Chapter 11: Potter Manor

If there was one experience that Iris would find most bizarre, it would be Molly Weasley meeting Athenodora Volturi. The two women vastly different and yet, somehow similar. Molly had been a mother figure growing up, her friendship with Ron and Hermione along with the twins and Ginny had her over at the Burrow as much as possible and Christmas sweaters were given to her every year. Molly was thrilled to have another girl to take care of and Ginny took to Iris almost immediately since their first meeting.

However, seeing Athenodora and Molly Weasley glaring at each other was quite a sight. They were in the kitchen as Molly had decided Iris needed food and Athenodora had insisted on helping at least or doing it for her, her instincts demanding that she be the one to bring her child food. The Weasley matriarch just wasn't having that, and this led them to their silent argument. All the while, Arthur was speaking animatedly with Rosalie and Leah, asking them questions about the muggle-world, cars, phones and the inter-web (internet but they didn't correct him).

"Must you have that ruddy thing on you at all times!" Molly said exasperated.

"I am a warrior, it would not be seemly of me to not be armed and ready," Athenodora's heavily accented voice retorted.

"You are in a kitchen for merlins sake! You do not need a ruddy sword!"

"We could be attacked at any moment, failure to prepare means you are already half dead."

"We have defensive wards; any attack will be warned of beforehand!"

Iris knew she was going to share this memory with Sulpicia and Didyme, the very idea of Athenodora trying to use a kitchen was bizarre and something that would no doubt amuse her mates, even if it was with the purpose of feeding Iris.

Something that surprised Iris was the presence of Lavender Brown, soon to be Weasley. After the battle of Hogwarts Lavender had been bitten by a Werewolf from Greyback's pack. No where would accept her nor was she able to find a suitable husband in nobility. However, Lavender had stumbled into Charlie Weasley and the two had hit it off apparently and were now engaged.

"Should we stop them?" Lavender asked, she was bouncing Teddy on her knee and playing with him while sat across from Iris.

"No, just let it go on for a little more. This is funny as heck," Iris replied, some laughter was definitely what she needed after the previous weekend she'd had.

"No! No! No! Stop! You're burning it!" Molly shrieked.

"I am not! I am making sure it is suitably cooked so that my child won't get food poisoning!"

"This isn't the 1800's! You don't have to burn the living bollocks out of everything!"

The scene that Hermione and Ron arrived to at the Burrow was comical, they had flooed in after finishing work to find Rosalie and Leah showing Arthur their phones, Lavender playing with Teddy while Iris had now migrated to the kitchen to stop Molly and Athenodora from starting a fight. Ron dropped into his favourite chair letting out a sigh of exhaustion while Hermione walked into the kitchen.

"Hey Iris," she greeted, giving her a hug and then turned to look at the mess that was Molly Weasley's kitchen with a vampire dressed in Volturi robes with casual clothes, and the Weasley matriarch fighting over the cooking.

"Hey 'Mione."

"How long have they been at it?"

"About two hours now."

"And you've just been watching?"

"Yeap."

"And you've done nothing to help?"

"Nope."

"Iris"

"What?"

"Never mind. Alright, Molly, you plate up the food. Athenodora, bring the food out to the table, you can also grab the drinks from the fridge. Butterbeer for everyone, the Firewhisky is banned on account of Iris getting drunk," Hermione ordered, stepping into the feud with hands on her hips.

Athenodora and Molly both turned to her, Athenodora hissing, but undeterred Hermione merely raised an eyebrow and placed a hand on her hip. Iris was impressed that her best friend was staring down a dangerous vampire and Molly Weasley, as if it was just another day at school.

"Well?" She prompted.

"Fine!" Both Athenodora and Molly relented, doing as told, Hermione even helped show Athenodora where the drinks were kept.

Iris received a disapproving glare from her friend which she sheepishly smirked at before joining the table. Rosalie and Leah had patiently been explaining their modern tech to Arthur who hung on their every word and asked questions. The fireplace lit up and George and Angelina walked through. The latter squealed and raced over to Iris for a crushing hug.

