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Mrs. J.K., I hope you don't mind sharing with Sinyk, he is a grumpy old guy like me, too bad he stopped posting here. Meh, I am still here, that counts for something. Oh yeah, I do this still for free.
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Daphne snuggled closer, yawned, and said: "So you know, Potter, we are just sleeping here, you are not going to sample the goods."
I added: "Yet."
21 Bugged.
Drowsy, she mumbled: "That 'Yet' is still months away, Potter."
It took two bloody hours to fall asleep! Being a healthy… a somewhat healthy fourteen-year-old boy, loaded to the brim with hormones that raged through his body, when such a boy is used as a hugging pillow by two girls that are way up high on the Babe scale, I am talking 9.7 to 9.99, most of my blood left my brain and went to my little brain. 'Yet' is weeks away, Daffy.
When morning came, I was glad I knew wandless vanishing charms and cleaning spells, who knew that being hugged by two girls in bed stimulates your dreams, well, I know now. For the moment I am enjoying my position in bed, I am spooning Hermione and Daphne is spooning me, my hand is on Hermione's belly, and my little head is poking her rear, Daphne's titties are pressed at my back, this must be teenage heaven.
Slowly they woke up and noticed their position, I softly asked: "Did you girls sleep well?"
Daphne kept on hugging me and answered: "Better than I thought it would be. I didn't have a nightmare at all."
"Same here," said Hermione, "I didn't have such a good sleep in years. Is our Soul bond causing this?"
"We are connected by a silver thread according to Luna, so I guess our lives or emotions are somehow linked," I commented. With a sigh, I continued, "We better get up, I need to get a cold shower to cool off."
Hermione giggled: "Yes, you definitively need to cool off, come Daphne, we take a shower in our room." she turned and pecked my lips. "Clean your mouth, Harry, you have bad breath."
"Hey! Not true! I already did that. Come here and give me a proper kiss… here, now you can kiss me." I fixed her with a wandless mouth-cleaning spell and gave her a good snog.
Then I turned to Daphne and did my spell again, surprised, she asked: "Wandless Magic, Harry? Since when can you do that?"
"I got an extra set of memories, remember? This is one of the perks, now give me a good snog." I definitely need a cold shower now.
Xxxxx
We sat down at the Ravenclaw table next to Fleur, Astoria and Tracey went to their table to avoid trouble, I commented to Fleur: "Miss Delacour, did you know that intelligent people can be incredibly stupid?"
Fleur nodded: "I met some of those, Mr. Potter. Do you have them here too? Oh, you and your friends can call me Fleur."
I smiled: "Then I am Harry to you, Fleur. And yes they are sitting on this table. Remember what we spoke about on Luna? Well, she was bullied the last two years by these intelligent students for her quirks, now that they found out about her Mage sight, instead of embracing her talent, these jealous idiots increased their bullying, they locked her outside in nothing but her nightgown and barefoot."
Fleur swore: "I agree, Harry, they are stupid. Luna? Beaubatons treasures talents like yours, you are welcome to transfer to our school anytime you want. I let Madame Maxime know."
Blushing, Luna smiled and said: "Thank you for the offer, Fleur, but I'll stay with Harry for now."
"Why, thank you for your loyalty, Luna, maybe we all transfer to Beaubatons. I just have to polish my French up a bit." I liked Luna's answer, we still need her to monitor our Soul bond and she is fun to be around with.
McGonagall came to our table: "Mr. Potter, the Headmaster wants to see you after Breakfast."
I nodded: "I want Professor Flitwick as a neutral observer with me, Madam McGonagall, I fear that Mr. Dumbledore is mad at me now that his lover is squibbed."
That comment made most of the students choke on their food when I put that mental picture in their heads.
McGonagall fumed: "That is slander, Mr. Potter! You better watch your mouth."
I shrugged: "Then can you explain the favoritism Dumbledore showed for Snape? Snape was allowed to bully every student from the three other houses. Tell me, how many students not in Slytherin got a NEWT in Potion in the last thirteen years? Four? Five? Do you think that is normal behavior?"
I looked shocked and exclaimed: "No! You are in it too? Don't tell me... Threesomes with them? You are the meat for their sandwich? That is why you didn't fire your boy toy!"
Some of the students ran outside holding their hands before their mouths in an effort to keep their vomit in.
