Mrs. J.K., I am breaking records here, chapter 18, the boy is still not married, and the furthest he got is a dry hump and using his Parseltongue. Worse! Only 7 girls! Blasphemy! Oh yes, disclaimer… all yours, and me? Broke.

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Harry's double date with Neville was hilarious… for me anyway. The boys suffered a shopping spree, then a visit to the beach, Lavender Brown's parents had a cottage at sea with a private beach. Both had a hard time hiding their stiffies when eleven girls were parading in their new bikinis. The phrases from their contracts were going through their minds, look but don't touch. Worse, proper behavior in public was a killer too.

Hermione, who tagged along, explained the monokini to the scandalized witches and dared them to lose their tops.

18 A Coven? A Master?

Go for it, Hermione! Dare them to show their tits on the beach! I think Neville will get a heart attack, and Padawan permanent brain damage. Show them yours!

Susan defused the situation: "Not here and now Hermione, we will show them to Harry tonight. Our contracts can interpret this as improper behavior. At home, he can do even more than look at them"

All eyes turned to Harry, Harry felt the gaze of Neville and his dates on him, he defended himself: "Hey! Don't judge! It is not that you have to do everything the same as me. We are dating for a month, and are comfortable with each other. We will almost certainly stay together. I am certain that I want to spend the rest of my life with them."

You are scoring points Padawan! Get ready for a group hug, you earned it, you even rephrased the words from How to Woo your Witch, By the Force, that book is worth its weight in gold. I bet Padawan is wishing it was already bedtime.

The House Brown elf Bommy came to kill the mood: "Missy Hermi, Winky said your parents are at her Master's home. You be needed there."

Harry didn't hear a thing, Daphne however: "Harry, we have to cut this date short, Hermione's parents are waiting for us at home."

At Home? Padawan! Those girls are already nesting? Meh, they are beauties and smart. Keep them Padawan

Harry snapped awake: "Ah, Neville? We have to go, we had fun and should do this again sometime. Girls, get dressed and move to the outside of the wards, so Winky and Dobby can take us home."

Xxxxx

When everyone arrived, Harry explained what happened to the Grangers: "Dumbledore tried to use Hermione to abduct me. The letter Lupin showed was laced with a sedative, then he confounded you into thinking you allowed Hermione to spend time here with us, while you went on a trip. I can dispel everything after the Aurors examined you if you want to press charges."

Marc Granger fumed: "That man has no shame? How dare he call himself a friend of ours."

Harry went on: "That is not everything Mr. Granger, Lupin, who did the abducting, did not have a choice, he is under a servitude oath and had to obey the orders from Dumbledore. Mrs. Weasley knew about the kidnapping, but she too was under the influence of potions and spells that forced her to approve of the kidnapping. Now that you know all the facts, we let you decide the next course of action."

Hermione added: "Mother, Lupin, and Mrs. Weasley had as much choice as us. They were forced to obey like we were forced to obey against our wishes. The main culprit is Dumbledore. This action has him isolated though, the group he led has disbanded."

Mr. Granger sighed: "Nothing is simple with you is it, Harry? What are our options?"

Susan answered: "All actions have to come from Harry, even when you are under the Protection of House Potter, it is the Lord that has to press charges. Harry waited to do that to let you decide along with him.

You can press charges against all three, Dumbledore will probably go free with that, or you go for Dumbledore alone, stating that the other two were mind altered, adding another charge to it. You also can drop everything and do nothing."

Mrs. Granger finally said: "First we want to know that Lupin and Mrs. Weasley personally agreed with Dumbledore's plan. If they didn't, then go after Dumbledore alone, that way he can't blame someone else."

It was done within the hour, after the Grangers did their statements, Harry went full Lord Potter-Black-Slytherin-Gaunt on Dumbledore's case. Lupin and Molly already declared they did not personally agree with the kidnapping, so Dumbledore got an arrest warrant against him. Wanted in Britain and on the continent, Dumbledore went into hiding.

Xxxxx

Harry woke up with a silly grin, Tonks and Jones signed their courtship contracts on Harry's birthday, so last night he got mobbed by seven girls who showed way more than their tits.

