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Chapter 7 - Promise

Grimmauld Place

"Mistress Sofie? Can you tell us about Harry's unusual background?" Amelia asked.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, I was wondering about his Veela and Metamorphagus blood... I mean I haven't heard of anything like it before. Iknow there were male veelas before, but both veela and metamorphagus?" Amelia answered.

The French woman nodded, "Well it is most unusual... we didn't even know about it until recently, which makes it more unusual. Normally veelas and morphers will discover or show their 'abilities'at a young age, either consciously or accidentally. This was not the case for young Harry though. He only started showing signs about... 3,4 months ago, so we tested his blood and found out that indeed, he has the gifts."

"I have a theory." Master Jefferson announced. Everyone turned to him and motioned him to continue, "Well, he started to show his 'talents' 3 or 4 months ago. During those times, they also started to become closer, closer than girlfriends and boyfriends, more like married couples. They argued less and they were acting like they could read each other's minds. In short, I believe that was the time their bond started. Bonding is the sharing of the couple, or in this case couples' mind and soul. What if they inadvertently shared their talents to him too?" he finished with aquestion.

Everyone sat in silence, thinking over what was said. Master Fujiwara was about to say something, but was interrupted by a flash of fire. Fawkes appeared and landed on Amelia's shoulder. He gave ashort trill and dropped a piece of parchment on her hand. He trilled again and disappeared with another burst of fire.

Amelia unrolled the parchment, with furrowed brows. 'What could Harry send me right now?' she asked herself. She read over the letter and gasped

Everyone looked at her expectantly. They immediately knew something was wrong. Her eyes were wide, her mouth was open, her face lost color and she started to shake. Amelia dropped the parchment and quickly made her way to the fire place. She threw in some floo powder and yelled, "Ministry of Magic, Minister's office!" and walked in the green flames.

The rest sat stunned for a second, but came back to their senses right away. They all rushed to pick up the parchment to read what was on it.

Amelia,

They have Gabrielle and Susan.

-Harry


Malfoy Manor

Harry closed his eyes as soon as Fawkes disappeared. He whispered "I promised" and was playing a memory in his and Fleur's head...

Two figures were walking outside of the castle, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, after the leaving ceremony.

"Fleur, where could he be? We've looked everywhere in the castle." A little silvery blonde haired girl whined.

"Gabby, I asked his friends, they said he went outside for a walk. We'll just look around okay ma Cheri?" The older witch said patiently.

"I just really want to thank him... We're leaving tomorrow to BauxBatons and I want to thank him, I could've died... and he saved me. He didn't even know me, but he still saved me." Gabrielle Delacour finished with a whisper.

Fleur smiled down at her younger sister,"Oui Gabrielle he did. I also want to thank him..." 'and apologize' she told herself. "...and see how he is doing. After that horrible maze and Cedric dying... he has been miserable." She said as they walked hand in hand towards the lake.

Harry sighed, it was the perfect night. The moon was shining brightly in the sky, covering everything in a silvery blanket, there were no clouds blocking the sparkles of the stars and a warm, early summer breeze was blowing, caressing his cheeks, but these didn't comfort him. It made it worse, 'I don't deserve to enjoy this... too many people died because of me already. Damn old bastard... if only he told me about the damn prophesy, this could've been all avoided, but instead I had to find out by accidentally falling in that glowing bowl thing when he called me in his office after the ceremony. Then, after I confront him about it, he said he just wanted me to enjoy life. Enjoy life? I've almost died every fucking year and he thinks I'm enjoying life. He then had the audacity to tell me that I have to go back to Dursley's because of the blood wards. Blood wards? I may not be as smart as Hermione, but I can figure out that something is wrong with the picture. Voldemort now has the same blood as me... those bloody blood wards won't do anything...' He angrily mused, as he sat under the willow tree, him, Hermione and Ron would usually sit under.

He sighed again, as he looked over the sparkling surface of the lake that is mirroring the night sky. 'Mum, Dad, Iwish you were here to tell me what to do... I'm so lost right now...' he thought as tears started to fall from his eyes.

Suddenly, warm, gentle arms wrapped around him from behind. He turned his head and found a pair of beautiful sapphire orbs looking back at him. It took him a while to figure out who the beautiful creature that was holding him was... it was Fleur. As soon as this registered, he started to blush, standing up and hastily wiped the tears from his face. She just smiled at him softly, "Arry? Are you alright?"

