Chapter 10 – An English Easter

The next couple of months settled into a comfortable routine for the foursome. They loved having their own apartment and no longer having to endure the smirks from the other prefects. Luna melded well with their partnership, her unusual comments and airy manner often a the perfect antidote in a stressful situation. She was once again the content and happy Luna they remembered, although she had grounded some and wasn't as disconnected as she once had been. Harry figured that between being kidnapped, tortured, held hostage, surviving a war and then being sold by her own father, it was not unexpected that she had changed some. While he had always counted her a friend and was fond of her, he hadn't been able to say he loved his consort in the early days. As the months progressed and he grew to know her better, he found that he was growing to love her. Each of his witches was so dramatically different. Life would certainly never be boring for him. A couple weeks after Luna had joined them, Hermione had also pointed out the fact that Harry had a redhead, a brunette and a blonde, making him quite well balanced. Harry hadn't put it together until she mentioned it, but it did seem to balance out. He certainly had no particular preference. Each had their own talents, in and out of the bedroom.

Around them, Hogwarts also adjusted to their social status. They no longer elicited whispers and stares wherever they went. They tried to keep PDA sessions to a minimum in public, but if they slipped up the smirks and comments would start again for a while. Harry was happy though and figured he had been whispered about for much worse reasons. They traded notes regularly with the Weasleys and the Grangers, who seemed to be at least accepting on the surface. Molly had even come around and started writing to them again. Both families wanted to see them, especially since June wedding plans were underway and both mothers were in communication with each other and the brides as they tried to plan a double wedding when the participants were in three different countries. Hogwarts was being given a two week Easter break, starting on Friday April 2nd, and an agreement had been reached that the first half would be spent in England and the second half would be spent in Australia. Despite Molly's gradual warming, they had decided to stay at Grimmauld and visit the Burrow daily rather than confront Molly with their sleeping arrangement. As for the Grangers, they figured they would deal with that when they arrived. Harry decided that if it was too difficult, there were hotels near the Grangers' house.

As March slowly waned and Easter approached, they all grew excited for the upcoming break. They were all stressed with their heavy schoolwork load and worked hard to get as much done before the break so that they wouldn't have much homework. The week prior to Easter brought additional happy news when Luna confided in Hermione and Ginny that she was two weeks late. Hermione quickly brewed a test potion and soon Luna's happy news was confirmed. She had actually been concerned that it had been almost three months and she wasn't pregnant yet, despite Harry's enthusiastic loving almost nightly. When Harry arrived back from practice, all three of his witches were smiling and then Luna pulled the test potion out from behind her. It took him about thirty seconds to deduce what he was looking at. Then he gave a large whoop, grabbed her and snogged her intently. When they stopped, he pulled Hermione and Ginny into a giant hug. He would have gone further, but insisted that Luna go to Madam Pomfrey immediately. She confirmed that Luna was four weeks pregnant and then sent them to the headmistress' office. They were unannounced and McGonagall gave them a questioning look as she waved her door open.

"Good afternoon everyone. Mister Potter, did someone overdo a cheering charm on you?"

"No, something even better. Luna's pregnant!"

Harry was bouncing on his toes and had all three of his witches wrapped around him. McGonagall had a hard time not grinning at the lot of them. Still, pregnant students were not the norm and were not usually allowed. Of course, the Black-Potter family was anything but normal.

"Well, my congratulations to you all. I take it you've been to Madam Pomfrey? How far along are you Miss Lovegood?"

"Madam Pomfrey says just past four weeks. I'm due in early November."

"I see. Well then, you'll just be starting to show by the time you finish school. Normally pregnant witches and the responsible wizards are asked to leave school, but of course yours is an unusual case. As long as your health permits, I will not object to your remaining."

Luna sighed. She knew the school rules and had been worried.

"Thanks headmistress. We'll do everything we can to take care of Luna."

"I'm sure. Make sure you eat well and follow Madam Pomfrey's directions. I'll ask that she check on you a couple times a month."

