Chapter 15 The Grangers are real, the Longbottom's return, the bonds form and the ritual is decided

31st December 1997, Grimmauld Place, London

It was past noon when the first girls started to wake up. Tracey, Parvati, and Padma were the first ones up even though they were the last to fall asleep. They were tired because of the few hours of rest they had. When they went downstairs they were the first that were down. They took a seat in the kitchen. Dobby pops in and asks "what can Dobby make for misses?"

Tracey, Parvati, and Padma all asked for the same thing and 15 minutes later they were enjoying their meal. Even though Tracey was a Slytherin the months spent together in Grimmauld Place made sure that everyone could get along and almost look past the houses they were assigned to, although girls from the same house were spending more time together that doesn't mean that they didn't like the other girls like Tracey, Parvati and Padma spending quite some time and for the last two days Tracey slept in their room. Tracey didn't like being alone now Daphne and Astoria were both in Gringotts.

They heard heavy footsteps so that were probably the Grangers. Padma walked towards the hallway and the stairs. She wanted to tell them to stop because the hallway had many spells and she like her sister and Tracey was still not thrusting the Grangers. Sure now she looks back the mother looks a lot like Hermione and their occupation was also true but still.

Padma said, "wait."

But it was too late both Grangers were standing in the hallway. Tracey, Padma, and Parvati felt that the magic start to rise, they remembered the feeling of the magic, it felt like Harry's magic when he lost control when they told him about Luna. Not a second later the magic 'disappeared' and the house didn't attack the Grangers. Dan asked, "why?"

Padma said "nothing Mr. Granger, but just let me tell you that now we will trust you completely."

Parvati and Tracey heard and agreed with Padma if the hallway and therefore the house didn't attack them they would be no threat to them and Harry but also had no ill will against them but also was a friend from Harry or in this case family from a friend.

Dobby popped in when the Grangers took a seat in the kitchen and soon had their meal. Soon after that, the other girls came down not more than two at a time and almost one hour later everybody was down and only the last four were still eating but were almost done.

Padma said "girls I have to say something important. We can trust Mr. Granger and Mrs. Granger in case you didn't trust them last night what would be wise, we are at war after all. I couldn't stop them when they walked downstairs from setting foot in the hallway. We did feel the magic rising but after only a few seconds the magic decreased and didn't attack the Grangers which means the house knows that they aren't a threat or have ill intent to us and more importantly to Harry."

All the girls looked surprised. Padma was right almost nobody trusted them after they lied the first time, but if the house didn't attack them then they were trustworthy at least until Harry and more importantly Hermione came back.

Tracey said, "Mr. and Mrs. Granger like we said last night we can't leave the house because it isn't safe outside and this house is being watched by the Death Eaters if you know who they are?"

Dan said, "they are the terrorists that believe in blood purity right?"

Sally-Anne said, "yes, they are called Death Eaters and a good muggle substitute term is terrorist and before you asked I am a half-blood but my mother was a muggleborn who learned me and my father a lot about the muggle world and words."

Dan and Emma nodded. They were told about the terrorist… Death Eaters and Voldemort by Hermione but they were supposed to be defeated. However, before Hermione's sixth year they felt something was wrong and Hermione told her parents the truth and that was even worse than what she told in the summer after her third year about the troll, the basilisk, and dementors.

It was hard to let her go again but Emma trusted Hermione enough that she wanted to learn and not be blinded by the obvious feelings she had for Harry even though Hermione tried to convince her they were just best friends. Dan wasn't happy but with every story, Hermione told about Harry, he seemed like the best boy that just barely deserved his little princess, but there were no better blokes out there to his knowledge although this Neville sounded to be a 'close' second-best after Harry.

Dan just hoped that Hermione would tell Harry how she felt because it looked like Hermione was more interested in Ronald. She always fights with Ronald so Emma and he were hoping she would take the step and not be afraid that it would ruin her friendship with Harry. Emma tried to convince Hermione it didn't, but he didn't know if he wanted it or not. Emma was right even if he didn't want to lose his little girl to a boy that soon but I mean he jumped on a troll, stayed almost every day she was petrified, stood up to bullies. Oh, how sad she was when he didn't ask her for the Yule Ball in their fourth year and she was felt guilty because of one of her best girlfriends….. Ginny if I remember also liked Harry as did some other friends.

Emma knew that Hermione didn't try to start a relationship with Harry because at least half the school if not more have a crush on Harry and she was very insecure about herself, mostly by the school bullies in elementary school, but also by some bullies in Hogwarts but Emma was very happy Harry was there for her and that is not mentioning Hedwig, Harry's owl always came to bring Hermione their present the day before her birthday.

Both Dan and Emma were so lost in thoughts that they didn't hear what Tracey said. When they didn't respond Tracey seat down and waited until the Grangers responded. After a few minutes, the Grangers started to look around and Tracey said: "I think you were lost in your thoughts when you didn't respond after I ask you a question."

Emma said "sorry, what did you ask? Tracey right?"

