Disclaimer: Harry Potter is the property of J.K. Rowling
A/N: Wow! A lot of great reviews from everyone, thanks soo much. I'm still in the process of re-editing the prior chapters but I will let you know when I'm done. Now on with the story with another chapter of Watching Over Harry.
Chapter 33
A very happy Bella lay sleeping, snuggled against her husband; his right arm was draped around her waist with his hand lying gently on her bare belly. A small smile graced her face at recalling his reaction last night when they learned that she was pregnant. After a quick enervate by Luna, Harry was all smiles the rest of the night. He was so excited that he floo called the rest of the family to give them the wonderful news.
Although many had just left the manor they all returned to congratulate the couple. Well, that is to say they gave Harry a quick hug and then focused all their attention on the expectant mother. Susan immediately volunteered to take charge of the baby shower, Hermione was going on and on proudly about becoming a big sister. Luna was scouring the house for all the butterbeer corks she could find to make the anti-nargle necklaces to give the twins when they were born.
Poppy pulled out a ledger and was scheduling monthly visits to check on mother and babies and no one could quite understand Minerva who was so excited that she started speaking in her native Gaelic confusing everyone. It was well past midnight before the house emptied again and Bella and Harry actually had time alone to bask in the glow of the wonderful news.
Harry had been hyper-attentive and Bella loved every minute of her husband fussing over her. She knew that his greatest desire was to have a family of his own, and although he considered the others to be family, the two lives growing within his wife were the first to be of his and Bella's combined blood, created by the enduring love they had for one another.
Bella, as she was apt to do from time to time, began to doubt if she was worthy of the life she now enjoyed. A life where she was incandescently happy with a man she valued and loved more than her own life. Now there were two precious lives growing within her, it all seemed so impossibly far from where she was a few short years ago.
While Bella was lost in her musing the scenery changed before her. Suddenly she found herself in an ornate ball room softly illuminated by a large chandelier that hung from a gilded dome roof. A rich mahogany wood floor stretched out beneath her feet. A Large plate glass window dominated one side of the room allowing the twinkling stars and the light of a crescent moon from the night sky to add a touch of romance to the setting.
She looked down upon herself and gasped at the sight of the most beautiful ball gown she had ever seen. It was a deep red dress that complimented her goddess like feminine curves, and her long dark hair. Her ears perked up as a hauntingly beautiful song began to echo around the room.
"May I have this dance?" Bella turned around at the sound of the voice. It was a voice she was intimately connected to. It was a voice that always solicited a stirring deep within her heart. She turned to face the handsome dark haired young man, she gasped again at the warmth and deeply passionate love that he had for her reflected in his eyes.
She took the proffered hand and was gently pulled into his warm embrace; his eyes unflinchingly looking into hers. There was so much love reflecting in those emerald pools that if Harry had not been holding her she was sure her knees would have given out and she would now be on the floor.
Harry opened his mouth to speak; his voice was soft but firm. It was also laced with unmovable conviction. "Bella…" Even hearing her name on his lips caused her heart to flutter. "…never doubt that you deserve happiness and to be loved, we both have things in our past that have made us feel undeserving of love. But by whatever god or goddess has allowed us to find each other, I give my gratitude everyday to them that you are in my life." Harry kissed her tenderly and then they began to move in perfect harmony to the song.
"Listen to the words of the song love." Harry whispered to her.
No more talk of darkness, forget these wide-eyed fears
I'm here, nothing can harm you my words will warm and calm you
Let me be your freedom, let daylight dry your tears
I'm here with you, beside you to guard you and to guide you
Say you love me every waking moment
Turn my head with talk of summertime
Say you need me with you, now and always
Promise me that all you say is true
That's all I ask of you
Bella rested her head on Harry's shoulder as the slowly spun around the room, the words of the song echoing the feelings they wanted to express.
