Hello again my friends, well I've managed to write another chapter, and I hope you like it, it took a while as I fought a machine at work and managed to knacker my hand up, but thank god for two finger typing.
Once again, I don't own harry potter or his world, but I wouldn't mind taking Tracey out for a night or two.
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Nickp41
Chapter18
One too many & reveals
After saying goodbye to all his Hogwarts betrothed, which he did by walking them one by one to the Floo so they could each have a nice goodbye kiss alone, which they all appreciated greatly. It showed in their eagerness to keep hold of him, and just after the last teen disappeared he flopped down in a plush sofa next to his pink haired betrothed.
"You look tired Hubby" Tonks said as she curled up next to him, feeling as happy as she had ever felt before. Harry wrapped his arms around her and pulled her in closer while planting a kiss on her head which made her hair flare bright red the within a blink of an eye she regained control to bring it back to her normal vibrant pink.
Amelia just looked at her most favourite Auror, and depending on how this conversation is going to go possibly her adopted son. But we shall see she thought because he's so young yet he has suffered and done so much in his short life. He will need as much support as he can get.
"You two look like you're married already" she chuckled. Harry nodded.
"It just feels right, I found it with the others too. Do you think it's down to the contracts?" he asked her.
The Head Auror shook her head then took a drink of a glass of wine she was nursing,
"no, I don't think so Harry, I believe it's your magic bonding with each other which just proves what a perfect match you are. That's why the founders picked those four young ladies, not just because they were attracted to you physically, but because the founders knew your magic was a perfect match" she watched the couple nod slowly in agreement, then she continued "Harry, we need to discuss your relatives. They have been arrested and are still in the holding cells at the Ministry, waiting for you to come out of your coma" Amelia saw Harry lower his head.
"I didn't want anyone to know, it was my problem no one else's" he whispered.
Tonks raised her head.
"But Harry, you're going out with one Auror, four Slytherins, two feisty Gryffindor's and Amelia's niece, they will find out, so I think it's better to deal with it now than wait until it hits the paper" she said kindly, laying her head back down.
"I guess you're right Nym, but I don't want to go to court and testify" Harry said.
"Trust me Harry, say the word and they will be in Azkaban by tomorrow morning" said Amelia. Harry just nodded as he looked into his girlfriend's eyes.
"Do it" he spat, and straight away Amelia cast a Patronus and said, "Harry Potter has agreed to press charges, send those monsters to hell" and watched it fly away she said "It's done Harry. Also, I wish to speak to you about your guardianship, as the Dursley's have gone, I was wondering if you would want to join myself and Susan in our family?".
Harry was clearly shocked as he looked into Amelia's grey eyes, and then glanced into the smiling face of Tonks.
"Are you sure? Susan has had you all to herself for so long, I wouldn't want to intrude, also I do seem to be a trouble magnet, and i wouldn't want to cause you trouble" he said sadly
Amelia downed her drink.
"Now listen Harry, I've known you and all about you for years. Do you think Susan kept all her feelings to herself? Plus, you are going to be married to Susan next year, and I would be over the moon to say my adopted ward will be marrying my niece. And trouble? I'm pretty sure between the soon to be Lady Black over there and myself we can handle whatever trouble you bring our way" she ranted but then calmed herself "But I will ask Susan tomorrow if you agree, but I know her answer as she always knew we should have taken you away from your relatives, plus maybe young Tonks will move in here so you won't need to be flitting here there and everywhere".
"Sounds cool to me Boss" Tonks beamed.
Harry looked down at the pink haired Auror.
"I never did ask you if you're ok with the whole contract and Lordship thing?" he asked gently while stroking her soft hair making her purr like a cat.
"Well it's not ideal Harry. But I know in my heart we will make it work and I'm positive you have enough love in you for all of us lucky ladies, you've shown that just tonight by telling us that we can follow our dreams. There are not many Lords or men who would do that, so I feel privileged and loved to be with you Harry, and I hate to admit it but Sirius was right about us" and she pulled him down into a soulful slow kiss.
The young wizard sat back smiling and rosy cheeked.
"I would love to join yourself and Susan here, if you are both willing" he said.
Amelia was bursting with happiness as she stared at her new lodger and ward who were all of a sudden sleeping on the sofa. With a soft giggle, she stood up and extinguished all but one light and headed to bed, knowing that she had a lot of paperwork to do so she could become Harry's adopted mother, but she knew the first thing to do was to contact Susan despite being already sure of the answer.
