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Chapter 16

They had been in the club for a while now and Harry could not help but smile as he looked around and saw his friends having fun. From where he was sitting drinking a virgin cocktail he had a clear view of the dance floor and all of those in it. He could see Kurt dancing with Jubilee without worry of others reactions and looking quite normal if somewhat awkward with the dancing style.

He could also see Warren dancing with Luna who had come with Neville for the party. Neville himself was dancing with Kitty at the moment. Gambit was sandwiched between the twins and looking like he was having the time of his life. Many of the other mutants from the mansion where also present and having a blast and exchanging partners with every new song. That is with the exception of Bobby and Rogue who had only eyes for each other the whole time.

"Kitten!" Logan's voice made itself heard over the music at his side. Harry turned to him and smiled. "You having fun!?"

"Yea, everyone looks so happy!" He had already been dragged a couple of times to dance but Harry had never been a great dancer and actually preferred to keep company with Logan who did not seem inclined to dance either.

Logan looked at him as if trying to find out if he was telling the true but was apparently satisfied since his lips twitched into a smile and dragged Harry closer to him in the couched they were sharing in the VIP area.

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Anna Marie Rogue felt as if she was dreaming and she never wanted to wake up if that was the case. Here she was in the middle of a club for her birthday in Bobby's arms without the protection of layers of clothes and she was loving it. After receiving Harry's gift she had gone to her boyfriend and kissed him like she had wanted to do for a while leaving him somewhat confused, blinking and in a daze. It took some time (with plenty of kissed and caresses in between) before she had finally managed to explain everything. To say Bobby had been happy with the news was an understatement.

Now here at the club she felt freer that she ever had in her life. They could finally be like any normal couple, she could finally leave the fear of touching others behind her.

"Hey, you went far away." Said Bobby to her ear.

She just shook her head a little before responding "I was just thinking how this all seems like a dream, I feels like I am just going to wake up at any moment."

Putting his hands in her face Bobby smiled "You are not dreaming, this is real and it's only going to get better." With that he kissed her then and there to the catcall of their friends.

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The thrum of the music vibrated through the people in the dance floor in a contagious rhythm that made it almost impossible not to want to dance and loose oneself to the music. Gambit was right in his element he had Fred in front of him and George at his back and he felt alive. Their dancing was probably bordering in the obscene, they were pressed so close together that he doubted even air could pass between them and he was loving it. He did not know when his relationship with the twins had shifted but lately there was this tension between the three of them that made him shiver.

Suddenly he felt too hot and he did not mean the temperature, he was aroused and was sure he wasn't the only one. Taking a chance he leaned forward as if he was about to speak into Fred's ear but he licked it instead causing Fred to shiver and lean further into him if that was possible. He took said ear into his mouth and nibble it a little enjoying the shivers his actions where causing. He felt more that saw the twins exchange a look and probably some mental words before George latched into his neck making him moan.

No words where needed their actions spoke volumes and it was obvious the three of them wanted to see where whatever this was led them. None of them could keep the lecherous smirks off their faces and they kept on dancing with a lot more groping and kissing included. They were so totally into each other that they missed the looks being sent their way. Harry and Logan for their part where looking fairly smug with a knowing air around them. Harry had noticed something was going on because of the way the twins talked about Remy and Logan had been able to smell the arousal and attraction in the three of them.

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The Ministry of Magic had been in an uproar for the last week and the storm seemed to have no ending in sight. The Wizengamot had put the aurors on alert and had them search for Harry Potter (not that they were actually trying to follow such orders) but in thanks to the lack of results they had gone ahead with their plan B, adding the Orders of Merlin second class into the law. And that's when the chaos starter. It did not take long for the Wizarding world to get the news and it took even less for them to see the ramifications and how it could affect them. To say they had been unhappy would be an understatement, no one wanted to have the ministry intruding into their personal affairs. The worst par for some members of the Wizengamot was that it had been leaked the list of who had voted in favor and who had voted against the law and so it was those in favor that where receiving the brunt of the public's displeasure.

Truthfully it would have taken longer for the public to realize what the law really meant, a removal of a person's free rights, if it wasn't for an anonymous tip the Prophet had received which included a breakdown of the new law and the consequences it could have for British citizens.

Just before the amendments to the new law had been made there was an increment of British citizens obtaining a second citizenship and even of people moving out of the country, this was done to add a layer of protection to those that had Orders of Merlin and did not want a meddling Ministry interfere with their lives. Among those obtaining double citizenship where members of the DMLE and the Aurors, among others. Many others that had kids and families opted to leave all together since they did not want their children to grow with so many prejudices, that was not taking into account all the muggleborns and half-bloods that had left over the years.

With the constant howlers and distinctive lack of peace the entrance of the Minister left many confused and curious. After all what was there to smile about and with such a broad smile too? Kingsley took no notice of the growing murmurs and looks as he made his way to his office. He was in a great mood and nothing could put a damper on it. He was coming from a meeting with the ICW and IMOL representatives where he had been informed that after reviewing the evidence he had brought in and other sources they had decided to send a team of experts to help clean up the government.

They were coming the very next day and one of their first order of business was to send a second team to Azkaban where they would take all prisoners to a top secret IMOL jail so that they could rid Azkaban from the dementors and turn it into a proper prison following international guidelines. Plus once relocated each of the prisoners would be given a trial with veritaserum to make sure they actually belonged there, something he had not been allowed to do by the remaining purebloods since they did not want to make a precedent of trials by veritaserum, not taking into account that by not making all trials use veritaserum they were violating the international treaties.

