Chapter 3.
Harry and Fleur followed Professor McGonagall down the stairs and along the hallway, holding hands and looking at each other every few minutes and smiling. Minerva McGonagall, while leading the couple to their new quarters, noticed this habit of their and smiled fondly at her favorite Griffindore and his new fiancée. Anyone could see the love between them and the depth of it astounded her because it had been so quick. This to her though, showed that it was fated to be if such deep feelings could be created in such a short amount of time. She knew for certain that once they had completed the bond that the feelings would only increase in their level of depth and nothing would ever come between the pair and she pitied the person who would even try.
The three of them stopped at a portrait of a regal looking man and professor indicated to the portrait, saying "This is the entrance to your private quarters. The password needs to be set by the pair of you when you first enter and it can only be changed by you. No one else has access to these quarters without your permission, as you will be recognized as a married couple you are allowed this level of privacy within the castle. Your friends Mr. Potter and Ms Delacour are welcome to come here as often as they like, but they must return to their common rooms and quarters respectively as these quarters are for your use."
Both Harry and Fleur nodded at this information and accepted the conditions that Professor McGonagall put down. She then smiled at the pair and said "I do hope you like the way your rooms are decorated. A special friend of yours Mr. Potter insisted on decorating for you." With these words she bade them good night and made her way to her quarters. Harry and Fleur briefly discussed what their password would be before deciding on mon amour. The portrait who identified himself as Sir Winsford nodded at the password and said "It is a pleasure to meet you both Mr. Potter and Ms Delacour." They both nodded and smiled and the portrait then slid aside to reveal the doorway leading to their private quarters.
They walked up a small stairway and entered a room that looked very similar to the Griffindore common room with a couch and two chairs around a small table and a loveseat facing the mantle where a fire was burning brightly in the grate. Still holding hands they walked around the room, admiring the paintings on the walls of magical creatures and walked over to a bookshelf which consisted of both of their school texts and extra books related to defense against the dark arts, charms and transfiguration. They noticed there were two doors leading from this room and entering the first, they noticed it was a bathroom with a large sunken tub in the middle of the room almost as big as a swimming pool. There were numerous taps surrounding the bath and both Harry and Fleur both promised that they would experiment very soon with al the different taps and blushed, smiling shyly at each other, realizing that they would be in the bath together and naked.
Entering the other door that was leading off of the lounge area, they found themselves in a large and ornate bedroom. The bed itself was a large king-size bed with scarlet and gold draperies and a gold colored silk coverlet upon the bed itself. They both noticed that both of their trunks were already at the foot of the bed and their clothes had already been put into the wardrobe and dresser with Fleur's accessories on one side of the dresser and Harry's on the other.
There was a small pop and the couple turned around to find Dobby standing there with a large smile on his face. "Hello Harry Potter sir and Harry Potter's Fleur. Dobby is hoping you like the way Dobby has decorated your rooms." Harry smiled at his friend and said "Thank you Dobby we both appreciate the effort you have gone to make these rooms comfortable for us. Are you working at Hogwarts now?" Dobby brightened at the praise that Harry gave him and replied, saying "I is currently working for wages for Hogwarts as a free elf as no one else seems to want to hire Dobby for wages." Dobby then gave Harry a hopeful look that Harry interpreted straight away. He quickly leaned over to Fleur and said "Love, would you like to have a house elf to help us look after the place as well as our home when we aren't at Hogwarts?" Fleur smiled at the thought of living in a home with Harry and kissing him softly, said "I think it would be a good idea my beloved as we will be busy with training for the tournament as well as studying our lessons. I also know I would like help with keeping our home tidy as I am sure we will often be too busy to clean." Harry smiled and nodded and kissed Fleur again, just because he could and turned to Dobby, saying "Yes Dobby we would like to hire you as our house elf. How much are you being paid at the moment?" Dobby shuffled his feet for a moment and said "Initially when Professor Dumbledore agreed to hire Dobby he offered Dobby 10 galleons a week, but Dobby beat him down to 5 galleons a week with 1 day off a month." Harry smiled at this and said seriously "My conditions for your employment Dobby are not negotiable. I will pay you 10 galleons a week and you will have 2 days off per week. You will also at your earliest convenience access funds from my account to purchase material to make yourself a uniform with the Potter crest upon it as you are an elf of the Potter household. Is this satisfactory?" Dobby nodded his head energetically as soon as Harry stopped talking and Harry thought to himself that he could have offered the elf more and he still would have agreed in order to become Harry's elf. Dobby then stepped forward and grasped Harry's hand and a soft glow emanated from their clasped hands as the bonding was completed. Dobby then bowed and said "Thank you very much Harry Potter sir. You have made Dobby very happy. I will now tend to my uniform. If you need anything just cal for Dobby." With these words he disappeared with a small pop.
