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Harry Potter and the Hogwarts Harem -Rewrite (24/?)




by Red Jacobson




See Chapter One for all disclaimers and warnings







Ministry of Magic

DMLE Office

Wednesday, July 4th, 2012




Amelia Bones brushed herself off after exiting the floo in the Ministry Atrium, before gesturing to Auror Tonks to follow her up to her office. She noticed that the normally cheerful Auror had a pale and strained look on her face, telling her that it wasn't a quiet night.




When she was in her office, and the elf had brought tea for the two of them, she said, "Very well, Auror, obviously it was a rough shift, report!"




Tonks set down her cup and said, "We had a vampire attack last night, six killed in their home. The entire Carrow family was killed, brutally." She swallowed, forcing the bile down from the memories, and did her best to keep her voice professional. "The mother and two daughters were all raped multiple times before being drained of their blood. From what we've been able to determine, from the shapes and number of bites, that there were four of them."




"Sweet Merlin," Amelia breathed, staring at the younger Auror, "We haven't had an attack like that in 70 years or more, not since Grindelwald was rampaging through the country!" Seeing the stricken look on the woman across from her, she continued, "I'm going to regret this, I know it, but, what else did you find?"




Tonks nodded, "Yes, Ma'am. We found Lord Carrow and his two sons in another room. All three of them showed signs of being tortured, and the bodies were hanging from different walls in the room, held in place with multiple iron railroad spikes. The forensics team said that all three of them were still alive when they were nailed to the walls."




Amelia swallowed heavily, "Was there any sign of blood in any of the victim's mouths?"




Tonks shook her head, "No, ma'am, none of them were turned." At Amelia's look, she said, "My dad had a cousin who worked with the Watchers Council years ago, I've picked up a bit of the lore."




Amelia smiled slightly, for the first time since Tonks began her report. "That's good to know, because I've been in contact with members of the New Watchers Council, and having somebody who is familiar with the demonic breed will be helpful. Anyway, continue your report, Auror."




"We put a seal on all the information about the attack while we investigate. We are trying to find out if this was a targeted attack, or the Carrow's were randomly chosen. The Carrow's had a dark reputation, but so far we haven't found anything pointing to a specific motive. I'll let you know when we have more information."




Amelia nodded, "Yes, do that. Good brief, Auror. And, I don't blame you for being shaken, I had the same reaction after seeing some of the atrocities in the last war."




Tonks smiled in thanks, "Yes Ma'am, is there anything else?"




"Yes there is, you trained under Alastor Moody didn't you? Go down to his desk and tell him that Iwant you read in on our contacts with the Watchers, because of your background. I'm going to be finding if any other Aurors have experience or knowledge of the demonic breeds of vampires, and forming a task force to track them down. I want you to be part of the team."




Tonks stood up sharply and nodded,"Yes, Ma'am! It will be my pleasure, especially since my dad's cousin was one of those killed by that bastard William the Bloody. And if somebody is using his methods, I want to see them dusted before I piss in the ashes!"




Amelia chuckled, "I like your attitude, Auror Tonks. Dismissed!"




When Tonks left the office, Amelia frowned, she was just as aware of Spike's deprivations as Tonks was, after the briefing with Giles and Moody. If there was another vamp out there following in his footsteps, Giles needed to know about it. Grabbing a sheet of parchment she started writing.




Eloise's

Dining Room

9am Same Morning







Harry was finishing his breakfast and sipping on a cup of tea when the morning mail arrived. All of the other girls who were working had left, it was only he and his bonded sitting there. He looked up curiously when an owl landed in front of Fleur, and she took the letter. Knowing it wasn't any of his business, he picked up another piece of toast and was spreading butter on it when a Gringotts owl landed in front of him. Taking the letter, he handed the owl the last couple of strips of bacon on his plate before opening the envelope.




His eyes widened when he read the first line, and by the time he was finished, he was grinning like a mad man! Luna was watching him, and, when he set the letter down, said,"What's in the letter, Harry? Is it something you can share?"




"Oh, Luna, love, it's amazing news! But before I share it, let me get Hermione. Concentrating, he reached for Hermione in the bond.




