Edited 6/21/23: Minor Grammar/Spelling
Hiiiii! I'm back for a minute anyway! I'm on my way to Europe, and while I will attempt to post every day, there might still be some multiple post days like yesterday where you get a couple of days at once.
Get ready for Summer Solstice!
Sunday, June 21, 1998
At three thirty that morning, the occupants of Mitternacht were awakened by wand alarms. They all trekked out of bed, showering with lavender and rose soap the four of them stood in the foyer yawning dramatically. Lulu placed a crown on Hermione's head made of Fennel, St. John's wort, Lavender, Mugwort, Roses, and Vervain. Her dress flowed down from her hips, just brushing the tips of her feet. Theo and Draco had boutonnieres made with a sprig of each herb surrounding a rose. Ginny's crown also featured lilies, frankincense, chickweed, and heather.
Theo wrapped his arm around Hermione's waist and stepped with her through the Floo. Ginny and Draco followed behind directly after. When they landed Hermione gasped. They'd appeared from a bonfire in the middle of a large garden. The sun hadn't yet risen, but all around them witches and wizards were gathered in small groups around the many bonfires scattered throughout the garden.
Off to the side she saw a table laden with food. She saw fresh tomatoes, blackened cod, a bright curry, a pile of barbecue meats, round loaves of bread, and pots of fresh honey. The next table was covered in fruits, salads and other fresh things. A few of the older set were standing around a large barrel of mead and children were circling a lemonade fountain.
"It's so magical," Hermione whispered to Theo. He squeezed her waist and led her toward Pansy, Millie, and Daphne who were standing around a small bonfire. When they arrived, Hermione hugged Millie and pulled her off to the side.
"I have something to tell you," she whispered. When Millie looked at her curiously she continued "We didn't want to tell anyone because we were worried about the stigma, but Theo and I are part of a Triad with Draco."
Millie looked less surprised than Hermione would have assumed. "I can definitely see it. I was quite shocked when Draco wasn't with Theo. We all knew they were together in school."
"So you're alright with it?" Hermione asked, carefully.
Millie threw back her head and giggled, "I spent most of my years at Hogwarts observing, the only thing I worried about with you was that you'd come between them. Their energy together is magnetic, and if your energy with Draco is anything like yours with Theo then I'm sure it's quite comfortable. Do you ever get jealous?" She ended in a whisper looking conspiratorially around them.
"No," Hermione flushed, "watching them together is…"
Millie grinned knowingly. "With that blush I won't be surprised if I see an Heir soon!"
Hermione looked at her for a few more seconds. "I've only told Gin and the boys this, but you won't have to wait long because I'm pregnant!"
Millie squealed and threw her arms around her friend. "I'm so excited for you! A baby! I cannot wait to meet them! I'll have to work with Ginevra to plan a baby shower!" Hermione smiled at her friend, glad that she had found someone as welcoming as Millie.
The rest of the guests started to murmur and Hermione looked to Theo and Draco who beckoned her over. Their group turned toward the horizon and watched as the sun began to rise. Everyone began to chant around her as the light breached the horizon.
The sun is high above us
shining down upon the land and sea,
making things grow and bloom.
Great and powerful sun,
we honour you this day
and thank you for your gifts.
Ra, Helios, Sol Invictus, Aten, Svarog,
You are known by many names.
You are the light over the crops,
the heat that warms the earth,
the hope that springs eternal,
the bringer of life.
We welcome you, and we honour you this day,
celebrating your light,
as we begin our journey once more
into the darkness.
When the sun had risen, music began to play all around them. Hermione was pulled into a whirling dance by Millie and caught Theo and Draco watching her fondly with another man who she thought was Blaise Zabini. As she whirled around the garden, Hermione found herself reflecting on her time since the Alban Hefin the year before. Her whole life had shifted in ways that she hadn't expected.
This celebration centres around joy and light and for the first time since before Fourth Year Hermione felt both in abundance. They still had work to do to get rid of Tom, but Hermione felt confident in the Order, especially with the addition of Regulus and potentially Percy. She was closer than ever to Ginny and Harry was finally free of his Horcrux. Ron had finally backed off and Molly was nowhere to be found. She had a family, even if her parents were missing. And Scorpius was an unexpected blessing.
