuddled into her mother. "Fabian and Luna have always been in a league of their own whenever they make love. I have always felt incredibly honored to witness it." Hermione said with a soft smile.
The two blushed at that, much to the amusement of the others. "You two don't have to be embarrassed. What you two share is incredibly rare, and I think I speak for all of us when I say that we all want to see." Pandora said with a dreamy smile.
Fabian and Luna shared a look at that. "I'm game if you are sis." He said with a soft smile.
Luna smiled and shared a look with Ginny. "Go on love, I'm awfully curious myself." The redhead said softly.
Luna smiled and gave her girlfriend a soft kiss before turning to her brother. "Well it seems we need to put on a show, dear brother. Are you up for that?"
"Feel for yourself Lu. You know I am always up for you." He said with a wink before kissing her deeply.
Luna moaned into his mouth as she crawled on top of him, his hands immediately and automatically planting themselves on her butt, squeezing the pale flesh softy. "In favor of us being awake enough to actually pay attention in class, don't tease me too much, brother."
"It's still early my Moon. We've got all the time in the world, and besides, you like it when I tease you." He said softly.
She smiled at that. "I do like it when you tease me, but I happen to remember that the same is true in reverse, and I've had a lot of practice over the last few months." She said as she ground her pussy against his cock.
Fabian on his turn let one of his hands roam to her breasts, cupping the pale globe gently as he let his thumb run over her nipple, making the blonde moan softly.
"I think we're both pretty eager to get our hands on each other again. Perhaps I should show Mummy what you have taught me over the years." She said with a soft smile.
He nodded at her. "Perhaps we should keep it a bit tame though. We've done a lot over the years and we wouldn't want to overwhelm anyone."
Luna nodded and tipped him a wink as she started kissing her way down his body, flicking her tongue over his nipples, knowing it would get a reaction from her brother before she placed a soft kiss on the engorged head of his cock. "It's been a while since I've had the opportunity to taste your cock without it being covered in another woman's juices. I'm going to take full advantage of this."
He smiled at her as she sucked the head of his cock into her mouth, making him groan softly as his hand automatically came to the back of her head, and the way she looked up at him with those beautiful blue-gray eyes told him she was okay with him taking the lead tonight.
Luna moaned softly as she slowly started sucking him off, taking him deeper into her throat with every time she bobbed her head up and down.
Fabian took a glance at Pandora and Lily and he had to smile at the wide eyed look the two women were giving them. "How is it possible that she can already take you so deep?" Pandora asked softly.
He smiled at her. "It all comes down to practice, Mummy. Luna and I have been intimate since she was twelve, so we've had a lot of time to get used to each other's bodies. She's been able to deep throat me for years, and had in fact gotten quite proficient at it. She's also learned to breathe through her nose, so I could keep her there for quite a while."
Pandora blushed at that. "Is that true Moon?"
Luna came back up and smiled. "Yes, I love it when he does that. We usually only do that when the Curse manifests itself. I have the tendency to want to be his plaything on those nights." She said as she straddled him again and slowly lowered herself on his cock, moaning softly the entire way.
"Even after all these years of making love to each other it still amazes me how tight you still are Lu." He said with a soft groan as she started riding him.
She smiled and kissed him. "Always for you, my Brightest Star. You've long since molded my pussy to your cock, and I am pretty sure that I will always be tight for you."
He smiled and kissed her deeply, the two quickly falling into a familiar loving rhythm, and as often happened when they made love, they forgot about everything and everyone around them pretty quickly.
…
The following morning Fabian and Luna woke up still cuddled up against each other, with their lovers holding them firmly against their bodies. "Good morning brother. Did you sleep okay?" She asked softly.
He nodded and gave her a soft kiss. "Of course I did, I slept with all the people I love after all."
Luna smiled as she cuddled into Ginny, the redhead moaning softly as she pulled Luna into her. "Good morning Gin. Did you sleep okay?"
"Mostly, most of the night I had to deal with the frustration of your and Fabian's lovemaking. It got me so wet I could hardly sleep." Ginny said softly.
Luna smiled and turned to kiss her. "We still have a bit of time, do you want to take a shower together? Leave Fabian and Hermione to wake up in peace?"
Ginny nodded and rolled out of bed, still a bit on shaky legs because of how early it was. "We'll see you two at breakfast." Luna said with a soft smile before they left the room.
Fabian and Hermione only smiled at them, the brunette crawling on top of her fiancee once they were alone. "Don't get any ideas love. I just want to bask in your warmth for a little while longer. You and Luna gave us quite a show yesterday."
He smiled and kissed her. "I hope you had as much fun watching it as we had performing for everyone."
"Since your mother was teasing my pussy the entire time, I would say everyone enjoyed the show you two gave us. I am sure that at some point Pandora and Luna will want to make love to you together, Curse or not." She said with a soft smile.
"And you would be okay with that, my love?" He asked softly.
She smiled and kissed him. "Of course I am. I have long since accepted that what you share with Luna is something unique, but also that it couldn't be a threat to our relationship, and having seen you and Pandora interact over the last weeks, I can honestly say that I don't mind, and it is not like Bellatrix and I haven't gotten that close as well."
He smiled at that. "That's true, but that's because you are so similar, since both of you are so extremely intelligent."
