CHAPTER 3 –

Sam woke up and smiled as she looked at the ceiling. She remembered last night fondly and turned to look at where Harry had slept. She rose up as she smelled food cooking and her stomach rumbled. She put her robe on with nothing on underneath and then walked out five minutes later as she finished her morning routine. She came around the corner to view the kitchen to see Harry in boxers and a t-shirt cooking something over a stove. She smiled "Oh Harry after last night and you cook too. I think I am in love."

Harry flinched as she said this and turned his head towards her. She wondered about his reaction but he interrupted her thoughts "Well, gorgeous after you taste my omelets I think you will be in lust."

Sam came over and grabbed a cup and went to the coffee maker "I don't do lust until after my first cup of coffee."

Harry chuckled out a reply "You silly Americans and your coffee." Harry leaned over and kissed her cheek. Sam made a cup and sat down at the bar. Before Harry finished the first plate of omelets and sat it down with three slices of bacon. Sam looked surprised as she leaned over and smelled it.

Sam looked up at him "You're a man right! You are not some girl dressed up?"

Harry smiled and opened his boxers to look in the front. He looked back up "Nope, I have the wrong equipment for the fairer sex."

Sam smirked "You cook and last night it was like you were in my head because you knew exactly what to do to me. I don't think I have been handled like that ever before. Only another woman could know the things you know."

Harry sat down besides her and cut a piece of her omelet and speared it with the fork before placing it in Sam's mouth. Sam just watched him as he did this and then the flavors that hit her tongue were indescribable as she gave a little moan. "Oh god, that is good where did you learn to cook like that? I am lucky not to burn toast."

Harry smiled as she said this but then replied "So I take you to bed, cause you to cry out my name multiple times, cook you breakfast…does that mean you would be willing to stay with me again tonight?"

Sam smiled "So this is a plot to get me in your evil clutches?"

Harry grinned and reached behind his back and pulled out a single dethorned rose "Well is it working?" Harry leaned forward and kissed her nose "If I have to I could entice you further."

Sam smirked and let her robe fall open a little bit "Feed me more eggs and I will let you know." Sam then leaned forward and kissed him as she laughed.

It was noon when they finished taking a shower and getting dressed. Sam found Harry sitting on the couch in deep thought. Sam stood watching him for a moment with a smile "Why such deep thoughts Harry?"

Harry looked at her with concern and then sighed "I am pretty sure Sam that I love you and after last night I very much want to be closer to you."

Sam sat beside him and held his hand her heart fluttered when he said he loved her "I am sure that I love you too Harry but your face and the look you have are scaring me. What is wrong?"

Harry smiled at her as he squeezed her hand "I don't mean to scare you but I am concerned that what I am about to tell you will change how you feel about me. It is not something you can tell a person until you get to know them and learn to trust them. I couldn't tell you sooner because there are laws against doing so."

Sam looked confused as Harry brought out a wooden stick and sat it on the coffee table. He then flicked his fingers and a small flame appeared in his hands. It changed to a ball of flame and that is when Sam jumped up and away from Harry. "What the hell!"

Harry looked at her and a look of disappointment and hurt flashed across his eyes before he masked it quickly "Sam I am a Wizard. I can do magic and I am a magical human."

Sam sat heavily on the bar stool and looked at his hand and to the flame before looking at his eyes again. "Harry I don't know what to say to that or how to respond."

Harry looked at her before he continued "It was probably the same reaction I had when I was told at eleven years old that I was magical. I was raised in a non-magical home by my aunt and uncle who were non-magical. I was shocked to find out I could do magic or that it existed at all. Then I was taken to a magical place to pick up my school supplies for a special boarding school I went to in Scotland."

Sam looked at him "They taught you magic there?" Harry nodded to confirm her question.

Harry let her think for a few minutes as he let his announcement sink in "If you are free today I would like to take you somewhere and show you a part of a hidden world most people don't know about, that is if you still trust me."

Sam looked at him and then thought about it "Harry I am sorry for my reaction but this is a lot to take in and I am sure my reaction to it is not the best but I just found out my boyfriend and the man I am in love with is not what I thought, exactly."

