AN: The usual disclaimers apply. Thanks to everyone who has reviewed, I am glad to hear that you are enjoying the story. As stated in the last couple of chapters I am still looking for a Beta Reader if you or anyone you know is interested do not hesitate to PM me. Anyway back to the show shall we.
Harry sat quietly in his room reading through the book assigned by Professor Babbling that afternoon, the runes coming easier to him thanks to his connection to Hermione. He smiled inwardly as the door to his room opening and he looked up to see Susan enter.
"Good evening." He said gently as he closed the book and set it on the bedside table to give her his full attention.
"Good evening Harry." She said softly as she stopped a few feet from the bed.
"I hope your day was good." He said as he looked over to see that it was nearly seven, dinner would be starting soon.
She nodded and sighed. "I just got in from studying with Hannah, we were discussing the events of the last week."
He nodded. "It's been a lot, I know." He said as he stood from the bed.
"Yes." She said and her eyes fell to the floor.
"Is everything alright Susan?" He asked.
"Ye-it will be." She said quietly as she sighed and settled onto the foot of his bed.
He moved and settled down beside her, reaching over to gently take her hand into his own. "What's wrong?" He asked as he watched her.
She sighed and shook her head. "It's nothing really, just...just so many things are changing so fast and we have barely gotten to actually spend any time getting to know each other."
He nodded, it had been rather busy since the dinner last Thursday planned by her Aunt. He had barely had a moment to sit and think what with the wedding on Saturday and Sirius' Trial yesterday. He sighed to and she laughed.
"Does anything ever slow down around you Harry?" She asked as she looked into his eyes, he could feel her trying to read him.
"Not really." He said with his own laugh. "But it's not always so complicatedly insane."
She nodded. "Yes, most of us have been on the outside watching the last couple of years, but being on the inside now I can see why you, Hermione and Ron have always been seemingly running from one thing to the next."
He nodded. "We do get some slow time as well, but it's rare." He sighed and gently stroked the back of her hand with his thumb. "So, what would you like to know?"
She smiled as he saw her visibly relax at his touch and then she seemed to think. "Everything." She said after a few moments. "I know that's a very complex answer, but I would like to know you Harry."
He smiled softly and took her other hand in his. "That's not complex." He said with a sigh. "Where would you like to start?"
She frowned for a moment as he watched her think and then with a nod. "Tell me about how you grew up, how you found out you were a Wizard."
He frowned at her question and sighed. "My relatives are not good people, at least the ones who raised me aren't." He said as he thought about how best to tell her about his childhood. "I spent most of the time trying just to avoid my Uncle, Aunt and Cousin otherwise there was always an argument or I was punished just for simply existing."
"That's horrible." She said with a frown. "Are they really that bad?"
He shrugged. "Until I was eleven I slept in the cupboard under the stairs, when I wasn't being punished I was expected to do chores or being abused by my Cousin Dudley. I didn't even have friends at school until I came here."
He could see the revulsion in her eyes as he spoke. "Hagrid was the one who came to give me my Hogwarts Letter and take me to do my shopping, though apparently it was supposed to have been McGonagall or one of the other Heads of House."
Susan nodded. "Yes, they are always the ones who go." She said with a frown. "I wonder why Hagrid was the one who came to you, he wasn't even a Professor at the time."
Harry shrugged. "The only thing I know about that was it was Dumbledore's decision, he seemed to think that Hagrid was the best one for the job."
She frowned and he could see her trying to work everything into her memory. "He's a really good friend of yours isn't he?"
Harry nodded and grinned. "He's great, when we aren't getting chased by his animals."
She laughed, they had just started studying some strange new creatures that Hagrid had obtained for them that he had called Blast-Ended Skrewts, the larvae they had been studying for the past week smelled horribly of rotten eggs. "He does seem like a nice man, though I don't know him all that well."
Harry smiled. "Would you like to meet him properly?" He asked, he knew it was too late to go down to visit him now but he could always take her the next time he went to visit.