It cut back on my letters though, when they were finally asleep, I had to untangle myself from a lot of female body parts, to be sure, I cast a wandless Somnus on everyone before I went to the table to write the letter. It took some time to write though, I got distracted by seven naked bodies… no fucking comments, please! I am in a bloody teenager's body with raging hormones, and all seven are fine specimens of their species, all are above 9 on the scale of 10... Where was I? Ah, letter.

Young Padawan,

Congratulation on your decision to keep it at seven wives, and the creation of a Coven.

I can recommend three books where the creation is taught, Rituals of the Coven by Columba Ceres Black, The power of the Coven by Celina Goyle, and Druidic Rites by Percival Pendragon.

The first one is in your library, the other two are possible here too, most certainly they are in Hogwarts in the RoR. The last one focuses on the positive rites.

I hate to urge you, but it is time you end Voldemort and Dumbledore. With them after you, there is no peace of mind for you. You have the political power to deal with Dumbledore, and the ritual to end Tom Riddle.

I advise facing Dumbledore with the Force, AKA Dobby, to get the wand. I feel it is crucial that you have it. The Lordship of Peverell is a prestigious one, I am sure your Luna will agree.

Your solution for the death eaters is a good one, it won't weigh upon your conscience, although those monsters deserve a worse punishment. But that is for the DMLE to deal with.

You are ready to take your Owls for Runes and Arithmancy, I suggest taking Muggle studies as well, it should not be that hard. I mean if the expert on muggle artifacts is researching the purpose of a rubber duck…

Potions is another course I suggest taking again, showing some memories of how Snape was teaching will get you permission for it. The Black Library has a lot of books on that topic, read them, it will make things more clear. As always, if it is a book Tom has read, the understanding will go faster.

Last, I will reduce my letters to you Padawan, you are capable of making your own decisions, and your seven wives-to-be can help you with that. At most I will point you to hidden knowledge.

Be strong, be safe, and be smart.

May the Force be with you Padawan.

Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Xxxxx

Harry read the letter and showed it to his girlfriends: "Another one, he said to go after Dumbledore, isn't that a bit much?"

Tonks said: "Not if you use the Force Harry, I wonder what boxers he will wear, with fairies? Or does he match with Riddle and has unicorns too?"

Hestia commented: "If you take the initiative, then you have the upper hand. Set the meeting place to your liking, and send him a Patronus to meet him there within an hour. Hide under your cloak and see what he will do when he gets there and act accordingly. He is so fixated on you that it is scary, you can use it to your advantage."

Susan commented: "Ask for a meeting to talk about Tom's Horcruxes, that will lure him in, no doubt about that."

Daphne said: "Doing the Owls for Muggle studies and potions along with Runes and Arithmancy won't be a problem for you Harry, I saw your progress with Runes. It is as Obi-Wan said, if Tom read the book, you will understand the topic better and faster."

Ah, Daffy! One of my all-time favorites! Smart, witty, and drop-dead gorgeous. I should know, I saw her last night in bed. I got an imaginary boner looking at all the girls on that bed.

Luna added: "We better wait with forming the Coven, and learn what the best time to create the Coven is. I think the Summer Solstice or the Spring Equinox. Daddy has the two first books about the Coven, but not the last one.

I think the book of Percival Pendragon will be interesting, I mean, his father Arthur was the only known leader with an all-male Coven, the Knights of the Round Table. Too bad Lady Guinevere could not keep it to the revels and went after Lancelot. Being the only female during those revels could be a reason."

As always, Luna can silence the group with her comments, Padawan is processing Luna's statements… All Male Coven… Only Female during the Revels… his brain froze over. Picturing Lady Guinevere getting shagged by a Male Coven is a cause for a visit to a mind healer.

Hannah was puzzled: "Didn't they have Morgana too?"

Luna shook her head: "Nope, she was shagging Merlin." That started a discussion about who shagged who and when.

Xxxxx

After a long discussion with The Force, Dobby popped Harry at the Shrieking shack. Harry scouted the surroundings, donned his cloak, silenced his feet, and removed his smell. Then he sends his Patronus to Dumbledore.

