Lady Potter

"Isn't there a large library at Grimmauld Place?" Hermione asked when they were riding the train to London, just as Luna left to use the loo.

"There is, although it's mostly devoted to dark magic," Harry replied. Hermione already knew, so why was she asking?

"Well, we're searching for a counter-curse to very dark magic, aren't we?" Hermione continued.

Harry saw the light. "Sure. We should search that library during our vacation. Hopefully we shall find something."

Hermione picked the idea and continued, "We shall have to check it thoroughly. I'll need to spend there as much time as possible if we want a chance to succeed." She turned to Ron. "Will you come as well?"

"No. You know I'm rubbish at researching a library and that particular library gives me the creeps. I'd rather help Mum with her preparations."

Nobody was fooled by the last sentence, yet it was an elegant excuse.

The Weasley were going to spend the holiday at the Burrow. Harry decided to stay at Grimmauld Place and let Kreacher pamper him, going to the Burrow only for the festive meals. He preferred to stay away from Ginny and from the overbearing Molly. Luna didn't really know where to go. Her home had been destroyed during the war and her father was nowhere to be found, making Luna believe that he'd been killed by the Death Eaters. She had spent the time before school at the Burrow, recuperating herself as well as helping the Weasley recover from their loss. She didn't find it appropriate to go there again.

"Why don't you join me at Grimmauld Place?" Harry suggested. "There's room enough and Kreacher will be happy to have a guest to take care of."

Luna considered his offer. "Alright, if you say so. We shall have to check for infestation of Nargles, though."

"Sure," he smiled at her.

Harry had shown her the room he thought she would like, yet Luna preferred to join Harry in his room and in his bed. Kreacher made sure the house was warm enough, and Luna thought it was just natural to stay nude in such a warm house. Harry didn't object. He only instructed Kreacher to keep feeding Luna as much as she would take, fearing she was not eating enough due to her previous suffering.

Luna didn't go near the library. She only asked Kreacher to bring her a few books about exotic magical animals and stayed mostly in the kitchen, wearing only her radish earrings.

Hermione Flooed in every other day. She usually spent about an hour in bed with Harry, in the room she had previously used, before going to the library and spending several hours doing research. This affected her mood badly, so she also asked Harry to cheer her up in her old room before going back to the Burrow, usually taking a few books with her, which she would return in her next visit.

Luna didn't seem to mind Harry shagging Hermione while she was still in the house. He asked her about it after the first such visit.

"She's your best friend and my friend. Why should I mind if you give some pleasure and comfort to each other? It isn't as if it takes away from what you give to me, you know. You shag me just as much as I want you to," she explained.

Hermione also didn't mind Luna's nudity. She even copied her, staying nude for most of her visit. "It's much better this way, especially now that the clothes are becoming uncomfortable due to my big belly. It's a pity I can't do it at the Burrow as well."

Hermione's research didn't find anything until Christmas. It was almost New Year's eve when she finally had a breakthrough. She found that same curse in two of the books, ones dealing with the darkest of magic. She was still unable to find the counter-curse as she didn't have enough time to look for it. With the answer almost in hand, Hermione started coming each day and staying longer, joining Harry and Luna for their meals. With two naked women at the table, Harry felt obliged to undress as well. Hermione blushed a bit. Luna only said, "It's nice to see your willie free at last."

It was the last day of the vacation, when Hermione finally found what she was looking for. She first called Harry to the library.

"I've found two possible treatments. There's a spell to reverse the effect of the curse. It should be cast as soon as possible, preferably less than a day since the curse was cast, as it becomes less effective the longer you wait. It may not be able to help at all if it's more than a month."

Harry, who looked hopeful at first, felt his heart plummet.

"There's also a side note. It says that a powerful enough caster may reverse the effect of the spell even after six months."

"It's been probably longer than that," Harry said miserably.

"There's also a potion. It is not specifically for this curse, though. It is something similar to the Skelegrow that you had taken during second year. It is used to regrow any organ that was damaged or amputated. Its original purpose was to help splinch victims and treat various injuries. It may even repair scar tissue, returning it to its original state." Her gaze wandered to the scar on her wrist, caused by Bellatrix, and then to Harry's famous scar. "The main problem with this potion is pain. It is much more painful than Skelegrow and doesn't go well with pain reducing potions, which made it quite unpopular. It has not been used by healers for more than two centuries, so it seems."

"Can it help Luna?"

"I... I'm not sure. This potion should also be used as close to the event as possible, but there are no details."

Hermione bit her lower lip now, which Harry found adorable. "There's also another spell. It's a fertility spell which can help most cases of natural or magic-induced infertility cases, but it only works in conjunction with a marriage bond."