'Hey Harry! What's going on? Did something happen?' Hermione asked them.




When everybody was listening, he said,"I got a letter forwarded from Gringotts this morning. It was from Peter Pettigrew. I won't read the whole thing out, but you can read it later. The gist of it is, to pay back his life debt to me, he's killed off the remaining Death Eaters and dosed Voldemort with the Draught of the Living Death and locked him in a crate in Gringotts! He also said something else, and I want to test it before saying what it is." Putting the letter down, he looked at Cho. "Cho, will you please cast the "Point Me" spell to look for Peter Pettigrew?"




Cho looked at him curiously for asecond, while Luna inhaled sharply before quivering in her seat in excitement.




Cho cast the spell, and, while her wand vibrated slightly, it didn't move in any direction. With a nod, Harry said, "Well, that confirms it. Peter said that he was going to kill himself, and it appears he was successful."




Cho gasped, and he heard Hermione doing the same thing in the bond, while the others looked a bit confused. "That's right Cho, Cedric's killer is dead. He can rest in peace now!"




Cho burst into tears and leapt across the table at him, burying herself in Harry's arms. While he did his best to comfort her, Harry heard Hermione explaining things to the others. Oddly enough, he could see that Daphne wasn't as surprised as the others, and wondered at her reaction. Putting it aside for now, he focused on murmuring comforting words into Cho's ear as he continued to stroke her back and hold her.




Eventually, Cho got her tears under control, and left the room to fix up her face. While she was gone, Harry looked over at Fleur, who was still looking over her letter."Anything you can share, Fleur? Or is it as earth shattering as mine was?"




Fleur shook her head, chuckling, "Non, nothing quite that explosive, Harry, but, Gabrielle will be arriving at the Ministry Portkey Center on Saturday night, at 8 o'clock, and asks that I meet her there."




He nodded, "Okay, so, is there anything I need to know before she gets here? And I have to wonder when my life got so strange that I'm taking the news that a girl Imet once is coming to bond with me so calmly?"




He heard laughter in the bond from Hermione and Cho, and the girls at the table laughed as well, and they basically all said the same thing, 'How do you think we feel?'




When Fleur got her laughter under control, she said, "Actually, yes there is, Harry. When Gabrielle arrives, you will need to completely dominate her, to demonstrate to her that he is worthy of the gift she is giving him. Don't worry about hurting her, Gabrielle will love what you do to her, and, if there is anything she doesn't like, well, she also has the ability to transform now, and I'm sure she will let you know!"




"Good to know, because I was planning on treating her like a virgin, and easing her into things. I'll make sure I do everything I can to make it memorable and pleasurable for her."




By this time Cho had gotten back, and, checking that everyone had a bathing suit as prompted by Hermione, Harry led them to the portkey departure area and they all grabbed the length of rope as it activated.




The Harris Residence

Maidenblower

Crawley

A Few Minutes Later




When the portkey landed, Harry was glad he wasn't the only one laying on the lawn. Fleur and the Patil sisters were laying on top of him while the rest of the girls managed to land on their feet. Not that he was complaining about the girls laying on him, in fact, he rather enjoyed it, but still managed to get to his feet and help the others up. After a quick kiss for Hermione, Harry took his bonded into the house where Xander and the others were waiting. Harry and Hermione introduced all their bond mates to Hermione's family, and Harry noticed that Buffy and Willow seemed really interested in Fleur. Moving closer, he quietly asked, "Do you have your Allure on, Fleur?"




Fleur looked puzzled for a moment, before blinking in shock. "Yes I do! I'm sorry, I didn't even realize it, because all of you are so used to it, and I know you want me even without it, I just left it on. Why, is it affecting Xander? He doesn't seem to be reacting to me."




Harry grinned, "No, I think Xander is far too in love with his ladies to even notice, but Buffy and Willow both prefer women, and they look like they would love to drag you up to their bedroom and make you scream!"




Fleur grinned, glancing over at the two women, and said, "Well, they do look like they could be fun, non?"