Fleur was giggling softly when Harry turned back to Fleur. Taking her into his arms, he asked softly with a raised eyebrow "Something funny, love?" Fleur just smiled and kissed Harry's nose, saying "I just have never seen such loyalty and devotion from a house elf before. He was ecstatic to be bonded to you beloved." Harry then smiled and then explained the circumstances that caused Dobby to be freed from the Malfoy family. Upon hearing this Fleur gave him a deep kiss and said "You are a very compassionate person my beloved. I find more to love about you each and every day." Harry blushed at this and said "Love, each day I look at you and talk to you, I thank whatever fate decided to make us mates and love you so much that words can not express it." Wrapping her arms about his neck, Fleur whispered in his ear
"Well then beloved, show me how much you love me."
Harry wrapped his hands about Fleur's waist and kissed her deeply, their tongues entwining with each other and their moans echoing each other as their passion mounted. Fleur's hands ran through Harry's hair and Harry's hands ran up and down Fleur's back, making her shiver. Fleur ten dropped her hands down and began to unbutton his shirt and Harry slipped the straps to Fleurs dress off of her shoulders and unbuttoned the front of her dress, slowly revealing her silk covered breasts and her flat white stomach. The fabric then slid to the floor in a puddle about her feet as Fleur then drew Harry's shirt off of his shoulders and dropped it to the floor and ran her hands over his toned chest and flat stomach, still kissing him and purring softly in the back of her throat. Harry's heart was racing as he took in his fiancée and soul mate in her underwear. He had some idea as to what to do, but was nervous about doing something wrong and ruin it for both of them. Fleur seemed to sense this and broke off the kiss and said "Harry, this is my first time too. Let's just relax and enjoy exploring each other and find what we like." Harry just nodded, feeling grateful that she could understand him so well. Fleur led him over t the bed and sitting down she unclasped his belt and unbuttoned his pants, letting them fall to the floor. She gasped softly in surprise at what she found and smiled, very pleased. Harry noticed this and blushed deeply. Fleur just giggled at his reaction and stood up and pulled back the covers of the bed and slid between the sheets and beckoned Harry to join her. He slid in as well, pulling the covers over them. He muttered "Nox." And the candles around the room extinguished themselves.
Harry took Fleur into his arms again and they began kissing softly, their passion slowly building as their hands explored each other, stroking and caressing. When they could not take it anymore, they finally divested themselves of the rest of their clothing and joined together as one for the first time. As they moved together, their eyes began to glow softly and white glow emanated from their bodies. As they reached their pinnacle, their eyes glowed brightly and there was a flash as the magic emanating from each of their bodies combined together, forming the permanent bond between tem. They both cried out in their passion and held to each other, their lips crashing together, holding each other tight as their heartbeats, now matching rhythms, slowed and their breathing returned to normal. They both looked deeply into each other's eyes and all Harry could say was "Wow!" Fleur smiled softly and kissed him gently, saying "I agree, beloved." They snuggled together, talking softly in the dark until sleep finally claimed them.
Dumbledore sat behind his desk in his office and smiled as he felt the magical shock wave run through the castle. The castle informed him that it came from Harry's quarters and his eyes twinkled merrily as he was immensely happy that something good had finally happened to the boy he had long considered a surrogate grandson. Now that Harry was considered an adult though, life was about to become very complicated for Harry, Dumbledore knew. Not only was there the details of his inheritances to deal with, but there was also some rather difficult news he had to impart to Harry, especially now that he had Fleur. His smile faded as he realized the impact this news would have on the boy and prayed Harry had the strength to cope. A low comforting song came from Fawx that eased his heart somewhat and he smiled his thanks to his faithful companion. "Thank you my friend. I just hope Harry can find comfort in Fleur to deal with this."