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Chapter Two – Saving a Dogfather
Lisa was pleased with the outcome of the joint trial between her and Theodore Nott. Their combined testimony and submitted memories had Edward Nott quickly kissed before being given a cell in Azkaban to drool away the rest of his life. She was proud that she would never have to worry about the father of her child ever attempting to take her son away from her. Not that her rapist would have a leg to stand on especially with his little tattoo. Theodore was declared emancipated a year early since he was less than a year away from his 17th birthday.
She smiled as she approached Harry knowing that the Malfoy family had abandoned their Wiltshire Manor during Easter Break and relocated to their French Chateau before placing it under the Fidelius Charm with Narcissa as the Secret Keeper like she had suggested to Snape. The Malfoys' were now out of the game, however, someone would need to lie to the Dark Lord in order to give Harry the required time he needs to finish snake face off. Perhaps she could slip him a Draught of Living Death Capsule, which would give him the appearance of death. However, she would need to create a second capsule of Wiggenweld Potion to counteract the effects at the right time. Perhaps she could give the capsule to Hagrid knowing that he'd be the one to carry him back to Hogwarts. That thought stopped as she realized the man was incapable of acting and would need to believe his friend was dead, however, who would get close enough to the body while it was in the half-giant's arms. There was always Neville Longbottom, he would face off the snake after all and win. Perhaps he could somehow slip the capsule into Harry's mouth. She shook her head as she approached the very wizard who's future she was pondering.
The green eyed wizard looked at her with a raised eyebrow, "Can I help you?"
"Yes, I believe you are exactly who I need to speak with. I must warn you of events yet to come and the proper way you should respond to them. You already know the true gift that the mostly charlatan divination professor possesses. What you don't know is the reason why Tom Riddle chose to kill you as a baby was because of a partial prophecy overheard by Professor Snape. Now, please do not blame him for everything that occurred because as soon as he discovered your family was targeted, he became a spy for the light. You see he was childhood friends with your mother, whereas, your father and the rest of the Maurders bullied Professor Snape. There is a reason why he treats you so horribly other than your appearance to your father and his horrible memories. During his fifth year, he was horribly humiliated and your mother came to his rescue. When that occurred, his pride was wounded, and he made the mistake of calling her that awful word that Draco called Hermione in our second year. He later waited outside of the Gryffindor portrait until she came in her nightgown, so that he could apologize and beg her for forgiveness. However, it was the last straw for her because she could tell he was heading down a path she couldn't follow. She refused to forgive him, and he lost the only true friend he had. What was worse was the fact that he lost the person he loved, but never had the opportunity to confess his feelings for her. Imagine if Hermione refused to forgive you for something, and now imagine you had feelings for her like Ron does. It broke his heart and he hopelessly followed his housemates down the dark path of becoming a death eater. He no longer had anything light to keep him from the path since he lost her."
The green eyed wizard's mouth dropped open before he snapped it shut, "How do you know all of that and who the hell are you? I recognize you from some of the shared Ravenclaw and Gryffindor classes to know that you're in my same year, but who are you?"
"Eloquent aren't we dear savior? I am Lisa Turpin, and you are correct that I am in fifth year along with you. What you may not have figured out is that I am a true seer and I do not require a forgettable trance like the charlatan to provide prophetic visions. Though I do tend to space out a bit as I look into the future, and that's why I prefer staring into a crystal ball to focus my vision. No, I did not choose divination, but there was nothing that woman could teach me that I don't already know from experience. Other than letting you know about the prophecy I must warn you about that connection you have with Riddle. He knows about its existence, and he will try to send you a vision of your Godfather being tortured in the Hall of Prophecy. However, what he is trying to do is lure you into that room to retrieve the Prophecy, which is the weapon he didn't have last time that Snuffles spoke of during the summer.
"If you wish to prevent his death at the hand of his crazy cousin in the room with the veil, then you will want to use the two way mirror he gave you and you left in the bottom of your trunk still wrapped. Do not trust the house elf Kreature because he will lie to you. He does not harbor any positive feelings for your godfather, however, he will if you have Snuffles destroy the locket hidden in his cupboard using contained Fiendfyre. Please contact him tonight and tell him that his younger brother discovered his previous master's secret and died with the hope that the locket would be destroyed before Riddle met his match. That match being you, however, that was before the prophecy, so he did not know about you. The thing is that foul beast created more than one. He created six purposefully and one accidently. These pieces of him need to be destroyed before you can face him down. I've already sent my cousin Professor Snape after one of them, and you already destroyed one in the chamber."