Amelia Bones came downstairs just as the sun had started to enter the house, only to see that Harry and Tonks were still in the exact same position she had left them the night before cuddled up on the sofa. As she walked past she kicked the back of the sofa making them jump.
"Wakey wakey love birds! Tonks you've got to be at work in an hour, and I think it's time for Harry to head back to school" she said and continued into the kitchen.
"Oh, shit Harry, I'd better go" Tonks said before leaning in to give him a slow lingering kiss, and with smiling eyes to match her face she pulled away. "See you soon Hubby" and with another peck on the lips she ran off and bouncing off a side table and smashing a vase. "Bollocks" she swore and then she jumped into the Floo and disappeared.
Harry got up and entered the kitchen to see Madam Bones enjoying her first coffee of the day.
"Was that Tonks destroying my house as she left?" she asked with a sly grin on her face as she saw Harry nod and take a seat next to her. "I may have to retract my offer of letting your Lady Black live here, I don't think I can afford the repairs!" she said chuckling.
"I'm hoping when we get to the bank I will find out if I have a few homes. That way when she destroys one we can move to another while it gets fixed" he said making them both laugh.
As they tucked into some bacon rolls Harry looked over to Amelia.
"Are you sure you want to adopt me? You've got time to back out of it" he pointed out softly.
She put her roll down and stared into his green eyes.
"Harry, I have thought about this ever since Susan came to me all worried about things she had overheard at school about you. But without proof I couldn't do anything. Then when I saw your scars, that's when I decided to move forward. I will take you back to Poppy and then I shall go and see Susan to see if she agrees and then I'll go to the Ministry and get the ball rolling. Touchwood, it should all be done by the weekend when I take you to Gringotts" she explained with a sigh and took the young man's hand. "So yes, I do want to make you part of my family...ok?" and watched him give her a soft smile she ordered "good now finish your roll and go and get showered ready for school, and don't forget to write to Gringotts to book an appointment for all your houses, that will be a busy day", with a smile and a brief nod he disappeared to get ready.
Thirty minutes later Amelia Bones stepped out gracefully from the Floo in the Hogwarts Infirmary, closely followed by a tumbling cursing Harry Potter.
"Jesus Christ" he spat from the highly polished floor as Amelia and Poppy just chuckled.
"Language Harry" said Poppy.
"Soz Mom, bloody hate Floo travel" and he dusted himself off. "Did you miss me?" He asked and pulled her into a hug.
"I think I prefer you when you're in a coma" she answered, even though she was enjoying her hug.
As they parted Amelia tapped her watch.
"You'd better hurry if you want to meet your ladies at breakfast" she said with a smile and watched him run out while waving.
"It's a good thing you're doing Amelia, he deserves a home. If I was younger I'd happily open my home to him, but I think he would just wear me out too quickly" expressed Poppy fondly.
"I just hope Susan agrees" worried Amelia while looking pensive.
The nurse barked out a laugh.
"You think she's not going to want her boyfriend living with her full time? I'm sure she will hate it!" Poppy said sarcastically, making both witches laugh.
"Could you send Susan a message to come here before lessons Poppy?" Amelia asked, and watched as the Patronus left them.
Harry was attempting to reach the dining hall in time after collecting his book bag but was being held up by well-wishers at every corner. 'Never thought I was so popular' he thought to himself as he finally entered the hall to a chorus of cheers and applause from three of the four houses and some teachers as well. He was finally stopped dead as he was hit by a flying Hermione with a hug and kiss.
"Welcome back my Lord" she whispered with mischief in her eyes, before retreating to let the rest of his friends and girlfriends have their moment with him.
"Did you miss me?" he said laughing and looking around. "Where's Suze?" he asked.
"Oh, she got a message to go and see Poppy" explained Pansy while still hugging Harry.
"Oh ok, I guess we'd better go to class then" Harry replied and watched his happy friends gather their things and head out the door.
Hermione told him they had charms with the Puffs, so just before they parted he called out
"Daph, Gin, Hermione can I have a quick word?" and waited as they sent the rest of the group off to classes. "Right, would you three like to join me at Gringotts on Saturday morning, to find out about our houses holdings?" and he saw all three beaming back. "And how about we invite your parents to The Leaky Cauldron for lunch to break the news about our betrothment? But here's the thing" and looked from witch to witch "Should we tell them all together? Or one at a time?" and just as the last word left his mouth he saw an evil smile appear across Daphne's face.
"Oh Harry, I think I can speak for all of us when I say that you should tell them all together" she said smiling at the other girls who had identical looks on their faces.