Let me be your shelter, let me be your light
You're safe, no one will find you, your fears are far behind you
All I want is freedom, a world with no more night
And you always beside me, to hold me and to hide me
Then say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime
Let me lead you from your solitude
Say you need me with you, here beside you
Anywhere you go, let me go too
Christine, that's all I ask of you
The warmth of Harry's arms, the love in his eyes, the conviction of his words and the tender words of the song flooded Bella's entire being. Happy tears fell freely down Bella's face as the song began its crescendo into its final stanzas.
Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime
Say the word and I will follow you
Share each day with me, each night, each morning
Say you love me, you know I do
Love me, that's all I ask of you
Anywhere you go, let me go too
Love me, that's all I ask of you…
By the end of the song Bella could no longer stand on her own two feet she was so overcome with emotion. Harry had scooped her up in his arms as the last strains of the song faded away. The scenery around them changed again and where once there was a magnificent ball room there was now a green meadow with wildflowers, the sun was low in the western skies and cast warm orange and purple hues across the sky.
Harry knelt with Bella in his arms and gently laid her on a quilted blanket. She looked up at him with watery eyes so full of love and vulnerability that Harry was momentarily breathless. Leaning down he captured her lips in a gentle kiss. Bella's arms wrapped around his neck and pulled him down on top of her and hungrily deepened the kiss.
In the back of Bella's mind she knew that she and Harry were linked together in their bond at that moment, and that all this was from Harry's own imagination made manifest within their linked minds. But it was still the most romantic moment that they had ever shared together and Bella was not keen on letting it end just yet.
Their kisses became more and more passionate and lustful and their hands began to caress each other in stimulating ways. Bella wondered briefly as clothing disappeared if making love within their link was anything as incredible as the real thing. Her answer came immediately as Harry entered her warmth.
"Oh Goddess!..."
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"Have the final preparations been seen to?" Harry asked.
"They have. Once we isolate Lady Zabini from the rest of the party we will immediately port key her to the ritual house." Bill replied with certainty.
"So there won't be any interference with the wards surrounding Greengrass mansion." Bella asked the redheaded curse-breaker.
"No, the portkey is attuned to the specific magic of the wards and will allow us unrestricted movement." Bill stated.
"How long will the process take?" Harry asked.
"Not long, it is a modified curse that I encountered in Egypt. The target will be placed in a dream like state. I then can manipulate what she sees as reality. In this case she will believe she is speaking with Voldemort and him telling her to give the secret to a new recruit which will be me in disguise. If all goes smoothly we should be able to portkey her out, perform the curse and then have her back within an hour. "Bill stated confidently.
"Will she remember any of this afterwards?" Bella asked.
"She will, but it will be like a distant and fading dream. She will not have complete recall of the events." Bill answered.
"Can it be discovered through legilimency?" Harry asked.
"It could be, but it will be seen as a true memory and not a fabrication." Bill responded.
"So in other words if Voldeshorts decides to look into her mind he will know of the secret being passed to someone?" Harry asked the Weasley head.
"Technically yes, however, he will need to being looking for the specific memory. If he doesn't know what to look for it is unlikely he will find it." Bill answered.
"What about obliviation?" Narcissa asked.
"Too risky, that will definitely raise suspicion if she is missing a block of time." Bill replied.
"Well, it a risk we have to take if we want to end this war quickly." Harry stated.
"I can give her a false memory. She'll only remember enjoying herself at the Greengrass' party." Bill offered.
Harry sighed. "I guess that will have to do." Harry said.
"Cissy what is the plan once we discover Voldemorts headquarters? How long will it take you to set up the ritual?" Harry asked his sister-in-law.
"It will depend on how long it takes to find all the ward stones surrounding the place. We will then use the existing ward stones and piggyback our own rune based wards on top of them using the existing magic to fuel them. Once we have done that Luna, Minerva and I will begin the chant that will activate the curse within the runes. It should take us about ten minutes of chanting for the curse to become active." Narcissa responded.
"Ten minutes? That seems like a long time to go undetected by the Death Eaters." Bella stated with concern.
