All author notes are at the end. I suspect you read the first Auror note when you reach a/n #1 to make the reading a little bit easier with that information.

Chapter 9 Girls relieved and revealed, the ritual and the bonds that are there

28th December 1997, Grimmauld Place, London

Most of the girls were sitting at the large table in the kitchen of Grimmauld Place. It is late at night. They all have been gone for many hours. Padma said to let Harry work this out and not follow him. Harry is strong he just needs to work through something. Parvati agreed with her sister as did Megan and the Ravenclaw twins the MacDougalls.

Padma and Parvati knew Harry and that he just needed some alone time. Megan knew Harry not very well but she thought that the Patil twins were right. The MacDougall twins agreed with the Patil twins for the same reason Megan did. All the other girls didn't try to stop the girls from going after Harry. They had no idea what the best idea was to go after him or leave him be because he would come back. The Carrow twins were already asleep in their room and so were Lisa and Sally Ann. (a/n #1)

The girls were getting nervous every minute that passed. They haven't seen Harry, Hermione, Susan, Su, Daphne or Astoria for hours. They haven't even seen Dobby or Kreacher for hours. All of them were worried that something has happened and it wasn't good. They would not leave the house at least not through the front door. They knew Death Eaters were outside.

The girls noticed it was already after midnight when suddenly a ball of light enter the kitchen from the ceiling. The ball turned into a beautiful stag Patronus. The Patronus said in Harry's voice "sorry for the late message but a few things happened at Gringotts that is where I am with Susan, Hermione, Su, Daphne, and Astoria and yes I know Astoria is Lady Black. We will probably be back later today or tomorrow. Kreacher and Dobby are both available to help and can be called on. If possible I will try to contact you again soon. Hermione, Susan, Su, Daphne, and Astoria will spend the night at Gringotts."

All the girls sighed happily knowing they were all fine. They all went to bed sleeping knowing everything was fine.

29th December 1997, Hospital wing, Gringotts

Harry woke up feeling refreshed. He wanted to grab his glasses but he couldn't move his right arm and felt pressure on his chest. When he looks he sees a blond blur and grabs his glasses with his other arm without trying to wake the blond blur.

When Harry has glasses and puts them on he sees blond hair on his chest. He didn't know who it was but he was more concerned with what the girl wore. She only wore a nightdress that accentuates her curves. Harry was happy it was winter otherwise the nightdress was probably much thinner.

Harry tries to not wake the girl and has succeeded so far. He slowly works his blanket out from under her and after a few minutes, he succeeded and put it partly over the sleeping girl not wanting to let her get a cold from the cold temperature even in Gringotts. When Harry managed to get the girl under the blanket she sighed contently before snuggling into Harry.

Harry hoped the blanket would make the girl let him go but apparently that wasn't going to happen soon unless he woke her up. After almost 30 minutes the door opens and Harry sees King Ragnok walking in with his guards, Bill, and Fleur. It seems it was time for the ritual.

Harry sees that the girls woke up and he noticed that Luna was not standing with the girls so that could only mean one thing. He wakes the girl up and sees the blue eyes look up and him. Daphne and Astoria had more grey than blue eyes even though they had a shade of blue in their eyes, but those big blue eyes could only belong to Luna.

Luna yawns and said with a small smile "go back to sleep Harry. I will wake you when you need to get ready."

Luna hasn't noticed the group and closed her eyes again to get some more sleep. Luna jumps up when she hears a voice saying "you little minx" from the other side of the room.

Luna immediately sits up in bed and looks at the side where the voice came from. Luna pales a bit when she sees all the girls except the muggleborn girls from Malfoy Manor standing looking at her with their hands on their hips and a little creepy smile.

Luna, Harry, and the girls were looking at each other when Andromeda, Narcissa, Dora, and Remus walks in. Andromeda and Narcissa were wondering what was happening while Dora knew what happened and had a twinkling in her eyes. While Remus didn't know how to react to seeing a girl in Harry's bed with Harry. Remus didn't know if he should laugh, be mad or be impressed. Luna was only here a couple of hours after not seeing Harry for months and was already in Harry's bed while they weren't in a relationship to his knowledge. That should be some kind of record. Remus thought 'James and Sirius would be so proud while Lily would be so mad.'

Hermione and Astoria had a mad glare. Hermione looked mad at Luna and Harry while Astoria turned around and said: "sis, that is why I should be in Harry's bed with Harry last night so no one else could sleep with him."