"I-would he be okay with that?"
Harry laughed. "He'd love it, he's really a great man." He said with a nod as he continued to stroke her fingers with his own, entwining their hands together.
"Then yes, I'd love to get to know your friend." She said with a sigh as she moved closer to him. "So, are the rumors true, what you did both last year and in first year?"
Harry smiled. "Yeah, though most of what we managed to accomplish was because of Hermione and her diligent studying."
Susan laughed. "She is quite the bookworm." She said with a sigh.
"What about you, what was your childhood like?"
She smiled and he listened as she told him about growing up with her Aunt, she didn't remember her parents who were killed during the First Wizarding War against Voldemort. She talked about how her Aunt had always done her best to be there for her and how she had grown up alongside not only Daphne and her sister Astoria but also Hannah and several of their classmates.
"Neville and Hannah often spent summer holidays with Aunt Amelia and I down in our summer home in Maldives." She said with a grin and he could see that she was reliving memories. "Those two always got along well, I am surprised that they aren't dating especially with how crazy she is for him."
Harry paused. "She likes Neville?" He asked surprised, he hadn't ever really thought about Neville Longbottom and his love life and it was a little odd to be discussing this now.
"Oh yes, she has told me many times that she would love to eventually marry him." She said with a bright smile. "It's actually quite cute the way she goes on about him."
Harry smirked. "Neville is definitely a very shy person, I wonder if he knows how she feels."
"NO!" Susan yelped as she gave him a look of horror. "Please don't tell him, I promised Hannah that I would not intervene or tell him."
Harry smiled and gently sighed. "I won't, but she should if she wants him to notice her." He said with a shrug. "He doesn't really seem to know how to talk to people, especially girls and especially on that topic."
She nodded. "Yeah, he's definitely gotten a lot more tight lipped around us, though he doesn't seem to have any issues talking to me at all."
Harry shrugged. "Perhaps he likes her too then, I know when I asked Hermione out it took me a long time to do so, it must be something about it being the person you are interested in."
Susan frowned. "And...a-are you interested in-in me?" She asked as she turned a retrospective eye on him.
He smiled softly and gently lifted one of her hands to kiss gently. "Susan, I do find you very beautiful." He said softly. "As we are to be married I cannot say that I was not expecting to ever be with you, but I am not opposed to the idea of being with you."
She smiled softly. "You just don't love me the way you do Hermione." She said pointedly.
"Well, no I don't." He said with an apologetic smile. "I don't love you the way that I love Hermione, because you are not Hermione. I do have feelings for each of you though in your own way, I would not trade any of you for anyone else."
She beamed and sighed, freeing one of her hands to reach up and gently caress his cheek. "You're right, I'm sorry that was a bad way of saying that. I know you don't love any of us the same way that would be impossible."
He nodded and then together they stood and made their way into the common area where they found Ginny and the others studying together. Everyone looked up and then together they all made their way down to dinner where they joined Ron at the Gryffindor table. If anyone had an issue with the two Hufflepuffs and Padma joining the Gryffindors, no one had seemed to say anything against this in the last few days.
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Alexandrine lay quietly in the bad in her room, she had been surprised over the last few days since the wedding that Harry had not taken the liberty of their wedding night. She had expected him to take her that night, but when they had all returned to the private quarters that they all now shared he had simply spent the evening chatting with her before going to bed alone.
She sighed, this was not at all what she had expected and if she knew her Uncle it would not be long before he was demanding proof that the marriage had been consummated. She had attempted to speak to her husband on this topic, but it had been hard finding time to be alone with him.
Throwing back the covers from herself, she stood from her bed and made her way into the common area surprised to find that everyone was apparently in their own rooms. Crossing over to his door she paused and listened, to see if he was alone. She didn't hear any voices even though it was only around ten. She knocked and waited to see if she would receive an answer or if he was already in bed.
"Come in." He called and she turned the knob.
"'Arry, can we speak?" She asked as she stepped into the room and crossed over to him, her nightgown trailing along the floor behind her.