Tracey nodded and said "I wanted to introduce myself and that if you wanted I or one of the other girls can show you the library. There are many books there including more books about the wizarding world's customs, laws and history and also show the difference between the muggle history and magical history but also if some wars were started by the muggles or magical or work together like with Hitler and Grindelwald."

Emma said, "didn't Albus Dumbledore defeat Grindelwald?"

Lisa said "yes, but he did it after a couple of years. There is speculation of Dumbledore killed Grindelwald or not, but yes he defeated Grindelwald before Germany was defeated."

Dan and Emma nodded but before thinking about other things Tracey said with a loud voice "let me introduce myself. I am Tracey Davis, Slytherin and in the same year as Hermione."

Parvati followed Tracey's example and said: "I am Parvati Patil, Gryffindor and also in the same year as Hermione, but I am also in her dorm."

Padma said, "I am Padma Patil twin sister of Parvati, Ravenclaw and of course in the same year as Hermione."

All the girls follow starting all the other girls with first the Ravenclaw then the Hufflepuffs and ending with the Carrow twins from Slytherin. Dan and Emma greeted everyone and asked if someone could show them the library. Padma, Parvati and the Ravenclaws all nodded and immediately showed them the library as they were planning to go to the library anyway.

31st December 1997, Hospital Wing, Gringotts

Harry walks in behind Ragnok and Bonecrusher with Hermione beside him and Remus behind him. Harry sees Dora was being held by Narcissa while looking at a new screen with four guards. Dora sees Remus and lets Narcissa go to almost run to Remus with tears in her eyes. Dora said "Harry my mother is hurt and the healers are working on her. I want to know what she did that hurt her, did you do it because she had an outburst against Lady Black and how could you?"

Dora's hair was turned red almost immediately when she saw Harry. Harry didn't understand about an outburst against Astoria and before he could respond Hermione said "Nymphadora he did no such thing. How could you think such a thing about Harry, your own cousin and now head of your house."

Hermione has learned much from Daphne, Susan, Su, Astoria and quite a bit from Lord and Lady Greengrass because she would be Lady from an important house although she didn't expect it to be house Potter the most important house of all the houses Harry have.

Remus said "Dora she is right, you know Harry he would never do that even if he has a good reason and the right. He could never hurt someone from his family or that he loves and you know Harry loves Andi as an aunt he never has. Maybe after the war and after our baby is born you can show him some memories when you visit him before you-know-who attacked him and killed James and Lily."

Dora turned around and took a few steps away from Remus while she thought back to her youth and her red hair started to return to her dark hair when she said "I am sorry Lord Black, I should have known better. I accept any punishment that you give me, but please spare my baby."

Harry walked to Dora and hugged her before he said "I don't know what you talked about but I would never hurt her. I will also never hurt you or your baby and I will die protecting my family which includes you now more than before."

Dora started crying on Harry's shoulder because he had grown another inch and was a little bit taller than Dora. Remus comes close and Harry easily lets Remus take his crying wife in his arms without Dora noticing. Harry turned to Narcissa and said, "Narcissa how bad is it?"

Narcissa said "I don't know the guards won't let us enter and don't answer our questions. The only thing they said was that Andromeda was severely hurt and the healers are examining her and are treating the wounds."

Harry said "okay. Well, I do know thanks to Ragnok that the wounds aren't life-threatening so she would be okay, but she probably needs some rest and some potions."

Harry looked around but didn't see the Longbottoms and asked: "Ragnok could you ask one of the guards or the healers where the Longbottoms are?"

One guard said before Ragnok could ask "excuse me Lord Potter-Black the witch and wizard the hurt witch took are put near Madam Bellatrix Black as she wanted to heal them as soon as you could come."

Harry said, "thank you, captain."

Harry is followed by Hermione, Narcissa, Ragnok, and Bonecrusher. Remus didn't follow and was standing still consoling Dora for her severely hurt mother while saying things like she will be alright, she will recover, she just needs to rest.

31st December 1997, Safehouse Order of the Phoenix, Northern Wales

Bill apparates just outside the wards set up by the order and Bill. He walks through it and sees the house where his family is supposed to be. Right before he was going there he got a message from Ragnok to come to Gringotts he couldn't let his family know as this house is not connected to the floo and one of the wards Bill put up was to make sure no owl could find someone that was under the ward.

Bill walked in and sees his mother, his father and the twins sitting in what appeared to be the kitchen. They were all eating as it was breakfast time when he walked in his mother said "oh Bill finally we were so worried. Come sit I will make you some breakfast and where is Fleur?"

Bill said "she is in Gringotts. I am sorry that I didn't come by earlier but right before I was planning to come here King Ragnok needed Fleur and me immediately and because I work there I couldn't object besides I would be safe in Gringotts."

Arthur and the twins nodded while his mother was already making him some breakfast. He could demand that his father and Ginny would need to come immediately but that would lead to awkward questions and even though his mother and Ron did he still loves his family. He didn't want to hurt his family more after Percy chose the ministry over the family.

Bill decided to do some small talk and asked: "where is everybody else and is it true Ron is back?"

Arthur wasn't happy with his son but said "yes and we are happy unfortunately not all of us do. Especially Ginny isn't happy with him because Harry wasn't with him and Ron said that he left because Harry was just running around doing nothing to stop you-know-who."