Daphne rolled her eyes and said, "Astoria even though you are soon-to-be Lady Black that doesn't mean you can share the bed with a boy especially if he is your (future) husband and certainly not before you are married."

Astoria muttered "man."

Daphne didn't hear and asked "what?"

Astoria turns red and said, "man. Harry is not a boy but a man" everybody heard because everybody was quiet.

What nobody expected was that Susan said "oh yes he is" with almost a predator smile looking at her prey. It happens that she was looking at Harry.

Hermione was tired but not tired enough to continue to glare at Luna. She has spent most of the night throwing up and just had fallen asleep when Su woke her up saying the ritual will start soon. She wanted to go to bed to sleep but she wanted to show Harry her support. Harry was the only way she was standing here very tired and not in her bed right now.

All the girls were angry when Luna steps out of Harry's bed and see what Luna wears. Daphne had conjured the nightdress for Luna last night for her to wear and was almost hating herself to have it conjured for Luna. She looked good in it but Daphne didn't mean it so she could sleep in the same bed as Harry. She, Su and Hermione had all conjured sleeping wear for the girls including the muggleborn girls before they went to sleep. The muggleborn girls were still asleep when they made it so they hoped their guess was right and it wasn't too tight around certain areas. The muggleborn girl's clothes were easily removed because they were barely holding together after the snatchers and the now-dead Lestrange brothers.

Harry hoped the girls were not mad at him but he saw luckily that they were mostly looking at Luna and not at him, but when Luna disappeared after a screen the goblins put up for the girls to sleep and change all the girls look at Harry.

Astoria said, "that is another thing we need to talk about Harry James Potter."

Harry decided to ask "why?"

Susan said, "because we wanted to sleep in your bed and in your arms too."

Daphne said quickly "yes…. No, I mean NO Potter."

Astoria said "Harry Daphne. It is Harry, not Potter."

Su put her hand on her forehead and said "girls can we stop this."

Hermione said "you are right Su. Luna can't because she is not your betrothed, fiancée, wife or girlfriend while you have four here. It feels like you cheating on them at least I think so. She had her perfectly good bed right here, there was no need to let her sleep with you in your bed."

When Hermione was done she was turning red not forgetting how good she slept in the tent after the night with the locket in Harry's arms wanting to repeat it very soon.

Astoria, Daphne, Susan, and Su rolled their eyes all thinking the same 'it doesn't feel like cheating on me. Hermione feels like he is cheating on her because she wanted to sleep in Harry's arms but she couldn't because of the flushing potions. Hermione didn't say it but it was clear to me.'

Astoria thought after the first thought 'I should have known the little minx Luna would sneak to Harry's bed. Damn you, Daphne, I should at least be in his bed with her so Harry wasn't alone with her. Luna looks nice but she still needs to share if she wants to be with Harry.'

Ragnok decided to raise his voice "if 'the morning drama' is done Harry we are here to prepare you for your ritual please come this way."

Harry steps out of his bed only in boxer shorts but quickly puts on a shirt to hide his scars and a pair of trousers, socks, and shoes because it was cold out in his bed. Harry follows Ragnok, Bill and Fleur out. Narcissa was looking astonished at the scars and didn't know what to say or do. When Harry passes her she wanted to say something but Andromeda stopped her with a hand on her shoulder and a look while shaking her head when she looked at Andromeda.

Ragnok, Harry, Bill, Fleur and ten guards walk down a couple of stairs after almost five minutes they stop and enter a door on their right.

29th December 1997, ritual room, Gringotts

In a large room, Harry sees a large circle with runes painted on the ground. It seems the ritual will begin shortly.

When Harry was ordered to pull off his shirt, trousers, and socks he looks confused. Bill put his hand on Harry and said: "Harry it is needed to make sure nothing intervenes with the ritual."

Harry still looked apprehensive but decided to comply without fighting against it. After a few minutes, the girls came in and see the large room. All the girls walk to the circle and look at the runes because all of them followed the study of ancient runes. Everybody but Astoria hadn't got their owl for ancient runes because Astoria was in her OWL year. All the other girls were in the NEWT class for ancient runes as was Harry.

Hermione asks Ragnok "King Ragnok are you sure this ritual is going to work?"

Ragnok answers "I do miss Granger why do you ask?"

Hermione said, "there are many runes I don't recognize."

Ragnok smiled and said "Miss Granger that's because it is old Gobbledegook. Most of the runes aren't even spoken by our kind anymore. May I ask what you do understand?"

Hermione points at a few and said: "I recognize these and I know that were used in purification rituals."

