You know it's great how much support I'm getting and there seems to be less people asking i get a beta which means my writing must be getting hopefully a lot better. so thank you all for the support. so with out further ado here is a new chapter and hopefully it's meets your expectations.
Disclaimer: all harry potter related stuff in this is owned by J. not me if i did i would be traveling around the world with no worries at all
Chapter 16
In the morning Harry is awakened by the smell of vanilla and jasmine, as well as Daphne's long blonde hair tickling his nose. When he open his eyes he smiles softly and tightens his hold on the girl's waist bring her closer to his chest. She breaths out a small sigh of content before relaxing even deeper into his chest. After several minutes of watching the beautiful temptress in his arms sleep Harry decides that they should probably get up to meet the others in the garden for their workout. Harry begins to shake her softly but only gets a mumbled.
"Stop it pillow."
Before she relaxes again and Harry chuckles that causes her to grumble something else. Harry smile in mild amusement before leaning down to softly kiss her lips.
Unknown to him, Daphne had woken up when her boyfriend had tightened his hold on her. She hides a smile and then leans deeper into his embrace with out giving the fact that she is awake away. Daphne soon find solace in Harry's soft rhythmic heartbeat. She had decided that his heart beat was one of her favorite sounds so Listen to. However much to soon for her liking Harry starts to softly shake her awake and without realizing it she mumbles something that causes Harry to chuckle. This in turn causes the girl to grumble.
"Behave pillow...soft."
She inwardly groans at this but soon relaxes back into Harry's chest. Daphne soon feels a soft pressure on her lips and instinctively responds to the feel of what she considers uniquely Harry.
They both smile into the kiss how ever Harry soon reluctantly breaks the contact of Daphne's addicting soft lips. He then grins at her while she pouts but her eyes sparkle at the wonderful wake up. Harry slides out of bed then leans into kiss her again.
A few enjoyable moments later Daphne is the one to break the contact this time and tries to glare at him.
"Why did you have to wake me. I was having such an amazing dream."
Harry's grin never leaves his face as he leans forward.
"Oh and what was that my beautiful temptress."
Daphne blushes at his question when she thinks about what she had been dreaming about. She then makes a quick dash towards the bathroom to complete her morning ambulations much to Harry's amusement. A little while later Daphne exits the bathroom and lets Harry quickly go in to go through his morning rituals.
A quick shower later Harry exits the bathroom wearing a form fitting white sleeveless shirt and black training pants. He then sees that Daphne is wearing a tight deep blue tank top and tight black shorts. Harry blinks as his mind shuts down at the sight of her and how those clothes hug her soft body perfectly. They also show off all her curves especially her butt.
Daphne smiles coyly at her stunned boyfriend as she takes his hand in hers and starts to lead him towards the garden.
During the walk Harry's eye continue to drift down to watch and admire her firm peach shaped ass. Around halfway to the garden Harry's brain finally catches up to him and with one last look at how her hips softly sway as she walks He moves to walk beside her.
Daphne looks up at him from under her eyelashes then bats them while she lightly teases her boyfriend for being struck dumb for the last few minutes.
Not one to back down Harry tries to tease her as well but soon comes to the conclusion that she has won this round. So with a sigh he grins at her with mischief in his eyes, and lightly slaps her butt then moves a little a head as she tries to hit his arms. with a growl she chases after her boyfriend.
With the rest of the people in the garden Sirius is seen pacing in the clearing. He has already told all the adults that he would be most likely be sent to Azkaban soon. In the hopes that Dumbledore will then get custody of Harry so he can send him to his aunt and uncles. Sirius can only hope and pray that the old man isn't stupid enough to try and send Daphne back to her father's. Sirius shudders at the possible consequences that, that action wil bring.
The group soon hears Daphne and Harry's voices getting closer to the clearing. Once the couple arrives they notice the somber moods of the adults and the confused looks the teens have.
"So why does everyone look like someone kicked they're puppy?"
Sirius looks at Harry with a deadpanned look but answers him.
"We will discuss it after the training session pup."
Harry nods in acceptance and the teens soon begin another training from hell.
Two hours later all five teens are on the ground panting much to most of the other adults amusement. when the teens begin to catch their breath Narcissa enters the garden. A series of good mornings are heard from everyone then Narcissa faces Draco and speaks to her son.
"Come on Draco it's time and we have an appointment that we can't be late for."
Draco nods then stands up and follows his mother out of the garden much to everyone's confusion.
Sirius sits down and then regains everyone attention.
"Alright so during your date yesterday I went and talked to the old man, we had some very heated words about him wanting to send you to your aunt and uncle."
Harry starts to snickers at the thought of spending the summer in an empty house.
Sirius just grins at his godson and the possible thoughts that are going through his head at this. He then starts speaking once Harry gets control of his snickering.
