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6th January, 1995
Leaving the infirmary after a quick peck on her lips, his thoughts and emotions were muddled. It was all too much, and he didn't realize until he was almost halfway there that he stopped seeing Susan coming back along with Neville, Hannah Fleur, and Hermione coming towards him.
"Harry!" " 'Arry!" Their voices rang in the air along with the sound of their hurrying footsteps. Fleur was first to reach him and promptly took him into her embrace tightly, asking, "Par Magie! It's the first day, and you are already in trouble! Are you okay?" As she stepped back, cupping his face, worry etched on her face.
"I am okay Fleur" he answered before asking, "Sue told you what happened?" getting a nod from everyone, he nodded "Nev, Hannah, I need to talk with these about some house business I privacy, so I will see you in the common room later?"
"Sure mate, take all the time you need," Neville said giving him an understanding nod
Hannah smiled and hugged him saying "Take care, Harry, I will see you later" before leaving with her boyfriend.
Hermione looked at her brother in a mix of confusion and worry asking "Harry what's going on?" as he led them to the closest empty classroom.
It only increased when he turned to Fleur asking "Privacy and locking spells, Fleur, please?" the sincerity of his voice made the veela follow immediately, once it was done he smiled "Thanks love, please three of you sit down" his palm sweating profusely.
They settled while, he paced back and forth for a minute before starting "Okay, so here is what happened, after I gav…" as he went on to tell three of them about his conversation with Lord and Lady Greengrass ending with "… so now I have to make a decision, to either let them die or bond/ marry them!" he sat down head in his hands looking extremely tired as he sighed "I just don't know what to do!"
There was silence before Susan said "You save them"
"But Sue I can't! I have you, Fleur, Amy, Dora, and Andi! Not to mention Bella when we free her! It isn't fair to all of you!" he said frustrated before adding "And how do you think Daphne's parents will react when they learn about all this!? Or Sif's father? Or both girls themselves!?"
He started pacing once again "Not to mention what if they are in a committed relationship? What if Sif has a boyfriend back home and I am the one to steal her from what could be her true love? But at the same time, I can't let them die! So they will be stuck with me in a resentful marriage and hate me for the rest of my life!" as he started hyperventilating on the verge of a panic attack.
Fleur stopped him taking him in a deep kiss, she lavished in the ever-present taste of treacle tart on his lips, her brain going dizzy with the smell of ozone and broom polish. She blasted her allure at him amid a passionate kiss, she ended the kiss with a whisper "Better?"
"Yes, much better love, thank you" wrapped his arms around her waist as he sat on the teacher's table with his girlfriend in his lap he asked, "What do I do Fleur, I want to save them but…"
With her head on his shoulder, Fleur put a finger on his lips saying "You save zem Mon Amour, I told you already, you can 'ave as many women you want and I will still love you cause I know your 'eart, you 'ave so much love in it zat keeping it for myself will be very selfish of me, somezzing I am not by my nature"
Susan nodded solemnly "Fleur is right, you need to do what is right, we will deal with whatever comes next together" as stood and her way towards him and pecked his cheek.
"Thanks, both of you," Harry said with a soft smile on his face.
"I swear Harry, since we met in the first year, your luck is rotten!" Hermione commented continuing "And I think you telling Daphne's family or Sif's for that matter will not oppose you saving them which you would have guessed if you weren't so anxious about all this. As for them having problems, having boyfriends, and resenting you, that's where you leave to the chance. Do the right thing and leave the rest up to magic"
Harry nodded "I will 'Mione, thanks" feeling a little better about the situation.
They left the room dispersing each of them going to the classes but rumors were still going around about the events between all three schools. But by this point, he was used to people whispering and looking at him anywhere he went. After Herbology with Ravenclaw and Arithmancy with Hufflepuff with Susan sitting with him.
