Khronos, the god of Time, has made a decision to change the course of the Wizarding World. Harry Potter, the champion of the Light has been betrayed for the last time, this is his time to change his life for the better. It's his time to take charge. HP/LV, JP/RB, SS/SB/RL.
So here is Chapter 3! Another big yay! So as you have seen I have been updating a bit due to a small job I got, it's been great! This story has shocked me, I never imagined it would get this big, nor be this easy to type. All the other stories took about a day and a half, this was just half a day. Which is amazing, this chapter really flowed!
But once again there will be a bit of controversy, backwards views will be in here. I don't believe in things like bastard babies, waiting until marriage to have sex, but this was in the late seventies so the world was just changing here. The flower power movement and all that, I wouldn't know I was only born in 90's. So Dorea will sound like your nagging grandma, always disappointed in how the world has changed. So, ONWARDS to chapter 2, I hope you guys enjoy it!
Warnings for this chapter: Infidelity, backwards views, male sexiness, mentions of child abuse. Mind control and Mpreg. I think that's it, if I missed anything please let me know.
Everything but the OC's and Plot belong to J.K Rowling
Chapter 2
The Tales Of A Madman
The men sat and spoke quietly with one another, their hands constantly seeking the other out. Their feet tangled together. The younger men watched with fascination as the man they had known their whole lives, unravelled before them. He was no longer the stern, uncaring man that would punish and demean them for no reason. His head would constantly swivel in their direction, seeking his sons and making sure that no harm had come to them in those few minutes. It was something completely alien to both of them, and they wondered how much the Potions that he had been fed had changed the man they called their Father.
''Are you sure that I can't offer you a seat Arthur?'' He heard his brother ask as he made to get up, but he stopped when he received a stern glare from the man, he had already tried to make Lucius sit in one of his seats, and he had received another glare from Fabian for his efforts. He was starting to feel restless and everyone had noticed. Regulus had gone home to pack himself a night bag so that he could spend the night with his betrothed, Sirius had done the same but his lovers had followed suit. Now they were sitting with Lucius, Fabian, Gideon and Arthur. James wanted to ask them all a question, but was too scared his Father would hear and that the portraits would tell his grandfather. His grandmother had already sent disapproving looks towards him, so he believed she had an idea of what he and Regulus had been doing.
''H-How did your parents feel when they found out that the courting process had proceeded past what the stages are?'' James asked shyly, Hadrian started to giggle uncontrollably when their Father's head snapped in their direction and his eyes narrowed. James groaned and closed his eyes with his hands, too humiliated to see everyone's reactions.
''Truly Heinrich, you are going to judge them?'' Apollo asked with a roll of his eyes, he smiled at the boys and blinked when he got a blinding smile from Hadrian in return. ''The courtship process is a valid one, as it proves compatibility and love before you decide to bond, but there are times when a bond is so strong they cannot wait'' He said kindly as he stared at the flustered James, he was blushing madly but his eyes were understanding. ''Heinrich and I were technically not in a courtship but we had consummated our relationship on multiple occasions. I'm sure little Lucius and Fabian will angry'' He sent a sly wink at his nephew who blushed darkly and refused to look at him. ''It is a bit outdated, as it was for our parents, and it needs some changing. They must realize that with each year things that weren't correct in the olden days are being accepted now. Our parents would consider in taboo to hop into bed before your bonding night, but it is the norm these days. Times are changing''
''That may be Apollo, but you are still disrespecting a very ancient practice'' Dorea said as she stepped into the room. Everyone turned to stare at her as if she were insane. ''It might be a bit outdated for you, but for some children who do not understand this process it could be vital to understand. If you sleep with your courtier before either of you are ready for that bond there could be dire consequences. There have been cases where girls had intended to do this, and then claim rape. They would then secure a decent sum of money as people are more prone to believe the woman then they do the man. What if your betrothed becomes pregnant'' Here she sent a sideways stare to Lucius, who only rolled his eyes and snuggled closer to Fabian. The man was glaring at the audacity of the woman. ''Your child will be labelled a bastard, even if you do bond later. Have you thought of the shame that could bring to your family?'' She asked as she stared at her two grandsons, Hadrian was blinking wide-eyed and slack jaw, while James seemed furious at what she was saying.