Harry smiled "You are definitely in love with me?"

Sam laughed at his expression "Harry I just had the best night of my life with someone, that yes I am pretty sure that I 'still' love."

Harry then stepped around the coffee table and stood beside her with his hand held out "Then let me show you another part of me. Something that if you decide to stay with me will always be there, you deserve to know the whole truth before you make a decision."

Sam looked at him "What decision?"

Harry blushed a little "Something I want from you and to ask you and that if we continue this relationship that it may eventually lead to a more permanent life-long commitment."

Sam looked at him and then chuckled before standing up to grab his hand before looking into his eyes with mirth "Harry if we ever get to that point I expect a more formal presentation to that commitment."

Harry's eyes were smiling as he pulled her into a hug "This will feel like we are being squeezed through a tube. It is called apparition and it is one method of travel a wizard or witch can use."

Sam smirked "Let me guess you can travel by broom as well."

Harry looked at her seriously "Yes, I will show you my broom at the house when we come back." Sam's mouth flopped open when he said this with a straight face. She suddenly felt herself being squeezed and things began to blur in her vision. The sensation was not pleasant but it was not painful.

They landed in a very large cavern or chamber that was filled with buildings, stores, and other assorted business. Sam looked around and asked quickly "Where are we?"

Harry smiled and held his hand out in invitation "Welcome to the magical enclave of Boaramir. It is located just north of Denver in a mountain. It has been here for over a hundred and thirty-five years."

Sam was about ready to ask something else when she found something buzzing around her head, She looked forward and found a little human looking creature with wings flying in front of her. Harry reached out and held a finger out so the little creature could land on it. They both heard a little tinkle like very small bells coming from the small fairy.

Harry smiled "I am sorry my friend but I don't know your language. This is a fairy and is indigenous to many parts of the world. They are attracted to very good feelings and those that are in love." The little being nodded and then flew to Sam's forehead where it gave her a light kiss and then did the same for Harry. It then waved as it flew off.

Sam felt a wave of good feelings wash over her and then smiled at Harry "I felt a good sensation when it, they, or she…kissed me."

Harry laughed "I don't know that fairies have a gender."

Sam then looked and saw another strange creature walking up the street. It was only three foot tall and had an odd shaped head with bigger ears than normal. When it walked by it smiled and gave a small bow "Good day fair wizard and witch."

Sam without thinking waved and said "Hello."

Harry smiled and gave a small bow "Good day noble Goblin. May your enemies quake at your presence?" The Goblin seemed very pleased at Harry's response.

Sam held the crook of his arm "I take it that was a goblin?"

Harry nodded "They can be the fierce creatures that fiction writes about if they feel slighted by others. It is always best to treat them with honor and dignity. They are greedy but never dishonest. Wizards trust them so much that they handle all of our gold and bank accounts." Harry pointed at a building that was prominent in this enclave "That is Gringotts bank and the first place we must stop so I can get some galleons."

Sam started walking with him as she looked around in wonder and awe. They entered the bank and she saw more of the Goblins behind the counters. She also noticed the guards on either side of the doors as they entered. Harry entered a que for a teller and waited a few minutes to be the next in line.

The goblin looked down at him "How may I help you Lord Potter?"

Harry seemed to tense "I wish to make a withdrawal today sir."

The goblin grabbed a pen and paper "How much would you like?"

Harry bowed "I would like to withdraw 200 hundred Galleons of which I would like to convert 100 hundred to American Dollars."

The goblin responded "Excellent sir I should have it ready in just a moment after you affix your seal to this withdrawal slip." A ring appeared on Harry's hand and he imprinted the seal on the paper. The goblin then handed it to another younger goblin to gather the gold and dollars.

The goblin turned to Harry "Lord Potter your vault and account manager in England has asked if you could review an investment holding he wishes to complete the purchase."

Harry glanced over at Sam and seemed concerned. Sam noticed and released him a little "Harry if you need some privacy I can wait over there until you are done." Sam stated softly.

