Hey everyone…I'm back again.

So here's the next chapter of Bound by Love. Things are going to get interesting for our love couple soon, so this chapter doesn't have a whole lot of drama. Think of it as their last free day before the drama begins at Hogwarts. Because you know that Harry Potter and his friends can never have a normal year at Hogwarts.

So here we go...

Bound by Love Ch. 4

Hermione collapsed, but Lucius caught her before she hit the ground. He picked her up, told the Dementors to follow and carried her bridal style to the table. When Lucius saw how pale she had become, he realized that something had happened during the War and resolved to ask later. Snape handed him a Pepper-Up potion and Lucius gave it to Hermione. She drank it down, the color coming back to her face and her breathing went back to normal. Once she was fully calm, she turned to the Dementors and asked, " How is that possible? Any heir would be an infant right now and no threat to the Wizarding World." "Think my Lady. How would an infant become a man of 17 right after birth?

Hermione thought about it and then said, "Aging potions mixed with the Pre-Natal potions. The Aging potion would activate after birth, aging the child to the desired age. 17 would ensure full magical potential. Do you know who the mother is?" "Bellatrix Lestrange. She and the few remaining Death Eaters that have escaped Ministry justice are his teachers and guardians." Hermione slowly stood and began pacing. Finally she said, "We'll finish this discussion at Hogwarts. Can you be trusted on the grounds?" "No harm shall come to the students as long as we are in human form." "Then meet with us on the 2nd of September." Hermione gave them phoenix pendants and they left.

Hermione turned back to the others and said, "I know that some explanations are in order but I'm tired, confused and scared out of my mind. We have school shopping tomorrow, so I think we all need the day to ourselves. Agreed?" Everyone nodded and went in different directions. Hermione walked back to the tent, followed closely by Lucius. Once inside, Hermione headed straight for the bathroom while Lucius did a Locking and Silencing Spell in the tent. Lucius, once the tent was secure, followed his wife into the bathroom.

When he walked in, he found Hermione sitting in the shower, the spray soaking her hair and clothes. When he checked the temperature, he was surprised to find that it was ice cold. He quickly changed the temperature, stripped and gathered her in his arms for a few minutes before bathing them both, drying them off and carrying her to bed. As Lucius held her close, Hermione began to calm down. Once she had stopped shivering, Lucius asked, "I know I have no right to ask this, but what happened to you during the War?" Hermione turned to face him and said, "Voldemort discovered something about me during the War. He changed his orders concerning me. If I was captured, I was to be taken to him alive. He wanted me to carry his heir." "Why you?" "Turns out, my mother was a descendant of Rowena Ravenclaw. Guess that made me special to the son of a bitch."

Lucius nodded and then asked, "Why, besides the obvious reasons, are you afraid of his son?" "I'm afraid that the son will try to succeed where the father failed." Lucius realized what she meant and instinctively wrapped his arms around her tighter as he said, " I won't let him anywhere near you." She smiled and leaned closer to him as she softly kissed his lips. The kiss turned passionate as Lucius and Hermione wanted to show each other how much they loved the other. That night was spent exploring each other's bodies. They fell asleep in the early hours of the morning, Hermione feeling safe and secure in her husband's arms.

The next morning, Lucius and Hermione woke up, are breakfast and then dressed for shopping in Diagon Alley. Hermione dressed in a black cargo mini skirt, black & green Converse and a green plaid button up shirt. Lucius dressed in black slacks, a dark gray dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up, a black vest and black boots. Hermione did her hair and make-up, grabbed her wand and money back before leaving the tent with Lucius. Everyone grouped up in the yard and Hermione said, " Okay, any sign of danger, use the pendant to Apparate back here. Now let's get our shopping done and fill up those new trunks. Have fun." They all touched the phoenix on their necks and Disapparated to Diagon Alley.

When they all arrived, they broke off into small groups and went in different directions. Harry, Ginny, Hermione and Lucius decided to stick together as they shopped. First, they went ahead and got all their school supplies before going to shop for other stuff. When the girls wanted to go clothes shopping, the boys decided to go look at Quidditch supplies. The girls went into several shops before going into a formal dress and costume shop. Hermione and Ginny walked in looking for a Halloween Ball costume and a formal gown for Yule Ball.