Harry chuckled, nodding, before his face went blank and he muttered, "Crap! I never even thought about that!" Fleur looked at him in concern, until she 'heard'him in the bond. "Ladies, something just occurred to me that Ithink we need to talk about fairly soon. I am talking to Fleur, and pointing out that a couple of the women here are very interested in her, and she teased me about how much fun they look, and I realized something. We've already discussed the need for me to have an occasional outside lover, but what about when one of you finds somebody you'd like to have some playtime with? How do we handle it without causing hurt feelings and damaging the bond we have?"




There was silence in the bond, before several variants of, 'Shite! We didn't think of that!' were heard. Harry sent back a calming feeling, 'It's not something to be solved right away, but I think we should discuss it when we get back to the rooms tonight, do you agree?'




Getting agreement, he dropped out of the bond, to see Xander and the others looking at them curiously. Grinning slightly, Harry said, "Sorry about that, something occurred to me and I needed to discuss it with the ladies right away. I apologize for being rude."




Xander chuckled, "No problem. And it has to be convenient to be able to have conversations like that."




Hermione frowned, "If it's only conversations, then yes, it's very useful, but when people are transmitting sensations along the bond, it can be /very/frustrating!"




Xander's eyes widened as he realized what Hermione was talking about, and then he blushed slightly. "Yes, I remember you complaining about that before. But, let's talk about something else for now, please? I know you're an adult in arelationship, but I still see my baby girl, and I don't want to think about things like that right now!"




Hermione looked down for a second, before looking up and kissing Xander on the cheek, "Sorry, daddy, I'll try not to torture you like that anymore."




Harry shook his head as he watched, and then he remembered the letter he'd received, and said, "Actually Xander, I do have something important to talk to you and Giles about, can you call him over so we can talk privately?"




When the four of them were in Xander's office, Harry said, "This isn't any big secret, but there isn't much we can do about it today, and this is supposed to be a social gathering. But, I received a letter this morning, and it looks like the Big Bad has been taken off the board."




Handing Xander the letter, he waited while the other three read it and Hermione handed it back to him. Xander grinned, "Well, this certainly makes things easier, but, how much trust do you put in the person who sent it to you?"




"Personally, none at all, he's atraitorous bastard who would betray his mother if it would get him abenefit. But, the bastard also owed me a life debt because I stopped Sirius and Remus from killing him a couple of years ago, and, as away of paying the debt, I'd believe it."




Xander nodded, "Fair enough. Iknow from Hermione, as well as Tara and Dawn, that magic does have it's own rules about things like that. But how are you planning to verify it?"




Harry grinned, "Well, I need to be heading to Diagon Alley tomorrow, so I'm planning on stopping into the bank and asking to look in the vault. If Tommy is there, I'll contact the ministry about tossing him through the veil of death. That way, it doesn't matter how he kept from dying the first time, he's not going to come back again!"




Xander grins, "Works for me! Now, we've talked enough business, you're right, this is a social gathering, so, let's get the grill going, and we can change into our swim suits and get some sun."




When they came out of the office, Harry noticed that Fleur was standing very close to Buffy and Willow, and Willow was blushing, but Buffy looked interested. Trusting that she would let him know anything that he needed to know, he made his way to the training room where he changed into his trunks and grabbed atowel.




When he got back upstairs, most of the women had already left to get changed, so he headed to the back yard, where Xander had several loungers set up on the deck around the Olympic sized pool. He set his towel down on one of the loungers, and was about to take off his glasses when he saw Cordelia leading all of the ladies outside.




His jaw dropped when he realized that all of his ladies were wearing just the bottoms of their swimsuits, leaving them gloriously topless! He was vaguely aware that Cordelia and the other woman were topless as well, but his attention was focused on his lovers. Harry was surprised, but not complaining, when every one of them came up to him and kissed him fiercely. When the last one, Hermione, broke the kiss, he said, "Not that I'm complaining, far from it, but what was that for?"




Hermione giggled, "It's because you didn't even pay attention to Mum and my aunts being topless, you were completely focused on us, and we could all feel just how attractive you think we are. And you have no idea just how sexy that makes a girl feel!"




With a smile, Harry pulled her back into a kiss, pressing her body against his, and, when they separated, said, "I think you can tell just how attractive I find you, can't you?"




Hermione blushed, "Harry! My parents can see!"




"So? I'm sure they've kissed each other before."

