Chapter 16 –Have you ever had one of those months?
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Having awoken with two girls in my bed, there was only a problem, they were arguing. The quiet hissing erupted into shouting as soon as they saw my eyes open. I was now to decide which one I wanted so the other could leave. My yelling seemed to get their attention. Calming down I stated, "Now if you ladies would be so kind to wait on the couch while I put on some clothes we can discuss this."
While the girls had on nighties, I slept all natural, but that summed up our bed relationships so far. As I put on some clothes my brain was running some past actions on Luna's part. While I always took her for nice but a little weird I now realize that was an act. Her occasional sleeping in my bed was also not her weirdness showing. Furthermore Cheryl had quarters here at Hogwarts so why was she sleeping on my couch and now in my bed? By the time I slipped on my shoes I was cursing Riddle memories for not helping, interaction with girls was great but I was no expert on feelings. Normally girls just came to me as happy giggly things looking only for a romp in the hay in dark rooms until they found someone else. Luna and Cheryl were going to be different and I was kicking myself for not realizing this earlier.
The discussion was just short of war breaking out but they wouldn't tell me what they wanted or were they were thinking, in their opinion all this should be obvious to me. Luna was beautiful and Cheryl was dead gorgeous but that was not how I wanted to think of them. They both appeared to be further into love than just fancying me but that was another thing that was deemed obvious. Asking me was useless as my brain was arguing with my emotions, Merlin why couldn't this be simple like casting a spell or better yet be fully explained in a book.
"Girls I see where you are coming from and I am not trying to scare you away or make any decisions. It hurts me to see you two arguing and I definitely don't want you competing for my affections. So I am going to ask for a magical oath and I will tell you my story, then you can decide if you want to stay."
They did the oath and I told of my abusive childhood and death. How I had no idea why I survived as a magical entity and that Voldemort and I were destined for a final battle. I did get some weird looks when I told them of Thanatos. They both got up and left the room and I figured they wouldn't be back. That made me feel like someone had ripped my stomach out.
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The next morning at breakfast Cheryl and Luna entered the Great Hall and sat on either side of me.
"You best be worth this Potter." Cheryl whispered.
"We decided to share unless you start running away." Luna whispered.
"English law allows you to have more that one wife as last of an ancient blood line so I hope you have the stamina to keep us happy." Cheryl whispered.
"And you can put you hand there any time you like." Luna purred.
"What's your problem Potter trying air out your filthy mouth and why do you have a blood trader and a creäture at our table."
"Well Draco these two gorgeous ladies are soon to be betrothed to the Ancient House of Potter. Lady Millicent has your betrothed offer you your ring? I myself am remiss in not having done so but will correct this error this weekend."
Draco glared at us like death would soon arrive; I wondered if Thanatos was moonlighting while Millicent glare at Draco was terrifying and would probably make Thanatos tremble when he came to pick-up Draco's remains.
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I was lucky that it was Febuary and another Hogsmeade Village break. While I could leave on weekends, per the Minister authorization, the girls might have had problems with Dumbledore. Amy 'flashed' the girls to just outside of Gringotts in Diagon alley and I 'faded' in right behind them. Tight jeans made me think, "I did like that view".
I was still working my out of focus brain as to why I was so easily led around by the girls. We got Galleons out of Gringotts as both girls wanted magical rings. I must say they were exceedingly happy with their choices which made me happy. My sack of Galleons was now empty as well as all of my pockets that I had stuffed full of Galleons just in case. We then returned to Gringotts for a refill. Sunday we headed to the Dragons breath for some fine dining dressed to the nines. A better week-end I could not have asked for.
I enjoyed the kissing and bed partners but they were slowly driving me nuts. Oh we slept together but my sleeping all natural was not reciprocated, although the baby doll nighties were spectacular. Didn't they know what sleeping between two gorgeous girls did to a guy?
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With Fleur married to Bill and Bill working for Dumbledore, Gabby was sorted into Ravenclaw house. Not that I was frustrated enough with my two bed partners but Gabby now became a part of our public threesome. Gabby had a thing for me but her sudden and continuous appearance at the Slytherin table was a mystery until late May.
"Morgana I am going to kill that ignorant Sod!" Gabby stated as she threw herself down at the Slytherin table.
"Owls getting to you Gabby?" I asked.
"Not as much as that Weasley jerk. I swear I am going to curse him into the next century if he doesn't stop following me around."
"Tell him to stop." Luna advised.
"Oh I did that at the Burrow and fat chance he heard while stuffing his face, ears and other orifices with food. He only leaves Fleur alone as Bill has talked to him. He leaves Cheryl alone because he won't come close to the Slytherin table. Luna he leaves alone as he thinks she is loony. Why do I get all the fun?"
"I told him that the Nargals disliked red." Luna giggled.
"Harry, can I pretend you are my boyfriend so he can shove off?" Gabby pleaded.
"Best ask Cheryl and Luna as I like their sweet loveable side and prefer them to stay that way."
