Great chapter, this is a wonderful setup for the confrontation to come.
I really like how you have shown both girls to be uncomfortable with even the idea of this being a threesome relationship in the bedroom. Both ladies based on their upbringings, that you have shown, would tend to be very conservative in their sexual practices if given their own choice. While horny guys might like to dream and write about it, the Harry that is shown would probably not even think about it as sheltered as his exposure has been much less act on it.
Hermione's jealous response to Harry and Daphne's wedding night is exactly right for a women who has gone through everything that she has experienced and who has attached so much emotional energy in Harry. I think that the sister/wife bond with Daphne will also be very good for her in both the short and long term.
I'm looking forward to seeing what smackdowns will be coming for Ron, Ginny, Snape, Tonks, Molly, and Dumbledore as this story continues. I'm sure that some will be verbal and emotional,while others will be legal or physical as the situation permits and warrants.
I'll be looking forward to more of this story soon I hope.
Author's response
Thank you.
In my 56 years I've never met a woman who happily jumps into the group sex that so many of these multi-ship fics show. While these stories are fantasies, there's no reason to be silly about it.
I did the jealousy because it seemed real (and looking over the chapter, I wish I had let the jealousy run a little longer so that Daphne's could flare as well.) and because I needed to motivate them to the ritual, I wanted the ritual so that I could clue the girls into Harry's Greek Chorus. I wanted to let them know about the voices in Harry's head because I just know that the Hermione in MY head will raise holy hell about his fantasies.
Snape will get his first. Ron will follow closely with his (first) serving of pain.