Molly said, "Ron was right to come back as Harry only is running around and doing nothing to stop you-know-who."

Arthur said, "Molly I am sure Harry is doing something or at least trying to do something."

Bill saw this was a sore point and was relieved when he saw Angelina and Alicia greet them taking the attention away from Ron leaving Harry. Bill said, "good morning Alicia and Angelina."

The girls saw Bill and they recognize him from all the stories and photos they have seen over the years. Angelina said "good morning Bill. We heard you were married to Fleur Delacour, where is she?"

Bill said "she is in Gringotts. I came from there because King Ragnok needed Fleur and my help as curse breakers when we were planning to come here that is why am just came here and Fleur is not with me."

Only a few minutes later Verity came down and said "good morning" before taking a seat and getting immediately a pate of food from Mrs. Weasley.

Almost 10 minutes later Charlie came down and when he saw his brother walking up to him. Bill stood up and they gave each other a brotherly hug. Charlie and Bill were always very close and hadn't seen each other after the marriage because Charlie came back for Christmas and New Year but when he came back the family went into hiding and he requested leave from his job as dragon keeper and dragonologist as long as you-know-who wasn't defeated. He doesn't know if he got the leave as he didn't wait for a response.

When Charlie had his plate and was halfway done Ginny came down. She was very tired because after she felt unknowingly felt Harry's pain she felt a pull and somehow knew she was needed in Gringotts London and she had trouble sleeping thinking about Harry. She hasn't told anyone not even her father about the pull but she decided if it would last longer she would tell her father.

When she saw Bill she screamed and run up to him. Bill barely had time to stand up and brace himself before Ginny hit him. He managed to stay up and said "good morning Ginny. I see you are happy to see me."

Ginny nodded and said, "I am so happy to see you, Bill."

Bill asked, "how are you?"

Ginny said, "I am okay, how about you?"

Bill said, "I am good as is Fleur is you may wonder and before you ask she is in Gringotts that is why she isn't here."

Everybody at the table knew that Bill was Ginny's favourite brother so they just smiled especially because everybody but Molly saw that Ginny was having a hard time. Only Arthur and the twins knew she was having a hard time after the sudden pain.

When Ginny finally had Bill go after many minutes and took her seat next to him Ron came down and barely said grumpy "good morning" before he got a plate from Molly and did his pig expression of eating.

Bill saw that his father was done eating. Bill grabbed his bag and said "I got the Gringotts Portkey and I have rings for the males and a necklace for the females. Before everyone grabbed one he showed parchment and said: "that is the word to activate it."

On the parchment stood 'Weasley safety.'

When everyone had one Bill asked, "dad I need to speak with you."

Arthur said, "of course, son go ahead."

Bill said, "alone."

Arthur looked alarmed but stood up and walked to the living room. Bill followed him but when he reached the living room Arthur walked up the stairs until they are in a room that looked like a study.

31st December 1997, Study safe house order, Northern Wales

Arthur said, "what is the matter, Bill?"

Bill said "I am not only here to see how everyone was doing and delivering the Portkey's. I came here from one other thing."

When Bill didn't continue Arthur said: " what is the other thing?"

Bill was thinking if he should say it or leave it to Ragnok or Bonecrusher. Bill decided to tell a little bit but not everything. Bill said "I need you and Ginny to come with me to Gringotts. It is important for her and you but also for the family."

Arthur said, "okay I just need to tell Molly and we can go."

Bill immediately said "no, I have a Portkey so we Portkey into Gringotts but I am only allowed to take you and Ginny. If you tell mom, she wants to come and she will try long enough until we cave and agree, but King Ragnok said himself only you and Ginny can come."

Arthur knew Molly and thought Bill was right. If Molly couldn't come she will try to keep him and Ginny safe here.

Arthur said, "can Molly know where we go?"

Bill said after he thought about it "I don't think that is a problem but she can't follow us."

Arthur said "okay but is it possible to go after lunch. If we go now Molly knows something is up. If we go after lunch I can come up with an excuse that gives us time to disappear for a while without somebody noticing."

Ragnok did say that Bill needed to return soon. Bill decided that he wait until the afternoon to go back. He hoped that Ragnok and especially Harry didn't mind. Bill said, "okay, but please don't tell mom this."

Arthur nodded and Bill decided to ask something he didn't think of before but when he thought about Harry his mind go to Hermione being Lady Potter beside Ginny and asked: "it is maybe a weird question but is Crookshanks here?"

Arthur said confusingly "Crookshanks?"

Bill said "yes Hermione's cat. The last time I saw him he was at the Burrow looking for Hermione after she managed to get away with Harry and Ron before the Death Eaters came. If was the same evening I saw Crookshanks."

Arthur said "oh Hermione's cat. Yes, he is here Ginny took him with her when we went into hiding. Molly wanted to leave Crookshanks there but Ginny wouldn't go without him. Crookshanks was rubbing affectionally against Ginny's legs and she could grab him but he wouldn't let Molly take him. After almost an hour and the twins, Angelina and Alicia saying Crookshanks needs to come Molly finally relented and since then Crookshanks is mostly in Ginny's room, near Ginny or one of the other girls possible reminding him of Hermione."