"What do you mean?"

"It derives its power from the marriage bond. The stronger the bond – the better the chances of success."

"If that's what it takes, I'll marry Luna!" Harry said with conviction.

"It doesn't work that way, Harry. Only a bond based on mutual love will be powerful enough for this to work. Do you love Luna?"

"She's my best friend, after you, of course. Sure I love her!"

"Does she love you?"

Harry wasn't sure. "She loves having sex with me and she enjoys just being with me, but she has never said that she loved me."

Hermione smiled now. "I'll talk with her and then we shall decide. Now, do you love me?"

"Sure I do!"

"Then shag me now and we'll go talk with Luna later."

/\/\/\/\

Hermione repeated her finds for Luna.

"How painful is that potion?" Luna asked.

"On a scale of ten, where one is a pin prick and ten is the cruciatus curse, this is an eight."

"Then I see no problem."

"Don't you want to try the fertility spell?" Hermione wondered.

"I'd like to, but I need to get married first. Who would marry me?"

Harry stepped forward. "I'll marry you in a heartbeat if you want me as your husband. Do you love me?"

Luna had her eyes suddenly moist. "I love you dearly, Harry. You're the only person who has always treated me nicely; the one who taught me how to fight and how to protect myself; the one I think of when casting a Patronus. How could I NOT love you?"

"And I love you. You're a dear-dear friend whose opinion I cherish and who knows how to make me smile when I'm sad; a woman I care deeply about and with whom I'm ready to share the rest of my life."

"I thought it was Hermione who fitted that description," Luna said, her smile and tears mingling.

"Hermione is my best friend and always will be, but we found out we're better off with other partners, although we shall always be involved in each-other's life. Knowing all this, will you still marry me?"

"Yes, Harry Potter, I'll marry you and I don't mind if you continue shagging Hermione or any other woman as long as you give me my share."

/\/\/\/\

They took the Hogwarts Express the next morning. Harry was still moaning that he had no time to buy Luna a proper engagement ring. Luna didn't really mind. "I don't need any ring. It's your love that I need."

Hermione had taken with her copies of the two spells she had found and of the potion recipe. She intended to ask Professor Slughorn to brew the potion and then let Madam Pomfrei administer it to Luna. Harry wanted to experience it first, though. "I have so many scars that can benefit, and I want to test the potion before Luna takes it."

Yet their first priority was the wedding.

Harry talked with Professor McGonagall soon after dinner, asking her to officiate his wedding with Luna. They were both excused from the next day's lessons, spending it in Hogsmeade, looking for appropriate clothes for the occasion as well as for rings. Luna helped Harry choose his clothes, but she didn't let him see hers. "It's customary for the groom to only see his bride in her wedding dress at the wedding. It may bring bad luck if he sees it before." Harry wouldn't dare bring her bad luck.

The wedding ceremony took place a few days later in a specially prepared room in the castle. Very few people were present. Hermione and Ron served as replacements for Harry's parents, while Neville and Hanna did the same for Luna. They asked George to come and be their best man while Ginny volunteered to be the maid of honor, much to Harry's surprise. Minerva was almost too excited to officiate, but she managed to lead the ceremony beautifully and was the first to congratulate the newly wed with tears in her eyes.

Luna, who was wearing a long dress which reached the floor, decorated with emeralds and rubies with a single diamond just above her cleavage, looked magnificent. Harry felt he was falling even more in love with her as she was walking at his side, proud to be his wife.

They only had the weekend for their honeymoon, which they spent at a small, well heated hotel.

They consulted with Madam Pomfrei about the treatment as soon as they were back at school. While the fertility spell could be useful, was Luna healthy enough for it to do its stuff? The healer thought a bit before replying. "I suggest using the counter-curse first, if only to stop any lingering effects. The potion should go next, to restore whatever is possible and heal any internal injuries which have been either neglected or not discovered. With these treatments preparing Luna's body as much as possible, the fertility spell should be used, followed within days with enough sex to impregnate Luna."

Under the supervision of both Madam Pomfrei and Hermione, Harry cast the counter-spell, putting in as much power as he could along with his love for his wife. Luna collapsed in pain as soon as the spell touched her. Harry was distraught, blaming himself for casting incorrectly or for not researching the spell, harming Luna. Hermione needed to reassure him that Luna was reacting as expected, while the healer was checking Luna repeatedly. It took Luna several hours to recover, yet Madam Pomfrey was satisfied with the results, While she couldn't yet say that Luna regained her fertility, all the parameters she could measure showed improvement. She recommended some rest in bed, preceded by a huge cup of hot chocolate drink. "It would take a few days for this spell to fully do its work," she said. "You should rest as much as you can and eat well, so your body will have all that's needed to rebuild itself."

