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Harry Potter and the Witches' Secret
Chapter 21
11 Sept 1995 (Sidereal)
11 Sept (Off Sidereal)

Harry awoke and smiled down at Emma, who was busy riding herself and Harry to an orgasm. Clarissa was wrestling her to stop her from fully impaling herself. Harry leaned up and took one of her rock-hard nipples in his mouth and laved it gently as she groaned out her orgasm. Clarissa took her off of Harry with a hug and a roll, and Shelia took him. They came together a few moments later.

Harry dressed and went to PT. He returned to the master suite an hour and a half later and found Ann waiting for him in the shower.

Ann and Harry arrived smiling, arm in arm, in the dining room some time later, and Harry made his normal tour around the room, kissing his mates good morning.

Breakfast went very well. Nym, Susan, Daphne, Hestia, Hermione, Ginny, Amelia, and Narcissa got up and left early, suppressing their nervousness. Tim Spicer left with them. Harry gave them a few minutes while he talked with Andrew and the other wizards present. Sarah had kept him in his seat when Nym left. "Harry, they're going to prepare the briefing."

"But I can help, Sarah."

"Yes, you, could and then they'd never learn to be a functional staff."

"Grrrrr."

"Yes, yes, big scary Alpha male. Now eat your breakfast and talk to the boys. I'll let you know when they're ready."

The bonded chuckled as one of their Alpha females very easily handled their Alpha male.

Harry pouted and turned to a chuckling Andrew.

"Harry, remember what I told you about redheads."

Harry smirked and arched a brow as Sarah and Beatrice oriented on him.

"Dad, are you ever going to learn? Morgana, how did you get Mum pregnant from the couch?"

A stunned silence descended over the dining room at Eugenie's question.

Then Harry laughed a huge belly laugh and the room exploded in mirth.

Now Andrew was pouting.

Sirius finally reined in his barking laughter. "Harry, what about Dumbledore? What if he doesn't stop or takes action against you, your bonded, or your allies?"

"I'll lock him away somewhere safe if we get intelligence that points that way. If not, I'll stop him at all costs if it's a bonded he attacks. If it's an ally, I'm not sure how quickly I'd be able to get there, but I'll protect them, too."

"Let's hope we get that intelligence, then. I don't like to think of the result if you were to kill him. Some of his supporters are rabidly and blindly loyal."

Remus added, "He may try to discredit you, Harry."

"We're ready, Harry."

"Coming, Nym."

Harry rose and offered Beatrice and Eugenie his arms. They proceeded to the small theater, leading the bonded.

Nym watched them enter the theater and smiled. Beatrice and Eugenie were beaming. She watched Harry come down the short aisle and seat Beatrice and Eugenie. He took the seat between them. It appeared he didn't even realize how much it meant to them to be treated as equals. He certainly had no idea of how this display cranked up the nesting and mating drive in the bonded. He would be a tremendous father.

She opened the briefing. "Your Grace, Your Royal Highnesses, guests, welcome to the morning briefing of the Duke of Magic's own First Magical Regiment of Infantry. Today is 11 September 1995. The Regiment is currently involved in training, planning, intelligence gathering, and the quest for financial dominance of the wizarding world. Susan will brief personnel."

Nym sat in a straight chair at a table to one side of the stage. Susan rose from the chair and nodded. A chart appeared on the screen.

Regimental Strength

As briefed 11 Sept 1995

Alphas
Nymphadora Tonks Potter
Sarah of York

Primary Wives
Hermione Granger Potter Susan Bones Potter Hestia Jones Potter
Ginny Weasley Potter Daphne Greengrass Potter Beatrice of York
Eugenie of York

Wives (all now Potter)
Hannah Abbot Shelia Fawcett Megan Jones
Sally Anne Perks Mandy Brocklehurst Su Li
Padma Patil Cho Chang Marietta Edgecomb
Luna Montgomery Luna Lovegood Tracey Davis
Katie Bell Parvati Patil Janet Carruthers
Rita Skeeter Minerva McGonagall Aurora Sinistra
Septima Vector Bathsheba Babbling Madam Rosmerta
Ann Morley Anastasia Romanov Chu Li Ming
Marie Crouching Cougar Amanda Sherman Emmeline Vance
Amelia Bones Narcissa Black Anna Abbot
Marcia Braithwaite Krista Collins Krystal Champion
Victoria Frobisher Emma Dobbs Cynthia Carlisle (nee Fudge)
Clarissa Fudge Hogwarts

In Compulsion (Probable [tentative])
Bellatrix Black Juliet Mulciber Katherine Nott
Alexis Rookwood Carina Yaxley Irina Dolohov
Margaret Zabini

97 House-elves
22 Nightmares

"Forty-seven women are bonded, two Alphas, seven Primary wives, two intent-bonded and thirty-seven wives-again, two intent-bonded. Seven potentials have been identified and they are all under control of the Dark Lord, status unknown, but we know they are alive. All personnel are accounted for.