"Iris! It's so good to see you back on English soil!" She exclaimed.

"Angie, it's good to see you too… can't… breath!" Iris gasped.

"Oh! Sorry," she let her go and then turned her attention to the other three she didn't know.

"So, who's who?"

"What? Not gonna let me say hello?" George asked offended, holding his arms out for a hug with a big grin. Iris approached but looked at him suspiciously.

"What have you got planned?" She accused.

"What? Me? As if I would have anything planned!" He said sounding offended.

"His heartbeat has increased," Athenodora narrowed her eyes at him.

"Nope, not chancing it!" Iris shoved Ron into George who complained with an "what the hell!"

The room watched as George's clothes touched Ron and his hair and entire body was covered in chalk and his hair was now fuzzy and covered in Gryffindor red confetti.

"Knew you were up to something, once a Marauder…"

"Always a Marauder," George smirked.

"Mum!" Ron complained.

"Oh, shut it Ronald, are you a wizard or not!" Molly replied.

"And George! Pranking your brother on a night where Iris has come back to visit! Do you have any shame?"

"And Angie it's so good to see you, how's the shop going?" She continued.

"It's going well Molly, gotta keep the boys on task though," she replied.

"Honestly Ron, here, let me!" Hermione waved her wand and vanished all the chalk and most of the confetti and die. It seemed the hair was somewhat permanent.

Perfect, everything was just perfect. She had finally finished studying the forbidden tomes that were acquired and had gotten everything ready for what was to come. All that was left was to plan and execute how she would take her. Dr. Sarkov had outdone himself and while the escape of one vampire was… regrettable she already had so many vampire-based Chimera that one wasn't worth worrying over. Besides, with Aro in place if she were to return to the Volturi he would deal with it and silence her before the damned vamp can speak.

Now she simply had to figure out the best way to get Iris alone and whisk her away, and she already had the perfect place and opportunity. Headmistress McGonagall is inviting all Hogwarts students and most of the Ministry to attend the one-year memorial for the Battle of Hogwarts, Iris would be speaking and would also be in attendance, which was a certainty. So, during or after the memorial, she would find a way to be alone with Iris before taking her.

"Hey Daph!" Astoria greeted her as she walked into the Leaky Cauldron, Draco by her side.

"Tori! Draco, how are the two of you doing?"

"Doing well, did you have any luck with Potter?" Draco asked, Daphne shook her head.

"I visited her, but she didn't want to see me, kind of threw me out and I even tried to ask her for a picnic. She's still angry about the Battle," Daphne sighed as they sat down at a table in the more private area.

"Still? Surely, she understood the impossible position you were in," Draco replied.

"I don't know… she's got some vampires around her though. The company she keeps is…"

"Yes, I heard about that, there are also rumours she's now back in Magical Britain. She was seen with three others entering Minister Shacklebolt's office," Draco sighed.

"Wait, so does this mean she's taking you two off of the circuit?" Astoria asked with a frown.

"I'll fight for her Tori; you know I will."

"You'd better Daph! I want to be the maid of honour at your wedding!"

"Moving fast their Tori, they need to get back together first," Draco said.

"But with so much history! I mean they started dating proper in fifth year! Thats a lot of time to throw out. Even if you were being discreet," Astoria crossed her arms with a pout.

"Tori, we'll help but ultimately this will be between Daphne and Iris and whether or not Iris can forgive her," Draco sighed.

"So, what's the plan then? If Iris is back in Magical Britain that means she's close at hand. Perhaps we could see her at Potter manor?"

"She'll be at Hogwarts for the memorial, maybe you can connect with her there?" Draco suggested.

"We can run interference and let you get some alone time with her, sort things out," Astoria added.

"That would be amazing, but I couldn't ask that of you," Daphne replied.

"You don't have to, Daph, I want you to be happy and I think Iris is good for you," Astoria replied.