When everyone was directed to eat Hermione found herself sprawled between her husbands on a blanket. They took turns feeding her fruit, soaking up the feeling of being together on this longest day of the year. When she'd had her fill, they dragged her to play yard games. While her boys were exceptionally competitive, they were always attentive to her.
"I'm allowing this hovering because the baby is so new, but we won't be doing this for the entire term," she said firmly after Draco checked on her for the fourth time in an hour.
Draco's cheeks pinked, but Theo laughed heartily. "Good luck, love. We won't leave you be until you're in your grave! You're ours!" He pulled her in and kissed her heatedly. She wanted nothing more than to kiss Draco at that moment, but knew that they had to keep a low-ish profile.
"Can you feel the fertility magic vibrating through the air?" Theo purred against her neck. When she nodded, making eye contact with Draco, Theo continued, "if our husband hadn't already, I'd put my heir inside of you today."
She shivered and moaned quietly. "I think I saw a corner of the garden I wanted to check out," Draco said, voice cracking. Hermione and Theo followed behind him until the three of them were hidden in the bushes.
Hermione pounced on Draco, forcing him to sit and straddling him. "I can feel it," he groaned against her lips. "There is so much fucking magic in the air and fuck it's radiating from you, darling."
Theo sunk behind Draco and sucked on his pulse point. "She's magnificent, isn't she? All this fertility energy is…"
Hermione grinned down at them, enjoying the view of the two of them looking up at her. "I don't think we should let ourselves come too early, I think we should draw it out," she smirked.
"I've heard that the longer you hold out the better the orgasm," Theo said with a grin, "should we time it with sunset?"
Draco was practically panting between them, but nodded fervently. Hermione stood and brushed the grass off her skirt, holding out a hand to help Draco then Theo stand. The three of them meandered back to the party to create their charm bags.
Hermione grabbed a purple bag and stitched a geometric pattern into the sides. She used red beads for courage, green beads for cunning, blue beads for wisdom, and yellow beads for kindness. On the outside flap she stitched S.T.M.
Theo and Draco began to help her pack things inside. Draco handed her a smooth rock that was shaped like a heart, "so he knows he has our hearts."
Theo presented a feather from an Eagle owl, "so he knows that he can go wherever he wants, but can always come home."
Hermione added St. John's Wort, Frankincense, and Mugwort with a spell that linked their scents to his magical signature, "so he always knows what we wish for him."
Together they added a drop of their own blood to seal the pouch closed. She hung the neck around Theo's neck and smiled at him softly. The light of the summer sun made him glow with a sort of golden light. Draco shone a silver tint.
With careful steps, they joined another dance, this time whirling around each other. When lunch finally arrived, Hermione collapsed onto a blanket next to Ginny. "Where have you been?" She asked.
Ginny turned an uncharacteristic shade of red. "Pansy and I went for a bit of a walk…"
Hermione gasped, "AND!?"
"She kissed me," Ginny said, smiling fondly.
"How auspicious, Miss Nott," Draco said with a deep chuckle. Theo sat behind Hermione, placing her between his legs. Draco's hand was on Theo's knee and she could feel it pressed against her thigh.
"A first kiss on the summer solstice is quite good luck," Theo agreed, dropping a kiss to Hermione's temple. She could feel his hard length pressing against her, so she did a little extra wiggle, delighting in the way be sucked in a breath.
Draco handed her a plate of food and they settled into their meal, the conversations around them were full of laughter and lightness.
"I hope it will always be like this," Hermione said thoughtfully.
"Whatever we have to do," Draco said with a small sigh. "I want that for us."
When they'd finished eating, they began to speak with other guests. Many of them had been at their ball, but Hermione hadn't had much of an opportunity to chat with them.
"Myuh," Theo said as they walked to the Slytherins, "I'd like you to meet our good friend, Blaise Zabini. Blaise, this is my wife, Lady Myuh Nott."