They all thanked McGonagall again and exited the office, Harry still almost bouncing in happiness. The headmistress shook her head. Life for that young man was certainly never dull.

Soon Easter break arrived and the foursome found themselves on the Hogwarts Express, chugging back to London. Hermione and Ginny had periodic duties as head girl and prefect, but then returned to the compartment they had claimed. When they arrived back at the compartment, they were amused to find it sealed and locked. Hermione knew the sequence that Harry used and quietly unlocked the compartment so that they could duck in. She wasn't surprised when she found Luna straddling Harry and riding him hard. She quickly reinstated the locking charms and sat down to watch. Luna really was incredible to watch, especially when she rode hard and her ample breasts flew. Hermione had never thought of herself as bisexual before joining Harry and Ginny, but now she had a definite appreciation for the female form. And Luna was quite delightful to watch. So delightful that she didn't realize she was rubbing her own breasts and getting highly turned on. Then Ginny appeared in front of her and soon they were disrobing and snogging on the seat across from Harry and Luna. All four of them came within minutes of each other and then Harry moved over to Hermione and began to take her from behind while Luna turned her attention to Ginny. A series of screams echoed around the silenced compartment as the four lovers enjoyed each other and finally settled back to catch their breath, just as a knock sounded on the door. They all scrambled to find clothing and dress again as the knocking continued. By the time they were assembled, the person started to pound on the door. Harry dissolved the charms and opened the door to see Ernie. The Hufflepuff prefect looked at Harry's mussed appearance and the bite marks on his neck. Then he looked over and saw the three flushed witches and laughed.

"Sorry to interrupt, but we're a half hour out. Time for rounds again. By the way Hermione, you're wearing a Ravenclaw tie. And Ginny your shirt is inside out. Might want to straighten yourselves before you make rounds with the children."

Ernie waved and walked off laughing while Harry closed the door. Hermione swapped ties with Luna while Ginny fixed her shirt. They all looked around at each other and broke out laughing. At least it was only Ernie at the door. Hermione and Ginny left for their final rounds while Harry and Luna cleaned up the rest of the compartment and prepared for their arrival. When they reached King's Cross, no one was waiting, as they had asked. They apparated to Grimmauld and settled their things in the master bedroom before changing into casual clothes and then apparating to the Burrow.

Molly and Arthur were waiting for them and Molly immediately embraced her daughter and then passed out more tentative hugs to the other three before allowing Arthur his turn. Just as Arthur was finishing, Ron and George apparated in.

"Hey all! We know we're coming to dinner tonight with the fam, but we couldn't resist lunch as well. Hey little sis, how goes the alternative lifestyle? Hermione and Luna, you both look spectacular. Harry, how the hell do you manage this lot? Want me to take one of them off your hands? Just not the redhead, I hear she's trouble."

Harry laughed at George while Ginny smacked her brother. Hermione and Luna were laughing as well. George made a point of hugging each of the ladies. When he lingered with Hermione, Harry shot him a look and he desisted with hands in the air. Ron came forward next and hugged everyone.

"Alright son, if you're done harassing the ladies, I think your mum has lunch ready." Arthur chimed in.

Everyone followed the elder Weasleys into the house. Molly had a huge stack of sandwiches and a kettle of soup ready. She obviously hadn't been surprised by George and Ron's arrival. Everyone sat and began to eat the delicious meal. Luna's appetite was already increasing and Harry hoped no one noticed that she ate three sandwiches. He wanted to make their announcement with the whole family at dinner. Talk began with school and then switched to news from the Ministry and updates on the shop. Molly seemed pleasant enough, but Ginny knew her mum well enough to feel the reserve in her. As the food dwindled and their lunch hour came to an end, George and Ron excused themselves and headed back to the shop. Arthur also had to head back to the Ministry. Harry and Luna volunteered to do the cleanup, leaving Ginny, Hermione and Molly at the table. Figuring there would be no better time, Ginny knew it was time to talk to her mum.