"Right well he also seems to be planning to have the nice aurors come and arrest me and send me to Azkaban on some jumped up charges in some false hope of 'reclaiming' guardianship over you."
The twins looked shocked at this but when they see Harry and Daphne's calm expressions they wait for Sirius to explain.
"Ya I know a pretty face like mine shouldn't be hidden like that it is almost criminal. How ever that's really beside the point. The truth is that we have been planning this for awhile now."
Harry snorts and looks annoyed at Sirius who grins sheepishly.
"Alright granted I wasn't actually suppose to go until august or closer to the end of summer but what ever."
Sirius then looks to Harry and Daphne with some hesitation
"How ever I'm now concerned and worried that he will try and send the princess back to her father's home."
Daphne glares at being called a princess then pales at the thought of going back to her father and holds Harry even tighter.
Harry has a small snarl form on his lips as his magic begins to swirl fiercely around both Daphne and himself almost protectively.
"Over my dead body will they touch her!"
The twins look startled at his magical display while Daphne reaches a hand up to caresses his cheek while she kisses his neck to calm him down. When his magic starts to slow down and recide, she moves her arm down to wrap both around his right arm. much to everyone's relief that does it and Harry's magic fades back into him.
Harry takes a calming breath before speaking to them all.
"So what will happen when you go to Azkaban and I'm sent to the boring empty house."
Sirius smile become mischievous and with mirth laced in his voice he answers.
"Well I already set it so Narcissa will get control of the wards. so unfortunately for the Weasley's and Granger she isn't bound to the debt I owe Dumbledore for keeping me out of Azkaban all those years ago."
The twins look at their mentor in confusion.
"What do you mean by a debt Padfoot?"
Sirius looks at the two and responds simply.
"it's not really important. I was just did something I really regret when I was much younger. Now with a changing of the wards we will then reset the fidelius. If they get out of line she will banish them from this place and they're memory's of this place will be whipped out."
The twins frown at this but soon nod that they're family has been very ungrateful to the Black's hospitality.
Harry continues to rub soothing circles on Daphne's bare waist with his thumb as he holds the girl closer to him. They soon become lost in they're own little world as they try to comfort each other. Harry then whispers a promise that he wont ever let her father any where near her ever again.
Daphne simply nods her head in his neck then softly leaves a number of kisses on his necks pulse point, as she thanks him quietly for only him to hear.
A somber mood descends upon them until Sirius soon becomes bored and transforms into Padfoot then charges at the couple. Padfoot reaches the two of them, then licks Daphne's cheek to get her attention.
Daphne comes out of their trance and for her part looks at Padfoot with a shocked expression while Padfoot's tongue hangs out with a doggy like grin.
Padfoot then rolls over onto his back and looks up at the two expectantly.
Harry snickers at Daphne's shocked and disgusted look before scratching Padfoot's belly. Padfoot growls in content then both he and HArry look at Daphne with pitying eyes. Daphne sighs in exasperation and gives the needy dog a small belly rub.
Padfoot gets up then transform's back into Sirius and starts to laugh uproariously, until he gives a girlish yelp as Daphne hits the poor man child with a stinging hex. He then gives the girl a pointed look and his grin widens.
"Fine be a spoilsport I just wont tell you what I found out about your animagus form."
Unfortunately when Sirius turned back to look at Daphne and Harry he went wide eyed at the heart achingly cute look Daphne was giving him.
Her scarlet lips set in a trembling pout, her hands clasped under in chin, but what truly snared the old dog where her sapphire eyes had gone round and doe like with the hint of being glassy with the start of tears.
Sirius reels back in shock at the look that would melt even the hardest of criminal's, while the teens jaws hang open in the pure unnaturalness of that look on their beloved ice princess. Sirius soon crumbles his resolve broken and begins to explain never noticing the evil smirk Daphne's scarlet lips form.
"Alright, alright I'll tell you please just no water works. You see it was by complete accident that I had even found it, but I'm not even sure if this right because what the book says as a description of this beast isn't what you told me."
Harry looks at his godfather with a raised eyebrow while Daphne tilts her head in confusion and then asks.
"What do you mean by that Sirius?"
Sirius starts to rubs his hands through his hair in frustration.
"What I mean is if you are what I believe you are then you should have a thick hide not fur."
The couple soon becomes annoyed as is the others in the garden at Sirius beating around the bush like this.
"Spit it out Sirius what do you think Daph is?"
Sirius hesitates for a few more moments and then looks at everyone's expectant look he then sighs.
"I think she might be a hell hound."
Almost everyone looks at Sirius in confusion While Daphne asks what is on everyone's mind.
"A what now?"
Sirius just drops to the ground and sits crossed legged and looks Daphne in the eye before trying to explain.
