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Chapter 7: Plans Fall Apart
Wednesday, November 30th, 1994
Hospital Wing
Hermione and Luna came back to see Harry after classes were over. Madame Pomfrey had set up a section so Harry could try to get control over his spells. With his wand they were way too powerful. His stunner alone would probably knock someone out for weeks. He did find that he could do every spell wandlessly, but the results were the same if not stronger than with the wand.
"How am I supposed to do classes when I can't control my magic?" asked Harry.
"Maybe there's an answer in one of Slytherin's books in the chamber." said Luna.
"I know that I didn't like it before and that you only kept going to classes because of me, but maybe you should take the option provided a champion and not go to classes and instead do self study and training with Rathera in the chamber." said Hermione.
"Who are you and what have you done with Hermione? I can't believe you're suggesting that I don't go to classes." said Harry.
"You'll still be learning so I can't really complain." said Hermione.
"We better get down to the chamber and let Rathera know what's going on." said Luna.
"Tell her I'll see her tomorrow." said Harry.
"I'll start looking in Slytherin's Library and see if I can find something to help you, Harry." said Hermione.
Hermione and Luna both left and Harry laid back down. He was getting bored and thought about trying to sneak out, but he didn't have his invisibility cloak and even if he did Madame Pomfrey would probably hold him for another day when she found out he left.
Madame Pomfrey ran some more scans and his core level was still stable, but she still wanted to keep him overnight to make sure before she discharged him. She had one of the house elves bring him dinner. While he was eating an Owl brought him a letter from Gringott's. It said that a representative would be there tomorrow night at 8:00 with a team to render the Basilisk and that their fee was 1,000 Galleons for the rendering and for selling the parts they got 5% of the total sales. It also said for him to keep the letter on him as it had a tracking charm and they would arrive wherever the letter was.
With nothing else to do Harry laid down to go to sleep. He was tossing and turning and couldn't get comfortable and just laid there awake when he heard someone approach his bed.
"Rathera? What are you doing here?" asked Harry.
"Hermione and Luna told me what happened and I had to see you." said Rathera.
"I'm fine. My levels are stable and Madame Pomfrey's going to discharge me tomorrow. I was going to come and see you after she let me go. I'm glad you came to see me, but you shouldn't have. I don't know what would happen if it were found out that you're here. Even in your human form you're still not a student. Are you going to be able to get back to the chamber without being seen?" asked Harry.
Harry noticed that Rathera was fidgeting and had a nervous look on her face.
"What's wrong?" asked Harry.
"I can't sleep." said Rathera.
"Why?" asked Harry.
"I don't know. Last night was the first night I slept in this form and I had no problems, but tonight I tried to go to sleep and I couldn't get comfortable. I even changed into my Dragon form and still couldn't sleep. I think I need to sleep with you." said Rathera.
"Madame Pomfrey did say something about a modified familiar bond. I wonder if this has something to do with it because I was having trouble sleeping too. Madame Pomfrey will be back to check on me through the night. I don't think it's a good idea for tonight. We'll definitely get caught." said Harry.
"I guess we'll just not get any sleep tonight then. We'll have to look into this more tomorrow." said Rathera.
"We'll add it to the list." said Harry.
"Well since I can't sleep I'm going to go hunt. Maybe I'll take care of that Acromantula colony as well." said Rathera.
"Have fun." said Harry
Rathera left and shortly after Madame Pomfrey came and checked on him. After she left Harry just laid there.
'It's going to be a long night.' thought Harry.
Thursday, December 1st, 1994
The next morning Harry was released from the Hospital Wing and was able to go to the Great Hall for breakfast. Hermione and Luna were sitting together at the Gryffindor table again and he joined them.
"Good morning, Harry. How are you feeling?" asked Luna with a knowing look on her face.
"I'm tired I didn't get any sleep last night." said Harry.
"Why? Was something else wrong?" asked Hermione.
Harry told them about Rathera's visit and what Madame Pomfrey said about the modified familiar bond.
"Maybe it's an unexpected side effect of the ritual she did." said Hermione.