"So mum, how are you doing?"

"Me, oh I'm alright. Too much time on my hands. It's strange having the house empty. I can't believe you are all gone. Of course, you're just at school, but you'll be marrying right after."

"Yes, the plans are coming along well. You and Jean have been a big help since we don't have much free time with NEWTs coming up. The four of us are ready to be done and be a family."

Molly grimaced and Ginny sighed.

"Mum, are you still having a problem with this?"

"Really dear? You need to ask? It was hard enough when you pushed Harry to pursue Hermione and then agreed to the double marriage. Now this whole consort business. It's absurd. From the way you all have been acting though, you seem awfully excepting. Please don't tell me that Luna sleeps with the three of you now."

"Fine, I won't tell you."

Hermione choked on her butterbeer and decided she should intervene before Volcano Ginny blew.

"Molly, we know it's nontraditional, but we all love each other. Yes, I said love. I can't say I loved Luna at first. I was fond of her, cared about her, but I didn't know her well enough to love her yet. In the past months we've all grown and bonded. Honestly, after I agreed to marry Harry, Ginny and I didn't think we'd ever agree to anyone else coming in. Then we were faced with a friend who needed us. We watched her suffer and thought long and hard about what to do. It wasn't a spur of the moment decision for us or Harry. He didn't even understand the consort contract. He wanted to buy it and tear it up, not realizing that it's magically binding and that Luna would probably lose her magic or worse. Do you know the details about the contract, what Harry saved her from?"

Molly shook her head. Hermione looked over her shoulder at the kitchen and cast a local privacy charm.

"Molly, Luna's dad owed a large debt to the Malfoys. They cancelled that in exchange for Luna's contract to Draco. Immediately after, her father left her there to finalize the contract, even though it wasn't due to take effect until his death. Draco spent the next day and a half using Luna as he saw fit. He finally released her and sent her home bloody and barely able to walk. She didn't go to a healer and her father was too sick to notice. She had to care for herself. When she came back to school after the break, she was despondent. We found her crying in a classroom holding her wand to her head. She couldn't stop crying long enough to cast the spell and kill herself. That is what Harry put a stop to and that's why we've agreed to this. He thought about it for over a week after we made the suggestion to him. He only acted when Luna's father went into the hospital the day he died. Harry bought the contract just a few hours before he passed."

Hermione's voice was firm and angry as she explained the situation to Molly. The older woman was pale and tears flooded her eyes.

"Gods, what the hell was Xeno thinking?"

"He was sick mum, barely in his right mind. Luna told us that Narcissa had a house elf apparate him home after he met with Draco. He could barely stand. Luna loved him enough that she didn't object. She felt she had to do it for her father."

Molly dabbed her eyes.

"Alright, I don't like it, but I guess I understand better. I wish we could do something about Draco."

"Luna has admitted she gave herself to him and didn't protest. Technically it wasn't rape, even if that isn't how we see it."

Molly collected herself and looked at her daughter and the young woman she had considered hers for years. They spoke about Luna and Harry with such love and she had seen how attached they all were at lunch. She supposed she should go talk to the others in the kitchen.

"I'm sorry for the way I've been and not accepting you all. I'll go talk to Harry and Luna."

Molly left the room and Ginny breathed a sigh of relief. Hermione took her hand and they smiled at each other. Maybe things would work out after all. After the dishes were finished, Harry and Luna joined them and they both looked happy. Obviously the talk with Molly had gone well. They all said goodbye for a few hours and left to go back to Grimmauld to relax before the big family dinner.

That evening, the foursome apparated back to the Burrow and were immediately greeted by the sound of the Weasley brothers arguing over something. Ginny smiled and then she stopped as she listened closer before letting go of Harry's hand and running into the house.

"Charlie!"

The burly dragon handler turned and was almost knocked over by the his surprisingly strong baby sister. He held her a foot off the floor and squeezed her tight.