The girls huddled and I was told that in public an occasional hug or kiss to the cheek was allowed by Gabby. She could also bat her eyes and swoon as much as she liked but I was only allowed to return the hugs or else... It didn't work liked they hoped.
Snape was having a Kneazles' within two weeks of Gabby implementing the plan. If Snape thought Draco was throwing a lot of things into my caldron in hopes it would explode he didn't take into consideration a jealous Ron. I am not a potion master but I do read books and know what doesn't mix with what. This makes me a fair brewer regardless of what Snape professes. My self-preservation plan was two-fold, first my cauldron was full of plain water. If the potion is a boil removing potion I set the color of my water to match what the boil removing potion should look like. Secondly Snape was going to banish it saying it was bad without looking at it and make me redo the potion from scratch or just give me a zero. I swear Ron tossed everything imaginable at my cauldron and its rumored that Snape actually found a kitchen sink in a nearby cauldron. Half the explosions in the class was because the students were paying more attention to what was flying around than to stirring their potion the correct number of stirs.
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Gabby and Luna had just finished their Runes class and were headed to the Great Hall. I had just escaped a man-eating plant in Herbology and was already in the Hall awaiting the girls. Cheryl had been released for the day so Bill could get a massage. Cheryl met up with Gabby and Luna and were chatting when…"Hay Veela! Yes you Gabby, get your butt over here; you're my plaything not Potters. He has enough sluts and I want mine." Gabby's reaction was a lot faster than mine.
When he laid his hand on Gabby she did some amazing things. A foot to his family jewels had him bent over. She grabbed his ears and gave him a knee to his face. As he fell on his butt Gabby transformed and sent a fire-ball to where her knee had just left a serious impression. The transformed Gabby then did the chicken dance on his body until Cheryl got her to return to her human form.
It was rumored that Ron was told in the Hospital wing that he might have children in the future but he must take several potions for the next few months to attempt the repair. The Headmaster explained that since he was now suspended from Hogwarts for the rest of the year he must absorb the cost of the potions. Madam Pomfrey told him he could leave in a couple of days or as soon as all his broken bones were healed. Several Howlers went off in Hogwart's hospital wing from Molly Weasley during this time and bets were laid on when she would storm into Hogwarts.
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I really tried to do the animagus transformation but while the others transformed their finger or arms into furry claw or wings I had my bare finger staring me in the face.
As a reward for my something or other, Cheryl and Luna decided that the next weekend was a Dun-Potter weekend. Amy took the girls and I being curious walked to the front gate and just beyond before I 'faded' to Dun-Potter. The Hogwarts wards screamed as my physical self left Hogwarts. Half the wards were a success for Bill and Dumbledore. My joy was two days of bathing suit free pool time with two gorgeous girls. "Mr. Potter see me in my office" was a small price to pay for my pool time.
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During all this fun I was still listening in on Dumbledore in his office. Still there was no way that I could be there for all his planning with Snape or his other Order members so I probably missed a few plans for my "greater good". I did know that Dumbledore was to continue his training of the Savoir of the Wizarding world. That had to be Longbottom since I was a dark wizard. Whether it was directed by Dumbledore or by Neville's increasingly swollen ego, Neville walked up to the Slytherin table and surprised the students in the Great Hall.
"Lord Potter you have insulted me and my family by your actions and I will have satisfaction."
Not being trained in the finer traditions did not stop me from seeing a challenge. "Neville if you are challenging me you will have to be more specific I was Muggle raised."
"I am challenging you to a duel Lord Potter to settle this aggrieved conduct on your part."
"Ok Neville when and where." This response was of course a violation of tradition or whatever as Neville appeared ready to strike me down immediately.
"As Headmaster of this school I demand the right to establish the rules of this duel. Wands, no contact, no unforgivables, loss of wand or unable to continue ends the duel. Who are the seconds?"
"I am Neville's second!" Seamus Finnigan yelled. This gave me the idea that all this was preplanned. I also remembered a while back Dumbledore wanting to set up a duel between Neville and me.
"I will be Harry's." Luna stood and gave a wiggly finger wave, sending a lot of the students in to giggles or outright laughter.
The duel was quiet boring. Dumbledore had erected shields so the students would not be hit by stray spells. Flitwick the referee started the duel. I erected Riddles super shield and Neville started firing his curses, spells and jinxes. I must admit that I egged Neville on which got him very upset. I just stood there maintaining my shield with one hand and waving my phony wand like a band conductor with no spell coming out of the wand. I did keep my wand waves in time with the music. The music coming from the wizard radio in my pocket. The madder Neville got the more spells flew at my shield. Dumbledore had taught Neville a lot of nasty spells and curses which harmlessly bounced off my shield. What Dumbledore apparently did not teach Neville was that casting spells was draining to the magical core, more so than maintaining a shield. The more powerful the curse the more draining it was to the wizard. Neville by now was sweating and panting. I did a Luna trick and put my wand behind my ear and scratched my nose, I then waved to Luna and Cheryl. This appeared to be the last straw for Neville as he screamed 'Bombarda Maxima' and passed out. The spell bounced off my shield and crumbled one of the protective shields Dumbledore had erected before the spell became ineffective.