"Of course." He said as she crossed over and sat on the bed beside him and he pulled his glasses from the table and placed them back on his face.
"'Arry, I was wondering why you 'ave not taken me yet." She said getting straight to the point, she knew that it was a sensitive topic but her need to stress to him how her Uncle would not look kindly on her still being a virgin was too important.
"Oh, well I-I didn't want to force you into, you know...anything that you were not ready for." He said and sighed.
She smiled softly and sighed. "I see, well while I may or may not be ready, zere is ozer reasons that we need to do zis already." She said with frown. "My Uncle will not be too 'appy if 'e learns zat we 'ave not 'ad our wedding night yet."
Harry frowned. "To hell with what Lucius thinks." He said with a shrug. "We're married now, we can consummate our marriage when we are ready. I don't want you to feel rushed or pressured into anything you aren't ready for."
She smiled again and slipped into the bed with him, curling up against him as she joined him. "'Arry, you do realize zat if we don't my Uncle can 'ave you thrown in Prison, it's a very serious matter zat 'e already forced you into marrying me. We should not give 'im reason to furzer 'ave cause or power over you."
She watched as he took in the information and mulled it over. "Yes, but do you want me to force myself on you?" He asked as he gently took her hand in his, joining their fingers as he lightly stroked her thumb with his own.
"You wouldn't be forcing yourself on me." She said gently as she pulled his hand up and held it to her cheek. "I 'ave known seence I was much younger zat eventually I was going to 'ave a husband and zat there would be expectations of me."
He frowned and she could see him internally arguing with himself. "You are much better zan I ever expected to actually get een a 'usband. You are a good man and a great wizard from what I 'ave seen zo far, far better zan my eediot cousin and 'is fazer."
He smiled and she gently leaned in to kiss him as she climbed onto his lap. She could tell already that she was going to have to do more than just speak with him on this if she wanted to keep him out of Prison, if not just for her sake but the other girls as well. She sighed and steeled herself as she pulled her nightgown over her head and throw it to the floor, leaving herself in only her bra and panties.
"A-are you s-sure?" He asked as she returned her gaze to his, resting her hands on his shoulders as she smiled down at him where he lay.
"I-oui." She said, reverting to her native language to give him her answer. "I am as ready as I will ever be at zis moment." She said softly, lightly tracing the contours of his shoulders and upper arms, feeling his muscles beneath his shirt.
He smiled, and she thought it was cute how he turned pink with embarrassment as he watched her. She leaned in again and kissed him, his lips pressing against hers as he returned the kiss, one hand reaching up to cup her back as he held her. She gently tested the waters, opening her mouth just a fraction to lightly press her tongue against his lips as she had heard the girls at both Hogwarts and Beauxbatons talk about.
She was relieved when she felt his own mouth open and their tongues lightly touched, dancing together as the kiss deepened. She felt butterflies in her stomach as she felt her body respond, her breathing quickening and broke away.
"Promise me zat you will be gentle." she said quietly, still looking into his emerald eyes and felt herself falling into him.
"I promise." He said as he let his hands begin to wander, his fingertips exploring her waist and sides.
She sighed as she continued to feel her hormones rising, the butterflies squirming more ferociously as she reaching back and gently undid her bra, allowing it to hang loosely on her shoulders. She could feel the goosebumps on her skin as he continued to tease her, his fingers slowly making their way up to her shoulders before taking the blue satin garment and slowly guiding the straps down her arms and off, peeling it away to reveal her small breasts to him.
"You're beautiful." He said softly as she at first made to hide herself before thinking better of it and letting her hands settle on his stomach. "I don't know how I ever got so lucky as to marry a part-veela, but even without it you are beautiful."
She smiled softly, feeling her own cheeks pink with his compliments. "And you are very 'andsome 'Arry, I am far more lucky zan you."
He gently smiled up at her as he took the compliment in turn. "A-are you on the potion or have you performed the contraceptive spell?"
