Author's Note:
Reviews and Comments: To marauders_mowopapr: Thanks for loving Tonks' pranks, I think they are pretty awesome! Ha, yes, Harry and his thoughts of gift baskets lol. We are close to Teddy. Thank you! To AQuickRead91: Bas has no secrets from Theo… but I can't promise that so why would I say it? lol. Thank you. To CorbanD17: Thank you! To briana_t: Sebastian and Theo are not quite ready to say the 'I love you' even though we really want them too. Zee and the babies are doing great and yes, Ginny definitely killed it in her second tryout! I love Harry and Tonks' relationship and them ganging up on Remus together. What kind of sister would Tonks be if she didn't make him panic slightly over the contraception potion prank lol? It's true, poor Remus is never going to know when Tonks is telling him the truth! Thank you! To shuweet: I'm glad Theo and Sebastian bring you so much joy! Yes, they are not ready to admit their love. Thank you for loving Hinny. They are swoon worthy in my opinion. Thank you very much! To Masonjar191: Tonks keeps getting away with it because poor Remus is already on edge about the baby lol. Yay, Ginny! And yes, Harry is excited about the academy, when he hears back of course. Thank you! To pottermum: Harry definitely deserves to spend time with the people he loves. Thank you! To GryffindorHealer: Thank you! To TatiRena: Thank you! I loved that line as well, it's so Hinny in my opinion. Thank you for appreciating it!
To BadWolfKris: Thank you! To PurpleLotus: Thank you! To Mackie919: You think Bas is hiding something? We will have to see. Ginny is definitely killing it at her tryouts, without question. I love Tonks and yes, Harry did get a taste of how Remus has been feeling lol. Thank you! To reginaphalange: Thank you! As to meeting Bas' family, we will have to see. To katelyn453: Thank you! Harry and Ginny are definitely looking forward to some alone time. I love Tonks pranking Remus, so thanks for enjoying it! I think when she does go into labour, you'll appreciate the moment! Thanks! To Bellmel: I do have a soft spot for forehead kisses. I really wanted Sebastian to thank Kiki, I know it was kind of cheesy and Sam tried to talk me out of it, but I just really loved that idea. I agree with you, the 'please say something' really does say so much about Bas' reaction without explaining his reaction. Yup, Sebastian is totally in love with Theo and so not ready to tell him. I love knowing I melted your heart into a gooey puddle. I love the comparison to Lyric and Ryder! Thank you! Yes, Hinny never gets tired of the other's company, they are still totally enraptured by each other and yet still overwhelmed by their love for each other and I love them. Yes, Ginny has accepted it will be their bed and she loves it. Ginny totally rocks! And scoring on Oliver Wood was too good of a moment to pass up. Yup, Payne and London were both there again! Thanks for loving my Harry and Tonks sibling banter, they are so fun! I love Tonks trying to mess with Harry. We will get to meet Teddy soon! Thank you!
To lovemelikeyoudo: Thank you! I hope you enjoy the double date! To ravenclaw_rockchick: Sorry to hear you had such a crazy week, but I appreciate you still finding time to stop off and drop me a review. I love writing big brother Harry! Thanks for loving the chapter! To darkhk: Sebastian is just not ready to say it yet lol. Thank you! To Zarathos Morgenstern: Thank you! To KingRajesh: Thanks for re-reading the entire story, it means a lot! I don't write a lot of afterlife stuff, no, and no, we will not see Snape make peace with Lily, though I do think James and Lily forgive him to some extent. Ginny in action and excelling at her tryouts is so much fun to watch! I agree, and I do think the wizarding world is more on alert, but these things are arranged in secret with only a select group of people knowing. They have security and wards, but yes, there is still a danger. As to Teddy, it is very soon! And yes, Dolohov has been captured and won't be at the final battle, but that doesn't mean anything. We will have to see who dies and who lives. Thank you! To ascfan: Thank you very much! I love Tonks embarrassing Harry and yes, Remus might collapse soon lol. Thank you! To scrappy8: Thank you! I'm glad you liked the prank! To Wolf's scream: I think Sebastian really wanted to say thanks, even if Kiki was embarrassed. Ha, sending Theo a vegetable basket instead would be kind of hilarious! It's true, Ginny is always competitive and Harry knows it. Tonks will be a great influence one Teddy, if she lives. Thank you!
To Nuno Neves: Thank you! Harry and Ginny are truly soulmates. I loved showing Ginny admiring Harry and just talking about how beautiful he is. The support they have for each other is so important. I like Harry spending time with Zee, Mina, and Leo and going to see his family. Tonks and Harry are the best and I love Tonks pranking him. Thanks for loving my Remadora! Thank you! To the Mandalorian terminator: We will find out how everyone learns about Snape soon. Thanks for being so entertained by Tonks and Harry's conversation. They are a fun pair! I loved writing Ginny's tryout and the Hinny smut. To the frozen flame: Thank you for loving my Sebastian and Kiki moment, it was so sweet! I love Hinny's pre-tryout routine — they don't mess with success! Aw, I'm sad you forgot Lady Godiva existed lol, but to be fair, she doesn't do much lol. I love Tonks prying into Harry's sex life the way an overbearing older sister would. She would definitely make fun of him for his tongue lol. I'm not a sports person outside of hockey so I do the best I can with my Quidditch related scenes. Thank you! To SunnyJS: I'm sorry you feel this story has transitioned into a smut fic. I feel like there's a lot of story I want to tell and some of it is the smut. Thank you for appreciating my detail to character and to the plot as well as my new characters. Thank you. To alix33: Thank you for loving my Sebastian and Kiki moment. Thank you!
To Sets: Happy Belated Birthday again! LOL, that would be funny if Tonks went into labour while Remus was performing oral on her — but no, this will not happen. Theo and Sebastian are not ready to admit it aloud yet. Thank you! To skyboundforlife: Thank you for saying that "Ginny drooling and ogling over Harry this entire chapter and awkwardly trying to tell him she loves how huge his cock is, is literally the most relatable and accurate thing you've ever written… if Harry were my man? Same." LOL. Thank you! To Slaidback: Thank you! To A Huge Fan: I love showing Hinny in love. Thank you for saying that you sometimes forget Zee isn't really Harry's mum, I do love how I've developed them. I miss Sirius, too. Thank you! To ellyann13: It's true, Theo did offer Sebastian one of the finest venues in all of Britain. Theo is definitely teetering on the edge himself. It was time to check in with Zee and the twins. Will Teddy interrupt Harry and Ginny's romantic weekend plans? You will have to wait and see. Thank you! To Peanut butter: My week is going all right, thanks for asking. I'm not feeling the greatest today, bit of a sore throat and stuffy nose. Thanks for loving how Tonks is always pranking her family, I love having her have fun. You didn't offend me with the threesome ask, it's just not something I am interested in writing. However, the two best ones I've ever read is by Velvethopefics in her story In Essence: Undivided which is Harry/Ginny/OC and then TiffanyToms' story Enemy Within which is James/Lily/Sirius. If you're interested — both incredible authors. Thank you! To pix25: Ginny definitely did amazing! Thank you! To EnigmaticEmperor: I loved the idea of Sebastian thanking Kiki. Theo is definitely so kind, of course he would offer the use of his ballroom. Sebastian has fallen and Theo is close, but neither of them are willing to admit it. Harry and Ginny one hundred percent share a bed almost every night. I love supportive Harry and I love showing them pleasing each other. Harry is a bit of a mama's boy with Zee and he loves it. Thanks for loving the potion prank, Harry's reaction was fun. Harry is a shit liar to those who know him. Thank you! To GhostOfGrey: Thank you! To danthebest66: Thanks for loving my Hinny smut and my banter between Tonks and Harry. Ginny really is the best and she deserves all of the praise and support! Thank you!
To puttyman24: Thank you! I'm glad I could make you laugh! To creativebug1988: I'm loving your reviews! I can't wait for you to catch up with this story! I'm glad you enjoyed the trial so much, I wanted to show that Peter made his choice, but it wasn't easy. Thank you! To Moony The Sheep: Thanks for loving my Goyle and the reunion he shared with Pansy. I never imagined people would ship them so much when I wrote them either. Thank you! To Matilda Lupin: Thank you very much for such beautiful words written on chapter 223. Thank you for saying the way that I write "grief, sorrow, sadness, and loss is so on point." I really appreciate the kind words. I look forward to you catching up with the story. Thank you! To Nightwing2013: I didn't know you could listen to fanfic on the app, try cool. Thanks for listening to it again! To Saz J: You finally caught up! I'm so happy! Yes, I suppose it was a bit of a cold shower kind of chapter lol. I never thought you were a crappy friend, so no worries there! Thanks for loving that Bas wanted to bond with Kiki. Poor Remus is a tad bit stressed indeed! Thank you! To Shivani: Sebastian definitely introduced himself to Kiki as Theo's boyfriend. Thank you for saying their smut is on another level. Pranking is the only fun Tonks has right now lol. Harry surprising Zee and the twins with his visit was something they all needed. Thank you very much! To Sloopyqueen4: Thank you! I think the dark stuff needs to be followed up with fluff and goodness sometimes. Thank you for your gratitude for my story, I appreciate the support. Thank you. To a fan: How do I write smut so well? Um… reading lots of smut stories, own experiences, advice from others. Thank you.
