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a/n- This really just a filler chapter, and I hope you all enjoy it. The next chapter has a little more excitement… he he he…

Chapter 19
"Normal Speech"
Thoughts
'Mental Conversations'

Surrey Place-

Hermione was finally resting peacefully after a few long hours. Luna was sitting in a chair next to the bed reading a book when Harry walked in. "Hello Harry. I must say, you look very dashing tonight."

Harry was straightening his forest green tie and fixing his blacks shirt as he walked over to the bed to check on Hermione. "Thanks Luna, I think. How is Hermione doing?"

Luna put down her book and got up from the chair and went over to help him with his jacket. Harry decided to wear an all-black muggle suit for dinner tonight. "Hermione is doing well. She is completely healed, and will sleep for the rest of the night. Don't worry Harry, everything will be alright."

"Luna, when is your dad expecting you back?" he asked as Luna was helping.

She was brushing off some imaginary lint and replied, "Oh, I never told him a time. Daddy doesn't worry about such things. I will have Dobby bring me back once you are done with your dinner tonight. We wouldn't want you to be worried now would we?"

Harry tilted his head to the side as he looked at her. "Would you like to stay with us Luna? I can talk to Narcissa about it tonight."

"You don't have to do that Harry, I'm sure I would just be in the way." She replied as she went to take her seat.

"You wouldn't be Luna. Hermione and I consider you a friend. Besides, I'm sure Hermione would enjoy your company. You did save her life, and it's the least we can do. As soon as Hermione is back too normal, we plan on training and would love for you to join us as well. Draco will already be joining us, and I plan on extending the invitation to Susan and Neville as well."

Luna was stunned at what she was hearing. She always like Harry and Hermione, they never thought she was crazy and they were always nice to her. "We're friends?" she quietly asked.

Harry gave her a huge smile and said, "Of course we are. Do you think I would let anyone heal my wife?"

Luna launched herself at Harry who easily caught her. "Thank you." was all she said.

~Page Break~

Harry was waiting in the parlor for Amelia and Susan to arrive. Narcissa was taking Luna home so that she could grab whatever she needed and speak with her father. Her and Emma made sure Luna's room was close to Harry's and Hermione's before they left, and Emma went to sit with her daughter. Draco decided it would be for the best if he was out of sight due to his history of being a prat, and Remus was at the Leaky Cauldron with Tonks and Bill drawing up their game plan for the school year as well as developing the kids training routines. Sirius came strutting in the parlor, ready to try and woo the witch of his dreams. "Hey Padfoot, did you actually comb your hair?" asked Harry as he sniffed the air around him and added, "And took a flea bath?"

Sirius slapped his hand over his heart and tried to act like Harry's words had wounded him, but couldn't keep the smile off his face. "Not exactly original their pup. I'll let it slide this time on account of the amount of stress you have been under." Sirius ducked quickly as Harry threw a pillow at him that landed at the feet of Amelia Bones.

"I see you are still up to your usual tricks Black." Replied Amelia as she stepped over said pillow. "Lord Potter, I hope this mutt isn't bothering you. I believe you already know my niece Susan."

Susan dipped into a curtsey as Harry gave her a bow and said, "Greeting Heir Bones."

"Greeting Lord Potter, thank you for inviting us over for dinner this evening." Susan nervously replied.

Harry stood and clapped his hands together and said, "Right, now that formalities are out of the way, please call me Harry." He saw that one of his elves brought a tray with wine, whisky, what looked like mead, and pumpkin juice in. Harry motioned to the tray and said, "May I off either of you a drink". Harry walked over to the tray and poured Sirius a glass of whisky, himself a glass of wine (a/n: he is acting like a Lord, not a 14-year-old), and waited for his two guests to respond.

"I'll have glass of whisky myself and Susan will have glass of pumpkin juice." Harry saw the look Susan gave her Aunt, but wisely chose to ignore it as he handed out their drinks.

"I trust you had no trouble finding the place?" asked Harry as he took his seat again.