'Damn, she just saw me crying... what is she going to think of me now?' he asked himself. "Y-Yes, ummm... I just had something i-in my e-eye." He stammered out, blushing profusely.

She gently grabbed his arm, "Arry, It's okay... Why were you upset?"

"I... I was just thinking of my parents." He closed his eyes and whispered.

She gently pulled him down and sat on the ground. She then smiled at him briefly as she tucked her legs under her and turned her head to look over the lake. "I understand... we also lost our parents. I was 11 and Gabby was 6. It still hurts..." she whispered.

He looked at her, she was wearing alight summer dress that hugged her body and the moonlight bathing her in asilver glow, made her look even more beautiful, "I-I'm s-sorry... I didn't know."He stammered out.

She looked at him and smiled, "No, don't be. I should be the one apologizing. That is why we came here... well I came here to apologize, and Gabrielle came to thank you."

"Gabrielle? Where is she?" He asked confused. There was a noise behind him, so he looked over. Gabrielle walked out behind the tree and just stood there awkwardly, looking down, blushing.

"She's shy." Fleur leaned over and whispered in his ear, making him shiver involuntarily and blood rushing down his body. He suddenly had the urge to push her on the ground and snog her senseless. He looked at her and suddenly his senses went overdrive. She suddenly became more and more beautiful to him, her soft pink lips becoming more and more inviting.

'Do it. She fancies you.' Someone said in the back of his head.

'Stop it! Why would she fancy you?You're just a leetle boy to her remember?' he yelled at himself as he composed his body. He took a deep breath and looked at the young girl. She looked like aminiature Fleur, making him smile. "Gabrielle you came to see me?" he asked. The little girl raised her head and looked at him. She blushed and nodded her head. "Why are you over there then? Come here." He said as he padded the space between Fleur and him.

Fleur smiled inwardly. 'I hit him with my full veela charm, and he fought it off.' She thought

Gabrielle smiled shyly and walked over the two older teens and sat in between them. "Arry, I-I just w-wanted to say thank you." She said shyly and hugged him.

He looked at Fleur who was smiling gently at him. He nodded and hugged the young girl back. He pushed her away alittle and looked at her sparkling eyes, "You're very welcome, but why are you thanking me?"

"You saved me from dying in the lake. You didn't even know me, but you still saved me." She answered him.

"Yes, but I wouldn't call that saving you. You weren't in any real danger. Dumbledore wouldn't allow that." He said.

"Actually Arry, yes she was. You see, Veela are naturally fire elementals. If we stay underwater for longer than an hour, there is a great risk for us to lose our magic, because the natural enemy of fire is water. That was why I was so scared when the Gryndilows got me... She is all I have... if it wasn't for you, she could've been gone too." Fleur sobbed

Harry has never been good with crying girls, well girls in general. He didn't know how to act or comfort them, he was too shy. However, seeing this perfect creature break down infront of his eyes, broke that shyness and gave way to doing all he can to comfort her. He quickly grabbed her, lifted her to his lap, wrapped his arms around her and rocked her gently. "Shhh Fleur, don't worry. It's done... she's safe." He whispered to her ear as she fisted his shirt and cried on his chest.

Gabrielle also started to cry and flung her arms around her sister and her hero. "Arry is right. It's okay Fleur I'm here. I'm safe because of him." She said.

Fleur slowly relaxed and her body stopped shaking. This brought him back and realized the position they were in. Fleur Delacour, the most beautiful girl he has ever seen is sitting on his lap. This made his pants tighten, making him blush profusely because he knew, she could feel it too. "Ummm... Fleur..." He croaked out.

She giggled, nodded and stood up. "Arry, let's take a walk." She said as she held out her hand to him.

His blush lessened and he nodded and stood up. "Alright."

"Aww... walking again? I'm tired, my legs are sore." The little veela whined.

Harry chuckled, turned around and got on one knee. "Alright, come. I'll give you a piggy back ride."

This made Gabrielle squeal and she quickly stood up and jumped on his back. "Let's go!" she yelled.

Chuckling, Harry, with Gabrielle on his back, walked along the side of the lake with Fleur. After a while they stopped and turned to look over the lake, where the Giant Squid was lazily flailing its tentacles out of the surface.

"Arry, I want to apologize." She said without looking at him. "I know I've been acting like a... how do you say... bitch?Around you ever since we got here, and yet, you still saved my little sister."

