CHAPTER Seven –

Harry was just entering the arena as the final contestant to be challenged by a Dragon. As he came into view he heard a loud voice "Potter you will fix what you have done or I swear that Dragon will look tame in comparison to what I will do to you! You are so dead mister!" The entire crowd roared with laughter.

Harry blew her a kiss which made her scream "Arghhh!" then she stomped her foot before she sat back down again. Harry turned to see a very large, a very black, and very pissed off Dragon before him. A tremor of fear coursed through him as he came to the center of the arena.

Harry spoke a weird form of Parsel tongue that quieted the crowd immediately. "Greetings mighty Dragon." He stated. The dragon stopped mid roar and then brought her head down to listen to him.

To the crowd the Dragon thrummed and grumbled some noise but Harry heard "How odd for you to sound like me but you are not like me at all."

Harry smiled and answered "I can speak to another form of life and modified the sound slightly to mimic how a dragon talks."

The Dragon eyed him cautiously "What is a Dragon?"

Harry responded "That is our name for your kind."

She responded in a huff "We are the first ones as in the first ones to reside in this place. Long before your kind contaminated it."

Harry frowned before he replied "They have placed an egg that does not carry a first one in it and I need to recover it from you to finish this stupid game for them."

The dragon eyed him "I am not stupid meat bag. I know there is an odd egg in my clutch. If you want it come and get it but if you touch or harm my young you are dead."

Harry frowned more "You don't have to be so insulting about it." he stated and began to walk forward. When he was close enough the Dragon flicked her tail to bring its' spike out and then launched her tail to strike Harry's shoulder.

Harry heard a familiar scream in the stands before he heard the dragon speak clearly as it moved its maw closer to his "Meat bag calling you what you are is not an insult so don't presume to understand me. An insult by a first one is to end your life. I chose not to insult you by hitting you in an appendage only. You will live from today but it will cost you."

Harry responded "It still hurts flame breath." The Dragon laughed at his term and then Harry asked "What is it that you want?"

The Dragon looked back at him "Freedom to have my clutch as I want and to raise my young in the wild. I will trade you the egg for my freedom."

Harry drew his wand and pointed it at the chains holding her before then applying a numbing charm to his shoulder. The dragon sat him down and then retracted her tail dart from his shoulder. He grabbed the fake egg under her watchful eye. She then grabbed the remainder of her eggs and flew away. She yelled out "Thanks meat bag!"

Harry laid on the ground as people ran up to him the first being Charlie Weasley "Hey Harry that was very interesting."

Harry smirked "Mr. Weasley let me be the first to say that you have my undying respect for working with Dragons because I realized what a pain in the ass they can be."

Charlie grinned evilly "I missed the one where she got you in the ass then, shame that."

Harry chuckled "Wise ass! Can you at least help me up?" Charlie gave a guttural laugh as he helped Harry get to the medical tent.

Charlie was laughing as he left the tent "Potter you have another Dragon to deal with later, from what I hear." Charlie's head popped back in "A much prettier one than the first but a real Dragon none the less."

Harry snorted "You know as soon as I get well this means war, don't you?" Charlie laughed as he left the tent for good.

Unknown to Harry the scream he had heard was Hermione who thought she would have to watch him die. When she sat back down shaking something in her broke free and she looked at Ronald Weasley with a death glare. She then stood up and stunned him with her wand before making her way out of the stands and to Professor McGonagall.

When she found her she went up to her "Professor I have been drugged and potioned for the last few months and I need a flushing potion." Minerva looked at her and then suddenly nodded before leading a crying Hermione away. Once they went into the castle they made their way to her office.

Minerva sat her down and then rummaged through her cabinets "Do you know who did this to you?"

This made Hermione cry even harder "Yes, but I don't even want to think about that right now. I did something far worse by betraying someone I have loved for three years and I know he will never forgive me as I can never forgive myself."

Minerva administered the flushing potion and within ten minutes Hermione was retching her guts out. After she finished the tears had not stopped and she was able to get out, with much cajoling from Minerva that Ron Weasley had been making her take a potion for over three months and he had raped her numerous times while doing so.

When Hermione was taken by Poppy to be checked out at St. Mungos, Minerva went to the Gryffindor forth year's dorm and found two bottles of potion in Ron Weasley's trunk. She made her way to her office and called Amelia Bones. Once this was investigated it was found that it was Amortia and a loyalty potion. Minerva was very, very angry.

Harry not knowing of any of the events that happened to Hermione recovered after one night in the hospital wing and was released. When he was released Daphne and Fleur were waiting on him.