"Minister Shacklebolt!" keeping the smile on his face Kingsley turn around to face the main reason for most of his headaches.

"Mr. Gudgeon." Replied Kingsley genially, not even Gudgeon was going to sour his mood on this day.

"Minister." Gudgeon said with a brief inclination of his head. "We have a problem." Kingsley just nodded and had him follow him into his office.

Once sited Kingsley looked at Gudgeon, "Well, what seems to be the problem?"

Gudgeon seemed to think Kingsley should already know but went on ahead "It's that rag, the Prophet. Since their latest issues things are going south. Not only are we being inundated with howlers and all kinds of letters from displeased citizens. Worst we seem to be unable to locate the Order of Merlin recipients with the exception of those that work at the ministry and the sudden raise in double citizenships make it almost impossible to make any of them subjects of the Hero Protection Act. Plus we can't count on the Aurors to become posters for the ministry since the whole point is to have someone from outside the ministry as the new face the public can stand behind, and we need the Aurors to continue the search for Harry Potter and friends."

After their epic fail when it came to finding Harry they had turned to his friends but none could be found. The twins where in the US not only to visit friends but to promote their newest store while their employees ran their store in Diagon Alley. Neville and Luna regardless of their visits to Harry where still in their world tour. No one knew where Andromeda and Teddy had left to plus they were no longer British citizens.

Others that had graduated with Harry had left to study elsewhere or find jobs. Bill had left for France with Fleur, Charlie was still in Romania and since what happened with the younger Weasley's and their mother Arthur was not the best option at the moment. Hagrid would never be an option because of his half breed status plus he had also left for France. The Hogwarts teachers had enough in their plates and most where too old to be the proper face of the Ministry in front of the masses. They wanted a hero, one the public would rally behind and would champion the ministry. It was a proven fact that people where more inclined to follow those that where aesthetically pleasing.

"But ultimately the worst part is that since the details of the Hero Protection Act became public even the apparent support of a war hero of the Ministry might do nothing to endear the public but might as well backfire. We need to force the rag to retract their statements if we want to be able to salvage any of the Ministry's reputation."

As he stopped talking Kingsley seemed looked at him and simply said, "Surely you realize that there is nothing I can do about it? After all it was the Wizengamot that has been refusing to approve any sort of laws in place to control the press and prevent them from doing as the wish without guidelines." It was true, the purebloods depended too much in half-truths and outright lies to pass laws against libel or anything of the sort.

If anything Gudgeon looked like he was ready to burst a blood vessel, while he did not want to admit it he knew Kingsley was right. "There must be something, we need to fix this madness. Weasley had been unable to garner international support but surely you as minister can get at least some support."

At this Kingsley smiled and if Gudgeon was smart he would be wary of said smile. "As it so happens I have just come from a meeting with members of the ICW and IMOL. They have agreed to come to tomorrows Wizengamot meeting. They have decided to help with the situation here on Britain." Of course he was not specifying what situation he was speaking of. There would be a lot of surprised and outraged Wizengamot members by the end of tomorrow's meeting. But for now his words seemed to pacify Gudgeon, he truly could not wait for what was coming next, there would be a house clean up the likes the ministry had never seen before and he had first row siting for it all.

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"Logan…" Harry's breathy tone was music to Logan's ears. He had the sexy kitsune pressed against the cushions in one of the more private boots of the VIP section while he went on diligently kissing and nipping at the younger's neck creating a visible mark.

"Logan please!" Harry's voice was becoming needier and in a fit of impatience he fisted Logan's hair and dragged him so they could properly kiss. It was already 4am and the club was meant to close at 5 but he could not bring himself to care, the rest of the club was getting emptier by the minute as people left for the night (well morning really). But Logan could not stop, having his kitten under him and so obviously aroused was doing all sorts of things to his libido.

As they kissed with abandon Logan felt like he was being consumed and knew his kitten was no better. When they finally came up for air Harry looked extremely debauched with his kiss swollen lips and the red tint to his cheeks. They could not blame alcohol or any outside influence for their current actions since Logan could not really get drunk and while Harry had a special id curtesy of the goblins that let him drink he wasn't one to drink. They knew that anyone could walk in on them after all there was only a half close curtain between them and the rest of the club but their inhibitions appeared to have abandoned them and they could think of nothing but each other and how good it felt to be together.

"Kitten, my sexy kitten you are driving me crazy." At this Harry sent him a small smirk and bucked his hips causing their arousals to brush against each other stealing moans from them. Logan got a wicked glint in his eyes and dove right at his kittens lips making sure to keep creating more of that delicious friction between them. He knew Harry wasn't ready to complete the bond yet but it appeared he was more than willing to experiment in other ways and who was Logan to deny his kitten?

It didn't take long for the air around them to be filled with soft moans and grunts as they searched their release with each other. When Harry came he made a whining noise that brought Logan over the edge. As they sat there trying to regain their breath they could not stop looking at each other, Harry also had the presence of mind to murmur a quick cleaning charm over them and none too soon since they were about to be intrude upon.

"Logan!" Fred's voice intruded in their private corner.

Followed by George's "Harry!"

"Time to go!" came Gambit's voice last. Logan sent them all a withering glare but Harry just jumped up blushing furiously and proceed to drag him to the exit where all of their friends were waiting to leave.

All in all it had been a night none of them where soon to forget. Filled with many firsts and a lot of fun.

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Thanks for all the great reviews and good wishes. I had a lot of fun in my cruise vacation and came back feeling refreshed and very happy, no sea sickness for me ;) Hope you all enjoyed the chapter, until the next one!