Dumbledore sat in the basement of the Hogshead when the Grizzly Patronus appeared before him, it spoke: "Albus, I will give you one chance to come clean about Tom Riddle and his Horcruxes. I will wait one hour at the Shrieking Shack. It will define to me that you are a Light Lord or a Dark Lord. After that hour, you are going to be hunted by all the mercenaries I can afford."

Dumbledore was raging mad, how dare that boy judge him being Light or Dark! After all the sacrifices he made! All the friends that gave their lives for the Greater Good! If only the boy knew the pain it caused when he had to sacrifice one to turn events the way he wanted to!

Dumbledore apparated to the shrieking shack, sure of himself that he can overcome all obstacles the boy could produce, even when he brought half of the DMLE. With his Elder Wand raised, he searched the surroundings, casting all kinds of detection spells.

"Show yourself, Harry, I know you are here under that cloak of yours, I see that you let the Goblins remove all trackers. Did you want to talk? So let us talk."

At that moment The Force gathered the firewood, removed all items from the clothes, and collected the robes to do the laundry. It ended with Albus in a red and gold boxer with animated baby griffins on it.

Harry, after he tied Dumbledore up, showed himself: "Hello Albus, I think we are on even ground now to talk."

Harry raised the Elder wand that Dobby secretly put in his hand: "I Harry James Potter Claim House Peverell by blood and Artifacts. So. Mote. It. Be!"

The light show was impressive, Harry commented: "All that scheming to gather the Hallows, to be the Master in the Shadows, sabotaging our education and lives, was it all worth it Albus? Look at your life, do you like what you became?"

Dumbledore, tied up as a sausage, glared at Harry: "Poor boy, without me the wizarding world will be lost, Voldemort will gain in power, and you will be a smudge in history when he is done with you. You have no idea what he has done or is capable of."

"Neither does the DMLE, and it was your duty to inform them of the Horcruxes, even the one in my scar! Yes, I know about it you piece of shit! I got rid of it, the goblins double-checked it. When were you going to tell me? Oh? You wanted Tom to kill me and then steal the show as the big Hero that you are."

The look on Dumbledore's face confirmed it: "So Albus the Schemer was planning my death, I bet you planned my parent's death too, Neville's parents? Sirius in Askaban? Did you know about Peter the rat at Hogwarts? Moody, a year in his trunk too? And you think you are a Light Lord? You poor idiot. Stupefy!"

Madam Bones got a visit from a Grizzly Patronus: "Aunty, Dumbledore is tied up at the shrieking shack, I'll wait for you there."

Harry conjured two chairs, and sat in one, Dobby took the elf-sized one: "Well done Dobby, let this be a mystery too, we blame it all on The Force. I see he is missing parts of his beard, did he glue portkey's in it?"

Dobby grinned an evil smile: "Old Whiskers needed a trim, his beard was too long. Dobby took care of it. Does Master like the boxer on old Whiskers? Dobby did not put these on. These be old Whiskers boxers."

Harry laughed his ass off: "Oh Dobby, that is priceless, people are coming Dobby, here is my cloak and Elder wand, hide them please."

Dobby and his chair faded away with the cloak and Wand. A moment later several Aurors apparated in and circled the scene. Amelia Bones approached Harry: "You captured Dumbledore? How did you manage that?"

Harry chuckled: "Oh Aunty, I used The Force, it was easy to capture him. Can you handle it from here? I will send him his robes once they are cleaned."

Amelia repressed a smile: "The DMLE thanks you for capturing Dumbledore Lord Potter, and are grateful you used The Force without wounding him."

Harry's face got serious: "Aunty, go full veritaserum on his ass, one of the questions you must ask is that he made a Horcrux too. It is that, or he kept the philosopher's stone for himself. I bet he is as much afraid of death as Tom Riddle."

Amelia felt a chill going down her spine: "Harry, you have a way to scare me to death."

Good thinking Padawan. Dumbledore is the type that thinks the world will collapse without him. No doubt he had plans to prolong his life, the Hallows was one plan, but I bet he had more.