"A hell hound is a beast like it's name implies is a dog of hell. They are completely invisible to muggles and all low level magical's. or that is what I have read also they are lightning fast and strong enough to rip anyone and anything apart like they where parchment. It also explained that they only come to the mortal realm to collect on the debt's all man pay."
Harry's eyes widen at that as a memory surfaces from his mind.
*Flashback*
On the ground a thirteen year old Harry glares up in defiance at a shrouded figure as a storm rages all around them.
"So who the hell are you?"
The shrouded figure lightly chuckles as it points a boney white finger at him and in a deep but hollow voice answers.
"Why my dear foolish child I am the debt that all men pay."
*flashback end*
Harry shakes his head and looks at Daphne who looks rather surprised at this revelation on her animagus form. But then a radiant smile appears across her features.
"Well then I cant wait to get the transformation mastered. After all the faster I complete this the sooner I can run with my mate."
Sirius nods and then grins at her ambition and for the next two hours the teens meditate to continue in their search for finding they're cores and the animal hidden within it.
With Draco and Narcissa they stand in front of a cast iron gate with the initials GG engraved in to the metal. Both don the masks of a pure blood superiority as the gate opens and they head towards the large manor. Once they reach the house and knock on the door a house elf opens it and greets the two of them.
"Greeting I is Tabby, lord Greengrass is being expecting yous, so please be following me."
The little elf then leads them to what what looks like a thick oak door then bows too the two pure bloods.
Draco sneers at the little elf like he was brought up to do then turns and knocks on the door. Soon after a muffled 'enter' is heard and the two enter the study of Cygnus Greengrass.
Cygnus Greengrass looks to be a stern and hard man with cold and calculating gray eyes. At this moment he is sitting at a mahogany desk with a bunch of paper work in front of him. He looks up at the two coldly and makes a silent judgement then just as silently gestures to the chairs in front of his desk. Once the two former Malfoy's sit does he address them.
"Narcissa this is a most unexpected surprise I had heard rumors that you would be grieving for your husband with family. You have my sincerest condolences."
Narcissa lightly bows her head in thanks and acceptance.
"Thank you Lord Greengrass, however I am here for something I believe is rather important for the Malfoy family."
A hidden curiosity shines in his eyes as lord Greengrass responds evenly.
"Oh, now what pray tell could you wish to speak with me about for the Malfoy family."
With an aloofness like one would use of speaking of the weather Narcissa replies.
"Why I wish to begin negotiations that my husband had stopped after his passing. for a betrothal contract for your daughter."
Cygnus looks surprised for a second before hiding it then smiles.
"Unfortunately Lord Nott has offered a very interesting contract and I'm inclined to take his offer for Daphne's hand in marriage."
Narcissa frowns and Draco pales to almost ghostly white. How ever Narcissa quickly responds before anything can happen.
"How unfortunate but I suppose we could discuss about your youngest then."
Cygnus's grin grow a little bigger.
"Ah, now I believe that could be possible outcome to look into."
For the next little while Draco sits quietly as his mother and the moron lord Greengrass talk and discuss a marriage contract. Once a few main details are agreed upon they decide to call it a day.
How ever before they leave Narcissa asks in a cold and detached voice.
"My lord Greengrass I have heard rumors that your oldest never returned on the Hogwarts express. so I'm curious, what is your plan to find her and bring her back?"
Cygnus's eyes become cold and hard and he hisses out.
"Yes my wayward and ungrateful daughter never returned after the school year ended. But you need not worry I will be soon talking with some people that a client of mine has recommended to help find her and return her."
Both Malfoy's nod then bid the Greengrass lord a good day and exit his office. As the two reach the main hall Draco then runs into a brown haired girl that looks to be about two years younger then him. He apologizes when he notices that this girl is Daphne's little sister Astoria Greengrass.
Astoria has her head down and is looking at her shoes so Draco lifts her chin up to look in her blue/gray eyes that has him thinking of Daphne's ice cold glare. Draco gives a small smile to the younger girl and then hands her a piece of parchment. After this exchange Draco brushes past her towards his mothers who is waiting for him at the front entrance.
Once the both of them had exited the manor and the wards Draco's mask shatters and he become increasingly worried.
"Come on mother we have to go tell the rest about this new development."
Narcissa nods then grabs Draco's arm and apparates them back to #12 Grimmuald place. Once they arrived and entered the house the two Malfoy's came to a horrible sight. Sirius was being chained by the aurors while Daphne and Harry are being held back with ropes and members of the order. All three of their heads are bowed in resignation, no one saw Sirius's grin or heard Harry chanting softly.
Dumbledore then addresses Sirius with a disappointed tone to his voice.
"Sirius you are being charged for helping in the murder of the potter family, the murder of one peter pettigrew, and the murder of the twelve muggles, and lastly the kidnapping of Harry potter the boy who lived.
After the charges are laid the aurors then escort Sirius away and Dumbledore turns to both Harry and Daphne and with a grandfatherly tone of voice.