''Grandmother I love you, but if Regulus were to tell me that he was pregnant I would be overjoyed, why would I even consider for a second that it would bring my family shame?'' She was about to open her mouth, but he stopped her. ''We love one another, we wanted to prove that love in the most beautiful way possible. We were both virgins, we did the test before hand to insure that we were pure for the courtship, we have only been with one another. If a person is being courted by another and then sleeps with another man and gets pregnant then I would think of the shame. But why would you and grandpa think of shame for a second when your great grandchild will be born out of love? I would rather have a mistake early in my life with the man I love, then be in a loveless marriage and having children then''
Dorea did not seem pleased with his answer, but the pride in her eyes let him know that he was proud of him for standing up to her. Hadrian was still staring at everyone in the room wide-eyed. He had known that Regulus had fooled around with his brother, he had caught them in a few compromising positions but he never would have guessed that they had gone all the way. He blushed deeply as he thought of Tom, he was an attractive man, but he couldn't imagine sleeping with him.
''It is an act of love, people who are in love do it often. I was only ever with Fabian, and our beautiful son would be born out of love. Like I was, and not how Uncle Apollo and Father were born'' He looked at his Uncle who sighed and rubbed his eyes, Heinrich looked at his son's in horror and he wanted them to change the subject, but he could see the dawning horror on Hadrian's face. ''And we will be wed just before he will be born. He will not be a bastard, and even if he was I would dare anyone to say that to our faces'' He smiled at his betrothed who pulled him into a chaste kiss.
''Little William was a mistake as well, but he was a welcomed mistake'' Arthur said as he smiled at Gideon, his husband smiled brightly and walked towards them. ''We were already married, so it was fine and even though we have two more teens in the house they love little William'' He forget to add that his sister-in-law was actively trying to bed him and break him up with his husband by claiming they had an affair.
''It is still better to plan'' Tom said as he walked into the room with Charlus, he walked to Hadrian and set next to him. He took the smaller hand into his and then carded his hand through his raven hair. ''Mistakes are a wonderful blessing, but how do you explain that to them. How do explain the hasty bonding before they were born, and in the world we live in there will be plenty of people trying to convince them that they are all inadequate'' He smiled down at Hadrian, who smiled softly at him, appeasing some of his fears. ''Each of our children will be born after our bonding, don't worry. Nothing will happen until you are ready my love'' He whispered as he caressed his cheek.
''Thank you'' Hadrian whispered as he moved forward and kissed the man chastely. He snuggled closer to the older man and waited for his Father. He sighed and stood up, moving to the chase that was closer to his sons and Charlus. Apollo followed after him, and held his hand when he could sense the unease from his beloved. Arthur was humming softly to William when he sat down next to Gideon and allowed the man to stare at their boy, Lucius was also rubbing his stomach affectionately. Fabian rested his hand on the small of his back and made sure she was comfortable before he sat up a bite more to pay attention.
''I don't remember much about the specific night. I had made an appointment with Father, as Apollo and I wanted to be together officially'' He smiled at the man, who returned the smile. ''But before I could leave Rosalyn had cornered me and had demanded why I was starting to spend more time with Apollo and less and less on her. She was infuriated and claimed that she loved me, but I knew that she was sleeping around with other students. I think I told her that I wasn't interested in sloppy seconds, and she slapped me'' His Father turned more towards him, sadness in his eyes. ''It's a bit fuzzy after that, but a few weeks later I was in the Headmaster's office and begging him that I could marry Rosalyn earlier. I felt a bit strange and asked him if I could come back to him, he said that he had just the thing for my nerves and gave me a shot of his fire whiskey'' He shrugged when the James and Hadrian glared at him. ''I didn't think my Headmaster would hurt me, I trusted him. Everything became clear to me again and I demanded that Rosalyn and I were to wed that weekend'' He ran a hand through his hair and stared at his hands.
