Harry Potter and the Mothers' Intriguing Life Flings
Chapter 7
Co-Writer GreyKing46
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It was the following week, Harry still hadn't given the sister's an answer to their proposal back at the tea-room. Any normal person would be nervous about A girlfriend...but THREE? He was almost having a hard time wrapping his head around it. Plus he figured out that Sev had a crush on Lily, it didn't take him long since he was practically in the same mindset as him when girls were involved.
And today the mail was coming. Packages and letters from home, the Daily Prophet, school supplies. Harry unwrapped the Daily Prophet he always read...and noted something that made his blood boil. 'Dolores Jane Umbridge, rising ranks to 'Senior Undersecretary' to the Minister for Magic.'
He nearly crumpled the paper in his hands as his left hand twinged in pain. Remembering the torture that she put many students through during her tyrannical time at Hogwarts.
"Ah, Harry my boy." A kindly voice spoke to the right of him
"Huh? Oh, Professor Slughorn. Can I help you?" Harry asked
"Yes, well you see. You've been doing SUCH an excellent job in my lessons, I wanted to invite you to a little get together I hold every so often. Bringing the best and brightest students of the year." Slughorn answered
'Wait. Dumbledore. Dumbledore wanted me to do this. I'd almost forgotten.' Harry pondered and now, with the freedom he had...he could do it. "I. I'm flattered, sir. Alright." He nodded
"Wonderful. Oh, I SHOULD mention a couple of things." Slughorn smiled ecstatically.
"Which are?" Harry asked
"Well, it's a black tie affair. It's this weekend and you're allowed to bring a date, if you so wish." Slughorn informed Harry.
Making a mental note at this, mental being an operative word at how crazy this all seemed, Harry kept it locked in his mind.
"Ah, I see you're looking up one of my old students." Slughorn commented
"Not on purpose sir...Just. Landed on the page." Harry half-lied.
"Just as well...I never did like her." Slughorn sighed. "An idiotic woman, to say the least. Once called an entire herd of centaurs, and pardon my wording, but it WAS her that said it 'filthy half-breeds'."
Harry was stunned, he didn't realise that there were TEACHERS who found her repulsive.
"Found her in the Forest, half-trampled, covered in mud and bracken and bruises. Between you me and the pages of that newspaper...She got off EASY." Slughorn followed up. Which got Harry to laugh and covered his mouth. Just imagining Dolores Umbridge in that position.
"Well, I best get a move on. Lots to do." Slughorn answered, leaving Harry to breakfast.
Harry continued his chuckle as he flipped to the next page.
Over to the Slytherin table, the Sisters were in for a shock...They had received a. Bright. Red. Envelope. A Howler.
"Quick! Someone burn it!" Bella yelled in panic
The students backed off as they did NOT want to get between a Howler and its victims.
Harry however remembered full well how horrid a Howler was. Ron got one in their second year and he remembered the scathing Howlers that Hermione got when Rita Skeeter published an unfavourable article about her, even the Howler HE received in his fifth year.
Quickly getting up, Harry remembered an incantation he made up for such an occasion.
"Incendio Litterae!" Harry called out, setting the Howler on fire, burning up the words within and destroyed it. Screeching voice and all. The Howler screeched in pain as the voice within was that of a woman's. But it didn't matter now.
The Sisters looked on in shock as Harry had destroyed the Howler for them. A huge wave of relief washed over them, they just saved hearing their mother's scorning disapproval.
"Thank you, Harry." Dromeda was the first to thank him.
"Mr Potter!" Professor McGonagall called out in shock. "What was that?"
"A spell I created." Harry answered honestly.
"I can see that. But destroying someone's property." Professor McGonagall began to speak
"We asked him to." Cissy interrupted, trying to help Harry
"That may be the case...but ten points will be taken from Gryffindor for that." Professor McGonagall answered sternly. "I hope it doesn't happen again." As she walked away.
'Yeah...I hope so too.' Harry sighed and had a small frown. 'Least it was just points, this time.'
"How did you come up with that?" Bella asked
"I had a friend who had howlers to her. Not that she deserved them." Harry answered
"And that prompted you to-?" Dromeda asked
"Make the spell? Yeah." Harry nodded
"Quick thinking, Harry." Sev spoke, returning to his seat.
"Yeah well. Nothing much." Harry answered, putting his wand away. "So, with that excitement...Are you three okay?"
They responded with a relieved nod, though they might not have heard the last of it.
"We better get to class." Cissy blushed and got up, getting ready to get to the Slytherin's first lesson of the day.
"Yeah...See you in potions." Harry nodded and walked off to the opposite direction.
Malfoy was one of the few students who kept their eyes on the destroyed Howler...He was thinking of how he would use this to his advantage.
He grinned evilly and laughed... Only for someone to accidentally spill their drink, hot tea, right into his crotch
A few hours later and after dinner, Harry was back in his dorm. After accepting that invitation to the 'Slug Club', he hadn't got a suit or a date...He was panicking.
"Master? Are you alright?" Death asked as she appeared from nothingness.
"No, not really. I-I've got a LOT of problems." Harry answered honestly.