To Gigi87: Is Thelonius Theo's biological father? Well, he was murdered by Thaddeus yes, but if he is, Theo doesn't know it. I love both of your theories. You will have to wait to find out! Kiki was definitely not expecting Bas to thank her and she so deserves it. Nope, Sebastian and Theo are not ready to admit those kinds of feelings yet. They've both been hurt in the past. Ginny one hundred percent knows how to get her away with Harry and he knows it and loves it. I love showing the different sides of their relationship and how they can move from sweet and spicy in one scene. They know each other so well. They've grown up together and you can see how that's only brought them closer. Leo and Mina are already looking up to Harry and I loved having him drop in to see them and to see Zee. Zee is conflicted. She knows he's strong and capable, but part of her also sees him as a child still and the mother in her wants to protect him. Harry's tongue is a bit longer than average lol and yes, I love Tonks and Harry's sibling banter. Remus caught on quickly, but he's also getting very suspicious of his wife now lol. Thank you very much for such an amazing review!
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CHAPTER THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY:
The One With the Double Date
The moment that Harry caught sight of Ginny returning to the castle, he saw the complete excitement in her eyes. He was unable to hide his whoop as he ran to her, picked her right up off of the ground, and gave her a smart kiss outside of the portrait hole.
"I fucking knew it!"
Ginny beamed, her arms locked around his neck and her legs wrapped around his waist. "It was amazing! Oh, gods, it was just so… you won't believe what happened when I was broom surfing!"
By the time she finished filling him in, he knew that he was still grinning at her.
"Top five… you are so incredible! I'm so damn proud of you I want to scream it from the rooftops!"
She laughed. "No screaming from the rooftops. I have to mirror call Mum and Dad and everyone and let them know first."
Harry, who was still holding her in his arms in the middle of the hallway, carried her into one of the study rooms off to the side and closed the door. He pushed her back against the door.
"After."
Then his mouth crashed down to hers.
Ginny's fingers gripped his shoulders tightly as he kissed her over and over and over again; their lips only parting long enough for Harry to rip off the jumper she wore and drop it on the floor next to them. When his fingers shoved her sweats down, she chuckled against his lips.
"Did you miss me?"
Instead of answering, he unwrapped her legs, pinning her against the wall and pushing her sweats down to her ankles. He knelt down and pressed his mouth against the cotton of her knickers. Ginny's fingers brushed through his hair, her breath hitching. Harry grinned against her and then used his teeth to rip the cotton right off, making her gasp in surprise. Before she could say anything about it, he pushed his glasses up into his hair and plunged his tongue into her.
The taste of her, ripe with desire and excitement, was exactly what he wanted. He drove her to the edge and when it hit her, he took pleasure in it. She was halfway to a second one when he stood up, unzipping his jeans and shoving them and his boxer briefs down just enough to free himself. Then he was spinning her around. Ginny gasped in surprise when her face pressed against the door.
"Harry…"
He sucked at her throat, hard enough to leave a bruise, before he spread her legs and slid into her. That hot welcome was all he needed. His hand gripped her ponytail, clutching it in his fingers while his other hand lay flat against the wall, trying to keep himself upright as he pounded into her. Ginny was gasping and moaning, pushing back against him desperately as her body bounced between him and the door, but all Harry could hear was the rush of blood pounding in his ears. He rolled his hips, once, twice, and on the third one, he felt her lose control. It only took another ten seconds before he followed.
When he could finally see again, he realized his glasses were crooked on his face, having fallen down during their rather vigorous activities, and that Ginny was still gasping against the door. He slowly extricated himself from her, taking in the image before him.
Merlin, he'd bloody attacked her like a starving man. Her knickers were nothing more than a scrap of material around her waist since he'd torn them open. Her sweats were pooled at her ankles and her sports bra was crooked, one breast sneaking out the top. Her hair was falling out of the ponytail and her lips were swollen from his. The hickey forming on her neck made him lick his lips.
She was so fucking beautiful.
"Wow," Ginny said, brushing hair out of her eyes.
"Erm… a good wow? I didn't mean to just… fuck, I bloody attacked you!"
Ginny's lips curved. "You really did and I kind of liked it."
His slow grin made her brown eyes darken. "You did, huh?"
Ginny pulled her sports bra over her head, her gorgeous breasts spilling out before him. "I kind of did."
Harry took a step towards her, his hands resting on her hips before sliding up to cup her breasts. "I just… I'm so bloody proud of you. The thought of you going out there and just kicking arse in these PQTC tryouts is just so fucking sexy."
Ginny slipped her hands under his shirt. "So, what's the real reason Quidditch turns you on, Harry? Is it the flying or the brooms?"
He let her pull his shirt over his head.
"The image of you handling a broom is definitely one of my biggest fantasies."
Her lips curved. She shoved his jeans and boxers down his legs before her hand brushed over him.
"Good thing this room was empty or I think we would have given someone a hell of a show."
His eyes darkened as he realized that he hadn't even checked. He'd just pulled her inside and attacked her, so desperate to touch and taste her that he hadn't even looked around to make sure they were alone. He was lucky they had been. He bent his head to suckle her breast.
"You're amazing."
Ginny brushed her hand over him again and then laughed when he tugged her down to the floor. "Harry, we're going to miss dinner."
He twirled his tongue around her nipple before his eyes met hers. "We're just going to be a little late. Now, let's get you up on all fours, shall we?"
The way her eyes turned to molten chocolate had his already eager cock coming to full attention again. He ripped off the scraps of her knickers, leaving her completely bare before him, then he knelt behind her and slid into her. Ginny groaned, her palms flat on the floor and when Harry's hand slid between her legs to play, her eyes rolled. She came quickly, surprising both of them. She gasped as he pulled her upward, resting her back against his front as he kept going. His head bent around her to suck on her breast, but he kept thrusting, pushing. The second orgasm was building as his thumb rubbed her more aggressively; she moaned.
"Come," he groaned, his voice rough in desire and need. "Come. Fuck, Gin, I need you to come!"
Ginny bit her bottom lip, her breasts bouncing with every thrust. Merlin knew she was close, so bloody close, and when she felt him twitch, she knew he was closer. His teeth brushed her shoulder and she fell forward onto her hands as he gripped her hip with one hand, the other still working her clit with ruthless efficiency.
Then he lost control.
She felt him shudder and tremble as he finished with a loud moan and it was his moan of pleasure that finally sent her teetering body over the edge.
Harry collapsed to the floor next to her when they finished, his glasses completely lopsided now, and his breathing heavy. "You're so fucking beautiful."
Ginny stretched almost cat-like, a soft smile on her face. "If I actually do this and get a chance to play professional Quidditch, are you going to greet me like this every time I return from practice?"
He grinned, moving to plant kisses over her damp shoulder. "Who says I won't greet you like this just every time I see you from now?"
She laughed and sat up. "You owe me a new pair of knickers."
Harry kissed her palm. "Can I rip those ones off too? I kind of liked it."
She bit her lip. "So did I."
When she pulled the sports bra back on before the hoodie with his name on it, he fixed his glasses and put his arms behind his head.
"Stop grinning like that."
"Like what?"
"Like you just were given an entire treacle tart to yourself."
"Oh, but I definitely was just given a very delicious treat," he teased.
Ginny tossed his tee shirt at him. "Get dressed. We need to get down to dinner."
He did, unable to stop grinning. Ginny did a quick freshening charm on both of them. He tugged her up against him before she could open the door and pressed a soft kiss under her ear.
"Prefect's bath after dinner. We'll have a nice relaxing bath, clean ourselves up properly, and I'll snag a bottle of white wine."
Ginny looked up at him. "A relaxing bath, huh?"
"Uh-huh," he said, kissing her jaw. "A nice long, hot bath to help relax those muscles you used so well today. Then, I'm going to spread you out on the warm towels and you're going to come on my tongue."
Her face turned scarlet as his lips brushed over hers.
