Hey everyone. Here is another chapter of On the Whim of King Harry. This chapter was brought to you by Hogwarts Southern Winter Funfair's The Naughty List on Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. For the Naughty List I wrote for 7. Kim - (word) spank (1 ticket). Warning for mentions of sex, slight gore, and homophobia. I hope you all enjoy The Things I do to Please my Family.
The summons had come not long after Ginny Weasley had woken up that day. Stifling a tired yawn she dressed with the help of her maid as she played the dream over in her head again. It had frightened her so terribly to see her brother Percy on his knees with blood flowing from an unseen wound on his throat. It frightened her almost as much as the feel of the clammy hand that drug her into the frozen lake had. Slipping the newest bauble the King had sent her in place she turned to the maid.
"How do I look, Luna?" she asked the blonde girl standing next to her observing her in the mirror.
"You look beautiful," Luna told her smiling dreamily, "and very tired. Did you have a hard time sleeping last night?"
Ginny nodded telling Luna all about the dream as the messenger lead them both towards the rooms that the King owned. Why King Harry would be summoning her to his rooms Ginny didn't know but she would stand firm in the insistence her father had suggested. She wouldn't become Harry's mistress no matter how much he flatter, begged, or gifted. She was going to be the Queen or nothing at all.
"Lady Ginerva Weasley, and her maid Lady Luna Lovegood," the King's chamberlain announced them as they arrived at the door. The man opened door standing aside to let them in.
"Lady Luna," Harry smiled at the blonde girl, "I'm sure you have things you aught to be doing at this time in the morning. I can assure you your mistress is in good hands with me."
Luna turned to look at Ginny who offered a slight nod. Bowing to the King she murmured a "Your Majesty," before walking out the door she'd just entered. Looking back she caught Ginny's small smile. Luna hoped that Ginny knew what she was doing because if she didn't the other girl, who was like a sister to Luna, would end up getting hurt.
Once Luna was out of the room Harry kissed Ginny hands roaming over her body. He would have Lady Weasley for his own and being here right now she'd have to say yes. He gently lead Ginny towards the bed the kisses getting heated and more passionate as he went.
Ginny felt the edge of the bed behind her knees and pulled away from the King. A look of horrified realization crossed her face as she pushed past Harry to cross the room. "I told you, Your Majesty, that I wouldn't go to bed with you unless I was your queen," she said letting anger into her voice. It wasn't that she didn't want to. She really did but she didn't want to get the reputation that Marietta Edgecomb had gotten after having the King's illegitimate child.
"It's going to be pretty hard to get Cho to agree to a divorce," Harry stated as though that answered her problem. "We could..."
"No. If that is all you wanted, Your Majesty, I will be on my way." Ginny walked farther towards the door seeing Harry trying to work his mind around what she'd said. Seeing how he could make her works for him. A smile worked it way across her face. "Unless..."
"Unless?"
"Harry you want to marry me? Right?"
"I do, sweetheart. With all my heart."
"Then you must woo me. Win my heart like I have won yours. Then we can be properly married after your divorce from Queen Cho and our child will be the King of the magical world. Don't you want that?"
"I do." Ginny was driving him mad with desire. Why couldn't she see that? Harry knelt before her taking both of Ginny's hands in his own. "I promise you we will be married and in the mean time I mean to be your tortured servant. Does that plan seem pleasing to you, my beloved, Ginny?"
Ginny smiled a pink blush tinging her cheeks. "It seems much pleasing to me, Your Majesty," she whispered reaching out her hand to help him off the ground. "Until we can truly be together think of me fondly." She opened the door that was behind and walked out. As the door closed the smile disappeared from her face. Why was Queen Cho making things so hard for them? Couldn't she see that her husband had no interest in her any more? Harry was making it very obvious.
As Ginny walked towards the drudgery that was her job as Queen Cho's lady-in-waiting she walked past her brother Percy, and his wife Audrey who happened to be in the middle of a heated argument. As she walked past she could hear Percy hissing, "That is the only way this works out for us, Audrey. Why can't you see that?" at his crying wife. She chalked it up to the problems they'd been having with conceiving a child that would put a strain in any marriage or so her mother told her.