"With battle magic it requires a lot of magical strength. That's why it takes three of us, some of the other Potter Battle magic's take even more power and more witches to perform them. It will be quite draining on us, that's why Poppy will be close by to activate emergency portkeys on us if we fall unconscious from the magical drain." Narcissa explained.
"I don't like it." Bella stated matter-of-factly. "It leaves you vulnerable for far too long."
"We will have notice-me-not charms on us so that should buy us enough time to perform the ritual. We should be fine Bella." Narcissa tried to ease her sister's worries.
"If all goes to plan milady, none of us will be in the line of fire, the Death Eaters and Voldemort will turn on themselves and do the work for us. It's an ingenious piece of magic; it's no wonder why the Potters were so feared in the Middle Ages. The power to turn your enemies against themselves is a useful military tactic." Bill stated. Bella huffed but nodded in acquiescence.
"After we get the information from Zabini, Bill, you and your team will scout out the area and locate all the ward stones, once discovered return for Cissy so she can begin the process of changing the ward stones, I'm trusting you Bill to bring everyone back unharmed." Harry glared at the older redhead.
"I will protect them with my very life milord." Bill bowed.
Harry nodded. "I want to move on Voldemort as quickly as possible. I don't want him to have enough time to discover what has happened to Lady Zabini." Harry stated looking at the assembled family.
"Milord, I'll have about twenty fighters on standby just in case things go pear-shaped and we need to evacuate our people." Moody informed Harry.
"Thank you Moody, let's hope it will not come to that, but it's good to be prepared. Constant Vigilance and all that." Harry grinned.
"Aye Milord!" Moody replied with a smirk on his face.
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The Greengrass mansion was actually not too far from Black Manor in southern Wales. The Blacks, Potters and the Greengrass' had been allies for centuries, several Potters had also married into the Greengrass family as they had with the Blacks, such were the customs of the Welsh purebloods which the Potters were among them.
The large mansion was in the classic Tudor style, set in the middle of fifty acres of sprawling green gardens and walkways. The five hundred year old home boasted a huge banquet hall with regal arches and a large open fireplace with the Greengrass family crest above it, fifteenth century tapestries hung from the walls, along with the polished dark wood floor it gave the room a sense of history and nobility. The room could hold a hundred and fifty people comfortably. This is where the political gathering would occur and Harry would present his case to many of the Old Houses.
The Potter-Black entourage came by floo to a reception room within the mansion, only the closest of friends used this entrance in to the Greengrass home. The majority of guest would either come by portkey or apparition to the front gates of the property. There they would take a coach to the main house. The portkey and apparition site was guarded by eight of the Ministry's top Hit Wizards. One of Bill Weasley's protective wards was placed at this entrance; anyone with the Dark Mark would be instantly discovered and then promptly arrested and sent to a holding cell within the Ministry.
"Welcome to our home Lord Potter-Black." David Greengrass spoke stepping forward and offering his hand. Harry obliged the offered hand and shook it firmly.
"My gratitude to you, and your family Lord Greengrass, for allowing us the use of your beautiful home for this function." Harry replied with a slight bow of the head.
"Please allow me to introduce my family, this is my wife Evelyn the Lady Greengrass." Evelyn curtsied to Harry who placed a kiss between the first two knuckles of her right hand. "It is an honor to meet you Lady Greengrass.
"And these are my daughters Daphne, who I believe is in your same year at Hogwarts."
"Ms. Greengrass." Daphne curtsied and Harry kissed her hand in the same manner as he had with her mother. "It's a pleasure to see you again, I see that your beauty continues to blossom, I fear for the educational pursuits of the male population of Hogwarts, your presence will surely drive them all to distraction." Harry grinned. Daphne's face blushed at the compliment.
"Thank you Milord, it is also a pleasure to see you again. I hope that our past interactions with each other will not deter any future formal alliances between our two houses." Daphne stated with a hint of nervousness.