"For hours," he added, opening the door behind her. "Now, let's go have some dinner since you already know what I'm having for dessert."
He held her hand in hers as they snuck out of the room to make their way down to the Great Hall and he thought that he couldn't wait to spend the evening with his tongue between his girlfriend's legs.
~ ASC ~
Hermione couldn't help but get into Ginny's excitement at having succeeded at the second tryout for the Premier Quidditch Training Camp. Ron was excited for her as well and they'd stayed up late the night before talking about what it would be like if she actually did become a professional Quidditch player.
Once Harry and Ginny left them alone in the Head dormitory to return to Gryffindor for the night, Hermione and Ron headed into the bedroom to get ready for bed. Hermione loved seeing the absolute pride and awe in Harry's face as he proudly discussed his girlfriend's incredible talent. His pride and support of Ginny was truly a sight to behold. Seeing Ron just as proud of his sister made Hermione smile and if she was honest, rather turned her on.
She was brushing her hair now (a chore in itself) as Ron finished changing into his plaid pyjama pants and plopped himself down into the armchair to watch her.
"Like I never would have guessed," Ron continued. "I should have. I mean, she's brilliant and she's always loved Quidditch, but still. If you asked me ten years ago, I would have told you that she'd want to be a writer."
"Well, she might still be," Hermione said. "Quidditch isn't a life-time career after all."
"True," Ron agreed. "But her getting this far is seriously cool. I mean, we never even let her play with us when we were kids! Harry was the only person who even knew she flew before Hogwarts. You know that brat used to steal our brothers' brooms and go out and fly when we were asleep? She's resourceful, I'll give her that. Wouldn't it be awesome if she played for the Canons?"
"It would be awesome if she played for any professional team," Hermione said.
"Yeah, but the Canons would be bloody brilliant!"
Hermione finished brushing her hair before she moved across the room to sit on Ron's lap in the armchair. He still looked rather wistful at the thought of his sister playing for his favourite team.
"It seems like everything is coming up, doesn't it?"
Ron frowned, wrapping his arms around her. "Coming up?"
"Yes. Our futures. It all seems to be wrapping up and planning around us."
His fingers danced over her bare legs as they draped over the arm of the chair.
"I suppose. Harry said that according to Tonks our letters from the Auror Academy will be arriving within the next three to four weeks. I don't know, it's hard to think about it. To think about moving on from Hogwarts and having a career and a life, especially with this war still escalating. I don't know. I mean… Harry thinks that Voldemort is going to attack the castle soon, but will that really be the end, if he does?"
"Harry seems to think so," Hermione said. "He's determined to make it end. We have to trust him."
"I do. Explicitly. It's just hard to… I don't know, make sense of it. To hope that it will be over."
"I get that."
Ron took her hand in his. "And you?"
Hermione shook her head. "All I can think about is going to Australia and… part of me is terrified that I will never make it there to bring them home."
Ron kissed her hand. "You will. It won't be easy and Merlin knows that your parents are going to be bloody pissed, but you'll make it right."
"And if the war doesn't end?"
Ron squeezed her hand in his. "It will end. You'll bring your parents home, Mione. I'll help you."
Hermione turned her head to kiss him. "I love you."
Ron held her closer. "I'm pretty lovable."
"What you are is ridiculous, but I don't know how I would have survived this year without you."
"It's my arse. It makes everyone smile."
Hermione snorted. "You are an arse, you mean."
He slid his hands up her legs to cup hers and wiggled his eyebrows suggestively. "We both know you love my arse."
"Doesn't mean you aren't one."
He grinned and squeezed her bottom. "I am an arse man, what can I say?" He brushed a bushy curl behind her ear. "But all jokes aside, you're incredible and you would have survived this year no matter what. You're the strongest woman that I know, Hermione. You're always so determined to do everything yourself, to prove that you're the smartest and the best. It's not something that you have to prove. You don't have to prove yourself to anyone. You're an amazing woman who is so capable and so brave. I'm the lucky one."
Hermione leaned in and kissed his cheek. "You're the best thing that ever happened to me, Ron. That moment I first saw you with dirt on your nose, I had no idea that you would come to be so important. The last few years has brought up so much darkness, for both of us, and now we're trying to look towards a future that all of us are afraid might get stopped. I don't want to let our fear for the unknown stop us. When we finish school in a few months, I want to be ready for what's coming."
"I want to move in with you."
Hermione's brown eyes widened in surprise. "What?"
"You heard me," Ron said. "I want to find a small cramped flat where we trip over each other and over your damn cat. I want us to live together."
"A small cramped flat?" she repeated, her lips curving.
"Well, I doubt we'll be able to afford much else. Low level Aurors make peanuts, I hear, and I can't imagine a lowly intern makes much more."
Hermione smiled. "You want to move in together? Really?"
Ron cupped her cheek. "I'm an idiot. If you truly sound surprised by my wanting a future with you, I've clearly been doing it wrong."
"No," Hermione said, covering her hand with his. "You haven't been doing it wrong. I want that, too."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah," she whispered.
When his lips met hers, she leaned into him and into the kiss. Kissing Ron was sometimes all she needed to assure herself that things were going to be all right. He was so warm and so comforting one minute and the next… one brush of his hand along her core had desire rushing through her.
"We should celebrate," he said, nipping at her mouth.
"Celebrate?"
"Our plan," he said. "Yup, definitely celebrate our plan."
His mouth met hers again before she could answer and she took a moment to enjoy the kiss.
"Celebrate how?"
Ron winked. "I think if you were naked, that could be a good start. You know how much I love looking at you, especially when you're naked."
They kissed again and she smiled. "You like to look at me?"
"No, I love to look at you," Ron corrected. "You're beautiful and sexy and you drive me mad."
She leaned in; pressed her mouth against his throat for a soft kiss. "I want you."
Ron trembled and her lips curved. She loved knowing that three simple words could make him tremble for her. She loved having that power over him. She trailed her lips down his throat, over his collarbone, across his shoulders. Then she slid off of his lap and onto the floor, leaning towards him to kiss his naked chest. She took a moment to kiss the scars over his ribs and heart from the surgery he'd had. They were pale, thin lines, almost nonexistent now thanks to the power of magic, but she knew that they were there. She knew what they represented.
She took a moment to let her palms slide up his chest, admiring the soft red hair that graced his pecs, and the abundance of freckles that covered his skin like fine grains of sand. Ron kept those blue eyes on her, watching her as she admired him and when she stood up, he licked his lips.
Hermione kept her eyes on him before she shimmied the boxer shorts down her hips, leaving her standing in nothing but his old Canons shirt and a scrap of black lace knickers. Ron started to reach for her, but she stopped him.
"Wait. I have an idea."
Ron lifted an eyebrow. "Unless it entails me shagging you brainless, I'm not interested."
Hermione placed her hand over his heart. "I want to try something first. Will you look at me?"
Ron's tongue touched his bottom lip. "I've never stopped."
She left him sitting in the chair and moved to her wardrobe, pulling out two Gryffindor ties. She sat on his lap again and then slowly tied his left hand to the arm of the chair. Ron's breath hitched as he leaned in to kiss her scarred arm. The feel of his lips on the vile scar and the love shining from his eyes made her feel beautiful. Only Ron had the power to do that. She turned and used the second tie to secure his right hand to the other arm of the chair, not wanting to let him distract her. Her lips brushed across his and she stood up.
Ron licked his lips, his eyes dark as his hands gripped the arms of the chair. "I could rip out of these fairly quickly."
"I know," Hermione said, her lips curving. "But you won't. Not until I say."
She took a step back from the chair and picked up her wand from atop of the night table, levitating the armchair that Ron was sitting in until it sat a metre away from the edge of the bed. She lowered the chair back on the carpet and then she turned to face the bed and lifted her hands under the Canons shirt she wore and slowly pulled it over her head. Her long, bushy brown curls covered her back as she turned to smile at her boyfriend over her shoulder. His eyes were on her back and when she turned, his gaze fell on her breasts, watching the curls brush over them. Feeling bold, she slid her hands up her torso to cup them.
Those blue eyes darkened.
Hermione bit her bottom lip, her eyes on his as she tweaked her nipples, pulling and tugging. Ron's fingers clutched the arm of the chair more securely. She danced her nails over the peaks, teasing herself until they were taut and sensitive, and then she slid her right hand down over her stomach and slowly lowered the black lace.
Ron made a strangled sound as his eyes took in her small frame. "Hermione…"
"No," she whispered. "Just look at me."