Hermione didn't respond, other than to kiss him again. They were still kissing when they found themselves floating off the deck and over the swimming pool. Just as they realized what was happening, the spell stopped, and the two of them dropped into the water.




When they came to the surface, they saw everybody laughing, and Faith congratulating Tara and Dawn, who were looking at them with matching smirks on their faces.




Hermione glanced at Harry and said,"The two of them, and Faith, are looking far too proud of themselves, don't you think?"




"Uh huh!"




"Well, I've been practicing my wandless casting, how about you?"




Harry laughed, and soon there were three woman flying over the deck and landing in the pool beside the the two of them. Of course, the others don't take this quietly, and, within a few minutes, everyone is floating in the pool, laughing their arses off.




Eventually they all manage to get out of the water and dry themselves off, before Xander and Giles, with assistance from Harry and Dawn start the outdoor grills and bring out the steaks.




Eloise's

Later that Afternoon

Off Duty Lounge







Tracey smiled as her last customer for the day walked out of the room, shutting the door behind him. She sat up in bed and stretched, before sliding out of bed and heading toward her shower. Stopping to pick up the pile of galleons he had left on her nightstand, she grinned when she saw that he had left her over 200 galleons!




The grin turned into a rueful chuckle as she shook her head, "I had no idea that sex could actually be this much fun! If have the boys in the dungeons had cared about my pleasure as much as the guys here did, I would have been much more enthusiastic about coming here."




Putting the coins in her lockbox, she grabbed a towel and turned on the water in the shower. Once it was at the right temperature, she quickly rinsed off the sweat and other fluids that covered her body before taking the time to get herself completely clean.




Once she was dried off and dressed in street clothing, she left the room and walked down to the employee lounge to grab something to eat. Hopefully Daphne or Fleur or one of the others would be there so she could get another book to look over. That was another thing that had made her summer a lot more enjoyable than she expected, Potter's offer of the access to books she had never read before.




Of course, he also wanted to shag her, and that was another pleasant surprise. She wasn't like Daphne or the others, who had bound themselves to him, but, after the one time he had been with her, Tracey certainly wouldn't object if he wanted arepeat performance!




When she got to the lounge, she took aquick look, and, while Daphne wasn't there, she was surprised to see Narcissa Malfoy there. She had seen the woman there before, but usually with Professor Lupin and Rebecca, this was the first time she had seen the woman alone. Curious, Tracey walked over to the couch where Narcissa was sitting and cleared her throat.




Narcissa looked up with a smile and gestured for her to have a seat. Tracey sat down, and, after asking an elf for a sandwich and a glass of juice, turned to the older woman. "I'm surprised to see you here by yourself, you're usually with Rebecca and Professor Lupin."




Narcissa smirked, "Very subtle, dear. Actually, Rebecca is working, and Remus had some errands to run this afternoon. Unfortunately, it's still not safe for me to leave the wards, and I got tired of just sitting in the room, so Idecided to come out and be sociable."




Tracey nodded, "Understandable, Iwas thinking the same thing, but I was hoping that Daphne or one of Potters other ladies would be here, so I could get another book to work on."




"Ah, well, I'm afraid you're going to have to wait a while. From what Remus told me, they are all at Hermione's house for the day, watching the American Independence Day celebrations on television. They probably won't be back until later tonight, or early tomorrow morning."




Tracey couldn't hide the look of disappointment on her face, and Narcissa looked at her curiously. "Those must be very interesting books if you are that unhappy not to be able to read them."




She laughed lightly, "They are, Potter inherited a huge library from his godfather, and he has all of us going through the books to try and find spells and rituals that he can use to get rid of You Know Who once and for all. He's got dozens of books on Runes that I hadn't seen before, and I've been working my way through them when I'm not working."







Narcissa's eyes lit up, "That does sound interesting. Do you need any help? I wanted to get a Mastery in Runes before I got forced into that contract with Lucius, and of course, the ponce wouldn't allow his wife to do something as plebeian as work! Good Riddance to his hair gelled arse!"




Tracey laughed, "You are very different now, I couldn't imagine the oh so proper Lady Malfoy saying anything like that before."