"You were never apart of the crowd who were actively hostile to me Miss Greengrass, and I do not hold their actions against you or your family." Harry smiled warmly. Lord Greengrass smiled at his eldest daughter, she had the makings of a fine diplomat.
"Thank you Lord Potter-Black." Daphne curtsied once more.
"And this little one here." Lord Greengrass spoke again. "Is my youngest daughter Astoria, who will be starting her third year at Hogwarts this year." Astoria glared back at her father for the 'little' comment.
"I see that your sister will have some competition for the loveliest witch at Hogwarts." Harry sweetly told the young girl, kissing her hand as well. Astoria turned a bright shade of crimson at the compliment as she curtsied.
"Thank you Lord Potter-Black. So will you be attending Hogwarts this year?" Astoria asked the handsome young man.
Harry grinned at the young girl. "Alas, I'm afraid I will not be returning to Hogwarts."
"But don't you want to finish your schooling? How will you get a job?" Astoria asked innocently. Daphne looked up in surprise as well.
"Astoria Greengrass what an impertinent question to ask his Lordship!" Evelyn Greengrass chastised her youngest.
Harry chuckled and held up his had to forestall Lady Greengrass' ire on the young girl. "It's quite alright Lady Greengrass. It is after all a fair question. To answer your question my Lady…" Harry, directing his response to Astoria replied. "…I will be taking private tuition and taking my NEWT's early. Other obligations and duties require my full attention at the moment but be assured Milady that I will complete my education." Harry smiled warmly at Astoria who again was blushing madly.
Harry turned his attention back to his host. "Lord Greengrass allow me to introduce to you my beautiful wife the Lady Bellatrix Potter-Black." Both Daphne and Astoria seem to deflate a little after the pronouncement. Harry was unaware of the act but Bella observed it and chuckled inwardly. She was sure that there would be many young witches at Hogwarts who will be heartbroken that the Boy-Who-Lived was off the market.
"Lady Potter-Black, it is an honor to have you in our home." The Lady Greengrass replied.
"And this is our daughter Hermione Jean Potter-Black." Bella pronounced proudly.
"Ah, I had heard that you had blood adopted her after the awful incident involving…well…" Lord Greengrass cleared his throat aware he had almost brought up a painful topic. "…it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance. My eldest daughter has spoken about you of course, you being the top student in your year, and she having been second behind you since your first year. I dare say she has been working extra hard to try and take that top spot away from you." David Greengrass chuckled, getting a glare from Daphne. Hermione grinned sheepishly.
"And this is our ward, Luna Lovegood who will take up the title of Lady Lovegood once she reaches her majority." Harry stated nodding towards the quirky blonde.
"I was so sorry to hear about your father my dear. You may not have known this but I was one of your father's financial backers. We had attended Hogwarts together and had become close friends. His articles always were fascinating topics of discussion at our dinner table." Lord Greengrass stated warmly to Luna.
"Thank you Lord Greengrass. I plan on continuing my father's work once I finish school." Luna said proudly.
"When that day comes, please come and see me and I will do what I can to help you get the paper running again."
"Thank you Lord Greengrass I will keep that in mind." Luna returned a genuine smile of gratitude.
Harry introduced the rest of his party including Narcissa, Bill and Charlie Weasley, and the Tonks including Nymphadora. Augusta Longbottom and Neville arrived shortly after the Potters followed by Amelia and Susan Bones. Amelia had come with her protection detail as the Minister for Magic.
The group was shown to the Banquet Hall where other guests who had arrived earlier were mingling. Harry recognized a few of the families including the Diggorys and was introduced to the rest by Augusta and Amelia. A magnificent buffet had been set and people were eating and mingling while a seven piece orchestra was playing in the music loft above the hall.
After what seems to be the hundredth person Harry was introduced to, he finally made his way to Lord and Lady Davis and their guest the Lady Zabini.
"Good evening Lord Davis." Amelia opened the introductions.
"Minister Bones, a pleasure to see you here." Lord Davis bowed his head slightly.