Ragnok laughed and said "you got a good eye and a sharp mind Miss Granger. You are right there are similarities with a purification ritual. In old times there were many runes like those that are drawn here that were for a purifying ritual, but with all the other runes it isn't a purification ritual anymore. This is the first time getting Horcrux out of a living person or a person at all."

Astoria asked, "king Ragnok will this hurt Harry?"

Ragnok nodded and looked at Bill as a test because Ronald Weasley is his youngest brother if Bill didn't tell everything Bill will need to answer a lot. Bill saw Ragnok looking at him meaning he would need to tell them.

Bill sighed and said "I am afraid it does. How much I cannot tell you as we never needed to remove a Horcrux from a 'living' being. I can say that in history weak containers were destroyed using this ritual, but not all. Strong containers were mostly undamaged and if I must believe all stories Harry certainly is strong so I strongly suspect he will live through this."

Bill took a deep sigh before continuing "there is one thing though. Containers that had magical powers hold mostly stronger Horcruxes than containers without magical power however the stronger magical the container the more power it takes to remove a Horcrux. The power of the container could work for the Horcrux, against the Horcrux or do nothing for the Horcrux."

Ragnok was more than satisfied with Bill's answer and decided to trust Bill after last night claiming he didn't know anything about the potions. Ragnok didn't tell Harry or the other girls that Hermione also had a lust potion keyed to Ron Weasley and a fertility potion to increase the change of pregnancy fed to her. Both were stronger than normal it seems.

'Harry would go crazy with rage. I thought about telling him when he woke up but if he goes to Malfoy Manor just to save Miss Lovegood, I don't want to know what he does if he learns about all the potions in Miss Granger. I am afraid if his girls knew about the lust and fertility potions they would tell him and Harry would leave again, maybe I will tell him after the ritual when he is still too weakened to fight and get the potions he needs' Ragnok thought.

Ragnok saw a goblin enter who spoke Gobbledegook to him and answered in Gobbledegook.

Ragnok said, "Lord Potter it seems the girls you rescued yesterday would like to speak to you."

Harry asked, "is the ritual ready?"

Ragnok nodded but said "it takes some time for the ritual to be complete. I think it is better to see the girls now especially because they barely believe the healers that you saved them. Curse breaker Weasley and apprentice curse breaker Miss Delacour can make the final adjustments for the ritual and make the final preparation."

Harry nodded before putting his clothes on again and followed Ragnok with his guards and the girls out of the room while Bill and Fleur started to get the last thing ready.

29th December 1997, hospital wing, Gringotts

After a bit more than 5 minutes, the group reached the hospital wing again. Harry sees three screens he hadn't noticed before. Ragnok pointed at the screen at the end that has four guards standing on the outside. Ragnok said "madam Bellatrix Black is behind that screen. There are four guards on the outside and a couple on the inside to make sure she doesn't attack anyone or that nobody attacks her."

Harry nodded and followed Ragnok pointing a the screen a few feet next to his bed. Ragnok said "Mr. Ollivander and Mr. Fortescue are behind that screen. They are probably still asleep. They had quite a few injuries that could take some time and the healers gave them a sleep potion."

Ragnok pointed at the last screen that was beside the screen where the girls slept last night and said: "the witches are behind that screen, one is certainly awake, but I don't know about the other two."

Harry nodded and said to the girls behind him "I will go first. Just wait a few minutes then come in slowly."

Hermione said, "but Harry…"

Harry calmly said, "No, I think it is better if I go alone first."

The girls looked at each other before nodding even though Hermione doesn't seem happy with it. Harry walked toward the screen and doesn't hear anything behind it. Harry thought 'the goblins probably have a soundproof charm on the screen.'

When Harry stepped behind the screen he saw Katie sitting in her bed. Katie had her gaze on Harry and had a look of surprise and amazement on her face. Katie's eyes started to water. She cried and Harry was still at a loss and did the only thing he could think of. Harry said on her bed and grabbed her hand to show support. Katie, however, pulled Harry onto her. Harry tried to get up but Katie kept holding on to him.

After a few minutes, Harry managed to get up but had Katie in his lap facing him. Katie had her head on Harry's chest with her arms around Harry at the same height and her legs were folded at the knees, one on both sides of Harry. Katie didn't seem to let go and Harry just put his arms around her just as he did with Astoria. Katie slowly stopped crying and that turned into sobbing before slowly stopping sobbing. Katie just keeps holding on to Harry in her arms afraid that he would disappear, that everything has been a dream and that she will wake up in Malfoy Manor with Lestrange over her or worse.