"Now miss. Greengrass I must return you back to your father as he must be incredibly worried that you haven't returned for the summer."
Daphne snorts at this and begins to struggle in her restraints while Ron and black skinned auror hold her still. Before Dumbledore reaches her Fawkes fire flashes into the room. Then before anyone realized what was going on a loud crunch was heard and a scream of pain came from Ron as he released Daphne to hold his bloody and broken nose.
This also distracted the black auror that he loosened his grip and Daphne attempted to pull away from him. Fawkes then lands on her shoulder and flames away.
Molly quickly rushes over to her youngest sons side to help him up and take him to get cleaned up in the bathroom.
Dumbledore then looks to Harry with his grandfatherly look and twinkle in his eye to see the young man glaring at him with the promise of retribution. He ignores this and dismisses the order members present as well as the teens that are still they're.
"Harry my boy now that those infectious influences are gone. I will need you to go and stay at your relatives place for the remainder of summer. Don't worry the blood wards will protect you from all influences."
Harry continues to glare at the old man his hatred and anger causes his magic to lash out and destroys a vase behind Dumbledore as well as lightly cut into the old mans robes.
"That is also a problem I will have to bind some of your magic or you may run the risk of harming yourself or the others around you."
Harry remains silent but his glare is still in full force as the old man starts to chant and binds his magic. After the binding Harry falls unconscious The snarl not leaving his face.
Dumbledore then lifts him up and then exits the building to apparate them to the park beside privet drive. Dumbledore then casts a notice me not charm on them and starts to make his way towards #4 privet drive. He knocks on the door then leaves the unconscious body of Harry with a note on him.
Before he can leave the door swings open and a fat man looks at Dumbledore then to Harry on the ground and his face turns red as he snarls.
"What the fuck are you doing leaving someone on my doorstep."
Dumbledore smiles at the man with his grandfatherly smile and responds calmly.
"Well you see this young man was suppose to go to you and your family after his parents where killed. But unfortunately he had been kidnapped we only just got him back."
The fat man or as everyone knows him as Vernon Dursley face soon turned purple as he hisses.
"I know all about you freaks in robes, and I don't want it anywhere near my house or family!"
Dumbledore sighs in disappointment before opening a bag with 100 gold pieces.
"Use him however you see fit till August twenty third and I'll come pick him up."
Vernon's eyes soon gain a extreme tint of greed and snatches the bag out of the old man's hands. He then snarls outs.
"Fine the boy can stay but he better be gone by then."
The fat man then grabs Harry roughly and drags him into the house and shuts the door just as Dumbledore apparates away.
Back at the Black manor just as Dumbledore dismisses everyone Narcissa has their group follow her to the family wings sitting room.
"Alright can someone please explain what the hell just happened. that crazy old bastard just arrested Sirius on some trumped up charges and then sent Daphne back home, and who the hell knows what he's going to do to Harry down there alone with him."
Tonks yells out in frustration. While Remus starts rubbing the pissed off metamorphmagus auror's back in an attempt to calm her down slightly. He then sees a look of fearful worry on Narcissa's face and questions her.
"What's wrong Cissy?"
Narcissa looks at him in the eyes an responds softly.
"we went to see Cygnus he said that a marriage contract has almost been set for Daphne to Theo Nott Jr."
Remus pales for a second then curses under his breath. He fires off a wolf patronus and speaks very quickly to it as a message. The patronus then just as quickly takes off to it's destination.
"Alright now to your question Nemphy. What happened was a plan made half assed by our two loveable idiots. However right now even I don't know all the details or how much is actually going according to their plan as of this moment. But I do know that Sirius planned on getting his dumb ass thrown into Azkaban so I think that's fine.
The twins blink in surprise then speak in their twin speak.
"So the."
"Whole."
"Thing."
"Was an."
"Act."
"But it seemed."
"So believable."
The twins start laughing when they realize even if it was unintentional this was a great prank on Dumbledore. while the twins are still laughing Draco quietly asks Remus.
"Was Daphne getting taken part of the act? and whats the plan now?"
Remus tries his best to reassure Draco but then nods to Narcissa to continue as planned.
"I Narcissa Black claim and take over all wards and possession of Black manor until the Lord Black can return to his family duty."
With that and only visible to Narcissa the whole house flashes blue in acceptance.
The twins look at each other shocked and George mutters.
"Mom and Dumbledore aren't going to be happy about this when they find out."
He then remembers the threat that if anyone of them steps out of line again she will banish them all from the house.
Alright please don't hate me or flame me for this chapter it will all be explained in the next chapter so please be patent and don't come for my head. and this is why I went on a two week break so that I could get a few chapters ahead and not keep you waiting for 3 weeks for the next one which I'm pretty sure might have got me killed. but I digress so please read and review I like reading those they make writing this well worth it.