"No trouble at all Harry." Replied Amelia. "Tell me, how is Hermione doing? She did not look well when I left Gringotts."

Amelia saw Harry's shoulders slump when she asked. "She is resting now. Thankfully Luna Lovegood was able to save her. It turns outs if you used magic, it made to spell more toxic. If Luna hadn't come when she did, well, I don't even want to think about it."

"I'm glad Miss Lovegood was able to help. Is she still here? Perhaps you should invite her to dine with us." Replied Amelia, who wasn't too sure what else to say at the moment.

"I'm not sure if Luna is back yet. Narcissa took her to speak with her father and grab her things. She will be staying with us for the rest of the summer." Harry took a sip of his drink before adding, "I know it is not customary to discuss business before dinner, but how did everything go at the ministry this afternoon?"

"It turns out Dumbledore made an appearance before I returned with your statements. He managed to get the minister to think that he was trying to save yours and Lady Potter's life."

Harry gave a large sigh and Sirius said, "So that means he is just going to get away with it? He tried to kidnap my Godson's wife. We both know the manipulative old coot staged the whole thing, trying to get back his control of Harry."

Before Amelia could respond, Susan spoke up and asked, "Why would Professor Dumbledore want to control Harry? What happened this afternoon? And when did you get married?"

"We can discuss what happened today over dinner. I promise to get to the rest of your questions in a moment. I have another question for you." replied Harry as he thought, it's not or never. Might as well get it over with. He felt a push in the back of his head and felt his rings vibrate. 'Keep your trousers on, I'm getting there.' he thought as he tried to reply to Merlin, Godric, and Salazar. "Have you ever had you ever done a heritage test at Gringotts? I know that the Bones family is a Most Ancient and Noble house, but I ask you to humor me."

"No, we haven't. Do you know something that my niece and I don't Harry?" asked Amelia who was giving him a questioning glare.

"I'm not going to beat around the bush. To answer your question, yes I do. Hermione and Luna are the only other people who know as well. Before you ask, Luna has a gift, that is the only reason she knows." Harry looked right at Sirius when he said this. "All I ask is that you both keep an open mind about what I am going to tell you." Harry wanted for they gave him their word before continuing, "Susan, what you do not know about me is that I am also Lord Gryffindor, Lord Syltherin, and Lord Pendragon. I am also a direct descendant of Merlin. Hermione is also Lady Ravenclaw, Lady Le Fey, and Lady Dagworth. But that isn't what I want you to keep an open mind with. You are Helga Hufflepuff's heir. I know you want to argue against it, but when was the last time your family was ever sorted into a different house?" Amelia and Susan both were too stunned to say anything. They just sat there and looked around with their eyes as wide as saucers.

"Amelia, you can trust Harry. This isn't a prank. I would see the reason to hesitate, but tell me. From the short time that you have known Harry, has he ever lied to you? Has he ever given you a reason not to believe him?" Sirius asked.

"As much as I hate to admit this, your right Sirius." Replied Amelia. "Harry, Susan and I will go to Gringotts either tomorrow or the next day for the test. There will be no harm done if you are wrong."

"Is this a joke Harry?" asked Susan. She was curious to see if he was right. As far as she knew he never did lie while at Hogwarts. The more she thought about it, the worse she felt for her own actions while at school.

Harry saw her face fall a little and said, "This isn't a joke Susan. I know a lot of people don't believe a lot of what I say, but I never lie and I wouldn't start now."

Susan felt the heat in her cheeks rise at this last comment and heard her aunt ask, "Are you alright Susan?"

"I'm fine Aunt." She replied before looking to Harry and said, "Harry, I'm sorry I didn't believe you while at school. You are right and I should have known better."

"Susan, what are you talking about?" asked Amelia who then narrowed her eyes at her niece and asked, "what have you done?"

Susan hung her head, but it was Harry who came to her rescue, "That was all in the past. Let's just move forward shall we?" Amelia wanted to know more, but was interrupted by Dro coming in and telling everyone dinner was ready. "Amelia, I know you want to know more, but I want you to know that if I hadn't experienced any of it, I wouldn't believe it either. I will tell you later about what happened. Actually, I will have one of my elves bring my pensive after dinner. It will easier to show you what has happened during out times at Hogwarts. You won't believe a word I say otherwise."