"Hey sis. What's this I hear about you being a leading figure in the scandal columns of Witch Weekly?"

Charlie set her down and she stuck her tongue out at him.

"Mum didn't tell me you were coming."

"Well of course not. It wouldn't have been a surprise then."

Charlie looked up from his sister and saw her three partners come in and step to her sides. Harry wrapped his arm around her with Luna on the other side of him and Hermione on Ginny's far side. Charlie shook his head and smirked.

"Well, don't you all look cozy."

"We're happy Charlie."

"Good. That's all I need to know."

Ginny smiled. Charlie always was the easiest going of her brothers. She looked around him and saw Percy watching them as well. He didn't look near as pleased. Well, Percy better behave himself. He still had a lot to prove to the family. Ginny separated from Harry briefly and went to see Bill and Fleur, who was getting quite large now that she was eight months pregnant. They both embraced her and were more interested in how school was going versus her personal life. Soon Molly called the entire group to attention and they did their best to crowd around the dining table. All of Weasleys were home, as well as Harry, Hermione, Luna, Fleur and Angie. Molly made enough food for twice the number at the table, but still they put in a good effort at working through most of it. When everyone finally conceded that they were done, Harry decided it was time for the announcement that he and his witches had discussed at length. He tapped his glass to call the table to order. As everyone looked at him, he smiled and prepared himself.

"Everyone, I have an announcement…"

"Harry, I don't know that even you could handle four witches!" George interrupted.

Angie promptly smacked her boyfriend, which Ginny and Hermione thanked her for.

"As I was saying. As you are aware, several months ago I took Luna as my consort. The idea is absurd, but due to circumstances, it was the best alternative. That being said, we have all been quite happy since Luna joined our unique family. When I bought Luna's contract, we were forced to accept the conditions that were contained in it. If I had had my choice, I would have freed Luna from it completely, despite how happy we all are now. Since then, I have learned quite a bit more about magical contracts and how they can bind people. One of the clauses in the contract was that Luna had to make every effort to produce progeny within six months. I am now happy to announce that we have successfully completed that clause of the contract. I know it's sudden, but we're all happy. And by all, I am not saying the two of us, but the four of us. Headmistress McGonagall is aware and understands, so Luna will be able to finish the year. I consider you all family and I hope you can be happy for us."

The table was silent for a few seconds and then, surprisingly, Molly was the first to speak.

"Well, children are always a blessing. Congratulations."

"Thanks mum. I also want to say that I know the nature of our partnership is unusual, but Harry, Hermione, Luna and I have talked about the future at length. Any children that any of us have will be raised in a loving home with four parents. I ask that you accept Luna and Hermione's children with Harry the same as you would any children that I will have."

"Please tell me you're not hinting Ginny."

"No Percy. Hermione and I are waiting until we officially take our titles to produce the Potter and Black heirs. Right now we're just practicing."

Ginny glared at Percy and Charlie choked back a laugh. George didn't even try to cover his smile. Arthur just shook his head.

"Alright, too much information Gin!" Ron bellowed.

That announcement broke the tension in the room as almost everyone laughed. Molly inquired how far along Luna was and how she was feeling. Ginny took that as a sign of her mother's acceptance and squeezed Harry's hand. Everyone talked for a while and then Molly produced a large custard and two pies. Despite how full they were, everyone managed to find room for dessert. Games followed after dinner until the foursome returned home shortly after ten.

The next five days of their Easter break were spent with different family members. They were often at the Burrow, but also visited Wheezes and had dinner at Shell Cottage one night. They even went with Bill to Gringotts to see some of what he was working on. Harry also took his witches out all together one night for dinner. Then he made a point of taking them each separately on different outings. Even if it was just a quick stop at the store and lunch out, each of them appreciated his effort to care for them individually. All too quickly they reached the half way mark of their break and it was time to head to Australia to visit the Grangers.