Bill said, "we could better take him too when we go to Gringotts."

Arthur said, "if we can grab Crookshanks and go without Molly noticing okay otherwise we could better not do."

Arthur remembered two days ago that Ginny was suddenly in pain and wanted to ask Bill. He decided to ask now he had the chance because he didn't tell Molly, she would get a fit and would smother Ginny. Ginny doesn't like her mother right now because she welcomed Ron without question, not even asking where Harry and Hermione were and what has happened, Arthur did ask like the twins when the others were around.

Arthur said "Bill two days ago something happened with Ginny, she was in very much pain. She said it was suddenly and was already going on for several minutes before she made a sound."

"When I came there it seems the twins just arrived with their wands drawn but they didn't do it, that I know for sure. I thought maybe a curse that hit her in Hogwarts hurt her sometimes or some delayed time curse that would hurt her later. It hurt quite a lot because she started to sob during the pain and a bit after, but she didn't have any wounds. Do you have any idea what could cause it?"

Bill thought and asked "two days ago you say? Do you know how late?"

Arthur thinks and said, "I don't know exactly but it was in the afternoon but I don't know the exact time."

Bill thought 'two days ago in the afternoon Harry had the ritual. Is it possible that Ginny has a soulbond as Hermione has with Harry and if Fleur was right that Katie and Luna also have a soulbond with Harry, but just needed to be initiated? Fleur said that just one needed to initiate the bond with a kiss full of love that the other reciprocates the kiss so what would happen if Ginny kisses Harry with the love she feels and Harry reciprocates the kiss, the love or both?'

Bill was amazed as Fleur said it was rare that a witch or wizard has more than one soulbond, but when Fleur said it was partially about the magical power that the witch or wizard had, he understood that Harry would have more than one (soul)bond. Fleur hinted that the others were also getting closer to a bond without actually saying that. Fleur didn't say with or without words which bond, as there are different kinds of bonds. Bill was almost as excited as Ragnok to see it although Bill didn't know that Ragnok was excited about the bonds even though Ragnok only knows about the soulbonds.

Bill looked at Arthur and sees that he is waiting for an answer. Bill said "I have an idea why she felt pain, but I don't know for sure dad. I will look into it after Gringotts this afternoon."

Arthur agrees and Bill said, "we could better go done before we are gone too long and mom start to ask questions."

31st December 1997, Kitchen safe house order, Northern Wales

Arthur and Bill left the study and went downstairs. Molly looked questioningly at Arthur but he just shook his head like it didn't matter. Molly was making another plate of food for Ron it seems but also Ginny was waiting. 'It seems seeing Bill made her feel better, there were only two things that could make her even feel better and that is seeing Harry, Hermione, and Luna again. Maybe more with Harry' Arthur thought as remembered that Ginny was so happy when she had a relationship with Harry. She was easily one hundred times happier than with one of her previous boyfriends according to the twins that told him if he didn't tell Molly which he didn't because Molly is very protective of Ginny and somehow only found Harry barely good enough.

Arthur thought 'why does Bill need to bring Ginny and me to Gringotts but why and certainly why did King Ragnok ask for us? We don't have much money and don't even have an account manager. King Ragnok would never meet wizarding families even with an account manager so why would he want to even a family that doesn't have one?'

31st December 1997, Hospital wing Bellatrix's side, Gringotts

Harry entered Bellatrix's side and sees that Bellatrix was sitting in a chair while Frank and Alice lie on two beds a few feet apart from each other where Bellatrix's bed was just this morning. Four guards were keeping an eye on Bellatrix and the Longbottom while the four guards on the outside keep an eye on the hospital wing.

Harry said, "Bellatrix do you feel well?"

Bellatrix said "my Lord Black, yes I feel fine. I was waiting for you so you could see me helping Frank and Alice Longbottom but also if they see you they would hopefully not panic, but there is a big chance they think you are James your father. I hope it doesn't hurt when they do that. I also think if they need a trigger to remember everything while they were in this state saying you are Harry Potter son of James and Lily it will trigger it because you are just one day younger than their own son Neville."

Harry nodded and said "let's hope this works. Ragnok if you would be so nice to allow Bellatrix to cast the counter-curse we can move on."

Ragnok said "Madam Black you are allowed to cast the counter-curse but only the counter-curse. I would advise you not to try anything else."

Bellatrix said "I listen to my Lord Black. If my Lord Black doesn't want me to cast anything else I will not."

Harry said, "only that Bellatrix after that we can discuss your Dark Mark."

Bellatrix nodded. Harry said, "Narcissa can you lend your wand to Bellatrix?"

Narcissa said, "yes my Lord Black."

Harry said, "you only need to call me Lord Black when it is needed like the wizengamot as an example."

Narcissa said "Sorry Lord Black … I mean Harry."

Narcissa gave Bellatrix her wand and unknowingly Harry had one hand on his wand and the other was ready to grab a knife just to be sure.