When it was time for lunch Harry was starving having skipped breakfast for obvious reasons, seeing him eat enough made his friends and fiancee smile. After lunch utilizing the free period he made his way to the statue of One Eyed Witch on the third corridor under his invisibility cloak whispering "Dissendium!" waited as it moved enough for him to squeeze in before it shut after five seconds, drawing his wand he cast {Lumos!}
With that he continued for quite a while before he came out in Honeyduke's cellar, closing the lid to the passage before making his way up and out of the store, he had a companion in the form of a black grim into the streets of the village making his way to the Shrieking shack, as soon he was outside of the village dropped the cloak and continued towards the dilapidated house.
Entering the abandoned house he held the door open the dog ran upstairs with the teen following only to get jumped on by Dora who took him in a passionate kiss that made him out of breath, his tongue was under an assault of berry flavor and lilac scent. He kissed her back until both heard Sirius gagging, ending the kiss she said "You had me worried back there Lover, you okay?"
"Yeah alright, it was not that bad," he said before leaving her and turning to Andi pulling her to him in a soft, deep yet short kiss whispered "Missed you, Andi"
"Missed you too Love and very proud of you" the black sister replied with a smile and her hazel eyes sparkling.
Harry looked at Sirius who looked like was about to throw up with Amelia patting him on the back. He chuckled "Grow up Padfoot, but not that much" he met Amelia's red eyes "I am sorry about this Amy but it won't take longer than a few minutes"
"It's okay Green Eyes, I know it's something important by the way you are acting" She waved it off as they sat on the conjured chairs.
Sirius started "Pup, let me tell you your parents are proud of you and so am I!" giving the teen a side hug.
Harry gave a teary smile before saying "Okay, so the reason I called for this meeting is, after you left Amy…" For the second time in the day he narrated his talk with Lord Greengrass to his family along with Fleur and Susan's approval and ended with "….so what do you think I should do?"
"I think you should save them and you can tell them only if they give you an unbreakable vow, not reveal anything," Dora said with a smile taking his hand in hers and intertwining their fingers, she noticed that his hand was larger, rougher and warmer than which she always found comforting.
Andromeda nodded "I agree Harry, had you just decided to add them to our family only then there had been a problem from my end but you communicated and asked for our consent before doing anything. You did right by us and I know in the future you will do right by them too. You have a blessing" with a smile.
Amelia added "Mine too, you should do the right thing" She was happy that he talked to her about it which is a necessary component of a healthy relationship, something she saw a severe lack of in today's society, and yet the irony of the situation wasn't lost to her.
Seeing his godson looking at him he sighed "Okay, I will meet you there at four thirty, we will meet with Lord and Lady Greengrass. After the formalities and talking through it all you can wake the sleeping beauties up, my Prince Pup!" making his godson blush while others chuckled.
As everyone calmed down Harry looked at Amy saying "I asked Flint why he did it, and he said Draco ordered him to cause Daphne to somehow defy him" The room went silent at this revelation.
"Why didn't you say this in your official statement, Harry?" Dora asked a little confused.
Sirius sighed "Because there is no physical evidence tying, Lucius's spawn and I think Lucy didn't know about any of this cause he would never incur the wrath of the Volsung clan in such a way"
"Not to mention Malfoy has Minister in his pocket, so if there were charges brought up due to lack of evidence it would be a disaster and they could counter-sue DMLE or Harry" Amelia added with a smirk on her face "You got some brains after all Green Eyes, not all looks I see" winking at him.
Andromeda gasped "And if you tell Lord Greengrass about it along with the Chief of Volsung Clan, it will make them Lucius's enemy at the same time as they become your ally" She beamed at him "Very Slytherin of you Love, Aunt Dorea, and Uncle Charles will be proud of you"
He smiled saying "I hope so but Sorting Hat wanted to place me in Slytherin" and laughed seeing everyones gaping expressions.
Sirius recovered saying "Well you learn new things every day I guess and doesn't matter, you are the sum of your choices" As he stood up and hugged the teen, breaking the hug he said "Now let me go and get all pretty for the meeting, see you later pup!" as he left the shack disappearing with a pop.
Amelia followed close behind as she wrapped her arms around him husking "You are a mystery wrapped in an enigma" her hands moving through his hair as she gave him a deep kiss which was short with their foreheads resting against each other, her luscious pink lips an inch away from his, she whispered "And I can't wait to unwrap it, see you tomorrow green eyes" as she left stepped back and with a last wink popped away.