Narcissa smiled, a bit bitterly, "Well, since the contract broke when dear Lucius got kissed, I no longer have to act the way the contract forced me to. I'll tell you, I was very glad that Pansy found the strength of will to refuse the contract that Lucius and her parents were negotiating. She would have been just as miserable as I was, and nobody deserves that!"




There was a gasp from a few feet away, and the two of them looked over to see Pansy standing there, ashocked look on her face. Narcissa stood up quickly, and soon had the younger girl wrapped in her arms. The other women in the room moved away, to give them some privacy, and Narcissa hugged Pansy, rubbing her back as the younger girl wept in her arms.




When Pansy got herself under control, she said, "I'm so glad you said that, I knew that I would be miserable with Draco, but when my parents told me that Lucius had already paid the bride price....."




"What? My dear, the negotiations never got that far along, and Lucius would have never paid anything until all the signatures were on the contract!"




Tracey watched as all the color drained from Pansy's face, as her mouth worked silently for a few moments,"But.... but... they told me he had already paid, and they had to pay him back. That's why I have to work here...." Standing up, she said, "Excuse me.... I've got to go...."




The two of them watched as Pansy stumbled from the room, before Narcissa said, "I don't know exactly what is going on, but I have a feeling that the Parkinson Family are going to be in a world of shit when this comes out!"




Tracey nodded, "Good! I never did much like either of her parents, and they tried to make problems for my parents a few years ago about some of the products we imported, so, anything that causes them problems I'm in favor of."




Narcissa grinned, "I'd almost feel sorry for them if I didn't dislike them almost as much as you do."







The Harris Residence

Later that Afternoon




As they were sitting around enjoying the afternoon sun, Dawn and Tara came up to Harry and said, "Can we talk to you for a few minutes? And bring Cho along as well, since it concerns her too."




Harry nodded, and, gesturing to Cho, the two of them followed Dawn and Tara into the house, where Dawn sat down at the breakfast bar. Tara went to the cooler and pulled out asoda and poured it, before setting it in front of Dawn and taking aseat beside her.




Dawn gave Tara a quick nod, making the older woman smile, before saying. "I'm not going to beat around the bush. Tara and I both noticed the collar on Cho's throat, and it's clear that she looks to you as her Master, but, are you aware of what that entails? I'm not just talking about bedroom fun, from what Hermione says, you've got that part down extremely well, but, what about the rest of the time?"




Harry smiled slightly, "You know, I haven't got the slightest idea, and I was actually going to try and talk to you at some point today, since you obviously have a lot more experience than either Cho or I do. Would you be willing to give me some pointers, or at least point me to where I can find out what Ineed to do to be a worthy Master to Cho?"




The bright smile on Cho's face was matched by the smiles on Dawn and Tara's faces, and Dawn said,"Congratulations, Harry. That was just about the best possible answer you could have given, and I'll be happy to teach you what you need to know. It's not something that can be taught in an afternoon, but, if the two of you are willing to come over a couple of afternoons a week, we can go over the basics. For instance, do you know the difference between a spanking for training, and one for punishment?"




Outside

The Same Time




Xander watched curiously as Hermione and the other girls blushed for no reason he could see, and he leaned over and said, "Is there anything I need to be concerned about?Why did Dawn want to talk to Harry and Cho?"




Hermione blushed brighter, but shook her head, "No, nothing you need to be concerned with, nothing, nothing at all!" She stammered, while Faith and Buffy looked at her and grinned.




Faith said, "Don't worry about it, X-man, Little D is just giving Harry and Cho the lowdown on the lifestyle, and I guess HJ and the others hadn't considered some of the fun things that can be done."




Xander grinned, "Yeah, I can see how that would be a shock. I remember how surprised I was when we looked into things back when we first got the family started. Hell of a lot of fun, though."




Faith, Cordy and Kim, who were listening all laughed and nodded, before Xander turned back to the grill.




Later that Evening




After everybody had eaten their fill, and Harry's ladies had finally gotten their blushes under control, Xander led the whole family inside. In the family room, they all seated themselves on the couches spread around the room, and Xander said, "I know that, to those of you who were born outside of the United States, this is just another day, but, to the Harris family, strange as it can be, this is a family tradition. It was started the first year that we moved to England, and now, we are going to share it with you."