Right after Katie stopped sobbing the girls came in and see Harry with again another girl in his arm and lap sitting on a bed. Harry saw the looks and thought 'oh bloody hell. Someone end me now.'

Hermione decided to change her attention to Katie and asked: "Katie are you alright?"

Katie got off her head of Harry's chest and looked behind her saying while drying her eyes "Hermione? Yes, I am much better now I know this is not a dream and Harry saved me from Malfoy Manor."

Hermione said "great but who are the other two?"

Katie looked over Harry's shoulder and said "that one you should know Hermione. The first one is Fay (Dunbar) from your year and dorm."

Hermione looked and asked confused "but how? I thought she didn't believe Harry's fifth year and barely last year. I thought she would flee the country if necessary."

Katie said "well she is your friend so when you said things about you-know-who she took them to heart and asked after Dumbledore's funeral to join me to let her parents be safe when they left during the summer. I agreed and to make sure that she wouldn't be recognized she wears a glamour. Our wands were taken so I cannot take the glamour off. Fay's birthday was almost four weeks ago and that is also when I agreed to take her because she would be an adult in the muggle world where we could hide better if needed."

Katie now looked at the other bed and said: "that is Penelope Clearwater."

Katie suddenly looked frantically around and said in almost a scream "where is Leanne?"

Su asked "who?"

"My friend from Hufflepuff, she is a muggleborn like me. We grew up just a few streets away from each other."

Katie got out of Harry's lap and said: "Harry where is Leanne?"

Harry said "I don't know Katie you were the only three I saw in the cell and there wasn't a fourth girl except for Luna in the Dungeon. Dobby said there weren't any more witches in the Dungeon."

Harry counted how many he saw and said: "Katie if Leanne was captured she wasn't in Malfoy Manor."

Katie was starting to panic and said: "I need to find her."

Katie wanted to leave but Harry shot Hermione, Daphne, and Su a look they understood. Katie was stopped by those and Hermione said "Katie we cannot let you leave. It is dangerous out there and you need to rest and recover."

Katie said, "but Leanne?"

Su said, "Katie we will try to find her and if possible get her here, but we can't do that if we need to keep you safe too."

Astoria said "Kreacher."

Kreacher popped and bowed asking "what can Kreacher do for Lady Black?"

Astoria was smiling. If Kreacher called her Lady Black, it was official she was going to marry Harry Potter and become his wife. Many would think it was because he is Harry Potter, the chosen one but no not to her. She looked at him all four years and she saw the real Harry she loved more than the famous Harry Potter, unfortunately, quite a few girls started to see and like the real Harry Potter. Luckily Harry has accepted her as his Lady Black and if he did Gringotts would probably have the paperwork to make it legal. She almost couldn't be happier only having her parents here to be happy with her would be better.

'Even though the Greengrass family is a pureblood family my parents wanted Daphne and me to be happy and now I am even if it is from an old marriage contract' Astoria thought.

"Kreacher I want you to find Leanne Katie's friend as soon as possible please," Astoria said.

Kreacher looked at Katie and said "Miss Katie was is Miss Leanne's name?"

Katie looked confused he just said Leanne's name. Daphne understood Katie's confusion and said: "Katie Kreacher means Leanne's surname."

Katie said "oh. Her last name is Porter. So her name is Leanne Porter."

Kreacher bowed and left to search for Leanne Porter. Harry remembered the death eaters talking about four muggleborn wizards that the snatcher killed maybe Katie knew more of them.

Harry said, "Katie I hate to ask but were you travelling with four muggleborn wizards?"

Katie shook her head and said "no, but we came across them a few minutes before we were captured why?"

Harry gulped and said, "because the four muggleborn wizards are death."

Katie sighed before saying "they saw us and in surprise one said you-know-who's name and activated the taboo. I think the snatchers as they later said they were, were shocked by the group and threw stunners at us. Fortunately Fay and I could protect ourselves but Penelope was stunned immediately. Leanne ducted away behind a few rocks and a bit later ducked behind a tree but that was the last time I saw her."

"We fought for a few minutes before also Fay ended up stunned but I saw also two muggleborn wizards lying on the ground, but didn't know if they were stunned or dead. I hoped stunned until I noticed that a few snatchers were hurt and some were lying on the ground clearly wounded and three didn't move. I ducted a few stunners again before they started to throw curses at me with stunners."

"The wizards had less luck. The snatchers that were still fighting were throwing dark curses and even the killing curse at them and that was when in shock I forgot my own fight and end up waking in the Dungeon with both Lestrange brothers, Penelope and Fay."