She could see that he was growing harder with every move she made and the impressive tent he had in his pyjama pants made her feel powerful. But she wasn't ready for him yet. Instead, she took a seat on the end of the bed, facing him, with her wand still in her hand. She traced the tip of her wand over her arms, down between her breasts, around each nipple, then she leaned back against the bed, turned just enough so that she could look into his eyes as she spread her legs before him and trailed her wand between them.
Ron's hands jerked against the ties that bound him.
"Tremo," she whispered.
The tip of her wand began to quake and vibrate and Ron's eyes narrowed. Hermione kept her eyes on him as she carefully pressed the tip over herself and the moan that escaped her had Ron swearing.
"Bloody hell, Hermione…"
She rolled the wand over her, the vibrations and tremors doing things to her body she couldn't put into words. Her body arched, begged for more, and she moaned.
Ron's eyes were between her legs, that intense blue gaze watching as she pleasured herself and when he licked his lips, she fell over the edge, crying out. She'd barely finished coming before she heard the ties rip off of the chair. Ron hovered over her, lifting her further up the bed and grabbing the wand from her hand. She expected him to toss it aside, but instead he lowered his mouth to her breast and held the still vibrating wand tip to her other one.
Hermione's eyes rolled.
Then one of those big, rough hands was between her legs, his fingers sinking into her heat.
"Ron…"
"Mmm," Ron said. "Fucking hell, I almost came watching you touch yourself like that."
Hermione tried to arch her hips, to get his fingers to go deeper, but he denied her. Instead he trailed her wand back down and held it over her clit. Her nails raked down his back as his fingers twirled inside of her.
"You like that?" he whispered, his voice rough. "What if I do this?"
The vibrating tip circled her clit in slow motion as his fingers pumped in and out of her and she screamed.
"Ron! Oh, Ron! Oh, fuck!"
The second orgasm exploded out of her. She had no other way of describing it. Her eyes rolled, her muscles tensed. She had no sense of anything around her except for the feelings rushing from her body.
Then Ron was inside of her and everything increased tenfold.
Her hands slid down to cup that gorgeous arse, squeezing as he pounded into her. He lifted her left leg, tossing it over his shoulder and slid deeper and her whole body trembled. Then her still vibrating wand pressed against her again and she lost it as Ron followed.
When she finally found the energy to open her eyes, Ron was sprawled on top of her, his pyjama pants locked at his ankles and his nose buried in the crease of her neck. He was still breathing heavily. She could feel his heart pounding against hers. Her hands were still clutching his arse like a lifeline and she felt as content as a cat. She rubbed her hands over his arse, sliding them lower to tickle his balls and he groaned.
"You've killed me."
Hermione chuckled against his ear. "Did I?" She danced her fingertip along his arse, teasing him and he stirred against her. "You feel pretty alive to me."
"I'm eighteen. My cock is always more alive than the rest of me."
Her fingertip dipped into him and then retreated. "Bet I can change your mind."
Ron lifted his head just enough to look into her eyes. "I don't know what's come over you, but I like it. Watching you touch yourself like that… bloody fucking hell. I almost made a hell of a mess in that chair."
Hermione's hands slid up his back. "Maybe next time, I can watch you."
Ron's eyes darkened. He shifted enough to kick his pyjama pants off before he reached down to stroke himself. "You'd like that, wouldn't you?"
She nodded, her tongue dancing along her bottom lip as she stared at his growing erection.
Ron continued to stroke himself for a moment before he flipped her over onto her stomach. When she felt him slide his cock along her arse, she groaned.
"Now it's my turn to play," he growled.
Hermione clutched the sheets desperately as he continued to tease her, long slow strokes of his cock against her, over her, but never delving inside.
"Ron… please, Ron…"
Ron ignored her and kept going, torturing both of them until he couldn't take it. When he lifted her hips and slid into her, they both cried out. He used his thumb to help her along and when he came, he increased his efforts and she followed suit, her face buried in the bed with every thrust. Ron collapsed next to her, his breathing heavy. The sound of her wand vibrating nearby seeming to echo in the quiet room now that she could hear again.
She reached for it and stopped the charm before turning to snuggle into Ron. He grunted, but lifted his arm to make room for her, his face buried in the sheets.
"I love you," he murmured, pulling her closer before he began to snore loudly.
Hermione's lips curved and she pressed a kiss to his shoulder. The rumbling of his snores comforting to her as she slipped out of bed to clean herself up. She pulled her pyjamas back on before climbing back into bed and snuggling into his arms, his snores loud enough to wake the dead.
But when she placed her cheek against him, the rumble quieted and she was content.
~ ASC ~
Theo didn't know how to explain how incredibly happy he was. As March ended and April began, he realized that he and Bas had been together for three months and only a little over a month involved them shagging.
And Theo had to admit, they'd done a lot of that in such a short amount of time.
Theo hated the two nights a week that he was forced to stay at Hogwarts. He tossed and turned, missing the warmth of Sebastian's arms. He wasn't sure when he had become so accustomed to having the man near him. He loved spending their evenings curled up on the sofa playing Muggle board games like Scrabble and Monopoly. He loved how they would listen to the wireless and Bas would run his fingers through Theo's hair. He loved lying in bed and reading Bas' smut books aloud together (which usually ended in them trying to outdo the characters) and going out for meals or going antiquing (which they'd done again last Saturday). They'd gone shopping for Sebastian's niece's birthday and then snogged in one of the dressing rooms until a sales person had asked them to leave. It had been oddly embarrassing and incredible at the same time.
Theo felt like he was always smiling. He loved the debates they often found themselves in over Hidden Passions (which, Theo had to admit, was pretty damn addictive) and how they would argue constantly over who paid for what.
He always felt like an equal with Sebastian. Like he was worthy of him. The other day Sebastian had tackled him to the floor of his living room, tickling him mercilessly as he tried to hold onto the wireless to prevent Sebastian from changing the channel. They played Jenga and when Theo won, Sebastian pinned him beneath him on the floor and snogged him senseless.
They went on long walks through the massive gardens of Norfolk Manor, holding hands and talking about everything. And they made love as often as they could.
In the gardens.
In the manor.
Everywhere.
Theo was starting to think that he was insatiable.
One look at him and this primal need pooled in his gut. He loved how gentle and yet needy Sebastian was. He made love to him like he was made of precious jewels one day and the next, he pinned him against the door and shagged him brainless until they were both puddles of goo. He loved the way his blue eyes would darken to this intense shade of blue right before he came and there was nothing he liked more than being on his knees for him.
The look of complete awe Sebastian gave him when he took him in his mouth brought that primal need that Theo felt to a whole other level. They drove each other to the edge of reason, neither of them wanting to give in first, and it always ended in the most explosive orgasms that Theo had ever had.
Tonight was Tuesday, the last day in March, and after spending an amazing weekend making love all over Norfolk Manor, Theo had finally convinced Sebastian to let him tag along to his mixed martial arts class.
Theo found himself oddly excited. It had taken a lot of persuasion, but Bas had finally caved and agreed to let Theo watch him teach his class to the kids that night. He seemed convinced that Theo would find it incredibly boring, but Theo was far from bored.
Not only did it give him a chance to observe Sebastian's skills at self defence, but watching him with the kids made him smile the whole time. When Sebastian dragged him up to the front to help with a demonstration, he was completely charmed. But then he found himself wrapped in Sebastian's arms before he was pinned to the mat with Sebastian overtop of him.
He rather liked it.
Theo watched as Sebastian and Jin gave instruction on the proper way to kick, turning your foot and calf correctly to prevent breaking or strain before they walked around to check on the kids. The kids were a mix of ages between five and nine and Theo found himself smiling as he watched Sebastian stop to check on them or to assist. He did some more demonstrations with Jin at the front of the room and Theo licked his lips.
He definitely liked seeing his man in action.
Sebastian dismissed the kids at half past eight and promised to see them again next week, high-fiving Jin as he did. Theo leaned against the wall, amused by their banter as he listened and waited for them to finish up.
"Was it really necessary to throw me over your body as part of the demonstration?" Sebastian asked.
"Yes," Jin said. "You attacked me from behind."
Sebastian rolled his eyes. "I was demonstrating a move."
"And I demonstrated how to defend myself," she shot back.
"You just wanted to pin me to the mat in front of Theo."
Jin winked. "Maybe a little. Your man's watching you. I'll clean up. Go on."
Sebastian dropped a kiss to the top of her head. "I owe you one, Yeona."
"Yeah, yeah, I'll add it to your tab," she teased. "You're free to take him home now, Theo."
"Thanks, Yeona," Theo said, his eyes on Sebastian.
His hair was damp from sweat and his skin was glistening in a way that really should have been unattractive and yet Theo found himself licking his lips as he stared at him. Watching Sebastian demonstrate martial arts moves and then actually fighting with Jin had been the hottest thing that Theo had ever seen. When you added in the adorable kids, well, Theo had a few ideas.