"Yes... Arry thank you." Gabrielle whispered sleepily over his shoulder. It was surprising to him how light she was. He never got tired the entire time he was carrying her.

"It's alright Fleur, you didn't know me. I understand." He answered her without looking at her also.

This time she turned to him, "Zat is it!I didn't know you and I acted like that. I judged you like everyone else did... Ishould've gotten to know you first before I judged your character." She said and looked down, "I'm sorry... I hope you could forgive me and become your friend."

Holding Gabrielle's legs up, he had no free hands, so he did the only thing he could do to get her attention, with his Gryffindor courage he kissed her on the cheek. She snapped her head up and looked at him, only to find him blushing all the way to his red ears. "Ummm... Fleur... I-I w-would like to be your f-friend." He stammered out.

Touching her cheek, she smiled at him and hugged him. "Arry, you are the first person to tell me that sincerely..." She said and she told him about her childhood; growing up with no real friends because the girls hated her because she's a veela, while the boys only liked her for the same reason.

"Well, they are all idiots." He told her hotly.

"Arry, they can't help it. My veela charm is affecting them, like an imperious curse. Their lust is making them act that way... you are the only male close to my age that is not affected..." She explained.

This shocked him, 'I wasn't affected? I threw off the imperious by Crouch jr...' he thought. "Fleur, Gabrielle, if I'm going to be friends with you, I think you should know something." He said as he put down Gabrielle on the ground. He looked them in the eyes and told them about the prophecy, Dumbledore and the Dursleys. "... I understand if you can't be my friend after that... it's too dangerous for you. That is why my friend and I are leaving England tonight, she said she knew people that could help me." He said as he looked down and started to back up.

Fleur suddenly grabbed him by the arm and pulled him to her. She hugged him like her life depended on it as she cried silently on his shoulder. "Zat is horrible Arry... but I am your friend from now on and will always be. You are the first true friend I've had and I am not going to let some evil psychopath take that away from me. I will be there to help you in any way possible. I'm not letting you go... I'll come with you." She said muffled against his neck.

"Me too Arry! Me too!" Little Gabrielle yelled as she also hugged him around the waist.

Harry smiled at the sisters hugging him. He couldn't tell Ron and Hermione about leaving because he knows they will try to stop him, 'but these two aren't stopping me... they want to go with me...'"Thank you" he whispered. He gently pushed them away, kept them at arm's length and looked them in the eyes. "And I'll be there for you. Whenever you need me I'll be there for you, both of you. I won't let him or anybody harm you. I promise."

He opened his eyes, emerald orbs blazing and he unsheathed his katana while taking out his bone white wand which seemed to lengthen, followed by Fleur and Remus.




Gabrielle sat there, naked, her legs bound on the front legs of the chair and her arms tied behind the back. She was bruised all over her body and her face swollen face had tear streaks on them. She had her eyes closed remembering a different, but similar memory...

"Happy 13th birthday Gabby!" Fleur, Nym and Harry said in unison as they gave her a cupcake with a single lit candle on the middle. They were in a French magical restaurant in Japan, and all the waiting staff came and surrounded her. All of a sudden they all started singing her a happy birthday and the other customers joined in. This made her blush from all the attention she was getting.

She blew out the candle, while everyone cheered and clapped. An elder woman came out from the back of the store and hugged Gabrielle tightly. "Bonne anniversaire ma petite fleur." She said.

"Merci beacoup Madame Marleigh." She answered back.

"Now, now, what did I say? Call me Granmere. And you're very welcome. You four have become my favorite customers ever since you've moved here almost a year ago. Here's your present. You will always be welcome here to Marleigh's Chateau and will never have to pay for your meals." She said as she gave her a plastic card that looks like credit card with the restaurants logo on it.

"Thank you" The young veela said as she hugged the older woman tightly and let go. Marleigh nodded and walked back to the counter followed by her staff.

"Here Gabby." Nym said as she gave her a wrapped present.

Gabrielle quickly ripped through the wrapping and opened a thin long box. She gasped, "R-really?" She asked and Nym nodded. In the box was a brand new wand from France's most famous wand maker. She gave it a swish and a flick and golden sparks shot out of the end.