Katie was looking pale thinking about how scared she was when she saw the Lestrange brothers and her friends and herself were helpless and tied down in a dungeon. Katie saw in her mind all the things that will happen and could have happened if Harry didn't rescue them. Katie was shaken by the horrible things that could happen she launched at Harry again and ended up in his lap again. Only she hit Harry so hard he ended up with his back on the bed with Katie on top of him.

The other girls weren't happy with Katie. They already needed to share Harry and they didn't want more girls to join them. Hermione knew that as soon as she can she needed to talk with the other girls because she thinks 'I think I love Harry more than just a brother, but if Katie loves Harry it would complicate everything, well even more complicated than it already was.'

The screen is pushed aside and account manager Bonecrusher sees Harry with another girl in his arms and wanted to laugh but he was here for something else.

Bonecrusher said "sorry to interrupt Lord Potter-Black but the ritual is ready we are only waiting for you."

Katie hears the goblin and reluctantly get off Harry and said "what ritual?"

Hermione said, "for Harry's scar it is ….."

Daphne said "not now Hermione. Katie, we will tell you later otherwise we need to explain some things."

Astoria and Susan both grab a different hand from Harry and drag Harry off Katie's bed while Luna pushes Harry on his back as soon as they start walking. Harry managed to say "see you later Katie" before he disappears out of sight. The other girls also say bye to Katie and follow Harry, Luna, Astoria, and Susan.

The group follows Bonecrusher who only has four guards with him. Harry thought it was a good sign seeing Bonecrusher with fewer guards than last time. What Harry doesn't know is that his whole family is seen as a friend of the Goblin Nation. Seeing High King Ragnok was already an honour and a sign of being a friend from the Goblin Nation. Non-goblin rarely sees High King Ragnok even if you are a friend from the Goblin Nation or an employee from Gringotts like Bill and Fleur, they also seldom see High King Ragnok.

29th December 1997, ritual room, Gringotts

When they entered Harry starts undressing until he is only in his boxer shorts left. Harry also needed to take his Lord's rings off. He gave them to Bonecrusher who put them back in the original (house) box. An elderly goblin was walking towards him or at least Harry thought it was an elderly Goblin. Harry was asked to get on his knees. When Harry did that the goblin started to draw runes on his body with blood. After a few minutes, the goblin was done and Ragnok walked toward Harry.

All girls were trying to keep their tears in when they saw all the scars again. They were feeling pity that Harry had to live through it. Hermione was feeling anger against the Dursleys because she knew Harry didn't want their pity as did Luna, but Luna was feeling more compassion than pity and she didn't really know anything about the Dursleys. Susan was feeling less pity because she remembered her aunt saying that Harry didn't want to feel pity from others. Susan knew Harry lived with his muggle relatives and feels the same as Hermione and wanted to hurt them as bad if not more than what they did to Harry.

"Lord Potter-Black we need some of your blood" and Ragnok pulled out a curved dagger.

Ragnok said when he handed Harry the dagger "please cut the palm of your hand and make sure this bowl has at least a small puddle of your blood."

Harry slight the palm of his left hand and blood started to come out, but it wasn't much so Harry cut also the palm of his right hand. After almost two minutes the bowl was full enough according to Ragnok and the cuts healed themselves.

The elderly goblin took the bowl and started to rub some of Harry's blood on the runes on Harry's body. After that was done the elder goblin walks away.

Ragnok said while he looked sad at Harry "Harry this will be quite painful but I advise you to stay in the circle as long as possible. Like William said containers have been destroyed by this ritual but the council of elders advised me that this will work while it will not kill you. I am sorry about the pain but this is the only way. Now lie down in the middle of the circle so we can begin. It is already later than we wanted to begin, but we understand that you needed to sleep in after the late night."

Harry nodded and said, "thank you for the truth Ragnok, I appreciate it."

Harry walked to the middle of the circle and lie down facing the ceiling. As soon as he did the elder goblin comes back with five other goblins. Each one walks around the circle probably looking if the Runes are still drawn as they should be. The elder goblin said something in Gobbledegook and one goblin immediately grabs two bowls. Harry hears Ragnok in what Harry thinks angry Gobbledegook say something and hears and door open and close.

Harry hears the door open again and close but nothing else. The girls were watching Harry from behind a shield ward when Remus, Andromeda, Dora, and Narcissa joined them. Ragnok explained that the healers think with the Horcrux gone Harry's magic might lash out. His healers also said that 90% at least was bound but the Horcrux is disrupting the reading so they aren't sure if it is the whole truth, they will do a full reading after the ritual when the Horcrux is done.