Percy hadn't gotten much sleep last night after Oliver had woken him from the vivid dream. Not that he was complaining or anything. Not until now anyway. He'd come back to his and his wife's lodging and explained his and his father's plan to help them have their child hoping Audrey would agree to it. To say the woman didn't even consider agreeing was an understatement. They'd argued all through breakfast and as Audrey dressed for the day and they were continuing said argument here in the hall.
"So I'm supposed to allow some other man into our bed to what Percy?" Audrey yelled eyes brimming with tears. "How is that supposed to help us have a child?"
Percy sighed putting his head in his hands. How did you tell someone that you weren't sexually attracted to them and would rather have another man instead of your wife? "Audrey," he sighed again, "you know I've had problems getting there when we're in bed together. I thought that this would change things up a bit. And that the change would you know?"
Audrey stared at Percy in shock. "We aren't discussing this in the hallway, Percy," she hissed. "Can't we discuss this later on? Or when we go to bed tonight?"
"No because the plan has to happen tonight."
"And if I don't agree?"
"That is the only way this works out for us, Audrey. Why can't you see that?" Percy hissed in his wife's face. "There will be no more discussion about this. You are my wife and we will be doing as I say." He stormed off leaving her there in the hallway. The sounds of her sobs followed him but Percy didn't have time consider the fact that he'd just taken away her right to choose. What about her attending to his needs? This was one of his needs after all. Didn't that mean she had attend to it?"
"Tonight?" a deep male voice question as footsteps got closer to Percy.
"Tonight, my love," Percy told Oliver as the other man pulled him into a kiss. "Have I told you?"
"What?"
"I love you."
"Might have mentioned it a couple hundred times last night." Oliver went to kiss Percy again when he saw Arthur Weasley walking towards them anger clear on his face. "Mr. Weasley," he said as though nothing had been happening a few seconds ago. Or had happened last night at his and Katie's little cottage on the edge of the forest.
"Oliver," stated Arthur sharply, "I need a word with my son. Alone."
"We'll catch up later," Percy told Oliver with a wink. He watched as Oliver walked away after saying a good bye to his father and him. Percy was so lost in thought watching Oliver's ass that he hadn't realized his father was talking to him.
"Percy," came his father's sharp voice, "are paying attention? Your sister's future as Queen of the magical world is at stake here, you foolish boy. We need to convince Harry to divorce Cho as soon as possible so that he can marry Ginny as soon as possible. Do you hear me?"
Percy nodded. "I do," he said, "and Ginny's trying her hardest. You know she is."
"Then perhaps a friend suggesting it will push him further towards doing what we need King Harry to do." The tone of voice his father was using was more than suggesting that friend should be Percy.
"How do I broach the suggestion though? It would seem odd to have me just bring it up out of the blue. Don't you think so?"
"You're both having problems conceiving a child. Why don't you try and seek advice from your friends the King of the Magical World? And once the subject is broached then you make our play."
Percy nodded taking in what his father was saying to him. He was going to have to hurt both Audrey and poor unsuspecting Queen Cho to get what his family wanted for Ginny. He resigned himself to this the minute his father had set his sights on making Ginny Queen. "Of course, father," he said feeling like the lowest of scum for hurting Queen Cho.
"And the other problem we discuss?" Arthur said jerking his head the way Oliver had just gone. "Are you still interested in pursuing other men over your wife?"
Percy paled at the way his father had just spoke his preference. It wasn't his fault he had developed feeling for Oliver. Or for that matter that men seemed to turn him on more than women. "I might have a fix for that problem," Percy stated. "You might not like it though but I think it has a high chance of working for us."
Arthur looked around to make sure no one was watching them or listening to their conversation. He didn't want anyone to think that he agreed with his son's tendency for bending over in front of that Quidditch player. "I don't care what you have to do," he hissed straight in Percy's face. "Do whatever you have to do to have this child. Do you hear me?"