"Erm Daph, don't you mean we will tell them together?" he asked with a weak smile, and watched her walk towards him like a lioness hunting.
"Oh no my love, we've always dreamed about our fiancé's asking for our hands in marriage" she gave him a brief kiss and turned away. "Plus, then there's more witnesses when Daddy tries to kill you! See you later lover" and she walked away giggling in a very un-Daphne like way!
As Harry looked at the other two, Ginny was laughing too and kissed him then left, and Hermione just grabbed him by the hand to lead him to Charm class.
"Daphne's right" She agreed "Oh it's going to be so much fun".
By the end of the school day Harry was exhausted. After all those injuries and being in a coma stuck in bed, his body felt weak. He managed to escape the maddening crowd and he knew his four ladies were together composing letters to their parents, apart from Sue who was writing a letter to Tom of The Leaky Cauldron to book a table for lunch. Luckily the afternoon was still warmish so he walked outside and headed to his favourite place by the lake and rested by the tree for a snooze.
"Hey lover" he heard and opened his eyes to see Millicent once again standing over him. "Want some company?" she asked,
"Of course, Mills, come and cuddle up" Harry smiled and watched her sit down next to him and lean against him.
"I've missed you Harry, so much" She said and grabbed one of his hands. "I was so scared when we found you hurt in that classroom, I thought I'd had lost you" she whispered as tears started to roll down her cheek.
"Oh, come on Mills, I'm ok and back as good as new" he said pulling her into a big hug. "C'mon stop crying luv" he whispered in her ear while kissing her cheek.
"But Harry it's not just that. Finally, I've got you back then suddenly your betrothed to five other girls, and don't get me wrong I'm happy for them and you, but I feel like I'm being pushed out and will be forgotten" and she started to cry anew.
Harry pulled her face to his and gave her a soft lingering kiss.
"Now Millsy, I will never push you out and you know I had no control over any part of this. I'm just fucking lucky it's girls I know and like. What i do have is control over who will be my Lady Potter and Lady Peverell, and given a bit of time to sort out this whole bloody Founders thing, I will ask you to pick one" he said firmly and watched as her eyes went wide and her mouth dropped open.
"Wh wh what, you want me as Lady Potter?" she stuttered.
"If that's the one you want Milly" he replied.
"What about Pansy and Tracey? They are more ladylike than me, they would make better choices than me" Millicent continued to reason.
Harry kissed her again.
"I don't care about that Mills. I want to marry you, and if it wasn't for the whole founder's stuff you would have been the first one I would've asked anyway. Mills, you truly are my one and only, so no more being upset and give me a kiss" and with that she pounced pushing him back and kissing him like he was the last man on earth.
What they didn't see was Pansy and Tracey walking towards them and they stopped when they heard Harry offer either the Potter or Peverell Ladyship's to Millicent. They looked at each other sadly.
"And then there was two" said Pansy as they swapped sad looks at each other.
"Do you think he'd except one of us as a consort in one of the houses?" Tracey queried in earnest.
Pansy just shrugged her shoulders and watched as her boyfriend and friend continued to make out with each other. They walked up to the pair giving out a slight cough to interrupt the young lovers.
"Hey, you two, you having fun?" Tracey said cheekily giving both a wink as they both settled down next to the now laughing couple.
"How's it going, you both alright?" asked Harry while Millicent cuddled up to him.
"We're good Harry, and congratulations to you Milly, or should we say Lady Potter" said Pansy in a slightly sad tone and even though she was so smiling, the smile didn't reach her eyes.
Harry looked guiltily at them.
"Oh, you heard that? Sorry Pans, Trace, this is not the way I wanted you to find out. This whole week has been crazy, I wanted to make my own choices concerning all of us" he said softly while looking into their water filled eyes. "But with my emancipation everything got taken away. I had come to terms with having you all in my life and I knew our magic had bonded us to each other. I felt it when we kissed, or am I wrong?".
Tracey, who was openly crying now and being hugged by Pansy, was the first to respond.
"Harry, we know this wasn't your choice but we are here and we still want to be part of your life" Tracey sobbed "and you're right we all felt a bond with you during our alone time together, which made us all positive that we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together, and give you a family which we know you desire".
Harry moved over and pulled the blonde into a hug as she dissolved into even more tears.
"Tracey my darling, I want you in my life too, and you Pansy. I won't give you up, if you are willing to share me and trust me as I trust you then we shall find a way to be together" Harry said lovingly, stroking Tracey's hair while looking at Pansy and she gave him a warm smile back.