Bellatrix points her wand at Frank first and said the counter-curse. It hit Frank and Frank looks around before he slowly calms down. The next moment Harry sees Bellatrix cast the counter-curse at Alice and she also looks around before she calms down. Harry said, "give the wand back to Narcissa Bellatrix."

Bellatrix seems reluctant and Harry raises his voice and said "NOW BELLATRIX, GIVE THE WAND BACK TO NARCISSA. I AM LORD BLACK AND I WANT YOU TO GIVE HER HER WAND BACK."

Raising his voice worked as Bellatrix looked shocked and immediately gave Narcissa her wand back. Bellatrix said, "sorry Lord Black I don't know what happened."

Harry noticed that Narcissa was trying to avoid looking at him or Bellatrix. He said "Narcissa you know more. Tell me what you know NOW."

Narcissa straightened up and looked at Harry. She said, "my Lord Black, I have seen that look before it was you-know-who's subconscious order that was showing, fortunately, your voice and rightful claim of Lord Black brought her back before she did something stupid."

Frank said, "where are we?"

Harry said, "Lord Longbottom you are in Gringotts in London."

Frank heard "Frank is that really you?"

Frank looks to his right and sees Alice looking at him with tears in her eyes. Frank said, "Alice are you alright."

Alice said, "yes Frank I am and I always will be with you by my side."

Frank now had tears in his eyes and want to stand up out of his bed but he falls to the ground the moment he tries to get out of his bed. Ragnok said something in Gobbledegook and two guards help Frank back into his bed while the other two pushed Alice's bed to Frank's bed.

Frank looked at Harry and said, "James is that you?"

Alice looks at Harry and before Harry could correct Alice said: "no he isn't that is Harry James and Lily's son."

Frank said "but Harry was just a baby last time we saw him. Wait for a second, what year is it?"

Harry sees Alice crying and Alice said: "you are my godson Harry, but where is Neville, my own son?"

Harry said "as far as I know he is doing fine. He is in Hogwarts, but Hogwarts, the ministry and the Daily Prophet are under the control of Tom…. You-know-who."

Frank said, "you mean Vol-."

Harry said "don't say his name. On his name is a taboo. If you say his name snatchers will come and I don't know if Gringotts wards keep them out but I also don't want to bring the Goblin nation that kind of trouble. If you don't want to call him you-know-who you can call him by his real name. His real name is Tom Marvolo Riddle so just call him Tom."

Frank said "Okay, but could you answer my question how many years have passed? The last thing I remember was getting tortured after Alice and then waking up here."

Harry said "16 years have passed since you were attacked but I think we could better give you a dreamless sleep potion. Bellatrix said that the memories from the time you were cursed while be coming back to you. You may not have been with Neville when he grew up but with the memories, you will see him grow up every time he came to visit you."

Alice was crying and Frank tried to console his wife when tears started to appear in his eyes. Ragnok nodded and a guard left which came back with a healer with two potions, both were the same and Ragnok said "Lord and Lady Longbottom please take the potion it will help with the recovery of the memories. It is almost noon the potion will work until dinner time. We hope that you have regained most if not all memories."

Frank and Alice managed to nod before drinking the potion. Alice almost fell asleep when Frank noticed Bellatrix and said "you. You, your husband, his brother and Barty Crouch junior will all pay. MARK MY WORDS." Screaming the last part.

After that Frank fell asleep. Bellatrix had tears in her eyes and Ragnok said "Harry I have an idea for a risky ritual that can completely heal Madam Bellatrix Black, but it will hurt quite a lot and there is a chance it wouldn't work. It can affect her magical core "

Harry said, "I would like to hear more, Ragnok."

Ragnok said, "we could better talk in Bonecrusher's office."

Harry nodded and said "Narcissa and Bellatrix come with me. Hermione, I think you could better let the other girls know I will be busy."

31st December 1997, Hospital wing, Gringotts

Harry walks out behind Bellatrix and now the Longbottom's side and sees that Remus and Dora had taken a seat across from the side where Andi is being treated. Remus sees Harry and asked, "and Harry did the Longbottom's regain their memory?"

Harry said "no not yet but the counter-curse did work. Ragnok akes a healer to give them a dreamless sleep potion hoping the memories will come back to them when they are asleep. I hope it will work. How is Andi?"

Remus said, "one of the healers came and said that she is out of danger and that they were treated for the last wounds and that soon we can go in but she will be asleep until the late afternoon at least."

Harry hears someone scream "HARRY JAMES POTTER" and sees Astoria, Susan, Daphne and Luna standing there looking quite mad. Harry stumbling said "good morning."

Astoria screamed, "Harry James Potter don't you good morning me."

After she said that the other girls came from behind the screen and all looked mad at Harry. He glanced at the screen where Ollivander and Fortescue were lying and thought 'could I change places with them so I am sleeping or at least not be here.'

He hears Hermione saying in his mind 'no Harry you cannot change places.'

Astoria madly says "we heard from Remus that you took up the Lordships from your other houses this morning and that Hermione was with you."