He blinked a few times while absorbing her words, "So, wait you know why he didn't die when the killing curse backfired. You know what is tying him here and how I can go about destroying him? You're saying there's a prophecy and that I'm going to have to face him in the end?"
She nodded, "Yes, that is exactly what I am saying. Use the mirror to contact him instead of Umbitch's fireplace. Oh and you should probably know that she's the one that sent the Dementors after you this summer. I'm not sure if there's something we can do, hmm, perhaps I should contact Madam Bones to have her investigated sooner. She's really a power hungry pureblood supremacy supporter. Why else would she push forward all of those anti-werewolf legislations, which is making Moony's life miserable and preventing him from finding a job?"
He cleared his throat, "Um, thank you for the information. Why haven't you spoken to me about my future before now?"
"I don't know if you heard about my abduction during the first Hogsmeade weekend," he shook his head in response. She cleared her throat, "Well, I was brought to a meeting as entertainment and somehow Nott Senior was given the privilege of taking my innocence. Thankfully, Aurors Tonks and Shacklebolt showed up out of nowhere and got me back to Hogwarts. However, one of the consequences of such an act willing or unwilling befell me. I could see too much hope within the little gift that I could not blame him for what his father did to me. So, I am currently carrying the future best friend of your Godson Teddy Lupin. I decided that I had to do all that I could to insure the best future possible for my son and his friend. I really would hate to see Teddy growing up similar to Neville, where all he had left was his grandmother to raise him. I want his parents to survive if possible. I am willing to speed this up in order to prevent things from getting as bad as they will under death eater control. We need Fudge out soon and Kingsley Shacklebolt as the next Prime Minister. Umbitch needs to be kicked out on her large toady arse and sent to Azkaban where she will send several innocent muggleborn witches and wizards under the Muggleborn Registration Act if she is not stopped."
"Are you sure you're not changing too much of the future by telling me all of this?"
She shook her head, "Some things are even out of your control. You might be the future leader of the light, but with the Minister's current deplorable smear campaign against you, many people don't believe you. Hmm, perhaps you should really sue the Daily Profit and Minister Fudge for defamation of character. You surely have a family barrister associated with being the Potter heir. You've met with the goblins of Gringotts to go over all of your family holdings, right?"
He shook his head no.
"Someone's been overlooking something quite important with you being the heir apparent. The Potters were Lords like many other pureblood families. I understand that you're a half-blood like me, since apparently there isn't a three quarters. It's interesting that if you were to marry a pureblood your children would still be considered half-bloods. Surely those definitions need to be done away with. Does it truly matter? I mean come on Professor Snape is a half-blood Prince after all. Tom Riddle was a half-blood Gaunt and his mother was practically a bloody squib. Shouldn't that be a hint that inbreeding is wrong?"
"Wait, stop, backup, and rewind. Did you just say I am the heir apparent Lord Potter? Do I really have the power to sue them? Do I have to go to Gringotts to find out information?"
She shook her head no, "All you have to do is write a letter to the goblins and ask about your barrister. They should be able to give you the contact information for your family solicitor and then all you have to do is write him and let him know that you wish to open up a lawsuit regarding the ministry's smear campaign. Actually, I could save you the trouble of contacting Gringotts." She stared at the wall for a moment before looking back over at him, "Your family's solicitor is Henry James Burke. Now it's funny that solicitors are not needed for criminal trails in the wizarding system, however, they have always existed for civil concerns. You should send him a letter shortly and perhaps with your memories he can bring the truth to the head of the Wizengamot and get that spineless man from his current position. Not to mention Umbitch out of this school. Perhaps you should include your detention at her hands with the use of a blood quill. Surely, that form of punishment will be frowned upon."
He nodded, "Thank you for the advice."
She chuckled, "Go ahead and discuss all that I told you with Hermione and Ron. They will be at your side until the very end, so you might as well continue dialogue with them."