"Thank you Lord Davis, allow me to introduce Lord Hadrian James Potter-Black and his wife the Lady Bellatrix Potter-Black. Lord Potter this is Lord Charles Davis the third" Lord Davis bowed first, being from a lesser house; Harry returned the bow in a show of respect to House Davis.
"I am pleased to meet you Lord Potter-Black. May I introduce my wife the Lady Calista Davis." Lord Davis spoke.
"A pleasure to meet you Lord Davis and you as well Lady Davis." Harry gently kissed her hand.
"And this is a close family friend the Lady Lilith Zabini."
Lilith Zabini was a goddess of a woman fallen to earth, she was statuesque with an olive complexion and deep brown eyes, her hair was long, dark and luxurious everything about her screamed sexual predator. She curtsied low to Harry giving him an incredible view of her ample and firm cleavage. Bella scowled inwardly wanting nothing more than to rip Zabini's eyes out, the eyes that were sending smoldering looks at her husband. Bella kept her face neutral knowing that they needed her…for now.
"It is a pleasure to meet you Lady Zabini." Harry stated kissing her hand, his gaze fixed with hers.
"The pleasure is all mine Milord I'm sure. I hope you will save me a dance this evening, I would feel remiss if I did not share a dance with the most handsome man in the room." Lilith stated in a sultry voice. Harry had to admit the woman was stunning and knew how to stir the male libido. A small growl escaped Bella's lips which elicited a small and hardly noticeable smirk from Lilith.
"Lord Potter…" Charles Davis cut in. "…There has been quite the firestorm of publicity around you lately and I must say it has garnered the attention of many in the upper ranks of our society. I was of course stunned as I'm sure most of the population was at the unfortunate revelations surrounding you and the late headmaster. His death was…surprising and yet I fear his untimely passing may have created a vacuum in our society.
Although I did not agree with him on many issues he was…instrumental in keeping the balance of our societies more extreme factions. I'm curious to know if your intention is to fill that vacuum in order to maintain the balance." Lord Davis asked.
"That will be the main topic I will discuss tonight my Lord Davis. But I will tell you this; I do not intend to support the status quo or let it continue. I mean to…what is the phrase? Oh yes, I intend to shake things up…dramatically." Harry replied with a seriousness that belied his age.
"Are you sure that's a wise course Lord Potter? I agree that change is needed, but we must proceed slowly and with patience, in time we will be able to slowly change to the society we aspire to become." Lord Davis offered. Many others who had overheard the conversation were now giving it their undivided attention.
Seeing that the crowd was now interested in the conversation Harry thought it best to begin his speech now. Harry tapped his wine glass getting the attention of the room. He approached the small dais of the room and stood behind it.
"My Lords and Ladies and invited guests." Harry began. "With your kind indulgence I would like to address you now. Many if not all of you know that you were invited here because of your current or past alliances with the Most Noble and Ancient Houses of Potter and Black, and there are other still that were invited in hopes to create a new alliance with my Houses.
You may be asking yourself to what end do I bring up this matter. What is the purpose of forging and re-forging these old alliances? The question is both simple and yet complicated. My purpose for all of this is to bring together and form a political alliance so big and so powerful as to eradicate once and for all the scourge of our world, the self-proclaimed Lord Voldemort and his group of miscreants also known as Death Eaters." Harry stated firmly and with power. Many in the crowd gasped at the mention of the Dark Lords names, crystal glasses shattered on the ground and a few of the women fainted.
Harry continued. "But we must not stop there. My fellow wizards and witches, we must also eradicate those laws and customs that divide us as a people. To quote from an American president "A House Divided Can Not Stand." When we segregate ourselves and label others within our community as second class citizen or worse, we only damage ourselves.
To those who believe that a person's blood purity equates to magical strength, let me give you a small history lesson. The student who scored the highest ever on their Newts and who is considered the most powerful wizard next to Albus Dumbledore in modern times is a half-blood boy by the name of Tom Marvolo Riddle, also known as Lord Voldemort." Many who had read the papers had heard this claim before by Harry; some still were reluctant to believe it while others had finally been persuaded.