Hermione found her costume right away. The dress was a deep crimson goddess-style dress labeled as an Aphrodite costume. With her darker hair and pale skin, the gown looked amazing on her. Ginny found her costume soon after. She was going as a vampire queen and had chosen a costume made of black velvet with a plunging neckline and bat sleeves. They each found accessories for the costumes and then looked at gowns for Yule Ball. Hermione decided to go with a long green strapless gown with a front slit up to mid-thigh, peekaboo black lace on the bodice and black beading.

Ginny chose a dark blue strapless mermaid-tail gown with black lace overlay and a wide black sash at the waist. Both girls found shows and jewelry for both outfits before leaving the shop. As they exited Hermione asked, "Where do you want to go next Ginny? We have another hour before we have to meet back up with Lucius and Harry." Ginny pointed at a store across the street and both girls grinned before heading over. The store? Victoria's Secret.

As soon as they walked in, Hermione and Ginny immediately started finding thing they wanted to purchase. They picked out several different things in a variety of colors. As they were about to check out, Hermione saw a particular item that she knew that she had to have. It was a babydoll in a soft shade of pink with silver-gray stitching across the cups and sides. It was sweet, soft ad the silver reminded her of Lucius' eyes. They took their purchases and went to the Three Broomsticks to meet Lucius and Harry.

When they got inside, Lucius and Harry had already gotten a table and drinks. The girls sat down and took a break. After lunch, the four of them walked around, their previous purchases shrunk in their pockets. Lucius bought Hermione an owl to replace Crookshanks who had died in the Final Battle. The owl was black with white streaks. Hermione named the tiny owl Apollo. They were on their way to Zonko's and Honeydukes when Lucius suddenly pulled Harry into a shop neither Ginny nor Hermione recognized. Both men came out a few minutes later, but said nothing to explain why they'd gone inside. Hermione wanted to ask, but decided to wait.

The four of them went to Zonko's and the Weasley twins' shop, stocking up on gags and pranks before heading to Honeydukes. After stocking up on sweets, the two couples visited a few more shops before heading back to the Burrow. Upon re-entering the tent, Hermione suggested that they go ahead and pack to save time in the morning. As they were leaving for Hogwarts the next morning, Hermione packed everything except clothes for the next day, underwear and her new pink babydoll. Wanting to do something romantic before returning to Hogwarts, Hermione and Ginny persuaded Lucius and Harry to play Quidditch. Once the boys were away, the girls prepared to play.

First they took showers, scrubbing themselves and shaving everything. After drying off and using lotion, they did each other's hair and makeup. When they'd finished, Hermione had soft, wavy curls and simple makeup that made her eyes pop. Ginny's hair was in the same style and her makeup also made her eyes pop. Hermione slipped the babydoll over her head and smoothed it down. The handkerchief hem barely reached her thighs, but it showed off her body in the most tasteful way. Ginny's was the same style, but in purple.

They finished by setting up their bedrooms. Candles, new sheets, wine and soft classical music. When everything was set up Ginny asked, "So how do we get Harry and Lucius her and clean?" Hermione smiled and said, "We send out Patronuses and when they get here, they'll find a note with instructions." She made two pieces of parchment hover, one in Ginny's tent and one in her own. The girls then went to their bedrooms and sent out their Patronuses.

Hermione and Ginny's Patronuses had changed drastically, mostly due to the War. Ginny's had changed from an owl to a phoenix. Hermione's new form had shocked everyone. Her form had changed from an otter to a dragon. Hermione sent her dragon to her husband, laid down on the bed and waited for him to arrive. She didn't have to wait long. Soon she heard Lucius put up the usual spells and then she heard the shower running. She leaned back further into the bed and waited.

Lucius walked into the bedroom a few minutes later, clad only in a pair of low-slung black pajama pants. His arousal was very apparent, as Hermione couldn't stop staring. Lucius smirked at her blatant staring and asked, "See something you like pet?" "Perhaps. You seem very excited my love." Lucius swiftly covered Hermione's body with his own and as he kissed and caressed her body he said, "I hope you put a Stasis Charm on that wine because I plan on savoring you first." They slowly peeled off their clothes and made love. They laughed as they tried different things and positions.