Lisa chortled when she saw the Daily Profit at the end of the week. She was partially surprised that Mr. Burke was really that good of a solicitor. With Harry's unedited memories he was able to prove to the Ministry that Fudge was lying and attempted to cover up the return of He-who-must-not-be-named in his attempt to keep his power. Their defense professor was quickly removed from her position and submitted to a trial and submitted to truth serum and they discovered her motivations. She was quickly sentenced to life in Azkaban for overstepping her bounds. Since Fudge was stupid enough to give her more power, he was quickly removed from office. Next the department of Magical Law Enforcement led by Madam Bones began inspecting all of its members before moving onto other departments of the Ministry. They quickly submitted each Auror, hit wizard, and everyone in the department with Legilimency coupled with truth serum while they asked questions. Soon several of them were sent to Azkaban for being followers of the resurrected dark lord. The Dementors were banished from Brittan and guards were placed at the prison while a new one was built at an undisclosed location.
She sighed as he realized that Riddle would still succeed in breaking out his most loyal. However, all of his spies except for Professor Snape were artfully removed. Lisa soon had another idea and approached the Weasley twins, "So, I hear that you two are busy creating joke products. I'm sure that you'll soon branch out to protective clothing like shield hats and cloaks. Perhaps you could also look into finding a way to protect Ministry workers from the Imperious Curse. Maybe something that would strengthen a person's will or utilizes Occlumency to prevent someone from delivering the command. I am willing to contribute more ideas for your business."
Fred smiled at her, "Why isn't it the little seer Harrykins told us about?"
"Lisa Turpin from Ravenclaw, right?" George quickly continued.
She nodded, "Yes Fred," she looked at the correct twin before looking at the second one, "George, I must warn you that if you use the plan to move Harry with Polyjuice to beware of becoming holy. I swear the Professor Snape will be aiming for a death eater, but something will cause him to miscast. I believe that someone bumps into his broom. He won't mean for you to lose an ear. Fred, beware of the one eyed witch passage because you will lose your life under the blasted stone if you do not take care during the final battle on May 2nd 1998. Then again that future might change because of my meddling. Do you think you could find a way to overly booby-trap and close off all of the not already blocked passages? Remember that that red eyed bastard has a Maurder among his ranks and thus access to the secrets of the castle. We need to fortify its defenses and make sure it never falls under death eater control. Stick around and put those products to good use surprising anyone who will attempt to invade. Destroy the passage to the shrieking shack; better yet find a way to destroy that building. Let it go down in blazing glory. We need to give that hypocrite less places to hide around the school."
The twins looked back and forth between each other and spoke together, "Mischief will be managed and we surely are up to no good. Those dark wizards will fear us twins when we are done."
"Thank you for your assistance. I shall continue to see what else we need to get done before the world falls apart around us. How good is your curse breaker brother at warding?"
The looked at each other and then back at Lisa smiling as they answered, "We know where you're going with that. We will talk to dear Billy to see if he can visit us and assist us with shirring up the wards. Perhaps we can do something that will be the opposite of that barrier death eaters use to keep those without the mark out. Perhaps we can create barriers that keep those with the mark out."
"I knew putting Weasleys on it would be the best we have for a future. Now I should probably be getting back to my boyfriend. He grows depressive without my affection," Lisa smiled as she turned away from the twins. Yes, the school would be far more protected than the last time around and she would make sure that Voldemort would never get his say. Hmm, there was still that pesky curse on the Defense Against the Dark Arts post. Surely, there was something that could be done to break it other than the true death of old zombie breath.
She finally reached the quarters hidden by a portrait near the Ravenclaw tower. She was moved there along with Theodore after their trial. It was because of her condition and the concerns surrounding the safety of Theodore remaining in the castle. Her half-brother was no longer in the school as his parents took him with them into hiding. He would have to take the O.W.L.s at a later date. Unless they planned on letting him attend those before they permanently transferred him to Beauxbatons Academy of Magic, since Durmstrang Institute was filled with dark lord supporters. They wanted to make sure he remained safe while at school and new that Hogwarts was no longer safe while they were in hiding. Then again exams at the academy are not taken until the following year, so he really wouldn't have to come out of hiding for the O.W.L.s. Part of her wished that she could reveal herself to her family, but she knew it was best to wait until after the war to do so.