"Our best bet is going to be Slytherin's Library. He was a Parseltongue so it's possible that he interacted with other beast speaker's and might've learned something." said Luna.
"Can't the Nargles just give us the answer?" asked Harry.
"The Nargles do know a lot, but they haven't told me anything about this particular situation." said Luna.
"It was worth a shot." said Harry.
Harry told them that the Goblin's would arrive tonight and Hermione and Luna both said that they wanted to see the magic done even if it might be a little gross.
Harry headed to the chamber while the girls went to their classes. As soon as he entered the main chamber Rathera grabbed him by the arm, dragged him into the bedroom and told him to take off his robes and shirt as she got undressed.
"Erm… not that I don't mind what you're doing, but what are we doing?" asked Harry.
"I know that we have a lot to study and look for, but right now you and me are sleeping. Now get in the bed." said Rathera.
He was tired and knew better than to argue with a naked woman so he took off his robes and shirt and laid down and she curled into him and they fell right asleep.
Later on Harry woke up to some voices.
"Do you think we should wake them up?" asked Hermione.
"They look so peaceful. She's actually purring." said Luna.
"But she's naked." said Hermione.
"Don't be such a prude, Hermione. I sleep naked." said Luna.
"That's good to know. Why aren't the two of you in class?" asked Harry.
"Classes are over, Harry. You've been asleep all morning and afternoon." said Luna.
"You need to get dressed. Professor McGonagall wants to see you." said Hermione.
Harry looked over to his right and saw that Rathera was still sleeping. He nudged her awake which she was not happy about and got dressed and used the bathroom. Hermione and Luna said they would be in the Library when he got back and Rathera said she'd read some more of the books written in Parseltongue to see if they have any useful information.
Harry made it up to Professor McGonagall's office and knocked to which she answered for him to come in.
"Mr. Potter, Miss Granger informed me that you are choosing to self study and train for the tournament instead of coming to class. Is that correct?" asked Professor McGonagall.
"Yes, Professor, I felt it was better to try and learn above the level that I am currently learning as a fourth year to better be able to compete against the others." said Harry.
"Well if you need any help with understanding a spell or anything education related you can ask any of the Professors including myself. It just can't directly be related to the tasks in the tournament." said Professor McGonagall.
"Thank you, Professor. Was that all you wanted to see me for?" asked Harry.
"No. It is traditional for the host school of the tournament to have a Yule Ball which will take place on Christmas Eve. As a champion you are required to open the ball with the first dance so you will need to find yourself a date." said Professor McGonagall.
"But I don't know how to dance. Also what about the students who were going home for Christmas? Hermione offered for me to visit her family for Christmas and I was really looking forward to it since I've never had a real Christmas outside of Hogwarts." said Harry.
"The Hogwarts Express won't run, but students are being allowed to make alternate arrangements to visit their families so your plans to visit Miss Granger's family can still go forward. As for learning how to dance I am teaching a class or perhaps you can ask Miss Granger if she knows how to dance and if she can teach you." said Professor McGonagall.
"Thank you, Professor, I'll find out if she can." said Harry.
Harry headed back to the chamber and Hermione asked what Professor McGonagall wanted and he told her about the ball and asked if she knew how to dance.
"Yes. I can teach you how to dance, Harry. Well now we know what the dress robes were for." said Hermione.
"You had to get dress robes?" asked Luna.
"It was on our school list." said Harry.
"I guess that means it's only going to be open to fourth year and above." said Hermione.
"Let's see what they say when Dumbledore announces it. Speaking of which we should head up to dinner." said Luna with a smile.
"You know something." said Harry.
"Maybe. Maybe not." said Luna.
The Great Hall
At dinner Dumbledore stood to make an announcement.
"Everyone may I have your attention please. A tradition of the Tri-Wizard Tournament is to have a Yule Ball on Christmas Eve. The ball will be open to fourth year and above, but if a student wishes to ask a younger student then that is acceptable. For those visiting their families we will be allowing floo travel on Christmas morning, but the Hogwarts Express will not be running. Thank you and enjoy your dinner." said Dumbledore.