She frowned, she hadn't thought about that in her decision to come and speak with him. Then again she hadn't actually known if they would get this far tonight.
"I am not on ze potion, but eef I can borrow your wand I can perform ze spell." She said softly, looking about for his wand.
He reached over to the bedside table and picked up the aforementioned object and placed his wand in her hand. She gently took it and began to mutter the incantation for the contraceptive charm, she felt it work immediately and sighed. She had been so stupid in not thinking of this before.
"Zere, eet ees finished." She said as she handed him back his wand, watching as he placed it back on the table. "Zo I would not 'ave been too worried eef we 'ad gone on wizout eet."
He raised an eyebrow as he let his fingers resume their exploration, lightly tracing along the contours of her belly. "You wouldn't have been worried if you got pregnant so young."
She hummed. "No, but zen again I 'ave been trained by my mozer to know how to predict when during my cycle I am likely to get pregnant, we wouldn't 'ave to worry for about two more weeks." She said, thinking back to everything that her mother had taught her about timing pregnancies based on how her body reacted and when her periods fell.
He frowned up at her, "I see, is this something that is normal?"
She shrugged. "I am not sure eef ze ozers know 'ow to do eet or not, and even eef zey do zere is no true way of knowing whezer it is accurate or eef you can still end up pregnant, zo I 'ave never known my mozer to be wrong."
She sighed as his fingers began to trace along the undersides of her breasts, feeling her nipples harden as her breathing quickened again. He was good at this, taking his time and making her feel so loved and safe. She leaned in again and kissed him, pulling him up to her as she rolled onto her back pulling him with her so that he was now the one on top of her. She could feel the bulge in his pajamas through her panties as he was pressed against her most intimate place.
"I am yours 'Arry Potter, always." She said softly, knowing that this was true beyond measure and not just because her Uncle had twisted the marriage into existence.
He smiled down at her as he leaned in and kissed her again before kissing along her neck to her collarbone. "I am am yours." He said softly, kissing he way down each of her breasts, lightly nipping at her nipples and causing her to cry out as pure pleasure coursed through her.
She tugged at his shirt, pulling it over his head and throwing it to join the pile of her own clothing growing on the floor. She let her hands explore his chest, his muscles firm against her as she smiled up at him. She knew that he would do everything he could to not hurt her without having to repeat the statement or question his motives. Already he had her melting in his hand and they had only just started.
She gently rolled her hips on him, feeling him harden further and grow through the fabrics that separated them. She watched him for a moment as his face contorted in his own gasp of pleasure at her ministrations.
"Do you mind if I try something?" He asked, looking down at her as he sought her approval.
"Z-zat depends." She said as he sat up and began to remove her panties, pulling them down her long, slender legs and leaving her naked beneath him. "Wh-what a-aaaah"
She groaned as he began to kiss along her legs, first down one and then the other as he made his way down toward her pelvis. She sighed, wondering what on earth he had in mind. She had heard stories from the older girls at Beauxbatons, but she didn't think that he would actually intend to...Her mind exploded as he finally made his intentions known, gently kissing her most intimate lips before his tongue pressed against her button.
Her hips rose up as she involuntarily wrapped her fingers lightly into his hair, pulling him into her as he began to tease her with his mouth. It was far more than she had ever expected to feel and within only a couple of moments she could feel her entire body responding to him as she felt herself getting wet.
"'A-arry." She cried out softly, as he continued to use his mouth on her. It was more than she could handle and within just a few moments she held him firmly as her body was wracked by the most powerful sensation she had ever felt, even when she had started learning how to pleasure herself.
She panted as the orgasm subsided and he kissed his way up her body back up to her. "Z-zat was amazing." She said quietly as she looked up at him seeing the pride in his eyes. "Zank you..."
"For what?" He asked and she could see that he was confused at her response.
"For loving me." She said softly. "For making me feel so loved and protected and good."