A few minutes later everything seems in order and the elderly goblin walks around one more time before he nods at Ragnok. Ragnok said loud enough that Harry can hear him "It is about time to begin."

Harry hadn't seen Bill and Fleur when he entered the second time but now they were just outside the circle and Harry could barely see them but he did. The elder goblin and two other goblins were saying a few things in Gobbledegook which sounded like they were chanting. The runes in the runes circle started to light up. The light started to approach Harry's body before retreating. Harry feels the light trying to enter his body but his body refuses it and fights back. The light made a dome. The dome seemed to protect everybody on the outside and keeps the inside from escaping.

Harry wasn't hurt by the dome until a large beam of light from the dome entered his scar. Harry started screaming and shaken on the floor like he was hit with the Cruciatus Curse. It continued for a little over 5 minutes until the dome broke and the shield ward was hit with powerful magic while Harry continued screaming and shaking on the floor.

Suddenly Harry stood up and wasn't screaming but shouted "YOU FEEL IT TOO TOM. IF YOU WANT ME COME AND GET ME JUST AS YOU TRIED IN THE ATRIUM. COME AND GET ME TOM. COME AND GET ME. WE ARE CONNECTED I WILL LET YOU FEEL PAIN EVEN IF IT KILLS ME."

Harry fell onto the floor on his knees and shouted a little quieter "I may die but you will feel the pain. If I die the girls will be free to find their love and that is enough for me. You hurt and the girls free. Their love isn't real anyway."

Everybody heard it the only thing that was heard besides Harry was the chanting and Harry's magic fighting against the Horcrux and the shield ward. All the girls were having tears in their eyes. It was too much for them. Hermione and Luna were feeling the pain but managed to not scream.

All the girls step beside the shield ward and Hermione shouted "Harry we are here. We are because we care about you. After all, they love you. Harry, I do care for you Harry, not Harry Potter but just Harry."

Astoria shouted "Harry you are my husband and I love you. I know we barely talked but I always watched you and when you played Quidditch and looked so happy I was too even if it was against Slytherin. I was happy for you and I knew immediately I loved you on the first day of class in your third year and my first. I also saw you immediately as Harry Potter and not Harry Potter the boy-who-lived thanks to Daphne."

Susan said, "Harry I loved you the first moment I saw you went I learned about our marriage contract I was beyond happy even when I knew I needed to share you with other girls."

Luna shouted "Harry I love you, Harry, even before you saved me. The first moment you spoke to me I felt happy and content. I want to show you but didn't know-how. I wasn't even sure I loved you then but now I know I do and it was from the first moment I saw you and the first time we talked in the carriage was enough to feel the happiness I now feel but I didn't want to be hurt again. I know you wouldn't hurt me but I couldn't be sure, but now I am sure you would never hurt me."

Luna's eyes turned white and said in a more serious tone "I see happiness around you Harry and many children to love and be loved by and..."

Luna's eyes turned normal and she SHOUTED in her normal voice "I LOVE YOU HARRY POTTER, MY FRIEND, MY FIANCEE, AND MY HUSBAND." After that Luna fainted but was caught by Susan and Hermione before she hit the ground.

All the girls looked surprised at her but Su quickly decided to follow what the other girls said "I know we never really talked but I just know we will be happy even if I need to share you, but please let us show you we really love you just Harry, not your fame or money. We would love you if you were you, just a handsome wizard even if you were broke we would still love you because you are you. "

Daphne shouted as last and said "Harry …. I know that it looked like I hated you but I never did it was more the opposite. It was all an act to protect Astoria, Tracey and myself. Malfoy had much power in Slytherin but after the chamber, with all the rumours I started to see who Harry Potter really was and I started loving him more than I could ever love Harry Potter the-boy-who-lived because like all the other girls have said I love you and I want us to be happy and I know for a fact that Tracey loves you too. I know we need to share you and that is not ideal for some but I knew I needed to share but I don't mind with the girls here or the girls at Grimmauld as long as you will love me … all of us equally."

Harry turned to look at them and they saw the same when they talked about Luna. His iris was glowing green but nothing floated. Suddenly his magic shot at the girls. However, instead of hitting them it engulfed them before another magic shot around the room and broke the shield ward. Luna was awaked by the magic and Hermione was feeling less tired than she was before even if it was only a little bit. One lash of magic engulfed Remus before it expanded and also engulf Dora and the baby.

