Harry Potter and the Delightful Dilemma
By: Sheltie
I don't own Harry Potter
Chapter 5
Harry was on another date. This time it was the Patil girls. It was Parvati's turn as wild card and she decided to piggyback on her sister's date. Parvati joked double the girls, double the fun, especially with twins. Padma rolled her eyes at her sister when she said this.
Harry took both girls to a more exclusive restaurant since he knew he wanted a bit more privacy than normal. I mean, you usually don't see a guy on a date with two girls at the same time, sisters or not.
Once Harry seated both of his girls he sat down too and they looked at their menus.
The Patil twins were different from any other student at Hogwarts mainly, because of their ethnic background. They were familiar with magical Britain way of things, but they also spent time in magical India and knew that culture well too. Both girls grew up acting like any twin sisters do. They traded places multiple times just to confuse and annoy their parents, relatives and friends. It wasn't til later when they got a bit older when their differences came out. Padma started to explore the Patil library more while Parvati went out with friends. They still traded each other's places when one needed to study, Parvati, or when one needed a break from reading, Padma.
Their father made the decision to send them to Hogwarts instead of a magical school in India. It was mostly caused by the fact their father thought Hogwarts would give them a better education. Their father wasn't too invested in the old ways and wanted to see his daughters independent and not tied down to any contract unless it their choosing.
At Hogwarts Padma and Parvati were at first shocked when they were sorted into different houses. They thought they'd be in the same house. But they got over that since they were still able to talk to one another. Though they both soon found themselves drawn in to their own social circles. Padma hung out more with other Ravenclaws chatting about books they've read and research they are doing while Parvati was with Lavender giggling and gossiping.
With their first year they were wide eyed first years and in awe of many things. Especially one Harry Potter. They were thrilled with him like most of the girls their age, older, and younger. Padma though didn't have first hand contact since she was in Ravenclaw, but Parvati was a Gryffindor and saw Harry was not what the media made him out to be and told her sister. Parvati told her sister all about Harry Potter.
In second year they didn't believe Harry was the heir of Slytherin. Especially since witches and wizards who were Parselmouths were revered and sought out in India. Parvati tried to explain this to her gossiping friend, but it fell on deaf ears. Padma tried to do the same in Ravenclaw, but with the same results. No one believe that Parselmouth were good at all.
In fourth year they were both now wiser and than they were in their first year. When Harry's name came out of the goblet they were on Harry's side. They stuck by their belief even though others ridiculed them. Even after a disastrous Yule Ball where Harry ignored Parvati after the first dance. She understood this since she saw that Harry was uncomfortable with the whole thing. In fact she and Padma had a bit of a fight over who'd be going with Harry. Mainly because Padma also wanted to go with Harry, but in the end Parvati won out in the end. Though Padma would state that Harry probably would've had a better time with her if he went with her. Parvati ignored this statement.
It was after that and in the starting of summer when they got a letter from Hermione asking to meet them that got them interested. They sent a letter back to her asking where exactly the location was since they weren't familiar with muggle London. When Hermione proposed her plan they all for it.
"I hope you two like this place, I don't know anything about it" Harry said sheepishly.
"I'm sure Dobby did fine picking this one" Padma said.
Harry knew that that secret wouldn't be hidden for too long. Susan liked chatting with her 'sisters'. They shared everything.
"It's lovely restaurant Harry" Parvati said.
"I know, but Dobby sometimes goes overboard" Harry said.
"Well I think he made an interesting choice. I've never been to this kind of restaurant before" Padma said.
"Me neither" Parvati said.
The restaurant Dobby had selected was a French one.
"I really wish Dobby had saved this one for later" Harry said quietly.
"You mean when you and Fleur go out?" Parvati asked, who had heard Harry.
Harry gulped. He knew he just made a mistake and he was going to pay for it.
"We aren't going to hex you Harry. I think Parvati and I agree with you on that" Padma said.
"Really?" Harry asked hesitantly.
"Yes Harry, you have nothing to worry about. We'll tell when you've made a mistake, but this isn't one of them. Since this is an unusual relationship we have we've decided to cut you a bit of slack. Just a bit so don't get comfortable" Parvati said with a smile.
Harry just nodded since he wasn't sure if this was a good thing or not.
"Good, now that is settled I don't think I'll have anything with snails in it" Padma said.
The other two agreed.
/Scene Break/
Umbridge waddled down a hall of the Ministry plotting. She needed to find a way to damage the Potter brat somehow. But how, the boy had taken down Fudge and now he was even more scared of his own shadow.
She sighed.
Looks like I've got to save the Ministry on my own she thought.
She made her way down to the records room to see what she could dig up. She searched through all the files of the girls that had surrounded the brat. She needed to find something.