He smiled turning to Andi who kissed him before saying "Take care of yourself love and write me, also remember you have brownie points to redeem" Her eyes clouded with a mix of love and lust as she left after giving him a pat on his behind.
He turned to Dora who was looking at him with a smirk on her face making him ask "What?"
The metamorpmagus chuckled "You, my sweet Lover are smitten by all of us, you still have a goofy smile on your face, and just for the record it's really cute" as she walked up to him and hugged him.
He hugged her back "Well I am the happiest and luckiest man on the earth, you bet your beautiful perfect arse I am smitten" kissing her cheek.
The auror in his arms smirked as stepped back looking at him asking "So my arse is beautiful and perfect huh?" she enjoyed as her fiancee realized what he said slowly going cherry red, chuckling she added "Oh not just cute but the cutest! Now It's time for me to patrol, so Toodle-loo, love!" as she left putting extra sway in her hips, entrancing her man and looking over his shoulder threw him a wink as her sweet laughter still ringing in his ears.
Shaking his head out of the day trance he sighed "Yeah it's confirmed, you Mr. Potter are in deep trouble come this summer" not realizing that he was smiling. Locking the door he made his way to the hatch to the passage opened it, donned his cloak his wand lit, and lowered himself in the passage.
{Colloporus!} he cast before starting on his way back towards the castle, after ten minutes he reached the hollow of the Womping Willow, pressed the knot on it, and crawled out of it. He quickly sprinted out of the willow's reach and continued to make his way back into the castle.
Reaching the transfiguration corridor he pulled his cloak off and putting in the pocket which was one of the best features of his cloak. With a sigh he made his way to Minerva's office, he smiled greeting "Hello Ariel! How are you doing my girl?" the life-like lioness perked up and nuzzled to him. He petted still amazed at how life like a statue can be, after a minute he said "Okay, now I need to meet Minnie"
Ariel moved aside letting the door open, he turned and spotted her working on some papers, but what drew his attention was her outfit, she was wearing a simple white dress with a tight bodice and a pastel red cloak with golden lion clasps around her neck.
Resting on her shoulder, perfectly framing and enhancing her more than sizable bust, with her glasses and raven black hair tied up in a tight bun on the head with a few strands framing her face perfectly.
His mouth went dry at the same time as his blood started traveling southwards and the cherry on top came when she put a feather of her quill on her strawberry red lips, he sighed which drew her attention as she asked "Mo-ghraidh! Did Poppy release you?" with a salacious smirk ever present on the face.
"Umm… I… I… ye… yeah… and…what … what are you wearing?" he mumbled his brain going numb at the sight in front of him.
Minerva smiled, her efforts had the desired effect, oh, and how, she had to admit she wasn't very comfortable in this dress, exposing herself like this yet seeing his reaction made it all worth it!
She decided this would be her attire when they were alone from now on. Keeping the pretense she pouted standing up and moving forward to show him her dress ended up on the floor. Enhanced a simple black heels as she twirled "Why? Don't I look good?"
He blushed before asking "No… no.. It's just surprised me… a little it's not what you normally wear. You… you look really beautiful Minnie" he wasn't lying she did look beautiful but more than that she looked like sin he was ready to commit.
Minerva blushed prettily saying "Thank you Mo-ghraidh!" as she closer to him asking "How can I help you today? As I understand our tea isn't scheduled for next week" She stopped at a mere feet away from him, everything that she was doing was thanks to her Occulomency cause without it she would have died hundreds of red times over in embarrassment.
Swallowing dryly and with every ounce of his will he took his eyes off her chest and looked up at her asking "I… Sirius will be visiting to meet Lord Greengrass about the incident today, so he wanted me to ask if he could use your floo around four thirty?" focusing on her piercing green eyes as best as he could.
"Of course, I will let him in," she said in a husky voice before asking "Anything else, Mo gharidh?" innocently.