''That was when the Greengrass family came to me and spoke about how you were so desperately in love and that you were to marry immediately. I rejected the offer'' Charlus said as he remembered the last year of his son's school year. ''They kept trying every single week, they wanted to make sure that we knew you and Rosalyn were deeply and madly in love''
''Rosalyn would be on my arm, and I couldn't remember much about what she was saying. Everything was a blur that year, I can barely remember graduating. I know that Apollo disappeared shortly thereafter and that the Malfoy's wrote me off, Rosalyn and I were married shortly after we graduated Hogwarts. The ceremony…. Was an absolute mess, I don't even know why the Greengrass' tried, they were only there to spend the money you paid for her dowry''
''They used it all within the first two months of your marriage, it was disgraceful. They came back begging for more, which we did not give them. That's when Albus Dumbledore wanted to start taxing us with this pathetic new law he had made on the spot. We refused him as well, and that's when we started to see even less and less of you Heinrich''
''I only remember multiple times that I caught her with other men and women and the blur it caused. At one stage she started casting the imperious on me to join her in her conquests, but they were only successful half of the time. That night when you were attacked Hadrian…'' The teen could see the anguish in his Father's eyes and rushed towards him. He sat on his Father's lap and comforted him as he sobbed uncontrollably. ''S-She had laughed. She thought the situation was hilarious, she didn't see you as her sons. She saw you as the produce of an arranged marriage, one she did solely to gather our riches and make sure that Albus Dumbledore used our House seats to vote'' He held his son as tight as he could and pressed his face into his hair, inhaling the scent of his youngest. James was sitting on the edge of his seat, he wanted to do the same, but he was too old. He would settle for a hug when they all stood up. ''The day of your hearing about your courtship Rosalyn had demanded that I end your relationship, that you must be under our control. Apparently the Headmaster has plans for you Hadrian, sick plans that I will only discuss with your grandfather. They will do anything to stop the Dark Lord's increasing popularity and your courtship, they just want everything to be under their control. Why Rosalyn and the Greengrass' are involved with this I don't know, he also has some students that he trusts. A Miss Evans is in charge of them, and they are doing everything to get a hold of powerful bachelors at this moment. To further their campaign and make sure that Dumbledore has more power in the future''
Charlus growled at the thought of these ladies sinking their claws in his son. He had known that James had a crush on Lillian when he had been younger, but it had disappeared as soon as he had met a young Regulus. He had begged Sirius, his best friend, for weeks for a meeting with the Black Lord so that he could ask him for his youngest son. It hadn't taken much convincing and he had drawn up the betrothal contract himself last year, impressing both Lords, and the two were besotted with one another. Everyone could see it, which is why they hadn't even tried to convince the teen that maybe a Black wasn't the best idea, seeing that his grandmother was a Black
''It's okay dad, we have more friends than enemies these days. A lot of people have noticed that the Headmaster isn't as consentrated on the Greater Good as it seems, his most die hard followers deny that, but their children aren't interested in following a madman'' Here he looked at the Prewett brother's and thought of their idiotic little sister. As well as his friend Frank and his mother. ''Albus might think that he has every base covered, but he hasn't really thought of the teens who are no longer interested in him and his tyranny''
Charlus smiled at James with pride, elated that he had help raise such a powerful boy, that he would do great things when he took over the family name. Little Hadrian, with so much compassion that he was willing to forgive a man who had never treated him kindly. His boys would do well this following year.
He could feel it.
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They were all sitting inside a train compartment, having been dropped off by their grandfather and Apollo. The man had wasted no time in trying to fill a hole that their mother had left, he already felt more like their bearer then what she had ever done and they had happily accepted him into their lives. James was sitting and talking quietly with Regulus when they heard a commotion outside, they all looked to the window and saw Franklin Augustus Longbottom having a screaming match with his mother. She was screaming and pointing an accusing finger at the teen her son was defending. Bartimus Caspar Crouch was shaking as he clutched onto his betrothed's shirt, he was hiding behind his back trying to make himself as small as possible.