Harry cuddled Luna with love, trying to give her the best conditions, feeling guilty for making her suffer, despite all that Hermione had told him. Luna was just glad to be loved. She was also starting to feel better. Harry wasn't sure it was due to the spell. It could just as well be the result of her feeling more secure now, being Mrs. Potter.

A week later, Madam Pomfrei was very satisfied by the results. She couldn't be sure about Luna's fertility, but her body was in a much better health than before. She recommended to wait another week before trying the potion, just to be on the safe side.

Knowing that the potion would be extremely painful, Harry didn't want to let Luna take it before he tried it himself. He also had a good excuse: his famous scar, the ones caused by Umbridge, other scars caused by the Dursleys and even a few he had gained in battle. While they didn't bother him too much, it would still be nice not to be reminded of the traumatic events each time he was near a mirror. Hermione also wanted to remove the scar given her by Belatrix, but the healer wouldn't let her touch that potion as long as she was pregnant.

Harry was only given a small vial of the potion, which had been prepared by Slughorn according to the recipe found by Hermione. It wasn't too bad tasting, compared to other potions he had the displeasure to taste, and he didn't feel any effect for the first half hour. It then struck him like lightning. All his scars became extremely painful, and he also felt some pains in places he didn't remember being injured. The potion seemed to find all the injuries that had not fully healed for any reason. It hurt badly, but nothing like the 'Crucio' he had been hit with by Voldemort. He could handle it. He crunched his teeth, breathed deeply and waited for the pain to subside.

It took several hours, though. The pains were becoming duller by lunchtime and he felt no pain just before dinner. Checking his scars he found only a faint trace of his famous lightening shaped scar, while the other scars disappeared completely. Luna embraced him, happy that it went well and happy to have an "improved" Harry. She was quite explicit about what she intended to do with him after dinner, making Hermione blush deeply.

Luna collected her courage to be treated two days later. Fearing that the pain would make her lose the contents of her stomach, she skipped breakfast. As her injuries were much deeper, she was handed a larger amount of potion. She made a face at the taste and then continued chatting with Hermione and Harry. As the time passed, she winced a few times. She even stopped talking to take a few deep breathes. She seemed more distracted than usual for a short while, yet besides lying down and looking much paler, nothing seemed out of order.

Madam Pomfrei kept monitoring her condition. She could see no real change for many hours, though. By dinner time, Luna said that her pains were not so bad and asked for something to eat. Hermione was shooed back to her apartment soon after. Harry joined Luna in bed and it was surrounded by movable privacy partitions. Luna cuddled with Harry and fell asleep. Harry couldn't sleep though. He knew Luna was still suffering, and her ability to withstand that pain was witness enough to how badly she had been tortured. He swore to make her life as happy as he could once this was over.

Come morning, Luna woke up with a smile. If it wasn't for the healer's presence, she would have surely asked for a shag, but Madam Pomfrei was eager to check her condition. Several checks later, she was given the thumbs up to leave the hospital wing and continue life as usual. Madam Pomfrei found her in much better health than before, although she was still unsure about the fertility results. These looked ambivalent and confusing, as if attesting the effects of the treatment as well as those of the curse.

Harry waited two more weeks before casting the fertility spell. This one didn't cause any pain. It only manifested itself as a reddish mist that engulfed the two, giving them a feeling of floating above the clouds at sunset.

Luna found this condition appropriate for a quick shag. She didn't even bother to use the bed. She just hung on Harry, hugging his torso with her legs while letting him in. This seemed to enhance the mist, making it look like a golden cloud which became brighter until it disappeared in a burst of light as they both reached their climax.

"I've wished for a boy," she said, once it was over.

"So have I," Harry commented. "How do you feel?"

Luna kissed him on the lips. "I feel wonderful. All the Wracksputs are gone now. I'm sure this means that we'll have a baby!"

Neither Harry nor Luna were satisfied with just that single shag. They had sex as much as they could during the next week, which wasn't really any different than their normal behavior. Harry still managed to be with Daphne twice and with Susan once, as usual. Both had been impregnated before Christmas, as planned, and now only wanted their regular attention. Hermione thought it was better not to burden him with her own desires for a while. Harry was quite sure that her big belly was an important factor.

Madam Pomfrei insisted on checking Luna about two weeks later. Harry was a bit concerned when he saw her frown and repeat some of her tests. She finally smiled. "Lady Potter, I'm glad to inform you that your twins are both developing nicely. You have a boy and a girl."

Luna giggled happily. Harry did the manly thing to do – he fainted.

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