"What did you think, Theo?" Jin asked. "It's pretty cool, right? We do a mix of karate, Tae Kwon Doe, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Aikido, and a little bit of Thai boxing to keep things interesting."
"It's brilliant," Theo admitted. "I had no idea that you could do things like that. When you grabbed Bas and flipped him over onto the mat, I was stunned. He's three times the size of you."
"She did that on purpose," Sebastian said, bitterly.
Jin laughed. "Because it was awesome."
Sebastian glared at her before he turned to Theo. "Well, if you two are going to chat, I'm just going to grab a quick shower before we go." He used a towel to wipe the sweat off of his neck. "I worked up more of a sweat than I thought I would."
"No," Theo said, fisting his hand in Sebastian's damp vest. "Don't shower."
Sebastian raised an eyebrow, but Theo was already pulling his head down to kiss him. "Like me all sweaty, do you?"
Theo lowered his voice so that only Sebastian could hear him. "I've never wanted to lick the sweat off of another human being before so badly. Let's go back to mine. Now."
Sebastian started to laugh, but then his expression sobered. "Shit, you're serious."
"Completely," Theo said. "Bye, Yeona. Thanks for inviting me."
"Bye," Jin said, smirking at them. "Make good choices."
Neither of them even gave her a second glance.
Sebastian grabbed his hand and it took them less than two minutes to get out of the building and to Apparate to Fakenham. They ran into the manor, both of them grinning as Theo closed the front door behind them before he pulled Sebastian's vest off and pressed his lips against his nipple while his thumb worked the other one.
"Ah, fuck," Sebastian groaned, his head falling back against the front door. "We're still in your fancy entrance way."
Theo placed his palms flat against Sebastian's chest before sliding them down to rest on the waist of his sweats. "I'm aware."
Then he sucked the nipple into his mouth.
Sebastian panted, clutching his hair as Theo twirled his tongue around his nipple. Then Theo kissed his way over Sebastian's shoulders. Theo's tongue slid over his muscles, down his chest and into each indent of his abs as Bas panted above him. Then he was shoving the sweats down, along with his boxers and kneeling before him.
Sebastian made a strangled sound in his throat right before Theo kissed his hard cock. He kissed the shaft, his balls, the base of him and then he gripped him in one hand and slowly guided him into his mouth. He let his tongue trail along the length in teasing fashion in between the slow sucks. Then he focused just on the tip, sucking slowly and dragging out the pleasure only a moment before he shifted and took all of him down his throat.
"Fucking fuck," Sebastian exclaimed, his fingers fisting in Theo's hair.
Theo looked up at him, admiring as he threw his head back in pleasure. Gods, he was so sexy, Theo thought. He slid his mouth along Bas' length, focusing on the tip as he stroked his thumb along the underside of his shaft; Sebastian trembled. Theo hummed, kissing his length, before he took his balls back into his mouth. He hummed again and Bas' hips arched.
"Theo… fuck… I'm close…"
Theo used his thumb again, stroking slowly along the underside as he sucked on his tip. He continued to hum in pleasure as he did and when Sebastian came, he held onto Bas' hip. Theo swallowed all of him, holding him in his mouth until he was done before he slowly let go, kissing his thighs. He trailed his tongue over his abs as he stood, licking a nipple and then his throat before he kissed him on the mouth.
Sebastian kissed him deeply before he rested his forehead against his. "Can I just say that I have a serious love/hate relationship with how fucking good you are at those?"
Theo's lips curved. "I prefer you stick with the love portion as I might be inclined to do it again."
"I had no idea a little sweat would turn you on so much," Sebastian teased.
"Watching you up there, teaching those kids and just… you looked so happy and so proud and so sure of yourself. It was fucking sexy and I needed to show you that."
Sebastian licked his lips, tucking a piece of hair behind Theo's ear. "Anytime you want to blow me, you go right ahead."
Theo chuckled. "Good. Now, why don't you follow me upstairs? I think it's time you had a shower and I'd be more than happy to help you wash up."
"I'm certainly not going to protest your hands all over me," Sebastian said.
Theo picked up the vest he'd tossed on the floor of the entranceway and snuck a look over at his boyfriend as Sebastian pulled his sweats and boxers back up. "Babe, I won't only be using my hands."
He let Sebastian chase him through the manor into the master bedroom suite and when their lips met for a long kiss, Theo leaned into him in happiness. There was no where else that he currently wanted to be.
~ ASC ~
Theo couldn't help but watch Sebastian as he puttered around the large kitchen of his manor. He watched as he lined up all of the ingredients that he needed for some sort of chicken thing and then watched him frown and double check the recipe that he'd gotten from his mother.
Theo thought he was adorable.
When Ginny had suggested this double date idea so that she and Harry could meet Sebastian, Theo had loved it. He'd immediately suggested that they come over that Friday to have dinner with them since Harry and Ginny were then planning on spending the weekend in Somerset together. Theo mentioned the idea to Sebastian and said that they should do dinner and maybe some games like they had with D and J. Bas had then gotten it into his mind that meant that he had to cook dinner.
And nothing Theo said seemed to sway him of this decision.
He'd gotten some easy recipe from his mother with chicken and scalloped potatoes and Theo hadn't been able to stop smiling when Sebastian dragged him through the market to get the supplies for it.
"You don't have to cook," Theo said again, trying not to laugh at the adorable confused look on his boyfriend's face. "I have house elves who are still annoyed that I gave them the night off."
"No," Sebastian insisted. "I'm meeting your friends for real this time and we cooked with D and J when you met them so, I want to cook now."
"What are you going to make? Yeona said that you could only make scrambled eggs and pasta."
"I don't know, do I look like a bloody chef?" he exclaimed, exhaling loudly. "Look, Maman told me that this chicken thing was easy and told me to do scalloped potatoes on the side. I got this."
Theo smirked. "Better make it good, Auror Arsehole because Hinny are two of the best chefs ever. Oh, that's my name for them by the way."
Sebastian scowled. "Now you tell me. Let me just attempt this, okay?"
Yup, he was adorable, Theo thought. He left Bas to his cooking attempts and went to get the door when Ginny mirror-called him that they'd arrived. He found Harry and Ginny standing in the entrance way as Clove tried to usher them into the living room.
"Clove, I told you. You have the night off."
Clove looked rather scandalized by this, but reluctantly Disapparated at Theo's words.
"Come on into the kitchen, Bas is attempting to cook."
Harry raised an eyebrow. "Attempting?"
Theo shrugged. "I said what I said."
Ginny took Harry's hand in hers as they followed him through the manor to the kitchen. Sebastian didn't look like he was doing much better as he was mixing liquids in a bowl. Theo wondered if he really knew what he was doing.
"Bas, Harry and Ginny are here."
Sebastian turned to look over at them. "Hi. Nice to officially meet both of you."
"You, too," Ginny said. "Theo talks about you all the time."
"Not all the time," Theo interrupted.
"All the time," Ginny said, making Sebastian smile.
"Good to know."
Harry moved over to where Sebastian was mixing stuff in the bowl. "What are you making?"
Sebastian scowled down at the bowl. "My mum gave me this recipe for lemon pepper chicken. I'm just mixing the lemon sauce. I think."
"Do you still have to toss the chicken?" At Sebastian's confused look, Harry grinned and rolled up his sleeves. "Let me help."
Ginny took a seat at the small kitchen table with Theo. "Look at our men, cooking us dinner."
"Isn't he adorable?" Theo asked, his eyes on his boyfriend's backside. "He has no idea what he's doing, but he's determined to try it. He makes really good scrambled eggs. That's more than I can do."
Ginny smiled as she glanced over at the two tall men standing at the island. She watched as Harry patiently showed Sebastian how to dip the chicken in the flour and lemon, coating them carefully before placing them in the pan. Harry looked a bit short next to Sebastian's height, despite the fact that he was far from short himself. Harry's inky blue-black hair was standing up all over the place while Sebastian's dark hair was more of a brown-black and carefully styled. They both had broad shoulders, though Sebastian was broader, more muscled. His arms were wide and thick under the shirt he wore and his jeans certainly fit him like a glove. Ginny could definitely see the appeal of a man like that.
But her eyes were all for Harry.
Theo couldn't say he blamed her. Harry looked sexy in the blue jeans that Theo had once told him made his arse look great. He had a Pride of Portree long sleeved tee shirt on and when he reached over for a skillet, it rose up just enough to reveal a hint of his tattoo. Theo sighed. Damn, they were both so sexy.