"A pleasure," said the man, bowing and brushing his lips against Hermione's hand. "I've heard much about you from Theo and Draco, I was disappointed to have missed the ceremony. I spent the last year in Italy with my mother."
"Oh?" She asked "where in Italy are you from?"
"My Father's family is descended from the original founders of Italy, the Sabines, my mother is a Shafiq."
"Oh your mother couldn't be the Shahd Shafiq?" Blaise looked impressed, "She's most famous at Castelobruxo for her skills. She's one of the most famous graduates."
"Is that where you went, Lady Nott?"
"I did! I'd be honoured to meet her! Next time she's in town you must introduce us!"
"I'll make sure it happens," he said with a nod.
When he turned back to Daphne who'd been waiting patiently to talk to him, Draco whispered in her ear, "Nice work, darling, he isn't easy to impress."
As the day waned, the newlyweds, babies, and those who'd turned 100 this year were invited for Blessings, Theo had arranged for them to have a private Blessing from Wawira. The three of them made their way to the secluded garden and stood holding hands.
Wawira grinned at the three of them, Millie and Ginny hovering in the background. "May the blessing of light be on you, light without and light within. May the blessed sunlight shine on you like a great peat fire, so that stranger and friend may come and warm himself at it. And may light shine out of the two eyes of you, like a candle set in the window of a house, bidding the wanderer come in out of the storm. And may the blessing of the rain be on you, may it beat upon your Spirit and wash it fair and clean, and leave there a shining pool where the blue of Heaven shines, and sometimes a star. And may the blessing of the earth be on you, soft under your feet as you pass along the roads, soft under you as you lie out on it, tired at the end of day; and may it rest easy over you when, at last, you lie out under it. May it rest so lightly over you that your soul may be out from under it quickly; up and off and on its way to God. And now may the Lord bless you, and bless you kindly."
(Adapted from a Scottish Wedding Blessing)
As the witch finished her blessing, Hermione felt a strengthening of their bond and could swear she felt Scorpius' heartbeat join the three already echoing in her chest. With a grin, she looked up at her men who were smiling just as widely. Ginny and Millie were tearing up behind them and Wawira pulled her in for a hug.
"Your mum would be proud of you," she whispered in her wheezy voice. "You're going to change the world, Hermione Granger."
After their blessing, the sun was sinking towards the horizon. Their group joined the remaining Slytherins who were gathered around a bonfire. Heremione took a piece of paper and wrote about her worries and fears:
- No end to the War
- Theo or Draco being hurt or dying
- Scorpius not being alright
- Something happening to my parents
- Harry not making it through the War
- Continued imprisonment, torture, and death of Muggleborns and "Blood Traitors"
She crumpled it into a ball and tossed it into the flames saying, "I now release all negativity to the flames. The Goddess of Fire will clear my pain. Thank you and so it is."With each additional piece of paper, the flames sparked various colours.
When the sun began to set, Theo and Draco led her back to the bushes they'd been in earlier. When they were covered, both of them pounced on her, Draco pressed her back against his front, while Theo trailed kisses along her collarbone. Without much warning, both of them were sheathed in her. She thanked the gods for the Fertility magic that was in the air around them as she felt herself nearing the edge quicker than usual. As the final rays of light left the sky all three of them came in tandem with matching cries.
Thanks for reading! Let me know what you think or if you have any thoughts about what might happen next!
Alban Hefin (Summer Solstice) - This time is known in the Druid tradition as that of Alban Hefin – 'The Light of Summer' or 'The Light of the Shore'
Summer Solstice Rituals: articles/summer-solstice-rituals
Fennel: Confidence, longevity, and courage
St. John's wort: Courage, confidence, magic, success
Lily: Peace, heal the pain of a broken heart
Frankincense: All-purpose solar incense for consecration, spirituality, and success
Chickweed: Herb worn to attract love
Heather: Brings one in touch with inner beauty and divinity
Lavender: Love, harmony, domestic tranquillity, and mental clarity
Mugwort: Magic, longevity, clairvoyance, psychic empowerment
Rose: Love, compassion, beauty; an aphrodisiac attributed to Venus
Vervain: Love, magic, aphrodisiac, consecration .