She smiled at that. "Come, let's take a shower before we go to class. There is something I want to talk to you about, and the shower is one of the last things we actually get to do together."
He nodded and kissed her softly as they made their way to the bathroom, Hermione flicking her hand to turn on the shower already.
As they stepped under the spray, Hermione pressed herself close to her lover, relishing the feeling of his strong body against her own after having to share him for two weeks.
He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her against him so that there was no room between their bodies. "So what did you want to talk about love?" He asked softly.
She smiled and kissed him softly. "A couple of things actually, not in the first place the fact that we need to start planning a way this war ends in our favor. I know the rest of the family has good ideas, but we both know that eventually it will come down to us, if my Prophecy still holds true."
"I know, perhaps we should take some time on the weekend to talk about that, just us, no one else. We've had too little time together recently." He said softly.
She nodded at him. "We have, and while we both know why that is. I've missed it being just us."
"So have I, and I'm sorry for letting us fall to the background. I made you a promise when we got together and I have not delivered, and for that, and many other things I am sorry." He said softly.
Hermione smiled at that. "It's okay baby, neither one of us had expected how fast this would all change for us, but having said that, I look forward to having you all to myself this weekend, and I think it will do us well to go talk to McGonagall about what we discussed with Voldemort, if we can at least keep her informed, she might be more willing to help us with a plan."
"Let's hope that ends well. She might not understand why we did it." He said softly.
"I'm sure she will understand if we show her that we are not nor will ever be a part of his Death Eaters. McGonagall values honesty and since I am sure neither of us have the intention to lie to her, we'll be fine. She'll listen to us. I'm sure of it." She said with a soft smile.
Fabian nodded and smiled at her. "I trust you love, you know that, but I can't help but be a little bit paranoid about everything. It is how I was raised."
Hermione smiled at that. "I know, which coincidentally brings me to my next question. I know we've talked to Gaia about this already, but you were surprisingly quiet. How are your views on children?"
"I would love to be a father baby, especially if you are the mother, and to be honest I've been wanting to bring this up for quite a while now, I just never found the right time." He said softly.
She smiled and kissed him softly. "Well, I've been thinking. Since this will all come to a head very soon, relatively speaking, I wanted to talk to you about a timeframe."
He smiled at her. "As much as I would love to start a family with you already, I don't think it would be very practical us starting a family when we're both still in school."
Hermione nodded at that. "And I agree, but I think you will also agree that we wouldn't necessarily have to come back to school next year. I really feel that Hogwarts has taught us all it can, and we can easily take our N.E.W.T. exams from the comfort of your home, and given everything that we will probably have to do once everything is over, we won't have the time to come back next year."
He nodded and kissed her softly. "So we'll start trying during summer break, and everything leading up to that is practice?" He said with a flirtatious wink.
She smiled at that. "I don't think you need any more practice, but if you want to call it that, sure it's all practice until that point, but I want you to promise me, that when we start trying for real, you will be a bit more considerate towards me. I have a feeling that being of Morgana's genes will certainly have an impact on my hormones and I wouldn't want to lash out at anyone."
He nodded at her. "I promise Hermione, and I am sure that my mothers will also remind me of that, not to mention the rest of the family. I think you will become the most doted on woman in the house once we confirm you are pregnant. Especially mother will go a bit crazy I think."
Hermione smiled and nodded. "Don't worry love, I'll keep you safe from their craziness, but I do have a final question. Do you want to keep living with your mothers once everything is over, or do you want to find a place where we can raise our family?"
"To be very honest, it would be better for everyone if we kept living there, or at least in one place with the entire family. It'll make dealing with the Curse easier, especially since it is only going to become worse as I get older, but perhaps everyone could use a change of scenery, so what I was thinking, perhaps we could ask your mother if it would be okay to relocate to her island, it will certainly be a good place to raise our future children." He said with a soft smile.
"I think she will love that. We'll ask her soon." Hermione said softly.
He nodded and kissed her softly as he washed her back and hair for her. "Another thing for the weekend, my love?"
She nodded and moaned softly as he cupped her butt. "You're so gorgeous love. I really can't keep my hands to myself."
"Tonight love, tonight we'll make up for those two weeks of being deprived of each other, and I intend to rock your world all over again, but for now we need to hurry, otherwise we'll be late for breakfast." She said softly.
Fabian nodded and kissed her softly as they quickly finished up their shower, taking their time in drying each other by hand.
When they were dressed and walked into the living room, Ginny and Luna smiled at them. "You two sure took your sweet time. It's almost time for breakfast." Ginny said with a smile.
Hermione smiled at them. "We had some things to discuss and it took longer than we thought. Where are the others. Did they go back to bed?"
Luna nodded at that. "They did, apparently they had the same issues as we had, so they are working through those urges."
Hermione smiled as Gaia landed on her shoulder. "At least you've come to say goodbye sweetie."
Gaia smiled and nuzzled her neck before doing the same to Fabian. "I wanted to, even though Aithusa wanted me to stay in bed. I wanted to at least see you two off."
"That's sweet, babygirl. I hope you have some fun today, and don't tire out your Grammy okay?" Hermione asked softly.
Gaia nodded at them. "I promise Mommy. Have a good day." She said before giving both of them a nuzzle before the dragon flew down and trotted over to Ginny and Luna for a cuddle, the four leaving soon after for breakfast.