Immediately Madam Pomfrey levitated Neville to the Hospital wing for a pepper-upper potion and I got, "Mr. Potter please come with me to my office."
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So Minerva called Tonks and we trudged up to see what the old duffer had going this time.
"Minerva and you also Tonks, this is of the most secret of information that I must tell Harry so could you both leave." That got a couple of chuckles or maybe they were growls.
"Not on your moldy beard do we leave Harry alone with you!" Minerva growled.
"Then I must ask that a oath be sworn that what is discussed here today may not be repeated." Minerva and Tonks did the oath.
"Long before Harry was born Voldemort made some evil and dark things which are called Horcuxes. When Harry was attacked as a baby and the killing curse rebounded onto Voldemort, this caused a piece of Voldemort's soul to become detached making a new Horcux. That Horcux is you Harry. We must work together to find all these horrible things and destroy them."
"How do you destroy a Horcux?" Tonks asked.
"I am afraid that its container must be destroyed so in the end Harry must die so I may kill the then mortal Voldemort."
"Are you telling me I have to die to get rid of this Horcux thing?"
"I am afraid it is the only way Harry. If one is left Voldemort cannot be killed."
Dumbledore was shocked as everyone else in the room broke out in uncontrollable laughter and in Tonk's case fell out of her chair.
Both Minerva and Tonks were under oath and I wasn't about to tell Dumbledore anything. Just as we were sobering up another look at Dumbledore's befuddled face sent us off again in uncontrollable laughter. We left his offices still in laughter.
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June had finally arrived with the end of year feast this evening and the Hogwarts express to Kings Cross the following morning. Dumbledore was in The Hague for his ICW meeting. Bill had decided to take Fleur on a vacation to get away from everyone especially Molly and Dumbledore. Cheryl was told to make a vacation of her own choosing by Bill. Luna's father had just departed to the Gobi Desert to hunt some creature. Luna was told to enjoy time with her boyfriend but not to do anything strange.
I was very happy and sporting a grin as I thought of my vacation with my girls. I had finally came to the concussion that they were mine and that I really felt more for those two than I had for any other. I was still working on the concept of love versus my feelings of lust or if I had any over active hormones. I also needed to see if either decided, as many before them, that it was greener somewhere else. Unfortunately my eyes fell across the Slytherin table and found Draco, his goons and several other low lives missing from the feast.
I turned to Cheryl, "Do you have any idea why our Slytherin bigot is missing…Amy 'flashed' in, grabbed me and 'flashed' me to outside a classroom. I was ducking some serious curses in seconds from two Slytherins guarding the door. They fell quickly to my stunners that ripped through their shields. I 'faded' into the class room to find Crab and Goyle holding down a struggling Susan Bones while Draco was magically stripping the clothes off of her. Not just banishing them but sadistically removing them while gloating with each wand movement. They appeared to have used a silencing charm on her and the door so Draco could run his mouth. There was no mistaking his promises of a gang rape on Susan. My problem was I could take two maybe three but six was only possible if I used a killing type power. I would not kill on purpose. I then had an idea.
I 'faded' to the corridor and called Amy and told her who to bring into the classroom. I then 'faded' back in to ensure no physical harm came to Susan. In the few seconds before Amy returned I felt justified in what I was going to turn loose. Anyone I brought here was liable to be hurt or killed. Amy had a limit on how many she could transport at a time assuming they were all together when she tried to gather them. Dumbledore was unreachable, just then Amy 'flashed' back into the room.
"Hay you kids, what are you doing?" Hagrid only got that far in denseness when he realized what was obviously happening and curses started hitting him. As I figured the gentile giant lost his gentleness. I stayed close to Hagrid in spirit form incase one of the idiots used the killing curse. Hagrid had the tough giant skin so most of the curses just bounced away. His trashcan lid size hands were very effective in swatting the rapists as if they were flies. Hagrid swatting produced five Slytherin's out cold on the floor. Draco then fired the 'Avada Kedavra' at Hagrid. I entered my physical state and took the curse but almost got killed by a swatted from Hagrid. Seconds later Minerva and Flitwick flamed into the room complements of Amy only to find Hagrid shaking Draco like a rag doll yelling, "You tried to kill me and Harry, how dare you, you moron."
Draco Malfoy indeed had a death wish. He tried to rape Susan Bones the niece of Amelia Bones the head of the DMLE. By using the killing curse he was due a life sentence in Azkaban. Draco's handling by the DMLE staff as not overly gentle once they arrived. One could say that Draco did not miss many walls or solid objects as he was dragged to a Ministry holding cell. By the next morning the Slytherin table looked a bit empty.