Millicent was just leaning back soaking up the last few rays of sunshine in the Scottish sky while listening to the exchange and it just made her love him more. He cares so much for everyone else that he doesn't care for himself enough, but she was sure that will all change once the prophecy was dealt with.
"Harry, there is a way that they both can join us" she said in a happy and sleepy tone "and I'm guessing they know that too but they are afraid to broach it with you so soon after hearing our news" and Millicent rolled over and looked at the now blushing girls.
Harry pulled back and looked back at his soon to be fiancée and then back at the other girls.
"But how? I've only have one title left which is free" he said looking confused.
"A Lord and Lady of a house can choose to accept another wife into the house under the title of consort. This allows them not only to continue your house but also their own families line. The only difference is the title. You can still treat her as a wife but in social arena she will be consort of the said House" explained Millicent to the agreement of the other two snakes.
"But it won't be treated as a lesser title in the public eyes, will it? Because I won't have anyone I love treated like that now or ever" Harry said sternly.
Pansy held her hands up to calm her loved one down.
"No Harry, calm down my love. It's common place amongst the big pureblood families, but it's just not talked about" she said calmly and leaning in and giving him a kiss on the lips.
"But the big question is" asked Millicent "which of you two will be Lady Peverell, and who will be consort in one of our houses? I am willing to have a consort in the Potter house if my Lord and husband allows it" Millicent finished while blowing a kiss at harry.
Harry rubbed his hands through his messy hair.
"Well, can I leave that choice up to you ladies?" he asked in a pleading manner and seeing them smiling brightly back, he continued "Then invite your families to The Leaky Cauldron for lunch, as I will be meeting all my betrothed Ladies families to tell them the good news, or bad news depending on their feelings on the matter" he got up slowly and brushed himself down then helped up Milly before the other two girls one by one. "So, ladies, care to join me for dinner?" He asked, linking his arms with Millicent and Pansy leaving Tracey to link hers with Pansy's.
As they walked all four were smiling but Harry was thinking about Voldemort and how the hell he was going to keep up with all these witches.
"Girls, can we keep our discussion a secret until the weekend? It will keep the others curious about you being at the lunch!" Harry suggested, which made them all giggle.
The rest of the evening went quickly and it wasn't long until Harry was kissing all his lady's goodnight. Then he walked arm in arm with Ginny and Hermione back to Gryffindor Tower and sat lazily in front of the roaring fire.
"Well Harry your life has never been boring has it love?!" Remarked Hermione as she cuddled up to him as Ginny mirrored her.
"Hermione, you don't know half of it" he said with a sigh "that's why I need everyone in the room of requirement tomorrow nite after dinner. I need to discuss something with you all".
"What is it Harry?" asked Ginny looking at him worriedly.
"Not tonight Gin, let's just enjoy the quiet time before we have to head to bed" he said quietly which made both girls silently snuggle down with their betrothed.
A while late in Slytherin house
Pansy and Tracey are sitting on Pansy's bed with her privacy curtains drawn and privacy spells wrapped around them as they sat facing each other, both with tears in their eyes.
"Well, what a pickle we find each other in, and I thought it was going to be a boring normal year" said Tracey with a sarcastic tone.
"I know, this is a crazy situation, but just think we'll all be sisters and we'll all have the man we love. But here is the real question, Ladyship or Consort" Pansy asked quietly.
With that they fell into silence again, Tracey gave a big sigh and took hold of her friend's hands.
"Pansy I know you come from a noble house and I don't think your father would be happy with you being anything less than a Lady, My family maybe old but it's not noble, and my father isn't a Lord" Tracey explained "so I think it should be for you to become Lady Peverell and I'll be the Consort of House of Potter, and hopefully I can produce a male heir for my family" she said softly.
"Do you think harry would agree to that, we are making a decision without him" asked pansy.
Tracey laughed "he's a man, why should he even be asked, as long as we rock him in the sack, we'll all be golden baby" she chuckled
The black haired Slytherin looked at her friend in amazement and a smile.
"Are you sure Trace? You know I don't care about the family stuff" Pansy said kindly.
"I know Pans, but I don't want your Dad to be upset with you, especially as you two have made up after the Draco contract. Please let me do this" Tracey offered as she looked into the now smiling face of her friend and she knew she had made the right choice.
"Oh Trace, thank you so much. We'll tell Harry tomorrow and write to our families about meeting up on Saturday" and with a nod it was agreed, as they embraced each other and fell back onto the bed they let their happiness glow until sleep came to claim them for his own.
a/n well there we go my friends, hope you liked it, and please review if you want to..
have a good week and don't work too hard.
Nickp41