"I suggest to put your wand away, Madame," commented Fleur, "Attacking a Champion from another school can get you to lose your Magic. Personally, I don't judge, Love exists in many forms, some more exotic than the other, but you can't fight the Power of Love."
More students ran out of the Hall. I sighed: "OK, I lost my appetite, we will come when Professor Flitwick is ready, Madam McGonagall."
Xxxxx
When we were walking to Dumbledore's office, Flitwick asked: "Was it necessary to agonize Professor McGonagall that way, Mr. Potter?"
"Yes, it was, Professor, her passive response about Snape's behavior made a lot of students lose their trust in this school and its teachers. Snape has been insulting and bullying me from day one, and complaining about it made it worse. What conclusions are you getting from that?"
That shut him up, Jelly Beans was the password, and we entered the den of evil. I know that in Sinyk's story, Dumbledore was a complete bastard and control freak. Instead of Snape, McGonagall took his place, she got promoted?
"Thank you, Filius, you can go now," said Dumbledore.
When Flitwick turned to leave, Daphne said: "Our husband asked Professor Flitwick to act as a neutral observer, headmaster. If he leaves, then so are we."
Flitwick said: "I will be staying, Albus. I am certain that what you are about to talk about isn't anything illegal. You can use this to gain their trust again."
Dumbledore shook his head and did his trademarked 'I am so disappointed in you' grandfatherly look, he asked: "Harry, my boy, how did you form that bond between these two… ladies?"
"None of your business, Albus! That is a private matter between me and my bond mates. And it is Mr. Potter to you, Albus."
"Mr Potter is right, Albus. It is highly improper to ask about private matters," commented Flitwick.
Hah! I felt the Legilimence attack from Dumbledore, I knew it was coming. I took his probe and went berserk on it, then I followed it back and started to tear through his mind with a vengeance. When you do legilimency against an experienced Legilimence practitioner, you arm your mind against it. Dumbledore neglected to shield his mind, expecting me to easy to be read as usual.
The result was awesome! His body slapped back in his seat and he passed out with a loud cry. I disarmed him of course, I am master of the Death Stick, the Hallow Wand! I am 2/3 Master of Death now! I remember it was bad to revive him, that would make the damage worse.
Ten revives later I stopped, and shouted at Dumbledore: "Wake up you coward! How dare you to read my mind!"
"Stop it, Mr. Potter! You are making it worse!" called McGonagall, "We need to call Madam Pomfrey before it is too late."
Daphne said: "No, we need to call the DMLE, using Legilimence on a minor is illegal."
I shook my head: "We have no proof, Daphne, I used his wand to try to wake him up. He can claim that I used that spell to frame him. Well, I claim this wand, I feel a family connection with it anyway. Professor Flitwick, I trust that you remain an impartial witness of this event."
"I am, Mr. Potter, there is no blame to put on you." he pointed to the door and said: "you may go now, classes will start soon."
When we left the office I chuckled, "Yeah, we have Charm first. I bet we don't need a note for being late."
"Was there a reason for you to try to wake Dumbledore up, Harry?" asked Hermione.
I nodded: "I messed with Dumbledore's mind and made it worse by trying to wake him up. It would normally take a few days to correct it, now I bet it will take a few weeks to set him straight, maybe even three weeks. This allows us to move without Dumbledore's manipulations."
I grinned and continued: "Next Saturday, we have a meeting with your parents, Daphne, they will bring Madam Bones along, and Gregor Ivanovich. I think they even bring a solicitor with them. Without Dumbledore and Snape, we are free to do what we want."
Xxxxx
After Charms we moved to Care of Magical Creatures, by now, everyone hated those Blast-ended Skrewts with a passion. Even the most Hagrid supporter was questioning his sanity.
I sighed and decided to put an end to this madness, I didn't want to face them in the Maze in June next year. I got next to Hagrid and observed him, he was acting like a five-year-old with a new toy.
"Hagrid? Do you have a license to cross-breed class 5 Creatures?" I asked.
"Don't need one, Harry, Dumbledore gave me permission to breed them," Hagrid answered absentmindedly.
"So, Dumbledore has a license to breed them?" I asked again.
"No, Harry, only breeders in sanctuaries and preserves can get that license. It is illegal to breed them outside those preserves." That naive idiot! He knows the law and has no problem breaking it on Dumbledore's word.