"No personnel are in hospital, and none are on restricted duty for medical reasons.

"We have three prisoners all alive and in reasonable health.

"Subject to your questions,Your Grace, I will be followed by Daphne, the G2."

Susan, faintly blushing, sat and Daphne rose gracefully. She moved into position and another chart appeared. She briefed her chart as it appeared.

Intelligence Summary

"Weather: Normal, no impact to ground operations across the theater of operations. Flight operations may be impaired by low level clouds in the Scottish Highlands and mountains of Wales.

"Enemy:

"Dark Forces: The Dark Lord continues to add to his forces. We are seeing recruiting efforts among "Dark magical creatures", Acromantula and vampires as examples. There are also reports of recruiting among the Giants. In spite of this increased recruiting, we are not seeing activity other than the continued attempts to gain access to the prophecy.

"Light Forces: The so-called Light forces continue to gather intelligence and counter the Dark forces' moves to obtain the prophecy.

"Ministry: The Ministry has had the wardstones installed and the Acting Minister is working on a loyalty oath that will put the Ministry into a neutral status at worst and a supporting role at best. I will let her explain.

"Estimate: We believe that in the near term Voldemort and Dumbledore will continue to spar over the prophecy. It is our interest to let them do so.

"The snatch stones removing Death Eaters from Voldemort's control will assist us in both reducing his forces and increasing our available resources.

"Subject to your questions, Your Grace, I will be followed by Hestia, the G3."

Daphne found out why Susan blushed as Harry directed his thanks and some very heavy stimulation of her pleasure center to her. She sat down fighting her blush, thankful that she had managed not to groan as she orgasmed.

Hestia rose and approached the screen.

"Your Grace, the regiment currently continues training and intelligence gathering operations.

"Also, the construction of the Royal Academy progresses at a rapid pace; and even with the changes it should be finished at the end of the month. We will then apply the Fidelius and begin interviewing teachers. We should be ready to take on students after Christmas break. Chu has sent out the letters to all human students from the magical births register who are not now enrolled in Hogwarts, Durmstrang, or Beauxbatons. We need to acquire a representative among the vampires, Centaurs, Merfolk and other sentient species.

"Planning has begun as a staff exercise for contingencies that Luna has foreseen. We will be prepared to rock-drill these plans, and get your approval of them your Grace, in a fortnight.

"Subject to your questions, I will be followed by Ginny, the G4, your Grace."

"Harry, may I ask a question?"

Harry nodded to Remus.

"Hestia, I noticed that Dark creatures were mentioned in the briefing, and you called out vampires but not werewolves as needing representation. Is there a reason why?"

Hestia looked confused. Hermione stood and said, "werewolves are not creatures; they are humans with a disease that can be controlled. We do not count them separately from the magical humans."

Remus was stunned into silence. Sirius whistled. "Harry, you know that that attitude is going to put you in direct opposition with virtually all of the Wizarding population."

"I'll let them know when they can vote on it, Sirius. Until then someone will have to prove to me otherwise. Lycanthropy is a magical disease. We intend to find a cure for it."

"Until we do, werewolves will be required to use the Wolfsbane potion, which will be provided to them, and they will be expected to adhere to all laws I enact, starting with no killing, no raping, no thieving, no turning without consent-that will go for vampires and werewolves and all children-go to school from age six until they are eighteen. And we'll work up from there."

Remus, smiling broadly, said, "Wait till I tell the pack leaders this. You'll have all four hundred fifty werewolves in your camp overnight."

"We have plenty of room, Remus, and I'm sure Geoffrey can find space for them."

Remus blinked and then chuckled.

Hestia and Hermione suddenly blushed gently and sat gingerly. Ginny rose and moved up to the position beside the screen. A chart appeared.

G4 Operations

"Your Grace, the Household and Regiment are currently supplied as necessary. We are coordinating with vendors for supplies for the school. Narcissa will discuss this further.

"We have no current issues.

"Subject to your questions, I will be follow by Amelia the G5."

She blushed and sat. Amelia rose and stepped up to a podium that had appeared. The screen disappeared.

"Your Grace. The Regiment is currently in control of the top-level position in the Ministry, and I am moving to consolidate the position. Nym, Hestia, and Emmeline have mined the Ministry with the snatch stones.

"I have begun working on a loyalty oath for Ministry personnel, with Alastor and Emmeline, that will have their loyalty tied to Her Majesty's appointed representative of the magical world and to the realm. We will test this oath on one of us before we have the Ministry people swear to it. In the absence of the intent-based snatch stones we believe that this is the best we can do. The downside is that it would require the individual to attempt a disloyal act, but the oath would then strip them of their magic and their life. We will continue to refine the oath and consolidate power in the Ministry.