"There you go, Luna. Harry can take you as his date and I'll join you after the first dance." said Hermione.
"Are you sure, Hermione?" asked Luna.
"We're going to be sister wives so I'm not going to get upset about you being Harry's official date, Luna." said Hermione.
"We might even be able to sneak Rathera in. We'll have to get her a dress and some other clothes though." said Harry.
"I'll need to get a dress also." said Luna.
"Do you mind if our Hogsmeade date involves all of us, Luna?" asked Harry.
"That's fine, Harry. We'll have plenty of time to have alone time later." said Luna.
Harry blushed at that and focused on his dinner.
The Chamber of Secrets
At exactly 8:00pm the Goblin's arrived in the main chamber.
"Lord Potter, my name is Ripclaw. The group behind me will be rendering the beast. Before we start is there anything you want to keep?" asked Ripclaw.
"We'd like to keep a gallon of the venom and four of the teeth and is it possible to commission two sets of robes for Hermione and Luna?" he asked gesturing to the two of them. Rathera had suggested getting them made so they'd have similar protection that she and Harry have with their Dragon skin.
"Yes that's possible and we'll just take the cost out of your profits from the sale of the Basilisk. For us to start I just need your signature on this parchment. The process will take an hour." said Ripclaw.
Harry signed the parchment and the four of them watched in amazement and some disgust as the Skin of the Basilisk was peeled from it and all the organs and parts separated into different jars. Once they were done Harry thanked them for their time and the four of them went to bed.
Friday, December 2nd, 1994
The next morning after waking up to the beautiful sight of Rathera, he was really getting used to seeing her body, Harry headed up to the Great Hall for breakfast. He beat Hermione and Luna this time and as soon as he sat down he was joined by Fred and George.
"Good morning, Harry,"
"Slayer of Dragons."
"We received a letter…"
"…from our father yesterday…"
"…saying for you to meet…"
"…him at the Black Lake…"
"…after breakfast." they finished together.
"Thank you, Fred and George." said Harry. Listening to their twin speak always gave him a headache.
Hermione and Luna showed up as the twins went to sit with their friend Lee Jordan.
"What was that about?" asked Hermione.
"Mr. Weasley is waiting for Harry at the Black Lake." said Luna.
"How will I ever be able to surprise you?" asked Harry.
"If it's really important to keep a secret or surprise me with something the Nargles won't tell me." said Luna.
"Luna, I accept that there are things in this world that I won't understand or see, but are Nargles real or is the fact that you always know something because of your being Fae?" asked Hermione.
"Nargles are real, Hermione. I do have a good intuition about things, but I'm not a seer so I can't see the future or anything like that. I'm hoping that after the three of us are married that you'll be able to see them." said Luna.
"But me and you won't be married. We'll both be married to Harry." said Hermione.
"For the Fae we'll have a connection as well. So in a sense we'll be married as well." said Luna.
"As much as I would love to continue hearing this conversation I better not keep Mr. Weasley waiting." said Harry.
"Hermione and Luna said they'd see him at lunch and he headed out to the Black Lake.
"Mr. Weasley?" said Harry.
"Harry. Please call me Arthur."
"Ok, Arthur. What did you want to see me for?" asked Harry.
"I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but Molly is going to demand tomorrow that you pay reparations to House Weasley for the death of Ron." said Arthur.
Harry knew there was more to it, but he didn't want to make Arthur mad to where it would mess up their plan.
"Does she think I'm responsible for Ron's death?" asked Harry.
"No. At least I don't think she does, but she's upset and Ron was killed by the Dragon after you claimed it as yours. So she thinks that you should be financially responsible. I think there might be more going on, but I'm not sure. Dumbledore's been over the last few days, but every time they I came home they stopped talking when I came inside." said Arthur.
"Arthur, I am aware of a plot between the Headmaster and Mrs. Weasley, but I can't go into it because I don't want the Headmaster to change his plans to something we can't work against. Right now there's a plan to expose it tomorrow and I do apologize for it being the day of your son's funeral, but I can't let what she planned to do go without punishment." said Harry.