"I could get used to this," he said, winking at Ginny. "Wine?"
At her nod, he stood up to grab the bottle of sauvignon blanc he'd taken from the ice box and opened it, pouring four glasses. He passed glasses to Harry and Bas who were now placing chicken breasts in a pan with slices of lemon before he sat back down across from Ginny.
"Would it be too much if we asked them to take off their shirts?" Theo asked.
Ginny chuckled. "Unfortunately, I think yes."
"How about their jeans?"
"I don't think cooking naked is wise."
"Naked would be even better," Theo surmised. "You have the best ideas, chick."
"We're not cooking naked," Harry called out. "You know that we can hear you, right?"
Sebastian shook his head. "I'm going to choose to take it as a compliment."
"It is one," Harry said. "But I'm still not taking off my shirt or my jeans."
"Party pooper," Theo muttered. "Can you unbutton them at least? Just push them down a bit, give us a peek at your v lines?"
Sebastian's lips curved. "I could be persuaded to take off mine, but it only seems fair if Theo's were off, too."
"I'm not cooking naked," Harry said again. "No one is taking off their clothes."
"Plonker," Theo said, making Sebastian chuckle.
"You two are adorable," Ginny replied. "So, Sebastian, tell me about this recipe that you're trying?"
Sebastian looked down at the chicken that Harry was expertly adding lemon and asparagus to. "I think your boyfriend is handling it better than I am. Maman told me that it would be easy, but I'm not much of a cook."
"You were doing great," Harry assured him. "Lemon chicken with garlic, asparagus, and fresh red peppers."
"My mother said that you just wrap them all up in foil and bake them," Sebastian said. "But wrapping the foil is harder than I expected."
Harry chuckled and showed him how to seal it. "We can toss a salad with it if you want."
"Yes," Sebastian said. "And I wanted to try to make these cheesy scalloped potatoes, but I'm still working on cutting the potatoes."
Harry showed him how to slice them properly and efficiently and soon they were both working companionably at the counter.
"So, Harry, Dora tells me that you want to be an Auror?"
"I do," Harry said. "I'm waiting to hear back from the Academy."
"Dora is great. She's excited to teach you everything she knows, or so she says. Of course, with the baby coming soon, that will be a while yet. She's due next week, isn't she?"
"The thirteenth," Harry said. "But according to my dad, her stomach's already dropped, so it could be any day now. I'm hoping to hear back from the Academy soon. I've wanted to be an Auror for a while and my grandfather has been helping me get ready for it. He used to be the head of the Russian Auror Department."
"Misha Zacarias?"
"Yeah," Harry said. "I forgot, he's working with you now, isn't he?"
"Yes," Sebastian said. "I didn't know he was your grandfather. He's running my unit in the MIA actually. MacGregor assigned him to my team as our handler. He's good. He's really fucking good. I hope that I can learn from him."
Harry added the potatoes to the pan, showing Sebastian how to line up the slices as he spoke. "How is the MIA different from working in the Ministry? You were working in the Ministry, so it's the same, isn't it?"
"A lot of it is," Sebastian told him. "The job itself is the same. Cases, paperwork, trials, and evidence logs. The difference with the MIA is that a lot of our cases are not based strictly in the United Kingdom. We work with other ministries and other countries. We're more of the Aurors of the ICW. There are eight MIAs around the world and it's all run from the ICW."
"Really?"
He nodded. "It's a lot more travelling, a chance to see the world, which is what I wanted. Languages are a big thing. You have to be able to speak a minimum of three just to get in. You have to be willing to go at the drop of a hat. But I love it."
Harry frowned. "It sounds awesome, but with everything that's happening right here with Voldemort… I think domestically we need more help here."
"I'm sure that you'll help them sort it all out. Once Voldemort is defeated, the shitstorm that's going to follow… hell, it could take years to sort it all out."
"Yeah… I think staying with the Ministry is definitely the place for me."
"Good," Sebastian said. "That means you can keep an eye on Dora for me."
"She tells me that you're her work husband."
Sebastian rolled his eyes. "She's annoying, but I rather adore her."
Harry grinned. "That's a good start."
While Harry and Sebastian were talking about Aurors, Ginny sipped her wine, her eyes on Theo.
"What are the plans now that you've shown him the ballroom?"
"Well, he took some photos to send to his sisters. Soraya loved it instantly and claims that their mother is going to cry. Selene seemed a little more reserved, but eventually agreed to it. She and her family are coming down in May around her birthday. She's turning thirty and I guess they are having a big family dinner thing to celebrate. He said that he wants to take me home to meet them. I think Soraya will be coming as well."
Ginny smiled. "Meeting the family, that's fun."
"And terrifying," Theo whispered. "I mean, I went to Tara once and everything but… this just feels different."
"Different how?"
"I don't know," he admitted, "just different."
Sebastian took a seat in the chair next to Theo, sipping his wine. "Should I be worried about you two whispering over here?"
"No," Theo said, smiling when Sebastian's fingers twined with his. "Ginny was just asking about the ballroom and your plans for the party."
"What party?" Harry asked as he sat in the chair next to Ginny.
"Theo has graciously offered me the use of the ballroom here in the manor to use for my parents' wedding anniversary. They want to renew their vows and have a big reception to celebrate thirty years together, have the wedding they never really did before."
"It's such a beautiful idea," Ginny told him. "Norfolk is beautiful, and with the gardens in the summer… it will be amazing."
"I hope so. My parents deserve it. I'm still waiting on my sisters to agree to things before we start organizing. Then we'll have to work on the invites."
"It's going to be so fun," Theo said. "It will give me something to do after NEWTs."
Harry picked up his wine glass, his eyes on Theo. "You still don't know what you want to do?"
"Well, having lots and lots of sex with Sebastian doesn't count as a real job, so no."
Sebastian snorted. "Sad, but true. Speaking of jobs, Ginny, Theo tells me that you made it into the top five in the Quidditch tryouts? That's amazing."
"Thank you. I'm very excited. The final tryout is the twenty-eighth of this month."
"She's going to kill it," Harry said. "One look at her on a broom and you know that she was born to it. Do you play?"
"Not really, no. I'm more of a spectator," Sebastian said.
"And he doesn't really like heights," Theo teased.
"True," Sebastian agreed. "Did you get to meet any players?"
"Quite a few," Ginny said. "Gwenog Jones, Mitchell Payne, and Benjamin London were all at my first tryout. Plus Lexie Longhorn, who Harry loves."
"She's talented!" he protested.
Ginny winked. "He fancies her. Oh, and Wood was at my second tryout which was cool."
"Oliver Wood?" Sebastian exclaimed, his eyes widening.
"Yeah, do you know him?"
Sebastian shook his head. "No, he's just amazing! He's one of the best Keepers I've seen in a while. Meeting him is bloody cool."
Harry grinned. "Well, we kind of know him. He was my old Quidditch captain for Gryffindor."
Sebastian's eyes widened. "Really?"
"Wait," Theo said, looking over at his boyfriend. "Is this why your cat is named Oliver?"
Sebastian's cheeks flushed. "I just like the name."
Ginny laughed. "I'm sure Harry could introduce you some time."
Sebastian's eyes lit up and Theo kissed his cheek. Finding out Oliver Wood was the reason behind Sebastian's cat's name suddenly made him even more adorable in his eyes.
By the time dinner was ready, the four of them cosied up to their meal at the small table in the kitchen. The lemon and garlic chicken with asparagus and red peppers turned out great and the cheesy scalloped potatoes were melt-in-your-mouth good. The spinach and cabbage salad with strawberry vinaigrette was delicious.
Harry seemed pleased as he dug into his food with gusto. "This turned out great!"
"Only because you helped," Sebastian said. "There's no way that I would have pulled this off on my own so thanks."
"I told you, Hinny are chefs!"
"He talks to us like we're one person," Harry said, his eyes on his girlfriend.
Ginny pecked his cheek. "Only sometimes."
His cheeks flushed as he turned back to his dinner.
Ginny asked Sebastian questions about his job, about him asking out Theo, and Theo watched his boyfriend answer them, unable to keep his eyes off of him. When Sebastian said that he'd been unable to stop thinking about Theo since the moment he'd first laid eyes on him, his heart soared, and he swore he fell even harder for him.
But admitting that he was falling to himself was one thing, Theo wasn't nearly ready to admit it to anyone else. After Finn's death, the idea of letting himself love freely again terrified him. No, he wasn't ready to admit to that at all.
After dinner, they moved into the living room for wine, dessert, and games. When Theo insisted they play Pictionary, Harry groaned.
"I can't draw at all!"