Harry gave a slight smile and then thought for a moment "In for a penny, in for a pound!" He sighed before looking at her "I trust you Sam and I have another surprise for you."

Sam looked at him "You mean more than all of this. If you are from a different planet then we are going to have a very long discussion Mr. Potter…" Sam smirked and gave a curtsy "I mean Lord Potter."

Harry turned back to the Goblin "Do you have a room I could use to review this investment with my sassy friend?"

The Goblin chuckled at his statement "Of course Lord Potter but I am afraid that her sass will follow you there."

Sam and Harry laughed as Harry replied "It is one of the things I like about her, although it can be annoying at times." Sam stuck her tongue out at him.

The goblin motioned with his hand "Please follow me and I will get you settled into a conference room and bring the paperwork." Harry thanked him and then they followed him into a large hallway and the fourth door down they entered a medium sized conference room with eight chairs around a table. The seated themselves and then the Goblin closed the door.

Sam sat down and looked at him "Lord Potter?" she questioned him. Harry learned that one thing that Sam was and always would be was inquisitive as it went along with her intelligence.

Harry wiped his hands over his face "Yes, I know I didn't tell you but it was or is a part of my magical life, although my title also is recognized in the non-magical world. I am a very distant relative of the current Queen of England and her family. Hermione, my friend, stated that she checked and if sixty-four others died I could claim the crown. She used to give me grief over it all the time."

Sam smiled "Hermione that is a very odd name."

Harry smiled "Very rare but so was her brilliance and she was my best friend all through school as was her husband, we were a trio."

Sam saw the emotions play over his face as he spoke about her and then jumped to the heart of it "You loved her and your best friend won the girl, then?"

Harry looked shocked and then looked up to see her face and found no accusation or jealousy only her curiosity and concern for him. His shoulders drooped "Yes and it is one of the reasons I came to somewhere that no one knew me. A fresh start so to speak."

Harry grabbed her hand "We both ended up falling in love with her and Ron was a great guy and I know that he loves her too."

Sam looked at him "How long were you and her together?"

Harry grinned "That is the weird part because we were never boyfriend or girlfriend but for seven years she was a big part of my life and I finally realized I loved her but by that time she had fallen for Ron."

Sam then asked "Do you and Ron still talk?"

Harry shook his head no "But not because of Hermione. I don't think he ever knew how I felt about her. He was mad because I broke up with his sister and hurt her when I realized how I felt about Hermione. I just couldn't be with Ginny knowing that I felt more for someone else, it would be wrong."

Sam held his hand "So how do I fit into all of this."

Harry looked into her eyes "You were, for me, a very unexpected surprise and I thought I could never feel like this about someone other than Hermione. The one thing you both have in common is you are both scarily brilliant."

Sam smiled at him "So you have a soft spot for brainy, nerdy girls?"

Harry smirked "No, only the brainy, sexy, and nerdy ones." Sam laughed and was still laughing as two Goblins walked in the room.

One handed Harry the money and then the other handed Harry a folder. The second goblin stated "When you are done Lord Potter please leave your instruction in the folder and ring the bell so we can escort you out."

Harry stood up and bowed "I thank you for your assistance and your valuable time sir and may your enemy's blood flow across your knife." The Goblin bowed with a smile before leaving.

Harry opened the folder and Sam looked over his shoulder before asking "You are investing into high tech companies?"

Harry smiled "Yeah I am and I have been for a couple of years now. I am actually on two boards of Directors of an integrated chip manufacturer called Intel and a Cellular provider called Sprint. Some company is trying to buy out Sprint and I want to stop them so I am making a purchase to give me 51% ownership so they can't."

Harry then looked up at her with a smile "Of course I let them buy the other 49% stake before I made my purchase. They completed their last buy this morning and my advisor moved to buy the other 2% for me. It is already done he just needs my approval to complete the transaction."

Sam sat back and looked at him in awe while he signed the documents. He turned to her and looked at her with concern "Sam…Sam...Are you ok?"

Sam finally focused her eyes on him "Harry is there anything else? Any other surprise you are going to spring on me today?"

