Title: Truth behind the name and the lies pt.4
Pairings: DracoxHarry, twincest, OliverxPercy, RemusxSeverus, CharliexBlaise,ViktorxHermione, future BillxFleur. Stalker Ginny! SeamusxColin, AdrianxNeville*hides*
Fandom : HP
Notes: An abused boy finds out he's a wizard and a hero; his tormented mind rebels. One person sees through the misconceptions to the real Harry and treats him the way he deserves. How does this change them both and those around them.
Chapter 43- Bondings, OWLS Review and future planning
Septimus Weasley, Lord of the House of Weasley welcomed the guests, "Friends and family it is my honor to welcome you this joyous event." He held out his hands, his grandson and his beloved approached.
"William Devon Weasley, if it is truly thy desire to become one with this with this woman: Then present unto her a symbol of thy pledge, and a token of thy love."
Bill dropped to one knee, and presents the Sword with ring on it
"Fleur Antionette Delacour you are the most gracious and loveliest one that Bill has ever seen, for he understands the essence of thy true self. The beauty, which radiates around thee, can only be rivaled by the beauty, which radiates from within thee. The pledge of his sword is as the pledge of his soul. It is his prowess, his fire, his passion, his strength & courage, His ability to protect, defend and care for thee. With the strength of his blade and the endurance of its steel to represent what is in his heart, take from him now, as his beloved, the ring that rests upon it, and choose him to be your own."
Fleur blushed, as she took the ring from the Sword; "I accept the pledge of thy blade and the eternal promise of this wedding band."
Fleur takes sword from Bill and places the blade from left shoulder to right shoulder to the top of his head. The motion, as in bestowing knighthood upon him while saying, "For the boy thou were, for the man thee art, and for the Bondmate thou shall be to me, I do choose you to be mine own." She returns sword, "If thou wilt now place this ring upon mine finger, I shall from this day forth, 'till beyond the end of time, Take thee to be mine own." Fleur opens her hand presenting Bill with the ring, which he then places upon her finger.
"With this ring I thee wed. I take you as my friend, my lover, my Bondmate from this day forth and into the fullness of time where we will meet and remember and love again." Bill said looking at the beauty before him.
"Fleur, if it is truly your desire to become one with this man then present unto him a symbol if thy pledge and a token of thy love."
Fleur bows before Bill and presents a Chalice with ring inside.
"William in the eyes of this woman thou art the only man in the world. Yours is the voice of sound reason and unwavering support. You the spark to the bonfire of her passions and yours are the arms in which she would have lay down to rest. The pledge of her chalice is the pledge of all that is within her, her felicity and devotion. The place in her heart here two souls can be sheltered and nourished, that they may grow together, over closer, and flourish as the leaves on the trees and the fruits of the vine. As the depth and bounty of her chalice foretell the richness of your future together, take from her now the band that lies there within, and do choose her as thy own."
Bill took the ring from the chalice, while Fleur was still holding it.
Bill grinned, "I accept the pledge of your chalice and the eternal promise of this wedding band."
Bill then poured wine into chalice then takes it from Fleur, "For the girl thou were, for the woman thou art and for the wife that thee shall be to me, I toast and drink to thee!
And do choose you to be mine own"
Bill raises the Chalice before he drinks and returns chalice to Fleur, "If thou will now place this ring upon my finger, I shall from this day forth, 'till beyond the end of time,
Take you to be mine own."
Bill opened his hand presenting the young Veela with the ring which she then places upon his finger
Fleur said slowly, "With this ring I thee wed. I take you as my friend, my lover, my husband from this day forth and into the fullness of time where we will meet and remember and love again."
Lucius stepped forwards with the Bonding contract, while Charlie and Blaise held out quills.
Bill and Fleur signed the contract, magic leapt from the parchment entwining around their wrists with silver and gold chains.
Septimus grinned, "May I present Lord William Devon and Lady Fleur Antionette of the House of Weasley. I hereby pass on the title to one wise enough to hold it."
There were loud cheers…
XoooooX
As though to underline the importance of their upcoming examinations, a batch of pamphlets, leaflets and notices concerning various Wizarding careers appeared on the table in Severus and Remus' apartments while they were away at Wisteria for a few days shortly before the end of the holidays, along with yet another notice on the board, which read:
All fifth-years [as well as Harry, Draco, Blaise and Hermione who were taking their OWLS early] are required to attend a short meeting with their Head of House during the first week of the summer term to discuss their future careers. Times of individual appointments are listed below.
"Well, I don't fancy Healing," Blaise said on the last evening of the holidays. He was immersed in a leaflet that carried the crossed bone-and-wand emblem of St. Mungo's on its front. "It says here you need at least E at NEWT level in Potions, Herbology, Transfiguration, Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts. I know that those are easy marks for you Harry but are you sure that's what you want?"
Harry nodded, "I want to help people, even if it's just mending a broken bone or handing them a potion…" he wanted to be just like papa and be a healer, at least he could treat family right? If he had kids he would want to tend their bumps and bruises instead of leaving them to suffer alone as he had.
"Well, it's a very responsible job, isn't it?" said Hermione absently. She was poring over a bright pink and orange leaflet that was headed, SO YOU THINK YOU'D LIKE TO WORK IN MUGGLE RELATIONS? "You don't seem to need many qualifications to liaise with Muggles; all they want is an OWL in Muggle Studies: 'Much more important is your enthusiasm, patience and a good sense of fun!'"
"You'd need more than a good sense of fun to liaise with my uncle," said Harry darkly. "Good sense of when to duck, more like."