When they finally collapsed, slick with sweat, Lucius asked, "Not that I'm complaining, but what brought this on?" "Well, I figured we wouldn't get as much privacy at Hogwarts, so I wanted to have one last private night before we go to school." "Great idea pet. I love you Hermione." "I love you too Lucius." Lucius seized her mouth in a gentle kiss before falling asleep.

The next morning, a familiar burn on Hermione's wrist woke her before dawn. She showered, wrote a note for Lucius and dressed in her work out clothes, which consisted of black yoga pants, black sports bra, black trainers and a black hooded sweatshirt. After putting her in a ponytail and putting tape on her hands to protect them, she went outside to wait for Harry, Ginny, Luna, Draco and the twins. She didn't have to wait long.

The six of them showed up, dressed somewhat similar to Hermione. Hermione said, "Rules for today: Nothing that can't be healed quickly, but don't go too easy. With yesterday's news, I don't think any of us want to lose our edge." Everyone nodded and began their morning ritual of practicing their fighting skills. They paired off at first and then did an ambush fight session. Harry and Hermione were the only ones that beat each of their opponents. By the time they were finished, everyone was sore, sweaty, bruised and slightly bleeding.

Everyone went back to their tents to clean up and get ready to go to Hogwarts. When Hermione walked into her tent, Lucius was making breakfast. He looked up and when he saw Hermione's face, his desire to curse someone was obvious. Hermione quickly explained the wounds, took a shower and dressed for the ride to Hogwarts. Lucius wore his best suit while Hermione wore tight black hip hugger jeans, black knee high boots and a snug purple long sleeved one-shouldered top. They grabbed their trunks and met everyone outside.

Since Mr. Weasley had been elected Minister of Magic after the War, they had cars waiting for them. After the trunks were loaded, they made their way to the station. Arriving at the station, they unloaded their trunks and went through the barrier in pairs. A few compartments had been reserved for the D.A. and others, access to them was granted by the phoenix pendants. Putting up their trunks, the five couples spent the ride either talking or playing Exploding Snap. Hermione was leaning against Lucius and talking to Ginny when Ron knocked on the compartment door. Everyone else was going to ignore him but Hermione said, "Let's try to deal with him now. If it doesn't work, we'll just ignore him at school."

Everyone agreed and Draco opened the door. When Ron saw him he asked, "What the bloody hell is Malfoy doing here?" Hermione said, "He's more welcome here than you are Ron." Ron turned and saw Hermione leaning against Lucius. Angrily he asked, "Why are you leaning against him when you're MY girlfriend?!" "Well, I dumped you three days ago and I'm leaning against him because he's my husband." "Your what?!" "My. Husband. He and I are married. Do you have any other stupid questions? Not that I really care." "Why do you say I'm not welcome here? I'm in the D.A."

Harry said, "No, you're not Ron. You were kicked out before the War ended. Hermione issued new tokens for the D.A. because of you." Ron ignored Harry and asked Hermione, "How are you and Malfoy married?" Hermione looked at Ginny because she knew that she might reveal Ginny's own marriage. Ginny nodded that it was okay and Hermione said, "Old Magic. I'm not the only one that got married." "Who else?" Harry stood and said, "Ginny and I were also married by Old Magic." Ron's face went beet red as he said, "No sister of mine will be married to someone who is friends with Slytherins."

He went to grab Ginny, but everyone reacted quicker. Soon he had nearly a dozen wands pointed at him, quite a few at his throat. Harry said, "You will not interfere. Ginny and I are bound by Law and Magic. Now go, or you'll wish you'd never met me first year." Ron must have seen something in Harry's eyes because he went deathly pale before nodding and running out of the compartment. Hermione closed and locked the compartment door, cuddled back up against Lucius and said, "Anything he does at Hogwarts, give back 10 fold. Pranks, spells, everything."

She had just picked up her book when she looked at Harry and said, "We should get one of the Dementors to keep an eye on Ron." Harry nodded and said, "Make it happen." Luna asked, "Why are you going to have Ron followed?" Harry said, "Friends who turn on friends for the stupidest reasons can no longer be trusted." Hermione went back to her book while Lucius stroked her hair and read his own.

Soon they reached Hogwarts...