"Even better!" Theo exclaimed. "That means that Bas and I will definitely win."
Sebastian chuckled. "He says that now, but I'm not exactly an artist myself."
Ginny stretched her arms up over her head, a twinkle in her eye. "I don't know, Harry and I are Hinny as you say."
The look they shared made Theo worry slightly, but he shook his head. "Game on."
Sebastian grabbed some parchment. "Okay, everyone is going to put six different things down on a piece of parchment. One place, one person, one thing, one verb or action, one naughty thing, and then one random of whichever category you choose." He waved his wand again and all of the parchment changed to six different colours. "Blue is for place. Green is for person. Yellow is for thing. Red is for verb or action. Black is for naughty. Purple is wild. Got it?" When everyone nodded, he continued. "Great, then fold it up and toss it in this bowl when you're done."
He conjured a bowl onto the coffee table.
"You have one minute to guess the drawing and if you are incorrect or run out of time, the other team can steal. One point for each guess," Theo said, using his wand to set up a scoreboard in blue lettering in the air that said ST and HG respectively followed by an hourglass to measure their time.
Five minutes later, everyone had written their ideas down and filled the bowl. Sebastian used his wand to shuffle them before Theo decided that Harry and Ginny would go first so that Harry could showcase his artistic talent. Harry frowned, but reached into the bowl for a slip of parchment. He gave nothing away as he read the yellow parchment and then he grabbed the self-inking quill from the table and turned to the easel where the roll of parchment was situated.
Theo leaned forward in his seat as Harry started to draw a horizontal line with wild lines coming out the back.
"A broomstick!" Ginny exclaimed.
Harry nodded and then drew a squiggly, vertical line, and Theo squinted.
"A Firebolt!"
"Yes!"
"What the fuck?" Theo asked, looking at Sebastian. "It looks like a line with more squiggly lines sticking out of it!"
Ginny grinned and plopped herself down into Harry's lap. "We're totally going to destroy you."
Sebastian reached for the bowl next and pulled out a green piece. Theo's tongue touched his bottom lip as he waited to see what his boyfriend was going to draw. To his surprise, he began to draw a rather impressive outline of a male back before curving the naked bottom.
"An arse," Theo said. "No, wait! Green is person… arse — Benjamin London!"
Sebastian grinned and pointed his wand to add a point for them.
"Hold on," Harry said, pointing to the drawing. "How the fuck can you get Benjamin London from that? It looks like a bloody ripe peach."
Theo stared at him. "Have you seen Benjamin London?"
"Yeah," Harry said. "And I don't get how you guessed London from that."
"Well, if you've seen him, then you get it," Theo said, confident that the debate was settled as he wiggled his eyebrows.
Harry looked no less bewildered, and opened his mouth to speak when Ginny interrupted him.
"I've seen London, I get it. I think a ripe peach rather well explains it perfectly." She turned to Harry and smirked. "They're right."
Then she blew him a kiss as he shook his head at her.
"He did win Sexiest Behind of the Year for the last three years in a row," Sebastian said. "Of course, he has nothing on my Theo, but it's still on the nice side."
Theo blushed as Harry blinked between them.
"Anyway," Ginny said. "Let's move on."
Ginny was next, choosing an action and drawing some complicated lines that Harry somehow guessed as being a Quidditch move known as a Tailrek Twirl. Then it was Theo's turn. He smirked to himself when he received the action card as well and his smile widened when he read what was on it. He drew a stick figure of a man with a rather massively endowed penis that was bigger than the stick figure before drawing a second stick figure on his knees, mouth open.
"Blowjob!"
Theo winked and gave their team another point Ginny snorted. "Self portrait, is it?"
"Please, I'm clearly the one on his knees." Theo said, pointing to the drawing.
"The resemblance is uncanny," Ginny teased.
"What? It's very realistic," Theo insisted.
Harry raised his eyebrow.
"Fine!" Theo said, snatching up the quill again and turning back to the parchment. He scratched a few more lines on the drawing and turned back to face the group. "There!"
The second that Ginny saw the long hair added to the stick figure kneeling on the ground she burst out laughing. "Much better!"
Harry rolled his eyes. "And obviously to scale."
Theo turned to Sebastian and winked. "I told you that you weren't the biggest I had ever seen."
Sebastian laughed. "Clearly not! The things you learn during Pictionary!"
"You two are just as bad as Ginny. I was making a joke! That's clearly not to scale," Harry insisted.
"Why, thank you!" Theo exclaimed. "You really should be more honest, Harry. Just because Ginny won't tell me how big you get when erect, doesn't mean I don't have a very vivid imagination based off of what I've seen."
"No need to be humble," Sebastian said, draping an arm over Theo's shoulders as he leaned back on the sofa. "I've got a big cock and I'm not afraid to admit it."
"He does," Theo agreed with a big grin. "He really does and he's not as humble as you."
Harry snorted as Ginny kissed his cheek.
The game continued with more teasing and ribbing each other on their artistic talents. Harry's attempt at drawing Desmond Elliot was a failure, but Sebastian guessed it anyway when Ginny failed to, earning their team a point. When Theo was forced to draw a scene from Hidden Passions involving Nashville Tucker being given a love potion from Harmony, Sebastian figured it out in seconds. Ginny drew two figures doing it doggy style which made Harry blush like the setting sun and only whisper his answer.
"Sorry, if all players cannot hear the guess, there's no point," Sebastian teased.
"Sex," Harry said.
Theo rolled his eyes. "What's the position called, lover? Come on, don't be shy!"
Harry's neck was red and his cheeks burning. "Doggy style."
"Point," Sebastian said as Theo wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.
"Have you and Ginny tried that position yet?" Theo asked.
Harry made a rude hand gesture in response.
Sebastian grinned. "I'm rather fond of that one myself."
Theo's cheeks heated this time and Sebastian leaned over to peck him on the lips before his voice lowered to a deep whisper that only he could hear.
"I'm going to take you like that later. Hard and fast in the sitting room of your bedroom."
Theo shifted in his seat as his cock suddenly became very interested in that statement.
It wasn't long before even the non-naughty categories were becoming naughty as Harry drew lopsided circles that were apparently tits and Sebastian drew a huge cock in an attempt to demonstrate rooster. They were all laughing, and by the time they reached for the second last parchment, Harry and Ginny were winning by one point.
Theo licked his bottom lip. If Bas didn't guess this one, they lost, but if he did, they would have one left which would be a tie-breaking round. When he opened the parchment, the one word listed made him feel confident: Oliver.
Sebastian guessed it in two guesses and Theo kissed him.
"Tie-breaker," Ginny said. "What are we going to do?"
"Vote on one person to draw and one person from the other team to guess," Sebastian said.
"Bas draws," Theo insisted. "Harry guesses."
Harry blanched. "But Ginny's so much better!"
"Exactly," Theo said with a grin.
Sebastian reached for the last folded parchment, setting the timer on the hourglass as he began to draw. His pencil moved across the parchment with ease, smooth lines in a square, then a few more shapes before Harry called out, "Train — Hogwarts Express!"
And Theo pouted as Harry and Ginny high-fived and then kissed in excitement.
Sebastian gripped Theo's chin and pulled him close for a kiss. "Sorry, babe, he was faster."
Theo licked his lips. "That's okay, I like my prize."
Then he kissed him again and again until a pillow hit him in the side of the head. He grinned at Ginny.
"I was being consoled for losing."
"Be consoled later," Ginny exclaimed. "You'll need more reassurance after Harry and I kick your arses in Exploding Snap."
To Theo's dismay, they did.
He watched them jump in excitement; a touch here, a look there, and he thought that being here with his friends and with Sebastian… that was the future he wanted.
It was after eleven when Harry and Ginny headed out to Apparate back to Somerset to spend the weekend together. Theo waved them off, closing the front door behind them and smiling when Sebastian's arm came around him.
"Well, what did you think?"
Sebastian turned him, putting his arms around Theo's neck. "I think that you have some pretty great friends there. I only felt mildly threatened to keep you happy."
Theo's lips curved. "Only mildly threatened?"
"Yes," he said. "As it was said with affection, but since I am keeping you happy at this moment that could have had something to do with it."
Theo stood on his toes to kiss him. "I think I know a way we could both be feeling much happier?"
"Mutual blowjobs?"
Theo chuckled. "That could definitely be part of it."
Sebastian licked his lips before leaning down to kiss him. "Tell me more."
Theo let his hands wander down Sebastian's back to rest on his hips. "Why don't we go upstairs and I'll show you instead?"
He laughed when Sebastian scooped him up bridal style and ran towards the stairs.
"Wrong stairs!" he said, laughing. "Through the living room."