Potter manor was just like she left it, it was beautiful and well maintained. Winky had done an excellent job in looking after it in the wake of Dobby's loss and Iris had asked her to take care of Potter manor until she was ready to return. She just never thought she would be returning this soon.

"Mistress has returned," Winky popped up as Iris and co arrived just outside the front gate.

"Winky, it's good to see you," Iris said, bending down to greet the elf.

"Winky has done what Mistress asked, she be taking care of Mistress' home. Bucky is well cared for as is Fawksy!" Winky said, bouncing.

"That's great, I'll visit them later. Uh, Winky these are my… girlfriends Rosalie Hale and Leah Clearwater, and my… uhm… mother or one of them, Athenodora Volturi."

"What is this… creature?" Athenodora asked.

"Winky be a house elf in service to Lady Potter! And it is so wonderful to meet Mistress' partners!"

"It's a… pleasure?" Rosalie said unsure.

"Yous not be like Mistress," Winky commented.

"No Winky, Rosalie and Athenodora are vampires and Leah is a shifter," Iris replied.

"Oh! Winky better go stock the blood for the vamps! Can't have them snacking on the critters! Shifty can run around in the valley, lots of space!" Winky announced before popping away.

"What… was that daughter?" Athenodora asked.

"That was Winky, she's what's known as a House Elf, they're caretakers for many magical households. However, they're not always treated the best, though I do try and treat Winky like a friend - she very much likes to serve, most of them do," Iris explained.

"I see," Athenodora mused.

"Anyways, welcome to… my home or whatever," Iris sighed pushing the front doors open.

Leah and even Rosalie's eyes widened, the receiving room was as big as the Cullen's house, with ornate decorations, paintings that moved and a fireplace. There was various jewels and busts on display along with some of the longtime known family artefacts.

"Holy shit, this makes the Cullen mansion look like a kid treehouse," Leah said.

"Couldn't have said it better myself," Rosalie added, the two turned to Athenodora who was already looking at the various artefacts.

"Why are you not surprised?"

"I have met lords and ladies before, centuries ago when Vampires were known and even revered before the crusades and monster hunters. They lived in castles much like this," she replied.

"Castle is an apt assessment of what this place is," Rosalie said.

"Castles were made to be inhabited, without inhabitants this place is just a large empty building, Teddy and I would have gone insane here with just to two of us. Hence why I chose for us to move to a small quiet town," Iris murmured.

"Though I did enjoy spending time with the magical wildlife, there's a herd of Thestrals, Buckbeak, Fawkes is usually around as well. And some other creatures I enjoy taking care of," Iris said.

"Are they like this… Winky?" Athenodora asked.

"I don't think any could be quite like Winky, but no they're not like Winky, they don't speak in any language that we do."

"Is there a way we could get Cia and Di here? I'd love for them to see your home plus I think they'd want to see if you're okay with their own eyes. They haven't seen you for a week and my phone has been blowing up."

Summary of the Pairings:

Fem!Harry (Iris) x Rosalie Hale x Leah Clearwater

Athenodora Volturi x Sulpicia Volturi x Didyme Volturi

Bella Swan x Edythe Cullen

Emmett Cullen x Maggie (Irish Coven)

Edward Cullen x Laura Cullen (OC)

Alice Cullen x Jasper Hale (Cannon)

Esme Cullen x Carlisle Cullen (Cannon)

Ron Weasley x Hermione Granger (Cannon)

Luna Lovegood x Jane Volturi

A/N: As Always, Pat. r30N is a fair few chapters ahead. I will be uploading chapters on fanfiction as I upload a new chapter on Pat. This way I continue to cycle new chapters through and as noted on "This is War" my best writing method is to write multiple stories at the same time so hopefully you enjoy all of them! If you do wish to follow Pat. it's /zyrakenzi

Given Fanfic has recently cleaned out many fics with smut I have decided I will remove all the smut from any FF posted chapters. Smut will remain in the specified chapters along with any smut centered stories on PT. Thus all FF stories will have any explicit parts removed going forwards.