She walked into the room and found Theodore curled up into a ball in the large bed the two of them shared. She climbed into the bed next to him and started running her fingers through his hair, "It is okay Theo. It's all over; he's been kissed and can never hurt you again." Her fingers moved down to his chin and cupped his face forcing him to meet her eyes, "We are going to start our own lives and his horror will never touch us again. We will be wed this summer so that our son won't be born out of wedlock and will be a legitimate heir of Nott. You will take on your lordship and I shall keep my name in school, but will change it before I take my N.E.W.T.s. Come here love," she commanded rolling onto her side releasing the glamour charm that hid her growing stomach.
His hand moved to rest on it as he pressed his chest against her back, "So, you're sure that we need to finish our education here. Is it really safe enough for us to raise little Zeus Theodore Nott? Is he really going to inherit your gift?"
She giggled, "It takes one to known one darling. Now I want you to focus on clearing your mind. Put those memories back where they belong and focus on our future. Think about how wonderful our wedding night will be. Won't you enjoy having your first experience with a female? I may be inexperienced, but I am well read on the subject. I will make sure you are fully satisfied and you will beg me for more, but I'll be too tired to comply. I'll be just about ready to pop after all. He's coming in late June so we will want to go straight to, wait, perhaps we could talk Dumbledore into marrying us in his office before we head home. Surely he will understand our request."
"Do you really think it's a good idea for him to be let in on our secret?"
She rolled her light blue eyes, "Surely, he already knows about our situations. He's the headmaster after all. He knows about your abuse and he knows about my current condition. We will make this work together love. I will give you the family you've been without since you were 9." She turned around and captured his lips with her own. She slowly ran her fingers down the side of his face while she continued to move her lips against his. Finally she pushed her tongue forward and explored his mouth. When she needed to breathe, she broke away with a smile lighting her face. "We are well matched love. I could feel our magic coming together with just that kiss. Now darling, I think it is time I gave you some release. Please remember that your urges are perfectly normal for a wizard of your age, but you've been ignoring them because of the treatment you received. How about I help relieve you? I don't want you feeling any guilt whatsoever."
She sat up and allowed her fingers to dip under his silky pajama pants. Her fingers quickly found the shaft she was looking for, and with the right amount of pressure and stimulation, his eyes soon closed and his mouth hung open as he let out a long gasp of surprise. The pleasure soon faded from his face and she quickly cast a cleansing charm before running her fingers back through his hair, "How do you feel love?"
He turned away from her and mumbled, "I still feel dirty. Will I ever disassociate closeness between us from what that monster did to me?"
She kissed his ear, "Oh darling time heals all wounds. His abuse was the only sexual experience you've had before I came into your life. Of course this is hard for you, but we will continue with your immersion therapy. I will continue to give you that release every night before we go to bed until you are comfortable with your body's reactions to stimuli. You're not picturing a child while I relieve you, are you?"
He shook his head no, "Of course not. Though I am wondering what you would look like nude."
She giggled, "See perfectly healthy thoughts to be having, while I relieve you. However, you will not be seeing any of that until our wedding night. I want our bond to have as much strength as possible. The first act of consensual intercourse after the bonding will determine the strength of the magical bond. Not every couple goes with the irreversible bond, but we must or my sight will fade with time. The combination of our magic will fortify my gift and strengthen your reserves. You will become a more powerful wizard after that ceremony and together we will protect our son."
He spooned her once more and sighed, "As long as you're sure love."
*Break*
When Harry Potter left the History of Magic O.W.L. after collapsing in pain, Lisa knew that the night had come. She only hoped that Harry would heed her warning and not go charging to the Ministry of Magic where his godfather would die at the hands of his crazy cousin. Surely there was another way for them to intercept those in the department of Mysteries without the interference of five Hogwarts fourth and fifth year students. She quickly ran out of the examination hall knowing that she'd already completed the exam, and was likely to pass it with at least an acceptable. She didn't expect to receive an Outstanding as Binns really was a deplorable professor.