I softly told him: "Then you better get rid of the evidence, Hagrid, because a lot of Slytherins heard you admitting that you crossbred class five Creatures without a permit. Frankly, I would like to stomp on them now rather than meet them on the second or third task. How many years in Azkaban do they give you for illegal crossbreeding?"
If those Skrewts are still alive at the next class, I will blast their ends off myself. That semi-giant needs some serious reality checks. Having an Acromantula pet is acceptable, but breeding them into a big colony isn't. In the final battle, they turned against us and attacked the kids, in my second year those naffers tried to eat me. I am going to kill them all before they kill me.
Xxxxx
Sinistra was the new head of house Slytherin, during our lunch break I carved two sets of ward stones and explained it to Tracey and Astoria: "A drop of your and your roommates' blood on each stone and place them in each corner, this one you need to place at the door, if a stranger wants to come in, you, or your roommates have to press your thumb on that stone. Everyone with bad intentions wants to break in won't like what will happen.
Tracey asked: "What do you want for these wards, Potter? I know nothing is free in the world."
I shrugged: "Your firstborn? Come on! I am joking! Did you never hear of Rumpelstiltskin? The fairytale? Shrek? No, that movie isn't out yet."
Tracey glared at me: "That is not a joking matter at all, Potter! That actually happened before! And my baby is worth more than some ward stones I have you know!"
I held my hands up and tried to calm her down: "Sorry, Miss Davis, that was a bad excuse of a joke. Any baby of yours will be precious, they will be priceless treasures for you and your partner."
I better not say husband, in some fics, she is a lesbian, and I can't afford to step on her toes more than I already did.
Tracey frowned: "How would you know that? Are you a Seer? What if nobody can afford the Dowry? Who will want to marry my children?"
I groaned and looked at Daphne: "I am digging myself deeper in trouble, don't I?"
Daphne nodded: "Yes, Tracey can stretch this endlessly."
Tracey huffed: "You could have helped me, Daf, I had him in a corner, and he was almost crying."
Astoria commented: "Be grateful, Tracey, last night was rough I have been told. Diana Withley and Virginy Brambles had to put two sixth years in the Hospital wing before they backed off."
Daphne said: "We will have words with Professor Sinistra about this."
Xxxxx
I love to sass with Junior, I mean, that guy is doing a great job of staying in character, that must have been hard. I got tired of his CONSTANT VIGILANCE! Every five minutes, and decided to do something about it.
In class, I asked him: "Sir, why did those fools follow Voldemort? It doesn't make sense."
He grumbled: "They must have been misguided, Potter, Merlin knows what is going on in their heads."
I pushed further: "Why they were yapping about blood purity I don't get it, Voldemort was not even a half-blood, his mother was a squib and his father was a muggle. Following him was a joke."
"You are talking nonsense, boy, The Dark Lord was a Pureblood. He was the Heir of Slytherin."
"That is what I mean, Sir. The last line of Slytherin was the Gaunts, I looked it up, Marvolo died after he sat a few months in Azkaban, and Morfin Gaunt died in Azkaban. Marvolo's daughter was a squib who eloped with a muggle Noble. I looked it up in the old newspapers."
I raised my wand and did the anagram trick of Tom, "See? Even his name is a fake, I pity those fools that got branded by that man."
By now that Magic Eye was doing overtime, it twisted and turned like crazy, finally he almost shouted: "That can't be possible! He was fighting for the pureblood cause! It was to preserve their way of life!"
I shook my head: "No Sir, how many pureblood families were wiped out by those Death Eaters? How many lines died out because of him? Is killing everyone who doesn't agree with him a true cause? Or is it just a slogan to let those maniacs kill whoever they want? To pretend that they are more than the filthy beast they are?"
By now his mouth was foaming, I added: "It was good that brave men like you stood up against those scum. Our ancestors would be ashamed of the actions of those creeps, they give a bad name to the nobility, don't you think? I am disgusted by them… are you alright, Professor? I understand that you can't endure those branded slaves, I feel the same, imagine getting branded like a common cow, ugh!"
"CLASS DISMISSED!" roared Junior, "GET OUT!"
Outside the classroom, Hermione asked: "Didn't you go a bit too far, Harry? What if he breaks his cover?"