"Now that you have a new wand you might need this." Fleur said as she gave her, her present. The young veela once again tore through the gift and took out a wand holster. "It's Basilisk hide and can change colors to whatever you want. It's an official Unspeakable wand holster, complete with chameleon and delusion charms."

"Oh thank you Fleur, Nym." She said as she got up and went around the table to hug her sisters.

As soon as she sat down, Harry stood up and took out a white, square box. "Happy Birthday Gabby." He said and opened the box.

Gabrielle gasped, at what was in the box. It was a thin, platinum necklace that had a platinum pendant in the shape of a lily, with a sparkling blue diamond in the middle. He pulled it out and went behind her. He gathered her platinum blonde hair over her shoulder and put the necklace around her neck.

She touched the pendant absently then turned around and gave him a crushing hug. "Thank you Arry! It's beautiful."

He chuckled as he wrapped his arms around her, "Not as beautiful as you mon cheri." He said making her blush. The waiters suddenly came out of nowhere and started to place the meals on the table. They yelled 'Bon Appetite' and walked away. Harry chuckled, kissed her cheek and let her go. He went around the table and sat back down to his chair between Fleur and Nym.

They ate dinner animatedly, talking about their day, arguing about nonsense and teasing each other. Near the end of dinner, Gabrielle noticed that Harry was silent and was picking at his dessert.

"Arry? What's wrong?" She asked. She saw him look at her awkwardly so she tried to lighten his mood, "How do the English say it? Le chat got your tongue?"

This made him smile. He looked at Fleur who nodded, then at Nym who did the same. He reached over table and placed his hand over Gabrielle. Her eyes widened at this, thinking he is about to do what she was dreaming he would do.

"Gabrielle," He paused and looked into her eyes. "I'm dating Nym and Fleur."

Her body went numb. As he stared at him, mouth open and eyes wide. Harry saw this and winced, knowing she wasn't expecting what he just said. He got up his chair to get around the table, but this seemed to have brought Gabrielle out of her shock. She quickly stood up tears falling from her eyes and ran out of the restaurant. She knew everyone was watching her, but she didn't care.

Fleur and Nym made to get up, but Harry stopped them. "Ladies, please let me handle this."

The girls looked at him for a moment and nodded. He nodded back and he turned and ran out of the restaurant to catch up with Gabrielle.

He found her sitting on a bench in the nearby park with her hands over her face. He sat beside her, far enough to not let their bodies touch. She took off her hands over her face and looked at him, but he didn't look back. He leaned his head back and stared in the sky. The two sat silently for a while until Harry spoke.

"You know, I know how you feel." He said.

"How could you possibly know?" She asked her voice cracking.

"I too had a crush on someone from Hogwarts last year. I really like her so I asked her to the ball, but she turned me down for another guy. Her name was Cho Chang and she dated Cedric after the Yule ball." He said. "I was crushed when I saw them." He admitted."But now, I've realized how stupid I was back then. I liked her because she was pretty, but I didn't know who she was."

"But I know you. You've been living with us for almost a year now..." She answered weakly.

"You know the person that I am when I'm around you Gabby because I don't want to show you the ugly side of me. You know we're... I'm an Unspeakable... I've killed people Gabby. Fleur and Nym have seen that and even worse... I've lost control of my temper and emotions; I've turned into a monster and killed many... It might be all just, but killing is still killing... and yet they still wanted to be with me. They understand what Ifeel because they've been there... and I love them for that... Maybe someday, when I think you're ready, I'll show you the things that I've done and then you decide what you want." He whispered, still looking in the sky.

Gabrielle sunk on the bench, leaned back and looked at the sky too. They sat there in silence for a while, "To me... you'll always be Arry, the kindest, most thoughtful, cutest and sexiest man in the world." She said with a blush and laughed nervously.

Harry turned to look at her, "and you'll always be Gabby, the cutest, most lovable and one of the three most beautiful women in the world." He told her. She turned to him and flung her arms around him to hug him tight as tears fell from her eyes. "I'm just not ready to look past the fact that you are the little sister I never had." He whispered.

She wiped her eyes on his shirt and pulled away slightly. "I kind of over reacted didn't I?" she asked.

He smiled down at her as he cupped her face and brushed some of the stray tears on her cheeks with his thumb. "A little, but it's understandable." He answered, "So, are we good?"

She nodded, "Arry, promise me, that dating Nym and Fleur wouldn't change anything between us. I don't want to lose you too." She pleaded.

