I do not own Harry Potter, this is a fan fiction.
Harry woke up bright and early the next day, Neville for some strange reason was not making much noise. Harry decided to check it out, and sure enough, the twins had done something that made him laugh. Somehow the replaced his nighttime hair cleansing potion for a hair removal potion, and placed a very strong sleep charm on his pillow. Neville was fast as sleep, and as bald as a cue ball. Deep down he knew that Neville would try to blame this on him.
He decided to be the bigger man and went straight to the office of their head of their house. She could not believe what he was telling her. Harry decided to have her follow him and let her see for herself. When McGonagall saw him, she had a really hard time not laughing. She woke him up and told him to follow him to the infirmary. Neville told her he felt just fine. That was when she summoned hand mirror. Neville began touching his head and saw that he indeed was completely bald. He did not even have eyebrows.
"I just know that freaking Potter is the cause of this. Wait till my father hears of this he will make your worthless father suffer for this! " Harry simply stayed quiet. Professor McGonagall told Neville that it was, in fact, Harry who told her of his current situation. They would not have been able to get him proper medical treatment if it were not for his quick decision in telling her about it. "The freak is just covering his own back. He did it to look innocent, but I know the freak did it. To get even with me for trying to destroy the broom he got illegally!"
Now Minerva was the one that was angry. Apparently, no one told her of that incident. "So let me get this straight, you tried to break the very expensive broom I bought for his use and you even dare to tell me he obtained it illegally. When he has permission because he is the seeker of our quidditch team!?" Neville tried to say that no freak like him should be on the team in the first place. If anyone deserved being on the team was himself. If the boy who lived did not deserve it then no one did.
Professor McGonagall had just about enough of the boy's arrogance. "Mr. Longbottom it is not for a student to decide who is and who isn't a member of the house quidditch team. That is decided by the head of the house of that team. In other words me. But since you feel so qualified to being on the team. Why don't we put your abilities to the test? Harry and you will compete against each other. A two person quidditch challenge with a five-minute time limit. You will each play chaser and keeper whoever scores more points at the end will be on the team. However, the one who loses will get a weeks detention helping the school custodian.
Minerva actually had their lessons put on hold till they held the competition. Her classes and a few dozen other people including the other heads of the other three houses had to attend as witnesses. The classes were not put on hold for long actually. Harry scored 12 times as Neville tried to guard the posts. Tried being the keyword, if he was bad during his flying lesson, this time, he was even worse. During his turn, Harry blocked every throw and Neville did not score once. Seeing that he lost he pulled out his wand, which he had hidden in his robe.
"A freak like you can not, will not win against me. I am the boy who lived, defying me should be a crime. A crime you should pay with your worthless life!" Neville cast a spell at him at almost point blank range. A very mean hearted stunner, hoping that it would cause him to fall off his broom. At the height, he was it was practically a murder attempt. But Harry was not your everyday wizard, he was a male veela, and a person who the bloody baron actually cared out.
The bloody baron in a display of great power held him on his broom. It seems that his single desire to protect his youngest relative granted him the ability to hold on to him for a brief time. Long enough for another miracle to happen. Harry was not supposed to be able to use his veela powers for another three years. However sensing that his life depended on it. His time towards the activation of his aura shortens from years to seconds. In his hand, he held a perfect sized fireball and with the experience of an experienced veela he threw it at the wand Neville was holding.
The wand began to almost scream as it began to disintegrate. A wand no matter how powerful was still made of wood. The fire burned the wood to ash in the blink of an eye. The four heads of house could not believe what they saw. Neville Longbottom tried to actually murder Harry Potter. Snape was furious for several reasons. First, the attempt made his powers activate sooner than when they would have otherwise. This made killing him that much more difficult, something the Dark Lord was not going to be happy about.
Lastly, he would never admit it,but the death of Harry Potter would make the one woman he truly loved very sad. The idea of seeing Lily Flamel cry was something he could barely stand. He knew that if Harry was really in any danger he would do his best to help him. Not because he was a teacher,and not because it was the good thing to do. Simply because he did not want to make the woman he loved to cry.
Harry was slowly and carefully lowered till his feet touched the ground. Neville was screaming obscenities as he was held by the school prefect. Harry did not know what was happening, he felt like he was literally on fire. The pain was something he would find difficult to control or tolerate. The school healer, Madame Pomfrey did not even know what was happening. Albus knew to contact his mother., and in turn, she called the Delacour family. What they told her was that Fleur was also in pain. She kept calling out for her mate and demanding to be with him.