He shook his head saying "No, I… will take my leave… see you around Minnie…" before kissing her cheek and running out of there leaving a stunned woman in his wake. Minerva gathered herself going to change her clothes.
At the same time, Harry back to the common room where Hermione was waiting along with Neville who he guessed was filled in by her. The bushy-haired witch asks "So what's the verdict?"
"Sirius is coming to talk with Lord Greengrass, informing him about everything, and then I am going…." He informed sitting on the empty chair across Neville trailing off.
Neville smirked "Play the role of Prince and wake the sleeping beauties?" getting a laugh from both of them while he continued "I have heard about the Volsung clan from my Gran clan they are very powerful in Norvergr, Svithiod, and Suomi, they rule the magical communities. Grindelwald wanted them on his side but when they refused, he tried force but faced his first defeat of the war by the Clan. They were the first domino that started his downfall"
Harry's eyes widened at this titbit of information as he sighed running his hand through his hair "Well isn't my life the best"
"Nah I think there are big in your future dear brother of mine!" Hermione commented bursting into laughter along with Neville.
An hour later Harry now dressed in his best robes was on his way to the infirmary, a smile came on his face he saw his Godfather standing there looking all prim and proper.
"So ready for it pup?" Sirius asked as he neared him putting a hand around the teen's shoulder and getting a nod he sighed "Well then let's get this over with"
They both entered the infirmary they made their way to Madame Pomfery's office. Entering the room Harry greeted "Lord Greengrass, Lady Greengrass may I introduce you to Lord Sirius Orion Black, my Godfather"
"Pleasure to meet you" Olvir greeted with a firm shake of the hand
Sirius nodded "Pleasure is mine Lord Greengrass, I have heard much about you" Before turning to Selene he took her hand brushing his lips on her knuckles "And you too Lady Greengrass" with a smirk.
With formalities out of the way they all got situated with Olvir asking "Should I assume that Heir Potter has explained the situation to you?"
"He did" Sirius nodded before starting "Lord Greengrass my godson is in a very complex situation which is kept secret for the safety of many as such I need you to swear an oath of secrecy" his tone left no space for negotiation.
The couple stared at each other before Olvir took the lead raising his wand " I Olvir Tyr Greengrass-Ragnarsson III, swear upon my magic that I will not share anything discussed in this meeting without express permission of Lord Sirius Orion Black III, So Mote it be!"
"I, Selene Astrid Greengrass nee Ingridsdottir, swear up magic that I will not anything discussed in this meeting without the express permission of Lord Sirius Orion Black III, So Mote it be!"
With his conditions satisfied Sirius nodded starting "It all began with his name being entered into the Triwizard tournament by an unknown party…" he went on to describe everything that happened till this moment with Harry, from his inheritance, all the contracts with a woman with their names and his relationship with Fleur. He ended by saying "… they all know about the situation, Harry got their permission before coming here for this meeting. Your daughters will be welcomed by all of us into our family"
Olvir gave a nod agreeing with his wife Selene sighed commenting "It's quite a lot to digest Lord Black, we will need to relay all this information to Sif's parents when he comes tomorrow, do we have your permission to share it?"
"Yes you may Lady Greengrass" Sirius answered.
Olvir turned to the teen saying "Lord Potter, we are thankful that you are upfront and honest about all this. Let me assure you that from now on you will be part of our family just as much as our daughters will be part of your. We will have plenty of time to talk late but I think we woke them up"
Harry nodded but got suddenly nervous asking "Um… Lady Greengrass… how am I suppose to… urhg… bond with them?"
Selene's eyes got a mischievous glint as she smirked saying "Let me ask you, Lord Potter, are you familiar with the story of Sleeping Beauty?" and enjoyed as the teen turned bright red while Sirius and Olvir had identical grins on their faces as they walked out of the office.
"Madame Pomfrey, it's time" Olvir simply stated.
Madame Healer pinked a little saying "Ri… Right, this way Mr. Potter" as she led the the teen to girls' cot and wordlessly drew the privacy screens leaving him alone.
Harry sighed taking first good look at both girls or one girl and young woman for the first time. Daphne had her mother's beauty with a sharp facial structure, high cheekbones with blond hair cascading and splayed on the pillow.