"Will she be arrested tomorrow?" asked Arthur.
"Most likely. I don't know what Dumbledore will try to pull to save her, but what we are planning should neutralize him as well." said Harry.
"I wish there was something I could do to help. After whatever happens tomorrow know that The Weasley's are behind you, Harry." said Arthur.
"Thank you, Arthur." said Harry.
"Well I'd better get to work. I'll see you at the Burrow tomorrow. Enjoy the rest of your day, Harry." said Arthur.
"You too, Arthur." said Harry.
Saturday, December 3rd, 1994
The Burrow
Harry, Hermione and Luna flooed to the Burrow along with the rest of the faculty and students who were attending the funeral. It was ridiculous how many people were there crying, since Harry knew that most of them didn't really even know Ron. Hell it turned out that even Harry didn't really know Ron.
The funeral itself wasn't that long, but a tradition of wizarding families was for the friends and family to tell stories about the deceased. Fred and George told the story of when they turned Ron's teddy bear into a giant spider and how they couldn't sit down for a week after their dad got a hold of them. Most people started leaving as soon as it was socially acceptable, but those that were close with Arthur from work stayed as well as the Professors except for Professor Flitwick who volunteered to take the students back who wanted to return to Hogwarts early.
Mr. and Mrs. Weasley approached them and told Harry that he was needed in the kitchen. Harry looked at Arthur behind her and saw his nod which meant that this was it. Hermione and Luna shared a look with Harry wishing him luck as well.
Harry followed them into the kitchen and sat down at the table and Mrs. Weasley gave him a drink. Dumbledore along with Bill and Charlie and Percy were there, but the twins and Ginny were absent.
"I know I told you before, but I want to offer my condolences again, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. Ron and I's friendship ended, but nobody deserves to die the way he did." said Harry while thinking that Ron got exactly what he deserved.
"Thank you, Harry. We appreciate your words and hope you still consider the House of Weasley as your friend." said Arthur.
"I do." said Harry.
Mrs. Weasley decided to get straight to the point.
"Harry it was your dragon that killed Ron and House Weasley is requesting compensation." said Mrs. Weasley in a tone that clearly showed that it wasn't a request.
"Mrs. Weasley. I apologize, but I'm going to have to refuse. Ron attacked the Dragon which led to his death. He has to be held accountable for his actions." said Harry.
"Molly I told you that the law doesn't support your claim. Harry isn't responsible for Ron's death." said Arthur.
"I won't stand by and let Ron's death be un-avenged. If you won't pay reparations then House Weasley will declare a feud against House Potter." said Molly.
"Might I make a suggestion?" asked Dumbledore. "Harry I know you don't want to have a feud with the Weasley's. I also know that Molly doesn't want that either. So how about bringing the two families together. I know that Ginny has had a crush on you for a while so we can sign an agreement for the two of you to be wed and it'll allow you to pay back the Weasley's in a way that's beneficial to both sides."
"Who do you think…" started Harry when the door burst open and Ginny ran to Harry followed by Hermione, Luna and a redheaded woman.
"Harry, I need you take me now!" said Ginny as she kept trying to kiss him while taking off her clothes.
The redheaded woman stunned her.
"What is the meaning of this, Madame Bones?" asked Dumbledore.
"I should be asking you that, Dumbledore. These two girls told me an interesting story after Miss Weasley there started acting weird in the other room. They tried to keep hold of her, but she got away and you saw the result. As Head of the DMLE I demand to know what's going on." said Madame Bones.
This wasn't how things were supposed to turn out, but Harry figured the result would be the same.
"Madame Bones, if you take this drink and have it tested I think you'll find a similar potion in it that I'm assuming Ginny is on. It's meant to force the people in question to have sex and in Ginny's case there is probably a fertility enhancement to it to ensure that she gets pregnant." said Harry.
"Molly! I knew you wanted to get at some of the Potter money, which was bad enough, but how could you do this to your own daughter!?" asked Arthur.