"I will never let that happen. I'll always be your big brother that tries to spoil his little sister rotten. I'll always be there for you whenever you need me. You won't lose any of us." He told her seriously. He then smiled, " And maybe someday you and me..." he trailed off looking her in the eyes.

Her eyes sparkled and became hopeful,"Y-You promise?"

He leaned down and gave her a quick, tender kiss on the lips. He pulled back, "Look at the back of the pendant on your necklace." He told her.

She did as she was told. She turned over the platinum pendant and at the back was a word engraved. 'Promise'

Gabrielle opened her eyes and saw on her right, a battered man unconscious on the floor, bleeding profusely from several cuts on his body. She looked on her left and saw a naked, and bound redheaded girl, sobbing. She finally looked in front of her and saw a sea of black hooded people laughing and insulting them, while a pair of blonde haired men, who looked like father and son, approaching her, licking their lips.

"Draco, choose." The older one commanded.

"I've always liked redheads' father. So I'll take her." The younger one answered, pointing at Susan.

"Very well, I'll have her." The older man said and approached Gabrielle.

Lucius eyed the platinum blond girl. She was young, but she had a beautifully developed body. He noticed most of the men in the crowd doing the same as he was, but he was a member of the inner circle, he gets first go at their spoils. He knew he shouldn't start, but the hatred on her beautiful baby blue eyes and face that only made him want her more. 'Just a taste' he thought as he slowly made his way towards her and caressed her cheek.

As soon as he touched her cheek she whimpered and he heard her whisper, 'you promised'. Then his eyes turned red and then the world became black.




Everyone was stunned when they saw Lucius Malfoy's body fly in the air and land in a smoking heap in the middle of the floor of the hall. Blood leaked from his eyes, nose, ears and mouth and right in the middle of his chest was a smoking hole the size of a basketball.

Their heads all turned back on the stage and froze. There stood a black cloaked and hooded man with a katana sword on one hand and held with his other hand a bone white staff with intricate carvings on the shaft, and a small mithril figure head in a shape of an angel, with wings spread, hands slightly apart, palms facing each other, looking like it's holding something. In between her palms was a blade of blue energy curving sideways, making the staff look like a scythe. The man stood there with pair of blazing emerald orbs that froze everyone with his gaze.

Where Lucius Malfoy stood before, beside the young silvery blonde haired girl, was another black hooded person, a female based on her shapely curves under the black cloak. She had a wand in one hand and a huge, bright, ball of blue fire on the other, her eyes blazing blue.

Behind Bellatrix Lestrange was another hooded person. A wand was pointed on the death eater's head and a katana around her neck. The scariest part about her was her pitch black, visible aura surrounding her and a vibrant pair of blazing magenta orbs under her hood.

Draco Malfoy was on his back and a wand was pointing between his eyes, making him slightly crossed eyed. He followed the stick, to the hand, to the arm and to the face. His eyes widened as he realized who it was.

"You!" he snarled.

"Hello, Mr. Malfoy." The person answered calmly.

"Let go of me you half-breed!" he yelled.

Remus chuckled. "50 points off Slytherin for becoming a death eater. Stupefy!" And a red beam erupted from his wand. He stood up and made his way to the crumpled body of Sirius to check up on him.

"No one move and I let you live." Harry said calmly towards the sea of death eaters before the raised platform, but was heard by everyone in the room. He let his veela charm off full blast, intimidating all the males and enthralling all the females in the crowd. He then turned around and approached Gabrielle.




Gabrielle was sure she would be raped by the blonde man, but was saved by this hooded person in front of her who had ablue flame, blazing on her hand. She then saw another black hooded person approaching her. The power radiating from the person was immense and she started to get scared.

"Please, don't hurt me." She whimpered as she struggled against the ropes that bound her as she tried to back up. With all her movements the chair tipped over backwards, and her body stiffened as she waited for her body to hit the floor, but it never happened. She hesitantly opened her eyes and saw two glowing emerald green orbs looking back at her. She felt the ropes around her ankles and wrists fall off. The person pulled her to her feet, conjured a blue robe and put it on her gently to cover her nakedness. She couldn't believe how gentle this person was, [/'Who is he?/'] she asked herself.

"Are you okay ma Cheri?"

Her head snapped to look at the hooded person and tears sprang from her eyes. "A-Arry?"




A/N: Just introducing Gabrielle's character... Next Chapter is going to have action