Harry heard something in Astoria he didn't expect. He looks at Astoria and sees her eyes shining with unshed tears. He walks to her and sees Astoria's face softening with every step he takes closer to her. He said in his mind against Hermione 'I hope you don't mind what I am going to do right now but you will probably see this more times.'

Hermione looks confused not really understanding what Harry was going to do. Harry stood in front of Astoria and said: "Astoria I am very sorry I should wait at least for you as Lady Black."

Harry looks into her eyes and bent down to give her a kiss which Astoria immediately reciprocated. Harry pulled away and Astoria looks disappointed Harry continued "and would probably let Daphne, Susan, and Su join as I am going to marry them too."

Susan said, "you don't get off that easy" before walking towards him to pull on his collar to pull him down and kiss him before Su did the same. Susan and Su looked at Daphne. Daphne sighed and walked towards him but kissed him on his cheek before hitting his head and said: "don't do this again Potter."

Astoria giggled and said "are you kidding me, Daphne. Potter again and just a kiss on his cheek."

However, as soon as Daphne stepped away Luna jumped in Harry's arms and started kissing him. Harry without thinking started to reciprocate the kiss before Luna forcibly was pulled off Harry by Astoria, Katie, Hermione, and Susan but before they could light engulfed, Harry and Luna. Everybody was surprised especially the girls. Hermione felt someone entering her mind who sounded a lot like Luna before it disappeared.

When Luna was pulled from Harry Katie couldn't wait any more when she saw Luna also bond to Harry if she must believe the light. Katie is a bit taller than Susan and was able to stand on her toes to kiss Harry. She walked to Harry while Hermione with a look convinced the other girls to not intervene. As soon as Katie kissed Harry he reciprocates and a light appeared again a little less bright than Luna's but still, a light that meant a bond was started, but not completed (like Luna and Hermione's aren't completed). Hermione again felt someone entering her mind before it disappeared.

When Katie pulled away Harry felt a bit tired. Starting two bonds very short after each other was tiring because it uses magic from the bonded (and magic itself) to establish the bond. Having more than one bond is rare even for a powerful witch or wizard.

Hermione feels that Harry is tired and went to Harry to support him so Harry wouldn't fall to the ground or collapse. After a few minutes, Harry felt less tired and Hermione keeps on him not to support him but hug him. Hermione said in her mind 'Harry I don't mind if you give me also a kiss at least.'

Harry didn't respond because he didn't hear her. When she ended the thought she kissed Harry. After the kiss, he groaned and put his hand to his head before saying "Luna I know you're excited but please can you slow down a little."

Luna's smile grew when Daphne said, "what by Merlin's beard do you mean Potter?"

Harry thought that telling the truth would cause probably be between the girls because not all the girls had a bond but Hermione and Luna were in his mind. Luna was immediately in his thought even though Hermione took almost three days before Hermione could hear his thought although after she and her magic accepted her love for Harry it was within a day she was in Harry's mind.

Harry wanted to lie but before he could Hermione told the truth "Harry can probably hear Luna in his mind because of the soulbond, it took me more time almost three days but only a day after I admitted that I love Harry and remembered that I already admitted to myself after Yule in my fifth year and at the end in my third year."

Remus smiled and thought 'Padfoot you old dog, it seems you were right from the start, but why did she need to admit it three times to herself?'

Katie could feel Harry but not hear anything but she will probably hear Harry in time. Bellatrix stood frozen just a few feet away near the screen with the Longbottom's because she didn't want to interrupt her head of House. After the light, Ragnok waved his hand and the parchment with Harry's ancestry appeared in his hand.

He looks and sees that Katie's name was completely visible and just a little less than Hermione's name and Luna's name was added as visible as Hermione's name. Besides Harry's name stood Hermione Jean Potter neé Granger, Katie Victoria Potter neé Bell, and Luna Pandora Potter neé Lovegood. Ginny Molly Weasley and Gabrielle Delacour were still barely visible.

Ragnok said something in Gobbledegook to Bonecrusher who immediately left with two guards. Ragnok had a smile on his face but because he is a goblin it is difficult to see.

Ragnok thought 'this going to be fun, I knew Miss Lovegood would be bonded to Harry with just one kiss just like Miss Granger was ….. well, they are both Lady Potter now. I wonder what Lady Luna Potter is going to do with her maiden name Lovegood unless, of course, they sign a contract where she keeps her maiden name or give it to her firstborn son (or daughter if she doesn't bear a son) as Harry has enough other Lady Potter's to bear a son for house Potter. I don't know if magic will accept Lady Luna Potter to get her maiden name back without divorcing which could cost her life unless it became Lovegood-Potter.'

Bellatrix gathered her courage in the meantime and asked: "my Lord Black, I am sorry to interrupt but you wanted to go to hear King Ragnok about a way for the dark mark in an office."

Bellatrix was shaken a bit for fear of interrupting her head of House and for what happened when she grabbed Narcissa's wand, especially what was crossing her mind to do before Harry managed to 'force' Bellatrix to give Narcissa her wand back. Narcissa walks to Bellatrix and put her arm around Bellatrix to comfort her.

