Harry Porter and the Unexpected Heir
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They burst into Lillian's office; James was sitting at the desk with Lily in front of him. Both seemed to be in deep conversation. James got up as soon as the red flames disappeared.
"Lillian, the Daily Prophet issued a night edition. It's mainly about you and Harry. I have Sirius looking for the one responsible"
Serenity burst in, "Mum, dad. The Daily Prophet, I forgot to tell you. I'm sorry I was so in my own world after Scorpious kissed me when I was leaving that I completely forgot to tell you" she said
"It's okay Serenity; it's not your fault. The editor knew I wanted to meet him but I guess he never waited and published the story" Lillian said.
"What do they say?" Harry asked, James began to read out loud.
Hogwarts Romance Scandal! Teacher and Student Affair Discovered!
It is with the greatest shock that I inform our faithful readers of the serious crime that has been committed at the once respectable Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It seems that the hormone filled young Headmistress and Supreme Head of the Wizengamot has started a relationship with none other than her student Harry Potter. The two are currently unavailable for comment but a reliable source has confirmed sights of intimacy between Ms Merlin and Mr Potter. The question remains whether she will be allowed to teach after breaking such an important clause of the Teacher and Student Act of 1259 or will her overpowering and influential control in the Ministry of Magic will allow her to slide this past. The integrity of the school has been damaged and already parents are preparing to remove their children from Hogwarts. Story continued page 2.
Parental opinion page 4
Hogwarts Bad History page 7
"I'm gonna kill him" Harry said, his voice cold like ice, after a five second pause of silence.
"No you are not, even though he deserves it" James said.
"We have to keep a cool head" Lily said
"Do you know who opened their filthy mouths to the press?" Harry asked Serenity.
"It was Filch, he was angry that no one would allow him the torture permit he kept on going on about. If it's any consolation this issue gets solved and he gets fired" she said. Sirius came in as she finished talking.
"It was Filch! That rat-assed Filch, I locked him up in the staff-room" he said
"We know" James said
"Oh" Sirius went to stand by Lillian
"I want you to gather the press" the Headmistress told James.
"There's no need" he said "They are already here. As soon as they read it they flocked the castle doors. Shall I allow them into the Hall?" Lillian nodded.
"Tell the students to remain in their dormitories, and try to control the amount of this garbage they hear about" she crunched up the copy of the Prophet that she had picked up, "We will address them Harry. We've talked about this before. You know what to say. It's a good thing you did your exams at such an opportune moment"
"Perhaps we should change, maybe into something that allows our symbols to be seen. Any normal wizard knows what it is" Harry said extending his hand towards his Soulmate.
"Good idea Harry" Lillian said taking his hand. The couple quickly left to change while James left the room to execute his orders. Lillian was now wearing a dark blue robe; it had a v-neck cut so her symbol was displayed, proudly, over her heart. Harry wore black wizard robes but unbuttoned the top buttons so that his symbol was clearly visible too. They quickly made their way to the Great Hall, entering through the side door next to the teachers table. As soon as they entered flashes blinded their eyes and questions drummed in their ears. Lillian made it to her podium. Everyone was quiet.
"I'm sure you know why we are here; so I will get straight to the point. It is true Harry and I are in a relationship however Harry can no longer be considered a student. Harry completed his exams last month and only remained at my request, to fulfil his Head Boy duties, his Quidditch Captain duties and to give the public security that the Chosen One was safely protected within the school. The original Voluntary Completion of Course sheet is going around at the moment, as you know, the sheet is charmed to only allow the signer to sign once the exams are taken. The integrity of the school has not been damaged and you can be sure that Harry's parents, Lord and Lady Potter have known of our involvement since it began three weeks ago" James and Lily nodded. Lillian stepped down and Harry stepped up.