They had no alternative but to travel via Floo powder to Hogwarts. When Fleur saw how much in pain Harry was against all the pain she felt she ran to his side. In a tight embrace, they fell asleep together. Harry's body seem to be going through some rapid growth. In a matter of minutes, he went from 11 to 15 years old if only by the way his body looked. His black hair changes into the color of Fleur's own hair. His features became more attractive, the word handsome would not do him justice. Their magic bonded and as they slept they talked to one another.
In a single day, they knew each other's deepest desires to their most embarrassing secrets. This was to be expected they were each other's mate. The following day they woke up hungry and Harry found his clothes did not fit him so well. Minerva waved her own wand to repair and modify his clothes to fit. "I am here my beloved mate. As I shall be always." Fleur kissed Harry as she finished saying that. The two were brought some food and juice. The experience must have made them very hungry.
As to the punishment of Neville Longbottom. Only the offended party make decide since it happened on school grounds and during a contest, they were both participating in." The Longbottoms tried to make it look like their son was innocent, that he was clearly under the influence of someone else. They tried blaming the bloody baron at first, then Harry Potter. Anything they could blame to prevent their son from being punished for the horrible thing he tried to do.
"Neville is a child, he should be given the opportunity to mend his ways. Sending him to Azkaban would be such a tragedy." Albus as always trying to see the good in others. Harry Potter agreed with him. Fleur wanted to burn him to ash for trying to murder her mate. Harry told her if she did they would be no better than he was. Albus thanked Harry for being so forgiving.
As to the matter of what would happen to him. Harry would finish his current year and the next in Hogwarts since his parents had already paid. The tuition for his first two years. The next years he would study in Beauxbatons Academy of Magic. To allow him to be near his mate. "More likely so my mate does not burn the new idiot that tries to kill him to ash." The teachers had to agree with what Fleur said. They simply did not want to deal with two angry veela.
Fleur was quite sad when she had to return to her on Academy. She did tell Harry that as they were magically bonded if he ever needed her help. The only thing he would ever need to do is call for her and she would be able to feel what he was feeling thanks to their magical bond. "Never forget that no manner what distance separate us,and if the whole world turns it back on you. I will always love you."
As Fleur left the people around Harry could not help to feel sad, as they watched tears appear on his face. Minerva told him it was only for a year after this one. He was going to be with her for a very long time, to cheer up. Not everyone could say they found their true love so early in their lives. Harry realized something else. "No need to be sad my love, I shall write to you regularly. It will be like I am there with you." Fleur had to admit that it was a rather sweet gesture of her mate. She doubted he would, after all, he would need a very strong owl to make the long trip all the way to her school. Of course she simply never met Hedwig. That owl would fly across the planet to deliver a letter if it made Harry happy.
Hermione just had to ask why did his body change so drastically. Harry simply said that his aura needed a bit of a boost to activate fully. The change happened because their magic core became fully bonded to each other during the activation of his Veela aura. "No different than puberty actually. Except that, you really don't want to make me angry now. You seriously wouldn't want to see me angry. There is also that I am completely off in regards to being available for dating. After all, you just saw my wife. From what I learned about her she has one mean temper, so I wouldn't cheat on her if my life depends on it. "
Neville's gratitude for receiving Harry's forgiveness did not last long. He decided to do something really stupid and decided to say that his wife had him already whipped. Harry could not in good conscious deny it. In his own words, " If mama is happy, the rest of the family is happy. If she is mad, the rest of the family paid the price." Neville did not understand what he was talking about. Frank and James understood the meaning loud and clear. Lily was smiling seeing her son acting all mature. "I wonder how long till we have our first granddaughter."
James walked up to his son and asked him the very same question. "Dad, I still have to go through six more years after this one to even be able to get a job. And if Frank Longbottom becomes Minister of Magic, sorry dad if that happens I am moving back to France as fast as I can. I don't think my job prospects would go that well with him as Minister of Magic. Cornelius Fudge must be kicking a fuss about me attending Hogwarts." James told him he was, but since he was the heir of all four founders. He could not prohibit him attending in the first place.
Harry asked his father to clarify, with he was happy to do. As long as they waited for Frank and his wife to leave. Once they saw both of Neville's parents leave via the Floo powder network. He explained that since he was an heir to all four founders the castle where the school was would. One day is considered his property. "I am surprised they never mentioned it in your history lessons. It's on the school charter after all."
"Not that it matter, I would always keep the doors open for all that wish to learn. " Dumbledore could not help smiling seeing someone also had the same belief as he did. It was a school first and foremost. All though his grandfather if he was still alive would restrict admission to magic families only for purely safety reasons. He never got over his hatred of muggles, but after what they did to him who can blame him.