Sebastian swore and turned around to head towards the living room. "This place is too fucking big." He lowered Theo down to the long chesterfield in the living room and covered his body with his. "And the bed is too bloody far. We'll start here."
Then his mouth covered his and Theo thought starting right here sounded just right.
~ ASC ~
Ginny couldn't quite put into words how good it felt to walk into Clevedon Court that evening. She may not have spent a lot of time there, but it felt warm, inviting, and like home. Though she had a feeling that was because Harry was by her side as well. Spending the evening with Theo and Sebastian had been fun and relaxing. It was something that she needed as much as she needed to meet Theo's boyfriend.
Seeing the completely smitten look on Sebastian Kane's face told her everything she needed to know. He was damn good for her friend.
The thing was, she had thought that Finn was good for Theo too, but Finn had never quite stared at Theo the way that Sebastian did. The fae had given him loving looks and Ginny could see that he adored him, that he loved him even. But the way Sebastian's eyes fell on Theo, the way he reached for his hand or brushed a stray hair behind his ear… the man was completely over the moon for him. Ginny thought it was the most romantic thing ever and she wondered if her friend had realized it yet.
She rather suspected not. Theo wasn't ready yet and she knew that it was best not to prod him, not yet. He would get there on his own.
Now, she smiled when Harry reached for her hand.
"I like him."
"Me too," Ginny said. "Did you notice how often he just reached for Theo's hand or touched him? It was so sweet."
"He makes him happy," Harry said. "That's good enough for me."
Ginny moved into his arms for a warm hug, basking in the warmth of his arms for a long moment. "You make me happy. Thank you for making this weekend happen. For both of us."
Harry dropped a kiss to the top of her head. "I'd do anything for you, Gin."
Ginny tilted her head back to meet his eyes. "I love you."
She sighed when his mouth met hers. Dobby cleared his throat and she reluctantly tore her lips away from Harry's to look at the small elf.
"Hello, Dobby."
"Good evening, Mistress and Master Harry Potter, Sir. Dobby will be around if you is needing me. That is all."
He bowed and hurried out of the entranceway and Harry chuckled.
"Do you think he knows that we want to be alone?"
"I think he may have gotten that impression."
Harry kissed her again before taking her hand. "To the bedroom, my lady."
They left their shoes by the front door and Ginny smiled as Harry picked up both of their overnight bags and led her up the stairs to the master bedroom. When he pushed the doors open, the room was illuminated in candlelight and the bed turned down.
"Harry…"
"I asked Dobby to prepare it for us," Harry said, dropping their bags on the bed. "I want this weekend to be perfect for you."
Ginny took a seat on the bed. "All I need is you."
He bent his head to kiss her again and when she pulled him down on top of her, he chuckled against her mouth.
"Eager, are we?"
"Always," she whispered.
Then his mouth returned to hers and everything made sense.
~ ASC ~
Taking this weekend in Clevedon Court was exactly what they both needed. Harry hadn't realized how much they needed time to get away until halfway through Saturday afternoon. He couldn't remember the last time that he'd felt so relaxed. He didn't feel like they were rushing to get to class, worried about Voldemort, or anything else big in the world. It was just the two of them, alone here in the house that they were going to make their future.
And it was perfect.
They'd made soft love when they returned from Norfolk the night before and then they'd slept naked, tangled in each other's arms in the big, soft bed. Harry had woken first, kissing his way down her body as he shimmied under the sheet. She'd woken to an orgasm from his tongue and then they'd made love again in the bed, followed by a short nap. Ginny had been the one to wake him the second time, her hands driving him to madness before she took control and straddled him, taking him deeply inside of her. It was only then that they'd realized they were starving.
Ginny dressed in the long-sleeved shirt he'd discarded the night before and nothing else. It was long enough on her short form to cover her arse, but it made him very aware of what she wasn't wearing underneath. He pulled on pyjama pants from his overnight bag and tugged them on before following her down into the kitchen. Dobby left them alone when Harry asked and they worked together to make French toast and bacon, stealing kisses and laughing as they cooked. Then they ate at the small table in the kitchen, enjoying the laughter and quiet of each other's company.
They left the cleanup for Dobby and ran back up the stairs.
The long shower together had Harry kneeling before the bench and feasting on her again and again and when he took her against the wall, the hot water beating on them from all directions, their cries echoed in the bathroom. It was almost lunchtime before they finally put on clothes.
They spent the afternoon with the horses, grooming them and taking them for a long ride, and racing each other on the grounds. The air was still cool, but the snow had melted and spring was in the air. Harry had lifted her down from Ebony to lie her on the grass of the pitch and snog her brainless. The horses grazed nearby and when Harry's mouth and hands found their way under her shirt, she certainly didn't complain.
They snogged for almost an hour, hands roaming and stroking, but neither of them looking for more. When they finally came up for air, Harry called for Dobby who brought them a picnic to eat outside. He placed a warming charm around them and Ginny lied on her stomach, her legs up in the air on their blanket, snacking happily on the food that had been provided. Harry dipped one of the strawberries in chocolate and danced it along her cheek and her eyes darkened.
Then her shirt was off, followed by her bra, as Harry dipped his finger in the chocolate sauce and walked it over her skin. His tongue cleaned up the mess and she groaned. It wasn't long before his shirt was off as well and both of them were sticky with chocolate and strawberry juice, big grins on their faces.
Harry picked up the last strawberry, trailing it along her stomach before he slowly pulled her leggings down and off, tossing them behind him. He kept trailing the strawberry down her thigh as she shivered and when he slid her knickers down her legs, she trembled.
"Gods, you're so fucking gorgeous," he murmured, sliding the strawberry up and sitting it in her naval. Then he dipped his head and bit into it, the fragrant juices, trailing over her skin.
He drizzled chocolate over her abdomen, his tongue following the trail eagerly before he moved lower and spread her legs. Ginny's breath hitched and when his tongue found her, her fingers tangled in his hair and she held on. By the time he slid into her, she was desperate for him, her nails raking down his back and calling his name.
They had another short nap, tangled together on the warm blanket in the middle of the grass and when they woke, they kissed, long and languidly, neither of them rushing for more. They dressed and cleaned up their picnic before taking the horses on another trot and then returning them to the barn.
Harry grinned when she grabbed his hand and tugged him up against the outside of the barn. She pinned him to the wall to snog him senseless before she lowered herself to her knees and undid his jeans. He held his hand in her hair, his glasses sliding down his nose as he watched her suck him off, and thought this day was the best day of his life.
They kissed again when he finished and then they headed back to the house, hand in hand, and big smiles on their faces.
They curled up in the living room in front of the fire, listening to the Quidditch chatter on the wireless. Harry had his head resting in her lap, his eyes half closed as she ran her fingers through his hair and they talked about what it would mean if she actually was signed by a professional team. They made plans to spend as much of the summer together as they could and unofficially decided that after she wrote her NEWTs, she would move in with him.
They made love again in front of the fire and then wandered into the kitchen to find some dinner. Harry grilled up steaks as she helped, blaring music as they cooked and laughed and Harry knew with absolute certainty that this was the future he wanted was here, with her.
They snuggled back up in the living room and Harry set up the Muggle film to play on the wall as they watched Ghost and then Jaws. He chuckled when she jumped and she hit him when he laughed. He thought it was perfect.
Harry led her back upstairs to the bedroom and they soaked in the huge tub, music playing from the wireless as Harry chose Bon Jovi and Queen to croon them. He held her against him in the hot water, playing with the bubbles and gently trailing his fingers over her skin.
Afterwards, he took his time to rub the moisturizer into her body, taking his time to lotion every inch of her before he brushed her long hair. Then Ginny used moisturizer on him, rubbing him down until he was hard again and his body soft in shea butter. Then they fell back into bed, hands and lips roaming, both feeling insatiable.
On Sunday, Ginny pulled out the book on sexual positions, and Harry grinned.
By lunch time, he was pretty sure that he couldn't move or have another orgasm without dying. But then Ginny was straddling his face and he found out his tongue was still up for a challenge.
They did it against the wall. On the arm of the chair. On the table on the balcony. Bent over the balcony. Sitting in a chair. Half kneeling, half standing (which had been a challenge). And when Ginny placed herself over him upside down and gave him access while she used her mouth on him, he did so with enthusiasm.
They napped throughout the day, both of them sneaking down to steal food when they could, and when Harry snuggled her close in his arms, his cheek buried against her breasts, he thought that it was the perfect way to end an incredible weekend.
End Author's Notes:
(Latin) Tremo = vibrate (spell by me)
Thanks to celtics534 and Bell for help with my Pictionary scene!
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