Xxxxx

Back home, Tonks and Jones were mad at Harry for ditching them and facing Dumbledore without backup.

Harry defended himself: "If you both came along, it would have ended with a big fight, and I wasn't sure if we could get out unscathed. I had my cloak, so he could not find me, he was down before I showed myself. I used the Force Tonks. There is no defense possible against it."

Hestia argued: "We are Aurors Harry! It is our job to protect people from harm. And we were worried."

Harry hugged both: "I was thinking about your safety. As the Lord, and boyfriend, it is my responsibility to protect you from harm, it is even in the contracts. I know both of you are trained Aurors but are you a match for Dumbledore? I kept hidden until Dumbledore had nothing more on his body than his Griffin Boxers, and I tied him up first before showing myself because I knew I was not able to face him. How can I make it up to you both?"

Daphne interrupted: "Think about it first, Tonks and Hestia, focus on the here and now. Dumbledore is taken care of. Harry? What are your plans for Tom Riddle? I think his snake is still alive."

"Obi-Wan said to go after him, I guess with Tom out of the picture it will be easier to catch the snake. If we want to kill the snake first, Tom will stand in our way, as his last Horcrux, he will defend it to his final breath."

Hannah made the final decision: "We will do the ritual tomorrow. Tonks, Hestia, I think your parents need a nice long visit tomorrow, us girls and Harry will do a bit of studying, you know, plausible deniability."

Yes! Lady Potter is more than a nice-looking ass and a set of perky tits, she has the brains too. Good choice Padawan! Nice tits too, Yummy.

Harry nodded: "That is a good idea Hannah, oh, by the way, I claimed another House today. Luna, you can be Consort Peverell, but how are we going to divide the Houses? Tonks for Black and Hestia for Peverell? What about Gaunt?"

Luna jumped into Harry's arms: "You did it, hubby! You are the Master of Death! Do you feel more powerful? Can you command the Grim Reaper? Can I see him?"

Hermione commented: "I doubt it works that way Luna, that story is just that, a story. No doubt those artifacts are powerful, but to command some Universal Concept like Death is a whole other matter. The best way to find out is by doing experiments with them."

Luna smiled at Hermione: "You, Hermione, are a true Ravenclaw, you may be wearing Griffindor Red and Gold, but you are a Ravenclaw. Don't deny it."

"Yes, Luna, the hat wanted to put me there, but I asked to be put in Griffindor. If I knew about the library in your common room, I would be a Ravenclaw for sure. So Harry? Do you feel like a Master of death?"

Harry shrugged: "I am not in a hurry to find out Hermione, and no, Luna, I have no idea how to command the Grim Reaper or if he is the real thing or not."

I don't care if Padawan is the Grim reaper or not, as long he is not Reaping my ass. I like my ass as it is now… I don't have a fucking ass!

Tracey asked: "Where did you claim it, Harry? Did you visit Gringotts?"

"I claimed it the moment I held the wand, Tracey, at the shrieking shack."

Susan gasped: "We have to go to Gringotts right now Harry, to claim the Vaults and ring. Register and validate your claim. It needs to be done at Gringotts, they have to confirm it to the Ministry that an old House is revived. It can't hurt to inspect the vaults too."

Do that Padawan, ancient Vaults have a lot of good stuff. The Peverell line went dormant somewhere in the sixth or seventh century, so I guess there are a lot of goodies in it.

Xxxxx

Throat Slicer welcomed Harry and his fiancees: "Lord Potter, what can we do for you today? We heard you single-handedly defeated Dumbledore and arrested him, rumors about The Force are spreading like Fiendfire. We at Gringotts congratulate you on that achievement."

Harry grinned: "Thank you for the compliment Throat Slicer, I could not have done it without The Force. We came here to record my Lordship of House Peverell, I had to gather all the artifacts from House Peverell to validate my claim, an hour ago I got the last one. Do I claim it again here or is there another way to prove my claim?"

Throat Slicer nodded: "You have to claim the Lord ring of House Peverell Lord Potter. Many have tried, a lot of your ancestors did, you may try it."