Leaky Cauldron-

Remus, Tonks and Bill were all huddled around a table going over their plans for the rest of the summer and the school year to come. They knew that the next year was going to be very trying and most likely incredibly dangerous. "I still think we need to enlist a couple of students, preferable Gryffindor's. We can't be with them 24 hours a day." Argued Bill as he was pinching the bridge of his nose. They have been having this argument for the last 10 minutes.

Remus got up from the table and started pace around the private room and said, "I already have had word from Harry. He has asked Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, and Susan Bones to train with him, Hermione and Draco. They can be our eyes and ears."

Sensing another blow up Tonks quickly asked, "Who else did you have in mind?"

"Fred and George." Replied Bill, ignoring the glare Remus was giving them.

"Absolutely not!" screamed Remus as he slammed his fists on the table.

"Remus, let's hear him out. This may work." Said Tonks as she walked over to Remus and put a hand on his arm to try and calm him down enough so that he would actually listen.

"I don't know what the problem is Remus. I know those two like to play a prank or two, but they know more about Hogwarts than any of us." This caused Remus to snort. Bill shot him a cold glare but continued to say, "They know how to get around the castle undetected. The only other people in the history of Hogwarts to outshine those two were the Marauder's. I'm telling you they would be an asset. They already told Harry that they would do anything for him. They are ready to leave the family over this. Harry told them that they would always be welcome. Besides, we will need the extra help inside the tower." Bill was staring down Remus at this point and after a minute decided to add, "Besides, they are already looking after Harry's interests. How else would I know all that I do? Those two are good at sneaking around."

Remus hung his head in defeat and fell back into his chair. Tonks crouched down next to him and said, "I know you don't agree with this Remus, but Bill is right. You know that as soon as they find out who the Marauder's actually are, they will not only be worshiped, but so will the ground they walk on. It will all work out. We have people watching out for them in all the houses. If anything, we could find a few more people from each house. Our agents might miss something."

"Fine." Replied Remus. "But Harry needs to give his ok on this matter. I may not agree with it, but you do have a point. Where are your brother's now?"

Tonks and Bill looked at each other and grinned while Bill said, "Let's put the rest of this meeting on hold for now and reconvene at my flat."

Bill's flat-

After the meeting in the Director's office was finished Bill went back to finish talking to his father and brothers. For now, Arthur was going to head home and keep a close eye on everything and the twins were going to stay with Bill for the night. It was decided that Bill was going to have a long conversation with the twins before bringing them back home tomorrow, and this was all per their father's orders. The twins were in the living room when Bill, Remus and Tonks walked in. Seeing that the twins had their heads together and were bent over a sheet of parchment Bill said, "What are you two up too?"

George and Fred both looked up and said, "Nothing." Bill chuckled and shook his head at the two. "Well, whatever you two are doing, put it away for right now and come sit down. We have some things to discuss with you." The twins curiosity was spike once they saw the expression on Lupin's face. They quickly did as they were asked and went to take a seat on the sofa next to Bill.

"What's" Fred started to say, and George finished, "up?" Bill looked over to Remus and Tonks to see if one of them wanted to explain, but saw the two zipped up tight.

"As you both know, I have been added as a Protector for the Potters. Tonks will be the other guard in the castle with me and Remus Lupin will be staying in Hogsmead and essential head of operations. With Remus on the outside, there is less of a worry about our mail being intercepted or obstructed. I know you two have already pledged yourselves to protect the Potter's in your own way." Bill held his hand up so he could finish speaking without interferences. "Not only is Dad and myself ok with this, the Director of Gringotts is well aware of this. From what you have told me, Lord Potter is aware of this as well. I have something else I would like to discuss with you two. As you have gathered, Remus here has a bit of a problem with it. I want you two to act as extra guards while at Hogwarts. It will add two more bodies to the detail."