Percy nodded eagerly.
"Don't look so eager about it," snapped Arthur. "I'm lucky your brothers aren't the same way you are." Arthur turned on his heel and stormed off down the hall. He had to make sure that the next few steps were in place for when Harry's divorce proceedings began.
"You look like you just got sucker punched, Perce," Bill Weasley said as he walked over to his brother. Arthur had sent a letter telling him to come and help his family get into power. Bill, of course, would do anything for the love of his family and went running as soon as he was called. "Why don't we take a walk and we can talk about it? Okay?"
Percy nodded and allowed himself to be lead off. He shouldn't feel guilty about wanting what he wanted and knew that perfectly well. He also knew that his father would never allow him and Oliver to be together as a couple. Arthur Weasley had made that abundantly clear when he had arranged the marriage to Audrey. His sons didn't go about having sex with other men after all. Upon finding out that Percy did Arthur closed his mind to reality of the sitiuation. It didn't exist and Percy was the one who ended up hurt for it.
Meanwhile Ginny had been sitting with her needlework for a while when Audrey entered the room. Ginny could tell that her sister-in-law had been crying recently. Watching as Audrey talked to the Queen Ginny wondered what had happened that upset Audrey that much that she'd cried over it. As Audrey took her customary seat next to Ginny the younger girl reached out a comforting hand and put it on Audrey's shoulder. "Is there anything I can do?" she asked wanting to help the poor girl sitting next to her knowing she probably couldn't.
"No," Audrey sniffled. "It's just...it's just...Percy suggested doing something to help us have a child. Its...its...j...j...ju...just wrong, Ginny. But I have to because he's my husband and it's what he wants to do."
"Don't you have a choice in the matter?"
"No. He told me so." She looked around before leaning closer to Ginny and whispering into the other girl's ear. "I think he's in love with his lover."
"I'm so sorry," Ginny whispered consolingly to Audrey who was like a friend to her. "Do you know who she is? Perhaps I can convince her to leave Percy alone for you?" She looked around her wondering which one of the Queen's ladies Percy was sleeping with.
"It's not a she. It's Oliver Wood." A sob shuddered through Audrey as it set in. Percy would rather stay out all night with Oliver Wood rather than come home and try and have a child with her. "My husband is in love with Oliver Wood."
Meanwhile Bill's suggested walk took them towards the Quidditch pitch. Percy could see Fred, George, and Oliver tossing the Quaffle around not having enough people to formulate an actual game. As he and Bill made their way onto the pitch Oliver broke off from the group and flew down to greet them.
"I need to talk to you," Oliver whispered to Percy as he brought his lover into a hug. "About tonight."
"Oh,..um...yes," Percy said looking over to Bill. He hadn't told anyone but Ginny and his father had figured it out on his own. "I'll be back in a minute and we can talk about things then." Percy followed Oliver into the changing rooms. Once the doors closed behind them Percy pulled Oliver into a lingering kiss. "What did you want to talk about in regards to tonight?"
"Nothing," Oliver murmured against Percy's lips as pecked light kisses onto them. "I just know you didn't tell your older brother about us because of your father's reaction."
"Oliver, it's not that easy..."
"It's very easy. All you have to do is say Bill, Charlie, Fred, George, Ron, Ginny I prefer the company of men and Oliver is the one I want to be with."
"Oliver..."
"Shall I tell them for you?"
"Shall I spank for being naughty about this?" A smirk crossed Percy faces.
"Save the spank talking for later tonight," Oliver whispered pressing a passionate kiss on Percy's lips before walking out of the changing room leaving a panting Percy behind him. A smirk of his own forming on his face knowing he had pushed the right buttons. Tonight was shaping up to be a very fun night for him. "Shall we have a game?" Oliver called to a resounding cheer of yes.
I hope you all enjoyed The Things I do to Please my Family. Pre-warning for the next chapter it will be pure smut.