/Scene Break/
Ron was angry. He had been kneed in the groin which by the was still throbbing in pain for some reason. He was looking through some old musty books to find a way to get what was his. Anyone seeing this would find it quite shocking and probably think it was some kind prank or illusion. Ron Weasley reading, willingly, and reading something other than a Quidditch magazine. This was newsworthy. The redhead scoured the pages for something he could use and then he found it.
"You're mine Granger" he said grinning.
/Scene Break/
After lunch on Saturday Ron came striding up to the table where Harry and his girls sat. Penelope was the first to notice him.
"Can I help you Mr. Weasley?" she asked.
"Hermione Jean Granger, I Ronald Bilius Weasley saved your life and for that you own me a life debt. I am here to collect that debt" Ron said loudly.
"What are you talking about Ronald?" Hermione asked.
"I saved you from that troll first year and that made a life debt, which I am collecting" Ron said a superior air.
"Ronald, do you even know how a life debt is formed in the first place?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah, you were in danger and I saved you" Ron said like it was obvious.
Hermione groaned and massaged her temples.
"You are only half right Ronald" Susan said.
Ron glared at Susan.
"I'm not half right. I saved Hermione, so she is mine" he said stubbornly.
"You are correct that Hermione was in danger and she needed to be saved and was, but that isn't all" Susan said totally ignoring what Ron had just said.
Ron looked furious now.
"This is how a life debt works Weasley. First, when you are saving a person you have to risk your life willingly no matter the consequences. Second, you can't be the one to put that person in danger just to save them. And third, you do it without any thought of a reward of any kind" Daphne said.
The other girls nodded their heads in full agreement with their Slytherin sister.
"But I did all that!" Ron shouted.
"No you didn't Ronald. What you did was stay by the door ready to leave at moments notice if the troll came your way. And for the second, you're the one who caused Hermione to be in that bathroom where she was attacked by that troll. Hermione wouldn't have been in any danger if you hadn't insulted her" Padma said.
"Whereas Harry didn't say a thing to Hermione and was genuinely worried about her during the feast and then when a troll was reported he ignored the professor to go look for her. He then took on a fully-grown mountain troll by himself not caring about his life whatsoever nor thinking about any reward afterwards" Penelope said taking over for Padma.
Ron was now getting a deep shade of red.
"Oh, and Ronald, my middle name is Jane, not Jean" Hermione said.
Ron looked ready to blow, but instead turned and stormed out of the Great Hall with everyone watching him.
"Well, that was interesting" Parvati said.
The others nodded and gathered their things and headed off.
After that little show there was much research done on life debts though most done by Ravenclaws just to verify the information they had heard.
/Scene Break/
Ginny was not happy since she hadn't been able to get Harry alone and she felt her time was running out. She had to do something to get Harry's attention away from those harlots he is always with. That meant she had to be more aggressive in her tactics. If that didn't work, which she didn't doubt herself since she had already had several boys drooling over her already, then she'd ask for help from her mom. Her mom would know what to do to help her.
/Scene Break/
Harry was wandering down the hall not really thinking of anything.
"Hey Harry"
Harry stopped and turned to find Ginny wearing her Hogwarts uniform, but it is a few sizes too small. It really showed off what she had to offer, but to Harry it wasn't as appealing as what his girls could wear. Ginny barely had any curves to speak of even at her age. She had a slight chest, but it barely stood out without enhancements. She was pretty much a stick figure.
"Ginny" Harry responded with a slight nod.
Ginny frowned. This wasn't going as she had planned.
"Harry, can we talk somewhere private?" she asked trying to sound normal though she threw in a bit of sultriness in it too.
Harry shrugged. He just wanted to get this over with and get back to his girls.
"Sure" he said.
He followed Ginny into an empty classroom and sat down on one of the desktops with Ginny stayed standing in front of him.
"What's up Gin?" he asked.
Ginny lunges at Harry and kisses him hard on the mouth as she wraps her arms around his neck and wiggling her body against Harry's. Harry shocked at first, but then pushes Ginny off. Hard.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Harry asked wiping his mouth.
"What do you think Harry, I am claiming what is mine" Ginny said.
"What is yours? Gin, I think you need to see a mind healer since what you just said is nonsense" Harry said glaring slightly at the redhead.
Ginny's face turns a red color at this.
"You're mine Harry. I've wanted you since I was a little girl" she said furiously.
"Sorry Ginny, but I am not a piece of meat or anything. Anyway, I am already involved, multiple times" Harry said adding the last part more of himself.
"What, with those hussies" Ginny spat.
Harry's eyes darkened at this. No one called his girls names.
"Ginny, I'm warning you. Don't you dare call any of my girls that name or any other" he growled. His magic was pulsing slightly as his anger began to grow.
Of course by now the Weasley temper has already gotten going. So that meant she was beyond reason of any kind.