"Arthur, I'm sorry I couldn't tell you more yesterday, but the plan was for her to have us sign the marriage contract and potion me and Ginny so she would get pregnant and then when the child was confirmed as a boy kill me so that through Ginny and the child Molly and Dumbledore would have control over the Potter finances. When Ginny had the child they were planning to get rid of her too." said Harry.
"Madame Bones, this is preposterous. The lies of a young child. Mr. Potter I don't know where you came up with such a thing." said Dumbledore.
"That's Lord Potter." said Harry showing his Head of House ring to the old man. "You were overheard outside of the Forbidden Forest. On top of this plan of yours I know that you are the one responsible for the binding on my core." said Harry.
"You'll also find Professor Snape was asked by Dumbledore to brew a poison to kill Harry." said Luna.
"I won't ask this time." said Harry.
Madame Bones took her wand and pointed it at Dumbledore and Molly. She asked Hermione to go and get Kingsley and the other Aurors and bring them to the kitchen. Hermione left quickly after getting a description of what Kingsley looked like. When they arrived she started giving orders.
"Kingsley, Robards. Take Dumbledore and Mrs. Weasley into custody. Don't even move for your wand or it'll be the last thing you do, Dumbledore. Mackenzie take Lord Potter's drink to St. Mungo's and tell them I need to know what is in it as soon as possible and have a Healer come here immediately. Mrs. Weasley it would help your case some if you tell me what your daughter took and how long it'll last." said Madame Bones.
"It's a home mixture that combines a fertility, lust and love potion. Its effects last until she gets the object of her desire and if she doesn't get him it'll drive her mad and she'll die. They were both supposed to be on it so there would've been no danger of that." said Molly.
"You disgust me. Take them out of here." said Madame Bones.
Kingsley and Robards were moving to take Dumbledore and Molly to the Apparation point when Dumbledore got loose and pulled his wand and pointed it at Harry.
"This isn't over, Lord Potter. Fawkes!" said Dumbledore.
Fawkes flashed in and Dumbledore disappeared from the Burrow.
"Get her out of here, Kingsley then go to Hogwarts and arrest Professor Snape. We'll talk later about the two of you not being able to contain Dumbledore." said Madame Bones.
"Arthur, I'm sorry for what happened and that it had to happen today." said Harry.
"What's going to happen with Ginny? I'm Bill Weasley, by the way. I'm sorry to meet like this." said Bill.
"I don't know. We'll have to see what the Healer says, but I don't think at that point your mother would've lied about what's happening to her." said Harry.
"She's no mother of ours." said Charlie.
The Auror came back with the Healer. She ran some scans on Ginny and what they feared was true. Harry would have to have sex with her until she was with child otherwise she'd die.
"Arthur, I was hoping to be able to have this conversation at a later time, but Ginny owes me a life debt from second year. Hermione owes me one as well and has agreed to marry me, but I can't make that offer to Ginny in the condition she's in. What I can do is bind her as a concubine and after the potion has finished I will give her the option of being released or to become my wife as well." said Harry.
"This isn't what I would've wanted for my baby girl. To be bound and pregnant at the age of 13, but I know it's not your fault Harry and I know that you will treat her well." said Arthur.
"Lord Potter, Miss Weasley will be waking up soon so you should get her somewhere more private." said the Healer.
"I'll need to talk to you some more when you're available, Lord Potter." said Madame Bones.
"I have plans for Hogsmeade tomorrow, but now that it's in the open that I've taken my lordship I'll come to the Ministry on Monday." said Harry.
"That'll be fine." said Madame Bones.
Harry picked up Ginny and started to go out of the kitchen when Luna stopped him.
"Harry, there is no spell to help you through this, but remember what I said. Wandless magic is about intent and maybe for a short time you'll be able to subdue the effects of the potion to explain to Ginny what's going on. She deserves that much." said Luna.
Harry nodded and headed towards the stairs thinking that he hoped a few people got what they deserved soon.
Author's Note: This chapter was supposed to be posted 5 hours ago, but I had to run some errands and then when I went to finish it the story ran away from me. Next chapter will have Ginny and Harry. Then Rathera will be updated. Please review, favorite and follow. Thank you.