However before another lash could hurt Remus (engulfed by Harry's magic), Dora (with Remus in front of her and engulfed by Harry's magic), Andromeda, Narcissa, Ragnok, Bonecrusher and the goblin guards the magic stopped and shot back to Harry. Bill, Fleur and the three goblins near the circle were blown back a bit but kept standing. Harry's magic wanted to lash at them again but before it could hit them again Harry holds out his hand and pulled the lash back just as he did with the magic that broke the shield ward.

The magic pushed Harry backwards down on his back before the magic swirled around him and shot in his scar. After 5 minutes a black smoke came out screaming. The dome would keep the soul inside the dome so it could be contained but because the dome broke the black smoke shot up a few feet before it stopped.

All the goblins see that and Bill sees the smoke going to the floor. Before it disappears through the floor Bill hits it with two spells. The third spell hit the floor where it was less than a second before.

The girls ran to Harry and see that Harry is unconscious and still shaking a bit from the pain. They see blood on the forehead where the scar is. The scar is still as visible as before but somehow looked different. When Hermione grabbed his hand she felt a jolt and let his hand go when she felt a bit of Harry's power still in his hand. The other girls grabbed the other hand, an arm or his shoulder and feel the same as Hermione. Hermione and Luna feel very tired. Hermione from the bad night and the pain she felt from Harry while Luna from the pain she felt from Harry and the injuries, malnourishment and the torture she got (little beatings and the Cruciatus Curse) when she was in Malfoy Manor Luna fainted before being engulfed and awaken by Harry's magic. When Harry's magic engulfed them the pain they felt from Harry stopped.

When Hermione and Luna tried to stand up they almost fell over before they both got helped up by the other girls when they saw it. A few minutes later the goblin healers enter and levitate Harry back to the hospital wing. Again they see blood where Harry was and quickly follow the healers.

29th December 1997, Hospital wing, Gringotts

Meanwhile, Katie went to lie in her bed when Harry and the girls left. Fay and Penelope were still asleep. Katie tried to get more sleep but her mind was thinking about what happened with Leanne, hoped she was okay and wanted to know what happened when the snatchers appeared and attacked.

Suddenly Katie felt pain, she didn't know from where but the pain continued until she couldn't take it anymore fell unconscious. The pain wasn't much but in her weakened state after the capture, the injury the Lestrange brothers gave her and the emotion from seeing Harry made the pain too much for her and that is why she fell unconscious. Unknown to her the healers noticed her and brought her two potions which they gave her when she was unconscious.

29th December 1997, Safehouse Order of the Phoenix, Northern Wales

Meanwhile in a safe house just occupied by a large family. The daughter of the family was so mad. Her older brother the best friend of her so-called ex-boyfriend left him alone in one of the most important things not only for her and her ex-boyfriend but for the sake of England and the magical community.

Not only let he, her ex-boyfriend alone, but he also left his girlfriend alone who happens to be one of her best friends. She was the first girl after Luna that she became friends with and she helped her so much with her ex-boyfriend.

'Well until this war is over and maybe the death eaters are caught. After that, he will be my boyfriend' she thought. She continued her thoughts 'he didn't really say it but he said during the wedding of Bill and Fleur that there will be no Veela's or any pretty girls Harry said so himself, but does that mean that he would still love me or did he just didn't want to hurt me? I hope the first.'

She thought 'Bill and Fleur where are they? They would be here to put up extra wards and bring goblin Portkey's to bring us to safety if we were found. Goblin Portkeys can go through wizard anti-portkey charms. Bill didn't tell where the portkeys would go but it would be a safe place. It didn't answer my question where is he and Fleur are?'

Suddenly she felt pain excruciating pain it was worse than the Cruciatus Curse some junior death eaters used on her when she had detention. True the Cruciatus Curse didn't hurt very much but this was at least 10 times worse. She tried not to make any noise but after almost 5 minutes she couldn't help herself and started to make a small noise. After 7 minutes it was more than she could bear and started to scream from the pain she felt.

Within 2 minutes Fred and George threw the door open with the wands drawn and said: "Ginny what is going on?"

Ginny looked at them and managed to say between the screams "I-I-I do-don't k-knooowwwwww."

Mr. Weasley was behind Fred and George and asked: "what is going on?"

Fred said, "we don't know."

George continued "We were talking while."

Fred again "Angelina and Alicia are."

George said, "talking with Verity when we."