"I can call those tramps anything I want because that is what they are!" the redhead shouted.
Harry's magic was crackling now and he was about to explode when the door burst open and Fleur, Parvati, and Hermione came in. Hermione rushed straight to Harry to calm him as Fleur and Parvati stood guard. They needed to watch the little fireball since they knew she was a lot better at magic than her brother was.
"What are you doing here?" Ginny spat as she glared at the three girls in front of her.
"We got word that Harry was about to blow and we thought it would be best to stop him from blasting you into the wall, though why we should is a mystery beyond me" Parvati said.
Ginny's face was now a dark red color and she was ready to hexes these bitches.
"You should be zanking us since if we didn't zan you'd probably be dead" Fleur said. Her accent comes through when she is emotional.
Ginny snorted.
"Harry loves me. He'd never hurt me" she said pompously.
"I wouldn't be too sure of that" Parvati said.
"And you know, I've known Harry longer than you" Ginny said with a superior tone.
"Yeah right, you barely said a word to him your first two years. You just made a squeaky sound and ran off. In your third you never had a conversation with him long enough to be even considered as a viable option" Parvati said knowledgeable.
"You're just another slut like your sister" Ginny spat.
A swirl of wind blew and Harry's anger increased.
"Ginny, don't anger Harry anymore. He's very protective of Parvati and her sister" Hermione cautioned.
"I know what I am doing you bushy bucktooth bookworm know-it-all" Ginny snarled.
This caused Harry's magic to act out and tossed Ginny back towards the stonewall at a fast speed. Luckily Fleur was able to cushion the wall to damper any major harm Ginny could get.
"Warned you" Parvati said.
Ginny was shocked. Her Harry had attacked her.
"This isn't over" she said then stomped off.
Once Ginny was gone Hermione was able to get Harry to calm down finally.
"Are you alright Harry?" she asked.
"Yeah, but how'd you three get here so fast?" Harry asked.
"Hogwarts told us and then transported us close by" Parvati said.
Harry just nodded.
"Thank you Hogwarts" he said.
He felt a thrum of magic course through him and he knew it was Hogwarts way to say you're welcome.
/Scene Break/
It was Saturday and Harry was on a date with Luna. Harry took his odd Ravenclaw to a nice little Chinese place. Luna looked around the whole place since she had never been to a muggle restaurant, let alone a Chinese one.
Luna's life before Hogwarts was nice until one day it all changed. She was at home with her mother, who was crafting a new spell when it back fired on her. She watched her mother die in agony. This scarred her deeply and became a very quiet child. She started regressing and chatted to the thin air and spent a lot of time with herself. It was her way of coping with what had happened. She locked herself off so she would never get hurt. It didn't help that her father was going through his own depression and buried himself in his work leaving Luna to tend to herself mostly.
Luna came into Hogwarts the same time as Ginny. But her time in Hogwarts was a different from her once friend. Luna was ridiculed by her own housemates due to her oddness. They shunned her and played pranks on her. They hid her clothes and put itching powder in her bed. But even all that Luna just turned the other cheek. She thought if she didn't do anything then they'd stop.
Luna like every girl watched Harry Potter, but her view of Harry was different from the others. She saw Harry for what he was right a way. A boy who was thrusted unwantingly into the spotlight for something he doesn't remember. She saw that he was a private person and trusted not many people. She believed Harry wasn't the heir of Slytherin. She could see that he just didn't have it in him to turn dark. Well, unless something very precious was taken from him.
Her third year was the same with her house, but when Harry's name came out she stood with Harry even though she was pranked by her house even more for it. She wished she could do more, but she knew she had no chance at getting close to Harry. So she just watched. She watched as Harry took on the dragon. She felt her heart in her throat as Harry flew about. In the second task She watched wondering if Harry was okay. In the third and final task she knew that everything would change. She had to prepare for it.
It was on one summer day and Luna knew it was time. She left her home and made her way thanks to the Knight Bus to where the meeting Hermione had set up. She came in surprising everyone there. She just stated to them that she was in and that settled everything.
Luna found herself opening up slowly to what she now considered her friends. Each girl in the group helped Luna to open up. She was still the same spacey blond, but she knew she had friends that would stand by her no matter what. She was loved and it was a marvelous feeling.
/Scene Break/
Snape was still chained to his bed when a goblin came in.
"What do you want?" he sneered.
"Mr. Snape, we at Gringotts are here to tell you that your vaults have been seized and that you are under investigation" the goblin said then left.
Snape paled. He had no money now, not that it mattered since he had no way to leave anyway with the constant guard.
Now what do I do? Snape thought.
End of chapter
A/N: that's the end of this chap. Sorry if it wasn't very exciting, but I just wanted to get to the end of this one. Also sorry if the Luna date wasn't very good, but I did my best on it.