She ran to her rooms and toward her amethyst crystal ball, as she needed to see how her talk with Harry changed the future she saw. She hoped she'd done enough to change it, but she had no guarantee that the stubborn and reactionary Potter would heed her warning. He might just run off and do what he would've done without her warning and get Sirius Black killed. Lisa did not believe in fate, nor did she believe in predestined futures, as future was a flowing thing, an ever changing thing much like the ripples in a pond. She could watch those ripples but every choice she and others made would change her vision, and she knew that only those whose future she saw could change it.
She sat upon her bed and stared into the quartz crystal in the purple hue that represented her mother's birth stone. Her light blue eyes had an unnatural glow as her mind no longer saw the stone in her palm, but something else entirely. She was once again focused on the agent of prophecy, the one who had the power to end the war before it began with the help from his friends and protectors. She was able to witness the events only a few minutes before they happened. Harry had already made it back up to his dorm room; he grabbed the two way mirror from the trunk, and called Sirius. He communicated with him for a bit and it was determined that he would stay at Hogwarts. Sirius advised him that he would notify the Auror members of the Order. All they needed was to have the right people see the Dark Lord.
Lisa sighed in relief when Sirius decided to quickly apparate to the cave he stayed in near Hogsmeade before turning into his Animagus form and making his way onto Hogwarts grounds. It wasn't long before the black dog was lying one the end of Harry's bed comforting the frightened boy. She hadn't realized that her words had impacted the boy hero that much. She didn't realize his strong fear of losing another person he loved because of something he didn't have the power to stop.
Her mind moved away from Harry's future and she followed the thread to Auror Shacklebolt. She was sure that he was one that would be sent to investigate the break in. She watched as a team of Aurors took on death eaters in the Department of Mysteries. Then the man did something that was ingenious, but something she never thought would happen. He aimed his wand at the prophecy only Harry or Tom could retrieve from the Department of Mysteries and the orb shattered into pieces. She smiled realizing that the weapon the death eaters were trying to retrieve for almost a year was lost to them. Her smile widened even further when Tonks pulled out a picture and took a picture of the dark lord. She couldn't wait to see the following day's paper. No one would be able to refute the return of the Dark Lord with that picture. He still managed to escape with Bellatrix, however, the rest of the death eaters she led were captured.
She couldn't help but laugh when she saw the vial woman screaming under her master's wand for failing him. Her brother-in-law and husband were among those who were captured at the Ministry. Her mind snapped back to the present time when she heard the door to their rooms open. She looked over at Theo and beckoned him closer, "We just won darling and today was the last of our O.W.L.s. I believe we have a Headmaster to see about a bonding."
The two made it back to the rooms feeling the rush to consummate the magical bond. Lisa couldn't stop herself from pushing her new husband to the bed. She quickly relieved him of his clothes and was soon riding him. She shut her eyes and focused on the pleasure of the experience. The two of them had been growing closer over the past few months, but then again she knew he was the one for her from the start. Her rocking quickened and soon the two of them were cuddled under the blankets.
"How does it feel to be Mrs. Nott?"
She smiled and ran her finger down his still exposed chest, "Now, you know I cannot legally change my name to Mrs. Nott until after we graduate. I do not want everyone in this school knowing about our status or our child. We shall keep him hidden while we are in class. I will either have my mother come and live with us, or we'll hire a nanny to watch over our child while we're in class. We should probably get some sleep. We will need to make a visit to my mother after we return to London. She'll probably be waiting for me at Kings Cross. I am not looking forward to telling her of the news. She will only worry about me more, and I don't even need my sight to see that reaction."
"I must admit for the first time, I do not feel dirty. What we just did was so pure and so different that I can never associate the act with him. Thank you for changing my life. For the first time in a long time, I am looking forward to summary holidays. Soon you will give me another person to love."
She snuggled into his chest, "Yes, we will be alright. Everything will be alright."
A/N: I understand that it is moving quickly but we have a lot of ground to cover. I guess this is another one of my not that well thought out stories, but when an idea strikes sometimes I just have to run with it. This is all I have written so far, so I am not sure when I will be pulled back to this story. Again I tend to update the stories that have the most attention. I'm sure this one is not likely to be popular as it is not a normal paring and the main character is one of the background characters from the books. However, I'm sure someone out there will enjoy it. If not I will write it for the practice of writing an M intimate scene over an MA. Those works are on AFF after all.