Hey everyone. Here is chapter two of On the Whim of King Harry. This chapter is brought to you by Hogwarts Eastern Winter Funfair's The Christmas Market, Hogwarts Southern Winter Funfair's Big Dinner Bash, Hogwarts Northern Winter Funfair's Tree Decoration, and December Event's Advent Calendar on Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. For The Christmas Market I wrote for prompt Cheese Hamper Selection with the object of wood logs (2 tickets). For Big Dinner Bash I wrote for Apple Cider's prompt of the occupation of Quidditch player. For Tree Decoration I wrote for 7. Multicolored Fairy Lights's prompt of "It's so pretty!" (1 ticket). For Advent Calendar I wrote for Day 22's items prompt of needle. Warning for fade to black sex, cheating, and out of character characters. I hope you all enjoy Of Pretty Things and Needs.

Ginny Weasley could feel the weight of the locket that King Harry had sent to her a few days after they'd met at the celebrations. The feel of the cold golden locket against her porcelain skin sent a shiver down her spine as she looked over the work she'd just finished. Sticking the needle into the fabric to keep it safe she turned to show her work to one of Queen Cho's other ladies-in-waiting.

"You always do such a good job, Gin," her sister-in-law Audrey praised her work. Her eyes going to the locket visible above her sister-in-law's neck line. "That necklace is new. Isn't it?"

"Yes," Ginny said a small thrill going through her. She hadn't told anyone that King Harry had been sending her small presents since they'd first met. In fact she and her family were given positions in court because Harry wanted to please her. "An admirer gave it to me." She smiled as she touched the golden locket feeling the red gem stones that were inset into it.

"It's so pretty!" exclaimed Hermione who'd join the two of them. "Is a present from who I think?"

Ginny was very thankful for Hermione's tact in mentioning Harry in front of Cho. Harry was going to be asking Cho for a divorce tonight he'd told her so in the letter that came with the locket. "It is," she giggled with a blush. "He has such great taste in jewelry. Doesn't he?"

The other two nodded as Queen Cho's attention seemed to be drawn to them at the moment. Ginny watched as the raven haired dark eyed queen made her way over to the small group. It wasn't as though Ginny wouldn't have liked the queen if the circumstances were different and Cho's husband wasn't going to leave her for Ginny. Queen Cho was a rather nice woman and easy to work for but right now she was standing in the way of Ginny's destiny.

"Why have we stopped working, ladies?" Cho asked and Ginny knew that she'd seen the locket.

"No reason," the girls responding turning back their own work.

Queen Cho continued to look at Ginny as the younger girl went back to her sewing. The needle threading effortlessly through the cloth pulled tight over the younger girl's loom. The sight of locket above the girl's neckline didn't cause Cho any alarm. Harry's eye had strayed before but he'd never put her aside for anyone else. She was his first love after all. "That is a very nice cardinal, Lady Weasley," the queen spoke to her unknown rival with a small smile on her face.

"Thank you, my lady," Ginny replied smiling back. "I've tried to learn everything you have to teach us." Ginny couldn't help the thrill that went down her spine as she saw the stricken look on Cho's face as the older girl returned to her seat and picked up her work.

Meanwhile across town Percy was having his own problems at the moment. His father wanted him to have a child with his wife Audrey and all he wanted was to be with Oliver. He didn't want to be with Audrey and he didn't want her anywhere near Oliver either. But he'd promised that he'd try and conceive a child with his wife. But he had to find a way to tell Oliver.

"Percy," Fred called out as Percy walked onto the Quidditch Pitch, "what are you doing here?"

"Just trying to gather my thoughts," Percy lied as he looked up to meet Oliver's eye. Something about seeing Oliver on a broom caused an aching twitch in his groin that begged to be dealt with. But he'd have to deal with that later first he'd have to solve his original problem. The thud of feet hitting the ground alerted him to someone landing and soon a pair of arms had snaked their way around his waist. "Oliver," he chided the other man, "not here. Not out in the open like this."

"You had no problem teasing me to distraction a few weeks ago at the celebrations for King Harry's birthday," Oliver whispered huskily in Percy's ear driving all other thoughts out of his brain. "In fact I could return the favor..."

Percy pulled away from turning to face. "We have a problem," he stated watching the confusion cross his Quidditch player's face. "A big problem which needs to be handled carefully."