"I'll listen." Death sat next to him, reassuring him
Harry sighed and nodded, feeling better Death was here and he began to list off what had happened.
Death just sat there, listening loyally
Between listing the times with The Sisters and what transpired this morning...It was like he was nervous about everything.
"And...Yeah. That's everything. What do I do?" Harry asked, to which Death cupped his cheek gently
"Master, you need to relax. You're over-thinking it. And if you need help with anything, you KNOW I'm here for you." Death reassured him
Harry blinked and blushed, knowing what she said was true. Any and every time that he had problems, Death was there to listen. Unbiased, helpful, loving. She was amazing.
"And don't worry about the suit, I'll provide that." Death reassured him.
"But, what about a date? What do I do? I mean...Last time I took a girl out-" Harry frowned, getting anxious again
"That is normal for everyone." Death answered. "If you want to take someone, take a friend."
She held him close, their faces nearly touching
'Oh my god.' Harry thought as his eyes looked at her...wanting to get closer.
Death leaned in closer too, almost feeling his lips touching hers.
Elsewhere, Sev was looking over his potions book again. Though it was filled with updates and such, he didn't mind adding his little spells. One of which he thought up was 'Levicorpus', it being a non-verbal spell, it could make things interesting.
He was also asked to come visit the Slug Club meeting, being told that 'it could be fun'. But he hadn't gotten a suit, just his school clothes. This sort of affair wasn't his thing...but he DID think of going with Lily, as she was asked to join too.
He signed, sitting back
He rubbed down his face. Seeing Harry being chosen, it was flattering, since he talented. But would he go stag? It MIGHT be good if he did go; but then again, parties weren't the place he'd like to be.
And inadvertently again, he heard Malfoy's motor-mouth going on again. Ranting about the Sisters. It was honestly pathetic at this point. The only reason HE was a member was because of his family connections as a 'Sacred Twenty-Eight'.
Sev didn't know what he was planning but tried to ignore him. It was almost getting commonplace at this point.
Over with the Sisters, who were already members of the Slug Club were wondering who they should go with...if they wanted to go at ALL.
"What do you think?" Dromeda asked
"I dunno...I mean, it's the end of the week; right? So...We got till Friday." Bella answered
"A lot can happen between then." Cissy answered, looking over her dresses, imagining going with a certain black haired boy.
"You're thinking about Harry, aren't you?" Dromeda asked, noting Cissy's tone.
Cissy held the dress close and remained quiet.
"Knew it. GOD." Bella groaned
"It was YOUR plan!" Cissy answered
"I know, I know. But...God, we're REALLY falling for him; aren't we?" Bella asked
"Y-You too?" Cissy asked
"Yeah, 'me too'." Bella admitted. "I thought we could just play it off until...you know. But now."
"We're falling for him." Dromeda agreed, putting her hand over her heart.
"GOOOOOOD! Why is this hard?" Bella groaned, falling face first into her bed.
They all groaned softly at that, nodding
'Who is Harry going to take?' Each of the sisters asked themselves.
Over in the Gryffindor Common Room, Remus was looking out to the cloudy sky. He could feel something within him stir.
"Remus?" Sirius asked
"Hey, Sirius." Remus whispered
"Is it happening?" Sirius asked
"No...But it's coming. This weekend." Remus answered
"Don't worry, it won't come to anything. Okay? We'll be with ya." Sirius reassured him
Remus sniffed happily, knowing his best friends had his back, looking out for him.
"Okay, we've just got to make it without problems till this weekend." James spoke, looking over their plans.
"What about the map?" Peter asked, holding up a familiar map. "Can't we sneak out if we get in trouble?"
James shook his head. "After the stink bomb, Filch is on the prowl. He'll probably nab us for ANYTHING."
Remus turned his back to the window, slowly scratching himself in worry. Anything could happen between then and now.
"Hey, we've been careful thus far." James reassured Remus.
"I-I know." Remus nodded. "Still, I can't help but get worried around this time."
We zoom out of the Gryffindor Common Room and head up to the Astrology Tower. Albus Dumbledore was taking in the night air and looked over to the Black Lake. Harry Potter had long been on his mind. Who WAS he? And those things he was able to do...Were his suspicions correct?
He couldn't dwell on these now. The night was late and he needed rest.
It was a few days later, Friday afternoon. Harry still hadn't decided who to take to Slughorn's club.
"Just great." Harry sighed
"I take it you haven't decided about who to take?" Lily asked
"No. And it's not helping that it's tomorrow." Harry added
"You'll figure something out. I'm sure of it." Lily answered
"Yeah. And by then the Nimbus 2000 will be out." Harry responded with a heavy sigh.
Lily just laughed at Harry, but not being spiteful. "You come up with some weird things, Harry."
Harry had a small smile followed by a sigh.
"Look, Harry." Lily looked at Harry with her kind eyes. "If worst comes to worst and you can't choose, you can take-"
But as Lily was about to give Harry a suggestion, a loud commotion escalated outside, grabbing the student's attentions...and it felt like it was going to get worse.
To be continued
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