Harry said "oh yes you are right Madam Black, we should better go. So Ragnok if you please."

Ragnok nodded and started walking with the royal guard immediately followed by Harry and the girls at the end where Narcissa and Bellatrix were flanked by eight guards from the fifteen guards that were in the hospital wing for Harry's protection.

31st December 1997, Bonecrusher's office, Gringotts

Ragnok waved his hand and many chairs appeared which make the large office feel a bit crowded. Ragnok said "Bonecrusher is busy but will probably join us as soon as he is able. Now on to the removal of the dark mark. I asked the healers, the council of elders and the goblins that perform rituals. I asked for options and ideas. When I noticed Madam Black's reluctance when she had the wand a ritual that was given as an option came to mind but the council of elders advised that I shouldn't give it as an option unless there were signs of mind control what I just explained and the Dark Mark has certain magical properties, what the Dark Mark has."

Ragnok waited to see if there were any questions. When nobody asked Ragnok continued "the ritual that has the best chance to cure Madam Bellatrix Black is also the riskiest, dangerous and painful ritual. If the ritual succeeds she will not have the orders in her mind and will be the same as she was when she was sixteen, but the memories will come back just like the Longbottom's. There is however one side effect to let her return to her sixteen-year-old mind her body will revert back to when she was sixteen too."

Hermione said, "Ragnok sorry to interrupt but you said her memories will come back to her but wouldn't the memory from Tom putting the orders in her also come back?"

Ragnok said, "yes Lady Potter, but it will just be a memory and will not have an effect on her mind this time because the Dark Lord wouldn't be performing what he did."

Hermione felt a pleasurable shiver when someone else besides Harry and herself called her Lady Potter. It made it more real and it made her so happy, but she did hear what Ragnok said.

"Madam Black will feel a lot of pain especially when she will revert back to her sixteen-year-old body. With that, the Dark Mark will also disappear. There are two things I should tell you. First, if you want Madam Bellatrix will start ageing normally but it will mean that all memories would be lost and also all the abilities and knowledge that she gained after she was sixteen will she forget. However, if she wants to rapidly go back to the age she is now she will keep her memories, abilities, and knowledge and will return like the memories from the Longbottoms. I would recommend that Madam Black will rapidly age to her normal age because the knowledge, memories, and abilities could be very useful against the Dark Lord."

"The second thing is not a choice. There is a chance that the ritual will affect the magical core. It will not remove your magic but you can become weaker. We tried to find a way to prevent it. If you are very strong you can maybe resist it but other than that we didn't find a way to prevent it if something goes wrong. I want to express it is not a certainty that you will become weaker but will only happen if something goes wrong with what we try to avoid."

Harry asked, "how fast can we do the ritual?"

Ragnok said "the ritual can be done within the hour. We only need Madam Bellatrix Black and the choice revert back and age from there or revert back and then rapidly age to the age she is now, which is still very young for a witch though."

Harry looked at Bellatrix and she said: "I will do agree with what Lord Black wants."

Harry sighed and asked one question " Bellatrix did the Lestrange brothers or the Dark Lord something to you?"

Bellatrix let a few tears fall and couldn't answer. Narcissa hugged Bellatrix and said "yes my Lord Black. Bella was pregnant almost six months after the marriage but the Lestrange Brothers shared Bellatrix and were very rough in bed and hurt Bella. She tried to protect her child but she had a miscarriage with infuriated her husband but also his brother. They punished her for losing the child even though she tried her best to save the child not for being afraid of the punishment but her dream was to be a mother, also to be better than our mother. The day she found out she was so happy. The punishment, however, was too extreme and she can't get pregnant anymore."

Narcissa was crying throughout the whole story. Harry couldn't understand how it feels to lose the chance to have children but he did understand living with bad people, being abused and thinking nothing can make this better or will make him happy.

Harry asked Ragnok "if Bellatrix's body will revert back and she will rapidly age will she be able to carry children again?"

Ragnok thought and said "I don't see why not, of course, she must not be pregnant during the ritual but after that, she should be able to. When she rapidly ages I don't know what will happen if she is pregnant during the time she rapidly ages."

Harry said, "will the rapidly ageing take the ability to get pregnant from her?"

Ragnok said "the council of elders with the goblins that perform rituals has researched it many years ago and it doesn't at least not by female goblins. We don't think it will be different for human females."

Bellatrix was crying harder. Harry asked the girls "girls is it possible and safe for a witch in her 40 to get children?"

Susan said "yes Harry witches can get pregnant from their first period let's say 12 years old to well in their eighties sometimes even nineties. There are some records from a few very powerful witches that had even children after they turned a hundred. It will also help that until somewhere in their far in the hundred most witches won't look older than 40 to 50 years old."

Harry thinks 'I wonder how old Professor McGonagall really is then."

Harry hears a dreamy voice say 'oh Professor McGonagall uses strong glamour charms. I wonder why? she is really pretty for her age.'

Harry thinks 'Professor McGonagall uses glamour charms?'

This time Harry hears Hermione's Professor McGonagall use glamour charms? Why do you think that Harry? I wonder which charms she uses and why?'