There had been many rumours that the smaller teen had been abused by his Father's hands. The man believed him to be a bastard, a failure even though his wife had loved him deeply and would never do that to him. Barty would often flinch away from conflict in the Halls and if a Professor would raise their voice at him he would shake and whimper. It didn't stop him from being one of the best students though, he was ranked number one in his year, something that made Regulus grumble on a daily basis and he had shown to be able to grasp things on his first and second try. He was still ridiculed though, but it had become less and less when Frank had started courting him, no one would dare touch him when they knew Frank would be gunning for their blood.
Augusta was screaming at her son, Muggleborn's blinking at her harsh slurs and Pureblood's sneering at her actions. It stopped when Frank shouted one last time and gathered his scared lover into his arms and walked away with him, sending one last scathing glare at his mother. They could only guess that it was about the beautiful citrine betrothal ring on Barty's finger, if it had been any heirloom ring he was sure that Augusta wouldn't have kicked up such a fuss, but seeing as it was the Huffelpuff betrothal ring she must have been livid. No one had been found eligible to wear the ring in over a hundred years, it had even rejected her hand. But it hadn't rejected Alice Clearwater, which made her write up a betrothal for her son, she was shocked when he had come into her office one day and proceeded to burn it in front of her. Frank had started his rebellious streak that year and had gone after the Crouch Heir to grate on her nerves, but he hadn't expected to fall in love with the teen. But it had happened though, he couldn't stay away from the intelligent little Ravenclaw, he was awed by his beauty and his ever present need to satisfy him. They hadn't been too shocked when he had admitted to drawing up a new betrothal contract, or when he had given him a ring to one of the Founders. The Ravenclaw ring was also being worn, by Kosmos Greengrass the black sheep of the family, Regulus himself wore the Gryffindor ring, while Hadrian was going to wear the Slytherin ring when he and Tom were to wed. Which he knew was going to happen.
Frank slammed their comportment door open and huffed when he saw them all, he had been hoping for a few minutes of silence. It seemed he had to put a charm around them for a few minutes. He guided Barty to the bench, but sat down first before pulling him onto his lap. He just held him tightly for a few minutes, letting his friend's soft chatter and his beloveds heart beat calm him down. Hadrian watched the frazzled Gryffindor for a few moments before turning his attention back to Bast. The kitten was playing with his fingers, her attention solely on them and nothing else.
''I can't believe it's our final year!'' Sirius bemoaned from where he was snuggled up between his two lovers. The two men stared at him affectionately, Severus moved the curly hair out of his eyes as Remus kissed his cheek. He smiled blindingly at them and gave them each a kiss. ''Just think about it! We have two terms left, and then we'll be somewhere on a beach naked'' He winked at his lovers who only rolled their eyes at him.
''Of course dog star, we will find the time between your Auror training, my duel Masteries as well as Remus' Mastery in History'' Severus said teasingly making the Black Heir pout and glare at him. ''But we will have a lot of other extra time for ourselves, that is for sure''
The group ignored the three older teens when they started to kiss, too used to them and their inability to keep their hands off one another. Frank had calmed down and was comforting a frightened Barty, he had already had a difficult Summer with his Father. He had been so excited to see Frank he had forgotten his mother was there as well. She had caught them in a passionate embrace, the citrine ring on his finger shining brightly in the station light.
When the door opened again they were confused, while there were others in their group they tended to sit together during the train ride. Lucius had been a part of their group before he had graduated. They groaned when they saw the familiar flash of auburn hair and the curls of her best friend. Lillian Evans and Alice Clearwater had made their appearance early this year it seemed.
''What in god's name are you doing?'' She hissed when she saw Sirius and Severus kissing while Remus watched them hungrily. They broke apart and glared at her. ''There are children walking down this hall, what kind of a rolemodel are you being right now?'' She hissed when they only sighed and snuggled closer together. Alice only had eyes for Frank though, the older teen still comforting Barty.
''Why would they come inside our comportment Lily, that is a highly unlikely situation. Stop being an idiot'' Remus drawled as he lifted Sirius' shirt a bit and drew lazy circles on his hip, causing him to shiver with delight. Severus only chuckled darkly and did the same with his other side.