I shrugged: "The moment we kissed, we already messed with the timeline, Hermione. What is important now is to collect all his gizmos fast, I know where they all are, so to avoid surprises I am going to collect that ring tonight, it is closest to where baby Tom is staying and is most at risk."
Daphne commented: "Harry is right Hermione, he doesn't have to get a new body to get rid of him. Destroy the Gizmos and that ugly thing can fade away."
That's right, why wait for him to get a new body? Especially on his terms? Nah, go after the Horcruxes ASAP, and enjoy the rest of your days shagging the girls. That is my Master plan. Yeah, I am a genius, even if I say so myself. I will have a harder time with those Death Eaters and Dumbledore.
Xxxxx
I apparated to Little Hangleton and went to the shack, §Open for Lord Voldemort§ disabled all the traps. With dragon hide gloves I retrieved the ring and dispelled it. When I left, I activated the traps again.
I got curious, and decided to pay a quick visit to the Riddle Mansion, I noticed spells getting fired inside, ah? Junior wanted to find out the truth? I waited under my invisibility cloak. Yes, I removed all the trackers and listening spells. Junior stumbled outside, clearly wounded, nope, a snakebite is my guess.
Meh, I stunned him anyway. I went inside to see what happened, in the Hallway I saw Nagini's body, in the parlor I saw Wormtail and Voldebaby, with Voldesmoke hovering above it.
"Hey Tommy, what happened? Did Junior do a Spartacus on you? Loyal slaves are hard to find, isn't it? You don't mind if I take Wormtail with me do you?"
"You! Is this your doing? Did you turn my servant against me?" Voldevapor screamed.
"Ventus! Bye, bye, Tommy." Hmm, he is Gone With The Wind, a crappy movie. I am more into the Tarzan movies. Although that swinging from tree to tree in a speedo? Not possible in real life, to bad, it would have been fun, but nature doesn't work that way. Where was I? Ah, getting Wormtail.
I made a portkey for Wormtail to the Shrieking Shack, when he was gone, I took Junior and apparated him side along to the Shrieking Shack. That poor Hero prevented Wormtail from infiltrating Hogwarts… that can work.
That snake bite? Ah! A Serpensorta, where is wormies wand… "Serpentsorta!" §Hey mate, can you give this man some extra bites?§
§Speaker? Yes, as you command, Speaker. Can you send me back? It is too cold here.§ I send the snake away with my wand.
Hmm, there are some holes in my story… what do I have to do with the real Moody? Who cares, I cast a few bombarda's with Wormtail's wand and left the bodies behind.
Xxxxx
In my quarters, our quarters, I put the ring with the Tiara and explained: "Junior was not happy at all, they killed each other. I dropped Pettigrew and Junior at the Shrieking shack and cast some Bombarda's. If they don't find Moody tomorrow, we will discover him."
I looked at Luna and asked: "Luna? What can you tell about our bond? Is it the same?"
Luna squinted her eyes and answered: "No, the same as yesterday, maybe a little bit stronger. I think you need to be more lovey-dove with each other."
Hermione straddled me and asked: "Like this, Luna?" Hermione started snogging me with a passion while grinding against Little Dude.
Luna nodded: "Just like that, Hermione, the bond is getting stronger."
Daphne said: "My turn Hermione,"
Smiling, Hermione made room for Daphne, slowly Daphne took position and snogged my brains out, my hands moved up under her skirt and grabbed her butt. When she straightened up she sighed, "That felt great. Hermione?"
Hermione answered: "Yes, we have to do this more."
Luna frowned and said: "There is something missing here, Hermione, Daphne? There is a connection between the two of you. I think that this is a true three-way Soul Bond."
Daphne asked: "What do you mean by that, Luna?"
Luna smiled: "That means you have to snog Hermione, Daphne."
Hermione looked at Luna to see if she was serious: "You mean that, Luna? Daphne and I have a connection?"
Luna nodded: "Kiss, and find out. I bet Harry and I will find it stimulating to look at."
I shrugged: "It can't hurt to try it, we will do adult stuff in bed eventually, or are you going to sit on the edge of the bed and wait until the other is done?"
Blushing, they looked at each other, slowly moving closer, they put their arms around and hugged, pressing their boobs against each other. Watched by me and Luna, whose eyes are practically sparkling, Hermione and Daphne made contact, softly their lips touched and gradually deepened, a silver glow surrounded them, quickly I joined them with a hug. On the other side, Luna did the same and shared the buzz.