He turned and saw that Sif had waist-long rust-red hair, her face was a little bit rounder but her features were just as sharp as Daphne's.
"I am sorry but I have to do this, to save both of you" he whispered, he turned to his left and after taking a deep breath he leaned in capturing Daphne's lips. At the moment of contact multicolored light shone around them leaving the atmosphere magically charged.
He broke the kiss when the need to breathe became clear and stood up. Taking a minute he watched as Daphne started to stir. Having caught his breath enough he leaned in locking lips with Sif the phenomenon repeated but just as he was about to break the kiss the girl started to kiss him back.
He felt her hand in his hair holding him there for a second before she stopped and let him go. He stood up to his full height and turned only to see Daphne's eyes fluttering he, moved back opened the privacy screen, and stepping out he faced Madame Pomfrey saying "I… am …. Done" before walking past the matron in a hurry.
Selene followed Matron to check on now woken-up girls to be there for them while Olvir finally relaxed with a huge smile, first ever for Harry as he said "Thank you, Lord Potter, welcome to the family"
"Harry please sir, and it was the right thing to do," Harry said returning a shy and embarrassed smile, after all, he just made out with the man's daughter for magic's sake.
Noticing this Olvir snorted "None this sir business, Harry call me Olvir and we will have plenty of time, you still have to learn many things about our culture" patting the teen's shoulder.
Teen smirked "Well, I am a fast learner" making his father-in-law chuckle.
Sirius nodded "Indeed we will start that this summer, it will help you in the tournament too" Though his godson was able to defend himself and had done impossible numerous times in his short life of fourteen years, he was still a fourteen-year-old without out any training, or knowledge of the world he lived in beyond his school peers. He was the future lord of multiple houses, and learning about Pureblood traditions was practically mandatory.
Had Uncle Charlus and Aunt Dorea been alive looking at their Grandson being this uneducated in their ways and traditions? The mere thought made him shudder.
"Indeed my brother especially would love to teach you before the annual clans meeting next year" Olvir added, he wanted to say more but stopped so as not to overwhelm his son-in-law with information of various Norse Customs.
Harry gulped nodding nervously, he forgot that he still had to meet with Sif and her father. But he was more afraid of how she was going to react. He was brought out of those thoughts when Selene came out from the privacy screen beaconing for her husband who was also eager to meet the girls.
A minute or two later, parents came out but Selene ran to Harry taking him in a hug whispering "Thank you! Thank you so much for saving them!" with tears of happiness in her eyes.
He blushed, face hidden in her bosoms as he muffled 'You welcome!' his mind going dizzy from the lack of air.
Olvir shook his head with a smile on his face "Let the boy breathe Selene"
"Oh!" Selene said as she let go of the boy who was gasping for air "I am sorry, I was just too excited" Her face flushed a little. She sometimes forgot to control her strength when she was excited.
"I…t's " Harry said gulping for air while his godfather laughed at his plight.
Olvir's chuckled saying "Anyway, girls want to meet their savior they are quite eager. Madame Pomfrey has given them a clean bill of health only keeping them under observation till dinner time"
"Well Pup, you should hurry, it's nice to make a lady wait, it's bad when it's two and worse when they are your bonded mates" Sirius quipped with a smirk on his face.
Harry rolled his eyes before taking a deep breath and made his way to where the girls were situated behind the privacy screens. He entered, standing between their cots he observed both girls looking at him, and he noticed that they both had electric blue eyes, a clan trait he assumed.
There was a minute-long silence which was broken by Daphne asking "Why?" her eyes puffy red eyes boring in on him.
"It was the right thing to do" shrugging his shoulder wincing lightly as it was still sore from the morning.
Sif nodded saying "Tank you, Herr Potter, and I must say dat you are a very good kisser" with a corner of her mouth curling upward slightly as she watched him blush cutely.
He sighed "I know this a very awkward situation we find ourselves in, I am sorry about all of this but I hope you can accept me with time, please you can call me Harry" looking at both.