Xander put a video into the machine, and pressed play. "We'll be watching the fireworks in a little while, but I wanted to play this video first. It was made several years ago, and has several actors and actresses reading the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence."




Harry watched, fascinated as the men and women each spoke their part, and was a little surprised to see Xander and his ladies each reciting the lines along with the actors and actresses.




After the tape, Xander changed the channel to one of the American Networks, and they watched the Boston Pops performing and the fireworks afterwards. All of the magicals were fascinated, they hadn't seen anything like it before, and Hermione whispered, "We need to show Fred and George this, they would lose their minds!"




Harry laughed and leaned back to continue watching.




Eloise's

Immediately after the prior scene




Eloise was at her desk, going over the latest reports, and smirking to herself. 'The old bastard must be getting senile after all these years. Either that, or he didn't realize that the minute I crossed the wards the Imperious Curse would be broken.' The smirk faded, 'Of course, I still need to figure out how to convince him that Pansy is truly broken. Maybe if we get some polyjuice...?"




Her thoughts were interrupted by afrantic knocking on her office door. Getting up from her desk, she opened the door and Pansy stumbled in, looking almost as bad as she had when she first arrived.




Eloise couldn't understand what the girl was saying, she was crying so hard, and had to resort to cheering charms again to get her calmed down. When she finally could understand Pansy, her blood ran cold.




"Let me see if I understand this. Your mother wrote you and told you that, because you refused the contract with the Malfoys, they had to pay back 80,000 galleons that Lucius Malfoy paid? And now you find out that the debt didn't exist, but your parents forced you to come here anyway?"




Pansy nodded, wiping her eyes with aconjured tissue. "Exactly! I'm not going to lie, I've enjoyed my time here a lot, but to find out that they lied to me, and and are collecting the money I'm working for, I just, I just don't know what to think!"




"I had no idea, Pansy, believe me, I didn't! And if it were up to me, I'd collect the money back that I'd been sending them and tell you that you were free to go and do whatever you want. But, unfortunately, you accepted the contract to make the money, and if you don't complete the contract, well, the consequences would be severe."




Pansy shuddered, "I know, and Iremember you saying that there were ways I could make a lot of money in an evening. I really don't want to do it, but, I also don't want to risk losing my magic either!"




Eloise smiles gently, "Actually, it might not be that bad. There's been a change since we had that conversation, and, I've been asked to let somebody know if there is agirl who is in danger of having to perform some of those acts to get money, and he will be willing to help out."




Pansy looked up, a glimmer of hope in her eyes as she thought, "Potter, I mean, Harry! He's the one, isn't he? I talked to him briefly at breakfast the other day, but we didn't have time to get into details."




Eloise nodded, "Yes, it's Harry who wanted to know. Of course, it just means that he will own your contract for the rest of the time you are here, but, based on personal experience, I don't think you'll mind too much."




For the first time since she came into the office, Pansy chuckled, amused. "I can believe that, considering the rave reviews he's gotten from every single girl he's been with. Even you, from what I understand?"




Eloise gave a throaty laugh, "Oh yes, I spent a very interesting evening with he and Fleur not long after he arrived, and if sex were a NEWT, he would have achieved an Outstanding Plus!"




With a wicked grin, Pansy said, "Okay, I have to ask, did he really do what everybody says, about going arse to mouth on you?"




Eloise got a slightly disgusted look on her face. "Yes he did, but, there were circumstances involved that I can't talk about, and I understand why he did it, and has promised not to do it again."




The rest of the conversation was much more relaxed.




Giles Flat

Later that Night







When Giles and Jenny get back to his flat that night, an owl is waiting impatiently for them. Taking the letter, Giles swears when he reads the description of the attack, and goes pale at the mention of the railroad spikes being used to torture. When Jenny sees his reaction, he hands her the letter, and her reaction is very similar.




"This is not good at all! He was the only vampire I'd ever known of to use spikes to torture his victims. If someone has brought him back...."




Giles was already heading for the phone to let Xander know.




When the phone was answered, Giles said tensely, "Xander, we may have a very serious problem...."