Harry looked deep in thought and then blushed "I wanted to go by a jewelry store and get you a very special necklace, if you are ok with that?"

Sam looked at him "Why a necklace?'

Harry looked down and mumbled "I wanted you to know how special you are to me and I was going to have it enchanted to protect you."

Sam sat up and put her hand on his arm "Is this your way to claim me as your girl and what kind of protections is it going to have?"

Harry seemed to perk up "Sam no one can own another person or lay claim to them. If you are my girl then it is because you choose to be. The necklace is a way to let me know you are ok. It would stun anyone that attempted to touch you or hurt you and it would guide me to you if you were hurt or needed help."

Sam smiled up at him "So you trying to protect your woman, aren't you Harry?"

Harry looked at her to see the care she had for him "Do I still have you Sam? I know I have dumped many things on you today and I didn't mean to, well not all of it anyway."

Harry looked uncomfortable for many seconds "There is one other thing Sam, something I didn't know about until last night and I had never felt with anyone else."

Sam looked curious and motioned for him to continue while Harry rubbed his neck in concern "This morning you said you felt like I was in your head last night…I…well when we ...you know …orgasmed together the first time I somehow slipped into your mind and since then I can feel your strong emotions."

Sam did not act surprised as she heard this and bit her lower lip before she asked him "What have you been doing with this knowledge?"

Harry looked very concerned "I have tried to make you enjoy last night and then when I feel that you are happy I tried to help you stay that way by doing things you like."

Sam smiled "So somehow you tapped into my mind and can feel my emotions and you try to make me happy…that's all? You can't read my thoughts?"

Harry looked scared "If I looked into your eyes long enough I probable could. I try not to because that wouldn't be very nice."

Sam looked at him "So you just try to make me happy that's it?"

Harry looked up at her "Why, what else could I do?"

Sam squeezed his hand "Well some would see if they could affect my emotion or feelings."

Harry looked shocked and then mad "Sam I wouldn't want that kind of relationship with anyone and it is wrong to even attempt that. I don't like people who try to control others."

Sam smiled at him "I just needed to know how you felt. I wasn't accusing you of anything. I have always trusted you and you have never done anything to me that I didn't want."

Sam squirmed in her seat before she asked him another question "Harry what if I were willing to let you read me, read my mind I mean… would you?"

Harry looked surprised at her question and then concerned "Sam I would not do that until I researched this to make sure I couldn't hurt you."

Sam sat in his lap backwards and grinned "Could we research it together? Is there a way I could help you do and could I eventually do the same to you?"

Harry felt her lips on his and then leaned back and looked at her "Are you trying to manipulate my response."

Sam blushed "A little…is it working?"

Harry smiled "Maybe but if you stay the night with me I can be manipulated more, if you feel the need to sway me."

Sam giggled this time "I was already planning on doing that anyway. Are we done here?" Harry smiled and nodded. "

Sam smiled "Are you going to take me shopping?"

Again Harry nodded and then added "Are you going to be a good girl?"

Sam straightened his shirt and then looked into his eyes "Not with the man I love because I like being naughty with him." Harry laughed as his heart soared at hearing that she loved him.

Sam looked to the side and closed her eyes "You are very happy aren't you? You like the fact that I love you." Sam turned to look at him in surprise "You have never had a woman tell you this?" Sam let a tear roll from her eye and then soundly kissed him.

Sam looked him in the eyes "I can feel your emotions too." She gave him a big smile. "Harry it seems we have connected on a physical, emotional, and mental level, perhaps the only research we need to do about this is learning how to interpret what we sense about the other.

"Sam if something happened and you got hurt." Harry started to say before Sam put her finger on his lips to quiet him.

"Harry Potter, I am a nerd of the first order and this is a chance to explore you, someone I love, and is too good to pass up." Sam closed her eyes and then smiled "You would rather die than hurt me. I feel that from you."

Harry smiled and then looked down "Sam, there are things in my past that are not pleasant; actually they are quite painful and horrible. You may not wish to know about these things. If we explore this you may feel or experience them." Harry told her softly.

Sam looked concerned "Harry I won't know that until I see it with you."