Fred and George took a moment to let it all seek in. George with the first to speak up by starting to say, "We already planned on it. But,"

"We want to know why do you have a problem" Interrupted Fred, and both of them finished with, "Us."

Remus sighed before he said, "I'm worried you two won't take this serious. I have already let Harry down once. I will not let that happen again. No one, and I mean no one will get in my way."

"Look, you have nothing to" Fred started to say and was picked up by George who said, "worry about. We mean", and was finished by both of them saying, "Business."

"For the sake of keeping this conversation easier to follow, can one of you at a time speak please." Asked Remus. "I do have some other things I need to finish after here and then I have to get back to discuss all of this with Harry and would like to check on Hermione." Remus slid to the edge of his chair and asked, "Tell me, how is it you two know so much about Hogwarts?"

Fred and George looked at each other and grinned. "Since we are going to be working with you, we will tell you. We pinched a map from Filch that tells us all the secret passages." Replied Fred.

"I just wish we knew who the Marauders were. They are Gods!" added George. You couldn't miss the smile on Bill's and Remus' face when they said this.

Remus went to stand up and said, "Well, I think this is going to work out just fine. If need be, you can address me as Moony." Fred and George looked like they were about to faint from hearing the wonderful news.

Back in Surrey-

Amelia, Susan, and Sirius settled in the study to enjoy some brandy after a delicious dinner. Amelia was very disappointed by her niece's actions while at school and told Harry that she we take care of the discretion at home later this evening. Harry tried to tell her it was in the past, but she was having none of it. "Amy," called Sirius as he was walking over to her. He shot a discrete glance at Susan and saw that she was trying to make herself busy by admiring the books being stored in there. "Amy, I just wanted to tell you that you look ravishing this evening."

Amelia snorted at this and replied, "If I didn't know any better Sirius, I would say that you are trying to get me into bed." Sirius tried turning on his charm, but saw that Amelia was turning bright red from trying very hard not to laugh out loud. He tried to give her his puppy dog pout, but this seemed to drive her over the edge. Susan was seeing her aunt in a whole new light.

After about five minutes, Amelia managed to stop laughing and was wiping the tears away from her eyes when Harry came back in. He looked at his Godfather and lifted his brow and saw his head shake from side to side and that he had a huge grin on his face. "What did I miss?" asked Harry as he was walking over to a chair.

"Don't ask." Replied Susan as she was walking over to join him. "Harry, when did you get married? And why is it so important that I claim my inheritance?"

Harry looked at the two adults in the room to see if either of them had any advice on how to approach this topic. "Hermione and I have a soul bond, but please don't tell anyone. We wanted to keep that a secret as long as possible. As for your other question, we have already established that Dumbles has this unhealthy obsession with me and wants to control every aspect of my life right?" He waited for a nod from Susan before continuing, "At the beginning of the summer Dumbles decided to pay me a visit at my relatives. He blew the house up and tried to kill me, he then tried to claim that it was death eaters that tried to attack me. We went to Gringotts a few days after. Come to find out, I not only have quite a few titles, but Dumbles and a certain weasel's mother penned a betrothal contract for me and Ginny a few days after my parents dies. Dumbles also had my parents will sealed and has been stealing from me. He is also using my money to pay Molly and Ron Weasley. If he hadn't sealed the will, we would basically have been brother and sister."

Harry paused for a moment as Amelia handed him a cup of tea and a couple of biscuits. As Harry was about to continue with his story, a large barn owl flew in and perched itself in front of Amelia and held out its leg. Wondering who would be trying to owl her at this time, she quickly took the noted and handed the owl part of a biscuit before it flew off. Everyone stared at Amelia amazed as they saw her turn several different shades of red. Sirius all but ran to her side and asked, "What is it Amy?" It took about 15 minutes for her to calm down enough so that every other word out of her mouth wasn't a curse.

"I have just received word from Kingsley. Lucius Malfoy has escaped."

a/n- Next chapter we find what Lucy is up to and we have a little love scene between Harry and Hermione ;)

Edited 7/5/17