Harry thinks 'Luna said that.'

Luna giggled in Harry's mind and thinks 'I thought it Harry.'

Harry thinks 'she thought it I mean.'

This time Luna giggled and everyone except a crying Bellatrix, Narcissa conforming Bellatrix and Harry thought what do were looking at her. Everybody that looked at her was wondering why she giggled except Hermione who had a smile on her face now knowing for sure Luna was in Harry's mind but she wondered if she would stay in Harry's mind and not be pushed out by Luna and if she could ever talk with Luna in her mind because she heard Luna in her mind very shortly after she bonded with Harry.

Harry said, "Bellatrix did what Narcissa said really happen?"

Bellatrix was sobbing now thanks to Narcissa comforting her and saying "y-y-y-yes and m-m-more."

Harry said, "could you tell me?"

Bellatrix nodded and said in a steady voice "after my miscarriage and punishment he started to lend me out to other Death Eaters. I was also used as a tool for learning and demonstrating how to have sex while inflicting as much pain as you can on a woman without making her pass out of worse to the young marked Death Eaters and the junior Death Eaters. The junior Death Eaters were Death Eaters who still need to be initiated and get the mark so they weren't Death Eaters… yet."

"My ex-husband said it would all stop if I would just voluntary take the dark mark. I would be a Death Eater then and I wouldn't be used to demonstrate things and would be the one to teach them if the Dark Lord wanted that."

Bellatrix's voice was wavering from the first sentence she spoke but continued "you could say I was one of the lucky ones. The women and girls they caught were enslaved, Imperiused to kill their friends and family or tortured for fun or just tortured long enough to make them beg to be killed. The women and girls that were used for initiations that were always muggles or muggleborns were probably the most fortunate of them all. It would probably sound weird to say that they were the most fortunate…"

Before Bellatrix could continue Narcissa pleaded "please Bella don't tell them. I was bad enough to be forced to watch, I don't want to relive it and remember that I failed to raise my ex-son into a better person than he is. He is even worse than his father and that is saying something."

Harry thought 'could Draco really be different if he had another father or his father wasn't a Death Eater? If I see how he is there would be no other way that Draco could be. Everybody says children arent born evil, but what about Draco, the other Death Eaters or Tom. Tom is evil and he was already doing bad things before he went to Hogwarts.'

Bellatrix didn't know what to do, her sister wanted her to stop but her head of house asked her to tell him not to order so she could stop if she wants to. Harry decided to ask after he has thought before Bellatrix will undergo the ritual that would make her lose her memories for some time. Harry said "I am sorry Narcissa. Could you please tell me, Madam Black?"

Bellatrix nodded and said "I already said I was lucky and didn't need to do what others needed to do. I want to say that I don't know if everybody else did what I saw many Death Eaters do including some of the Death Eaters during the first war, Draco and some of Draco's year mates from more than just Slytherin last summer after the Dark Lord took over the ministry although Draco took the Dark Mark before his sixth year."

"Women and girls are used for initiation, sometimes man or boys are also used but mostly women and girls. I am afraid to say that most are young girls that were and are used. The women and girls are raped and tortured by the initiate. After that what sometimes could take hours they were killed by the killing curse fired by the initiate, believe me when I say it was merciful. I remembered seeing some girls' eyes right before they were killed, they were glad that the pain would stop and that they wouldn't have to live at the mercy of the Death Eaters anymore or that their virginity was taken by a new Death Eater, the women and girls that were enslaved or tortured aren't that lucky."

"If they use a man or a boy, they will torture them until they beg to be killed and sometimes uses their mother, wives, sisters or other female family members that they captured to torture them, especially daughters getting raped in front of their fathers and/ or elder brothers, that broke many fathers and elder brothers."

When Bellatrix told them what a Death Eater normally needed to do Narcissa broke down and was crying like there was no tomorrow. Bellatrix followed after her story when she remembered seeing it even when she was controlled and the almost happy faces she saw from the girls that were killed happy to escape the pain and humiliation even if it cost them their lives.

Harry said "we can better start the ritual right away. Tom probably doesn't know about Bella yet, but the other Death Eaters would already find the dead Death Eaters in the hall including the Lestrange brothers and Wormtail in the dungeon. We can better hurry if Tom comes back earlier than expected."

Ragnok nodded and said something in Gobbledegook which makes two guards go to the door before returning to their place and two other guards entered.

Let's end here. I think many thought Ginny would see Harry again in this chapter but no that would be in the next chapter. Harry will meet his first in-laws (Lord and Lady Greengrass) as he knew they were in Gringotts but hadn't talked to them before as he was busy.

The next chapter will if the word count allows it the first view of Potter Manor. I am doubting how to call Potter Manor like the Weasley's has the Burrow and the Lovegood's the Rookery. If you have a nice idea for a name for the Potter Manor please let me know through review or PM.

Also, Hermione will see her parents how would they react? How would Ginny react when she learns she would need to share Harry and where did Fleur go? All would be in the next chapter and more if word count allows it.

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The next chapter for my other stories will be posted later today or tomorrow but not later. There is a part of the canon so be warned.