"Currently there is another student at Hogwarts who is on track to beat even Riddle's scores, a muggleborn girl, who I am proud to say is my best friend and adopted daughter, Hermione Potter-Black formerly Granger.
Harry continued his impassioned speech for another hour; afterwards many families were eager to reaffirm their alliances with the house of Potter-Black. Fifty different families had been in attendance, thirty-eight of those now where firmly with Harry. They were the families who were like Harry fed up with the corruption of the government. Amelia could only do so much and needed a strong supporting organization behind her to affect real change.
The Potter block now controlled a little more than two thirds of the votes in the Wizengamot. With this new power base, the entrenched pureblood elitist would be effectively neutered. With Amelia's house cleaning of old department heads, there was little now that Voldemort's supporters could do within the Ministry without the Ministry being alerted to it.
Although some of the families did not give their full support deciding to remain neutral, it was a solid victory in Harry's opinion. The remainder of the evening was dedicated to mingling and planning and a bit of dancing and pressing the flesh. Harry had been dancing with many of the lady's from the various houses including Daphne and Astoria.
Harry noticed the Lady Zabini moving in his direction and mentally informed Bella to get the others ready to enact their plan to kidnap the Italian beauty. Bella surreptitiously notified the others.
"Lord Potter, I hope you did not forget that you promised me a dance." Lilith Zabini pouted her full lips on display.
"How could I ever forget a promise made to such a beautiful woman my Lady?" Harry stated with his crooked smile and a bow.
Harry stepped up to the beauty and placed one hand on her hip and the other held her hand. They began to dance around the room. Lilith closed the distance between them with her breast pressed firmly against Harry's chest. Her lips mere inches from his and her deep brown eyes staring wantonly into Harry's.
"It is becoming a bit warm in here, don't you think?" Lilith purred.
"A bit, yes." Harry replied clearing his throat.
"Would you mind terribly escorting me to the balcony milord; I think I need to get a little bit of fresh air." Lilith whispered in her smoky voice.
"Of Course, Lady Zabini." Harry replied.
"Please call me Lilith milord." She breathed
Harry grinned. "Then I insist you call me Hadrian." Harry told the older woman. Lilith smiled widely, her eyes sparkling.
Harry offered his arm to her and they began to make their way to the door that lead outside to the darkened balcony. Harry felt a sharp pain on his hand and looked down to see a small scratch on top of his hand.
"Oh my, Hadrian! I apologize for my clumsiness, my fingernails are a bit sharp, I should have been more careful." Lilith stated searching Harry's eyes for something.
"It's quite alright nothi…ng to w…orry…" Harry felt extremely disoriented for a moment and found it hard to concentrate.
Lilith smiled as she saw the glassy eyes of her escort. A powerful and fast working potion had just been introduced into Harry's bloodstream. It was a combination of a powerful lust potion and a concoction of her own making that mimicked the imperious curse.
"Can you hear me Hadrian?" Lilith asked softly placing her hand on his chest her warm breath tickling his ear.
"Uh huh." Harry replied dazedly. "You are sooo gorgeous!" Harry swayed a bit.
"Do you want to kiss me Harry? Do you want to feel my body pressed against you Harry?" She breathed slowly in a low seductive voice. Harry just nodded absentmindedly.
Within Harry's mind a battle was taking place. He wanted Lilith but…no he loved Bella. He struggled to latch on to anything to ground himself he was searching for Bella's face, but something was making him want Lilith, he needed to fuck her but he did not know why.
"Bella…Bella." Harry softly vocalized. Lilith was stunned by the strength that Harry had to fight the effects of the potion.
"Impossible!" Lilith exclaimed, no one had ever been able to fight it before. She had to move faster than she would have liked but she couldn't afford to wait and have him completely throw off the potion.
"Make love to me Harry, make love to me, right here right now." She breathed seductively. She grabbed his hands and placed them on her breasts squeezing his hands above them but he quickly removed them like he had been burned.