Draco stiffened; Vernon Dursley was on his list of people he'd like dead. Along with the Notts, his Aunt Bella and Harry's Aunt Petunia. Though he had a great deal of resentment for that whale of a cousin that Harry had been unlucky enough to be related too.
Blaise was halfway through a pamphlet on wizard banking. "Listen to this: Are you seeking a challenging career involving travel, adventure and substantial, danger-related treasure bonuses? Then consider a position with Gringotts Wizarding Bank, who are currently recruiting Curse-Breakers for thrilling opportunities abroad… They want Arithmancy, though; you could do it, Hermione! Or you Draco"
"I don't much fancy banking nor traveling outside Britain without Harry," Draco sneered, he was now immersed in: HAVE YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO TRAIN SECURITY TROLLS?
Hermione skimmed a flyer that read: MAKE A BANG AT THE DEPARTMENT OF MAGICAL ACCIDENTS AND CATASTROPHES.
"I'm still set on becoming a Solicitor." Draco said as he went to claim a chilled butterbeer. "I don't see why I can't focus on those subjects: History of Magic, Numerology and Ancient Runes. I have every intention of continuing Charms, Transfiguration, Herbology and Potions as well. I'm just going to sit for Muggle Studies anyway. Between my readings and the books Hermione purchased when she was taking it I don't see why I can't."
"I'm sitting for my Care of Magical Creatures despite not sitting through the class at all." Blaise shrugged.
"What do you want to do?"
"Maybe play Quidditch but I might try to get on at Control and Regulation for Magical Creatures to see if I can make things better for us 'half-breeds'. We're not dangerous, just misunderstood." Blaise said as he looked down at the carrycot carrying his daughter that lay at his feet, "I'll make sure my marks are up to it before I tryout for the Arrows."
Hermione looked at the Auror Requirements:
'A minimum of five NEWTs; for example
Defense Against the Dark Arts
Transfiguration
Charms
Potions
And nothing under 'Exceeds Expectations' grade,
As well as a stringent series of character and aptitude tests at the Auror office'
"Well then I don't see why you need a real academic meeting. We'll just pick your classes for you and hand you your schedules. With students dropping classes due to their OWL scores it isn't hard to just slip you in. you'll do well on your O.W.L.s and then you'll go right into Sixth year classes." Remus chuckled.
It wouldn't be hard for them to sit their N.E.W.T.s next year; they'd probably graduate early too like Fred and George…
"We'll ace our O.W.L.s no problem…" Blaise said waving his hand dismissively as he headed back to his rooms. With him in classes all day, Charlie was a doting dad who was taking lots of pictures to make albums, his father in law Arthur was such a doting grandfather he insisted on new pictures of Athena and Perseus every week. He had ultrasound pictures of Percy and George's babies. Before long Arthur will have papered his office with photos…
Between mum, Lucius and Arthur his twins would be spoiled…
Remus caressed the barely there baby bump that Severus had, he was catching baby fever from Fred, Charlie, Oliver, Lucius and Bill.
Harry felt a longing for a child of his own but he was still a kid himself…
Draco nuzzled Harry's neck, "You're adorable Adder."
Harry blushed; he wouldn't have been able to get through this blasted Tournament without Draco and his family…
XoooooX
"Perkins? Have I shown you the latest pictures of Athena and Perseus? They're almost two months now and growing so fast." Arthur grinned, pulling the photo album from his pocket. "I can't believe it; by Fall Bill, Charlie, Percy and George will all have babies! Percy is due within a week. Fleur's babies should be born soon too."
Perkins was an older man, a bit deaf at times and well Arthur's exuberance could be annoying at times.
"Kingsley! Tonks! Have I shown you the pictures Charlie sent of my grandbabies?" Arthur called out at the approaching Aurors.
They stopped and glanced politely.
Arthur noticed a ring, "Tonks? Does your mother know?"
Tonks gulped, "Oh, I forgot to take it off. With the extended family bonding so much in the last few months mother would be going crazy and planning something big. Donnie and I are just going to sign the papers here. It's not like I'm the heir to the Black family, that's Harry."
"Donnie?"
Tonks blushed, "Donaghan Tremlett, the Weird Sister's bassist? We're trying to avoid a huge scene. We've dated on and off for years…"
"I'm not Andromeda but I would be most disappointed if my kids were Bonded and I wasn't invited." Arthur admonished.
Tonks sighed, "I'll be alright. It's not like she can kill me."
"I wouldn't want to anger the Ice Queen of Slytherin, your father may have softened her but she is still the same proud woman at her core that I went to school with." Arthur said closing and shrinking the album with his grandbabies' pictures.
XoooooX
"Oh Molly?"
Molly Weasley was shopping in Ottery St. Catchpole and turned, "Mrs. Diggory?"
"Amos was telling me how much Arthur has been bragging about your beautiful your grandbabies are. You wouldn't happen to have a picture do you/? I'd love to see."
Molly blinked, grandbabies? Sure Percy was pregnant but the baby shouldn't be born yet. "I must have left them at home…" she didn't have any…by making her choices she'd lost her family…
"Oh how sad. Cedric is engaged. I can't wait for grand babies. I'd carry the pictures everywhere with me." Mrs. Diggory gushed.
Molly felt stricken; whose babies was she talking about? "I just stepped out for a moment or I would have brought them with me." She just wanted to go home…to pretend this never happened…
Ron was expelled and Ginny was forced to fail this year, her wand had been taken away and would not be returned until she returned to Hogwarts. She was lost without her family…but they wouldn't want her back.
QUESTION: Two boys for George or one of each? Highest vote wins!
b/g- 9
b/b- 2
Exceeds Expectations? Acceptable? Outstanding? Troll? What do you think?