Daphne had a look of fury on her face as he led them to the Lord's wing. She wheeled on him as they entered a luxurious room. "Potter you take this off of me right now and caste the counter so I can wear panties!"

Harry grinned and then crossed his arm "No!"

Daphne looked shocked "No…what do you mean no?"

Harry's grin got bigger "I mean exactly that, No!"

Daphne's eyes turned angry as she pulled her wand "You are going to regret this."

Harry walked closer to her and then his smile got bigger as he spoke to her "See Princess I got your number already. I know exactly what you want and I will do exactly whatever I want with my property!" Harry walked forward causing Daphne to walk backwards. "Go ahead use your wand."

Daphne backed up into the wall and then Harry closed the distance "I think the only thing you didn't like about what Malfoy was going to do, is it was him that was going to do you and not somebody you wanted doing it to you."

Daphne's eyes flashed in anger and she attempted to slap Harry. Harry caught her hand and then kissed her. She did not fight the kiss and in fact made it more passionate as she attempted to slap him with the other hand. Harry leaned back with a smile before charming her arms to stick to the wall above her head.

Daphne growled "I will cut your balls off for this Potter. You will be so sorry."

Harry's eyes became harder which made Daphne gasp as they lit up. Harry grabbed her shirt collar and ripped it down exposing her bra. "Daphne yelped in surprise before gulping at the look Harry was giving her.

Soon Daphne was held to the wall nude and fully exposed to Harry. She was completely defenseless. As Harry just kept rubbing on her making her start to moan "Why haven't you told me to stop Daphne?"

Daphne in her haze popped her eyes open "What?"

Harry eyes got a feral look in them that sent shivers down her spine "Admit, no, beg me to take you. You know you are my property and that I own you so beg me to take you."

Daphne growled around her moans "You have lost it Potter! You are crazy and no decent woman wants to be treated this way."

Harry smacked her butt "I don't want a decent woman, I want you. You are going to become my toy." Another resounding slap was heard causing Daphne to respond with a moan. "Beg me like the whore you are."

The damn broke within Daphne and she began to plead with him and ask him to do anything he wanted until thirty minutes later she blacked out. She awoke to the feeling of some ones hands on her and then she opened her eyes to a very concerned looking Harry above her.

Harry asked her very quickly "Did I force you or did I read the situation correctly."

Daphne smirked up at him "Did I say stop or no?"

Fleur from the other side said "Not once!" Harry looked relieved and this caused Daphne to sigh contentedly.

Daphne caressed his face "You were absolutely right. Malfoy excited me but I really didn't want him but I did like what he was doing… You don't think I am a pervert do you?"

Harry now smirked "I don't think you are…I know you are now." Daphne growled and shove him away before he forced her down and looked into her eyes "Daphne that is not a bad thing and I like this passionate person you have become. I am sure that I won't do some of your nasty sexual perverted things but if I say no or stop you had better listen or I will hex your privates… you got that Greengrass?"

Harry held it in for at least a few seconds and between Daphne's growls he was rolling on the floor in laughter. After he was tackled by Fleur and Daphne in a well coordinated tickle attack, they ended up in a heap on the floor all of them were laughing.

Daphne set up with a smile and then looked at Harry "Harry you are a special guy and I want to hang out with you."

Harry looked at her and asked "But?"

Daphne frowned "I do want my freedom from having to be married or tied down to a man. I have plans for my future that involve politics and/or business."

Harry looked down "So you don't want me to develop feelings for you."

Daphne scooted closer "Not exactly, I have no expectation for the future with you but I want us to be very close friends. I want you to count on me to back you up but I will never give you marriage or family and from the little I know about you that is something you definitely want. I don't want to ever hurt you."

Harry thought about it for many minutes and then laid his head down in her lap and smiled up at her "I suppose most guys would be ecstatic to have their own toy like you with no attachments."

Daphne waggled her eyes "After you making me pass out from pleasure you, having bragging rights sir. You are what we girls call a sex god! Anytime and anyplace all you have to do is ask."

Fleur lay her head on his chest "Harry I have other things I want to do in life as well but I feel the same way Daphne does. All you need to do is ask."

Harry smiled "I think I am a very lucky man to have two gorgeous sex slaves at my disposal."

Daphne deadpanned back "I will never call you master you can forget that shite right now Potter!"

Harry winked at her "We will see Princess. Just remember whose name is tattooed on your ass." Daphne let a little smirk play across her lips.