"No, Bella…I love Bella!" Harry grasped his head, he began to reach out for the love of his life, he was almost there.
"I know you want me Harry, you can have me Harry. I'm soo wet for you and your cock is so hard, make love to me Harry." Lilith reached down to grasp his manhood, but Harry moved away.
"How are you doing this Potter? How are you fighting me? I didn't want to do this but you leave me no choice." Lilith pulled her wand from her sleeve and pointed it at Harry.
"Imperi…"
Bella had gathered the others and was heading toward the balcony when all of a sudden she became unsteady on her feet and swayed as if she were drunk.
"Bella! What's wrong?" Narcissa asked her sister.
"Harry…Harry." Bella muttered trying to shake the disorientation she was feeling.
"What's wrong with Harry? Bella? Bella?" Cissy asked but Bella seemed to be out of sorts grabbing her head. Reluctantly Cissy slapped Bella across the face. The reaction was immediate.
"That BITCH!" Bella roared and took off for the balcony with the others following closely behind. Bella threw the double doors opened and saw the Zabini slut pointing her wand at her husband. Bella threw her hands forward and in a powerful show of wandless magic shouted…
"Get away from my husband you BITCH!" Lilith was thrown bodily into the wall adjacent to the balcony door. Lilith's limbs were painfully stretched out and away from her body; she was being forcefully crushed against the stone wall. Lilith tried to scream but whatever Bella was doing had forced all the air from Lilith's lungs and the Italian beauty was near unconsciousness.
A gentle hand grabbed her shoulder. "Love, I'm okay. Let her down we need her alive." Bella heard the gentle voice of her husband and turned quickly and embraced him tightly. The magic Bella had used ended and Lilith Zabini fell to the floor with a thud, alive but unconscious.
Harry looked over Bella's head toward Bill, Charlie, and Narcissa. Grab her and portkey back to ritual house. Bella and I will have to stay here and be visible. Once you have her there find out what her plan for me was. Obviously she drugged me for a reason. I felt almost compelled to have sex with her; I think without my link to Bella she would have been successful." Harry told the group.
Narcissa looked pensive and then spoke. "Clever little bitch." Narcissa groaned. Everyone turned to look at her.
"I'm not positive but, my guess is that she intended you to impregnate her." Narcissa explained.
"But why?" Harry asked confused.
"There is an old law that is still on the books that pertains to the Noble houses. If a member of one house impregnates another from a house of equal standing especially in regards to a head of house or heir, he is honor bound to marry the woman and give her station as a Lady of that house. Meaning her child will become the heir once her lord has passed. I'm sure she had plans for Bella and you to have a short life expectancy so that she and her love child would inherit everything." Narcissa finished.
Bella quickly pulled away from Harry's arms and drew her wand and marched toward the women on the ground. Her face was furious and was about to cast a spell when Harry stopped her.
"She never would have succeeded love; I was already beginning to overpower her potion." Harry spoke softly in her ear as he wrapped her in his arms.
"I know but it still pisses me off." Bella said angrily. Harry released her and Bella gave the unconscious woman a swift kick in her midsection.
"Bella!" Narcissa hissed.
"What? I didn't hex her, just gave her a little parting gesture." Bella stuck her tongue out at her older sister.
"Right, Bill lets get her out of here and back as fast as we can." Harry said.
"Will do. Charlie, Narcissa lets get this over with." With that Bill pulled a short piece of rope from his robes, he tied one end to Lilith's right hand and he Charlie and Narcissa grabbed hold of another section of the rope. Bill spoke the activation phrase and then they were gone.
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A/N: So Lyrics are from "All I Ask of You" written by Andrew Lloyd Weber. Can anyone guess from which musical? What did you think of the chapter? Plans are being made, but will they be successful. Voldemort has taken a few lickings lately, I think he's about to go on the war path, what do you think? I hope you will leave me a comment or two and let me know how you feel about the direction of the story.