''It's a good thing you didn't become Headboy then, the disgrace you would have carried with you being in this disgusting relationship'' She growled, but she immediately changed when she saw James. She flicked her hair over her shoulder, fluttered her eyelashes and smiled at him. ''Hello James''
''Hello Lillian, what do you want?'' James asked as he started playing with Regulus' curls. Smiling when he kept swatting his hand away and blushing deeply, he pulled him into a kiss and ignored Lily when she kept clearing her throat.
''I see you are still with the slut'' Everyone in the compartment flinched, but no one as violently as Barty. Frank snarled at Alice and stood up, making sure that the smaller teen was firmly behind him. ''Even after all this time you still won't see what he is''
''What he is, Alice, is a beautiful and intelligent man. Who has far better dreams then becoming a Lady of the Mansion. He has proven himself to be a better person than half of you that ridicule him, he is also far more powerful then you will ever be. He will carry strong, powerful Heirs'' Barty smiled up at him and stood up as well, he still placed himself behind him but he was far more confident. ''What will you give me?'' He asked her sarcastically, he could feel his beloved behind him and was happy he was feeling better.
''For one we will have natural children!'' She hissed as she stepped forward out from the Hall. ''I will also give you powerful Heirs, I may only be a Lady of the Mansion but I will make sure that it is always perfect for you and for our life together. Your little rebellious faze is getting old Franky dear, it's time you settled with a real woman'' Lily was nodding along with her every word, but she only had eyes for James, who was staring at the Gryffindor girls in disgust.
''Natural children? What makes them any different then what Barty will bare me? Other than they will be born out of duty and not love. I know you are a bad lay Alice, many of the students have complained about your need to lay back and think of England'' She blushed deeply at this, she had hoped her exploits wouldn't be revealed, but it seemed she couldn't trust teenage boys. ''I haven't slept with my Barty yet…'' Everyone was shocked at this, they had thought that the two had been physical with one another for a while now. ''But just the thought of being with him, of being with the man I love is enough to get my blood boiling'' Barty blushed and pressed his face into his back, they had been honest with each other about what they wanted to try when they did sleep together, and Frank had mauled him like a beast when he had revealed his urge to be tied up and dominated. ''You have nothing to offer me Alice, you aren't even in the top twenty in your classes, you have no dreams nor ambitions. You have nothing. Barty is in the top of every class because he is a genius, no matter what slurs are thrown at him he prevails. He wishes to get his Masters in Potions, Charms, Transfigurations and Herbology. That is four Masters Alice, after that he wishes to teach Charms at Hogwarts, where Professor Flitwick already has an apprenticeship waiting for him. He is fifteen, and we already have everything planned for our bonding ceremony anyway. I know he is perfect for me, while you don't even come close'' He waved his hands in a shooing motion towards her and she looked flabbergasted, she had thought he would just give. That he would choose to be with a woman of proper breeding, unlike the bastard behind the man she had chosen as her husband.
''Please leave, Barty is still feeling unwell and we have much to discuss'' Hadrian said as he stood up and took her elbow, but she slapped it away and growled at him.
''I will not leave until he is rid of that little slut and has chosen me as his bride!'' She shrieked as she pushed Hadrian out of the way, he would have landed harshly on the ground if Severus hadn't stopped him. ''I will have you Franklin Longbottom!''
''Get out Miss Clearwater, before I make you leave'' Hadrian hissed at her, she turned around to scream at him again but the rage in those emerald eyes made her stop. She stepped back from the two Heirs and walked to Lily, the girls left after one more glare and hiss. James stared at his brother worriedly as he sat down and petted Bast. ''Like I said, we have a lot to discuss'' Hadrian said softly as he looked at the people in the compartment, each of them staring at him worriedly. He only laughed, which calmed them down, but they each vowed to keep a closer eye on him, otherwise they would have a furious Dark Lord on their hands.
And none of them wanted that.
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And so concludes Chapter 3! Thank you very much to every single one of you who has made this story their Favourite, who reviewed and who also followed this story. I never dreamed of it getting this big! Until the next chapter, thank you!