When we let go I said: "So, this is a three-way bonding, sharing your bonding felt great."
Luna sighed: "Yes, it did. Thank you for letting me in."
I grinned: "Daphne? Hermione? How are you going this explain to your parents?"
Daphne groaned: "We are going to get owls from the Ministry tomorrow, don't we?"
"You can bet on it," I answered, "Perhaps from Gringotts too."
Xxxxx
When it was time for bed, I laid down in bed, one by one the girls joined me, I said: "Daphne, you go in the middle. Hermione and I are old friends, we need to strengthen our bond with you, don't you think so?"
Daphne took the middle spot: "This feels so strange and yet so good. Luna? Is something wrong?"
Luna stood in the doorway in her nightgown, softly she asked: "Can I sleep here too? I keep having bad dreams of being in Malfoy's dungeon with Olivander."
Hermione and Daphne looked at each other, Luna is a Seer? Both nodded, Daphne said: "Come in, Luna, Harry move to the side, so Luna can lay beside Hermione."
I need a bigger bed, I thought when I fell asleep.
Waking up was nice, spooning Daphne with my hand on her boob is an advancement, little Dude was having fun riding her butt cheeks.
Daphne woke up moaning, my fingers were playing with her nipple, and she clearly liked it, "Don't stop, Potter," she moaned when I tried to remove my hand, "Morgana, this feels so good." I started kissing her ear, neck, and shoulder, softly intensifying my hand movements with it until Daphne lost it and got her orgasm. She rode her buzz, while Hermione looked on smiling and Luna was wide-eyed staring at us.
"Good morning, I think it is time to get up, don't you think?" I said chuckling when I noticed Luna's expression. I waited to get out of bed until they left the room, walking around with a stiffy might scare the girls off, or get them more curious. Anyway, I needed another cold shower.
Xxxxx
As expected, the Ministry sent two owls to the girls, congratulating them on their Soul Bonding. Daphne sighed: "We won't be able to keep this still, this news is too big, and the Ministry is not known for keeping secrets."
Luna commented: "At the moment the connection between Harry and Daphne is the strongest, we know why too."
Hermione shrugged: "Let them talk, I don't care. We are a family now, nothing else matters."
The owls with the newspapers came in, the headlines screamed bloody murder.
Alastor Moody was found dead at the Shrieking Shack with the body of Peter Pettigrew!
Dear readers!
Last evening, your reporter was having a drink in the Three Broomsticks when we were alerted by loud voices. Curious, we went outside and followed the commotion. At the shrieking Shack we saw the bodies of Alastor Moody and the body that some of the bystanders recognized as Peter Pettigrew!
A close examination of an ex-Auror revealed that Alastor Moody succumbed to Snake bites, and Pettigrew died by what seems a bombarda. The ex-Auror, who insisted to be nameless suspects that there was a third party involved.
When the Aurors came to the crime scene, they confirmed the first analysis of the Ex-Auror. When the Aurors took the bodies away, I rushed to the redaction to get it in the morning edition.
We all mourn the loss of the veteran who served the people for all these years. We will dearly miss him.
Many questions arise, we all thought Pettigrew was killed in 81 by Sirius Black, why was his body found last night, still warm?
We hope that the DMLE can find the truth, and bring justice.
Your loyal reporter Rita Skeeter.
More of the heroic deeds of 'Mad Eye Moody' on page 5
Pettigrew, Victim or Villain? More on page 6
Crime investigations, How, where, what, and how. More on page 7
What ex-Aurors are doing when they retire. More on page 9
I commented: "Rita is bugging us, what was she doing in the Three Broomsticks?"
I saw Flitwick passing by and called him: "Professor? Can I speak with you for a minute? It is urgent."
We went out of the Hall and I showed the Marauders map: "Sir, this map shows everyone in the castle, last time we checked we saw Barty Crouch and Moody in the same room, every time I looked. We thought they were having a relationship. But now, see? It shows that Moody is in the castle, the map was never wrong, can you check it out?"
Flitwick was stunned, he clearly saw his name next to mine, and Moody was in his office. "Come with me, Mr Potter, we need to have a closer look."