Fred continued "suddenly heard Ginny scream"

George fished the sentence "and we came here as soon as we could."

Fred and George together said, "We asked what is wrong be she don't know."

Mr. Weasley was one of the few who could follow the twin speak while it drove Mrs. Weasley mental most of the time.

Mr. Weasley ushered Fred and George inside while he closed the door and placed and silencing charm. Too not alarm Angelina, Alicia, Verity, Charlie or Mrs. Weasley. Ron probably won't care about the fight he and Ginny had, just like the last couple of days.

After 5 more minutes, she calmed down. Mr. Weasley asked, "Ginny what happened?"

Ginny answered with a small voice feeling like a little girl "I don't know Daddy, it just happened the pain. It was suddenly but thought it would be over soon and tried not to make a noise but eventually, I couldn't take it anymore."

Ginny started sobbing after she started to scream and Arthur hugged her and said "shush Ginny. It is okay we will find out I am sure of it. Why don't you try to sleep a bit before dinner? It is over now right?"

Ginny nodded and said, "Okay daddy I will try to get some sleep."

Mr. Weasley kissed her on her forehead and hugged her. Fred and George hugged her before they all left the room and pulled the door shut behind them.

Mr. Weasley thought 'I will ask Bill when he finally comes here. Maybe it was a curse that hit her when she was at Hogwarts.'

What nobody knows was that downstairs Mrs. Weasley and Ron were talking quietly. Mrs. Weasley had a plate with food but Ron first needed to talk before he could get it as Ron hasn't eaten lunch yet because he stayed up late last night and the bed was very comfortable as he didn't have school or chores to do. The house is easily twice the size of the Burrow.

Mrs. Weasley asked, "when was the last time you gave her the love potion?"

Ron said, "the day before I left."

Mrs. Weasley asked, "and the others?"

"The day before I left but I could give Hermione her three potions without Potter noticing it. I gave her the love, friendship, and trust potion."

Mrs. Weasley smiled and said "good."

Ron said "the day that I left I gave her the loyalty potion. I didn't have the others but even if I had I wouldn't give them like you instructed mother."

Mrs. Weasley said "good. If you gave Hermione the others Potter will probably notice. He was a bad student but all the filthy Potters were very observant and that half-blood was probably too. Did you manage to give him the love potion and lust potion to Ginny?"

"Yes I gave it to him two times because I only had two of them, but he didn't change too much so Hermione probably didn't notice."

Mrs. Weasley's eyes had a twinkle that could rival Dumbledore and said "that is great. You came back at the right time."

Ginny started to scream but they decided to ignore it. When the screaming stopped Mrs. Weasley and Ron continued the talk especially because Ron wanted the food and almost attacked his mother to get the food.

Ron said "only because of Patronus' message mother and the idea to give Hermione the loyalty potions to get to come with me. Fortunately, nobody but I was awake when you send me the message to come back quick for the new potions when we needed to leave quickly."

Mrs. Weasley said "well you did. I find it weird why the loyalty potion didn't work. She should have joined you when you left. At least she would be here and we could continue giving her potions."

Mrs. Weasley said after thinking for a minute about a new plan "we just needed a few more days after the wedding and she wouldn't join Potter on this foolish quest and decided to stay with you when you decided not to go like Dumbledore intended and probably got her pregnant by now especially with her muggle parents away. We just need to adjust the plan. Here is your bag with the new batch of potions you need to try to find the half-blood Potter and mudb- muggleborn Hermione tomorrow. Any ideas where they might be?"

Ron just shrugged before finally being able to eat his mothers cooking when she put the plate in front of him. He looked like a pig eating for the first time in days and soon got a second and third plate full of food. Mrs. Weasley wanted to talk earlier but Ginny has not left Ron much alone and was always shouting at him when she saw him until today and the other times when she wasn't there the twins or Mr. Weasley were around.

I stop here otherwise the chapter becomes too long. Next chapter we have a little trip to France and the full extent of all injuries and potions (mostly in Hermione) will be revealed by the goblin healers after a long and big examination. Also, Luna and Narcissa will talk about Malfoy Manor if words permit it.

A/N #1 I think that the name of all the girls at Grimmauld Place would be a nice reminder including their house.

From Gryffindor, it is only Parvati. From Ravenclaw, you got Padma, Lisa and the MacDougal twins (Isobel and Morag). From Hufflepuff, you got Hannah, Megan, and Sally-Ann. Lastly from Slytherin, you got Tracey and the Carrow twins (Flora and Hestia). All the other girls are Gringotts at this point in the story.