"You I like your big problem, Perce," Oliver licked his lips as he lead Percy off the pitch and towards his and Katie's house. "I can tell you what you can do with your big problem and I think both of us might like my suggestion."

"That is not what I'm talking about Oliver." He tried his hardest to ignore the insistent need that was building to a more painful ache than he'd ever felt before. "Don't you think I wish I was talking about that type of big problem?"

"Then what? What sort problem do we have? Katie knows about us and she has no problem with it. I know Audrey knows about us too. What problem do we have?"

"My parents want me to have a child with Audrey."

"They do know yo..."

"My father knows. Yes. But my mother doesn't and after our private moment at the celebration my father trapped me into agreeing to have a child with my wife."

"Does he know you..."

"He suggested inviting you into Audrey and my bed. What am I going to do?"

A smile crossed over Oliver's face he pressed his lips to Percy's in a bruising kiss. "Your going to invite me to bed with your wife and you," Oliver told him. "And you'll invite me as many times as needs be until you have fore-filled your promise to your father." Hands brushing against Percy's aching groin Oliver's grin grew bigger. "I think your big problem likes that suggestion. Shall I give you a preview of what you can look forward to?"

Percy moaned into passionate kiss that Oliver crashed onto his lips. He felt himself being pushed towards the bed as both of them began to shed clothes. Perhaps Oliver was the only thinking rationally about the situation. Perhaps this suggestion would work and he'd have the promised baby with Audrey was the last coherent thought Percy had before he allowed himself to pulled down into a world of pleasure.

Meanwhile Ginny's day had gotten even better after the sewing was put aside. King Harry had stopped by to visit his wife or that was what he'd said out loud. Ginny could tell by the way Harry kept looking at her every once in a while that Harry really wanted to see her. She'd let him pretend otherwise but she knew.

"Lady Weasley," Cho chimed up, "please put another log on the fire. It's starting to go down."

"I won't hear of it," Harry stated standing from his seat by the Queen's side. "That isn't ladies work. It's the job of a man and what good am as a man if I let a woman do such a job." He stood up and walked over to pile of wood set beside the fireplace grabbing a couple of logs and tossing them into the fireplace.

"Thank you, Your Majesty," Ginny said bowing low enough so that Harry could see his present nestled into the cleavage of her gown. "You are so generous to us all."

Harry's smile lingered on her before he went back and sat down beside Queen Cho. A slight stirring of jealousy found it's way into Ginny's heart. He had said he was leaving Cho. Right? He wouldn't lie to her. Right? She watched as the Queen and King whispered among each other urgently feeling the jealousy grow.

It wasn't long later that Queen suggested they all get ready to head to dinner. Ginny and Audrey had been chosen that day to help the Queen get ready for dinner. So they got to witness the Queen and King bidding each other farewell. All the while helping Queen Cho dress for dinner Ginny couldn't help think Harry had given up on them. Those weren't the actions of someone leaving their wife for her but she'd make sure he did. Her father had told her to do so much.

Percy woke to the sounds of wood logs popping and crackling in the fireplace shifting his hips he heard a moaning whine from behind him. A smile crossed his face as he remembered the last few hours he and Oliver had spent together. A soft protest came to his lips as Oliver pulled away from him. He felt so empty without Oliver there.

"We don't time before your due at dinner with the King," Oliver stated going about cleaning himself up and redressing. "Plus you might want to bring up the plan with Audrey before you just spring me on her."

"The only person you're springing on his me," Percy said getting out of the bed and following Oliver over to the wash basin. "And I'll have it no other way in that circumstance."He kissed Oliver gently pinning him to the wall.

"Perce," Oliver chided. "Dress."

Percy sighed wishing they had more time to be together but knowing that they didn't. Pulling on his clothes and shoes he walked from Oliver's house back to castle. Oliver's musky scent clinging to his skin and taking over his senses. Perhaps he'd tray again to night with Audrey before they went through the plan. Just Oliver's scent would turn him enough to do what needed done. A smile spread across his face as he was lead to the high table where the King, and Queen along with his father, mother, sister, and wife were waiting for him.

"Good evening, darling," Percy said bending down to kiss his wife. He was sure about it now tonight he'd try again and no one would talk him out of it. That way it was done and over with. That way he'd get to be with Oliver again with no interruptions or problems. Or so he thought.

I hope you all enjoyed chapter two of On the Whim of King Harry.