Behold! We found Moody in his trunk, mad as hell and cursing at everyone. With several cleaning spells and vanishing spells, we made him somewhat presentable. He took a spare peg out of his trunk and went to take a shower.
He yelled at Flitwick: "Tell Dumbledore to stay clear of me or I'll hex him into next month! If that bastard can't see the difference between me and that son of a bitch.. Why didn't you notice it, You bastard? Call Amelia here! NOW!"
I said to Flitwick: "Yeah, why didn't Dumbledore recognize that impostor? I heard they were close friends for years, weren't they in the same bird club?"
Flitwick hurried away while saying: "The DMLE will ask those questions, Mr Potter. Thank you for showing that map."
Xxxxx
When I sat back down at the table, I grinned: "Snape, Dumbledore, now Moody, who is it tomorrow?"
Cedric heard me joke about it and chided me: "Harry, this is not a laughing matter, Moody was a War Hero, he doesn't deserve to be mocked."
I held my hands up and said: "Hold on, Cedric, Professor Flitwick and I have just rescued Moody out of his own trunk. An impostor was using Polyjuice to act as Moody, and kept him in the trunk to keep him alive."
Hermione added: "The person that is used for the Polyjuice must be alive, or it doesn't work."
That started the discussion on the impostor's identity, I called out loud: "I have it from Moody, he said that it was Barty Crouch… Junior!"
Chaos! Mayhem! Extra free hours! Who is next? Hagrid? Nah, I like that man, even though he hasn't a grain of common sense. The Kitty! As a deputy headmistress, she is responsible for the teaching staff and has the power to reprimand bad conduct, even firing the teacher if it is getting out of hand.
Xxxxx
Classes were dismissed when the castle was swarmed by Aurors, I had to show the map to Madam Bones.
"With this map, we saw in June that Pettigrew was still alive. He was a Rat animagus and hid in Hagrid's hut. My Sworn Godfather Sirius Black was hunting him. My Sworn Godfather finally caught him and dragged him with Ron Weasley, who kept Pettigrew as a pet, into the Shrieking Shack. Pettigrew was the secret keeper for my parents and my Sworn Godfather acted as decoy."
I looked sad: "Pettigrew escaped when the Dementors closed in to suck mine and my Sworn Godfathers Souls out. I chased them away with my Patronus, and passed out."
Then, with an angry face, I said: "I woke up in the hospital wing when Fudge and Snape were talking to Dumbledore to give my Sworn Godfather, who was locked up in the castle, the Dementor kiss. Miss Granger and I tried to convince Fudge that my Sworn Godfather was innocent, but he would not listen. I heard that one of his sponsors wants my Sworn Godfather dead so that his son can get his hands on my Sworn Godfather's money. Luckily my Sworn Godfather could escape."
I looked at Madam Bones and said: "Did I already mention that Sirius Black is my Sworn Godfather? No? If he betrayed me he would have dropped dead on the spot. Madam Bones, I want a trial for my Sworn Godfather, a trial that he never had in the first place."
Madam Bones said: "Black had never a trial? That is hard to believe, even Bellatrix Lestrange had one. I will look into this when I am back in my office. I find it highly irregular that Dumbledore allowed a dementor in the castle to give a prisoner the kiss. The normal procedure is to call the Aurors and question the prisoner. How did he escape?"
I shrugged: "Dumbledore suggested that Miss Granger and I use the time turner she has been using all year to go back in time and help him escape."
Madam Bones was baffled: "Did you just confess that you helped a wanted criminal escape?"
I grinned: "No, you heard me say that I rescued an innocent man that is illegally hunted by an evil organization that kidnapped him and held him as a prisoner for twelve years. My Sworn Godfather did not escape his prison, he escaped from his kidnappers. He was never convicted of a crime, Madam, check your facts. I prevented a murder and a line theft. With help from Dumbledore, although it was Dumbledore that put Sirius, My Sworn Godfather, in Azkaban in the first place."
Now, did I say that Sirius is my Sworn Godfather enough? I hope she doesn't forget it. You know, such details matter.
Before Madam Bones left I told her: "Tell Minister Fudge that I will examine the House Black books soon, Malfoy will never get his paws on the Black fortune. I am my Sworn Godfather's Heir. He better get his priorities straight."
Although, I don't want Fudge kissing my butt, or worse, the pink toad!