Harry donned the Cloak, with the Resurrection Stone on his finger he raised the Elder wand: "I, Harry James Potter, Lord of the Houses of Potter, Black, Slytherin, Gaunt, and Peverell, claim my Ring from House Peverell, by blood and Artifacts! So. Mote. it. Be!"

The ring appeared after a few seconds on Harry's finger with a nice light show.

Yes! Padawan is the Master of Death!… Now he has to find out if it does something good. If it does nothing, he has to tell Dumbledore about it, it will make him the fool, like that Spanish dude that went chasing Windmills. Don Quichotte or something like that.

Throat Slicer: "Congratulation Lord Peverell! Do you wish to activate your Vault? It remained dormant since 632 when the last Lord Ambrosius Peverell died, and divided the Artifacts between his three sons. It cost 100 Galleons for each year, which brings it to 136 400 Galleons. Once the activation is paid, you can visit the vault."

Harry looked at the girls, every one nodded, Harry said: "Take the money from my vault Throat Slicer, then we will visit the Vault. I want to keep my account managers to a minimum, so I appoint you for the Peverell account, and Rusty Blade for the Slytherin account do you agree?"

Christmas came early this year for Throat Slicer! Getting to manage a legendary account is raising his status in the Horde: "I agree Lord Peverell, so will Rusty Blade for the Slytherin account. Thank you for putting your trust in me and Rusty Blade. We won't disappoint you."

The cart ride took a while, they passed a few dragons before the cart stopped before an ancient door. Throat Slicer said: "Press the ring on the Peverell symbol to open the door."

Harry gathered his courage, and pressed the ring on the symbol, a few moments later the door opened. When everyone entered, they saw the walls lined with old tomes, preserved with stasis charms, some cases filled with gold bars and gems, a rack with weapons, swords, staves, and wands. In the middle of the room stood a big Grimoire on a pedestal.

Padawan! We hit the motherload! We are rich! Take a dive into those gold bars! No! Cancel that order, it would hurt like Hell. Just go with your hands through those gems and laugh like the Joker from Batman. That will freak the girls out… No cancel that order too, or you are sleeping alone tonight. We can't have that. I am getting used to having that eye candy, and we won't risk losing that. No bloody comments, please! A ghost on teenage hormones here!

Daphne and Susan restrained Hermione, Susan said: "Don't touch a single thing, Hermione. Most vaults are secured against thieves. If you are not of the Peverell line there will be harsh punishments. Also, it is bad manners to rush inside and go through someone else's possessions without asking for permission."

Hermione protested: "But I have been friends with Harry for years!"

Daphne sighed and said: "So, if Harry went into your home and started to sniff around in your father's office, would he agree to that? Or if Harry went into your bedroom and browsed through your underwear? Would you agree if he read all your diaries? You are Harry's friend Hermione, you are not his wife or even his girlfriend, you rejected that offer, remember? Now, behave as a friend, and ask for permission to read a book."

To be fair, Padawan did have a good look at Hermione's goods when they did the ritual, I bet that browsing through her undies doesn't do much anymore. She did have a nice pussy though. Fine Stock indeed.

Tonks followed the conversation and added: "Hermione, these books are priceless, they are from Merlin's Era, some of them will have the chronicles of what really happened. Ancient lore that got lost during the witch hunts can be found here. This is not a public library where everyone can browse through the books. The Department of Mysteries will be begging to have a look. Even the Library of Alexandria has restricted departments where only renowned scholars have access to."

Harry said: "The ring gave me information about the protections on the books, stay a foot from the books, closer and the stasis charm will disappear. Take a good look around, and we will investigate the titles in the Pensieve when we get home."

The Grimoire lay open on the pedestal, Harry came in closer and was surprised it was written in modern English! He read out loud: "Welcome Obi-Wan Kenobi, your time here is about to end. There are some loose ends to tie up before you can move on. You have done well for my successor and his wives and will be rewarded accordingly. Young Padawan, two more letters, then you will have to stand on your own feet. Let The Force lead you Padawan."

WTF? Is that book referring to me? Do I have to leave Padawan? I was just getting over my moral sense and planned to let the Dark Side of The Force enjoy the view at night. This sucks! The rewards better have to be good Peverell!