He smiled gently down at her as she looked up into his emerald eyes again, feeling him see directly into her. She knew that she did not have the same connection with him as Hermione, but it felt as if he was peering into her very soul as he bent down and kissed her again.
As the kiss deepened she felt him maneuver himself out of his pajama bottoms and kick them away, it wasn't until she felt the flesh pressing against her that she realized he had not been wearing any undergarments. She steadied herself as they continued to kiss, lifting her hips as he guided himself to her entrance and, without hesitation, pushed into her. She yelped into the kiss as she felt him fill her, her muscles contracting with the sharp pain she felt emanating from her core as he pushed past her maidenhead and deeper into her.
He froze as she pulled away from the kiss, her eyes filling with tears at the pain. She had expected this and yet it didn't really hurt as much as she had expected though she was not yet ready for him to move. He looked down at her with a pained expression of his own and she sighed.
"Are you okay?" He asked, she could tell he was straining against her tightness and her clenching muscles.
"I-I'm alright." She hissed, trying to will her muscles to relax and her walls to loosen. "J-just don't move yet p-please."
He smiled down at her and gently kissed her again though he did as she asked and didn't move within her yet. After a few moments she felt her muscles finally begin to loosen as she felt her body adjusting to his presence. She nodded once into the kiss and slowly he began to move within her, allowing her to adjust to the sensation and the intrusion.
As they continued to move together she could feel her body opening up to him, allowing him to move without hurting as much. She sighed as he broke the kiss and looked down at her again, taking her in and smiling gently.
"Well, your Uncle can definitely go fuck himself in a corner now." He said and they both laughed which caused her to moan as her body vibrated with the motion mixed with his slower movements into her.
"I wouldn't want to zink about zat." She said with a smile as she realized that once again he was making her wet from their activities. "I zink zat you c-can move a leetle faster now."
He smiled down at her, increasing the speed of his movements only marginally though she did not cry out this time in pain. Already she could tell that she was definitely going to be sore in the morning, though not as badly as she had originally expected. It seemed that with her virginity out of the way things could begin to find a new norm after this.
Together they moved, his movements still careful and calculated but within a few moments they cried out together as she felt another orgasm crash through her before his own seed was filling her. She wrapped her legs and arms around him, holding him through her ecstasy as they lay panting. She felt him go limp as his member slowly receded down to near her entrance though still inside of her.
"You are very amazing 'Arry." She said softly, surprised that she had actually orgasmed during her first intercourse.
"That was beautiful." He said as he leaned in and kissed her before pulling out of her and pulling her close to cuddle with him. "I didn't expect to be able to last that long."
She smiled as she curled into him again and he pulled the blankets over them. "I didn't expect to cum with you, let alone cum at all my first time." She said softly as he let his fingers lightly stroke her arm as she placed her head on his chest.
"You didn't?" He asked and she could hear the genuine confusion in his voice.
"No." She said quietly. "Eet's not very common for zat to 'appen." She continued with a sigh. "At least from what I 'ave 'eard."
They lay their cuddled together as she felt sleep begin to sneak into the room, stealing over them both. She yawned as he pulled her even closer against him and within a few more moments she slipped off into the warm, welcoming darkness of sleep.
AN: Well, I hope that you enjoyed the chapter. Definitely not what I thought was going to happen but things are definitely progressing along nicely. Now that Sirius' Trial is out of the way and Harry can start actually getting to know his fiances and wives things will be progressing further on that front for the next few chapters. It won't be long before the story will also skip ahead a bit to bring in the firebolts and move on to a little further in the school year. It's still a little odd to think that we have not even passed more than a couple of weeks since the Soul Bond happened and already we are 21 chapters into the story. I do want to take the time to point out that this story is intended to take place over several years and possibly beyond Hogwarts before it is fully completed, however with that stated there will not be separate stories for each year or beyond, everything will continue on through this story rather than split everything up into individual entries. Anyway enough rambling, again if you know any Betas looking for a story to work on or if you are interested in the position yourself simply PM me here on and we can discuss the details further. Be safe and I will see you next chapter.