"I can assure you that our relationship was consensual on both sides. As you can see from our chests this is not merely of fling but something soul deep that we cannot control. Many tales in wizarding history have been sang about the symbols on our chests, you should all know what they symbolise" as if to agree, their symbols shone blue, briefly, at the same time. The reporters said nothing, both because they knew what it was and also because the pissed off aura Harry was releasing was enough to make them shake in their boots. "And to be honest I am very disappoint at the Head of the Daily Prophet. He has shown considerable unprofessionalism and I will be pursuing legal action against him. Instead of focusing your strengths and time into fighting Voldermort you prefer to spread incorrect gossip about the very people that are trying to keep you safe!"
"Mr Potter, do you feel emotionally pressured by Lady Merlin to pursue the actions you have just described? Were you by any way forced to complete the course early?" the Daily Prophet correspondent asked.
"Did you just not hear me say that it was consensual? Do you know what voluntary means?" he threw the rhetorical questions onto the man's face so quickly that he had no time to respond before the next question was hear.
"Mr Potter, how long have you had the Soulmate symbol for?" a woman asked.
""Nearly three weeks, we gained it a few days after I completed my exams and the signed the sheet you now have in your hand" he answered.
"There are reports that the Headmistress has been in the Hospital Wing recently. Can you elaborate on that?" someone else asked.
"Lillian had a wound from the latest battle with Voldermort, we thought it was nearly healed but unfortunately we were wrong" Lillian came to stand by him, linking her hands with his.
"We were actually going to announce Harry's early academic leave two days from now, at the Sunday Feast, but obviously someone beat us to it. From now onwards Ronald Weasley will assume both the Head Boy duties and Harry shall take the Defence Against the Dark Arts assistant teaching position"
More questions flew at them, "When is the wedding?" a man with black hair and a scheming set of eyes asked.
"There-" Lillian began
"Next week. It was supposed to be a small private ceremony but we will allow solemnly one photographer and journalist in. We will announce who nearer to the date" Harry said, Lillian turned her head so quickly in Harry direction that she nearly got whiplash, but she quickly recomposed herself. The journalists quickly became enraged. They would probably fight each other for the exclusivity.
"Do you intend to deal with the leak?" someone asked.
"We already know who it was-" Lillian began.
"Who was it?" someone interrupted. The others looked at the man, it was the same that had asked about the wedding, wondering what exactly was running threw his mind when he interrupted the Supreme Head of the Wizengamot mid-sentence. They understood Harry was one thing but this guy was probably not grasping the delicacy of the situation and who exactly they were dealing with. This was Harry Potter and Lillian Merlin they were talking about. Lillian looked straight into his eyes. She hated being interrupted, she was getting really annoyed.
"That is none of your concern. But if you really want to know perhaps you could ask your editor at the Daily Prophet, since he began all this. Now as I was saying we already know who it was and the necessary precautions to avoid this have been taken. I want to reassure parents that no crime was committed. Harry and I were already 17, legal by wizarding law and Harry was already finished in school. That will be all"
Before any more question could be asked they exited quickly through the same way they have come. James and Sirius quickly ushered the reporters away from the grounds while Lillian and Harry settled into her office.
"Those scavengers, always looking for the next news to exploit" Harry said, stroking William's feathers.
"Harry it's their job. We knew it would happen sooner or later. But please tell me what the hell inspired you to say that it was our wedding next week?" Lillian asked. Harry was quickly at her side; she was sitting down at her desk and soon found herself turned sideways and Harry kneeling in front of her.
"Harry…"
"Lillian Merlin, my Soulmate, my love, my best friend, my companion, my everything, will you be mine forever? Will you marry me?" Harry asked, his hands holding hers. She could feel the sweat on his skin and her hearing was so good that she could hear his heart beating quickly.
"Why do you want to get married? I mean wasn't the Soulmate ceremony a wedding in itself. We're already bonded" she said. Harry hung his head.
"Lillian you just killed my buss" he said
"Oh I'm sorry Harry; of course I will marry you I was just pointing out that we are already married" she answered. Harry lifted his head and kissed her straight on the lips.
"Next week it is" he said.