They stayed like that for another hour and had dinner that one of the house elves brought to them. Daphne looked at the time "I have to go I have some homework to get done. She looked at Harry with a smile and then bent down to kiss him."

Fleur hung out for a few minutes more and then she left as well. Harry explored a little bit more before he went to pack his trunk to move into the suite permanently. When he reached the common room many people were sitting around very quiet and he looked over at them but didn't find Ron or Hermione anywhere.

He was use to avoiding everybody so he went into his dorm room and collected his things before dragging his trunk down stairs. Just as he passed the couch Neville asked out loud "You are leaving us too?"

Harry stopped and looked at him "What do you mean too?"

Neville stood up "Ron Weasley was just expelled from Hogwarts and Hermione has been resorted into Ravenclaw. Something happened but nobody will tell us what. All we see is that everyone is leaving our house."

Harry looked around and then back at Neville "Ron was expelled? Have you talked to Hermione?"

Lavender spoke up "In between her bouts of crying she won't tell us anything."

Neville seemed sad "They announced it right before dinner and when we got back she was already moved over."

Harry frowned "I don't think she will talk to me either and I don't know what to tell you." Harry looked into everybody's eyes maybe this is a sign that this house should stick to its own instead of throwing them to the wolves like it has done recently." Harry turned to Lavender "Perhaps you should quit casting rumors about because they do hurt people, even the harmless ones." Lavender bowed her head. Harry finished "We never acted like family when it really counted and I feel no remorse that you all feel this bite you in the ass. I know who my true friends are now. I am glad to be shot of you." Harry turned and left as the remainder of Gryffindors contemplated their recent behavior and actions.

Over the next weeks until the Yule ball came Harry kept busy with his studies with Fleur and Daphne. Every once in a while he caught glimpses of Hermione she would look at him sadly and then tears would start before she ran away. Harry felt like her seeing him made her sadder and quit trying to approach her.

He cornered Professor McGonagall in her office and she did everything but run away from him to avoid talking to him. He got her attention when all her doors and Windows slammed shut and his voice was riddled with anger "You will go no place until I get an explanation of what is going on with Hermione. What did I do to her to hurt her? Every time I see her and she looks at me, she starts crying and running away."

Professor McGonagall sat down heavily "Harry I can't tell you because I have been sworn to secrecy. It is not because of you that she is feeling this way. You never hurt her but her guilt is making her act like this."

Harry looked even more angry "What happened to her?"

Minerva stood up "I can say no more Harry." Harry kicked a desk in frustration and it smashed into the wall into small splinters.

Harry clenched his fists "Who made you swear the oath not to tell?"

Minerva sighed "Hermione herself and her reasons were sound."

Harry snorted "Is this because if I found out the truth I would hurt someone?"

Minerva stood upright at hearing this "Harry if you care about Hermione leave this alone. Stop asking. You have a tournament to complete."

Harry with an ice cold voice "You and Hermione know the one thing I hate most in the world is to be kept in the dark. I will find out what is going on and someone is going to pay when I do." Harry turned and cast a reductor curse as he screamed out in anger. Minerva flinched as a huge hole appeared in the wall exposing the room to the outside.

Minerva sat stunned as she looked at it and her mind began to worry "Oh good god he is going to be so angry at her when he finds out." Minerva jumped up and then ran to find Hermione. She had to tell her before she ran into Harry.

The next day before the Yule ball the students who were not remaining for the holidays left for home. Before the train left for the holidays, Harry looked for Hermione at the train station but could not find her. He was very angry when he walked into the main hall. His eyes were bright and vibrant as he walked up to the head table and looked at Albus and Minerva.

"I know you think you are doing right but I will find out what is going on and you won't be happy when I do because everybody who lies to me will be in trouble." Harry smacked the main table and turned it into kindling.

Dumbledore, Flitwick, Sprout, and McGonagall looked at each other as Filius stated "There is only one person who can fix this."

Minerva sighed and threw a scroll on Albus's lap "She is as stubborn as he is and she resigned from Hogwarts to protect him because she knows what Harry will do when he finds out."

Filius looked down "The prat deserves it for what he did to her."

Albus spoke finally "Yes, while true the laws says he is innocent of any criminal charges."

Pomona frowned "Laws that Harry is fighting tooth and nail to get rid of." Pomona then smiled "Laws that the ministry and Britain will get rid of or Harry will level this country of that I have no doubt."

Minerva smiled "Do you think they know they love each other?"

Filius dropped his spoon "Not yet but I suspect that things will come to a head right after boxing day and Harry learns that Hermione resigned."