Sif snorted, her stoic mask cracking slightly as informed "Unnskyld Meg, Herr Potter, it's just dat in our native language your name means not very good"
"Oh, how about Hadrian then?" he suggested with a smile.
"Hadrian, that's better" Sif stated continuing "I am Sif Brandtsdottir Helvig, You can call me Sif, nice to meet you Herr Potter. You have nothing to apologize for, and thank you for saving us" she with the first evidence of genuine smile on her face.
He looked at Daphne adding "There is Sif, on our way back the leader of the scums who attacked you threatened to harm me while I was asleep on the train, Hermione my sister in all but blood stopped him with her other friends, Ms. Greengrass was among them" his voice becoming heavy with emotion "I was unaware of this conflict until after what happened to both of you, for that I apologize"
Daphne snarked "Don't give yourself so much importance Potter, Hermione is my friend and I hate Malfoy along with the rest of his Ilk! I was protecting her, not you"
"Daphne!" Sif let out an incredulous gasp. Though her pride was injured severely by morning events, her warrior code demanded that she respect those who have earned it, the person who saved them from being raped and is going to be their husband only to save them, was one of them.
Harry nodded without being offended "No it's okay Sif, she is right, we aren't friends" only for Sif to become stoic again as he continued "But I would like to be your friend, both of yours before anything else. Can we start there?"
"We will see," Daphne said while Sif nodded with a smile on her face.
"I will see… later I guess…" he smiled.
Sif nodded with a smile on her face "I vill be looking forward to it" She found the man interesting and it was clear that they needed to talk but time was not right now, neither was place. She decided to do it after the trials.
"Harry…" he stopped hearing Daphne's voice which was barely above whisper and turned back "I… can you send Tracey in?"
He gave her a soft smile "Of course before leaving not noticing the tears welling up in Daphne's eyes.
Made his way to Tracey's bed where the teen was waiting anxiously but before he could utter a single word she jumped hugging him muttering "Thank you, Thank you… for saving them…" simultaneously in relief and pain.
He rubbed her back for some time until she calmed down and broke the hug gently sniffing "Sorry for wetting your shirt"
"It's okay Ms. Davies, Ms. Greengrass would like to see you" As the last word left his mouth the brunette ran to meet her friend.
Spotting his godson coming back he asked "So… how was it?" getting Olvir and Selene's attention.
"It was… Okay," he replied looking utterly tired by the day's event as he added turning to his in-laws asking "We just need some time to get used to… well this" getting nods from all three adults. It is a foregone conclusion that it will take time for them to heal and accept that their lives have changed forever.
Olvir let out a shuddering sigh "I must inform Sif's family they have been waiting for the news since the morning"
"I should be leaving my leave as well, Olvir, Selene see you at the trail tomorrow," Sirius said before hugging the teen "See you tomorrow Pup"
"See you tomorrow Padfoot" he whispered as Sirius left for Pomfrey's office while Olvir made his way out of the Infirmary. He turned to Selene saying "I will take my leave to Lady Greengrass, I have Care of Magical Creature, I will come back before dinner to check on them"
"Please call me Selene my dear, we are family now, no need for formalities and I will tell them" The older witch gave him a tired smile, if he had been tired then she was utterly exhausted. Seeing the boy leave she shook her head walking towards where her daughter was to check on her daughter.
She reached only to find that Daphne was asleep with Tracey sharing her bed, she turned to Sif who was reading a book brought by her friend asking "How are you holding up my dear?" taking a seat at the bedside table
"Alright, I guess" she shrugged putting the book aside and getting comfortable on the bed as she continued "And more dan a little relieved. Hadrian is a nice person, he is humble and someone I would like to get to know more about. Dough I don't tink Daphne like him dat much" with a frown on her face.
Selene smiled "Don't fret about it dear, I have a feeling that he will win her over in no time, I know my daughter has a hard exterior but a gooey center, just like her father, and takes the right person to break through their shells"
Sif cocked her head with a skeptical look on her "And you tink Hadrian is de one for her?"
Selene shook her head saying "No, I think he is one for both of you" with a soft smile on her face.
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