"We will have a meeting of the Wizengamot at some point soon, and we believe that you should occupy your seat and appoint proxies for the seats you control. That would have you sitting in the Potter seat and a proxy sitting in the following seats:

Gryffindor
Ravenclaw
Hufflepuff
Slytherin
Bones
Abbot
McGonagall
Fudge
Malfoy
Sinistra

"Your vassal already controls Black, and I have prepared his pardon. You'll have a blocking position with these seats, as it takes a two-thirds majority to pass measures in the Wizengamot, and with all the seats in your control you'll have one more than enough to prevent the majority.

"If Greengrass, Fawcett, Jones, Perks, Dobbs, Brocklehurst, Montgomery, Lovegood, Davis, Bell, and Frobisher follow you, you'll have your own majority.

"Subject to your questions, Your Grace, I will be followed by Narcissa, your Resource Manager."

"Amelia, why would those seats follow me?"

Before she could answer, Cho laughed. "Because they aren't stupid, Harry, and might want to have sex again and see their grandchildren before they die."

Harry looked at her, obviously not understanding. Beatrice sighed. "Harry, their daughters are all only children or firstborns and fully bonded to you. If they don't follow you they'll endanger their relationships with their daughters and thereby their wives. They're bonded, so I doubt they'll be able to oppose both their mates and their children. Most wizards aren't you, Harry. They don't have a will of mithril backed up by an unshakeable sense of right and wrong and the largest magical core on the planet. They exist in a different world than you. Just keep going as you have been, and you'll win them all over as you have Mr. Greengrass."

Sirius looked at Remus. "You know, that is completely terrifying. She's what-eight?"

Remus nodded. "Going on a thousand."

Beatrice very maturely stuck out her tongue at them. She got a kiss for her efforts, and all of her chagrin at their comments evaporated.

"Harry, don't break Beatrice. I want to play with her later."

Eugenie got a kiss, too.

Amelia chuckled at the two suddenly incoherent Princesses as she moved to her seat. She stopped chuckling when she got her lord's thanks and his caress of her mind. She only just managed to sit before she stumbled or groaned.

Narcissa rose and moved to the podium. "Your Grace, as we have discussed, your resources are virtually unlimited. We've identified sources that we already own for all of the supplies and equipment needed for the Royal Academy, and we're continuing to coordinate with Lord Black and Lady Abbot to seize control of the raw materials supplies for the wizarding world.

"There will be supplies in the system, but as those run out we'll be in control of the total supply.

"We will coordinate with Chu and Minerva to generate a supplies and clothing list for the students, and we will then purchase those items and put them in storage here.

"I'm prepared to give a full accounting of the Duchy at any time.

"Subject to your questions, Your Grace, I will be followed by Her Grace Nymphadora, the Chief of Staff and Executive Officer."

She moved to her seat, receiving his thanks and blushing faintly as all her mates had.

Nym stood. "Subject to your questions and guidance, Your Grace, this concludes our morning briefing."

Harry stood and moved up onto the stage. "Thank you all, ladies. I believe you've captured the intent for now. I look forward to our next briefing. I do want to start seeing the forwarded intelligence estimates and the contingency plans based on them. Does anyone have any questions for me?"

No one spoke. Tim Spicer rose. "Harry, ladies, that was very good. For a first time. I believe your bond gives you a massive advantage. Staff officers dream of being able to read their commanders' minds. You actually can. I'll expect very high standards from this staff."

Harry smiled at him and sent Nym a caress in the bond. "Thank you, my love."

Nym shuddered and dragged him out of the theater; the bonded laughed and headed for their next class.

The classes that day went very well; everyone ended up attending the staff officers' course, and the bonded were dividing themselves up to help the principal staff members. It was decided that Chu would brief education as well. Minerva would be her co-assistant. Harry, after reviewing staff responsibilities, decided Narcissa was really the G8 and Chu and Minerva would fall under the G3.

The group broke up at midnight, with the Hogwarts bonded moving back to Hogwarts. It had been decided that all of the bondeds' parents would be invited to Potter Castle.

Narcissa had had to wrestle Harry hard in the bond over it, but it had been Shelia's plaintive cry of, "You don't want to meet my parents?" and outburst of tears that had carried the field.

Harry and Shelia settled into her bed after the Hogwarts bonded left, and Harry proved that he would do anything she wanted and that he had not had any bad intent, but that he was just scared of the parents. The bonded laughed for hours. Harry was thoroughly disgruntled, and taking Chu, he faded away to Minerva's bed in Hogwarts and proceeded to regain his gruntle.

Chu very much enjoyed being locked in a scorching kiss and embrace with Minerva as Harry alternated strokes between then until they all three came simultaneously. Harry continued to alternate between them as he came, firing the first rope into Chu and the last into Minerva. Minerva thoroughly enjoyed being the center of a hot witch-on-white-with-Chinese-mustard sandwich, shocking herself nearly witless. Harry took her and Chu again separately and together before Min had to stop. Harry simply stopped moving and lay buried inside of her, still hard as iron, as she collapsed and slept.

It was another astonishing display of the mithril will of their Alpha male that very thoroughly excited the rest of the mates. Partnerships were formed and Hermione created a new list.